Airport

The original airplane disaster movie
This first of the big airplane disaster movies features an outstanding cast, a host of distinctive characters, and a widely interesting web of subplots. While all things lead to disaster in the air, there is a much greater human component to Airport than what you will see in the disaster movies of today. Perhaps the human drama does not play out to perfection on one or two occasions, yet it all kept my rapt fascination even as I wondered why disaster had not yet struck an hour and a half into the film (which lasts for two hours and seventeen minutes). Airport (1970) picked up ten Academy Award nominations, including best picture, Helen Hayes walked away from it with her second Oscar, and a host of sequels followed in its wake, so obviously it did many things right.

The first half of the film actually seems like some kind of 1970s TV pilot. Mel Bakersfield (Burt Lancaster) is the airport manager working himself to death in order to keep the place running smoothly,...

A+ DVD for the GoodTimes
I'm going to do something I thought I'd never do; give GoodTimes Video an A+ for this DVD. They took a step into the 20th century for their Thirtieth Anniversary DVD release of Airport.

I held onto my old Airport VHS tape well after I stepped up to DVDs, because no one had released a widescreen DVD of the classic disaster film. GoodTimes had earlier released a DVD of Airport, but it was in standard aspect ration, so I passed on it. Then last week, there it was, Airport, WIDESCREEN, it said. And when I picked it up to look at the features on the back, I couldn't believe my eyes. GoodTimes not only released it in widescreen, but in anamorphic widescreen, AND in Dolby surround. And the price is more than perfect.

You get no extras, just the movie. But it's beautiful, and it's the original, shown for the first time as it was on the big screen in perhaps thirty years.

If you love classic films, then this movie is probably on your list of must-haves. This is not a perfect...

The Mother of all Airport films is the best one !
Airport is surprisingly faithful to Arthur Hailey's book, with regards to the screenplay. Jacqueline Bisset is perfectly cast as a stewardess, as is Helen Hayes as the stowaway passenger. Van Heflin and Maureen Stapleton share many poignant moments, and a little seen Barbara Hale rounds out the shining stars very well. While I have seen this movie called "slow and plodding", you actually get quite involved with all the characters and know about their motivation before the crucial scene in the air where it all comes to pass. Of course, this huge success at box office has been let down by a... DVD release - it's in Pan & Scan. Why anyone would do this on a DVD is beyond me. Also, it's lacking a lot of extra features that a film of this calibre should have on a DVD. Regardless, the film is an awesome piece of entertainment, faithful to the novel (without the "boring parts") and is supurbly acted by a stellar cast. It deserved to be the runaway worldwide success it...

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Becoming a Woman of Strength DVD

"Strong" author
I am in a Bible Study class with 3 weeks remaining. This book is an easy read with lots of great references. I have been learning so much and highly recommend it. I am finding it easier to get strength from and give my problems to the Lord. Many busy women could benefit so much from "Becoming a Woman of Strength."

Great Women's study
Just getting started on teaching this study, but it is wonderful. It applies to all women and all ages and stages of life. Not too much homework required so it is good for women with a busy schedule.

worth the study
This study was thought provoking. It led to some very good discussions. We are looking forward to doing another in this series.

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Mother's Day

"I'M A SICK WOMAN"!!!
Wow! Words can hardly express how much I love this movie! This is a true 80's horror classic, with a little bit of camp thrown in for fun! I can't say enough about this under seen little gem! For it's time and genre, the gore and killings are just fantastic. I really dig the script as well. I won't say much about the plot, as it is described in other reviews. I will say that in my opinion, the acting is absolutely fantastic(contrary to other reviews).

The three actresses (Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Tiana Pierce)that star in this movie seem to have a great chemistry amongst themselves. Their laughing and playing comes off smoothly and they are quite convincing as old college pals. Their scenes together flow naturally throughout the film and do not come off as contrived in the slightest bit.

The brothers Ike (Holden McGuire) and Addley (Michael McCleery) are SUPERB in their roles!! They truly give off the creepiest vibe with such ease that it's hard to tell...

A Tromatic 80's Classic!
Mother's Day is a classic piece of early 80's cinema that demandingly pelts the viewer with violence, gore, black humor and wit. This is more than a low budget splatter-fest and if you keep your eyes and ears peeled you'll catch all kinds of sub-texts and social commentaries that this type of picture is usually devoid of. Not surprisingly, Mother's Day remains as caustic and telling 25 years after its release as it was in 1980.

The storyline is simple, three former college co-eds escape the city for a weekend of relaxation in the woods. Of course relaxation is the last thing that these city twits are gonna get because brothers Ike and Adly are hell bent on having their way with them, and rest is certainly not on the menu.

The girls are dragged unmercifully to the inbreds' shack and are formally introduced to Mother. Mother approves of their latest earmarks, "Boys, you've made your mother very proud." From here on out the girls are tortured and raped, humiliated...

"MY BOYS NEVER FORGET THEIR MAMA"
This movie is one of Tromas very best! This movie is in the tradition of HILLS HAVE EYES and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. This film didnt feel to much like a Troma movie, Because it didnt have to much of the usual Comedy mixed with horror style. It was basically a straight horror movie. BUY THIS DVD.

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Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine / Dr. Goldfoot & the Girl Bombs

The Ultimate Goldfoot Choice
This double-bill of both AIP's Dr. Goldfoot series, "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" and the DVD premiere in Reg. 1 of "Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs", it's somewhat controversial sequel is a pleasant way to get both films in one's collection. AIP got Vincent Price to appear in both films, "Bikini Machine" becoming the first production by AIP that had a million dollar budget. Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman and Susan Hart also star and directed by veteran Norman Taurog (considered "the star's director" having directed 10 Elvis vehicles in his career, and which included an Oscar win for directing Jackie Cooper in "Skippy" in 1931 among many others). Many of the successful plot mechanics of "Bikini Machine" were recruited to be included in the sequel "Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs", but what happened was the producers decided to take advantage of tax write-off by having the production foreign made and it was considered a coup that famed horror director Mario Bava agreed to...

Dr. Goldfoot.
Vincent Price stars in this campy funny science fiction movie. Just love the character he portrays as a Mad scientist who creates his girl bikini robots. His plan is to rob all the riches from the wealthy with his bikini robots. Then two bumbling heroes try to stop goldfoot.
The Second movie he comes back with his robots but as girl bombs. He gets involved with the Chinese government to use exploding female robots to disrupt a scheduled NATO war-game by blowing up the various generals involved in the exercise. Goldfoot attempting to start World War 3 between Russia and the United States by dropping a nuclear bomb on Moscow. But then there is a girl chasing agent that plans to stop him

Love this movie and that fact that it is two movies, I have been looking for this two movies and found it in one dvd. Or course what can I say I love Vincent Price. :-)

Gloriously Idiotic!
These two movies are the apex of American International's gloriously idiotic series of widescreen, technicolor teen comedies of the Sixties that began with the Beach Party movies earlier in the decade. Maybe not the apex of quality, but certainly an apex of throwaway idiocy! These are lots of fun.

I'm very happy to see that MGM saw fit to throw this double bill away on a TGG bargain bin release instead of going the much, MUCH more expensive Made-to-Order "Archives" route that is currently the only way to see many of their newly released reissues of cult classic films. I suspect that this double bill had been prepared for MGM's Midnight Movies Double Feature series, but was shelved when MGM fell apart a couple of years ago.

Two gloriously colorful and idiotic Vincent Price COMEDIES for under ten bucks? Buy a copy now!

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