Index of High Definition (HD) Movies on HD Cinema & Monsters HD

[Sean Mota]

For Better or Worse (1996)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304080506.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A perennial loser is surprised when his smooth-talking conman brother and his lovely wife appear on his doorstep on the run from veangeful hoods. For better or worse, he starts falling in love with his brother's bride. </p>

Starring: Jason Alexander, James Woods, Lolita Davidovich, Joe Mantegna, Jay Mohr Director: Jason Alexander Studio: Castle Rock Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm.: 1.5 star : Not good. Not funny. Not much of anything notable at all, really. But it did have pretty decent PQ and I enjoyed the acapella background music.

Sean Mota: 2.5 I thought it had its funny moments and it was a movie were logic was not defined. If you expect greatness, don't but it is still entertaining. Great PQ.

 

[Sean Mota]

Arizona Dream (1994)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000AVV8E.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway and Jerry Lewis star in the quirky and moving story of a family of dreamers in a small desert town. From the director of "When father was away on business" Year: 1993 Director: Emir Kusturica Starring: Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway
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Starring: Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis Director: Emir Kusturica Studio: Warner Studios Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm.: 3 stars : I found this to be less of a traditional "movie" and more of a freestyle jam session for the actors. Seemed to me there was a more of an emphasis on improv and riffing than storytelling - which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering the actors involved. Johnny Depp is your basic film god. And I love Lili Taylor - very underrated. Together on screen, it was tough to decide which to watch! Faye Dunaway was also impressive - and pretty hot for an old chick. Jerry Lewis & Vincent Gallo? Didn't impress me. Good PQ (the russian roulette scene stands out). Sound ok.

Tvlman: 5-stars: The scene where Vincent Gallo re-enacts the airplane/Cary Grant chase from "North By Northwest" was brilliant and hilarious. Haven't seen anything like it.

 

[Sean Mota]

The Owl And The Pussycat (1970)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005QCTZ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Good credentials abound in this 1970 adaptation of Bill Manoff's hit Broadway comedy. Buck Henry wrote the screenplay, and Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) directs the surprisingly funny pairing of Barbra Streisand and George Segal as, respectively, a semi-literate prostitute and an egghead. Streisand and Segal turn out to have excellent complementary styles (both are good at playing incredulity), and while the film is not always as witty as it could be, scenes are crisp and highly entertaining. --Tom Keogh
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Starring: Barbra Streisand, George Segal Director: Herbert Ross Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm.: 3 stars : First time I've been able to tolerate Barbra Streisand in anything. She actually looked pretty damn good - of course, I had to go back to before I was born to find her young enough that she still looked good! Kinda sexy though. Movie itself was rather amusing with good PQ, and good - though not very surroundy - sound.

 

[Sean Mota]

Shatterbrain - The Resurrected (1991)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/630232792X.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A perennial loser is surprised when his smooth-talking conman brother and his lovely wife appear on his doorstep on the run from veangeful hoods. For better or worse, he starts falling in love with his brother's bride. </p>

Starring: John Terry Director: Dan O'Bannon Studio: Artisan Entertainment Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota: 2.5 stars. Good movie with some very crippy scenes. Very dark and HD transfer was poor to good. I would loved to see more of the catacombs. That was very very crippy.

 

[Sean Mota]

Radio Days (1987)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005O06M.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A sweet and clever combination of anecdotes and autobiography, Radio Days draws heavily on Woody Allen's childhood. Fittingly, the unfolding episodes are woven together by music--lovely hits of the 1940s like "In the Mood" and "That Old Feeling." Some episodes are built around radio itself (like the burglars who answer the phone in a house they're burgling and win a radio contest), and others center on the life of a young Jewish boy (Seth Green, clearly playing a version of Allen himself as a child). Though light in tone, Radio Days is an ambitious re-creation not simply of an era, but of radio itself. Nowadays radio is little more than a way to sell pop tunes, but it used to transmit dreams; watching this movie, you get a taste of how inspiring this simpler medium could be. --Bret Fetz </p>

Starring: Director: Woody Allen Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios Aspect ratio 1.85:1

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm: 2.5 stars : Not bad at all, just didn't really grab me. Really just a bunch of stories from a kid's childhood, somewhat tied together by radio. Some are pretty good, some pretty stupid.

riffjim4069: 3.5 stars: I generally don't like Woody Allen films, but I really liked this one. A series of vignettes which relates the everyday experiences of a family and the stars of radio's Golden Age. Set to radio music of that period. Very well done. If you loved "A Christmas Story", then you should like this movie.

