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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIE TRAILER FOR SILVERADO (1985) STARRING SCOTT GLENN If you like westerns then you'll like 'Silverado' and if you don't like westerns well there is still a good chance that you will like 'Silverado'. You see 'Silverado' is very much in the form of a classic western full of action, gunfights, heroes, cliches and screams of 'yee-haa'. But it's a western which doesn't take itself seriously its fun with a range of characters and cast which deliver MOVIE TRAILER FOR SHENANDOAH (1965) STARRING JAMES STEWART Although technically a western, set during the final years of the American Civil War 'Shenandoah' is more of a movie with a message as it focuses on Charlie Anderson and his rather large family on their Virginian farm. Released in the mid 60s 'Shenandoah' poses questions about war and fighting for something you don't believe in, what perfect timing considering that America was becoming more MOVIE TRAILER FOR BRITANNIC (2000) STARRING EDWARD I doubt there are many who have never heard of the Titanic and I am sure thanks to James Cameron's watery epic 'Titanic' those who were unaware of the legendary ship became aware of it. But did you know the Titanic also has a sister ship called the HMHS Britannic which on the 21st November 1916 also sank? I doubt many do because you see when the Britannic sank only 30 people died when it hit a IN THE LINE OF DUTY: STREET WAR (1992) (AKA: URBAN Movie Review - In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992) (aka: Urban Crossfire) when a cop is killed and the detectives don't seem to be doing anything, his friend and fellow cop is prepared to take matters in to his own hands to get justice OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to MOVIE TRAILER FOR CHICAGO (2002) STARRING RENEE ZELLWEGER One of the songs in 'Chicago' has the lyrics 'Give 'em the old razzle dazzle. Razzle dazzle 'em' and right from the opening scenes that is what it does as it whips you up with a sexily dressed Catherine Zeta-Jones singing 'And All That Jazz' and takes you on a non stop ride of song and some dance leaving you feeling exhausted by the time the credits roll. To call it energetic would be a lie ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984) STARRING ROBERT DE NIRO Watching 'Once Upon a Time in America' is a daunting task, partly because at 11 minutes shy of 4 hours it takes up a sizeable chunk of your day. But it is also daunting because in those 229 minutes there is so much detail that it is impossible to take it all in, little subtleties which you may miss again and again and then suddenly when you watch it again you pick up on them. DADDY (1987) STARRING DERMOT MULRONEY, PATRICIA ARQUETTE I have read a few opinions on 'Daddy' which is also known as 'High School and Pregnant' and in fairness to those opinions which appear to have come from teenagers who have been forced to watch this in more recent years I agree it does come across as corny. These sorts of movies which deal with the subject of teenage pregnancy have moved on leaps and bounds since this was made back in the late

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIE TRAILER FOR SILVERADO (1985) STARRING SCOTT GLENN If you like westerns then you'll like 'Silverado' and if you don't like westerns well there is still a good chance that you will like 'Silverado'. You see 'Silverado' is very much in the form of a classic western full of action, gunfights, heroes, cliches and screams of 'yee-haa'. But it's a western which doesn't take itself seriously its fun with a range of characters and cast which deliver MOVIE TRAILER FOR SHENANDOAH (1965) STARRING JAMES STEWART Although technically a western, set during the final years of the American Civil War 'Shenandoah' is more of a movie with a message as it focuses on Charlie Anderson and his rather large family on their Virginian farm. Released in the mid 60s 'Shenandoah' poses questions about war and fighting for something you don't believe in, what perfect timing considering that America was becoming more MOVIE TRAILER FOR BRITANNIC (2000) STARRING EDWARD I doubt there are many who have never heard of the Titanic and I am sure thanks to James Cameron's watery epic 'Titanic' those who were unaware of the legendary ship became aware of it. But did you know the Titanic also has a sister ship called the HMHS Britannic which on the 21st November 1916 also sank? I doubt many do because you see when the Britannic sank only 30 people died when it hit a IN THE LINE OF DUTY: STREET WAR (1992) (AKA: URBAN Movie Review - In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992) (aka: Urban Crossfire) when a cop is killed and the detectives don't seem to be doing anything, his friend and fellow cop is prepared to take matters in to his own hands to get justice OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to MOVIE TRAILER FOR CHICAGO (2002) STARRING RENEE ZELLWEGER One of the songs in 'Chicago' has the lyrics 'Give 'em the old razzle dazzle. Razzle dazzle 'em' and right from the opening scenes that is what it does as it whips you up with a sexily dressed Catherine Zeta-Jones singing 'And All That Jazz' and takes you on a non stop ride of song and some dance leaving you feeling exhausted by the time the credits roll. To call it energetic would be a lie ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984) STARRING ROBERT DE NIRO Watching 'Once Upon a Time in America' is a daunting task, partly because at 11 minutes shy of 4 hours it takes up a sizeable chunk of your day. But it is also daunting because in those 229 minutes there is so much detail that it is impossible to take it all in, little subtleties which you may miss again and again and then suddenly when you watch it again you pick up on them. DADDY (1987) STARRING DERMOT MULRONEY, PATRICIA ARQUETTE I have read a few opinions on 'Daddy' which is also known as 'High School and Pregnant' and in fairness to those opinions which appear to have come from teenagers who have been forced to watch this in more recent years I agree it does come across as corny. These sorts of movies which deal with the subject of teenage pregnancy have moved on leaps and bounds since this was made back in the late THE LAST FLIGHT OF NOAH'S ARK (1980) STARRING ELLIOTT In all honesty 'The Last Flight of Noah's Ark' does nothing for me, that doesn't mean it is a bad movie but one which as a grown up watching it for the first time many years after it was released it doesn't keep me entertained. But of course it isn't meant to as 'The

