Film Thoughts

Welcome to the film-related musings, complaints, and comments of Zack Clopton, an amateur film-critic, scholar, and screenwriter. Featured here are Director's Report Cards, essays, and other reviews. Enjoy!

Thursday, May 25, 2017

RECENT WATCHES: RoboCop: Dark Justice (2001)

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At some point in the early 2000s, I was exploring the new video store that opened up in my home town. Sitting on the new releases shelves...

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Director Report Card: Paul Verhoeven (2000)

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13. Hollow Man When “Hollow Man” hit theaters in 2000, it would become Paul Verhoeven's biggest hit since “Basic Instinct.” It woul...

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Director Report Card: Paul Verhoeven (1997)

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12. Starship Troopers Following the “Showgirls” fiasco, Paul Verhoeven returned to the comfier realm of sci-fi/action. Re-teaming with ...

Monday, May 22, 2017

Director Report Card: Paul Verhoeven (1995)

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11. Showgirls With the massive success of “Basic Instinct,” Paul Verhoeven and Joe Eszterhas proved that Americans would line up for a ...

Sunday, May 21, 2017

RECENT WATCHES: RoboCop 3 (1993)

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Orion Pictures were determined to make “RoboCop” into a franchise. After “RoboCop 2's” box office success, the company went right to ...

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Director Report Card: Paul Verhoeven (1992)

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10. Basic Instinct After successfully bringing his love of graphic violence to Hollywood, Paul Verhoeven's next movie would try and...

Friday, May 19, 2017

RECENT WATCHES: RoboCop 2 (1990)

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With the commercial success of the original “RoboCop,” a franchise had been launched. This was fitting, as “RoboCop” was basically a supe...

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