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19 reviews
Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz

Sony Pictures, 1994

Loved this movie
This is one of those old movies i remember from high school, and I remember loving this movie--it has a cathcer in the rye type quality and is just plain enjoyable to watch. A good date night, B movie.

Rage [VHS]

2 reviews
Lorenzo Lamas, Kristen Cloke

Walt Disney Video, 2000

A good movie
It is not a fantastic movie but as action movies goes this one is better than most. It even has some person develoment. Overall a good action movie.

Marathon Man [VHS]

76 reviews
Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier

Paramount, 1992

EXCELLENT ! HOFFMAN & OLIVIER ARE A BLAST
Terrific film directed by John Schlesinger of MIDNIGHT COWBOY [1969] fame. All about an exiled ex-Nazi monster, played unsettlingly well by Laurence Olivier, who must leave his hideout in South America and come to New York to claim millions in diamonds he has accrued, the whereabouts of which are in question. Roy Scheider, as 'Doc', plays a covert US government agent who follows him. Dustin ...

Night Game [VHS]

2 reviews
Roy Scheider, Karen Young

Warner-Ma

predictable...baseball scenes ok. announcer authentic
wasnt the best i've ever seen...but if you like a good mystery and sports, this isnt a bad film..didnt make much of a splash when released, but i find those who see it like it..roy scheider is always strong..enjoyed the baseball play by play track throughout that added to the plot...

To Be Young Gifted & Black [VHS]

2 reviews
Blythe Danner, Barbara Barrie

Monterey Video, 1998

Inspired and Inspiring...
I first saw this wonderful pastiche when it aired on PBS-TV in 1972. For the next several years, before it disappeared, I watched it as often as I could. I loved the freewheeling format with the six cast members, three black & three white, playing not only parts from Hansberry plays and remembrances but also the author herself, regardless of the actor's sex. Originally and lovingly compiled by ...

Naked Lunch [VHS]

96 reviews
Peter Weller, Judy Davis

20th Century Fox, 2001

If you don't get it, you don't get it.
So. Here we have David Cronenberg's "Naked Lunch." I'm only writing this as a response to all the stuck up, conservative snobs who claim this as a piece of trash. Jeeze people, if you take the time to do a little research before you watch a movie, like checking out the trailer for instance, you can already get a good idea of whether or not this piece of entertainment would really be up your ...

Russia House [VHS]

30 reviews
Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer

MGM (Video & DVD), 1993

Checking Out The Cracks in Glasnost
The movie "Russia House," starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, is based on the spy novel of the same name, by that master spy-meister, the British John LeCarre. It's a very acute look at Russia, just as their "Glasnost," policy of openness begins to end --but not quite-- the cold war. The talented British playwright Tom Stoppard adapted the script, largely faithful to the novel. The ...

French Connection [VHS]

130 reviews
Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider

20th Century Fox, 1992

Classic
The absolute brillance of French Connection is not the story, a pretty straightforward one about an obseesed cop and a drug dealer. The absolutle brillance is in the story telling. From the word go, we do not follow the story as much as feel it. Detectives Doyle and Grasso start their tail of a drug dealer on a hunch late at night and this extends-unexpectedly-to morning. Both detectives are ...

Jaws - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition [VHS]

696 reviews
Susan Backlinie, John Bahr

Universal Studios, 2000

Jaws in THE CLASSIC MOVIE
If you don't have Jaws in your movie collection, you aint got a movie collection!!! Jaws is the absolute best movie to scare the pa-jesus out of you kids with. I love Alan Brody...yum. I watch this movie once a month. Love it! The DVD got here and was in perfect condition. Thanks Amazon!

Rainmaker [VHS]

89 reviews
Matt Damon, Danny DeVito

Paramount, 2000

An Argument for Government Health Insurance
This is a story about a young new lawyer in a southern town in Tennessee. He takes the case of a young man who is dying of leukemia because his private insurance company refused treatment (a bone marrow transplant). This dramatic story tells how a powerful established law fiem can use tricks like wiretapping or bugging to sabotage a legal challenge. Their son dies, the parents continue the suit. ...

