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In the Heat of the Night, a review by Antares

In the Heat of the Night





Year: 1967
Film Studio: United Artists, The Mirisch Corporation
Genre: Drama, Classic, Suspense/Thriller
Length: 110 Min.

Director
Norman Jewison (1926)

Writing
Stirling Silliphant (1918)...Screenplay
John Ball (1911)...Novel

Producer
Walter Mirisch (1921)

Cinematographer
Haskell Wexler (1926)

Music
Quincy Jones (1933)...Music By

Stars
Sidney Poitier (1927) as Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger (1925) as Gillespie
Warren Oates (1928) as Sam Wood
Lee Grant (1927) as Mrs. Colbert
Larry Gates (1915) as Endicott
James Patterson (1932) as Mr. Purdy
William Schallert (1922) as Mayor Schubert
Beah Richards (1920) as Mama Caleba

ReviewIn the Heat of the NightRatings Criterion4 Stars - Historically important film, considered a classic.

(From In the Heat of the Night (1967) on March 4th, 2010)

Alien, a review by addicted2dvd

Alien (1979/United States) Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Ridley Scott (1937) Writing: Dan O'Bannon (Screenwriter), Dan O'Bannon (Story By), Ronald Shusett (Story By) Length: 116 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 4.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Portuguese: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: DTS: 5.1, German: DTS: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Music Only: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Music Only: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Commentary

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Stars:
Tom Skerritt as Dallas
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
Veronica Cartwright as Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton as Brett
John Hurt as Kane

Plot:
The terror begins as the crew of the space-tug Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a desolate planet, only to discover a deadly life-form that breeds within human hosts.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience

It has been years since I seen this movie and once again the first time I seen it on Blu-ray. Whether you are a horror fan... a sci-fi fan... or both this is a must see film. The movie is very well done and has held up incredibly well. I feel Sigourney Weaver does a fantastic job here as Ripley. The loiok and the feel of the alien was great, Especially considering this film is almost40 years old!



(From That Time of Year Again: Halloween/Horror Reviews 2018! on October 27th, 2018)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

The 4400
Over the last century, thousands of people have gone missing. Suddenly and inexplicably, 4400 missing people are returned all at once, as they were on the day they vanished. Unclear what this world-altering event means, the government investigates the 4400 to piece together where they've been and why they've been returned. It quickly becomes apparent that their presence will change the human race in ways no one could have ever foreseen.

Pilot
Everyone on Earth is excited about a comet passing by, but as soon as its trajectory changes to a collision course everyone starts to panic. The comet turns out to be a giant ball of light that when explodes it leaves behind 4400 people. They are missing persons who have been gone from a few months to 60 years and none have aged a day. The 4400 are put in quarantine and eventually released. Some of the returnees begin to exhibit strange and uncontrollable new abilities. Tom Bishop and Diana Skouris, two Homeland Security agents, are appointed to find out what happened to the 4400.

My Thoughts:
This is one of those series that while it is good... it is not one I would call a favorite. As of yet I still only have the very short (5 episodes) 1st season set. I don't know what problem I have with it... as it is a good premise and for the most part the characters are likable. But for some reason I tend to get a little bored watching this show. And I never have the urge to watch the next episode right away when I watch one like I do on most series.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on October 26th, 2009)