Exterminator, The / Maniac Cop (DVD)

Advantages: Shows flair and attention to detail.
Disadvantages: Could have expanded and thus improved on the new storyline.

...Officer Kate Sullivan (Gretchen Becker), nicknamed ?Maniac Kate? for her use of excessive force, finds herself caught up in a shoot out when a junkie attempts to steal pharmaceuticals from a store. She takes down the junkie and his fake hostage/accomplice, getting shot in the process and leaving her in a coma. Scandal soon follows as incomplete video footage of Kate shooting the believed hostage is found with no evidence to exonerate her. To make matters worse Kate was using illegal hollow point bullets. Close friend and detective Sean McKinney (Robert Davi) takes an interest in the case while also investigating a number of unusual homicides. ?Maniac Cop? also takes an interest in the case, finding an affinity with Kate as a wronged police officer; his back-story is covered at the beginning of the film (see spoiler at the bottom of this... Read review

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Advantages: Cute kids, funny scenes
Disadvantages: None

...I love Arnie films, he is just so funny and Kindergarten Cop is one of my all time favourites of his. Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 movie and is classified as a comedy thriller. Like with all Arnie films it seems there has to be a bit of action and goodie v baddie scenes and this film is no different. Arnie plays, yep, you've guessed it, a cop called John Kimble. He is a bit hard nosed, brash and has been chasing the drug dealer Cullen Crisp for years. He finally nails him but is unable to convict him without testimony from his ex-wife. However, all is not as simple as it seems. His ex-wife has gone into hiding and no one knows who she is. Arnie must then go undercover at a Kindergarten to find the ex-wife and Cullen's son who is a pupil at the kindergarten. They say you should never work with animals or children but that's exactly what... Read review

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Advantages: Great gore scenes, acting is so bad its laughable
Disadvantages: Acting, acting and uh.... acting!

...c1985 Dir. Tim Sullivan A remake of legendary gore-meister Hershell Gordon-Lewis? 2000 Maniacs, 2001 Maniacs goes for the ?so bad its good? style of horror but slightly misses the mark. Three college slackers, Anderson, Corey and Nelson are on their way to Spring Break in Florida when an unexpected detour takes them into the small, off the map town of Pleasant Valley, South Carolina. They are joined by 3 drifters; Joey, Kat and Ricky, and biker couple Malcolm and Leah, who have all also arrived in the small town as a result of the road detour. They are all welcomed as guests of honour for the town?s annual ?Guts and Glory Festival?, led by the sinister Mayor Buckman (Robert ?Freddy? Englund). Unknown to the 8 unsuspecting Northerners however, they are the main course of the festival BBQ, and they are killed off one by one in ultra gory... Read review

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