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The Shining, a review by addicted2dvd

The Shining (1980/United States, United Kingdom) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video Director: Stanley Kubrick Writing: Stephen King (1947) (Original Material By), Stanley Kubrick (Screenwriter), Diane Johnson (Screenwriter) Length: 144 min. Rating: R Video: Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: PCM: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd as Danny
Scatman Crothers as Hallorann
Barry Nelson as Ullman
Philip Stone as Grady

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Interviews

What to say about this movie? This film has the honor of being the first ever horror movie I seen. Since then I have become a complete horror fanatic. My all time favorite genre. This film is almost 35 years old now... and I must say it is just as good today as the day it first came out. It has a stellar cast... it has fantastic atmosphere... an outstanding creepy film. I can't think of any way this film could be better. While extremely long at 144 minutes... it doesn't seem like it while watching. This movie grabs your attention for the beginning and holds it to the very end... and seems to be over before you know it. If by some weird chance you never seen this film yet... it is one I cannot recommend any higher... is a must see!



(From What Movies I Been Watching on August 31st, 2014)

The Fly (1958), a review by addicted2dvd

The Fly: 20th Century Fox Studio Classics (1958/United States) Trailer | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Kurt Neumann Writing: James Clavell (Screenwriter), George Langelaan (Original Material By) Length: 94 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 4.0, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, German: DTS: 4.0, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, German, Spanish, Commentary

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Stars:Plot:
When a scientist (David [Al] Hedison) attempts to transfer matter through space, things go horrifically wrong and two grotesque man-fly hybrids are created. Now, with the head of a fly and a wing in place of one of his arms, the scientist desperately hopes that he, his wife (Patricia Owens) and his brother (Vincent Price) can capture the other mutant and reverse the experiment.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes

As many of times I have watched this oneI keep forgetting it is in color, I could have sworn this film was in black and white. One of my favorite Vincent Price movies. I always liked the story and the way it was told. Vincent Price actually had a limited role on this movie... but he did an awesome job while he was on. This film was later remade. In this case I definitely much prefer this version (even though I did like the remake as well).



(From That Time of Year Again: Halloween/Horror Reviews 2018! on October 7th, 2018)

Veronica Mars Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

13. Postgame Mortem
Game over. Hearst's basketball coach is found murdered. Logan, depressed over his breakup with Veronica, turns his attention to another young lady. He plays big brother to a little girl left in his care.

My Thoughts:
This one I liked quite a bit. It is one of the few times that the weekly mystery is spread out to two episodes.

My Rating:

14. Mars, Bars
One down, one to go. Veronica solves the Coach Barry case, but the O'Dell murder just gets more and more complicated. And guess what Logan finds on a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt: a new love interest.

My Thoughts:
This is the only episode of this set that I have seen recently. It is one I watched for Valentines Day. While the entire episode is very good... I especially liked the scavenger hunt scenes... they were just plain fun. It also has the conclusion to the last episode's mystery, a good continuation to the multi-episode mystery and has Keith Mars getting his old job as sheriff back.

My Rating:

15. Papa's Cabin
Who killed Dean O'Dell? The odd-couple detective team of Veronica and Tim wants to know. A taped phone call, two disappearances, one corpse and a few strippers later, they find out. Then...

My Thoughts:
much like all the episodes that has the big reveals... this is an excellent episode! Though I must admit... I would have liked to seen a little of what happened between the time of Veronica figuring it all out in class and the next scene of her home cooking dinner and seeing the outcome on the news. But that is a minor thing.

My Rating:

16. Un-American Graffiti
Not what they expected. An Arab-American (emphasis on 'American') family is the victim of a hate crime. Sheriff Mars targets off-campus bars that have served minors for years. Veronica's love life takes a surprising turn.

My Thoughts:
This is a very good episode. An interesting mystery. And I enjoyed Keith going up against the local bars. And I really like how it ended.

My Rating:



(From Veronica Mars Marathon on April 19th, 2010)