Under Siege, Demolition Man, Hollow Man, 12 Monkeys & X Men

Stephen's Short Video Reviews

Under Siege

         Action. Steven Seagal & Tommy Lee Jones 1992

        A SEAL saves a battleship from the CIA. Comedy rating 1.25

        Moral of the story:  Never trust a man in tights.

        Rating: Eye popper

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? Yes


Demolition Man

         Action. Sylvester Stallone & Sandra Bullock 1993

        Sylvester Stallone bungee jumps from a chinook into a fire fight. And it just continues on. Comedy rating 1.58

        Moral of the story:  Snap frozen is just like fresh.

        Rating: Average

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


Hollow Man

         Thriller. Kevin Bacon & Elisabeth Shue 2000

        It's always good fun to experiment on animals and people. Good special effects. Comedy rating 0.26

        Moral of the story:  What you can't see can play with you.

        Rating: Entertaining

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No


12 Monkeys

        Sci Fi. Bruce Willis & Madeleine Stowe 1995

        An investigator from 2035 travels back to 1990 and is put in a mental institution. Long at two hours.

        Moral of the story:  The physiologists don't know what is sane.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Hmmm, no

        Buy it? No


X Men

        Sci Fi. Patrick Stewart & Hale Barry 2000

        Super heros win the day, well some of them. Slow to start. Comedy rating 0.3

        Moral of the story:  A magnetic personally is not all it is cracked up to be.

        Rating: One yawn

        Rent it? Yes

        Buy it? No




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The opinions expressed here are just that, opinions.

The length of a video, if stated, is the length quoted on the ' box ' and may not correspond with the actual length.

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