Reviews

Theres not much to complain about with the Pirates of the Caribbean. I know that if I were involved with this film, I would be very proud of the final product. The costumes and make-up should deserve Oscar recognition along with Johnny Depps performance which has always been overlooked by Hollywood. The only complaint I have is that they should have trimmed about 10 minutes from it as I thought some scenes weren't necessary and seemed to only drag the movie down. Its refreshing to see that Disney can still make a good movie without relying on cute animals and a Phil Collins soundtrack.

Every bad thing you've heard about this movie is true so I wont waste your time repeating the same things. I also felt this movie was one big advertisement..did you know Martha Stewart is even listed in the end credits because for some unknown reason, she is seen twice on a television. And what was the purpose for Micheal Jacksons cameo? No one in the audience laughed, so if it was meant to be funny it didn't work. I think if they make a Men in Black III it should go straight to video. 5/10

That pretty much says it all. But there are a few things I must say about this movie before I watch it for the second time tonight. Some of these reviews are misleading,for instance, there is a way to kill the zombies. And I have to tell you, the gore is just not gory if you've ever watched those "Life in the E.R." programs on cable. The zombies just don't scare me, look at the back of the DVD, you'll see what I mean. And if you've never watched the movie before but decide to buy the DVD, don't look at the chapter list inside because Anchor Bay was nice enough to give away a very important scene near the end. Now having said that, I'm going to watch it again. Why? Because it was still a fun movie to watch! The acting was by far the best you'll ever see in a zombie film and I should say the same about the writing. Yea, the zombies could have looked a little more like zombies, but the movie carries enough suspense to carry you to the fun yet predictable end.7/10

I can't believe how awful this movie is. Was there ever a script for this? I mean, it appeared to me like the director decided to get his actor/friends together to ad lib an hour and half long "Who's Line is it Anyway?" skit. The only problem was that the only humor the actors could deliver were the jokes they remembered from high school, leading to jokes being repeated more than once because one actor wasn't on the set when the last fart joke was used. Save yourself a couple clams and rent Mel Brooks "High Anxiety" instead.

As someone brought up earlier, there is alot of Documentary footage edited into the film. A little too much for me. By the way, who won the battle between the lizard and the snake? But, if you can get past that hurdle you'll enjoy this movie. It's one of those films where you can't take your eyes off the screen for fear that you might miss something, even if it's something hokey like a burp after eating a snake. You can't say that about most of todays action films. I was thinking they should remake this film with Arnold Swarzenegger, but maybe they already did that with "Predator"? (I know there are no aliens in this movie but the plot is the same.)

So, the next time your in the video store looking for a good action\adventure film check it out. It's no worse then the new releases, and you can save a couple of bucks as well. ;)

Just to see what Bill Mumy (Lost in Space) looked like at 17 is worth the value of the rental. He also wrote a song for this movie!

If you were a misfit dweeb growing up as I was, you'll enjoy this film. Although the 'Bar scene' seemed unnecessary to the plot and its a film that will be hopelessly trapped in the 1970's. The Carpenters had a minor hit single with the title track. 7/10

Like everyone else, I was a little worried about seeing this film, but I was truly surprised by the long line at the theater, I had no problem getting into "Phantom Menace" on its opening day, but I barely managed to make the second showing of "X-MEN"! Anyway, I gave this film an 8 out of 10 although it probably only deserves a 7. Here's why. The Direction: Pretty good, though Bryan Singer needs to improve his fight sequences a bit. The fight between Wolverine and Sabretooth on the statue of liberty cut to so many angles I lost track of which was up or down. But I give him credit for taking the charactors seriously. The Story: Pretty much like a marvel comic, not very original. But at least we were explained Magneto's motivations. I would have liked this film to have been a half hour longer. I keep reading "great charactorization" from other reviews, and that's true for Wolverine, Rogue, and Magneto, but what about the rest of the cast? And will non X-MEN fans understand what happens to professor X with Cerebro? Yep another half hour would have been great. The ACTING: HUGH JACKMAN now has a career in Hollywood. Everyone else did a satisfactory job except for Tyler Mane who growls like a lion more than he speaks (but that's the writers fault.) and of course Halle Berry who, except for the elevator scene, walked around with a blank look on her face. It didn't help that she was given the worst lines to read. Which brings me to... THE WORST LINE: STORM: "Would you like to know what lightning does to a toad?" TOAD:"AAAH!" (zapped by lightening.) STORM: "The same thing it does to anything else!" I have to say that despite the above flaws it was still a very entertaining movie that hopefully will create an even better sequal.

Acting: THE GOOD. Richard Reeves and Virginia Grey. Although they both started the movie completely intoxicated, they suddenly become sober at the sight of a dead body. But I found them to be the only two characters with any hint of personality in this movie. THE BAD: Everybody else. Kathleen Crowly runs through the vacant city with a smile on her face, isn't she supposed to be frightened? Richard Denning is just the opposite. His face is so straight throughout the whole movie, I was beginning to believe HE was a robot. And finally, Robert Roark...ugh!! What is that?? A Humphry Bogart impersonation?

