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382,762 | 449,021 | 210,070 | 7 | Once bitten . . . not a damn bit shy . | A gory coming-of-age flick with a stark turn of life caused by thoughts of suicide , ovulation and uh . . . werewolves . Ginger Fitzgerald ( Katherine Isabelle ) and her doormat younger sister Brigitte ( Emily Perkins ) share a fixation on suicide and sustain the thought by posing for their own ' phony ' suicide photos . The girls are no doubt outcasts without concern of acceptance of their peers . Both girls are years late menstruating . . . keeping boys at a distance with major dislike . On the night of Ginger's first visit from the ' curse ' her body's changes are escalated by being attacked by a werewolf . You might say , Ginger snaps . . . with a new voracious sexual appetite and finding pleasure in biting into anything that bleeds . Bridgitte rapidly becomes more bitter and agitated with the fact she has actually become her sister's keeper . Mimi Rogers plays the clueless , well-meaning mother . She finally realizes what is happening with her daughters ; but is it too late to offer anything to change their fate ? Also in the cast are : Jesse Moss , Kris Lemche , Danielle Hampton and Christopher Redman . GINGER SNAPS totters from frustrating to fascinating ; but still having what it takes to be a dark , bizarre horror movie not to be missed . Kudos to director John Fawcett , who also shares in writing the story . I also found humor . . . albeit sick humor blending in the darkness . |
384,275 | 449,021 | 240,683 | 7 | Interesting and touching . Story of courage and devotion . | This is the story of Linda Eastman McCartney . Her early life as a music magazine photographer . Her meeting and 30-year marriage to Beatle Paul McCartney . Her becoming a member of her husband's band , Wings ; her publishing cookbooks as well as books of her photos . Linda's rich and famous , but simple life ends with her losing battle with breast cancer . It is odd that most of the music is non Beatle / McCartney fare . The story is not too candy coated : and there is just enough spice to keep the story rolling . Elizabeth Mitchell plays Linda . Paul McCartney is aptly played by Gary Bakewell . Tim Piper portrays John Lennon . Chris Cound is cast as George Harrison . Ringo Starr is played by Michael McMurty . Veteran actor George Segal stars as Linda's father , Lee Eastman . |
383,824 | 449,021 | 34,828 | 7 | To escape a life of pity ; a sisterly push . | This movie is highly under rated . At the time of production , director Vincent Sherman agreed with his star , Ida Lupino ; will this project hold up ? The answer is . . . yes . The finale could be reworked a bit , but this film is appreciated more now with age . Joan Leslie plays a young woman that has suffered a dismal life until it is discovered that she has enough talent to try the stage . Lupino is the overbearing , older sister that pushes her little sister to stardom . Soon the two woman are competing for the glory . Good song and dance movie , evocative of the times . Also features ; Dennis Morgan , Jack Carson and Paul Cavanagh . |
382,958 | 449,021 | 202,470 | 7 | Live the fantasy that others only dream about . | This movie is a lot better than you imagine . Chris Cole is the lead singer of a tribute band that is swept off his feet when he is asked to join the real group and then drowns in the world of sex , drugs and heavy metal . Mark Wahlberg plays the part of Cole and eases into the role excellently probably due to his own musical background . Jennifer Aniston plays Emily , Cole's love interest and manager . She can only stand so much of watching Cole sink lower and deeper into the decadent world associated with the band . Emily leaves to start a new life in Seattle and later Cole comes to his senses when he realizes that the Steel Dragon does not want his input more than his sexually willing body and voice to sustain the group . Cole hands over the mic to an eager wannabe and trades in his heavy metal wardrobe for jeans and sweaters and singing his own songs in front of half-filled coffee houses in Seattle . Like I said , Wahlberg is excellent in the role . I've never been an Aniston fan , but she really is impressive in this movie . Timothy Spall is moderately funny in the role as the Steel Dragon's road manager . Lending their individual talents to make the film more believable are : Jason Bonham , Timothy Olyphant , Brian Van Ark , Jeff Pilson , Jason Flemyng and Dominic West . Besides the music of Steel Dragon and their tribute band Blood Pollution there is original music from the likes of Kiss , Ted Nugent , Bon Jovi , Everclear and Motley Crue . Note : This story is reportedly roughly based on the story of Judas Priest's Tim " Ripper " Owens . |
382,654 | 449,021 | 390,521 | 7 | Do you want fries with that ? | Morgan Spurlock directs , writes and stars in this documentary feature that takes a stark look at obesity and the evils of fast foods . Spurlock pledges to eat three meals a day at McDonald's for one month . His plan is to eat every item on the menu at least once . . . and SUPER SIZE every time it is offered by the McDonald's employee . Spurlock and his team of doctors and advisers keep records of the physical and psychological repercussions of this dietary disaster . It was not even a week before Spurlock began to feel ill . . . albeit the McDonald's fare still tasted like a comfort food . The once moderately healthy filmmaker rapidly becomes more lethargic and depressed . . . and his sex life is close to nonexistent . His girlfriend Alexandra is a vegan chef and constantly urges him to abort this unhealthy regime . Spurlock manages to complete his eating experiment . . . but it takes many weeks for him to detox . One viewing will suffice and eating at McDonald's will make you think twice . Starve out obesity . |
383,582 | 449,021 | 26,393 | 7 | Hey , you ain't just a copper . . . you're a " G " man ! | If you like watching the old cops and robbers battle in old black and white . . . you'll like " G " Men . Plus James Cagney helps put realism in this drama concerning the infancy of the F . B . I . A young man raised and educated by a gangland kingpin switches to the side of the law and becomes entangled with the government's battle with organized crime . Tough and realist chase and gun play . Cagney is Cagney and leads a pretty good list of stars in this tense classic . Cast includes : Margaret Lindsay , Lloyd Nolan , William Harrigan , Ann Dvorak and Regis Toomey . |
383,648 | 449,021 | 424,600 | 7 | A high octane mini-series . | Robert Wise directed the original ANDROMEDA STRAIN starring Arthur Hill and David Wayne in 1971 . Being slightly outdated , A & E has Mikael Salomon direct this new tense mini-series based on the popular novel by Michael Crighton . A downed satellite carrying a mysterious and highly-deadly infection crashes near Piedmont , Utah . The plague-like entity dubbed " Andromeda " wastes no time in running up a body count . General Mancheck ( Andre Braugher ) and the Army go in search of the satellite . Citizens and soldiers alike almost immediately fall dead . Dr . Jeremy Stone ( Benjamin Bratt ) heads a team of who's who scientists played by Daniel Dae Kim , Viola Davis , Ricky Shroeder and Christa Miller trying to figure out exactly what Andromeda is and how to stop it . Some very disturbing images are needed to show the full impact and the seriousness of the situation . Photography and F / X are very good ; and your attention will easily be captured . Others in the cast : Eric McCormack , Chris Bradford , Nick Dash , Shaine Jones , Douglas O'Keeffe and Ted Whittall as President Scott . |
381,986 | 449,021 | 396,555 | 7 | Very good animation fun from Disney . | Fun filled comedy featuring a time-traveling machine . A brilliant young inventor named Lewis meets a boy from the future named Wilbur Robinson . The two travel forward in time while Lewis learns more about the remarkable Robinson family . The clever Lewis has a number of fantastic inventions ; and the most ambitious is a Memory Scanner , which he puts faith in to retrieve early memories of his mother and answers to why she gave him up for adoption . But oh no . . . his invention is stolen by the mean Bowler Hat Guy . Wilbur whisks his new friend the inventor away in his time machine ; they find the villainous Bowler Hat Guy , save the future , and finally uncover the secret of Lewis ' family . Animation and color are exceptional . The characters are " voiced " by : Angela Bassett , Jordan Fry , Daniel Hansen , Wesley Singerman , Stephen J . Anderson and Don Hall . |
382,983 | 449,021 | 268,380 | 7 | Friends come in different shapes and sizes . | A wonderful animated movie that deserves all the praise it garners . A simple story that comes across big and triumphant . Prehistoric animals rescue a human baby . Lending their voices to this beautiful project are : Ray Romano , Denis Leary , John Leguizamo , Diedrich Bader , Jack Black and Jan Krakowski . Don't miss the chance to see this family fare . |
384,498 | 449,021 | 39,190 | 7 | A very good holiday film with great cast . | Its a joy to watch a movie like this right when you need a break . Bishop Henry Brougham ( David Niven ) is feeling the pressure of building a new cathedral . He prays for guidance and an angel named Dudley ( Cary Grant ) comes to earth to help him , his wife Julia ( Loretta Young ) and his parishioners . Dudley's good deeds brings hope and good will and even puts thoughts of jealousy in the bishop's head . Julia feeling neglected by her busy husband finds joy in spending time with the angelic Dudley . A very good mix of drama , comedy and fantasy . Other players include : Monty Woolley , James Gleason , Regis Toomey and Elsa Lanchester . Worth watching every Christmas season . |
382,174 | 449,021 | 43,590 | 7 | Personable and straight forward WWII drama . | Director / writer Robert Pirosh brings a provocative and enlightening war story to the screen . Based on true events , this action drama filters in light comedy and is very interesting from beginning to end . The story line has a unique twist to it . Van Johnson plays the commander of a special unit made up of American-Japanese soldiers defending American freedom in Europe . Their patriotism is admirable ; they are modest heros while their families back home are suffering racism . Johnson has turned in stronger work , but is very natural in this role . Also turning in very good performances are Lane Nakano , Henry Nakamura and Don Haggerty . This is a WWII flick fan's delight . |
383,432 | 449,021 | 30,287 | 7 | How many times can she do her man wrong ? | William Wyler directs this first rate costume drama and Ms . Bette Davis picks up her second Academy Award playing an Antebellum Dixie vixen that goes a little too far to make her fiance ( Henry Fonda ) jealous . Fonda returns to New Orleans from New York with a lovely wife ( Margret Lindsay ) only to put Davis in a jealous rage and desperate for revenge . A superb cast that also features Donald Crisp , George Brent and Fay Bainter . Ms . Davis is vibrant in one of her best roles . |
384,317 | 449,021 | 47,878 | 7 | First is first and second is nothing . | A very good gangster flick and evocative film-noir directed by Joseph H . Lewis . A zealous cop ( Cornel Wilde ) seeks the aid of a gangster's ( Richard Conte ) ex-girlfriend ( Jean Wallace ) in bringing down a crime syndicate . Conte's character is relentless as he rules his corrupt world with murder , gunplay and torture . Lee Van Cleef and Earl Holliman are his minions and Brian Donlevy is a handicapped mentor of sorts . Supporting cast features Helen Walker and Robert Middleton . Terrific lighting and photography make this an exceptional crime drama where shades of gray makes THE BIG COMBO a notch above the ordinary . Note : off-screen Wilde and Wallace are Mr . & Mrs . |