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THE WINGS OF WAR (1969) STARRING PIERRE RICHARD, MASSIMO The Wings of War (1969) starring Pierre Richard, Massimo Righi, Umberto Raho, Katia Moguy, Gordon Mitchell, Tino Bianchi, Sarah Ross directed by Gaetano Quartararo WATCH GUNSMOKE RANCH (1937) ROBERT LIVINGSTON, RAY After a huge flood has left people homeless and living in a tented community land owner Phineas T. Flagg (Kenneth Harlan) offers them a chance to build a brand new town on part of his ranch with the promise that they won't have to pay him anything for the first twenty years. MOVIE TRAILER FOR JESSE STONE: NO REMORSE (2010) STARRING One of the things which makes the 'Jesse Stone' series of movies so good is that despite each one basically being a case of Jesse solving a couple of crimes it doesn't feel repetitive or wrong that a Chief of Police in a small town would have so much trouble to deal with. And that comes down to the brilliant writing which starts with the fact that each movie is the continuation of Jesse's own MOVIE TRAILER FOR THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS To be blunt I didn't enjoy 'There's No Business Like Show Business' or at least as not as much as I had hoped. And the simple reason is that it is a musical which is out of balance with far too many musical moments and so little story. It's a case of rather than the musical numbers embellishing the story it is the story which fills in the gaps between the musical numbers many of which feel BRAND OF THE DEVIL (1944) DAVE O'BRIEN, JAMES NEWILL, GUY A quick run down of things you can find in many an hour long western from the 1940s. There will be the old rancher dealing with local trouble; the old rancher usually has an attractive daughter, grand daughter or niece. Then we have the good guys who arrive under cover to try and get to the bottom of things, not only at one point will their cover be blown but they will probably break out in to JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER (2011) STARRING When I was at school if we ran riot on the last day of term, throwing paper all around a classroom as shown in 'Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer' summer would have been cancelled and we would have had to spend the summer doing punishment around the school. Now I may be getting grouchy with each passing year but whilst I can appreciate the chaos in the classroom scene at the start of 'Judy HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 (2015) ROB CORDDRY, CRAIG ROBINSON I wonder whether than they finished making the first 'Hot Tub Time Machine' they had a pile of gags left over and thought lets make another. The trouble is that it feels like the writers of 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' basically sat down and wrote as many crude gags that they could, then they delved into the movie world to find some time travelling movie references they could throw in and then WATCH KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952) JOHN PAYNE, COLEEN D.O.A. (1950) So as already mentioned "D.O.A." starts with a man reporting his own murder, that man is Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien - A Double Life) who via an extended flashback we discover is an accountant who had headed to San Francisco on va LAKE PLACID (1999) STARRING BILL PULLMAN, BRIDGET FONDA Whether the plan was originally to create a serious monster movie or not what 'Lake Placid' ends up is a firmly tongue in cheek B-movie, a monster movie of mirth. It is so tongue in cheek that it revels in bad characters, bad comedy, bad effects, a bad storyline and bad just about everything else but heck it's so entertaining. I could go on because there isn't an ounce of intelligence to 'Lake

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. CANYON PASSAGE (1946) STARRING DANA ANDREWS, BRIAN DONLEVY I think this is the first time I have watched a western and found it curious, but curious is exactly what 'Canyon Passage' is. I say it's curious because it has a meandering storyline which flows one way then the next switching emphasis from one dramatic moment to the next. And when you haven't got dramatic moments or shifts in emphasis you have cliche elements such as entire community getting THREE KINGS (1999) STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY, MARK WAHLBERG As war movies go 'Three Kings' is an experience I doubt you will forget because it is simply different. Shifting from tone we have dark humour, patriotism, gung ho soldiers, compassion, deep realisation and friendship as well as some of the most impressive visuals you will ever see. The action is limited and when it arrives it is brief, the dialogue goes from real to cliche as do the GLORY (1989) STARRING MATTHEW BRODERICK, DENZEL WASHINGTON 'Glory' is one impressive movie, it tells an important historical story about black men fighting in the American Civil War, it is well acted so much so that it isn't a movie about any of its stars and the whole thing draws you in as the story works it way to a pivotal battle in the history of America. As such I would say that 'Glory' is more than impressive it is in fact great but here is the MOVIES DIRECTED BY JOEL SCHUMACHER ON THE MOVIE SCENE Director page for movies directed by the name of Joel Schumacher featuring links to movie, film and dvd reviews on The Movie Scene

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. CANYON PASSAGE (1946) STARRING DANA ANDREWS, BRIAN DONLEVY I think this is the first time I have watched a western and found it curious, but curious is exactly what 'Canyon Passage' is. I say it's curious because it has a meandering storyline which flows one way then the next switching emphasis from one dramatic moment to the next. And when you haven't got dramatic moments or shifts in emphasis you have cliche elements such as entire community getting THREE KINGS (1999) STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY, MARK WAHLBERG As war movies go 'Three Kings' is an experience I doubt you will forget because it is simply different. Shifting from tone we have dark humour, patriotism, gung ho soldiers, compassion, deep realisation and friendship as well as some of the most impressive visuals you will ever see. The action is limited and when it arrives it is brief, the dialogue goes from real to cliche as do the GLORY (1989) STARRING MATTHEW BRODERICK, DENZEL WASHINGTON 'Glory' is one impressive movie, it tells an important historical story about black men fighting in the American Civil War, it is well acted so much so that it isn't a movie about any of its stars and the whole thing draws you in as the story works it way to a pivotal battle in the history of America. As such I would say that 'Glory' is more than impressive it is in fact great but here is the MOVIES DIRECTED BY JOEL SCHUMACHER ON THE MOVIE SCENE Director page for movies directed by the name of Joel Schumacher featuring links to movie, film and dvd reviews on The Movie Scene MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a

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Movie Review - Suddenly (1954) 1950s thriller starring Frank Sinatra as a psycho assassin who heads with his goons to a small town of Suddenly where he plans to kill the President. But he finds himself dealing with the patriotic Sheriff (Sterling Hayden) THREE KINGS (1999) STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY, MARK WAHLBERG As war movies go 'Three Kings' is an experience I doubt you will forget because it is simply different. Shifting from tone we have dark humour, patriotism, gung ho soldiers, compassion, deep realisation and friendship as well as some of the most impressive visuals you will ever see. The action is limited and when it arrives it is brief, the dialogue goes from real to cliche as do the FALLOUT (1999) DANIEL BALDWIN, FRANK ZAGARINO, TERI ANN Fallout (1999) Daniel Baldwin stars as NASA pilot J.J. Hendricks who finds himself in a prototype spacecraft heading to the spaces tation where Russian terrorists have seized control and are trying to blackmail the United States THE LAST AIRBENDER (2010) NOAH RINGER, DEV PATEL, NICOLA I cannot remember the last time a movie did such a poor job of getting my attention, even some of the slowest indie movies I have suffered have done a better job of engaging with me than 'The Last Airbender' managed. And I even watched the movie twice just in case that first time when I watched 'The Last Airbender' I wasn't just in some sort of bad movie mood. The thing is that it seems lots FLUSHED AWAY (2006) VOICES HUGH JACKMAN, KATE WINSLET, IAN So Aardman gives us a CGI version of a clay-mation and it is both interesting and entertaining with that curved look of 'Wallace & Gromit' but dare I say even more detail and tone which wouldn't be financially feasible doing it the model way. In fact there is more than a shade of 'Wallace & Gromit' about 'Flushed Away' with gizmos and gadgets as well as character movement which grounds it as GLORY (1989) STARRING MATTHEW BRODERICK, DENZEL WASHINGTON 'Glory' is one impressive movie, it tells an important historical story about black men fighting in the American Civil War, it is well acted so much so that it isn't a movie about any of its stars and the whole thing draws you in as the story works it way to a pivotal battle in the history of America. As such I would say that 'Glory' is more than impressive it is in fact great but here is the ROGUE OF THE RANGE (1936) JOHNNY MACK BROWN, LOIS JANUARY I wonder whether back in the 1930s they had something like an index of story lines for westerns and then every time they had a new western star they would work their way through that index of storylines. As such whilst 'Rogue of the Range' is a Johnny Mack Brown western the storyline which sees him masquerade as a robber to join a gang of outlaws is devoid of all originality and has that AVPR: ALIENS VS PREDATOR I honestly thought that after 'AVP: Alien vs. Predator' that was it, there would be no more of these crossover movies but the studios obviously felt otherwise because 3 years later we got 'AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem'. And like with 'AVP' 'AVPR' is another disappointment in fact it is even more disappointing because in reality this movie isn't about Aliens or Predators. SHIVERS (1975) STARRING PAUL HAMPTON, JOE SILVER, LYNN One of the funniest things I have ever come across is someone who ranted at me saying that I couldn't be a proper movie lover if I wasn't a fan of David Cronenberg. This person was so belligerent that when I couldn't stop laughing it just made them angrier. In fairness I like some of Cronenberg's movies and one of those is 'Shivers' an early Cronenberg movie where he didn't have a big budget

