Lawnmower Man

Pros: Computer animation. Colours!

Cons: The acting is a little strained at times.

The Bottom Line: The Lawnmower Man is a well above average romp for all the family.

Review: I’ve mentioned an old mate of mine called Nath a few times in previous reviews. He’s the stoner that first introduced me to Apocalypse Now. Well, The Lawnmower Man was another of his selections – a movie that he couldn’t get enough of and had only just...

Pros: Jeff Fahey, some good computer effects, deleted scenes, makes one ponder immortality.

Cons: Strained performances, cliche plot elements, rushed computer effects.

The Bottom Line: While The Lawnmower Man has its problems, it succeeds in giving one a thought-provoking ride through the realm of Sci-Fi.

Review: The Lawnmower Man (1992, D: Brett Leonard) is a film that was made when concepts such as virtual reality were just being realized, and expertise in such realms was lacking as a result. The opening credits state that VR could soon be used as a tool ...

Pros: Virtual reality sequences are nicely filmed, viewers will relate to the title character

Cons: No big surprises, predictable ending

The Bottom Line: I would recommend it as a snapshot of early CGI pieces & a compelling, if familiar, storyline.

Review: I knew that the effects would be dated, but I remember how startling they were in the theater. Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) has developed a virtual reality system that enhances mental abilities & intelligence with the help of powerful ...

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Even more relevant now than when originally released.

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Has to compete with The Matrix

The Bottom Line: Watch this film if you love technology or hate it, because this is where we are heading!

Review: The interaction between people and computers has always been an engaging topic. From Tron to The Matrix, the ideas of inhabiting a virtual world have been presented with varying degrees of success.While Tron and the Matrix present the virtual ...

Pros: computer animation, original story, Pierce Brosnan

Cons: animation bad by today's standards, bad acting,

The Bottom Line: Unless you can find it very cheap, just rent this movie because I doubt you'll wanna watch it more than once.

Review: The Lawnmower Man is a science fiction movie about Dr. Angelo doing experiments of the mind on a mentally handicapped lawnmower man, Jobe. As the experiments go on, Jobe becomes smarter than Dr. Angelo, and pursues on a quest to become a virtual God. ...

Pros: Pretty decent movie; strange but workable plot.

Cons: Computer effects are showing their age.

Review:
"Lawnmower Man" is actually very loosely based on a Stephen King short story by the same title; knowing that, I went very reluctantly to see the movie some years ago....and was pleasantly surprised. While not a great movie, it's...

Pros: intelligent idea from stephen king

Cons: the sequel IS TERRIBLE(acting)

Review: I had seen part of this movie on tv one time. What I saw was interesting, so I rented it. I didn't even know it was based on Stephen King's book.

Here's the basic rundown of the story...A group of scientists, including Pierce...

Pros: Takes the sad title a few notches up, and the visual effects are better than average.

Cons: Could be better done, and lose the lawnmower killing machine.

Review: I know what you're thinking - what a lame title... and you're going to roll your eyeballs at me. Perhaps so, but when I rented this tape (via my boyfriend's recommendation since I was into futuristic shows), what I didn't know was that I was in...

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Review: Jobe, a mentally retarded ward of the church, has a very simple life, at least until he has a run-in with a rather intelligent chimpanzee. The problem is that the chimp is part of an experiment that one Dr. Angelo is conducting. (It just so happens...

Pros: Decent acting and computer effects for the time.

Cons: Fahey looks very silly at times and the plot is pretty predictable.

The Bottom Line: Not a bad cyber-terror flick. It gets a bit cheesy in spots, but ultimately is pretty entertaining.

Review: Based, quite loosely, on a Stephen King story, this flick is one of many from the early-mid 90’s that showed how evil the new world of computers and virtual reality could be. Kinda funny, though, how VR never really evolved into anything quite as ...