Architectural Fiction
 
 







  
Dick Tracy96 reviews
Marvelee Cariaga, Seymour Cassel

Walt Disney Video, 2002

Great movie at an amazing price

+ Some really good scenes, & very entertaining
+ Love This Movie
+ A Great Version Of A Classic Comic Book Character Brought To The Big Screen!!
  
  











  



  
Total Recall196 reviews
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone

TriStar Pictures, 1997

WRONG COVER PHOTO!!!

Issue: Cover Images don't match UPC codes for this DVD. ASIN: B0000640RW UPC: 012236124740 Total Recall This version of the film has a special edition silver border around the cover image. ASIN: B00070FX5U UPC: 012236170488 Total Recall This version of the film doesn't have the silver ...
  
  











  



  
The Fifth Element811 reviews
Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman

Sony Pictures, 1997

My First Blu-ray - Thoughts from a former HD DVD person

+ very satisfies
+ Good, stupid action
+ The Fifth Element DVD
  
  











  



  
The Mezzanine44 reviews
Nicholson Baker

Vintage, 1990

a great book from a neat writer

+ Seinfeld on Crack
+ Just Pleasure in Reading

I had to read Nichelson Baker for my critical thinking class in 1995 and was undeniably impressed with his book, outside of the classroom. Some have a knack, others have a gift, and Mr Bakers pen has been touched by the comedic hand of god settling him firmly in the later. From the ergonomics of ...
  
  











  



  
The Fountainhead967 reviews
Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff

Signet, 1996

More traditionally novelistic, tells the backstory of Atlas Shrugged

+ Fountainhead
+ Why Was This Book Written?
+ Fairy Tale
  
  











  



  
House of Leaves582 reviews
Mark Z. Danielewski

Pantheon, 2000

An engaging and clever read

+ If nothing else, provides material for good discussions
+ A strange book

I bought this book after reading the xkcd comic (http://xkcd.com/472/) and was very glad I did. I'm not going into a plot summary, if you want one you can check out wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves). Instead, I'm going to briefly discuss the style of the book and address the ...
  
  











  



  
H.G. Wells - Things to Come58 reviews
Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman

Image Entertainment, 2001

One of sci-fi's most underrated movies.

+ Predictions of the future
+ There sure is a future for Wells, but what a future !

It's a great movie and like the best sci-fi it has a solid story to complement the special effects, it's a prophetic story even anticipating WWII, and giving a social critique about man's relationship with technology and where ourfuture might lead us, solid acting, good story, but bear in mind that ...
  
  











  



  
A Clockwork Orange775 reviews
Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee

Warner Bros. Pictures, 2001

A dazzling masterpiece!

+ Classic Movie! Must Have!
+ Pretty Good Set, Gorgeous Transfer.
+ A Brightly Painted Hooker
  
  











  



  
Jungle Fever44 reviews
Michael Badalucco, Halle Berry

Universal Studios, 1998

Spike At His Best

+ Film #5 Interracial Relationships

Jungle Fever is a film about interacial dating, black romance, fathers & sons and many other deep issues. The film hit home for me because as a black man who is married to a loving wife who happens to be white. It opened my eyes to a lot of things. I realized that love sees no color and iif you ...
  
  











  



  
Delirium: A Novel15 reviews
Douglas Cooper

Hyperion Books, 1998

only dead people write this well

+ So this is what the guy who wrote Mirose Munce USED to write like!!!
+ time has not diminished this book
+ A Major Accomplishment
+ GOOD BOOK!!!
  
  











  



  
Batman420 reviews

Warner Home Video

Classical Batman

+ IMPORTANT TO THE COMIC FILM HISTORY, BUT HASN'T AGED WELL!
+ batman movie

The Best Batman movie. Val Kilmer was the 2nd best. Michael Keaton has a nice black Batman costumeBatman (Two-Disc Special Edition)
  
  











  



  
The Thirteenth Floor131 reviews
Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol

Columbia Pictures, 1999

Great Movie - Very disappointing disk

+ There is no future any more
+ Rent it, Buy it, but definitely See it.
+ Great sci-fi movie!
+ A Much Underrated Sci-Fi Film
  
  











  



  
Invisible Cities87 reviews
Italo Calvino

Harvest Books, 1978

Incredible Story Teller

+ Reads like poetry
+ Wonderfully Borgesian, with a regrettable dash of Gibran
+ Unique and thought provoking
  
  











  



  
12 Monkeys (Collector's Edition)297 reviews
Ernest Abuba, Bob Adrian

Universal Studios, 1998

Beware the Army of the 12 Monkeys

+ Amazing movie, nearly perfect.
+ A flawless film
+ 12 Monkeys
+ Worth watching for Brad's performance alone - and Bruce's naked butt
  
  











  



  
Dark City (New Line Platinum Series)493 reviews
Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland

New Line, 1998

Dark City [Director's Cut]

+ Best Blu-Ray PQ i've seen to date!
+ FANTASTIC RE TELLING
+ No more spoiler narration!
+ Awesome Movie!
  
  











  



  
2001 - A Space Odyssey920 reviews
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood

Warner Home Video, 2001

This is the best science fiction movie ever made, moreover it is close to science fact.

+ Fantastic
+ A Visual Delight!!!
+ A Great Film
+ Kubrick's masterpiece
  
  











  



  
Blade Runner (The Director's Cut)846 reviews
Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer

Warner Home Video, 1997

The definition of humanity.

+ Great movie, but unbox version is Decker narrating version...

What makes you human? Is it the flesh, bones, blood, and brain matter in your body? Or is it the experiences, emotions, the love, the joys, the angers, and the remorses? Would you be in the wrong to be a little angry if you found out you were manufactured for someone else's short-term use and want ...
  
  











  



  
Belly of an Architect18 reviews
Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

Obsessions, art, death and confessions in the city of meat

+ a very unusual and satisfying movie
+ Beautiful and Moving Film
+ "A Man Obsessed With Death...As Well As Life"
+ A visual feast
  
  











  



  
Flat
Mark Macdonald

Arsenal Pulp Press, 2001

A dead man is discovered in his apartment, surrounded by notes, books, and other assorted fragments of his life. A distant acquaintance is called in to clean up the mess, clear out the space, and try to make sense of the suicide, which leads to his own world being turned upside down. As he sifts through the evidence of his friend's life and death, the things he once thought of as certain cannot ...
  
  











  



  
Draughtsman's Contract34 reviews
Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman

Fox Lorber, 1999

Ignore the 1 & 2 star reviews

+ under rewarded film noir
+ A brief comment
+ Master's Smile
  
  











  






   



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