Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Layer Cake (2004):
Starring:
Daniel Craig -  XXXX
Colm Meaney - Gene
Kenneth Cranham - Jimmy Price
George Harris - Morty
Jamie Foreman - Duke
Michael Gambon - Eddie Temple
Tamer Hassan - Terry
Ben Whishaw - Sidney
Burn Gorman - Gazza
Sally Hawkins - Slasher
Sienna Miler - Tammy
Stephen Walters - Shanks
Jason Flemyng - Larry
Dexter Fletcher - Cody
Tom Hardy - Clarkie

Director:
Matthew Vaughn (Stardust; Kick-Ass; X-Men: First Class)

Synopsis:
A mechanic in the British drug trade finds himself caught in the middle of some dangerous circumstances in this crime thriller. XXXX (Daniel Craig) is a nameless go-between in the British mob who buys drugs from underground wholesalers and them sells them to street dealers, keeping the system flowing and making a tidy profit in the process. XXXX is looking forward to getting out of the game, and has displayed both smarts and caution in how he's handled his business, but before his overseer Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) will let him go, he has a couple of favors that need to be done. First, Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon) is a mob boss whose daughter has gotten hooked on hard drugs and run away from home; Jimmy needs XXXX to find them girl and bring her to him before Eddie's men can get hold of her. Second, Dragan (Dragan Micanovic) is a Ecstasy wholesaler who has had a large shipment stolen by Duke (Jamie Foreman); Jimmy wants XXXX to get the Ecstasy back to Dragan, but Duke isn't eager to sell and Dragan is becoming impatient. Between these two matters, XXXX isn't so sure he'll get out of the business alive, especially after he finds himself falling for Duke's nephew's girlfriend, Tammy (Sienna Miller).

Review:
I think it's just that there are two British films that have set the bar really high & now I compare everything to them. This wasn't bad, it just didn't live up to it's predessesors. Also I've made it well known that I'm not the biggest Daniel Craig fan. Do love Colm Meaney though. Sienna Miller is a total babe.

Budget: £4,000,000
Box Office: $11,850,214
Profit: Uhhh... how do you turn Euro's into Dollars again?

Rotten Tomatoes:81%
Flixster: 83%

59%

Lead Acting: 9/15
Supporting Cast: 12/15
Plot: 8/10
Compared To The Genre: 2/10
Cinematography: 11/20
Intrigue: 12/20
Extra: 5/10

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Casa de mi Padre (2012):
Starring:
Will Ferrell - Armando
Diego Luna - Raul
Pedro Armendariz Jr. - Miguel Ernesto
Genesis Rodriguez - Sonia
Efren Ramirez - Esteban
Adrian Martinez - Manuel
Gael Garcia Bernal - Onza
Manuel Urrego - Officer Blancardo
Nick Offerman - DEA Agent Parker
Jerry Collins - DEA Agent #2
Dan Haggerty - Himself
Jose Luis Rodriguez - El Puma
Molly Shannon - Sheila
Armando Guerrero - Father Guizman

Director:
Matt Piedmont (Former SNL Writer)

Synopsis:
Armando Alvarez has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raul shows up with his new fiancée, Sonia. It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul's business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza.

Review:
Will Farrell. Love him or hate him, he's still making movies. Maybe not always as big budget & box office successes as he did a few years ago but he's still doing his thing. My original review of this movie was "One of Will Farrell's asshole friends said "Ha I bet you couldn't do an entire movie speaking only in Spanish" & then he accepted the challenge. Growing up in Canada for the most part they only teach you French, then once your slightly older you can choose to learn Spanish. I dropped out of French after grade 9. Never took Spanish. I'm fairly certain that Will's knowledge of Spanish is as limited as me. Even though Will has a limited amount of Spanish under his belt, it doesn't effect his performance at all. They obviously worked the script & dialogue around it, even incorporating a running joke into it. The rest of the cast do a perfect job of doing exactly what they are suppose to be doing. A movie done to look like a Spanish soap opera. Very funny. A very different film for everyone involved. If your a fan of puppetering, dramatic camera turns or Nick Offerman then this film is 100% for you. OR if you love obscure professional wrestlers in films you would never think of them being in (Mondo Guerrero).

