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May 17, 2024, 11:43:41 AM | Title: Twilight Zone: The Movie Year: 1983 Director: Prologue & Segment 1: John Landis, Segment 2: Steven Spielberg, Segment 3: Joe Dante, Segment 4: George Miller Rating: PG Length: 101 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: Chinese, English, Portuguese |
Stars:
Dan Aykroyd
Albert Brooks
Vic Morrow
Doug McGrath
Plot:
1959. Friday nights. We time-traveled. Witnessed surprising twists. Entertained aliens. Experienced fear. And first journeyed to The Twilight Zone of Rod Serling's memorable TV series. And guided by four imaginative moviemakers, we traveled there again in 1983. Directors John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller fashion stories based on or inspired by classic episodes. Landis weaves the tale of a bigot who gets a walloping dose of his own hatred. Spielberg takes over with a fable of senior citizens offered a magical rejuvenation. Dante serves up a terror trip with a child who uses his cartoon-inspired powers to enslave his family. Then fright goes aloft with Miller's finale about a neurotic passenger who sees a monster on the jetliner's wing. Or does he?
Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
My Thoughts:
This is one of my old favorites. One of the first anthology horrors I ever seen. I always loved how this movie started. The prologue is a lot of fun. But I never cared much for the actual first segment of the movie. The one with the bigot finding out what it is like to be like the people he hates so much. It is a good idea for a story... and I wouldn't go so far to say it is a bad segment. It just seemed to not keep my attention as well as the rest of the movie.
The second story is more of a fun story. Where with the help of a new resident the people in the retirement home become young again while playing outside one night. And they need to decide if they want to stay young or be old once again. Not the greatest story either... but I enjoyed it more then the first one.
In the third segment I enjoyed quite a bit. We meet a boy that can do anything he can imagine. Of course this is from a famous episode of the series. I am still not that familiar with the series and think that all the segments are from episodes of the series. But I must admit I like the way the episode was done more then the segment in this movie. As the movie made it too cartoon-ish.
The final segment is my favorite one in the movie. A man afraid of flying is up in a plane where he sees a gremlin out on the wing tearing up the plane. It is this segment that really made this movie for me. It pushes the movie to the next rating level for me personally.
My Rating
Out of a Possible 5
Out of a Possible 5
Count:
Movie Count: 12
TV Ep. Count: 6
Other Count: 0
Time Started: 11:30am
(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2010 on October 4th, 2010)
Member's Reviews
The Body Snatcher, a review by addicted2dvd
 | The Body Snatcher (1945/United States)
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Stars:
Boris Karloff as Cabman John Gray
Bela Lugosi as Joseph
Henry Daniell as Dr. Wolfe "Toddy"McFarlane
Edith Atwater as Meg Camden
Plot:
Boris Karloff plays the title role in the Lewton adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body Snatcher, directed with subtle calculation by versatile Robert Wise. A doctor (Henry Daniell) needs cadavers for medical studies and Karloff is willing to provide them - one way or another. Don't miss his scene with fellow horror icon Bela Lugosi.
Extras:
- Scene Access
- Audio Commentary
- Feature Trailers
- Closed Captioned
My Thoughts:
This is my favorite film in the "Val Lewton Horror Collection" box set. It is a film I enjoyed every second of. The thing about this horror film is it is something that can and probably did really happen. This is a true classic with an amazing cast. If you never seen this one before... it is one I highly recommend. A must see.My Rating:
Scorecard:
TV Eps: 4
Movies: 2
(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 2nd, 2014)
Member's TV Reviews
Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom
 | The Office: Season Seven (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Stars:
Plot:VarietyGone Baby Gone), a cameo from Ricky Gervais (The Invention of Lying) and an unforgettable hour-long season finale with Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), James Spader (Boston Legal) and Catherine Tate (Doctor Who), all vying for Michael Scott's old post. Plus, see hours of bonus features, including extended episodes, deleted scenes, bloopers, webisodes and more, in this must-own five-disc collection.
Awards:
Won:
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series ("Stress Relief": Jeffrey Blitz) |
| Golden Globe (2009) | Actor - Television Comedy or Musical Series (Steve Carell) | |
| Golden Globe (2010) | Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical (Steve Carell) | |
| Golden Globe (2009) | Television Series - Musical or Comedy | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) | Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2010) | Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Steve Carell) | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2010) | Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series ("The Cover Up": Steve Carell) | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Rainn Wilson) | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2010) | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series ("Niagara": Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling) | |
| Teen Choice Awards (2009) | Choice TV Actor - Comedy (Steve Carell) | |
| Teen Choice Awards (2009) | Choice TV Actress - Comedy (Jenna Fisher) | |
| Teen Choice Awards (2009) | Choice TV Show: Comedy |
Extras:
- Bonus Trailers
- Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
- Outtakes
- Webisodes
My Thoughts:
This season had a slow start, but it turned out great again. This is the season where Steve Carell left the show towards the end. The storyline they have given him to write him out of the show was the right way to go.Also Ricky Gervais finally made two cameo appearances this season as David Brent. In the first he ran across Michael Scott and was joking with him.
The second was a Video CV where he applies for the manager job after Michael Scott left. I would have liked him interacting with the complete Office cast though.
Will Ferrell had a few episodes where he had taken over from Michael. He did a good job.
Sadly Pam and Jim didn't get a good storyline this season. I always liked their scenes together.
| # | Episode | Rating |
| 01 | Nepotism |  |
| 02 | Counseling |  |
| 03 | Andy's Play | |
| 04 | Sex Ed | |
| 05 | The Sting | |
| 06 | Costume Contest | |
| 07 | Christening | |
| 08 | Viewing Party | |
| 09 | WUPHF.com | |
| 10 | China | |
| 11 | Classy Christmas | |
| 12 | Ultimatum | |
| 13 | The Seminar | |
| 14 | The Search | |
| 15 | PDA |  |
| 16 | Threat Level Midnight | |
| 17 | Todd Packer | |
| 18 | Garage Sale | |
| 19 | Training Day | |
| 20 | Michael's Last Dundies | |
| 21 | Goodbye Michael | |
| 22 | The Inner Circle | |
| 23 | Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager | |
| 24 | Search Committee | |
(From Tom's Random Reviews on September 3rd, 2011)