A couple of years ago, Walt Disney Pictures announced they were going to remake “The Parent Trap.” I was outraged. “The Parent Trap,” starring Hayley Mills, Brian Keith and Maureen O’Sullivan, is not only a personal favorite, it’s a classic of its kind. I had no desire to see the remake, but duty called. I went in expecting the worst, and came out feeling as if I had just relived a piece of my childhood. Read the rest of this entry »

In 1950, few soccer players in the United States played the game with any particular degree of expertise. Most Americans had heard about the soccer only by hearsay, even though it was the world’s most popular sport, and when the United States was invited to compete in the World Cup in Brazil, the country turned out to have no soccer team to call their own. The U Read the rest of this entry »

If that old saying “You are what you eat” is true, then the genetically enhanced sharks in “Deep Blue Sea” are research scientists and their assistants. The sharks eat a lot of research scientists and assistants before they are done, pumping up the level of suspense in this watery action- adventure until it is almost unbearable. Read the rest of this entry »

The film is the story of an undercover agent who, after failing to protect an important government scientist, learns the man’s family is in danger. In an effort to redeem himself, he agrees to take care of the man’s children only to discover that child care is his toughest mission yet. Read the rest of this entry »

School shootings. Serial killers. Terrorists. Professional wrestling. Thanks a lot Andy Warhol. The dead soup painting guy once claimed that in his future everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands their daughter’s illness, and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow Read the rest of this entry »

The year is 2210. The universe is overrun with hundreds of vampire species that prey upon humans in brutal, surprise attacks. That’s when intergalactic Vampire Sanitation teams are called upon to lay waste to these vile predators Read the rest of this entry »

After having exhausted the theatrical franchise with the hits “Twister,” “Let’s Twist Again” and “Twister and Shout,” Warmer Home Video goes straight to video with their latest entry into the series. While the theatrical budgets mushroomed with each film (”Twister and Shout” cost $550 million), the video suffers from an obvious lack of ideas and budget.
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