Budget: $6,000,000
Box Office (Limited Release): $3,041,667
Profit: -$2,958,333

Rotten Tomatoes: 44%
Flixster: 41%

77%

Lead Acting: 10/15
Supporting Cast: 10/15
Plot: 8/10
Compared To The Genre: 10/10
Cinematography: 14/20
Intrigue: 15/20
Extra: 10/10
Lockout (2012):
Starring:
Guy Pearce - Marion Snow
Maggie Grace - Emilie Warnock
Vincent Regan - Alex
Joseph Gilgun - Hydell
Lennie James - Harry Shaw
Peter Stormare - Scott Langral
Jacky Ido - Hock
Tim Plester - John James Mace
Mark Tankersley - Barnes
Anne-Solenne Hatte - Kathryn
Peter Hudson - President Warnock

Directors:
James Mather (First Feature Film) & Stephen St. Leger (First Feature Film)

Synopsis:
Set in the near future, the film follows a falsely convicted ex- government agent, whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

Review:
God Damn it this movie was AWESOME!!!!! Forget acting, forget plot, forget everything you thought you knew about what is considered a good movie & enjoy every goddamn second of this one. Guy Pearce is a complete lunatic in his over the top, one liner powered action hero role. The acting is less than desirable for the most part. Maggie Grace is terrible, good to look at, but bad to watch act. The CGI has two very differing levels that range from as I've said many times before "SyFy Channel" to a movie with a budget of $20 million. Don't let my rating fool you into thinking that I didn't like this movie. The problem is that I'm following a preset of reviewing categories so even thought I LOVED this movie, I can't score things higher than they actually were or else what's the point of reviewing or using points. The acting is awesome. the blood & guts is great. The comedy is perfectly placed & times. The one liners are reminiscent of the 80's & 90's. Overall it was a great God damn movie. SEE THIS MOVIE!!!

Budget: $20,000,000
Box Office: $28,726,864
Profit: $8,726,864

Rotten Tomatoes: 37%
Flixster: 44%

72%

Lead Acting: 11/15
Supporting Cast: 9/15
Plot: 2/10
Compared To The Genre: 8/10
Cinematography: 12/20
Intrigue: 20/20
                                                                     Extra: 10/10 
American Reunion (2012):
Starring:
Jason Biggs - Jim Levenstein
Alyson Hannigan - Michelle Levenstein
Chris Klein - Chris "Oz" Ostreicher
Thomas Ian Nicholas - Kevin Myers
Tara Reid - Vicky Lathum
Seann William Scott - Steven Stifler
Mena Suvari - Heather Gardner
Eddie Kaye Thomas - Paul Finch
John Cho - John "MILF Guy"
Jennifer Coolidge - Jeanine Stifler (aka Stifler's mom)
Eugene Levy - Noah Levenstein
Dania Ramirez - Selena Vega
Katrina Bowden - Mia
Jay Harrington - Ron
Ali Corbin - Kara
Rebecca Field - Loni Lipstein
Chuck Hittinger - AJ
Cameos: Natasha Lyonne - Jessica; Shannon Elizabeth - Nadia; Chris Owens - The Sherminator

Directors:
Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Franchise)

Synopsis:
In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler's mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about-and get inspired by-the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.

Review:
How sad is it that from the entire cast of the original film the one who has had the most succesful career is Seann William Scott. Not that he isn't a hilarious actor (just watch Goon) but way back when with a great young cast including Chris Klein & where have their career's gone? Most of them have done NOTHING between American Wedding & this film. This goes along the lines of Hollywood not having any new ideas so they decide to form another movie in a successful franchise. Even with their failed attempts at spin offs & straight to DVD shitfests ala National Lampoon's. I guess the movie was funny enough. There weren't any real classic moments that standout like the first three. SWS really does try his best to make it a good movie. I found it completely stupid that they made Jason Biggs look as much as they could like he did 10 years ago. On the upside super hot babe Ali Corbin shows her wonderful boobies.... but sadly even that's not enough to make this movie watchable. Just some horrible storylines & side plots. Dumb dialogue for men in their 30's & lack luster laughs. Really saddened that they did this to a franchise that I love.

