Turner and Hooch

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Much better than your average cop-and-dog movie (e.g., K-9), Turner and Hooch is really a love story about a control freak (Tom Hanks) who gradually resigns to the messy chaos of a sweet hulk of a pooch named Hooch. The excuse for this relationship is that the dog can identify a murderer and Hanks needs him, but the film is really about such hilarious moments as Hanks bathing Hooch with a long brush, and a wild chase through the streets when the sharp-eyed mutt spots his suspect. Layered over this is a healthy love story between Hanks and animal vet Mare Winningham, who share a terribly sexy scene together--while fully clothed--doing no more than making breakfast. (Hanks directed this scene, though Roger Spottiswoode directed the rest of the movie.) --Tom Keogh

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Academy Award(R)-winner Tom Hanks (Best Actor, 1995, FORREST GUMP) stars as Scott Turner, a compulsively neat detective whose tidy world goes to the dogs when he's forced to team up with the only witness to a crime -- a drooling slob of a junkyard dog named Hooch. Not exactly man's best friend, Hooch turns Turner's life upside down, wrecking Turner's home, career, and budding romance! It's a hilarious, nonstop test of wills between this mismatched duo, leading to the most unlikely friendship you've ever seen! TURNER & HOOCH thrilled audiences nationwide with its offbeat blend of humor and suspense -- this fast-paced box office megahit is loads of fun!

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Such a good movie!.......2007-07-25

I don't care what anyone else says... this movie is so cute and funny! Tom Hanks was great back in the day and has remained so to this day. It still has me laughing.

Tom hanks and a drooling dog.......2007-01-23

funny movie. tom hanks is an uptight cop, who gets custody of a dirty smelly drooling dog after his owner is murdered...

fun movie.

Best Movie Dog.......2007-01-22

What a great movie. Ever since this movie came out my daughter has wanted a mastif just like Hooch. Thank goodness she can satisfy herself with this dogs antics by watching the movie over and over again. Although this movie looks very eighties/early nineties it has timeless appeal. Definately worth owning.

A man and his dog.......2006-09-17

There are buddy cops. And then there are those like Turner & Hooch. The war begins when a ordinary, clean detective (Tom
Hanks, who's wonderful, and comedic) must solve a crime with a slobbery, chew on people's shoes, mess with records and everything else that's your property dog named Hooch (who, if you're smart like me and see the end credits, is played by Beasley) must solve a murder he was witness to of a old man
(and Turner's friend).The only big roles here are of Hanks,
Beasley, and Mare Winningham, who plays Turner's doctor and girlfriend later on in this movie, but that does'nt stop it from being good, and it is.

one of my favorites.......2006-09-13

I don't expect anything more of a movie than to enjoy it and be entertained. I don't seek to psychoanalyze or offer up in-depth critique, it's only a movie. I either enjoy it or I don't. I LOVE this movie, Hanks and Beasley are just wonderful to watch over and over. A little action, a little romance and a lot of laughs..perfect!!

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Riveting drama about ultimate survival
back to reality
"The Edge"- The Brilliant Billionairre
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The Edge

The Edge
Starring: Anthony Hopkins , Alec Baldwin , Elle Macpherson , Harold Perrineau , and Bart the Bear
Director: Lee Tamahori
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ASIN: B000006IUQ
Release Date: 2002-06-04

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Writer David Mamet created two engrossing and memorable characters, played by Alec Baldwin as the urbane fashion photographer and Anthony Hopkins as a reserved and intellectual billionaire. They find themselves teamed up against a giant Kodiak bear, and their own inner demons, when lost together in the Alaskan wilderness. There is a lot going on in this picture, as the subject matter includes male rivalry, the isolationism of extreme wealth, and, most conspicuously, the survival of the fittest. Mamet's script, which sounds a little too arch in spots, is well served by New Zealand director Lee Tamahori, who knows how to capture beauty and brutality in one frame. Although the themes are enormous in scope, they are well balanced. One rarely overpowers the other, nor does the achingly beautiful scenery overshadow the acting. Even if you do not like the intellectualism of the dialogue, there are some great scenes with the bear. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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A plane crash in the freezing Alaskan wilderness pits intellectual billionaire Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) against self-satisfied fashion photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) in a brutal struggle for survival. Each soon discovers that the greatest danger resides not in nature, but from human fear, treachery, and quite possibly murder.

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Riveting drama about ultimate survival.......2007-09-04

Alec Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins light up the screen with "The Edge", a powerful drama that pits two men with some clashing similarities to the test.

