acfrinke Reviews

Joshua Tree (1993)

Dolph Lundgren as always

[3/10 · 19 December 2004]

I watched this movie on TV last night. Because of Dolph Lundgren I did not expect very much and so I was not disappointed. He does some sort of acting. But similar to Schwarzenegger, he should not play roles with much lines (except of self-ironic roles). Kristian Alfonso looks nice as his sexy female hostage, but is not very convincing as an incognito police officer. And from her first scene (when she canceled the liaison with her former nice boyfriend) is was obvious she would fall in love to such a 'manly' man like Lundgren.

For me, the only explanation for the happy ending is not to frustrate the typical viewers of such action movies. Basically I should have switched the TV off earlier and go to sleep. But once I watch a movie, I want to know how it ends up, regardless how bad the plot and acting is.

However, the only reason which made this movie worthwhile watching was George Segal acting like Groucho Marx. This made the movie still funny for me, I started laughing each time he appeared on screen! It was just a pity he was featured so bad! It was almost impossible to recognize him, but maybe this was his intention...

Because of Segal for me the movie is still worth 3/10

Just Me and You (1978 TV Movie)

Funny movie for patient viewers

[10/10 · 10 August 2004]

While many people are bored of this movie, one can still enjoy it. Yes, the plot is told easily: a man and a woman who have never met before drive together through the USA in order save money. That's all. But then, the actors are just great, especially Louise Lasser playing a naive, insecure woman. When I watched this for the first time, it was not very special to me, but when I recently watched this movie again, I continuously laughed about their dialogs and experiences. My favorite scene is in the motel, where they stay over night in the 'wedding suite' (the most expensive room there, even though it's the only one): the clerk says something like "maybe you are hungry?" "yes" "OK then, good night!" This movie is worth watching if one is patient. Otherwise, better switch to a different channel. My vote: 9/10