Having read the books, I couldn't wait to see how the Wheel of Time would be on screen. I am not disappointed at all! I understand the need to "abridge" the details to fit into a few episodes or you'd need 20 to cover everything in the first book, much less the 12 books to follow. If y'all are gonna make 'em, I'm gonna watch 'em!!!
Reviews
3 Reviews
Chasers
(1994)
You have to "get" Hopper's sense of humor
27 May 2007
If you want a fun romp with loads of subtle humor, then you will enjoy this flick.
I don't understand why anyone wouldn't enjoy this one. Take it for what it is: a vehicle for Dennis Hopper to mess with your head and make you laugh. It ain't Shakespeare, but it is well done. Ericka Eleniak is absolutely beautiful and holds her own in this one - Better than any episode of Baywatch - and shows a knack for subtle humor. Too bad she hasn't had many opportunities to expand on that.
Tom Berenger fits his role of "real Navy" perfectly and William McNamara does a solid job as a hustler.
Throw in a walk-on by Hopper in the middle of the chase for "the Cherry on this Sundae" and you've got a movie that kept my attention and kept me laughing. I bought this one as soon as it was available.
Brain-candy.
I don't understand why anyone wouldn't enjoy this one. Take it for what it is: a vehicle for Dennis Hopper to mess with your head and make you laugh. It ain't Shakespeare, but it is well done. Ericka Eleniak is absolutely beautiful and holds her own in this one - Better than any episode of Baywatch - and shows a knack for subtle humor. Too bad she hasn't had many opportunities to expand on that.
Tom Berenger fits his role of "real Navy" perfectly and William McNamara does a solid job as a hustler.
Throw in a walk-on by Hopper in the middle of the chase for "the Cherry on this Sundae" and you've got a movie that kept my attention and kept me laughing. I bought this one as soon as it was available.
Brain-candy.
V for Vendetta
(2005)
It's about time
26 March 2006
This movie is worth seeing if only for the soliloquy by the name character when he introduces himself. This one just kept getting better and better.
Natalie Portman shows us that she really does have some range. The movie, as a whole, tells us that if we say nothing and do nothing, then we deserve what we get.
George Orwell would be proud ... and afraid of the dark turn that Big Brother has taken. Set in the future, but pulled from today's headlines. If you see no other film this year, go see this one.
~Spokes
Natalie Portman shows us that she really does have some range. The movie, as a whole, tells us that if we say nothing and do nothing, then we deserve what we get.
George Orwell would be proud ... and afraid of the dark turn that Big Brother has taken. Set in the future, but pulled from today's headlines. If you see no other film this year, go see this one.
~Spokes
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