‘Bringing Out the Dead’ Download and Reviews

September 27, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Drama, Thriller

“Bringing Out the Dead” Movie Details

Bringing Out the Dead tagline:
Bringing Out the Dead - DVD Cover

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Actors:
  • Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr.
  • Nicolas Cage Frank Pierce
    John Goodman Larry
    Ving Rhames Marcus
    Tom Sizemore Tom Wolls
    Marc Anthony Noel
    Cliff Curtis Cy Coates
    Nestor Serrano Dr. Hazmat
    Afemo Omilami Griss
    Cullen O. Johnson Mr. Burke
    Arthur J. Nascarella Captain Barney
    Martin Scorsese Dispatcher
    Tom Riis Farrell John Burke
    Aleks Shaklin Arguing Russian
    Leonid Citer Arguing Russian
    Man with Bloody Foot
    Directors: Martin Scorsese IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 out of 29,664 votes

    “Bringing Out the Dead” Movie Review

    “Bringing Out the Dead” Plot Summary

    Frank Pierce is a paramedic working Gotham’s Hell’s Kitchen. He’s become burned out and haunted by visions of the people he’s tried to save. add synopsis

    Good once it finds its rhythm

    After reading the novel by Joe Connelly this movie is based on(by the way, the title is a reference to MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL), it seemed a perfect fit for director Martin Scorsese, writer Paul Schraeder, and star Nicolas Cage. After all, this is the mean streets of New York, this is about trying to find salvation and redemption in the pits of despair, and it features a character on the edge. But when things start out, I was disappointed. It seems like all three of them, Scorsese, Schraeder, and Cage, were straining to get the effect of the novel, and it felt disjointed. The narration by Cage seems to be covering up for what’s not being shown, which always means trouble

    In lesser hands, this might have been a problem. However, Scorsese has the craft to match his passion, and he soon finds the rhythm. The narration is used less and less as the movie goes on, and Cage is gradually able to show his grief, rather than just talk about it. We still don’t feel the impact of the story as much as we do in the novel, but we do feel something, thanks to Cage and Patricia Arquette(as the daughter of a patient he saves). Once it gets going, the black humor, courtesy of Ving Rhames and Tom Sizemore as fellow paramedics and Scorsese and Queen Latifah as dispatchers, helps fuel the picture as well. This isn’t quite as good as Scorsese’s other New York stories, but it is a worthy addition to his canon.

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    ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ Download and Reviews

    September 15, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    “The Tale of Despereaux” Movie Details

    The Tale of Despereaux tagline: Small Hero. Big Heart.
    The Tale of Despereaux - DVD Cover

    The Tale of Despereaux DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Matthew Broderick Despereaux
    Robbie Coltrane Gregory
    Sam Fell Ned
    Sam Fell Smudge
    Tony Hale Furlough
    CiarГЎn Hinds Botticelli
    Dustin Hoffman Roscuro
    Kevin Kline Andre
    Christopher Lloyd Hovis
    William H. Macy Lester
    Daniel Riordan Doctor
    Stanley Tucci Boldo
    Frances Conroy Antoinette
    Patricia Cullen Queen
    Jane Karen Louise
    Directors: Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen
    IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 out of 6,510 votes

    “The Tale of Despereaux” Movie Review

    “The Tale of Despereaux” Plot Summary

    The tale of three unlikely heroes – a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears – whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

    We loved it.

    The movie was Excellent. My son who is 2 1/2 was just so into it and not scared. They are just rats. Why is everyone so sensitive?! A lot of cartoons have animals that scare people in real life like snakes. Besides, based on personal experience, there was friend who would not let her son watch Ratatouille because of the rats, but then let him watch Dark Knight, hmmm? The mouse was so cute. I really enjoyed that this cartoon finally took a turn from what is usually out there. Right now we are stationed in Germany and the Europeans have a lot more cartoons like this. The graphics are just nicer. I do not have a problem with watching cartoons as long as they are not weird like the standard ones on TV today. For example, the digital mickey mouse. They are just not natural enough. I hope that many people will cherish this cartoon and go back to what used to be traditional Disney style and cartoons.

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