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It's Christmas in the tech noir slum of the post-apocalyptic future, and scrap-metal sculptor Stacey Travis gets a present she'll never forget. Scavenger boyfriend Dylan McDermott returns from the wastelands with the insectoid robot head of a killing machine. In no time it whirs to life and builds itself a gizmo-laden body out of handy appliances to continue its single-minded destruction of the human race, one warm body at a time. Director Richard Stanley, something of a scavenger himself, plunders everything from The Terminator, Blade Runner, and The Road Warriorto Short Circuit (the spidery construct resembles a demonic Number 5) for his violent flesh-vs.-metal survival thriller. Shot in sun-blasted orange and sweltering red, it's a triumph of style, set design, and grunge aesthetics over story, driven by a pounding techno score by Simon Boswell and punctuated by splattering gore. --Sean Axmaker

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EVEN A KINE VERSION OF THIS CULT MOVIE IS WELCOME........2007-08-18

I'm grateful to get it, but this's a kine from German TV and not a very good one. I have a HARDWARE tape I took from DirecTv and it's vastly better. But when such kines (or whatever this's called) come out, the real re-release often isn't far behind. (Like Pacino's CRUISING, which has been making the boot rounds, and now the bona-fide release is upon us. For perfectionists, perhaps waiting might be best. ( Or pay about seven times the price of this issue and MAYBE get the real deal from a re-seller.)

But fuzziness aside, this print is viewable. And it has
'deleted scenes', some of which are pretty edgy...

Oh the humanity! .......2006-03-10

You know the previews for this movie looked really cool. Than again they are supposed to look cool so you will go and see the movie. I have to admit I was suckered in. Even the first 15 minutes of the movie suckered me into thinking this is going to be a really cool post apocalypse/cyberpunk style flick. But alas I was fooled.

The movie opens up with a scavenger looking guy wandering the wastelands where he picks up the head of the killer robot. Everything from the cinematography to just plain coolness factor was there. The movie goes way downhill from there. I think the biggest problem is the movie just didn't know what it wanted to be. So much attention was diverted into what were ultimately details that had nothing to do with the plot. They are so blatant I have to point them out:

One instance is a huge scene was devoted to what sums up to being soft porn with voyeurism. You figure since they spend so much time on the guy watching the love fest that he would be a pivotal character. Right? WRONG! You could have cut that entire scene out and it wouldn?t have made a difference to the plot development at all.

Another example is you get to hear two security guards talk over a chess about how computers don't understand certain tactical elements like strategic losses. Sounds like a nice little hint on what to do against the killer robot right? WRONG! That little tidbit of information never needed to ever used because it DIDN'T MATTER.

And lets not forget about the death scene of one of the prominent characters that took several minutes of dying even though we're told the method of death is supposed to be very quick. I won't even go into the lame way they actually take out the killer robot. All I can say is that it was a major disappointment and essentially came out of nowhere.

I will say that the production elements of the movie were great. Cinematography was excellent and the visual effects were really cool. The atmosphere of the movie stayed consistent also, plus the soundtrack is cool with songs from Simon Boswel, Ministry and Public Image Limited. Too bad the movie never went anywhere story wise.

I can only recommend about the first 10 minutes and the last five minutes of the movie as good. The rest of it stinks. If you want to go and watch the entire film for the sake of debating it's blatant inconsistencies I can dig that too. (...). Let this movie be a lesson to all of you science fiction movie makers out there: Think about what you?re doing and make the stuff you put in makes sense in the end.

