The Stone Tape [VHS]

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A group of corporate scientists, looking to develop a new medium for recording data, confronts the ultimate message - the horror of death itself. Led by Peter Brock (a womanizing corporate scoundrel who knows how to rouse his team's spirits) the scientists of Ryan Electronics move into a 19th century manor to convert it into their new lab. They soon find that their new digs are haunted by a ghost with a limited repertoire - the scream of a 19th century chambermaid just moments from death. At first, Brock treats the ghost academically - a problem that he can throw his technical resources at. The potential becomes more lucrative when Brock's readings suggest that the phantom scream - detectable by human minds but not their machines - isn't so much a ghost as a ghostly recording somehow imprinted on the stone walls of an ancient room. Decades before the DVD and with VHS still on the horizon, Brock has discovered the recordable medium of the human mind.

Maybe.

Figuring out how the stone walls act as the flash memory of the soul will prove more difficult than Brock expects, taxing his crew to the limit. Most affected is Jill Greely, Brock's computer analyst and lover who seems to have the greatest sensitivity to the room's secret.

This was a great story, though it does have 2 big flaws. For those who remember author Nigel Kneale best for "Quatermass and the Pit", "Stone" offers a heaping of better-than-the-same. For those who remember that earlier story, there are some parallels - ancient memory embedded in artifacts, primal fears and the way that science and the supernatural can compliment rather than dull the most entertaining aspects of each other. (Kneale also winks at "Pit" - replacing the visionary Quatermass with a womanizing and profit-minded Peter Brock; instead of the bellicose Col. Breen, the scientists of "Tape" must confront a rival project for a computerized washing machine.)

The 1st big problem is that unlike Quatermass, there is no underlying theory of the "why" - this makes some sense given that the main characters are in it for the money, not the science. The BIG d�nouement near the end of "Stone" seems forced. There's an idea that Kneale has about our deepest darkest fears being covered up, but the story seems to only haphazardly and lightly weave it into the realizations of the characters.

The other big problem is that "Stone" isn't that long. At about an hour and a half, there isn't much breathing space for the story's well-drawn characters and its chilling premise. Maybe I was spoiled by 3 hours of "Pit", but even thin serials of "Dr. Who" work their threads out over 6 episodes. The script dangles the scary prospect that the stone, like any tape, has more than one layer of recording. Unfortunately, this evokes the story's compactness - it too has layers covered over to fit 90 minutes running time.

WHY YOU MUST SEE IT
Great characters and a matchless appreciation of "the fear of fear itself". I can't get over how Brock is the anti-Quatermass - consistently selfish, guided by greed. When told that parts of the circa-1800's house might actually trace back to "Saxon times", Brock's terrified - simply because now he'll have to deal with preservationists, while ignoring the prospect that the hated room's supernatural anomalies may be older, darker and more powerful than he first realized. As beleaguered Jill, Jane Asher will break your heart. We've also got Collinson (Brock's right hand man - the script uses him to show the gradual erosion of Brock's authority) and Crawshaw (the washing machine visionary). We also see the stunted characters of the surrounding town - the dotty Vicar, a bartender still scarred by a prank he played on a friend involving the cursed room when both were children, and his wife who seems to have forgotten that she's too old to giggle like some WWII "good-time girl".

But most of all, "Stone" is unmissable as the perfect demonstration of how easily an artist can work chills out of you with a minimum of effects (none for gore). Shot on video, "Stone" has some surprisingly good camerawork, coupled with an excellent early-electronic score. "Stone" is a chiller that will remain unforgettable - right through its spinetingling end.

