When the third chapter of Cannon’s endearingly infantile American Ninja series somersaulted into theatres, devout fans of the franchise were horrified when the lead actor,
Tag: 1990s
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991) – Review
Nepotism is something that’s been occuring in Hollywood for decades with varying degrees of success, but surely Delta Force 3 has to be some sort
Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Review
“That’s quite a view.”If the First World War was erroneously said to be the war to end all wars, then surely Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) – Review
It’s 1990 and the once thriving Cannon Goup has all but crumbled into dust – but from the wreckage of the studio that flew close
The Shadow (1994) – Review
After Tim Burton’s Batman broke big in 89, the race was on to try and find the next gloomy, brooding, urban vigilante to bring to
Rush Hour (1998) – Review
When you consider how many attempts it took to break Jackie Chan to the mass audiences of America, it makes you wonder what the hell
Castle Freak (1995) – Review
While Stuart Gordon’s 80s horror output had the sense of the comic book absurd about them, it seemed like the man wanted to approach the
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) – Review
As a rule, fantasy movies set at Christmas are usually cuddly, fluffy affairs with all the usual tropes delivered wrapped in a nice, safe, unthreatening
Soldier (1998) – Review
Some of you out there in internet-land may be too young to remember this but there was a hot minute there where the prospect of
Judge Dredd (1995) – Review
If you were to shove the works of Marvel and DC aside for a moment, there’s a whole world of varied comic book adaptations swirling
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter (1999) – Review
When embarking on fashioning a sequel, there’s usually two paths you can go down – either do something completely new or honor the original as
Space Truckers (1996) – Review
Despite bursting onto the horror scene with a gaggle of winningly extreme gorefests in the mid 80s, Stuart Gordon had a rather strange affinity for
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) – Review
The main problem with studios employing a buy one get one free approach with sequel making (ie. making two follow ups back to back) is
Cliffhanger (1993) – Review
There’s something about 90s action movies that hit a little different. Maybe it’s because the notion of the high concept, single sentence pitch was at
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) – Review
When it comes to the convyer belt of slapdash sequels that Dimension put out over the years, surely the most frustrating must be their continuation
Darkman II: The Return Of Durant (1995) – Review
Man, direct to video sequels sure were different back in my day…Apologies for starting this review with a textbook old-guy rant, but in these days
Frankenhooker (1990) – Review
Not only is Frank Henenlotter a prominent purveyor of jaw dropping, 80s, New York based, horror sleeze, but he’s pretty fucking funny to boot. But
Body Snatchers (1993) – Review
The earlier, cinematic versions of Jack Finney’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers are as vital and important as any science fiction film released in their
Fortress (1992) – Review
Those familiar with the works of the late, great Stuart Gordon will no doubt cite his gore-tastic and magnificently perverted H.P. Lovecraft adaptations as the
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) – Review
When Hollywood puts its iron will to it, there really isn’t anything it can’t sequelize; take the existence of The Rage: Carrie 2 for example.Anyone
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