The Neverending Story (1984)

The Neverending Story (1984)
Rating: ★★½
Jan 9, 2002Fantasy Adventure Inside an Interactive Book
A popular fantasy film of the 80s that sits just between the imaginative, particularly when it comes to some its creature effects and design work, and the mawkish. It also comes with an intriguing level of meta-fiction that delivers some odd messages

Cocoon (1985)

Cocoon (1985)
Rating: ★★
Apr 26, 2001Alien Visitors/Rejuvenated Geriatrics
Ron Howard film clearly inspired by the success of E.T.. This story about seniors being rejuvenated after swimming in a pool that has an alien pod in it received critical kudos during its day but the film operates as a simplistic and naive wish-fulfillment fantasy