forget the terminater hype-hardware is the real deal!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-02-21

huge budgeted conglomerate films as the now degenerate terminter series should of taken a cue from hardware mark 13.this movie was set in the post apocolyptic uk and gave the vibe that the world would become creepier than it is today.the soundtrack that is now 16 years old is electric .go back and listen to terminater 1 and listen to the 80's synth babble compared to the foresight of using underground bands such as p.i.l.,ministry and motorhead to supplement the eirie soundtrack.this was ahead of its time.
hardware mark 13 is just one of those films that if you get it,you really get it.if you dont,ya got no taste or imagination.if your into 20 minute drawn out car chases(terminater) and men made of liquid metal ,hardware is not for you,it borders on what could be.nothing wrong with that.
although its sci-fi its not completely out of control with time travel every couple years and the villian is brutal,then he's nice and then who cares.i think the us gross for hardware was 6 mil..not bad for a 2 mil budget.and with video and dvd the following grew and grew.how much did the terminater/cameron franchise cost..too much for too little...you can by the whole terminater series on amazon for 2 bucks,ive sold 1 copy of hardware for over $100.00...that says it all!!
no sequels although without hard moe and his metal hand it would be tough to pull it off,but id always welcome a sequel,even if it stunk,it would still be a far cry better than the same old regurgitated rip off on terminater,aliens and anything else that made a few bucks one summer.
harware mark 13 is a classic and will always remain close to my heart and at the top of my dvd collection

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Very Cool Cameos... Nephilim Sighting.......2005-10-27

Lots of people have already reviewed the movie so I'll skip that. There were several key cameos in here.

1 - Iggy Pop (Stooges / solo) as the DJ
2 - Lemme (Motorhead) as a cab driver
3 - Carl McCoy (Fields of the Nephilim) as the scavenging desperado in the beginning of the film

The rarest and infinitely coolest is the Carl McCoy appearance since the dude was basically a recluse and is an obscure cult figure anyway. His character is also the weirdest of the 3. The legendary frontman for the epic Goth outfit Fields of the Nephilim appears early in the film as a desperado roaming the post-apocalyptic desert badlands in search of relics that might have some scavenge value. He enters the post-nuclear pawn shoppe and growls only 1 line, "Where's the little man?" The funny thing is that he basically plays himself; he looks and sounds exactly like he always does and that fits perfectly well into the motif of Hardware.

*spoilers* to the person who gave it one star.......2005-10-19

1) Sterilization was being pushed by the government, not enforced. You could get sterilized for free was the whole thing, but not enough people were doing it.

2) Yes, hostile environment, which is exactly why overpopulation is a problem. Hostile environment = less room and less resources

3) Moses clearly states, about halfway though the movie that he is no longer employed by the military, to Jill's great chagrin. That is why he doesn't report for duty. DUH

4) Of course people are still going into space; the world they currently inhabit is not very friendly. Did you just not "get" Blade Runner either?

5) The "calamity" was a war that was still going on. That's why Moses WAS in the military. Talk of "the war" happens all through the movie. No one said anything about the war sterilizing people, it was something the government was encouraging people to do.

6) Jill didn't kill the MRK13 with a baseball bat (although that kinda helped) she "killed" it by putting it in the shower and turning on the water. It was said MANY times that it had a flaw that made it vulnerable to moisture/humidity. Where the heck were you? That was the only thing that was repeated ad nauseum.

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Strange....
Great film, misleading packaging
The epic space saga lightyears ahead of its time
Great piece of Star Wars history!
"You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye!"

Hardware Wars - The Original Edition
Starring: Sonny Buddy Jr. , Artie Deco , Ernie Fosselius , Paul Frees , and Cindy Furgatch
Director: Ernie Fosselius
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ASIN: B0000633TI
Release Date: 2002-04-23

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San Francisco filmmaker Ernie Fosselius made the most successful short film of all time in the 1978 Hardware Wars, an inspired, mock-trailer for a nonexistent, cheapo rip-off of Star Wars. It worked like this: instead of Chewbacca, Fosselius offers the Cookie Monster. Instead of Darth Vader's breathy, slightly echoed voice emerging somehow behind that black-mask helmet, we get a villain whose every ranting utterance is so muffled even this film's Princess Leia equivalent beseeches him, "What? I don't understand you." And so on. Part of the joke is that George Lucas's revolutionary special effects are supplanted by common kitchen gizmos--mixers, toasters--that serve as spaceships and weapons sources. The updated special edition contains 20 computer-generated "special defects" that don't--the distributor boasts--at all match Fosselius's earlier version. Um... right on? --Tom Keogh

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Strange...........2005-07-10

This is the strangest parody I've ever seen. I thought it was funny enough. Modern appliances as vehicles and weapons.... and the names are very clever. I'd watch this again.

