Like all the other reviewers have said, the first Harry Potter movie with an actual soul. Also the first one without John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick (a relief, in as much as I love Mr. Cleese, that character was really annoying it its… well, lack of soul), and the first one that I got […]
In some ways, yeah, a rip-off of Aliens, but this movie has the added element of trying to make you root for a murderer, and killing off just about everyone you might have a tiny amount of concern for before the end. The effects were decent, and Vil Deisel does have the creepy mirrored eyeballs, but it just doesn’t do it for me. Two stars.
‘Bout damn time we had a Mac user in the Whitehouse. 😉
I remembered this fondly from my high school days, but more remarkable now for the fact that the lead character, a high school cheerleader, was actually not in her mid-twenties when they filmed it. The effects range from hokey to ewwwwwww!!, and the cold war government conspiracy angle still plays pretty well.
All in all, a decent flick, and Frank Darabont co-wrote it, in an out-of-character turn away from Stephen King prison movies. Three stars.
DVDs and For Sale have been updated, and I’m off to New Jersey. Have a great weekend!
I’ve been borrowing this Season 1 set from a friend of mine, and I have to say, it’s quite addictive. Thanks, Kelli!
BTW, the Alias DVD image brought to you by the excellent wp-amazon!
As MacMinute reported earlier today:
K2 Films has released its science-fiction action film, “Radius,” as a two-disk, US$19.95 DVD. Despite being shot on 35mm film, in such locations such as California’s Death Valley, and featuring over 150 visual effects shots, “Radius” was made by a first-time director on a budget of under $60,000. The low budget was achieved through classic guerrilla filmmaking frugality, but also by extensive use of the Mac, director Helmut Kobler told MacMinute. Editing, music, sound and visual effects were all done on Macs using off-the-shelf software. Also, the director says he managed the whole production from a PowerBook G4, working mostly from various Starbucks cafes around Los Angeles.
Very inspiring! 😀