Big Trouble in Little China (1986) April 11, 2013
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2013 #22
The ’80s cult classic gets the drabble treatment from an unconvinced me…
Conan the Barbarian (1982) March 22, 2013
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2013 #31
One of the key entries in both the sword-and-sorcery genre and Arnie’s early career… but is it actually any good?
#42: The Return of the Musketeers (1989) December 22, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Comedy, Action, adaptations, 3 stars, 1980s, Adventure, British films, Historical, 2012 , add a comment16 years later, they filmed Twenty Years After… Today’s 100 Films Advent Calendar review:
#80: RoboCop (1987) December 17, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Action, Thriller, Sci-fi, Crime, 3 stars, 1980s, 2012 , add a commentToday’s 100 Films Advent Calendar review…
#92: The Keep (1983) December 3, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Horror, Fantasy, adaptations, 2 stars, 1980s, Mystery, 2012 , add a commentThe 100 Films Advent Calendar 2012 reaches its third day with director Michael Mann’s cult-favourite second film…
#3: Outland (1981) September 24, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Action, Thriller, Sci-fi, Crime, Western, 4 stars, 1980s, remakes, 2012 , add a commentSean Connery stars in this ’80s space Western. But can you even have a “space Western”?
The Batman Series July 20, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Crime, 2000s, adaptations, 1990s, 1980s, Adventure, superhero films, Specials, Film Noir: Pre/Post/Neo/etc., 2012 , add a commentNew mini reviews of Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, here:
I may well have some thoughts about The Dark Knight Rises up later today too.






