Tag Archives: Action

The Rock - * * * 1/2*

Posted on June 7, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Freneticaly paced action flick truly thrills. When decorated war hero General Hummel (Ed Harris) seizes control of Alcatraz island, holds 81 tourists as hostages, and threatens to launch several rockets laced with chemical weaponry upon San Francisco unless his demands … Continue reading →

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Dragonheart - * 1/2*

Posted on May 31, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

An amazing technological achievement is wasted in this rather bland fantasy. Dennis Quaid stars as Sir Bowen, a valorious knight who follows the old code of King Arthur’s round table. He is the tutor for Prince Einon, a bratty little … Continue reading →

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The Arrival - * * 1/2*

Posted on May 31, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Some surprisingly good science fiction is watered down by tepid dialogue in The Arrival. In perhaps his best work in years (although that’s not saying much), Charlie Sheen plays Zane Zaminski, a paranoid researcher in the SETI program, searching for … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible - * * *

Posted on May 22, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Improbable but highly entertaining suspense yarn. Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, the point man for a team of IMF (Impossible Mission Force) agents assigned to do highly confidential and dangerous covert operations. The only character returning from the television … Continue reading →

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Twister - * * *

Posted on May 10, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Explosive effects-driven thriller that doesn’t try for any depth beyond the superficial, but doesn’t need to. Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt portray a married (though divorcing) couple of tornado chasers. When a rare and dangerous meteorogical condition throws a rapid … Continue reading →

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Barb Wire - 1/2*

Posted on May 3, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Ridiculous rehash of Casablanca in a soft-porn Blade Runner-ish world. Pamela Anderson Lee is the titular heroine, a mercenary bar-owner who refuses to take sides in the second American Civil War. When Cora D (Victoria Rowell), a biochemist flees the … Continue reading →

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The Quest - *

Posted on April 26, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Jean Claude VanDamme, in his directorial debut, returns to his kickboxing roots, and stumbles badly. He mistackles this tale of epic proportions, in which he stars as Chris Dubios, a NY ringleader of a group of child criminals, who accidentally … Continue reading →

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Executive Decision - * * * 1/2*

Posted on March 15, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Executive Decision is a tense and suspense filled action film starring Kurt Russell and Steven Seagal. When terrorists who seize control of a trans-Atlantic 747 are suspected of possessing unknown amounts of chemical weaponry, the U.S. government is left with … Continue reading →

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Rumble in the Bronx - * *

Posted on February 23, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Jackie Chan finally makes another attempt to break through in America, and Rumble in the Bronx is certainly better than The Cannonball Run, but unfortunately it is not among the best action films either. Chan plays Keung, a Hong Kong … Continue reading →

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Broken Arrow - * *

Posted on February 9, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Explosive action film that doesn’t really go anywhere. Hong Kong veteran John Woo directs this yarn about two Air Force pilots. Christian Slater is good-natured Hale, and John Travolta is the psychotic Deakins, his partner and mentor. Deakins masterminds a … Continue reading →

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