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An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she appears. Cannon Pictures had a reputation for producing crap movies, they even killed off the original Superman franchise but surprisingly this evil killer child movie is pretty good. The story has a cuckoo'esque bent to it in that the blonde haired little girl wants the love and attention of the parents all to herself and kills off the rest of the offspring. You could also say that there's The Omen slant to the movie as well. There is something really menacing about the girl that plays Bonnie as a child. Her eyes show pure evil so she did a great job in the role. Donald Pleasance's daughter Angela has a small role as Bonnie's real mother who's a bit weird. In the end, this was a good psychological horror and although it lacks any real tension or gore, it's worth taking a look.

3 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Get Crazy (1983)

 Get Crazy (1983) 6/10

3 years, 6 months ago

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Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year’s 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe’s assistants Neil Allen and Willie Loman find romance while trying to save the drugs, violence, and rock and roll from Beverly’s schemes. This is a little seen but funny satirical comedy which provides the viewer with a rare opportunity to see actors being rock stars (Malcolm McDowell as a Mick Jagger like figure named Reggie Wanker). There's a cast of colourful characters which inhabit this movie and they provide many humourous moments. The movie was apparently an affectionately cheeky tribute to director Allan Arkush's time as an usher at a New York concert hall. At times this comedy comes across like a version of Airplane on acid! Lou Reed even turns up as a Bob Dylan-esque folk singer. I really enjoyed this movie and if you're in the mood for something that's a little bit zany then give this a go.

3 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Aftershock

 Aftershock 3/10

3 years, 6 months ago

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An alien arrives on Earth in order to learn how to bring about peace to her own planet. There's one problem: Earth has become a post-apocalyptic waste ruled by a police state. With a good b-movie cast which has John Saxon in it, I thought this might actually be quite decent but it isn't. It's a movie without a real plot, just roaming from one bombed out crater to the next. The final showdown between our hero and the villain with one white eyebrow has some fun railing kills throughout, but I can't help but feel like this is an opportunity squandered. The least compelling characters tend to get the most screen time. I was glad when the end credits came up. Overall, a poor post apocalyptic movie.

3 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The Gestapo's Last Orgy

 The Gestapo's Last Orgy 4/10

3 years, 6 months ago

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Lise Cohen is taken to a special prisoner-of-war camp for female Jews, a camp run as a brothel to entertain the German officers and troops going in to battle. The camp is run with an iron fist by Commandant Starker and his minion Alma. Starker becomes frustrated when Lise demonstrates no fear, and devises cruel experiments to scare her, to no avail. This movie has never been released uncut in the UK and was made to cash in on the success of The Night Porter. It's a pretty strong Nazisploitation flick. The opening 40 minutes is pretty relentless in it's atrocities towards the Jewish female prisoners, scene after scene of sleaze and violence with some rather shocking including Nazi officers eating the meat of unborn Jewish babies. There is hardly any plot barring the fact that a woman lures her former lover to the ruins of the death camp she once lived in just so she can extract revenge. The movie gets boring rather quickly so unless you're into sleazy stuff then you're not going to get anything out of this. It's rather tedious in the end.

3 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated American Assassin

 American Assassin 6/10

3 years, 6 months ago

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Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley for a secret government counter terrorist unit. When plutonium is bought by some terrorists to build a nuclear bomb, Mitch and the team face a race against time to find it. This movie isn't anything that you haven't seen before. It's generic, predictable, and not particularly inspired. The plot is one of the most predictable I've seen in a movie in quite some time where every twist is seen coming from a mile away. The climax even revolves around the old trope of our heroes trying to stop a nuclear weapon from killing a bunch of people. However, what makes the movie work more than it doesn't is that it delivers when it comes to providing some above-average high-octane action sequences which includes displaying plenty of brutal and bloody violence. Dylan O'Brien is fine in the lead role, but I personally don't feel like his character was given a lot to work with emotionally or depth beyond his motivation. The true star of the movie is Michael Keaton who steals every scene he's in. All in all, this movie has enough to make it worth checking out if you are a fan of the genre.

