Collection ID 845
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Celandine Films   Release date: 1983   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, German, French, Italian (UK)
Summary: The comedy team takes a look at life in all its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
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Collection ID 715
Director: Jack Gold
Starring: Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick, Harry Andrews, Alan Badel
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Studio: Coatesgold   Release date: 1978   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English (France, UK)
Summary: John Morlar (Richard Burton) is watching the British television broadcast when an anchorman states that American astronauts are trapped in orbit around the moon. Suddenly someone in Morlar's room picks up a figurine and strikes him on the head repeatedly. His blood splatters the television screen. A French police inspector, Brunel (Lino Ventura), arrives at Morlar's apartment to begin an investigation. At first he thinks Morlar is dead, but soon he hears him breathe. At the hospital, Morlar is hooked up to life support systems, one machine in particular monitors the activity of his battered brain. Brunel discovers that Morlar has been in psychological analysis because of his history of being witness to many disasters, other people's disasters. Dr. Zonfeld (Lee Remick), Morlar's analyst, explains that Morlar's delusions had begun when he was a child. He believed that he had caused a hated nanny's death. Morlar's childhood delusions were reinforced at a resort when he overheard his parents discussing him with disapproval. When his parents strolled on top of a cliff, Morlar watched as the family car suddenly pushed them off the cliff to their deaths. One evening, Brunel pores over the mysteries of Morlar's diary and through his scrapbook of disastrous events. Gradually, Brunel begins to develop an opinion of what Morlar was like and begins to wonder if he is chasing a murderer or a victim.
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My Review: Based on a novel by Peter Van Greenaway, directed by Jack Gold (Escape from Sobibor). Starring Richard Burton as John Morlar an enigmatic man with unusual powers. As the movie opens, Morlar is brutally beaten and left for dead. As the police investigate the murder, they discover that Morlar is alive! On life support, the inspector continues his investigation. Who would want to murder this man, and who is John Morlar. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he seems surrounded by coincidental tragedies, accidents, and unexplainable events. As the plot unfolds, inspector Brunel comes to realize that Morlar must die! Fascinating movie with an excellent script. While the direction was lacking, the screenplay was well written, and the mystery quite thrilling.

Collection ID 1405
Director: Jack Gold
Starring: Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick, Harry Andrews, Alan Badel
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Studio: Coatesgold   Release date: 1978   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English (France, UK)
Summary: John Morlar (Richard Burton) is watching the British television broadcast when an anchorman states that American astronauts are trapped in orbit around the moon. Suddenly someone in Morlar's room picks up a figurine and strikes him on the head repeatedly. His blood splatters the television screen. A French police inspector, Brunel (Lino Ventura), arrives at Morlar's apartment to begin an investigation. At first he thinks Morlar is dead, but soon he hears him breathe. At the hospital, Morlar is hooked up to life support systems, one machine in particular monitors the activity of his battered brain. Brunel discovers that Morlar has been in psychological analysis because of his history of being witness to many disasters, other people's disasters. Dr. Zonfeld (Lee Remick), Morlar's analyst, explains that Morlar's delusions had begun when he was a child. He believed that he had caused a hated nanny's death. Morlar's childhood delusions were reinforced at a resort when he overheard his parents discussing him with disapproval. When his parents strolled on top of a cliff, Morlar watched as the family car suddenly pushed them off the cliff to their deaths. One evening, Brunel pores over the mysteries of Morlar's diary and through his scrapbook of disastrous events. Gradually, Brunel begins to develop an opinion of what Morlar was like and begins to wonder if he is chasing a murderer or a victim.
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My Review: Based on a novel by Peter Van Greenaway, directed by Jack Gold (Escape from Sobibor). Starring Richard Burton as John Morlar an enigmatic man with unusual powers. As the movie opens, Morlar is brutally beaten and left for dead. As the police investigate the murder, they discover that Morlar is alive! On life support, the inspector continues his investigation. Who would want to murder this man, and who is John Morlar. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he seems surrounded by coincidental tragedies, accidents, and unexplainable events. As the plot unfolds, inspector Brunel comes to realize that Morlar must die! Fascinating movie with an excellent script. While the direction was lacking, the screenplay was well written, and the mystery quite thrilling.

Collection ID 710
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck
Genre: Classics
Studio: Digiview   Release date: 1941   Rated: Unrated   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: A reporter concocts a story of a fiction character and makes him the subject of a column telling of his intensions to commit suicide over the sorry state of mankind.
