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price：~~$1.19~~
Universal Studios(1997-05-27)

customer 's review
(Battlestar Galactica)

(christian view of battlestar)

(BATTLESTAR FANS)

(The very first Galactica)

(One of the best movies to follow on Star Wars' coattails)

I received the movie quickly and in very good shape. I would oder from them again.
this movie is a prime example of the age old fight between the forces of good and evil.Much as we face in our lives every day just wish it would have made referance to God instead of the lords of cobal
IF YOU WHERE/ARE A FAN OF THE ORIGINAL BATTLESTAR SERIES THEN THIS IS A MUST FOR YOU..... THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 2 PART THAT GOT THE SERIES GOING. THIS IS WHAT MADE ME GO OUT AND GET A VCR BACK IN THE LATE 70'S SO I COULD RECORD IT... GLAD IT WAS VHS AND NOT BETA!!!!
Success of the Star Wars in 1976 made similarly styled space operas flourish. In Japan, Uchu Senkan Yamato known to US as "Star Blazers" returned to life in late 70s after 1974 original TV series lost the viewing rate battle against "Heidi" by Japanese anime giants such as Takahata and Miyazaki. The battlestar galactica in 1978 is an enjoyable classic styled space opera somewhat close to Star Blazers or Star Trek series. As recent series of BATTLESTAR TV series show it is characterized by attractive female characters which definitely provides a bunch of episodes for TV drama. A bit of letdown is the ultimate randevous with terrestirians are not shown in the movie and that's part of the weak spot for the script settings.

80s rock fans should not miss the first tragetic part featuring RICK SPRINGFIELD as ZAC. And Noah Hathaway who would later become famous as ATREYU in NEVERENDING STORY also appears as BOXEY who lost beloved dog and was given a robot dog instead.

Verdict: Enjoyable and entertaining. The tech of intergalactic travel not much shown (just as spaceholding technology or that of warp).
Rating: 86 out of 100
Recommended for: Casual sci-fi fans who love Star Trek or Star Blazer series. But I am not so sure if Star Wars or Dune fans also love this or not.
Many people know about the Battlestar Galactica TV show on the Sci-Fi network. This movie, from 1980, is based on the original miniseries that started it all. Bearing little relation to the current show besides some shared names and major plot concept, it's an entertaining science fiction adventure story replete with charming scamps, evil enemies, devil-may-care heroes, and headstrong ladies.

Star WarsmeetsWagon Trainas a futuristic flotilla of ragtag explorers search for a mysterious savior planet known only as "Earth," while being pursued by the dreaded Cylons (cybernetic tin-can baddies with vocal patterns that closely resemble a Speak&Spell game). This theatrical feature culled from the first and fourth episodes of the fondly remembered TV show is hilariously dated (the preponderance of polyester outfits and astrology motifs have the unfortunate effect of making the future look like an giant interstellar singles bar), but that only adds to the retro charm. An irresistibly cheesy blast from the past for Gen-X nostalgia-hounds, with impressive visuals by effects legend John Dykstra and a special appearance by teenybopper guru Rick Springfield.--Andrew Wright
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< Clown at Midnight > < Hatchet (Unrated Director's Cut) > < April Fool's Day > < Black Christmas (Unrated Widescreen Edition) > < Scream 2 (Dimension Collector's Series) > < Scream (Dimension Collector's Series) >

price：~~$10.00~~
Evergreen Ent(1999-08-31)

customer 's review
(Your Average Teen Slasher Flick, But Well Done.)

(this movie sucked and what a boring plot by jordan)

(Where's the clown from Stephen King's IT when you need him?)

("Scream" meets "Phantom Of The Opera")

(It was weak...)

"The Clown At Midnight" is about a group of teenagers cleaning up an old Operah house that one of the teenagers name Kate, had a mother who was an opera actress, who was butchered by a man wearing a clown mask. Then now, the teenagers are locked up, while one of their teachers/manager are missing, and then the clown starts to hunt them down, one by one...

