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Salem's Lot (1979), a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Salem's Lot
Year: 1979
Director: Tobe Hooper
Rating: NR
Length: 183 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
David Soul as Ben Mears
James Mason as Richard K. Straker
Lance Kerwin as Mark Petrie
Bonnie Bedelia as Susan Norton
Lew Ayres as Jason Berk

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I have loved this one since the first time I saw it back in my teen years. Of course this is an adaptation from the book that Stephen King wrote. Who of course is my favorite horror writer. For a movie that is just over 30 years old... this movie has some decent scares in it. I personally haven't been scared from it since I was a kid... but I do remember it would scare my wife every time we watched it. A couple of my favorite spooky parts in this movie is ..

   1. The kid vampire scratching at his friends window.... pleading with him to let him in.
   2. The grave digger rocking in the rocking chair... looks over at you and hisses at you with his eyes glowing

I am really enjoying watching this one again. As for comparing this one to the remake... that is something I don't normally like to do... but sometimes it is just too hard not to. I really like both versions... like them both  a lot! but I think I have to say I enjoy this one the most between the 2. I don't know why... but to me this one is a pure classic when it comes to vampire movies... it is one of the ones to beat!

Needless to say... this is one I would always highly recommend to any horror fan... and an absolute must see for any fan of vampire movies. Now... please lets see a dvd release of Return to Salem's Lot! It has been so long since I seen the sequel I can't remember anything other then it's existence.



(From Movies of the '70s Marathon on March 21st, 2010)

The American West of John Ford, a review by Rogmeister

The American West of John Ford  (1973)
Cast: John Ford, John Wayne, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Andy Devine
Running Time: About 51 and a half minutes

This documentary was probably originally a one-hour TV special.  In this DVD release, The Great American Western Volume 20, it is one of 4 titles.  The title in this package is given as Great American West (both on the DVD case and in the DVD menu) but when you actually it, it is titled "The American West of John Ford".  What we basically have here is famed western director John Ford (the only director ever to win 4 Academy Awards for directing) along with three of his most famous leading men (John Wayne, James Stewart and Henry Fonda) gathering together for some great times reminisching about Ford's career.  Stewart and Fonda each get to host and narrate a segment...John Wayne, being the mega-star that he is, gets to host two segments.  Wayne's segments were filmed at the famed Monument Valley were many of Ford's westerns were filmed.  Among the films discussed in this documentary (and featuring clips of) are Stagecoach, The Searchers, Fort Apache, Rio Grande, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, My Darling Clementine, and Cheyenne Autumn.

I had an enjoyable time watching this documentary, especially the segments including John Wayne.  The quality of the picture and sound was decent enough for me to enjoy it.  This single-disc release also includes 3 western feature films...White Comanche starring William Shatner in a dual role, Kentucky Rifle, and Bells of San Angelo which stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.  The Roy Rogers film is in black and white, the others are in color.  Unfortunately, the picture quality of the feature films is not as good as the documentary...I can't recommend those but since you can probably pick this title up for about $5 (if not less), it's worth it for the documentary alone.

(From Roger's Random Reviews on October 28th, 2009)

Beverly Hills 90210: The Pilot Episode, a review by addicted2dvd

Beverly Hills 90210: The Pilot Episode (1990/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia The Walsh Family moves from Minnesota to Beverly Hills where twins Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Brenda (Shannon Doherty) enroll in West Beverly Hills High. Each member of this solid, all-American Midwest family is challenged by the excitement, romance and glamour of Beverly Hills.

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Stars:
Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh
Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh
Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor
Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders
Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman
Brian Austin Green as David Silver

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Closed Captioned

This is a series I never watched before. But figured it lasted 10 years... there must be something good about it. I went into this one curious but with low expectations. Plus I was looking forward to seeing Shannen Doherty in an early role. Who I became a fan of from watching her in Charmed. I was kinda surprised... I could barely recognize her... took me a few minutes to realize it was her. The show is better then I was expecting and I can see myself collecting the series. But it isn't one I would be super-anxious to complete. Just a good, solid series. Of course this is going only by the pilot episode... my opinion could easily change... either way... with a few more episodes.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on May 26th, 2011)