ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS Director: John Cherry III Screenplay: B. Kline and Ed Turner Story: Ed Turner Starring: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noëlle Parker, Billie Bird, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Robert Lesser Rated PG Running Time: 1 hour 35 minutes Release Date: November 11, 1988 ***1/2 out of ***** Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Ernest P. Worrell (JIM VARNEY) is enlisted by Santa Claus (DOUGLAS SEALE) to help him on a mission of utmost importance in ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS. While traveling to Florida to meet with children's show host Joe Carruthers (Oliver Clark), Santa Claus (Douglas Seale) gets into some unexpected trouble. It's up to Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney
STARCHASER: THE LEGEND OF ORIN Director: Steven Hahn Screenplay: Jeffrey Scott Starring: Joe Colligan, Carmen Argenziano, Noelle North, Anthony De Longis, Tyke Caravelli, Les Tremayne Rated PG Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes Released: November 22, 1985 ***1/2 out of ***** Photo: Atlantic Releasing Corp. Young Orin, an escaped slave from Zygon's mines, discovers a magical hilt and embarks on a quest to set his people free. Princess Aviana is just one of the many people he encounters on his journey. Rating Scale: ***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average *** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal
RETURN OF THE JEDI Director: Richard Marquand Screenplay: Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas Story: George Lucas Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Sir Alec Guinness, Frank Oz Rated PG Running Time: 2 hours 12 minutes Release Date: May 25, 1983 ****1/2 out of ***** Photo: Lucasfilm Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) confronts Darth Vader (David Prowse) and faces his destiny in RETURN OF THE JEDI. After a daring rescue to save Han Solo (HARRISON FORD) from the vile clutches of Jabba the Hutt, Han, Luke Skywalker (MARK HAMILL) and Leia (CARRIE FISHER) head to the forest moon of Endor to join
GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES Director: Hugh Hudson Screenplay: P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs Starring: Christopher Lambert, Ian Holm, Sir Ralph Richardson, Andie MacDowell, James Fox, Richard Griffiths Rated PG Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Released: March 30, 1984 **** out of ***** Photo: Warner Bros. Christopher Lambert stars as the titular character in Hugh Hudson's GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN LORD OF THE APES, an adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. Rating Scale: ***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average *** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor
KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR Director: Quentin Tarantino Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, Gordon Liu, Michael Parks Unrated Running Time: 4 hours 7 minutes Released: 2003 ***** out of ***** Photo: Miramax The Bride exacts her revenge, complete and uncensored, in KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR. Rating Scale: ***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average *** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Director: Irvin Kershner Screenplay: Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan Story: George Lucas Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones Rating: PG Running Time: 2 hours 4 minutes Release Date: May 21, 1980 ***** out of ***** Photo: Lucasfilm Young Luke Skywalker (MARK HAMILL) learns the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Yoda (FRANK OZ) in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. After their victory against the Empire, the Rebel Alliance finds some solace on the ice planet Hoth. When the base is discovered, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) engages in a battle