382,201 | 449,021 | 43,565 | 7 | Underwater bravery . | Lloyd Bacon directs this World War II drama with Richard Widmark in the lead role as Lt . Commander John Lawrence , who must earn the respect of a group of underwater demolition divers . The strict hard nosed Lawrence is replacing a popular senior officer that was very close to his men . He does manage to tighten up the already tight , but independently brave underwater warriors . Exceptional photography with a well rounded cast to support Widmark . Also featured are veterans and fresh faces like : Gary Merrill , Jeffrey Hunter , Dana Andrews , JackWarden , Robert Wagner , James Gregory and Harvey Lembeck . |
384,222 | 449,021 | 361,127 | 7 | Life has its boundaries . | Stark and compelling . The subject is found to be dark and disgusting . Walter ( Kevin Bacon ) is a convicted pedophile who tries to start his life anew and re-enter society after serving 12 years in prison . The quiet and somber Walter does his best to stay anonymous as he finds work and an apartment . One drawback is that temptation is just a glance out the window for Walter lives right across from an elementary school . He becomes close with a co-worker Vickie ( Kyra Sedgwick ) , who plans on not judging Walter . But despite his best attempts , Walter is forced to fight off his temptations when he makes friends with a young girl in the park who has been abused by her father . Walter does beat the crap out of a child stalker lingering near the school . Detective Sgt . Lucas ( Mos Def ) is uncertain about Walter's involvement in the beating . No matter how soft the pedophile treads . . . he can't out run his past . |
382,510 | 449,021 | 478,134 | 7 | Suspenseful murder mystery . | Director Paul Haggis also writes the screenplay of a tightly woven cover-up . Mike Deerfield ( Jonathan Tucker ) returns home after his stint in Iraq and immediately turns up missing . Mike was a pretty gung-ho soldier and his disappearance doesn't sit easy with his father Hank ( Tommy Lee Jones ) , a by-the-book ex-Army MP from the Viet Nam era . When the Army seems to be dragging their feet , Hank convinces a pretty police detective Emily Sanders ( Charlize Theron ) to help in investigating what appears to be the young soldiers murder by his own comrades . Mrs . Deerfield ( Susan Sarandon ) has trouble believing the revelation of the profound and tangled cover-up of her son's death . Rounding out the cast : Jason Patric , Jake McLaughlin , James Franco , Josh Brolin and Wes Chatham . Very apt cast and a story line that holds interest . Three Academy Award Winners helps . |
382,550 | 449,021 | 351,977 | 7 | The old town is not the same anymore . | Dedicated to the memory of Sheriff Buford Pusser , but this is a far cry from the original WALKING TALL ( 1973 ) starring Joe Don Baker . Retired U . S . Special Forces Sgt . Chris Vaughn ( The Rock ) returns to his small hometown and finds out the old lumber mill has been replaced with a big gambling Casino ran by an old high school rival Jay Hamilton ( Neal McDonough ) . The innocence of his boyhood town has been tainted by a XXX video shop , thugs and drugs . Vaughn finds himself the victim of a brutal beating and sets out to avenge the mistreatment and clean house starting with the Sheriff's office . Vaughn DOES walk tall with a big hunk of lumber and there is plenty of ass-whippings dealt out . Intense violence scoots by with a PG-13 rating . For someone with limited acting ability , The Rock is dynamic and dominating ; possibly his best performance . Other cast members of note : Johnny Knoxville , Ashley Scott , Kristen Wilson and Michael Bowen . This action drama also packs a punch with a heavy soundtrack featuring : Gregg Allman , Dr . John , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Ohio Players , Johnny Cash and Joe Cocker . |
383,064 | 449,021 | 368,891 | 7 | Hide and seek begins with our Founding Fathers . | Director Jon Turtelaub and the usually entertaining Nicolas Cage make a good combination and a darn good movie . Cage plays Ben Gates , an archaeologist-historian on a present-day quest for an ancient treasure of the Knights Templar . This treasure has been kept secret for what seems forever by a long line of Freemasons dating back to the Declaration of Independence . According to generations of folklore , there is a clue on the back of the Declaration that will sustain the procession of clues leading to the treasure . Thus the Icon of all historical documents , the Declaration of Independence , must be borrowed / stolen . Now Gates must out race his former employer Ian Howe ( Sean Bean ) to the mythical treasure . Gates has the aid of one of his believers Riley Poole ( Justin Bartha ) and new convert Dr . Abigail Chase ( Diane Kruger ) , who happens to be an employee of the Smithsonian Museum . This contrived tale is infectious as Cage's determination to be a hero among mortal men . This caper is held together with shards of comedy and a healthy helping of adventure . Bean seems flawless as the crafty villain . Rounding out the cast are : Jon Voight , Harvey Keitel , Mark Pellegrino and Christopher Plummer . This poor man's Indiana Jones romp proves harmless fun for all ages . |
382,597 | 449,021 | 43,540 | 7 | A man battles himself in the Korean War . | Veteran filmmaker Samuel Fuller writes and directs this war drama about conscience and survival . It is kill or be killed . Richard Basehart plays Corporal Denno , who is intellectual and refined hiding his fear of assuming responsibility as he is part of platoon forming a rear guard against the enemy while the rest of the regiment retreats to regroup . Denno feels he is in a near-perilous situation as he watches three superiors get picked off one by one . Physically Denno is a good soldier ; but mentally he fears taking command and being responsible for the men who serve under him . FIXED BAYONETS ! was filmed and released during the Korean War Kudos to cinematographers , art directors and set designers for making a Fox Studio sound stage look like mountainous and snowy Korea . The cast also includes : Michael O'Shea , Gene Evans , Craig Hill , John Douchette , Henry Kulky and Glenn Corbett . |
383,144 | 449,021 | 424,205 | 7 | A fleeting moment of humanity in the trenches . | This is an unbelievable true-life story of a spontaneous truce on Christmas Eve during WWI . The Scottish , French and German troops in the trenches stop their fighting each other to celebrate Christmas together . This holiday cease-fire allows these warriors of war a few fleeting moments to redeem themselves and prove there is some humanity amid battle . The co-mingled troops celebrate the birth of Christ , as well as taking care to bury their dead comrades . Peace and goodwill abruptly fade behind the sounds of rifle fire and bombs . Credit Christian Carion for writing and directing this uplifting must-see film . Visually sweeping . The cast features : Diane Kruger , Benno Furmann , Gullaume Canet , Bernard Le Coq , Daniel Bruhl and Gary Lewis . |
383,452 | 449,021 | 963,794 | 7 | Disturbing vacation goes from bad to worse . | Gut-wrenching and not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach . OK , maybe not that horrific ; but you will immediately check for any opened wounds . A group of college friends are on vacation in Mexico and they meet a German traveler who is going to meet up with his girlfriend that is an archaeologist on a " dig " near a Mayhan ruin . He talks the tight-knit group of Americans into tromping through the jungle ; and away they go and stop on finding the grounds of a former Mayan temple . What they discover is that the ruins play host to a diabolical plant life that feeds on human flesh and invades its host by way of cuts , abrasions and opened wounds . Some scenes are definitely disturbing and will make your skin crawl . Special effects are pretty realistic . The cast includes : Jonathan Tucker , Jena Malone , Dimitri Baveras , Laura Ramsey and Shawn Asmore . |
383,436 | 449,021 | 286,493 | 7 | Politics and murder make for strange bedmates . | Robby Henson writes and directs this provocative realistic tale of a homophobic sheriff ( Billy Bob Thornton ) investigating the murder of a transsexual in Louisiana's LaSalle Parish . He must battle political interference as well as his own prejudice . Thornton is absolutely the right actor for the role . At this point in his career , Thornton could do Hamlet in a phone booth to ovations . The story meanders a bit , but this noirish crime drama seems to keep the viewer baited for a sufficient and believable finale . A trans-gendered gunshot victim floating in a swamp is definitely something to be curious of . A very diverse cast supports Thornton , notably : Patricia Arquette , William Devane , Sela Ward and Thomas Haden Church . This is a must for Thornton fans . |
382,055 | 449,021 | 213,149 | 7 | The sleeping giant awakens . Awesome blockbuster ! | Even before this movie's release it was hard to hide from . The trailers only hint at the visual spectacle it is . Expertly directed by Michael Bay and written by Randall Wallace , this truly qualifies for epic status with its nearly three and a half hours running time . Outstanding visual effects ; the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is ruthless , relentless and totally chaotic . Hans Zimmer's musical score is grand as it is haunting . The story is a reenactment of one of the most tragic days in America's history , but a lot of the facts are very loosely interpreted . Albeit few can walk away from this movie with total disappointment or a dry eye . Two childhood friends ( Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett ) learn to fly and go off to join the war and end up falling in love with the same Navy nurse ( Kate Beckinsale ) . The three lead characters are out acted by the brilliant performance of John Voight as President Franklin D . Roosevelt . Alec Baldwin succeeds in making Lt . Col . Jimmy Doolittle look smug and arrogant . In smaller roles , but notable work in support comes from Cuba Gooding Jr . , James King , Mako and Tom Sizemore . Kudos to producer Jerry Bruckheimer for a project well done . Romance , drama , and dynamic war action . . . PEARL is interesting and enjoyable ; a must see . |
384,034 | 449,021 | 64,519 | 7 | Journey to the far side of the sun . | Written by science fiction veterans Gerry and Sylvia Anderson . This space fantasy is aptly directed by Robert Parrish . Experienced American astronaut Colonel Glenn Ross ( Roy Thinnes ) agrees to a manned flight to the far side of the sun . The mission is to be controlled by Jason Webb ( Patrick Wymark ) and his Euro Sec Space Agency scientist John Kane ( Ian Hendry ) will accompany Ross . The two will explore a newly discovered planet that is in the same identical orbit as Earth . . . except it is always hidden on the other side of the sun . Ross is the only one to make it back to earth and has a very incredible story to tell . Special effects may be better than the story line . Nonetheless fun to watch . The cast also includes : Lynn Loring , Loni von Friedl , George Sewell and Herbert Lom . |
