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DVD Verdict posts insightful, sometimes irreverent, reviews of films in the DVD format. Copyright: HipClick Designs LLC Quote: "The film's violent moments are as shocking today as they were over 25 years ago. It's not only the amounts of blood; it's the random unpredictability. The fact that the story is character-driven makes the violence all the more palpable and disturbing." Quote: "With several storylines being pursued in each episode, the show's fragmented approach gave Grounded for Life a Mad Magazine-style presentation, and as with that iconic publication, I found that the more attention you paid, the more laughs you got." Quote: "The Murder of JFK: A Revisionist History is an excellent primer or refresher course for conspiracy buffs, but it's top-heavy in its 'revisionist' approach. It spends an entire hour putting the future President Kennedy and his ultimate assassination in the context of the pre-existing U.S. political and cultural climate and the global context of the Cold War. " Quote: "Martha Ivers marked the film debut of Kirk Douglas at age 29 and he delivers a surprisingly standout performance as a foundering milquetoast. Despite his strong jaw, here Douglas creates a decidedly weak-kneed character, who can barely merit the audience's pity. Walter is a despicable character and anyone expecting Michael 'Midge' Kelly in Champion or Spartacus is in for a shock." Quote: "Cast in Gray is a fascinating journey through the mind of a man on the brink of self-destruction, and director Toth makes the most of the premise. Is the Man with The Dog a figment of The Man's imagination, an alter-ego used as a sounding board for his suicidal intentions, or is the hitchhiker some kind of angel, a form of divine intervention deployed at a time of crisis? I have no plans of spoiling your enjoyment by even hinting at how these scenarios pan out." Quote: "Obviously, The Killing of Sister George was ahead of its time, further demonstrating director Robert Aldrich's intuition for finding or creating new cinematic outlets that provoked audiences to take different and thoughtful looks at what was being presented on the silver screen." Quote: "The entire cast is electrifying in bringing these damned and distraught characters to life. Brando, Magnani, and Woodward are in top form, generating a dynamic chemistry. This is one of Brando's best performances of the 1950s, his peak decade, and it's on a par with his work in Streetcar and On the Waterfront." Quote: "Yes, the 1960s was the era of 'free love,' but Georgia's love doesn't come without cost and consequence to her partners. Halfway through the film, I began wondering if screenwriter Steve Tesich intended her to be a metaphor for catastrophe, delivering a kiss of death to anyone who dared to defy convention and challenge the status quo." Quote: "This movie, in fact, is so overloaded with convoluted and contrived subplots that the viewer soon becomes as disoriented as the main character. I doubt that this was intentional, but rather an attempt to pad out Marvin Borowsky's story, 'The Long Journey.'" Quote: "There are no monumental intergalactic battle scenes or prolonged CGI sequences reveling in faux pyrotechnic displays of global assault and destruction. Demon Seed offers a more intimate portrayal of man's scientific experimentation and quest for knowledge that extends far beyond the anticipated logical fruition without taking into account the potentially devastating consequences." |
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