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Movie Review: Alligator (1980)

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Synopsis: Roughly 12 years after being flushed down a toilet after being purchased at a Florida tourist trap, a pet alligator by the name of Ramone has grown to an enormous size in Chicago's sewers thanks to a laboratory conducting illegal hormone experiments on dogs and dumping their corpses into his feeding area. Believing the series of deaths are homicide related, detective David Madison searches for the killer only to not be believed when he discovers the truth. Who's in it? The movie stars Robert Forster , Robin Riker , Dean Jagger ,  Michael V. Gazzo and Henry Silva .     Review: Our youngest daughter was at theater rehearsal last night so; while waiting, my wife and I picked out a movie to watch. I came across Alligator on Peacock and since it had been forever since I last saw it, we chose it. Overall, I was happy with that decision. The movie did, at times, remind me a bit of Jaws . The premise was basically the same, with an enormous creature eating peo...

Movie Review: Supernova (2000)

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Synopsis: A deep space medical ship receives a distress call from an abandoned mining operation located on a comet about to be pulled into a gigantic supernova. When they arrive, they rescue one survivor, who smuggles an alien artifact on board the ship and is determined to do everything he can to make sure the crew doesn't follow through on threats to eject it. Who's in it?  The movie stars James Spader , Lou Diamond Phillips , Angela Bassett , Robert Forster and Peter Facinelli . You can read my review here:  Movie Review: Supernova (2000) (wizzley.com)