Great film, misleading packaging.......2005-07-05

For the film itself, I would give 5 stars. But the packaging is misleading, listing several things that you honestly don't get:

1. "A rare look at a pirated version from 1979": Nope. They just took the film and dubbed some other language over it as a joke.

2. "The never-seen-before director's cut": Nope. They just threw a bunch of extra footage together, such as outtakes, and left the existing soundtrack. For example, you'll see a certain scene repeat multiple times (because the outtakes are now included), but the soundtrack remains the same, so as you are watching one scene, you may be hearing the next. Not a director's cut by any stretch of the imagination.

3. "The shooting script and other original work by Ernie Fosselius": I looked all over the disc for this -- there MIGHT be a picture of part of the script on one screen, but that's it. You do not get the script. Not here. Sorry.

Oh, and the commentary track is a joke. Instead of actually talking about the film, and answering questions that fans have had for years (such as "Who were these people", "How did he get them to be in this film", and "Why such bad hair?"), Fosselius just goofs off the entire time, saying absolutely nothing of interest (or humor for that matter). Great film Ernie, but horrible, horrible commentary, you naughty person!

Recommended for the film itself, but not for any of the things the packaging promises you that you don't acutally get. How about some truth in advertising?

The epic space saga lightyears ahead of its time.......2005-04-15

If Star Wars inspired a generation of kids to become film directors, Hardware Wars probably inspired them to just get on with it. Although it was really a professional production made to look cheesy, HW in fact has a wonderful DIY, indie vibe to it. Seeing an iron fly overhead on wires is the film equivalent of the famous "Here's three chords; go start a band" zine page from the early days of punk rock.
And dang if it isn't still funny. Most of the jokes hold up, and a few have even improved with age ("You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye" now elicits a nostalgic snort in a world where 1977's ticket prices buy a gallon of gas today).
HW on DVD is definitely worth the money--you get a bunch of oddball additions, including Ernie on a local cable show in 1980 obstensibly talking about the movie but just kinda going off on some goofy comedy (oh, and he IS involved with this rerelease, unlike the Special Edition version a few years ago; his stamp is all over it!). Some of the additions like the director's cut fell flat for me, but humor is subjective.
My only complaint is that I greedily would have liked to get the Special Edition version on there, too, but it is MIA. Since the DVD only runs an hour, certainly there was room, but perhaps since it was done without Ernie's input, it got canned. A shame, but otherwise, this is a lot of fun and easily worth kissing three bucks-plus goodbye to get it.

Great piece of Star Wars history!.......2005-03-23

This video is absolutely the best parody of Star Wars ever. If you are a fan, you must see this. I did not like the special edition as much, as the computer graphics took away from the original concept (much like in the real redone Star Wars movies.) But I understand the point of doing it. They made them look so out of place as a lampoon of the original Special edition movies, in which the digital effects look equally out of place.

"You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye!".......2005-01-31

Not long after George Lucas' original "Star Wars" film took theaters throughout the world by storm in 1977, a very silly 13-minute long parody entitled "Hardware Wars" was filmed in 1978 by writer/director Ernie Fosselius. The parody, designed as a long film trailer, replaces the authentic special effects and models used in "Star Wars" with low-budget replacements, mostly in the form of household appliances. For example, the Lucas' Millenium Falcon in "Hardware Wars" is an electric iron, the Death Star is a waffle iron, an imperial cruiser is an electric mixer, and the squat droid R2-D2 becomes a canister vacuum cleaner called "Artee-Deco". As with Artee-Deco, the other characters from Lucas' "Star Wars" are transformed in "Hardware Wars" as follows: C3PO becomes 4-Q-2 (like the tin-man from the 1939 "The Wizard of Oz"), Han Solo becomes Ham Salad (Bob Knickerbocker), Chewbacca becomes the Muppet-like Chucilla (similar to the "Sesame Street" cookie monster), Princess Leia becomes Princess Anne-Droid (Cindy Furgatch, who wears round rolls on the sides of her head), Luke Skywalker becomes Fluke Starbucker (Scott Mathews), Obi-Wan 'Ben' Kenobi becomes Augie 'Ben' Doggie (Jeff Hale) and Darth Vader becomes Darf Nader, who is impossible to understand due to his welding-style helmet.

