My memories of Cyborg are not from watching it, although I know I rented it once. My memory is that in 1989 my cable system just got pay per view and I would watch the preview channels. The Cyborg trailer was in heavy rotation and it pretty much included all the fight scenes. Watching Cyborg […]
Cannon’s adaptation of King Solomon’s Mines was my favorite Indiana Jones rip off. Yes, it’s a ripoff of Indy even though the classic adventure novel long predates it. They only made this after the success of Raiders and Temple of Doom. I’m surprised there weren’t more in the ‘80s. I guess it’s not easy to travel the world […]
Of all movies with the word American, American Ninja is the most evocative use of the prefix. Beauty, Pie and Snipers are all things that could be American, but ninjas are Japanese. How can there be an American ninja??? Olive Films has given four of the five American Ninja movies a Blu-ray release full of […]
Just a month after Warner Home Video re-released the Cannon Films in its library, Olive Films found two Charles Bronson vehicles. For the first time on Blu-ray, both hold up well in the high definition format. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects needs to be appreciated in historical context. It is super racist, with Bronson himself spewing some […]