Top notch ‘Blue Thunder’ gets treated well in new DVD
Great 80s thriller with terrific helicopter actions that works because its not computer generated regardless of its over-the-top conclusion.
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‘Sliver’ may be sexier in unrated version, but isn’t much better
This mediocre thriller was the last of a dying breed of Hollywood erotic thrillers headlined by Sharon Stone hits DVD in an unrated format that is sans extras.
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‘Godzilla’ has flaws, but it’s NOT as bad as you may have been told
Although trashed by fans of the man-in-the-suit films this 1998 version is actually pretty fun and entertaining.
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‘Chicken Little’ is an underappreciated Disney delight
Wonderful animated film that moves a little fast but is terrifically clever and loaded with funny characters.
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‘Ten Commandments’ is still a wonderful classic 50 years later
Easily one of the best collector’s edition of a classic film Charlton Heston pays his pinnacle role in this religious epic and the original 1923 version is surprisingly brilliant.
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Excellent ‘Stalag 17’ is beautiful in ‘Special Collector’s Edition’
William Holden is brilliant and Billy Wilder is at his best with this classic World War II satire.
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Daniel Day-Lewis is brilliant in ‘My Left Foot’
In 1989 the United States was introduced to Irish cinema with My Left Foot, starring Daniel Day Lewis and directed by Jim Sheridan (no relation, although I met him once in a bar in the Village here in NewYork City). Lewis walked away with the Oscar for Best Actor that year, surprising many. His co-star, Brenda Fricker, also took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar that year. I remember…
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In ‘The High and the Mighty’ John Wayne takes a long flight to nowhere
Very much like an Irwin Allen disaster flick but in this case nothing much happens.
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Steve Martin’s ‘The Jerk’ is still funny 26 years later
Steven Martin’s first big screen adventure remains one of his funniest.
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John Wayne sours in ‘Island in the Sky’
This old black and white from 1953 features an all-star cast and while its probably a little longer than it needed to be [I]Sky[/I] is a strong feature about survival.