Collection ID 383
Director: Les Mayfield
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene, David Chappelle, Nicole Ari Parker
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Columbia Pictures   Release date: 1999   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, Musical Score (Bad Boys only) (USA)
Summary: A thief turned ex-con poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.
My Rating:
My Review: Blue Streak - 1999 (Action, Comedy, Crime) Starring Martin Lawrence (as Miles Logan), Luke Wilson (as Carlson), Dave Chappelle (as Tulley), and others (of course). More than your typical cop buddy movie. Luke Wilson and Martin Lawrence team up to solve a crime, but Martin Lawrence is actually a Jewel Thief - Just released from prison. In a case of mistaken identity, Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) manages to infiltrate the LAPD in a scheme to recover a lost diamond. The gem in this film is clearly Martin Lawrence. With Luke Wilson playing the straight-man foil to every ridiculous scenario that Martin Lawrence throws his way. The film feels a lot like improv, and Martin delivers his clever and comedic lines like a pro. Throw in some physical action and these two manage to entertain in a way that makes this film more memorable than your typical cop buddy movie. The plot is a bit flaky and ridiculous, but it keeps its momentum as the lure of a $17 million gem keeps Miles Logan on his top game - propelling Martin Lawrence and Luke Wilson to create a memorable comedy that we can watch again and again. I give this one a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 1108
Director: Les Mayfield
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene, David Chappelle, Nicole Ari Parker
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Columbia Pictures   Release date: 1999   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, Musical Score (Bad Boys only) (USA)
Summary: A thief turned ex-con poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.
My Rating:
My Review: Blue Streak - 1999 (Action, Comedy, Crime) Starring Martin Lawrence (as Miles Logan), Luke Wilson (as Carlson), Dave Chappelle (as Tulley), and others (of course). More than your typical cop buddy movie. Luke Wilson and Martin Lawrence team up to solve a crime, but Martin Lawrence is actually a Jewel Thief - Just released from prison. In a case of mistaken identity, Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) manages to infiltrate the LAPD in a scheme to recover a lost diamond. The gem in this film is clearly Martin Lawrence. With Luke Wilson playing the straight-man foil to every ridiculous scenario that Martin Lawrence throws his way. The film feels a lot like improv, and Martin delivers his clever and comedic lines like a pro. Throw in some physical action and these two manage to entertain in a way that makes this film more memorable than your typical cop buddy movie. The plot is a bit flaky and ridiculous, but it keeps its momentum as the lure of a $17 million gem keeps Miles Logan on his top game - propelling Martin Lawrence and Luke Wilson to create a memorable comedy that we can watch again and again. I give this one a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 1528
Director: John Badham
Starring: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling
Genre: Action
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1983   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.
My Rating:
My Review: Starring Warren Oates, Roy Scheider, Candy Clark, Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern and others. While testing out a new 'super-copter', Roy Scheider (playing a helicopter pilot on the L.A. police force) and his partner (played by Daniel Stern) learn of a government plan to use police helicopters on rioting civilians. The plot is very simple, and that helps to keep the focus in this action packed, police drama. The acting was great. Roy Scheider was exceptional, and Malcolm McDowell made for a perfect 'A-Hole'. Made in 1984, the special effects were pretty good for the time, and the helicopter's capabilities provided for a great third character. The technology, terminology and theatrical performances raise this action vehicle above the crowd of 80's police dramas. The only problems with this movie were minor editing/production work. I give it a 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 13
Director: John Badham
Starring: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling
Genre: Action
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1983   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.
My Rating:
My Review: Starring Warren Oates, Roy Scheider, Candy Clark, Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern and others. While testing out a new 'super-copter', Roy Scheider (playing a helicopter pilot on the L.A. police force) and his partner (played by Daniel Stern) learn of a government plan to use police helicopters on rioting civilians. The plot is very simple, and that helps to keep the focus in this action packed, police drama. The acting was great. Roy Scheider was exceptional, and Malcolm McDowell made for a perfect 'A-Hole'. Made in 1984, the special effects were pretty good for the time, and the helicopter's capabilities provided for a great third character. The technology, terminology and theatrical performances raise this action vehicle above the crowd of 80's police dramas. The only problems with this movie were minor editing/production work. I give it a 5 out of 5.

