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--Lance
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| Reviews of Lance Films
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I've not reviewed all of the Lance films I have
seen, only those that stuck in my mind. For the most part, most
of the films Lance has done are pretty crappy, but Lance himself
is always worth watching. It amazes me that such a brilliant actor
could land so many roles in bad films.
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| Scream 3 |
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Lance
plays a bigshot horror-film producer (heh). His role wasn't huge,
but he's funny to watch. GreyHairLance.
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| The Day Lincoln Was
Shot |
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Lance
is Abraham Lincoln. The physical similarity between the two is striking.
An average film made worse by Rob Morrow's (Northern Exposure)
cringeworthy performance. Still, at least I learnt a bit about American
history.
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| No Contest II |
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Lance
plays a swanky evil millionaire with ties to a Nazi past. Again,
he's a scream to watch, overacts quite a bit and has the most hilarious
blooper committed to film: "I've been 12 hours on a cigarette
without a plane, so don't piss me off!" He then smiles, as
if about to crack up...
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| Profile for Murder |
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Studly wealthy socialite Lance gets it on
with pretty young girls and is then accused of their murder. He
then hits on a criminal psychologist played by Joan Severance. Cringe.
Quite a bad film and casting Lance as a sexy lead doesn't quite
work. Somehow this film is just wrong. Of course if you're
a LanceFan then this film is a must-see. Just watch Lance try to
dance in a nightclub!
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| Millennium (TV Series) |
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A brilliant series, went a bit haywire in
the 3rd season though. Lance is superb as Frank Black. Probably
the best role he's ever had. Rumours of a Millennium film have been
around for a while now. I hope it happens.
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| Baja |
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Lance
is a hitman on a mission. He is great in this film and has some
funny lines. Lance pretending to be a tourist in sandals and shorts
is a sight to behold! The scenes where he telephone's his wife (who
doesn't know he's a hitman) are priceless!
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| Nature of the Beast |
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Lance
sports a fake beer gut. Not an excellent film, but entertaining
nonetheless, and does draw you in to the whole "which one of
them is the killer?" debate.
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| Powder |
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Supposedly
the role that won Millennium for him. Rare role for Lance
as a good guy police officer and he plays it well. Also starts Jeff
Goldblum. Enjoyable film and worth renting.
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| Dead Man |
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I've
seen this film about 3 times now and I still can't remeber what
happens. Johnny Depp plays an accountant who arrives to a new job
in a new town. He doesn't get the job and somehow ends up a wanted
man. Lance plays one of the cowboys out to cash in on the bounty
on Mr Depp's head. Lance also eats people. (or did I confuse him
with one of the other cowboys?)
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| Boulevard |
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Lance
as a cop out to clean up the streets and an evil gang boss/pimp
played by Lou Diamond Phillips. Pretty crappy film, but Lance is
good. I saw a preview for this on a Robert video and it just went
on and on - they practically showed the whole movie. It only served
to remind me how bad it was. Lance pees in the bad guys shoes though!
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| Color of Night |
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Stars
Bruce Willis - nooooooooooo. Despite bad casting, Lance does
a good job with his character, and ex-cop whose wife was murdered.
Worth a look. Plot is a bit thin on the ground though and it just
gets sillier as it goes along.
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| Spitfire |
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Oh
my God! This film is hilarious! It's a James Bond kinda spoof thing
except it's not meant to be funny. Lance plays an undercover agent
ala 007. The title sequence featuring Lance with a jet pack strapped
to his back is not to be missed! Oh, how I laughed...
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| Knights |
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This
film is so bad it's good. Lance is a cyber-vampire and the whole
thing is set in a futuristic desert. He laughs maniacally and dribbles
a lot. 10 points to Lance for acting in a film as bad as this.
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| Man's Best Friend |
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Fairly
good thriller involving a genetically altered dog - created by Lance.
The beast escapes and all hell breaks lose. Lance acts this one
beautifully.