3 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Tigerland (2000)

 Tigerland (2000) 7/10

3 years, 6 months ago

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A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana’s infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971. Gritty and restrained, this is a powerful look at the training process Vietnam soldiers had to go through on American soil, depicting a military regime turned savage by a war that demanded it. Colin Farrell is bloody brilliant here, exuding charm and conflict as a cadet desperately trying to evade service. Director Joel Schumacher's visuals almost pitched at the level of documentary, which compliments the drama with a full-bodied realism. It's not often you see a movie tackle these ideas and successfully show it properly but this does it wonderfully. Well worth watching.

3 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Operation Third Form

 Operation Third Form 6/10

3 years, 6 months ago

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When a historic bell is stolen from outside a school, the boys of the 3rd form step into action to try and find the thief. A great and fast paced CFF adventure movie when the spy movie genre was in full swing. It's a fun caper with the kids using the office of one of their fathers as an ops room to monitor a man they suspect of being the culprit and then all of them being deployed across various places in London and using call boxes to report back to their HQ. It all sounds a bit far fetched but it works really well here. The kids are all likable and the movie has a typical 60's spiv villain in the form of Derren Nesbitt. Don't come into this expecting nailbiting tension or any sense of danger. In the end, it's a quaint children's movie and I liked it.

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AKB48Fan rated Outcast

 Outcast 4/10

3 years, 6 months ago

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When Mary and her teenage son, Fergal, move to yet another new home, it soon becomes clear they live their lives on the run, hiding from someone or something, terrified of being found. Their hunter, Cathal, soon picks up the trail. Intent on tracking Mary and Fergal, he will go to any lengths to succeed in his quest, often using dark arts to aid him. A rather lackluster British horror movie I might add. The main problem with the movie is it takes a long time to build up its thrills, and when they do climax, it is sort of a disappointment, because nothing much actually does happen. You sit around, waiting and waiting, but nothing fruitful happens. It's a shame as the movie has a great cast with James Nesbitt, Kate Dickie and James Cosmo taking part. The story itself is also often confusing. As for the beast that goes around killing people, the CG effects for it was a bit poor. Perhaps I was expecting too much when I saw the cast list and thought it might be an actual decent horror but in the end I felt let down by it all.

3 years, 6 months ago

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The daughter of a King killed in battle named Althalia is dethroned from her castle home by evil usurpers one day. She is cast into the surrounding forest where she meets a bunch of Amazon women with bows and arrows. She trains these people to fight even better than before, and ultimately leads them on a revolt against the kingdom, both to reclaim her position of power and to destroy the bad guys. Lana Clarkson is back, but this sequel to Barbarian Queen is one in title only, as it’s a completely different story and she plays a different character. The plot though for the most part has some similarities to the first but the setting is more medieval as opposed to barbaric times. It has all the hallmarks of a late 80's Roger Corman production with cheap production values, awful dialog and stiff acting plus nudity. It delivers nothing new for audiences but fans of this type of b-movie cinema should not expect anything new or groundbreaking. If you liked the first Barbarian Queen movie, chances are you'll enjoy this one as well. I didn't think it was that good to be honest.

3 years, 7 months ago

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3 years, 7 months ago

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When three college guys get caught spying on a sorority ritual, they’re forced to accompany the 2 girls on their next assignment: stealing a trophy from a bowling alley. But the token they pinch has a devilish imp who makes their lives a living hell. Directed by the king of sleaze David DeCoteau, this movie sort of delivers everything its title promises. It tries hard to be a spoof of cheesy horror movies, but it falls far short of it's goal. It unsuccessfully tries to cover up it's own shortcomings as part of the humour with dull results. The gags are uninspired and recycled from other horror movie spoofs and the cast just can't make up for it. I did like Linnea Quigley channeling her inner Billy Idol with her rebel yell look. The imp looks bad - more like a reject from the Ghoulies movies. I'm not going to pretend this is a good movie. The plot and script are both simple and predictable. It's a silly movie, with characters doing stupid things but it entertained me so if you're in the mood for something silly, give it a go.

3 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The House of Usher

 The House of Usher 2/10

3 years, 7 months ago

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Ryan and his girlfriend Molly are going to visit Ryan’s uncle, Roderick Usher, at his mansion. They find, however, that Roderick’s brother Walter has gone insane, and Roderick himself isn’t far behind. Can Ryan and Molly escape from the doomed mansion before the curse of Usher claims them as well? A terrible version of the Edgar Allan Poe story which should be avoided by all but the most diehard horror movie fanatics. The script is is tasteless, senseless, and pointless, filled with banal dialogue. Director Alan Birkinshaw throws in all of the standard clichés associated with bad horror movies. The production is also terribly cheap, with interior sets that are laughably phony and crap special effects. Oliver Reed turns in a performance that is simply horrible; at least Donald Pleasance's hamminess is fairly amusing. The majority of viewers will simply get bored in watching this movie. Definitely a movie to avoid.

