DVD Collectors Online

Live and Let Die, a review by Dragonfire

This one is ok, but it isn't great.  I seem to remember liking it more than I did when I watched it this time.  I did like Roger Moore as Bond - even though he was extremely manipulative with Solitaire - and I liked Jayne Seymour.  The plot was all right, but nothing great.  I could have done without the snakes.  There was some decent action, though several scenes did seem to drag on too long.  That sheriff that turned up late in the movie was a buffoon and added absolutely nothing to what was going on.  The music was good and I was glad that the movie didn't use the one piece of music during the action scenes that has been used in so many of the previous movies - I got tired of hearing it all the time. 

Overall, I thought the movie was entertaining, but it was just average.

 

I still have to watch the extras on my DVD and then I'll work on a longer review to post at Epinions.

(From James Bond Marathon on March 23rd, 2009)

Frankenstein (1931), a review by RossRoy

Original Title: Frankenstein Year: 1931 Country: United States Director: James Whale Rating: NR Length: 384 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono Subtitles: French, Spanish

What they say
Boris Karloff stars as the screen's most memorable monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life and death be creating a human monster (Karloff) out of lifeless body parts. It's director James Whale's adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel blended with Karloff's compassionate performance of a creature groping for identity that makes Frankenstein a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time. 70 min.

My Thoughts
And thus, my Classic Monster revisit comes to an end. An end which was entirely planned to be on a high note. Ending with my favorite monster of the six: Frankenstein.

I guess to me, this is the whole "magic" Jon keeps referring to when talking about what makes a movie work. I can't really put a name or point a finger that what makes me like this movie so much, I just do. It just clicks in place, takes me in its atmosphere with the creepy castle, and never lets me go, right until the very end. Boris Karloff gives a great performance as Frankenstein's monster. Yet, in pretty much the same way Gene Wilder does in Young Frankenstein, I think Colin Clive steals the show as the demented Dr Henry Frankenstein. His delivery of the now classic line "It's Alive!" over and over always gives me shivers (don't ask why, I have no idea, it just does). This is a great movie!



(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on October 19th, 2008)

Birthday Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Medium: Season 3
Ghost in the Machine
After Allison gets Joe a camcorder for his birthday, her excitement turns to dread when she starts seeing disturbing images through it connected to a murder case.

My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. One I really enjoyed... but it is far from perfect. I mean come on... what is the chances that she ends up with the same camcorder that the murder returned? I know I can usually suspend believability on such a thing... but it don't really feel quite right on this one. But other then that.. I enjoyed this one quite a lot.



(From Birthday Marathon on May 25th, 2009)