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PatrickFitzHenry
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Vegas (2012)
Cars and props used incorrect for 1960
Whomever was in charge of securing the cars and other props for this show, indicated at the beginning as 1960, really failed, embarrassingly. For starters,at the airport, a 1961 Lincoln Continental arrives to pick up Michael Chiklis. Maybe this was supposed to be September 1960? There was also a 1963 Mopar car at the airport. 1963 Ford police cars? A 1967 Dodge Power Wagon pick-up. A 1961-66 Ford pick-up? About the only car that could have been around in 1960 that was in the show was the 1956 Buick that the old Sheriff who was murdered, arrived in. A quick glimpse inside the casino showed slot machines much newer than 1960. The sad thing is that the production company could have rounded up enough cars and trucks of the 1960 model year and earlier, within a day or two. There are also plenty of slot machines of the correct era out there and I could have rounded up enough to fill a small casino in a couple of hours. It looks like CBS cheaped out again like they did back in the 60's for Gilligan's Island. Maybe they built a 1960 Las Vegas Fremont Street on the back lot at CBS in Studio City. If they show a cove of Lake Mead, maybe it's the old lagoon from Gilligan's Island. Oops! I forgot, that's where the Big Brother house is now.
John Tucker Must Die (2006)
Through the eyes of a lesbian.
It would be nice if they used well-known actors. The movie seems to be geared toward a lesbian's point of view of the situation. The cinematography and direction seems to be amateurish. The subject-matter seems very juvenile and cruel in nature. This movie is obviously made for the freshman girl high-schooler crowd. The only reason a guy would go to this movie is if he were dragged there by his girlfriend. If a guy went to this movie by himself, he would probably try to make sure that nobody saw him there and slip out unseen just when the ending credits start, if he didn't run out long before that. If this movie had more mature characters, it would be a great movie about playing cruel tricks on men for lesbians to see and celebrate.
Hell's Angels (1930)
Excellent for the time it was made!
For 1930, this was an excellent effort for special effects. Just think, all the aerobatic stunts were live action caught on film. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg must be in awe of this movie. The story was great, but the flow was not very good as there were no smooth transitions. The DVD is a fabulous package and the picture quality was great. The sound quality, however, was not up to the usual DVD quality. I understand, that the movie was made in the thirties, but the soundtrack should have been remastered into digital sound. Even the Wizard Of Oz, when presented on DVD, remastered the sound into true stereo, in some places, and at least played through the digital Dolby 5.1 decoder. Again, the high-point of this movie are the aerobatics. This ain't NO computer generated land-of-make-believe flick, folks!