Members
Stats
Users Online Users: 0Guests: 39Total: 39 |
|
May 21, 2024, 12:53:58 PM  | Torn Curtain (1966/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia
|
Stars:
Arthur Gould-Porter as Freddy
Gloria Gorvin as Fraulein Mann
Paul Newman as Professor Michael Armstrong
Julie Andrews as Sarah Sherman
Lila Kedrova as Countess Kuchinska
Plot:Extras:
- Featurettes
- Photo Gallery
- Scene Access
- Scenes Scored by Bernard Herrmann
- Trailers
My Thoughts:
I enjoyed the beginning and the end. It suffered in the middle. My favorite part of the movie was the bus ride. It seems that this is one of Hitchcock's least favorite movies of his.
Rating:
(From Alfred Hitchcock Marathon on August 6th, 2011)
Member's Reviews
Man's Best Friend, a review by addicted2dvd
Title: Man's Best Friend
Year: 1993
Director: John Lafia
Rating: R
Length: 87 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English
Stars:
Ally Sheedy
Lance Henriksen
Robert Costanzo
Fredric Lehne
John Cassini
J. D. Daniels
Plot:
Bloodcurdling action and spine-chilling thrills put the bite into this howling sci-fi shocker starring Ally Sheedy (High Art, The Breakfast Club) and Lance Henriksen (Scream 3, Aliens). When an ambitious news journalist (Sheedy) breaks into a genetic research facility, she uncovers the biggest story of her career and unleashes the lab's most dangerous experiment: Max - a genetically enhanced guard dog with a vicious killer instinct. Superior sight, hearing, strength, and intelligence make him faster, stronger, and smarter than almost any other animal alive - and deadlier. Without the neuropathic drugs needed to curb his aggressive nature, his predatory urge runs out of control... and once he tastes blood, nothing can stop him.
Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
DVD-ROM Content
Closed Captioned
My Thoughts:
I know a lot of people that thinks this movie is no more then a bad Cujo rip-off. But this is another movie that I always enjoyed. I liked that they made the dog very intelligent. I especially enjoyed towards the beginning where he not only chases after the mugger that takes Ally Sheedy's purse... but he even returns with the purse. I will admit that the chameleon effect was a bit much that basically just looked silly. With the way this movie ended I always hoped for a sequel but it never happened. The first time I saw this I didn't even know who Lance Henriksen was... but I am now a big fan of his. I would have liked to see a few more extras on this DVD also.
My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
Out of a Possible 5
(From Sunday Mini-Marathon: Celebrity Birthdays - June 13th on June 13th, 2010)
Member's TV Reviews
Babylon 5: Marathon, a review by DJ Doena
Disc 6
Objects at Rest
Synopsis: The episode of departure. Stephen takes his job on Earthdome, Ta'lon becomes the new Narn ambassador and Sheridan and Delenn leave for Minbar, where they surprisingly meet Londo who has a gift for their unborn child.
My opinion: A quiet episode which brings the immideate story to an and. But as Londo would say "Their story isn't over yet."
Sleeping in Light
Synopsis: 2281. 19 years after the fith season. Sheridan is going to die and he invites the old friends who are still alive: General Ivanova, Garibaldi,Dr. Franklin, Emperor Cotto and Zack Allen. Then he goes to Babylon 5 which is about to be decommissioned (read: to be blown up). After that he goes to Corriana 6, the place from where the Vorlons and the Shadows have left the galaxy. And Lorien awaits him there.
My opinion: A very emotional episode. To be honest, I cry every time when I see it. And that doesn't happen very often, after all I know it's just a TV show. But I can't help it with this one.
BTW: The service technician that shuts down the lights on B5 just before it is blown up, is JMS himself.
Season analysis: In the big picture it's one of the weaker seasons of that show but in the second half it's very good and the ending is magnificent.
(From Babylon 5: Marathon on February 2nd, 2008)