Melanie Mcguire

Detroit Rock City
$2.99
It's a nostalgia film for people who grew up then, it's a coming of age film for others, it's a KISS movie for some, it's a comedy for many, it's a drama for many others, it's a bunch of stuff in one film. The story is of a group of teenagers planning on going to see a KISS concert, but then something happens to the tickets. The film is about the adventure to seeing a KISS concert. It's like a realistic version of The Lord of the Rings or The Wizard of Oz. The characters go on a journey, and in this case, it's to see a KISS concert.

What's interesting is that all of the ideas on how to get to a KISS concert were ideas that were done. You could think of the craziest story on how someone got a KISS ticket, it probably happened. That's how much people wanted to see KISS. This film shows a lot more than just how big KISS were. The films heart is not just in KISS, but it's in ROCK MUSIC ITSELF! The incidental music used is a ton of classic rock tunes from the seventies. The one disappointment in that was only to the director, which he made a comment on.

The DVD has so many special features, you wouldn't believe that a single disc could be so jam packed. An extended version of one of the scenes, with alternate camera angles, how to play "Rock and Roll All Night," and the music video for a Donnas cover version of "Strutter" (one of the highlighting points for me). It includes a couple of documentaries on the film, and a lot more special features. However, the most special feature is the movie itself. This film is what KISS are all about. If you don't understand KISS, this is the real way to understand KISS. I haven't even had a chance to see them live yet, but this film really shows the way that fans felt about KISS, and these were fans who had never seen them live.

Overall, this movie is amazing, and although it seems more like a nostalgia film or a film as part of a culture (the KISS culture), it's a great film in general.

Invitation to a Murder: 48 Hours (48 Hours Mystery)
$7.99
does not seem to follow the story line i saw on investigation discovery but it is holding my interest. i love these kinds of stories. i was expecting the book to be in the larger paper backs for it is hard for me to read these smaller ones. since i have seen the case on television it is not so bad in this smaller paper back. it will take me a while to read it. when i do read it totally ingrosses me and i do not want to put it down.

ABC News Primetime Family Secrets: Mother Accused of Murdering
$19.95
I was shocked when I read the product description for this DVD, which seems so far from what the actual trial revealed about the case. The evidence against this lethal ex-nurse was so compelling, that 12 jurors found her guilty of shooting and chopping her husband up. First degree premeditated murder pure and simple.

No apparent motive, ABC says? I think her wealthy long-term lover might disagree. Anyone who studied this case in any detail knows that much of what came out of Melanie's mouth turned out not to be true. She even denied owning the 3 matching suitcases her husband's remains were found in, until she realized other people knew she had recently purchased those suitcases.

TV shows seem to take a few facts and spin it into what will net the best ratings. I think they spun this tragic story into an over-used dryer-sheet yarn!

I'll wait for investigative journalist John Glatt's book on the subject, due out this December. Because in my opinion, the real truth deserves much better treatment than what ABC provided.

To Have and To Kill: Nurse Melanie McGuire, an Illicit Affair, and the Gruesome Murder of Her Husband
$6.99
I liked this one. I wanted so much for Melanie to be innocent because she really does seem to have some good in her. This is a sad story, but very well written. I had a hard time putting it down.