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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1996 ★˝
Generic sci-fi action with a lot of techno babble that's somehow supposed to make it work.
Skip.
Willy’s Wonderland 2021 ★★
The King of Ham... in a role where he... does... not... FUCKING... SPEAK!
It has a good dose of cheese, but... I don't know,man. I just was not feeling it.
The Lawnmower Man 1992 ★★★˝
This turned out to be a lot more entertaining than I thought it would be. I admit that the whole concept of virtual reality has had so many failed attempts at catching on that it's become a bit of a punch line. And the 1992 idea of VR will probably look silly by today's standards.
That said, the story at the base – a man escaping the clutches of his existence to then spiral out of control and become dangerous – is interesting and relevant. And in essence timeless: People try something with the best intentions, and then run into consequences that they have not foreseen.
However, leave it to Stephen King to turn this a story about a manchild living in abuse who would not harm a fly, but then a series of events turns him into a callous killing machine. Props to Jeff Fahey who goes from full R to callous calculated killing machine. Compliments as well to Pierce Brosnan. He does an excellent job as our lead scientist.
The storytelling and the build up keep you invested and the special effects look good in a science fictiony kind of way.
Glad to have this one in my collection. Definetily up for a rewatch some time in the (near) future.
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