Dementia

Starring:Marisol Padilla SÃ¡nchez, Patricia Bursiel, Matt Schulze, Jesus Nebot, Azura Skye, Colleen McDermott, Bruce Gray, Gregory S. O'Rourke, Sergia SÃ¡nchez, Dennis Garber, Rosy McKinney, Susan Davis (II)
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Studio: Image Entertainment
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There are so many things right about this 1956 production of Moby Dick, it's a shame it is remembered for the one (debatable) thing wrong with it. As Captain Ahab, the bearded, one-legged, insanely obsessed whaler, Gregory Peck has often been called miscast. The mild, level-headed Peck had many talents, but the volcanic eruptions of Ahab seemed beyond him--even Peck himself felt he was a bad fit for the part after he finished playing it. (Pauline Kael opined that Peck looked like "a stock-company Lincoln.") Yet Peck's quiet brooding works an intriguing variation on the fiery character. John Huston, a director with a taste for location shooting, had his hands full with the difficult open-water filming in Ireland and the Canary Islands ("The catalogue of misadventures was unbelievable," he later wrote). Since Ahab is chasing the rare white whale, three false whales had to be constructed, two of which were lost at sea. For all the miscues, the film is amazingly controlled, and especially beautiful to look at: Huston and cinematographer Oswald Morris developed an unusual color process meant to suggest old whaling engravings. The director wrote the script with the science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, an inspired choice to adapt Herman Melville's epic novel. Richard Basehart plays the narrator, Ishmael, and Orson Welles provides a wonderful single-scene role as Father Mapple, declaiming the mysteries of the sailor's life in a thundering sermon. --Robert Horton

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The Machinist
Starring: Christian Bale , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Aitana Sánchez-Gijón , John Sharian , and Michael Ironside
Director: Brad Anderson (II)
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ASIN: B0007Y08QA
Release Date: 2005-06-07

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As a bleak and chilling mood piece, The Machinist gets under your skin and stays there. Christian Bale threw himself into the title role with such devotion that he shed an alarming 63 pounds to play Trevor Reznik (talk about "starving artist"!), a factory worker who hasn't slept in a year. He's haunted by some mysterious occurrence that turned him into a paranoid husk, sleepwalking a fine line between harsh reality and nightmare fantasy--a state of mind that leaves him looking disturbingly gaunt and skeletal in appearance. (It's no exaggeration to say that Bale resembles a Holocaust survivor from vintage Nazi-camp liberation newsreels.) In a cinematic territory far removed from his 1998 romantic comedy Next Stop Wonderland, director Brad Anderson orchestrates a grimy, nocturnal world of washed-out blues and grays, as Trevor struggles to assemble the clues of his psychological conundrum. With a friendly hooker (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and airport waitress (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) as his only stable links to sanity, Trevor reaches critical mass and seems ready to implode just as The Machinist reveals its secrets. For those who don't mind a trip to hell with a theremin-laced soundtrack, The Machinist seems primed for long-term status as a cult thriller on the edge. --Jeff Shannon

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THE MACHINIST is the story of Trevor Reznik, a machinist who hasn't slept in over a year. Working in a machine shop, Trevor faces the usual occupational hazards, yet his extreme fatigue only makes them worse, causing him to accidentally cut off a co-worker's hand. What Trevor suffers from clearly isn't a typical case of insomnia…

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Gone Fishin'
Starring: Joe Pesci , Danny Glover , Rosanna Arquette , Lynn Whitfield , and Willie Nelson
Director: Christopher Cain
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ASIN: B00008977G
Release Date: 2003-03-04

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Gone Fishin' has been called "the Ishtar of the '90s," but that's giving it too much credit. Danny Glover and Joe Pesci (who could have used their Lethal Weapon series buddy Mel Gibson in here) star as slow-witted friends who take their dream fishing vacation in the Florida Everglades and end up having a series of disasters. Trouble is, director Christopher Cain can't get a handle on any of the comedy essentials for a project such as this. The result is a badly timed, badly toned, unfunny movie wasting a lot of great talent across the board. --Tom Keogh