Clearly, not everyone who watches "Hardware Wars" finds it funny; but for most sci-fi aficionados, it's totally priceless! One of my favorite scenes is the equivalent of the demonstration of how powerful the Death Star is: instead of blowing up the planet of Alderan, it blows up the planet of Basketball (a literal basketball). Equally ridiculous and funny is the intentionally bad and sometimes melodramatic acting. Of course, you don't want to miss the exciting special effects of "dyna-space", as presented in "Hardware Wars". Consequently, for being a completely hilarious spoof of "Star Wars" filmed on a meager budget of $8,000, I rate "Hardware Wars" with 4 out of 5 stars. It is interesting to note that Ernie Fosselius provided some voice work and some other miscellaneous work in Lucas' 1983 film "Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi". Clearly, George Lucas was not upset with Fosselius' parody.

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The Iceman Cometh
A LITTLE DREAMING BETWEEN SHOTS
OUTSTANDING
History has proven the truth has no bearing upon anything....a great play and a great film
Greatness abounds, but....

The Iceman Cometh
Starring: Lee Marvin , Fredric March , Robert Ryan , Jeff Bridges , and Bradford Dillman
Director: John Frankenheimer
Manufacturer: Kino Video
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ASIN: B00008HCA9
Release Date: 2003-04-01

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The Iceman Cometh.......2007-07-05

Star Lee Marvin delivers the goods in the demanding central role of Hickey, the loutish sermonizer who attempts to convince his fellow losers that admitting to being a failure is the only possible redemption. In the last role of a long and distinguished screen career, March also shines as the aptly named Harry Hope, a widower who numbs his grief with work. Still it's tough guy Ryan who gives the film's most towering performance as the dying, laconic intellectual Slade (Ryan was also terminally ill when the film was shot). Frankenheimer, normally a director of high-wire political thrillers, directs Eugene O'Neill's raw, devastating play with confidence and sympathy for the plight of his characters. Look for a very young Jeff Bridges as Parritt, Slade's tragic young friend.

A LITTLE DREAMING BETWEEN SHOTS.......2007-06-07

The dreams of the very wretched of the earth are different from you and I. Or are they? This is the true subject matter of Eugene O'Neill fine play. Very little action, lots of drinking, lots of dreaming, lots philosophizing and in a low down gin mill to boot doesn't sound like the makings of a great American play. But, it is. This thing turns into a microcosm of American society in the early part of the 20th century. Between shots of whiskey and beer the denizens of this small work exhibit all the emotions, contradictions, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of life that the rest of us `normals' have to face. Except, for dramatic effect, those flophouse devotees get their noses rubbed in it by one Harry Hickey- traveling salesman, former chief denizen who now has got `religion' and wants to spread his newfound `glad tidings'. Spare us from the Hickeys of the world-a little dreaminess and a couple of illusions never hurt anyone. Did they? Although in O'Neill's hands the dialogue is a little stilted and the characters are a little stereotyped and wooden the point he is trying to make gets across just fine. This is a must read on your American drama list.

OUTSTANDING.......2007-05-14

GREAT PERFORMANCE. WHY THESE DVDS WITH MARVELLOUS STRAIGHT PLAYS FROM THE THEATRE ARE NOT PUBLISHED WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES? I THINK I KNOW THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE A LITTLE, BUT SUBTITLES MAY HELP! INDEED.

