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Miracle on 34th Street, a review by Dr. Hasslein

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)




Director: George Seaton
Year: 1947
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Rating: G
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Stars
Maureen O'Hare
John Payne
Edmund Gwenn
Gene Lockhart
Natalie Wood

PlotMy ThoughtsDVD Details
Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Region: 4 PAL (Australia)

Special Features:

• Colourised Version
• Movietone News
• Hollywood Spotlight
• Promotional Short
• Poster Galley

(From Miracle on 34th Street (1947) on December 6th, 2010)

In The Electric Mist, a review by Rich

In The Electric Mist



Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke.
While on an investigation into a series of grisly murders, veteran detective Dave Robicheaux (Jones) navigates his way through the Louisiana bayou and the dark, sultry world of New Orleans mobster "Baby Feet" Balboni (John Goodman). Layers of corruption and long-dead secrets reawaken grudges and a lethal alliance A tangled web of killings, past and present, converges in a shocking showdown with stakes that become deeply personal to Robicheaux and his family. Featuring music from five-time GRAMMY Award-winner Buddy Guy, this film takes you deep into Cajun country's hidden worlds.

Prepare yourself for a yawnfest, as Grandad Jones creaks out another typecast role as an ageing hard man cop from the South.
Slow, ponderous story, led by Jones who looks like he needs a zimmer frame to walk more than 20 paces, and we are meant to believe he is this tough guy who rights the wrongs? Goodman just doesn't suit the gangster role, and looks uncomfortable in every scene. There is no suspense or intrigue, little drama, the characters are shallow, the ghost is pointless, the script dull.
The cover blurb is so misleading as to probably warrant a complaint to the false advertising bureau - tangled web/shocking showdown/sultry world - I wish!!
The setting and atmosphere of Cajun country is about the only redeeeming feature in a wholly disappointing feature film.



(From Riches Random Reviews on March 24th, 2009)

Caroline in the City Marathon, a review by Tom

Caroline and the Convict (1995-12-07)
Writer: Ellen Idelson, Rob Lotterstein
Director: Rod Daniel
Cast: Lea Thompson (Caroline), Eric Lutes (Del), Malcolm Gets (Richard), Amy Pietz (Annie), Tim Conlon (Stephen), David Byrd (Officer Bloch), Tom La Grua (Remo), Jimm Giannini (Bum)

A good episode. This series is at its best when doing a lot of sarcastic comments by Richard.



Caroline and the Christmas Break (1995-12-14)
Writer: Michelle Nader, Amy Cohen
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Lea Thompson (Caroline), Eric Lutes (Del), Malcolm Gets (Richard), Amy Pietz (Annie), Andy Lauer (Charlie), Tom La Grua (Remo), Lauren Graham (Shelly), Lorna Luft (Travel Agent)

In this episode Del and Caroline break up and first real signs are shown, that maybe there something between Richard and Caroline. This starts the love-triangle (and later quadrangle) story-arc which will be a major factor in the series as far as I remember.



Caroline and the Gift (1996-01-04)
Writer: Bill Prady
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Lea Thompson (Caroline), Eric Lutes (Del), Malcolm Gets (Richard), Amy Pietz (Annie), Tom La Grua (Remo), Keene Curtis (Mr. Davies), Fabiana Udenio (Donna), Wesley Thompson (Det. Sgt. Weld), Robert Miano (Pauly Brown), Andy Buckley (Rob Rothman)

Richard is painting a nude portrait of a mobster's girlfriend. An okay episode.



See, I am already at a point where I only say "This episode was good", "It was an okay episode" and similar stuff 

(From Caroline in the City Marathon on September 15th, 2008)