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This hilarious hit stars Danny Glover (LETHAL WEAPON series) and Joe Pesci (MY COUSIN VINNY, LETHAL WEAPON II & III) as the funniest fishermen ever to throw out a line! Best buddies Gus (Glover) and Joe (Pesci) eagerly anticipate another quiet, relaxing fishing trip. Only things don't go quite as they planned! Instead, they innocently create an unstoppable series of outrageous mishaps, destroying everything in their wake! Catch all the crowd-pleasing fun and nonstop laughs as these pals land in one comic disaster after another and deliver one of the wildest comedy adventures in years!

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Hallucinatory & unsettling
excellent classic horror
Well, I agree with everyone in part, but......
More Than A Cult Classic: Childhood Memories!
Hang out with the mushroom people

Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Starring: Akira Kubo , Kumi Mizuno , Hiroshi Koizumi , Yoshio Tsuchiya , and Kenji Sahara
Director: Ishirô Honda
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ASIN: B00076ON28
Release Date: 2005-03-15

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Directed by Ishiro Honda (The Godzilla Series!) After a yacht is damaged in a storm and it's boarders stranded on a deserted island the passengers; a psychologist and his girlfriend, a wealthy businessman, a famous singer, a writer, a sailor and his skipper take refuge in a mysterious fungus-covered boat. While using the MUSHROOMS for sustenance they find in the ships journal that the mushrooms re poisonous, however some members of the shipwrecked party continue to ingest the mysterious fungi transforming them into hideous ungal monsters. One of the strangest and most horrific TOHO productions to date.

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Hallucinatory & unsettling.......2007-06-02

While most Japanese monster movies from the 1960s are loads of fun, this one is in a creepy class by itself. The horror isn't in the obvious mushroom monsters, but in the peeling back of civilization as the shipwrecked characters encounter the real monsters -- their own dark selves, stripped down to the primal core. The allegory is never overbearing, but the cast is clearly a microcosm of then-contemporary Japan, and by extension the modern, post-nuclear world. Beneath the glossy, fast-paced surface of the technological cityscape, irrational forces still fester, ravenous & unrelenting.

The film itself looks terrific, drenched in rich color & mood. Rather than rely on gore & easy shocks, it builds atmosphere & dread as the casual veneer of each character begins to disintegrate. And exactly what are those mushroom people, anyway? Symbols of those who have abandoned reason & responsibility in favor of self-absorbed hedonism? The true face of the alienated public, which is concealed beneath flash & pop culture? The desire to hide from & deny the looming terrors of the world? Perhaps all that & more.

As usual, Media Blasters has done a superb job of restoration & providing all the extras you could want. The commentary by lead actor Akira Kubo is informative & charming, and the additional special features are a treat. In its own way, as profound & challenging as the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," this is not to be missed -- most highly recommended!

excellent classic horror.......2007-04-23

I remember this movie from watching Creature Double Feature movies on my local tv station. I had a video copy and the dvd is much better.
This movie is an excellent choice for sci-fi classic horror fans. Its best qualities are: atmospheric creepiness, editing that supports tension and creepiness, and visually arresting color schema that focuses on neutral colors offset by primary colors. I also enjoyed the fashion. The imagery is haunting and creepy. If you like such imagery as passengers shipwrecked on a deserted island, rotting boat sails, and misty fog curling over questionable sea and landscape I recommend this film for you. There are also psychological connections to nuclear radiation, escapism and drug culture, and man's inhumanity to man and city life.
This movie may seem slow to viewers not accustomed to or attracted to the acting and story pacing of older monster films. The creepiness and tension build at a slow pace and viewers familar with the instant gratification, fast pacing, and more realistic acting of modern horror films may be disappointed by the film.
My memory of this movie from childhood is that it was black and white and I am wondering if the one I saw from childhood was a different version? I am into some of the arty aspects of filmaking and I was entranced by the editing and imagery of this film. I really enjoyed it!