SPECIAL EFFECTS: THE GOOD: You'll only have to look at the robots a few times,the rest is left to our imaginations. THE BAD: Is that robot bow-legged? Well, I have seen worse in other B-movies.

CLASSIC LINES: FRANK: "Take it easy, I'm not going to hurt you!" Just before slapping Nora in the face. And, FRANK: "It's(Venus)covered by a heavy layer of clouds,that means plenty of water, oxygen, and hydrogen in it's atmosphere." VICKI: "Say, where did you learn all this?" FRANK: "College." Overall, this is your average 50's sci-fi with more focus on character studies than on the cheap looking robot. Which saves it from the Ed Wood level of movie making.

If your a lover of those old 1950's horror and sci-fi "B" movies like I am, you'll enjoy "Earth Vs. The Spider". My only complaint I have about this movie is the fact that the spider was mistreated and kept in such poor working conditions that it developed a bad case of asthma. poor thing...

Almost every bad thing you've heard about this movie is true, and that's what I find so entertaining! Cardboard caverns! rubber corpses! A women screaming every 5 minutes! who could ask for anything more! Just keep in mind that this was made in the 1950's with little money spent, and you should know what to expect. One thing I would like to bring up before I go: THE SPIDER WAS NOT REVIVED BY ROCK MUSIC! The professor clearly explains that the ddt merely stunned the spider. This is just a B movie guys. No need for psychoanalysis.

What can one say about a movie only 16 people remember watching. This really is just a soft porn movie that I never would have watched (at age 14 with my father no less!) had either of us had known. Here is the story as I remember it: Tony Curtis (Casinova)sleeps with a woman then runs from the angry husband smiling all the way... Then he sleeps with three woman at once and runs from their husbands, smiling all the way...etc..This is a foreign movie so prepare yourself for some awful overdubbing. Overall, I think the only person who enjoyed this movie was Tony Curtis who wasn't in a scene without at least one topless young woman jumping in his lap.

I'm watching this movie right now trying to figure out

what it is that makes it so popular to other viewers but I just don't see anything! In the very beginning of the movie the caretaker of the

island is murdered so the prank can be carried out, we

watch this "frightening" scene as the film throws the credits along the screen and the musical score begins. The composer(Carl Zittrel)sounds like a college kid playing

with a synthesizer. In fact the whole movie has the appearance of a college art project complete with bad acting and writing. The producers of The Blair Witch Project must have been inspired by this movie as we spend

the next fourty five minutes watching the characters TRY

to scare each other and the viewer. Things begin to happen in the last 15 minutes of this movie, but your either asleep or you just don't care because the effects are so

outdated and you really could care less if anyone lives or dies. However, if you really must see this, rent it for a

dollar, but don't pay more.

After reading the reviews here, I thought I would spend

the 16 dollars and check it out. Are we talking the same movie here guys?? What action?

What gore? One big breasted woman in the last 15 to 20

minutes of this feature does nothing to help save this

poor excuse of a movie!! I'm a big fan of old sci-fi/horror B movies, but 75 minutes into this 97 minute movie and all I've seen is

seaweed that burns the captains hand. The back of the box reads "the terrified travelers encounter unspeakable monsters, man-eating seaweed, vicious mutant pirates and stupendously endowed woman." It should say "the one dimensional crew encounter a giant

rubber octopus and crab, acid-like seaweed, one bad pirate

with a scar, and one buxom pirate. All in the last 20 minutes of this great adventure!!"

Well I just happened across this movie on AMC tonight, and all I can say is it's too bad Lou Costello went from being the better half of a comic duo to this unfunny movie. This was released shortly after his death in 1959 and you could tell by his appearance here that he did not look well. Whoever produced this movie thought it would be a good idea to combine science fiction which was quite popular at this time with a comic overtone. Lou Costello plays a trash collector/inventor who must defend his 30 foot wife from the army. (No spoilers!) Ten years earlier he would have screamed "Aaabbotttt!!!" if he saw a giant woman. But those days were gone. The jokes in this movie might have been funny for their time, but I've seen the jokes here used countless times already in other films. In a scale of 1 to 10, all I can give it is a 5.

O.K.I admit..the only time I saw this movie was when I was six years old, but the ending scared me so much that I still remember the movie by name. I'm sure if I saw this movie today I would probably laugh out of embarrassment at it, but the six year old brat ..er..angelic boy inside of me has to give it a four out of ten.

Although this may be viewed by many as an alien "king kong", it still was an above average sci-fi movie for its time. Ray Harryhausen's effects and design of the "Ymir" (the name he gave to the creature but wasn't used in the film,) makes this a very entertaining film from start to finish. I give it a 9!!