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Anyone want to venture a guess that Keanu Reeves was sorry he passed up Speed 2 to make this turkey? Both a ridiculous suspense piece about a renegade intelligence community and an ill-considered hunk of do-gooder agitprop about alternative energy technology, Chain Reaction makes Reeves and almost everyone else involved look about as dumb as dumb can be. Hollywood's own Little Buddha plays a streetwise lab technician who survives an organized assault on his hydrogen-power project. The FBI assumes he's really a spy working for some foreign power, but the truth is that a CIA offshoot is behind the project's funding. Morgan Freeman plays the ramrod-straight company man who sabotages Keanu's excellent experiment, and Rachel Weisz portrays a physicist who goes on the run with the alleged saboteur. Directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive), who seems more interested in seeing how many absurd places he can mount a chase scene than offering a solid clue as to who these characters are and why we should care about them. --Tom Keogh
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"Kill them all and let God sort out the innocents".......2007-01-08
Eddie Kasalivich (Keanu Reeves) is first among his colleagues searching for free clean energy to better the world. On the eve of what looks like success a horrible accident (yeah right) dispatches Dr. Alistair Barkley (Nicholas Rudall.)
Eddie complains that it was not an accident so of course everyone knows that Eddie is the culprit assisted by colleagues Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz), and Lu Chen (Tzi Ma). While his employer Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman) is unshakably not sure (why?).
As with most mysteries the only way to prove his innocence is to find the guilty.
All the parts are well played and the story is just in plausibility. The twists and turns will keep you intrigued until the last. Not too long of a chase scene.
not great, but i must say it grew on me.......2006-03-18
when this first came out i thought this was just a failed atempt to make a big action movie. i was less than impressed, but after seeing it a second and third time i have to say it , well mit grew on me. the story is silly , the acting in some places is the pits , and some chases seem to be there just to have a chase, but the cast tries it's best to pull off this mess and they almost make it.
this is a good family action movie that has few cuss words and very little gore,so turn the brain off and just enjoy the ride.
reaction to "chain".......2005-12-18
the first time i saw this movie i really didn't think to much about it, but after a 2nd viewing i have to admit that i did like it more. it's silly and unbeliveable but it is fun and thats the point!! they all try so hard to make the story work and in spite of the holes in the script it works. a good family action movie. for the price it's worth a look!
Great story line, but ...........2005-12-11
The story is well done, albeit a little cheezey. Morgan Freeman gives his usual excellent performance. Unfortunately, Reeves also gives his usual performance; its just awful. I don't know where Reeves got his "training" (if any) but he's never learned how to deliver a line in a scene. A number of others come to mind who would have given his role some real life. If you can get past that, the movie is ok.
Great Action.......2005-09-29
Made in 1996, this is a good action movie that Keenu Reeves did after "Speed". The story is first rate and has held up well considering the continued oil shortages over the years. Keenu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Morgan Freeman, Fred Ward, and Brian Cox are magnificent in this taut thriller about espionage over a hydrogen reactor that puts out more energy than runs it. I am a little surprised at the criticism because the explosion looked like a small hydrogen bomb. Perhaps hydrogen under pressure exploding doesn't look the same, but this is still a good action movie. Considering the abundence of hydrogen, a working reactor is something the whole world wants. Reeves plays an engineer and Ward a physicist working for Freeman. When the head of the project is murdered, another disappears, and the lab is demolished in a 4 block explosion, things get dicey as the FBI hangs the blame on Reeves and thinks Ward is involved as well. Good quality DVD with extras to boot. I recommend this for the all but the very young.
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When production on Destination Moon began in 1949, everything about the project was state of the art. The great science fiction author Robert Heinlein cowrote the script (based on his novel Rocketship Galileo) and served as technical advisor. The film's astronomical visions were realized by Chesley Bonestell, whose artwork virtually defined the look of space travel at the dawn of the rocket era. Destination Moon is even noted in NASA's official timeline of space-travel history, and almost inevitably won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. It remains a milestone film, not so much as classic science fiction but--like 2001: A Space Odyssey 18 years later--as an attempt to visualize the reality of space exploration. (To educate the audience on this topic, Woody Woodpecker makes an animated guest appearance, hosting an instructional film on the basics of rocketeering.)
