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Archive for October, 1984
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator is a one of those perfectly balanced sci-fi action pictures that does a very good job of balancing the action and the humanity. And – WOW! – this is an action picture with a capital ‘A’. Once it gets moving it rolls at a breakneck pace and never lets up. It is tightly […]
American Dreamer (1984)
Since American Dreamer and Romancing the Stone exist in such close proximity to each other, I can do away with the possibility that the former is a rip-off of the latter. Maybe if they were a year apart, I might be inclined to think so. Both films begin with a bored woman who writes pulpy […]
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
“The Little Drummer Girl” is the only book by John Le Carre that I have ever read all the way through, and it was a fascinating read although I’m not sure if it is indicative of his work is to build mass of complicated twists and turns that might frustrate the average screenwriter. His work […]
First Born (1984)
I knew nothing about Michael Apted’s First Born when I went in, and as the movie opened, I had some hope. In fact, for the first hour I had hope. I have never had to deal with divorce or the horror of having to meet Mom’s new boyfriend. I can imagine that it would be […]
Garbo Talks (1984)
Garbo doesn’t talk in Garbo Talks. She doesn’t get a chance. The reason for this is so glib that I had to wonder why Garbo was even involved. Garbo Talks sounds like a terrific idea; a dying woman who has spent her life living by the seat of her passions, makes one last request from […]
Teachers (1984)
Teachers, from high school on down, are an interesting lot. They are a mixture of people who are either staunchly professional, dedicated to molding young minds or people who are worn down and simply function until they can retire or transfer. That, at least, was the way that I saw it during my formative years. […]
