The Who - Under Review 1964 To 1968 - A Critical Analysis (DVD)

Advantages: Humour; Gary Busey; Tommy-Lee Jones
Disadvantages: Not enough Seagal moments; Short end fight

...There are essentially two things required as the basis of a decent action movie: A respectable good guy and a respectable bad guy. Under Siege has both: Steven Seagal as the heroic chef/ex Navy Seal, and Tommy Lee Jones as the psychotic '60s rocker. The latter, along with Gary Busey, seizes control of the ship's nuclear arsenal. The head chef, Casey Ryback, is on board the USS Missouri- a battleship on its final tour of the Pacific, and is preparing dinner for the captain's birthday. The second-in-command (Gary Busey), who has apparently put up with "a lot of his shit", later orders him to clear the area as dinner is now being flown in by helicopter. Ryback refuses and decks the commander, though is restrained and locked in the meat locker, where it would seem he can no longer be of any trouble to the crew. Proceeding this... Read review

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Advantages: Great acting, especially from Hackman
Disadvantages: A bland subject area is made worse by an obscure ending

...‘Under Suspicion’ is a remake of the French film, ‘Garde a Vue’ which itself is a remake of JohnWainwright’s book, ‘Brainwash’, and when I heard that Gene Hackman had waited years to make the film, I decided that it could not be missed. Henry Hearst (Hackman) is a wealthy tax lawyer who is due to be making a speech at a charity event in San Juan, Puerto Rica, to accrue funding after a hurricane had devastated the area. The previous day he had reported a young girl to the police who had been strangled and raped. The police captain, Victor Benezet, (Morgan Freeman) asks Hearst whether he could come down to the police station for an informal discussion of the previous days events before he goes on to the charity ball with his stunningly beautiful wife, Chantal (Monica Belluci). Hearst cooperates... Read review

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Advantages: Unseen footage
Disadvantages: Amateur filming

...Kate Bush is widely known and respected now, as much in the 80's at the peak of her career, for her sensational songwriting abilities, combined with her expressionist dance and unique singing voice. This DVD is not an ideal choice for die-hard fans as contains merely snippets of her performances, although there is rare footage but these little pieces available, are not of sound-byte quality to do it justice. This is essentially (as the titles suggests) Kate being reviewed by herself and others with good interviews with her producers on how the records came together. As there are limited works on the 'high street' available, this 'unathorised' product is a good buy to capture what a role model Kate was to artists and fans and can be bought at a relatively decent price.... Read review

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