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Persuasion
Released in VHS Tape by BBC Video (27 August, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Director: Howard Baker
Starring: Howard Baker, Anne Firbank, and Bryan Marshall
Average review score:

Persuasion sucked!!!
My mom, my sister, and I watched this film and it is very corny. I left the room about an hour into it. I can stand most bad movies but this one is probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It doesn't even deserve the one star I'm giving it.

Persuasion
I enjoyed the 1995 version better, though this one is faithful to the book. "Anne" in this version was a bit too old for the part even though she is beautiful. To me she looked older than Captain Wentworth. "Louisa" was a bit too gushy. "Mary was a little too pretty. She didn't get on your nerves like Sophie Thompson (Mary) does in the 1995 version. She just whines alot. I forgot "Elizabeth" because she doesn't make an impression at all.

Best Austen Adatpation
I remember walking into a Blockbuster video store one time, and I was looking around when I happened to come across this adaptation. After I saw that it was there, I thought to myself that I had to see this one because I have seen the 1995 adaptation. Well anyway, I thought it was a fabulous movie. The sets and the costumes were beautiful and Ann Firbank was great Anne Eliott. The film makers did the best job recreating the climax scene (which was the best scene in the book) It looked so real.Now that I have seen both productions of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, I must say that this was the best adaptation ever made of both the novel and of a Jane Austen novel.

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (06 July, 1999)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Sean McNamara
Starring: Hulk Hogan, Loni Anderson, Jim Varney, and Victor Wong (III)
An evil gang takes over an amusement park only to be foiled by three Ninja-trained brothers and a TV action star in this smartly paced (if by-the- numbers) kiddie action flick. Medusa (Loni Anderson) and Lothar (Jim Varney) head up the gang with ransom money and mayhem on their minds. But they don't count on the young Caucasian trio, taught by their inexplicably Asian grandfather, and Dave Dragon (Hulk Hogan), making a live appearance at the park. What follows is campy humor, lots of Karate-esque action and plenty of Home Alone-type boy vs. foolish bad guy high jinks. And girls aren't left out: the brothers' neighbor, a brainy techno girl, is on hand to hack into the computer to override the gang's murderous plans, while also providing 007-style gadgets for hand-to-hand combat. While there is plenty of gunplay in the 90- minute film, no one is killed or even significantly hurt, making it appropriate for ages 5 and older. --Kimberly Heinrichs
Average review score:

10 dollar budget + washed up stars = 3 ninjas!
A friend of mine caught the end of this movie on cinemax, then he waited until the next time it was on, and taped it. When he brought it to my house I was shocked and apalled. The acting is horrible, the fight scenes are disgusting, and the children are flat out annoying, not to mention Colt, who has a mullet and nostrils the size of dump truck tires. I started watching the movie at the part where multiple "ninjas" in funny black costumes attack the children. One of the 3 kids jumps about 12 feet onto the roof of a building, the ninja he is fighting appearently intentionally falls off after he gets hit. Tum tum the youngest one is always kicking these 6 foot tall men in the face, but they never show him do it, just a leg probably on a stick. The movie is chock full of "Ball" jokes, every ninja that Tum tum ever fights gets kicked in the privates, ha ha? What about the time a ninja gets knocked onto a railing, and is sliding down it butt first. Naturally another ninja ends up keeping his chin right on the railing, for some wierd reason, and gets hit in the face by a butt. How about when the lady shoots out all the lights and sends ninjas after the three children, they are swinging in the dark, one falls off the scaffolding, is holding on by a hand, it's dark right? Well to summon up courage in the ninja the other one shows him a picture of their grandmaster guy, I thought it was just dark? This movie is ... horrible ..., watch it and write everything that is wrong with it, what was the director thinking?

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it [stunk]
this movie is not worth it . buy part 1,2,3. don't waste your money on this piece of trash.

Great!
I have a really rambunctious, 5-year old brother and he is always running around and getting into trouble! We rented The 3 Ninjas and he actually sat down and watched the whole movie! He especially likes Tum Tum!

