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SpaceCamp, a review by Danae CassandraSpaceCamp Year of Release: 1986 Directed By: Harry Winer Starring: Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Tate Donovan, Tom Skerritt Genre: Adventure, Science-Fiction, Disaster Overview: Zero gravity meets zero fear in this cosmic comedy-adventure about a summer camp where regular kids check in...and real astronauts check out! Starring Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott, Leaf Phoenix and Tate Donovan, SpaceCamp is a wild and wonderful thrill-ride packed with "special effects...spectacular moments" (Film Journal) and a "gripping climax" (Time Out Film Guide) that's out of this world! For five typical teens, NASA's space camp promises to be a fun way to blow off the summer. But when a space shuttle exercise misfires, they find themselves launched into orbit, facing the adventure of a lifetime. Now, the only way back to Earth is to take command of the ship and control of their destinies, before time – and oxygen – runs out! My Thoughts: I'd forgotten how enjoyable this film is. I have fond memories of it from childhood, and it's still an entertaining watch. I still get a warm fuzzy from "Jinx and Max best friends forever." Part of me cringes at the message being sent with the overachiever girl being wrong about a crucial thing and then freezing in decision making though. Try to imagine the roles of Kevin & Kathryn gender reversed and you see the problem. I did like the other girl, though, the one who appears to be a bubblehead but is really super-smart. That quibble aside, it's still a whole-hearted recommendation from me for a fun, kid-friendly movie. Bechdel Test: Pass Overall: 3/5 (From SpaceCamp on January 10th, 2014) Malibu Beach, a review by addicted2dvdTitle: Malibu Beach Year: 1978 Director: Robert J. Rosenthal Rating: R Length: 90 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: N/A Stars: Kim Lankford as Dina James Daughton as Bobby Susan Player Jarreau as Sally Michael Luther as Paul Stephen Oliver as Dugan Plot: School's out and the kids line the Malibu shore for a wild summer of fun. Extras: Scene Access My Thoughts: This is one of the handful of '70s movie I just recently got in the Too Cool for School boxset. Being from Mill Creek Entertainment and the fact that the fit 12 movies on 3 discs I really wasn't expecting much quality wise from this set. But if I can go by this movies I will be pleasantly surprised. As this one has very good audio and video quality... I'm impressed. This is one of the many in that set I never seen before. So what do I say about the movie itself? Hmmmm... the story is almost non-existent. It is basically no more then a bunch of kids getting out of school for the summer... and following their partying and goofing around. It has plenty of... I don't want to say pointless because come on... is there such a thing as pointless nudity? But there is there is lots of bare boobs with a scene or two of bare butts thrown in for good measures. I got to admit... I did like the dog on the beach that was trained to pull the bikini tops off the sunbathing girls. I know I am focusing quite a bit on the nudity in this movie... but as I discovered... it is pretty much a must in a movie like this. As without it... you wouldn't have that much of a movie left. There is a couple chuckles here and there... but nothing all that great comedy wise. This is definitely a movie that is geared more towards the "horny teenager" then it is for someone that is looking for a thought provoking story. But for what it is... it is not bad... but could have been better. My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (From Movies of the '70s Marathon on April 9th, 2010) Tom's TV Finales marathon, a review by Tom
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