Topic: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs

[addicted2dvd]

Weekend Movie Marathon

Unwatched DVDs

What with all the movies I have received as gifts lately... my unwatched DVD collection is larger then it ever was. As of now I have 299 movies in my unwatched Collection. Of course a few of these movies I have seen before. Just never watched them since getting it on DVD. Those I have seen before will most likely be saved for a while... till I am in the mood to see the movie again.

So I feel I just have no choice but to try to get the list down some again this weekend. There is a few in particular that I hope to watch this weekend... depending on my mood at the time of course. As usual below I am listing the titles in my Unwatched pile. If you want to suggest/request one... please feel free. I won't promise... but I will try to get to it. Just please keep in mind I am still not watching horror... so no horror movie requests please.

My Unwatched DVDs:

1.  Abomination: Evilmaker 2    2. The Adventures of Tartu    3. Aerial Gunner    4. The Amazing Transparent Man    5. The Ape Man    6. Apocalypse Rising    7. The Atomic Brain    8. Attack of the Monsters    9. Battle of Blood Island   10. Battleship Potemkin   11. Beast from Haunted Cave   12. Betrayal   13. The Big Lift   14. Black Brigade   15. Black Hawk Down   16. Black Ribbon   17. Blackmail   18. Blood Alley   19. Blood and Chocolate   20. Blood Mania   21. Blood of Dracula's Castle   22. Blood on the Sun   23. Blood Stained Bride   24. Blood Tide   25. Boiling Point   26. Born to Be Sold   27. Bowery at Midnight   28. The Brain Machine   29. Brain Twisters   30. Brainiac   31. Branded   32. Bride of the Gorilla   33. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari   34. Caved In: Prehistoric Terror   35. Chain Reaction   36. Champagne   37. Chloe, Love is Calling You   38. Chocolat   39. Chronicals of Riddick   40. Circus of Fear   41. Coach   42. Commandos   43. Condemned to Live   44. Convoy   45. Capote   46. Catch Me if You Can   47. Cinderella Man   48. Coach Carter   49. Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride   50. Crash   51. The Creeper   52. Creepers   53. Crimes at the Dark House   54. The Crimes of Stephen Hawke   55. Crossroads   56. Crypt of the Living Dead   57. Curse of Pirate Death   58. Curse of the Komodo   59. Curse of the Headless Horseman   60. Cyrano de Bergerac   61. Dark Fury   62. Dark Light   63. Dark Places   64. The Darkness   65. The Dawn Express   66. Deadly Drifter   67. Death By Dialogue   68. Desert Heat   69. Destroy All Planets   70. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo   71. The Devil Bat   72. Devil Monster   73. The Devil's Daughter   74. The Devil's Hand   75. Devil's Partner   76. Dinocroc   77. Don't Open Till Christmas   78. Double Team   79. Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde   80. Dr. Phibes Rides Again   81. Dragon Fighter   82. Drawing Blood   83. Easy Virtue   84. Edgar Allen Poe's Darkness   85. Eegah   86. Elizabethtown   87. Embryo   88. Evil Brain from Outer Space   89. Farewell to Arms   90. The Farmer's Wife   91. Fear of the Dark   92. Feral   93. The Fighting Seabees   94. Fist of Fear, Touch of Death   95. Fist of the Vampire   96. Flesh Feast   97. Flying Blind   98. The Flying Leathernecks   99. Forces of Nature  100. Foreigner

