DROP ZONE (Released to Theaters USA 1994)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì  Drop Zone—run-of-the-mill—uses sky diving to drive the movie's story. The film seems to be promoting the sport of sky diving rather than purposing to entertain. It's a suitable to okay watch. Nothing new or particularly inspiring about this movie.  Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline United States marshals are transporting a criminally convicted  computer hacker to another prison. The plane is hijacked by terrorists who take the computer hacker to use in high level computer theft crimes. Additional Thanks  Thank you to Director John Badham for directing effort. Thank you to Producers D. J. Caruso, Wallis Nicita, and Lauren Lloyd for making the film possible. Casting includes Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, and Michael Jeter. Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. The sky diving is a treat to see, but the film is not a high quality production. 

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SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT (Released to Theaters USA 1993)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì  Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit takes a little of this and a little of that to make a 'kind of' creative movie that ends on a high note of positivity. Watch through the concluding credit roll for a nicely done song and dance routine. Whoopi Goldberg performs at her usual level of professionalism. It's interesting to see James Coburn cast in this movie. This is one of his later performances. The script is really well written and allows very good presentation and portrayal. There are suggestive scenes in the introductory scenes of the film. But the movie works as an easy-on-the-mind entertainment piece. Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline  A Vegas headliner gets a request to help her friends at a Catholic school to re-establish opportunity for young people via teaching music class.    Additional Thanks Thank you to Director Bill Duke for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Mario Iscovich, Laurence Mark, and Co-Executive Producer Christopher Meledandri for making the film possible. Cast includes Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Bernard Hughes, Mary Wickes, James Coburn, Michael Jeter, Wendy Makkena, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Maggie Smith.  Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Yes. The movie shows Whoopi Goldberg as a Las Vegas headliner and then as a teacher in a school classroom of failing students. Video Review Available Here: Ben Meyers

 

JURASSIC PARK III (Theatrical Release USA 2001)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Stars ììì

Jurassic Park III—suitable to okay film—tries to work from the power of the first and second Jurassic Park movies and misses the energy of those films. Sam Neill and Laura Dern reprise their roles as Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler. This film is what it is.

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Storyline

Dr. Alan Grant takes an offer to fly over dinosaur-infested islands and then finds that the couple on the plane with him want to land.

Additional Thanks

Thank you Director Joe Johnston for directing efforts Thank you to Executive Producer Steven Spielberg for making the film possible. Cast include Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan, Michael Jeter, John Diehl, Bruce A. Young, Laura Dern, and Taylor Nichols.

 Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It is a suitable watch and can almost be a cult classic. Video Critique Available Here:

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