Collection ID 272
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Bo Derek, Dan Aykroyd
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Broadway Pictures   Release date: 1995   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: An incompetent, immature, and dimwitted heir to an auto parts factory must save the business to keep it out of the hands of his stepmother.
My Rating:
My Review: A true comedy classic. This movie makes me roll on the floor. It is histerical. Chris Farley and David Spade make a memorable duo in this movie. Tommy Boy graduates from college (with a D+!), and returns home to work in Dad's factory. Unfortunately, Dad dies and Tommy boy must save the company. As he goes on a road trip to sell brake parts, his evil stepmother tries to sell the company out from under him. The road trip is hillarious. The laughs are non-stop and the casting was top notch.

Collection ID 982
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Bo Derek, Dan Aykroyd
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Broadway Pictures   Release date: 1995   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: An incompetent, immature, and dimwitted heir to an auto parts factory must save the business to keep it out of the hands of his stepmother.
My Rating:
My Review: A true comedy classic. This movie makes me roll on the floor. It is histerical. Chris Farley and David Spade make a memorable duo in this movie. Tommy Boy graduates from college (with a D+!), and returns home to work in Dad's factory. Unfortunately, Dad dies and Tommy boy must save the company. As he goes on a road trip to sell brake parts, his evil stepmother tries to sell the company out from under him. The road trip is hillarious. The laughs are non-stop and the casting was top notch.

Collection ID 307
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay
Genre: Action
Studio: Eon Productions   Release date: 1997   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English (UK)
Summary: James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
My Rating:
My Review: Dull - Incredibly cliche', and dull. The action scenes are pretty good. But the bad guy in this movie (A Bill Gates/Ted Turner type) is so very much like Dr. Evil that it's laughable. I'm begining to think that this movie was supposed to be a 'tongue in cheek' comedy. There was plenty of action, inter-character drama, and car chases, but isn't this supposed to be a spy flick? The acting from some of the cast was off. I liked the plot points, but the pacing was a bit too fast. One of the worst Bronson Bond movies.

Collection ID 1015
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay
Genre: Action
Studio: Eon Productions   Release date: 1997   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English (UK)
Summary: James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
My Rating:
My Review: Dull - Incredibly cliche', and dull. The action scenes are pretty good. But the bad guy in this movie (A Bill Gates/Ted Turner type) is so very much like Dr. Evil that it's laughable. I'm begining to think that this movie was supposed to be a 'tongue in cheek' comedy. There was plenty of action, inter-character drama, and car chases, but isn't this supposed to be a spy flick? The acting from some of the cast was off. I liked the plot points, but the pacing was a bit too fast. One of the worst Bronson Bond movies.

Collection ID 1648
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures   Release date: 2015   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English, French, Japanese (USA, Spain, France, UK)
Summary: Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
My Rating:
My Review: Directed by Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol). Starring George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie and many others. I remember looking forward to this movie, and I had completely forgotten how much I enjoyed it. I just added it to my 'Wish List', and I'm actually thinking of watching it again this weekend. I completely forgot how much I enjoyed it - What an adventure. Britt Robertson (playing Casey Newton) and Raffey Cassidy (playing Athena the robot) were fresh and surprising in their roles, and that really made the movie. Casey and Athena embark on a truly astonishing, dangerous, thrilling adventure with Frank Walker (played by George Clooney) the oddball inventor. The trio is whisked away from our troublesome present to an uncertain place in time and space. The characters in this story pull us along on an incredible journey to 'Tommorowland'. It's a family friendly adventure, filled with a sense of awe, wonder and a little bit of danger. The visuals are quite stunning and the enthusiastic acting really helped to make this movie more than I had hoped for. I really liked the retro, sci-fi, futuristic technology depicted in the movie. The story itself was a bit simple and a bit of a roller-coaster ride to a somewhat predictable outcome, but the ride sure was fun. Speaking of 'ride' - I think that the movie itself may have been based upon the 'Tommorowland' ride at Disneyland? The pacing was quick but there was some time for character based drama. Thank you Disney - Thank you for making an upbeat movie about the future that fills us with wonder and imagination. 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 126
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor
Genre: Thriller
Studio: Universal Pictures   Release date: 1969   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): English, Spanish, French, Russian (USA)
Summary: A French Man and his family involved in the cold war between Russians and Americans.
My Rating:
My Review: Not the best Hitchcock film, but the historical context certainly makes for an interesting movie. Based on a best selling novel (Topaz) by Leon Uris, this spy thriller is set during the Cold War, focused on the Cuban Missile Crisis of the late 50's and early 60s. Loosely based on a real-world French espionage case (The Saphire Affair). Politics and intrigue drive this international spy thriller. Russians, American's, French and Cuban agents all maneuver to pry loose the secrets of the other. Sabotage, subterfuge, murder and intrigue follow. The movie moves around the globe; from Copenhagen to New York to Paris and eventual Havana. The complex plot gets a bit tough to follow at times, and the actors are all unknowns, but the intrigue keeps the viewer engaged and the climax in Cuba is quite thrilling. The ending seemed abrupt and poorly handled. Spy vs Spy during the Cold War - Where nuclear powers maneuver for world domination. I give it a 3 out of 5.

