God Of Gamblers
Chow Yun Fat is the greatest Gambler around however after an accident caused by Andy Lau, he ends up childlike and ends up being looked after and used by Lau, his friend & girlfriend. However, he still has his gambling skills and seeing as they are Gamblers too, they use him.
Whilst a little too long for my liking, it is an enjoyable Film with some great Action Scenes (The construction scene) and some humor as well (Keeps on banging his head)
That song was annoying though (Sounded like Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Mix of Live Action and Animation which sees a Cartoon get framed for Murder and Private Eye played by Bob Hoskins helps him prove his innocence. Certainly an interesting concept and there were some excellent cameos involving Dumbo, Daffy Duck and Donald Duck. I didn't mind it but didn't love it.
I do wonder why Disney released this under the Touchstone Banner but I'm guessing that back in 1989, characters like Jessica Rabbit didn't fit the Disney Label.
Alien Intruder
A P/M Entertainment Film but instead of their usual Martial Art type Film, they went with a Sci-Fi/Space theme. Set in the then futuristic 2022, 4 Prisoners are sent into Space to retrieve a Spaceship who's crew killed each other. Over the weekends, they are put in Suspended Animation in which their fantasies are realized. However a Female Alien/A.I infiltrates their fantasies and turns them against each other. Billy Dee Williams is the major star in this Film.
I saw the Trailer on a few VHS Rentals back in 93-94 and I eventually found the DVD (In a Prism Box Set) and today I eventually watched it. P/M are really good at explosions, car chases, crashes and shootouts but they aren't good at Sci-Fi F/X (Even by 93 standards) and TBH this wasn't their greatest effort, whilst I appreciate that they tried something new but they should have stuck to the areas they are good at.
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