It is well done, the death scenes were fair enough. There is a stabbing, a boy falling off a roof, an electricution, a hanging, a spear through a stomach, and an axe in the face, and a decapitation. But when there is a chase scene between the clown and a victim, there is no music or sound track whatsoever, so it's not really intresting. These teens aren't average ordinary sluts like you see in Friday the 13th, they know when it's not a joke, and they try to be superior using a weapon in their hands for the most part...and then they die. Atleast they tried.

It's worth a rental since I rented it from a video store. Good acting, some characters you care about.
a dumbass clown is killing kids trying to reopen an operahouse. this wasn't even scary and it was so predictable about a clown. You didn't really think it was Paglacci did you. It was the old guy. When they finally reveal who the clown is it ruins the point that a clown is its own type of creature. And how could that 80 year old manager(or at least that's what he looks like)be the clown I mean seriously. Cmon an 80 year old guy killing 5 or 6 teens.

There is also something else that dissopoint and ruins the whole movie. It's they always have in these slasher movies "let's split up kind of routine" so he'll be able to kill us one by one. Also why are clowns always bad guys they are supposed to be hilarios not killers. You might as well disguise yourself like a mermaid or something.

No one can by an electricuting chair and they don't have them in operahouses. so that just made the movie make itself even dumber. Jean the director must have been really freaked out by clowns as a kid. I think this horror movies is more meant for teens to laugh at. This movie should be rated pg-13 not R. I mean the clown didn't do any sexual stuff to the teens he only killed the kids that you can't cry about because they weren't satisfying characters.

At the end I couldn't believe that kid who saved her only kissed. They didn't run out to get the police or anything. If your freaked about clowns and you rent this movie you will see clowns are not really like this and maybe you'll say ha ha ha I shouldn't have ever thought they were like this.
from beginning to bloody retarded end this is diffently a cheesy slasher movie without a doubt. this has kids volunteering at an abandoned theatre which is reopened and they soon find out that one of their friends mom was murdered in the building and that same son of a (...)that killed her mother is still in there and it comes out at midnight and kills them off one by one. obviously predictable and you know who is going to die right away in order. I laughed my ass off when the clown electrocuted that (...)student in the electric chair. It just gave me the giggles it was so horrible. This natural disaster of a movie stars Christopher Plummer and Margot Kidder for some reason, maybe they were bored and didnt have anything else to do. James DuVal stars in other movie with Sarah Lassez, they co starred in the apocalyptic teen movie Nowhere. This would freak out a person if there afraid of clowns but I tell ya it's not that scary.
I am so glad I bought this movie it was realy scary and fun.The only thing that sucked was the opening murder scene(It did look like the opening of "Halloween" in a way).But other than that it was good it also stars that one girl from "Fresh Prince Of Bel Air".
K, so this movie was pretty weak...hello, they didn't freakin make out at the end! We were waiting for George and Kate to start gettin' freaky and the wuss just hugged her head...what's that all about? He needs to work on his game. The sex scene was definitely entertaining...talk about how you give the guy props from hitting it from the backside...and the intertwining of the sword fight was classic. Hmm, maybe I should give it 2 stars instead...
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< The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Special Edition > < The Shining (Two-Disc Special Edition) > < Rosemary's Baby > < Poltergeist (25th Anniversary Edition) > < Halloween > < The Omen >

price：~~$19.98~~
Warner Home Video(1998-08-25)

customer 's review
(An absolute classic! Still holds up strikingly well.)

(Loving it!)

(Over-blown classic.)

(You're going to feel a little stick here, Regan....)

(Worst movie ever)

It's difficult to look back on a film "classic" and try to review it through today's eyes...35 years later. It's always tempting to say, "Those effects were great...for 1973" or "imagine how that affected an audience...three decades ago." You almost feel like you have to make excuses for the film.

But I am happy to report that in a very recent, pre-Halloween viewing, THE EXORCIST has withstood the test of time nearly unscathed. Yes, some of the effects (there are actually fewer than you would expect) are not up to the standards of today. The clothing is often hilariously tacky. Technology is primitive.

