‘Eraser’ Download and Reviews

November 2, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Drama, Mystery

“Eraser” Movie Details

Eraser tagline: He will erase your past to protect your future.
Eraser - DVD Cover

Eraser DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Roma Maffia
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger U.S. Marshal John ‘The Eraser’ Kruger
    James Caan U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
    Vanessa L. Williams Dr. Lee Cullen aka Deborah Elliott
    James Coburn Chief Beller WITSEC
    Robert Pastorelli Johnny Castelone
    James Cromwell William Donohue
    Danny Nucci WITSEC Deputy Monroe
    Andy Romano Undersecretary of Defense Daniel Harper
    Nick Chinlund WITSEC Agent Calderon
    Michael Papajohn WITSEC Agent Schiff
    Joe Viterelli Tony Two-Toes
    Mark Rolston J. Scar
    John Slattery FBI Agent Corman
    Robert Miranda Frediano
    Claire Isaacs
    Directors: Chuck Russell IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 out of 35,254 votes

    “Eraser” Movie Review

    “Eraser” Plot Summary

    A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

    Very Entertaining Action Film!

    I beg to differ with those who berate this film. It’s one of Arnold’s best and so what if the acting isn’t Oscar quality, the film delivers non-stop action, like a boulder rolling down a mountain it never lets up. So what if there are believability problems in the script. If we didn’t use a little imagination there’d be no James Bond, no Star Wars, no Batman, no ET, no Lord of the Rings, no Transformers, etc. If you want believability watch Grapes of Wrath. So what if it’s not possible to dive out of Jet plane to chase down a parachute. So what if the villain doesn’t kill the hero the easy way. So what if Arnold demands a cheesy line in every one of his movies; ‘You’re luggage!’ to an alligator he just killed, is a small price to pay for a high energy, roller coaster ride of a movie. This movie is great in high definition with surround sound. Geez, why are people so damned critical! Don’t look for flaws, didn’t you come to the theater to have a fun time?

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    ‘Monsters, Inc.’ Download and Reviews

    October 26, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    “Monsters, Inc.” Movie Details

    Monsters, Inc. tagline: Monsters, Inc. : We Scare Because We Care
    Monsters, Incorporated - DVD Cover

    Monsters, Inc. DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Jack Angel
  • John Goodman James P. “Sulley” Sullivan
    Billy Crystal Mike Wazowski
    Mary Gibbs Boo/Mary
    Steve Buscemi Randall Boggs
    James Coburn Henry J. Waternoose III
    Jennifer Tilly Celia
    Bob Peterson Roz
    John Ratzenberger Yeti
    Frank Oz Fungus
    Dan Gerson Needleman/Smitty
    Steve Susskind Floor Manager
    Bonnie Hunt Flint
    Jeff Pidgeon Bile
    Samuel Lord Black George Sanderson
    Additional Voice
    Directors: Pete Docter and David Silverman IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 out of 103,181 votes

    “Monsters, Inc.” Movie Review

    “Monsters, Incorporated” Plot Summary

    Monsters generate their city’s power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley finds his world disrupted. add synopsis

    My personal favorite Pixar movie

    Pixar. With only seven movies you’ve built yourself a reputation as the greatest current animation studio of them all. Dreamworks has made some good ones and 20th Century Fox’s movies have made me chuckle a bit, and Disney has gone downhill in recent years. But you can consistently produce quality work with almost no stain on your track record (except A Bug’s Life, the one Pixar movie I did not enjoy). But I’ve lost track of my thoughts

    I’m here to talk about Monster’s Inc., my personal favorite Pixar movie

    I’m a doodler myself, and wan’t to be an animator someday. And I love drawing monsters. Weird looking, many armed, strange-eyed creatures. That may have been the 1st reason Monster’s Inc. appealed to me. So many of these creatures looked like something I would draw, and I spent much of my movie time looking at the creatures in the background

    I also was captivated by the world that was created in Inc. A big problem for me in Pixar’s newest movie Cars was lack of real explanation for their universe, like how they built their buildings. In Monster’s Inc. the monster world is explained so much more in depth, and we really believe this world could exist. There’s a beauty in watching the thousands of closet doors zoom around and I always get goosebumps from watching the ’scare montage’, because I now know the mechanics of the world these creatures live in. The characters in the world are also incredibly well realized. Mike and Sully both are easily relatable to, and even small characters have feelings and motivations we can understand. ‘Boo’ actually behaves like a young child would, and that helped me believe she had real emotions. But the creature Randall is what stole the show for me. With his many arms, chameleon-like ability and sheer voice presence, it was hard for me to keep my eyes off of him. But what really made me love this movie so was the characters. When it comes time for the ’sad part’ of this movie, I was sad. I was actually seeing an animated cartoon that managed to make me feel for these animated creatures without being emotionally manipulative. And I’m not afraid to admit that I cry 4 out of 5 times at the ending

    So, in the end, I can’t recommend this film enough. I think this stands above all other Pixar productions and is definitely one of the best animated films I’ve had the pleasure of seeing.

