Which HD Cinema Movies have you seen?Would you like to post your review of the movie?

[riffjim4069]

Popeye - 1.5 stars: I didn't like this movie when it came out in 1980, and I don't like it now that it's in HD. I grew up watching Popeye the Sailor cartoons and, IMO, trying to duplicate the magic of Popeye on film was a big mistake. Robin Williams actually did good job in this movie, but even his performance couldn't save this movie. All other performance were quite terrible. Not even the Coast Guard can help Popeye's ship from sinking.

 

[Sean Mota]

Hellraiser II: Hellbound 3.5 stars "What's your pleasure son?", "We have such sights to show you". Great, great movie. Clive Baker did a tremendous job with the special effects. Even in HD you try to stay your eyes from the TV watching the flesh bodies. The story was also great.

Unnatural Pursuit 1.0 Star. It is about a playwright and his interaction with the actors and directors of a play by the same name. Pretty boring and the only good scene is the two girls he kinds of meet.

 

[Sean Mota]

The Creeping Flesh 4.0 magnificent movie with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. The story and the acting is great. Do not miss it.

POPEYE 1.5 stars. Popeye the Sailor Man, Popeye the Sailor Man.... When I first saw this one, I thought it was a stupid movie and I still think it is. Robin played the roll well but just the story and trying to change cartoon to movie was plain stupid. The PQ was excellent and it was OAR.

 

[riffjim4069]

A Passage to India - 3 stars: I really didn't care for this movie at first; it was very slow and bordered on boorish. I would have deleted it from the 942 it is weren't so colorful and downright beautiful at times - stunning eye candy. I was drawn to this movie partly because it appeared similar to a series of English Colonial books I had read years ago about a family of archaeologists (antiquities) who adventured throughout Egypt around the turn of the 20th century. Needless to say, you have to be expecting Pud Pompius attitudes and Wry English wit in order to enjoy this one.

Anyway, this film addresses social issues and injustice between English Colonialists and native Indians - these aspect of the films was well done. The English enjoy India, but only as uppity tourists who believe India is something to enjoy at a distance. However, when an elderly lady, Mrs. Moore, played brilliantly by Peggy Ashcroft, and her young traveling companion, Ms. Quested, decide to see India upfront and personal, they hire a local Doctor to be their medical escort and advisory. Along the way, Ms. Quested and Dr. Aziz develop a close friendship and interest in one another. But something terrible happens when Ms. Quested explores an ancient cave. Dr. Aziz winds up in jail and English-Indian relations are strained (near riot conditions).

Biggest Mystery: What and the hell happened in that cave. The film does a poor job explaining what happened, which is a big mistake in my opinion. :

Biggest Rube: A monkey man jumps onto a passing carriage during a near riot and shrieks like a monkey into the face of its passenger. Monkey man gets ripped away from the carriage by Indian police and is prompted beaten to a fruit-juicy monkey pulp.

Funniest Dialog:
Mr. McBride (Prosecutor): The darker races are attracted to the fairer, but not vice-versa.
Judge: Even when the lady is less attractive than the gentleman?

This is a good Majestic film. Personally, I found it difficult to rate this movie...but if you can stay awake past the first 1 hour :sleeo , then you should find it enjoyable :clap . Hmmm. This is always a 3 hours movie. It would have been more enjoyable had they cut out 30-40 minutes of mob violence and scenery.

Lastly, excellent PQ...but could have been even better if viewed at 1920x1080.

 

[Sean Mota]

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 3.0 stars. I saw this one when I was probably 10 or 11 years old. Back then to me the special effects and the entire movie was a WOW! Still it amazes you the special effect and how good it looks in HD! The story is simple and kind of nonsense now but back then it was cool!

 

[Walter L.]

Sean,
Yes, I remember watching that movie in the theathre when I was a kid - reallly cool stuff those days!!! I should DVR it next time.

 

[riffjim4069]

Dead Alive - 3.5 stars: Flesh eating Zombies! I know, I know...it has already been done a million and one times, but this one is, without a doubt, the bloodiest gorefest I have ever seen. For a movie I have never heard of before, this was well-done - A Classic...and funny too! The sound and PQ were excellent! This is a MUST if you like an occasional blood & guts horror movie. Highly recommended!

Just wanted to add this was directed by Peter Jackson of LOTR fame.

 

[riffjim4069]

The Resurrected - 2.5 stars: Good Scare Flick! I women hires a Private Eye who uncovers her husband is bringing back the dead. The scariest scenes take place at the families 18th Century cabin with some very creepy catacombs. The movie isn't without problems, but I would have probably given it three stars if the HD transfer weren't so poor.

To Him Who Shal Come After, and HOw He May Gett Beyond Time and ye Spheres
I have finally conquered the last extremity - Death. Very large quantities of meat and blood are required, however everything depends on the Completeness of Remains. No part must be missing if the finest effects are to be had, for there is naught but liveliest awfulness in what came up from imperfect salts.

At last the method is learn't.