The gritty, raw elements of nature's fury are brought out in full force as Hopkins and Baldwin bring out the ultimate in human triumph and failure in the film. The beautiful scenery is but a glimpse of what true dangers lie inside Natures realm. A Bear that knows no limits when fending off intruders tops off the dangers of remote mountain ranges and their icy waters. Hopkins and Baldwin are able to bring out much more within a deeper story as it is soon realized that this is not a film that relies simply on man vs. nature tactics and failed rescue attempts. Excellent scenes of the wild that are made all to believable by the limitations of man when he tries to survive not only the wilderness, but fellow man himself.

back to reality.......2007-08-12

Some powerful members of human society get a dose of cold, hard reality and their true colors come out. The acting is great. The language is rough. The bear is SCARY.

"The Edge"- The Brilliant Billionairre.......2007-06-08

The edge of your seat is where you'll be once the movie gets rolling. It's a nail-biting ride based on survival of the "smartest". Don't misunderstand...there's not a slow start. This movie merely takes a brief time to set an interesting background which is crucial to the plot. Anthony Hopkins is brilliant, as usual. Hopkins plays an extremely well-read Billionairre who "knows everything" according to his wife, Elle MacPherson, who of course plays a super-model. There are plenty of twists and surprises to keep you guessing to the very end. I found the last scene to be a little less than ideal. It's somewhat confusing and unnecessary. It is also a little unrealistic. Also, I still don't see the point of the title, "The Edge". Probably just my lack of imagination. Other than that, this movie is well worth the money! Both thumbs up!

"The Edge" - Review.......2007-06-08

"The Edge" is a classic suspense movie that maintains high suspense for the viewer until the very end. I think Anthony Hopkins was as impressive in this movie as in the "Silence of the Lamb".

The Edge .......2007-05-20

If you like adventure, the great outdoors and, or course, Anthony Hopkins, then you will love this movie. There are very few movies that I will watch more then once and this is one of those movies. It is a very good movie that I recommend highly.

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"I Was Just a Gleam In My Father's Eye..." The True Best Picture of 1934!
Fast and furious detective farce
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Carefree Cheer with the Charles's
One of the classics and a delightful diversion

The Thin Man (Keepcase)
Starring: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Maureen O'Sullivan , Nat Pendleton , and Minna Gombell
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
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ASIN: B0009ZE9N0
Release Date: 2005-08-02

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The intoxicating chemistry and repartee between the oft-teamed William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles--America's favorite soused detectives--is fully 100-proof in the marvelously witty Thin Man movies. You simply won't find more delightful movie company than Nick and Nora. The title, of course, refers not to Nicky the dick, but to the mysteriously missing scientist he and his lovely partner set out to find. Powell and Loy deliver their sparkling dialog with giddy enthusiasm (and occasionally slurred speech) in this rapid-fire, three-martini suspense comedy directed by famously speedy W.S. Van Dyke and adapted from the novel by Dashiell Hammett. The success of The Thin Man spawned a litter of sequels, including After the Thin Man (featuring a young James Stewart), Another Thin Man (in which a baby is added to the Charles family), Shadow of the Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home, and Song of the Thin Man. --Jim Emerson

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Nick and Nora Charles cordially invite you to bring your own alibi to The Thin Man, the jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing. Bantering in the boudoir, enjoying walks with beloved dog Asta or matching each other highball for highball and clue for clue, they combined screwball romance with mystery. The resulting triumph nabbed four Academy AwardO nominations* (including Best Picture) and spawned five sequels. Credit W.S. "Woody" Van Dyke for recognizing that Powell and Loy were ideal together and for getting the studio's okay by promising to shoot this splendid adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel in three weeks. He took 12 days. They didn't call him "One-Take Woody" for nothing.

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"I Was Just a Gleam In My Father's Eye..." The True Best Picture of 1934!.......2007-09-12

It is rare to find films this old that age well but although I was born decades after the first release of this film, I found myself thoroughly enjoying it and actually laughing at most of the jokes too! There are many memorable scenes and lines my favourite of which is in the title to this review but this the grandfather of "Remington Steel" and "Moonlighting" is a worthy addition to any film buff's library.

The transfer to DVD is also very well done when compared to other DVDs of films from the 1930s as the sound and visual quality is very good too considering that the sound is from a mono source. I like the good pace that the film plays out to and the camera angles are truly inspired proving Woody Van Dyke to be an underrated director who should have won the Best Director award over Frank Capra that year. At a time when women did not have the "rights" or social standing as they do today, it was very refreshing to watch Myrna Loy's character as she proves to be the mental equal of her husband, Bill Powell's character frequently coming up on top during their frequent and entertaining verbal repartees. It has been suggested that the characters of Nick and Nora Charles were based upon writer Dashiell Hammett and his long time lover Lillian Hellman.

