The 1980s saw a boom in great action films, with Arnie and Stallone dominating the genre, but in 1989 actor turned producer Tim Matheson would take his love of itinerant blind masseur and Japanese swordsman Zatoichi, and along with star Rutger Hauer, he’d create a rather fun and bizarre action movie, this flick was Blind…
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Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986) – Review
Running from the late 1950s to the early 1960s there was a Western television series called “Wanted Dead or Alive” which was about a Confederate soldier turned bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s starring Steve McQueen, flash forward to the late 1980s and we have a movie dealing with the descendant of…
‘Salem’s Lot: From Book to Screen
When it comes to movie adaptations I think only William Shakespeare has had more cinematic translations than author Stephen King, unfortunately, King also holds the record for the number of terrible adaptations of his works.
Ladyhawke (1985) – Review
The 1980s certainly was a great time to be a kid going to the theatre as fantasy movies lit up the screen like never before with such great films as Dragonslayer, The Dark Crystal, Conan the Barbarian and one of my favourites and today’s pick Richard Donner’s Ladyhawke.
The Poseidon Adventure (2005) – Review
In this 2005 version of The Poseidon Adventure, we get a prime example of how not to do a remake, all done with the mercenary hope of cashing in on Wolfgang Peterson’s upcoming big summer remake Poseidon, and this resulted in an absolutely dreadful version of Paul Gallico’s book, so don’t expect to see anything…