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Madigan, a review by KinkyCyborg

Madigan



Title:Madigan
Year: 1968
Director: Don Siegel
Rating: NR
Length: 101 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: Spanish

Stars:
Richard Widmark
Henry Fonda
Inger Stevens
Harry Guardino
James Whitmore

Plot:
Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda star in this critically acclaimed detective drama that takes a hard-hitting look at the lives and loves of New York City's top cops. Directed in gripping documentary fashion by Don Siegel, Richard Widmark portrays the veteran Big Apple detective who is given only a few hours to track down a vicious killer. Henry Fonda is the humane yet relentlessly forceful police commissioner who orders Widmark into the streets to solve the case, even though he knows it might be his last assignment

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Production Notes
Closed Captioned


Late 60's cop flick with Richard Widmark & Henry Fonda. There's actually two stories going on in this film... Widmark's character, a hard nosed cop who doesn't always play by the rules botches a takedown and loses his gun to a perp. He's under pressure from the brass to set it right, under even more pressure from himself and his pride, all the while neglecting his beautiful wife played by Inger Stevens.

Henry Fonda plays the Police Comissioner whose known for being straight as an arrow and yet is carrying on an adulterous affair with Canada's own Susan Clark (gorgeous!  ) and trying to come to terms with the knowledge that his Chief Of Detectives, also his best friend, is a dirty cop caught on tape in a bribery rap.

The stories overlap somewhat but each would make a good movie on their own. It's a bit dated but has good storylines and top notch talent. My admiration for Richard Widmark has grown over the years as his acting is excellent, always in macho-bravado roles. He also reminds a lot of an old friend of mine who passed away a number of years ago in a motorcycle accident. He looks, sounds and acts like him.

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on December 19th, 2010)

Problem Child, a review by addicted2dvd

Problem Child Tantrum Pack: The Franchise Collection (1990/United States) Director: Dennis Dugan, Brian Levant Writing: Length: 171 min. Rating: PG-13 Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Problem Child:
John Ritter as Ben
Jack Warden as Big Ben
Michael Oliver as Junior
Gilbert Gottfried as Mr. Peabody
Amy Yasbeck as Flo

Problem Child 2
John Ritter as Ben Healy
Michael Oliver as Junior Healy
Jack Warden as "Big" Ben Healy
Laraine Newman as Lawanda Dumore
Amy Yasbeck as Annie Young


Plot:
When seven-year-old Junior comes into their lives, the Healys hope he will brighten their days. But Junior is more mischievous than they could have imagined as he turns ordinary days into full-scale comic nightmares. And the fun only continues when he moves to a new neighborhood and meets an equally mischievous little girl. It's twice the destruction and twice the fun!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Closed Captioned

I felt like something fun... in a silly way this morning. I remember seeing these movies when they were first released and remember enjoying them at the time so thought I would throw this disc in.

While this one still had some decent chuckles in it... it wasn't quite as good as I remembered it being at the time it first came out. But none the less... still fun. The whole time while watching this movie the guy playing "The Bow Tie Killer" looked very familiar to me... but I just couldn't put my finger on it. When I looked it up I saw he was played by Michael Richards (Kramer on Seinfeld). I don't know why I didn't see it instantly... because once I saw his name it seemed obvious. Anyway,,, as I said... a fun show. But going by memory I was expecting a bit more.

Some reason going into this one I really didn't remember much of it at all.  I do know I seen it before though. Not bad... but basically just more of the same. Maybe a little heavier on the silly side then the first one is. And it was kinda fun to see a little girl that is just as much trouble as Junior is.

This release has the two movies on one single sided DVD. So the first thing you get when you pop in this DVD is a menu to pick which movie you want to watch. Unfortunately the DVD is Pan & Scan and the only extras are the trailers. The DVD release could have been done much better. Preferably each movie on it's own disc with extras and in it's OAR. But oh well... all you can get is what is released. At least the movies are entertaining. And I can't complain... after all... this was a gift.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on July 9th, 2011)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: SG-1 meets an unidentified SG team that is under heavy fire by Jaffa. But the moment they want to help them they get shot by the "SG team". As it turns out are both "SG team" and "Jaffa" humans on a training mission under the order of Apophis. No one there knows that Apophis is dead and SG-1 has to explain that their mission is no more.

My Opinion: These soldiers (who are no Jaffa) strongly reminded me of the "Volkssturm", being the last resort of Apophis. I was glad that SG-1 could show them the futility of their mission without causing too many casualties.

Synopsis: Some of the Abydosians - including Daniel's father-in-law - have been captured by Amonet who has also retaken her and Apophis's child. When SG-1 attempts to free the Abydosians, Teal'c is forced to kill Amonet/Sha're who in turn was trying to kill Daniel. But Sha're manages to send one last message to her husband.

My Opinion: This was a very good ending to the Amonet/Sha're storyline. They gave her a worthy exit that remended me positively of Angel's You're Welcome. And now Daniel has a new mission: to find the child of Apophis and Amonet, the child that has all the knowledge of the Goa'ulds.

Synopsis: SG-1 comes to a planet that has neither elders nor children. And all the other people have lost all their memories one year ago. Hints indicate that this could be the work of Linea, the Destroyer of Worlds (Prisoners), who SG-1 has inadvertently freed. It's also not impossible that she is still on the planet.

My Opinion: Another good episode. Can a person have a change of heart? Hasn't Teal'c already proven that it's possible? I liked it.

Synopsis: Jacob/Selmak has been captured. He is held prisoner by Sokar - who imposes the devil instead of a god -  on a moon (Ne'tu) that literally has been turned into hell. Sokar plans a massive assault on the System Lords and Jacob/Selmak has inside knowledge. The problem is: There is only one person who has ever managed to esape from Ne'tu: Jolinar of Malkshur.

My Opinion: These Goa'ulds just don't know when they are supposed to have died. Apophis is back! Actually I like it, Apophis is a worthy opponent and his new mask looks "good". A very thrilling cliffhanger. Can't wait to see the conclusion.

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on March 16th, 2008)