October 10, 1992

Rebels Of The Neon God (1992) ****



The Crying Game (1992) ****

LĂ©olo (1992) ****

Like Water For Chocolate (1992) ****

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) ****

Tense and exciting adaptation of David Mamet's play about real-estate salesmen.

Hard-Boiled (1992) ****

A Hong Kong hospital, full of sick patients, becomes a battleground between cops and triad goons. This John Woo's actioner probably has the highest body count of any motion picture in history - innocent bystanders drop like flies during spectacularly staged orgies of gunfire. With Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Anthony Wong.

Full Contact (1992) ****

Stylish crime movie directed by Ringo Lam.

Braindead (1992) ****

The goriest film ever made, a masterpiece of "splat-stick" cinema.

Aladdin (1992) ****

Excellent Disney fantasy-musical about a hyperactive genie helping a young thief to win the love of a beautiful princess. Songs:

"Arabian Nights" **
"One Jump Ahead" **
"Friend Like Me" ***
"Prince Ali" ***
"A Whole New World" ***

Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur (1992) ****

Story of a criminal on the run, told from the subjective point-of-views of his accomplices.

Once Upon A Time In China II (1992) ****

The popular saga continues. This time, the villains are Chinese ultra-nationalists from the White Lotus Society. Wong Fei-Hong (Jet Li) joins forces with Sun Yat-Sen (the future leader of China) to fight against them.

Unforgiven (1992) ****

Violent, somber western about justice and revenge.