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The Fallen Idol, a review by AntaresThe Fallen Idol Year: 1948 Film Studio: British Lion Film Corporation, London Films, Twentieth-Century-Fox Film Corp. Genre: Suspense/Thriller Length: 92 Min. Director Carol Reed (1906) Writing Graham Greene (1904)...Story "The Basement Room" Graham Greene (1904)...Screenplay Lesley Storm (1904)...Additional Dialogue William Templeton...Additional Dialogue Producer Philip Brandon (1898) Alexander Korda (1893) Carol Reed (1906) CinematographerMusic William Alwyn (1905)...Composer StarsReviewThe Third ManThe Fallen IdolThe Fallen Idol, pleads with the child to just tell the truth. (click to show/hide) From beginning to end, I found this story crisp, clear and thoroughly entertaining. Ralph Richardson gives a subdued, but powerful performance as the butler whom all the detectives think Shane is to a lot of people. That aside, if you like a good suspenseful story, then The Fallen Idol should find its way onto your wishlist. Review Criterion 5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence. (From The Fallen Idol (1948) on August 31st, 2010) The Hunt for Red October, a review by AntaresThe Hunt for Red October Year: 1990 Film Studio: Paramount Pictures Genre: Action, Drama, Suspense/Thriller Length: 135 Min. Director John McTiernan (1951) Writing Tom Clancy (1947)...Novel "The Hunt For Red October" Larry Ferguson (1940)...Screenplay Donald Stewart (1930)...Screenplay Producer Larry DeWaay Mace Neufeld (1928) Jerry Sherlock Cinematographer Jan De Bont (1943) Music Basil Poledouris (1945)...Composer Stars Sean Connery (1930) as Marko Ramius Alec Baldwin (1958) as Jack Ryan Scott Glenn (1941) as Bart Mancuso Sam Neill (1947) as Captain Borodin James Earl Jones (1931) as Admiral Greer Joss Ackland (1928) as Andrei Lysenko Richard Jordan (1938) as Jeffrey Pelt Peter Firth (1953) as Ivan Putin ReviewThe Hunt for Red OctoberThe Hunt for Red October is a taut and well paced suspense drama. Its screenplay pulls no punches and plays it safe, giving the viewer exactly what they are expecting. My contention though, is that in another twenty five years or so, it will appear as anachronistic as The Longest Day or The Battle of the Bulge does to modern day audiences. Ratings Criterion (From The Hunt for Red October (1990) on February 27th, 2010) Babylon 5: Marathon, a review by DJ DoenaDisc 4 Signs and Portents Synopsis: A human man arrives on the station who was on the outer territories for the last couple of years. And in turn he sets up a meeting with every ambassador and asks one simple question "What do you want?". When this man called Morden encounters Delenn and later Kosh it gets darker as if shadows were moving. Meanwhile Mollari aquired an ancient piece of jewlery that belonged to the very first emperor of the Centauri Republic and tries to bring it back to Centauri Prime. My opinion: It's the name-giving episode to the entire season and what an episode it is. Many important things are set in motion although one doesn't really know it. I found it quite fascinating how the different people answered to a simple question like "What do you want?". It's one of the key episodes of the entire series. (click to show/hide) TKO Synopsis: A rabbi and a boxer arrive at the station. The rabbi sets out to seek Susan Ivanova and sit shiva (a jewish mourning ritual) for Susans father who died in "Born to Purple". And the boxer tries to enter an alien martial arts kombat known as "Mutai" which is forbidden for humans. My opinion: Even with the Mutai it's a rather quit episode. It shows that not all aliens are pleased with the behaviour with the average human because they behave as they do on earth: mocking about the rituals and traditions of foreign cultures. But there is hope, they are able to learn. The Grail Synopsis: On the station arrives a human man who is treated with utmost reverence by the Minbari. This man searches for the Holy Grail. Sinclair can't really take him seriously but for the Minbari it doesn't matter if the object of the search really exist but only that one is a true seeker.On the station he meets Jinxo, the "curse of Babylon 5" who had helped building all five Babylon stations and every time he left, the station was destroyed or got lost. And so he never left Babylon 5. My opinion: The search for the Holy Grail should have always been a spiritual journey and not one for riches and/or power. I was moved when Aldous (the seeker) died and Jinxo promised to continue the search. Eyes Synopsis: A colonel and a Psi Corps enter the station and start an investigation against Cmdr. Sinclair which soon turns to be a witch hunt. All command staff shall be questioned and scanned by the Psi Corps agent. But Ivanova won't allow a scan by any teep. My opinion: I felt reminded of the Star Trek TNG episode "The Drumhead" in which Cpt. Picard said the memorable quote "With the first link, a chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." (Did I mention I love quotes?), which also turned out to be a witch hunt. I liked it because it showed the strong loyalty between the command staff. (From Babylon 5: Marathon on August 5th, 2007) |