383,514 | 449,021 | 39,589 | 7 | Murder by way of the " personal " ads . | Much surprising and over-looked crime drama . Lucille Ball in Film-Noir . Miss Ball , fresh , leggy and lovely , plays Sandra Carpenter , an American living in London and working as a taxi-dancer . Her friend Lucy ( Taris Chandler ) goes missing after answering a job offer in the " personal " column ; just like several others who've vanished without a trace . After being questioned by Scotland Yard , Sandra is talked into being a decoy undercover cop by Chief Inspector Temple ( Charles Coburn ) . Not knowing that Sandra left her dancing job , she is squired by a mysterious and wealthy Mr . Fleming ( George Sanders ) . Miss Carpenter hopes to lure the killer by answering personals herself . Very nice Black & White photography with a brisk moving story and strong supporting cast that includes : Boris Karloff , Sir Cedric Hardwicke , George Zucco and Alan Napier . Ball is very impressive and strong in this roll ; almost a shame she had to turn to comedy . |
383,829 | 449,021 | 53,085 | 7 | Spell binding remake of a horror classic ! | Director Terence Fisher and crew at Hammer Films revives life in the MUMMY . Horrific color and a much livelier and threatening wrapped menace is the modern slant on the 1930's original . Boris Karloff was almost mystic in the title role decades ago . Stealing some of his thunder is Christopher Lee . Lee is down right wicked and relentless . And in his own way , just as scary as Karloff . Peter Cushing brings a double whammy to this movie . More shakes and shivers . Also in the cast are Yvonne Furneaux , George Pastell , Raymond Huntley , David Browning and Michael Ripper . What a way to spend a rainy night . Curl up with this and the original . Yikes ! |
383,603 | 449,021 | 130,623 | 7 | Fantastic family fare . | The people at Disney keep out doing themselves . This a wonderfully computerized animated movie about the life , struggles and triumphs of a dinosaur named Aladar . Some of the scenes may be too intense for younger children , but on a whole this is a very enjoyable and safe movie for the entire family . Lending voices to the animation are D . B . Sweeney , Julianna Margulies , Ossie Davis , Alfrie Woodard , Samuel E . Wright , Matt Adler and Della Reese . |
384,118 | 449,021 | 443,274 | 7 | Gripping intelligent thriller . | Director Pete Travis gives us a pulse-pounding , quick-cut action movie . U . S . President Ashton ( William Hurt ) is in Spain to address a global summit on terrorism . Just after stepping to the podium in the crowded town square , he is hit by an assassin's bullet and almost immediately the crowd is rocked by a bomb . In the confusion the leader of the " Free World " is kidnapped . Secret Service agent Thomas Barnes ( Dennis Quaid ) , previously wounded taking a bullet for the president , back on duty quickly takes a look at a tourist's ( Forest Whitaker ) camcorder thinking the shooter can be identified . Sigourney Weaver is a CNN producer , who also has a point of view of the event . The movie you may say unfolds as it " rewinds " the same chaotic minutes from the view of several involved characters . The most exciting sequence happens when Agent Barnes ends up in a thrilling car chase after one of his own , Agent Kent Taylor ( Matthew Fox ) . Quite an amusement park ride of a movie . Others in the cast : Bruce McGill , Ayelet Zurer , Edgar Ramirez , Zoe Saldana and Eduardo Noriega . |
382,897 | 449,021 | 295,700 | 7 | A traveler's worst nightmare . | Asking for directions is not always helpful . Jessie ( Eliza Dushku ) and four of her friends are on their way for a weekend of camping , when their vehicle blows a tire . Chris ( Desmond Harrington ) happens to be using the same West Virginia back-road , when he swerves to miss road-kill and smashes into the camper's SUV . The accident leaves the group lost and desperate and soon they become prey of cannibalistic , disfigured , in-bred mountain men . The six stranded people split up in hopes of getting out of the woods alive . The discovery of a dilapidated old house is no safe haven . . . but a waiting room to hell . Gruesome gore and very graphic violence may just turn your stomach and take your breath away . Dushku is impressive that she is not the typical " girlie-girl " , when it comes to crisis and a deadly chase . She doesn't fall down crying and submitting . She proves able to kick some ass . Oh yes . . . she is more than an eyeful . Also in the cast are : Kevin Zegers , Lindy Booth , Jeremy Sisto , Ted Clark and Emmanuelle Chriqui . WRONG TURN is not a wrong move . |
383,705 | 449,021 | 83,111 | 7 | A whole new meaning to " weekend warriors " . | In 1973 , a squad of Louisiana National Guard gets lost while on an exercise and decides to borrow some canoes from unsuspecting Cajun trappers . The trappers declare their own bayou brand of war on the soldiers that are mostly armed with blank ammunition . Real rugged cast that includes : Keith Carradine , Powers Boothe , Fred Ward , Peter Coyote , Les Lannon and Alan Autry . Filmed on location in Louisiana and Texas . |
384,079 | 449,021 | 470,705 | 7 | A government project gets in the blood . | William Friedkin , of THE EXORCIST fame , directs BUG . . . a creepy psychological thriller that will make your skin crawl . Lonely waitress Agnes ( Ashley Judd ) holds up in a cheap , run-down Oklahoma motel . She looks fine in her " daisy-dukes " and T-shirt : but she lives in fear of her abusive ex-husband Jerry ( Harry Connick Jr . ) , who is recently paroled from prison . Her girlfriend R . C . ( Lynn Collins ) introduces her to a strange eccentric drifter named Peter ( Michael Shannon ) . Agnes begins a romance with this nervous stranger who claims he's a victim of a government experiment that has left him with aphids under his skin and entering his bloodstream . The lonely Agnes is really hopeful about maybe a new life beginning . . . things definitely change when the first bugs arrive . Nudity , language , sexual situations and drug use earns the R rating . |
383,563 | 449,021 | 109,446 | 7 | Intense thriller . A must see . | Joel Schumacher directs an intense and enthralling catch as catch can thriller based on John Grisham's novel of the same name . A young boy ( Brad Renfro ) witnesses the suicide of a high dollar lawyer , who is do to represent a Mafia hitman that is accused of killing a Senator . An egotistical district attorney ( Tommy Lee Jones ) , the FBI and the Mafia all suspect that the boy , found at the scene , knows the dead lawyer's secrets . The ' wiser than his age ' lad seeks help from a savvy female attorney ( Susan Sarandon ) . This movie leaves you little time to be bored . Not overly dramatic , but causing just enough tension to see you through to the end . Also in the cast are Anthony Edwards , J . T . Walsh , William Macy and Ossie Davis . |
382,333 | 449,021 | 69,976 | 7 | Fearless . Relentless . Public Enemy # 1 . | Director John Milius also takes writing credit for this very colorful look at the most famous bank robber John Dillinger ( Warren Oates ) . This story begins in the middle of his criminal career ending in his death at the Biograph Theater . This is a very romanticized tale complete with Baby Face Nelson ( Richard Dreyfuss ) and Pretty Boy Floyd ( Steve Kanaly ) . Ben Johnson plays FBI agent Melvin Purvis who has an ego to match Dillinger's . Cloris Leachman plays Anna Sage , the infamous Woman in Red . Throw in Michelle Phillips as a girlfriend and Harry Dean Stanton as minion Homer Van Meter and you have the key players in this very colorful and violent movie . Liberty is taken with history for entertainment sake and besides the profanity filled script is not the selling point . . . the manic gun battles get most of the attention . The gun play is bloody and frequent ; some of the roughest ever filmed . For a less colorful , but very interesting version check out DILLINGER ( 1945 ) starring Lawrence Tierney . |
382,294 | 449,021 | 53,220 | 7 | Ride tall and forget about leaving a trail . | A rather short , but complete western drama . Great sets , script and photography . A simple and to the point story line . Randolph Scott is an ex-sheriff who plans on taking an outlaw ( James Best ) to Santa Cruz to be hanged . The slow talking Scott rides tall and seems to always be in command . The all-star cast includes : Pernell Roberts , Lee Van Cleef , James Coburn and the handsomely beautiful Karen Steele . Evocative of a classic . |
382,221 | 449,021 | 65,687 | 7 | Acclaimed documentary of Elvis in Vegas . | Denis Sanders garnered high honors for directing this somewhat candid view of Elvis Presley at work and play , preparing for his summer 1970 stint in Las Vegas . Elvis at this time was still in his return to splendor . Looking fit and a fine specimen of singing , sex machine . Not yet feeling the passion for the real gaudy , sparkling costumes . Relaxed , but nervous ; Presley plays and clowns for the camera . A lot of hard work and rehearsing culminates into a high energy performance on stage . Captured on film is just a portion of what made Elvis one of the world's most admired and beloved entertainers . |
383,798 | 449,021 | 289,992 | 7 | Just how important is it to take a stand ? | Alan Parker directs this moody crime drama featuring Kevin Spacey as David Gale , a brilliant opinionated crusader taking his stand against the death penalty . His hard drinking almost equals his commitment . Gale finds himself on death row accused of raping and murdering a close friend and anti-death colleague Constance Harraway ( Laura Linney ) . Gale bitterly argues that he has been set up to shine discredit on his cause . Journalist Bitsey Bloom ( Kate Winslet ) is allowed private and exclusive interviews hoping to figure out Gale's whole passionate and sympathetic story . If you are not in the right mood this film gets old in a hurry . Rounding out the cast are : Rhona Mitra , Gabriel Mann , Matt Craven and Elizabeth Gast . Spacey is short of excellent . |
382,321 | 449,021 | 57,076 | 7 | Istanbul is a rough town . Bond stays on the move . | This is the second James Bond film and starts setting the template for the future 007 flicks that follow . Bond ( Sean Connery ) is assigned to pilfer a secret encryption machine and weaves in and out of a trap set by the evil organization SPECTRE . He also encounters a ruthless assassin ( Robert Shaw ) ; a soviet spy turned defector ( Daniela Bianchi ) ; meyhem on the Orient Express and later a kick / chair fight with a sinister villainess ( Lotte Lenya ) . Plenty of gadgets , great scenery , suspense and action to go around . This is only a glimpse of things to come . Also in the cast are : Pedro Armendariz , Walter Gotell and Eunice Gayson . |
383,887 | 449,021 | 35,612 | 7 | A British sleuth goes undercover for maybe the last time . | This is a real good spy yarn . Well written and well acted . The versatile Robert Donat is Captain Terrence Stevenson a . k . a . Jan Tartu , a British spy well versed in Russian and Rumanian that is assigned to aid Czech partisans in destroying a poison gas factory operated by Nazis . Donat is excellent as the calm and cool spy . Notable work also turned in by Glynis Johns , Friedrich Richter , Walter Rilla and Valerie Hobson . The version I watched was SABOTAGE AGENT ; this movie was also released as ADVENTURES OF TARTU . Very interesting atmospheric black and white . Catch this on Turner Movie Classics . |
383,237 | 449,021 | 39,461 | 7 | A story of true love that survives the sands of time . | This is a wonderful , romantic drama . A navy pilot played by Van Johnson crashes in the Pacific not far from a make believe island named High Barbaree . June Allyson plays the childhood sweetheart . While the downed flier drifts in his crashed plane , he recounts his life story to his injured buddy . The cast is fleshed out by Thomas Mitchell , Marilyn Maxwell and Cameron Mitchell . A tale of true romance and love never ending . Just super ! |
