We journey back 40 years (yes… really) with the essential action movies of 1986… In an era when a half-decent action film is becoming rarer than the dodo, and practical stunts and effects even more so, I often find myself venturing back to action films of yesteryear. Some of the very best of years gone […]
The Essential Indiana Jones Knock-Offs of the 1980s
Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones imitators from the 1980s… In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The […]
Marvelous Indiana Jones Rip-Offs That Are Worth Your Time!
Marvelous Videos presents quality Indiana Jones rip-offs…. Star Wars wasn’t the only pop culture phenomenon that George Lucas had a hand in creating- cue Indiana Jones, an archaeologist/adventurer who made his debut in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Raiders went on to become a massive success, jumpstarting the Indiana Jones franchise. But […]
Blu-ray Review – Firewalker (1986)
Firewalker, 1986. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Sonny Landham, Will Sampson, John Rhys-Davies, Ian Abercrombie. SYNOPSIS: A pair of hapless adventurers take on a job to find priceless Aztec gold but are pursued by a vengeful spirit who will stop at nothing to protect it. Back in […]
