Rob245

9.7/10. My other favorite Disney movie from my childhood besides 101 Dalmatians. It's well done with a good story, good animation, and good cast. Vincent Price was especially excellent, one of the masters of horror. I enjoyed it very much as I'm sure every child will if they see it.

Rob245

6.2/10. A harmless amusing movie for families. True it differs from the book a good bit but is still amusing.

Rob245

10th May 2021

Red Sonja (1985)

6.9/10. One that could be watched on Friday/Saturday nights as a near hit that was missing something. Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, and Arnold Schwarzenegger really give it their all. This is a pretty decent woman warrior movie that could've been better had the story tightened up a bit but it's still pretty decent.

Rob245

10th May 2021

Batman: Arkham City

8. 5/10. The one in the series that crammed in too much. Well at least until Arkham Knight. The idea itself, a prison city that Bat-Man must investigate is an intriguing idea. I'm one with the opinion that he could've snuck in but hey, game logic doesn't always make sense. Best boss fight is Mr Freeze who's portrayed well here. The Joker is a supporting character instead of the main villain, a good thing too. Poison Ivy, Bane, Two-Face, and Mad Hatter weren't properly used, shame. Most of the side missions are pretty good, the setting of this hellish place is pretty good too. A decent sequel game.

Rob245

9th May 2021

Batman: Arkham Origins

9. 7/10. My other number one favorite Batman game in a tie with Arkham Asylum. Here we get the best Joker plot ever. Take over Black Mask's syndicate, hire eight assassins to kill Batman then seize control of Gotham. The characters they chose as these hired killers are mostly good. I would replace Electrocutioner with, maybe Onomatopoeia. Still, the others are great, my favorites being Deathstroke and Copperhead. The improved boss fights with Bane and Killer Croc are a nice touch. Batman's look is pretty good. The guys voicing him and The Joker are excellent. I would say this is probably one of the best Batman games of all time, underrated by too many people. Warner Bros Montreal did a good job.

Rob245

9th May 2021

Batman: Arkham Asylum

9. 7/10. My one of two Batman games in a tie for first place and favorite overall, the other being Batman:Arkham Origins. The atmosphere is well done, like you've descended into Hell. The music adds to this especially when you survey the whole asylum for the time in the game. Conroy, Sorkin, and Hamill are excellent here, just like they were in the cartoon. The boss fights lagged a little, though the best one, to me anyway, is when you fight Poison Ivy. That giant plant she's in is a step way up from games past where all she did was shoot a few arrows while letting her mutant plants fight. Here she's controlling it like they're one, more impressive. The story itself was a little nutty, using a steroid like drug to make Joker thugs mindless monsters to destroy Gotham City? Still it plays well and is definitely worth your time.

Rob245

30th Apr 2021

Friends (1994)

-100/10. Useless junk of the 90's. If you like watching six morons going on blandly about relationships, etc and dissing family in the liberal style then this is the show for you.

Rob245

30th Apr 2021

The Facts of Life (1979)

2/10.A show of its time that wasn't necessary.Ms Rae was OK though I thought it was beneath her.Cloris Leachman at least tried.The whole show of four girls at some prestigious private school in New York, supposedly being friends which I could never buy.A snotty rich girl, a chubbie, one token black girl, and one girl so butch you wondered when she'd come out.Yeah and also the times they'd had Geri, cousin of the rich one who had cerebral palsy.I don't have a problem with this but let's face it, they used this poor actress because she had this for ratings.Oh and I loathed how they had the rich one's mother in her 40's become a single mother.If anyone likes this then good for them, they'll watch anything sappy and dopey.

Rob245

6. 5/10. Seemingly the finale to the franchise only this time for good. I thought the idea of Jason possessing people was at least original. Maybe it would've worked better for someone else but I doubt anyone other than Freddy Krueger could've done it. Granted I can see why some people didn't like it with things like the body possession, his niece, etc. New Line Cinema tried, but they didn't seem to quite get the psychology of Jason Voorhees. I don't fault Adam Marcus who helped write the screenplay and directed, a dream come true for a fan obviously. But here, maybe they should've rewritten the script. Still it's an enjoyable watch.

Rob245

9. 1/10. My third favorite in the franchise. The idea of Freddy seemingly having beaten Springwood, wiping out all their children is interesting. Then adding the idea he had a daughter makes it even better. Robert Englund delivers yet again as Freddy Krueger. I enjoyed the performance of Lisa Zane as his daughter, viewing her as the best heroine of the franchise. The rest of the cast I disliked especially Lezlie Dean. She seemed like the type who only did the movie to pad her resume. Still it's a fun romp, real good with Englund's last great performance as Freddy to come in Freddy vs Jason in 2003.