History has proven the truth has no bearing upon anything....a great play and a great film.......2006-05-03

The "history" line is so sad yet true. It's uttered by Larry, brilliantly played by Robert Ryan (one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood history). It sums up this Dostoyevsky like play/film. It's very heavy going, rarely showing a ray of sunshine in the dismal existences of the sad souls that populate Harry's Hope, a 1912 dive bar where getting another round of whiskey is all that matters in these shattered lives. Some hang onto their pipe dreams, but they are only dreams. This is a full text, uncut version of the film, directed by the great John Frankenheimer (The original Manchurian Candidate and Seconds). The film had rarely been seen (in any form) since its premiere with the American Film Theater endeavor undertaken by Ely Landau. Kino has restored this film to its original 239 minute length. Kudos to them for bringing it to us. While there are problems with the source material (you can tell where material's been restored and the sound isn't always clear), it's still worth watching. It's not the worst transfer I've ever seen. The performances are superlative. Even Marvin, who some have criticised as being miscast, acquits himself quite well as Hickey. Ryan is the standout in a great cast. See John Ford's The Long Voyage Home and Sidney Lumet's Long Days Journey into Night (also produced by Landau) for great films based on O'Neill's work.

Greatness abounds, but...........2006-01-31

I will simply agree with the other reviewers raving about March and Ryan, as well as the thought that the entire ensemble is incredibly good. This movie was a cult favorite of mine back in the day - I would drag people to see it as a way of communicating that I really cared about them.

It was very upsetting to see how bad the print is. Wow. It would be a labor of love for someone to go through this to correct the color. Since it is the acting and the dialogue that is most important, this is still a treasure, but it would be wonderful to be able to see it with all the atmosphere it had when it was released in theaters.

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Doesn't Get Better!!!

How Do I: Doors, Hardware and Locks
Starring: How Do I
Manufacturer: Triggerfish
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ASIN: B00026L94I
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Description

HOW DO I?, Inc. revolutionizes the HOW TO Industry! HOW DO I? DVD technology offers VIEW IT AND DO IT with ease and confidence to all do-it-yourselfers! Chapters include: Door replacement, Sliding glass door maintenance, Deadbolt installation, sliding door repair and more!

- SIX STEP/ 5 Minute teaching modules
- Trade secrets offered by master craftsmen and presented by the HOW DO I animated characters
- Content and application information provided and endorsed by major manufacturers in every category.
- Print option screens allow user to print out lists of materials, tools and even directions for the job

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Doesn't Get Better!!!.......2004-10-19

Repairs piling up and still you're reluctant to call in a repairman? No worries, you can learn to do it yourself in no time at all with this DVD, complete with printable instructions and diagrams, and with an easily navigated program so that you can get the information pertinent to your needs-fast! Get the inside scoop from tradesman, and learn everything you need to know about doors, hardware, and locks, including: interior hung door replacement, closet door repair, screen replacement and repair, deadbolt installation and replacement, and much, much more!

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Hardware: Rock, Vol. 1
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Interscope (Ven400)
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Hardware: Hip Hop, Vol. 1

ASIN: B0000897A1
Release Date: 2003-03-25

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A must buy for anybody wanting REAL videos
amazing

Hardware: Hip Hop, Vol. 1
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Interscope (Ven400)
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ASIN: B0000897A4
Release Date: 2003-03-25

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A must buy for anybody wanting REAL videos.......2004-06-09

If you want the real videos the way they should be, this video is for you. I loved seein' some of the mixture of older videos like Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Put Them on the Glass" with newer videos. The Shaggy video was nice but I could have done without it. The JadaKiss and BG videos are the best on the DVD. Hardware MUST come out with a sequel to this. I am so tired of seeing chopped up videos on MTV and BET that this DVD is a breath of fresh air. Even BET Uncut is not nearly as uncut as this DVD. For volume 2, might I recommend they include an Uncensored Nelly's "Tip Drill" video. Guys, this is a MUST HAVE for your collection.

amazing.......2003-10-31

This DVD is great. The sound and picture quality are both high and when they say uncensored they mean it. If a volume 2 came out tomorrow I would snatch it up. The only drawback is that some of the songs are a little outdated for 2003, but still worth the money.

