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I am actually shocked that a lot of people LOVE this pilot episode. Had I been in charge of reviewing pilots at AMC, I would have either file-13ed this episode, or recast most of the original cast, or put a pistol in my mouth.

First, the acting talent is scarce. The stepfather/husband/teacher comes across as believable, but the counselor/mother/wife looks like someone trying out for a part in a high school play. Plus, she has all the charm of a tooth ache. Also, Nick, the Johnny Depp look alike lacks the ability to pull off dramatic scenes in a manner that is even half way believable. As a matter of fact, he's really corny. Plus, all these events are going on and nobody calls the police? No wonder the children who attend & see counselors in public schools cannot find their rear ends with both hands and are strung out on dope.

The first episode was painful to watch, but I love zombie shows. Maybe, it will get better.

UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE, ... WATCH THE SECOND EPISODE AND THIS SHOW IS FOR S**T !

The movie mess Cabin In the Woods gets an overall 7.1 rating and this movie gets a 6.2 ??? Am I missing something? I walked out of the theatre 60 minutes into that movie, but was on pins and needles for this entire movie. I am talking more than just suspense! I'm talking edge of your seat ready to crap your pants fright from start to finish. This is the best scary movie I have watched in years. And I'm talking from start to finish. If you don't like this kind of horror movie, but you believe a movie like Cabin In the Woods is good i.e.scary than you need to see a neurologist to see if you even have a brain that could be damaged.

Prior to stumbling on this thriller, the movie Southern Comfort was the most under rated GREAT movie I had ever seen.

This movie surpassed that! To put it mildly,this movie is awesome! It's fast paced, it's believable, and it's got a GREAT ending that you'll never figure out. All of the actors do a superb and believable job in their respective parts and this ninety - four (94) minute thriller is FANTASTIC!

The IMDb movie rating really surprised me because everyone I have ever turned on to this movie has flipped over it in a manner like I did.

Regardless, it's a GREAT movie that I believe will become a classic years from now.

The majority of people who watched Andy and Barney every week for years during prime time and then later on during reruns, never believed that what was being depicted on the show (the sheriff also being the Justice of the Peace who was legally allowed to try the same people he had either cited or arrested on minor criminal charges i.e. usually crimes that carried no more then a maximum penalty of 30 - 90 days in jail), was actually taking place during the time that the show ran. As a matter of fact, it only stopped during the 1970's, when the US Supreme Court basically ruled in a manner that was pretty much stated to Andy by the "Woman Speeder". But, when she told Andy what she thought of Mayberry's "Fool Proof System", it resulted in Andy determining that she had "insulted the dignity of his robe", but based on the circumstances that transpired around her and others being cited, arrested and then also tried and convicted by the same representative of the government during the process from start to finish, it also resulted in the United States of America's highest court pretty much stating the same thing she did, which is basically this: Common sense alone tells you that anytime a person who accuses another person of a crime is allowed to determine rather you are guilty or innocent of those charges is, at a minimum a clear and concise appearance of impropriety, and that goes for Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry as well! CASE DISMISSED!

This movie was a parody, nothing more, nothing less. It was not meant to be taken seriously in the least bit. It wasn't meant to be scary in the least bit (one idiot's movie review actually criticized the movie maker for having such a phony looking sea monster...DUHHHH!) Yet, over half of the lame brains writing reviews here, don't appear to understand that. It was you see, a DELIBERATELY BAD MONSTER MOVIE, like "Airplane" was a deliberately bad action, adventure film! Funny? Yes! Hilarious? No, but this movie was as low budgeted as it was way ahead of it's time... way ahead! Some of these other movies followed suit, but much later though. Movies like, Airplane, Scary Movie, Scary Movie II, Scary Movie III, Scary Movie IV, The Naked Gun, The Naked Gun 33 1/3, Hot Shots, Hot Shots Deux, ... God need I go On!

Anybody old enough to have seen this movie when it was first released, remembers as a child, the Saturday nights spent piling into the family car and going to the Drive-In to watch multiple movies, eating buttered popcorn, drinking soda pop and overall, having a pretty darn good time.

Well, this movie brings back one of those specific memories for me! My Mom along with my slightly older brother Darrell (9 years old), and me, piled into our 1965, candy apple red, VW Bug, and headed off to the old Preston Drive-In (Louisville, KY) to watch "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken", along with the co-feature "Munster, Go Home!"

We were not disappointed!

The movie was scary enough for a child to enjoy without having nightmares later and engaging enough for the adults along for the ride, being capable of watching and enjoying. Why?

Well, Don Knotts, who had just recently left the highly successful Andy Griffith show where he had enjoyed tremendous success as Andy's sidekick deputy sheriff Barney Fife, was pretty popular amongst the populous at that time, and the movie played up on that popularity by not only using a number of "Barneyisms" (my nickname for the wacky stuff Barney Fife was known for saying on the Griffith show), but they also employed several actors who were also synonymous with the show (Otis the drunk, Aunt Bee's gossipy friend Clara, etc., etc.).

Also, the show basically had a Good versus Evil plot that if one remembers how things tended to go at that time (at least on TV shows), one can probably figure out how the movie is going to end.

