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The Amityville Horror (1979): Four Stars
George and Kathy Lutz purchase a new house out in Amityville, Long Island, New York. What they soon find out is that a mass murder had taken place in that house one year earlier. Then, a series of strange paranormal activities occur and causes them to leave 21 days after their move in.
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Superman (1978): Five Stars
On the planet Krypton, three insurrectionists are sentenced to “eternal living death” in what’s called the Phantom Zone for attempting totalitarian rebellion, much thanks to the evidence provided by the widely respected scientist Jor-El. However, he is unable to convince them that their Kryptonian sun is due to explode soon, engulfing their entire planet. In response, Jor-El sends his only infant son, Kal-El, in a spacecraft en route to Earth where exposure to a yellow sun will advance him with superpowers (as it would do for any Kryptonian life-form).
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978): Four Stars
Tomatoes mysteriously become self-aware, sentient beings that set out to destroy humanity. The President and his staff recruit a special team of people to deter the tomato threat before it’s too late. Is it me or does the plot of this film sound like it’s right out of a 1950s science fiction movie? It sure does, if you ask me. But thankfully, this movie doesn’t take itself seriously.
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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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The Last Man on Earth (1964): Four Stars
The story opens in 1968. Every day is almost the same for Dr. Morgan – After waking up, he grabs his weapons and then he’s on the hunt for vampires during the day. In the night, he barricades himself in his secure home where he relaxes with some jazz music while the vampire creatures come out and torment him with startling noises and chantings.
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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.
