Firestarter

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  • Title: Firestarter (1984)
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With the release of a new adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, Flashback Friday takes a look back at 1984’s Firestarter starring a young Drew Barrymore as a child with the power to start fires with her mind. Definitely of its time, the 80s adaptation would likely be totally forgotten except for Barrymore’s involvement. To be fair, the goofy plot doesn’t fit the rather straightforward telling of a man (David Keith) and his wife (Heather Locklear in limited screen time) experimented on in college by a secret government organization who have passed on even stronger powers to their young daughter.

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Saturday Morning Adventures #3

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Cobra Commander‘s plan is actually working? He’s been able to make off with much of the US gold reserves and retreat to Cobra’s base in Guam with still one last wish left him. While the Joes organize for an assault, the closest team is Quick Kick, Snake Eyes, Spirit, and Shipwreck sent in first to find and rescue Duke not realizing Storm Shadow, Firefly, and a legion of Cobra troops are waiting for them.

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Black Site

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  • Title: Black Site
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Have you ever watched a movie where your primary reaction is feeling sorry for everyone involved in the project? I know actors need to work to pay their bills, but surely everyone here could have found something more dignified. Perhaps porn or selling autographs at a fifth-rate convention? Really anything would have been better than Black Site.

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Batman: Killing Time #3

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While there’s much to like in Batman: Killing Time #3, I’m not overly fond of the way the story continually jumps around the timeline making it harder to get an overall feel of the story (especially for someone who hasn’t read the first two issues of the six-issue mini-series). What it does deliver, in somewhat random order, is an experienced fighter with the unfortunate name of the Help who bests a young Batman in combat after being sent to retrieve something stolen from the hospitalized Penguin.

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