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The Missiles of October, a review by Antares

The Missiles of October





Year: 1974
Film Studio: Viacom Enterprises
Genre: Drama, Television
Length: 156 Min.

Director
Anthony Page (1935)

Writing
Stanley R. Greenberg (1927)...Writer
Robert F. Kennedy (1925)...Author - Thirteen Days

Producer
Robert Berger (1934)
Herbert Brodkin (1912)
Irv Wilson

Music
Laurence Rosenthal (1926)...Composer

Stars
William Devane (1939) as President John F. Kennedy
Ralph Bellamy (1904) as U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
Howard Da Silva (1909) as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
James Hong (1929) as U.N. Secretary-General U Thant
Martin Sheen (1940) as Att. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy
James T. Callahan (1930) as David Powers, Special Assistant to the P
Peter Canon as Admiral's Aide
Keene Curtis (1923) as John McCone, Director CIA

Review
       Long before the advent of HBO, cable television and satellite disks on our roofs, the big 3 networks would vie for the viewer ship of the general public by producing their own movies. One successful offering was the Emmy nominated made-for-TV drama The Missiles of October, which recounted the thirteen days in which the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war just over a decade earlier. This docudrama took the viewer not only inside the Oval Office, but inside the Kremlin too, as we lay witness to the unfolding events that almost lead to the extinction of our species. At the time, a general feeling of mistrust coincided between the populations of the two super powers, and both nations lived in an uneasy state of fear under the Thirteen Days.


Ratings Criterion4 Stars - Historically important film, considered a classic.

(From The Missiles of October (1974) on April 23rd, 2010)

The Blues Brothers, a review by addicted2dvd

The Blues Brothers (1980/United States) (United States) Director: John Landis Writing: Dan Aykroyd (Writer), John Landis (Writer) Length: 148 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS: 5.1, French: DTS: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Tom Erhart as Prison Guard
Gerald Walling [Gerald Walling, S.J.] as Prison Guard
John Belushi as Joliet Jake
Walter Levine as Prison Guard
Frank Oz as Corrections Officer

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• BD-Live
• D-BOX
• Extended and Theatrical Versions, pocket BLU

I remember watching this one back in the '80s... and enjoying it well enough. But I haven't watched it since until now. It is still a decently fun film. though my memory of it was better then it actually was. The film definitely has an '80s feel to it. So it is probably a little dated... but I still found it worth the time put in to watch it. I both the 2 disc blu-ray box set with this and the sequel Blues Brothers 2000. I don't ever remember seeing the sequel but it has my curiosity piqued as it has John Goodman in it.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on March 23rd, 2018)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Volume Two
Year: 2003
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 286 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:

Plot:
This second of three exciting volumes features the remaining 13 episodes from Season One of the 2002 He-Man® and the Masters of hte Universe series! With Castle Grayskull™ now in his sight, Skeletor™ attemps to overthrow the Sorceress™ and gain the power of the Elders! The Masters of the Universe® discover new allies in Sy-Klone™ and Roboto™, as the Evil Warriors expand their ranks with Stinkor™ and Two Bad™. The battle for Eternia™ reaches a spectacular climax with the appearance of the Snake Men but it is Skeletor™ who looks to gain everything as he assembles his council of Evil...

For the first time on DVD, discover just why this Emmy® award winning series entertained fans of the original cartoon, while welcoming a new generation!

Extras:
Commentary
Featurettes
Scene Access
Storyboard Comparisons

After watching the animated Wonder Woman movie recently, I got into the mood watching the second volume of the rebooted He-Man series, as the animation and character design in Wonder Woman reminded me of this series.
I enjoyed watching it so much, that I watched all 13 episodes of this volume in two sittings. This volume (which is the second half of the first season) finishes with a great cliffhanger.

#	Episode	Rating
14	Underworld
15	The Monster Within
16	The Mystery of Anwat Gar
17	Roboto's Gambit
18	Trust
19	Orko's Garden
20	Buzz-Off's Pride
21	Snake Pit
22	The Island
23	The Sweet Smell of Victory
24	Separation
25	The Council of Evil Part 1
26	The Council of Evil Part 2

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 9th, 2009)