101. Four in a Jeep  102. Foxes  103. Full Frontal  104. The Ghost Walks  105. God Told Me To  106. Good Will Hunting  107. The Great American Snuff Film  108. The Green Berets  109. The Guardian  110. Gung Ho  111. Half Past Dead  112. Hands of Steel  113. Hangmen  114. The Head  115. Hell's Threshold  116. Home Made  117. Horror of the Zombies  118. House by the Cemetery  119. Horrors of Spider Island  120. House of Danger  121. House of Mystery  122. House of Secrets  123. How Aweful About Allen  124. Hunk  125. Hustling  126. Identity Unknown  127. If Tomorrow Comes  128. Immortal  129. In Harms Way  130. Infinity  131. The Innocent  132. Into Thy Hands  133. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages  134. The Island Monster  135. Jack the Ripper  136. Jamaica Inn  137. Jarhead  138. Juno and the Paycock  139. Kennel Murder Case  140. Kill Cruise  141. King Kong: Deluxe Extended Edition  142. Knight Chills  143. A Knight's Tale  144. Kong Island  145. Ladder 49  146. Laser Mission  147. Last Best Chance  148. The Last Chance  149. Last Chance Harvey  150. Left Behind 2  151. Legacy of Blood  152. Legend of Big Foot  153. The Legend of Zorro  154. The Lodger  155. The Long Hair of Death  156. The Madmen of Mandoras  157. Majestic  158. Mama Dracula  159. The Man Who Knew Too Much  160. The Man with Two Lives  161. The Manster  162. Manxman  163. Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring  164. Midnight Phantom  165. Midnight Shadow  166. The Midnight Warning  167. Minesweeper  168. Mosquitoman  169. Murder in the Red Barn  170. The Murder Mansion  171. My Chauffeur  172. My Tutor  173. Mystic River  174. Nabonga  175. The Navy Way  176. Never Too Late  177. The Night that Evelyn Came Out of the Grave  178. Night Fright  179. Night of the Blood Beast  180. The Night They Took Miss Beautiful  181. Night Tide  182. Nightmare in Wax  183. Number Seventeen  184. Nutcracker: An American Nightmare  185. One Eyed Jack  186. One of Our Aircraft is Missing  187. Pajama Game  188. Passenger 57  189. A Passanger to Bali  190. Pathfinder  191. Payback  192. The Phantom  193. The Phantom Creeps  194. The Phantom Express  195. The Phantom of Soho  196. Pitch Black  197. The Pom Pom Girls  198. Pony Trouble  199. Portrait of a Showgirl  200. Power, Passion and Murder

201. Primal Fear  202. Prime Evil  203. Prisoners of the Lost Universe  204. Private Buckaroo  205. The Promise of Love  206. Pterodactyl  207. Puppet Show  208. Rage of the Master  209. Rattlers  210. Replicant  211. Red Planet  212. Red Water  213. Remember the Titans  214. Return of the Boogeyman  215. Return of the Magnificent Seven  216. Rich and Strange  217. Ricochet  218. The Ring  219. Road to Bali  220. The Rogue Tavern  221. Sabbath  222. Sabotage  223. The Sadist  224. Sands of Iwo Jima  225. Satan's Slave  226. Savage Weekend  227. Saw VI  228. Screaming Ninja  229. The Sea Chase  230. Secret Agent  231. A Sensitive, Passionate Man  232. Shark Zone  233. She Gods of Shark Reef  234. The She-Beast  235. Sherlock Holmes  236. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon  237. Shock  238. The Shunned House  239. Sickness House  240. Silent Bloodnight  241. Sinners  242. Sisters of Death  243. Skin Game  244. Slasher  245. Slave of the Cannibal God  246. Sleep Disorder  247. Snake Crane Secret  248. The Snow Creature  249. Snowbeast  250. The Somnambulists  251. Sound of Horror  252. Spare Parts  253. Speed 2: Cruise Control  254. Spitfire  255. A Strange Adventure  256. The Stranger  257. Strangers of the Evening  258. Stanley  259. Star Wars IV: A New Hope  260. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back  261. Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi  262. Super Hell  263. Super Hell 2  264. Tales of Frankenstein  265. A Tattered Web  266. Teenage Zombies  267. Terrified  268. Terror  269. Terror Creatures from the Grave  270. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2  271. They Were Expendable  272. Thirty-Nine Steps  273. This Darkness  274. Tomboy  275. Torture Ship  276. Trauma  277. Trip with the Teacher  278. Tristan + Isolde: Widescreen  279. Under the Tuscan Sun  280. Unsane  281. Vampire's Night Orgy  282. A Vampire's Tale  283. The Van  284. Voodoo Black Exorcist  285. Vulture's Eye  286. A Walking Nightmare  287. The Wasp Woman  288. Watchmen  289. Werewolf of Washington  290. Web of the Spider  291. Weekend Pass  292. White Fang to the Rescue  293. The White Gorilla  294. White Pongo  295. Who Am I?  296. Who Shot Pat?  297. Wings of an Eagle  298. Winner Take All  299. Woodland Haunting 2

[Tom]

My vote goes for :
Good Will Hunting
Catch Me If You Can

[addicted2dvd]

Both of those looked pretty good by the trailers.

