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All Around the Town (2002)
HUH????
OK?? This was the most confusing movie I've seen in a long time! Nothing Makes sense! A girl with spilt personalities is accused of murdering her college professor who was actually murdered by his wife, yet the people who kidnapped the college girl as a child causing her to have had split personalities are involved in setting up the murder? Why? For what reason? Don't waste your time. Read the book it must provide more critical information! Otherwise you'll watch the entire movie wondering how on earth all these characters are tied together and then never find out at the end! Awful! I'm going to develop split personalities myself trying to figure this out!
Creepy Classics (1987)
A hoot! Kids and grown-ups alike will enjoy it!
What fun! Excerpts from classic horror films, some starring Vincent Price, himself ( He is the narrator of this film)--"Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors", out-of-print, is a special "kick" as a detached hand crawls around haunting Christopher Lee. You'll view snippits of "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" (the original), "The Blob", "I Was A Teenage Werewolf",' Day Of The Triffids", "Pit And The Pendulum","The Raven", etc.etc., and all the screaming headline hype from the coming attractions. ( Really a bunch of ballyhoo of eras gone by. Good eras of classic horror before computer graphics.) I cannot imagine anyone that would not enjoy this peek into the past with Vincent Price as our guide.
The Phantom (1996)
A GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT!!
Something for everyone here. Kids from 6-60 will get a kick out of the fantasy situations, real THRILLS, and good story. What I enjoyed( so very much) was the breathtakingly beautiful scenery. This film is a true escape. Some may remember the old radio serial "The Phantom"--and the comic book too (you'd have to be a senior) and the movie runs true to form. NOT a single boring moment!! Billy Zane is really a hunk and very believable as the Phantom. A surprise was finding Catherine Zita Jones as the evil-doer--- she was terrific in that role. There is nothing-- NOT to enjoy in this fun film. It has every element to qualify it as a well rounded action adventure the entire family can get into!!
The Shadow (1994)
You Don't Want To Miss This One If You're Aged 3-99
Authentic 1930s sets, clothing, cars, interiors, etc. A deja-vue trip for those over 60, and a great visual experience for anyone at any age. Really good script! Nicely done! Alec Baldwin could be really menacing at times--notice his eye color change from blue to deep brown when he was feeling vibes of his past life of evil. This movie is super for the whole family! When I first got it, I watched it twice in 24 hours--and that was just the start of something good.... I think I can safely say--you will really enjoy it too!!
White Palace (1990)
A comment from a mature female--read on:
Maybe this will be the only negative commentary on White Palace anyone will ever read. Do we really believe that a 27 yr. old, handsome, upwardly mobile "fine Jewish boy" well educated and cool (albeit still grief-ridden over the death of his wife) will eventually remain in a long term relationship with a slovenly, brazen,, chain-smoking,hard-drinking waitress almost 17 years older than he? A couple of more summers maybe--and that doesn't jell as a "romance" for me. Susan Sarandon sums it up "I give a good blow job"( add some more years on her and she can take out her teeth??)---Who stands to end up heartbroken?? She does. Will she spend every day looking for more wrinkles, and feeling "unworthy"? The differences will become more and more unbearable for both and this "couple" will dissolve into thin air. Can we really accept that he(Spader) gives up a high paying career, and all the best in life and trade it for a walk-up "flat" and teachers pay for a woman so much older that he? That just isn't going to happen in real life. For one thing, James Spader is playing a very intelligent, very sexy man! Most critics are focusing on the cultural differences as the major problem. (And--how she is at such a contrast with his lifestyle and family and friends.)The nitty-gritty is--she cannot last due to her age. I am sure it is just a physical thing. We all know its going to be a downhill trip for this couple. All of these obvious conclusions were standing in the way of believing the film. It was great as a fantasy film, or maybe Disney could put a spin on it, and get by. The acting is terrific, and powerful! But I couldn't get White Palace 11 ( never to be made but in my imagination) out of my mind. Realism makes manifest; a doomed interlude. Everybody loved the movie, but I found it improbable as a true "love story". Two magnetic lovers, mesmerized by passion-- who will remain in each others dream life only a decade down the road, at best..
Maybe all women over 40 who saw the film are thinking what I'm thinking but didn't have a place to verbalize it. Thanks.