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a chick action star is pretty cool; it’s pretty kick-ass. That part of it, I loved it! That part was pretty awesome.“ She also enjoyed working with John Carpenter: “I loved John! John’s a hoot and I just love him; a great sense of humor, a great guy. Really loved working with him.“
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also awarded the film three stars out of four, saying: "is it stupid? Certainly. I think that's the point. Carpenter is a smart man and he knows exactly what he's doing. I miss seeing campy action flicks like this at the
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said about the film "...it's distressingly amateurish and hackneyed to the point of absurdity," further adding "it's dishearting to see the 'master of horror' bring himself to both write and direct a film with such a
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