The French Connection [VHS]

130 reviews
Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider

20th Century Fox, 2001

Classic
The absolute brillance of French Connection is not the story, a pretty straightforward one about an obseesed cop and a drug dealer. The absolutle brillance is in the story telling. From the word go, we do not follow the story as much as feel it. Detectives Doyle and Grasso start their tail of a drug dealer on a hunch late at night and this extends-unexpectedly-to morning. Both detectives are ...

Myth of Fingerprints [VHS]

29 reviews
Randee Allen, Arija Bareikis

Sony Pictures, 1999

dysfunctional family so real, it hurts.....
you'll recognize yourself and people you know, and it will strike an emotional chord wth you. thought provoking, intense, distant and cold. all performances are a sensation, julianne moore a standout as usual. a thanksgiving gathering gone wrong. buried and bitter feelings abound and resurface again. look elsewhere if your expecting a happy ending, this isn't that kind of movie. the father/son ...

The Outside Man [VHS]

3 reviews
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret

MGM (Video & DVD), 1998

Ironic clash of cultures - a good suspense story
This is a movie about how the French saw California in the early seventies. Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most famous French actors then and now, is a contract killer, flown into Los Angeles from Paris for a one day job. After having dutyfully executed his victim, he finds out that his luggage and passport are gone and that an American hitman is after him (our hero is lucky that this other ...

Fourth War [VHS]

6 reviews
Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow

Hbo Home Video, 1995

A good cold war story- And it has Jurgen!
I have been a huge fan of Jurgen Prochnow and here is another great performance, and Roy Schnieder puts on a good show as well. Sometimes the movie can get a little bit silly, but everything makes up for it.

Jaws 2 (Special Edition) [VHS]

179 reviews
Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary

Universal Studios, 2001

There's a New Fish in the Pond
Poor unwilling Brody tackles an even bigger great white in Jaws 2, without any help from Hooper or Quint. His motivation is his two sons Sean and Michael, who go daysailing with a group of young islanders and get into a terrifying situation only their dad can get them and the others out of. I enjoyed Jaws, but I liked Jaws 2 better. It has more upbeat music and colorful sails on the boats. Roy ...

52 Pick Up [VHS]

23 reviews
Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret

Starz / Anchor Bay, 1997

52 Pick Up is a great sleazy thriller
This is one of my favorite movies with Roy Schieder besides Jaws. It is a classic sleazy thriller with great villians, especially John Glover. The scene with the murder of the girl is hardcore and shocking. When I first saw this scene, I could not believe how real it was. It is something you never forget. I love how Roy turns the tables on the villians and turns them against each other. This ...

Klute [VHS]

48 reviews
Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland

Warner Bros. Pictures, 1994

Remains a Gem
Jane Fonda's classic performance remains entrancing decades after the film's release. For "Klute," she won the Oscar, Golden Globe, National Society of Film Critics & New York Film Critics Circle awards. Her performance as Bree Daniels triumphed over other Oscar nominees Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Vanessa Redgrave & Janet Suzman. Critic Pauline Kael called her the finest actress of her ...

All That Jazz [VHS]

122 reviews
Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange

20th Century Fox, 1992

Fasten your seatbelts
I first saw this movie when I was in my teens. I've watched it many times since, and it is still one of my all time favorite movies. People who complain about this movie are invariably the ones who saw Chicago - that watered down, vanilla imitation of Fosse and expect something similar. This is not it. This is pure unadulterated Bob Fosse. All That Jazz is electrifying, impudent, ill-mannered, ...

Sorcerer [VHS]

95 reviews
Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer

Universal Studios, 1998

One of my top 10 favorite movies of all Time
A truly great movie. Just in case you haven't read the other reviews, a partial summary of the plot: the movie revolves around 4 losers who have committed some kind of major mistake in their life. These mistakes are shown by what are essentially 4 separate opening vignettes. Then in order to escape the consequences of their actions, they have ran away and end up in HELL! Hell is a small ...

Still of the Night [VHS]

13 reviews
Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep

MGM (Video & DVD), 1996

DVD PLEASE!!!!!!
This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I've seen a lot of movies. This would be a perfect movie to view in letterbox form (would anyone watch Jaws any other way??). The "Hitchcockian" suspense, the fantastic Long Island seaside cottage and the terrific casting provide the viewer with an unforgettable story; one wants to watch it more than once! Whoever owns the rights to this ...