Red Sonja (1985)
Starring: Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sven-Ole ThorsonGrade: D+ It kills me that we didn’t get Conan the Conqueror, but we got Red Sonja. Summary In [Read More…]
Tag: 1980s
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wilt Chamberlain, Grace Jones, Tracy Walter, Mako, Sven-Ole Thorsen, and André the GiantGrade: A Had John Milius directed the screenplay for Conan the [Read More…]
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Mako, Max von Sydow, and Sven-Ole ThorsenGrade: B+ I would genuinely be surprised if they said animals weren’t harmed in [Read More…]
Magic’s Touch (Autobiography) (1989)
Written by Magic Johnson and Roy S. JohnsonGrade: C- “We’ve all been blessed to be able to wake up every morning. And to me, that’s Magic”. [Read More…]
Best Friends (1982)
Starring: Burt Reynolds and Goldie HawnGrade: C- I’m not sure how this movie managed to snatch an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The [Read More…]
Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas (1984)
Starring: Garry ShandlingGrade: A- You ever go to bed with a woman and the next morning she looks like Ed Sullivan? You’re in for a [Read More…]
Vincent (1982)
Starring: Vincent PriceGrade: A- This had to have been about Tim Burton himself, right? Summary Completely through spoken rhymes, the narrator (Price) tells the story [Read More…]
My Favorite Year (1982)
Starring: Peter O’Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, and Jessica HarperGrade: B+ My Favorite Year is about a young man whose life is changed in a singular, very [Read More…]
Best Defense (1984)
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, and George DzundzaGrade: B- Just so you know, Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy never share a scene together. [Read More…]
Man on Fire (1987)
Starring: Scott Glenn, Joe Pesci, Danny Aiello, and Jonathan PryceGrade: D+ All things considered, the name “Lenny Lazarus” goes hard. Summary In a hospital in [Read More…]
