Articles by Guido Henkel

Bean

April 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Mr. Bean might not be a common household name in the US, but in his homeland England, Mr. Bean is a phenomenon with unparalleled success. After his highly successful "Black Adder" series, comedian Rowan Atkinson created Mr. Bean, an odd, crazy [...]

Dawn Of The Dead

March 26, 1998 // 0 Comments

"When there is no more room in Hell, the Dead will walk the Earth." The line stood out from a poster in a theater display case and captured my imagination right away. Looking at the still photographs attached to the poster, I was in total awe. I [...]

Dante’s Peak

March 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

In Universal’s “Dante’s Peak” you can listen to the movie’s complete musical score in Dolby Digital if you run the “Creating A Vulcano” documentary and select the alternate soundtrack from your remote control. You should now hear nothing but [...]

Money Talks

March 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

On this disc, New Line Cinema have again hidden some special thanks plus movie trailers. Go to the main menu and then down to the entry called “Scene Selection”. Now press the right arrow button on your remote control and the New Line Cinema logo in [...]

Casino

March 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Martin Scorcese is famous for his character-driven movies, movies that dig deep into human souls, exploring the obvious and the hidden in them. "Casino" is no different and gives us a deep and frighteningly realistic look into the characters’ [...]

The Sadist

March 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

It’s a rare commodity when a movie can leave a person with the impression that he’s just sat through a very, very weird flick. I have to admit that All Day Entertainment’s "The Sadist" was just such an experience for me. I mean this in the [...]

Ransom

March 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Ron Howard’s action-thriller "Ransom" is an exciting ride with some wild and unexpected twists and turns, a wickedly exhilarating movie experience. Although the movie exhibits some weaknesses in the script and in its elaboration of the [...]

The Executioners

March 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

With their first domestic release a few months ago (The Heroic Trio), Tai Seng showed us just how good well-transferred Hong Kong movies can look. It’s time for more, and Tai Seng have beaten their previous record with this one. "The [...]

Fahrenheit 451

March 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

"Fahrenheit 451" is one of those rarest of movies – an ambitious and critical work that does not actually end once it has finished running. Based on the 1960 novel by author Ray Bradbury, "Fahrenheit 451" is an insightful study [...]

The River Wild

February 26, 1998 // 0 Comments

Curtis Hanson, the director of "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle", brings us the highly acclaimed"The River Wild", a stylish thriller that could theoretically happen to any one of us. The movie’s magnificent scenery and its gorgeous [...]
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