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The two amigos

Advantages: great extras, great films
Disadvantages: none

...First up is El Mariachi. This was intended to be made for the spanish video market alone and Rodriguez bankrolled the $7000 production budget by submitting himself for medical tests. The story follows a Mariachi guitar player who arrives in a town looking for work. He finds himself having to trade his guitar for a gun as he becomes caught up in a case of mistaken indentity against a local crime lord. For the tiny budget we get stunts, gunfights, ...
...theatrical trailer. When El Mariachi got recognized in Hollywood, rodriguez was a hot talent and proceeded to sign a deal with Columbia pictures. His next project would be Desparado which essentially is El Mariachi but with a bigger budget. The plot of the movie follows the same kind of themes but this time the mariachi is back in the shape of Antonio Banderas. Also as a result of events in the first fim he is back for vengeance against the man who ...

utero 01.09.2001 · Read full review
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Review of El Mariachi / Desperado (DVD)

A weak Superman story

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Poor story

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is the fourth in the Superman franchise. It was released in 1987 and directed by Sidney J Furie. This film sees Superman (Christopher Reeve) having to battle Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) once more and stop his evil plans. However this time, Luthor has used a strand of Superman’s hair to create a being called Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow) that can rival the Man of Steel with super powers. Luthor plans to kill Superman which ...
...An almighty battle ensues between Superman and Nuclear man, as the world watches. This is a poor addition to the Superman franchise and it is a bit embarrassing at times. The story on paper may have looked good, but the finished product is horrendous. Christopher Reeve probably gives the best performance out of the whole cast, but I think most of them will be ashamed of the finished film. The script is weak and has virtually no redeeming value. ...

mozzie76 21.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Superman 4 - The Quest For Peace (DVD) (RESCHEDULED) (DVD)

A bit rougher than an afternoon's cricket

Advantages: Very original and thought provoking
Disadvantages: Dialogue is stifled at times

...on the short story "The Rollerball murder" by William Harrison. It is a 15+ film and rightly so as some of the scenes in the film are quite violent. The film is set in the future when hunger, greed, poverty and war have been eliminated, we are all under the control of corporations as nations no longer exist. The corporations want everyone to be the same and show Rollerball as entertainment for the masses, Rollerball is a contact sport where skating ...
...where he is. Rollerball games are regularly rigged to ensure that teams all win and no player or team becomes too popular giving the masses ideas that individuality is good, therefore everyone wins, the rise of Jonathan E threatens that equilibrium and the Corporations set out to destroy him, bribing players to hurt him and setting up a game where only player will survive with every other player determined to kill E. Jonathan has to manage this situation ...

paulie1975 21.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rollerball (Special Edition) (DVD)

You've Been Warned!

Advantages: Some stunning visuals
Disadvantages: No storyline

...will end on December 21st, 2012. As this date approaches, solar flares have caused particles called neutrinos to mutate, raising the internal temperature of the earth and resulting in instability in the world’s crust. This makes the earth’s tectonic plates shift and in turn, causes earthquakes and tsunamis. The world’s governments swing into action, building ships that will take the great and the rich to safety. Needless to say, the average average ...
...with his kids, unsuccessful writer Curtis Jackson first starts to realise that not all is well. He runs in to radio DJ and conspiracy theorist Charlie Frost who says he knows about the coming end of the world and where these ships are moored waiting for people. Curtis initially dismisses him as a nut, but when events start proving him right, Curtis goes after the map he claims to have to save his family. To give credit where credit is due, this is ...

Soho_Black 21.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of 2012

Who Shot Nice Guy Eddie?

Advantages: Quentin at his best
Disadvantages: Tim Roth

...movies just breathe class and Reservoir Dogs has it all. The cast ******* Harvey Keitel ... Mr. White/Larry Dimmick Tim Roth ... Mr. Orange/Freddy Newandyke Michael Madsen ... Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega Chris Penn ... Nice Guy Eddie Cabot Steve Buscemi ... Mr. Pink Lawrence Tierney ... Joe Cabot Randy Brooks ... Holdaway Kirk Baltz ... Marvin Nash Edward Bunker ... Mr. Blue (as Eddie Bunker) Quentin Tarantino ... Mr. Brown Steven Wright ... K-Billy DJ (voice) ...
...Tim Roth dying in a reservoir of claret, the others at each others throat to find out the rat and who is still breathing, all this with a kidnapped cop in the trunk of the getaway car, about to suffer horrific torture at the sharp end of Mr. Whites razor. When the bosses son in ‘Nice guy Eddie’ (the now deceased Chris Penn) arrive its inevitable someone’s going to get whacked for the current situation. “Are you going to bark all day doggy, or are ...

thedevilinme 20.11.2009 · Read full review
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