frequency

15 Minutes/Frequency/Thirteen Days
$14.98
I'm not making an opinion based on the films themselves, but I gave this one star because it's all of the movies are in fullscreen. I mean who needs fullscreen anymore? Anyways... If that doesn't bother you than by all means...

Frequency (New Line Platinum Series)
$12.98
Having advanced degrees in neither Physics nor Metaphysics, I accept entirely the possibility that all the events transcribed in this satisfying opus could have happened and may well happen in the future. With the exception of the quite prosaic mode of communication between generations, all the action is a matter of everyday occurrences carried out in everyday style. The success of Director and Cast in maintaining that spirit of ordinariness is one of the two chief elements in carrying the day for the film. The second, even more important, is the prayerful wish fulfillment provided by the fundamentally ritualistic character of the film, that death does not sever the connection of generations and that nobody truly dies. Whatever the secular character of our minds there is always lurking at those deepest level of the human psyche the need to believe that neither we nor our loved ones die. It is at that level, through the fine work of the cast and the creators, that people felt much of their pleasure in the film.
Maybe not! At any rate, it is a film redolent of all those in movie history which have sought to convey the message that time and death can be defeated; it does a good job for what it seeks to be....something not quite as dramatically penetrating as Hamlet.

Frequency
$19.98
A few years ago I was looking for a "new" Progressive group similar to Yes, ELP etc. [...]. Who knew there were so many? My faith having been restored in the plethora of the genre, I took a chance within the so-called Neo sub-category. IQ, hmmm... What the hell. Bought Dark Matter and was pleasantly surprised.
The opening keyboard chords hooked me immediately. So too has Frequency. They have taken (borrowed) many influences from those that have gone before, added their own ideas and with incremental, but steady, progress (progressive?) and we get the latest incarnation of IQ. Peter Nicholls' voice... although a bit thin, I can understand what he's singing! New keyboardist? New drummer? Who can tell? With Mike Holmes on guitar and John Jowitt on steady bass, IQ sounds just as good as ever.
Frequency & Dark Matter. Start there and work back. Oh, and the concert on the second disc is good too. What a deal!

The Count of Monte Cristo
$14.99
I realize that this movie is different than the book. I have read the book and I loved it.

However, that being said, this movie, standing alone, is AMAZING. I cannot complain. Every time I watch it, reading is the last thing from my mind. This has all the elements of a good action movie- a fantastic intrigue, believable and fun characters, lots of exciting twists and turns and action sequences, a solid and sweet romance, revenge, sword fights, smugglers, mercenaries... I could just go on and on.

I have seen this movie so many times and will watch it so many times again. I wish Hollywood could make more movies like THIS one. I rarely get to see a good old-fashioned historical epic that I love like this.

I refuse to dislike it because it's so different than the book. I think it's an interesting and modern take on a classic story of revenge. I feel the SPIRIT of the novel the entire time I watch the movie, and that's what matters to me.

I just want to say this movie had an EXCELLENT cast and I think that's what helped make the movie so amazing for me. It was the delivery of the lines and the timing of the actors that made it glide so smoothly. I felt like the ACTORS believed the story and were really committed.

In a small but much-needed part, Michael Wincott is perfect in his role as the prison overseer. I love him as an addition to any movie I've seen him in (this role reminded me of his part as Sir Guy in Robin Hood- another amazing part). Of course, Richard Harris as Priest was as perfect as over and very animated! Guy Peace has fun with his role as Fernand- he is so delightfully sarcastic, arrogant and manipulative. Though he played his vulnerable side so well. Luis Guzman and JB Blanc should also get recognized for making this actual revenge plot of this movie happen- they are involved as mercenaries and friends of the count in almost every revenge scene. They are both funny, interesting and believable in their roles. James Caviezel stole my heart away as Edmond... he really played the transition of the character SO well, both in emotions and in the age of the character. I could hardly recognize Edmond as the Count from Edmond the innocent youth. Also, Dagmara Dominczyk was fantastic, though admittedly, I know little about her. I must say, she was given a sappy part (she cries in most of her scenes) and she handled that demanding role well! She was beautiful and sweet. James Frain is one of my all-time favorite actors, though he is not a megastar. I simply adore his acting. He plays a gray villain in this movie- not quite a total bad guy but certainly has his share of bad deeds. It was fun to see him in this part for sure. At first I was surprised at him being casted for that role, but I just came to love the part.

Give this movie a try and just sit back and enjoy. The plot is solid and just complex enough. The acting is superb. It is not a perfect recreation of the original novel but it IS a perfect capture of the IDEA of the novel. Revenge was never so sweet!