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This was a truly amazing film. My two-year old nephew went to see the film and he was utterly mesmerized. It's not very easy to find a movie that keeps a two-year old's interest all the way through. From that news alone, I thought this film must be spectacular. Like Who Framed Roger Rabbitt, it lives up to the expectations of the audience. The story is about what toys do when humans aren't around. The two lead characters, an old pull-string cowboy named Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) and a G.I. Joe type of space-hero, Buzz Lightyear (voice of Home Improvement's Tim Allen) are vying for control over the playroom. Woody is jealous, because the other toys think Buzz is hot stuff, while Buzz is such an egomaniac, he doesn't even know he's a toy.Besides the excellent computer animation, the characters are well voiced by the cast. Other voices include Wallace Shawn (My Dinner With Andre) as a timid dinosaur, Annie Poitts as Little Bo Peep and Cheers' John Ratzenberger as a piggy bank. The best performance comes from comedian Don Rickles in a role he was born to play- Mr. Potato Head! The film is an enjoyable experience for both kids and adults. Kids can be as mesmerized by the film as was my nephew. Adults can just sit back and remember their childhoods and the toys with which they played or pick up on some of the more adult-tuned wit contained in this movie.
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The film is based on the true story of the bizarre (yet compelling) romance between British punk rocker Sid Vicious (Dracula'sGary Oldman) and American groupie, Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb) during the late 1970's. It follows them all the way down their depressing lives, ending with Nancy's suicide, in which Sid was accused and booked for her murder.This isn't a great film, because of the depressing subject matter, but compelling performances (Oldman and Webb are Sid and Nancy) and masterful direction from Alex Cox (Repo Man) make this much more interesting than Oliver Stone's The Doors. A major downer, but still holds your interest to the end.
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Sadly to say, Craven just won't let the character of Freddy Krueger (played as always by Robert Englund) rest in peace. Instead, Wes had to drag him up into this mess. An interesting premise, having the actors (Heather Langenkamp, Englund and Craven) play themselves, while Freddy haunts the set of the new Nightmare film on which they are working. It's a premise that wears thin after only ten minutes. The special effects are not really special and Freddy hardly appears until the last half hour. Freddy just isn't as interesting as he once was.Plus, the score does not belong to a film. It belongs in a religious epic about the crucifixion of Christ. Believe me! Stay away from this one!! You might be able to save those dollars for something better.
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An incredible documentary about the disastrous Rolling Stones' concert at Altamont in 1969. The film's footage switches from time to time at the Stones in concert, to the Stones watching footage of the film in the editing room. It also shows the setting up of the concert, legally or otherwise. It even shows the man that was stabbed by a Hell's angel, on screen.The film is a sad tragic look at a counterculture falling apart. You can see that the Stones, while watching the footage, are deeply disturbed by all the hatred that pours out of everybody, most especially the Hell's Angels. The film, in spite of all the insanity and tragedy that took place at the concert, portrayed the performance of the best material from that era. The soundtrack includes "Satisfaction", "Gimme Shelter" and "Sympathy for the Devil". This film is right up there with the film Woodstock as one of the best films to show life and culture in the sixties.
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