Johnny Mneumonic 1995
A movie I really wanted to see, based on a short story by an author I
really enjoy. I like movies which are set in the dark and dirty future
where technology and computers have run rampant. I like Blade Runner
and the like, and so it was no surprise I'd like this one, at least
production design wise. There was a little too much mutilation, which
seems to be the norm in movies these days (watching the Star Wars
trilogy
recently I noticed how little blood and guts there were, I wonder how the
new ones will turn out, violence wise). Anyway, if you like science
fiction movies, decadent future visions, or want to see what it might be
like if the US Navy got a hold of Flipper, then see this movie.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995
Well, it sure was an action-packed, Bruce Willis film. I kinda liked
Jeremy Irons' role, though I want to know why Germans get to play the bad
guys now. It does feel like a Lethal Weapon script, which I guess it was
originally intended for. Not really an intellectual movie, but full of
fists, guns, and plenty of chases.
The Brady Bunch Movie 1994
Oh this was a great movie!! Kind of wish I had seen it earlier. I
eagerly anticipate it reaching video. There were too many things for me
to keep track of. Definitely a good time, even if you are not a diehard
Brady fan. It's based on a concept that I would have come up with (the
Brady's caught in the 70s but in the 90s). "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" Oh,
and I happen to find the girl who was in love with Marcia to be quite
attractive.
Congo 1995
Even if you haven't read the book, this movie will be a let down. It's
so choppy, corny, and incoherent. On the one hand they changed many of
the major aspects of the story from the book, but then they tried to keep
the basic structure of the book which led them to include these
extraneous sequences of the film. There were the gratuitous Taco Bell
promotions, there were Africans singing a song that I think most
Americans couldn't sing, and a woman with a laser who can knock out
satellites. Waste of money, read the book.
Pocahantas 1995
Somehow my roommates managed to talk me into seeing this film. I thought
I'd be able to hide this fact from my friends who I had repeatedly told I
would not be seeing this film. Well, most of those friends were there,
surprised, when I came in. "Well", I told people "At least I can say I
didn't see The Bridges of Madison County." Two mildy redeaming
factors of this movie, one was the sneaky use of computer animation in
the film, and second, the preview for the computer animated movie about
toys which Disney will have out for Thanksgiving. I did like Miko the
raccoon.
Batman Forever 1995
Riddle me this: What has a Real Genius with bat ears, a rubberized
Circle
of Friends, a green-stockinged Pet Detective, a federal marshall with a
severe acne problem, and the wife of a blood-sucking Scientologist? The
answer is: a so-so movie. Batman Forever is just that,
so-so. The commercials and previews didn't have me excited for this
latest installment and the movie didn't have me begging for more. This
movie felt like it was just an all-star review where big-budget actors
and actresses could dress up like comic book characters. I'll pass on
this one on video.
Apollo 13 1995
Finally a movie that the Walt Disney Studios should see! A movie that
proves a historically based film can actually be true. Still feels weird
to see a film with Richie Cunningham directing, but it is a good film. I
have kinda gotten weary of Tom Hanks in big blockbusters. I'd kinda like
to see him in something like Bruce Willis' cameo in Pulp Fiction.
This is an emotional space ride, and if you have problems with tension
and stress then maybe you shouldn't watch it. Oh by the way, i finally
get the chance to do this, the film ends with them LIVING!!! (got to give
away the ending!!)
Judge Dredd 1995
"I AM the law!" I knew you'd say that. I knew i'd enjoy the production
design (ie the sets and stuff) of this movie. They are on par with the
whole Bladerunneresqe look of the future. The movie though is only
mildly entertaining. Not much in the way of plot. A few goodlooking
women and some robots, other then that, the only thing which was really
cool/ingenious were the guns (and i am a pacifist). definitely worth the
money if you've been seeing most of the movie out today. and always
worth the bargain matinee.
Nine Months 1995
Robin Williams and Tom Arnold save this film from being just another Hugh
Grant, the bumbling idiot, film. Williams makes you laugh playing a
Russian immigrant doctor who has problems with homonyms and Tom Arnold
plays a veteran father who beats up on purple dinosaurs. Julianne Moore
is very attractive in this film, though her character is not all that
warm or interesting. Not a blockbuster summer comedy that I might have
hoped, but worth a matinee anyway.
Undersiege 2: Dark Territory 1995
Well, people have trashed this movie for not being as good as the first.
Two things struck me about that: 1) I didn't expect it to be any better
then the first one, and 2) I didn't think the first one was that great
anyway. Your run of the mill Segal action movie. You have your crazy,
brain who hires a short, white or blond haired German for muscle, trying
to rule the world. I have remarked to many people that Hollywood is on
some ludicrous mission to one-up the previous action movie: always having
to blow up something bigger. Two stealth fighters is an awful lot to blow
up (even if it was probably faked). It doesn't make the movie any
better. His niece plays a flat, lifeless character who has no reason for
being on the train besides being a hostage (and the fact that she is
not flat).
And where did this porter come from? And where will he go from here?
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