Index of High Definition (HD) Movies on HD Cinema & Monsters HD

[Sean Mota]

Behind Enemy Lines (1996)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0792899849.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Rumors of his ex-partner's captivity in Vietnam prompt a soldier-for-hire to undertake a no-holds-barred solo quest in the perilous jungles.
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Starring: Griffith, Mulkey Director: Mark Griffiths Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 0.5 star : I fell asleep about an hour into it. Not a good sign for an action movie!

 

[Sean Mota]

Instant Karma (1990)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6303954081.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A television producer may get all the breaks when it comes to programming, but lady luck has left him alone in the arena of love.</p>

Starring: Craig Sheffer, David Cassidy, Marty Ingels, Orson Bean, Chelsea Noble Director: Roderick Taylor Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 1 star : I thought the transfer was very good. And the sound was pretty good. And every so often they threw in an interesting camera angle or lighting. And that's about all the good I have to say about this movie. Just awful in terms of story and writing and acting.

 

[Sean Mota]

Mr. Accident (2000)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000053V7J.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Writer/director/producer/comedian Yahoo Serious turns out his third opus, this time starring as egg factory maintenance man Roger Crumpkin. Roger's a little bit cracked, but his love for Sunday Valentine (Helen Dallimore) will make him stop at nothing to prove his worth. When it turns his employers might be adding something to their eggs to make them more addictive, Roger dons the yolk of social responsibility and sets out to scramble the factory's nefarious schemes.</p>

Starring: David Field, Grant Piro, Helen Dallimore, Jeanette Cronin, Yahoo Serious Director: Yahoo Serious Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 0.5 star : Great transfer, good sound. Horrible movie. The kind of slapstick pratfall pie-in-the-face kind of "comedy" that I assume would only appeal to children - yet it's rated PG-13 and has a couple scenes obviously not intended for kids. And Yahoo Serious?! Am I supposed to find him funny based solely on his name and hair? Can't imagine ever wanting to watch another minute of this movie.

 

[Sean Mota]

The Man in the Moon (1991, Drama)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000053VB2.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A jewel of a sleeper, The Man in the Moon comes off as a nearly perfect short story of two sisters' first competition in the field of love. In a 1950's small Louisiana farm town, 14-year-old Dani falls for Court, a 17-year-old engaging neighbor boy. The two become great friends, but Court is more interested in Dani's 17-year-old sister, Maureen, who is blossoming. Dani will look for any justification why she should be with Court, but as human law dictates, there is no cure for a 14-year-old with a crush.
The film is another winning portrayal of small-town adolescence from Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird). His eye for casting is impeccable, with Sam Waterston and Tess Harper as the earnest parents and newcomer Jason London as the dreamy Court. The real find, though, is Reese Witherspoon as Dani. Her timeless work here is magical. The PG-13 rating is a bit heavy-handed--although the film does not shy away from its look at budding sensuality, or a horrific and emotional accident. Mature 10-year-olds may find one of their favorite films here. --Doug Thomas.</p>

Starring: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper Director: Robert Mulligan Studio: MGM Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 4 stars : Excellent. A treat. Beautifully real and flawed characters, acted so well you forget you're watching actors. A heartbreaking story. A good transfer and good,clean sound ( though not much activity for the surround channels). And don't forget a young Reese Witherspoon who had obviously already figured out this acting thing.

Sean Mota : 4.5 stars HD 1.85 transfer Excellent! They don't make movies like this anymore that make you laugh, smile, and make you cry and think about human life. A must see if you have not sit and watch this movie it is great entertainment. It is rated PG-13 but there are some scenes of nudity and sexual situations.

barth2k : 3.5 stars. A nice coming-of-age story I think it's Reese Witherspoon's acting debut.