381,969 | 449,021 | 43,379 | 7 | British swashbuckling heroics . | Raul Walsh directs this action packed adventure , based on three novels by C . S . Forester . Captain Horatio Hornblower ( Gregory Peck ) is a stern 19th-century seafarer during the Napoleonic wars . He sometimes hides the truth from the hands on the ship Lydia in order to survive battles with Spain and France in Central American waters . Eight months into his mission he takes on board Lady Barbara Wellesley ( Virgina Mayo ) and her hand-maid for the return trip to England . Their love is professed , but will not continue for she is promised to a Rear Admiral soon to be Hornblower's commander . Along the way back to British shores Lady Barbara comes down ill and Hornblower nurses her back to health . This is a prelude to a serious situation in his own home . He arrives and finds that his wife has died in childbirth . His thoughts return to Lady Barbara , but she has already married . Plenty of action with cannon laden majestic ships in battle . The supporting cast features : Robert Beatty , James Kenney , Alec Mango , Denis O'Dea and Christopher Lee . Almost two hours of sea-going adventure in beautiful Technicolor . |
382,678 | 449,021 | 382,077 | 7 | Hide and Seek takes on a twisted concept . | This is not your average childhood game . Pure knuckle cracker and mind bender . David Callaway ( Robert De Niro ) is an established psychologist who awakens in the wee hours of the morning and finds his wife dead in a bathtub full of blood . At the door watching this discovery is daughter Emily ( Dakota Fanning ) . In order to cope with Emily's trauma , David moves to a reclusive wooded community where Emily creates an imaginary friend named Charlie . Some real strange and horrific events begin happening throwing doubt on Charlie being imaginary . Great nail biting twist ending . ( The DVD includes four alternate endings . ) The cast is filled out with Amy Irving playing David's wife Alison , Famke Janssen as co-worker Katherine ; and a new friend Elisabeth Shue . De Niro is in top form and Miss Fanning is superb . HIDE AND SEEK is good enough to tell your friends about and watch again . |
383,147 | 449,021 | 373,469 | 7 | Queer private eye and a straight guy . | Flippant , smug and a times pretty hilarious . If you like satire and slapstick comedy with your reckless gun play . . . KISS KISS BANG BANG is the film for you . A convoluted murder mystery that holds interest . Harry Lockhart ( Robert Downey Jr . ) is a bad actor / petty thief that thinks he's going to be in a movie playing a private eye . He gets some lessons from ' Gay Perry ' ( Val Kilmer ) , the tough acting gay private dick . In a chance meeting , Harry reunites with his childhood sweetheart and struggling actress Harmony Faith ( Michelle Monaghan ) . The three get involved with a bizarre murder investigation ; all the while dodging bullets and death threats . My favorite scenes involve Harry : one where he looks up a dead girls dress ; and when a dog eats his already dismembered finger . Unpredictably funny Downey also serves as the movie's narrator . Also sharing screen time : Shannyn Sossamon , Corbin Bersen , Larry Miller and Angela Lindvall . |
383,971 | 449,021 | 435,625 | 7 | What goes down . . . has trouble coming up . | Scary ! What starts off as a ' chick flick ' ; finishes as a story of survival . One year after a tragic accident took the lives of Sarah's ( Shauna Macdonald ) husband and young daughter ; she joins five of her girlfriends for their annual extreme outdoor excursion . Juno ( Natalie Mendoza ) , the real thrill-seeker and leader , finds a hidden cave deep below the Appalachians to explore . Things go very bad after a rockfall blocks their exit . The friends find themselves prey ; a clan of lurking , almost human-like predators force the women to call on their primal instincts to survive attack after attack . Plenty of gore and disturbing scenes . Other cast members : Nora-Jane No one , Alex Reid , Saskia Mulder , MyAnna Buring and Craig Conway . |
382,647 | 449,021 | 22,286 | 7 | Gangster classic ! | James Cagney made his first big mark in Hollywood with his memorable portrayal of a small-time hood who becomes a powerful Prohibition gangster . The bigger they come , the harder they fall . This is the movie where Cagney puts a grapefruit in the face of Mae Clarke . Edward Woods originally had the lead role until director William A . Wellman made the switch . Evocative of the great black and white gangster movies of days gone by . Two beautiful women , Jean Harlow and Joan Blondell , help illuminate the screen . Also in the cast are : Donald Cook , Beryl Mercer and Leslie Fenton . For a fun Cagney double feature follow with EACH DAWN I DIE ( 1939 ) . |
383,846 | 449,021 | 53,183 | 7 | Victory is fragile and fleeting . | Excellent war drama and realistic account of a courageous U . S . infantry unit trying to gain control of high ground held by snipers and flame throwers in Korea on the edge of Armistice in 1953 . All-star cast that features Gregory Peck , Rip Torn , George Peppard , Woody Strode , Harry Guardino and Bob Steele . Also look for Robert Blake , Martin Landau and Gavin MacLeod in this grim and desperate military action . Peck is rock solid and in command . Directed by Lewis Milestone . |
383,671 | 449,021 | 427,969 | 7 | Not krypton , but a speeding bullet takes out Superman ! | Allen Coulter directs this story based on one of the most intriguing unsolved murders in Los Angeles . This is a time , the 1950's , when Hollywood is beautiful , scandalous , corrupt and ran by the major movie studios . Star of TV's Adventures of Superman , George Reeves ( Ben Affleck ) , is found dead in his Hollywood home . The LAPD , influenced by the studio bosses , want the case closed as a suicide . Rumors overwhelmingly say otherwise and the struggling private investigator Louis Simo ( Adrien Brody ) is more than eager to gather enough buried information to piece together the last days of Reeve's despondent life . Did Superman really shoot himself in the head or his spurned lover Toni Mannix ( Diane Lane ) or even her husband ( Bob Hoskins ) , a power player in tinsel town ? Affleck is . . . well , superb . Lane makes class sexy . Brody is pathetic and not very entertaining to watch . Others in the cast : Joe Spano , Dash Mihok and the very alluring Robin Tunney . |
382,629 | 449,021 | 35,664 | 7 | A handful of American soldiers against uneven odds . | BATAAN is one of my very favorite war movies and is based on an actual endeavor in the Phillipines . Sgt . Bill Dane ( Robert Taylor ) leads a small platoon of thirteen devoted men in the mission of blowing up a pivotal bridge , the Japanese need to prolong their war efforts . The Japanese do not take their bridge being blown up lightly . Realistic WW2 combat scenes as a few brave men fight for survival in the South Pacific . Great ensemble cast featuring : George Murphy , Lloyd Nolan , Thomas Mitchell , Robert Walker , Desi Arnaz , Barry Nelson , Phillip Terry and Tom Dugan . One of my favorite scenes is when the enemy invades as a group of ' walking shrubs ' . Plus the energy of Arnaz as he finds Tommy Dorsey on the radio . The finale is memorable as Taylor is berserk with desire to defend himself surrounded by the enemy . Thanks to AMC and TCM for showing this classic as much as they do . |
384,479 | 449,021 | 910,970 | 7 | Futuristic fantasy of robot love . | A very likable animated film ; the brainchild of writer / director Andrew Stanton . The star of this cosmic comedy is Wall-E ( voiced by Ben Burtt ) , who is a clean-up robot that has been working for hundreds of years picking up and compacting trash left over after the human race has destroyed earth . Somehow the determined and dutiful Wall-E is left alone on this futuristic world . Monotony in his routine is broken when a sleek search robot named Eve ( voiced by Elissa Knight ) has Wall-E falling in love and joining her on a brisk journey across the universe . Fantastic animation sustained by a strong score of original music from Thomas Newman . The cast also includes the voices of familiar stars like : John Ratzenberger , Sigourney Weaver , Kathy Najimy and Jeff Garlin . WALL-E is fun for all ages . |
384,526 | 449,021 | 190,590 | 7 | Hillbilly hi-jinks . Bluegrass music . Laugh out loud funny ! | The Coen Brothers have done it again . Three depression era convicts ( George Clooney , John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson ) escape a Mississippi chain gang and head off in search of buried treasure that will fund their new lives . Along the way , they sing on the radio and become much sought after stars as well as escapees . Great laughs and a soundtrack that is a lesson / introduction to bluegrass music . Clooney is outstanding as the fast talking , quick witted Ulysses Everett McGill . Holly Hunter plays his estranged wife . Turturro and Nelson are flawless stumblebums . Also in the cast are John Goodman and Charles Durning . Dan Tyminksi provides the singing voice for George Clooney on " I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow " , the Soggy Bottom Boys song that serves as a template for the bluegrass laden soundtrack that also features Alison Krauss , Ralph Stanley , The Whites , John Hartford , The Cox Family and Gillian Welch . Toe tapping , knee slapping fun for the whole family . You'll be surprised with how relaxed and funny this movie is . |
384,516 | 449,021 | 391,111 | 7 | One of Elvis ' first loves . | My rating is not based on quality ; it is based on being an Elvis fan and the interesting story and rarely seen 8mm film footage and still photos . In July 1956 , Elvis is taking giant steps in becoming the King of Rock ' n ' Roll . The world is about to become his oyster . Elvis plays a show in Biloxi , Mississippi and meets a pretty young girl named June Jaunico . The previous year she was Miss Biloxi . Shortly after Elvis tells the press he is going to Florida for some peace and relaxation . In actuality , he returns to Biloxi to spend time with June and enjoy fishing trips arranged by June's mother's boyfriend Eddie Bellman . Eddie filmed Elvis with a new 8mm camera never knowing the interest it would bring in the future . Elvis and June would grow to be very close , with Elvis racing down two-lane highway 49 making it to Biloxi from Memphis in just three hours . Once even getting a speeding ticket in Hattiesburg . June was patient reading of Elvis ' infatuation with Debra Paget , who played his wife in his movie debut LOVE ME TENDER . There was also the item of actress Natalie Wood willing to date Elvis and a brief stay at Graceland . By Christmas time 1957 , June knew that her and Elvis ' world were not the same ; so their whirlwind romance would end and become a lifelong memory . I can't imagine any Elvis fan not being impressed with this little documentary . Even curious minds should find it enjoyable . |
383,557 | 449,021 | 52,820 | 7 | Is it all that hard to keep your head ? | From United Artists , a very interesting black & white horror flick . Somewhat predictable , but atmospheric and haunting . . . you really want to take the invitation to be chilled . Jonathan Drake ( Eduard Franz ) , a professor specializing in the occult and the eldest male descendant of the cursed Drake family , arrives for his last living brother's funeral and it is discovered he has been decapitated right before the services . This continues the curse , and its a doozy that has lasted 200 years ; the curse is the work of angry head-shrinker Dr . Emil Zurich ( Henry Daniell ) , who survived a South American jungle massacre led by one of Jonathan's ancestors . Kudos to director Edward L . Cahn for making writer Oville H . Hampton's story put a little chill down our spine and satisfy that thing inside us that draws us to horror films . Sometimes you just can't turn away . And especially those oldies in beautiful black & white . The rest of the cast features other B-film stars you'll recognize ; Paul Cavanagh , Grant Richards , Valerie French and Howard Wendell . |