Yet William Friedkin's classically styled direction of William Peter Blatty's effectively unsettling novel still has the uncanny ability to give us the creeps today. Often (VERY often) imitated, but not yet equaled, THE EXORCIST is simply brilliant.

If you don't know the story: young Regan (Linda Blair, before she was the punchline to a lot of cheap jokes) lives in a lovely Washington DC home with her recently divorced movie-actress mother (Ellen Burstyn). They are a well-to-do little family, with a housekeeper, cook&nanny. But they are presented as a loving pair.

Soon, though, Regan begins to exhibit strange behavior, including rather vivid tales of her talks with "imaginary" friends she clearly believes are real. Her mother begins taking her to doctors and specialists, who at first assume it's just adolescence. Then Regan's behavior starts getting worse, and frankly, a bit hard to explain. It's when she starts talking in strange voices and levitating from her bed that all rational explanations begin to go out the window.

I describe this, I admit, in a fairly flippant way. But it does NOT come across as cheesy or ironic or with a wink. It's played dead straight, and is presented almost like a medical procedural story. Something you'd see on a much calmer episode of HOUSE. Rational people, trying to come up with reasonable explanations, until, chillingly, they are all forced to throw up their hands in despair. And no one is despairing more than Burstyn, who has seen her daughter cursing in a deep voice, levitating herself and her bed, thrashing in violent seizures, with cuts developing on her face. Regan also, quite disturbingly, abuses herself with a cross. Yes, that scene has been made fun of MANY times over the years...but seeing it proves that the original has lost none of its impact. It is a queasy and startling moment.

Meanwhile, some strange things have been doing on in the local Catholic Churches, and priest/psychologist Father Karras (Jason Miller) is trying explain these happenings, while also dealing with guilt over his elderly (soon to be dead) mother AND his loss of faith. These scenes also have a matter-of-fact, non-exploitative feeling...as though we're watching a "normal" drama about a religious man floundering in his duties.

Eventually, mother Burstyn turns to Father Karras for help. She's convinced her daughter needs an exorcism. Karras, who not only personally doesn't believe in exorcism but also knows the church is HIGHLY skeptical of them too, agrees reluctantly to visit Regan. He is horrified by what he sees, but for awhile, he searches for rational explanations too. Yet, eventually, he must turn to "legendary" Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow), a priest who has actually performed such a ritual.

ALSO, there has been a mysterious death of a friend of Burstyn's and Detective Kinderman (Lee J. Cobb) is investigating, giving the movie the feel of an old-fashioned detective story.

I've rehashed a lot of the plot, first to remind you of its intricacies (but hopefully not spoiling much) but also to emphasize how much this movie is NOT presented as a horror film. It is shown as anything but, frankly, for much of its running time. This serves only to make the horror more effective because it seems so incredibly PLAUSIBLE. When it's all done, we can look back and realize that the basic sketch of the horrible things that happen isn't too original. It's the CONTEXT in which they play out that works so well.

In many ways, we come to "believe" Regan is possessed just as Father Karras does. He's a doubter who is FORCED to believe, because no other explanation will serve. The movie is a "horror-procedural" or a "demonic detective story." It is creepy as hell, too!

By the time this stately paced film reaches its final 20 minute or so, we are pretty much wrung out. Regan's room has become an ice-cold bastion of evil. The fear and the chill are palpable to the viewer. And even though I knew the outcome, I was riveted to the film...stunned that I was still able to be creeped out even on my 4th viewing. The film is constructed so well and with no hint of irony. It is dead serious. Friedkin took, frankly, the exactly correct approach to the material, and it paid off. The script is first-rate, as well.

