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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 2/5

Weak fare compared to the first one, but amusing in places. My favourite was Booger learning at the feet of the master Karate Kid-style. His sensei was Snotty. Needed more of that.

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Silver Streak 2/5

Rather dull comedy thriller that really doesn’t do either of those things. Jill Clayburgh is quite good as the everywoman attracted to Gene Wilder, but the comedy just feels mostly off through the whole thing, and the plot gets tiresome. … Continue reading

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Damnation Alley 2/5

Wow, how can a movie that opens with world war 3, and then features giant scorpions, killer cockroaches, murderous, rapey irradiated hillbillies and a flood be this boring? And it has Jean Michael Vincent and George Peppard! The only cool … Continue reading

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Beowulf 2/5

This pitches up between real-life cinema and more cartoonish styles, and feels like the worse of both. The nearly-human animation feels unreal by its very nearly-ness, giving the whole thing of watching a cast acting through thick botox-poisoning. In contrast, … Continue reading

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