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Black Dog, a review by addicted2dvd

Black Dog
Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis and Meat Loaf team up to deliver explosive nonstop high-speed action in this adrenaline-pumping highway road war. A 40-ton truck is a lethal weapon and veteran driver Jack Crews (Swayze) knows how to use it. Desperate for cash, he's got one last delivery to make. The trip's barely begun when he and his partner Earl (Travis) discover they've been set up and are being chased by Red (Meat Loaf), a relentless fanatic who's as deadly as he is greedy. Now, with his family, his life and his freedom on the line, Jack's going to buckle up, put the pedal down and show Red and the Feds a thing or two about road rage. After being double-crossed and rudely underestimated, Jack and Earl shift gears, becoming a two-man wrecking crew, trucking down the highway blazing a trail of diesel-powered destruction.

My Thoughts:
I bought this movie several years ago... and only watched it once. I am not sure why since I remember I enjoyed it at the time. And I remembered right... I did enjoy it. I have seen better... but this is a good way to waste an hour and a half. I mean you have the big rigs speeding down the road playing bumper cars... regular car chases... gun fights as well as a couple fist fights thrown in for good measures. Randy Travis' character didn't cut it for me... but I did like the character of Sonny Played by Gabriel Casseus. I like the legend of the Black Dog they talk about on here. It is the first I ever heard of it and see no mention of such a urban legend online from my short search so I imagine it is one the writers made up for this movie. But it was pretty cool.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on July 19th, 2009)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1, a review by Antares

Kill Bill Vol. I





Year: 2003
Film Studio: Miramax Films, A Band Apart
Genre: Action, Martial Arts
Length: 111 Min.

Director
Quentin Tarantino

Writing
Quentin Tarantino...Writer
Quentin Tarantino ...Original Characters By
Uma Thurman ...Original Characters By

Producer
Harvey Weinstein (1952)
Bob Weinstein (1954)
Erica Steinberg
E. Bennett Walsh
Lawrence Bender (1957)

Cinematographer
Robert Richardson (1955)

Music
The RZA ...Composer

Stars
Uma Thurman as The Bride
Lucy Liu (1968) as O-Ren Ishii
Vivica A. Fox as Vernita Green
Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver
David Carradine (1936) as Bill
Michael Madsen (1958) as Budd
Julie Dreyfus as Sofie Fatale
Chiaki Kuriyama as Gogo Yubari

Review. Whatever this overrated , Kill Bill vol. 1Natural Born Killers. Surreal scenes of senseless violence interspersed with quirky and campy characters dominate the breadth of this films duration. While this concept worked well in Reservoir Dogs and to a lesser extent in Pulp Fiction, it now seems as fresh as day old bread. Countless scenes that were by the director from his favorite films of the past are re-imagined in his own YojimboSamurai Assassin, to which Uma responds, yes you guessed it, Maybe Quentin should try his hand at commercials. Just think of all the material he could lift and re-use to pay Branded to Kill or Youth of the BeastSamurai Assassin, Sword of Doom or Kill!Samurai Rebellion. For a film with a vengeful female assassin, you only need to watch Lady SnowbloodRatings Criterion

(From Kill Bill Vol. I (2003) on December 9th, 2009)

The Flash Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Guest Stars:
Richard Belzer as Joe Klein
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Charley Hayward as Trachmann

My Thoughts:
A good episode... but not really a favorite. I didn't really care much for the main bad guy... and some of the story was done a bit silly.

My Rating:

(From The Flash Marathon on April 11th, 2010)