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES - 1969 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Up to now I had only seen some of director Michael Powell's pre 1950 movies and so when I watched his last movie "Age of Consent" which was released at the end of the 60s it was a bit of a surprise. MOVIE TRAILER FOR BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1979 Whilst director and producer Irwin Allen wasn't the first man to make a disaster movie he was pivotal to the success of the genre during the 70s. But ironically you could also say that he also played a part in the ending of the resurgence with the less that spectacular sequel 'Beyond the Poseidon Adventure'. To be blunt there is a lot which is wrong to the sequel to 'The Poseidon Adventure MOVIE TRAILER FOR SHENANDOAH (1965) STARRING JAMES STEWART Although technically a western, set during the final years of the American Civil War 'Shenandoah' is more of a movie with a message as it focuses on Charlie Anderson and his rather large family on their Virginian farm. Released in the mid 60s 'Shenandoah' poses questions about war and fighting for something you don't believe in, what perfect timing considering that America was becoming more MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIE TRAILER FOR ERASER (1996) STARRING ARNOLD 'Eraser' is two things, first and fore mostly it is a Schwarzenegger movie, not one of his ultimately dumb and boring comedies such as 'Junior' but an action movie giving him licence to flex his muscles, blow things up, beat people to a pulp and deliver the corny dialogue that he does so well. Secondly it is another movie which attempts to combine action with technology delivering a sense of MOVIE TRAILER FOR CROSSROADS (1986) STARRING RALPH MACCHIO For a movie which on paper looks like it has a rather strange fantasy storyline and of somewhat limited appeal, 'Crossroads' starring Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca is a remarkably enjoyable movie with a much greater appeal than initially presumed. The simple reason for this is that it combines two of Hollywood's favourite storylines with great effectiveness but puts them in a situation which is MOVIE TRAILER FOR PHILADELPHIA (1993) STARRING TOM HANKS Has there ever been another film in the history of movie making to have challenged so many people to confront their own prejudices and ignorance. Dealing with the highly provocative subject of homosexuality and AIDS, 'Philadelphia' does an excellent job of disbanding many of the myths surrounding both of the subjects. Not only does 'Philadelphia' tell a powerful story of injustice, it is

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MOVIE TRAILER FOR SILVERADO (1985) STARRING SCOTT GLENN If you like westerns then you'll like 'Silverado' and if you don't like westerns well there is still a good chance that you will like 'Silverado'. You see 'Silverado' is very much in the form of a classic western full of action, gunfights, heroes, cliches and screams of 'yee-haa'. But it's a western which doesn't take itself seriously its fun with a range of characters and cast which deliver

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES - 1969 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Up to now I had only seen some of director Michael Powell's pre 1950 movies and so when I watched his last movie "Age of Consent" which was released at the end of the 60s it was a bit of a surprise. MOVIE TRAILER FOR BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1979 Whilst director and producer Irwin Allen wasn't the first man to make a disaster movie he was pivotal to the success of the genre during the 70s. But ironically you could also say that he also played a part in the ending of the resurgence with the less that spectacular sequel 'Beyond the Poseidon Adventure'. To be blunt there is a lot which is wrong to the sequel to 'The Poseidon Adventure MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIE TRAILER FOR SHENANDOAH (1965) STARRING JAMES STEWART Although technically a western, set during the final years of the American Civil War 'Shenandoah' is more of a movie with a message as it focuses on Charlie Anderson and his rather large family on their Virginian farm. Released in the mid 60s 'Shenandoah' poses questions about war and fighting for something you don't believe in, what perfect timing considering that America was becoming more MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIE TRAILER FOR ERASER (1996) STARRING ARNOLD 'Eraser' is two things, first and fore mostly it is a Schwarzenegger movie, not one of his ultimately dumb and boring comedies such as 'Junior' but an action movie giving him licence to flex his muscles, blow things up, beat people to a pulp and deliver the corny dialogue that he does so well. Secondly it is another movie which attempts to combine action with technology delivering a sense of MOVIE TRAILER FOR CROSSROADS (1986) STARRING RALPH MACCHIO For a movie which on paper looks like it has a rather strange fantasy storyline and of somewhat limited appeal, 'Crossroads' starring Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca is a remarkably enjoyable movie with a much greater appeal than initially presumed. The simple reason for this is that it combines two of Hollywood's favourite storylines with great effectiveness but puts them in a situation which is MOVIE TRAILER FOR PHILADELPHIA (1993) STARRING TOM HANKS Has there ever been another film in the history of movie making to have challenged so many people to confront their own prejudices and ignorance. Dealing with the highly provocative subject of homosexuality and AIDS, 'Philadelphia' does an excellent job of disbanding many of the myths surrounding both of the subjects. Not only does 'Philadelphia' tell a powerful story of injustice, it is

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MOVIE TRAILER FOR SILVERADO (1985) STARRING SCOTT GLENN If you like westerns then you'll like 'Silverado' and if you don't like westerns well there is still a good chance that you will like 'Silverado'. You see 'Silverado' is very much in the form of a classic western full of action, gunfights, heroes, cliches and screams of 'yee-haa'. But it's a western which doesn't take itself seriously its fun with a range of characters and cast which deliver MOVIE TRAILER FOR SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (2013) (AKA Movie Review - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013) (aka: Lost Letter Mysteries: Love & Tragedy) Eric Mabius, Kristin Booth, Crystal Lowe & Geoff Gustafson star as the team from the dead letter office, reuniting lost letters with their intended recipients and going to