383,255 | 449,021 | 57,191 | 7 | Romance in the air at Seattle's World Fair . | The 1962 World's Fair is the eye filling backdrop for this typical Elvis Presley project . Elvis and his flying buddy ( Gary Lockwood ) have their plane confiscated . Trouble occurs with involvement with gamblers and gangsters . Elvis befriends a little 7 year old girl that wants to go to the fair . Elvis uses the girl and a little boy ( Kurt Russell ) to aid him in romancing the infirmary nurse ( Joan O'Brian ) . Ten light and whimsical tunes make up a pleasant soundtrack featuring " One Broken Heart For Sale " . A small scene with Yvonne Craig could scorch a ten ton block of ice . This may be the hardest of the Elvis movies to find on home video . Worth seeing ! |
382,348 | 449,021 | 47,573 | 7 | Mutant ants go on the attack . | This movie builds your anxiety to a minor frenzy . I think the old black and white did not hinder this sci-fi drama that still holds up well today . The creepy sound of the desert wind really sets the mood . The other effects seemed pretty darn good to be in a mid 50s movie . Of course the giant mutant ants don't look as scary as they did when I was a kid ; but they still provide something to cause a squirm or two . Mutant ants crawl up from their burrows in the desert of New Mexico . Another product of nuclear testing . They are hungry and are attacking humans as they search out food . Sounds like a movie that would be full of stupid dialog and over acting . Guess again . Understandable , but predictable script with some decent acting . Great example of early sci-fi and can be enjoyed by young and old alike . The cast includes James Whitmore , Edmund Gwenn , James Arness , Joan Weldon and a smaller part for Fess Parker . |
383,033 | 449,021 | 880,578 | 7 | Cyberspace killings monitored by the FBI . | Creepy and tension-filled to the hilt . Special Agent Jennifer Marsh ( Diane Lane ) works for an elite division of the FBI . This group is dedicated to fighting cybercrime . A tech-savvy internet predator is posting live feeds on his website killwithme . com and the more hits his site gets , the faster the victim dies a grisly death . Things really get personal when Jennifer's partner Griffin Dowd ( Colin Hanks ) falls victim to this elusive killer . Agent Marsh is told to take some time off ; that won't happen . Marsh herself is abducted and set for certain death for all to witness on the website . Billy Burke will lead the FBI in the race against the clock to track down the sadistic technical mastermind ( Joseph Cross ) that has for so long been virtually untraceable . I really liked the atmospheric setting of rainy Portland , Oregon . Beware of scenes of graphic torture . |
384,475 | 449,021 | 427,591 | 7 | There went the neighborhood . | Kid you not , this sucker gets a bit grisly . Bob and Wendi ( Jack Huston and Pell James ) move to their new home in what they thought would be like paradise , but low and behold this suburban neighborhood is more like a dead zone . What neighbors left seem pretty strange , but none stranger than the former mayor's son Adrien ( Nick Searcy ) . He delivers a bouquet of poison oak that makes a mess of Wendi . Then the psychopathic Adrien delivers poisoned candy that leaves both Bob and Wendi with debilitating diarrhea . Now things progress to weirdness . Adrien performs an amateur surgery on Wendi then operates on himself . As if playing with his own guts is not enough ; the neighborhood nut job pulls off the strangest masturbation scene you'll ever see . He fingers a busted stitched hole in his belly as he repeatedly stabs his testicles with a hypodermic needle . I don't feel I've spoiled this one that much since seeing it for yourself is more entertaining than hearing about it . Also in the cast : Anina Lincoln , Meredith Morton and John Ennis . |
382,354 | 449,021 | 43,153 | 7 | Music is a harsh mistress . | The legendary director Michael Curtiz presents a glimpse into the world of jazz and a story loosely based on the life of immortal jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke . Kirk Douglas is a guilt-ridden trumpeter that has trouble hitting that elusive " high note " . Doris Day , Lauren Bacall and Jerome Cowan also star ; but the movie belongs to Douglas . Wonderful music like : " I Only Have Eyes For You " , " Limehouse Blues " and " The Very Thought of You " . It is odd watching Douglas handle the trumpet . Its only a movie ; but well worth watching again and again . |
383,333 | 449,021 | 39,881 | 7 | Treasury Agents expose counterfeiters . | Anthony Mann directs this docudrama based on true events . Dennis O'Keefe stars as treasury agent Dennis O'Brien helping bring a counterfeiting ring to justice . Agent O'Brien teams with Tony Genaro ( Alfred Ryder ) going undercover to be accepted by a Detroit crime mob in order to crack down on counterfeiters in Los Angeles . A two-bit character named The Schemer ( Wallace Ford ) is used by both the undercover T-Men and crooks before his demise in a steam bath . Charles McGraw is flawless as the moody thug Moxie . This is a fine example of film noir and I would imagine educational as well as entertaining in the mid 40's . This crime drama also stars : June Lockhart , Janie Randolph , Jim Bannon , Art Smith and is narrated by Reed Hadley . |
384,131 | 449,021 | 320,661 | 7 | A sweeping tale of honor , devotion and conscience . | Ridley Scott directs this epic sage set during the Crusades of the 12th century . Balian ( Orlando Bloom ) is a French blacksmith , who is grieving the loss of his wife and young child . Balian is approached by his estranged father Godfrey ( Liam Neeson ) , who is a Baron of the king of Jerusalem . After murdering the priest ( Michael Sheen ) responsible for the beheading of his wife , Balian joins his father and thus is thrust into a decades-long war . Balian will serve and obey a doomed king , rise from common man to knighthood and fall in love with the king's sister , the lovely Sibylla ( Eva Green ) . In time , Balian must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming fighting forces while striving to maintain a fragile peace . KINGDOM OF HEAVEN features graphic , brutal scenes of battle . The running time of 2 hrs 25 minutes does not take anything away from enjoying this film . Awesome scenery and the untapped energy between Bloom and Green cause interest . Other cast members : Brendan Gleeson , Jeremy Irons , Edward Norton , Ghassan Massoud and Nasser Memarzia . |
383,834 | 449,021 | 245,706 | 7 | There is only ONE Elvis ! | Often imitated , but never duplicated . . . the most impersonated person in the world . . . Elvis Presley . His legacy lives on through his records and his movies . . . and even digging through the myth is no easy chore . But no doubt his legion of fans come in every shape and color ; as does that breed of fan who's devotion is tangible through impersonation . There is no comparison of generations that won't let Elvis die . Impersonators give some those fleeting moments of the image of Elvis . This documentary follows a few of these pretenders in their quest of winning a competition in Memphis . These people spend an almost unbelievable amount of time , money and effort to be . . . almost Elvis . This documentary is at times very comical ; for it is proof that there are mothers out there that have told their sons that they sing like Elvis and almost look like Elvis . I am a died-in-the-wool Elvis fan and hate to admit I have never revered impersonators ; but some of these guys are good . . . but most are down right an embarrassment . I at first did not want to watch this , but am glad that I chose to . Some fans will be amused and the others just plain pi^^d off . ALMOST ELVIS is a very good insight and worth viewing . A few of the impersonators featured are : Irv Cass , Quentin Flagg , Robert Washington , Doug Church and Steve Sogura . These guys have followings and most deservedly . |
383,038 | 449,021 | 1,092,014 | 7 | Friends to the end . . . not this time . | If not for Lou Diamond Phillips this would be a mediocre made for TV western . Phillips plays Bobby Hattaway , a decorated soldier on his way home to the family business and his long time sweetheart . Bobby finds that his childhood friend Stu Croker ( Vincent Spano ) has pretty well taken control of every business in town and holds mortgage on Bobby's dad's homestead and mercantile . Plus he has wed Bobby's sweetheart Connie ( Cynthia Preston ) and treats her like trash . There is hell to pay when the elder Hattaway ( Stacy Keach ) is murdered . Bobby's army buddy ( Tom Schanley ) arrives in time to help take the town back from Croker . Also in the cast : Angela Alvarado , Terry Maratos and Mike Starr . |
383,772 | 449,021 | 454,921 | 7 | This man will do what he has to do . | I have not enjoyed a Will Smith movie this much since Ali ( 2001 ) . Based on a true story , Smith portrays Chris Gardner , a struggling down on his luck salesman . The streets of San Francisco can be rough ; Gardner knows because that is where he must make a living . When his girlfriend ( Thandie Newton ) walks out , Chris must raise their 5-year old son Christopher ( Jaden Christopher Syre Smith ) on his own . Evicted from his apartment , Gardner and his son sleep at night in homeless shelters and locked public bathrooms . Chris manages his way into a none paying internship in a stock-broker training program . Determination and self reliance along with the love of his son pushes the dedicated father past many obstacles . . . and Chris Gardner is offered a job on Wall Street where he would become very prosperous and a living legend . Also in the cast : James Karen , Brian Howe , Kurt Fuller and Dan Castellaneta . |
382,433 | 449,021 | 265,086 | 7 | Only The Dead Have Been The End Of War . | Ridley Scott directs this excellent war drama . America Elite soldiers , Delta Force , Army Rangers and the 160th SOAR are sent into Mogadishu to remove the warlord Aidid and his lieutenants hopefully to restore some order in Somalia . A Black Hawk is shot down in the middle of the combat zone , and now it is a rescue and extraction mission full of confused misdirection . The viewer is up close and personal and F / X are superior . This movie is hardly emotion free and is not easy to forget . John Hartnett leads a notable cast that includes : Tom Sizemore , Sam Shepard , Ewan McGregor , Eric Bana and Jason Isaacs . I especially got a kick out of Elvis ' " Suspicious Minds " as the mission took flight . There is not a lack of action or drama . BLACK HAWK DOWN will reinforce pride in those that put their lives on the line for freedom . |
384,145 | 449,021 | 252,299 | 7 | Why can't a guy do a little bit wrong ? | This seems to be a little noticed military dramatic comedy that deserves being looked at . Joaquin Phoenix is at his best as Ray Elwood a supply unit clerk in West Germany . Due to lack of combat and lax rules and regs Elwood finds himself the mastermind of a very profitable bootlegging operation . Col . Berman ( Ed Harris ) has no idea that his clerk is stealing everything not nailed down and padding invoices to help his little business prosper . When Berman falls out of good graces his command is handed over to tight ass by-the-book Sgt . Lee ( Scott Glenn ) who is suspect of Elwood's black market dealings . Lee orders Elwood to clean up his act and in return the clerk decides to piss off Lee by dating his beautiful daughter ( Anna Paquin ) . This is Phoenix's second best role behind GLADIATOR . Harris is funny as the man without-a-clue . Also in the cast are : Elizabeth McGovern , Leon Robinson , Dean Stockwell and Gabriel Mann . |