The movie now seems quaintly nostalgic, and its depiction of man's first lunar landing is inaccurate on several details. Taken in context, however, it remains impressively authentic, and conveys the same charm and wonder of the later classic Forbidden Planet. The motivation for the lunar conquest remains military: the country that controls the moon will control the Earth, and cold war paranoia fuels the mission of the rocket ship Luna, which blasts off from the Mojave desert carrying four daring astronauts.
The stalwart crew consists of noted scientists and engineers, but Everyman Joe Sweeney (Dick Wesson) is aboard for broad audience appeal; he's the kind of Bronx-born guy who pronounces "Earth" as "oith" and complains that the moon has "no beer, no babes, no baseball." But when a payload crisis threatens the crew's safe return to Earth, Joe rises to the occasion. It's all a bit goofy now, but Destination Moon is still a wonderful movie, bursting with the awe and enthusiasm that would eventually lead to "one giant leap for mankind." --Jeff Shannon
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Destination Moon was the first major science fiction film produced in the United States and lifted the genre from the realm of the fantastic to the world of the believable. Co-scripted by Robert Heinlein from his novel "Rocketship Galileo," "Destination Moon's" suspenseful plot relates the saga of man's first voyage to the moon amid a series of scientific cliffhangers. It also marked producer George Pal's initial association with the genre. Later, Pal would produce some of Hollywood's most popular sci-fi films, including "War of the Worlds," "When Worlds Collide" and "The Time Machine." Breathtakingly photographed in vivid Technicolor, "Destination Moon" remains a science fiction landmark.
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Historically interesing.......2007-06-11
If you are a fan of science history as well as a science fiction fan (like me) you will want to see this movie. It was the first sci-fi film to attempt a scientifically accurate account of a flight to the moon.
Bearing in mind that it was made 40 years ago using special effects and acting styles of that time, this is a well done movie.
If you're looking for something that offers fast action adventure, keep looking, this isn't it. But if you like the more cerebral writings of Robert Heinlein, AC Clarke and Isaac Asimov you'll find this interesting.
Dramatically thin, technically fascinating pioneer Sci-fi film.......2006-09-17
This is generally regarded as one of the films that started the modern Sci-fi tradition in Hollywood. There had been previous Sci-fi films made in the previous few decades in Hollywood, but these were all terrestrial in nature. Even METROPOLIS and THINGS TO COME were earth-bound. The one exception had been a number of space opera serials made in the thirties and forties, most famously Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.
What set DESTINATION MOON apart from the serials was the intent of producer George Pal to make a film that was as scientifically plausible as possible. On one level the film attempts to answer the question, If one were to attempt to go to the moon and back, precisely how would you do it? And the answer the film gives is essentially correct. Obviously, the film gets a few details wrong. The project leaders state that it would be impossible for the government to undertake such a project, whereas in fact only the government was so capable. They also failed to foresee the role that disposable components would play in the moon mission. But roughly speaking what is depicted in the film is roughly what happened. Contrast this with previous efforts to depict moon travel in film, such as in the Melies film in which travelers reach the moon by riding inside a massive cannon shell.
This also a striking movie to look at. Pal attempted to make the design of both the ship and the moon look as beautiful as possible while staying within the realm of how it all was in fact presumed to look. Much attention was paid to rather mundane details, such as how someone would get from the top of a rocket down to the surface of the moon. Unfortunately, most of the films of the fifties and sixties paid only a fraction of the attention to scientific plausibility that this film did, so that this film was probably not surpassed until 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. That serves as a major indictment of the Hollywood Sci-fi film of the fifties and sixties. Instead of DESTINATION MOON, most fifties and sixties Sci-fi was far more influenced by Howard Hawks's THE THING FROM OUTER SPACE. The creature picture dominated the Sci-fi film, with serious film about space travel put aside. In fact, most of the space travel films of the decade were in fact creature films in disguise, since the space travel just seemed to be an excuse to encounter outer space monsters, such as in THE ANGRY RED PLANET.
While the film is quite interesting to look at and the science as solid as was possible at the time, dramatically the film is a huge disappointment. The characters are all stock characters. The four main guys are vaguely familiar, having worked in Hollywood as character actors for years, the best known being Tom Powers, who is perhaps best known for playing the murder victim (and Barbara Stanwyck's husband) in DOUBLE INDEMNITY. There is little in the way of dramatic tension and whenever the film strays from questions about how things are done on a purely practical level it gets a little dull. What dramatic tension there is seems to exist as a way of holding together the practical questions of how space travel would take place. One cares about how the mission will be carries out, but not about the fate of any of the characters.
