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Forgotten or Unappreciated Films of the 1980s: Vol. 1

By Wadrick Jones ⋅ April 14, 2014 ⋅ Post a comment

Before he had his face rearranged through both amateur boxing and plastic surgery, the 80s ‘Mr. Cool’ Mickey Rourke played a guy who undergoes surgery to rearrange his disfigured face. Irony aside, Rourke was always a formidable actor and his 80s catalogue is impressive.

The Fifth Element (1997) • Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) • In The Name Of The Father (1993)

By Wadrick Jones ⋅ April 13, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

This cartoon-ish film is one big barrel of fun, sporting a set of colourfully unique visuals (along with some amazing costumes designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier), and a cast privy to the films’ adolescent nature. And it is this ‘element’ that provides the joy of this sci-fi comedy, for it never takes itself seriously and never meanders…