Collection ID 1478
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Studio: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)   Release date: 1986   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: College student Jeffrey Beaumont returns to his idyllic hometown of Lumberton to manage his father's hardware store while his father is hospitalized. Walking though a grassy meadow near the family home, Jeffrey finds a severed human ear. After an initial investigation, lead police Detective John Williams advises Jeffrey not to speak to anyone about the case as they investigate further. Detective Williams also tells Jeffrey that he cannot divulge any information about what the police know. Detective Williams' high school aged daughter, Sandy Williams, tells Jeffrey what she knows about the case from overhearing her father's private conversations on the matter: that it has to do with a nightclub singer named Dorothy Vallens, who lives in an older apartment building near the Beaumont home. His curiosity getting the better of him, Jeffrey, with Sandy's help, decides to find out more about the woman at the center of the case by breaking into Dorothy's apartment while he knows she's at work...
My Rating:
My Review: Screenplay and direction by one of my favorite directors/writers, David Lynch (Dune, The Elephant Man, Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive). Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and others. The movie starts when Jeffrey Beaumont (played by Kyle MacLachlan) finds a severed human ear in a field near his home. When the police move too slowly for the impatient Beaumont, he and co-conspirator - Sandy Williams, begin their own investigation. What follows is an intense murder mystery set in a small Pacific-Northwest town. This clear pre-cursor to the Twin Peaks tv series, is a stylish, film-noir mystery, filled with twisted characters and mind-bending revelations. The lighting, music and camera work are all superb. Dennis Hopper's portrayal of the twisted Frank Booth was outstanding. As usual, this movie by David Lynch is both disturbing and beautiful - while some cannot fathom it's depth, others find it remarkable. Put me in that category. 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 1525
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd
Genre: Mystery
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1984   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet Sam Bouchard, a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. Both are pleased with the arrangement that will have Jake staying in the house and for a sweetener, Sam shows him his favorite neighbor, a well-built woman who strips with her window open each night. Jake becomes obsessed with meeting her and is able to help recover her purse from a thief, but shows his own phobia, he is incapacitated by claustrophobia when the thief runs through a tunnel. When Jake witnesses a murder, he finds out that the police love to pin crimes on peeping Toms. Jake discovers that here are just too many coincidences but must hunt them down himself without the police.
My Rating:
My Review: Craig Wasson (playing Jake Sculley) and Melanie Griffith (playing Holly Body) star in this skin-flick directed by Brian De Palma. Jake is being framed, but he doesn't realize it until late in this movie. Two characters (Wasson and Griffith) join forces to uncover the killer in this sexy thriller. The story goes to great pains to set up the primary character and prolong the ultimate conclusion of the plot. Melanie Griffith gave an excellent performance as the young porn star, and the story kept me interested all the way through. 3 out of 5.

Collection ID 6
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd
Genre: Mystery
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1984   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet Sam Bouchard, a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. Both are pleased with the arrangement that will have Jake staying in the house and for a sweetener, Sam shows him his favorite neighbor, a well-built woman who strips with her window open each night. Jake becomes obsessed with meeting her and is able to help recover her purse from a thief, but shows his own phobia, he is incapacitated by claustrophobia when the thief runs through a tunnel. When Jake witnesses a murder, he finds out that the police love to pin crimes on peeping Toms. Jake discovers that here are just too many coincidences but must hunt them down himself without the police.
My Rating:
My Review: Craig Wasson (playing Jake Sculley) and Melanie Griffith (playing Holly Body) star in this skin-flick directed by Brian De Palma. Jake is being framed, but he doesn't realize it until late in this movie. Two characters (Wasson and Griffith) join forces to uncover the killer in this sexy thriller. The story goes to great pains to set up the primary character and prolong the ultimate conclusion of the plot. Melanie Griffith gave an excellent performance as the young porn star, and the story kept me interested all the way through. 3 out of 5.

