Title=Splash
Score=7
Summary= Great comedy about falling in love, doing what ever it takes to be with the one you love, and mermaids. Stars Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy and the late great John Candy. A great old flick that is fun from start to finish. Revisit these stars to when they were begining there carriers and see what it was that made them who they are today.
Over at Cinematical a little while ago they listed some movie titles, for example: Essential DVDs That Sound Like Porn Films But Aren’t: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Big Red One Deep Impact A Hard Day’s Night …and that made me laugh, and then I got to thinking about movie … [Read More]
Title=Prey Alone
Score=8
Summary=A tight, dark and tense movie which turns into a Hollywood sized action picture with some superbly crafted scenes. Great effects which don’t overpower the movie, and the biggest thing of all is the story, great reveal and a well woven story lifting you to the finale. An excellent short.
For a while we’ve all talked about how the Hollywood Studio model must change, we’ve talked and talked and wished it would happen but every time we talk about it…we know it’s not going to happen for a very long time. Well perhaps these utopian thoughts are not that far … [Read More]
You stupid, stupid person. Yeah, that’s right: you. I realize that this is probably the first time you’ve been out of the house since the summer of ’87, and I realize that you want to enjoy your movie as much as you did when you were twelve when you were … [Read More]
All righty, well the Toronto Film Festival wrapped up a number of days ago and while I didn’t get a chance to see very much simply because I’m a poor, shell-of-a-man, I did manage to have open tickets to see as many midnight showings as I wanted. I managed to … [Read More]
Title=The Complete Superman Collection
Score=9
Summary= A must have for Superman fans. Each DVD is formatted in widescreen. Contains all 4 Superman movies, which is great because the 3rd is very hard to find. Brings back memories, and makes you feel like a kid again.
I loved both Fletch movies. They completely epitomize Chevy Chase when he was at his best, and years from now will still be the image I have of him. They movies were both dumb… but man they made you howl through the whole thing. It was with great joy that … [Read More]
Title=Sigaw (Echo)
Score=7
Summary=Good cinematography, excellent score and strong actors, combined with a simple yet haunting script and you have a scary horror movie that builds tension superbly and makes you jump out of your seat, without slashing and hacking everything in sight. A very good movie that shows the Philippine film industry knows about style, acting and horror. Unfortunately it suffers from a not so perfect DVD transfer.
Title=Grizzly Man
Score=4
Summary= A difficult documentary to watch. Timothy Treadwell’s lack of cognitive thought processes will both bother you and fill you with wonder. There are moments in this picture which could never be captured on film if it wasn’t for this simple minded hippy. Poor interviews, with the exception of a few intelligent people who save this movie from being the largest collection of dim wits ever assembled.
Title=Broken Flowers Soundtrack
Score=8
Summary= A great mix of Western Jazz, Classical, Caribbean and Indie Rock which will impress the artistic, intelligent and Don Juan’s alike. Smooth listening from start to finish.
Title=Jimi Hendrix: Deluxe Edition
Score=7
Summary=A good purchase for the performances, and in particular the acoustic performance, but add the interviews and the making of featurette, and you have a classic DVD for the fan. If you’re neither a fan of Hendrix or the guitar, then this is definitely not for you.