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MOVIE TRAILER FOR SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: THE Movie Review - Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream (2015) with the team from the DLO heading to Washington, to support Rita in the national Miss Special Delivery pageant, they find themselves assisting old friends with a letter which sees them called to give testimony before a closed Congressional committee regarding an American soldier missing in action MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIE TRAILER FOR THE 6TH DAY (2000) STARRING ARNOLD It has to be said that 'The 6th Day' is very much your stereotypical Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi movie which allows him to flex his muscles in numerous well choreographed but often over the top action sequences. Think 'Total Recall' and you will know pretty much what to expect. But even on its cinema release it all actually felt a little dated, with Schwarzenegger feeling like a relic from MOVIE TRAILER FOR ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964) STARRING 'Robin and the 7 Hoods' is a movie for fans of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr ripping it up doing what they do best will provide plenty of fun and song & dance. But then for those who are not fans may find themselves wondering what all the fuss is about. Whilst easily the best of the Rat Pack movies with an amusing story and some great musical numbers it's also a movie which is MOVIE TRAILER FOR JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959 Whilst not the first movie adaptation of Jules Verne's story, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' from 1959 is one of the better known versions and not just because watching it now the special effects with super-imposed large lizards are comically dated. It's well known because it is an enjoyable adventure story which brings in just the right measure of humour to make it both fun and exciting. MOVIE TRAILER FOR THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 (2009 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' is a solid modern action thriller, a typical Tony Scott movie which features plenty of style whilst also featuring two powerful characters played by Denzel Washington and John Travolta. The trouble is that it isn't a modern movie, it's a remake of the 1974 movie 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' and if you have watched the 1974 version the remake will disappoint. MOVIE TRAILER FOR IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) STARRING Movie Review 'In the Line of Fire' Clint Eastwood embraces his age as he stars as veteran Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan who finds himself back in the action as a psychotic Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) toys with him whilst preparing to assassinate the President. MOVIE TRAILER FOR THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (1963) STARRING 'The Wrong Arm of the Law' is a movie for those who love or are just discovering the British crime caper of the 50s and 60s. Here we have an amusing premise of criminals being upset because they are being robbed by other criminals and we get plenty of comedy be it through a few accidents or some wonderful characters. It is the sort of dry humour which filled British comedy during the 60s and WATCH KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952) JOHN PAYNE, COLEEN D.O.A. (1950) So as already mentioned "D.O.A." starts with a man reporting his own murder, that man is Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien - A Double Life) who via an extended flashback we discover is an accountant who had headed to San Francisco on va

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES - 1969 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Up to now I had only seen some of director Michael Powell's pre 1950 movies and so when I watched his last movie "Age of Consent" which was released at the end of the 60s it was a bit of a surprise. MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIE TRAILER FOR SHENANDOAH (1965) STARRING JAMES STEWART Although technically a western, set during the final years of the American Civil War 'Shenandoah' is more of a movie with a message as it focuses on Charlie Anderson and his rather large family on their Virginian farm. Released in the mid 60s 'Shenandoah' poses questions about war and fighting for something you don't believe in, what perfect timing considering that America was becoming more MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIE TRAILER FOR ERASER (1996) STARRING ARNOLD 'Eraser' is two things, first and fore mostly it is a Schwarzenegger movie, not one of his ultimately dumb and boring comedies such as 'Junior' but an action movie giving him licence to flex his muscles, blow things up, beat people to a pulp and deliver the corny dialogue that he does so well. Secondly it is another movie which attempts to combine action with technology delivering a sense of MOVIE TRAILER FOR CRASH (2004) STARRING MATT DILLON, DON I like movies which take us on a journey through various storylines which somehow interlink, sometimes directly sometimes indirectly; they tend to challenge you to think about things differently as was the case in '11:14'. But 'Crash' is in a completely different league with several storylines which manage to interweave and take us full circle in an ever changing story. But more importantly MOVIE TRAILER FOR SILVERADO (1985) STARRING SCOTT GLENN If you like westerns then you'll like 'Silverado' and if you don't like westerns well there is still a good chance that you will like 'Silverado'. You see 'Silverado' is very much in the form of a classic western full of action, gunfights, heroes, cliches and screams of 'yee-haa'. But it's a western which doesn't take itself seriously its fun with a range of characters and cast which deliver MOVIE TRAILER FOR PHILADELPHIA (1993) STARRING TOM HANKS Has there ever been another film in the history of movie making to have challenged so many people to confront their own prejudices and ignorance. Dealing with the highly provocative subject of homosexuality and AIDS, 'Philadelphia' does an excellent job of disbanding many of the myths surrounding both of the subjects. Not only does 'Philadelphia' tell a powerful story of injustice, it is

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MOVIE TRAILER FOR CROSSROADS (1986) STARRING RALPH MACCHIO For a movie which on paper looks like it has a rather strange fantasy storyline and of somewhat limited appeal, 'Crossroads' starring Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca is a remarkably enjoyable movie with a much greater appeal than initially presumed. The simple reason for this is that it combines two of Hollywood's favourite storylines with great effectiveness but puts them in a situation which is

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES - 1969 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Up to now I had only seen some of director Michael Powell's pre 1950 movies and so when I watched his last movie "Age of Consent" which was released at the end of the 60s it was a bit of a surprise. MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIE TRAILER FOR SHENANDOAH (1965) STARRING JAMES STEWART Although technically a western, set during the final years of the American Civil War 'Shenandoah' is more of a movie with a message as it focuses on Charlie Anderson and his rather large family on their Virginian farm. Released in the mid 60s 'Shenandoah' poses questions about war and fighting for something you don't believe in, what perfect timing considering that America was becoming more MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIE TRAILER FOR ERASER (1996) STARRING ARNOLD 'Eraser' is two things, first and fore mostly it is a Schwarzenegger movie, not one of his ultimately dumb and boring comedies such as 'Junior' but an action movie giving him licence to flex his muscles, blow things up, beat people to a pulp and deliver the corny dialogue that he does so well. Secondly it is another movie which attempts to combine action with technology delivering a sense of MOVIE TRAILER FOR CRASH (2004) STARRING MATT DILLON, DON I like movies which take us on a journey through various storylines which somehow interlink, sometimes directly sometimes indirectly; they tend to challenge you to think about things differently as was the case in '11:14'. But 'Crash' is in a completely different league with several storylines which manage to interweave and take us full circle in an ever changing story. But more importantly MOVIE TRAILER FOR SILVERADO (1985) STARRING SCOTT GLENN If you like westerns then you'll like 'Silverado' and if you don't like westerns well there is still a good chance that you will like 'Silverado'. You see 'Silverado' is very much in the form of a classic western full of action, gunfights, heroes, cliches and screams of 'yee-haa'. But it's a western which doesn't take itself seriously its fun with a range of characters and cast which deliver MOVIE TRAILER FOR PHILADELPHIA (1993) STARRING TOM HANKS Has there ever been another film in the history of movie making to have challenged so many people to confront their own prejudices and ignorance. Dealing with the highly provocative subject of homosexuality and AIDS, 'Philadelphia' does an excellent job of disbanding many of the myths surrounding both of the subjects. Not only does 'Philadelphia' tell a powerful story of injustice, it is