Budget: $50,000,000
Box Office: $234,736,898
Profit: $184,736,898

Rotten Tomatoes: 43%
Flixster: 66%

41%

Lead Acting: 4/15
Supporting Cast: 6/15
Plot: 2/10
Compared To The Genre: 0/10
Cinematography: 10/20
Intrigue: 9/20
Extra: 10/10
Kingpin (1996):
Starring:
Woody Harrelson - Roy Munson
Randy Quaid - Ishmael
Vanessa Angel - Claudia
Bill Murray - Ernie McCracken
Chris Elliott - The Gambler
William Jordan - Mr. Boorg
Richard Tyson - Owner Of Stiffy's
Lin Shaye - Landlady
Zen Gesner - Thomas
Prudence Wright Holmes - Mrs. Boorg

Director:
Bobby & Peter Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber; There's Something About Mary; Me, Myself & Irene)


Synopsis:
In the '70s, Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) was a bowling phenomenon. He was none too sharp about picking friends, though, and the champion he had to beat, "Big Ern," takes him under his supposedly friendly wing. Big Ern (Bill Murray) shows him the high-living lifestyle, and induces him to go on the road with him, hustling small-town bowlers. A couple of the men he bilks take exception to the scam, and show their displeasure with Roy by mangling his hand. Twenty years later, Roy (who now has a hook in place of his hand), earns his living as a salesman. On a visit to a bowling alley, he cannot help but notice the incredible talents of an Amish boy, Ishmael (Randy Quaid). Bowling is not part of the Amish lifestyle, but Ishmael occasionally sneaks into the bowling alley and plays a frame or two. Roy takes Ishmael under his wing, and together they begin a quest for bowling success.

Review:
Back when The Farrelly Brother's made good movies.... A comedy legend in Bill Murray & two very underrated comedians in Woody & Quaid. A cult favourite the world around. Who would have guessed that a man with a claw for a hand could team up with an Amish boy and take the bowling world by storm. A hilarious film lead by an incredible bad guy performance by Bill Murray. Holds up really well 12 years later. Laughed all the way through. A fucking ridicilous performance by Lin Shaye as Harrelson's landlady.

Budget: $27,000,000
Box Office: $25,023,434
Profit: -$1,976,566

Rotten Tomatoes: 50%
Flixster: 62%

82%

Lead Acting: 14/15
Supporting Cast: 12/15
Plot: 7/10
Compared To The Genre: 7/10
Cinematography: 14/20
Intrigue: 18/20
                                                                       Extra: 10/10

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Jason X (2001):
Starring:
 Kane Hodder - Jason Voorhees / Uber-Jason
Lexa Doig - Rowan
Lisa Ryder - KAY-EM 14
Chuck Campbell - Tsunaron
Jonathan Potts - Professor Lowe
Peter Mensah - Sgt. Brodski
Melyssa Ade - Janessa
Melodie Johnson - Kinsa
Derwin Jordan - Waylander
Kristi Angus - Adrienne
Yani Gellman - Stoney
Dov Tiefenbach - Azrael
David Cronenberg - Dr. Wimmer

Director:
James Isaac (Skinwalkers)

Synopsis:
The year is 2455. The Place is Old Earth. Once the shimmering blue jewel of the galaxy, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries--a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled--not to live, but to research the ancient rusting artifacts of the bygone civilizations that caused this enormous environmental disaster. And when an eager group of intrepid young explorers land on Old Earth, little do they realize the grizzly fate that awaits them.