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My Review: Directed by Frank Capra (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life), starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, Spring Byington, James Gleason and others. When the spunky reporter Ann Mitchell (played by Barbara Stanwyk) is about to lose her job, she cooks up a scheme which ensures her job, but creates a controversy. She pens a false suicide pact from "John Doe" - a fictitious character planning to leap to his death from the roof of city hall. The paper publishes it, and readership skyrockets. The paper wants to keep the readership high, so they recruit a fake 'John Doe' (played by Gary Cooper). This 'John Doe' espouses his philosophy, political views, and dissatisfaction with the system - as scripted by Ann Mitchell. The paper continues to promote him as a populist pundit and common man. Competing papers do their best to expose the scam, and the owner of the paper is planning to use John Doe as a political pawn in a bid for the White House It's a sophisticated political satire, a drama, a thriller with heart and a little romance. A movie about an average Joe who falls into the powerful world of politics and corporate shenanigans. Excellent acting, great direction and a surprisingly sophisticated story, reflecting on the influences of the day.

Collection ID 1400
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck
Genre: Classics
Studio: Digiview   Release date: 1941   Rated: Unrated   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: A reporter concocts a story of a fiction character and makes him the subject of a column telling of his intensions to commit suicide over the sorry state of mankind.
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My Review: Directed by Frank Capra (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life), starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, Spring Byington, James Gleason and others. When the spunky reporter Ann Mitchell (played by Barbara Stanwyk) is about to lose her job, she cooks up a scheme which ensures her job, but creates a controversy. She pens a false suicide pact from "John Doe" - a fictitious character planning to leap to his death from the roof of city hall. The paper publishes it, and readership skyrockets. The paper wants to keep the readership high, so they recruit a fake 'John Doe' (played by Gary Cooper). This 'John Doe' espouses his philosophy, political views, and dissatisfaction with the system - as scripted by Ann Mitchell. The paper continues to promote him as a populist pundit and common man. Competing papers do their best to expose the scam, and the owner of the paper is planning to use John Doe as a political pawn in a bid for the White House It's a sophisticated political satire, a drama, a thriller with heart and a little romance. A movie about an average Joe who falls into the powerful world of politics and corporate shenanigans. Excellent acting, great direction and a surprisingly sophisticated story, reflecting on the influences of the day.

Collection ID 451
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Universal Pictures   Release date: 2000   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
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My Review: It's hard to believe that I've seen this movie so many times, and yet I've never written a review… Until now (obviously). I originally watched this movie back in 2000 (when it was released). I bought a copy soon afterwards, and I've seen it many times. Once again for good measure. It's an excellent movie. With far too many writing credits (six?), the movie is directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Goldmember; Mystery Alaska, Meet the Fockers; Dinner for Schmucks; Trumbo). Starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson and others. Believe it or not, this movie is a remake - Originally made in 1992. Now I have to watch the original… In this remake, Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker a male nurse who's meeting his girl friend's parents for the first time. What starts out as a tense and anxious premise soon spirals out of control into a full blown disaster as everything that could go wrong does go wrong. The movie is chock full of comedic situations and physical humor. Ben Stiller gives an exceptional performance as the desperately eager to please boyfriend. Robert De Niro is in top form acting as the heavy foil against Stiller's comedic riposte. Having an ex-CIA agent as a father-in-law is definitely something to fear, but Greg does his best to soldier on despite the odds being stacked against him. While viewing the movie, you're pulled along with the characters from one preposterous situation to the next. No matter how much you want to throttle De Niro's character, the story lightens up just long enough to redeem the dad for wanting to keep his daughter safe. If your family is anywhere close to dysfunctional, you'll identify with Greg's dilemma and must stick around to find out whether he gets the girl in the end. It's light and laughable entertainment with a rewatchable factor that can't be beat. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 1164
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Universal Pictures   Release date: 2000   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
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My Review: It's hard to believe that I've seen this movie so many times, and yet I've never written a review… Until now (obviously). I originally watched this movie back in 2000 (when it was released). I bought a copy soon afterwards, and I've seen it many times. Once again for good measure. It's an excellent movie. With far too many writing credits (six?), the movie is directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Goldmember; Mystery Alaska, Meet the Fockers; Dinner for Schmucks; Trumbo). Starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson and others. Believe it or not, this movie is a remake - Originally made in 1992. Now I have to watch the original… In this remake, Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker a male nurse who's meeting his girl friend's parents for the first time. What starts out as a tense and anxious premise soon spirals out of control into a full blown disaster as everything that could go wrong does go wrong. The movie is chock full of comedic situations and physical humor. Ben Stiller gives an exceptional performance as the desperately eager to please boyfriend. Robert De Niro is in top form acting as the heavy foil against Stiller's comedic riposte. Having an ex-CIA agent as a father-in-law is definitely something to fear, but Greg does his best to soldier on despite the odds being stacked against him. While viewing the movie, you're pulled along with the characters from one preposterous situation to the next. No matter how much you want to throttle De Niro's character, the story lightens up just long enough to redeem the dad for wanting to keep his daughter safe. If your family is anywhere close to dysfunctional, you'll identify with Greg's dilemma and must stick around to find out whether he gets the girl in the end. It's light and laughable entertainment with a rewatchable factor that can't be beat. I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 465
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Russ Fega
Genre: Drama
Studio: Newmarket Capital Group   Release date: 2000   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's killer.