 

[Sean Mota]

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000059XTI.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> As its title might suggest, this movie based on Carrie Fisher's Hollywood struggle works better as a snapshot than as a complete film. Meryl Streep plays Suzanne Vale, a successful actress who is lost in her addictions. Her episodes are never as bombastic as Clean and Sober or other antidrug movies of the 1990s, however. Vale's a more lovable person, and as with all lovable people in Hollywood, other Hollywood people care for her: an understanding director (Gene Hackman), a philandering boyfriend (Dennis Quaid), and a bemused doctor (Richard Dreyfuss). But if you are going to talk about Fisher, you are going to mention her mom, Debbie Reynolds. And here Vale's mom is the die-hard Doris Mann, played with appropriate virtuosity by Shirley MacLaine. The love-hate mother-daughter relationship takes over the film in an entertaining way, with Fisher's sharp comic writing coming into play. You nearly forgive Vale's troubles for having to live under a hurricane like Mann (who goes into her nightclub act at the drop of a hat). The film's sweetest pleasure is seeing Streep loose and modern, nary a drab outfit or an accent in sight. Streep and director Mike Nichols make a risky--and rewarding--finale (fueled by the Oscar-nominated "I'm Checking Out" by Shel Silverstein) work effortlessly. --Doug Thomas.</p>

Starring: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine Director: Mike Nichols
Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota : 2.0 It was OAR and HD transfer was very good. However, I thought the movie was bad. There are very few movies where I liked Meryl Streep acting. She looked awful in HD and make up did not cover how old she is. The line by Shirley McLaine that she will do better as an singer than Madonna just made me laugh -- Meryl Streep should stop doing film. Shirley McLain, although older, looked better than Meryl. Her character in this movie was really annoying and sometimes I was tempted to change the channel just because of her. Dennis Quaid and Gene Hackman played small rolls on this one and to tell you the thruth if I were them I wouldn't like to be remember on this one either.

 

[Sean Mota]

Hester Street (1975)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6302538009.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Hester Street is a delightfully quaint film about the assimilation of Jewish immigrants in America in the late 1800s. Steven Keats is Jake, a self-made Yankee who has shaved his beard and side curls in favor of an updated look. An émigré from Russia, Jake's been living in New York's Lower East Side for five years, taking up with a new woman and earning enough money to support his dance hall ways. To his dismay, his wife, Gitl (played charmingly by Carol Kane), and son, Yossele, join him from the Old World. Jake is embarrassed by his wife, who retains her religious ways, wearing the wigs and scarves that tradition dictates. In turn, Gitl is distraught over the changes in Jake, who insists on calling their son Joey and trying to modernize them both.
Those used to Kane as a comedian will be surprised at her quiet performance in this simple period piece, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award®. Her story, though, is compelling, and in the end, immensely satisfying. The black and white film is rough around the edges--microphones in shots, occasional poor sound--but Hester Street nonetheless offers an engaging look at another time and a completely different way of life. --Jenny Brown.</p>

Starring: Carol Kane, Steven Keats Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Studio: First Run Features Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

Tvlman : 4.0 Stars. Coming to America and conflicting Old World vs. New World traditions

 

[Sean Mota]

Gilda (1946)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000048YO.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> All film noirs need deceit, betrayal, dialogue hard as diamonds--and dames even harder than that. But Gilda is the only one with the dame front and center, and for good reason. Rita Hayworth shimmers in the 1946 classic, which spins on a tortured plot involving the title character (Hayworth); her imperious husband (George Macready), a ruthless casino owner and head of an Argentine tungsten cartel (!); and Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford), Gilda's ex-lover and now her husband's go-fer. But no one watches Gilda for the plot, except to learn that all the characters have secrets--perhaps even ones they would kill for. Hayworth captures Gilda's vulnerability beneath her devil-may-care front ("If I'd been a ranch, they would have named me the Bar Nothing"). Not to be missed: Hayworth's slinky striptease to "Put the Blame on Mame." --Anne Hurley --This text refers to the DVD edition.

From the Back Cover
The legendary Rita Hayworth sizzles with sensuality and magnetism as she sings "Put the Blame on Mame" and delivers a dazzling performance as the enticing temptress Gilda. In the story of Gilda, Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) goes to work for Ballin Mundson (George Macready), the proprietor of an illegal gambling casino in a South American city, and quickly rises to become Mundson's "main man." All is well until Mundson returns from a trip with his new bride Gilda--a woman from Johnny's past.</p>

Starring: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford Director: Charles Vidor
Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

Tvlman : 4.0 Stars. One of the all time great Film Noir selections.

