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This movie series was part of that effort although anyone who had the chance to meet Oyama (I did) would never question his allegiance to Japan.
Saw the movie today and thought it was a good effort, good messages for kids.
This is easily my favorite Clive Barker effort.
Had it not been for the huge success of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding', Crackerjack would have made it to number 1 at the Australian box office, but when you consider what he film is about and who is involved, even making it to number 2 was an outstanding effort.
This is a decent effort for a B-Movie Martial Arts actioner.
Alas, the maddening and sporadic Gangster No. 1 as well as the equally all over the shop, but interesting exercise in surrealism mixed with realism, effort entitled The Acid House are the only ones of his we've got to go on so far.
The effort that was put into this film far out weighs the set backs it faces by having a limited budget.
The middle woman in an effort to keep herself safe begins to play all sides against each other and sets up a meeting at the New York public library between various parties, however as people begin to die, the library is locked down and more murders (and perhaps some rare book larceny) seem to be close to happening.
So to all of you reading this, if you have not seen it, make an effort to do so.
As soon as I heard the music, I knew that some effort had been made in creating what I consider to be an almost masterpiece of good ol'horror.
There are certain things one has come to expect, even demand of a Bond film and each individual effort either delivers or it doesn't.
Both characters ride in search of adventure in an effort to right the wrongs of the world.
I wasn't quite sure what I would end up thinking after seeing this sophomore effort.
If anyone has any doubts about the talent of Liev Schrieber, just a look at his new film, "Everything is Illuminated", which clearly shows a man that is not only one of America's finest actors, but a new director whose first effort is indeed an inspiration and a harbinger of what is to follow.
Yes I wince a bit at Peter's effort to make love through music but, you know I didn't see it that way when I left the theater.
Still, this is a lively, jazzy special--not quite as emotionally tantalizing as "My Name Is Barbra", but certainly a sterling sophomore effort.
For the herd of movie mass-consumers out there,who care more about quantity than quality,about cheap fun more than about depth, crap like "blade" (it doesn't even deserve a capital letter),"underworld","Dracula 2000","dracula 3000" and so on are good movies to munch popcorn to and drink a couple of cokes... What makes Subspecies a superior effort for anyone claiming to be a Vampire fanatic,on the other hand,is obvious: The Vampire Himself is Romanian,the story is set in Transylvania (the scenes filmed on location are more than convincing),and the atmosphere is not based on any "action-packed" chases or expensive orchestral music.Radu Himself is the source of the atmosphere...
Does is HAVE to be something grisly like 'SAW' or it's just crap...??? Now, I don't claim to be an all knowing expert, but I'm about 47, I've seen and own literally thousands of films and I honestly think this director really gave this film a good, sincere effort.
It focuses on an imagination of sorts of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' life during the Second World War as the writer of propaganda films for the war effort, and his subsequent return to Wales.
This is the best direct-to-DVD effort from Van Damme that I have seen yet.
This gets a higher score than maybe some people think it deserves, but I have to factor in the low budget and the good effort from the cast.
Because she lives in a small New York apartment, isn't married, and doesn't have a baby - and can't cook at all! Hilarity (and romance) ensues when she tries to put on a believable act in an effort to save face/ keep from being fired by the magazine owner (played by Sydney Greenstreet).
The SASS (Single Action Shooting Society)members that contributed to this effort were pretty darn good.
Heck, it's not even really a movie - just a string of short disgusting, gross-out skits strung together in an effort to make entertainment.
His first and best effort was the screenplay for The Spiral Staircase.
It was Dinelli's only effort on Broadway and it starred Dorothy Gish and Richard Boone.
While this movie has lots going for it (a very amusing script; offbeat characters; sudden sharp turns to unexpected violence, as in director Jonathan Demme's previous effort "Something Wild"; and hilarious yet menacing performances by Stockwell and Mercedes Ruehl, as his jealous wife from hell), Michelle steals the show easily.
In a lot of ways, Nichols was a lot like Maverick; both were much more attracted to getting rich with little effort than they were fighting.
Unlike his previous effort, The Fifth Cord (which was your 'classic' Giallo) Luigi Bazzoni's film forsakes almost all of the Giallo trademarks and instead of murder; the focus is very on psychological mystery.
An excellent effort then, that is well worth your time if you prefer development and suspense over gore.
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