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I guess it could have been worse...
Alcoholic floozie on her own raises murderous brat--
disgusting
Bad, unpleasant film
Eric Lloyd Gives a Performance That Will Win Your Heart!

Luminous Motion
Starring: Deborah Kara Unger , Terry Kinney , Eric Lloyd , Jamey Sheridan , and Patrick Fitzgerald
Director: Bette Gordon
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ASIN: B00005NC64
Release Date: 2001-10-16

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Ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd) and his mother (Deborah Kara Unger of Crash and The Game) travel constantly from town to town, stealing enough money from obnoxious men to keep them in food and gas. A car crash lands them in Jersey suburbia, where Mom decides to settle down with Pedro, the man who rescued them from the wreck. Phillip doesn't agree, and after he takes a rash step, they're in flight once again--but now Mom is realizing she may not be the most troubled member of the family. When Phillip's father (Jamey Sheridan, The Ice Storm) returns to reclaim his child, the trouble only increases, and Phillip once again decides to take matters into his own hands. Luminous Motion is a mix of compelling psychology and beautiful cinematography, with a storyline that coils tighter and tighter. Dark and elliptical, but rewarding. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Bette Gordon, who made her directorial debut in 1983 with Variety, returned 15 years later with this adaptation of Scott Bradfield's novel The History of Luminous Motion about an alcoholic mother. "Only two things mattered to me — being with my mom and being in motion," says ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd), who teaches himself physics and biology as he's driven about by his mother Margaret (Deborah Kara Unger). After a car crash, they settle down with Hackensack hardware store owner Pedro (Terry Kinney). Phillip receives letters and phone calls from his dad (Jamey Sheridan). Eventually, mother and son leave Pedro to live on Staten Island — where the boy meets some strange teens (James Berland, Paz De La Huerta), Pedro appears as a ghostly figure, and Phillip's father turns up. Shown at the 1998 Locarno Film Festival. — Bhob Stewart

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I guess it could have been worse..........2006-10-17

Luminous Motion (Bette Gordon, 1998)

When you get Scott Bradfield adapting his own underrated novel for the screen and put Deborah Kara Unger (Crash) in the lead role, good things are to be expected from the film treatment. Unfortunately, not a single one of those good things is realized.

Mom (Unger) and her hyperintelligent kid Phillip (Eric Lloyd, who's recently been making his bucks in the Santa Clause franchise) lead a rootless existence, living out of their car and motels, feeding themselves with Mom's petty thievery and series of one-night stands. Until, that is, they meet Pedro (Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution's Terry Kinney). Pedro isn't exactly a knight in shining armor, but he's a nice enough guy, and Phillip's mom likes the idea of settling down. Phillip, on the other hand, is not happy with the idea at all. Things get even more complicated when Phillip's dad (Jamey Sheridan of Law and Order: Criminal Intent) shows up to try and make a go of playing family again.

About the best word I can come up with to describe this movie is "disjointed." There's a good deal going on under the surface here, but the surface isn't coherent enough for most of it to gel, and se we end up with more questions than answers after seeing it. The principals are all at least half-decent actors, but most of them seem to be railing against a blank wall rather than actually interacting with one another.

Not a worthy treatment of Bradfield's novel. **

Alcoholic floozie on her own raises murderous brat--.......2005-06-05

So what's new?

I'm reminded of a friend's description of an article he had read: zoologists observed a herd of elephants whose alpha male had died. The young male elephants failed to mature properly, becoming wantonly destructive, and the adult females could not control them. Only when a new alpha male joined the herd was order restored.

If this glitteringly surreal but naturalistic and nihilistic film shows any truth, it is that humans are no different in this respect. It seems an unlikely moral to come from a reputedly feminist director, but there we are.

10-year-old Phillip appears to be a sympathetic character at first: very intelligent, thoughtful, adventurous, devoted to his mother, making the best of a bad situation. But gradually he is revealed to be totally self-centered and amoral, with an oversized Oedipus complex, a morbid imagination, a keen nose for the worst of company, and of course no manners at all. Some would say he needs a shrink. It is more obvious that he needs a dad, although anyone stepping into that role does so in peril of his life, as Pedro discovers.

