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Night Of The Living Dead 3D, a review by KinkyCyborg

Night Of The Living Dead 3D



Title:Night Of The Living Dead 3D
Year: 2006
Director: Jeff Broadstreet
Rating: R
Length: 80 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Brianna Brown
Joshua DesRoches
Sid Haig
Greg Travis
Johanna Black

Plot:
In this all new 3-D remake o the popular 1968 horror classic, Barb and her brother Johnny arrive late for the burial of their aunt and walk straight into a nightmare!

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Gallery
Interviews
Outtakes/Bloopers
Closed Captioned


DIE 3D DIE!!! I loathe 3D and it disturbs me greatly that it's so wildly popular at the moment. I hope that it is a fad that dies off quickly but it bothers me that James Cameron is such a booster of it as people tend to listen to him.

I bought this because like most 3D dvd releases the 2D version is always included and that's the version I always watch. As it turns out this disc was only in 3D and they released a standard version separately. I decided to watch it anyway and planned to pick up the 2D version to replace it when I come across it. After watching the film I don't think I'll bother.  

The 3D aside, this sucked royal ass. They couldn't decide if they were going to pay homage to Romero's original classic or try to emulate it. Either way, for a modern remake this was piss poor, amateur garbage. Even horror mainstay Sid Haig couldn't help this. The acting was so terrible from the leads that I started to look to the zombies for a bit of personality. This was also relatively light on gore.

Gee, I always wondered what a debacle would look like in 3D.  

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2011 on March 12th, 2011)

Zulu Dawn, a review by Rich

24/11

Zulu Dawn



This dramatic and true story recounts the breathtaking defeat of British forces at the hands of a 25,000 strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army in 1879. General Lord Chelmsford is the man responsible for the fatal decision that leads to the massacre. Colonel Durnford is the military hero who courageously faces the Zulu army, outnumbered sixteen to one, he leads his men into battle and certain death.

The all-star cast, and extravagant production qualities make ZULU DAWN a spectacular film. Vibrantly rich and alive with passion and bravery, this truly thirlling sequel to the legendary ZULU has a guaranteed place in the list of Hollywood Greats.

Being a massive fan of the original 1964 epic Zulu, I was disappointed when I first watched the sequel on TV some years ago. I gave this dvd a run-out for a 2nd watch to see if my feelings had improved on the film. Definately missing the original writing and direction of Cy Endfield, and coming out some 15 years after the original, it sadly does not compare.
The war scenes are still realistic and at times gripping, but the characterisation and officer conflicts that so appealed in Zulu are sadly lacking in the sequel. Burt Lancaster (has he ever been able to act?) is shocking with possibly the worst Irish accent I've ever heard, Bob Hoskins totally wasted, and O'Toole looking distinctly hungover and uncomfortable in the role.
It is 'spot the star' of a considerably renowned cast (I'm sure I spotted Danny Glover although he isn't credited) as they blunder towards the massacre of Isandhlwana, the bloody aftermath of which opened this film's more infamous predecessor.
 


(From November Alphabet Marathon - Discussion/Review Thread on November 25th, 2008)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

The Black Adder (1983/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia (United Kingdom) Length: 195 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Other, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

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Plot:
Set in England at the end of the War of the Roses, we soon find out that the history we know is a Tudor fiction. In fact, Henry VII did not actually win the battle of Bosworth Field; he lost and though Richard III died in the battle, his nephew King Richard IV (who certainly was not smothered while still a boy in the Tower of London) reigned on for some years. The story focuses on Richard IV's younger son Prince Edmund, a sniveling coward who calls himself the 'Black Adder'. Assisted by his grungy servant Baldrick and the moronic Lord Percy, Edmund plots his rise to greatness.

Black Adder
1.01 The Foretelling
Writer: Richard Curtis (Writer), Rowan Atkinson (Writer)
Director: Martin Shardlow
Cast: Peter Cook (Richard III), Brian Blessed (Richard IV), Peter Benson (Henry VII), Robert East (Harry, Prince of Wales), Rowan Atkinson (Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh), Tim McInnerny (Percy, Duke of Northumberland), Elspet Gray (The Queen), Philip Kendall (Painter), Kathleen St. John (Goneril), Barbara Miller (Regan), Gretchen Franklin (Cordelia), Tony Robinson (Baldrick)

My least favorite Black Adder series. Compared to all the other series, this one is quite different. Atkinson's Blackadder is more like a talking Mr. Bean. And Baldrick is the cunning one in the duo at this point. When not comparing it to the other series, it is still quite fun and has some nice ideas.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on March 29th, 2011)