Crossworlds

February. 03,1997      PG-13
Rating:
5.3
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College good guy Joe is drawn into a battle to save the world from arch-enemy Ferris. Joe's heirloom pendant just happens to be the key to the staff that opens doors to the Crossworlds. When Laura shows up to check on the key and Ferris' goons begin their assaults, they run to semi-retired adventurer A.T. for help and guidance.

Rutger Hauer as  A.T.
Josh Charles as  Joe Talbot
Andrea Roth as  Laura
Perry Anzilotti as  Rebo
Jack Black as  Steve
Ellen Geer as  Joe's Mom
Beverly Johnson as  The Queen
Michael Wiseman as  Cop 2
Stuart Wilson as  Ferris

Reviews

Intcatinfo
1997/02/03

A Masterpiece!

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Curapedi
1997/02/04

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Allison Davies
1997/02/05

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Guillelmina
1997/02/06

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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pilgrimtom
1997/02/07

The first time I saw this movie it was on late night TV a few years ago. I've heard it was a low budget made for SyFy movie originally . . . if so, this was one of their few successes.Basically, it's a story about a college student who is dragged out of his normal life because of his dead father, an Indiana Jones clone you see briefly. Joe becomes entangled in the search for the pieces of an ancient staff and he finds that the pendant he wears has powers that can cross worlds.Rutger Hauer and Josh Charles (both favorites of mine) put in solid performances. Jack Black plays well in a pre-fame role as drunken buddy, and Andrea Roth as the eye-candy is decent enough. I love the use of older vehicles in the film . . . they used some real relics.Three things really make this movie work for me: 1) Stuart Wilson, a veteran actor, shines as Ferris; 2) The soundtrack is one of the first of Christophe Beck, a Canadian composer who has composed the music for A list movies over the last ten or fifteen years; and 3) the visual effects are very good, and they allow you to immerse yourselves in the story.I hope this helps anyone looking for a good fantasy/sci-fi film.

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Harriet Deltubbo
1997/02/08

I am sure the now-deceased Yugoslavian dictator Marshall Tito would have had no objections to me renaming this movie. Though I do think he himself could have appeared in it. I refuse to totally dismiss this, because I find it quite engaging, in a guilty pleasure sense. I thought this was cute and not bad. All of the fancy characters struggle against a system that has perpetuated falsehoods. It's not the thing to see if you're in the mood for something uplifting, or something with tons of action. From an artistic standpoint, there were some plot elements and character developments I didn't think were totally needed. They do however drive the story, which seemed to be their purpose, so I can accept them. Final rating: 7/10.

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thecursor2002
1997/02/09

Honestly, most B-Movies are terrible. The sudden, sad trend among movie fans to purposefully exalt crap films just for a laugh has become a "lowering of the tone" for snobs such as my self. Is Troll 2 unintentionally hilarious? Yeah. Does that mean it's "Brilliant"? No, it sucks and for many B-Movie fans, the line between satire and reality has been blurred. Face it, the joke is over. The vast majority of the B-films or Direct to DVDers are awful and unwatchable.But every now and then, you find a B-movie that has enough heart and soul to transcend that. Every now and then you see a movie that has enough gumption to spit in the eye of their low budget and no big name. Crossworlds is one of those movies, it shows a panache you don't normally find on late night cable and plays the hand it's dealt.The budget is so low you'd expect the sets to be made of duct tape, the plot is a bit out there, and the names of the characters are out right weird and yet...you find yourself realizing that if this had a bigger budget it would be a hit film. If this had some studio support, a slightly tighter story, and better SFX, it would be a modest box office coup.The film is, dare I say it, rather fun and compared to Transformers or Avatar or some other over indulgent crap masquerading as a blockbuster.In a just world, this film would've been a real movie instead of a cult classic but then again, it probably would've have been as good if had been made at a major studio.

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Drew-82
1997/02/10

The description of the movie depicts a series of epic battles across the universe. I wanted a refund - there were no battles and for what there was, the word "epic" was certainly an overstatement. I am a fan of B grade sci-fi flicks but this one doesn't even qualify for a B grade.

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