also

MOVIE TRAILER FOR CROSSROADS (1986) STARRING RALPH MACCHIO For a movie which on paper looks like it has a rather strange fantasy storyline and of somewhat limited appeal, 'Crossroads' starring Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca is a remarkably enjoyable movie with a much greater appeal than initially presumed. The simple reason for this is that it combines two of Hollywood's favourite storylines with great effectiveness but puts them in a situation which is MOVIE TRAILER FOR THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS To be blunt I didn't enjoy 'There's No Business Like Show Business' or at least as not as much as I had hoped. And the simple reason is that it is a musical which is out of balance with far too many musical moments and so little story. It's a case of rather than the musical numbers embellishing the story it is the story which fills in the gaps between the musical numbers many of which feel MOVIE TRAILER FOR IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993) STARRING Movie Review 'In the Line of Fire' Clint Eastwood embraces his age as he stars as veteran Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan who finds himself back in the action as a psychotic Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) toys with him whilst preparing to assassinate the President. MOVIE TRAILER FOR JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959 Whilst not the first movie adaptation of Jules Verne's story, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' from 1959 is one of the better known versions and not just because watching it now the special effects with super-imposed large lizards are comically dated. It's well known because it is an enjoyable adventure story which brings in just the right measure of humour to make it both fun and exciting. THE MOVIE SCENE: LIST OF NICHOLAS SPARKS Honestly, I enjoy movie adaptations of Nicholas Sparks's novels, not something a bloke usually says, but there is something engaging about these romantic dramas that keeps you entertained but also smacks you

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MOVIE TRAILER FOR ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964) STARRING 'Robin and the 7 Hoods' is a movie for fans of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr ripping it up doing what they do best will provide plenty of fun and song & dance. But then for those who are not fans may find themselves wondering what all the fuss is about. Whilst easily the best of the Rat Pack movies with an amusing story and some great musical numbers it's also a movie which is MOVIE TRAILER FOR THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS (1989 When I watched the 1973 version of 'The Three Musketeers' I was pleasantly surprised because rather than some stuffy period piece it had the marvellous feel of a swashbuckling adventure laced with good humour. So when I got the opportunity to watch the 1989 sequel, I was hoping that 'The Return of the Musketeers' would the same mix of adventure and humour. MOVIE TRAILER FOR WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994 In 1984 Wes Craven gave us 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' a movie which not only set a benchmark for horror but also launched a horror franchise. Then came the sequels, sequels which without Wes Craven directing often failed to deliver anything any good and to be frank made the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movies a bit of joke. But 3 years after Freddy Krueger was finally killed off Wes Craven MOVIE TRAILER FOR THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986) STARRING PAUL Released in 1986 'The Color of Money' was the sequel to the impressive 1961 pool movie 'The Hustler' which introduced us too hustler Eddie Felson played by Paul Newman. Where as 'The Hustler' focused more on the character of Eddie Felson as he tried to find himself 'The Color of Money' is a movie about Eddie passing on his talents to a young prodigy at the same time rediscovering his love for MOVIE TRAILER FOR SHANE (1953) STARRING ALAN LADD, JEAN 'Shane' is nothing more than a western about a mysterious stranger who stays with a rancher for a few days and ends up helping the rancher, his family and some other ranchers out with their feud with a local land owner who wants their land as well. Actually that is what 'Shane' is if all you want is to watch a movie and be entertained on the simplest level, with a decent storyline and some MOVIE TRAILER FOR JESSE STONE: NO REMORSE (2010) STARRING One of the things which makes the 'Jesse Stone' series of movies so good is that despite each one basically being a case of Jesse solving a couple of crimes it doesn't feel repetitive or wrong that a Chief of Police in a small town would have so much trouble to deal with. And that comes down to the brilliant writing which starts with the fact that each movie is the continuation of Jesse's own

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. THE KID (2000) STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, SPENCER BRESLIN Movie Review 'The Kid' When cynical workaholic Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) returns home to find a young boy (Spencer Breslin) in his home, he is even more shocked when he realises it is him when he was 8 and for some reason the 8 year old Russ is paying him a visit. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) STARRING BARRET OLIVER, MARY BETH HURT 'D.A.R.Y.L.' is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is easier to appreciate now. And I suppose that sort of hints at how I felt about 'D.A.R.Y.L.' when I watched it as a teen at the end of the 80s as whilst I remember being THREE KINGS (1999) STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY, MARK WAHLBERG As war movies go 'Three Kings' is an experience I doubt you will forget because it is simply different. Shifting from tone we have dark humour, patriotism, gung ho soldiers, compassion, deep realisation and friendship as well as some of the most impressive visuals you will ever see. The action is limited and when it arrives it is brief, the dialogue goes from real to cliche as do the HAPPY GILMORE (1996) STARRING ADAM SANDLER, CHRISTOPHER Sandler's Gilmore Girl Fantasy. Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler - Billy Madison) loves to play ice hockey as he can be violent and hit the puck really hard, unfortunately he isn't very good at it.But when his Grandma (Francis Bay) is about to lose her home due to unpaid taxes Happy discovers his talent for smacking a puck translates to hitting a golf ball really far, something which comes to the GLORY (1989) STARRING MATTHEW BRODERICK, DENZEL WASHINGTON 'Glory' is one impressive movie, it tells an important historical story about black men fighting in the American Civil War, it is well acted so much so that it isn't a movie about any of its stars and the whole thing draws you in as the story works it way to a pivotal battle in the history of America. As such I would say that 'Glory' is more than impressive it is in fact great but here is the ENVY (2004) STARRING BEN STILLER, JACK BLACK, RACHEL WEISZ There is a line in the movie 'Envy' where Rachel Weisz's character Debbie proclaims 'I don't get your jokes some times', that could have been expanded to 'I don't get this movie at all'. Seriously 'Envy' has to be one of the unfunniest comedies I have ever watched and in truth the only time I laughed was when Jack Blacks character came up with the name 'Va-poo-rizer' for the magic spray which

