Thursday, September 16, 2010

Sorcerer

Year: 1977
Director: William Friedkin
Writer: Walon Green
Rating: 8/10

Above average remake of "The Wages of Fear"; excellent Tangerine Dream soundtrack.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Experiment In Terror

Year: 1962
Director: Blake Edwards
Writer: Gordon Gordon, Mildred Gordon
Rating: 3/10

Inferior and bland noir-ish detective thriller with a misleading title.

Waiting For Guffman

Year: 1996
Director: Christopher Guest
Writers: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
Rating: 8.5/10

Excellent "mockumentary" execution, but could have easily further expanded upon its characters.

RoboCop 2

Year: 1990
Director: Irvin Kershner
Writers: Frank Miller, Walon Green
Rating: 6/10

Action sci-fi that bounces between campy and mediocre.

Mad Max

Year: 1979
Director: George Miller
Writers: George Miller, Byron Kennedy, James McCausland
Rating: 9/10

Dystopian sci-fi classic.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Fantastic Planet

Year: 1973
Director: René Laloux
Writers: Stefan Wul, Roland Topor, René Laloux
Rating: 10/10

Sublimely meditative treatment of oppression and revolt.

Alone In The Dark

Year: 1982
Director: Jack Sholder
Writers: Jack Sholder, Robert Shaye, Michael Harrpster
Rating: 7.5/10

Subpar b-horror with numerous saving graces, such as Donald Pleasence and the Sic F*cks.