I always get a little nervous when proven directors start pigeonholing themselves. I’m not necessarily talking about an auteur investing six or seven years of
Tag: 1999
Three Kings (1999) – Review
By 1999, movies involving the Persian Gulf war were usually ramrod straight dramas that treated the still-fresh struggle against Saddam Hussein with a grave respect
Wild Wild West (1999) – Review
Staggering into the infamously stacked blockbuster summer of 1999 like a washed up cowpoke with more whiskey in its body than blood came Wild Wild
Lake Placid (1999) – Review
Compiling unofficial trilogies that contain unrelated movies is something my brain seems to do every now and then. Boasting connective tissue as thin as wet
Idle Hands (1999) – Review
The stoner comedy is a genre I personally think doesn’t age particularly well. You can see my point, right? Goofy movies filled with lovable losers
The Mummy (1999) – Review
Back in 1999, I remember emerging from the cinema feeling a little nonplussed about The Mumny, Stephen Sommers’ mega budgeted remake of the classic Universal
Galaxy Quest (1999) – Review
In the furthest reaches of the charted universe, in the region astronomers have labelled The Nebula Of Underrated Comedies, lies a vast supernova made up
Candyman: Day Of The Dead (1999) – Review
What is it about the creations of Clive Barker that make them so difficult to sequelize without his core concepts collapsing into steaming piles of
The Matrix (1999) – Review
The year was 1999 and the world was focused on the fact that George Lucas’ Star Wars saga was about to make it’s return to
Toy Story 2 (1999) – Review
Comedian Dimitri Martin once said that graffiti is the most passionate literature there is: “It’s always like ‘Bush sucks!’ … ‘U2 Rocks!’” he stated, “I want to
Gamera 3: The Revenge Of Iris (1999) – Review
For the final part of his lauded Gamera trilogy, director Shusuke Kaneko went for something a little different from the usual plotline of an evil
Deep Blue Sea (1999) – Review
I have to admit, every time Hollywood hurls serious cash at an animal run amok movie, my pulse quickens. Since Jaws tore chunks out of
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) – Review
To recall the hysteria surrounding the weeks leading up to the release of the first brand new Star Wars movie since 1983’s Return Of The
Godzilla 2000 (1999) – Review
To state that Godzilla 2000 is something of a curious beast is something of an understatement even though we’re talking about a lizard so huge,
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