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. THE KID (2000) STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, SPENCER BRESLIN Movie Review 'The Kid' When cynical workaholic Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) returns home to find a young boy (Spencer Breslin) in his home, he is even more shocked when he realises it is him when he was 8 and for some reason the 8 year old Russ is paying him a visit. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) STARRING BARRET OLIVER, MARY BETH HURT 'D.A.R.Y.L.' is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is easier to appreciate now. And I suppose that sort of hints at how I felt about 'D.A.R.Y.L.' when I watched it as a teen at the end of the 80s as whilst I remember being THREE KINGS (1999) STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY, MARK WAHLBERG As war movies go 'Three Kings' is an experience I doubt you will forget because it is simply different. Shifting from tone we have dark humour, patriotism, gung ho soldiers, compassion, deep realisation and friendship as well as some of the most impressive visuals you will ever see. The action is limited and when it arrives it is brief, the dialogue goes from real to cliche as do the HAPPY GILMORE (1996) STARRING ADAM SANDLER, CHRISTOPHER Sandler's Gilmore Girl Fantasy. Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler - Billy Madison) loves to play ice hockey as he can be violent and hit the puck really hard, unfortunately he isn't very good at it.But when his Grandma (Francis Bay) is about to lose her home due to unpaid taxes Happy discovers his talent for smacking a puck translates to hitting a golf ball really far, something which comes to the GLORY (1989) STARRING MATTHEW BRODERICK, DENZEL WASHINGTON 'Glory' is one impressive movie, it tells an important historical story about black men fighting in the American Civil War, it is well acted so much so that it isn't a movie about any of its stars and the whole thing draws you in as the story works it way to a pivotal battle in the history of America. As such I would say that 'Glory' is more than impressive it is in fact great but here is the ENVY (2004) STARRING BEN STILLER, JACK BLACK, RACHEL WEISZ There is a line in the movie 'Envy' where Rachel Weisz's character Debbie proclaims 'I don't get your jokes some times', that could have been expanded to 'I don't get this movie at all'. Seriously 'Envy' has to be one of the unfunniest comedies I have ever watched and in truth the only time I laughed was when Jack Blacks character came up with the name 'Va-poo-rizer' for the magic spray which MOVIES - 1989 ON THE MOVIE SCENE The first 4 "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies were a rollercoaster which went good, bad, good and then bad again so theoretically the 5th movie "A Nightmare on MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIES - 2009 ON THE MOVIE SCENE To put it simply "17 Again" is just another take on your traditional body swap movie and in many ways is similar to "13 Going on 30" although working in reverse with an adult become a 17 year old again. MOVIES DIRECTED BY HARVEY HART ON THE MOVIE SCENE Director page for movies directed by the name of Harvey Hart featuring links to movie, film and dvd reviews on The Movie Scene FALLOUT (1999) DANIEL BALDWIN, FRANK ZAGARINO, TERI ANN Fallout (1999) Daniel Baldwin stars as NASA pilot J.J. Hendricks who finds himself in a prototype spacecraft heading to the spaces tation where Russian terrorists have seized control and are trying to blackmail the United States CLUE (1985) STARRING TIM CURRY, EILEEN BRENNAN, MADELINE I didn't play 'Cluedo' much as a child but when I did I always enjoyed the logical aspect of solving the crime and discovering whodunit. That logical aspect is certainly not apparent in 'Clue' the 1985 movie which is based upon the much loved board game. But lacking logic doesn't matter because 'Clue' is a madcap murder mystery; a comedy which takes the essence of Cluedo, the characters, the MOVIES STARRING ROBERT HAYS ON THE MOVIE SCENE Spoof movies are not new but in the last decade there seems to be a new one cropping up every other year. There was the "Scary Movie" spoofs and then the likes of "Date Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie" to name just a coupl BREAKIN' (1984) (AKA: BREAKDANCE: THE MOVIE) LUCINDA I remember when 'Breakin'' came out, although back then I knew it as 'Breakdance: The Movie', and it was one of the movies I was desperate to see as like many back in the 80s I was into break dancing. Okay I liked break dancing but the closest I got to it was doing a poor robot and could only look on in admiration at those who could lock, pop and windmill. The daft thing is that whilst it is GALLIPOLI (1981) STARRING MARK LEE, MEL GIBSON, BILL I'm a bit lost having watched 'Gallipoli', not something I like to admit, but it is not the movie I was anticipating because whilst a war movie the actual war element is only the third act, before that we have 2 acts of male bonding. Now everything about 'Gallipoli' is good or above average, Peter Weir's direction and Russell Boyd's cinematography is first rate as are the main performances KNOWING (2009) STARRING NICOLAS CAGE, CHANDLER CANTERBURY To put it simply 'Knowing' would have made for one heck of a good 'X-Files' movies, the whole story has that feel and style as it evolves from being one thing into something more. But sadly it isn't, and even sadder is the fact that despite starting well it ends up a convoluted mess spiralling completely out of control as it tries to evolve the story into some larger and different.

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIES STARRING WILLIAM MACDONALD ON THE MOVIE SCENE "White Noise 2: The Light" is a sequel but only in the loosest sense in the same way that "Tokyo Drift" was a sequel to "The Fast and the

Furious".

THE KID (2000) STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, SPENCER BRESLIN Movie Review 'The Kid' When cynical workaholic Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) returns home to find a young boy (Spencer Breslin) in his home, he is even more shocked when he realises it is him when he was 8 and for some reason the 8 year old Russ is paying him a visit. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to BREAKIN' (1984) (AKA: BREAKDANCE: THE MOVIE) LUCINDA I remember when 'Breakin'' came out, although back then I knew it as 'Breakdance: The Movie', and it was one of the movies I was desperate to see as like many back in the 80s I was into break dancing. Okay I liked break dancing but the closest I got to it was doing a poor robot and could only look on in admiration at those who could lock, pop and windmill. The daft thing is that whilst it is HITMAN (2007) STARRING TIMOTHY OLYPHANT, DOUGRAY SCOTT It has been a long time since I really played video games and as such have never played the game on which 'Hitman' is based. But to be honest you don't need to have played the game because 'Hitman' is a simple formula driven movie as we have an expert killer betrayed by the agency which he works for not sure who he can trust and saddled with a woman he doesn't know how to interact with because FLUSHED AWAY (2006) VOICES HUGH JACKMAN, KATE WINSLET, IAN So Aardman gives us a CGI version of a clay-mation and it is both interesting and entertaining with that curved look of 'Wallace & Gromit' but dare I say even more detail and tone which wouldn't be financially feasible doing it the model way. In fact there is more than a shade of 'Wallace & Gromit' about 'Flushed Away' with gizmos and gadgets as well as character movement which grounds it as DADDY (1987) STARRING DERMOT MULRONEY, PATRICIA ARQUETTE I have read a few opinions on 'Daddy' which is also known as 'High School and Pregnant' and in fairness to those opinions which appear to have come from teenagers who have been forced to watch this in more recent years I agree it does come across as corny. These sorts of movies which deal with the subject of teenage pregnancy have moved on leaps and bounds since this was made back in the late D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) STARRING BARRET OLIVER, MARY BETH HURT 'D.A.R.Y.L.' is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is easier to appreciate now. And I suppose that sort of hints at how I felt about 'D.A.R.Y.L.' when I watched it as a teen at the end of the 80s as whilst I remember being

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIES STARRING WILLIAM MACDONALD ON THE MOVIE SCENE "White Noise 2: The Light" is a sequel but only in the loosest sense in the same way that "Tokyo Drift" was a sequel to "The Fast and the

Furious".