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My Review: Screenplay written by Christopher Nolan, based upon the short story "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Following (1998), Insomnia, The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar). Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano and others. One of my favorite directors wrote and directed this twisted movie (short story by his brother). It's a thrilling mystery about a man who can't remember the recent past. He's trying to figure out who murdered his wife. Unfortunately, he can't remember what happened, two weeks ago, a week ago, a day ago - Hell, he can't remember what happened 10 minutes ago. There are two story lines here - One moving forward, towards an inevitable conclusion, and another that's moving backwards, towards a horrifying beginning. An innovative film technique that's difficult to implement, Christopher Nolan masters the technique and brings us a very compelling mystery at the same time. It really kept me on the edge of my seat. Trying and trying, again and again, trying to figure out who murdered Leonard's wife (Leonard is the Insurance salesman, played by Guy Pearce, who can't form new memories). Watching this movie is a great mental exercise. As soon as you think you're getting a grasp on the plot, the scene shifts and we're moving backwards in time to uncover more clues. Wait a second, I didn't know that - This changes everything! Rewatching the movie years later, I was still surprised by the outcome, but the characters, by the surprising revelations. It's a great mystery that involves the viewer and challenges your concepts of perception and time. I give this one a 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 1177
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Russ Fega
Genre: Drama
Studio: Newmarket Capital Group   Release date: 2000   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's killer.
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My Review: Screenplay written by Christopher Nolan, based upon the short story "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Following (1998), Insomnia, The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar). Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano and others. One of my favorite directors wrote and directed this twisted movie (short story by his brother). It's a thrilling mystery about a man who can't remember the recent past. He's trying to figure out who murdered his wife. Unfortunately, he can't remember what happened, two weeks ago, a week ago, a day ago - Hell, he can't remember what happened 10 minutes ago. There are two story lines here - One moving forward, towards an inevitable conclusion, and another that's moving backwards, towards a horrifying beginning. An innovative film technique that's difficult to implement, Christopher Nolan masters the technique and brings us a very compelling mystery at the same time. It really kept me on the edge of my seat. Trying and trying, again and again, trying to figure out who murdered Leonard's wife (Leonard is the Insurance salesman, played by Guy Pearce, who can't form new memories). Watching this movie is a great mental exercise. As soon as you think you're getting a grasp on the plot, the scene shifts and we're moving backwards in time to uncover more clues. Wait a second, I didn't know that - This changes everything! Rewatching the movie years later, I was still surprised by the outcome, but the characters, by the surprising revelations. It's a great mystery that involves the viewer and challenges your concepts of perception and time. I give this one a 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 749
Director: Robert C. Hughes
Starring: John Kerry, Mark Mears, John Caso, Lesa Lee, Jimmy Justice
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Studio:   Release date: 1989   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: Campers on a holiday are terrorized by an axe-wielding maniac.
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My Review: A low budget 80s (released 1989) slasher movie filmed on location at Gold Creek Ranch, just north of Burbank, California. With a low budget cast, a crappy script and some former porn stars, just about anyone can make a movie. This movie was supposed to be a horror/slasher flick, but it was so bad it made me cringe. Not quite fitting into the "so bad it's good" category, this movie just made me sad. What a waste of my time. The plot - It's memorial day weekend and rumors of bad karma and a dead dog in the well won't stop the 'Memorial Valley' campground from opening, staying open, or becoming the setting for a crazed caveman's killing field. A group of campers are ready for the weekend, and the bosses son is worried that things could go badly. He really has no idea how badly this film is going to get. The cheap production, poor editing, horrid script, terrible camera work and campy casting set the scene for a highly forgettable movie. The only bright spot is the legendary actor William Smith playing a retired General on vacation with his aging trophy wife. As the movie gets going we find a campground caveman who slaughters campers one after another. Apparently they're disturbing his sense of solitude, and that can't be allowed! Die campers, Die! At times the movie became so comedic that I laughed. Unfortunately, it was sad laughter. The movie wasn't trying to be funny, it was just that bad. The only thing that could have made this movie better? More boobies - There were some scenes with topless hotties, but nowhere near enough to make this movie more than a sad excuse for a 90 minute schlock job. Thankfully this movie was only one of many on a 15 movie compilation. I give this movie a 1 out of 5.