 

[Sean Mota]

Benny & Joon (1993)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000053VAZ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> An oddball love story about a fey loner named Sam (Johnny Depp), who falls in love with the mentally unbalanced Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), who lives in the care of her protective brother Benny (Aidan Quinn). This 1993 story is hard to swallow, with its message that love can conquer a brand of mental illness that manifests itself in pyromania: Joon has a bad habit of going a bit around the bend and setting fires, but Sam's tender care apparently has the cure for what ails her. Still, if you want proof that Depp has significant chops as a physical comedian, give this film a try: He does note-perfect renditions of slapstick routines made famous by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. --Marshall Fine </p>

Starring: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios Aspect ratio 1.85:1

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm: 4 stars : Outstanding performances by Johnny Depp, Aidan Quinn, and Mary Stuart Masterson - with some solid support from Julianne Moore. Heartwarming and funny story with very good PQ and pretty good sound. Don't miss this one.

Sean Mota: 4.0 stars. I loved the movie. Johnny Depp acting was incredible in this one. The story is very touching and at the same time very funny. All in one give people a chance and don't make decisions for them. We all sometimes think that is what is best according to our point of view is the best for someone else. Especially when that someone else has some disability and we try to justify our thinking. Great movie and great PQ. I finally had the time to watch it and it was fantastic.

 

[Sean Mota]

Butterflies Are Free (1972)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000633R8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> All Don Baker wants is a place of his own away from his over-protective mother. Don's been blind since birth, but that doesn't stop him from setting up in a San Francisco apartment and making the acquaintance of his off-the-wall, liberated, actress neighbor Jill. Don learns the kind of things from Jill that his mother would never have taught him! And Jill learns from Don what growing up and being free is really all about. </p>

Starring: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert Director: Milton Katselas
Studio: Columbia Tristar Hom Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm: 3.5 stars : The Department of Surround Sound didn't really show up for this flick, but The Dept. of Clever Dialogue was working overtime after Eileen Heckart entered the picture. That old broad was really fun to watch. And Goldie Hawn was just adorable as a youngster - although her voice could break glass. Enjoyed this more the longer I watched.

 

[Sean Mota]

Blood Run (1994)

<p><img border="0" src="http://www.mediafilm.it/movies/images/bloodrun.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Brad Kingsberry, a detective with an alcohol problem, investigates the murder of fitness trainer Billy Sorriano. Billy was the female lover of wealthy Tanya Borgman. As Brad interviews Tanya, she begins toying with and seduces him. This leads him through a complex trail of murder and double identities.
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Starring: David Bradley Director: Boaz Davidson
Studio: Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm: 2 stars : The first five minutes were pretty cool - some slo-mo underwater bikini shots, some nudity, some blood, a little girl-on-girl action. After that, it's pretty much just another murder-mystery-by-numbers type movie, albeit one with a couple surprises and some good sex scenes.

 

[Sean Mota]

Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006JMQC.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> This outstanding documentary by Mark Kitchell, six years in the making, is a comprehensive and insightful story of campus and community activism as born at the University of California at Berkeley. Using extensive archival footage and bridging the distance between past and present with more recent interviews, Kitchell shows how a 1960 protest aimed at the House Un-American Activities Committee was the launching point for the Free Speech movement, which evolved into organized opposition against the Vietnam War, support for the Black Panther party, and the feminist movement. No simple valentine to student-demonstration days, the film brilliantly uses contemporary perspective to show how great legacies and inevitable failures were simultaneously born in a charged atmosphere. Not to be missed. --Tom Keogh
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Starring: Director: Mark Kitchell
Studio: First Run Features Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm: 3 stars : Hmm. Tough one to rate. Certainly a very good movie - excellent for a documentary. But not very high-definitiony, if at all. The movie itself would probably merit at least a four, if not a five -- this is a really good documentary. The sound and picture quality, however, would rate a one at best. So I'll wuss out and go with a three. If you're lookin' for a gripping doc - this is the film for you. If you're looking for demo-quality HD - look elsewhere.