 

[riffjim4069]

The Big Heat - 3.0 stars: Good, but not Great! Glenn Ford stars as an honest take-no-prisoners cop named Dave Bannion, who takes on both the mafia and their corrupt puppet-heads at City Hall. There was plenty of violence in this one, however much of it wasn't captured on camera. Lee Martin does a good job playing a scumbag, Vince Stone, who loves beating and killing women when he's not busy with his full-time job as a dirtbag criminal. It's not a bad effort, but it was early in his career and future performances were much better. The special effects were lame (you'll have to see the scars produced by a pot of scalding coffee) and some of the macho bravado was way over the top. Much is Ford's bravado is motivated by his desire to seek revenge, and extract a pound of flesh, from those who have cause him great pain and sorror. This film is a B&W and it held up reasonable well over 50+ years. The Big Heat was rated very high by most cinema pundits, but I found it to be a little better than average. Worth checking out.

 

[riffjim4069]

Heaven Can Wait - 3.0 stars: Good Movie. I saw this as a kid...liked it then, and it liked it the other night. It's a good family film about a quarterback (Warren Beatty) who was taken too soon by a well-wishing angel (Buck Henry) not wanting to see him suffer a horrible accident. The problem is Beatty wasn't supposed to die in the accident, so he is returned back to earth to resume his life as...well, you'll just have to see it to find out the rest of the story. Funny, Cutsie, and Entertaining.

 

[Sean Mota]

Mary Shelly's Frankenstein 2.5 stars. This one begins quite well but then it goes into the whole story of how Frankenstein is created and there are some boring parts that probably could have been left out. The story is different from the Frankenstein I knew. Well, not really since this Frankenstein was charming, intelligent and was able to read and talk normally. Also, this Frankenstein did not have a name. I thought that previous Frankenstein movies named Frankenstein.

 

[Sean Mota]

Heaven can Wait 3.0 stars. I agree with riffjim4069. I saw this one a long time ago and really liked it. Now watching in HD it was much better.

 

[riffjim4069]

Doc - 3.0 stars: Good Gunslingers movie show on GuyTV! This film stars Stacy Keach as Doc Holliday, Harris Yulin as Wyatt Earp and Faye Dunaway as Doc's tawdry love interest Kate Elder. The moves depicts the interactions of Holliday and Earp, the climate of the western frontier, and how they lived life shortly before their infamous shootout at the OK Corral. The movie for all intents and purposes was nothing special...however Keach, Yulin and Dunaway did an excellent job; the acting and interaction between these characters made for a very enjoyable (yet often slow) experience. IMO Stacy Keach is one of the most under rated actors of our generation. I'm not sure why, but I find him to have one of those love him or hate him on screen personas.

 

[riffjim4069]

Hour of the Gun - 2.5 stars: Another good Gunslingers movie shown on GuyTV! A more traditional, yet inaccurate, depiction of the events involving the Earps, Holliday and the Clanton gang. This movie starred James Garner and Jason Robards whose collective performances were above average.

 

[riffjim4069]

Necessary Roughness - 2 stars: An over thirty Scott Bakula, of Quantum Leap fame, is recruited by a 2nd rate college and stars as their quarterback in this 2nd rate movie. Not terrible, but certainly nothing better than the typical made for TV type movie.

 

[Sean Mota]

Jason and the Argonauts 1.5 stars. Not very good movie now but when I used to be a kid I loved these type of movies. The PQ varies from excellent to ok. There are parts of the film which are excellent while others are not. The special effects are not that great today but they used to be the best before.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1.5 stars. Same as above.

 

[Sean Mota]

Clash of the Titans 2.5 stars. These movies were a blast when I was a teenager. The special effects and the fantasy were just splendid before. Now watching in it in HD, the special effects are not so great but one still appreciate the movie and what it meant. Great movie if you are watching with an open mind.

Sleepwalkers 2.5 stars. Very suprised about this one. Great blood scenes but the storyline was a little dull. PQ was excellent on this one!

 

[riffjim4069]

The Swimmer - 3.5 stars: Excellent Majestic film! Burt Lancaster nails an outstanding performance portraying an upper-class, in-shape hero on a rapid descent toward being a defeated, bent-over zero; a real American tragedy worth watching. While Lancaster decides to Pool Hop on this way home through his New England county, I've decided to IHOP my way home through local breakfast eateries and will hopefully write a better review later this afternoon. I'm quite certain my IHOP adventure won't wind up being an American tragedy. :

 

[Sean Mota]

Atlantic City 2.0 stars Burt Lancaster is on this one. He plays the part of a retired mobster who has seen the best part of his life and just dreams about the old days. He gets lucky and gets about $10,000 and makes you believe that this is a whole lot of money. Maybe it was in the days when this movie was made but to our standards that is not much money today. The movie has its good moments but the end is pretty mediocre.


Man of La Mancha 1.0 Peter O'toole. Very well known story which up to now I have not seen a movie portrayed the story as good as the book. Every movie I have seen (which are not a whole lot) do not do a good job with the story. This one is no exception.

 

[riffjim4069]

High Tide - 3 stars: This movie is playing today, but I actually saw it several months ago with my wife. It's a Lifetime Channel type click flick so I convinced her to watch this since it was in HD. Anyway, a woman (Lillie) returns to her past life and befriends her teenage daughter who has been living in a trailer with her mother. Lillie struggles with leading a settled life with her daughter and her desire to make it in the world as a singer; she loves her daughter but felt suffocated living in her small community. Much of the film takes place on the Australian Coast and the performances were very good. The scenery was very nice, but the HD transfer didn't fare as well.