Odd he’d be in such a weak movie

The Toughest Man In The WorldWith the movie The Toughest Man In The World the “T” in the star’s name stands for “terrible”.
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My new philosophy

Kill Them All And Come Back AloneWhile an Italian movie with a title like Kill Them All And Come Back Alone may inevitably not be subtle, it is inevitably still a lot of fun.
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Anyone would prefer the Metallica album

The Puppet MastersDisney apparently thought that an alien invasion should be boring as well as dumb, because that’s how The Puppet Masters comes across.
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Neither heaven nor hell

I Escaped From Devil's IslandThe Roger Corman produced I Escaped From Devil’s Island is one of those rare rip-offs that came BEFORE the movie it ripped off.
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Not a dud for Dudikoff

Avenging ForceThirst for Firstenberg? Avenging Force will quench that as well as the part of your mind that craves Golan-Globus action.
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No tank you

Tank Battalion“Terrible in war”? Tank Battalion is also terrible in almost every other way.
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It’s time you’ll never get back

The Time TravelersThere are worse ways than The Time Travelers to spend 82 or so minutes of your time, but there are also a lot of better ways.
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Should be locked away forever

The DungeonmasterWith seven directors working on it, it’s clear that The Dungeonmaster is a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth.
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A fish and chips western

Eagle's WingNot a bad movie, but with it just having just one wing, it’s no surprise that Eagle’s Wing doesn’t soar too high.
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…now let us never speak of it again…

 
 

Well.

If the last twelve months have taught us anything – and sadly, overall I suspect not – it’s that nothing – not raging bushfires, not a global pandemic – will be allowed to get in the way of our fireworks.

As was the case last year, there was much debate about whether the traditional New Year’s display was appropriate, and many calls to cancel; but as was also the case, in the end cancelling was viewed as unhelpful and depressing. A compromise was reached by clamping down on attendance, cancelling just the earlier, family-timeslot display and shortening the midnight celebration.

And let’s face it: few years ending have required celebrating more than this one just past.

I don’t often go in for communal activities but in 2020 I got into the spirit of things by having a crushing disaster of a year. Things have recently eased slightly, prompting extremely cautious optimism about many things, including my writing; but I’m not going to be stupid enough to make promises.

Instead, I will simply send best wishes to all our friends here, and join you, I imagine, in hoping for much better in 2021.

 
 

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