THE AMG DIRTY DOZEN: 3/2/12 - A Dime-Store Alien, Some Sequels, A Snake Man and The Duke

The first AMG Dirty Dozen of the spring brings with it a typically eccentric mixture of fare: there's a stunningly tacky Hong Kong film that exploits the mid-1990's ebola panic, John Wayne doing his own variation of Dirty Harry and a star-studded rip-off of The Wild Bunch.  Speaking of Sam Peckinpah, this column's Mea Culpa moment comes with the review of Cross Of Iron: though it makes the case for the film being worthwhile, it goes overboard on ultimately minor criticisms of a film that achieved a lot against the odds.  It was the last great Sam Peckinpah film and it looks better to Your Humble Reviewer's eyes as each year passes.BEING, THE: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-being-v4706/reviewCROSS OF IRON: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/cross-of-iron-v11611/reviewDEATH WISH III: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/death-wish-3-v12935/reviewEBOLA SYNDROME: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/ebola-syndrome-v268552/reviewGAMBLING CITY: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/gambling-city-v9047/reviewHUNTING PARTY, THE: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-hunting-party-v126361/reviewLEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/legendary-weapons-of-china-v28891/reviewMCQ: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/mcq-v64614/reviewPHANTASM II: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/phantasm-ii-v37912/reviewROCK AND RULE: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/rock-rule-v41756/reviewSSSSSSS: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/sssssss-v129170/reviewWELCOME TO ARROW BEACH: http://www.allmovie.com/movie/welcome-to-arrow-beach-v116239/review