Coronado

Rating:
Summary: Coronado brings back memories of 80's cheese
Review: Coronado is a movie that is low budget fun that will bring back memories of 80's cheese films like Romancing the Stone, King Solomon's Mines and Remo Williams. The plot is quickly far fetched, but the laughs make up for the unbelievable. Even the bad acting is excused because the movie is just fun. The DVD also has some great special features that will make you appreciate what you just saw even more. This is a movie that was made on such a low budget that they had to wait on trains to pass by to use them for film scenes. They also used G. I. Joe model jeeps in many of the chase scenes. Although it was cheaply made and badly acted, I recommend this movie just for the fun and memories of all those bad 80's movies that we are all nostalgic for now.

Rating:
Summary: Low budget action movie fun
Review: I saw the reviews for this movie on another DVD and figured what the heck, I'd try it out. I wasn't expecting anything major. What I got was a mediocre movie with some fun comedic scenes and outdated-but-realistic-looking special effects. The same special effects team that did Independence day worked on this film. They used many of the same techniques which include miniatures. It's impressive that these special effects still hold their own, even though the norm nowadays is to use CGI. I think this movie is probably going to be one of the last of a dying breed, using miniatures and slow motion/high speed captures. The movie keeps pace pretty well, but the bad acting and low budget make this a mediocre movie to watch. I did burst out laughing a few times, which is worth the rental I think. 3 stars.