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Jaianto robo: Animeshon [VHS]

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After one of the longest waits in cliffhanger history, Mitsuteru Yokoyama finally binds together the Byzantine plot twists, devious red herrings and artful feints of his magnum opus into a tidy, explosion-studded package of rubber science, revisionist history, lung-busting script exposition, dropped threads, scrubbed pay-offs, unmotivated violence and convenient, Deus-Ex-Machina appearances by characters who were either a) previously unintroduced or b) previously introduced, but dead. If you thought it was weird before, hang on to your dress shorts and radio-control wristwatch. Teen angst-master Daisaku ramps-up the Adolescent Torment Index by becoming hypnotically fixated on the pointless rhetorical question, "Can happiness be achieved without sacrifice?"; while Giant Robo develops the useful but highly suspect ability to become about five times bigger than he was the last time the Eye of Folger kicked his rivet-studded butt, without anyone else appearing to notice. Long time fans, especially, will pay good money to stand in line at the "Bitch-Slap Professor Go for a Dollar" concession, after holding his hand through :60 minutes of blubbering, whining guilt and scenery-chewing self-doubt. Nonetheless, it's worth the wait. Fabulous animation, soaring orchestral cuts and non-stop action keep the viewer adhesed to the screen, despite the fact that none of what's happening makes a lick of sense. The episode's self-aware humor and infectious, over-the-top brio are excellent compensation for its technical flaws, and even the flintiest critic would have to concede the impossibility of crafting a totally satisfying resolution to the Olympian expectations raised by the first six episodes. In the end, it doesn't matter. Buy it, load it, crank up the Surround-Sound and prepare to have your wires thoroughly tweaked. Finally, if there is an overarching moral lesson to the two-fold Tragedy at Bastarlle, it seems to be this: If your mortally-wounded/expiring-from-grief father lays an apocalyptic, life-altering death-bed rap on you, remember to ask questions before he cacks up the other lung. Or at least take good notes. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | PermalinkComment�Comment

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The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery [VHS]

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Those who know the St Trinians films should need no urging to buy this. It is great - the usual bimodal students, those younger than about 15 being scruffy to say the least, and the older ones being luscious. There are laughs all the way through, but the final chase sequence is really hilarious, and different from the usual car chases, too.

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Donnie Brasco [VHS]

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Based on a true story that is so amazing and shocking, "Donnie Brasco" is a fantastic film that hooks you from start to finish. With stars like Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, and many more, this is a movie that should be seen by all.FBI Joseph D. Pistone is an undercover agent who's goal is to get into the violent and unpredictable mob world. He goes the by name of Donnie Brasco. Soon he is discovered by Lefty Ruggiero, who sees potential in the kid, not aware of who Brasco really is. He brings him into the family and the world of the Mafia. It doesn't take long for Joseph to get so deep into the action that he starts to become one of them. This unforgettable picture shows us that sometimes you can become what you chase if you're in too long, and that in order to catch a monster you may become one yourself in the process.I became addicted to this film in no time. It's one of my favorites that I have seen over and over again, and it hasn't gotten old yet. The acting and directing is all fantastic. Al Pacino really shines, as always, and Johnny Depp gives an Academy Award performance as the FBI agent. He actually spent time with the real Joseph Pistone to get his character down, as he did when he was working on "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Michael Madsen is also terrific and can once again send chills down our spines just as he did in "Reservoir Dogs."This new special edition of the DVD is much, MUCH better than the original. First off, the sound and picture quality has really improved. Especially the picture; it looks a lot better than the first version that came out. There are also a lot of extras, including features such as director's commentary, and exclusive featurette, the original featurette, deleted scenes, trailers, and more. The featurettes are very interesting and makes the DVD that much more special. A very high quality special edition, if you ask me.All in all, "Donnie Brasco" is an outstanding picture on all fronts. Filled with drama and suspense, this is a film that will take you deep into the world of the Mafia. The only question is how far would you go? And would you risk becoming one of them when it's all said and done? Excellent all the way! Help other customers find the most helpful reviews� Was this review helpful to you?�Yes No Report abuse | PermalinkComment Comment (1)

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Love in Limbo [VHS]

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There is a great soundtrack of 50s and 50s-style pop songs that you will enjoy. The script lacks direction and focus, though; there is no center. What is this about? The three young guys and their sexual awakening? One guy's mother and her lover? It's hard to tell. This really needed better plotting and dialogue.

