kevinjmiller-71539 Reviews

The Shape of Things to Come (1979)

Too Bad to Even be a Cult Classic

[2/10 · 18 April 2020]

Gave it 2 stars 'cause Carol Lynley and Anne-Marie Martin don't look half bad in the costumes.

I cannot imagine paying to see this in a theater. Awful special effects, wooden acting, and a simplistic plot full of non-sequiturs and dead ends. Looks like a 1959 sci-fi film that might have worked if they'd gone with the look and done it it black and white.

Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)

20 Minutes

[2/10 · 8 April 2020]

That's as far as I could get. Action sequences and some good actors (ex. Borgnine and Van Cleef) couldn't overcome the inane dialog and the rest of the wooden actors.

The Hard Way (1980 TV Movie)

Good Mix of Tension, Drama and Action

[8/10 · 7 April 2020]

The mix of understated drama and taut plot, superbly punctuated with just the right amount of dramatic action,makes this a good flick for an evening watch. The acting is quite good enough, particularly Lee Van Cleef and Patrick McGoolan, as is the cinematography.