 

[Sean Mota]

The Road To Wellville (1994)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006BIJ9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> This wrong-headed adaptation of the very funny (and scatological) novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle was written and directed by Alan Parker, who doesn't seem to have much of a clue. It's not a botch, just a movie that hammers its efforts at humor too hard. The focus is split between three story lines: the life of cereal tycoon John Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins with buck teeth), who has created a health spa for the wealthy that focuses on regular cleansing of the digestive tract (as well as applications of electricity); the troubles of an unhappy young couple (Matthew Broderick and Bridget Fonda), who come to the spa hoping to cure their marital ills (Broderick gets the worst of the deal); and the efforts of a young hustler (John Cusack), who is trying to break into the breakfast-cereal business but gets taken by an even bigger hustler (Michael Lerner). There are subplots about Kellogg's children but they add little. For all the doo-doo and enema jokes, the joys of this movie are distinctly scattered. --Marshall Fine </p>

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda Director: Alan Parker
Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm: 2.5 stars: Didn't love it, but did find it pretty amusing at times. Great cast, and excellent PQ. Just got a little tired of the whole idea after an hour or so. And frankly, I found Anthony Hopkins and Dana Carvey to be very annoying.

Sean Mota: 3.0 This movie is quite a laugh. I haven't seen anything quite likely. I found it amusing and quite entertaining. Lots of nudity and sexual language. PQ was excellent!

 

[Sean Mota]

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6300268888.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.</p>

Starring: Michael Caine, Sally Field Director: Irwin Allen
Studio: Warner Studios Aspect ratio 2:35:1

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota: 2.0 great cast of names - Michael Canes, Sally Fields, Telly Savalas among others but I found it the story to be just dumb. The PQ was excellent and according to www.imdb.com its OAR is 2:35:1 but I am not sure if that is the correct AR. Anyway, I did not like the idea at first that they needed to go down to find an exit. Of course, what did they expect?

 

[Sean Mota]

The Wrong Box (1966)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/630280051X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> A tontine is established for a dozen children, a tontine being a kind of bet/insurance, money is put in for each to grow with interest and the last survivor is to get the lot. We watch the group dwindle until only two brothers are left. One brother is watched by his nephews who will keep him alive at all costs, the other lives in ill health and poverty as the only support of his fairly stupid grandson. Statues and bodies are switched, in the wrong boxes until everyone is sure someone has died. Now if they can only make it seem as if the other brother died first, hundreds of thousands of pounds (in Victorian England when a pound was a pound) will be theirs.</p>

Starring: John Mills, Michael Caine Director: Bryan Forbes
Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota: 3.0 A comedy with Michael Cane. A very young Michael Cane. Not your typical comedy. It makes you laugh in the beginning but is somewhat predictable but entertaining.

 

[Sean Mota]

Easy Rider (1969)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000022TSY.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif" align="left" hspace="5"> This box-office hit from 1969 is an important pioneer of the American independent cinema movement, and a generational touchstone to boot. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper play hippie motorcyclists crossing the Southwest and encountering a crazy quilt of good and bad people. Jack Nicholson turns up in a significant role as an attorney who joins their quest for awhile and articulates society's problem with freedom as Fonda's and Hopper's characters embody it. Hopper directed, essentially bringing the no-frills filmmaking methods of legendary, drive-in movie producer Roger Corman (The Little Shop of Horrors) to a serious feature for the mainstream. The film can't help but look a bit dated now (a psychedelic sequence toward the end particularly doesn't hold up well), but it retains its original power, sense of daring, and epochal impact. --Tom Keogh.</p>

Starring: Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda Director: Dennis Hopper
Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios Aspect ratio 1.85:1

Voomer Reviews:

TheTimm: 5 stars : This movie makes me feel, makes me think, and entertains me all at the same time. What more could I ask for? Some teriffic performances - see Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda at the top of their games. Very powerful final fifteen minutes or so. Excellent HD treatment, with very good sound to show off the top-notch soundtrack. A little more surround action would be welcome, but this isn't exactly a new movie. Overall, real close to perfect.

Sean Mota: 4.0 stars Finally was able to watch it. "I've got one and it is a beauty" Jack Nicholson. Excellent!

 

[Sean Mota]

The American Nightmare (2000)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0002IJDFS.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> The explosion of gruesome horror cinema in the wake of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead is explored in this serious documentary, which has a welcome respect for an easily derided genre. A few academics make piquant observations (no film critics, although Robin Wood pioneered this line of thinking years ago), but mostly we hear from the filmmakers themselves: Romero, John Carpenter (on Halloween), Wes Craven (Last House on the Left), Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and David Cronenberg (Shivers). The directors focus on those films, not their entire careers, which limits the scope of the movie. Juxtapositioning newsreel horrors with movie scenes introduces provocative ideas about where horror comes from, but also feels a little facile. Unexpected bonus: the enthusiasm of John Landis, in describing the out-of-kilter experience of watching these affronts to good taste, and suggesting why they thrill as well as scare us. --Robert Horton.</p>

