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 | | 18. Fountain (HD & DVD Combo) | | | Starring: Rachel Weisz Hugh Jackman Director: Darren Aronofsky | | Format: High Definition DVD Release Date: 5/15/2007 |  | The Fountain - DVD By: Daniel J. Stasiewski - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 5/14/2007 1:36 PM | | The film is one that spans a millennium. From the story of a Spanish conquistador (Hugh Jackman) sent to the Mayan territories in search for the Tree of Life to a narrative involving a man (Jackman again) traveling to a nebula in search of the Mayan underworld, the film’s ambitious scale is unbelievable. Yet the romance at the center of it all, a contemporary love story about a research scientist (once again, Jackman) trying to cure cancer to save his dying wife (Rachel Weisz), grounds the film. The combination results in revelations and heartbreaking truths about mankind.
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 | | 22. Twilight (2-Disc Special Edition) | | | Starring: Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Director: Catherine Hardwicke | | Format: DVD Release Date: 3/20/2009 | User Rating: 5 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Twilight - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 3/13/2009 5:38 PM | |
Damn you Anne Rice! Even since you introduced that lovelorn supermodel turned bloodsucker Lestat, the vampire has been romanticized all out of proportion. Cold yet compassionate, sexy but spurned, the supposed supernatural monster has gone from corpse to Casanova in the twinkle of a dateless spinster's eye. Now comes Twilight, the latest entry in the continued compromising of the classic Stoker archetype. Aimed directly at the ADD-addled attention span of the average Facebooker, aside from being no fun at all, it stands as one of 2008's most crass commercial statements. read the full review | |
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 | | 23. Monsters Vs Aliens | | | Director: Conrad Vernon Rob Letterman | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/29/2009 | | Monsters vs. Aliens - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/18/2009 5:43 PM | |
It's a title that promises much more than it could ever truly deliver. It plays on B-movie fans' wildest dreams but offers them something much less successful. It comes from Dreamworks, which means it will either be completely faithful to its unusual source material (a la Kung Fu Panda's homage to the films of Asian martial arts experts the Shaw brothers) or rely on the tired, post-Shrek formula of animation artistry meshed with tired pop culture quips. So what, exactly, does the latest CG spectacle Monsters vs. Aliens truly have to offer? Sadly, it's a little bit of moviemaking magic surrounded by loads and loads of scripted stupidity. read the full review | |
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 | | 33. Last House on the Left | | | Starring: Monica Potter Sara Paxton Director: Dennis Iliadis | | Format: DVD Release Date: 1/3/2010 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | The Last House on the Left (2009) - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 8/7/2009 7:48 PM | |
Nearly 40 years ago, quasi-hippy filmmakers Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham were looking to make a name for themselves (and a little cash, if possible) in the thriving New York exploitation scene. Working with some intent distributors, they adapted Ingmar Bergman's Virgin Spring for the drive-in, and a grindhouse classic -- Last House on the Left -- was born. With its memorable marketing campaign ("repeat to yourself... it's only a movie... it's only a movie) and direct, documentary style, it had impact and import during a crucial time in post-modern American cinema. As with several of Craven's past projects, Last House has now been remade for the post-millennial crowd, and that's too bad. read the full review | |
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 | | 39. Re-Animator | | | Starring: Barbara Crampton Bruce Abbott Director: Stuart Gordon | | Format: DVD Release Date: 3/20/2007 | | Re-Animator (Limited Edition) - DVD By: Brian Holcomb - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 3/23/2007 8:18 PM | | This is one of the greatest films ever made. Period. There's no need to be guilty when expressing the great pleasure this film inspires. It's breathless, outrageous, erotic, gory, jaw-dropping, genre-busting,
groundbreaking, ridiculous, shocking, and altogether exhilarating filmmaking. If you somehow missed it or only caught the R rated version produced for Blockbuster, drop that Lord of The Rings DVD you're
going to watch for the 700th time and give this disc a spin. It'll leave you laughing and screaming like a punch-drunk hyena. read the full review | |
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