Collection ID 382
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone
Genre: Mystery
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1999   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, German (USA)
Summary: Denzel Washington plays a quadriplegic homicide detective. He and his female partner track down a serial killer.
My Rating:
My Review: A pretty good movie. A murder mystery detective thriller starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and Ed O'Neill. The best acting actually came from Ed O'Neill and Angelina Jolie. Denzel Washington indulged his most arrogant personality in this movie, and I didn't like it one bit. The story was o.k. but there really weren't that many surprises. The use of a rookie cop to take on a murder case of this importance made no sense at all, and the other cops in the movie seemed helpless compared to rookie Jolie and the Brilliant Denzel. I think the egos got a little too big for this movie. The music and directing were excellent, they really established a creepy feel for this suspense thriller murder mystery.

Collection ID 1107
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone
Genre: Mystery
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1999   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, German (USA)
Summary: Denzel Washington plays a quadriplegic homicide detective. He and his female partner track down a serial killer.
My Rating:
My Review: A pretty good movie. A murder mystery detective thriller starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and Ed O'Neill. The best acting actually came from Ed O'Neill and Angelina Jolie. Denzel Washington indulged his most arrogant personality in this movie, and I didn't like it one bit. The story was o.k. but there really weren't that many surprises. The use of a rookie cop to take on a murder case of this importance made no sense at all, and the other cops in the movie seemed helpless compared to rookie Jolie and the Brilliant Denzel. I think the egos got a little too big for this movie. The music and directing were excellent, they really established a creepy feel for this suspense thriller murder mystery.

Collection ID 728
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi
Starring: Terence Hill, Woody Strode, Bud Spencer, Eduardo Ciannelli, Glauco Onorato
Genre: Western, Comedy
Studio: San Marco S.P.A./Crono S.P.A   Release date: 1969   Rated: PG   
Language (Country): Italian (Italy)
Summary: Honey Fisher has become a powerful man in this small Western town that has grown up around gold-prospecting fields. Fisher and his gang have managed, through swindling, murder, and terror, to gain leases on the important gold-yielding land in the area. A state commissioner comes to town to review the leases, which are crucial to Fisher's power. Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy join forces with circus performers and townsfolk led by Stevens' friend Finch to fight against Fisher and his henchmen.
My Rating:
My Review: An Italian 'Spaghetti Western' made in the late 60s (1969). The movie stars Terence Hill (of the Trinity films and several other mediocre westerns/action flicks) and Bud Spencer, another Italian actor who appeared in numerous Italian produced westerns (including two of the Trinity films). This DVD was obviously a transfer from VHS, and the quality was terrible. Filmed at various Spanish sites, the locations look like the American west (possibly Utah, New Mexico or Arizona). The story; a town is held ransom to the thugs of a ruthless business man. Honey Fisher squeezes the residents for all they've got, then he takes their land. His plans for total domination are disturbed when a gunslinger and traveling circus show up unexpectedly. Honey's goal is gold and the visit by a state commissioner is his chance to wrestle the last of the deeds from these oppressed townsfolk. Cat Stevens (played by Terence Hill) and Hutch Bessy (played by Bud Spencer) join forces with the members of a traveling circus to challenge the authority of his iron fist. The cinematography (despite the great locations) was terrible; as was the sound production and direction. The directors use of quick cuts and close ups was a bit unusual if not disturbing. The plot was rather confusing, and I'm still not sure why this gunslinger would have bothered with this town. Perhaps the whole film didn't make it onto the DVD? The only redeeming part of this film was the pacing and the acting (by the principals) was o.k. I give it a 2 out of 5.