[Tom]

Both of those looked pretty good by the trailers.

Both are good, in my opinion

[kahless]

Both of those looked pretty good by the trailers.

Both are good, in my opinion

Affirmative! 

[addicted2dvd]

Title: Sherlock Holmes
Year: 2009
Director: Guy Ritchie
Rating: PG-13
Length: 128 Min.
Video: Widescreen :1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Robert Downey, Jr.
Jude Law
Rachel McAdams
Mark Strong
Eddie Marsan
Robert Maillet

Plot:
The hangman did his job. Dr. Watson declared the condemned man dead...and yet Lord Blackwood has emerged from the tomb to assert his deadly will over 1890 London. Is he in league with the forces of hell itself? Is the whole Empire in peril? It's a mystery macabre – and only Sherlock Holmes can master it.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law put memorable imprints on Holmes and Watson in this bold new reimagining that makes the legendary sleuth a daring man of action as well as a peerless man of intellect. Baffling clues, astonishing Holmesian deductions, nimble repartee, catch-your-breath scenes on one slam thing after another – director Guy Ritchie helms the excitement reintroducing the great detective to the world. Meet the new Sherlock Holmes !

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes

My Thoughts:
When I first saw the trailer for this movie I was nothing more then disappointed. So much so that I didn't even have an urge to see the movie. The trailer made it look like they changed Sherlock Holmes into a pure action character. Thankfully that was not the case in the movie. They did a great job of balancing the action and the classic deductive reasoning of the classic Sherlock Holmes. I am so glad that this movie was given to me... as I don't think I would have bothered buying it... and I have to admit that I loved every minute of it!

Now here is where I expect to get flamed... I think they could have done a better job at casting Sherlock Holmes. To me Robert Downey, Jr. was only OK... passable in the role. Robert Downey, Jr. has always been hit or miss in my opinion... as I disliked him in just as many roles (if not more) then I actually liked him in. And while he did a fine job in the role... something just didn't seem quite right for some reason. Unlike his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man which I felt he was outstanding in. I loved the rest of the cast in their roles... but it just seemed like something was off on the main character of the movie. But that didn't take much away from my enjoyment of the movie... as I said... I still loved every minute of it.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

[Najemikon]

Well, I think you're on RDJ, but each to his own! What I did praise this film for was being the only time I could recall where the relationship between Holmes and Watson was done properly. Jude Law as Watson is great because he is an active and important part of the double-act in every way, often the superior of the two, rather than just being a mere assistant.

But then the bloody BBC have to come along and ruin it!  The pairing of Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson is arguably better in the new modern day set TV series. Other characters are better realised too, such as the modern equivalent of Le Strade.

It's difficult to judge whether those two are actually better than RDJ and Jude Law, because the movie dumbs down the mystery and their deductions in the name of entertainment. Again, that's something the new series does much better.



Here's a clip too. It starts abruptly, but really worth looking at about 1:50 in...

[addicted2dvd]

Oh I am sure I am in the minority when it comes to Robert Downey, Jr. I knew I would be while watching it. And I looked at past reviews... and seen every one of them praised him. So I knew as I typed it I would hear it about that!  And I am sure I still will as more people read my review. 

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Title: Born to Be Sold
Year: 1981
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Rating: NR
Length: 97 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: N/A

Stars:
Lynda Carter
Harold Gould
Philip Sterling
Dean Stockwell
Sharon Farrell
Lloyd Haynes

Plot:
Lynda Carter is Kate Carlin, a caring social worker suddenly drawn into a horrid reality of underworld mayhem. Babies are bought from troubled teenagers and then are placed into the hands of unstable parents for a fee. As Kate investigates the businessman believed to be responsible, the band of villains working for him puts her life in danger. Threatened and manipulated, she jeopardizes her job desperately trying to crack the operation wide open.