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| Hard Target |
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I've
seen this one a few times now, and while Van Damme cracks me up
all the time, it's actually a good action film. Lance is superb
as the bad guy, and I just love the genade-down-pants-scene.
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| Super Mario Bros |
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Lance
is only in the film for about 2 minutes at the very end and he gets
covered in slime.
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| The Outfit |
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Oh
my God! This is the worst film I have ever seen - and not even Lance
can save it! Lance is a gang boss in prohibition-era USA. He is
terrible - he shouts and grunts for most of the film, for no apparent
reason. There is no plot and the whole thing is just abysmal. The
video was even hidden away in a staff-only back room because it
is so bad! Watch this film so you too can see just how bad it is.
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| Delta Heat |
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This
film is well worth renting. It's an action-buddy film that's not sure
if it's a full blown comedy or not. Lance plays Jackson Rivers, a
retired cop who is tracked down by Martin Bishop (Anthony Edwards)
to help find out who killed his partner. We first encounter Lance
in swamp rat mode - he is a recluse living way out of town. He has
pet alligators. His hair is long and unkempt, with croc teeth as hair
beads, and a raccoon is attached to the back of his neck. Bishop convinces
him to return to work, setting up an hilarious scene where the freshly
haircutted Lance meets his old colleagues. The story moves along fairly
swiftly, and it looks like Lance is a bit of a bad guy. He's not,
and you get a nice plot twist at the end, but don't watch this for
the story - watch it for Lance!
Lance does his best Southern accent much to the bewilderment of
Bishop.
"Boy you're making my tits heavy"
"I can't understand a word you're saying"
"Well good!"
Other highlights include Lance getting his hook caught in a doorframe,
dancing with the FatCop, driving with the hook, and generally
being very funny (with the hook). Oh, and I almost forgot the fashion,
or lack of it. It's 80's gear everywhere, from coloured suits and
skinny ties to earrings and mullets. Lance wears his pants up around
his nipples, which elicits the response "Lance, you're old, but
you're not that old" !
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| Jennifer Eight |
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Very
good thriller and Lance's role and performance are solid.
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| Alien³ |
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Lance
returns as Bishop 2 - Bishop's creator. Not a huge role, and not
as good as Aliens.
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| Stone Cold |
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Costars
a guy that looks like Dolph Lundgren - never a good sign. It's a
pretty crappy bikie gang film, but once again, Lance is great as
the leader of an outlaw bikie gang.
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| Comrades in Arms |
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I
thought I had surpressed any memory of this film, but no, I just
had a flashback. God help me I will be having nightmares for weeks.
Lance plays an army general or somethiing like that and doesn't
have much screen time. The basic premise is this - Russian and American
troops unite to stop a drug lord. The drug lord is played by a really
ugly guy with long black hair and he cannot act at all. He is the
worst actor I have ever seen. Terrible. The leader of the Russians
is only slightly better. I cannot stress how bad this film is. Not
even Lance can save it.
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| The Last Samurai |
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This
film is so disjointed it barely makes any sense. But Lance gets
his kit off for no apparent reason, and you'll laugh at him driving
a jeep.
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| The Pit and the Pendulum |
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A
classic b-grade horror film. It reminds me of some of Andy Warhol's
films. It's cheesy, you'd never guess it was made in 1990 and Lance
is hilarious as Torqemada, the grand inquisitor of the Spanish inquisition.
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| The Horror Show AKA House
3 |
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Another
crappy horror film. The best bit is when Lance is serving up dinner
to his family and some lettuce falls off the plate and he discreetly
places it back on without flinching.
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| Johnny Handsome |
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This
film is great. It costars Mickey Rourke. Lance is brilliant, so
is Mickey. An entertaining film. Lance gets about in leather pants
and a singlet for much of the film.
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| Survival Quest |
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Another
really good film. Lance is the leader of a bunch of misfit kids
who have to do wilderness training. Whilst out in the bush their
team has a run in with another team of army kids. Enjoyable film,
Lance is great.