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (01 September, 1998)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Sean McNamara
Starring: Hulk Hogan, Loni Anderson, Jim Varney, and Victor Wong (III)
An evil gang takes over an amusement park only to be foiled by three Ninja-trained brothers and a TV action star in this smartly paced (if by-the- numbers) kiddie action flick. Medusa (Loni Anderson) and Lothar (Jim Varney) head up the gang with ransom money and mayhem on their minds. But they don't count on the young Caucasian trio, taught by their inexplicably Asian grandfather, and Dave Dragon (Hulk Hogan), making a live appearance at the park. What follows is campy humor, lots of Karate-esque action and plenty of Home Alone-type boy vs. foolish bad guy high jinks. And girls aren't left out: the brothers' neighbor, a brainy techno girl, is on hand to hack into the computer to override the gang's murderous plans, while also providing 007-style gadgets for hand-to-hand combat. While there is plenty of gunplay in the 90- minute film, no one is killed or even significantly hurt, making it appropriate for ages 5 and older. --Kimberly Heinrichs
Average review score:

10 dollar budget + washed up stars = 3 ninjas!
A friend of mine caught the end of this movie on cinemax, then he waited until the next time it was on, and taped it. When he brought it to my house I was shocked and apalled. The acting is horrible, the fight scenes are disgusting, and the children are flat out annoying, not to mention Colt, who has a mullet and nostrils the size of dump truck tires. I started watching the movie at the part where multiple "ninjas" in funny black costumes attack the children. One of the 3 kids jumps about 12 feet onto the roof of a building, the ninja he is fighting appearently intentionally falls off after he gets hit. Tum tum the youngest one is always kicking these 6 foot tall men in the face, but they never show him do it, just a leg probably on a stick. The movie is chock full of "Ball" jokes, every ninja that Tum tum ever fights gets kicked in the privates, ha ha? What about the time a ninja gets knocked onto a railing, and is sliding down it butt first. Naturally another ninja ends up keeping his chin right on the railing, for some wierd reason, and gets hit in the face by a butt. How about when the lady shoots out all the lights and sends ninjas after the three children, they are swinging in the dark, one falls off the scaffolding, is holding on by a hand, it's dark right? Well to summon up courage in the ninja the other one shows him a picture of their grandmaster guy, I thought it was just dark? This movie is ... horrible ..., watch it and write everything that is wrong with it, what was the director thinking?

...

it [stunk]
this movie is not worth it . buy part 1,2,3. don't waste your money on this piece of trash.

Great!
I have a really rambunctious, 5-year old brother and he is always running around and getting into trouble! We rented The 3 Ninjas and he actually sat down and watched the whole movie! He especially likes Tum Tum!

Big Momma's House
Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (14 November, 2000)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Martin Lawrence and Nia Long
No one tries very hard in Big Momma's House, so your enjoyment of this Martin Lawrence vehicle pretty much depends on how much amusement you're able to derive from a guy dressed up as a very ample woman. The setup is of the eye-rolling, only-in-Hollywood nature: Lawrence, as detective Malcolm Turner, is after a killer, and apparently the only way to capture him is to pose as the bad guy's ex-girlfriend's grandmother, who--the film cannot stress this point too much--is quite large.

Apparently, Sherry (Nia Long), the young woman in question--she's as attractive as Big Momma is, well, you know--is none too bright, for she falls for Malcolm's ruse, which of course ostensibly amuses mainly because it's so transparent. She at least has an excuse--she hasn't seen Big Momma in two years--but Big Momma's oblivious friends must be functional morons. Screenwriters Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer didn't tax themselves very much, as they have Malcolm-as-Big-Momma going through fairly predictable motions--botching a meal and delivering a baby unconventionally (Big Momma's a midwife), but ruling at basketball and self- defense and protecting Sherry while trying vainly not to flirt with her. Paul Giamatti is wasted as Malcolm's partner; director Raja Gosnell's clunky sense of comic rhythm is bewildering, because he used to be an editor (he brought a similar lack of magic to Home Alone 3).

