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The Changeling, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Changeling
Movie Count: 51
TV Ep Count: 15
Time Started: 8:30am
Plot:My Thoughts:
This is another I bought blind for this marathon. I bought it because I have had several friends rave about this movie for quite a while... and finally decided to take a chance on it. Unfortunately I think my expectations was a bit too high on this one. Even thought this is a good haunted house movie... I found it to be only slightly above average. First of all it is a bit slow for my taste... plus it seems that even though they did try hard with the atmosphere of the movie... for me at least... they fell a bit short. I did however enjoy the scenes with the wheelchair in the attic.



(From My Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2008 on October 14th, 2008)

The Ghost Breakers, a review by addicted2dvd

The Ghost Breakers (1940/United States) Universal Studios (United States) Director: George Marshall Writing: Walter DeLeon (Screenwriter), Paul Dickey (Original Material By), Charles W. Goddard (Original Material By) Length: 85 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles:

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Stars:
Bob Hope as Larry Lawrence
Paulette Goddard as Mary Carter
Richard Carlson as Geoff Montgomery
Paul Lukas as Parada
Willie Best as Alex

Plot:
After intrepid working girl Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located on Black Island near the Cuban coast, a stranger (Anthony Quinn) phones to warn her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk -- wise-cracking Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope), a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

Extras:

• None

This one is also more of a suspense/thriller... though not quite are good as the previous one. The story just didn't grab my interest as much. I did still enjoy it. I just prefer "The Cat and the Canary" over this one.



(From November Movie Marathon: Classic Comedy Greats on November 22nd, 2017)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Tom

2.11 Starman (1996-02-22)
Writer: Paul Haggis (Created By), Frank Siracusa (Writer)
Director: David Warry-Smith
Cast: Paul Gross (Constable Benton Fraser), David Marciano (Detective Ray Vecchio), Beau Starr (Lt. Harding Welsh), Tony Craig (Detective Jack Huey), Catherine Bruhier (Elaine), Rino Romano (Ian MacDonald), Amanda Tapping (Audrey), John Bourgeois (Colonel Shank), Douglas O'Keeffe (Team Leader), R. D. Reid (Bob), Bill Copeland (Norman), Sandy Webster (Murray), Joyce Campion (Jane), Norma Edwards (Betty), Melissa DiMarco (Stella)

I always have enjoyed this episode. I like Ian better than in his first season's appearance.

Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on August 21st, 2009)