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Directed by Peter Hyams, who I've read got the nickname "King of the 2-1/2 Star Movie." I guess I'm pretty middlebrow because I've enjoyed his films such as 2010, Outland, The Star Chamber, The Presidio and this one. Heck, I even liked End of Days. Hyams is also the rare director who was his own...

My opinion on the deal: Only the logo on what's released will change — nothing else. Thankfully, I bought films I liked when they were released, even at the top price. I have some I'd like to upgrade from DVD (The Late Show, Sink the Bismarck!, etc.), but I can still enjoy them when I want...

Little-known fact: The rehearsal pianist for the movie ballet was Elmer Bernstein pre-THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

You mean because it's a grade A stinker? I was surprised when the DVD came out. Aside from a nifty dissolve from the painting to live action after the opening credits, and the "They Call the Wind Maria" sequence, it was a painful thing to watch. It put an end to Joshua Logan's film directing career.

Well, it's getting worse. Now we have "sensitivity readers" bowdlerizing Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming and more so "modern sensitivities" aren't offended. In other words, no trigger warnings because the original books have been turned into pablum for the babies of all ages.

I've always wondered how they can be "eco-friendly" when everyone replaces them with standard cases — and the "eco-friendly" case results in more plastic in the landfill!

While all the cartoon and Western TV releases are great, I hope Archive doesn't forget those of us still waiting on some major WB films. In my case, Angels in the Outfield (the original B&W) Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969 musical) The Late Show The Sea Wolves

I'm immune from Windows 11. My motherboard doesn't have the gizmo (though it has a socket for that chip) installed that Microsoft wants me to have for Win11, so no worries. I get the message "This PC doesn't currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11." And it won't. Haven't...

I am one of those. The reason is that I simply can't see much of a difference between blu and 4K, certainly not like the differece between DVD and blu. My next screen will probably be 4K (because it will be the only thing out there) but I don't feel any urge to spend the money now for the very...

Angels in the Outfield (original b&w) The Fourth Protocol The High and the Mighty Island in the Sky The Late Show The Sea Wolves Sink the Bismarck (which won't happen; it's Disney now) Tribute

I'd forgotten about Disney now owning all the Rodgers & Hammerstein films outside of CINDERELLA and FLOWER DRUM SONG through the Fox acquisition, so I don't expect to see 4Ks of OKLAHOMA!. CAROUSEL, SOUTH PACIFIC, THE KING AND I or THE SOUND MUSIC any time soon, or ever. If any, maybe (and it's...

They have no choice about the major animated classics. Otherwise, they don't care about the huge catalog they now own. Don't look for any of the Fox archive to show up, nor even their own releases like Mr. Holland's Opus, a Touchstone release I have on blu only because MGM owns the home video...

And, as we know, Disney cares zip about their catalog, even important ones like the Muppets. We're still waiting for "When Love Is Gone" to get into the blu of "Muppet Christmas Carol."

They're really not, because there's no mystery. We know from the start who did it. It's the kind of show where it's the ride that's important. Do you enjoy the ride of watching Columbo work? I did, even though there's no mystery who did it.

I almost never buy a DVD unless it's something I want that is only available in that format, meaning it's mostly TV series. On the other hand, I haven't bothered with 4K because my eyes aren't good enough to see the difference on my set (63 inches). Even if I could tell a difference, I'd limit...

Wanted to see it. Finally did and was not impressed. A disjointed film with large chunks being unintelligible and others outright dull. More time was spent on Oppenheimer's nightmares and visions (as opposed to vision) than anything else. Glad I saw it, though. If I had not, it I'd have spent...

As Mark Twain said, "Nothing is foolproof because the fools are so ingenious."

Given the real FBI's tattered reputation these days, I wouldn't hold my breath for it.

Once they got past all the love among the teenagers filler and it became man vs. shark, Jaws 2 was pretty good. But the young love scenes, oy! B-o-r-i-n-g when not e-m-b-a-r-r-a-s-s-i-n-g!

Actually, it's a quadrology. You left out "Train"!

Seeing the titles, maybe this should have been "The Turkey Collection" and released on Thanksgiving!

"Not necessarily a terrific date night movie" . . . Sir, you have a gift for understatement! On the other hand, if your date were to say "I really LOVED the dentist scene" you'd know to reconsider your future with her!

I liked him in the role, and he would have been really great had he continued it. But he had one of the worst agents in the history of bad agents, who advised him that James Bond films were on the way out. Four (soon to be five) actors later, they're still going strong.

You'll never look at your dentist the same way after seeing this flick.

RED EYE is a textbook demonstration of how to make a tight thriller with no fat, clocking in at 85 minutes with no excess gore (bit of a departure for Wes Craven). Too bad there wasn't a blu only release, but no choice and had to take the 4K with it. That's how much I like this film.

At that time Tiomkin was a name the public knew positively, so his name would sell some tickets. Elmer Bernstein was the same in the 1960s and 1970s. His name was big on the posters and ads.

Especially Brosnan, who had the demonstrated acting chops to play both the humor and killer sides of Bond.

Is he singing with Bobby Vee?