An unfinished sentence I created and the responses it elicited in 1992 and '93:
You know the movie will merit no higher than a one-star rating when...
...the opening scenes include a car chase and bar room brawl. (James M.)
...the opening scene is a dramatic landscape at dawn or sunset. (Randy R.)
...you can see microphones at the bottom of the screen. (Cathy N.)
...they don't actually drive cars. They just have the screen moving. (Cindy D.)
...it has "Action! Adventure!" in those big, blocky, swooping letters on its posters and ads. (Liz F.)
...the lead actor is a dirty Kleenex. (Becky B.)
...the best that can be said about it is it's destined to be the next cult classic. (Colin S.)