Review:
So does anyone remember when Leprechaun went into space? We'll if you LOVED that, then this movies is for you. Jason Voorhees, scheduled for execution in the near future manages to escape & is cryogenicly frozen for almost 500 years until he is discovered by a space vessel & accidentally unfrozen to unleashed almighty hell upon the crew. Literally one of the worst movies I have ever seen & I have seen Soul Plane. This might not be the case for everyone because some people love Sci-Fi channel esq bull shit movies. Because essentially that's what this is. Low budget, TV actors, director known only for his special effects background.... need I say anymore? If your into silly one liners, slap stick comedic relief & completely ridiculous death scenes OR don't let me forget cyborg women who are super sized up to be the ultimate fighting machine match of Jason then you will love this movie. Saving grace is some sexy women, that's all. Also Super Jason or "Uber-Jason" as he is listed as on imdb.com actually looked really fucking awesome. Lets also not forget about the fact that in the future they have created medically enhanced super ants that can crawl onto you & repair any sort of physical damage to your body.

Budget: $14,000,000
Box Office: $16,951,798
Profit: $2,951,798

Rotten Tomatoes: 21%
Flixster: 35%

3%

Lead Acting: 0/15
Supporting Cast: 0/15
Plot: 0/10
Compared To The Genre: 0/10
Cinematography: 2/20
Intrigue: 0/20
Extra: 1/10
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978):
Starring:
Donald Sutherland - Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams - Elizabeth Driscoll
Jeff Goldblum - Jack Bellicec
Veronica Carthwright - Nancy Bellicec
Leonard Nimoy - Dr. David Kibner
Art Hindle - Dr. Geoffrey Howell, D.D.S
Lelia Goldoni - Katherine Hendley
Kevin McCarthy - Dr. Miles J. Bennell
Tom Luddy - Ted Hendley

Director:
Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff; Rising Sun; Twisted)

Synopsis:
This remake of the 1956 horror classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers moves the action from small-town USA to 1970s San Francisco and replaces at least part of the original's psychological horror with special effects. Spores rain forth, unseen, from outer space, and soon strange flowers begin popping up all over the city. After bringing one of these hybrid specimens home with her one night, biologist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her live-in boyfriend, Geoffrey (Art Hindle), doesn't seem like himself; he's cold and distant and somehow just not quite there. When she turns to her friend Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland), a colleague at the Department of Public Health, he convinces her to see his friend Dr. Kibner (Leonard Nimoy), a pop psychologist who argues that the problem is all in Elizabeth's head. Soon, though, Matthew and Elizabeth begin to notice that people all over the city are changing subtly and inexplicably. When their friend Jack Bellicec (Jeff Goldblum) and his wife Nancy (Veronica Cartwright) find a lifeless, half-formed doppelganger covered with plant fibers in the mud baths they own and operate, the group of friends finally begins to understand that a sinister transformation is sweeping their city.

Review:
A legendary film, both the original & this 70's remake. First off the cast is incredible. Some true Hollywood legends, in some earlier film roles for some carry this film the entire time. Sometimes the plot is very slow to progress with a large amount of dialogue & interactions between the characters. Eventually once the plot starts to move much faster then it really picks up & continues non-stop until the eventual climax. Love the story & how it becomes more evident that the world is being taken over by aliens & no matter how hard you fight it, they will over take it. This did eventually lead to a 2000's remake called "The Invasion" starring Daniel Craig & Nicole Kidman which was god awful. This is definitively one of my all time favourite psychological suspense/thriller films also one of my top alien related films as well. Also the fact that it features two of my favourite actors, Donald Sutherland & Jeff Goldblum accompanied by the fact that I am a total Trekkie & Leonard Nimoy is also in it might play a major factor as to why I love this film so much. Regardless it is a total horror & science fiction classic in every respect.

