Reviews

Heathers

June 6, 1999 // 0 Comments

"I don’t patronize bunny rabbits!" — Veronica’s father in "Heathers" When people began pointing fingers at movie violence following the incident in Littleton, I kept waiting for someone to mention "Heathers". After [...]

Gods And Monsters

June 3, 1999 // 0 Comments

With "Gods and Monsters" director Bill Condon and his cast have created a film that has wowed audiences and critics alike. When I was talking to the director a few days ago, he mentioned the beauty of this DVD release and I was very excited to [...]

The China Syndrome

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

When I first saw "The China Syndrome" a long time back I had no idea what the term actually means. But ever since I saw this film, it has become indelibly part of my vocabulary as the film vividly describes the effects of such a nuclear [...]

The War Of The Worlds

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

The 1950s were the golden era of science fiction films in Hollywood. The range of movies at the time covered all kinds of futuristic visions, from mutated insects in "Them!" and "Tarantula", the creatures and stories of Jack Arnold, [...]

In Dreams

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

The subject of dreams is nothing new to movies. Actually, thanks to the prolific – or inexhaustible, depending on your outlook – "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, using dreams in films has also become passe. However, since some films [...]

The Curve

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

When a film that was originally destined for a theatrical release is sent straight to video, usually one of two things has happened. Either a smart studio executive has saved the public from a bad theatre-going experience and $7.50, or a not-so-smart [...]

Country Comfort

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

With "Country Comfort", Vivid Interactive introduces viewers to one of their new Vivid girls, the seductive blonde Devon, and interestingly with this introduction, Vivid throws a film in the ring that is quite substantially different from many [...]

Ghostbusters

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

I guess we all have had weird ideas and our own dreams and ideas about the ways to riches at one point or another. I am sure none of it was as outrageous as the one you’ll get to see in "Ghostbusters", and I am not sure how many have been as [...]

The Hudsucker Proxy

June 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

Ethan and Joel Coen have made their lasting imprint on the movie landscape some time ago with movies like "Raising Arizona", "Fargo", "The Big Lebowski" and "The Hudsucker Proxy". Especially the latter one proved [...]

The Man With Two Brains

May 20, 1999 // 0 Comments

The disc contains a good pan & scan transfer of the film. Originally framed at a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, the film loses a bit of the picture information on the sides, but it nevertheless creates an actually pleasing image without overly noticeable loss. [...]
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