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  Hard Rain 1998

  ★★★½ Watched 23 Dec 2013

  This was a real surprise for me. I went in expecting a decent action film, but the setting and execution really elevates this film. The movie is called Hard Rain and whoever chose it meant it - there's enough rain here to rival a disaster movie. And that's kind of what it feels like, on top of the action thriller part. This being a product of the nineties there's a wealth of great practical effects that look great on screen.…

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  The Last Boy Scout 1991

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Dec 2013

  The Last Boy Scout is just what you would expect it to be - and that's fine. Made in the golden days of Bruce Willis action comedys it has just enough laughs, unexpected twists and action for a perfect movie night. Add to that a Willis who is as worn-out and beat-down throughout the film as he is at the start of Die Hard 3 and you can't help but love it. Joe is such a piece of shit, and…

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  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006

  ★★★½ Added

  I'm a big fan of the PotC movies but this is (probably) the weakest of the bunch. I know most people have no love for the third movie but that's probably my favorite. Partly it is hurt by being the middle of what was originally a trilogy - it feels partly as if someone tried to make one movie into two. Mostly we're spinning the wheels waiting for number three and the plot has been stretched thin to make a…

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  Blackjack 1998

  ★½ Added

  You know the kind of movies that aren't all that great but are still a lot of fun to watch? Blackjack is that kind of a movie. If it could even be called a movie, as it's actually just a pilot for a never-to-be TV series. It's also not much of an action movie with just two or three short set pieces that are over in a flash. You might expect different from a John Woo/Dolph Lundgren pairing but this…

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