1996 Film Journal

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12 Monkeys (Ames Theater) 1/6/96 () I was pretty disappointed all the way around. On top of that, the theater was freezing cold! It’s been 4 years since The Fisher King came out. Too bad.

Mask (Video) 1/11/96 () I watched this lying in bed, too tired to sleep. Mask is better than I expected. Tanya said that it used to be one of her favorite movies but now it just annoys her.

My Girl 2 (Video) 1/12/96 () Pretty likeable sequel to My Girl. Not much else to say. I think I’ve been watching too many movies lately.

Frankenstein Unbound (Video) 1/12/96 () Directed by Roger Corman, this film wasn’t as horrible as I’d expected. Sure, it was badly written, but it wasn’t unwatchable. Frankenstein meets Back to the Future, definitely. It got a little weird at the end, too. "Meet my monster." "I am… unbound."

Young Guns (Video) 1/14/96 () Tanya couldn’t believe that I’d never seen Young Guns before. "Do you only watch bad movies or movies nobody’s ever heard of?" The movie was okay but not that great. It was well done but I didn’t really get into it that much.