Mon Ami [HD]

mon ami
A great suprise of a black comedy. Anyone who loves dark comedy should watch this. Very funny. I saw this at a movie festival, and turned out to be the best movie I saw there.





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The Howling (Collector's Edition)

Classic werewolf movie now in an expanded DVD package!
When "The Howling" appeared in theaters in 1981, it heralded a mini-revival of the werewolf movie that took advantage of advances in special effects; two films followed later that year: "Wolfen" and John Landis's beloved "An American Werewolf in London." Although "The Howling" doesn't quite match the artistry and continual popularity of Landis's film, it nonetheless has aged wonderfully and is still one of the most enjoyable horror films of its decade. It's scary without getting too gory for the average viewer, has superb special effects that don't overwhelm the story, features a fun cast of familiar faces, and has a quirky sense of humor and loads of movie in-jokes for horror movie fans.

MGM first released "The Howling" in a no-frills DVD that let the movie down: no extras, a cheap and scratchy transfer, and a very dull mono soundtrack. Thankfully, they realized the popularity of the film and are now giving us a nice edition with revamped sound (5.1 Surround), a sharp picture, and...

BEST HORROR MOVIE
THE HOWLING is a rare original cult-movie, far from the reluctant werewolf pattern. The idea of werewolves instead of a single one hadn't been well developed before, as some legend variations. It has the legendary transformation scene with Rob Bottin's effects, stronger with Pino Donaggio's score (with no CD releasing yet). Rick Baker (Bottin's brother) was consultant and created later the Oscar winner effects of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, other historical movie.

Both movies are linked. Contemporaries, they represented a new era. There's no point discussing which one's the better. "AWIL" is more modern in a way, having non-sense humor, bloody scenes and unbelievable effects. THE HOWLING, earlier, has a classical movie profile, surprising plot and ending. Its characters were named after classical werewolf and horror movies directors, like George Waggner, Sam Newfield, R. William Neill, Erle Kenton, Lew Landers, Terry Fischer, Charlie Barton, Jerry Warren and Jack Molina...

Wicked Cool Werewolf Movie!
Karen White (E.T.'s Dee Wallace-Stone) is a TV news reporter who's become the object of serial killer Eddie Quist's psychotic obsession. One night, in a daring attempt to catch the killer on live television, Karen comes face to face with the beast inside him. A rookie cop comes to the rescue, and fills Eddie with lead before Karen can be physically harmed, but she's already the victim of psychological damage. Even the famous Dr. Waggner (Patrick Macnee) can't help Karen remember the face she saw that night, which has been locked away deep in her subconscious. Finally, the concerned doctor suggests that Karen and her husband, Bill, spend some time at his "Colony," a retreat in the California woods for some of his patients who need to "unwind." When the two arrive there, however, they find the place is hardly a relaxing setting. Surrounded by strangers who just keep getting stranger, disturbing howls coming from the woods at night, and a sudden rash of animal mutilations, Karen is not...

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21 & Over

It's been done before.
As my husband said last night, "so, it's like the Hangover meets Project X." Pretty much. The movie went for obvious humor, lots of dick, gay and drinking jokes. I noticed about 5 minutes in that, for no apparent reason, they only ever refer to the main character by his full name. "Jeff Chang is missing." "What's wrong with Jeff Chang?" It was weird, and got annoying. We bought the instant video and the quality of stream was good. Can't imagine we'll watch this too many times, but it wasn't the worst movie.

Exactly what you expect.
This movie is exactly what you expect it to be. Nothing more, nothing less. It was not a great comedy, but still enjoyable.

Very funny movie, raunchy fun
21 & Over is a fun movie. I laughed and enjoyed it quite a bit. Of course, it has a lot in common with other college buddy movies, but there are a couple of twists.
There are some stereotypes in the movie, but the main characters have a good mix of realistic traits. Even the American Pie movie franchise portrays more old-school stereotypes than 21 & Over.
The plot contains only 2 small contrived problems to keep the partying, and the movie, going. But they are small, and make sense, really. There aren't any huge "oh c'mon, that wouldn't happen" moments in this movie. A light, fun movie to watch with your SO, woman, or group of friends.

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Gibsonburg [HD]

Great story
Based on a true story, this film has more heart than any Hollywood "blockbuster". Tiny Gibsonburg was hit hard by the recession and needed something to believe in. Well, it sure wasn't their pathetic baseball team, which stumbled to a 6-17 regular season record (7 of those games called by the "run rule", which we used to call the "slaughter rule" or "mercy rule"). Then, they began a playoff run, which was simply unbelievable. This is a TRUE independent film with a cast of unknowns (the only people you might recognize in the film are 80's comedian Judy Tenuta and former MLB pitcher Kent Mercker) who do a great job! Even if you don't like baseball, this is a wonderful film about overcoming the odds and growing up. Many people will relate to it

Gibsonburg
Excellent movie!! Did a movie night with my son who also very much enjoyed it. Taught him to never give up and always believe in yourself. Highly recommend!!

Thoroughly Enjoyable!
This film touches the heart! No cursing, no violence, no crazy sex scenes, no out-landish CGI.....just a wonderful, feel good story you can watch with the kids. Based (loosely) on a true story. The acting was far from Academy Award winning but I give it 5 stars anyway. It was produced with very low budget and a lot of heart! I there were more films out there like this.

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