Best of all, we've got a cast of fantastic actors playing their juicy roles completely seriously. Ellen Burstyn occasionally drifts to the hammy side towards the end (as she so often does) but only slightly. Linda Blair is fearsome effective...even with the help of makeup and the voice of Mercedes McCambridge, she is a striking figure. Lee J. Cobb was a fantastic actor (the original Willy Loman) and has been sadly missed for many years. His Det. Kinderman is a small role, but he brings a touch to it that gives the film a whiff of humor. Max Von Sydow is an imposing figure...he's done many, many great performances since...but his work here is what he'll be most remembered for (at least by American audiences). Finally, Jason Miller is dead perfect as Father Karras, who to me is the true heart-and-soul of this film. It is HIS personal journey that most gives this film gravitas. Miller was a very talented actor and writer. His performance ranks right up there with other greats of that era of the `70s when Method actors like Pacino and deNiro were making their big marks. I suspect that had he not been so reluctant to do film work, he could have been one of the greats as well.

By all means, see THE EXORCIST again. I believe you'll be as pleasantly surprised as me. And if by some chance you have NOT seen it...do yourself a favor. There's a reason this film is deemed a classic...and it is not a "stuffy old" film that doesn't hold up today.

I saw the DVD that comes with some restored scenes. Most of the scenes were not needed (a lot more stuff with Father Merrin wandering around the middle east)...but there were a few brief moments with Von Sydow and Burstyn near the end that were quite good...plus a VERY brief but unforgettable shot of Regan coming down some stairs in a very unconventional way.

I always liked this movie. Before I saw it I was told that it was really scary. I watched it and was laughing my but off!! The old graphics and plot put together made it kind of funny. But the make-up done in certain scenes was scary.
The Exorcist starring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair is considered the best horror film of all-time, I have to disagree. The Exorcist is scary but the language and bodily fluids are a bit much, it's like enough already! The acting is excellent but overall this movie doesn't live up to the hype, sorry.
One of the scariest scenes for most people in this movie is the so-called "spinal tap" scene, however the procedure in which Regan has a needle inserted in her throat, and blood rhythmically pumps out is an arteriogram. A spinal tap involves inserting a needle into the lower back, and extracting spinal fluid. It does not involve x-rays.

The doctors refer to "doing another spinal" in a following scene, a thought that is repulsive to Chris and with good reason: spinals are very painful, as is the arteriogram. Both procedures are usually performed with local anesthesia, but also occasionally light sedation or general anesthesia. The doctors were looking for a lesion in the temporal lobe, and an arteriogram would be the preferred diagnostic technique for this condition. Nowadays, a CT scan or MRI would also be performed. A spinal tap is also used to diagnose neurological disorders, and would have been employed in a case like Regan's. However, no spinal tap procedure appears in the movie!

This is a well crafted horror flick, and like most horror flicks, its premise is b.s. A suspension of disbelief is required for the rational person to enjoy this movie. The problem is that a lot of people actually believe in demonic possession. The reality is brought forth from Father Karras himself when he says "it just doesn't happen anymore" and that all the old stories of possession were merely mental illness, most commonly schizophrenia. Lacking modern science, the people from the aptly named Dark Ages came up with their own explanations. How many innocents were burned at the stake because of the nonsense in books like the Malleus Maleficarum? We can count ourselves lucky we do not live in a era dominated by such error.

So, if you want a really, really scary story about evil in Iraq obsessing someone in Washington, D.C., you need only consider the Bush Administration. Maybe Dick Cheney is the devil!
OK, I would say this is the worst movie ever, but Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange and In The Name of the King have those titles. There is no background for the old guy in the beginning. We don't know why the demon selected this particular child. The younger priest that first meets the possessed chick doesn't even try to do it himself first before bringing in the other guy (again, no real explanation). The self sacrifice at the end is empty and really didn't have any value (they left nothing behind as far as we know). The detective is a joke, provides absolutely no value to the story. Only watch if you enjoy movies that provide absolutely no entertainment value.
Director William Friedkin was a hot ticket in Hollywood after the success ofThe French Connection, and he turned heads (in more ways than one) when he decided to makeThe Exorcistas his follow-up film. Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controversial bestseller, this shocking 1973 thriller set an intense and often-copied milestone for screen terror with its unflinching depiction of a young girl (Linda Blair) who is possessed by an evil spirit. Jason Miller and Max von Sydow are perfectly cast as the priests who risk their sanity and their lives to administer the rites of demonic exorcism, and Ellen Burstyn plays Blair's mother, who can only stand by in horror as her daughter's body is wracked by satanic disfiguration. One of the most frightening films ever made with a soundtrack that's guaranteed to curl your blood,The Exorcistwas mysteriously plagued by troubles during production, and the years have not diminished its capacity to disturb even the most stoical viewers. Don't say you weren't warned!--Jeff Shannon
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< Stigmata > < The Seventh Sign > < End of Days > < Constantine (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) > < Stir of Echoes (Special Edition) > < Bless the Child >