 

[Sean Mota]

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6303614302.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A small town in rural Australia (Paris) makes its living by causing car accidents and salvaging any valuables from the wrecks. Into this town come brothers Arthur and George. George is killed when the Parisians cause their car to crash, but Arthur survives and is brought into the community as an orderly at the hospital. But Paris is not problem free. Not only do the Parisians have to be careful of outsiders (such as insurance investigators), but they also have to cope with the young people of the town who are dissatisfied with the status quo.</p>


Starring: John Meillon, Terry Camilleri Director: Peter Weir Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

rollerfink : hahahah ah ahah ah ah aah the early Peter Weir film (1974) The Cars that Ate Paris was on one of the cinema 10 channels the other day. I watched the beginning just to see what it was like and I got totally hooked. I give it 4 stars out of 5 but be prepared for a totally bizarre movie. The transfer is pretty good but I don't know much about that kind of stuff. It was OAR, which was nice. Don't be fooled by the title, the cars don't eat anybody and it's set in rural australia (in a town called Paris) rather than in France.

The story is about a small town that survives by causing visitors to crash their cars. The townsfolk then get all the stuff from the crash victims and crashed cars and distribute it to people in the town. Plus, a crazy doctor does experiements on the crash victims who survive. Oh yeah, and let's not forget the kids in the town who terrorize the town by driving round in their pieced together and wildly decorated cars and revving their engines angrily. ahah ahah ah ahah ah oh god.

So one crash victim is this timid guy (the protagonist of the movie) whose brother dies and he is left stranded in the town. He is deathly afraid of cars, which doesn't help matters. He is taken in by the crazy mayor of the town. He tries to get away but fails. I won't give away the ending.

The direction and cinematogrophy are really outstanding -- early indication of Weir's talent.

The best scene is a pioneer's ball that they have. One guy has a big straw hat on and a sheet with a sign that says "Chinaman" and another guy has blackface (probably vegemite spread across his face) and his sign says "early aboriginal." And a bunch of the mental patients (the ones the doctor experiments on) attend the event with all kinds of bandages and whatnot on. One guy has a cereal box on his head. haha hhah ahah great scene.

I guess the message of the movie is that regular folk can get sucked in to all kinds of crazy things if they don't question them (Vietnam war anyone?). And that if you have no morals your kids are going to be screwed up (and put spikes on their VW bugs). Another theme is that small towns are really f**ked up.

I really enjoyed this movie through all of its strangeness. Check out the product placement/advertising spoof in the beginning with a couple smoking cigarettes and drinking coke and then violently crashing their car.

I'm pretty sure everyone else will hate this movie though.

 

[Sean Mota]

Dead Bang (1989)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0790737752.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> The race murders committed by a group of neo-Nazis in Dead-Bang are based on fact, but the down-on-his-luck, L.A. homicide detective (Don Johnson in a role inspired by a real-life cop) investigating them is the real show here. His personal life in such turmoil that he vomits on a witness, his finances so bad that he has to tape his broken glasses, Johnson's gumshoe is a study in dedicated grimness. There's adequate suspense and drama surrounding the killer fascists, but this 1989 film by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) is more noteworthy for a few examples of the director's stylish flair for hard action than social commentary. --Tom Keogh.</p>

Starring: Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller Director: John Frankenheimer Studio: Warner Studios Aspect ratio 1.33:1

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota : 4.0 I saw this movie a long time ago so it was very nice to see once more in HD. Don Johnson was very good in this movie. I remember the days of Miami Vice and really did not like him but did like some of his movies outside Miami Vice. This movie was not shown in its OAR. If it had, the HD transfer would have looked even better and the HD transfer was very good even though it was cropped.

TheTimm : 2.5 stars : Some nifty camera work and decent sound make this worth watching. Also a pretty darned good picture quality. The movie itself, while not exactly a candidate for many "best-ever" lists, isn't terrible either.

 

[Sean Mota]

Thrashin' (1986)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009OWJZ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> An action-adventure that depicts young love pitted against a backdrop of fast paced skateboard competition and feuding teen gangs.</p>

Starring: Josh Brolin Robert Rusler Pamela Gidley Director: David Winters Studio: MGM/UA Video Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 2 stars : Pretty bad, but it gets an extra star for the club scene featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers back when they were still cool. Also some very unfortunate 80's fashions.

