Maria Conchita Alonso

The Running Man (1987)

The Running Man (1987)
Rating: ★★
Apr 1, 2003Action/Future Televised Gladiatorial Combat
This adapts one of Stephen King's Richard Bachman novels but the book is sidelined to become an Arnold Schwarzenegger action comic-book on the oft-used theme of a future where people compete in televised gladiatorial games
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Predator 2 (1990)

Predator 2 (1990)
Rating: ★★½
Nov 17, 2014Action/Humans Hunted by Alien Sportsman
Predator was one of the better Alien/Aliens copies of the 1980s. This sequel does little more than serve the same up all over again bar the substitution of a near-future L.A. for the jungle but manages to generate a reasonably intensive ride out of the action
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Chain of Command (2000)

Chain of Command (2000)
Rating: ★★★
Apr 19, 2007Action/Hijacking of Presidential Nuclear Codes
Halfway reasonable action film in which US President Roy Scheider is taken hostage by Taiwanese terrorists who want to use the nuclear launch codes against China. The surprise about the film is how political it is willing to get
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The Lords of Salem (2012)

The Lords of Salem (2012)
Rating: ★★
May 27, 2013Occult Happenings/Witch's Curse
In this homage to the 1970s occult film, Rob Zombie tones back the posturing shock effect of his earlier films and creates atmosphere. Eventually though, Zombie creates a film that feels coiled to unleash something bad but falters
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