Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny De Vito return one year after filming Romancing the Stone to find The Jewel of the Nile. This sequel, while not as good as the original, is still a very good and enjoyable movie in its own right, combining once again the genres of action, comedy, and romance like few movies then, or even since, have done.

In 1984, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny De Vito teamed up for a great action/comedy/romance film called Romancing the Stone. I've seen this movie many times over the years, and it's one of the several movies I could watch just about anytime for it's great combination of those three genres. Fox released the DVD in 1999, and again in 2006, and now it comes to Blu-ray.

Do you like movies with explosions? How about space ships? Do you like animated movies, or any special effects? If you answered no, please go back to reading Ladies Home Journal. For the rest of us, we owe a huge debt to movie maker and special effects grandfather Ray Harryhausen.

Martin Scorsese directing Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stoneall in a mobster movie… do you even need to read the rest of thisreview? If you do, great! I'll write it… but you should really just gobuy this disc… seriously.

Eastern Promises is a David Cronenberg-directed film that will stay with you long after you’ve watched it.  That’s partly due to the compelling story, but more to the outstanding performances.  Chief among those is Viggo Mortensen’s portrayal of Nikolai.  According to Nikolai, “I’m just a driver,” but it’s quickly clear that he is much more than that.  What that something more is is not clear, but...[Read More]

Nothing says 'evil' like the devil. Nothing says really 'evil' like the devil's son. 

Adam Sandler is a chef of comedy, mixing one-part unlikely character to one equal part ridiculous situation each time he makes a film. Add a dash of reoccurring talent (Henry Winkler, John Turturro, Rob Scneider etc…), and voila! He hopes to make gourmet comedy. Sandler’s formula has birthed comedy masterpieces such as Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer. Is “Don’t Mess With The Zo...[Read More]

Oh, he's back. 

One helluva Blu-ray set. 

How does one review a classic like Young Frankenstein?First, it's best to know it's pronounced Franken-stein (steen).

And I thought selling a home was difficult in this type of market.  Surviving your home is a variable in your equation of life that you don't expect. I wish this was a comedy, but it ain't. 

And you think you had problems with your parent(s) during high school. Wowsers.