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AKB48Fan rated Steaming

 Steaming 2/10

3 years, 12 months ago

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Three women who meet regularly in a steam room hear it's about to be closed down and decide to fight its closure. Based on a stage play, this is an incredibly dull and long talky movie which wastes the female talent. They all just talk about their pathetic lives and the worst is Sarah Miles whose ranting gets very tiring and grating after a while. I can understand the sense of community that the customers have with each other but do people really talk like they do in this movie? There is lots of nudity abound if that turns you on. Diana Dors in her last movie before her death is totally wasted in her role. I didn't like this one bit.

3 years, 12 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Doctor at Sea

 Doctor at Sea 6/10

3 years, 12 months ago

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Dr Simon Sparrow goes to work on a cruise ship to escape the boredom of shore practice. This is the 2nd of the Doctor movies that would be released between 1954 and 1970. It's more famous for being Brigitte Bardot's first English language movie. She's as gorgeous as she is adorable with short brown hair, an infectious personality and that stunning figure. Dirk Bogarde returns as Simon Sparrow with James Robertson Justice playing a different named character but still having the same bombastic temperament as the one he portrayed in the first Doctor movie. I wouldn't call this a terribly funny movie although it does have its moments. It's fine as a movie to while away 100 mins.

3 years, 12 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Ninja Thunderbolt

 Ninja Thunderbolt 2/10

4 years ago

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The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror. This is yet another infamous cut-and-paste ninja movies churned out by Godfrey Ho in the 1980's. It was horrible watching this movie if I'm being honest. The movie attempts to be semi-serious but which is rendered all but incoherent thanks to the re-cutting and re-dubbing, plus lots of added-on scenes of ninja fighting and random action starring main man Richard Harrison. I found it hilarious watching ninjas wearing pink rollerskates chasing after a bubble car! That is probably the highlight of the movie. It's a right mess this movie. I can't recommend this to anybody.

4 years ago

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4 years ago

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AKB48Fan rated Army of One

 Army of One 6/10

4 years ago

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Wellman Santee, a former race car driver, whose livelihood is transporting exotic stolen super cars, is involved, with his partner Eddie, in a shoot out, resulting in the deaths of his friend and a highway cop. Santee is framed for the cop’s murder and jailed in a maximum security prison. A few months later, Santee breaks out after narrowly escaping an attempt on his life. He reaches a local diner where he steals a car, abducts the owner, Rita and flees, completely unaware that his hostage is a deputy sheriff. A throwback to the 80's action movie when you had one man taking on an entire army of bad guys. It's pretty much standard fare in terms of the plot. You don't expect much when you start watching a movie with Dolph Lundgren but this is surprisingly good. Of course don't expect an award winning performance from him. He'll give you all the action and explosions you need but nothing else. His co-star Kristian Alfonson is there as eye-candy than her acting skills. The shootouts are great and the car chases are decent so if that's what you want in an action movie you'll get it in droves here.

4 years ago

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An American horror writer, haunted by childhood nightmares, moves to an old mansion in Italy with her husband and young son only to discover the nightmares were real. This has nothing to do with the other 2 Demons movies as it was a made for TV installment. It isn't one of Lamberto Bava's strongest efforts but there's still lots to enjoy here. It's got an awesome score, dreamy atmosphere and some beautiful set designs. As it was for TV, it has minimal gore and the intensity is less than possibly it would have had for the cinema. The Ogre looks pretty good but it's highly underused. It just creeps around in the basement doing God knows what. This had the potential to be something more but it's still a fun ride nevertheless.

4 years ago

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In World War II, the greatest threat to the British Navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means, so a plan is hatched for a special commando unit to attack it, using midget submarines to plant underwater explosives. This is a good black and white British war movie about a real life event. John Mills is well suited to his role as the Commander of the mini sub mission. The movie itself is nothing amazing or remarkable, but solid nevertheless. The filmmakers succeed in creating a claustrophobic submarine atmosphere, along with an effective dose of suspense throughout in whether they manage to successfully carry out their mission. Those that love war movies will enjoy it.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Fear City

 Fear City 6/10

4 years ago

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Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again. This crime thriller by Abel Ferrara is not that well known as his other movies. It's not as good as his 'classics' but there's enough here to keep people entertained. Ferrara's direction of filming in some of the dirtiest looking alleys in NYC was a nice touch atmosphere wise. The cast is great with Tom Berenger as an ex-boxer haunted by a fight in which he killed his opponent and Billy Dee Williams as a cop who despises the sleazy side of New York. Melanie Griffith plays a stripper. There is no explanation as to why the killer is preying on the strippers and why he keeps changing weapons with every kill. It leads to a cool alley fight at the climax between the killer and Berenger's character. In the end, Fear City has a good atmosphere, it looks nice and is worth checking out.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated The New Centurions

