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It delivers

The PaperboyThe makers of the killer kid movie The Paperboy could have easily gone down the expected path. But thanks in part to a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah’s nephew, the movie has more humanity than you might think, along with some genuinely creepy moments.

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Crazy Cannon calamity

Journey To The Center Of The EarthJust how bad is the Cannon movie Journey To The Center Of The Earth? Well, Albert Pyun, who did extensive work on the movie, insisted that his name be taken off the credits. It’s a mess of a movie that will have you struck dumb.

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Sex with androids. Have I got your attention?

Making Mr. RightJohn Malkovich and Ann Magnuson star in Making Mr. Right, a very pleasant comedy that proposes that the best man for a woman may not always be made of flesh and blood.

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Surfin’ USA. And Portugal. And Morocco. And India. And…

Follow MeThe success of the 1966 surfing documentary The Endless Summer inspired a number of imitators, Follow Me being one of them. Does it find the perfect wave, or does it wipe out? Read the review to find out the answer.

Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.

Moonie loonies

Ticket To HeavenAs you know, most Canadian movies are horrifying for all the wrong reasons. However, the Canadian movie Ticket To Heaven is a scary yet well-crafted exercise, revealing how manipulative many religious cults are and that YOU could become a victim to one of them.

Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.

I contest this contest

Million Dollar MysteryThe movie Million Dollar Mystery was made as part of a contest, where moviegoers who saw the movie had the chance to win a million dollars. If the producers of the movie had been charged by the bad movie idea police, I am sure their plea would have been, “No contest.”

Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.

It’s the 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting Renaissance Festival!

Complete with about as much historical plausibility as the real thing– but considerably fewer mead and turkey-leg concessions, unfortunately.

 

Excalibur (1981), in which John Boorman’s usual approach of smoking half his weight in loco weed before calling “ACTION!” yields respectable results for once…

Flesh & Blood (1985), in which the Medieval landscape is heavily slathered in both of those things…

Hawk the Slayer (1980), in which Terry Marcel proves that the English can make sword-and-sorcery movies every bit as dumb as the Italians’…

Hearts and Armour (1983), in which Giacomo Battiato makes a strong bid to raise the bar on Marcel…

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2006), in which Uwe Boll raises it even further…

In the Name of the King: Two Worlds (2011), in which Boll’s license-grantors take their toys and go home…

and…

Tales of an Ancient Empire (2012), in which Albert Pyun settles the “Who can make the dumbest sword-and-sorcery movie?” argument once and for all.

 
 
 

El Santo rules the wasteland-- and also 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting.

Okay, but could have been more fly

InterceptorFour years before the big budget movie Air Force One hit theaters, the low budget B-movie Interceptor did “Die Hard on an airplane”. I guess it flies, but boy, it’s often a wobbly ride.

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Double the power of Piscopo!

Two Bits & PepperIn a rare break from their usual R-rated product, PM Entertainment made the family movie Two Bits & Pepper. It stars Joe Piscopo in not one, but two roles. Which of course means in this particular movie, he is twice as obnoxious as usual.

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Well, it helped pay for Ollie’s liquor bills

Z.P.G.Try as I might, I could not come up with a comic explanation for what Z.P.G. stands for that also simultaneously summed up the movie’s quality. So you’ll just have to read the review itself to find out if the movie is worth your time or not. Sorry.

Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.