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DVD)(2000-02-29)
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(Excellent Acting)

(not very significant)

(Excellent)

(Underrated Flick)

I give STIGMATA 4 stars for the quality of the acting. The film itself could have been so much more than it is. All the ingredients are there. For those who want to automatically call it an EXORCIST rip off, it certainly is not. The story is very different and fully based on the presence of the stigmata.

The story is original, believable and much effort is put into the special effects. But the script does not totally flow and the scares and suspense just aren't really there. Maybe it is overproduced. Again, the acting is superb. patricia Arquette has an acting tour de force as Frankie, the young woman who is stricken by the stigmata as is Gabriel Byrne as Father Kiernan the investigative priest sent to study her. They also play very well off each other. Also, each scene in which she is stricken by another sign of the stigmata is very efefectively shown.

But all the other pieces just don't mesh. I think the producers and writers took on too much and didn't give the movie and storyline the dedication it deserved. It is certainly not a bad movie and has some of the best acting you will ever see. But Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne are certainly let down by the material they are given. They carry it as best they can.

Had this film been handled more carefully it could have become a very important, popular film with a message that put it in the same genre as THE EXORCIST but kept it a standout film in its own right. People see the clips etc. and think its just another film about a possessed girl. This is so not true and sadly the opportunity to tell the story well is wasted as is the excellent acting. But believe me, allow yourself to watch it just for that - the acting - and Patricia Arquette in particular will blow you away.

Stigmata isn't painful, but it does have the stigma of not being very good. It is a horror film but in this case the monster that terrorizes our young protagonist is Jesus Christ--or someone carrying a message from him. It compares to The Exorcist and The DaVinci Code, but is not as good as either. By straddling the two genres of horror and dramatic Vatican thriller, it succeeds at neither. The stigmata scenes aren't scary and they overuse sloppy special effects. Why is there always water dripping, and why does Frankie Paige, a hairdresser in Pittsburgh, always smell flowers whenever she is having an episode? And how do two hairdressers living together afford such a large albeit somewhat scummy but artfully decorated loft?

The film is based on an interesting premise, that the Vatican is suppressing certain gospels that have turned up by Peter, Mary Magdalene and even Judas. This plot pivots around one written by Thomas--and such a text does exist though its veracity is questioned. The film, however, is a little sloppy with the details, claiming it was written in Aramaic, a language spoken in Jesus' day, but it is actually in Coptic, an ancient Egyptian language based on the Greek alphabet. Here is a quote from Stigmata that was taken from The Gospel of Thomas, verse 77:

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[Frankie is possessed by Father Alameida]
Frankie: Jesus said... the Kingdom of God is inside you, and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood... and I am there, lift a stone... and you will find me.
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At one point our stigmatized hairdresser ostensibly writes Aramaic on the walls of her loft, but the director actually had her write in ancient Hebrew because he thought it looked cooler. But I quibble. I am not sure if, as Father Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) claims, that St Francis of Assisi was the first to receive stigmata, but I have a whole pack of fact checkers working on it and you will be the first to know should they unearth any verification. Another interesting factoid gleaned from Father Kiernan was that the nails in a crucifixion actually go through the wrists, because palms couldn't support the weight. This is in spite of all the crucifixes you see showing the nail through the palm. Another Vatican cover up?