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    ‘Payback’ Download and Reviews

    October 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Crime, Thriller

    “Payback” Movie Details

    Payback tagline: No More Mr. Nice Guy
    Payback - DVD Cover

    Payback DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Len Bajenski
  • James Coburn
    Mel Gibson Porter
    Gregg Henry Val Resnick
    Maria Bello Rosie
    David Paymer Arthur Stegman
    Bill Duke Det. Hicks
    Deborah Kara Unger Mrs. Lynn Porter
    John Glover Phil
    William Devane Carter
    Lucy Liu Pearl
    Jack Conley Det. Leary
    Kris Kristofferson Bronson
    Mark Alfa Johnny’s Friend #2
    Kwame Amoaku Radioman
    Justin Ashforth Michael, Bartender #1
    Fairfax Bodyguard #1
    Directors: Brian Helgeland IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 41,618 votes

    “Payback” Movie Review

    “Payback” Plot Summary

    Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge. add synopsis

    Brilliant on Its Own

    I’d go further than the rest of the posts and say two things: This is a brilliant story, full stop; and it may be one of the cinema’s precursors to another brilliant new bit of thug caper genre, ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.’ This film stands on its own against ‘Point Blank’, a delightful film in its own right. You do not need to know any of the previous film references to make this story work and it stands up just fine on its own, thank you very much

    Others have commented on Gibson’s portrayal versus Marvin’s, but consider the context in which each film was made: Without taking anything away from Marvin’s performance I would argue that Gibson delivers the goods in just as satisfying a manner. Gibson’s portrait is more of a twenty-first century graphic novel’s character approach to justice than Marvin’s 1967 nod to cool spy culture and a bad-ass anti-hero’s approach to injustice

    The author/director clearly worked this story until it was a lean, mean fighting machine, ruthlessly taking out what didn’t serve the story so that the overall effect is amazing pacing and audience satisfaction by turns of curiosity and empathy with this anti-hero. You cannot make this stuff up from brilliant inspiration, only very hard work can make a story this simple and elegant hang together with such artful complexity

    I admit I am a fan of Gibson’s work, but not all of his ‘oeuvre’ is worth watching. This one definitely is, no matter what you think about his personal biases, love life, etc

    And although this film is not outwardly credited (as far as I can tell) with having inspired Guy Richie, you can clearly see that this film and ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ are part and parcel of a similar vision of late nineties’ heroism, combined with very clever cinematography, excellent direction and muscular storytelling.

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    ‘Maverick’ Download and Reviews

    October 3, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Comedy, Western

    “Maverick” Movie Details

    Maverick tagline: The greatest gambler in the West has finally met his match.
    Maverick - DVD Cover

    Maverick DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Art LaFleur
  • Mel Gibson Bret Maverick, Jr.
    Jodie Foster Mrs. Annabelle Bransford
    James Garner Marshal Zane Cooper/Bret Maverick, Sr.
    Graham Greene Joseph
    Alfred Molina Angel
    James Coburn Commodore Duvall, Owner of Riverboat Lauren Belle/Poker Championship Host
    Dub Taylor Room Clerk
    Geoffrey Lewis Matthew Wicker/Eugene, Banker
    Paul L. Smith The Archduke
    Dan Hedaya Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
    Dennis Fimple Stuttering
    Denver Pyle Old Gambler on Riverboat
    Clint Black Sweet-Faced Gambler
    Max Perlich Johnny Hardin
    Poker Player
    Directors: Richard Donner IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 out of 33,855 votes

    “Maverick” Movie Review

    “Maverick” Plot Summary

    Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.

    Good cinematography & Very friendly movie set

    I had the privilege of being both an extra and a stand in. Which of course let me see and add to the inside goings on of this movie. I found in particular James garner was very congenial and friendly to the extras. Richard Donner was very purposeful and dedicated putting in overtime each day that i observed him. Along with James garner i found denver pyle and James coburn very friendly to me as i had pictures of me taken with all 3 individually. The photography is great due to the fact that we were on a real riverboat the stern wheeler ‘Lauren belle’ we were returned twice a day to the locks by tugboats and floated back to the fishery. This was all during the 2nd week of sept 1993 30 miles east of Portland,Oregon

    My thanks to the other cast members and Extras.

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    ‘Hudson Hawk’ Download and Reviews

    October 1, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Comedy

    “Hudson Hawk” Movie Details

    Hudson Hawk tagline: Catch the excitement. Catch the laughter. Catch the Hawk.
    Hudson Hawk - DVD Cover

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    Actors:
    Bruce Willis Eddie “Hudson Hawk” Hawkins
    Danny Aiello Tommy Five-Tone
    Andie MacDowell Anna Baragli
    James Coburn George Kaplan
    Richard E. Grant Darwin Mayflower
    Sandra Bernhard Minerva Mayflower
    Donald Burton Alfred
    Don Harvey Snickers
    David Caruso Kit Kat
    Andrew Bryniarski Butterfinger
    Lorraine Toussaint Almond Joy
    Burtt Harris Gates
    Frank Stallone Cesar Mario
    Carmine Zozzora Antony Mario
    Stefano Molinari Leonardo Da Vinci
    Directors: Michael Lehmann
    IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 out of 20,517 votes

    “Hudson Hawk” Movie Review

    “Hudson Hawk” Plot Summary

    A cat burglar is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot. add synopsis

    A good Saturday afternoon movie

    Some movies you like and you just can’t explain it. The guy next to you is shouting ‘Garbage!’ and you are in the aisles laughing your a** off.

    OK so the acting is overdone. News flash. It is supposed to be! It’s all overdone! The Richard Grant and Sandra Bernhard do a superb evil duo impression. Danny Aiello and Bruce are constantly getting into and out of impossible situations and having fun and being funny while doing it. The bottom line here is that I don’t think Bruce Willis intended this to be a serious film. It was a joke from the beginning and it provided a host of great and memorable laughs. When Bruce is on the hospital gurney and catches a cigarette, has a puff and then grimaces ‘Ewww, Menthol’ and throws it away. I nearly split my side. To a non-smoker that probably isn’t funny. As a former smoker and hater of menthol cigarettes I thought it was classic! Bottom line, the humor is subtle for this film. It relies on you to suspend your reality and you’ll have a great time. Try to pick apart its plot holes and improbable situations and you won’t. Take it for what it is, one man’s sense of humor. Personally I think Bruce Willis has a great sense of humor. I get it. Do you?

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