From Disney’s Herbie the Love Bug to John Carpenter’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Christine,vehicles with “minds of their” own have been a staple of Hollywood films – comedy or horror it doesn’t matter – but in 1985 we were treated to a movie that was inspired by the classic fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) – Review
In 1954 Disney Pictures released 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, an adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel and one of the greatest undersea films ever produced, but then a few years later 20th Century Fox took audiences on a different kind of undersea adventure, this time with producer/director Irwin Allen at the helm, a man who…
Viva Knievel! (1977) – Review
Are you ready to witness the king of daredevil stunts? Are you prepared to witness the one and only Evel Knievel on his greatest adventure? Then buckle up and get ready for Viva Knievel! the 1977 action-packed adventure film that will have you on the edge of your seat, well, at least leaning slightly forward.
Megaforce (1982) – Review
One of the quintessential movies to come out of the 80s was action flick Megaforce, a movie brought to life by stuntman turned director Hal Needham and a team of B-List celebrities. It is true that this genre entry has developed a certain level of cult status over the years, mostly for its over-the-top action…
The Spirit (2008) – Review
With the successful adaptations of two Sin City movies, based on the Frank Miller comics, it must have seemed like a great idea to give the man a shot at adapting the Will Eisner comic to the big screen as he was a big fan of the character, unfortunately, in the case of those Sin…