Lawrence won't have anyone forgetting Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, or Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire anytime soon. Big Momma's House benefits mainly by being first to the marketplace ahead of Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps; Murphy's work in prosthetics is far more accomplished, versatile, and funny. --David Kronke

Average review score:

eh, heh, heh, heh..................heh?
First and foremost, if I could give MOMMA zero stars, I would, but 1 star is the lowest rating allowed ..., so I'll just tell the nicest thing I canpossibly say in it's favor;BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE is the worst movie of all time.

The old joke of men becoming drag queens in movies simply to satisfy the audience is getting old really fast. It's time to see women disguising themselves as men. Oh sure, there was that bit in CHARLIE'S ANGELS (a movie I enjoyed 10 million times more than this) where Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore put on makeup to look like two of the UGLIEST men ever.

That's another thing wrong with MOMMA. The makeup Martin Lawrence wears doesn't make him look like a fat, old granny. It makes him look like Martin Lawrence in a fat, old granny suit.

Trust me, don't waste your time watching this "movie". The 90 minutes you use up watching it you could instead use to entertain yoursef with much funnier things, like watching candles burn.

Martin Lawrence continues to make me Laugh!
Blue Streak was a suprise hit to me last fall, Big Momma's House suprised me this summer. I laughed my astrodynamics off watching Martin Lawrence dress up as BIG MOMMA (A 60 year old 400 pound lady) Not only was this a super funny movie, but a great story and excellent chemistry between Nia Long and Martin. Paul Giamatti, playing Lawrences FBI partner, is just as funny as Martin when given the chance. A few scenes stick out in mind like when BIG MOMMA (lawrence) take self defense class and when BIG MOMMA dunks over two other guys heads. Non-stop laughing in this one, go check it out--you're sure to like it. --Star Wars on DVD-- Come on Lucas!

ONE OF THE FUNNIEST I'VE EVER SEEN !
This is a very warm and entertaining movie about the events happening when the neighborhood's big momma was replaced by a FBI agent.A fun for the whole family.Guaranteed make you giggle.

Big Momma's House
Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (03 April, 2001)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Martin Lawrence and Nia Long
No one tries very hard in Big Momma's House, so your enjoyment of this Martin Lawrence vehicle pretty much depends on how much amusement you're able to derive from a guy dressed up as a very ample woman. The setup is of the eye-rolling, only-in-Hollywood nature: Lawrence, as detective Malcolm Turner, is after a killer, and apparently the only way to capture him is to pose as the bad guy's ex-girlfriend's grandmother, who--the film cannot stress this point too much--is quite large.

Apparently, Sherry (Nia Long), the young woman in question--she's as attractive as Big Momma is, well, you know--is none too bright, for she falls for Malcolm's ruse, which of course ostensibly amuses mainly because it's so transparent. She at least has an excuse--she hasn't seen Big Momma in two years--but Big Momma's oblivious friends must be functional morons. Screenwriters Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer didn't tax themselves very much, as they have Malcolm-as-Big-Momma going through fairly predictable motions--botching a meal and delivering a baby unconventionally (Big Momma's a midwife), but ruling at basketball and self- defense and protecting Sherry while trying vainly not to flirt with her. Paul Giamatti is wasted as Malcolm's partner; director Raja Gosnell's clunky sense of comic rhythm is bewildering, because he used to be an editor (he brought a similar lack of magic to Home Alone 3).

Lawrence won't have anyone forgetting Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, or Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire anytime soon. Big Momma's House benefits mainly by being first to the marketplace ahead of Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps; Murphy's work in prosthetics is far more accomplished, versatile, and funny. --David Kronke

Average review score:

eh, heh, heh, heh..................heh?
First and foremost, if I could give MOMMA zero stars, I would, but 1 star is the lowest rating allowed ..., so I'll just tell the nicest thing I canpossibly say in it's favor;BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE is the worst movie of all time.

