Sunday, September 28, 1997

Mimic

Skip-it - Scary movies about giant bugs were cool in the 50s, but this cult classic isn't classic enough for me -- no scary enough.

Friday, September 12, 1997

Good Will Hunting

Buy-it - Matt Damon and Ben Affleck co-scripted and co-star in this powerful drama about a 20-year-old genius on the wrong side of the law and education system. It should have won the 1997 Oscar for Best Picture if it wasn't for the highly overrated Titanic.

Wednesday, August 20, 1997

Dante's Peak

Wait-for-it - This is one of those guilty pleasure disaster movies where each character's decision annoys the shit out of you but you can't help but continue to scream at the TV every time it's on.

Friday, July 25, 1997

Contact

Skip-it - Aliens successfully contact Jodie Foster's character with a message including plans on how to build a spacecraft that will successfully make the journey from Earth to their alien planet - but unlike most re-mastered sci-fi films, Contact is no real upgrade in 1080p.

Batman & Robin

Skip-it - It's hard to distinguish which of these last two awful Batman films is which - this is the one with Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the worst Batman of all-time (George Clooney) and everyone's favorite sidekick Robin (Chris O'Donnell) - NOT!  

Absolute Power

Skip-it - Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Ed Harris elevate this otherwise lackluster thriller about a sex murder involving the President of the United States.