Change Your Image
dehayden
Reviews
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
about the attacks on chronicles
I would like to address my comments to the ignorant comments made by the new yorker and Laplander. they have a vestigial elements for brains and a mocking sense of verbiage that takes ironic for brilliant critiquing. for the last time MORONS: THIS IS NOT STAR WARS, TRANSFORMERS, ARMAGEDDION, DEAP IMPACT. you want to talk about stupidity, let's talk! the idiotic dialog I heard in transformers is enough to make you wrence. "it's just you and me mega tron"! one transformers job is he must get the nerd's peccadillo's to his grease monkey girlfriend, science fiction at it's most profound! Armageddon: a Juvenal attempt at film-making with that vehicle bouncing on that meteor like balsa wood. deep impact: starts off like a lifetime film about a woman who hates her husband, then somehow, after the impact, millions are on the white house lawn with freeman giving mundane dialog about how they will rebuild. the simpleton minds here are the ones who demand style over substance, mundane over the profound, and cube steak over fillet mignon. putzs, the special effects were poor maybe because NBC had the big budget, buck rogers at the time and if this film flopped in the ratings, then they had nothing to lose. it is a powerful film that can only be enjoyed by people who prefer substance and not SFX. I too saw this when I was nine and was glued to my set. true part 2 is the weakest in the link and hudson's reaction to the deaths of his comrades on the monitor was a bit over-the-top. never said it was perfect but as substance goes, right along with star trek(1979) and silent running(1971). these people were problem born in the late 80's early 90's, hence the source. d hayden
Dial 999 (1955)
an unusual Mona film
this films deals with the tribulations of one mans attempts to flee the scene of the crime and his wife's attempts to assist him. at first, we see a visible shaken individual, begging his wife to offer him asstense in getting out of the country(the united kingdom) however, as his wife helps his endeavors, she finds that the more she uncovers, the more incredulous the husbands story becomes. being Mona's biggest fans, I brought this film on e-bay. it's difficult to come by. it is enjoyable, however, I felt Mona was out of place(from a positive perspective) in this film. first of all, why is she in London? her husband does not have any grandiose job of any kind and they have no relatives there. in other words, unlike her film, I was a shoplifter(1950) which takes place in California, we have no familiarity with the environment. British constabularies methods do not jibe here. we need to see people and places we can relate to. of course, the reason they made the film overseas is because it's cheaper. Mona is wonderful of course, she even drives a truck(that's a turn on in my book) if you enjoy Mona you should enjoy this film. David Hayden char, SC