Unfortunately, the Special Features of this DVD are sparse and are really nothing to shout about but for the quality of the overall content, this makes this DVD good value of money nevertheless and is a great screwball romantic comedy that ages very well and is still enjoyable by audiences today.

Highly recommended!

Fast and furious detective farce.......2007-09-01

In between drinks and one-liners the action comes fast and furious as the former detective Nick Charles reluctedly becomes involved in murder and dispppearance involving a famous inventor. A grade "A" detective movie people will see again and again.

Everything Great About the Movies.......2007-07-02

This is not only one of the great films of the 1930's, but one of the best and most beloved films in the history of the movies. It spawned a series of "A" pictures which kept the quality just as high and the moviegoing public couldn't get enough of Dashiell Hammett's Nick and Nora Charles. Perhaps because those sequels were so good it is easy to forget just how spectacular was "The Thin Man."

William Powell and Myrna Loy sparkled as the a couple living the lush life and having fun being married. Nick (Powell) had been a celebrated detective who enjoyed drinking martinis as much as solving crimes, so when his wife Nora (Loy) inherited a fortune he opted for more of the former and less of the latter. Nora, who enjoyed martinis as well, had a nose for mystery, however, and couldn't wait for an opportunity to drag a somewhat tight Nick into a case.

It became a formula repeated for decades but only on rare occasions did anything in the movies come close to the style and sophistication of the original source. The screenplay of Albert Hackett and Francis Goodrich perfectly captured the contrast of Hammett's wonderful couple and their dog Asta against the backdrop of murder. Their banter is legendary and was at its zenith in director W.S. Van Dyke's introduction to mystery's favorite couple.

Set during the Christmas season, "The Thin Man" works as a mystery, a sophisticated marital comedy, and a holiday film. James Wong Howe's photography and William Axt's delightful score added just the right touch for a great cast, most notably a lovely young Maureen O'Sullivan. The actual storyline is quite dark and seemy when one stopped to think about it, but the pace was so quick and the tone so playful that audiences were too busy being entertained to do so.

The story involves the rich and eccentric father of Dorothy (O'Sullivan) disappearing suddenly. Nick, who knows her father, and just about every other oddball or criminal in the funny papers gets dragged into the search when his mistress gets murdered and everyone seems to think he's working the case. A couple of murders and several hundred shakers of martinis later, Nick gathers all the suspects together at a dinner party and solves the case.

Everything between the opening credits and the closing is a sheer delight that will make you remember how much fun it can be going to the movies. There is a bit more set-up here than in the films that followed as the actual solving of the mystery was as important as the fun Nick and Nora were having while doing it. Afterwards the focus would be shifted to the fun with the mysteries being secondary.

This easily ranks as one of the top ten films ever made. For sheer entertainment, it is absolutely unbeatable. Just like those Americans jamming into packed theatres to see it upon its first release, those seeing it for the first time will long for more. Fortunately, there are more, and nearly just as good. A film for anyone who loves the movies.

Carefree Cheer with the Charles's.......2007-06-08

A man is working in his laboratory and is interrupted when his daughter Dorothy arrives. Mr. Wynant has an invention that must be kept secret. He discovers that $50,000 in government bonds is missing from his safe. He asks his secretary and girl friend Julia Wolf to return the money, then walks off into the dark night and disappears. Later his daughter Dorothy asks Nick Charles to find her father. Nora drops by with her dog Asta. Wynant's lawyer McCauley doesn't know where he is, but has been sending money. The ex-Mrs. Wynant goes to see Julia Wolf, but she won't be seeing anyone. The police begin to question the people who are involved. The film shows the carefree life of the rich during the Depression. Life is nothing but fun even at a hectic Christmas get-together. Nick drinks as if his life depended on it. [Product placement?]

Nick does not investigate the Julia Wolf murder, but the people involved all come to see him. Nick goes along with Lt. Gill to talk to Arthur Nunheim; he ducks out to avoid talking, but afterwards he will talk to nobody. The police are looking for the missing Wynant. [There is some double-entendre between Nick and Nora.] Nick goes to Wynant's closed shop to investigate at night. Nick digs around and finds a clue, following Asta's interest. They estimate height and weight from the clothes - a big man at least 250 lbs. Nick observes something in one of the bones. Do skeletons all look alike? Not to forensic anthropologists today, or even then.

The conventions of murder mysteries was to gather all the suspects while the detective explains how he solved the murder. So they are all invited to dinner. Nick tells why Wynant didn't kill Julia Wolf or Nunheim. The murderer must be sitting around the dinner table! When this is over Mr. & Mrs. Charles return to San Francisco by Pullman train, luxury travel that is gone forever. [The success of this film began a series that continued for years.]