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| Pumpkinhead |
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Classic
horror film. Not as good as I expected, but entertaining nonetheless.
Lance does a good job as a father out for vengeance.
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| Near Dark |
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Yet
another classic horror film with Lance. Lance is the leader of a
bunch of traveling vampires. Lance is great. The film is great.
Go rent it.
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| Aliens |
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The
film that Lance says was his favourite. Lance plays the android
Bishop. He really does look synthetic in this film. Excellent film
too.
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| Savage Dawn |
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Silly
b-grade action flick with Lance as a lone rebel biker who inevitably
saves the town from a gang of mad men. Lance rides around on bike,
sports the tight pants/white singlet combo and bleached hair. Stupid
film, but Lance rocks. Watch for Lance Leg Action - he slides along
in the sand, spreads them much too far apart, and kicks people in
the butt.
The scene with the 'town bike' riding on a tank
is hilarious! Her hair is in terrible condition - if there was ever
a case for not bleaching your hair, this lady would be the poster
girl. It is so gross.
I was also disturbed by the manner in which
the young girl greets Lance at the start of the film. Surely that's
not legal? I mean, if I greeted my father's friends like that...
One final thought, why do marauding bikers wear
fishnet shirts, eyeliner and Poison-like wigs?
"Don't touch me! Unless you love me."
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| The Terminator |
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Classic
film. Lance's role isn't that big, but he acts it well. They should've
had him back for the sequel and then we could have seen Lance and
Robert in a film together!
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| The Right Stuff |
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Based
on a true story. Lance plays Wally Schirra. It appears that most
of his screen time ended up on the cutting room floor. I suspect
that's because they wanted to focus on Dennis Quaid as the "star".
Pity, because Lance acts very well in this film.
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| Piranha II: The Spawning |
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hee
hee hee. Director James Cameron's first effort. This film is terrible,
but Lance looks good zapping around on a boat as the town's police
officer. The flying rubber fish are a highlight.
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| The Visitor |
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Perhaps
the kookiest film Lance has ever been in. I didn't fully understand
what was going on. Lance was scary. But not as scary as the Jesus-lookalike
who appears at the end of the film.
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| Damien: Omen II |
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Actually
quite a good horror film. Lance is perfectly suited to scary-army-general-working-
for -Satan type role.
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| Close Encounters of the
Third Kind |
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Lance
mainly hangs around in the background. Good film though.
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| Dog Day Afternoon |
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Again
Lance mainly hangs around in the background, but his screen time
builds up and he has quite a spot at the end. Excellent film and
Lance is pretty good too.
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| Nightmares : The
Bendiction |
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I
found this at a video store sale (bargain!) recently. Lance features
in the third episode on this tape. He plays the role of a parish
priest who has a crisis of faith, then goes off driving across the
desert with some Holy Water as company. He is tormented, run off
the road and nearly killed by a big black truck. When the paramedics
find him half dead on the roadside, they tell him there is no evidence
of any other vehicle in the area. Was Lance hallucinating? Quite
probably, what with all that Altar Wine he had stuffed in his suitcase.
An interesting look at the existence of God.
Lance reasons that if Satan exists, so too must God, but if He does
exist, why does He allow suffering? Thinking about this too long
will do anyone's head in. I really enjoyed this (short) film and
would recommend tracking it down.
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| Reviews of Robert Films |
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As I've just started on Rob's back catalogue,
I don't have that many reviews up yet. It appears that he has done
a lot of good guy action films, and is often cast as the romantic
lead (well, as romantic as action film sex scenes get). Robert is
a very skilled actor and is genuinely convincing in some of his
roles.
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| The X Files (TV Series)
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Rob
is FBI Special Agent John Doggett called in to oversee the Search
For Mulder. He is excellent in this role and I look forward to Season
9. Having seen Rob do the comedy thing I think Agent Doggett needs
to lighten up a bit and crack a few jokes. Oh, and a few scenes
of Doggett in jeans and a tight t-shirt would be nice as well.