 

[Sean Mota]

Crusoe (1989)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6301331281.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> In this version of Daniel DeFoe's 1719 novel, Robinson Crusoe is a vicious slave trader who is motivated only by greed. When he is washed ashore on an island after a storm, he finds himself at the mercy of the people he formerly persecuted.</p>

Starring: Aidan Quinn, Ade Sapara Director: Caleb Deschanel Studio: M.C.E.G./Virgin Visi Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota : 3.0 Finally I was able to catch this one. Very good movie and very good transfer.

 

[Sean Mota]

Every Breath (1994)

<p><img border="0" src="http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/vhs/sm/62/116862.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A lonely man is seduced by a beautiful woman into a deadly trap.</p>

Starring: Judd Nelson, Joanna Pacula, Patrick Bauchau, Garcelle Beauvais Director: Steve Bing Studio: Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 3 stars : Whoa. Feel-good movie of the season -- if you're into movies that make little sense and are sprinkled with sadism, freaky sex ( think stun gun as a sex toy ), and psychological torture -- not to mention some truly awful acting at times. It does, however, have a scene or two that are worth the price of admission in my opinion - and a pretty cool soundtrack that doesn't skimp on the bass. Give it a look if ya dig movies that aren't exactly paint by numbers.

 

[Sean Mota]

Rich Kids (1979)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000059ZXZ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Robert Altman presents this funny, sensitive depiction of divorce as seen through the eyes of two 12-year-olds, amid their adolescent growing pains and sexual awakenings.</p>

Starring: Trini Alvarado, Jeremy Levy Director: Robert M. Young Studio: MGM/UA Video Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 2 stars : Not bad, really - just somewhat dull. The friendship/romance between the youngsters was interesting and well-done. It was pretty much the adults that couldn't really hold my interest. I guess divorce just doesn't strike me as that compelling of a topic anymore - perhaps things were different in 1979.

 

[Sean Mota]

Brigadoon (1954, Musical)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0792837541.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Anything is possible in Brigadoon, the Lerner and Loewe musical put to celluloid in 1954 by director Vincente Minnelli: a village can reappear for only one day each century, and Gene Kelly can tap-dance on a dirt path. Kelly and Van Johnson play a pair of New Yorkers who go on a hunting vacation in the highlands of Scotland. But what Tommy Albright (Kelly) captures is the heart of a bonny Scottish lass, Fiona Campbell (Cyd Charisse). The catch: Fiona lives in Brigadoon, an enchanted town that appears for only one day every 100 years. If Tommy stays, he must give up everything (including his fiancé back home); if Fiona leaves with Tommy, Brigadoon will vanish into the highland mist, never to be seen again. Not that this keeps anyone from having a good time. The men are clad in vivid tartan kilts and leggings, and the women swish about in multicolored petticoats. Fiona's sister Jean is getting married, and the whole town is drinking ale and singing cheery songs--except for Jean's ex-beau, who threatens to leave and thereby end the town's existence. Brigadoon is a charming escape into a sweet fairy tale. Some of the songs may be less than memorable, but Kelly's choreography is often as witty as the banter. When the hectic pace of the modern world threatens to overtake you, consider a brief vacation in the highlands of Scotland. As one character says, "There must be an awful lot of folk searching for a Brigadoon"--even if it only lasts for a couple of hours. --Larisa Lomacky Moore.</p>

Starring: Kelly, Johnson Director: Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1 (alternate spherical version)


Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 3 stars : A pleasant surprise - liked it more than I thought I would. The PQ isn't that great and I didn't love the songs, but the story itself is really good - kind of a fairy tale.