Starring: Director: Adam Simon Studio: New Video Group Aspect ratio 1:33: 1

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota: 4.0 This is a documentary with commentaries from George Romero, John Carpenter, Wes Craves, Tom Savini, David Cronenberg, John Landis, Tobe Hooper among others. It gives you an insight into what each director was thinking when making their films. Films like "Night of the Living Dead", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Holloween", "Shivers" among others. The documentary is OAR 4x3 with a lot of the footage not in HD but some of the commentaries from the Directors is HD while other is not. Anyway, if you are into horror films and want to find out what was in their mind in creating these films, it is a must see. Enjoy the show

 

[Sean Mota]

Thunderbird 6 (1968)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00020X85C.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Thunderbird 6 was the second feature spin-off from the hit Gerry Anderson puppet-animation TV series Thunderbirds, and revolved around a new addition to the lineup of International Rescue's five emergency craft. The plot sees Lady Penelope, Alan, Tin-Tin, and Parker as the only passengers on the maiden, round-the-world flight of a futuristic airship, which is hijacked in a bid to capture Thunderbirds 1 and 2. From the moment Alan arrives on a Bond-style jetpack, the film veers away from the TV show into espionage adventure territory, and while the only people International Rescue rescue are their own members, they kill a fair number of bad guys. The global tour means there are more locations than ever, and though the story takes a long time developing, the Die Hard-on-an-airship finale delivers the most explosive set piece of Gerry Anderson's career. As for Thunderbird 6, opinion remains divided as to whether it's an ingenious twist or a disappointing gimmick, but the movie's blend of model and live-action footage results in two superbly staged stunt sequences. It was preceded by Thunderbirds Are Go (1968), and the Andersons would make one further feature film, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969). --Gary S. Dalkin.</p>

Starring: Director: David Lane Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Aspect ratio 2.35:1

Voomer Reviews:

riffjim4069: 2.5 stars: Well, I'm at a loss for words on this one...basically it's a puppet movie, much like Team America: World Police, that caught the attention of my 2 year old and that I found somewhat entertaining. It's kind of like a James Bond, British Sci-Fi, Thriller, Soap-Opera, with puppet thingies.

In a nutshell, a group known as the International Rescue is out to thwart evil-doers from the New World Aircraft. The movie follows the maiden voyage of Sky Ship One as the killers work to position a perfect trap for their passengers and members of the International Rescue.

Pretty good PQ, BTW.

 

[Sean Mota]

Hitler (1962)

<p><img border="0" src="http://ai.pricegrabber.com/muze_images/Video/Covers/42/127642_89x160.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> Basehart is OK as Hitler, even if a bit over the top. The rest of the cast is horrible, frankly. It is an attempt to render Hitler from a psychological perspective, but the insights it offers are cartoonish oversimplifications at best. The time frame of the film is a bit skewed too. Nothing of Hitler's youth is presented for a supposed psychological study. The year 1934 takes up nearly half the film; World War II gets at most ten minutes start to finish. In the end you have no more understanding of Hitler's personality, or his appeal to Germans, than you did at the outset. Which marks the film as a failure..</p>

Starring: Richard Basehart, Cordula Trantow Director: Stuart Heisler Studio: Three Crown Productions Inc. Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

riffjim4069: 2 stars: A 1962 B&W film listed as a biography, but it is more or less an ineffective look at Hitler's psychological profile and his relationships in the pre-war years. The acting is poor; the movie spends no time portraying his childhood or adolescence; the war years and his atrocities are barely mentioned. All things considered, this is a poor movie which did little to explain Hitler's profile or rise to power.

I've seen this movie before and HD does little to help. However, I gave it an extra 1/2 star because it has some Nazi footage and Sgt. Shultz (Hogan's Hero's) plays an evil Nazi. I would recommend seeing this film only for the following reasons: 1) seeing Sgt. Shultz, 2) laugh at the bad acting and 3) compare this version of Hitler to Moe Howard's over-the-top comedic portrayal.

