Jason Pollock

INTERVIEW: DAVID FLORES (LAKE PLACID 2)

A bit better than a decade ago, Fox had a television hit with the critically acclaimed Ally McBeal. To me, the show was insipid and clichéd – but people connected with the comical foibles of a creepy computer-generated dancing baby and its friend, a neurotic animated skeleton. The show’s creator, David Kelley (a guy with a list … Continue reading

SCRIPT REVIEW: JOHN RAMBO

Apparently, I get to review all of the screenplays for upcoming films featuring combat veterans with loose screws… Having recently revisited the Rambo franchise, I was surprised by a couple of things. 1) Despite its superior pedigree (and by that, I mean to say that James Cameron toiled on the screenplay, was tossed, changed the Cong … Continue reading

SCRIPT REVIEW – PUNISHER: WAR ZONE

The Punisher stunk.  You know it. I know it. Lionsgate knew it – they had a really tough time marketing the Artisan film in the wake of the acquisition of the company (it is, after all, a film in which “punishment” is meted out via parking citation – not quite what comic fans or mainstream audiences … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BORN TO FIGHT

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Dragon Dynasty BuffetMSRP: $24.95 RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 96 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Bey Logan• The Making of an Action Epic• Action! On the Set of Born to Fight• Trailers THE PITCH It’s Delta Force meets Rambo: First Blood Part 2 meets…Gymkata. Oh yes…Gymkata. THE HUMANS Dan (Ong … Continue reading