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Special Effects 1984

1h 46m Drama Rated 3.0 out of 5

Ambitious Hitchcockian thriller that might have worked better in the hands of a better director. Jonathan Demme?

The overdubbing is so extraordinary bad that it constantly pulls you out of the movie. At first I assumed that it was “intentionally badly dubbed” like when DePalma has a campy, low budget film within the film. Unfortunately, the flaws in Special Effects seem completely unintentional

Trancers 1984

1h 17m Science Fiction Rated 3.5 out of 5

Awesome premise. Lots of fun. Like the soundtrack.

The first act is great, but then it losses momentum. The wristwatch is fun at first, but then becomes a “get out of jail free” card for the writers. Slow boring chase scenes. Hackneyed cliffhanger ending.