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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
Written by
Paul Lingas
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title:
Good Morning Vietnam
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studio:
Touchstone Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, J.T. Walsh, Robert Wuhl
film release year:
1987
DVD release year:
2005
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture rating:
Two-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Paul Lingas
“Good Morning Vietnam” is interesting in that it is a movie about
Vietnam that tackles the subject with both humor and honesty. This is
why it was perfect for Robin Williams to showcase both his comedic
talent and his at that point burgeoning dramatic acting abilities. We
find ourselves in Saigon, 1965, when airman Adrian Cronauer (Robin
Williams) arrives from Crete to take over the morning show on U.S.
Armed Forces Radio Saigon. Cronauer immediately makes friends with his
aide Ed Garlick (Forest Whitaker), but makes enemies of his superiors,
the uptight Lt. Hauk (Bruno Kirby) and Sgt. Major Dickerson (J. T.
Walsh).
Tuesday, 13 December 2005 |
Written by
Bryan Dailey
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title:
The 40-Year Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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studio:
Universal Studios Home Video
MPAA rating:
Unrated (the theatrical cut was rated R for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use)
starring:
Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen
film release year:
2005
DVD release year:
2005
film rating:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
sound/picture rating:
Two and a half Stars
reviewed by:
Bryan Dailey
Anyone who saw Will Ferrell’s comedy “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron
Burgundy” surely remembers the scene-stealing comedy antics of the
weatherman Brick Tamland, played by Steve Carell. It’s this deadpan yet
goofball style that helped Carell garner attention from audiences and
casting directors around the world. Before we knew it, Carell was cast
not only in the American version of “The Office,” a show about working
in a corporate environment, based on the British series of the same
name, but also as the lead in the surprise smash hit “The 40 Year Old
Virgin.”
This film was one of ...
Tuesday, 13 December 2005 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
Rock 'N' Roll High School
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Theatrical studio:
New World
DVD studio:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
PG
Starring:
P.J.
Soles, Dey Young, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Mary Woronov, Paul
Bartel, Don Steele, Loren Lester, Daniel Davies, Dick Miller, Grady
Sutton
Theatrical release:
1979
DVD release :
2005
film rating:
Three-and-a-half Stars
sound/picture rating:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Roger
Corman has always been a trend-rider. In the late 1970s, when disco was
at its peak, he wanted to make “Disco High,” an exploitation movie that
would climax with the explosion of a high school. Rock fan Allan Arkush
was working for Corman at the time, and he and Joe Dante, likewise a
Corman employee, saw their chance. Arkush talked Corman out of “Disco
High”—loving disco would never lead anyone to blow up a high school—and
into “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,” with Arkush as director. (As
compensation, Dante was given “Piranha” to direct.)
Tuesday, 29 November 2005 |
Written by
Dan Macintosh
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title:
The Muppet Movie (Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition)
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studio:
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
G
starring:
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton
Theatrical release year:
1979
DVD release year:
2005
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Dan Macintosh
When you compare the obvious innocence of 1979’s “The Muppet Movie” to
the much more recent “Team America: World Police” with its edgy puppet
sex scenes, you realize right away just how far cinematic puppetry has
come in the past twenty-plus years or so. There’s no puppet sex here,
that’s for sure. There’s hardly any romance at all, in fact, unless you
consider this movie’s brief moments of pig-frog attraction shared
between Miss Piggy and Kermit. Instead, this is just your typical lily
pads to riches showbiz story.
Tuesday, 25 October 2005 |
Written by
Paul Lingas
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title:
Herbie: Fully Loaded
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studio:
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
G
starring:
Lindsay Lohan, Justin Long, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Michael Keaton
film release year:
2005
DVD release year:
2005
film rating:
Two Stars
sound/picture rating:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Paul Lingas
“Herbie: Fully Loaded” revisits the long-loved but long-lost Disney
franchise about Herbie, the lovable 1963 VW Bug with a mind and heart
of its own. Who better to revive this franchise than modern-day Disney
staple Lindsay Lohan?
The film begins with Maggie Peyton’s (Lohan) graduation from college.
Soon to embark on a trip to New York to begin working for ESPN, Lindsay
is the youngest member of the Peyton racing family, which includes her
father Ray Peyton Sr. (Michael Keaton) and her brother Ray Jr. (Breckin
Meyer). Ray Jr. is now handling the driving duties, but due to his many
struggles, Team Peyton is losing sponsors. It seems that Maggie was
once a pretty good street racer but she has ...
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