So, if you've never seen this flick, grab up your young-ins or your grand-young-ins, pop some popcorn, melt some butter, ice down some cans of soda pop and start the show! Enjoy!

First of all, movies are supposed to employ actors. Actors are supposed to be able to act. This movie is living proof that this premise doesn't fit, when it comes to this movie... "Hot Parts". It's bad! And it's not the kind of bad that is good, it's the kind of bad that is B-A-D! No, on second thought that's not true. It's the kind of bad that is rotten, as in R-O-T-T-E-N! Everything connected with this movie as in the dialogue, plot, script, acting, etc., etc., etc is absolute garbage. The catch phrase "Hot Parts" revolves around the goofy story line that tries to use that catch phrase as a double edge sword when the plot revolves around (supposedly) sexy broads involved with stealing cars...as in Hot Parts. Get it, Hot Parts? Well, if you do, you're a lot smarter then me, because I never did!

First of all, I could not believe I had never seen this movie before, especially since I love the old B & W classics, but I also could not believe a movie of this caliber and magnitude awaited me when I sat down at my computer last night and watched an uploaded version someone had placed on You tube. This movie takes everything you probably believe, turns it upside down and then turns it upside down once again! I knew I was captivated when I started debating the Captain about everything from what's right and what's wrong to the proper code of conduct for civilized men, etc., etc., etc. And in all honesty, I would like to think that my position would be contrary to the position taken by the Captain, but until you've "been there, down that", you're never really quite sure.

Prior to seeing this movie, I would have had a hard time believing it could be done like Coppola was capable of doing it. Everything from the cast, to the settings, to the manner in how the story is told was excellent. At times it's scary (horror), at other times, it's a tear jerker (love story), and at even other times it's a drama that's well told, fast paced, and definitely worth all the hubbub that the movie's original release created. For a Vampire movie? I give it a 10. For a movie that someone who's not addicted to horror movies like I am, is going to watch? I give it an 8.5. This is definitely a movie that does not require you be anything but someone who likes a good movie for you to enjoy it.

Something like 634 people rated this movie at 7.2 out of a possible 10. With the exception of the people who had maybe invested their life savings,pensions,401K's,first born child, etc., etc., I am incapable of understanding how anyone could give this 95 minute pile of feces, a review that averages out to 7.2, when the following movies like On Golden Pond, Tootsie, The Scent of a Woman & Kramer Versus Kramer had average reviews of 7.6, 7.3, 7.8 & 7.7 respectively. I'm well aware of those old adages that say "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder" & One Man's Junk is Another Man's Treasure", but I am unaware of any olé' diddy that reads "One Man's Manure is Another Man's Treasure! This movie was KaKa, nothing more but possibly a whole lot less!

I don't have whiplash, but I've got whatever the equivalent of what whiplash would be for a person who has been incessantly shaking their head from one side to another constantly and for quite some time. Why? Well, that's what I've been doing for the past couple of hours, as I've been sitting here reading these other reviews and wondering if every relative of the people connected to this movie, are responsible for writing them. The movie? It's really simple to review it for me. As a matter of fact, in reviewing this film, I'll simply rely on what my Grandma Siti taught me when I was a just a little boy. "Son" she said..."If it smells like crap and it looks like crap, it's usually crap!"

This episode is my near favorite of any and all of the Bonanza episodes ever made. Why? Because it goes beyond the typical warm and fuzzy show revolving around good versus evil, good wins out, Pa and the lads ride off into the sunset. The show also leaves you thinking about it afterward, reliving the episode in your head over and over, while questioning yourself as to rather you actually got it right or not. Also, as far as I know it's the only episode that definitely contains a supernatural element to it. I guess another way I could best describe this episode would be for me to say I would not have been surprised if the list of guest stars had included Rod Serling!

The old adage is true...the pen is mightier than the sword! Living proof of that is found here, amongst the reviews several people have written as it pertains to the movie, POPEYE. Why do I say that? because these reviews are killing me! No, really, it actually amuses me to see some of the people reviewing this film claiming it's a masterpiece! It reminds me of a joke that was played on art critics in Paris back in the early 70's, whereby they had monkeys create "abstract" paintings and than had several renowned art critics review the work. Most of the critics lauded over it! When confronted with the truth, most even attempted to defend their opinions. The movie POPEYE? It was just like the "abstract" paintings the monkeys created. It was crap! Nothing more, but maybe something less!

Guys, I don't do musicals, but Fiddler On The Roof is awesome baby! Gals, if you and your man have not seen this movie, get a copy on DVD or VCR, prepare a candle light dinner, serve it with a bottle of wine; than kick back with your man and enjoy the show! Grandparents, call your children and grab your grandchildren (if the latter are over the age of 10) and watch a great movie "like they used to make"! It's a comedy! It's a drama! It's a non-corny, multi-episodic love story that runs all along the gamut from those experiencing their first loves, to those who have grown comfortably old with their mates. The music? Awesome! The plot? Awesome! The acting? Awesome! The scenery? Awesome! It is a must see picture for people of all ages and persuasions. I have only one regret about seeing this picture. I was absolutely furious that Topol did not win the Oscar for best actor! SHALOM!