Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 28th, 2002
Intro Baz Lurhmann’s Romeo & Juliet, as is the case with Moulin Rouge, was made to be seen and heard in a format such as DVD. His films are so visual that they can only be truly appreciated in the highest of quality… that is where this Special Edition release comes in. Synopsis “This ambitious […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 27th, 2002
Intro Columbia-Tristar has re-released To Kill with Intrigue, along with New Fists of Fury and Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin with a new anamorphic widescreen transfer. To Kill with Intrigue looks better than the other two releases, but still is nothing stellar on DVD. Synopsis “In To Kill With Intrigue, Kung Fu fans get […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 27th, 2002
Intro It is nice to see one of Jackie Chan’s first films, New Fist of Fury, get re-released with an anamorphic widescreen transfer. Unfortunately, that is the only bonus to this disc. Synopsis “Jackie Chan (Rush Hour), the master of kung-fu and Chinese acrobatics, stars in this action- packed sequel to Bruce Lee’s Fist of […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on February 26th, 2002
The sort of film it seems comes out of Hollywood only as a fluke, but emerges regularly out of Europe: the intellectual romantic comedy. Synopsis Camille, leading lady of an Italian-language theatre troupe, has returned to Paris for the first time in three years. Though her lover is the director Ugo, she seeks out her […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 26th, 2002
Intro It is about damn time that The Empire Strikes Back made it to DVD… oh wait; this is Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, not The Empire Strikes Back (Damn it). Oh well, at least we now have one “Strikes Back” on DVD, and it is a dandy DVD release. Synopsis “First seen in […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 24th, 2002
Written By Kelly Stifora Intro The bad boys from Brooklyn dish up an audio/video career retrospective from seemingly endless angles, and raise the bar on the entire DVD format just as they’ve always done in the worlds of rap and music videos. Synopsis Three geeky white kids from the Brooklyn underground punk scene form a […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 18th, 2002
“You will believe a man can fly” was the promise on a movie poster that tempted this teenager into the brand new multiplex to see Superman – The Movie. Did the film deliver? Let’s just say there were no lawsuits for breech of contract. What teenage kid could help but be swept into the air […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 13th, 2002
“Can you summon your talent at will?” This is a question from Satan himself in the The Devil’s Advocate. For Al Pacino I would say the answer is a resounding yes. Pacino has been making us offers we just couldn’t refuse for 30 years. Just a list of his exceptional films would require more space […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 9th, 2002
Intro I have been hearing about this film for quite some time now… and now that I have had the pleasure of viewing it, I can honestly say it is a great film. If you like British style films (Lock Stock, Snatch, Gangster No. 1)… you will thoroughly enjoy Sexy Beast. Synopsis “Jonathan Glazer, the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on February 3rd, 2002
Intro Based on a true story, unfortunately, the story is just average and the DVD release is on the same par. Synopsis American Rhapsody tells the story of a Hungarian families (Nastassja Kinski, Tony Goldwyn) escape from their country during Communist rule. Because of the danger they must leave their baby behind and circumstances prevent […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 2nd, 2002
“Imagine where you will be and it will be so”. That was how Maximus comforted his troops before battle. If you imagine yourself in Rome during the days of the Gladiator then Ridley Scott makes it very easy to do. Russell Crowe plays the role of a lifetime as Maximus. I have often heard film […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 26th, 2002
Say the name Bruce Willis and what is the first thing that comes to mind? Lately Willis has excelled in roles that have redefined him as an actor. Of course, I’m talking about films like “The Sixth Sense”. But when I hear Bruce Willis I think of John McClane. Die Hard was the film where […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on January 25th, 2002
Intro The makers of this DVD have thought of just about everything to deliver a film that has as many layers as an onion and can be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. A parent is able to let their child watch their own full-frame version of the film on one disc while they […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 22nd, 2002
Intro I was quite interested in viewing this film, and I must say, it did not disappoint. Don’t Say a Word is a very suspenseful film with great acting and an interesting storyline. Synopsis “When the daughter of a prominent New York psychiatrist (Douglas) is kidnapped, his only hope for her safe return is to […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 15th, 2002
Intro I got quite a kick out of this film. It is great to see the creative minds of 20 years ago try to put a spin of the world of computers. I had forgotten the basis for this film, and watching it 20 years after it was released was really fun. Synopsis “When Flynn […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on January 14th, 2002
Intro Eccentric and heartfelt, this Oscar-winning coming-of-age story deserves rediscovery. Synopsis Dennis Christopher is Dave, cycling enthusiast. Since the world’s greatest cyclists are Italian, Dave tries to become Italian, much to the low-key bemusement of his parents. Dave and his friends (played by Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern and Jackie Earle Haley) are from the working […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 14th, 2002
Intro Fox’s recent set of Family Features includes a couple of films aimed at older viewers, and are that rare thing: the smart teen comedy. This is one (the other is Breaking Away). Synopsis Chris Makepeace plays Clifford, the new kid in school. The son of a hotel manager, he’s a fairly laid-back sort, dealing […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on January 9th, 2002
Intro Wow… Luc Besson, Chis Nahon, Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, and Tcheky Karyo have created one of the few action epics to come out of Hollywood recently. Amidst the never ending river of s…
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on January 5th, 2002
Intro We’ve just had one recent battle-of-the-rogues release with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Here’s a more recent film in a similar vein, with Martin Lawrence and Danny De Vito duking it out. Curiously, Glenne Headly features in both. Synopsis Martin Lawrence is a charming thief. Danny De Vito is a charmless businessman. When De Vito catches […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 26th, 2001
Intro A recent effort from director Nagisa Oshima, perhaps best known for In the Realm of the Sense, Taboo continues his elegant exploration of sexuality and dangerous passions. Synopsis Imagine a samurai version of Death in Venice, and you have some sense of Taboo. The year is 1865, and a militia has two new recruits. […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 23rd, 2001
Intro This is a deeply, deeply silly film. But it takes being silly deeply, deeply seriously. Synopsis Peter Weller is Buckaroo Banzai: brain surgeon, physicist, rock star, fighter of evil. He and his merry men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, fight to save the world from destruction caused by a war between the Black Lectroids (good […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on December 15th, 2001
Intro Ouch… this movie carried such high expectations that its failure on so many levels came as a major disappointment. After such remarkably entertaining schlock-horror epics (and legitimate cinematic masterpieces) as “Hallowe’en,” “ In the Mouth of Madness,” and “Escape from New York,” “Ghosts of Mars (GoM)” came of as a…
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on December 9th, 2001
Intro Mean-spirited. Nasty. Spiteful. Evil. All words that apply to this comedy. And they’re compliments. Synopsis Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas are Barbara and Oliver Rose. They’ve had seventeen wonderful years together. But their marriage collapses. Their hatred for each other emerges, and a tit for tat battle erupts, each indignity that one inflicts on […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 4th, 2001
Intro 1993 isn’t that long ago, but watching this film makes that year seem much further back than it is, given the subsequent career paths of some of the cast. Synopsis Johnny Depp is Gilbert, our hero and narrator. He lives in the US heartland small town of Endora, with a family that includes his […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 3rd, 2001
Intro I Loved Jurassic Park. I was extremely disappointed with Jurassic Park II. Jurassic Park III fell right in the middle. This film is good, but really cannot compare to the greatness of the original. The story is a bit better then the second installment and it is still fun to see Dinosaurs come to […]
