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Star Trek IV
The “MOVIE” of movies. No flash here just the story which is paramount. It comes equipped with some of the greatest character actors off TV who easily make the transition to the big screen with full dramatic power that eclipses all the rest in a tour de force of creative arts and imagination. The message is all important here but they didnt have to send it Western Union!
Masters of The Universe
Arnies only real competition was Dolph Lundgren and here he comes into focus with all the magnetism of any leading man over the whole history of movie making. Another comic made into a movie that totally transcends its origin and blossoms into a movie that sarisfies on every level of plot, sub-plot, romance, breadth of character and propulsive story telling.
The Princess Bride
A simple little fairy tale that goes boffo in the first minute. Every trick of the story tellers art is incorporated into a total fantasy that will warm the heart of any person with a smidgeon of romance in their soul.
The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpahs masterpiece. The Wild Bunch is a war movie, a cowboy movie, a romance and a drama of powerful intensity. Few movies have come close to illustrating the nature of the human condition in such a succint manner. Peckinpah uses the old dogs and the old stories and the end of one era that is transforming itself into another one and negating the protagonists power to resist the onslaught.
Big Trouble In Little China
Basically a romp with an oriental fantasy theme. It all seems so flip and kung fu but when the plot comes to the fore then the scares and the thrills get reeler and reeler. Excuse the pun but it was impossible to resist. As pure entertainment without a “message” then this movie is five star plus. Kurt Russels finest hour and more.
The Fifth Element
In New Zealand the printed press concertedly ganged up on this flic and more or less panned it even after it had maxed out box office records worldwide. Exactly why will never be known but the depiction of authority figures having feet of clay probably has something to do with it. Anyway after the credits roll and it gets going then the tension never stops till the final reel.
Rio Bravo
On the surface another John Wayne potboiler oater but like all 'b' flics that somehow become 'a's this one is the goods. Great plot, great actors and supporting actors and cameo roles that found their way into quintessentially English television programmes as local inventions. Tsk tsk. See it for yourself and pick it out or just go for the ride. Either way the ticket price is worth every penny.
Absolute Power
Clint Eastwood distinguished himself first as an actor and then as a director and this is one of his finest efforts. Clint had his own style and personality that many might disagree with but knew how to make movies. Like Sam Peckinpah if you have watched movies carefully over the years it is possible to detect recurring themes and motifs but this one is sui generis and though it is derived from a David Baldacci novel the staging is powerful and unique.
The Night Before
This is a jumping jack of a kids movie in the vein of Ferris Buellers Day Off but darker and more dramatic as it takes a white bread teenager and his girl for a walk on the wild side. Keanu Reeves excels himself as a naïve youth who scores a date with the grooviest chick in school and then watches helplessly as his dream descends into a nightmare.
Life Force
A British fantasy cum sci-fi apocalyptic vision of an alien attack. One of those movies that gets stronger and stronger as it goes on till the mounting terror and tension is almost unbearable until it is resolved in a bloodthirsty climax.
The “MOVIE” of movies. No flash here just the story which is paramount. It comes equipped with some of the greatest character actors off TV who easily make the transition to the big screen with full dramatic power that eclipses all the rest in a tour de force of creative arts and imagination. The message is all important here but they didnt have to send it Western Union!
Masters of The Universe
Arnies only real competition was Dolph Lundgren and here he comes into focus with all the magnetism of any leading man over the whole history of movie making. Another comic made into a movie that totally transcends its origin and blossoms into a movie that sarisfies on every level of plot, sub-plot, romance, breadth of character and propulsive story telling.
The Princess Bride
A simple little fairy tale that goes boffo in the first minute. Every trick of the story tellers art is incorporated into a total fantasy that will warm the heart of any person with a smidgeon of romance in their soul.
The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpahs masterpiece. The Wild Bunch is a war movie, a cowboy movie, a romance and a drama of powerful intensity. Few movies have come close to illustrating the nature of the human condition in such a succint manner. Peckinpah uses the old dogs and the old stories and the end of one era that is transforming itself into another one and negating the protagonists power to resist the onslaught.
Big Trouble In Little China
Basically a romp with an oriental fantasy theme. It all seems so flip and kung fu but when the plot comes to the fore then the scares and the thrills get reeler and reeler. Excuse the pun but it was impossible to resist. As pure entertainment without a “message” then this movie is five star plus. Kurt Russels finest hour and more.
The Fifth Element
In New Zealand the printed press concertedly ganged up on this flic and more or less panned it even after it had maxed out box office records worldwide. Exactly why will never be known but the depiction of authority figures having feet of clay probably has something to do with it. Anyway after the credits roll and it gets going then the tension never stops till the final reel.
Rio Bravo
On the surface another John Wayne potboiler oater but like all 'b' flics that somehow become 'a's this one is the goods. Great plot, great actors and supporting actors and cameo roles that found their way into quintessentially English television programmes as local inventions. Tsk tsk. See it for yourself and pick it out or just go for the ride. Either way the ticket price is worth every penny.
Absolute Power
Clint Eastwood distinguished himself first as an actor and then as a director and this is one of his finest efforts. Clint had his own style and personality that many might disagree with but knew how to make movies. Like Sam Peckinpah if you have watched movies carefully over the years it is possible to detect recurring themes and motifs but this one is sui generis and though it is derived from a David Baldacci novel the staging is powerful and unique.
The Night Before
This is a jumping jack of a kids movie in the vein of Ferris Buellers Day Off but darker and more dramatic as it takes a white bread teenager and his girl for a walk on the wild side. Keanu Reeves excels himself as a naïve youth who scores a date with the grooviest chick in school and then watches helplessly as his dream descends into a nightmare.
Life Force
A British fantasy cum sci-fi apocalyptic vision of an alien attack. One of those movies that gets stronger and stronger as it goes on till the mounting terror and tension is almost unbearable until it is resolved in a bloodthirsty climax.
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