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Planet of the Apes (2001)
Disappointing
I have to say that I was disappointed. It didnt have the same shock values as the original... For example, the humans here could talk! And when Marky Mark 1st saw them, it was like "oh, hey, these monkeys can talk... isn't that something?" The visuals were impressive but thats it... The extras are cool... I tried not to compare with the original, but you cant help it. When in the original, Heston 1st noticed the apes running around in horses, it was like WOW!! Then when he speaks, it was like Oh oh... Here is like nothing. When Marky Mark asked some of the other humans stuff like "Hey whats going on here?" The humans where like "Oh, well you see it's like this...". The dvd has one of the things I hate the most... If you miss a line and cant understand what was said, you cant just pop the subtitles... You have to go to the main menu... Same for the sound... The end was neat but I wont give it away... Not to buy, just rent and you'll survive...
Angel Heart (1987)
Unforgetful
This is one of those movies that I guess got lost in time... I recently saw it on the used DVD shop for 7.99... I couldn't let it slide... Mickey Roorke is fantastic here... It has a very cool plot. Same for DeNiro, he's fantastic as always! Has the same feel as other 80's voodoo-type flix as The Believers & Serpent & the Rainbow... It may take a couple of viewings to catch the twist at the end... The sound I thought was surprisingly good for a movie that old... I dont know what happened to Roorke? He looks totally different now... Regardless, this movie is very good.
Red Scorpion (1988)
AWESOME
I had'nt seen this movie in a while until last night and it's cool to see Dolph Lundgren do what he does best... Kick some serious ass!!! He's very good here as a Russian Special forces soldier. Very explosive... Needs to be on a widescreen dvd!!!!!!!
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
AWESOME TURBO CHARGED!!!!!
I love this film...! I've seen it 1000 x on dvd and I cant say enough about it. It has it all, comedy, awesome action and incredible stunts/fx. Samuel Jackson steals the show here big time. I dont think there isnt a moment that he's in that he isnt funny! "Everyone knows that when you make an assumption, you make an ass out of you and umption"!! The f/x are great! The bridge/truck explosion is incredible, although the sound isnt all that great!When Samuel drives out of the truck, the sound is off a little I think and what he says is priceless!!! For those of you who own it on dvd, put the audio in french!!! It's halarious!!! Even emotional moments are great when the bad guy discovers that Sam's/Charlie's daughter is his, is great... This is a great film that no action fan can do without... I also reccomend Cutthroat Island... Aside from all the negative publicity, it kicks!!!!
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Not as good as I had hoped, however...
I was impressed with the CG animation... It actually was incredible (thus the 137 mil budget)I was disappointed with the sound though... I didnt think it had the best sound... The story was neat... I'm not familiar with the game, but still was cool. I really liked the voices. James Woods as the bad guy (perfect), Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames and Steve Buscemi who didnt curse!! Overall, the graphics where incredible, the story was neat (a little dull at times) and the sound was a little on the lame side. I gave it a 3.5 out of 5...
Titan A.E. (2000)
AWESOME
This is by far one of my favorite movies of all time... I cant tell how many times I've watched it... I cant see the beginning of this movie enough... When planet earth gets blown up, it literally is spectacular!! The story is cool, pure sci-fi... The sound is great... The characters look a little cartoonish but the surroundings look incredible... If I remember correctly, they didnt made the characters look better because of lack of funds...! Overall, I love this movie, I cant say enough.. Rent it or buy it... Blast the speakers especially in the beginning!!!
Jingle All the Way (1996)
A Classic!!!!
This movie is very funny... The conflict between Arnold and Sinbad is hilarious!!! And the late great Phil Hartman is also very good... Its non-stop which my son enjoys. If you havent seen it, check it out. Arnold is very good and this movie has the best soundtrack ever for a Christmas get together!!!
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
Just like The Lifetime Movie of the week...
This was just like sitting through the Lifetime Movie Network movie of the week where you got a chick who is a hero. But I have to say that Claudette Mink is so beautiful that she makes this movie worth watching... It didnt seem like "sequel" since it took place in some run-down apt building instead of the usual cornfields... No gore or violence here, but this is a lot better than Children of the corn 4,5 and 6 and that's not saying a lot since those 3 were awful!!!!!!!!
Children of the Living Dead (2001)
LAME!!!!!!!!!
I rented this in the hopes for another cool zombie movie, but I was very disappointed!! First of all, Tom Savini gets killed in the first 10 minutes, the acting was so,so,so bad that makes you wonder where did they find these actors? No gore, no violence at all... The main zombie dude was very lame looking... And here is the funniest thing. You know at the end of some movies right before the ending credits, they show little clips of the actors saying a line from the movie followed by their name on the bottom, like in Top Gun?, Well they did it here!!!! My wife and I laughed for hours like "Who cares who these people are? They are the worst actors in history?!!" The acting here makes the actors in The Toxic Avenger seem like oscar contenders!!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS!!!!!