384,238 | 449,021 | 100,414 | 7 | Prisoners of the Sun . Post traumatic . | This 1990 Aurstralian feature is based on the real-life tribunal in 1945 held to investigate atrocities committed during WWII . At an interment camp , the Japanese tortured and slaughtered 1100 Australian soldiers . Three hundred survived , nearly most scarred , suicidal and suffering post traumatic disorder . This horrific event went relatively unknown until a mass grave of decapitated corpses was found . Captain Cooper ( Bryan Brown ) is chosen to prosecute Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi ( George Takei ) commander of the Japanese on the island of Ambon . Who ordered who to do what ? Dark story with graphic images . The strong cast includes : Terry O'Quinn , Toshi Shioya , Deborah Unger , Jason Donovan , Kazuhiro Muroyama and a young Russell Crowe . |
382,216 | 449,021 | 133,093 | 7 | A computer world Alice in Wonderland . Sci-fi greatness ! | A computer cowboy rides into a new realm of reality . Not to learn right from wrong ; reality from the surreal . What is it like going too far into the looking glass ? This movie sets new standards for science fiction and making movies period . Don't worry about trying to understand what you see . Just buckle up and endure . The special effects and sound are beyond compare . Keanu Reeves is really good . Laurence Fishburne , Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano are equally important to watch . A bucket of popcorn , a Payday and two Pepsi Colas . . . . and nerves of steel . What a flick ! ! ! |
384,219 | 449,021 | 69,765 | 7 | Baseball melodrama . | There's no crying in baseball . That's not exactly etched in stone in Cooperstown . John Hancock directs this tear-jerker based on a novel by Mark Harris . Pro pitcher Henry Wiggen ( Michael Moriarty ) and catcher Bruce Pearson ( Robert De Niro ) are as different as night and day . No real chemistry between the two . To be exact , Pearson is a little slow in the brains department and is not much appreciated by any of his fellow teammates . But when Henry finds out that Bruce is suffering from the beginnings of Hodgkin's disease , the red-hot pitcher becomes more helpful and concerned enough to look after Bruce , not knowing how much time is left . As expected once the information is leaked , the whole team ends up knowing of Pearson's plight . I really wish there was more action on the field , but this is written as a drama focusing on a ballplayer . A young De Niro draws all the sympathy possible . Character actor Danny Aiello makes his movie debut as Horse . Tom Ligon plays the flamboyant Piney Woods ; and Tom Signorelli plays Goose . Vincent Gardenia as Dutch Schnell is irritating as hell . Also in the cast : Phil Foster , Barbara Babcock , Ann Wedgeworth , Maurice Rosenfield and the chatty Selma Diamond . Nothing wrong with that occasional tear on your sleeve . |
383,870 | 449,021 | 52,905 | 7 | Don't venture the moors alone . | Hammer House . Peter Cushing . Christopher Lee . Not exactly strong horror , but enough suspense and atmosphere to satisfy that urge to be frightened . One of the better treatments of A . Conan Doyle's gripping novel . Sherlock Holmes ( Cushing ) and Dr . Watson ( Andre Morell ) are called upon to help protect Sir Henry Baskerville ( Lee ) from a curse that comes with the family estate . Holmes investigates the legend of a hound from hell that roams the moors at night and favors the blood of a Baskerville . Dark , deliberate and gloomy with spooky cinematography . Kudos to director Terence Fisher . Eerie soundtrack from James Bernard . Also among the players : Marla Landi , Miles Maileson , John Le Mesurier and Ewen Solon . |
382,557 | 449,021 | 35,432 | 7 | To frame a hit man . | Very good Film-Noir starring Alan Ladd as Phillip Raven , an assassin who is paid for his last assignment with counterfeit bills by sleazy Willard Gates ( Laird Cregar ) . Gates by day works for a wealthy chemist and at night operates a night club . Raven passes one of the phony bills and is now being hunted by police lieutenant Michael Crane ( Robert Preston ) . By chance , Crane's girlfriend Ellen ( Veronica Lake ) is a singer just hired by Gates . While on a train to Los Angeles , she meets Raven and realizes that he is trying to find the same man she has been recruited to turn over to a government probe into illegal activities . Gates not only a blackmailer , but also a traitor . Well photographed and launches Ladds career . Lake is just plain mesmerizing . Also in this thriller : Tully Marshall , Marc Lawrence and Olin Howland . |
383,141 | 449,021 | 497,116 | 7 | A world of change . | As a lecture . . . evocative , resourceful and alarming . AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH as a movie may be less interesting . Based on his book , former Vice President Al Gore raises the thoughts of the challenge for the future of our planet to change attitudes , climate and man-made pollutants in order for survival . Eye-opening and compelling dialog by Gore brings the wake-up call that global warming is a clear and present danger . Gore has developed this documentary over many years , as a way of educating civilization of the destiny of the world if global warming is not taken seriously . Political change can not be expected to be the solution . . . each and every life is to be part of the solution . |
384,102 | 449,021 | 43,014 | 7 | Still great after all these years . A classic full of suspense ! | Director Billy Wilder probably at his best . Shot in black , white and shades of gray ; the screen sparkles with the brilliance of the script and very good acting . William Holden plays a once successful script writer down on his luck . He finds himself at the mansion of an aging silent movie star played by Gloria Swanson . She was kind of spooky and a whole lot crazy . Her butler and former husband is played by Erich von Stroheim . A true classic worth watching again . |
382,874 | 449,021 | 39,776 | 7 | Marry who ? Hope and Crosby stow away to Rio . | Fifth of the Hope and Crosby ' road shows ' . Not wacky , just straight comedy as Hot Lips Barton ( Hope ) and Scat Sweeney ( Crosby ) flee from Oklahoma and Texas avoiding matrimony . After burning down a tent show , the boys stow away on a ocean liner headed to Rio . Aboard ship , the song and dance duo fall for the luscious Lucia ( Dorothy Lamour ) , who runs hot and cold , because she is being hypnotized by her evil aunt ( Gale Sondergard ) trying to force her into an arranged marriage . Songs written by the team of Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen are entertaining ; the best being " But Beautiful " by Crosby and " Experience " by Miss Lamour along with Hope's bubble blowing trumpet . The cast also features : Frank Faylen , George Meeker and the Andrews Sisters . |
383,513 | 449,021 | 1,175,491 | 7 | A portrait of # 43 . . . George W . Bush . | Oscar winner Oliver Stone directs an all-star cast in a retrospective of some trials and tribulations in the life and career of George W . Bush . Whether you like Mr . Bush or not this satiric glimpse of a man who became President is fascinating . We see Bush ( Josh Brolin ) , from his troubles in college , Texas oilfields , governorship of Texas all the way to the same Oval Office his father George H . W . Bush ( James Cromwell ) occupied . There is also his struggles and triumphs in finding wife Laura ( Elizabeth Banks ) , his faith , bouts with the bottle and the critical days as the nation's leader dealing with invading Iraq . Brolin is uncanny picking up Bush's mannerisms , speech and posturing . Richard Dreyfuss is strong as Dick Cheney and Thandie Newton is an apt Condoleezza Rice . Also in the cast : Ellen Burstyn , Scott Glenn , Toby Jones , Jeffrey Wright , Noah Wyle , Colin Hanks and Jason Ritter . I am still wondering why Stone didn't chew Bush up and spit him out . So much for the director's bulldog image . If you're expecting a Bush bash . . . this really isn't it . |
384,470 | 449,021 | 183,649 | 7 | When a phone rings . . . | Director Joel Schumacher preserves his reputation with a script by Larry Cohen about personal morals and hopefully the truth providing some kind of redemption . This is a white knuckle nerve wrecker about a self-serving publicist ( Colin Farrell ) making the mistake of his life by answering a public telephone . On the other end of the phone is a self empowered mad man ( Kiefer Sutherland ) inflicting demands on the fast talking , fast thinking publicity dealer who just happened to be walking by the phone booth he passes every day . The mystery voice on the phone demands the publicist to stay in the phone booth until he tells his wife ( Radha Mitchell ) and the TV watching public of his cheating , lying and making use of others . Of course behind the demanding voice is a sharpshooter that is not afraid to pull the trigger . The senior officer on the scene ( Forest Whitaker ) tries to make sense of the situation while fighting back thoughts of his own past personal problems . At least 90 % of this thriller is made up of witty , threatening and revealing banter between Farrell and Sutherland . And talk about a clever twist to end this flick . Also of note in the cast are : Katie Holmes , Richard T . Jones and Paula Jai Parker . Think twice about answering that ringing phone . |
383,642 | 449,021 | 64,072 | 7 | Very interesting war reenactment . | Guy Hamilton directs this M-G-M well photographed battle of Britain . It is inevitable that Hitler's Luftwaffe under Goering's blueprint will attempt destroying British air power . The RAF recovers from attacks in southern England and Air Chief Marshall Hugh Dowling ( Laurence Olivier ) nears desperation in maintaining rosters of experienced pilots and the German air attacks puts strain on the RAF . When a German plane accidentally bombs London , the British shows their might by shelling Berlin . Major cities in England are targeted for destruction , but with the aid of Polish and Czech pilots the Royal Air Force has regrouped and puts up strong enough resistance that the order to invade England is canceled . Technicolor adds to the late 60s F / X and makes for a interesting enough movie to overlook roller-coaster tempo . Outstanding cast almost makes you forget you've been watching for over 2 hours . The great Olivier shares the screen with Michael Cain , Curt Jurgens , Trevor Howard , Christopher Plummer , Robert Shaw , Michael Redgrave , Ralph Richardson and the lovely Susannah York . |
384,453 | 449,021 | 243,931 | 7 | A good tip is not always good advice . | Entertaining romantic comedy . Ryan Turner ( Charlie Sheen ) is a suave stockbroker that loses his job for accusations of insider trading . His lovely girlfriend Cindy ( Denise Richards ) leaves him for free flowing money . She also walks out on her job as an advice columnist for a small , near-broke newspaper ran by the alluring Angie Harmon . In desperation Ryan secretly takes over Cindy's column . By the time Cindy returns hopefully to make up with Ryan ; he has already fallen in love with her former boss . The supporting cast includes : Jon Lovitz , Barry Newman , Estelle Harris and Rosanna Arquette . Sheen is quite charming ; Richards and Harmon are very easy on the eyes . Arquette to me was irritating . My advice is to invest some time watching this funny romantic comedy . NOTE : this movie led to the marriage of Sheen and Richards . |