This was the first of a string important Sci-fi films with which George Pal would be associated. In many ways these remain some of the finest Sci-fi films made before Stanley Kubrick raised the stakes with 2001. After DESTINATION MOON, Pal would produce such classics as WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, WAR OF THE WORLDS, CONQUEST OF SPACE, and THE TIME MACHINE. Pal was always trying to test and expand the limits of what could be done visually in film. He truly was one of the pioneers of modern Sci-fi.
the genesis of serious science fiction on film.......2006-09-06
whoever might be credited as director of this movie, we all know that this was the first feature film directed by the immortal george pal, after years of the puppetoons. with a script by science fiction immortal robert heinlein, this remains one of the most intelligent of the sf films of its era. spectacular art direction too by chesley bonestell. if i ranked the 10 best sci fi movies, this would certainly find a spot.
Destination Future.......2006-08-11
One of the earliest space stories made in the fifties. Based on a novel by Robert Heinlein, to which it bears little similarity, the story is about man's first trip to the moon. This film was scripted by Heinlein at a time when he felt that developing and interest in space travel might help the word avoid nuclear destruction. The story is told in an almost documentary style. The special effect are good both for then and now. Watch this through uncynical eyes and its is great fun.
quaint but really fun look at the first landing on the moon,hollywood style.......2006-06-27
with still good f/x this quaint movie from the 50's is still fun to watch(even more so at night like when i was little)and still holds up well,even if now we know that the moon looks nothing like the one here. if you love old sci-fi and want to see one of the better sci-fi movies from the 50's this is one you will want to see. enjoy!
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As our global population and its appetite for energy rise drastically, resource depletion and global climate change have become the most pressing issues facing humanity today. Most experts agree that global peak oil production, when demand exceeds supply, will occur within the next 15 years and will drastically change the very fabric of our industrialized world. As fossil fuels power every facet of the American economy, how can we avoid an energy crisis and a possible collapse of our economy? Today, China and India have aspirations to attain our western quality of life; but at the rate and the way we use the world's energy resources, their ambition will be physically impossible. In addition to increasing geopolitical conflicts, the process of extracting and using these crucial resources is endangering the very own habitat that we depend on to prosper as a species - pushing the earth's ecosystem to a point of no-return. It is clear that in order for us to survive our modern self-destructive societies, we will have to change course drastically and as fast as possible. Scientists and experts agree that the use of renewable energy, coupled with higher efficiency and conservation, will be key factors in preserving our quality of life and paving the way to a sustainable world for our children. Will America be up to the task as it consumes 25% of the world's energy, 85% of which comes from non-renewable fossil fuels? The documentary exposes the problems associated with our energy consumption. It also offers concrete solutions for anybody that want to educate themselves and be part of the solutions in this decisive era. "Energy Crossroads" is a graphic tour de force that will compel you to share the experience.
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Anyone want to venture a guess that Keanu Reeves was sorry he passed up Speed 2 to make this turkey? Both a ridiculous suspense piece about a renegade intelligence community and an ill-considered hunk of do-gooder agitprop about alternative energy technology, Chain Reaction makes Reeves and almost everyone else involved look about as dumb as dumb can be. Hollywood's own Little Buddha plays a streetwise lab technician who survives an organized assault on his hydrogen-power project. The FBI assumes he's really a spy working for some foreign power, but the truth is that a CIA offshoot is behind the project's funding. Morgan Freeman plays the ramrod-straight company man who sabotages Keanu's excellent experiment, and Rachel Weisz portrays a physicist who goes on the run with the alleged saboteur. Directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive), who seems more interested in seeing how many absurd places he can mount a chase scene than offering a solid clue as to who these characters are and why we should care about them. --Tom Keogh
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A student machinist (Keanu Reeves) finds himself caught in a maze of secret government cover-ups, hi-tech espionage and murder after working on a ground-breaking scientific experiment. Eddie Kasalivich (Reeves) and Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz) are part of a team of scientists who have developed a revolutionary new source of energy. But no sooner have they finished celebrating their triumph, than their lab is destroyed and the head of their team killed. Named as the main suspects, Eddie and Lily quickly realize their only hope lies with a powerful and mysterious bureaucrat (Morgan Freeman) who may or may not be on their side.