One of the classics and a delightful diversion.......2007-05-13

This, the first Thin Man, is one of the most beloved of the old time movies, and watching it for the first time since I was a child--I'm sure I saw it in the fifties at one of those three features, a cartoon and Movietone for a dime theaters, but remember nothing--it's not hard to see why. The chemistry between William Powell and Myrna Loy (Nick and Nora Charles) is effervescent, bubbly and delicious. It is obvious they are in love and take such joy in each other's company while teasing each other in a most delightful way. You will just love the way Asta, their dog (who is quite a star in this movie himself) covers his eyes in the final scene--such a delicate dog with such delicate feelings! (Actually I understand that all dogs in movies in those days at least were females for reasons that might be imagined.)

The movie starts a little slow by modern standards, like a stage play, but becomes increasingly enthralling, until suddenly it is over, and YES, let's do a sequel! And they did, six of them, but, well, sequels may or may not be as good as the original. In this case, I understand they weren't and I'm not surprised. It would be hard to achieve something like The Thin Man again. Everything just fell into place, the plot was agreeable and clever, the lesser characters quirky and intriguing, the direction by W.S. "One Take Woody" Van Dyke smooth and focused, and the twenties going on the thirties (but not really) atmosphere was authentic with the rich holding lavish dinner parties and drinking way too much, especially Nick Charles (Powell) who complained that sleuthing caused him to get behind in his drinking.

The witty dialogue comes first from Dashiell Hammett's novel and then from Albert Hackett who adapted the script. Hackett was just getting warmed up. He wrote his first script in 1931 (something called Up Pops the Devil) and his last for The Father of the Bride Part II in 1995 at the age of 95!--well, he got partial credit for that script which was morphed out of his 1951 script for Father's Little Dividend and the original Father of the Bride (1951).

By the way, I always imagined that "the thin man" was the detective Nick Charles, but actually the thin man is Clyde Wynant, the eccentric inventor played by Edward Ellis who goes missing after the first reel. However, everybody thought the same thing, so in the sequels, the thin man is the detective!

One of the reasons the repartee between Nick and Nora is so great is that it was taken (somewhat) from real life exchanges between Hammett and his longtime live-together girl friend the celebrated playwright, Lillian Hellman.

Anybody with any pretension of knowing Hollywood films has seen this. See it yourself if you haven't. It's a delight and will take you back to a time full of styles so very different from those of today.

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Revenge Film
Same old same old...
Good film but I thought there were a few flaws
"God will forgive them, He'll forgive them and allow them into Heaven, I can't live with that."
A masterpiece

Dead Man's Shoes
Starring: Paddy Considine , Gary Stretch , Toby Kebbell , Jo Hartley , and Seamus O'Neill
Director: Shane Meadows
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ASIN: B000GPPPTU
Release Date: 2006-09-05

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Harrowing thriller about a hotwired ex-soldier (co-scripter Paddy Considine from Cinderella Man) who returns to his sleepy Irish village to dole out merciless revenge upon the booze- and drug-sodden hoodlums who abused his mentally handicapped younger brother (the astonishing Toby Kebbel). Director Shane Meadows (Once Upon a Time in the Midlands) doesn't shy away from delivering scenes of gripping suspense and violence, but the end result hews closer to an ambiguous meditation on the nature and effect of vengeance a la Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs than a Death Wish-style grindhouse effort. Taut and thought-provoking, Dead Man's Shoes is a must-see for indie film aficionados with a taste for the grittiest of fare. The DVD includes some rollicking commentary by Meadows, Considine, and producer Mark Herbert; an intriguing and heartfelt featurette on Meadows and his own violent past as a teenage skinhead in 1980s England, from which he drew inspiration for this film; and an alternate (and somewhat less satisfying) final scene. -- Paul Gaita

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Revenge Film.......2007-07-30

Revenge is one of the most basic human emotions. People instantly relate to it and understand it, for the most part -- as long as it's motivated by feelings and situations they can sympathize with.

Revenge is also one of the key elements in storytelling. Books, comics, and movies all routinely use revenge as motivation for characters, both good and evil. Lex Luthor is motivated by the need for revenge against Superman and does evil things as a result. Batman is motivated by a need for revenge against criminals because his parents were killed at the hands of one. He does good things as a result.

Good and evil both spring forth from this highly emotional state. It's up to the writer/creator to decide how it's applied in the story. Many memorable characters, such as Captain Ahab of Moby Dick by Herman Melville, seen to be wholly made of that emotion.

Dead Man's Shoes, directed by Shane Meadows, uses revenge as a motive to propel the characters through harsh events. The script was written by Shane Meadows, Paddy Considine, and Paul Fraser. Paddy Considine also stars as the main character, Richard, a young man who has returned from war to avenge his brother, Anthony, played by Tony Kebbell.

