BOX OFFICE HITS ONLY

Addicted To Love - Dark comedy on obsessive revenge against past lovers. Below average.
Rating : MFSV
Genre : C/D
Score : 4/10
Verdict : Miss

Air Force One - The President fights hijackers, rescues hostages and flies his plane. Good.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A
Score : 8/10
Verdict : Good

Alien Resurrection - Enhanced clone Ripley and merceneries versus all alien types. Gory.
Rating : RFV
Genre : S/H
Score : 7/10
Verdict : Fine

Amistad - Based on an historical US event where some Africans win their freedom. Okay.
Rating : M
Genre : D
Score : 7/10
Verdict : Fine

Anaconda - A mediocre thriller where the main bad guy is actually the giant snake hunter.
Rating : MFV
Genre : H/A
Score : 6/10
Verdict : Fine

Anastasia - Semi-musical cartoon on her adventures in self-discovery. Not too well drawn.
Rating : PG
Genre : M/D
Score : 6/10
Verdict : Fine

Austin Powers - James Bond parody transferred from the 60s to the 90s. Largely comical.
Rating : MS
Genre : C/A
Score : 7/10
Verdict : Fine

Batman And Robin - Spoiled by a lame plot and some lousy acting, but good visual effects.
Rating : PG
Genre : F/A
Score : 6/10
Verdict : Fine

Bean - Comedy about his trip to Los Angeles to look at an art piece. Quite funny in parts.
Rating : M
Genre : C
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Breakdown - Mild thriller where a man's wife is kidnapped in the desert. Rather mediocre.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Con-air - Action packed thriller where some convicts take over their prison plane. Exciting.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Conspiracy Theory - Slow moving thriller where a taxi driver is pursued due to his beliefs.
Rating : MV
Genre : A/T
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Contact - A slow-moving drama with an anticlimactic alien encounter. Generally mediocre.
Rating : M
Genre : S/D
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Dante's Peak - A volcano suddenly blows up next to a small mountain town. Watcheable.
Rating : M
Genre : A/D
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Double Team - Van Damme and Rodman team-up against a top terrorist. Mindless action.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Event Horizon - Gory alien-copy where the sentient spaceship is serial killer. Warped plot.
Rating : RFV
Genre : H/S
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Face/Off - A cop and a criminal switch faces and continue to battle each other. Very good.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A/D
Score :8/10
Verdict : Good

Fire Down Below - Slow moving Seagal film where he battles toxic smugglers. Mediocre.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Flubber - An absent-minded professor creates sentient rubbers. Mild comedy with effects.
Rating : PG
Genre : C/F
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Fools Rush In - A couple rush into marriage after a one night affair pregnancy. Mediocre.
Rating : M
Genre : C/D
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

G. I. Jane - A female Lieutenant undergoes SEAL training and becomes a hero. Mediocre.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A/D
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Gattaca - A man impersonates a cloned elite to get to go to space. Slow-moving, but okay.
Rating : M
Genre : S/D
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

George Of The Jungle - Comedy rip-off of Tarzan, with intelligent animals. Silly, but fun.
Rating : PG
Genre : C/F
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Hercules - The Disney adaptation of the legend, which is more of a musical comedy. Okay.
Rating : PG
Genre : M/D
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

I Know What You Did Last Summer - Serial killing thriller, which is inferior to 'Scream'.
Rating : MFV
Genre : T/H
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Kiss The Girls - A cop hunts for a serial abductor with the aid of an escaped victim. Okay.
Rating : MFV
Genre : T
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Kull The Conqueror - Disappointing Hercules copy, which plays like the 2 parts TV show.
Rating : MSV
Genre : F
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

L. A. Confidential - Police corruption and a mass murder investigation in the 50s. Not bad.
Rating : MFSV
Genre : D/A
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Liar Liar - Wild comedy about a lawyer who becomes compelled to speak the truth. Okay.
Rating : M
Genre : C
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Masterminds - Whiz kid versus a group of kidnappers who hijack a school. Quite average.
Rating : PG
Genre : A
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Men In Black - Action comedy on an agency that oversees aliens. Spectacular effects only.
Rating : PG
Genre : S/C
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Mimic - Horror where few victims need to defend against giant bugs underground. Okay.
Rating : MFV
Genre : H
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Mortal Kombat Annihilation - Sequel with more action, characters and effects. Bland plot.
Rating : MV
Genre : F/A
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Most Wanted - A framed army fugitive strikes back against everyone after him. Mediocre.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A
Score : 6/10
Verdict : Fine