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"Kill them all and let God sort out the innocents".......2007-01-08
Eddie Kasalivich (Keanu Reeves) is first among his colleagues searching for free clean energy to better the world. On the eve of what looks like success a horrible accident (yeah right) dispatches Dr. Alistair Barkley (Nicholas Rudall.)
Eddie complains that it was not an accident so of course everyone knows that Eddie is the culprit assisted by colleagues Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz), and Lu Chen (Tzi Ma). While his employer Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman) is unshakably not sure (why?).
As with most mysteries the only way to prove his innocence is to find the guilty.
All the parts are well played and the story is just in plausibility. The twists and turns will keep you intrigued until the last. Not too long of a chase scene.
not great, but i must say it grew on me.......2006-03-18
when this first came out i thought this was just a failed atempt to make a big action movie. i was less than impressed, but after seeing it a second and third time i have to say it , well mit grew on me. the story is silly , the acting in some places is the pits , and some chases seem to be there just to have a chase, but the cast tries it's best to pull off this mess and they almost make it.
this is a good family action movie that has few cuss words and very little gore,so turn the brain off and just enjoy the ride.
reaction to "chain".......2005-12-18
the first time i saw this movie i really didn't think to much about it, but after a 2nd viewing i have to admit that i did like it more. it's silly and unbeliveable but it is fun and thats the point!! they all try so hard to make the story work and in spite of the holes in the script it works. a good family action movie. for the price it's worth a look!
Great story line, but ...........2005-12-11
The story is well done, albeit a little cheezey. Morgan Freeman gives his usual excellent performance. Unfortunately, Reeves also gives his usual performance; its just awful. I don't know where Reeves got his "training" (if any) but he's never learned how to deliver a line in a scene. A number of others come to mind who would have given his role some real life. If you can get past that, the movie is ok.
Great Action.......2005-09-29
Made in 1996, this is a good action movie that Keenu Reeves did after "Speed". The story is first rate and has held up well considering the continued oil shortages over the years. Keenu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Morgan Freeman, Fred Ward, and Brian Cox are magnificent in this taut thriller about espionage over a hydrogen reactor that puts out more energy than runs it. I am a little surprised at the criticism because the explosion looked like a small hydrogen bomb. Perhaps hydrogen under pressure exploding doesn't look the same, but this is still a good action movie. Considering the abundence of hydrogen, a working reactor is something the whole world wants. Reeves plays an engineer and Ward a physicist working for Freeman. When the head of the project is murdered, another disappears, and the lab is demolished in a 4 block explosion, things get dicey as the FBI hangs the blame on Reeves and thinks Ward is involved as well. Good quality DVD with extras to boot. I recommend this for the all but the very young.
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Chain Reaction
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A student machinist (Keanu Reeves) finds himself caught in a maze of secret government cover-ups, hi-tech espionage and murder after working on a ground-breaking scientific experiment. Eddie Kasalivich (Reeves) and Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz) are part of a team of scientists who have developed a revolutionary new source of energy. But no sooner have they finished celebrating their triumph, than their lab is destroyed and the head of their team killed. Named as the main suspects, Eddie and Lily quickly realize their only hope lies with a powerful and mysterious bureaucrat (Morgan Freeman) who may or may not be on their side.
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LIONS THE GREATEST DRAG STRIP (Part One/1955-'62) by Don Gillespie: Historical documentary on one of drag racing's greatest racetracks; rare film, photos and interviews with sport's pioneers
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This is part one (of the two-part) quintessential video documentary on the sport of drag racing's most historic quarter-mile facilities, Lions Drag Strip. It took veteran photojournalist Don Gillespie in excess of four years to compile hundreds of photos, films, research, and interviews from more than 30 individuals. The nearly two hour (1-HR, 54 MINS) production (in DVD format), details the Long Beach, CA-based track's inception in 1955 (w/Mickey Thompson as its first manager), through the lifting of the "fuel ban" in early '62. Via Thompson, Lions was the first to use electronic starting lights, was LA-based resulting in giant crowds, and played host to some of the largest meets in history, especially at a time when the sport was in its early, pioneering stages. A must have for all who raced or attended an event there, or simply ever heard about agruably the most mystic of all straight-line facilities. This is a definite keeper for lovers of nostalgia, who long for a well-done trip back to racing's yesteryear. Incredible film footage includes sport's first ever "live" TV broadcast on KTTV, including interviews with racers Allen "Lefty" Mudersbach, Jack Chrisman, Tom McEwen, Don Prudhomme, with Thompson and Bill Welch as emcees.