Budget: $3,500,000
Box Office: $24,946,533
Profit: $21,446,533

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Flixster: 73%

82%

Lead Acting: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 10/15
Plot: 10/10
Compared To The Genre: 10/10
Cinematography: 15/20
Intrigue: 14/20
Extra: 10/10 
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989):
Starring:
Tom Cruise -  Ron Kovic
Kyra Sedgewick - Donna
Raymond J. Barry - Mr. Kovic
Caroline Kava - Mrs. Kovic
Frank Whaley - Timmy
Jerry Levine - Steve Boyer
Stephen Baldwin - Billy Vorsovich
Michael McTighe - Danny Fantozzi
Willem Dafoe - Charlie

Director:
Oliver Stone (Platoon; JFK; Any Given Sunday)

Synopsis:
The second of three films by co-writer/director Oliver Stone to explore the effects of the Vietnam War (Platoon and Heaven and Earth are the others), Born On The Fourth Of July tells the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who shocks his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. Once he is overseas, however, Kovic's gung-ho enthusiasm turns to horror and confusion when he accidentally kills one of his own men in a firefight. His downfall is furthered by a bullet wound that leaves him paralyzed from the chest down. He returns home, spends an appalling, nightmarish stint in a veterans' hospital, and follows an increasingly disillusioned and fragmented path that ultimately leaves him drunk and dissolute in Mexico. However, Kovic somehow turns himself around and pulls his life together, becoming an outspoken anti-war activist in the process. The film is long but emotionally powerful; many consider it Stone's best work and Cruise's best performance. Both were nominated for Oscars, as was the film itself, but only Stone, who co-wrote the film with Kovic from the latter's book, won for Best Director.

Review:
Oliver Stone & his love of Vietnam. Not quite as good as Platoon, haven't seen Heaven & Earth so I can't compare. Watched in on the Universal 100th Anniversary Blu-ray. Held up incredibly well both in production value, the story & plot as well as Cruise acting. Love him or hate him Tom Cruise is a top quality actor. Wasn't sure what to expect going in, I think I was under the impression that it would have a lot more actual combat & a lot less post-war life, again comparing it to Platoon. Loved the movie. Everything about it was great. Only down side was having to look at Kyra Sedgwick, thankfully it's not The Woodsman where I had to see her nude. The cast is filled out by many small cameo's by some well known actors including 3 of the Baldwin brothers..... the less talented ones. I love all of Oliver Stone's movies, he's one of my top 5 favourite directors of all time. I will say that at a certain point it features one of my favourite & most ridiculous film moments of all time. Tom Cruise & Willem Dafoe, in wheelchairs. Spitting on each other, then proceeding to have a leg less fist fight & grapple on a desert road in the middle of nowhere. Was very intrigued by the scenes of Cruise in a military hospital living in unsanitary conditions.

Budget: $14,000,000
Box Office: $232,343,002
Profit: $218,343,002

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Flixster: 70%

81%

Lead Acting: 14/15
Supporting Cast: 12/15
Plot: 9/10
Compared To The Genre: 8/10
Cinematography: 14/20
Intrigue: 15/20
Extra: 9/10

Monday, October 29, 2012

The Hunter (2011):
Starring:
Willem Dafoe - Martin
 Frances O'Connor - Lucy Armstrong
Sam Neill - Jack Mindy
Morganan Davies - Sass Armstrong
Finn Woodlock - Bike Armstrong
Jacek Koman - Middleman
Callan Mulvey - Rival Hunter
Sullivan Stapleton - Doug
Dan Spielman - Simon

Director:
Daniel Nettheim (First Feature Film)

Synopsis:
THE HUNTER is the story of Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin arrives in Tasmania posing as a scientist. He proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family whose father has gone missing. Usually a loner, Martin becomes increasingly close to the family; however, as his attachment to the family grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly mission.

