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Angel Heart, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Angel Heart: Special Edition
Year: 1987
Director: Alan Parker
Rating: R
Length: 113 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Mickey Rourke
Robert De Niro
Lisa Bonet
Charlotte Rampling
Stocker Fontelieu

Plot:
Harry Angel, a down-and-out fifties Brooklyn gumshoe, takes us on a journey of violence and murder that canvasses the desperate streets of Harlem, smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and ultimately to voodoo rituals in the sweltering swamps of Louisiana. "Angel Heart"... A truly unsettling film experience.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Trailers
Featurettes
Interviews
Closed Captioned
Alan Parker DVD Intro

My Thoughts:
I remember I watched this movie when it first came out... way back in the VHS days. But I had not seen it since. So watching it today was almost like watching it again for the first time. I really did enjoy the story... thought Mickey Rourke did a fine job (and I don't normally like him).... and I liked Robert De Niro as Louis Cypher. And then of course there is Lisa Bonet (Denise on Cosby Show), I definitely couldn't complain about her role! Though I bet Bill Cosby had some thoughts on the subject! As I said... I did enjoy the storyline. But I do have one gripe about this movie... it was so predictable. I knew where it was going so early into the movie. Now that I watched it again.... I remember thinking basically the same thing the first time I saw it... which is probably why I waited so long to add this one to my collection.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 12/11-12/13 on December 12th, 2009)

Dead Man, a review by RossRoy

WHAT THEY SAY

Johnny Depp (Sleepy Hollow, The Astronaut's Wife) delivers a remarkable performance in this highly acclaimed tale of adventure and intrigue in the wild, wild West! A young man in search of a fresh start, William Blake (Depp), embarks on an exciting journey to a new town…never realizing the danger that lies ahead. But when a heated love triangle ends in double murder, Blake finds himself a wanted man, running scared - until a mysterious loner (Gary Farmer) teaches him to face the dangers that follow a "dead man." With an outstanding supporting cast including Gabriel Byrne (End Of Days, Stigmata) and Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear), and a sizzling soundtrack by Neil Young, Dead Man is another motion picture triumph from filmmaker Jim Jarmusch.

MY THOUGHTS

Oh boy. Talk about boring. The pace is slow. The speech is slow. They even manage to make the travel slow and painful! Actually, I never even finished it. We stopped it after 70 minutes because it was just dreadful. I think Plan 9 From Outer Space is better than this! Yes, I said it. Something is worse the Plan 9

RATING

(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on July 1st, 2010)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

What's the show about?
Roy, Moss and Jen are the IT department at Reynholm Industries. Roy and Moss are the typical geeks while Jen has no clue about computers at all. But together they manage to live a rather quite life in the basement where they are only disturbed when some idiot upstairs has no idea how to work with a computer.

"Yesterday's Jam"
Jen has just been hired by Reynholm Industries to become the head of the IT department. She has no clue about computers but luckily for her neither has Reynholm. But when the actual computer guys Roy and Moss get wind of this they try to expose her.

My Opinion
The humour of this show is very British and might not appeal to everyone. It might come to mind but you can't really compare this show with The Big Bang Theory even though both are very nerdy. I hope that there will be a fourth season - or Version 4.0 as they call it.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on September 11th, 2009)