 

[Sean Mota]

The Architecture of Doom (Undergangens Arkitektur) (1989)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003XALS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> An absorbing and chilling documentary about the National Socialist aesthetic, and how attempts to create the Aryan Ideal caused the extermination of millions. Aspects covered include: Hitler's epiphany while viewing Wagner's opera 'Rienzi', the rise of the homo-erotic Grecian/Nordic ideal, the parallels drawn between the 'degenerate' art of the cubists and dadaists and the mentally ill/physically deformed, the Nazi obsession with purity and cleanliness, and, finally, the descent of the Jewish people to the level of a virus/vermin.</p>

Starring: Director: Peter Cohen Studio: Three First Run Features Aspect ratio 1.33:1

Voomer Reviews:

riffjim4069: 4.5 stars: A must see! This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. This film does an excellent job explaining how Hitler turned his absurd ideology into a hellish reality; how the Nazi movement propagated beautification through violence and, ultimately, the extermination of those deemed undesirable.

If you're looking for an HD version of Hitler and the Nazi movement, then this movie isn't for you because the PQ is not very good and it contains a lot of 4:3 B&W footage. However, this films is more about "Stuff" than it is about "Fluff". I left this film feeling it was impossible to find any of the Architects of Doom guilty of War Crimes because, in reality, the Nazi movement was nothing more than a military guise for committing civilian murder.

 

[Sean Mota]

Oh, God! You Devil (1984)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/630027053X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> George Burns is back as God, but oops, here he is as Satan, too. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to Satan, and Satan is all too happy to oblige. Oops! Seems the fellow was watched over by God as a baby, so now the almighty and his nemesis have to duke it out over the soul.</p>

Starring: George Burns, Ted Wass Director: Paul Bogart
Studio: Warner Studios Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota: 2.5 not as good as the first movie but still very entertaining. HD transfer was grainy but it still was decent. George Burn was funny and quite good in playing both sides of the coin on this one. The other actors I did not care much about.

 

[Sean Mota]

Hammerboy (2003, Action / Ad)

<p><img border="0" src="http://www.seoulselection.com/files/shop_img/600p-image-Medium.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> In 2112 AD, on a future Earth transformed by cataclymic earthquakes and tidal waves, the continents are submerged under the sea, and remnants of land barely sustain scattered civilization. The film opens on isolated Candlestick island, which is little more than the remains of an immense skyscraper. Here a small, close-knit community providers a home for Manchi, a rambunctious pre-adolescent boy, who years to discover the world beyond his isolated enclave. The orphaned Mangchi enjoys the loving care of his wise and spry grandfather who is training Mangchi in the mystical art of the Great Echo, a concentration of all of one's energy attacks. One day a small plane carrying the teen-aged Princess Poplar, who's being pursued by the soldiers of the treacherous General Moonk, crashes onto Candlestick island. mangchi makes a daring rescue on his trademark vehicle? a cleverly conceived, solar-powered flying tricycle. The two set off on a boisterous treasure of lost gold, a greedy bandit chief, the villainous Moonk, and an all-powerful crystal.</p>

Starring: Director: Studio: Aspect ratio

Voomer Reviews:

Sean Mota: 4.5 stars. I love this type of animation. The story was very good. The PQ was excellent and the sound was fantastic. I hope to see more of these since the story are mystical and I love that part.

TheTimm: 3.5 stars : Somewhat ridiculous (what do you expect when you tune in to a movie called "Hammerboy"?), definitely entertaining. Just plain fun. With great PQ and surround sound. And it's something the whole family can enjoy. I'm not even really a fan of animated movies like this, but I still really liked it.

 

[Sean Mota]

Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same (1976)

<p><img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6300270424.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> For Led Zeppelin fanatics, this 1976 feature The Song Remains the Same is a treasure of searing live performances, particularly welcome in light of the sad scarcity of such visual material from the band's great decade. Despite the group's road weariness after a long tour, their final, three-night stand at Madison Square Garden in 1973 was full of the old power. Performances of "No Quarter," "Whole Lotta Love," "Black Dog," "Dazed and Confused," and "Stairway to Heaven" underscore Zep's charisma. Trouble is, you don't get an unbroken performance here. Viewers have to wade through a mishmash of documentary insight into the lives of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones, as well as fantasy sequences supposedly inspired by the thoughts and fantasies of the band's individual members. It's mostly garish and silly, but there are some nice elements, especially insights into the late Bonham's life. The DVD doesn't offer much in the way of add-ons (a theatrical trailer is about it), but there is also enhanced viewing for 16 x 9 televisions. --Tom Keogh .</p>

Starring: John Bonham, John Paul Jones Director: John Bonham, John Paul Jones Studio: Wea/Whv/Warner Home Video Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Voomer Reviews:

Walter L.: 4.0 stars. This documentary is a classic that shows some of the best musical performances by Led Zeppelin. A must see for any ROCK fan. The HD transfer and sound make justice to this jewel.