What attracted me the most to view "Notting Hill" at first, was the fact that it is mostly located in one of London’s most colorful suburbs, the titular Notting Hill. Since I have spend quite some time in London myself, a bit of nostalgia [...]
For those of you who read the reviews here at DVDReview.com, you may have noticed that I review a lot of movies that deal with teenagers. I don’t know why, but I really enjoy films like "Go", "10 Things I Hate About You" and [...]
If there were a price for the most misleading packaging for a movie, one where the creators of the publicity materials either completely missed the meaning of the film or purposefully tried to veil it, I believe this prize would have to got to Sterling [...]
When most people think of Oscar-caliber films, they think of huge, sweeping epics, or serious, hard-to-follow films. Which is why I think most were surprised by "The Full Monty" a few years ago. The movie is exceedingly simple and subtle and [...]
When I was at tech school in 1989, everybody called me Ferris. Supposedly I look like Matthew Broderick, but I don’t see it. Supposedly I also act like Ferris Bueller, which I suppose I don’t mind as much. I know they were picking on me, but I took it [...]
As you know, there are a great many clichés in the world of film. Probably one of the greatest clichés is the teenager movie. We always seem to get the same exaggerated stereotype characters who are too smart, too dumb, too nice, too cruel, etc. These [...]
It always takes a few years until the Muppets reappear on the big screen in a new motion picture, and it is a celebration for me every time. Luckily this year has seen such a return of those furry and fluffy, loveable little fellows that have become [...]
First of all, a word about Robin Williams. Ever since Williams left "Mork & Mindy" for the big screen, I’ve had strong opinions about his performances in movies. His joke-per-second off-the-cuff schtick works for me in "Aladdin" [...]
In 1969, the Beatles were breaking up, as another group of Britons was just forming. Well, actually, five Brits (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and an American (Terry Gilliam). These six got together to create a [...]
As it is still a (relatively) new format, we haven’t seen all too many television shows being released on DVD. Hopefully, this will change in the future, as fans are clamoring for pristine digital copies of their favorite shows. HBO Home Video has taken [...]
