Billy Budd is a well made, high-seas adventure film that features a great breakout performance from Terence Stamp marking only his second feature film (his first also was released in ’62).
Category: Quick Hit Reviews
Someone’s Watching Me Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
Someone’s Watching Me might not be top shelf John Carpenter, even when taking into account the limitations of being made-for-television, but it is quite entertaining with some genuine thrills.
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I Feel Pretty Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
I Feel Pretty is a movie with a fine message but falls flat with poorly written jokes and a plot that doesn’t exactly feel fresh, a rehash of something like Shallow Hal.
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Genghis Khan Blu-ray Review
An uneven adventure-drama, Genghis Khan is still a well acted, primarily by Omar Sharif in the title role, and entertaining enough film.
Cinderella Liberty Blu-ray Review
Cinderella Liberty is a well acted, if not uneven, drama-romance with two great performances by James Caan and Marsha Mason who did receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Super Troopers 2 Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
Super Troopers 2 might’ve been a passion project for the many fans of the 2001 film that garnered cult status over the course of a decade, but for someone who only felt so-so about that one, this sequel was, most of the time, painfully unfunny.
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The Children of Huang Shi Blu-ray Review
The Children of Huang Shi is a very well told, finely acted and all around beautiful looking film by director Roger Spittiswoode and his cinematographer Xiaoding Zhao.
Gravity Falls: The Complete Series + Screen Caps
Gravity Falls: The Complete Series is the only way to get all of the episodes after Disney only released various episodes in different volumes, but thanks to Shout we get them all in one set.
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In the Mouth of Madness: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
In the Mouth of Madness is the best Stephen King adaptation that wasn’t with a trippy premise and great performance from Sam Neill under the direction of John Carpenter.
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Piranha II: The Spawning Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
Piranha II could’ve been a fun bad movie but it was just plain bad with terrible acting, poor writing and just an all around miserable experience.
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
I had seen Memoirs of an Invisible Man back upon its release either in the theaters or on VHS but never since, and seeing it again 25 years later, and although yes the visual effects aren’t entirely impressive by modern day standards, it still wasn’t too back for that era while the story was a lot of fun to watch.
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Midnight Cowboy: The Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
Midnight Cowboy for me wasn’t entirely the classic in my eyes, yet still is understandable for its cultural impact and propelled by two incredible performances by Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, both equally deserving of their Best Actor Academy Award nominations.
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The Colossus of Rhodes Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
The Colossus of Rhodes is an over-long but still fine adventure-drama from director Sergio Leone with some impressive set pieces and solid performances from Rory Calhoun and Lea Massari.
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The Addiction Blu-ray Review
The Addiction is anything but perfect but still a unique take on the vampire subgenre with a terrific performance by Lili Taylor as well as Christopher Walken in his small part.
Super Fly Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps
Super Fly is a well done 1970s blaxploitation flick featuring a funktastic performance from its star, Ron O’Neal whose career unfortunately never truly took off, but here, he’s a lot of fun to watch.