3 years, 7 months ago

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Brick Bardo is a traveller from outer space who is forced to land on Earth. Though regular sized on his home planet, he is doll-sized here on Earth, as is his enemy who has landed as well. While Brick enlists the help of an impoverished girl and her son, the bad guy enlists the help of a local gang. I had strangely never seen this one, but I am glad that I got around to finally watching it as it is a ton of fun. I honestly didn’t know much of anything about it either. The story is a bit strange, but I liked the idea of a tiny humanoid alien kicking ass on the local thugs by using his miniature gun on them. Tim Thomerson as the hero does his best Dirty Harry impression. Overall, if you haven’t checked this one out yet, you probably should give it a watch. It has a cheesy appeal to it but it is also entertaining.

3 years, 7 months ago

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Mallory and Miller are back. The survivors of Navarone are sent on a mission along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby. But Force 10 has a mission of their own which the boys know nothing about. From 007 veteran Guy Hamilton, this is the long-delayed sequel to the 1961 movie that sees screen legends Gregory Peck and David Niven exchanged for the equally talented likes of Robert Shaw and Edward Fox. This special forces duo finds themselves accompanied by Harrison Ford, Carl Weathers, Barbara Bach, and Franco Nero on a dangerous mission deep in enemy territory. Unsteady alliances, reignited grudges, and the ticking clock of an impending dawn attack spark much of the drama that fills this WWII espionage adventure. The movie is great to watch from beginning to end, thanks to the performance of the cast, mostly engaging set pieces, and Hamilton's assured filmmaking. A definite job well done.

3 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Overlord (1975)

 Overlord (1975) 7/10

3 years, 7 months ago

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During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-day, June 6th, 1944. A little seen British war movie by director Stuart Cooper which uses stock footage which has been spliced into the main story. The stock footage itself is fascinating to watch covering the London blitz, aerial dogfights, fleet rallies and various beach landings. It works extremely well and the movie is completely shot in black and white. Despite the movie's faux-documentary style, Cooper's overall tone is surreal, dreamy and almost poetic. There is a foreshadowing of death from the beginning of the movie. The movie is short on plot, but it is intended more as a mood piece. The sense of hopelessness is portrayed throughout. A great war movie to see.

3 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Phenomenon

 Phenomenon 6/10

3 years, 7 months ago

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An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky that knocks him out. Soon afterwards he discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis. This movie is a fine vehicle for John Travolta and he makes the most of it, but there is not much else happening here. The movie has a good premise and the filmmakers let us know it by stretching its limits in every single way. It has a nice small town charm to it and the characters are extremely likeable, but the story too often steers in the wrong direction and becomes too large scale. It also gets way too sentimental in the final 45 mins which bored me to tears. Some say the movie is a vehicle for Scientology, others say it's a modern retelling of the life of Jesus but to me it's just a nice movie and that's all. Good performances from Forest Whittaker and Robert Duvall. Overall, it was a decent movie.

3 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Two and Two Make Six

 Two and Two Make Six 4/10

3 years, 7 months ago

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An US airman stationed in the UK pushes his commanding officer at somebody's home and a vase strikes him on the head knocking him out. Believing he killed him, the airman goes on the run with a girl. They run into a couple like them in a roadside cafeteria and a mix up happens. This was the directorial debut of Freddie Francis and well, let's just say he'd get better at his job! It’s classed as a romantic comedy, but never seems sure of what it wants to be. In fact the comedy doesn't seem to be any good at all. George Chakiris makes for quite a dull lead as the American on the run. He is teamed up with Janette Scott for the majority of the movie. The other couple in Alfred Lynch and Jocelyn Lane are much more fun to watch. Lane in particular is quite striking! It was interesting, but far too inconsistent in tone and neither funny enough nor dramatic enough to be fully one thing or the other. One to miss.

3 years, 7 months ago