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BAD TITLE; MEDIOCRE MOVIE.......2007-01-20
I haven't figured out the title for this movie, but it wouldnt matter. This made for tv movie from 1996 is a tepid character study with little action to make it entertaining.
I will credit Bill Campbell (ENOUGH, THE 4400) and Poppy Montgomery (WITHOUT A TRACE) for attempting to bring some substance into their roles; considering the weak script, they do a good job, although Poppy's character is unlikeable through most of the film. Campbell is sincere and makes us feel some empathy for him. The movie is based on a short story and obviously padded to flll its time slot, and is recommended only for true scifi fans.
Cold Equations.......2005-09-03
Very Disappointing! The original story by Tom Godwin was one that haunts the reader forever. I read it many years ago as a young teen. When in college, a professor presented the class with a booklet he asked us to read and discuss. When I read the first sentence "He was not alone", I flipped the booklet over. When asked by the professor why I wasn't reading I replied: "I've read it". He smiled and said "I understand".
The DVD version changes the focus of the story from the internal struggle of the pilot to one of rebellion against the "Evil Corporation". This was not the thrust of the original story. While the general storyline was loosely kept, the DVD lacks the tension and ghostly quality of the original opus by Mr. Godwin. I do not recommend the DVD. Seek out an anthology and read the short story instead.
Immutability.......2005-08-14
The female lead, Poppy Montgomery, is known as a member of the cast, "Without a Trace." In that T.V. series, she follows one rule: Learn who the victim is. I suggest you watch, "The Cold Equations," with this one rule in mind. Our science-fiction movie presents an immutable situation and its consequence; a "cold equation" that is neither moral or immoral, nor a law of justice or mercy. Lee's intention to stay hidden was a choice that was to lead to the death of all on board the spaceship and the deaths of all those needing the medical supplies that the spaceship was carrying. Lee was a "murderer" when, as a stowaway, she remained onboard after the spaceship launched. When Lee was confronted with the only solution to the situation - her own death - she labeled the pilot a "murderer" in a burst of borderline rage. Transferring her status of "murder" to the pilot began a lengthy period of psychological twists and turns that had the utility of merely postponing her death.
Solid remake.......2005-07-05
In 1954 Tom Godwin wrote the classic story "The Cold Equations". In 1986 noted novelist/screenwriter Alan Brennert ("Her Pilgrim Soul" a classic Zone episode and one of the best of the 80's revivals and the author of the terrific novel MOLOKA'I)adapted it for the 1986 season of "The Twilight Zone". The Zone was cancelled. CBS brought it back in syndication and story editor J. Michael Straczynski ("Babylon 5", "Crusade" and a noted novelist as well) helped get it into production in 1988. The 1988 version at 22 minutes remains the definitive adaptation of Godwin's story.Ther's also a TV adaptation from for the series "Out of This World" that was done in 1962 but, unfortunately, I've never seen this version so can't compare.
This Sci-Fi original TV movie isn't bad--it deals with the same issues that drove the original story and Zone adapation--just padded out a bit with additional material that makes it longer without making it better. Director Peter Geiger does a good job with the material. I've seen unfair criticism of the writing (the teleplay here is by Geiger with Stephen Berger who wrote "The Astronaut's Wife" along with two other writers)and acting of the TV movie. The performers do a solid job with the material they have.
Could the movie have been better? Maybe. The limited budget doesn't do it any favors and the TV format (with a minor crisis before every commercial)doesn't do it any favors either. It's a pretty solid versions although I do agree that the definitive version is the shorter Zone version (now available) scripted by Alan Brennert.
Pretty bad made for TV and never made it!.......2005-01-11
This is one bad movie. Almost the entire 93 minutes takes place inside a small space capsule with horrible acting and dialogue. Don't waste your money - I did.
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- A Lovely & Charming Brooke Shields
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- Absurd but delightful cmic fantasy
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- It has lovely Brooke in it !! Of *course* we'll watch her !
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Brenda Starr
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Timothy Dalton , and
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ASIN: B00002RASY
Release Date: 1999-11-23 |
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A Lovely & Charming Brooke Shields.......2005-07-25
Brooke Shields is lovely, in this amusing and novel (comic strip characters come to life), action caper adventure. Tho critics diss the film, I think its goofy chases and comments by the characters are amusing to watch. Just sit back and enjoy the visual colors, and pretty, radiant Brooke Shields, who knows how to charm! It's just old fashioned movie fun and colorful capers.
