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This film showcases some of Ray Harryhausen's finest work. It is truly amazing how well his dinosaur fight sequences compare to today's special effects. This is right up there with Valley of Gwangi. And John Richardson performs perhaps the best wandering-around-in-a-barren-landscape-for-a-ridiculously-long-time scene. I daresay it rivals Charleton Heston's meandering stroll in Planet of the Apes! And if you're looking for gripping dialogue, this is right up there with Quest for Fire!

Lots of fun to watch - Raquel is great as always!

Possible Worlds played yesterday at the Vancouver International Film Festival to a packed theatre. From the opening credits onward, I was completely absorbed in this film. Possible Worlds moves between being shocking, romantic, eerie, and funny. And not only is this film very entertaining, it also gets you thinking about some pretty weighty ideas - like what it means to live, and the infinite possibilities of life. If you love movies that make you think while they entertain you, go see this film!

Tom McCamus gives his best performance to date. And Tilda Swinton is perfect in the role of Joyce - her best since 'Orlando'!

Yep. It's a terrible movie, but worth watching for the laughs. When King Kong and Lady Kong first meet, they gaze into each other's eyes - and Pow! It's love at first sight! - and the Love Theme from King Kong Lives starts swelling up in the background - it brought tears to my eyes. Because I was laughing so hard I was close to weeping. This movie goes beyond its weird anthropomorphism and bad writing to achieve an unprecedented new level of cheese.

There are other fun moments, like when Kong starts climbing a mountain that is VERY obviously some painted plywood stuck to the side of a stepladder.

If you feel like watching something silly, or if you want to see a giant monkey trying to get to second base, this movie is for you!

This film has many flaws, but perhaps the worst is the fact that the central characters - Kelley and Samantha - are completely unlikable. Chris Klein (as Kelley) comes across as a despicable elitist throughout the film - his supposed transformation into a nice guy is unconvincing. Leelee Sobieski, despite looking very attractive in a young Helen Hunt sort of way, comes across as a selfish twit. The only moderately likable character is poor old Jasper. Josh Hartnett actually seemed to express some real emotion - in stark contrast to the robotic performances of Klein and Sobieski.

The intended moral of the story is that life is precious and you should live every moment to the fullest. And, sure enough, by the end of the film I was thinking "Life is precious. So I will never again waste an hour and a half of my life watching another movie as bad as this one."

Centered around one woman's lifelong quest to find the edge of the world, this short 'documentary' convincingly explains why the world is flat. By taking itself so seriously, the film demonstrates the power of the documentary: we expect documentaries to be a reliable source of truth and we readily believe them. Watching all these scientists speak so convincingly about the flatness of the Earth, I actually found myself wanting to believe them! This film is great fun, and would also be a great tool for teaching history or the scientific method.

SEE Janet Leigh igniting giant bunnies with flares! SEE Dr. McCoy carelessly dropping rocks into bunny holes! HEAR the strange gargling music that signals the arrival of more giant bunnies! HEAR ferocious growling sounds that you probably never associated with bunnies before! This is great fun for B-movie buffs: lots of unintended laughs, rabbit suits, and there were actually some pretty good models for the rabbit stampede scenes.

Ya, it's a pretty bad movie. But as far as really bad movies go, this one is great fun to watch!

Joan Crawford out-acts everyone else in the film to the point that she seems to be parodying herself, especially during the pseudo-philosophical scenes where she speculates about what makes us human. And Michael Gough is outstanding in his complex role as "the guy who wants Trog dead".

But Trog himself is the funniest part of the movie. Whether he's swaying to classical music, over-turning cars, walloping someone with his hairy forearms, or just dreaming about the good old days, Trog will have you in stitches. And if you don't find it funny, at least you'll be completely bewildered that someone actually made this movie.

This movie could only be interesting to someone who is conducting an anthropological study of 1980s pop culture. Bad hair, bad soundtrack, bad lipstick, gratuitous shots of women's legs, bad over-acting, ludicrously tight pants, bad plot. It's just very bad.

What would you do if the world was going to end tomorrow? How would you spend your time? Last Night ponders these questions and ultimately delivers the message that we should live life to the fullest every day, right up until the last possible moment. It's a very funny, tragic and uplifting film.

If you're expecting big technicolor explosions, be warned: there are no meteors knocking down the Chrysler building in this movie! Last Night is a subtle film and its strength comes from its focus on people and relationships, not special effects. The acting is superb. Fans of Hal Hartley or Don McKellar will especially enjoy this movie. Go see it!