Murder At 1600 - Murder conspiracy involving those at the White House. Rather average.
Rating : MFV
Genre : T
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

My Best Friend's Wedding - Dark comedy on deceiving relationships. Good in some parts.
Rating : M
Genre : C/D
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Picture Perfect - A woman hires a fiance in order to get ahead at the office. Slow-moving.
Rating : M
Genre : C/D
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Red Corner - An American goes on trial in China for a crime he did not commit. Gripping.
Rating : MV
Genre : D
Score : 7/10
Verdict : Fine

Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion - Comedy on career image deceptions. Okay.
Rating : M
Genre : C/D
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Scream - Unexpectedly interesting serial killing thriller where everyone is a suspect. Good.
Rating : MV
Genre : T/H
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Scream 2 - The serial killing continues, with a neat wrap-up in the end. Average this round.
Rating : MFV
Genre : T/H
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Seven Years In Tibet - Or 14 years of a real Austrian mountaineer's life. Plot deteriorates.
Rating : M
Genre : A/D
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Spawn - Quasi-horror film on the origin of Spawn. Disappointing, but good special effects.
Rating : RFV
Genre : H/F
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Speed 2 - Action thriller where a cruise liner is hijacked by a madman. Good effects only.
Rating : MV
Genre : A
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Starship Troopers - It's war against giant bugs in space and their planets. Campy, but good.
Rating : MSV
Genre : S/A
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Switchback - A slow moving thriller where a friendly serial killer traps his hunter. Tedious.
Rating : MV
Genre : T
Score : 5/10
Verdict : Duh

The Fifth Element - A perfect being is brought to save the world in the future. Quite good.
Rating : MS
Genre : S/A
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

The Game - Mild thriller where a tycoon gets stuck in a conspiracy adventure. Quite okay.
Rating : MFV
Genre : T
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

The Jackal - The FBI hunts for an assassin, who is preparing to hit a VIP. Quite mediocre.
Rating : MFV
Genre : T/A
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

The Lost World - The dinosaur sequel with more of them and victims too. Overall not bad.
Rating : MV
Genre : F/D
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

The Peacemaker - Unappealing thriller where terrorists steal 10 nuclear missiles. Mediocre.
Rating : MFV
Genre : A
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

The Postman - Costner as postman gives hope to post-apocalyptic townspeople. Mediocre.
Rating : MSV
Genre : D/S
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

The Relic - A mutant beast goes on the rampage in a museum, killing many. Quite average.
Rating : MV
Genre : H/S
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

The Saint - A mercenary agent turns heroic because of love. The lame plot ruins the show.
Rating : MSV
Genre : A/T
Score :5/10
Verdict : Duh

Titanic - This 3.25 hours long tragedy about 2 lovers has spectacular effects. Best this year.
Rating : MS
Genre : D/A
Score :9/10
Verdict :Oscar

Tomorrow Never Dies - Bond and partner stop an insane media mogul. Good action only.
Rating : MS
Genre : A
Score :7/10
Verdict : Fine

Turbo Power Rangers - A fantasy more suited for kids. Below average, with lousy zords.
Rating : PG
Genre : F
Score :4/10
Verdict : Miss

Volcano - A mediocre actioner where a volcano erupts in Los Angeles. Documentary like.
Rating : M
Genre : A/D
Score :6/10
Verdict : Fine

Warriors Of Virtue - Sentient kung-fu kangaroos rescue a boy from a mystic lord. Juvenile.
Rating : M
Genre : F/A
Score : 4/10
Verdict : Miss

MOVIE STATISTICS 1997

TOTAL : 60

SCORE SUMMARY :-

4/10 = 3
5/10 = 11
6/10 = 28
7/10 = 15
8/10 = 2
9/10 = 1

Best Movie : Titanic

Worst Movie : Turbo Power Rangers

As reviewed by CYJ (11th January 98)

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