Helpful.......2005-05-22
Clearly described film. My interest in fashion made me want the film since it was revealed that clothes were by a noted designer.
Absurd but delightful cmic fantasy.......2004-06-03
Brook Shields plays newspaper reporter Brenda Starr, the glamorous heroine of a strip cartoon drawn by a slightly wet but amiable artist, who somehow manages to draw himself into the strip and finds himself sharing her adventures as they try to find a missing professor who has developed a secret formula to replace petrol and who is also being pursued by various baddies (well, something like that anyway). The artist naturally has a crush on the glamorous Brenda, but romantic compications occur when gorgeous Brazilian aristocrat Basil St. John (Timothy Dalton in tight black trousers and an eyepatch,oh crikey, I'm drooling again)turns up, he's also after the formula, I think. Look, I've watched this film three times now and I still don't really understand the plot, but who cares. It's a lot of fun anyway, and with Brook Shields in tight skirts and Timothy Dalton in tight trousers it has something to please everyone. True, there is a rather long bit in the middle of the film where Dalton isn't around, but you can't have everything, and the rest of the time, he's there, and absolutely divine. Don't worry about the baffling plot and crazy characters, just enjoy it.
Funny movie.......2004-02-19
Yes, I admit, I bought this movie because Timothy Dalton stars in it. And it does not disappoint. It is a movie with lots of humour and not to be taken too seriously. Just sit back and enyoy the humour. It has no pretensions of deep human emotions or of world philosophy and that is what makes it so enjoyable.
It has lovely Brooke in it !! Of *course* we'll watch her !.......2002-10-07
Hi ... I am One Of Those Guys who, in His Adolescence, was so down on _me_ that it was not until into my Adulthood that I actually began **really** taking notice of those comely yeomen strutting their lovely posteriors in their micro-minis all up and down the Enterprise ... so, what's my point ?? Simply this: Brooke Shields is a sight for sore eyes no matter HOW old a man is when he finally learns it's okay to LIKE himself AND gawk at very beautiful girls. That is, apart from BRENDA STARR being, as I understand my elders, a pretty faithful adherence to the Heroine of so many young ladies in the fifties; lush with romance, comedy, bright colors and adventure; and a diverting and entertaining indulgence absent of foul speech which never takes itself *too* seriously -- there is, in every frame, our Brooke, our Heroine, Gorgeous Eye Candy for the Age of Cable and Color TV, most splendidly attired, for several delicious minutes at least, in a most eye-pleasing, fetching Barnum and Bailey style "costume" [ heh heh ]. Or, in the immortal words of my pal, Homer: "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Brooke _Shields_."
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Big Meat Eater
Starring:
George Dawson ,
Andrew Gillies ,
Clarence 'Big' Miller ,
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ASIN: B0007LFPIE
Release Date: 2005-04-12 |
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A cult classic that horror film fans have clamored to see for many decades since its release, BIG MEAT EATER finally becomes readily available. The positively schizophrenic storyline initially follows a butcher who has unwittingly been turning his meat into radioactive waste by dumping it into a septic tank below his store. Meanwhile, the mayor of the town has been turned into a zombie by a homicidal killer who instructs him to butcher all of the townsfolk. The butcher enters into battle with the mad killer, and some passing aliens who have just landed on earth decide to help him out. A movie that only has one obvious antecedent--PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE--BIG MEAT EATER really has to be seen to be believed.
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5 Stars for being so bad it's fun.......2006-06-29
I couldn't believe my eyes (and ears, since this is a musical) when I first found this gem.
This film is quirky while pushing some stereotypes that may not
be fully PC. The musical numbers are catchy and fun. The plot ideas must be satirical since they are just too dumb to be serious. All in all it's a delightfully film on the very top of
of my bad film list.
so bad it's a classic.......2005-11-21
When I finally get around to mentioning "The Big Meat Eater", to people who are finally in my circle of movie friends (whom I number very few), I always say that it's the Canadian Rocky Horror. Strangely catchy musical numbers, very low budget special effects, and so many plots it should be 6 movies, a couple classic characters, this movie has it all. Bear in mind this was the 80's, but if you loved Repo-man, you should find something to smile (or groan) about in this slice of z grade cinema.
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