Though not a great film, it is at least mildly entertaining, with performances by Patricia Arquette as Frankie Paige--the stigmatized hair dresser, Gabriel Byrne, Enrico Colantoni as Father Dario, and Jonathan Pryce as the sinister Cardinal Daniel Houseman.

Patricia's character, Frankie, for short, is named Francis, and this is an allusion to St. Francis of Assisi, the first person believed to be stigmatized. Patricia is younger sister to Rosanna Arquette, and also a sister to David Arquette, and therefore is sister-in-law to Courtney Cox. She is also the grand daughter of star of stage and screen, Cliff Arquette, best known for the character 'Charlie Weaver' that he created for the Jack Paar Show. An interesting bit of Patricia trivia is that Tom Waits' wife called Patricia a Bonsai Aphrodite, and Tom used that line in the song "Black Market Baby" from The Mule Variations. She is quite the Bonsai Aphrodite, though I didn't recognize her at first, but upon further investigation I found that she played the medium, Allison Dubois, on the TV program: Medium.

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[Frankie is possessed by Father Alameida]
Father Andrew Kiernan: Frankie? Frankie... who are you?
Frankie: The messenger is not important.
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If, as Marshall McLuhan posits, The Medium is the Message, and the messenger is not important, what does that portend?

Other Patricia Arquette film credits include Ed Wood, with Johnny Depp; Little Nicky, with Adam Sandler; a dual role in Lost Highway, directed by David Lynch; and finally, she played Linda Loveless opposite Charlie Sheen, who (in quite a stretch) portrayed Chuck Traynor, in Deeper Than Deep. Though Stigmata is not her best work, she at least had the best line:

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Dr. Reston: And are there any problems with a significant other?
Frankie: Yes...
Dr. Reston: Which is?
Frankie: I'm not very significant.
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This could serve as the film's epitaph.

Gabriel Byrne was the priest who investigates miracles and debunks them with science. Byrne is from Dublin, and his slight bit o' brogue didn't seem out of place on a Catholic Priest. I last recall seeing him in Little Women with Winona Ryder, but he also played Byron in Gothic, and was one of the usual suspects in The Usual Suspects. In 1999, besides Stigmata, Byrne was also in The End Days. Both performances earned him Razzies for worst supporting actor, but Stigmata also won him a best supporting actor award--but it was from Blockbuster.

Jonathan Pryce is probably now best known for playing Governor Weatherbee Swann from The Pirates of the Caribbean. I liked his off beat brother-in-law Norman in The Rachel Papers far better. Other notable films worth the Pryce were Brazil, Glengarry Glen Ross, and De-Lovely. De-Lovely was a bio pic of Cole Porter starring Kevin Kline, and Pryce's character Gabe sang Porter's "Blow, Gabriel, Blow." However, as the embodiment of Vatican corruption and cover-up in Stigmata, he didn't really measure up to my expectations.

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Cardinal Daniel Houseman: [while trying to strangle Frankie] I'll not let you destroy my church!
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Not buying it, Pryce!

Enrico Colantoni might be familiar to you from Just Shoot Me! where he played the photographer, or from Veronica Mars where he played Veronica's father, a former cop turned private eye. Now he is playing a SWAT cop on a new show, Flashpoint, but we will see if that isn't just another flash-in-the-pan.

According to the credits, Portia de Rossi played Jennifer Kelliho in Stigmata, but I would have to watch it again to see who she was and how she does. Portia has also had her most successful roles on television, notably as "Ice Queen" lawyer Nell Porter on Ally McBeal, Lindsay Bluth Fünke on Arrested Development, and Olivia Lord on Nip/Tuck. By the way, Portia married Ellen DeGeneres on August 16, 2008 at Ellen's house in Beverly Hills, California attended by Ellen's mother and her mother. I wonder who caught Portia's garter?