 The New Centurions 7/10

4 years ago

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An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life. An interesting movie about life in the police force. It has an episodic feel to it. While there is an ensemble cast, Stacey Keach and George C. Scott get the most screen time. Keach is one of the rookies; a law student who needs income with Scott a veteran nearing retirement. There are no heroes in this movie, but it does show the heroism of these officers going to work and doing their duty as best they can under trying and sometimes deadly circumstances. What happens to Keach and especially Scott's characters is quite shocking. This is a criminally under-rated police thriller which deserves to be watched.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Death Machine

 Death Machine 5/10

4 years ago

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Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human – part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in a world of models, toys and magazines. When he is fired by Cale for killing a few corporate officers, he unleashes the ultimate killing machine called the ‘Warbeast’ against Cale and those who would help her. Taking place in a gritty, tech-driven near future, this movie revolves around the developers of a fighting machine that is eventually unleashed to deadly results. Though its first hour is an uninvolving slog, it eventually warms up into a thrilling, future-set genre piece. It takes too long to get there unfortunately but once the cool looking Warbeast is let loose it really does go up a gear. The cast is capable if unremarkable, though Brad Dourif is on hand to add some typical crazy as only he can. Overall, this movie may appeal to patient sci-fi/action fans.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Resident Evil: Afterlife

 Resident Evil: Afterlife 6/10

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Bad Boys

 Bad Boys 7/10

4 years ago

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Mick O’Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong, Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance. This is the definitive teen cautionary tale about crime, punishment, revenge and at the very end, the rehabilitation from within. Sean Penn and Esai Morales bristle with intensity as sworn enemies on the streets and later as deadly enemies at the juvenile detention center they both land themselves in. There's solid supporting actors like Clancy Brown and the Jewish little bomb maker Horowitz, played with mischievous gusto by Eric Gurry. The build up, climax and then that solitary walk that Sean Penn takes after the final confrontation is fantastic. It's an 80's gem worth seeking out I think.

4 years ago

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A white boy lives in a racially divided town. The only thing he cares about is playing his drums. A popular black band from school needs a drummer and he joins them, but being colourblind in this town makes life very difficult. Even though the title might make it sound like a swashbuckling movie set in the court of King Arthur, it is nothing of the sort. Set in Birmingham, it's a great and lively high school comedy which is heavy on music and tries to break barriers between the white and black communities. The story is full of good cheer and affectionate observations of daily life but of course there are stereotypical racist remarks thrown in as well which I found a bit uncomfortable. I thought it was a very good attempt at tackling both the troubles of growing up and the threat of racism but seeing as this is primarily a teenage movie it doesn't deal with racism in a hard hitting way. I did enjoy the fact that it ends in a feel-good moment. The only person I recognised in the cast was Warren Mitchell and he plays a very watered down version of Alf Garnett here. On the whole, I really liked this movie and it was a pleasant surprise. It's a shame it's not that well known but it definitely deserves to be checked out.

4 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Knights & Emeralds

 Knights & Emeralds 7/10

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AKB48Fan rated Revenge of the Shaolin Temple

 Revenge of the Shaolin Temple 3/10

4 years ago

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A bloodthirsty lord called Pi Hao has young girls kidnapped to satisfy his lusty desires. He orders the killing of Shao Shao, one of the young girls, and his henchmen bury her body in the forest. Her sister Sho Kown goes after her not knowing she is dead. Pi Hao sends his men to check the place where the body is buried but the grave is empty and all the men who were sent to bury it are found dead… A pitiful Korean martial arts movie but at least it has one weird element to it - a bloody flying heart that inhabits a forest and splatters blood over people's faces!!! It's an incredibly confusing movie and I would imagine that's because it's been cut to shreds and is missing scenes. The dubbing is hilarious and I can imagine the British dubbing cast having a right laugh doing this movie. Another name for this movie is Firefist of the Incredible Dragon but there is nothing even vaguely like a firefist in this and no dragons, not even anyone called The Dragon, incredible or not. Seriously, it's not worth bothering trying to watch this movie. Steer clear of it.

4 years ago

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An alien creature from outer space crash lands in a small town and starts killing people. This is a pretty goofy and fun sci-fi creature feature but almost completely inexplicable; other than general mutilation I had no idea what the alien was up to, where he came from, why he wears the silver jumpsuit, etc. The movie does have some nice cheap gore effects though with multiple on-screen disembowelments, dismemberments and decapitations. I did like the look of the alien creature's face with it's fanged teeth and the laser gun it carries. The worst thing about the movie is the terrible acting. I have to say this is bad entertainment to the fullest but it's still worth having a look.

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