As a consummate Judy fan, I found this film a complete disappointment...the contrived story and the complete failure to capture the real essence of Judy Garland in song, mannerisms, heart.
For a real look into the life of Judy with someone who must have channeled Judy herself...check out Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows with Judy Davis (2001).
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3 Reviews
Insidious
(I) (2010)
Waste of Time
31 July 2011
Warning: Spoilers
After reading many of the reviews listed here and Entertainment Weekly's quote, "Insidious has some of the most shivery and indelible images I've seen in any horror film in decades," and WCBS Radio's, "Most terrifying film since The Exorcist," there was no way I could miss this film.
To compare this sham of a film with a classic like The Exorcist is an insult to real horror film fans everywhere and apparently EW hasn't been to a horror film in decades. As far as all the other reviews that list this waste of time as being one of the scariest films, I just don't get it.
It was nothing more than a low-budget amateur attempt at a Poltergeist remake, and a really bad one at that. Apparently Barbara Hershey needed the check as well as the rest of the cast. They all acted as if they were thinking of somewhere else they'd rather be. I kept waiting for all those really scary moments that everyone was talking about I'm still waiting. I laughed throughout the film, especially when Elise waits till Josh gets the crap beat out of him by the big bad demon, before she tells him he is stronger than the demon while looking for his son.
The story was a farce, the acting was lame, and I've seen scarier demons at my front door on Halloween.
The only horrors about this film were that I had to hear Tip Toe Through the Tulips after all these years of trying to block it from memory and that I paid $20 for this complete waste of time.
To compare this sham of a film with a classic like The Exorcist is an insult to real horror film fans everywhere and apparently EW hasn't been to a horror film in decades. As far as all the other reviews that list this waste of time as being one of the scariest films, I just don't get it.
It was nothing more than a low-budget amateur attempt at a Poltergeist remake, and a really bad one at that. Apparently Barbara Hershey needed the check as well as the rest of the cast. They all acted as if they were thinking of somewhere else they'd rather be. I kept waiting for all those really scary moments that everyone was talking about I'm still waiting. I laughed throughout the film, especially when Elise waits till Josh gets the crap beat out of him by the big bad demon, before she tells him he is stronger than the demon while looking for his son.
The story was a farce, the acting was lame, and I've seen scarier demons at my front door on Halloween.
The only horrors about this film were that I had to hear Tip Toe Through the Tulips after all these years of trying to block it from memory and that I paid $20 for this complete waste of time.
Big Eden
(2000)
A must see movie, Big Eden is a beautifully done fairy tale. It is the story of true gay love in the most unlikely of places, the small hamlet of Big Eden, Montana.
9 October 2007
Warning: Spoilers
A must see movie, Big Eden is a beautifully done fairy tale. It is the story of true gay love in the most unlikely of places, the small hamlet of Big Eden, Montana.
Big Eden is a tiny town tucked away in the timberland of northwestern Montana, where cowboys lounge on the porch of the general store to pass the time away. It is also the childhood home of Henry Hart.
Henry Hart (Arye Gross of Ellen and Minority Report), a NYC artist, returns home to Big Eden to care for his ill grandfather. Henry meets his old school teacher Grace Cornwell (Louise Fletcher) at the hospital, and she suggests that when Sam leaves the hospital and goes home, that they make arrangements for cooked food to be brought in. They stop by Dexter's General Store, where they run into Jim Soams (O'Neal Compton), in his usual spot with a group of guys on the store porch, where they sit all day and shoot the breeze about much of nothing. He goes inside and asks store owner Pike Dexter (Eric Schweig) for his idea on the subject. Pike thinks that Widow Thayer (Nan Martin) might do the cooking and he would take care of the delivery.
Meanwhile, Native American Pike Dexter has his eyes set on Henry, and the whole town does its best to get Henry and Pike together.
We sense that Henry and Pike are mutually attracted to one another. But Pike is very shy and Henry must decide if he will consummate his relationship with Dean Stewart (Tim DeKay), who he's loved since high school. Dean is divorced from his wife and has two young children that he is caring for. He has returned to Big Eden to raise them. Will Henry and Dean complete their unfinished relationship of 18 years ago, or will Anna, who is attracted to Dean, help him decide where his love truly belongs?
Being gay in Big Eden is no big deal to anyone. Falling in love and being happy is the big deal. It is thrilling to watch the unique way Pike decides to impress and catch Henry's eye.
Big Eden is a tiny town tucked away in the timberland of northwestern Montana, where cowboys lounge on the porch of the general store to pass the time away. It is also the childhood home of Henry Hart.
Henry Hart (Arye Gross of Ellen and Minority Report), a NYC artist, returns home to Big Eden to care for his ill grandfather. Henry meets his old school teacher Grace Cornwell (Louise Fletcher) at the hospital, and she suggests that when Sam leaves the hospital and goes home, that they make arrangements for cooked food to be brought in. They stop by Dexter's General Store, where they run into Jim Soams (O'Neal Compton), in his usual spot with a group of guys on the store porch, where they sit all day and shoot the breeze about much of nothing. He goes inside and asks store owner Pike Dexter (Eric Schweig) for his idea on the subject. Pike thinks that Widow Thayer (Nan Martin) might do the cooking and he would take care of the delivery.
Meanwhile, Native American Pike Dexter has his eyes set on Henry, and the whole town does its best to get Henry and Pike together.
We sense that Henry and Pike are mutually attracted to one another. But Pike is very shy and Henry must decide if he will consummate his relationship with Dean Stewart (Tim DeKay), who he's loved since high school. Dean is divorced from his wife and has two young children that he is caring for. He has returned to Big Eden to raise them. Will Henry and Dean complete their unfinished relationship of 18 years ago, or will Anna, who is attracted to Dean, help him decide where his love truly belongs?
Being gay in Big Eden is no big deal to anyone. Falling in love and being happy is the big deal. It is thrilling to watch the unique way Pike decides to impress and catch Henry's eye.
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