Runaway
It's old and it shows. I think it took the name from an Isaac Asimov book, which it has nothing to do with. It has robots and that's all it has in common.
Tom Selleck is police officer Jack Ramsey. He's afraid of heights and good with robots. He gets a new partner and a new case. A housekeeper robot goes amok and kills everyone in house except the baby. But that's only a matter of time. So Jack goes in to take out the robot. When the lab is studying it, they find an unexplained chip. Before anyone can touch it, it explodes.
The father of the rescued baby disappeared before it was even rescued. Jack doesn't think that's an accident. He investigates and finds out there are more chips. These chips turn robots into killers. When it's put into a bullet, it turns it into a heat seeking missile that can be programmed for a specific person. It's literally a bullet with your name on it.
It's not the best sci-fi movie. My husband hated it and thought it was boring. I liked it. I'm not sure why, but I did enjoy it. Gene Simmons as the bad guy was perfect. He is severely creepy. He looks right at the camera and it just gives you chills, it feels like he's looking right at you.
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Comedy movie summaries
http://www.shvoong.com/entertainment/movies/2031241-hudson-hawk/
The movie Hudson Hawk. I've heard it listed as one of the worst 100. Funny, but it's in my family's top 10. It's a spoof of burglars, action, conspiracies and quite a bit more. The Hawk is a burglar being blackmailed by pretty much everybody into stealing Da Vinci art. The characters are fun, quirky, outrageous, and goofy. I never fail to laugh at this one. People want to look at this as a straight action movie. If you look at it that way, it's pathetic to watch. But it's not straight action. It's tongue in cheek spoofing. James Coburn and Bruce Willis are so straight faced while they do the most outrageous things. I do love this movie. If you like laughing, this is way better than Airplane!
Evolution
What took man millions of years to get to, these aliens do in a week. Evolve, that is. They started out as amoeba, and moved up to "no nose chimps" quite fast. What's standing between our planet and them as the top of the food chain?
A biology teacher who used to work for the government (shades of the X-Files!) but was kicked out for experimenting with an anthrax vaccine. The side effects tended to be drastic. A girl's volleyball coach with an internet certificate in geology. And a fledgling firefighter (Seann William Scott).
You know it's going to be tongue-in-cheek throughout. It's funny, sort of. I wouldn't have bought it, but my 21 year old thought it was great. It's in her favorite list.
The movie Hudson Hawk. I've heard it listed as one of the worst 100. Funny, but it's in my family's top 10. It's a spoof of burglars, action, conspiracies and quite a bit more. The Hawk is a burglar being blackmailed by pretty much everybody into stealing Da Vinci art. The characters are fun, quirky, outrageous, and goofy. I never fail to laugh at this one. People want to look at this as a straight action movie. If you look at it that way, it's pathetic to watch. But it's not straight action. It's tongue in cheek spoofing. James Coburn and Bruce Willis are so straight faced while they do the most outrageous things. I do love this movie. If you like laughing, this is way better than Airplane!
Evolution
What took man millions of years to get to, these aliens do in a week. Evolve, that is. They started out as amoeba, and moved up to "no nose chimps" quite fast. What's standing between our planet and them as the top of the food chain?
A biology teacher who used to work for the government (shades of the X-Files!) but was kicked out for experimenting with an anthrax vaccine. The side effects tended to be drastic. A girl's volleyball coach with an internet certificate in geology. And a fledgling firefighter (Seann William Scott).
You know it's going to be tongue-in-cheek throughout. It's funny, sort of. I wouldn't have bought it, but my 21 year old thought it was great. It's in her favorite list.
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