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  Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985

  ★★ Watched 29 May 2023

  I can't believe the parody from UHF where a guy is shooting a gun at Rambo as he slowly takes out a bow and arrow, shoots, then blows the guy up with an explosive arrow without taking a scratch is actually a scene that unironically happens in this.

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  Cliffhanger 1993

  ★★★ Watched 28 May 2023 1

  Cliffhanger may have one of the most audaciously absurd premises of any movie... two rock climbers / mountain rescuers respond to a distress call only to find an international band of criminals who've just crashed their airplane after carrying out a plane to plane heist of US Treasury bills that have now been scattered in briefcases across the mountains, and the criminals now need the climbers to help retrieve them.

  I think Cliffhanger opens really strongly with an opening sequence…

Popular reviews

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  The Life of David Gale 2003

  ★½ Watched 10 Jan 2018 7

  Ok listen, I'm personally strongly opposed to the death penalty but The Life of David Gale is just stupid and flat out ridiculous. It's a movie that thinks it poignantly opposes the death penalty but in reality is an absurd, dishonest mess that probably does more damage than good to the cause it champions. The story is framed by Kate Winslet's character, reporter Bitsey interviewing Kevin Spacey's David Gale about his crimes on death row. Gale is a former anti-death…

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  Paris When It Sizzles 1964

  ★★★½ Watched 04 Jun 2019

  Next time I watch a classic Hollywood movie where they fade out before sex I'm going to imagine they're actually playing parcheesi like William Holden said.