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| The Sopranos (TV Series) |
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I
saw a few of these episodes with Rob. He played a friend of Tony's
who was part of a betting circle. He always owed money and I'm pretty
sure he gets what's coming to him.
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| Tactical Assault |
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Costars
Rutger Hauer who's only good film was Blade Runner. The plot is
crap, the film is crap, and Rob is pretty crap too. It's a airforce-action-film,
which is in my opinion the worst type. Even worse than Vietnam-action-films.
Engage brain to non-operational before viewing.
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| The Vivero Letter
AKA The Forgotten City |
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heh,
Rob goes all Tombraider and searches for the Mysterious City of
Gold. Weak plot, bad acting all round. The compensation? Rob sweating
it out in the jungle. What annoyed me most in this film was the
buxom blonde - she appeared in one scene, then another, and worked
her way up to quite a role, but we were never introduced to her!
She has no name! Looks like the editor chopped that bit out.
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| Renegade Force
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Rob
is the leader of a renegade SWAT team out to see justice done. Not
a terrible film, but not particularly good either. Rob's death scene
was disappointing. "Bang" and he's dead :( I expected
him to go down in a hail of bullets. For those of you who are partial
to Agent Doggett's Kevlar outfit from The X Files, I urge
you to rent this film - you will not be disappointed.
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| Ambushed |
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Rob
is a white Supremacist. I didn't actually watch this film, just
Rob's parts. He does a good accent and is quite convincing as a
ScaryGuy.
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| Cop Land |
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Despite
starring Sly Stallone, this is a great film. Saw it at the cinema
and enjoyed. I've just seen it on video and was even more impressed
the second time around. Rob plays a bad ass cop who hangs with other
bad ass cops. They pretty much run their own town. Stallone is the
local Sheriff who decides he can no longer turn a blind eye to the
goings-on in Garrison, New Jersey. Rob is excellent in this film
- he plays the bad guy so well it's scary. This film also has a
great cast - De Niro, Keitel, Liotta, Janeane Garofalo, and Annabella
Sciorra. I highly recommend this film not just to see Rob, but because
it's got a plot, good character development, and requires you to
have your brain on.
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| Asylum |
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Rob
goes undercover in a mental hospital to find out why his friend
suicided. Along the way he discovers patients have gone missing,
suspected murdered. Costars Malcom MacDowell (A Clockwork Orange)
and that scary guy from The Burbs. Rob's acting is excellent
and the film is not bad either. Well worth a look.
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| Decoy |
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Man
this was great! For all the wrong reasons of course. Rob is a psycho
ex-bodyguard called back by his old boss to protect his daughter.
Rob enlists the help of another psycho ex-bodyguard (the guy from
RoboCop) and together they try to out-psycho one another! Well
not quite, but they are hilarious. Rob standing on the bonnet of
a bus driving head-on into the bad guys whilst wielding guns and
screaming "come on you losers" is classic.
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| Hong Kong 97 |
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Rob
is a James Bond type undercover agent. Terrible film, Rob shoots
at baddies in the nude, so he must have some talent, but even that
can't save the film.
Possible explanation: HK97 is directed by the
same guy who did Knights
and Spitfire. I rest
my case.
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| Zero Tolerance |
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Despite
being a crappy action film, this one was actually very good. It
was fast paced, had lots of explosions, and Rob rode around on a
motorcycle shooting bad guys. Not sure about the white sneakers
and puffy jacket though... I love the first few scenes of this film
with Rob and two other FBI agents travelling to Mexico.
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| Body Shot |
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An
average thriller in which Rob plays a paparazzi photographer who
gets set up for the murder of a famous singer. Not a lot going for
it. Rob has bleached hair and looks like Dawson from Dawson's
Creek, not at all like the cover seen to the right.
