More of a supercharged revamp than a remake, Rob Zombie's take on John Carpenter's Halloween expands the back story of masked killer Michael Myers in an attempt to examine the motivation for his first deadly attack, as well as some reasons for his longevity as a horror icon. Zombie's Myers is a blank-eyed teen (played by Daeg Faerch) whose burgeoning mental problems are left unchecked in ...
Manufacturer: Paramount Home EntertainmentStarring: Danielle Harris, Sheri Moon, Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler ManeDirected By: Rob Zombie
In giving 1991's The Last Boy Scout a three-star review, critic Roger Ebert was properly performing his duty as an objective reporter, praising the filmmakers' professional skill while observing that "the only consistent theme of the film is its hatred of women". For the purposes of this capsule review, there's no such obligation to level-headed fairness; the simple truth is, this ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor NegronDirected By: Tony Scott
The glowering brutality that is aikido head-banger Steven Seagal's substitute for a star persona at least gives us a rancid taste of authenticity in Marked for Death, a cookie-cutter action picture. This glum lug seems really to enjoy hurting people; he snaps limbs and shatters noses with visible relish. Pitted against a gang of Jamaican gangsters who invade his (white ethnic) Chicago ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Steven Seagal, Joanna Pacula, Basil Wallace, Keith David, Tom WrightDirected By: Dwight H. Little
Some of us will never understand why this boy-and-his-whale tale became the hit family film of 1993 and one of the bestselling videos of all time. But it is easy to see how clever marketing and a tear-jerking story could touch the hearts of kids and parents the world over, especially because the endangered Orca whale named Willy is such a majestic creature. The story of Free Willy couldn't ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Michael Madsen, Keiko, Jayne AtkinsonDirected By: Simon Wincer
Starting around Halloween 4, that masked nut Michael Myers stopped chasing his sister (played by Jamie Lee Curtis in the first and second films, as well as Halloween H20) and went after his niece. Now he's chasing her around again in part 5, but it's a lot of other people who die in the process. Donald Pleasence continues his mad-doctor bit from the earlier movies, Danielle Harris is ...
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay EntertainmentStarring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Beau Starr, Danielle Harris, Harper RoismanDirected By: Arthur Speer, Dominique Othenin-Girard
Manufacturer: Arrow FilmsStarring: Christina Applegate, Concetta Tomei, Kimmy Robertson, Jayne Brook, Robert Hy GormanDirected By: Stephen Herek
This echo of 1970s disaster films stars Sylvester Stallone as the disgraced former head of New York City's Emergency Medical Services, a loser who is nevertheless a compulsive rescuer of people in danger. When the Holland Tunnel is sealed off after a fiery explosion and car passengers are trapped within, he goes inside and leads a group of survivors (a mixed group allegorically representing ...
Manufacturer: 4 Front VideoStarring: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Jay O. SandersDirected By: Rob Cohen
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Home EntertainmentStarring: John Goodman, Cheryl Hines, Orlando Jones, Danielle Harris, Daryl SabaraDirected By: Mark Baldo, Bret Haaland
The characters in The Wild Thornberrys Movie are well-defined and delightful; the well-written script zips along and the animation is visually dynamic. This charming movie version of the Nickelodeon cartoon centres on Eliza, the youngest daughter of the Thornberry family. Her parents, Nigel and Marianne, travel the world to create nature programmes for television. But Eliza, thanks to a ...
Manufacturer: Paramount Home EntertainmentStarring: Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry, Danielle Harris, Tom Kane
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Michael Madsen, August Schellenberg, KeikoDirected By: Dwight H. Little, Sam Pillsbury, Simon Wincer
