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The Abominable Dr. Phibes, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Year: 1971
Director: Robert Fuest
Rating: PG-13
Length: 95 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono, French: Dolby Digital Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: French, Spanish

Stars:
Vincent Price as Dr. Phibes
Joseph Cotten as Dr. Vesalius
Virginia North as Vulnavia
Terry-Thomas as Dr. Longstreet
Sean Bury as Lem

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is one of the many in my collection I never seen before today. Though it is one that was suggested to me on many occasions by many people. Vincent Price has become a favorite of mine. I have to admit... I had my concerns about this one as soon as it started. Since I am not a fan of music of any kind. And this one opens with some strange orchestra. The movie itself... while good... I was expecting better. Maybe because of how people have gone on and on about it to me... causing my expectations to be higher then they should have been. But over all it is worth watching and I am glad I have it in my collection.



(From Movies of the '70s Marathon on March 18th, 2010)

Arthur, a review by Antares

Arthur





Year: 1981
Film Studio: Orion Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Length: 97 Min.

Director
Steve Gordon

Writing
Steve Gordon...Writer

Producer
Charles H Joffe
Robert Greenhut

Cinematographer
Fred Schuler

Music
Burt Bacharach (1928)...Composer
Carole Bayer Sager...Song Writer
Burt Bacharach (1928)...Song Writer
Christopher Cross...Song Writer
Peter Allen...Song Writer

Stars
Dudley Moore as Arthur Bach
Liza Minnelli as Linda Marolla
John Gielgud (1904) as Hobson
Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913) as Martha Bach
Jill Eikenberry as Susan Johnson
Stephen Elliott (1918) as Burt Johnson
Ted Ross (1934) as Bitterman
Barney Martin (1923) as Ralph Marolla

Review
       Nowadays, no one likes a drunk. In a world of Natural Born KillersArthurReview Criterion
- The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.
- Not quite an immortal film, yet a masterpiece in its own right.
- Historically important film, considered a classic.
- Borderline viewable.
- A gangrenous and festering pustule in the chronicles of celluloid.


(From Arthur (1981) on May 21st, 2010)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Volume Three
Year: 2002
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 286 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:

Plot:Extras:
2 Masters of the Universe Collectible art cards
Commentary
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Interviews
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

This finishes off the 2002 He-Man series. This volume has some great episodes in it (like the one where we learn from where He-Man's powers originate). It also introduces the Snakemen. Although I think it is great, that the series took on the snakemen, which were available in the 80's comics and toyline, but I think they overstayed they welcome. I didn't find them that interesting and the fights were rather repetitive. Also it brought some changes to the series with it, which I didn't like. Like the renaming of the series to "Masters of the Universe vs. the Snakemen" (including an inferior opening sequence) and the new armor of He-Man.
The fight against the snakemen would have been the focus for the rest of the season but the series got cancelled halfway through the season. I would have liked very much a third season. Things which were planned: Teela learns who her mother is. She-Ra would probably have been introduced at some point. And it is very likely, that Hordak would have returned.

#	Episode	Rating
01	The Last Stand
02	To Walk With Dragons
03	Out of the Past
04	Rise of the Snake Men, Part 1
05	Rise of the Snake Men, Part 2
06	The Price of Deceit
07	Of Machines and Men
08	Second Skin
09	The Power of Grayskull
10	Web of Evil
11	Rattle of the Snake
12	History
13	Awaken the Serpent

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 14th, 2009)