PATRICIA ARQUETTE

Deeper Than Deep (2003) .... Linda Lovelace
The Badge (2002) .... Scarlett
Human Nature (2001) .... Lila Jute
Little Nicky (2000) .... Valerie Veran
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Mary Burke
The Hi-Lo Country (1998) .... Mona Birk
... aka Hi-Lo Country - Im Land der letzten Cowboys (Germany: TV title)
Goodbye Lover (1998) .... Sandra Dunmore
Nightwatch (1997) .... Katherine
Lost Highway (1997) .... Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield
Infinity (1996) .... Arline Greenbaum
The Secret Agent (1996) .... Winnie
... aka Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
Flirting with Disaster (1996) .... Nancy Coplin
Beyond Rangoon (1995) .... Laura Bowman
Ed Wood (Special Edition) (1994) .... Kathy O'Hara

GABRIEL BYRNE

The Usual Suspects (1995) .... Dean Keaton
... akaÜblichen Verdächtigen, Die (Germany)
Little Women (Collector's Edition) (1994) .... Friedrich Bhaer
Gothic (1986) .... Byron
End of Days (1999) .... The Man / Satan

JONATHAN PRYCE

Brazil (1985) .... Sam Lowry
Ronin (1998) .... Seamus O'Rourke
The Rachel Papers (1989) .... Norman
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) .... James Lingk
De-Lovely (2004) .... Gabe
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) .... Mr. Dark
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) .... Jack
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) .... Governor Weatherby Swann
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) .... Governor Weatherby Swann
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) .... Governor Weatherby Swann

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

The Da Vinci Code [UMD for PSP] (2006)
The Exorcist (25th Anniversary Special Edition) (1973)

The quality and arrival of this product was rated by me as being in excellent quality and excellent arrival time.
Excellent, fast and economic, I would like to buy this movie for a long time, and I found here and a good price....
Somewhat panned by "professional" reviewers-- I just as soon as take the advice of those doing reviews here. Interesting story and well acted. The overflowed bathtub scences proved to be annoying and unrealistic-
note the tub location and the fact it is always overflowed. Poor reality here is one of the few flaws in this movie
Gabriel Byrne plays Father Kiernan, a young Jesuit priest whose degree in chemistry makes him a sort of priest/detective as he investigates weeping Marys and the like around the world. Meanwhile, Frankie (Patricia Arquette), a rave-generation Pittsburgher, is afflicted with the stigmata--holes that appear in her wrists, resembling the wounds of Christ. The young woman's symptoms filter back to the Vatican and Father Kiernan is assigned to the case. The priest is puzzled by Frankie's atheism; usually the stigmata only appear on the devout (hence the age-old controversy of miracles vs. hysteria). Other manifestations appear on Frankie, and the priest's cardinal (Jonathan Pryce) is brought in, leading to political maneuvering within the Church hierarchy. The film owes a large and obvious debt toThe Exorcist(at one point, Frankie's bed scoots across the room and she levitates into a crucifix position), but to term it anExorcistrip-off would be to shortchangeStigmata. The premise and screenplay are more cerebral than in the l973 film, and the source of the phenomenon is coming from a completely different place.

Unfortunately, amidStigmata's high-octane editing and slick technique, the chills ofThe Exorcistaren't there, giving the movie a sort of identity crisis: horror movie or intellectual thriller? Several elements of the film challenge basic tenets of the Catholic faith, hence the brief furor that erupted at the time of the film's release; if nothing else, the internal workings of the Church are shown in a very unflattering light indeed. Byrne excels as the skeptical priest, as does Arquette as the tortured young woman. All told,Stigmatais a rather uneven effort, but one with a thought-provoking combination of theology and thrills served up in a thoroughly modern, stylish package. Fans of TV'sAlly McBealwill recognize Portia DeRossi in a supporting role.--Jerry Renshaw
In this taut thought-provoking thriller a young woman is being mysteriously attacked by supernatural forces and its up to a vatican envoy to find out whether the incidents are divine or demonic. Special features: directors alternate ending subtitles in french and spanish deleted scenes and much more. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 08/28/2001 Starring: Patricia Arquette Jonathan Pryce Run time: 102 minutes Rating: R Director: Rupert Wainwright
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(Underworld Unrated Blu-Ray)

(original and entertaining)

(Great Job)

(What DO you get when you cross a Vampire with a Lycanthrope?)