382,504 | 449,021 | 760,329 | 7 | Happy fantasy based on a Legend . | Jay Russell directs this fantasy a whole family can enjoy . Very good special effects and interesting story line . A young boy named Angus ( Alex Etel ) living in 1940s Scotland has been told his sailor father has been lost at sea . In spite of his own fear of the sea , Angus loves to spend his time on the shore of the lake . One day he discovers a mysterious egg and takes good care of it until it hatches into a ' water horse ' . He names the little creature Crusoe , who seems to grow larger everyday until he becomes so large he has to be put in the lake ; thus becoming the legendary Lock Ness Monster . When German U-boats start to enter the lake , Crusoe's life is put in danger . . . even if he has grown to monumental size . Exciting , heartwarming story and really a joy to watch . Also in the cast : Emily Watson , David Morrissey , Ben Chaplin , Brian Cox and Priyanka Xi . |
382,887 | 449,021 | 36,348 | 7 | Unsolved mysteries challenge Holmes . | Roy William Neil directs this intriguing tale of the famed detective Sherlock Holmes ( Basil Rathbone ) and his partner Dr . Watson ( Nigel Bruce ) during WWII . Dead bodies grow in number as mysteries challenge the detecting duo in a mansion where they are staying . Underground tunnels , secret passages and baffling clues gives Arthur Conan Doyle's detective a workout . Scotland Yard Inspector Lestrade ( Dennis Hoey ) bungles things as much as Dr . Watson . I really like the dark gray to black shades and camera angles used in this very atmospheric drama . Rathbone is such a master at what he does ; he makes any movie worth watching . Also in the cast : Hillary Brooke , Arthur Margetson , Gavin Muir , Minna Phillips and Milburn Stone . |
383,042 | 449,021 | 36,349 | 7 | Very good Sherlock Holmes flick . | SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON is one of the better Holmes and Watson capers . Directed by Roy William Neil , the master of deductive reasoning Sherlock Holmes ( Basil Rathbone ) and his often bumbling parter Dr . Watson ( Nigel Bruce ) make a trip to Washington , D . C . after a top-secret agent is kidnapped and murdered after passing off hidden valuable microfilm inside the cover of a matchbook . WWII Nazi spies use an antique furniture shop as a front for their misdeeds and acts of treason . Holmes is pretty hard to get the best of even on this side of the Atlantic . It is humorous that Watson is baffled by bubble gum . A young Marjorie Lord is very impressive . Also in the cast : Henry Daniell , George Zucco , John Archer and Thurston Hall . |
382,434 | 449,021 | 44,953 | 7 | Why should you split the bounty ? Can you get the money and the girl ? | Anthony Mann directs one of the best filmed westerns ever . A bounty hunter ( James Stewart ) is on the trail of a murderer ( Robert Ryan ) who is headed toward California with a lovely younger woman ( Janet Leigh ) . Along the way Stewart picks up the aid of an old prospector ( Millard Mitchell ) and a former soldier ( Ralph Meeker ) . The prey is captured and bound and his cockiness causes the trio of bounty seekers to start turning on each other . A lot can happen on the way back to Kansas . Filmed in the Rocky Mountains , NAKED SPUR is one of the best cinematic westerns of its time . Stewart is pretty much Stewart , but I am more impressed with Ryans ' attitude that almost steals the show . Very good story line , great scenery and expected thrills filmed in beautiful Technicolor . |
382,071 | 449,021 | 36,342 | 7 | Sometimes people are not what they seem . | One of my favorites from the master , Alfred Hitchcock . The sleepy little town of Santa Rosa is charmed by a dashing personality . A young woman ( Teresa Wright ) is looking forward to a visit from her favorite uncle . Uncle Charlie ( Joseph Cotten ) impresses everyone in town he comes in contact with . But his niece is trying to put some pieces together about blank spots in her Uncle's stories of his past . Some amateur detective work convinces the niece that her once favorite relative is a serial killer , preying on rich widow women . Cotten and Wright put in stellar performances . Other outstanding cast members are Hume Cronyn and Henry Travers . |
382,895 | 449,021 | 362,270 | 7 | A strange oceanographer hunts down a killer fish . | Different and refreshing . Wes Anderson writes and directs and Bill Murray is at his best . Murray plays Steve Zissou , an internationally known oceanographer and eccentric . . . to say the least . Zissou gathers a crew to track down the mysterious " jaguar shark " that ate his long time partner while filming a documentary . On this expedition , to be filmed as a sequel , are Zissou's estranged wife ( Anjelica Huston ) , an inquisitive journalist ( Cate Blanchett ) and a young man ( Owen Wilson ) , who could or could not be Zissou's long lost son . Co-starring are Willem Dafoe and Jeff Goldblum . The movie is shot as a visual journal and the use of coloring of the aquatic creatures is outstanding . The music used is eclectic itself featuring the talents of Ennio Morricone , David Bowie , Scott Walker , Robert Mothersbaugh , Rod Argent and Iggy Pop . The well written script using an overly serious approach is where the humor shines . |
383,275 | 449,021 | 209,163 | 7 | Merry old England has a mummy amuck . | This time out I am less critical , because this runs circles around the first entry in ' 99 . Brendan Fraser is much easier to take as the ultimate reluctant hero . Of course he is very " whipped " and who wouldn't be partnered with Rachel Weisz ? She impresses me more than ever . What a stunning looker and a very athletic actress . The couple's son played by Freddie Boath can at times be a pain in the butt . The story line plays a back row seat to the special effects and almost non-stop action . Rick and ' Evie ' O'Connell not only have to control the awakened mummy of High Priest Imhotep ( Arnold Vosloo ) ; they also have to fend off the likes of ' sand soldiers ' , pygmies , scorpions and the Scorpion King himself played by professional wrestler Dwayne ( The Rock ) Johnson . Also appearing in this fun time summer thriller are Oded Fehr , John Hannah and Shaun Parkes . Worthwhile fantasy flick . Can you dig it ? |
382,965 | 449,021 | 67,116 | 7 | Cop classic . " Popeye " Doyle becomes legendary . | This crime drama became a cult classic quickly . Director William Friedkin presents New York City's underbelly with brilliance . " Popeye " Doyle ( Gene Hackman ) is a colorful NYC Narcotics cop to say the least . He is bold , brash , vulgar and seems to fear nothing . When he plays a hunch it is not always right , but eventful . The tough-talking cop and his partner , and probably only real friend , Buddy Russo ( Roy Scheider ) are on to an international smuggling ring that actually begins in France . Doyle is like a bulldog on a bone , relentless in his pursuit of each and every suspect . One of my favorite scenes is when Doyle is tossing out a lousy cup of coffee as he watches a suspect in a fine restaurant drinking high class coffee . The pursuits on foot and even better the car chases make THE FRENCH CONNECTION a memorable flick . Also starring are : Fernando Rey , Tony Lo Bianco , Harold Gray , Arlene Farber and Frederic de Pasquale . |
382,117 | 449,021 | 430,105 | 7 | Riveting and powerful drama . Four brothers ARE one ! | John Singleton directs this hard edged urban drama about four adopted brothers searching for who killed their mother ( Fionnula Flanagan ) . The Mercer boys , two white and two black , Bobby ( Mark Wahlberg ) , street-tough Angel ( Tyrese Gibson ) , the business man Jeremiah ( Andre Benjamin ) and the struggling musician Jack ( Garrett Hedlund ) ; after their mother's funeral decide to band together , as they did when orphans , and ferret out the mastermind that killed their mother . Police Lt . Green ( Terrence Howard ) advises against taking matters in their own hands . Crime lord Victor Sweet ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ) and a dirty cop ( Josh Charles ) figure heavily in the atrocious and needless crime . Rounding out the cast : Sofia Vergara , Taraji P . Henson and Barry Shabaka Henley . Violence is strong , language is rough , bullets fly recklessly and there is a good time to be had by all . |
384,227 | 449,021 | 265,459 | 7 | He wants so much to belong . | Sy Parrish ( Robin Williams ) is pathetic , sympathetic , apathetic , obsessive and just lonely enough to be dangerous . Sy is a middle-aged manager of a photo-printing department that prides himself in perfection and service . Sy hides away a secret fantasy . He has developed pictures for the Yorkin family for so many years , he sees himself as part of that family he has admired as the All-American family for so many years . He looks forward to processing prints of those memorable moments of the family and always keeps a print for himself to enjoy either on the floor at work or in his lonely apartment . When Sy loses his job he also realizes his fantasy world is in danger . Beware of Sy . . . he does not handle reality well . Mark Romanek writes and directs . Also in the cast are : Connie Nielson , Michael Vartan , Dylan Smith and Paul H . Kim . |
383,590 | 449,021 | 113,870 | 7 | Chilling . Griping drama . Alcatraz comes tumbling down . | Two actors at their very best . A fact-based story that led to the demise of the much feared Alcatraz Prison . Kevin Bacon's touching performance is the focus of this drama about a youth , whose cruel imprisonment in the 1930s comes to the attention of a steadfast young attorney ( Christian Slater ) . This movie leaves the viewer drained of emotions , but with spirited awareness . You find yourself trying to help the pathetic , battered prisoner . Also in the cast are Gary Oldman , William H . Macy and Kyra Sedgwick . You may scar a man behind cold bars , but you won't totally destroy his dreams . |
382,115 | 449,021 | 417,148 | 7 | Mayhem . Snakes on an airliner . | After witnessing a brutal crime , a young man is escorted to safety from Los Angeles to Hawaii by FBI agent Flynn ( Samuel L . Jackson ) . A notorious crime figure wants the witness dead and has a crate load of poisonous snakes to be time released on the flight over the Pacific Ocean . Hundreds of deadly snakes attack all in their way and it is chaos in flight . Agent Flynn is aided by his witness ( Nathan Phillips ) and an attractive stewardess ( Julianna Marguliles ) . Although painful to watch , it is almost comical the various body parts the snakes sink their fangs into . Not exactly scary , but there is some suspense with the tense action in this thriller . Some of the snake scenes are CGI , but cleverly utilized . Others of note in the cast : Tiffany Englehard , Rachel Blanchard , Flex Alexander and Kenan Thompson . Maybe not the best film of the season , but deserving of the hype and word of mouth . |
384,277 | 449,021 | 117,571 | 7 | Top notch , scary slasher thriller ! ! | Wes Craven has the talent to scare your pants off and proves it with this well done blood letting . The script is refreshing and the story moves along at a pace that keeps you jumping . The cast is very energetic and interesting . Featured in this crisp chilling tale are Neve Campbell , Courtney Cox , Skeet Ulrich , Drew Barrymore and David Arquette . Give a big round of applause to Roger L . Jackson , the eerie voice on the phone . This one is a supreme nail bitter . |
