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A One Armed Man Killed Your Wife? Riiight!

Advantages: Two superb lead actors, brilliant action and tension all the way through
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...find his wife dying on the floor of the bedroom, she has been shot and her attacker is still in the house. Richard tries to stop him but fails, he notices that the man only has one arm though, subsequent to this he tries to revive his wife but again to no avail. With no evidence of a break in and a 911 call in which Richard’s wife apparently names him her attacker, Richard is charged with murder and is sentenced to death. While on his way to death ...
...an escape, which leads to the bus crashing and the prisoners escaping. After helping one of the injured police officers Richard is left with a choice; wait for the police to pick him up or go on the run and discover the truth about his wife’s death… Although being released way back in 1993 I have only watched The Fugitive recently for the very first time and after it was shown on TV again a couple of days ago I jumped at the chance to relive the ...

Great_reviewer07 05.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Fugitive (DVD)

Arnie - action hero of the noughties?

Advantages: It gallops along, some good action scenes
Disadvantages: A flawed plot, not that gripping

...he stood (they are the collateral damage of the title). The bombing is credited to Claudio Perrini, a Colombian terrorist, known as 'The Wolf'. Unfortunately, the US government don't seem inclined to do anything to hunt The Wolf down and so Brewer decides to seek his own revenge for the death of his family. This leads him to Colombia, where he inadvertently saves the life of a young woman and her son and becomes attached to them. But then he discovers ...
...of plot or characterisation. Slipping Collateral Damage into the DVD player, I therefore had a very good idea of what to expect from this film. And to a certain extent, it doesn't disappoint. If you want action, that's exactly what you'll get. It's just a shame that someone hadn't gone to a little more trouble over the plot... I've read a number of reviews that point out that Arnie's age is not on his side here. It is certainly true that he is not ...

sunmeilan 25.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Collateral Damage (DVD)

Explosions, Explosions and more Explosions!!!

Advantages: 3 films for the price of 1
Disadvantages: No extras

...seperately, so here goes: Broken Arrow The Story is so simple and typical of an american writer, 2 Air Force pilots are pitted against each other in a race to recover two stolen nuclear warheads.It makes you wonder what realy happens over in america, they seem to lose more nuclear weapons than i care to imagine!!! What transpires is a Fast Paced action adventure that makes you wonder what incredibel feat will the main stars (Travolta, Slater) do ...
...myself during watching!(Namely after the scene on top of the train, i added "It's been a while since anyone has shot between her legs") Worth watching as it has good entertainment value. I still thoroughly enjoyed this film, yet it was not a remarkable performance by any of the cast nor director! Director:- John Woo Cast include's:- John Travolta, Christian Slater, Delroy Lindo Run Time:- 104mins approx The Siege This was the main film that ...

scarfaceman 15.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Broken Arrow/The Siege/Chain Reaction (Box Set) (DVD)

Great Idea, Mediocre Movie...

Advantages: It tries really hard to be a tense techno-thriller...
Disadvantages: ... but fails, mainly through poor editing and production style.

...I'm Chain Reaction starts off with an intriguing premise and goes downhill from there, despite trying really hard to be a tense techno-thriller. In The initial idea, of a new power-source being developed from water (we're not talking traditional hydro-power here though) - which supposedly has the capacity to use the hydrogen in small glass of water to power the whole city of Chicago for weeks -is brilliant. The idea of the rich and powerful oil companies ...
...it's not bad. Chain There's a brain behind this film (somewhat a rarity for this genre), but unfortunately it's been rather lost in the translation. It's almost as though someone said, "Hey, here's a brilliant idea for a film, let's turn it into a mediocre movie" - and lo! - it became so. It's certainly not a terrible film - watching it didn't leave me feeling that part of my life had been stolen - just that I hadn't made a profit on what time I'd ...

CaptainDisaster 17.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Chain Reaction (DVD)

Segal at his best

Advantages: Action and excitement
Disadvantages: none

...will love his 1992 film, Under Siege, which was directed by Andrew Davis. This is considered one of his best films. Under Siege is about Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) is a former Navy SEAL, who is now working as a cook on the US Navy battleship, Missouri. However during birthday celebrations for Captain Adams (Patrick O'Neal), a team of mercenaries take control of the ship with the intention of stealing the nuclear Tomahawk Cruise Missiles on board. ...
...Jones), receive assistance from the crooked Commander Krill (Gary Busey). Strannix misjudges the capabilities of Ryback, as the former Navy Seal plans to stop Strannix and his team. Ryback receives help from a former playmate, Jordan Tate (Erika Eleniak), who was hired for the Captain’s party. This is one of the few Steven Segal films which I like, which is probably due to the great script and good supporting cast. Tommy Lee Jones is great as the ...

mozzie76 17.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Under Siege (DVD)