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Alien from L.A. (1988)
It's just a nice popcorn feel good movie with a little of everything
Director Albert Pyun created quite a unique film here. The premise is quite far fetched though that's completely the point. Kathy Ireland is simply wonderful here as a girl out to find her explorer father who has disappeared in Africa. An adventure ensues and there's comedy, a bit of romance and excellent action for which Pyun is generally known for. It's definitely a product of the 80's and it shows, which is totally bad' dude!
I felt the need to review this as it's sadly been sorely under-rated. Sometimes things become unfairly judged; then once derided more disdain is easily heaped upon them by those who follow others and don't think for themselves. It's just a little nice lighthearted film.
Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)
Awesome film
This movie's totally awesome with excellence all around. There's no way this should be 6 out of ten. Watch it and see. Love it!
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
The Disney Deathstar
Over the recent years Disney has been slowly though steadily revealing that the dollar and the agenda seem to be their most significant driving force. This film actually hurt many people's feelings, myself included. Sadly, Disney's true colors are beginning to fully show.
Strange business moves have been made by the present Disney, including selling the Star Wars rights to video game company EA. EA has created a quite violent video game (first-person shooter) where people play as Star Wars characters online and shoot each other with a huge assortment of weapons.
The world was made fully aware of this when investigations from various governments from around the world were begun recently. These show that people have to pay real money for the chance (this is the reason for these investigations as it is considered gambling) to win a prize. A child-friendly company should have no such dealings though this no longer the Disney of old.
Some scenes of space battles were spectacular though that only goes so far without a story to drive them. How many would go to watch a 2 hour computer generated space battle? Not many or that would likely be the type of film targeted by the company. Special effects will only go so far to cover up failures in ideas, writing, and ideals. The computer animation still looks somehow generally off and the spaceship models from the 70's and 80's look more realistic than these even all these years later.
There are many other things out of the ordinary at play here as well. Critics' reviews are astonishingly high, much moreso than warranted. Is there further foul play here as well?
The film pushes certain obvious agendas: feminist, political, and otherwise. None of these are advanced by the forced way which they are introduced. These agendas do not have any business in a Star Wars film and serve to undermine Disney's previous squeaky-clean reputation. Star Wars as a franchise has been completely trampled upon by these practices and the Disney brand has never before had this level of tarnish; likely so much that it's former lustre will never be regained.
Krull (1983)
One of the Best
I saw Krull in the theater when it came out in the U. S. and It's been my favorite film ever since. There are times when something so special comes along that there's no denying it's majesty.
To watch this film correctly, one must have an open mind and no pretense. This is for people of all ages.
Actors of this caliber only come together when the harmonics of the universe are aligned; this is by God's grace.
The writing is superb, something truly timeless. The story is a triumphant tale of good against evil. We know who wins.
The timing is without error.
The music of Horner is magnificent. Simply put, this is beyond a doubt the most powerful soundtrack of any film ever released.
This film is recommended to all. It's not perfect, mostly due to time constraints, but it's the closest that we've ever gotten.