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3 Godfathers, a review by KinkyCyborg

Title:3 Godfathers
Year: 1948
Director: John Ford
Rating: NR
Length: 106 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
John Wayne
Pedro Armendariz
Harry Carey, Jr.
Ward Bond
Mae Marsh

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned


Watching this brought back some memories as I had sat down and watched this with my father years ago as a young boy. My dad is still a huge John Wayne fan and I've been fortunate enough to replace most of his old VHS tapes with dvds for his collection.

This movie was done in 1948, before Wayne became 'The Duke' and really came into his own. While he was the headliner of this movie, his acting was almost tentative, lacking the confidence and swagger he would acquire later when he knew he was the bonafide western movie star. That would happen in '56 when he did The Searchers which would cement his legacy.

It was a good movie watching it the second time around although the take on the story of the three wise men didn't quite fit as much John Ford would have liked you think it did.

Nowhere close to being one of my favorite John Wayne movies but still solid.

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on June 19th, 2010)

The Big Chill, a review by Antares

The Big Chill





Year: 1983
Film Studio: Columbia Pictures, Carson Productions Group
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Length: 105 Min.

Director
Lawrence Kasdan

Writing
Lawrence Kasdan...Writer
Barbara Benedek...Writer

Producer
Marcia Nasatir
Lawrence Kasdan
Michael Shamberg

Cinematographer
John Bailey (1942)


Stars
Tom Berenger (1949) as Sam
Glenn Close (1947) as Sarah
Jeff Goldblum (1952) as Michael
William Hurt as Nick
Kevin Kline (1947) as Harold
Mary Kay Place (1947) as Meg
Meg Tilly as Chloe
JoBeth Williams (1948) as Karen

Review had given birth to what historians in the future will dub the . Just two years into the , American society shifted course as the children of the , their spoiled and selfish upbringing would foster a deep desire not to just keep up, but to always outdo the next guy. But we humans have a conscience, and it sometimes beats the drums of reason in our brain. When all was said and done, all of these material acquisitions proved to be hollow trophies which could not sustain a truly well rounded and fulfilling life.

       The first film to explore this growing apathy amongst a generation dubbed , was an independent film by an up and coming director named John Sayles. The Return of the Secaucus 7The Big Chill fuckfest. At no time are there any great revelations made, just a cheap and tawdry way of bringing this mess to a close. As I watched the end credits start to appear, I felt as if I had been invited to one of the most majestic and grand buffet dinners and all they served was cheese doodles. If you really want to see a good treatment on this subject, check out the Sayles film.


Ratings Criterion
- The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.
- Not quite an immortal film, yet a masterpiece in its own right.
- Historically important film, considered a classic.
- Borderline viewable.
- A gangrenous and festering pustule in the chronicles of celluloid.



(From The Big Chill (1983) on January 30th, 2010)

NCIS Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

5. THE BONE YARD
The body of an undercover FBI agent is found on a Marine bombing range and the N.C.I.S. team discovers the mafia has been dumping bodies there for years.

My Thoughts:
A good episode. I really got a kick out of what Gibbs pulled with the Prima Cord.

My Rating:

6. TERMINAL LEAVE
A bomb is planted in an Iraqi War veteran's car and now the N.C.I.S. team must protect the veteran from terrorists.

My Thoughts:
Another one I liked a lot. I really enjoyed the hard time the boy gave Tony. I also liked how it turned out to be more then what they originally thought was going on.

My Rating:


7. CALL OF SILENCE
A World War II Medal of Honor recipient confesses to murdering his best friend during a battle at Iwo Jima almost 60 years ago. Believing there's more to the story, Gibbs and the team work to solve the mystery and save the man from going to prison.

My Thoughts:
An excellent story... though it is somewhat slow for my taste in parts.

My Rating:


8. HEART BREAK
In what appears to be a case of spontaneous combustion, Gibbs and his team investigate the mysterious death of a man who seemingly burst into flames.

My Thoughts:
A good... but somewhat standard episode. I do like they way they pulled off the "Spontaneous Human Combustion."

My Rating:

(From NCIS Marathon on November 30th, 2009)