THE KID (2000) STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, SPENCER BRESLIN Movie Review 'The Kid' When cynical workaholic Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) returns home to find a young boy (Spencer Breslin) in his home, he is even more shocked when he realises it is him when he was 8 and for some reason the 8 year old Russ is paying him a visit. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to BREAKIN' (1984) (AKA: BREAKDANCE: THE MOVIE) LUCINDA I remember when 'Breakin'' came out, although back then I knew it as 'Breakdance: The Movie', and it was one of the movies I was desperate to see as like many back in the 80s I was into break dancing. Okay I liked break dancing but the closest I got to it was doing a poor robot and could only look on in admiration at those who could lock, pop and windmill. The daft thing is that whilst it is HITMAN (2007) STARRING TIMOTHY OLYPHANT, DOUGRAY SCOTT It has been a long time since I really played video games and as such have never played the game on which 'Hitman' is based. But to be honest you don't need to have played the game because 'Hitman' is a simple formula driven movie as we have an expert killer betrayed by the agency which he works for not sure who he can trust and saddled with a woman he doesn't know how to interact with because FLUSHED AWAY (2006) VOICES HUGH JACKMAN, KATE WINSLET, IAN So Aardman gives us a CGI version of a clay-mation and it is both interesting and entertaining with that curved look of 'Wallace & Gromit' but dare I say even more detail and tone which wouldn't be financially feasible doing it the model way. In fact there is more than a shade of 'Wallace & Gromit' about 'Flushed Away' with gizmos and gadgets as well as character movement which grounds it as DADDY (1987) STARRING DERMOT MULRONEY, PATRICIA ARQUETTE I have read a few opinions on 'Daddy' which is also known as 'High School and Pregnant' and in fairness to those opinions which appear to have come from teenagers who have been forced to watch this in more recent years I agree it does come across as corny. These sorts of movies which deal with the subject of teenage pregnancy have moved on leaps and bounds since this was made back in the late D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) STARRING BARRET OLIVER, MARY BETH HURT 'D.A.R.Y.L.' is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is easier to appreciate now. And I suppose that sort of hints at how I felt about 'D.A.R.Y.L.' when I watched it as a teen at the end of the 80s as whilst I remember being MOVIES - 1969 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Up to now I had only seen some of director Michael Powell's pre 1950 movies and so when I watched his last movie "Age of Consent" which was released at the end of the 60s it was a bit of a surprise. MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIES - 1989 ON THE MOVIE SCENE The first 4 "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies were a rollercoaster which went good, bad, good and then bad again so theoretically the 5th movie "A Nightmare on MOVIES STARRING ROBERT HAYS ON THE MOVIE SCENE Spoof movies are not new but in the last decade there seems to be a new one cropping up every other year. There was the "Scary Movie" spoofs and then the likes of "Date Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie" to name just a coupl CLUE (1985) STARRING TIM CURRY, EILEEN BRENNAN, MADELINE I didn't play 'Cluedo' much as a child but when I did I always enjoyed the logical aspect of solving the crime and discovering whodunit. That logical aspect is certainly not apparent in 'Clue' the 1985 movie which is based upon the much loved board game. But lacking logic doesn't matter because 'Clue' is a madcap murder mystery; a comedy which takes the essence of Cluedo, the characters, the

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Movie Review - Suddenly (1954) 1950s thriller starring Frank Sinatra as a psycho assassin who heads with his goons to a small town of Suddenly where he plans to kill the President. But he finds himself dealing with the patriotic Sheriff (Sterling Hayden) FALLOUT (1999) DANIEL BALDWIN, FRANK ZAGARINO, TERI ANN Fallout (1999) Daniel Baldwin stars as NASA pilot J.J. Hendricks who finds himself in a prototype spacecraft heading to the spaces tation where Russian terrorists have seized control and are trying to blackmail the United States LAKE PLACID (1999) STARRING BILL PULLMAN, BRIDGET FONDA Whether the plan was originally to create a serious monster movie or not what 'Lake Placid' ends up is a firmly tongue in cheek B-movie, a monster movie of mirth. It is so tongue in cheek that it revels in bad characters, bad comedy, bad effects, a bad storyline and bad just about everything else but heck it's so entertaining. I could go on because there isn't an ounce of intelligence to 'Lake MOVIES STARRING RUTH GORDON ON THE MOVIE SCENE There was a war going on and I am not just talking about the story depicted in 1940s war movie "Edge of Darkness". Nope I am on about the trouble behind the scenes and in many ways it is a marvel the movie

was not only comple

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIES STARRING WILLIAM MACDONALD ON THE MOVIE SCENE "White Noise 2: The Light" is a sequel but only in the loosest sense in the same way that "Tokyo Drift" was a sequel to "The Fast and the

Furious".

THE KID (2000) STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, SPENCER BRESLIN Movie Review 'The Kid' When cynical workaholic Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) returns home to find a young boy (Spencer Breslin) in his home, he is even more shocked when he realises it is him when he was 8 and for some reason the 8 year old Russ is paying him a visit. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to BREAKIN' (1984) (AKA: BREAKDANCE: THE MOVIE) LUCINDA I remember when 'Breakin'' came out, although back then I knew it as 'Breakdance: The Movie', and it was one of the movies I was desperate to see as like many back in the 80s I was into break dancing. Okay I liked break dancing but the closest I got to it was doing a poor robot and could only look on in admiration at those who could lock, pop and windmill. The daft thing is that whilst it is HITMAN (2007) STARRING TIMOTHY OLYPHANT, DOUGRAY SCOTT It has been a long time since I really played video games and as such have never played the game on which 'Hitman' is based. But to be honest you don't need to have played the game because 'Hitman' is a simple formula driven movie as we have an expert killer betrayed by the agency which he works for not sure who he can trust and saddled with a woman he doesn't know how to interact with because FLUSHED AWAY (2006) VOICES HUGH JACKMAN, KATE WINSLET, IAN So Aardman gives us a CGI version of a clay-mation and it is both interesting and entertaining with that curved look of 'Wallace & Gromit' but dare I say even more detail and tone which wouldn't be financially feasible doing it the model way. In fact there is more than a shade of 'Wallace & Gromit' about 'Flushed Away' with gizmos and gadgets as well as character movement which grounds it as DADDY (1987) STARRING DERMOT MULRONEY, PATRICIA ARQUETTE I have read a few opinions on 'Daddy' which is also known as 'High School and Pregnant' and in fairness to those opinions which appear to have come from teenagers who have been forced to watch this in more recent years I agree it does come across as corny. These sorts of movies which deal with the subject of teenage pregnancy have moved on leaps and bounds since this was made back in the late D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) STARRING BARRET OLIVER, MARY BETH HURT 'D.A.R.Y.L.' is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is easier to appreciate now. And I suppose that sort of hints at how I felt about 'D.A.R.Y.L.' when I watched it as a teen at the end of the 80s as whilst I remember being