The old joke of men becoming drag queens in movies simply to satisfy the audience is getting old really fast. It's time to see women disguising themselves as men. Oh sure, there was that bit in CHARLIE'S ANGELS (a movie I enjoyed 10 million times more than this) where Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore put on makeup to look like two of the UGLIEST men ever.

That's another thing wrong with MOMMA. The makeup Martin Lawrence wears doesn't make him look like a fat, old granny. It makes him look like Martin Lawrence in a fat, old granny suit.

Trust me, don't waste your time watching this "movie". The 90 minutes you use up watching it you could instead use to entertain yoursef with much funnier things, like watching candles burn.

Martin Lawrence continues to make me Laugh!
Blue Streak was a suprise hit to me last fall, Big Momma's House suprised me this summer. I laughed my astrodynamics off watching Martin Lawrence dress up as BIG MOMMA (A 60 year old 400 pound lady) Not only was this a super funny movie, but a great story and excellent chemistry between Nia Long and Martin. Paul Giamatti, playing Lawrences FBI partner, is just as funny as Martin when given the chance. A few scenes stick out in mind like when BIG MOMMA (lawrence) take self defense class and when BIG MOMMA dunks over two other guys heads. Non-stop laughing in this one, go check it out--you're sure to like it. --Star Wars on DVD-- Come on Lucas!

ONE OF THE FUNNIEST I'VE EVER SEEN !
This is a very warm and entertaining movie about the events happening when the neighborhood's big momma was replaced by a FBI agent.A fun for the whole family.Guaranteed make you giggle.

Big Momma's House
Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (03 April, 2001)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Martin Lawrence and Nia Long
No one tries very hard in Big Momma's House, so your enjoyment of this Martin Lawrence vehicle pretty much depends on how much amusement you're able to derive from a guy dressed up as a very ample woman. The setup is of the eye-rolling, only-in-Hollywood nature: Lawrence, as detective Malcolm Turner, is after a killer, and apparently the only way to capture him is to pose as the bad guy's ex-girlfriend's grandmother, who--the film cannot stress this point too much--is quite large.

Apparently, Sherry (Nia Long), the young woman in question--she's as attractive as Big Momma is, well, you know--is none too bright, for she falls for Malcolm's ruse, which of course ostensibly amuses mainly because it's so transparent. She at least has an excuse--she hasn't seen Big Momma in two years--but Big Momma's oblivious friends must be functional morons. Screenwriters Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer didn't tax themselves very much, as they have Malcolm-as-Big-Momma going through fairly predictable motions--botching a meal and delivering a baby unconventionally (Big Momma's a midwife), but ruling at basketball and self- defense and protecting Sherry while trying vainly not to flirt with her. Paul Giamatti is wasted as Malcolm's partner; director Raja Gosnell's clunky sense of comic rhythm is bewildering, because he used to be an editor (he brought a similar lack of magic to Home Alone 3).

Lawrence won't have anyone forgetting Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, or Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire anytime soon. Big Momma's House benefits mainly by being first to the marketplace ahead of Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps; Murphy's work in prosthetics is far more accomplished, versatile, and funny. --David Kronke

Average review score:

eh, heh, heh, heh..................heh?
First and foremost, if I could give MOMMA zero stars, I would, but 1 star is the lowest rating allowed ..., so I'll just tell the nicest thing I canpossibly say in it's favor;BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE is the worst movie of all time.

The old joke of men becoming drag queens in movies simply to satisfy the audience is getting old really fast. It's time to see women disguising themselves as men. Oh sure, there was that bit in CHARLIE'S ANGELS (a movie I enjoyed 10 million times more than this) where Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore put on makeup to look like two of the UGLIEST men ever.

That's another thing wrong with MOMMA. The makeup Martin Lawrence wears doesn't make him look like a fat, old granny. It makes him look like Martin Lawrence in a fat, old granny suit.

Trust me, don't waste your time watching this "movie". The 90 minutes you use up watching it you could instead use to entertain yoursef with much funnier things, like watching candles burn.

