Missing in Action

Colonel James Braddock, still haunted by his time in a Vietnamese P.O.W. camp, reluctantly agrees to return to Vietnam with a government liaison, hoping to find other American soldiers who are still missing in action. After discovering the location of a camp still holding American soldiers prisoner, Braddock leads an all-out assault in an effort to bring his fellow soldiers home. Missing in Action, Cannon’s attempt to cash in on the Rambo franchise, is a decent movie for what it is. Slightly too long with a sluggish pace, Missing in Action saves most of the excitement for the third act, which goes balls to the wall with explosions and high speed raft chases. M. Emmet Walsh lends a bit of levity to the proceedings, playing Braddock’s old army buddy Jack “Tuck” Tucker. And Chuck Norris delivers exactly the type of performance you would expect from him, no more, no less.

Rating: 60%

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Arc of Infinity

A renegade Time Lord transmits a copy of the Doctor’s biodata extract to a mysterious being in another dimension. That being, the lost Time Lord Omega, not seen since The Three Doctors, attempts to bond with the Doctor in order to cross over from the antimatter dimension. When the High Council finds out what’s happened, the Doctor is recalled to Gallifrey and sentenced to death, in an effort to prevent… something. Meanwhile, Tegan, who had been left behind on Earth at the end of Time-Flight, travels to Amsterdam to visit her cousin, who has mysteriously gone missing. Arc of Infinity is a decent serial that kicks off the Fifth Doctor’s second season. They never really bother to explain why Tegan had been left behind at the end of the last season and the Doctor doesn’t exactly look thrilled when she rejoins the TARDIS crew at the end of the story. Also, it’s interesting to see Colin Baker show up in this story as Commander Maxil on Gallifrey, since he’ll be taking over as the Sixth Doctor at the end of the next season.

Rating: I know what I'm doing%

Ski School 2

A few years have passed since we last saw Dave Marshak, the intrepid party animal hero of the original Ski School. Having been kicked off the mountain, Dave is living in a trailer park until he receives an invitation to his ex-girlfriend Beth’s wedding. Determined to get both Beth and his mojo back, Dave returns to the mountain to face off against Steve Longwood, Beth’s snooty fiancée. While the original Ski School isn’t, technically, a “good” movie, it has a certain charm to it. Ski School 2, however, is a pretty bland affair. In the first movie, Dave is an unflappable, infallible goofball trickster. In Ski School 2, he’s a beaten down scamp who refuses to grow up. Sadly, the magic of the original Ski School is gone and there’s no amount of nudity that can bring it back.

Rating: 52%

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