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Stargate & Stargate SG1
LOTR
Babylon 5
Firefly & Serenity
authors David & Leigh Eddings; Piers Anthony
Reviews
Night of the Wild (2015)
Beyond bad
Night of the Wild is a very bad movie. No actual plot, just a chance to have dogs attack & eat humans in a massive mess of craptastic gore & blood. This would be a bad movie if SyFy made it; that it was not makes this one truly unwatchable
Alice (2009)
Thoroughly, & pleasantly, enjoyable
I liked this version from the opening credits with its swinging 60s-style music and an Alice who wasn't ready to jump into a relationship but could fall headlong through a mirror. Hatter is charming, the White Knight is all that a quirky, solitary character should be and the Queen rules with an iron fist. Nick Willing did a vastly better job with this than he did with Tin Man - which I completely detested! He previously did Jason and the Argonauts which is also entertaining, and a Syfy channel favorite. Syfy Channel has a good December offering with this. I have DVR'd Alice, watched it twice and will watch it again! Excellent work to all the cast and crew!
Lady in the Water (2006)
Story has a story
I was mesmerized from the beginning. The fairytale elements flavor the movie in an enticing stew and Night weaves magic throughout. I have never been bothered by any of Shyamalan's stories - he has shown that he is multi-faceted with the various tales he has told. I would not want every movie to be a duplicate of The Sixth Sense --how boring. As for Lady, it is a charming tale that even my 15 yr old son found exciting and fun. And I was moved by Night's speech about being a writer; he put into words the heart of any creative writer's dreams regarding personal immortality. I would never give away anything that happens, so see it for yourself - just remember to watch with open eyes and heart, and don't expect any preconceived notions of what a Shyamalan movie should be.
Jake Speed (1986)
Not as bad as...
Is this a movie worthy of Oscar buzz? No, but it is a fun little film.
Unlike other people's comments, I do not think that this film intended to pretend that it was Indiana Jones; it was meant to entertain in the genre of fictional hero with human frailties, and in that respect Jake Speed succeeds. No one wants to believe he exists, and he has an over-the-top archenemy, played to the hilt by John Hurt. Karen Kopins does fine as the "heroine" who just wants to get her sister back from white slavers and finds herself caught up in the strange world of a hero whose books are based upon his real-life adventures. And Dennis Christopher tries to hold the adventure together while dealing with Jake's ego and Karen's disbelief.
For escapist fun without the need to invest mentally or emotionally, Jake Speed fits the bill.