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The Prophecy (1995)
When priest-turned-cop Thomas Daggett (Kotias) stumbles upon a hermaphroditic corpse with the biological makeup of a fetus, he knows he's dealing with something beyond the ordinary. That something would be the Archangel Gabriel (Walken) who has come to Earth in order to recruit an evil soul to his cause in a war among angels. Apparently, the fact that God loves humans more than he does his first children has Gabriel and his cohorts really ticked off. So what's to stop the prophesied trumpet-blower from simply stomping the mortal realm into dust? Daggett, for one, with the help of a school teacher (Madsen), good angel Simon (Stoltz), and, oddly enough, Mr. Lucifer (Mortensen) himself. Screenwriter-cum-director Widen's ("Highlander") supernatural thriller has terrific potential, but stumbles from time to time, relying mostly on the blackhearted tour de force performance of Walken for survival. Followed by a darker, paler sequel.
The Prophecy (1995)
When priest-turned-cop Thomas Daggett (Kotias) stumbles upon a hermaphroditic corpse with the biological makeup of a fetus, he knows he's dealing with something beyond the ordinary. That something would be the Archangel Gabriel (Walken) who has come to Earth in order to recruit an evil soul to his cause in a war among angels. Apparently, the fact that God loves humans more than he does his first children has Gabriel and his cohorts really ticked off. So what's to stop the prophesied trumpet-blower from simply stomping the mortal realm into dust? Daggett, for one, with the help of a school teacher (Madsen), good angel Simon (Stoltz), and, oddly enough, Mr. Lucifer (Mortensen) himself. Screenwriter-cum-director Widen's ("Highlander") supernatural thriller has terrific potential, but stumbles from time to time, relying mostly on the blackhearted tour de force performance of Walken for survival. Followed by a darker, paler sequel.
7/10 #1
Love this movie......I just watched this Tuesday Night.....It was as good as it was when it came out.....
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loved Gremlins 2 hahahhahha
Love this movie......I just watched this Tuesday Night.....It was as good as it was when it came out.....
7/10 #2
A Simple Plan (1998)
It's hard to say "no" to four million dollars, and--after prodding by his dim-witted, lonely brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton), Jacob's hot-headed friend, Lou (Brent Briscoe), and even his quiet, librarian wife (Bridget Fonda)--honest, upstanding Hank (Bill Paxton) proves unable to resist the allure. He agrees on one condition: that they stash the money until any search for the downed single-engine plane in which they found the money is called off and the money is spent cautiously so as not to attract any undue attention in their small, snow-bound Minnesota town. Of course, even the simplest best-laid plans go awry, and it's not long before Hank quarrels with Jacob and Lou (who want to spend the money right away), discovers the conniving nature of his wife, is enlisted by the local sheriff and a grim federal agent to look for a missing airplane, and worse. Director Sam Raimi dispenses with his usual over-the-top, comic book style for a spartan tableau in which the only extravagances are the buckteeth and Scotch taped-glasses sported by Thornton. An excellent study in greed, betrayal, and suspicion in the tradition of Stanley Kubrik's "The Killing" and the Cohen Brothers' debut film, "Blood Simple."
A Simple Plan (1998)
It's hard to say "no" to four million dollars, and--after prodding by his dim-witted, lonely brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton), Jacob's hot-headed friend, Lou (Brent Briscoe), and even his quiet, librarian wife (Bridget Fonda)--honest, upstanding Hank (Bill Paxton) proves unable to resist the allure. He agrees on one condition: that they stash the money until any search for the downed single-engine plane in which they found the money is called off and the money is spent cautiously so as not to attract any undue attention in their small, snow-bound Minnesota town. Of course, even the simplest best-laid plans go awry, and it's not long before Hank quarrels with Jacob and Lou (who want to spend the money right away), discovers the conniving nature of his wife, is enlisted by the local sheriff and a grim federal agent to look for a missing airplane, and worse. Director Sam Raimi dispenses with his usual over-the-top, comic book style for a spartan tableau in which the only extravagances are the buckteeth and Scotch taped-glasses sported by Thornton. An excellent study in greed, betrayal, and suspicion in the tradition of Stanley Kubrik's "The Killing" and the Cohen Brothers' debut film, "Blood Simple."
7/10 #3
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
The lives of ten disparate people become entangled over the course of two days in the San Fernando Valley. A murder set-up for an insurance scam goes awry, leading a hitman to hole up in the house of a snobbish, stone-passing art dealer with a subservient personal assistant, and whose sister has befriended a suicidal washed-up film director. Meanwhile two cops (one angry at the world for taking his son in a divorce, the other a naive detective looking to make homicide) encounter a shaken former-Olympic skier and stumble onto the trail of a cold-blooded killer and his Scandinavian bombshell mol. TV director Herzfeld's big screen debut succeeds mostly on the strength of its characters and includes what was advertised as "the best spandex catfight in film history."
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
The lives of ten disparate people become entangled over the course of two days in the San Fernando Valley. A murder set-up for an insurance scam goes awry, leading a hitman to hole up in the house of a snobbish, stone-passing art dealer with a subservient personal assistant, and whose sister has befriended a suicidal washed-up film director. Meanwhile two cops (one angry at the world for taking his son in a divorce, the other a naive detective looking to make homicide) encounter a shaken former-Olympic skier and stumble onto the trail of a cold-blooded killer and his Scandinavian bombshell mol. TV director Herzfeld's big screen debut succeeds mostly on the strength of its characters and includes what was advertised as "the best spandex catfight in film history."
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Ritual de lo habitual is the second full studio album (third overall) by Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990,
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Ritual de lo habitual is the second full studio album (third overall) by Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990,
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Siamese Dream is the second album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records
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Siamese Dream is the second album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records
07/10 Entry #1
Another good slasher movie - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Another good slasher movie - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
07/10 Entry #2
Here's another alien movie, I just watched it a couple weeks ago and I still enjoy it
- The Faculty (1998)
Here's another alien movie, I just watched it a couple weeks ago and I still enjoy it
- The Faculty (1998)
07/10 Entry #3
I still remember where I was and what I was doing the first time I saw this movie, and it was a fun day - Stir of Echoes (1999)
I still remember where I was and what I was doing the first time I saw this movie, and it was a fun day - Stir of Echoes (1999)
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