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Tales From the Darkside, a review by addicted2dvd

My Thoughts:
From Stephen King (Pet Sematary), Michael McDowell (Beetlejuice), George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) and Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes), comes Tales From The Darkside: The Movie, an all-star horror anthology packed with fun and fright.

"The Wraparound Story" concerns a little boy who spins all the tales... to distract a modern-day witch who wants to pop him in the oven! In "Lot 249," a malevolent mummy gives a new meaning to "final exams" when he awakens to wreak revenge on unsuspecting student bodies. A furry black kitty is really the "Cat From Hell," and a "Lover's Vow" brings stone gargoyles to murderous life.

My Thoughts:
This is the first time I seen this movie in years... probably since it was first released. It is as good as I remembered it being... as I really enjoyed every minute of it. Even though all the segments was good... my favorite segment is the last one... with Rae Dawn Chong. The wraparound segment was fun... but possibly a little too much on the silly side for my taste.  But with all said and done... it is definitely an enjoyable movie. This DVD release only has 2 extras... a Commentary Track and the Theatrical Trailer.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 7/11 - 7/13 on July 12th, 2008)

Air Force One, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: James Marshall is the POTUS and he has just declared a zero-tolerance policy against terrorists. When he is on his way back from Moscow aboard Air Force One, the plane is hijacked by russian terrorists. But Marshall isn't just any president , he is Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor winner and he takes the plane back.

My Opinion: "Liberty 2-4 is changing call sign. Liberty 2-4 is now Air Force One!" The intersting thing about this movie is that it isn't over when the bad guy was killed. I think Gary Oldman was an excellent villain and what he said regarding "killing with a button" was absolutely true in my opinion. The action sequences on board were very well done and the Rammstein landing looked excellent. What did look bad was the final crash of the plane into the sea.

All-in-all:

(From Air Force One on April 13th, 2008)

The Good Old Days TV Thread, a review by addicted2dvd

My Thoughts:
This is a show I have learned I like quite a bit. Unfortunately the series only lasted the one season (30 Episodes). Which was released on DVD in 2 volumes. With so few episodes I decided that I would only watch an episode here and there to allow my enjoyment of first time viewings to last much longer. Even though every time I watch an episode I get the urge to continue watching the set. There is one thing that bugs me a bit about this show. The time travelers never find a change of clothes to match the time period. And you seldomly see anyone question their attire. This episode is a good example of this... here they are in the time of General Custer and Chief Sitting Bull... one in a suit and the other in a turtleneck sweater. But yet they are not even looked at funny. As for this particular episode... I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is an interesting time period. It has a good story with a little bit of action as well.

My Rating:

(From The Good Old Days TV Thread on February 18th, 2010)