The film is shot on location in England's Midlands. The scenes are beautiful, filled with trees and rolling hills around small towns of old, small buildings and houses. The music is lyrical and haunting.

As it turns out, the viewer is given most of the story at the beginning. Richard and Anthony were close as brothers even though Anthony had mental deficiencies. While Richard was away at war in the military, Anthony fell in with a group of drug users and sellers who took advantage of him.

Upon his return, Richard sets out on a trail of vengeance against the group. He terrorizes them at first, breaking into their homes and marking them while they sleep, letting them know he could have just as easily killed them.

I think the movie was well done but I have some reservations. While I liked the characters well enough, and I think the twist about Anthony was a good one that I didn't expect, the actual physical action of the characters was definitely lacking. I didn't get to watch Richard take action for the first hour of the film. I saw the results of it, but I didn't see him doing those things.

In action films, most of the stars use martial arts or something flashy to really show off their destructive talents. Even though Richard is more of a blunt instrument, his violence was kept off-screen for too much of the movie, in my opinion. I wanted to see him taking on the gang, and making them pay for what they have done to his brother.

Also, I had a real problem with the audio portion of the disc. The accent is so thick, and the sound quality of the transfer somewhat lacking, that I couldn't hear everything that was being said. Many times it sounded like the actors were mumbling their lines. I'm sure that wasn't the case. I'm sure that you just need an ear trained for that dialect. I had to back up several times to replay a scene to get all of it. The movie will probably play really well in the Midlands because I feel certain Meadows is dead-on in his rendition of the local environment.

This movie is definitely worth watching and is one a lot of people are talking about. The two concerns above notwithstanding, Meadows' vision of the story is genuine and heartfelt. Considine's pain is palpable. I'm going to be interested in seeing what this team comes up with next.

Same old same old... .......2007-07-09

Same old same old... revenge of the wronged, killing of the evil doers...with a twist though: very effective, raw and brutal. Good acting.

Good film but I thought there were a few flaws.......2007-05-01

I love nothing better than a decent revenge film. Kill Bill Vol 1 is the finest one that I have seen. This one is set in the Derbyshire countryside and starts with Paddy Considine arriving at a disused farmhouse. It because apparent as the story unfolds that the Considine character has a retarded brother and he is hell bent on revenge for something that was done to his brother by a gang of drug dealers led by Gary Stretch. The film soon develops into a dark and disturbing bloody mission of revenge and we eventually learn the full details of the retarded brother and why his brother is so mad.

The most glaring problem that I have with this film is the lack of law enforcement. How can you butcher so many people and get away with in with no intervention by the police ? I could say the same for another recent film by the same director Shane Meadows "This Is England". The film also has a very dark heart. It doesn't seem to believe in forgiveness.

Overall I enjoyed the performances of the main characters but I thought the story was a bit too Tarantino-esque to justify any more than 3 stars.

"God will forgive them, He'll forgive them and allow them into Heaven, I can't live with that.".......2007-05-01

In mixing Hitchcock with Cassavettes, "Dead Man's Shoes" is a spare, ever-contemporary revenge yarn, yet told with an old-school, resoundingly pious sensibility. "Shoes" eventually implodes from bare-bones realism to an in-your-face epic, a harshly realistic, atmospheric story of senseless violence, its irrevocable effects and its brutal confrontation.

Directed by British art-house mainstay Shane Meadows (24:7, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands), the story takes place at a grim, anonymous small England village, where everybody seems too afraid to walk the uninviting streets, and yet nothing seems promising in the dilapidated business's and residential neighbourhoods that are hanging by a thread.

We're first introduced to Richard (Paddy Considine, who is also the film's screenwriter), and the only information we first know about him is that he's travelling with his brother Anthony, a mentally spastic younger sibling who clearly has been brutally tampered with in the not-too-distant past. Enigmatic and rather quiet (the first time hear him speak is in opening voice-over "God will forgive them for what they did. I can't allow that.", an ominously forthright prayer if there ever was one), he walks into town, stays low-key and slowly insinuates himself into local taverns and conversations with some subdued, unknowing locals.

After some initial wrangling, we find out that there is a specific agenda for his "visit": to confront a group of shady, drug-dealing, rather petty criminals, unsuspecting of the grimacing, quiet Richard, but yet their involvement with Anthony becomes clearer as flashbacks, bit by bit, tell a cold, terrifying story that has enraged the former soldier to his absolute apex, and believably so.

