Irwin Allen’s The Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno set the standard for disaster movies of the 70s, with some of the tropes of his films still surviving to this day, but it looks like South Korean director Kim Ji-hoon has taken up the mantle with this epic disaster film The Tower (aka Ta-weo).
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Gator (1976) – Review
In 1973 Burt Reynolds had a hit with his southern action/drama White Lightning, so three years later the studios wanted to see if lightning could strike twice with Gator.
White Lightning (1973) – Review
Before the Duke Boys were jumping bridges in Hazard County there was Gator McKlusky, a true hero of the South in White Lightning. Made in 1973 this Good Ole Boy movie is not what one would expect from just looking at the poster. It is a surprisingly dark and thoughtful movie with Burt Reynolds showing…
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) – Review
There is certainly no shortage of Star Wars rip-offs, but in the case of 1983s Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn we get a Star Wars/Road Warrior combo rip-off so it gets points for that.
Sleepaway Camp (1983) – Review
If any one genre of films dominated the 80’s it would be the slasher film. It just wasn’t a good time to be a teenager, as your chances of living to the end credits was very slim indeed. While Jason was out stalking his victims in 3D, director/writer Robert Hiltzik decided to take a stab at…