 

[Sean Mota]

What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009XN3O.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Pedro Almodóvar scored his first international hit with What Have I Done to Deserve This?, cementing his reputation as Spain's bad-boy director of darkly comedic melodramas. Many of the themes that dominate Almodóvar's later films are evident here, especially his sympathetic affection for downtrodden women like Gloria (Carmen Maura), an exhausted housewife who's addicted to No-D?z tablets and spends 18-hour days cleaning apartments and tending (just barely) to her teenage sons (one deals drugs, the other offers sex to local perverts), neglectful husband, and looney-tunes mother-in-law--all of whom have a particular knack for getting on her nerves. Toss in a prostitute neighbor, an accidental murder, and a pet lizard named "Money," and you've got the makings of a soap opera by way of Luis Buñuel and John Waters, served up with Almodóvar's distinctive blend of compassionate humanity and kinky outrageousness. --Jeff Shannon.</p>

Starring: Carmen Maura, Verónica Forqué Director: Pedro Almodóvar Studio: Wellspring Media, In Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1


Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota : 2.5 decent HD Transfer but not outstanding. Plus it was not shown in its OAR which made it worse. This is Pedro Almodovar first big international movie. I would love if WorldCinema brings all his movie to HD Cinema. He always has a different angle to his stories which are out of the ordinary. The story itself was not that great on this one but I enjoyed seeing Carmen Maura younger. My wife did not like it but it was ok for an evening of entertainment. I would love if worldcinema shows these movies in its original language and of course the english subtitles I loved. If you are not a fan of Pedro Almodovar, you would not like this movie but if you are then you need to see this.

 

[Sean Mota]

Places in the Heart (1984)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NRN8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Pedro Almodóvar scored his first international hit with What Have I Done to Deserve This?, cementing his reputation as Spain's bad-boy director of darkly comedic melodramas. Many of the themes that dominate Almodóvar's later films are evident here, especially his sympathetic affection for downtrodden women like Gloria (Carmen Maura), an exhausted housewife who's addicted to No-D?z tablets and spends 18-hour days cleaning apartments and tending (just barely) to her teenage sons (one deals drugs, the other offers sex to local perverts), neglectful husband, and looney-tunes mother-in-law--all of whom have a particular knack for getting on her nerves. Toss in a prostitute neighbor, an accidental murder, and a pet lizard named "Money," and you've got the makings of a soap opera by way of Luis Buñuel and John Waters, served up with Almodóvar's distinctive blend of compassionate humanity and kinky outrageousness. --Jeff Shannon.</p>

Starring: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, John Malkovich, Danny Glover Director: Robert Benton Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 4 stars :The acting performances alone make this a great watch. Sally Field, Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Ed Harris...what a cast! And a heartwarming story to showcase their talents. PQ okay, sound pretty weak.

Sean Mota : 2.5 very warm story. I saw this movie a long time ago but again here the HD Transfer was not that great! I don't own the DVD (if there is one) but I would love to see how it looked on the DVD. There were scene that looked very good (especially where there was a lot of lighting) but otherwise it looked soft. I decided to watch it because all the good actors. It is very unusual when you find 4-5 different well known actors in a movie and the movie doesn't suck. This story was very good.

 

[Sean Mota]

Mike's Murder (1984)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6300271579.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> This spellbinding murder mystery stars Debra Winger as Betty, an impressionable young single woman, living in Los Angeles, who becomes involved in the dangerous worlds of murder and drug dealing when she investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of a former lover. Although Betty is doing just fine on her own as a bank teller, living in a good neighborhood, she falls for the charms of her seductive young tennis instructor, Mike (Mark Keyloun). After a fiery affair, the two don't see each other for months until Betty runs into Mike again and he admits to supplementing his income with drug dealing. After numerous attempts to rekindle their passionate affair, Mike stands Betty up on the evening of a planned tryst. To Betty's horror, she learns the real reason Mike did not make their date: He has been murdered in a brutal drug scandal. Grief stricken, Betty takes it upon herself to investigate Mike's murder and delves deep into his sordid past, meeting many of Mike's so-called friends. As Betty becomes more and more entrenched in the dangerous details of Mike's death, she puts her own life in peril in this harrowing depiction of the netherworld of underground Los Angeles, directed by James Bridges.</p>

Starring: Debra Winger Director: James Bridges Studio: Warner Studios Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

TechCop : (2 Stars) Best part of this one was watching Debra Winger "bounce" from one location to another.

