SZM Reviews

The Sixth Sense (1999)

well, i dunno...

[22 August 1999]

A film that could have been.... I read many of the reviews here, and considering most gave this film a solid "thumbs up", I thought I'd check it out. I left the movie wondering where it went wrong. I could not pin-point what faults the movie held, but I was certain that script wasn't air-tight. The bulk of the film was drawn out and the dialogue got painfully slow and awkward at times. The intrigue of knowing the child's secret was the only real mystery of the movie, and that was revealed far too early, letting my interest and attention slide as the film progressed. In fact, the only factor that saves this movie from getting a toilet-worthy rating its clever and unexpected ending. Worth a 2 dollar admission, but not by much.

Double Team (1997)

Art in its highest form

[22 August 1999]

I just love bad movies. Now many don't make the cut because they simply don't suck to the magnitude needed to make them a "bad classic". This film, however, rockets past others and makes no attempt to disguise its crap-value by including a good actor, plot twist, or a clever bit of dialogue. No, this movie fails (succeeds?) in all categories. I went to the premiere a couple of years back, and still regret that fateful day. Only one other film has traumatized me to that extent (I payed full admission for Congo on the premiere...). Sometimes, no amount of comments will prepare you for a true impact of a film. Schindler's List, Kids, Saving Private Ryan, and... Double Team. See this movie, you will never be the same again.

Bloodsport III (1996 Video)

pure crap.

[22 August 1999]

I saw Bloodsport, sadly one of Van Damme's best films, and could say it wasn't all that stupid. Number 2 was far more entertaining, mostly because they cast Daniel Bernhardt as the lead, (a basically taller, better acting, better looking and better fighting version of JCVD). Now comes lucky number 3. For the love of your sanity, don't see this movie! Don't touch this piece of maggot-infested crap! I lost an hour of my life that i'll never get back (thats how much of it I stomached before I tossed it out the window). If you feel the need to see a film that so bad that it actually entertains you, go see "Cool As Ice". Bloodsport 3, however, is not one of those films.