(Enjoyed this movie in Blu-ray)

Underworld (Unrated) [Blu-ray] This is definitely on of the best movies combining Vampires and Werewolves. The special effects are excellent and Kate Beckingsale is excellent as the lead. I enjoyed and own both movies on Blu-Ray. And yes, the action is great and so is the mood of both films. I am waiting for a third in the series..
fairly tired subject matter gets a nice boost in this movie. Rather than go point to point over the movie, I have only to add that the plot is great and never drags, the settings and scenery look fantastic, and the best part: they did not over use wires and impossible body contortions in the special effects to make it entirely unbelievable.

Great show and great special effects. Kate in BluRay? a must have!
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UNDERWORLD, a faced-paced, in your face, kick-a** monster movie, tries to answer that age old question. Vampires and Lycans (werewolves) have been at war for untold centuries. Very few even remember how the blood feud started. But the crossing of a Vamp with a Lycan has always been forbidden. Or has it?

UNDERWORLD is action-packed from the get go; you jump right in and it never lets up. Epic battles, high-speed chases, gun fights, impossible stunts, blood and gore (although less than you would think), and fantastic transformations keep you on the edge of your seat. The directing/cinematography/editing are excellent, cutting away from anything truly disgusting before you really see it; leaving the rest to your vivid imagination. The acting is impressive, with Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, and Michael Sheen all giving scene-stealing performances. The rest of the cast, including Bill Nighy, are equally good in there respective roles. And let me just say, the costuming for UNDERWORLD is marvelous: gorgeous dresses, fabulous leathers, skin-tight cat suits. I'd like to go shopping were the Vamps do!

UNDERWORLD includes all the universal Vampire and Werewolf lore - sunlight kills Vamps, silver kills Lycans, you become a Vampire or a Werewolf from a bite. Not too many surprises in this area (although these precepts are taken to new heights), making it easier to keep up with the plot. But added to the standard lore is the theory that there is a line of humans who carry a gene that enables them to survive a bite from BOTH a Vampire and a Lycanthrope. And this is what the Lycans are looking for.

Even if you aren't a fan of monster flicks, you will enjoy UNDERWORLD. It makes for a great popcorn evening at home. It is clearly too intense for the youngest members of the family, but tweens and up should be just fine.

So, what DO you get, when you cross a Vampire with a Lycanthrope? Apparently, something the Lycans want and the Vampires don't. And something bigger and badder than both...

I enjoyed this movie. The way the story was written is good. The picture quality is top notch, really deep blacks and well colored blue/gray hues. The sound was OK, not the best (the gun shots could have been louder). And of course Kate B. kicks werewolf/vampire butt in this movie.
Selene a beautiful vampire warrior is entrenched in a war between the vampire&werewolf races. Although she is aligned with the vampires she falls in love with michael a werewolf who longs for the war to end. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/27/2005 Starring: Kate Beckinsale Michael Sheen Run time: 121 minutes Rating: R
BlademeetsThe CrowandThe MatrixinUnderworld, a hybrid thriller that rewrites the rulebook on werewolves and vampires. It's a "cuisinart" movie (blend a lot of familiar ideas and hope something interesting happens) in which immortal vampire "death dealers" wage an ancient war against "Lycans" (werewolves), who've got centuries of revenge--and some rather ambitious genetic experiments--on their lycanthropic agenda. Given his preoccupation with gloomy architecture (mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary), frenetic mayhem and gothic costuming, it's no surprise that first-time director Len Wiseman gained experience in TV commercials and the art departments ofGodzilla,Men in Black, andIndependence Day. His work is all surface, no substance, filled with derivative, grand-scale action as conflicted vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale, who later became engaged to Wiseman) struggles to rescue an ill-fated human (Scott Speedman) from Lycan transformation. It's great looking all the way, and a guaranteed treat for horror buffs, who will eagerly dissect its many strengths and weaknesses.--Jeff Shannon
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