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Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade - half man, half immortal. Blade sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), his mentor, guardian and fellow hunter of the night. When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival.
My Thoughts
I always liked vampire movies. Coat it with a hefty dose of action, and you've definitely got my attention. In that regard, Blade doesn't disappoint me. I like the concept of the Daywalker, being a half transformation with the strengths of the vampires, without the weaknesses. The movie itself is rather standard action movie run of the mill fair, but I don't know. There's still something interesting in there that I like. Can't wait to watch part 2!
Rating:
(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on October 5th, 2008)
Member's Reviews
Summer of Fear, a review by addicted2dvd
 | Title: Summer of Fear (AKA: Stranger in Our House) Year: 1978 Director: Wes Craven Rating: PG-13 Length: 98 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English |
Stars:
Linda Blair
Lee Purcell
Jeremy Slate
Jeff McCracken
Jeff East
Carol Lawrence
Plot:
From famed horror master Wes Craven comes a chilling thriller starring acclaimed actress Linda Blair!
When Rachel's cousin Julia comes to live with the family at the farm, unsettling things begin to occur. Casting an alluring spell over everyone she meets, Julia slowly lures everyone away from Rachel. Terrifying instances of the occult begin to take place, forcing Rachel to fight for survival against what is revealed to be a horrifying demonic presence!
Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Production Notes
Closed Captioned
My Thoughts:
This is actually an old TV Movie. Yes I realize there is an MPAA rating above for this movie... but it is one of those rare occasions where a TV Movie put through the MPAA for an official rating at the time of it's DVD release. Another familiar face in this movie is Fran Drescher (The Nanny) who has a small part as Rachel's friend. Surprisingly she don't have that nasally voice in this that she is now so famously known for. Which makes watching her in this a little more bearable. This is actually one of the few movies I have dealing with witchcraft... at least compared to other horror sub-genres. Being a '70s TV movie there is of course no type of gore and most of the bad things that happens occur off screen. But it is a good story with characters you care about. I enjoyed this one quite a bit... I would recommend checking it out.
My Rating
Out of a Possible 5
Out of a Possible 5
Count:
Movie Count: 103 I Made It! (10/28)
TV Ep. Count: 55 I Made It! (10/20)
Other Count: 8 I Made It! (10/15)
(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2010 on October 31st, 2010)
Member's TV Reviews
"Friends" Marathon, a review by Rogmeister
The One With The Blackout--The city has a blackout...during which Chandler is stranded inside an ATM vestibule with model Jill Goodacre while the others are at Monica and Rachel's apartment. We meet Paolo in this episode...which is actually not one of my real favorite episodes.
The One Where Nana Dies Twice--Ross and Monica's grandmother passes away...and a woman co-worker of Chandler's mistakes him for being gay. Elinor Donohue guest-stars. Another okay but not great episode.
The One Where Underdog Gets Away--Now this one I like better than the previous two...it's the first of several Thanksgiving Day episodes. It's also the first appearance of Jane Sibbett as Ross' ex-wife Carol. I like the moment where Ross goes to her apartment...she's not there but her lesbian life partner Susan is. Ross notices a row of books and comments "Wow, you sure got a lot of books about being a lesbian..." to which Susan replies "Well, you have to take a course...otherwise they don't let you do it." Ross returns later and his singing to the baby in Carol's tummy causes the baby to kick for the first time (while he's singing the theme to The Monkees, though making up new words). The rest get locked out accidentally while dinner is cooking...Monica was making 3 kinds of potatoes for everyone so she exclaims "Potatoes are ruined, potatoes are ruined, potatoes are ruined!" They wind up having grilled cheese sandwiches for Thanksgiving!
The One With The Monkey--Ross becomes the first "Friend" to get a pet...a monkey he names Marcel. This is a New Year's Eve episode and we get to see Janice again.
The One With Mrs. Bing--Here we meet Chandler's mother, a write played by Morgan Fairchild...who shares a kiss with Ross.
The One With The Dozen Lasagnas--It's bye-bye Paolo after he makes a pass at Phoebe during a massage.
Some decent episodes but I might not put any of these on "The Best of Friends"...
(From "Friends" Marathon on July 12th, 2009)