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Excellent review. I happened to see this one again recently and agree it's quite effective. My problem with it is that the Raymond character lacks the depth of pathos we get with Laurence Harvey in the Frankenheimer. Harvey plays the tragedy so deeply and with so much nuance. I don't really...

Saw it first as a little Catholic kid....horrified by one scene (no spoilers). Seeing it many years later, I think it's an excellent, intelligent, beautifully produced film

Extremely entertaining, totally over-the-top adventure-fantasy mayhem. The cast is great with Karloff having a field day, Loy following suit. I thought the DVD looked very good, this should be a real stunner

Same here with the T-Mobile plan. This week I watched my first Netflix content with ads and, to be totally honest, it's not so bad...the ads are 15-seconds long. If they keep it that way I won't mind much, since it's free anyway. But in general, I agree with most here that this is a bad...

This is considered Lupino's breakthrough performance. Over the top, perhaps, but very memorable in a thoroughly enjoyable Warner's gem

I've loved THE THING since free sneak preview I saw in Boston in 1982 (wonderful, the audience howled in horror). As for the 2011 Prequel: I like it quite a lot too. But I've got the Universal Two-fer blu-ray, region B with both films, and it's more than adequate for my needs And no thanks, on...

Got this player a couple months ago and I'm very happy with it as far as its performance. Navigating settings can be a pain at times, but not major, and the remote is merely adequate. Mine is modified to be region-free and it works like a charm. I was a little surprised by how many blu-rays are...

Wow...Thanks...I wonder how I got the wrong cord. But I've discovered by reversing it the player works perfectly ,so I guess problem is solved.....

Hello! I recently got a Panasonic UB820 blu-ray player. It's a great machine once I get it going, but when I turn it on it just freezes with the Welcome! screen until it turns itself off several minutes later. I've tried unplugging, resetting...nothing seemed to help. I contacted the vendor and...

My $0.02 - I only buy shows I know I love or like a lot. That cuts way down on how many I would own. There are a couple of exceptions--shows I had no other way to see (just a couple of those)--- As for re-watching: THE TWILIGHT ZONE (original) is one I have watched countless times and continue...

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ALL in need of Blu-ray release: Born to Kill (1947) The House of Mirth (2000) The Butcher Boy (1997) The Devils (1971) with or without 'that scene' (the BFI DVD isn't too bad, actually) Intent to Kill (1958) in Widescreen (a fine rarity on DVD, but pan/scanned) All the Pretty Horses (2000) in...

I totally get what you say, and I'm happy to see an authoritative person say it. I own only 8 4K discs, and I favor older films, where I think the higher resolution can make a big difference. But aside from the oldest films I have in 4K (Universal horrors, like Dracula, The Invisible Man...which...

in the minority, I've always liked FRENZY, with the exception of a gruesome murder scene early on that I find unnecessary and disturbing. THE FAMILY PLOT is downright awful, imho. To me it plays like a TV movie of the week

Great account and review! A Wyler masterpiece. He manages the mounting tension perfectly and the screenplay doesn't spare the feeling of terror...Wonderful characterizations, down to a visiting teacher in one scene (Beverly Garland!) Magnficent work from Frederic March as always, and great...

I can second the recommendations for at least two: THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (a masterpiece, if only we could have Huston's complete version) and THE GUN RUNNERS, a very good adaptation of the Hemingway story previously filmed as TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT and THE BREAKING POINT. It may not be fully...

Aren't most outdoor scenes in movies dubbed later? I've seen a lot of Westerns lately, shot on locations and the dialog comes thru crystal clear. The Budd Boetticher movies are a great example. I see lots of other films where I assume dialog had to be dubbed and it rarely bothers me (not even in...

I'm sorry to hear about this happening to you, and I hope you don't find any more bad discs in the collection. I've only had one go bad pretty soon on me: a 2002 Columbia/Sony DVD of Curse of/Night of the Demon, with both versions on one disc It played for a couple of years and then went bad.

Not one of Hawks' best, but it has great visual interest, an often eye-popping production with vast crowd scenes. Some of the acting is pretty good. And there's eye-candy too, depending on your orientation 😊I don't think it's a lot less good than far better known Ancient world/Biblical epics

Yes, a superb film! I remember when it was released and it seemed to be ignored. I think it's one of Frankenheimer's best films in any category. Besides those already mentioned I'm in a minority for liking his ALL FALL DOWN (1962)...it's not perfect but it has enough drama and character interest...

A favorite 50s Noir for me. Crawford's good in it and the rest of the cast is top-notch: Steve Cochran, Selena Royle and David Brian, plus Jacqueline DeWitt (the impossible nasty wife of Burgess Meredith in the Twilight Zone ep "Time Enough at Last") are stand-outs. Excellent, dark intrigue...

A blast from the ancient past, Hollywood-style. This movie should be better known. As "Biblical period" epics go, it's pretty awesome. A cast of literally thousands, and you see all of them. It all looks wonderful in widescreen and saturated color. Jack Hawkins is great and there's eye-candy...

-Brando in APOCALYPSE NOW, I agree with this one. A self-indulgent disgrace. However, the film is nowhere near being ruined by him. He comes in at the end, fortunately, and there is a lot of great stuff before that. -As for Sophia Coppola. Honestly, do you really think she almost ruins it...

My favorite of the Kaiju as well. I saw it in a theater at age 7 when it was released in the US. It scared the living bejeezus out of me (the caterpillar things in the cave, with the eerie red light, the miners pulled underwater, etc....terrifying! 😳)

#1 THE APARTMENT Then: MIDNIGHT COWBOY, ALIEN, WEST SIDE STORY in no particular order

Over many years of seeing them, I find THE MUMMY to be my favorite. It has a very good plot and atmosphere. Karloff and the cast, excellent and Freund's direction and cinematography. Agree with those who say it looks great now (blu-ray in my case, I don't have 4K). A real pleasure to watch it...

I'll mention two Lansbury performances that are rarely cited: DEAR HEART (1964), as the wife of the Glenn Ford character. She adds a lot to a film that is already full of memorable performances. ALL FALL DOWN (1962), the Frankenheimer films that tends to be ignored. It may not be everyone's cup...

I'm not much of a Kirk Douglas fan and never liked this film for a few reasons. But I saw it again a couple weeks ago and liked it more--mainly for the other actors, pretty much all of them (William Bendix, wow!). Douglas is quite good at times, but I always feel he's acting, not being the...

Known for the great film noir RAW DEAL and many others. I always remember her as the persecuted wife in the OUTER LIMITS episode Zzzzz (the 'bee' episode). An excellent actress

One of the greatest horror films of the 1930s. The old Warners 2-sider with the 1941 version doesn't look bad at all, but this should be an improvement. Very much worth owning.