Review:
By all accounts I shouldn't have liked this movie. It was very slow moving, a lot of dialogue but also a lot of silent wilderness trecking & tracking. Dramatic silence, long drawn out scenes. However somehow I completely loved this movie. I don't know if it's because Willem Dafoe is an incredibly talented actor. Or maybe because of my interest in cryptozoology (even though Tasmanian Tigers were real creatures). It just had something that completely drew me into it & enjoyed the mystery of both the tracking of the Tiger & the lost father of the children he stays with. There were a few slightly disturbing events throughout the film. Number one, I'm fairly certain that throughout the film as he is capturing animals to use as bait to capture the Tiger, that Willem Dafoe (or the film crew) are legit killing Wallabies (or the Tasmania equivilant to a Wallaby) which isn't very cool at all. The other is a scene where Willem is in the bath relaxing & the children run in & jump into the bath with a complete naked strange man while their mother isn't home.... that some creepy Wes Anderson shit. The plot was interesting even though it was slow moving. However I wasn't super crazy about the ending. Not because of what happened, because even though they went that route with it, it was very good & emotional. But I was mad that they did what they did. I was hoping it would go the route of leaving the mystery open to your personal interperitation, instead of giving you a definitive answer. Even with my slight dislike of the ending it was still a great movie. Sam Neill played his role perfectly. Frances O'Connor, who was a hot ticket item in the early 2000's with Bedazzled & Time-Line but then disappeared for almost ever.The film was filmed entirely in Tasmania with funding by the Tasmania Film Board, very cool. Do you even know anything about Tasmania? ask yourself that....

Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
Flixster: 65%

85%

Lead Acting: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 11/15
Plot: 10/10
Compared To The Genre: 10/10
Cinematography: 16/20
Intrigue: 15/20
                                                     Extra: 10/10
Stargate (1994):
Starring:
Kurt Russell - Col. Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil
James Spader - Dr. Daniel Jackson
Alexis Cruz - Skaara
Viveca Lindfors - Catherine Langford
Mili Avital - Sha'uri
John Diehl - Lieutenant Kawalsky
Leon Rippy - General W.O. West
Carlos Lauchu - Anubis
Djimon Hounsou -Horus
Erick Avari - Kasuf
French Stewart - Lieutenant Ferretti
Jaye Davidson - Ra

Director:
Roland Emmerich (Universal Soldier; Independence Day; Godzilla; The Patriot; The Day After Tomorrow)

Synopsis:
This lucrative, elephantine-budgeted sci-fi opus paved the way for director Roland Emmerich's mega-hit Independence Day (1996). The story commences in Giza, Egypt, circa 1928, where an archaeological expedition unearths an ancient ring with cryptic hieroglyphs. The film then moves to the present day, where Egyptologist Daniel Jackson (James Spader) is busily trying to convince a group of skeptics that the pyramids were not built by man, but by an extraterrestrial force. After the lecture, a military man approaches him and offers him a job translating the said ring; its inscriptions actually constitute a map to a massive stargate (or interstellar portal). The army sends over resident crackpot colonel Jack O'Neill (Kurt Russell) to travel through the stargate and see what's on the other side; Jackson accompanies him, and the two men turn up in a desert planet on the other side of the universe, with three moons in its sky. The world in question is ruled by Ra (Jaye Davidson), a hermaphroditic Egyptian sun god, who oppresses hordes of slave workers. Jackson and O'Neill then join forces to help the said workers revolt against their oppressor.

Review:
A movie that began a fanboy love affair for generations to come. Spawning a TV show & several TV movies that only super nerds have ever seen. The TV show was on for 10 Seasons...I do not know a single person who has ever actually watched 1 episode let alone 10 full blown seasons. Kurt Russell honestly can do no wrong. Even in a silly 90's science fiction film he is great. James Spader before he got all dumpy & thinning hair is completely awesome in this movie. He plays the role of scientist/nerd better than anyone else I have ever seen. I actually did really enjoy this film though. Loved the idea of taking ancient Egyptian mythology & combining it with science fiction. It held up decently, much better than other movies from it's time frame & the limitations on special effects etc. of the era.

Budget: $55,000,000
Box Office: $196,567,262
Profit: $141,567,262

Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
Flixster: 75%

71%

Lead Acting: 12/15
Supporting Cast: 8/15
Plot: 8/10
Compared To The Genre: 7/10
Cinematography: 13/20
Intrigue: 15/20
Extra: 8/10