The Demolitionist, 1995 - ★★★½

The Demolitionist, 1995 - ★★★½
REVIEWED

"I don't just blow shit up, I create new space"

Explosives Dealer Big Frank (Andre Rosey Brown)

You know the worlds gone to shit when your cities mayor is played by Susan Tyrrell. Robert Kurtzman's The Demolitionist' is a hugely entertaining B-grade action romp, that plagiarises 'Robocop' for all its 1k dollars worth. A futureshock city is torn apart by a criminal gang headed by Maddog (Richard Grieco). When officer Alyssa Lloyd (Nicole Eggert) gets violently slain on duty. The mayor enlists a scientist to bring her back from dead to put an end to the gangs reign.

Its tacky as shit, but such a rewarding and amusing viewing experience. What budget it got is thrown away on ever more massive explosions and guns that fire 10k bullets a pop. The casts a cult movie fans wet dream, its chocked with the likes of Bruce Abbott, Bruce Campbell and Tom Savini, I love Susan Tyrrell she never fails to impress.

[PRFR]
Explosions, boobs, the 3rd rate Snake Plisken, shoot offs, bikes, Grieco body melting and even more explosions. In other words, everything that makes for a rewarding no brainer.

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Brain Smasher... A Love Story, 1993 - ★★★

Brain Smasher... A Love Story, 1993 - ★★★
REVIEWED

"This guys got no nutz!"

Old Miss Bellows (Dorothy Dells) after kicking a shaolin in the nads

Surprisingly entertaining comic book martial arts action nonsense with the diceman Andrew Dice Clay as brain smashing night club bouncer Ed Molloy. Eddies hired protection by Samantha (Teri Hatcher) whose trying to guard her sister from a gang of shaolin's, who are hellbent on tracking down a mythical lotus flower that has the a power to change the outcome of any battle.

Unmistakably 'Brain Smasher' is a poor mans 'Big Trouble in Little China' rip off, and its director Albert Pyun is far from being in John Carpenters league. But its still enjoyable if you switch the old grey matter off.

[PRFR: Personal Reasons For Remembering]
Hatcher looked pretty hot back then, not much really stood out other than one or two of dicemans typically misogynistic comments.

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Nightflyers, 1987 - ★★

Gates of Heaven, 1978 - ★★★½

"They opened up her head... and took her gifts away"

Jon the ships empath (Jon Winderman)

Badly conceived b-grade adaptation of George R.R. Martin's (Game of Thrones) well regarded science fiction novel (which I'll be honest haven't read or heard of). It follows a space ships hazardous attempt to find a mythical space entity known as Volcryn. Only the ships onboard AI mainframe goes berserk and threatens to destroy their intended mission.

While not the worst science fiction movie ever made, its script is severally incoherent at times. The actings below par and the synthesizer music is abysmal. Its a real shame because theres brief moments the plot threatens to break through and turn it into a worthwhile movie. Visually its not so bad, the digital FX work is primitive but the lighting, sets and prop design are great for its budget. Its shocking how even crappy 80's spacecraft models look better than so much of todays CGI.

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