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Dr. Strange (1978)

Dr. Strange (1978)
Rating: ★★★
Feb 28, 2012Marvel Comics Magician Superhero
Forgotten, unsold tv pilot based on the Marvel Comics sorceror superhero. Unlike other Marvel tv properties of this era, this has an imaginativeness in its reach for esoteric spaces that favourably compares to the comic-book original
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Rating: ★★
Jul 12, 1999Space Opera/Man Unfrozen in the Future
In the aftermath of Star Wars, the comic-book/serial hero was revived in this heavily Star Wars influenced remake that was released theatrically and then served as the pilot of a tv series
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Xanadu (1980)

Xanadu (1980)
Rating: ★
Jan 1, 2020Disco Fantasy/Greek Muse Comes to Earth
Bizarre disco fantasy that could have only been conceived out of 80s cocaine madness. Olivia Newton-John is a Greek muse come to Earth to inspire the building of a roller disco. Frequently cited as a bad movie classic, this has mind-boggling scenes that have to be seen to be believed
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Conquest of the Earth (1981)

Conquest of the Earth (1981)
Rating: ★
Aug 26, 2004Battlestar Galactica Movie
The third of the theatrically released films spun off from the original Battlestar Galactica. This is compiled from episodes of the dire follow-up series Galactica 1980 where the show relocates to contemporary Earth
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E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rating: ★★★★★
Dec 16, 2001Cute Alien
Perhaps the greatest children's film ever made, the story of the affection between a lonely boy and a stranded alien. Steven Spielberg paints in beautiful, tender emotions from the heart that can only not touch the most cynical
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Howard the Duck (1986)

Howard the Duck (1986)
Rating: ★
Jun 19, 2000Talking Alien Duck/Comic Book Adaptation
This adaptation of the cult Marvel comic-book from Lucasfilm should have been a classic but went tail-feathers up in a big way such that it became the term used for a film that bombs for years afterwards
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Twins (1988)

Twins (1988)
Rating: ★★★½
Jan 30, 2005Mismatched Clone Twins Comedy
A one-note joke premised on casting Arnold Schwarzenegger and diminutive Danny DeVito as mismatched clone twins. Unexpectedly charming with Schwarzenegger and comedy director Ivan Reitman turning out what are probably their best works.
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Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Rating: ★★★★
Jul 6, 1999Time Travel
The first of the Back to the Future sequels has a whiplash ingenuity that propels us through several different scenarios, including a trip to the future, a dark alternate present and requiring Michael J. Fox to duck unseen in and around the margins of the first film
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Jurassic Park (1993)

Jurassic Park (1993)
Rating: ★★★★
May 9, 2001Genetically-Engineered Dinosaurs Amok
An enormous hit for Steven Spielberg who took new emergent CGI technologies and wowed audiences with dinosaurs brought to life in dazzlingly realistic detail. It doesn't hurt that he delivers a relentlessly suspenseful film too
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Congo (1995)

Congo (1995)
Rating: ★★★
Jun 30, 2001Lost City of Intelligent Apes/Michael Crichton Adaptation
Following the success of Jurassic Park, a host of other Michael Crichton books were filmed, including this not entirely successful but not uninteresting work where Crichton attempts to modernise the lost world adventure
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Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996)

Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996)
Rating: ★
Dec 16, 2001Vampire Brothel
The second of the films spun off from tv’s Tales from the Crypt. While the first film Demon Knight took itself seriously, this does not and is killed by a campy tone and a miscast Dennis Miller keeping up a running barrage of excruciating one-liners
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Rating: ★½
Aug 14, 2001Genetically Engineered Dinosaurs Amok
The first sequel to the massive success of Jurassic Park where Steven Spielberg returns to direct with a script that seems a mishmash of loose ends that only weakly rehashes the original
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End of Days (1999)

End of Days (1999)
Rating: ★
Dec 1, 1999The Devil Returns to Earth at The Millennium/Action Film
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on The Devil on the eve of the millennium. This is essentially The Omen and one of its ilk having been reworked as a mindless big-budget action and effects movie
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Rating: ★
Apr 23, 2000Prehistoric Comedy/Cartoon in Live-Action
Sequel to the live-action The Flintstones film. Whether we asked for it or not, this offers up a Flintstones origin story where we see familiar elements of the series fall into place
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The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Rating: ★★½
Jul 30, 2000Rejuvenation Formula Comedy
Sequel to the Eddie Murphy remake of The Nutty Professor. That film's tour-de-force was a scene with Murphy playing all the members of his family. Here the family have been brought to the fore. Murphy's performance and the effects are expectedly great but the plot is all over the place
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Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Rating: ★★
Apr 15, 2001Girl Rock Group's Adventures/Cartoon in Live Action
A live-action film based on the animated tv series about a girl rock band who originally appeared in Archie comics, this gets buried under its own efforts to be cutely ironic
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Jurassic Park III (2001)

Jurassic Park III (2001)
Rating: ★★
Jul 20, 2001Genetically-Engineered Dinosaurs Amok
Steven Spielberg handed the directorial reins of the series over to Joe Johnston and this emerges as a better film than The Lost World was, even if it is only ever arranged around a series of effects set-pieces
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Land of the Lost (2009)

Land of the Lost (2009)
Rating: ★
Jun 11, 2009TV Series Comedy Remake/Prehistoric Lost World
Big screen revival of the children's lost world tv series that is now a loud and excruciating Will Ferrell vehicle that reduces the original into lowbrow farce. A majorly unfunny bomb on every level
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
Rating: ★★
Nov 2, 2009Young Adult/Vampire Wars/Circus of Freaks
Adaptation of a series of Young Adult books that should have emerged as Harry Potter made with the sensibilities of a Tim Burton. But the result fails to come to life in Paul Weitz's hands
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