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| Double Dragon
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I
swear the hair & makeup guys said "Make him look like Gary
Oldman in the Fifth Element" because Rob could pass
off as his twin in this film. Stupid hair and beard only add to
the novelty value. Not a bad film, but it is for kids. Also stars
Alyssa Milano pre-implants. My partner begs to differ and insists
she has them "in".
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| Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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The
big one. It was strange to be watching T2 again - a bit like
watching T1 only to see Lance. You know the plot, you even
know most of the dialogue, yet you discover so much more! Like even
bigger plot holes... What can I say? Rob is sensational as the T-1000!
He is so machine-like it's scary. I really loved some of the early
scenes where Arnie is shooting at Rob in the hallway near the amusement
arcade. Rob took quite a few slugs and his "take impact but
keep walking" style was brilliant. He obviously has a very
keen sense of balance and put a lot of effort into the physical
portrayal of the T-1000.
Of particular interest to me were the running
scenes. It's not a natural style by any means, and I suspect Rob
was trying to be machine-like here as well - the movements are very
stiff and forced, yet somehow fluid at the same time, and very nice
to watch :)
Speaking of eye candy, I just loved the scene
where Rob is walking out of the truck wreck/fire and he's got on
those tight motorcycle-cop pants and knee high boots... Other noteworthy
eye-candy included the boyish smile at the home of John Conner.
Awww, he looked so young and innocent.
Overall, there was less of Rob than I was expecting,
and he really doesn't say much or do much except act like an intense
machine and do a few stunts. I was a bit disappointed I guess, but
I think I've worked out the secret to Rob's intensity : tilt your
head down slightly, keep your eyes up and do not blink - ever. I
think that kind of attention to detail is what helps RP stand out
from his peers.
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| Killer Instinct AKA Behind
Enemy Lines |
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Another
bad action film, this time set in Vietnam. Rob has got to free some
mates from a Russian base. He escaped once, but he's gonna go back
and finish it off. Somewhat confusing storyline, but you do get
Rob-on-motorbike action to compensate.
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| A Breed Apart aka
Perfect Assasins |
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Currently
halfway through this one. Rob is some kind of ex-Mafia type. Very
sleazy and very funny. Unfortunately, costars Portia de Rossi. I'm
wishing now that I had just left it half way and let it go. The
second half of the film was worse than the first. Rob cops a bullet
in the leg at the end of the film. And he wears brown pants and
white slimeball shoes.
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| Fire In The Sky |
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Based
on a true story about a young man who is abducted by aliens while
his friends look on. The towns people don't believe them and they
are accused of murder. I didn't recognise Rob at first and when
I did I pissed myself laughing - he looks hilarious. Features the
infamous double-check outfit. Rob's acting is very good, and the
film isn't too bad either. The alien spaceship scenes are wonderful
- different from the usual alien type stuff, but a bit violent for
my liking. The film's ending was a bit weak.
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| Striptease |
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I
had been warned that this was a bad film, and rightly so. It's just
plain crap. Demi Moore is even crappier. Rob on the other hand was
the film's saving grace. He plays Demi Moore's white trash husband,
who has custody of their daughter. He earns a living by stealing
wheelchairs! Watch for the staggering around the boat scene - it's
priceless. This film is more proof that Rob is an excellent comedy
actor.
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| The Cool Surface |
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Well
the cover looks promising doesn't it? When a film openly promotes
itself as an "erotic thriller" you know you're in trouble...and
there is no turning back. Rob is a Hollywood writer who seduces
the woman who lives next door (Terri Hatcher) who is surprise, surprise,
a wannabe actress. Because Rob is such a useless writer, the only
thing he can think to write about is his relationship with the actress
next door. So you get a lot of hot sweaty sex scenes that turn out
to be nothing more than Rob's overactive imagination. What a cunning
way to add gratuitous nudity to a film. I must remember that for
my first screenplay. The first half of the film bored me to tears.