Martin Lawrence continues to make me Laugh!
Blue Streak was a suprise hit to me last fall, Big Momma's House suprised me this summer. I laughed my astrodynamics off watching Martin Lawrence dress up as BIG MOMMA (A 60 year old 400 pound lady) Not only was this a super funny movie, but a great story and excellent chemistry between Nia Long and Martin. Paul Giamatti, playing Lawrences FBI partner, is just as funny as Martin when given the chance. A few scenes stick out in mind like when BIG MOMMA (lawrence) take self defense class and when BIG MOMMA dunks over two other guys heads. Non-stop laughing in this one, go check it out--you're sure to like it. --Star Wars on DVD-- Come on Lucas!

ONE OF THE FUNNIEST I'VE EVER SEEN !
This is a very warm and entertaining movie about the events happening when the neighborhood's big momma was replaced by a FBI agent.A fun for the whole family.Guaranteed make you giggle.

Big Momma's House (D-VHS)
Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox Home Video (03 September, 2002)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Martin Lawrence and Nia Long
No one tries very hard in Big Momma's House, so your enjoyment of this Martin Lawrence vehicle pretty much depends on how much amusement you're able to derive from a guy dressed up as a very ample woman. The setup is of the eye-rolling, only-in-Hollywood nature: Lawrence, as detective Malcolm Turner, is after a killer, and apparently the only way to capture him is to pose as the bad guy's ex-girlfriend's grandmother, who--the film cannot stress this point too much--is quite large.

Apparently, Sherry (Nia Long), the young woman in question--she's as attractive as Big Momma is, well, you know--is none too bright, for she falls for Malcolm's ruse, which of course ostensibly amuses mainly because it's so transparent. She at least has an excuse--she hasn't seen Big Momma in two years--but Big Momma's oblivious friends must be functional morons. Screenwriters Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer didn't tax themselves very much, as they have Malcolm-as-Big-Momma going through fairly predictable motions--botching a meal and delivering a baby unconventionally (Big Momma's a midwife), but ruling at basketball and self- defense and protecting Sherry while trying vainly not to flirt with her. Paul Giamatti is wasted as Malcolm's partner; director Raja Gosnell's clunky sense of comic rhythm is bewildering, because he used to be an editor (he brought a similar lack of magic to Home Alone 3).

Lawrence won't have anyone forgetting Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, or Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire anytime soon. Big Momma's House benefits mainly by being first to the marketplace ahead of Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps; Murphy's work in prosthetics is far more accomplished, versatile, and funny. --David Kronke

Average review score:

eh, heh, heh, heh..................heh?
First and foremost, if I could give MOMMA zero stars, I would, but 1 star is the lowest rating allowed ..., so I'll just tell the nicest thing I canpossibly say in it's favor;BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE is the worst movie of all time.

The old joke of men becoming drag queens in movies simply to satisfy the audience is getting old really fast. It's time to see women disguising themselves as men. Oh sure, there was that bit in CHARLIE'S ANGELS (a movie I enjoyed 10 million times more than this) where Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore put on makeup to look like two of the UGLIEST men ever.

That's another thing wrong with MOMMA. The makeup Martin Lawrence wears doesn't make him look like a fat, old granny. It makes him look like Martin Lawrence in a fat, old granny suit.

Trust me, don't waste your time watching this "movie". The 90 minutes you use up watching it you could instead use to entertain yoursef with much funnier things, like watching candles burn.

Martin Lawrence continues to make me Laugh!
Blue Streak was a suprise hit to me last fall, Big Momma's House suprised me this summer. I laughed my astrodynamics off watching Martin Lawrence dress up as BIG MOMMA (A 60 year old 400 pound lady) Not only was this a super funny movie, but a great story and excellent chemistry between Nia Long and Martin. Paul Giamatti, playing Lawrences FBI partner, is just as funny as Martin when given the chance. A few scenes stick out in mind like when BIG MOMMA (lawrence) take self defense class and when BIG MOMMA dunks over two other guys heads. Non-stop laughing in this one, go check it out--you're sure to like it. --Star Wars on DVD-- Come on Lucas!

