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Tequila, a “shoot first, ask questions later” style Police inspector, is forced to team up with an undercover cop to take down a group of gun smugglers. Along the way, they might even learn to trust one another. Hard Boiled was John Woo’s last epic Hong Kong action film before making the transition to Hollywood. As far as Woo’s Hong Kong masterpieces go, Hard Boiled is the only one that feels like it’s taking a little inspiration from American action films. A few of the set pieces feel inspired by Die Hard and the sax drenched score is giving serious Lethal Weapon vibes. But make no mistake, Hard Boiled is still peak John Woo heroic bloodshed, with plenty of grand action set pieces and a third act that is almost entirely shoot outs.
Rating: 83%
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On a trip to visit Tegan’s grandfather, the Doctor actually manages to get the TARDIS to take everyone to the correct time and place for a change. However, after escaping from a crumbling church, the Doctor and his companions are arrested by some 17th Century soldiers. It turns out there’s a war game going on in the village and everyone is taking it very seriously, a little too seriously perhaps. Has the historical re-enactment brought about some collective madness or is there something far sinister lurking in that decaying church? So far in the Fifth Doctor’s run, two-part stories have been a bit of a mixed bag. Black Orchid largely worked by telling a smaller story, while The King’s Demons suffered from trying to cram ten pounds of crap into a five-pound bag. Even though the plot of The Awakening is far from watertight, so much so that even the Doctor can’t explain why some things happened the way they happened, the pacing is brisk and all of the supporting characters are well defined.
Rating: Now everybody stay perfectly calm and still%
A loose compilation of sketches lampooning modern life and entertainment, Amazon Women on the Moon is one of those movies that “they just don’t make anymore.” Not so much because of the content, though some of it runs a little edgy and risqué, but mostly because they don’t really make theatrically released comedies anymore. And, similarly, sketch comedy films have been largely absent from theatres since their heyday in the late 70s. Amazon Women on the Moon incorporates contributions from five directors, including Joe Dante and John Landis. And, as the opening credits inform us, it features ‘lots of actors.’ Even though it’ll never be on the Mount Rushmore of 80s comedies, Amazon Women on the Moon still contains a few great gags.
Rating: 69%
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