Author Archives for Ricky Lewis
The Money Pit
I remembered seeing this movie when I was quite young, one of the things I remembered about the film was that it was the funniest thing I had ever seen. So I sat down to watch with all the expectations of a ten year old. Unfortunately, I’m not ten anymore, and the humour in the […]
Babylon 5 - Season 2 - Disc 1 and 2
Babylon 5 is one SHOW that stands out among the numerous science fiction series that have played on television over the last few decades. One thing that was truly incredible was the ability of the creators to bring out something that could be enjoyed by more than the average trekkie. One of the key elements […]
FLCL - (Anime)
Directed by Kazuya TsurumakiThis was a very interesting anime - I can’t say I really know what’s going on yet (after watching the two episodes included on the DVD) but I did find it enjoyable to watch. The episodes are very fast paced and you would think that the creator had a terrible case of […]
As Time Goes By - Series 1 and 2
Directed by Sydney LotterbyWritten by Colin Bostock-Smith (original idea) and Bob LarbeyThis is a fantastic English series starring (Dame) Judi Dench, as Jean Pargetter and Geoffrey Palmer as Lional Hardcastle. The series also stars Moira Brooker, who plays Jean’s daughter Judy, and Philip Bretheron, Lional’s publisher Alaister Deacon. Jean and Lional were wartime sweethearts and […]
Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
Creator - Shinichiro WatanabeThe MovieAn adult Anime that deviates from the usual Clampesque, cutsie character design; Cowboy Bebop is the story of a GROUP of bounty hunters out to catch a biological terrorist who intends to release a deadly virus upon the world.Spike Spiegel, Jet Black and Faye Valentine are out to catch the aforementioned […]
Cecil B. Demented
Directed by John WatersStarring: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Adrian Grenier, Alicia Witt, Mink Stole and Ricki Lake.SynopsisMelanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff star in this art-house comedy about a crazed anti-establishment director and his insane followers, and the super-bitch Hollywood actress that they kidnap to play the lead in their underground movie.Griffith plays Honey Whitlock, an […]
Spirited Away
Spirited Away - Director: Hiyao MiyazakiMain Feature:Wow, wow, wow!That’s all I could think to myself when I reach the end of Spirited Away last night. This is an absolutely stunning release from one of my favourite creators of anime - Hiyao Miyazaki. I would say this is one of the most visually appealing animated films […]
Stealing Harvard
Starring: Jason Lee Tom Green Leslie Mann Megan Mullally Dennis Farina Tammy Blanchard Synopsis:I pressed play on this DVD, knowing only that Tom Green was starring in the film, and that it was something about Harvard University. I have seen other Tom Green films and I expected to be cringing throughout. Fortunately though, this was […]
Dragonfly
Stars: Kevin Costner, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Linda Hunt and Kathy Bates.Directed by: Tom Shadyac.Synopsis:I was interested to see what this film was going to be like as I had heard that it `wasn’t a bad flick’. for a Kevin Costner movie. Costner is not an actor that I’m extremely fond of at the best […]
The Tracker 2002
Staring: Casper Van Dien, Francoise Robertson, Russell Wong, Jason Blicker, Lexa DoigPlot SynopsisKim Chang (Lexa Doig) is kindnapped from her home. Kim’s brother Rick (Russell Wong) approaches Connor Spears (Casper Van Dien) and asks him to help to find Kim. There is some history between Kim, Rick and Connor which I won’t go into here, […]