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Alligator II: The Mutation 1991 1 and a half stars

    R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Joseph Bologna, Dee Wallace, Richard Lynch, Woody Brown, Holly Gagnier, Steve Railsback, Brock Peters, Bill Daily, Tim Eyster, Voyo Goric

  This sequel is not as good as the original (as often is the case), but there is still some fun and (human) food available as two cops are out to get the giant alligator that feeds on lake-loving people.

Excessive Force 1993 1 star

    R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Thomas Ian Griffith, Lance Henriksen, James Earl Jones, Charlotte Lewis, Tony Todd, Burt Young

  When $3 million turns up missing, a cop, Terry McCain (Thomas Ian Griffith), finds he is not the only one searching for the loot. Martial Arts violence.

The Lawless Land 1988 2 stars

    R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Jsu Garcia, Leon Berkeley, Xander Berkeley, Amanda Peterson, Walter Kliche, Leon, Alejandro Heinrich

  When their futuristic American government becomes too oppressive and forbids love, an idealistic couple defies the order and flees.

Watchers 1988 1 and a half stars

    R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Blu Mankuma, Jason Priestley, Duncan Fraser, Dale Wilson, Lala Sloatman, Colleen Winton, Frank C. Turner, Christopher Cary, Graeme Campbell, Dan O'Dowd, Lou Bollo, Phillip Wong

  In this adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's novel, Travis Cornell (Corey Haim) takes in a stray dog and unwittingly places himself in danger because the dog wears a device through which the evil monster Oxcom (Phillip Wong) can always locate the dog–and Travis.

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