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Obsessed (2002)
I'm not supposed to like this kind of stuff, but I LOVED this movie!
I'm a 60+ old retired dude who's into sports, CSI, Law & Order, Bones, Bourne movies, etc. God knows, I'd NEVER watch a Lifetime Movie Network program! That's a "ladies' network," right? But I just happened to turn on this program and found it totally engrossing and entertaining. The twists and turns in the story surprised and captivated me. Until near the end, I never knew where this very interesting plot would unfold. The writing on this show is A+. Jenna Elfman (who I'd only seen as Dharma) was far more talented (and sexy) than I'd realized. She was totally believable in all aspects of her character(s). Kate Burton as her attorney was superb as was Sam Robards who played her "lover," Dr. Stillman. This movie was a real surprise treat. Guess I'm a new Lifetime fan, and I may even start tuning into Glee. :-)
Ghost Adventures: Kells Pub/Butterworth Building (Seattle, WA) (2010)
I know the site in this episode well. Unconvincing, comical, dumb!
This episode, as are most in this series, is just pure fiction and, frankly, a fraud. I know the Butterworth family that owns the building highlighted in this series (they are still in the funeral business), and one of the family members told me that when they saw this program they just broke into laughter. I have lived in Seattle for 25 years, and I actually spent a great deal of time in the building directly adjacent to this very building. I also spent a fair amount of time at Kells Irish Pub that is the focus of this episode. I never heard any of these silly "ghost" stories (except once or twice in a totally joking sense) until they appeared in this very weak episode. I can only guess the owners of Kells agreed to this unbelievable episode because of desire for publicity (or as a practical joke). Maybe business there is down and they need some attention?? I also learned from a University of Washington professor of Electrical Engineering that the Ghost Adventures' so-called high-tech "ghost detecting" instruments are totally invalid scientifically and "makebelieve for the sake of entertainment." Electromagnetic ghost voice detectors, infrared spirit detectors! Ha Ha Ha. And did you notice that the "images" and "voices" in this episode (as usual) are totally indiscernible until our 3 all-knowing paranormal-wise ghost-buster gurus kindly decipher them for us and display (in subtitles) where the spooks are (very fuzzy images at best) and what the spooks are "saying" (always extremely poor quality, very blurred audio). They spotted a vision of "a small child" that looked much more like a gingerbread boy or a Chewbacca doll. As usual in this series, the "evidence" is totally unconvincing and almost comical. And the 3 dudes that try push this BS onto us viewers are also extremely bad actors, like kids in a junior high school play. Soooo weak.
David and Bathsheba (1951)
An underrated classic. Superb film.
I'm surprised this film doesn't get more recognition. Possibly the best of the old classic bible films. Excellent cinematography and effects considering it was filmed in 1951. Gregory Peck is believable and excellent as King David. The dialogue is a bit trite at times, but still generally strong. Susan Hayward is beautiful and solid in her role as Bathsheba, and Raymond Massey is a delight as Nathan. A bit plodding at times, but an engaging telling of one of the most famous stories of all time. The scenes of David playing the harp while reciting the 23rd Psalm and the David and Goliath scene must have a challenge to put on film, but they are amazingly well done. A moving story, a classic movie.
Eight Days to Live (2006)
Entertaining movie. Excellent acting (but 1 horrible acting dude)
I enjoyed this movie even though it is very predictable from scene one. Kelly Rowan, who is beautiful, is excellent (really perfect) as the terrified, but determined mother. The other performances by the other family members were fine, but none really stood out in my mind. The story is well-paced and the Canadian scenery is superb as is usual in Lifetime movies (which I believe are generally underrated). One embarrassingly bad (almost comedic) role was turned in by Michael Eklund as Weaver, the bad dude in the movie. I thought his role, and his "acting," were totally unbelievable, way overacted. He looked like a poorly drawn comic book villain. Whoever cast him should get their hands slapped. Despite that, it was an entertaining movie and worth seeing. Based on an intriguing true story.
Man of La Mancha (1972)
A truly great movie. I was shocked IMDb avg vote only 6.1
There isn't much I can add to the many excellent reviews on this site. I thought the acting was superb across the whole cast. The singing by O'Toole and Loren obviously wasn't what you would expect from professional singing voices, but it was much better than I would have expected, and I thought it was wonderful that these fine actors were allowed to use their own voices in the film. O'Toole was beyond excellent as both a younger and older man as was Sophia Loren who fit the part perfectly, and she was breathtaking to look at in her every scene. I read that many people believe this is greatest novel ever written. The movie gives many who wouldn't begin to tackle the huge 1000+ page volume access to this wonderful story. While several of the songs are less than memorable, each performance of "Impossible Dream" in this film is very moving and alone are worth seeing the movie. The wonderful message here about a positive, idealistic outlook to life and the power of dreams makes "Man of La Mancha" a remarkable story - and, in my humble opinion, a truly great movie.
Be Cool (2005)
Bad writing, stupid secondary characters spoil Uma & Travolta.
Uma and Travolta were very good together, but - unfortunately - when they left the screen, the movie was nothing but a bunch of very boring and wordy secondary characters wrapped in some extremely bad writing. Occasional glimpses of greatness like the dance scene between Uma and Travolta quickly eroded when the likes of Harvey Keitel and similar uninteresting thugs came on. And the white dude who tried to act black got VERY, VERY tiresome after way too much exposure in the picture. He weighed down a fairly good performance by the Rock, the only secondary character who you couldn't wait to see leave the screen. Bad, dumb plot. The writers clearly couldn't figure out if they writing to Generation X or the 12-15 year old rap crowd, and the combination turned into a film that kept me staring at my watch!