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A classic that remains as powerful and amazing as it was nearly 30 years ago. This low budget masterpiece is what horror was originally all about, and spawned generations of imitations, a remake and 7 sequels that never lived up to the same level. This film has developed a cult following and to this day Michael Myers remains of the scariest film characters of all time.

Set in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois, the story begins as 6-year-old Michael Myers inexplicably stabs his sister to death on Halloween night and is institutionalized. Fifteen years later, he comes home…

This movie is a must-see for those of us who are in to juvenile humor even if you are well beyond your juvenile years (as I am). I thought the bad language was a bit much — but the raunchiness, crude, slapstic humor had me belly-laughing through most of the movie.

Just by a slight, slight margin, PRISONER OF AZKABAN is still the best POTTER movie (damn you Alfonso for being such a terrific director!), but ORDER OF THE PHOENIX is mere points away from beating it. Yes, indeed: ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth installment of the seven-part POTTER franchise is another awesome adventure. A wonderfully crafted screenplay, excellent performances from every actor on board, bloody terrific score, tightly edited, and overall just perfect.

A movie based on a ride should never be this good. The jokes shouldn’t work this well. Depp shouldn’t have been able to put forth such a solid performance. But it all worked. Every last bit of this movie just…worked. The key, I think, is that it never takes itself too seriously. This movie is fun. Yeah, there is action and love and yadda yadda, but its a fun movie and everyone in it is having a good time. That is where this movie succeeds and the other two fall flat.

Absolutely fantastic second installment in an absolutely fantastic trilogy filled with phenomenal writing, action, directing, acting, music, editing, creativity, and a HUMUNGO enjoyment factor. There’s just something about DEAD MAN’S CHEST that just clicks: they seem to have everything right. It’s like they took the ingredients on how to make a entertaining and intelligent film and amped it up to a higher degree of funness. Some may say DMC is bloated, could use a bit more editing, and “too complicated” (seriously, guys?), but to me, DMC hit all the right buttons.

The role of an upstanding citizen having a dark and evil secret life was a perfect casting for Kevin Costner. The sheer descructiveness of his character is completely hidden to his loved ones. William Hurt makes the perfect alter-ego that only Costner can interact with, and he works well at representing the deepest evil that Mr Brooks wishes to repress. I also really like Demi Moore as the conflicted cop who can barely contain her own aggression. The story is wonderfully put together and has enough surprises to keep the most seasoned of us crime/thriller afficianados on edge.