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The Movie Scene - movie reviews from cinema, direct to video, DVD, Video, Laser Disc and made for TV. In search of the greatest movie and watching a lot of bad ones finding it. MOVIES STARRING JENNIE GARTH ON THE MOVIE SCENE Movie Review - The Last Cowboy (2003) Jacqueline 'Jake' Cooper (Jennie Garth) finds herself part owner with her estranged father, Will (Lance Henriksen), in his ranch thanks to her late grandfather. MOVIES STARRING WILLIAM MACDONALD ON THE MOVIE SCENE "White Noise 2: The Light" is a sequel but only in the loosest sense in the same way that "Tokyo Drift" was a sequel to "The Fast and the

Furious".

THE KID (2000) STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, SPENCER BRESLIN Movie Review 'The Kid' When cynical workaholic Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) returns home to find a young boy (Spencer Breslin) in his home, he is even more shocked when he realises it is him when he was 8 and for some reason the 8 year old Russ is paying him a visit. OUTBREAK (1995) STARRING DUSTIN HOFFMAN, RENE RUSSO Let me tell you what the problem is with 'Outbreak' it is 'Hollywood'. But before I get to that let me tell you what we have here, a potentially clever movie which covers a lot of areas. There is a disaster movie with the spread of the virus leading to potential deaths whilst this nicely leads into an element of fear factor as civilians panic at the rampant outbreak of this virus leading to BREAKIN' (1984) (AKA: BREAKDANCE: THE MOVIE) LUCINDA I remember when 'Breakin'' came out, although back then I knew it as 'Breakdance: The Movie', and it was one of the movies I was desperate to see as like many back in the 80s I was into break dancing. Okay I liked break dancing but the closest I got to it was doing a poor robot and could only look on in admiration at those who could lock, pop and windmill. The daft thing is that whilst it is HITMAN (2007) STARRING TIMOTHY OLYPHANT, DOUGRAY SCOTT It has been a long time since I really played video games and as such have never played the game on which 'Hitman' is based. But to be honest you don't need to have played the game because 'Hitman' is a simple formula driven movie as we have an expert killer betrayed by the agency which he works for not sure who he can trust and saddled with a woman he doesn't know how to interact with because FLUSHED AWAY (2006) VOICES HUGH JACKMAN, KATE WINSLET, IAN So Aardman gives us a CGI version of a clay-mation and it is both interesting and entertaining with that curved look of 'Wallace & Gromit' but dare I say even more detail and tone which wouldn't be financially feasible doing it the model way. In fact there is more than a shade of 'Wallace & Gromit' about 'Flushed Away' with gizmos and gadgets as well as character movement which grounds it as DADDY (1987) STARRING DERMOT MULRONEY, PATRICIA ARQUETTE I have read a few opinions on 'Daddy' which is also known as 'High School and Pregnant' and in fairness to those opinions which appear to have come from teenagers who have been forced to watch this in more recent years I agree it does come across as corny. These sorts of movies which deal with the subject of teenage pregnancy have moved on leaps and bounds since this was made back in the late D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) STARRING BARRET OLIVER, MARY BETH HURT 'D.A.R.Y.L.' is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is easier to appreciate now. And I suppose that sort of hints at how I felt about 'D.A.R.Y.L.' when I watched it as a teen at the end of the 80s as whilst I remember being MOVIES - 1969 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Up to now I had only seen some of director Michael Powell's pre 1950 movies and so when I watched his last movie "Age of Consent" which was released at the end of the 60s it was a bit of a surprise. MOVIES - 1979 ON THE MOVIE SCENE Do you know what the problem with Steven Spielberg's "1941" is, it is public expectations especially those of 1979 as this wasn't a movie with a story it was a parody, it was a MOVIES - 1989 ON THE MOVIE SCENE The first 4 "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies were a rollercoaster which went good, bad, good and then bad again so theoretically the 5th movie "A Nightmare on MOVIES STARRING ROBERT HAYS ON THE MOVIE SCENE Spoof movies are not new but in the last decade there seems to be a new one cropping up every other year. There was the "Scary Movie" spoofs and then the likes of "Date Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie" to name just a coupl CLUE (1985) STARRING TIM CURRY, EILEEN BRENNAN, MADELINE I didn't play 'Cluedo' much as a child but when I did I always enjoyed the logical aspect of solving the crime and discovering whodunit. That logical aspect is certainly not apparent in 'Clue' the 1985 movie which is based upon the much loved board game. But lacking logic doesn't matter because 'Clue' is a madcap murder mystery; a comedy which takes the essence of Cluedo, the characters, the

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Movie Review - Suddenly (1954) 1950s thriller starring Frank Sinatra as a psycho assassin who heads with his goons to a small town of Suddenly where he plans to kill the President. But he finds himself dealing with the patriotic Sheriff (Sterling Hayden) FALLOUT (1999) DANIEL BALDWIN, FRANK ZAGARINO, TERI ANN Fallout (1999) Daniel Baldwin stars as NASA pilot J.J. Hendricks who finds himself in a prototype spacecraft heading to the spaces tation where Russian terrorists have seized control and are trying to blackmail the United States LAKE PLACID (1999) STARRING BILL PULLMAN, BRIDGET FONDA Whether the plan was originally to create a serious monster movie or not what 'Lake Placid' ends up is a firmly tongue in cheek B-movie, a monster movie of mirth. It is so tongue in cheek that it revels in bad characters, bad comedy, bad effects, a bad storyline and bad just about everything else but heck it's so entertaining. I could go on because there isn't an ounce of intelligence to 'Lake MOVIES STARRING RUTH GORDON ON THE MOVIE SCENE There was a war going on and I am not just talking about the story depicted in 1940s war movie "Edge of Darkness". Nope I am on about the trouble behind the scenes and in many ways it is a marvel the movie

was not only comple

MOVIES STARRING GABRIEL MACHT ON THE MOVIE SCENE Biopics are always dangerous territory no matter whether the focus is a celebrity or someone who has done great things in other areas of life but when it comes to biopics of icons it borders on suicidal.

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