It only became interesting (and I use the term rather loosely) when
Rob starts yelling and smashing things. Oh I geddit now. He's not
mentally stable... I won't spoil the ending for anyone, but I will
say that I saw it coming before I even put the tape into the video,
so you can all probably guess what happens. The film features a
running motif of wolves and howling (not by Rob sadly, that might
have spiced it up a bit). I think it's trying to allude to the evil
within us all - what lies beneath the 'cool surface'. An exceptionally
disappointing film all round. Features Rob with the dorkiest hair
and glasses combo even seen. I'm taking a point of Rob's tally for
this too dammit.
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| The Only Thrill |
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Zzzzzzzzz..........
I fell asleep waiting for Rob to appear. When he did it was definitely
worth the wait - he's sunbathing by a pool and smokin' ;) Rob is
fairly boring in this film though. It's your standard "Midday
Movie" about lost love / lack of commitment. The editors have
employed the 'fade to black' at the end of each scene, so every
10 minutes I was hoping it would be the end of the film. But it
never was. It dragged on and on and on and then it was 10 years
later and it kept going on and on and nothing was happening and
then it was 6 years later and Rob hadn't aged a bit, neither had
anyone else except for the grey hair dye, and yet it kept going
on and on, a bit like this review. In short, it lacked substance
and direction. Don't bother wasting your time with this one. The
Only Thrill was when the credits rolled on. "Thank God, it's
over !"
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| The Outer Limits : episode "The Quality of Mercy" |
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The
story: Earth has been at war with alien races for years, it's now
20-something (i.e. in the future). Rob is a fighter pilot who is
captured by aliens. He is thrown into a Styrofoam cell with another
prisoner - Bree, who is being experimented on by the aliens. Rob
is very macho and spends his day cutting through the Styrofoam bars
hoping to escape... The story is rather weak, as is the acting -
including Rob. Rob appears in an purple jumpsuit with lots of Velcro
straps. Ooh, CyberRob! All he needs is a proper pair of boots and
a dye job and I'll take him clubbing! The jumpsuit doesn't really
flatter his figure, so it was a relief to see him take it off. Underneath
he has on another jumpsuit but this time it's grey and very clingy...
like a full body long-john... It is as ugly as sin, but shall we
just say, it highlights ALL of his physique ;) Worth watching if
only to see Rob climbing up Styrofoam walls in the aforementioned
grey underwear... oh, and eating a live slug.
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| Die Hard 2: Die Harder |
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Rob says about 4 words and is on screen for a total of about 3 minutes,
during which time he practices some T-1000 intensity and two-handed
gun shooting. Thankfully his scene is early on in the film so I
didn't have to watch it all. Don't ask me about the rest of the
film because once Rob died I refused to watch any more. Only for
the ObsessedRobFan who really wants to see all his films.
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| The Faculty |
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Alrightee. We have two "goddammit's", two "fuck's",
one "shit", throwing over a table *and* a tight t-shirt
and shorts combo all in the first 60 seconds in a film about alien
invasion. Phew. Could it get any better? Well yes it does. He then
stabs a pencil through a poor teacher's hand! Rob is the coach of
the school football team and he is the first staff member to be
taken over by aliens. Naturally, he becomes EvilCoach, but he adds
such a comic touch to the role it's impossible not to enjoy it.
His facial expressions are fantastic and had me rolling on the floor
laughing! Rob is so good at this type of role. I have to say I enjoyed
the film as well, it wasn't as bad as I would have expected for
a 90's-teen-horror-comedy-thriller. Rob has a fairly large role,
so I would definitely recommend this film.
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| From Dusk Till Dawn 2 : Texas Blood Money |
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Warning! This film may result in dehydration caused by excessive
drooling...
A bunch of thugs put together Blues Brothers
style by Rob go to Texas to rob a bank. On the way one of them gets
bitten by a vampire bat and before you know it, he's turned his
mates into bloodthirsty vampires as well. Rob manages to avoid being
bitten, but gets arrested by the cops instead during an excessively
drawn out and over the top battle scene.