 

[Sean Mota]

Tom Thumb (1958)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0790750732.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> When the 2-inch-tall Tom Thumb arrives at a childless couple's door, it seems like the perfect family has been created. But a chance meeting with a pair of devious robbers soon has Tom acting as an unwitting accomplice in a robbery, thereby threatening his family's happiness. Only Tom (Russ Tamblyn of West Side Story) and his friend Woody (Alan Young) can prove the innocence of Tom's parents and bring the robbers to justice. This 1958 presentation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale won an Oscar® for its innovative special effects. Timeless scenes include the famous dancing shoes and the painted boy who peels himself off of a pad of paper to dance around the room. Peggy Lee and Fred Spielman provide a wealth of catchy songs that have Tamblyn, Young, and Peter Sellers singing, dancing, and performing impressive gymnastic feats. This fanciful tale will appeal to the entire family. --Tami Horiuchi .</p>

Starring: Russ Tamblyn, June Thorburn Director: George Pal Studio: Warner Studios Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota : 2.5 very warm story. I saw this movie a long time ago but again here the HD Transfer was not that great! I don't own the DVD (if there is one) but I would love to see how it looked on the DVD. There were scene that looked very good (especially where there was a lot of lighting) but otherwise it looked soft. I decided to watch it because all the good actors. It is very unusual when you find 4-5 different well known actors in a movie and the movie doesn't suck. This story was very good.

 

[Sean Mota]

The Burning (1981) [Monsters-HD]

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000059ZW0.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Horribly disfigured by fire after a prank goes awry, dissolute camp caretaker Cropsy (Lou David) emerges five years later from the burn ward to wreak vengeance on a new batch of hormone-driven campers with a pair of oversized garden shears. Director Tony Maylam leans heavily on slasher-movie clichés (false scares, multiple climaxes, Vaseline-smeared POVs, and leering angles on female anatomy), but they're at least handled with a degree of competence and attention to pacing not usually found in post-Friday the 13th thrillers. The cast (which includes film debuts by Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens, and Brian Backer from Fast Times at Ridgemont High) also approach their cookie-cutter characters with a let's-put-on-a-show level of enthusiasm and earnestness. Eighties gore fans should know that MGM's release of this full-frame print marks the first time The Burning has been available in an uncut form in the United States. Some 45 seconds of gruesome special effects (courtesy of Tom Savini) were trimmed from the theatrical and home video releases to insure an R rating. In the United Kingdom, an additional 19 seconds were removed after the film was placed on the notorious "video nasties" list. The Burning was produced (and "created," whatever that means) by Harvey Weinstein and his then-fledgling company Miramax; Harvey also contributed to the original story with brother Bob and future producer/talent agent Brad Grey (The Sopranos, The Larry Sanders Show). Editor Jack Sholder went on to direct The Hidden. The cacophonous electronic score is by Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman. --Paul Gaita.</p>

Starring: Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres Director: Tony Maylam Studio: MGM/UA Video Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 2 stars : Pretty horrible! It's your classic crazed-killer-at-camp horror-type thing with rivers of blood and spectacularly bad writing and acting. But I'm pretty sure that's George Costanza (Jason Alexander, is it?) in a minor role as one of the campers. I can't lie, though -- I musta been in just the right mood, cuz i kinda liked it!

 

[Sean Mota]

The Hills Have Eyes (1977) [Monsters-HD]

<p><img border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/x-site/icons/no-img-sm.gif" align="left" hspace="5"> Fans of Wes Craven's more recent major studio work (the Scream series) may be put off by the low-budget griminess of his sophomore feature, The Hills Have Eyes, but the director's longtime supporters and aficionados of '70s horror will be riveted by this unsettling culture clash fable. Originally titled Blood Relations, Hills strands a suburban family (which includes E.T.'s Dee Wallace Stone and future documentarian Robert Houston) in the desert and pits them against a clan of inbred cannibals. The resourceful killer brood quickly decimates the outsiders' numbers, forcing the survivors to fight back with equally savage means. Like Craven's debut, Last House on the Left, Hills is a relentlessly tense film which demolishes numerous societal taboos (fratricide and infant kidnapping, for starters), but it also delivers a powerful subtext about family and the fine line between civilization and animal behavior amidst the mayhem. Highly recommended for Craven completists and fans of no-holds-barred horror. --Paul Gaita.</p>

Starring: Susan Lanier, Robert Houston Director: Wes Craven Studio: Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm : 3 stars : I was a little disappointed with the picture quality and sound, but the movie itself is a frickin' classic!