Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 3rd, 2003
The lovable animated puppies from 1961 are back in their all new direct to video release just for the kids. The TV obsessed Patch heads of to London to find the star of his favorite TV show Thunderbolt. The star of Thunderbolt is about to be fired and he decides that the only way to save his job is to become a real life hero, so with Patches in tow he sets of for the streets on London. Creulla De Vil returns on probation for her previous bad deeds, still determined to steal the puppies and brings new henchman Lars with her after springing Horace and Jasper from jail. Hi-jinks ensue and the movie kind of feels like a mix between the fun of the original movie and the slapstick of the live action movies.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 3rd, 2003
Inspector Gadget returns to take on the nefarious Dr. Claw who has just escaped from prison in small town Riverton. Throw into the mix an all new and improved G2…all-robot, all-tech and all-female gadget and we have the potential for a ton of fun. Inspector Gadget (this time around played by French Stewart and G2 (Elaine Hendrix) are set to save the world with help from Penny, her dog Brain and the tricked-out Gadgetmobile.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 28th, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 28th, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 19th, 2003
Synopsis
Asia Argento plays Anna Battista, who, when you get down to it, is really Asia Argento inthis intensely autobiographical film. Anna, a popular film star in Italy, stumbles from one bizarreencounter to another, pining for one-night-stand Kirk, in this picaresque tale. There isn’t much ofa plot, as such. Instead, we witness her descent into hell and ultimate redemption. The sex ispretty graphic, which is what caused all the fuss upon the film’s release, but what hasn’t beencommented ...n is the fact that many sequences (particularly the LA episode) are extremely funny.Argento, daughter of horror film maestro Dario Argento, appears to have inherited his strongvisual sense (this is a striking film, all the more impressive for its tiny budget), but has a voice allher own. The film is not perfect, but is raw, brutally honest, and a very promising debut. Argentois a filmmaker to keep an eye on.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 6th, 2003
This set contains all episodes of season 3 from M*A*S*H in broadcast order. This season of M*A*S*H from a critical standpoint was probably one of the best of the 11 seasons, this was the year that the show won the Peabody award, the highest award you can receive in television, and co-producer gene Reynolds won an Emmy award for directing the episode, "O.R." which is seen here uncut and unedited. Also on this disc are the episodes The General Flipped at Dawn, Officer of the Day, Check-up, and Rainbow Bridge, Iron gut... Kelly, Springtime and Life with Father.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 6th, 2003
Synopsis
Dana Carvey returns to the big screen with the tale of Pistachio Disguise. He plays a waiter at his father’s Italian restaurant who can’t figure out why he compulsively mimics his customers and is always changing his appearance. What he soon learners’ is that these are all traits of the Disguisey family, harnessing the great power of Energico they are able to transform themselves and have used their powers to fight evil for centuries. When his parents are kidnapped Pistachio must learn to us... his power to save his parents from the evil Devlin Bowman.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on January 29th, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on January 29th, 2003
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on January 28th, 2003
Well, the era of mass market “indie” films is upon us. In spite of its manufactured artfulness, "One Hour Photo" does have appeal: Robin Williams portrays a stereotypical damaged post-modernist psychopath with a flourish of reality that does him credit as an actor, and writer/director Mark Romanek is a fresh face on the Hollywood scene. Supporting cast Paul Kim and David Moreland step out of Wal-Mart and onto the screen – spectacular characterizations. Connie Neilsen and Michael Vartan, however, give at best stilted ...erformances as the objects of Robin William’s obsession. Which brings us to a synopsis…
Robin Williams plays “Sy the photo guy,” who is a “SavMart” employee that’s developed an unhealthy obsession with a particular family whose film he develops. Without spoiling the film, Sy ends up seeking to exact justice on the father, attempts to befriend the child, and generally goes nuts as I’ve always expected someone at a big box discount retailer to eventually do. The upshot is that a creative premise (the photo guy doing arm’s length stalking) is bludgeoned to death by a screen play that leaves little to the imagination, and plot twists that are so “done” and clichéd as to completely erase any credibility the movie had. The film is worth seeing for Robin William’s work – he is fantastic at humanizing Sy in sad and pitiful ways, and its one of the film’s greatest ironies that damaged Sy is the must “human” thing among the sterile ranks of SavMart.
