DVD Confidential 01 - Dallas, Kung Fu Hustle, Sin City
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Edition 1: September 13, 2005
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DVD Confidential - Movie News & DVD Reviews
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New This Week:
1) Dallas Complete 3rd Season (A-)
2) Kung Fu Hustle (B+)
3) Dirty Love (D-) (Theatrical Release)
4) Sin City (A-)
5) Lord of War Contest Winner
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"Bobby, why don't you go home, diaper
your baby and take care of that nutty
wife of yours?"
- JR Ewing to Bobby Ewing
Welcome to the inaugural DVD Weekly
Confidential. I promise to keep this one short
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tons of great stuff to giveaway in the coming
weeks.
Now, on to some recent reviews!
- Scott Standish
Editor, DVD Confidential
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1) Dallas - The Complete Third Season (A-)
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Review: Dallas - The Complete Third Season (A-)
Starring: Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy,
Linda Gray, Victoria Principal and Barbara
Bel Geddes
Review by Bobby Nashville
I grew up watching Dallas, and the more that
I watch it on re-runs, the more I appreciate it.
Backstabbing, kidnapping, heavy drinking and
lots of philandering - what more can you ask for?
Season three of Dallas was by far the best.
The writing in season three was the tightest
and the main characters (J.R., Bobby, Pam,
Sue Ellen and Jim Davis) are all at their
best. JR is at his evil worst, Bobby is at
his family best, Pam is high maintenence
and Sue Ellen is boozing like Motley Crue
on the road. Dallas is quite possibly the
best soap opera of all time, and season
three was the show's best.
If you are a Dallas fan - this is the box
set you have been waiting for. Season three
has Jock Ewing still in charge of Southfork
and his shadow is a long one. Season three
is by far Dallas' best, working it's way up
to the most famous episode in tv history.
The Complete Third Season of Dallas is
the ultimate: kidnapping, boozing, and more.
Dallas rules and season three is by far the best.
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2) Kung Fu Hustle (B+)
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Kung Fu Hustle (2005)
Directed by Stephen Chow
Starring Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng,
Wah Yuen, Zhi Hua Dong
MPAA: R
Grade: B+
Review by Sebastian Francis Kennedy
Full of cartoon wit and pacing, Kung Fu
Hustle is a joy to watch. The Stephen Chow
directed film is a wonderful mix of film
genres. Is it a kung fu classic mixed with
a Warner Brother cartoon? Is it a Hollywood
gangster epic melded with a samurai fable?
Or maybe it is all of the above- wrapped
inside a cowboy western storyline? Kung
Fu Hustle is so unqiue in it's style that
it truly has to be seen to be believed.
The story is simple: a small town is
terrorized by a group of mobsters. They
turn to local kung fu masters for
protection. Meanwhile, two unlikely
gangsters try to fit in with the "bad guys"
only to find that they don't have what
it takes. Perhaps the simple storyline
is the weak point for Kung Fu Hustle, but
the movie is so amazing visually that
you won't care.
Kung Fu Hustle is a feast for the mind
and the eyes. Full of homages to films
new and old, it has something for
everyone. As of 2005, this film had the
widest cinematic release in the USA of
any foreign language film, according to
the Internet Movie Database. For
foreign film buffs, Kung Fu Hustle is a must.
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3) Dirty Love (D-)
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Dirty Love (2005)
Directed by John Mallory Asher
Starring Jenny McCarthy, Carmen Electra,
Eddie Kaye Thomas, Kam Heskin and Kathy Griffin
MPAA: R
Grade: D-
Review by Scott Standish
Ouch. I had high hopes for Dirty Love,
because I actually like Jenny McCarthy.
She's funny, cute and has a very good
sense of comedic timing. But this film
is horrible.
Written by Jenny McCarthy, Dirty Love
is one of those comedies that tries way
too hard. The script is your basic
romance where a girl gets dumped by her
evil boyfriend, only to see that love
has been under her nose the entire time.
It's cliche, but with good writing and
direction (Clueless for example) a film
can overcome. Dirty Love is not Clueless,
in fact it's not even close.
Clueless did not have scenes of a
menstruating woman spreading gallons of
her blood throughout the supermarket.
Dirty Love is painful to watch. It's
cliche, not funny and worst of all, boring.
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4) Sin City (A-)
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Sin City (2005)
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Quentin
Tarantino & Frank Miller
Starring Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke,
Jessica Alba, Powers Boothe, Benicio
Del Toro, Devon Aoki and Rutger Hauer
MPAA: R
Grade: A-
Review by Bobby Nashville
I love this movie. It seems like every
other movie out today is a retread of an
old television show, or a watered down
action film with zero originality. Sin City
is an over the top, totally original film
that has a lot of guts. Thank god.
Based on graphic novels by Frank Miller,
the star of this film is the art direction.
Sin City looks incredible. Shot in black
and white (with spots of color) Sin City
is one of the most original looking films
I have ever seen. It really is like a comic
book brought to life.
Sin City is a wild town where crime,
guns and violence run the streets.
Vengeance is a dish served cold and every
one is hungry for it. Call girls run the
streets and tough guys will give their
life for just for one more night with
the right one. It's like driving a 57 chevy
through film noir heaven at 100 miles an hour.
The acting in Sin City is excellent. Mickey
Rourke (a personal fave) is once again
fantastic and Bruce Willis adds another
great role to his career. Rutger Hauer and
Benicio Del Toro put in very good per
formances as well. Sin City is a fast paced,
well acted graphic novel come to life. One
of the year's best.
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