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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Have you ever been lost in the WOODS?
Have you ever been truly lost in the woods? The total darkness, the total silence, your imagination taking you on a wild ride. That's what Blair Witch Project is all about, imaginations going wild. Those primitive fears that humans have had since we sat huddled around a fire in fear of a Saber Tooth Tiger looking for an easy meal. Fear of the unknown is real fear. To see the monster, to know the monster, is a monster that can be dealt with. That invisible monster, the one from the ID, is the one that can't be dealt with, it can only be feared. Blair Witch Project is about sitting in a dark, cold tent at night without a gun, knife or spear and listening to your approaching doom. A previous writer said it best, you can't watch this movie with a bunch of friends, in a safe cozy living room drinking beers. It should be watched in quiet solitude so your imagination can run wild.
Deep Rising (1998)
Who said Monster movies had to be scary or suspenseful!!
How could anyone take this movie seriously? From the first scene of a mercenary getting an ax in the head. To the half digested, puked up, walking, talking corpse, this movie is about gruesome laughs, nothing more. It was one of the funniest, weirdest flicks I've seen in a very long time. I can just picture the director, actors, crew, sitting around laughing volunteering even crazier ideas for a totally nuts movie. I give a 10 out of 10 for the smiles it brings to my face every time I see it.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
My 6 year old grandson was the perfect reviewer of this movie
Where is Darth Vader!! That was his number one question. I bought the tape for him thinking it would be a great experience for Grandfather and Grandson. Every time he comes over he wants to see Star Wars, his favorite character is Darth Vader. What I ended up watching alone, grandson lost all interest, was another dead Walt Disney type of boring "G" rated movie.
Star Wars (1977)
Great for Kids of all ages but,
If you are one of the few people on the planet that hasn't seen this one, don't bother if you are looking for a real Science Fiction movie. In 1977 when it was first released Star Wars was billed as a real science fiction movie that would top anything previously made. What we got was a fantasy void of any science that takes place in OUTER SPACE. People actually booed when Darth Vader appeared on the screen, not because he was the villain, but because of the realization that serious sci-fi was not going to happen here. I enjoyed the movie despite this but I'll never forget that sinking feeling in my gut when I realized here we go again another Walt Disney type movie complete with puppets and mystical heroes.
Bullitt (1968)
First of the Violent Cop Movies
If you think Dirty Harry was violent watch this one. The shoot out in the airport was, at the time, the most graphic death scene in movie history. That one scene was used by anti-violence in movie protest groups, Christian groups, etc. It appeared in magazine articles and talk shows as evidence that violence in movies had gone too far and had to be stopped. Of course by today's standards most viewers will not even be aware that it is a violent scene. Bullitt is a piece of movie history that spawned copies like Dirty Harry.
Alien (1979)
The Real Alien film
In 1979 Alien made its appearance on the silver screen. However most fans of the film that were not at the Premiere showing do not realize that they missed The Real ALIEN. Selected theaters throughout the country were allowed to show a full un-cut version of the film that contained numerous scenes that were not released on later showings. The scenes created an almost unbearable amount of tension and fear. Scenes that show the Alien head and extended tongue appearing out of a total black background and then slowing withdrawing back into total darkness while the crew is searching for it. The studio, wanting to tone down the film for general consumption, deliberately removed scenes like these. It was thought that in its original state the movie was to powerful and would have a negative effect of sales.
Some months later after the sales slowed down the movie was brought back to the theaters and advertised as "See Alien with scenes never before seen." Unfortunately we may never see the Real Alien film.
Fiend Without a Face (1958)
A Classic Especially for an 11 year old Kid
I've read many comments about this movie from those that I assume just recently viewed it. In 1958 my brother and I saw this film at the local theater. It must have cost us at least 35 cents to see it and one other movie. To sum it up it scared our socks off. Remember that sick feeling you got in you stomach when you watched Alien for the first time. That same feeling and probably worse is what we experienced. The shear terror of the invisible beast and the subtle way the movie lead up to revealing the monster created a tension an 11 year kid in the fifties was not ready for. At the time this movie was actually banned in certain countries. This is a fact, not just media hype. With all the high-tech movie making of today it will get harder and harder to scare the sophisticated movie buff. But in 1958 this one sent us home afraid to walk in a dark room or turn our backs to a dark corner.