Ron

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Highly charged entertainment but very definitely a gory horror movie inside of a sci-fi space movie... Sam Neil is scary as hell. Once you get into this one... you are often torn between "I can't look!" and "I can't stop watching"... Special effects are very good... so is storyline... If you don't mind horror in space, this one is great for a late-night movie with popcorn, and perhaps throw in a thunderstorm for extra effect.

Event Horizon

8 likes

It's long been my most favorite Beatles album... There isn't a single track that I don't love and enjoy hearing... over fifty years since its release. Every Beatles album is a treasure, but Abbey Road seems to me to be an extraordinary culmination of their collaborative genius... 'To call it a masterpiece (as was Sgt. Pepper's) is no understatement. The songs are diverse, unique, touching, enduring, soaring and amusing... there's a little something for everyone in Abbey Road. It's a crowning achievement ~ and so much more. It's the last studio album from The Beatles, and most fittingly, their very best (in my most humble opinion).

Abbey Road

6 likes

The original nine-season TV run of the classic Perry Mason stories in black-and-white (except for one special last season entry done in color) is among the most treasured and enduringly popular TV dramas from that "golden age" of early television. More than sixty years after the earliest episodes were aired, the courtroom drama series is still a staple in most American TV markets. Credit the terrific stories by Earl Stanley Gardner AND the superb acting by the central cast of Raymond Burr in the title role, as well as Barbara Hale as secretary Della Street, William Hopper as private eye Paul Drake, William Talman as Los Angeles D.A. Hamilton Burger and Ray Collins as Homicide Lieutenant Arthur Tragg. The original "Perry Mason" of classic TV is one of my most "go-to" shows for enjoyment... and interestingly enough, the scripts are so good that even after viewing any given episode many, many times... they are still intriguing and often as fresh as the first time I watched them as a youngster.

Perry Mason

19 likes

Predictable, but an entertaining classic from what many regard as the golden age of B&W sci-fi/horror/monster movies... This film is one of my earliest memories of Saturday afternoon monster movies from the Fifties. The special effects aren't all that special, but that is also typical of the genre... 'Not to be taken seriously and just for fun and popcorn -- this one doesn't disappoint, in spite of its age and apparently-low budget.

The Giant Claw

4 likes

"The last solo work recorded and released in life by George Harrison in 1987, CLOUD NINE positively surprised critics and, in a way, most of Harrison's fans, for the quality of the production (shared with Jeff Lynne from Electric Light Orchestra) and for the elegant, seductive and, above all, modern nature of the album. For many, it represents George's best album since his early (and first post-Beatles) triple-release“All Things Must Pass”. 'Back in those days, a five-year period would mean major changes in trends, technologies and preferences. However, while taking time off from his post-Beatles life, George Harrison updated his home studio and drafted new songs here and there. When he finally decided to release some of them, it was through his friend Tom Petty that he connected with Jeff Lynn (of ELO) and together they refined George's material and the eventual sound of the album. "In the greatest discretion, and in addition to the most competent escorts ever (the likes of Jim Keltner, Jim Horn, Gary Wright and Ray Cooper), a very respectable team participated effectively in the album project: Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Elton John. 'With beautiful ballads, elegant mid-tempo and electrifying rock, "Cloud Nine" showed a musician refreshed, inspired and above all, reconciled with life. If we perceive evident professionalism in the final product, there is also as much serenity as good humor in general. Enjoy!" ['acknowledging many comments here were borrowed from Vilnei Silvio Garcia.]

Cloud Nine

5 likes