robhuck Reviews

The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978 TV Movie)

Bea Arthur sings to the cantina creatures

[2/10 · 9 June 1999]

That one line summary is really all you need to know.

The Hurricane (1937)

Silly romance, but one of the best action scenes ever.

[8/10 · 8 June 1999]

The romance is laughable, and having Caucasian actors playing the two main islanders was not only inappropriate, but also confusing at times. However, the action throughout is good, and that 10+ minute finale is something to behold. It easily stands up to modern action sequences, and has a real feel of danger to it. I have never seen actors placed in such genuinely treacherous positions. Perhaps it was safer on the set than it appears, but I doubt it.

The Fantastic Four (1994)

Ugh.

[2/10 · 23 October 1998]

I gave this a 2, and it only avoided a 1 because of the occasional unintentional laugh. The film is excruciatingly boring, and incredibly cheap. It's even worse if you know anything at all about the Fantastic Four.

Six-String Samurai (1998)

One of the most intolerable movie-going experiences of my life.

[1/10 · 24 September 1998]

I cannot say enough bad things about this film. It was the most unpleasant theatrical experience of my life, never before have I so badly wanted to get up and leave the theater. It was even worse than Kazaam. The script was about 15 pages long, most of which consisted of "Buddy (the main character) meets bad guys, they fight. Buddy meets more bad guys, they fight", and the fight scenes are amateurish at best. The acting is horrible, there is no plot or character development, and there isn't a single laugh in the film. I could accept all of these problems if the main character had been cool, like Ash in "Evil Dead 2", but I spent the whole movie hoping Buddy would die. I have read on certain internet movie news pages that this film is the next "Evil Dead" or "Escape from New York". Don't believe a word of it. This film is not funny. This film is not exciting. This film is not fun. Avoid it at all costs.