Category: Movie Reviews O-Z

Trancers III: Deth Lives (1992)

Posted on July 16, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

For the second entry to suck it comes as a pleasant surprise that this follow-up manages to kick some Squid butt!

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth (1991)

Posted on July 9, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

At first glance Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth looks to be an awesome sequel to a perfect low budget sci-fi hit. Is it?

The Specialist (1994)

Posted on July 5, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

Really this should have had a budget of around £10 million and starred a combination of the video stars of the time. The bigger glosser look doesn’t help the film or dissuade from the lack of substance.

Trancers: City of Lost Angels (1988)

Posted on July 2, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

This is a fun follow-up to the original and a treat for fans. Cheap, silly, funny and inventive.

Trancers (1984)

Posted on June 25, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

Trancers is the granddaddy of direct-to-video and a mostly successful opening to the franchise.

Short Time (1990)

Posted on June 22, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

Short Time has Dabney Colman drive with complete disregard for his own personal safety, leaving a trail of carnage everywhere. Sounds incredible…

The Contractor (2022)

Posted on June 7, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

The Contractor will engage you for the runtime, you will walk away fulfilled. In years to come you will struggle to remember if you have seen it.

The Big Racket (1976)

Posted on May 28, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

A racketeering group is operating in a village in Italy. Intimidating local business owners and subjecting resistors to barbaric violence in The Big Racket (1976)

The Desperate Hour (2021)

Posted on May 21, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

The Desperate Hour is a tension focused thriller centring on Naomi Watts plodding through the woods attempting to locate her son during a hostile event at nearby school.

Off Limits (1988) (aka Saigon)

Posted on May 14, 2022January 3, 2025 by garethmyles

Almost 30 years later I have managed to import and take in this obscure little thriller and whilst it has scratched an old itch, the film was not worth the anticipation.