I'm sure if I sat down with my Film Studies 101 book I'd
be able to give a convincing argument for the quality of the filmmaking
- it has interesting camera work (lots of point-of-view shots) and
slick editing which contribute to and reinforce the film's themes,
however, the story is nothing special and the plot holes leave a
lot to be desired. The eclipse still baffles me.
But that's not why you should rent this film. Rob is the lead
character and he has never looked better (IMHO). It's a pretty funny
film so just sit back and enjoy. Highlights include the dog-on-steriods
scene ("You're pumping steroids into a pooch? Jesus, that's
immoral") and the motel-porno scene ("I watch fuck movies
for the fucking").
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| Last Action Hero |
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Rob makes a cameo appearance as the T-1000. Blink and you will indeed
miss him. He walks past Arnie as he's coming out of the police station/studio.
You get a very brief close up of Rob with his best intense face
on. As for the film, I don't know - I watched it on fast forward
and it looked pretty bad. File this one together wth Die
Hard 2 under ObssessedRobFans only.
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| Body Language |
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Rob has a small role in this film as the redneck ex-Marine husband
of the leading lady (a blonde who works as a stripper). She falls
for high-profile lawyer Tom Berenger (ewwww. gross). Rob gets
a bit peeved that she's having an affair with such an ugly man so
he attempts to blackmail him. It doesn't go according to Rob's plan
and he dies. Sorry to spoil it for you all but how else could I explain
why I didn't watch all of the film? :)
The film itself is pretty bad, and Rob is the only thing worth watching. He gets to ride a Harley but we don't get any close-ups dammit!
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| The Real Adventures
of Jonny Quest (animated) |
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Robert voices the charcter of Race Bannon, the red-headed girl's
father. (I didn't catch her name - I was too busy laughing). It's
just too funny when he speaks - it's really weird hearing Rob's
voice but not seeing his face. There's not much of a physical similarity
between Rob and Race other than the fact that Race's got a blond
flat top!
I've seen the episdoes 'Assault on Questworld'
and 'Ndovu's Last Journey". It's not a terrible kids cartoon,
but give me The Mysterious Cities of Gold anyday.
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| Last Gasp |
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Rob looks rather fine at the start of this film, but it all goes
downhill once he starts drawing on his face with an Artline pen
and wearing a Tarzan style nappy. And why would he do that? Becuase
he's been possessed by the spirit of a Totec Indian he killed -
in self defence - 6 years earlier. So,
Rob gets to kill a few people and chow down on their flesh. mmmm,
fleshhh... and thanks to the nappy, we get to see a fair bit of
Rob's flesh too... This film wasn't too bad, it was watchable,
but sadly, a little predictable. Rob, when not in Tarzan mode, is
actually really good. He goes for a lot of subtle facial expressions
that convey so much more than the dialogue could ever hope to.
For the eagle eyed / bored viewers - watch out
for all the spots on Rob where the fake tanning lotion didn't take!
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Ok, so it's a kids film and it's got Antonio Banderas. I was fully
expecting to be bored shitless for 95% of the film. Can you imagine
my surprise when I realised I was actually enjoying it? Spy Kids
is a fun, fast paced, brightly coloured adventure. I didn't think
it was possible to make a film without sex, drugs and violence,
but you can! And it can still be good!
Anyway, Rob's in the film for about 10 minutes,
which is about 80 minutes too short, in my opinion. He plays an
evil businessman who's out to take over the world. Thus, he gets
to wear exceptionally snazzy suits and look damn fine. His role
reminded me of "Coach Willis" in The
Faculty - there's that same comedic touch which is just a hoot
to watch! He does share a scene with Terri Hatcher (playing a double
agent) and I couldn't help but wonder what was going through each
other's minds...
I was annoyed by the McProductPlacement, the
heavy moralising at the end and the Willy Wonka similarites,
but If you've got kids, or just want to watch some fun without adult
concepts, go see Spy Kids (or rent it).
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