Extras:
N/A

My Thoughts:
This movie is out of a boxset of old TV Movies that was recently given to me. A release called Life, Love and Romance. The first thing I noticed is that they didn't put too much time and effort into cleaning up the prints. I mean it wasn't terrible... but it was like watching a second generation VHS tape. The movie itself was pretty good. I definitely enjoyed it. And it was good to see Lynda Carter in another role. Though I must admit whenever I saw her character in trouble I half-heartedly expecting her to do her spin and turn into Wonder Woman. 

The teen girl in this... the girl trying not to give up her baby... she looked familiar. The part is played by Donna Wilkes. Not a name that is very familiar to me. But Checking DVD Profiler I realized why she looked familiar to me. She was in an episode of The Incredible Hulk that I recently watched.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

[addicted2dvd]

Title: Forces of Nature
Year: 1999
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Rating: PG-13
Length: 106 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Sandra Bullock
Ben Affleck
Maura Tierney
Steve Zahn
Blythe Danner
Ronny Cox

Plot:
It's only two days before his wedding when Ben's (Ben Affleck) plane skids out of control, leaving him stranded in New York with no way home to his nervous fiancee in Savannah. Against his better judgment, the reliable groom-to-be hitches a ride with free-spirited traveler Sarah (Sandra Bullock)-setting off the year's most riotous road trip. At first, these two opposites attract nothing but trouble in a sidesplitting series of comic mishaps and unnatural disasters. But an irresistible attraction and the forces of nature threaten to detour them forever in this sexy, whirlwind adventure Jeffrey Lyons (WNBC-TV) declared, "a fun, hip ride"- one you'll never forget.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Production Notes

My Thoughts:
I went into this one expecting much of nothing... as I have heard this is one of Sandra Bullock's worst movies. I am actually sitting here kind of surprised by that. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I wonder if some people don't care for it as much because it didn't end the way you would suspect in a romantic comedy. I personally liked that about it. Granted I liked Sandra Bullock's character the best... and I would have probably made the opposite decision... but I do like that it didn't go with the obvious ending. Not many romantic comedies do that. This one is not a laugh out loud funny movie... but it is definitely entertaining and lighthearted. Though going by the people I talked to at least... I am in the minority thinking so.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Agreed that it's not the best of all possible movies, but I too liked it.
On the other hand that doesn't have to mean very much, I too liked "The Sweetest Thing", which is on several "Worst Film"-lists.

[addicted2dvd]

Title: Catch Me If You Can: Widescreen
Year: 2002
Director: Steven Spielberg
Rating: PG-13
Length: 141 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: DTS: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tom Hanks
Christopher Walken
Martin Sheen
Nathalie Baye
Amy Adams

Plot:
Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail, Catch Me If You Can stars Oscar®* nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and two-time Academy Award®** winner Tom Hanks in one of the year's most acclaimed hits!

From three-time Oscar®*** winning director Steven Spielberg, Catch Me If You Can follows Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. as he successfully passes himself off as a pilot, a lawyer and a doctor – all before his 21st birthday! Joel Siegel of Good Morning America declares, "Movies don't get much more fun than this!" while The Associated Press hails this incredible tale as "the most flat-out-fun movie of the year!"

*1993, Best Supporting Actor, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
**1994, Best Actor, Forrest Gump, 1993, Best Actor, Philadelphia
***1998, Best Director, Saving Private Ryan, 1993, Best Director Schindler's List, 1993, Best Picture, Schindler's List

Extras:
Scene Access
Featurettes
Gallery
Production Notes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
Here we have another movie I enjoyed a lot. I liked all the characters... and the story was more then interesting. It surprises me that this is based on a true story.That kid definitely had some guts. I thought that both Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio did a fine job in this one. I also enjoyed Christopher Walken. If you ever find yourself looking for an entertaining true story... you could definitely do worse then this one. I would recommend checking it out.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

[Najemikon]

Is there an interview with the real Frank on your dvd? It's fascinating. His life was even crazier than depicted. They had to tone it down to make it work as a drama!

[addicted2dvd]

I haven't checked out any of the extras yet... but there is a feature listed called Frank Abagnale: Between Reality and Fiction... does that sound like it?

[Najemikon]

Yeah that will be it. It tells you how he eventually designed most of the common anti fraud techniques, which is one heck of a turn around!