Pearce’s Film Reviews

241 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.

Sucker Punch (2011): What happens with an action director with nothing much on their mind decides they're an auteur and makes a personal indulgence? I guess this.
Dawn of the Dead (Zombies, Dawn of the Dead) (1979): This global pandemic sucks, let's go live at the mall.
Lair of the White Worm (1988): Common wisdom says that a film adaptation of a novel never improves on its source. Here's a big exception, an outrageously inventive movie based on an extremely dull book.
Whisperer in Darkness, The (2011): The switch from their superior, silent Call of Cthulhu to this sound movie reveals the limitations of the amateur actors involved. The addition to the climax was a bad idea. Good effort though.
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016): Great period detail including digitally adding cigarette burns to make it look like a 35mm print, fine performances (especially from young Lulu Wilson), probably the best officially licensed movie based on a board game to date.
Under the Silver Lake (2018): Some movies are mysteries. This one is a code cracker. If you solve the t–shirt with the circles on it at the start, you're on your way.
Game of Death (1973): Cheap and nasty American cash–in, only gets two stars for the too–short fight scenes with the real Bruce at the end. You're better off watching the uncut footage on disc 2.
Game of Death 2 (1981): Once this stops being a Brucesploitation movie and develops its own identity, it's a weird and wildly entertaining psychotronic kung fu oddity with great high–kicking fights featuring Korean master Hwang Jang–lee. Much better than Game of Death 1.
Way of the Dragon (1973): Bruce's only film as director is one of his best, and was the model for local comedy Tongan Ninja. Too much broad comedy but when the fight scenes finally arrive they're superb.
Enter the Dragon (1973): The third–best Bruce Lee kung fu film after Fists of Fury & Way of the Dragon. Director Robert Clouse doesn't know how to film fight scenes, but it has blaxploitation–era charm, a rare chance to hear Lee's real voice & a glimpse of the great Angela Mao.

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