384,422 | 449,021 | 60,397 | 7 | Fantastic ! Fantastic ! Fantastic ! | This sci-fi adventure is unlike all that came before it . A great visual movie takes your mind off of the script . The special effects will keep you more than interested . A vanilla coke and large popcorn doesn't last long during this adventure . A precision medical team is reduced to microscopic size to journey through a dying man's blood stream to repair brain damage . The special effects take top billing , but some pretty fine stars are featured : Donald Pleasence , Arthur O'Connell , Edmond O'Brien , Arthur Kennedy , Stephen Boyd and a vivacious Raquel Welch , with the obligatory strip down to wet suit scene . Look for a small role played by James Brolin . |
384,028 | 449,021 | 473,348 | 7 | Prisoners become zombies . | Get ready and hold on . This horror entry starts a bit slow , but then the pace picks up and all hell breaks loose . A prisoner with a viral infection is transfered to a maximum security prison and soon prisoners and guards alike are infected and become hyper-violent zombies . A CDC rep ( Bay Bruner ) does not even get the chance to isolate a sample of the virus . The flesh eating zombies feed on each other . The survivors barely have a prayer to avoid being victim of the hellacious slaughter . Special effects are pretty gory . Some scenes are way over the line from being mildly disturbing . Some camera angles seem voyeouristic . Buckets of blood . Gallons or gore . Blood oozing like a dirty petroleum leak . Vomit projectiles both thick and chunky . Human limbs are chewed off and miles of guts are strung out . DEAD MEN WALKING is damn sure not for the weak of heart . I actually liked this wild ride and don't know who to thank first . . . writer Mike Watt or director Peter Mervis . Some of the other cast members : Griff Furst , Brandon Stacy , Chriss Anglin and James Ferris . So profoundly perverse . . . may be better to watch on an empty stomach . Enjoy . |
382,474 | 449,021 | 29,511 | 7 | Star studded prison flick . | One of the better early prison movies is SAN QUENTIN directed by Lloyd Bacon for Warner Brothers . A fast paced drama starring Pat O'Brien as ( Captain Stephen Jameson ) , a former military officer who accepts a job at the infamous San Quentin prison and brings with him ideas of military-style-reform . His changes don't go over easy with hardened criminals like ' Sailor Boy ' Hanson ( Joe Sawyer ) and fresh new ' fish ' like Joe Kennedy ( Humphrey Bogart ) . An uprising of discontent begins when a bitter guard ( Barton MacLane ) informs some of the prison population that Jameson is dating Kennedy's attractive sister ( Ann Sheridan ) . Movies like this flourished in America during the Great Depression and it is very odd that it was actually banned in Finland . Rounding out the cast : Joe King , James Robbins , Garry Owen , Veda Ann Borg and William Pawley . |
382,323 | 449,021 | 443,680 | 7 | Brad Pitt as Jesse James . | Friendship turns into betrayal in this lumbering tale that puts focus on the assassination of Jesse James . In the late 1800s Jesse James ( Brad Pitt ) was one of the most well known men in America . Reputation , folklore and dime store novels are credited with making the Missouri outlaw a Robin Hood type hero to some , including a young Robert Ford ( Casey Affleck ) , who thought he knew more about James than James himself . Begging to join the last James gang , Ford went from being a pain in the ass to a very guarded friend . That friendship would grow into something dark as Ford still had the grand idea of being famous himself . He will look at his hero as a stepping stone to greatness . Well photographed , well acted , but still you get the feeling that the hype made you expect more . It is doubtful this will become a classic . Both Pitt and Affleck are outstanding . You would image more action . What there is is ruthless . Also starring are : Sam Shepard , Garret Dillahunt , Paul Schnideider , Mary-Louise Parker and Sam Rockwell . |
383,305 | 449,021 | 768,212 | 7 | Whimsical must-see fantasy . | Round up the kiddies and pop the popcorn . This film will entertain all ages . Noah ( Chris O'Neil ) and Emma ( Rhiannon Leigh Wryn ) Wilder were excited to leave Seattle on vacation to the beach of Whidbey Island . The children find a mysterious box washing ashore . Upon opening , the puzzle box contained shiny rocks , a conch shell and a stuffed rabbit among other things . The rabbit tells Emma its name is Mimzy . The box contained a green crystal block that Noah discovers allows him to move objects . The box and new " toys " make their way back home to Seattle , and life really gets strange . The children's mom ( Joely Richardson ) is also trying to digest the fact Noah and Emma are specially gifted children . Half the state of Washington is blacked out and it alerts Homeland Security to the Wilder home . Mimzy is the phenomenon that holds the key to mankind's future . F / X are fascinating . Also in the cast : Michael Clarke Duncan , Rain Wilson and Kathryn Hahn . |
383,818 | 449,021 | 491,005 | 7 | The raven is the eyes of the devil . | Sheldon Wilson , a well-regarded maker of horror flicks , presents something worth attention . KAW is interesting enough . There is an outbreak of mad cow disease on a Mennonite farm . The virus is transfered to the ravens who eat the rotting cattle carcasses . The infected flock of coal black birds descend on a small town , where the outgoing sheriff ( Sean Patrick Flanery ) and long time local doctor ( Rod Taylor ) try to muster the citizens to band together in hopes of survival . A farmer / bus driver ( Stephen McHattie ) turns out heroic in saving the community . CGI ravens are pretty frightening and there are a few gory scenes . This film had the chance to become something stupid ; but producer Gordon Yang knew the positive results of having a decent story line that taps into human anxieties of natural disaster and disease . Other cast members : Kristin Booth , John Ralston , Ashley Newbrough and Megan Park . |
384,117 | 449,021 | 443,649 | 7 | Pre-Historic epic falls short of hype . | Director Roland Emmerich's 10 , 000 BC is very likable , but really fails to garner the interest created by its trailers . Relying a lot on fantastic CGI to support this caveman adventure . A village is ravaged by " demons with four legs " , raiders on horseback . A pretty young woman Evolet ( Camilla Belle ) is kidnapped and her admirer D'Leh ( Steven Strait ) will go on a bold trek in hopes of bringing her home . D'Leh is also heavy hearted in attempts to fulfill his prophetic destiny . . . following in the likeness of his heroic father . D'Leh will survive a mammoth hunt , come nose to nose in a battle with a saber-tooth tiger and will form a massive army to cross uncharted sandy wilderness to discover a lost civilization and his heart's desire Evolet . D'Leh will lead the fight liberating a multitude of slaves and immortalize his feat . My favorite sequences are that of the mammoth hunt and the attack of pre-historic dino-birds . Also in the cast : Cliff Curtis , Joel Virgel , Affif Ben Badra , Mona Hammond , Marco Khan , Nathaniel Baring and narration by the great Omar Sharif . |
384,125 | 449,021 | 174,856 | 7 | Not the expected knockout , but packs a punch . | Denzel Washington portrays Rubin " Hurricane " Carter , a champion prize fighter that is unjustly sentenced to prison for murder . The movie drags in some spots making the flick seem too long for it's intention . There is enough interest to make you look for a copy of the autobiography . Washington makes you feel the compassion and takes you on an emotional bumpy ride . Other noteworthy cast members : Vicellous Reon Shannon and Dan Hedaya . Golden Globe and Oscar worthy . |
383,461 | 449,021 | 358,884 | 7 | They were assigned to provide an heir to the King Henry VIII . | Controversial historian Dr . David Starkey narrates and provides historical insight into the assignments of the wives of Britain's most famous monarch Henry VIII during his long reign from 1509 to 1547 . Six wives in all and between them titles of Queen , lover , victim and survivor . Catherine of Aragon , Anne Bolelyn , Jane Seymour , Anne of Cleves , Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr were influential in changing the course of English history . Two wives were beheaded and one died after giving birth to the son that Henry demanded . Starkey is informative , passionate and sometimes over dramatic in his narration . Instead of an actual movie we have dramatized reenactments with most of the cast no even resembling the characters they portray . Andy Rashleigh serves as King Henry . Also featured are Julia Marsen , Charlotte Roach and Caroline Lintott . You really have to be interested in history to keep up with this TV mini-series . |
382,716 | 449,021 | 117,293 | 7 | The horrible truth can be scary as Hell . NOT FOR THE TIMID . | This is the most even handed documentary I ever remember seeing . I actually watched the sequel two nights before sitting glued to the original HBO investigative special . A cold hard look at life lost . Three young second graders in West Memphis , Arkansas were found dead along a creek bank . They were nude , brutally bashed , sexually abused , mutilated , cut and even signs of being bitten . Three teenagers were ferreted out and convicted of the horrid murders . One of the convicted is mentally challenged ; another is an introverted follower ; and the only one on death row professes to interest in witchery . True life human drama that will rip at your moral fiber and question your own compassion . My opinion is that the real killer or killers are still at large . Too many unanswered questions keeps this mystery alive . Does hope have a heartbeat ? |
383,739 | 449,021 | 40,427 | 7 | The template for " Dragnet " . | This black and white and fuzzy gray Film Noir is primarily a dark drama based on a ' true story ' from the L . A . police files . This surely was the template for TV's DRAGNET considering one of the minor stars is the one and only Jack Webb , who plays a forerunner forensic lab tech . A war hero Roy Martin / Roy Morgan ( Richard Basehart ) turns burglar and cop killer . Being an expert with electronics , Roy is lured into a planned ambush at the electrical shop where he leaves his adaptive creations on consignment . Police work is still primitive at best and Roy manages to temporarily elude the cops . This story is presented in a documentary style with intrigue building to the clever finale . Basehart plays it cool , confident and heartless . Helping Webb round out the cast are other screen veterans : Roy Roberts , Whit Bissell and Scott Brady . |
382,493 | 449,021 | 51,221 | 7 | Suspenseful . Gut wrenching . | Air-borne adventure that keeps you on the edge of your seat . A Canadian passenger plane finds itself in trouble . Accidental ptomaine poisoning strikes all passengers that were served baked halibut instead of pork chops . The pilot Captain Bill Wilson ( football legend Elroy ' Crazylegs ' Hirsch ) manages to keep control of the plane a bit longer than his co-pilot . The only one on board with remote ability to land the plane is Lt . Ted Stryker ( Dana Andrews ) , who flew fighter planes in WWII . A problem exists with Stryker ; he has never lived down losing fliers during the war and hasn't attempted to fly in ten years . Reluctantly he takes over the plane with his estranged wife ( Linda Darnell ) as his co-pilot . Other players include : Sterlling Hayden , Geoffrey Toone , Peggy King and Jerry Paris . |
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