Comments on Direct to Video Connoisseur: Spoiler (1998)

That's a good idea Ty, you're better off. ...

2012-01-31T15:03:25.492-08:00

That's a good idea Ty, you're better off. And thanks Dr. Theda, I appreciate it! I have done Fortress and Fortress 2 so I'll put those links out for anyone that wants to check them out w/out going to the alphabetical archive page.

Usually i don't agree with you about the different actor theory you have with a lot of these movies Kenner, but i think I do here. A Michael Pare for instance might have helped; but nothing could save the fact that the first 40 minutes got us absolutely nowhere plotwise.

Fortress is a must for any reviewer, definitely. I didn't like it, but it's that iconic.

Even with the budget slashed, again, I have to go back to the plot, and the fact that for the first 40 minutes it just spun its wheels. Also, I didn't need big explosions, just some nice fight scenes between Gennesse and Daniels. But I agree, more action could've helped this out.

Sci-fi version of The Fugitive? You mean Freejack?...

2012-01-30T00:56:38.932-08:00

Sci-fi version of The Fugitive? You mean Freejack?

Thanks for the review, haven't tracked this down yet as it's ridiculously expensive. I've read an interview somewhere with Jeff Burr where he says that the budget got hugely slashed and he had to remove basically all the action scenes from the script. For shame.

I put Fortress on my Amazon wishlist just this aft...

2012-01-29T12:58:32.234-08:00

I put Fortress on my Amazon wishlist just this afternoon, looks like a half decent relatively obscure title to add to my collection / review list.

I liked this actually. I think it would've be...

2012-01-29T11:54:25.165-08:00

I liked this actually. I think it would've been better with a better actor as lead. Gary Daniels is adequate and has a few good moments but this needed someone like Eric Roberts or Michael Pare. (I don't list big stars because the budget was low) Who could really do justice to the character, another actor that could've pulled it off would have been Van Damme.

I thought the special effects were really good, I thought that the futuristic prison plot was quite compelling and that the ending was sort of fitting. I don't know, It's a marginal recommendation but I actually liked Spoiler.

Enjoyed the write up to this. I do like a futurist...

2012-01-29T07:41:53.781-08:00

Enjoyed the write up to this. I do like a futuristic prison movie. But this doesn't sound like a classic. Made me think of Fortress with Christoper Lambert. Going to check now if you've done reviews of those.

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2012-01-28T22:03:22.402-08:00

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Great write-up! Heard this wasn't that good,...

2012-01-28T07:53:00.700-08:00

Great write-up!

Heard this wasn't that good, will keep avoiding it.