One funny thing: Russell Crowe can produce a high-pitched giggle--which he does several times during the film--which is absolutely hilarious.

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Edward & Mrs. Simpson [VHS]

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This production, in my view, is one of the glories of Masterpiece Theater. The acting is excellent, from the leads to the extras. The story is fascinating, especially if you like peeking at the lives of royalty and the upper crust. Every pound Thames Television put into the show is visible; the settings are authentic or look it; the costumes appear bespoke, as they say; and everyone's manners are immaculate, even if what they do isn't.

It's the story of the affair between Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, and Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American twice-married divorcee. It starts just before he meets her and ends shortly after he abdicates the British throne to marry "the woman I love." He became the Duke of Windsor and she his Duchess. It was probably the biggest story of its time. The program runs for six 60 minute installments. Because of the style, the acting and the story of these two people, who are so self-indulgent and so obtuse (on his part) and so calculating and brittle (on her part), it never seems boring.

Edward, played by Edward Fox, is a man of great charm and handsome appearance, a man girls swoon over and men wish to be like. He's also privileged, unselfconsciously selfish and not really too bright. He's a man who seems most comfortable with older women, women who can cosset and coo over him. His mistresses have all been older and married. Edward Fox, a fine actor, is wonderful in the part. (For those who might not recognize his name, he was the Jackal in The Day of the Jackal). Wallis, played by Cynthia Harris, is a woman who can seem hard and even scheming, but who also has some vulnerability about her that makes her at least somewhat sympathetic.

Among the fine cast is Nigel Hawthorne as Walter Monckton, one of Edward's loyal but realistic counsellors; Cherie Lunghi as Lady Thelma Furness, a mistress Edward casts off by simply telling his switchboard not to accept anymore of her calls; David Waller as Stanley Baldwin, the shrewd prime minister; and Jessie Mathews as Wallis' Aunt Bessie Merryman, all pink and plump and powdered...and keen-eyed. (Mathews in the Thirties was the toast of the London stage, singing and dancing in a number of musicals. She introduced Rodgers and Hart's "Dancing on the Ceiling.")

If you like Masterpiece Theater or similar shows, I think you'll like this program very much. The DVD picture is very good. Unfortunately, there is only one extra, A&E's Biography of Wallis Simpson. Not even any cast bios.

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Nadine [VHS]

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Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger will take you on a ride that's a whole lotta fun. The film runs about and hour and a half...and that's about right. Any longer may have been a bit tedious. It may not be the type of film that you will watch over and over, and may be a bit on the predictable side, but with all the fun and the great cast, including Gwen Verdon, Rip Torn, Jerry Stiller, Mickey Jones and Glenne Headly, it's absolutely worth the view.

Austin, Texas mid 1950's. Nadine Hightower(Basinger), beautician, has posed for some pictures, ehem, make that "art studies". The photographer assured her, that he knew Hugh Hefner, and she would certainly, make it to the top. But Nadine has second thoughts, she wants her photos, er, art studies back, and when she goes back to the studio to retrieve them, gets caught up in the middle of a murder scene. She grabs the envelope with her name on it, and high tails it out of there.

Well naturally, she gets the wrong pictures. She has stolen city plans for a new highway development. All she wants is her pictures back. She turns to her almost ex-husband(Bridges), a down on his luck nightclub owner for help. He sees a way to make a bundle in all this..and so the chase is on..although these two may not be the brightest of the bunch, the manage to elude the cops, the bad guys, bullets, and a few rattlers along the way.

Basinger is adorable in her role as the almost ex-wife who can still wrap her hubby around her finger. Bridges is charming and funny. The film has a little something for everbody. Comedy, action, and romance. If your looking for something with a few laughs, not too deep, or just Kim Basinger, you may want to check this one out. Rent it, or check out the low prices on the VHS from the outside sellers here, even with the shipping costs, it'll be worth the view.

Enjoy....Laurie

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