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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great movie, but a really poor transfer from MGM
Review: Kind of surprising that such a popular and entertaining film, with a good cast, clever story and fun effects, is givin such a poor transfer. It seems to be from the old laser disc. The picture is flat and murky and to me looks much like the VHS copy I had already owend. Again, a really fun entertaining film, but don't expect normal DVD quality on this one.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great movie, but a really poor transfer from MGM
Review: Kind of surprising that such a popular and entertaining film, with a good cast, clever story and fun effects, is givin such a poor transfer. It seems to be from the old laser disc. The picture is flat and murky and to me looks much like the VHS copy I had already owend. Again, a really fun entertaining film, but don't expect normal DVD quality on this one.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Low Budget Fun!
Review: Me and my brother were flipping through the TV channels, and nothing was on, I mean nothing. Anyway we got to the Movie Channel (STAR Movies) and saw what looked like the opening credits, and then big blue words came across the screen reading "F/X." So we watched it, saw if it was any good. Let me say we were pretty surprised! It was pretty obvious that it was shot on a low budget. That made me like it all the more! Becuase you usually get a famous rich director and writers to put together a good action/suspense movie. But those movies, sience the director has alot of money he just figures he'll blow the hell out of everything. It gets pretty annoying. But that is what I love about this movie. Sense they didn't have a lot of money they kept the movie good was the writing and directing. Dispite the name (F/X) it is not what the movie reliys on. It relies on a smart plot and even smarter plot twists. You never know who the villian is. Plus the well mantled suspense is a plus. I cant say the biggest part of the plot, but I can sya what it starts with. This aussie dude who makes special FX for movies (hense the name) is assigned to stage an assination on a gang member (but not really kill him, just make it look like he got killed with his special effect tricks. But after that it just takes so many turns, it makes it into a fantastic whodunit. I reccomend this for anyone who enjoys a well written and directed whodunit that will keep you thinking and guesing till the last bullet is shot.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wow! Even the Ausy accent didn't drive me off it!
Review: What a movie! I really enjoyed the fun gizmos and cunning tricks... It starts off with Roly (the lead character) being approached by a government agent to stage a fake murder of a mobster informant. One problem, they don't want any witnesses, suddenly Roly is running for his life.

It was refreshing to see the lead character unable to use a gun well, and to get out of scrapes mostly through cunning or sheer panic. The shock twists and misfortunes for the character make this a fun couple of hours. Had me on the edge of my seat and ended with me hunting for the sequel.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wow! Even the Ausy accent didn't drive me off it!
Review: What a movie! I really enjoyed the fun gizmos and cunning tricks... It starts off with Roly (the lead character) being approached by a government agent to stage a fake murder of a mobster informant. One problem, they don't want any witnesses, suddenly Roly is running for his life.

It was refreshing to see the lead character unable to use a gun well, and to get out of scrapes mostly through cunning or sheer panic. The shock twists and misfortunes for the character make this a fun couple of hours. Had me on the edge of my seat and ended with me hunting for the sequel.


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