ONE OF THE FUNNIEST I'VE EVER SEEN !
This is a very warm and entertaining movie about the events happening when the neighborhood's big momma was replaced by a FBI agent.A fun for the whole family.Guaranteed make you giggle.

Netforce
Released in VHS Tape by Vidmark/Trimark (30 June, 2000)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: Robert Lieberman
Essentially a cautionary tale of slightly futuristic cyberterrorism, Netforce carries Tom Clancy's heavyweight name as the executive producer (but not writer). Don't expect a drama on the level of Patriot Games, however: Netforce is a blunt and somewhat rushed thriller with little time for character or relationship development. What it does offer is a scenario for the prospect of organized crime uniting with computer geeks and malevolent industrialists to sabotage national security through attacks on the Internet. Scott Bakula plays the FBI agent in charge of the Netforce division of the bureau; he takes charge after his mentor (Kris Kristofferson) is murdered and the investigation points to the involvement of a Web pioneer (Judge Reinhold). The hero's romance with a colleague (Joanna Going) grows a little trickier after he promotes her to the number two spot behind himself, but with the president's chief of staff (Brian Dennehy) breathing down their necks, that's the least of their professional problems. The action bounces around from good guys to sundry bad guys, but there's no question that a creeping paranoia about Net vulnerability and its disastrous implications grows on this production--and the viewers. --Tom Keogh
Average review score:

Not All that Special

If you've read the book or books, and saw this movie, you know this is mocking the brilliance of Tom Clancy. This choppy, made-for-TV film has terrible dialogue, ludicrous conversations, and an awful storyline that barely goes with the book.

You probably know screenplay is almost everything, and a poor one makes a film terrible, especially if the screenwriter isn't good in the genre of films he's writing. That was Lionel Chetwynd, who wrote the teleplay. He had previously written countless documentries, and Net Force was his first theatrical film.

On a strong point, the acting is fantastic. Scott Bakula has a great performance as Alex Michaels, Kris Kristofferson delivers once again, and Brian Dennehy makes a good effort. Little known actor Paul Hewitt is wonderful playing the young computer wiz, Jay Gridley.

Bottom Line: The acting is good, but screenplays kill and this one doesn't deliver. Net Force wouldn't be my first choice for viewing pleasure.

Clancy must not research his movies as much as we thought
Very inaccurate depiction of computers. Tom Clancy, i thought you were highly touted as being a realistic researcher of the details... how did you flub this one so bad?

Great With Knowledge from th book
Ok, Some people say this is the worst thing Clancy ever put his name to, and their probaly right. I suggest that before viewing this movie read the corresponding book, to see how the charcters do develop and the plot unfolds. As for the movie everything is rushed and inappreciated, but since it carries the name Clancy you can almost be assured that whatever is the movie or book has some bearing and isn't complete rubbish

Netforce
Released in VHS Tape by Vidmark/Trimark (20 July, 1999)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: Robert Lieberman
Essentially a cautionary tale of slightly futuristic cyberterrorism, Netforce carries Tom Clancy's heavyweight name as the executive producer (but not writer). Don't expect a drama on the level of Patriot Games, however: Netforce is a blunt and somewhat rushed thriller with little time for character or relationship development. What it does offer is a scenario for the prospect of organized crime uniting with computer geeks and malevolent industrialists to sabotage national security through attacks on the Internet. Scott Bakula plays the FBI agent in charge of the Netforce division of the bureau; he takes charge after his mentor (Kris Kristofferson) is murdered and the investigation points to the involvement of a Web pioneer (Judge Reinhold). The hero's romance with a colleague (Joanna Going) grows a little trickier after he promotes her to the number two spot behind himself, but with the president's chief of staff (Brian Dennehy) breathing down their necks, that's the least of their professional problems. The action bounces around from good guys to sundry bad guys, but there's no question that a creeping paranoia about Net vulnerability and its disastrous implications grows on this production--and the viewers. --Tom Keogh
Average review score:

Not All that Special

If you've read the book or books, and saw this movie, you know this is mocking the brilliance of Tom Clancy. This choppy, made-for-TV film has terrible dialogue, ludicrous conversations, and an awful storyline that barely goes with the book.

