October 10, 1987
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) ****
Broadcast News (1987) ****
This comedy follows the careers of three TV journalists: handsome and witless William Hurt, smart and clumsy Albert Brooks, ambitious and neurotic Holly Hunter.
The Dead (1987) ****
John Huston's last film, a brilliant adaptation of James Joyce's short story about a Christmas reception in Dublin.
Evil Dead 2 (1987) ****
A classic of "splat-stick" cinema - a scary, hilarious and very inventive mixture of comedy and gore.
Full Metal Jacket (1987) ****
The Princess Bride (1987) ****
L'Ami de mon amie (1987) ****
.jpg)
Babette's Feast (1987) ****
September 9, 1987
Swimming To Cambodia (1987) ***
Spalding Gray recounts his exploits while playing in 'The Killing Fields'.
The Untouchables (1987) ***
Excellent gangster film starring Kevin Costner as Elliot Ness and Robvert DeNiro as Al Capone.
Bad Taste (1987) ***
Directed by Peter Jackson. Low budget thriller about cannibal aliens from outer space.
Dirty Dancing (1987) ***
"Be My Baby" ***
"Johnny's Mambo" **
"Do You Love Me" ***
"Stay" **
"Hungry Eyes" ***
"Hey Baby" **
"De Todo Un Poco" **
"Cry To Me" *
"In The Still Of The Nite" **
"She's Like The Wind" **
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" ***
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) ***
Excellent comedy starring Robin Williams as an unorthodox radio DJ in Saigon in 1965.
Moonstruck (1987) ***
A delightful romantic comedy about a young widow (Cher), who falls in love with her fiance's brother. A brilliant combination of tenderness and irony.
Predator (1987) ***
This action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is a cross between "Rambo" and "Alien".
Quatre aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle (1987) ***
A delightful Eric Rohmer's comedy - constantly surprising and full of embarrassing situations.
Where Is The Friend's Home ? (1987) ***
The Witches Of Eastwick (1987) ***
Quirky horror/comedy about the Devil (Jack Nicholson) who's trying to seduce three beautiful witches (Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Cher).
Au revoir, les enfants (1987) ***
French drama about a little Jewish boy hiding in a Catholic school during the Nazi occupation.
House Of Games (1987) ***
A psychiatrist is led by a smooth-talking gambler into the shadowy world of stings, scams, and con men. Intelligent film directed by David Mamet.
August 8, 1987
July 7, 1987
.jpg)
Armour Of God (1987) **
This Jackie Chan film has a few nifty car chases, but too few fight scenes. The sequel to this film, 1991's "Armour Of God II: Operation Condor" (released in America in 1997 as "Operation Condor") is much better.
An Autumn's Tale (1987) **
A romantic melodrama, with plenty of comic touches. A Hong Kong film set in New York, starring Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung.
Eastern Condors (1987) **
Basically a Hong Kong remake of "The Dirty Dozen", with half a dozen hard-core criminals sent on dangerous military mission to Vietnam. Any film starring Samo Hung and Yuen Biao promises major kung-fu ass-kicking, but this one delivers memorable chop-socky goodies only in the last 10 minutes. Until then, it's just a boring, Rambo-like, jungle war movie, with plenty of gunfights and explosions.
City On Fire (1987) *
A really lousy crime film from Hong Kong, directed by Ringo Lam. It became famous in 1990's when "Film Threat" published an article falsely claiming that Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" (1992) was a remake of "City On Fire". In reality, aside from a very brief scene with robbers pointing guns at each other, there are very few similarities between those two films.
June 6, 1987
May 5, 1987
April 4, 1987
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)