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Feedback (2002)
High production value with flair and content
This highly underrated treat was a refreshing reminder of what a filmmaker can really do if he is determined to get the best results in telling a great story possessing some cool and intriguing ideas and with only a 1/100th of the cash usually necessary to pull it off.
The results are inspirational in the way that El Mariachi was before anyone knew Rodriguez. And it brings with it the flair and trip that The Terminator took us on before anyone knew who Cameron was. I would like to believe that one day we will see this production team turn something out that does hit at least the slightly off-mainstream.
I highly recommend this innovative treatment of time travel issues. I'd watch this again before Butterfly Effect, before Terminator and certainly before Time Machine. Its a real treat!
1941 (1979)
A Testament to Great Direction
This is another example of what sets good directors apart from great ones. Jim Cameron has the uncanny ability to fit poor acting into great features. Steven has undoubtedly seen better productions but wow, his timing is dead on, the look of the film is nostalgia itself, and somehow a great, exciting, fun, if not funny, product is snuck out of what seems like a disjointed series of story elements. Most directors probably would have let the film fall flat but Steven gave it everything that made likes of Jaws, Close Encounters and Raiders special.
What fun! My hat's off, again, to one of Steven's early greats!