David Koepp

Panic Room (Superbit Collection)
$9.95
Good version of an ancient formula; worth seeing despite weaknesses. I liked the eponymous panic room, a contemporary variant on the impregnable safe place whose effectiveness depends on the human element. I never mind flaws from the standpoint of the logic of reality, those of dramatic logic are more bothersome and there are some damaging ones here. In fact, one such dramatic flaw pretty well eroded my involvement with a segment of the film. One can't reference the film in the interests of fairness to potential new viewers of the DVD. However, what bothers me will probably not affect others so I discount it in judging the film for their benefit. Adding the pluses and minuses, I believe most people will find it suspenseful entertainment with some good, edge of the seat moments. Not of the first rank, it benefits from the flawed, but, overall, effective performances by Jody Foster, the star, and Kristen Stewart, who plays her diabetic daughter. Hopefully, the excellent actor, Forest Whitaker, was well paid for doing what could be done, with the politically correct role of the African-American criminal.

Panic Room
$9.99
Good version of an ancient formula; worth seeing despite weaknesses. I liked the eponymous panic room, a contemporary variant on the impregnable safe place whose effectiveness depends on the human element. I never mind flaws from the standpoint of the logic of reality, those of dramatic logic are more bothersome and there are some damaging ones here. In fact, one such dramatic flaw pretty well eroded my involvement with a segment of the film. One can't reference the film in the interests of fairness to potential new viewers of the DVD. However, what bothers me will probably not affect others so I discount it in judging the film for their benefit. Adding the pluses and minuses, I believe most people will find it suspenseful entertainment with some good, edge of the seat moments. Not of the first rank, it benefits from the flawed, but, overall, effective performances by Jody Foster, the star, and Kristen Stewart, who plays her diabetic daughter. Hopefully, the excellent actor, Forest Whitaker, was well paid for doing what could be done, with the politically correct role of the African-American criminal.

The Trigger Effect
$9.99
This forgotten 90's B-movie should be required viewing for preppers/survivalists. Just do the exact opposite of the actions taken by the two vacuous boneheads played by McLachlan and Shue and their slightly less boneheaded friend Mulroney in response to a mysterious power outage and you'll be sure to survive a solar storm or EMP attack. I've rarely seen a film that displayed more contempt for its characters, which makes it hard to care what happens to them.

Angels & Demons (Single-Disc Theatrical Edition)
$28.96
This movie was completely awful. I have already got over the fact that Hanks should not be playing Langdon and that a lot was going to be cut but I never expected the movie to be this bad. I loved the book. I could not put the book down. Here are some of the things the movie is missing:

1. There is no Max Kohler in the movie. AT ALL
2. There is no Gunther Glick or his camera woman. Or any scenes that involve what they do

Here are some big differences:
1. In the movie the Olivetti contacts Langdon and flys him to Vatican City in a Vatican aircraft
2. In the movie Olivetti is not head of the Vatican Guards... He is a regular police officer
3. Vittoria had a huge team working on the antimater.
4. Vittoria found her father dead... They do not even really explain that it is her father.. and they do not show he is branded
5. They do not mention the illuminati diamond, nor do you see it.
6. They do not talk about the IVF or The chamerlengo's mother
7. Baggia survives

I could keep going but I think that you get the picture. It is extremely disappointing.