The last scenes are represented as an affluent but utterly sterile existence: mother and son sun themselves on air mattresses in rich husband/dad's backyward swimming pool, conversing as they slowly drift apart in the water. But at least everyone's still alive.

disgusting.......2003-08-17

I originally bought this movie to see Eric Lloyd, it turned out to be a complete bomb. There is no plot, it is incredibly weird, lacking any sense of anything. All that happens is him and his mom go from town to town stealing what they can from unsuspecting strangers to survive. It will leave you thinking "what was that" and have you looking for some normality for an hour or two later. There is nothing to grasp. If you were thinking about buying it to see Eric, it's not worth it, go see him in something else worth the time.

Bad, unpleasant film.......2002-04-01

LUMINOUS MOTION is the kind of mess that just can't escape certain people who praise it because it's so "offbeat" and "different" and "low key". Yes, it is all three of those and I myself certainly like something offbeat, different and low key in my movies too. However, those qualities don't necessisarly translante into "Good".And LUMINOUS MOTION is definitely NOT a good or even OK film. In fact, it's pretty bad. It's not that it's badly acted...Eric Lloyd is very good. The film goes way overboard with the "motion" theme, pummeling it to death. People also apparently don't mind that this boy ends up doing some pretty nasty things in this movie. It left me feeling empty and depressed with hardly anyone likable or redeeming in it. The movie rambles on and on with occasional fringes into the surreal. Surreal stuff like this is tricky to handle, and LUMINOUS MOTION can't get a handle on it.

Eric Lloyd Gives a Performance That Will Win Your Heart!.......2001-12-07

Scott Bradfield's novel of the same name receives a senstive and winning screen adaptation. Although this movie did not get much attention when it first appeared, you will greatly enjoy seeing it on DVD. The DVD transfer is first-rate. Eric Lloyd is the one to watch here!

--Sensitive Stephen, Host of BoysOnYourScreen.net

A plot summary:

Ten year old Phillip Davis has spent half his life
joyously living on the California highways with his
carefree and highly seductive mother. Every night is a
road, every man is a map, and no love is stronger than
the love Phillip feels for his mom. Mom is light and
Mom is motion.

So when Mom decides to settle down and lead an
average life with an average American man, Phillip
sees himself as her savior, and his mission is to
liberate Mom. At first, he appears to succeed, but an
unexpected event sidetracks his plans: Phillip's
powerful father re-enters his life and he wants his
family back. Oedipus was lucky - he was ignorant of
his crime. But Phillip is all too aware of his situation
and he knows exactly what he must do to regain a life
in motion.

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Directed by Carlos Carrera, La Vida Conyugal is an off-beat, funny dark comedy about a couple in love who get married with the idea of "living together until death do them part." When love fades and infidelity takes its place, the wife decides to resolve their problems by resorting to an unorthodox method: killing her husband.

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Meet men, have sex, exchange for murder!.......2007-07-03

Director Carlos Carrerra's more well-known and controversial romance in the Catholic church, El Crimen del Padre Amaro (Crime of Father Amaro), La Vida Conyugal (Married Life, however, is a dark comedy with a take on married life of Jacqueline (aka Magdalena) and Nicolas, who vow they will be in love together for life until death do they part, or infidelity, whichever comes first.

The characters are memorable, dialogue is entertaining, and the plot progresses with a fast pace.

The movie begins with the future and Jaqueline writes in her novel about her marriage to Nicolas, a well-to-do businessman who immediately begins having affairs. We see through the decades that Jacqueline retaliates by having sex with other men, in the hopes that she can convince these various men to kill her cheating husband.

The funny humor begins when Jacqueline nonchalantly makes arrangements with her various sex partners to kill her husband, but something never quite works out each time.

This 1993 film is well-done, subtitles are good, clear, concise and there are no extra features on the DVD. There is brief nudity. Worth an evening of entertainment .........MzRizz

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