Collection ID 910
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor
Genre: Thriller
Studio: Universal Pictures   Release date: 1969   Rated:   
Language (Country): English, Spanish, French, Russian (USA)
Summary: A French Man and his family involved in the cold war between Russians and Americans.
My Rating:
My Review: Not the best Hitchcock film, but the historical context certainly makes for an interesting movie. Based on a best selling novel (Topaz) by Leon Uris, this spy thriller is set during the Cold War, focused on the Cuban Missile Crisis of the late 50's and early 60s. Loosely based on a real-world French espionage case (The Saphire Affair). Politics and intrigue drive this international spy thriller. Russians, American's, French and Cuban agents all maneuver to pry loose the secrets of the other. Sabotage, subterfuge, murder and intrigue follow. The movie moves around the globe; from Copenhagen to New York to Paris and eventual Havana. The complex plot gets a bit tough to follow at times, and the actors are all unknowns, but the intrigue keeps the viewer engaged and the climax in Cuba is quite thrilling. The ending seemed abrupt and poorly handled. Spy vs Spy during the Cold War - Where nuclear powers maneuver for world domination. I give it a 3 out of 5.

Collection ID 457
Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall
Genre: Action
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox   Release date: 1970   Rated: G   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: A dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen.
My Rating:
My Review: A bit too many writing credits, but Japanese and American direction was well integrate. This movie was also directed by a few more people than usual (three credits, including Richard Fleischer: The Narrow Margin (1952), 20,000 leagues under the sea (1954), Fantastic Voyage, Soylent Green). Starring Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Jason Robards and many others. If you've seen 'Pearl Harbor' (2001), you should forget that piece of drek and watch this instead. A dramatic retelling of the attack on Pearl Harbor. This movie has a much better feel for history, a better view of the Japanese side of the conflict - thanks to excellent direction from Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale (2000), and Toshio Masuda. It's 1941 (Pre-US entry into WWII) and the US has been enforcing an economic embargo on Japan. After several months of negotiations, Japan's leaders decide to attack the American fleet in Pearl Harbor. The movie is tense, more historically accurate than 'Pearl Harbor' and much more concerned with the nation-state conflict than a bunch of love-struck characters. This movie presents a view from both sides, and the heroic struggle on both sides. Extremely well done 'attack' footage. The writing, direction and acting were quite good. Despite the fact that most of us know the outcome of these events, the movie was tense and dramatic, keeping your interest throughout. I give this historical drama a 5 out of 5 (I own a copy).

Collection ID 1170
Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall
Genre: Action
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox   Release date: 1970   Rated: G   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: A dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen.
My Rating:
My Review: A bit too many writing credits, but Japanese and American direction was well integrate. This movie was also directed by a few more people than usual (three credits, including Richard Fleischer: The Narrow Margin (1952), 20,000 leagues under the sea (1954), Fantastic Voyage, Soylent Green). Starring Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Jason Robards and many others. If you've seen 'Pearl Harbor' (2001), you should forget that piece of drek and watch this instead. A dramatic retelling of the attack on Pearl Harbor. This movie has a much better feel for history, a better view of the Japanese side of the conflict - thanks to excellent direction from Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale (2000), and Toshio Masuda. It's 1941 (Pre-US entry into WWII) and the US has been enforcing an economic embargo on Japan. After several months of negotiations, Japan's leaders decide to attack the American fleet in Pearl Harbor. The movie is tense, more historically accurate than 'Pearl Harbor' and much more concerned with the nation-state conflict than a bunch of love-struck characters. This movie presents a view from both sides, and the heroic struggle on both sides. Extremely well done 'attack' footage. The writing, direction and acting were quite good. Despite the fact that most of us know the outcome of these events, the movie was tense and dramatic, keeping your interest throughout. I give this historical drama a 5 out of 5 (I own a copy).

Collection ID 132
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside
Genre: Action
Studio: Carolco International N.V.   Release date: 1990   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, English (Predator only), French (Not on Running Man) (USA)
Summary: When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real, or does he?
My Rating:
My Review: Directed by one of my favorite directors (Paul Verhoeven: Soldier of Orange, the Fourth Man, RoboCop, Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Black Book); Total Recall is based on a Philip K. Dick short story. A story about construction worker Douglas Quaid (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger). Douglas is bored one day, so he decides to try a virtual vacation. His trip to 'Rekall' doesn't go so well. A memory chip in his skull triggers a flood of memories and a conspiracy laden story of world domination. These memories soon lead Douglas on a journey to Mars in order to discover who he is and who implanted those false memories in his mind. Costarring Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox and others. The acting was Arnold's level, but the twisted sci-fi story was awesome. Visual effect made the roller coaster ride a memorable trip to Mars for sci-fi action with Arnold Schwarzeneger. I give it a 4 out of 5.