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Octopussy (1983)
"Octopussy" is pretty much typical James Bond fare: Lots of action, exotic locations, villains, beautiful women. The story has Bond assigned to solve the murder of 009 in East Germany clutching a fake Faberge egg. The trail leads to location shoots in India, West Germany, [..]
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
Jackie Gleason dominated the motion picture screen as his reprised his role of Sheriff Buford T. Justice in "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3." With a lackluster screenplay by Stuart Birnbaum and poor directing by Dick Lowry ("Kenny Rogers as The Gambler" 1980), and without stars Burt Reynolds [..]
Love Again (2023)
"Love Again" is a romantic-comedy-drama that tells the story of a woman coping with the loss of her boyfriend by sending text messages to his old phone number, not realizing it was reassigned to a new person, a male journalist. He becomes captivated by her missives and [..]
The Misfits (2021)
"The Misfits" is an action-heist film from director Renny Harlin ("The Legend of Hercules" 2014), with the screenplay written by Robert Hemmy and Kurt Wimmer. This film is so bad that there is not much use going over the plot, as heist movie are as common as dirt [..]
Class (1983)
"Class" is a comedy-drama romantic film that tells the story of a woman who falls into a torrid affair with her son's college roommate. Director Lewis John Carlino ("The Great Santini" 1979) seems as though he sloppily threw this film together with some comedic elements and some dramatic [..]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" is an excellent made-for-television movie based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 novel. It tells the story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson being called to an estate in southern England where a murder takes place. It is said that [..]
Eureka (1983)
"Eureka" is a psychological drama film telling the story of a gold prospector who strikes it rich and runs into all kinds of trouble because of his wealthy status. Great performances by Gene Hackman as the lucky miner, Theresa Russell and Rutger Hauer as his daughter and son-in-law, [..]
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
Director Sam Peckinpah ended his movie career with an absolutely horrible film. "The Osterman Weekend," billed as a suspense spy thriller, is actually a boring motion picture with a confusing storyline, a plot filled with more holes than a Swiss cheese, and excessive sex and violence. (He began [..]
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Best Picture of 1983 is....."Terms of Endearment." The story centers on a mother and daughter working out a dysfunctional family relationship. Sparks fly when their romantic situations falter and one of them has a terminal cancer diagnosis. Director-screenwriter James L. Brooks, in his big [..]
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Celebrity pranks and shenanigans are sprinkled throughout the comedic romp "Cannonball Run II." Director-screenwriter Hal Needham put together this sequel with the same flavor as the original "Cannonball Run" of 1981. It was filmed in Arizona, Nevada, and California. This picture was the [..]