As Richard initially confronts them with few words other than intoning cryptic warnings, it escalates to creatively nefarious uses of spray paint, from writing threats on the oblivious thieves walls to adorning their faces with a clownish decor. As they grow from frightened to restlessly vigilant to all-too-knowing of this man's priorities, they can't go unfazed from Richard's wrath as one-by-one they meet a brutal demise.

Now all this has the metaphorical structure of an age-old western, though this cowboy is without horses, honour or heroism, and the incendiary revenge that is taken can often be worse than the crime that was committed.

"Shoes" often deftly blends this classic narrative thread with a very present-day indie sensibility (repete with the almost-vertiginous shaky camera and lots of thespian-tingled earnestness), telling a story that is both minimalist and operatic. From an oxygen-masked Considine to an ever-grungy set design, it's a film that wants it both ways, and it satisfies on both front.

Told with as much as heartfelt sincerity (Considine clearly nurtured it as a must-project and the film is undoubtedly grounded in a real-life experience, as "Shoes" often comes across as a potent personal lament) as cathartic brutality, it's a film that's impossible not to respect, and it's often quite gripping, the dingy small-town milieu is authentic and engrossingly foreboding; the religious plot overtones and it's deadly ramifications are as appropriate as they are purposely exaggerated. Considine delivers another ferociously eloquent sense of spiritual self-awakening and it's affected violence, just as he did in his vastly under-appreciated tour-de-force in My Summer of Love, inspiring as much pathos as intentionally ambiguous chills.

Ultimately, "Shoes" meets the ambitions that lye in this consistently absorbing revenge parable. Not a film to disregard, with all it's promise and veracious detail, it is not for the faint hearted.

A masterpiece.......2007-03-18

Low budget, indie spirit. But in the best meaning. The movie itself it is brilliant, but it sounds perfect (the soundtrack is another masterpiece) and the image is an achievement for a movie with low budget.
Take care, it's very darky, very strong. But a whole cinema experience.

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P.I. Takes Charge
An enjoyable turkey
Trouble Man
"He's definitly trouble"
Blaxploitation in it's finest form !!!

Trouble Man
Starring: Robert Hooks , Paul Winfield , Ralph Waite , William Smithers , and Paula Kelly
Director: Ivan Dixon
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ASIN: B000BOH91I
Release Date: 2006-01-10

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P.I. Takes Charge.......2007-08-27

Bad dude (Hooks) on the trail of the usual thugs and a childhood friend gone bad(Winfield). Lots of action especially in the pool hall, when Chalky washes Mr Big away in the shoot-out.

An enjoyable turkey.......2007-04-18

It's been interesting reading comments treating this as a serious film when really it's one of those films that moves into the 'so bad it's good' genre. I remember 25 years ago laughing myself sick watching it on late-night television. I subsequently found it and some of the outrageous dialogue highlighted in one of those '50 worst movies of all time" type books. "Chicken George is looking for you" - "You tell Chicken George to kiss my sweet black a--." Crazy hair, crazy clothes, crazy performances, it's still good fun and a nice bit of early 70s kitsch. And having John Walton senior as one of the gangsters is one of those classic mis-castings.

Trouble Man.......2007-04-12

Brought back memories from back in the day. Excellent quality! I had not seen this movie since I was kid sneaking into the movie house in Baldwin Hills. I refer this movie to all who wants a ride down memory lane.

"He's definitly trouble".......2007-03-29

The movie was good. Another blaxploitation film to add to your 1970's collection.

Blaxploitation in it's finest form !!!.......2007-03-08

Anyone that is a serious fan of this genre, or is as fasinated with the 70's as I am should jump on purchasing this film without hesitation. I had seen Robert Hooks in smaller roles such as his part in Passenger 57. This man in my opinion stepped into the skin of this character. I read where someone posted that they where disappointed with the score because it wasn't the original, but it sounded great to me. I've never heard the first soundtrack but im hard to satisfy; and I liked it. A must have !!! ..... Mr.T: Where you want it at mutha?!

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No student can destroy a persons will to teach
Deeply afflicting
Gripping film
A little heavy handed, but still really interesting portrait of problems in schools
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187
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson , John Heard , Kelly Rowan , Clifton Collins Jr. , and Tony Plana
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: 0790733633
Release Date: 2000-02-15

Description

A vicious high school student is dead. A gang hit? An act of sudden rage? Or did a once-idealistic teacher finally snap? The issues and the tension hit home when Samuel L. Jackson stars in a gritty urban-school thriller that's "gripping, high-octane entertainment" (Newhouse News Service).

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No student can destroy a persons will to teach.......2007-06-20

Samuel L Jackson gives a superb performance in this movie. As the title says, no one, not even a student can destory a persons will to teach, as showed by Samuel L Jackson in this movie. One thing i liked about this movie is that it doesnt really show the student to student problems, it shows the teach to student problems and how strong a teachers will really is. If you like Sam Jackson or just want to see a great movie, get this.

