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On Deadly Ground. 1994. A environmental agent who works for a oil company Aegis in Alaska uncovers corruption steps in to help the locals who try to get their land back. Steven Seagal's directing (and only) debut in this feature plays Forrest Taft fire and explosive preventer for the oil company Aegis headed by ruthless Micheal Caine who is great as always in this action packed film. John C. McGinley and Sven-Ole Thorsen plays Caine's heavies who seem to like to inflict pain on others. R. Lee Emery plays the leader of the task force paid to hunt Taft but unsure who they are up against. This is your typical Seagal film where he is a ex something with a closed background, plenty gun fire towards the end and a bar fight where he sticks up for someone helpless, This isn't my favourite film from the action star but not the worst either. MV5BODc1MmYyNzYtYWU2MC00YzIxLTgwZDQtMjViNmU2ZjBkMTFjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDEwMjgxNg@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,.jpg
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way-of-the-dragon-poster.jpg THE WAY OF THE DRAGON (1972) Bruce Lee comes to the aid of his family when their restaurant business is threatened by mobsters who want the land the building is on. Mixture of fighting with some comedy moments in this entertaining movie directed and written by Lee. |
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Nighthawks. 1981. Deke DaSilva and Mathew Fox, two New York detectives transferred to a new division that deals with Anti-Terrorism while a international terrorist known as Wulfgar shows up to cause havoc and panic. Even though Sly Stallone has top billing it's Rutger Hauer that steals the show as terrorist Wulfgar, who teams up with extremist Shakka, who has no conscience and doesn't blink while pulling a trigger. Nigel Davenport plays Peter Hartman who put the team together and tries to get into everyone's heads and gets them to think like the enemy. The film does start off with a bang as the two detectives go undercover and Wulfgar in London targeting his next operation, there is somehow so much build up and yet not enough execution, as it does seem to be cat and mouse chase with mind games getting played, with that aside the acting is top notch with some tense moments. MV5BMTc5NjQzNzUzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMDU1ODg4._V1_.jpg
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After Ellie's boyfriend dumps her as he wants to goto law school and later become a senator but thinks she's just a dumb blond and not the type of wife he should have, so she decides to get Harvard and win him back, but she has to but up with people's pre conceptions about her . A great feel good movie which works thanks to Reese Witherspoons likable performances. 8/10 Now watching |
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The Gauntlet. 1977. Alcoholic and mediocre Detective Shockley has to escort a woman prisoner from Las Vegas to Phoenix so she can testify at a mob boss trial, along the way they face obstacles in their path. This may not be the best film for Clint to star in but he made a good effort in it, I always thought this should have been a Dirty Harry film at times (not to typecast Clint, love Dirty Harry films). Here he is escorting prostitute Gus Malley played by Sondra Locke who doesn't seem pleased about testifying against a big mob boss with connections. The story does seem to be stupid and has some flaws in it but it has the big guy in it and it is a guilty pleasure, how can a guy in a helicopter with a sniper rifle miss a target on a motorbike or why didn't they shoot the wheels on the bus? It has plenty of gun fights and some good comedy thrown in for the entertainment. MV5BMTg0OTc0ODA5NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDk4NDkxMQ@@._V1_.jpg
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The Reptile (1966) A Cornish village is terrorized by a horrifying series of events that locals say are the work of a creature part reptile and part woman. Dr Franklyn (Noel Willman) and his daughter Anna, recently back from Borneo are eyed with suspicion by the locals. The Reptile is the second of director John Gilling's Cornish classics, it dovetails nicely with the far superior Plague of the Zombies as it uses the same sets and has a similar grim atmosphere. The sets created by Bernard Robinson at Bray Studios for the two films are terrific and my favourite Hammer village sets of the companies entire output. The film does have a brooding atmosphere which you can cut with a knife and the feeling of inevitability that Franklyn will die at the hands of his daughter is always in the air. Although the film is classed as a mystery its obvious from the start who the Reptile is as Anna is the only possible culprit due to the fact she is the only female in the film present at the time of the earlier attacks. Legendary Hammer bit part actor Michael Ripper has a main role in The Reptile and its wonderful to see him able to get his teeth into material rather than just his normal fleeting appearances. The rest of the acting is decent enough but the characters are fairly unmemorable and the film does lack star power, perhaps the film would have benefited from one of its big name stars in the role of Dr. Franklyn. The main discussion point of The Reptile and the reason it is fondly remembered is its monster - a snake woman, played by Jacqueline Pearce. Whilst the menace could easily have seemed laughable, Pearce's performance as Anna and the creature is quite disturbing. The Reptile itself is a great looking creation, even elegant in some respects, and great credit should be given to make up artist Roy Ashton who does sterling work on a tiny budget. The snake bites are effectively nasty and well realised with the victims features blackening from the venom and foaming from the mouth. The main problem with The Reptile is that it has stretches which are quite dull but we also are treated to a typical Hammer fiery finale yet the best scene involves Pearce playing a sitar after a meal, the looks between her and Willman become almost sexualised as Pearce's playing becomes faster, more frantic, even orgasmic. It's a tremendous piece of Hammer cinema which is usually overlooked by many but i think it's terrific. |
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