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‘The 13th Warrior’ reviews
John’s “The 13th Warrior” review, NDSU Spectrum, August 1999 John’s “The 13th Warrior” flashback review, June 28, 2021
‘Lost in Space’ reviews
John’s “Lost in Space” flashback review, June 17, 2021 John’s “Lost in Space” review, NDSU Spectrum, April 17, 1998
‘Mystery Men’ review
“Mystery Men” – In this remarkably dull superhero parody, Captain Amazing is kidnapped and it’s up to the “other guys” to save the day – among them Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), whose power is to […]
‘Lake Placid’ review
“Lake Placid” – “Halloween H2O” director Steve Miner cranks out another horror film that cuts corners whenever possible. Hardly anyone lives on the lake being terrorized by the 30-foot crocodile, so the “dangerous situations” seem […]
‘Universal Soldier: The Return’ review
“Universal Soldier: The Return” – This stylish but empty sequel pits former Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) against the latest crop of power-hungry computerized soldiers, including Michael Jai White and wrestler Bill Goldberg. […]
‘The Mummy’ (1999) review
“The Mummy” – Writer-director Stephen Sommers blends light humor with serious drama in Universal’s bid to start a new “Mummy” franchise. Brendan Fraser leads one of two teams in search of treasure, but Imhotep is […]
‘Deep Blue Sea’ reviews
John’s “Deep Blue Sea” flashback review, June 21, 2022 *** “Deep Blue Sea” – Director Renny Harlin delivers a masterpiece of gripping action, lush visuals and compelling characters. It’s a thrill ride built upon a […]
‘Shaft’ (2000) review
“Shaft” – This Y2K take on vigilante hero John Shaft is zippier than the 1970s version but doesn’t live up to its potential. Samuel L. Jackson looks cool in a trenchcoat, Jeffrey Wright and Christian […]
‘Hollow Man’ review
“Hollow Man” – There are two things that make an invisible man movie intriguing – the intellectual aspect and the visual aspect. Screenwriter Andrew Marlowe and director Paul Verhoeven only pay lip service to the […]