Deeply afflicting.......2007-05-23

This movie is bound to leave you with mixed emotions. It is an emotional and deeply afflicting movie. Samuel L Jackson will always deliver, but his counterparts were lacking. This movie is very powerful, and gives you a real look at what goes on in certain schools where students have been neglected. I recommend this movie to those with an open mind, and a strong stomach.

Gripping film.......2007-01-01

The theme of violence in our schools takes on a different ending than most other films in this genre. In most cases a teacher who is attacked by students and humilitated would probably leave the profession. Sammy's character does something else. Sadly, he was a teacher whose desire to stay led to a sad ending. This films takes a look at violence and gang activity in a California school. The films shows the main character leaving NY for a CA school after violent incident there (in NY). He left making a difference.

A little heavy handed, but still really interesting portrait of problems in schools.......2006-09-01

187 is a strange movie about schools. It's strange because this is one of the few pictures that looks at a teacher's perspective of the system and it's strange because it's not a rosy picture of schools. Jackson's portrayal of Trevor Garfield paints a picture of a nervous, worried teacher who was passionate about teaching, but is now scared of the slightest sound, continually checking the corner of his eye, as he's been faced with a near fatal attack a year earlier.

What the film is about is the various teachers' reactions to the students around them. Garfield wants to do good, but has a past that is burning him up inside. John Heard's character is a teacher who's embittered by the students, working to merely cash a paycheck, while kelly rowan's character means well, but is scared and confides in Jackson's character because he is a survivor.

What I love about the film is that there is a realism in the way the teachers communicate with each other. The good and the bad is here. We get a picture of the various attitudes teachers have about their kids and how some events can make or break a teacher. I also love how 187 explores the political and sometimes beuaracratic nature of the classrooms, including the placement of students in a given classroom, and how teachers can sometimes have their jobs put in jeopardy because of very rigid law. Clearly, the writer Scott Yagemann, who is a teacher himself, feels the system has failed and has gotten in the way of a primary goal of teachers when they enter the profession: a desire to teach.

The film is somewhat problematic with an over the top, preachy, and somewhat implausible conclusion. But the writer wears his heart on his sleeve and the above all message about the passion being sucked out of teaching is clear. For that reason, it's as powerful a movie as any about teaching even if it lacks the uplifting conclusion so many others offer.

about the movie 187..............2006-05-31

This film/DVD is sold in Singapore videoshop and I managed to grab a copy for myself ans watch them.....hee hee. The story is basically a teacher teaching groups of bad pupils in a school which three of the bad student get rid of benny (another teacher) which in the end two student shot themselves to die after a teacher use a pistol to shoot himself to let the two bad student have the guts to shoot theselves to die for doing mistakes. The rest of the bad students in the end graduated. This story talk about teachers been attacked in bad school by these bad students. Thios movie is recommended to those whom are interested in this genre of film/DVD.

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Riveting drama about ultimate survival
back to reality
"The Edge"- The Brilliant Billionairre
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The Edge (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins , Alec Baldwin , Elle Macpherson , Harold Perrineau , and Bart the Bear
Director: Lee Tamahori
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B0006HBZXS
Release Date: 2002-06-04

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A plane crash in the freezing Alaskan wilderness pits intellectual billionaire Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) against self satisfied fashion photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) in a brutal struggle for survival. Each soon discovers that the greatest danger resides not in nature, but from human fear, treachery, and quite possibly, murder. This nerve-racking adventure (Janet Maslin, New York Times) filled with non-stop action and "gripping suspence" (David Ansen, Newsweek), is a harrowing tale from one of America's leading screenwriters, David Mamet (The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross).

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Riveting drama about ultimate survival.......2007-09-04

back to reality.......2007-08-12

Some powerful members of human society get a dose of cold, hard reality and their true colors come out. The acting is great. The language is rough. The bear is SCARY.

"The Edge"- The Brilliant Billionairre.......2007-06-08

"The Edge" - Review.......2007-06-08

"The Edge" is a classic suspense movie that maintains high suspense for the viewer until the very end. I think Anthony Hopkins was as impressive in this movie as in the "Silence of the Lamb".