Rob245

26th Apr 2021

They Live (1988)

2/10. One of John Carpenter's worst movies. It could've been better had it not been a gripe session about commercialism and Reaganomics. Surely Carpenter didn't think Jimmy Carter's economic policies were better, did he? Now as to the gripe about commercialism, that's funny. This from a guy who, without it, wouldn't have the mega box office successes that he'd had with "Assault On Precinct 13","Halloween","The Fog", and "Escape From New York. "I admittedly like Roddy Piper in this but even he knew it was probably not very good. This maybe why he really didn't do any more big movies outside of the small B movie"Hell Comes To Frogtown. "Aliens living among us, having taken over, and secretly sending us subliminal message was interesting and could've been great were it not for Carpenter's personal gripes. If he'd avoided putting his views into the movie it would've been much better.

Rob245

26th Apr 2021

Music (2021)

-200/10. Possibly one of the worst movies I've ever heard of in my entire life. Not only does Sia appear to be insensitive towards the autistic community but she's also vain and brain dead here. The idea of a recovering alcoholic and drug dealer caring for her autistic younger sister is bloody insane. Kate Hudson, another silver spooned brat, who can't act here nor has she ever been able to, is awful as Kazu, the older sister. Leslie Odom Jr as Ebo Odom, what a stupid name, is an imbecilic love interest. They're both awful towards Music, the younger sister, not knowing what they're doing contrary to what the movie's saying. The worst scenes are of them tackling her to the ground which, as I've been told by experts, is quite dangerous to do to an autistic person. Maddie Ziegler, as Music, is merely playing a stereotype of an autistic person according to those who're on the spectrum. She's a real life victim of this imbecile Sia, who I honestly believe, loves her in that romantic sense only in this case it's plain creepy. What possessed Sia beyond doing something else with this younger woman she's obsessed with I can't answer beyond my theory of romance. Avoid this at all costs.

Rob245

8.5/10. Possibly one of Seymour's best movies since The Haunting Passion. A once talented pianist tutoring and falling in love with a young prodigy. It's a nice movie actually with a tenderness that's lacking in modern romance movies. Seymour is actually vulnerable here with the younger man bringing out the best in her character.

Rob245

25th Apr 2021

Young Sheldon (2017)

-70/10. Another unnecessary spinoff made out of greed and to keep the sucker fans of the original garbage show glued to CBS.

Rob245

8. 1/10. The one that started all nightmares for us. I like it though honestly I felt they were holding back at time particularly with Freddy. He seemed more like an over the top bad guy, not grounded in reality as much others have been. I honestly liked the reboot idea of him being a child molester more because seeing how friendly he appeared to be was chilling. That someone so nice would hurt kids that way is creepy. Still Robert Englund does a great job in, no debate, his greatest role. I would say the weak link was Heather Langenkamp. She came across as this rather bland girl who had nothing going on. She seemed more like a teenager for that 50's show Mr Peepers or that 70's show set in the 50's Happy Days, maybe even Leave It To Beaver. Still I can understand and agree with being a top notch horror movie of the 80's.

Rob245

-70/10. A rarity. A sequel that matches the original in lameness. Just make it about a renewal of vows and throw a daughter in and presto, really nothing but a repeat of the original idiocy.

Rob245

-70/10. A movie that's neither clever nor original. The poster gives away that the homely girl played by Nia Vardalos will get with John Corbett. My guess as to why his character likes hers is maybe he likes being the prettier of the two, The movie otherwise does nothing but show all the Greek family stereotypes. This whole thing's a mess preying on women's love of romantic comedies.

Rob245

22nd Apr 2021

Dallas (1978)

1.1/10. This show played to the pointless stereotypes of the rich and oilmen through 1978-1991. Frankly I never got the appeal of it.The plots were the usual "JR's greedy and tries swindling everybody. "The idea a sleazy guy like him could get so many women is unbelievable. A perk no doubt for Larry Hagman. Frankly I found the whole cast a bunch of boors who play their characters to the absolute worst they can. The ones who annoyed me the most were Larry Hagman as JR and Linda Gray as Sue Ellen. The fact this drunkard would stay with this sleazeball I couldn't believe. The only reason most guys would watch this idiocy is to see all the gorgeous actresses they'd have as guest stars. One of the best this schlock fest had was Barbara Carrera. I'm only giving it this high a ranking due to the use of beautiful women like Barbara Carrera, nothing more.

Rob245

22nd Apr 2021

Cujo (1983)

A chilling tale of man's best friend mixed with the grim reality of him becoming a vicious frightening killer. A sweet gentle St Bernard called Cujo doing a Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde or Larry Talbot/The Wolf-Man. The atmosphere of being trapped in a sweltering broken down car with a killer dog outside works here. I found the dog quite a chilling sight, sweet and gentle to coldblooded and vicious in an instant, I would say this is among of Stephen King's best books turned movies and would rank his five best this way:1. Carrie,2. Misery,3. Christine,4. Cujo,5. It.

Rob245

22nd Apr 2021

Christine (1983)

8. 9/10. A solid horror movie of the 80's. John Carpenter brings this story to life with the zest he's possessed in all of his work. Keith Gordon and Alexandra Paul, who I dislike, have surprisingly good chemistry. I was impressed by how they did Christine the possessed car. The first time I saw it that car looked like it was actually alive to me. This movie should be considered one of the horror genre.

Rob245

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