DVD: David McCallum

DVD: David McCallum

DVD:

David McCallum

Steve McQueen, James Garner

MGM (Video & DVD), 1998

Surprisingly good
I ordered this for my dad's birthday, thinking it would be something he would like and something that I would have no interest in. My brother watched it with him, and then told me that it was really good and that I should watch it. So I did. I was very pleasantly ...

The Great Escape (2-Disc Collector's Set)

Steve McQueen, James Garner

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

Surprisingly good
I ordered this for my dad's birthday, thinking it would be something he would like and something that I would have no interest in. My brother watched it with him, and then told me that it was really good and that I should watch it. So I did. I was very pleasantly ...

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series

Robert Vaughn, David McCallum

Warner Home Video, 2008

At long last...The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is here!!
I've been a die-hard fan of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." since discovering it on TNT, roughly 15 years ago. (Since the series itself predates me by about ten years, I can't claim to be an "original" fan, whose wait for this set has been, I'm sure, even more exhaustive ...

Batman Gotham Knight (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Corey Burton, Kevin Conroy

Warner Home Video, 2008

Hit and Miss
This DVD was very hit and miss for me. Some sections were done in a style that did not hold my attention, while others were stunningly beautiful. All in all, the story is fairly good (if a bit disjointed). Not my favorite Batman DVD, but worth seeing.

The Greatest Story Ever Told (Movie Only Edition)

Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr.

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

Greatest Movie Today's Youth Should Know About.
I just saw this film for the second time yesterday. It remains one of the most engaging, wondrous, and sublime artistic endeavors that I've ever witnessed. Yes, the way the film was shot is nothing short of amazing. With its grand sets and distant frames it gives one ...

Batman Gotham Knight [Blu-ray]

The Watcher in the Woods

Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson

Walt Disney Video, 2004

A Childhood Favorite ... Still Creeps Me Out as an Adult!
Honestly, even though I LOVED this movie as a 10-year-old kid -- it scared me to death, no joke! So parents, don't underestimate this movie's powers to give your kids nightmares. (Seriously, a trianglar crack in a mirror containing a blindfolded girl reaching out to ...

Titanic - The Complete Story

David McCallum, Wyn Wade

A&E Home Video, 2002

Complete, Interesting, Emotional - Wonderful !
This is by far the best Titanic documentary I've seen, and I have seen quite a few. To me, it is more entertaining than any of the Titanic movies, or any of the other documentaries; And, it can take you from a Titanic novice to an expert in 3-4 hours. The expert ...

A Night to Remember - Criterion Collection

Kenneth More, Ronald Allen

Criterion, 1998

Accurate and entertaining
Except for occasional profanity, this version of the Titanic story is far better than the current special-effect-filled version. Intense, tender in places, captivating, and suspenseful, it tells an accurate story of the drama of the Titanic as told from records of ...

Batman Gotham Knight (Single-Disc Edition)

Frankenstein - The True Story

James Mason, Leonard Whiting

Universal Studios, 2006

polly dolly this a great film
I first saw this on T.V. when I was a kid, it was done by the BBC and developed as a mini-series. For years it languished unreleased on video and then poorly in a heavily edited VHS version. I bought this VHS and for years it was a treasure as it was the only version ...

Coming Home

Peter O'Toole, Joanna Lumley

Acorn Media, 2000

Good adaptation of the book
Translating a lengthy book to the movie screen is never easy, but this adaptation captures the essence of the story and the times. The scenery chosen and the costumes are great, while the cast is filled with familiar faces you love to see (Peter O'Toole, Joanna ...

The Lost Continent/The Reptile

Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2004

Psychedelic blast from the past
I first stayed up to watch the Lost Continent when I was a kid. Always a fan of Hammer films, The Lost Continent is probably my favourite of all. Repeated viewings since have done nothing to diminish the film, if anything they have enhanced it. It is difficult to put ...

Rebus - Set 1

Ken Stott, Claire Price

Acorn Media, 2006

It's A Keeper
"Rebus," is another superb British crime drama/police procedural television series, based on the work of best selling Scottish author Ian Rankin. We've been seeing this series on BBC America, though it is not a British Broadcasting Corporation production; rather one ...

Slime City

Dick Biel, T. Clay Dickinson

E.I. Independent, 2006

Secret Of The Ooze...
SLIME CITY is a fantastic little micro-budget indie, right up there w/ BASKET CASE! Robert Sabin is Alex, the newest tenant in an apartment building full of oddballs. Alex is a nice guy w/ an equally nice girlfriend named Lori (Mary Huner). Of course, all this niceness ...