You probably know screenplay is almost everything, and a poor one makes a film terrible, especially if the screenwriter isn't good in the genre of films he's writing. That was Lionel Chetwynd, who wrote the teleplay. He had previously written countless documentries, and Net Force was his first theatrical film.

On a strong point, the acting is fantastic. Scott Bakula has a great performance as Alex Michaels, Kris Kristofferson delivers once again, and Brian Dennehy makes a good effort. Little known actor Paul Hewitt is wonderful playing the young computer wiz, Jay Gridley.

Bottom Line: The acting is good, but screenplays kill and this one doesn't deliver. Net Force wouldn't be my first choice for viewing pleasure.

Clancy must not research his movies as much as we thought
Very inaccurate depiction of computers. Tom Clancy, i thought you were highly touted as being a realistic researcher of the details... how did you flub this one so bad?

Great With Knowledge from th book
Ok, Some people say this is the worst thing Clancy ever put his name to, and their probaly right. I suggest that before viewing this movie read the corresponding book, to see how the charcters do develop and the plot unfolds. As for the movie everything is rushed and inappreciated, but since it carries the name Clancy you can almost be assured that whatever is the movie or book has some bearing and isn't complete rubbish

Smokey and the Bandit 3
Released in VHS Tape by Universal Studios (06 August, 1996)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Dick Lowry
Average review score:

This Film Sucked
If no stars were possible, this film would get it.

This could have been something special....
I'm gonna go out on a limb here by saying that most people my age (20) don't watch the Honeymooner's, and might not be familiar with Smokey & The Bandit. Me however, am a fan of both... but for the first time in my life, I feel anger toward the (sadly, no longer with us) Jackie Gleason. Without his portrayal of Buford T. Justice, I must say the series wouldn't have been the same. But Smokey & The Bandit 3 was an alright film that was seriously hurt by 2 things. First being the absence of Burt Reynolds (and Sally Field, of course). 2nd being the spotlight stealing Jackie Gleason. His ego stole the show, when they SHOULD have waited for Burt Reynolds to finish his other films. Smokey and The Bandit WITHOUT the real bandit? come on. However, I did enjoy Jerry Reed getting to "Wooo Hooo, Play the Bandit!" This movie could have been a bridge to a Smokey & The Bandit 4, with The Real Bandit making his return, with Frog (Field) and SnowMan (Reed). But I give this movie a two. It has it's moments, but the end literally choked me up when I realized it WAS the end. Avoid depression and stick to Smokey 1 & 2. I'm fighting back tears to write this Review. Maybe someday they'll do Smokey & The Bandit 4, and do it RIGHT (with Burt, Sally and Jerry), and wake me up from this nightmare that I refuse to let ruin the dream.

Sixth sense, that ain't even a dime
Oh Puhleese, this movie all that bad, I mean it ain't no original Smokey and the Bandit but it's a pretty good southern comedy.
Pros: Good music, The scenes with Buford T. Justice and his son Junior, the hotel part and Junior at his dumbest.

Cons: Poor script, Cledus playing the bandit, The Enos playing mean tricks on Buford, and the new girl, man was she awful.

Overall, if you're a big fan of car chase movies, this is a must have (as long as you don't compare it to the first one).

This movie is about Buford T. Justice retiring and relaxing at Miami Beach, but his vacation doesn't turn out as well as he hoped, so he decides to come back and the Enoses tells Buford to drive all the way from Miami, FL wish the fish on top of the car to Austin, TX in 28 hours, he'll get a quarter of a million dollars, if Buford fails, his badge is going to be destroyed.
Along the way the Enos do everything they can so Buford wouldn't make it on time, and later on The Enoses call up Cledus to become the bandit and he later picks up a new girl (she's horrible compared to Sally Field).

In order to see what happens, watch this movie, although you may want to watch the original first to like Smokey and the Bandit.

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