The Edge .......2007-05-20

Eaten Alive: 2-Disc Special Edition (Restored and Remastered)

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Eaten Alive: 2-Disc Special Edition (Restored and Remastered)
Starring: Tracey Adams , Janus Blythe , Neville Brand , Marilyn Burns , and Robert Englund
Manufacturer: Dark Sky Films
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ASIN: B000RPCJA2
Release Date: 2007-09-25

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Restored and Remastered

The Starlight, a decrepit hotel run by Judd (Neville Brand), receives few customers. Perhaps it's the remote location in the Texas bayous. Perhaps it's the owner's violent mood swings. Or perhaps it's the man-eating crocodile in the backyard. But one dark steamy night finds the Starlight visited by a runaway prostitute (Roberta Collins, Death Race 2000), a young couple (Marilyn Burns and William Finley) and their child (Kyle Richards, Halloween), a dying father and his daughter (Mel Ferrer and Crystin Sinclaire), and sex-obsessed Buck (Robert Englund, A Nightmare on Elm Street), all of whom will experience an unforgettable night of terror at the hands of Judd and his pet croc.

A raw, violent, and bizarre portrayal of madness run amok in rural America, Eaten Alive was director Tobe Hooper's follow-up to the international hit, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Dark Sky Films proudly presents this two-disc special edition which features a brand new transfer from long-lost vault materials and never-before-seen bonus features.

Bonus Features Include:
Feature-length audio commentary w/ producer Mardi Rustam, actors Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards, & make-up artist Craig Reardon
"The Gator Creator: Tobe Hooper"
"My Name is Buck: Robert Englund
"The Butcher of Elmendorf: The Legend of Joe Ball"
"5ive Minutes with Marilyn Burns"
Theatrical Trailers (x7)
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The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)

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Where is the Director's Cut?
Lawnmower Man
Excellent movie! Great graphics for it's time!
SHORT STORY AND MOVIE?? NOT THE SAME 'CUT'...
Virtual reality empowed the lawnmower man, and it can work for you as well

The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)
Starring: Jeff Fahey , Pierce Brosnan , Jenny Wright , Mark Bringleson , and Geoffrey Lewis
Director: Brett Leonard
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
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ASIN: 6304604572
Release Date: 1997-12-17

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In 1992, The Lawnmower Man was hailed as a CGI (computer-generated image) breakthrough. It's fascinating to consider it in a historical context, knowing it came just a year after Terminator 2: Judgment Day and was followed by Jurassic Park a year later. Written and directed by Brett Leonard, The Lawnmower Man focuses on a scientist (Pierce Brosnan) trying to utilize technology for governmental gain. As with all top-secret government projects in the movies, it goes horribly wrong. Forced to progress from a chimp to a human subject, Brosnan secretly recruits local backwards boy and lawnmower pusher Jobe (Jeff Fahey). The increases in intelligence are alarming. He learns Latin in two hours, becomes an object of sexual desire (apparently all it takes is cowboy boots), and then develops telepathic and telekinetic abilities. What the film ought to be remembered and appreciated for are the visuals, which undoubtedly advanced the arcade and home computer game industry. --Paul Tonks

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Where is the Director's Cut?.......2007-04-25

When this movie was first released on VHS I immediately noticed an inconsistancy. When you looked at the length of the movie on the video case it had the same length as is listed on amazon at 108 mins. However if you actually sat down and watched the VHS release, it was actually about 2 1/2 hours long. Then I bought myself a VHS copy of the film and again I found that it was a version far longer than indicated on the video case. When I bought this movie on DVD it again said that the movie was 108 minutes long, I assumed it was the same as the VHS had been with the same inconsistancy. I was very wrong. When I watched the DVD, it was not an extended or a director's cut of the film. It was the original 108 minute theatrical release of the film. I was so disappointed to see so much footage cut away from the film which I had seen on the VHS release, that I returned the DVD right away to where I had purchased it from. I am keeping my VHS copy of this film, and I am waiting for the extended director's cut to be released on DVD before I buy it in that format. If anyone knows anything about this, let me know.

Lawnmower Man .......2007-04-08

If you haven't seen this you should. Great movie. Never get tired of seeing it. I think any age could watch this.

Excellent movie! Great graphics for it's time!.......2006-11-19

'The Lawnmower Man' was an excellent, well made, entertaining sci-fi film on the subject of virtual reality and artificial brain enhancement gone wrong. It's pathetic that so many reviewers dis the film's graphics and effects, based on a comparative basis with recent technology and modern graphics. People, this film came out in 1992, not 2006! These WERE state-of-the-art graphics 14 years ago. Why compare? In any case, ignore the naysayers, and rent or buy this DVD. You won't regret it!

SHORT STORY AND MOVIE?? NOT THE SAME 'CUT'..........2006-04-29

I'm not going to do a synopsis of this movie since many reviewers already have... But I would like to point out one thing... The short story and the movie are to be related in the title name only... The content of the short story and the movie are so vastly different, one wonders why Mr. King's name is even associated with this movie e