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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure: 1979
Not too long after the rescue of the previous film’s six survivors, a pair of rivaling ships come across the capsized ocean liner in search of a fortune that is said to be hidden on board.
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The Concorde: Airport ‘79
Joe Patroni, now promoted to Airline Captain, pilots a plane which a corrupt company, Harrison Industries, wants to crash because one of the passengers on board, Maggie, holds documents with her that prove Harrison Industries is secretly making nuclear weapons. The company’s CEO, Kevin Harrison, is also on this flight to make sure all goes as planned, but it doesn’t, so he improvises by de-pressurizing the aircraft at altitude, therefore crashing the plane right into the Alps.
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Airport 1975
When a small plane collides with a packed commercial jetliner in mid-air, a flight attendant becomes tasked with landing the plane which now has no pilots at all.
“Airport 1975″ is a sequel that is worthy of being a successor to its original counterpart. It borrows the same formulas and archetypes from “Airport” but sticks to one story-line instead of working itself across multiple subplots (as the original did), this allows for more concentration on the action that is taking place. It also introduces its characters fast and with ease and then immediately gets things going.
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Airport (1970): Five Stars
Set around the fictional Chicago Lincoln International Airport, a manager fights obstacles while trying to stabilize his airport during a severe snowstorm, meanwhile, a suicidal bomber attempts to blow up a Boeing 707 while in flight.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Five Stars
The story opens millions of years ago at the Dawn of Man in Africa on Earth. A pack of apes are going about their daily mundane routines until one morning, they wake up to find a strange, black, looming “monolith” object standing over them. Curious, they gather around and touch it – Moments later, they have learned how to break things, make use of their surroundings, and kill other animals for food. The monolith has the capabilities of advancing other beings through touch.
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Fairytales for Grown-ups: Pan’s Labyrinth, Finding Neverland, and Other Classic Films
Fairy tales with mature themes are growing in popularity, thanks to films like Pan’s Labyrinth. Other fantasy stories include strong themes more suited for adult audiences, with plenty of magic in between.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979): 2.5 Stars
The film picks up after the original 60s TV show with the USS Enterprise undergoing some reappraising procedures while in Earth’s orbit, former Captain James T. Kirk is now an Admiral as well as the Chief of Starfleet Operations. The conflict in this film begins when a massive cloud of energy that’s housing a powerful alien life force is discovered to be on a course heading right for mother Earth, we are led to believe it is evil due to the fact that it destroys a few Klingon and Starfleet ships in the opening. And guess what? It’s the USS Enterprise’s lucky day as it is the closest ship to intercept this cloud. Not only do they need to intercept it, but they need to test the ship’s new transit systems while en-route.
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The Car (1979): 1.5 Stars
The story revolves around a mysterious customized 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III car (designed by the same guy who designed the Batmobile from the 60s “Batman” TV Show, George Barris) terrorizing a small fictional community in Utah known as Santa Ynez and going on a murderous rampage.
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Movie Review: The Final Inquiry (aka the Inquiry)
A review of the Italian epic wannabe, starring Dolph Lundgren vs. Romans and Jesus.
