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The Rock - (1996 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117500/

Military men conspire to steal chemical weapons to threaten Seattle for money as reparations for fallen comrades, and a man is let out of confinement to help an expert disarm them.

Although the main chemical weapons premise makes no sense, it's still a good movie.



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Time Bandits - (1981 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/

A child, with a big imagination and interested in history, has a fanciful dream.

A wild ride of a movie that's totally immersed in the 1980s style.



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Highlander - (1986 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091203/
was Highlander-Official.com

A centuries-old man is embroiled in a sword-fight between other immortals.

This is one of those movies which forged my young self, but I cannot recommend to others. It definitely feels dated, and I doubt its ideas would be particularly shaping to others compared to the other movies created since this one.



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DragonHeart (1996) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116136/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/dragonheart

A king, resurrected with half of a dragon's heart, rules with an iron fist but is opposed by his former-mentor, a former dragon-slayer now allied with that last dragon who has the remaining half of the king's heart.

A fine, action-heavy, fantasy. Has a lot of recognizable stars.



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The Untouchables (1987) picture

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094226/

The story of Al Capone and his network of criminals being chased by the United States Department of the Treasury.

Overall it's an entertaining, albeit predictable, film to me. I understand it was popular at the time, but I can't imagine it's held up well at all. It puts me off because it's so very clean, yet has so much violence. There is a sort of strange "Disney violence" oil-and-water that makes no sense to me.



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