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Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Year: 1994
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 90 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:

Stars:
Kevin Sorbo
Anthony Quinn
Tawny Kitaen
Michael Hurst
Anthony Ray Parker

Plot:
Hercules discovers he has a half-brother he never knew, but more importantly that Zeus was forced by his brother's evil behavior to punish him by changing him into a monster trapped in a maze. When some young men accidentally find their way into his lair, it's up to Hercules and Iolaus to save the day.

Extras:
Scene Access

My Thoughts:
This is the final TV movie from before the series started. I think part of what I don't care for in this one is the way the use clips from the previous movies after just recently watching them. I can see if it is most likely been a long time since you seen the other movies... but when it comes to watching on DVD in rapid succession it really takes away from the story. I would have much rather seen a full new story then this. I did enjoy the main story... it would have just been much better if they left out all the story telling (clips from previous movies),



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Multi-Themes on January 15th, 2010)

The Comedy of Terrors, a review by addicted2dvd

The Comedy of Terrors (1963/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | MGM Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Jacques Tourneur Writing: Richard Matheson (Writer) Length: 84 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Vincent Price as Trumbull
Peter Lorre as Felix Gillie
Boris Karloff as Hinchley
Joyce Jameson as Amaryllis
Joe E. Brown as Cemetery Keeper

Plot:
Four Masters of the Macabre star in this sinister and screamingly funny scare-fest! Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) is running his father-in-law's (Boris Karloff) funeral home business...straight into the ground! Hounded by his landlord (Basil Rathbone), Trumbull and his assistant (Peter Lorre) devise a way to make death pay: by increasing their customer base through murder and burying the secrets to their success...body by body!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Introduction and parting words by Vincent Price

Let me start this review by saying I probably wasn't in the right state of mind when watching this film so take this review with a grain of salt. Don't get me wrong... I did enjoy this movie. How can you not with such great classic genre stars. Some of the comedy in this one I found to be fun... some was a little out there. But the whole wife attempting to sing (off and on through-out the film) I found to just be terribly painful. Over-ll I found this one to be a fairly average film. It is worth the time put in to watch it.


(From Horror/Halloween Marathon 2015 on October 5th, 2015)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

7.05 Selfless
Writer: Drew Goddard (Screenwriter)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Abraham Benrubi (Olaf), Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Joyce Guy (Professor), Jennifer Shon (Rachel), Taylor Sutherland (Villager #1), MaryBeth Scherr (Villager #2), Alessandro Mastrobuono (Villager #3), Daniel Spanton (Viking #1), John Timmons (Viking #2)

A nice Anya-centric episode. We even get a few flashbacks and another song for the musical.

Rating:



7.06 Him
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg (Screenwriter)
Director: Michael Gershman
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Thad Luckinbill (RJ Brooks), Brandon Keener (Lance Brooks), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Yan England (O'Donnell), Angela Sarafyan (Lori), David Ghilardi (Teacher), Riki Lindhome (Cheryl)

An average episode with all the female characters falling for the same boy because of a spell.

Rating:



7.07 Conversations With Dead People
Writer: Jane Espenson (Screenwriter), Drew Goddard (Screenwriter)
Director: Nick Marck
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Jonathan M. Woodward (Holden "Webs" Webster), Azura Skye (Cassie Newton), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce), Stacey Scowley (Young Woman)

A good episode setting the stage for this season's bad guy.

Rating:



7.08 Sleeper
Writer: David Fury (Screenwriter), Jane Espenson (Screenwriter)
Director: Alan J. Levi
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Robinne Lee (Sired Vampire), Rob Nagle (Robson), Lisa Jay (Linda), Kevin Daniels (Bouncer), Stacey Scowley (Young Woman), Lindy Christopher (Nora)

A good episode but nothing special.

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on March 20th, 2011)