Well, I agree with everyone in part, but.............2007-02-22

I, too, bought this movie because of the traumatic impression the original made on me as a kid. Actually, I thought this movie was the original, It is not and I was quick to update the Amazon listing with "2005", however, I see the listing owner changed it back to "1963".

I expected with modern film-making and many more talented actors/actresses it would be better a better movie than the 1963 original.
What a disappointment!! Are the reviewers on Amazon just actually trying really hard to sell their copies?! (In fact, the first reviewer wrote on 3/10/2005, before the moview was even released... probably the Amazon distributor!!)

Where are the capture scenes where the monsters pick nasty s****t off their faces and then try to make their prisoners eat it? The old movie, as I remember it, was not only terrifying but made you ill thinking about it. I saw it once 35 years ago and never forgot it!

The original production was the perfect 'B' movie that deserved better.

This version is not, I'm sorry. Actually, it tries to be a love story, an 'eat mushrooms and get high' presentation, and reminds me of 'Survivor' island instead of everyone actually trying to help each other. The acting just sucks, and no monster stuff until the last 30 minutes. The monsters don't 'attack' as such, the actor just happens upon them and screams (in cameo) a lot.

(Sigh) Somebody who likes Japanese 'B' movies may feel otherwise.

In the meantime, I'll look for the Avon Fantasy book on Amazon from which it was based on.... "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson, taken from his book, "Men of Deep Waters".

More Than A Cult Classic: Childhood Memories!.......2007-01-16

This film gets five stars from me because of the memories this film has for me. Moreover, I believe it is a masterpiece of 1960s Japanese Horror. Long before I began viewing great Japanese films; by such greats as Akira Kurosawa; Yasujiro Ozu; Hiroshi Teshigara; Masaki Kobayashi or Kenji Mizoguchi; to name just a few great Japanese directors, this film "Mantango: Attack of the Mushroom People," by director Ishiro Honda, was my introduction to Japanese cinema. I remember every time the film was shown on the late night weekend program known as "Creature Features," that I sat riveted to the TV and curled up to see this creepy film. This film may not appeal to many people, but for me, I really like it due to the many memories this film has left me with.

And from the many good reviews on amazon, I can see that I am not alone. The film for me has a very intelligent screenplay and creepy atmosphere. For those who have seen this film: Have you noticed the similarities between this film and "Gilligans Island?" You have a Skipper, a Professor, a rich millionaire, a girl next door character and a first mate. The film starts off with a group of people on a boat, which is caught in a storm. As they drift through the heavy fog they find themselves on a deserted Island, where everything is fungus ridden. In order to survive, they must scavage the place for food. Here they find that the Island was visited once before, when they come across a freighter ship that held a large number of people, who have since wasted away.

It's not long before these survivors must eat the fungus on the Island in order to survive. And what happens to them afterwards is the creepy and eerie part of the film. Yet, the entire film is just so atmospheric and creepy that I have always liked it. I guess something from my childhood has made this creepy film part of my consciousness. On this Island of constant rain one can feel the dread. And even after the survivors begin to eat the fungus and change, you feel yourself pulled into this world of eerie and strange surroundings. I have the widescreen and very good Japanese subtitled film from 'Video Daikajitu,' which is of excellent quality. Make sure you get this version. It is far superior to all other verisons that I have seen in the past. I personally have three different versions, including one in Japanese with no subtitles that a freind sent me from Japan. However, get a copy of this great film if you can. I was very happy when I first purchased this film years ago, it brought back so many memories. [Stars: 5+] For all the memories!

Hang out with the mushroom people.......2006-12-23

After running aground on a mysterious island during a pleasure cruise, a group of the idle rich soon discover that they are sharing the island with previous shipwreck victims, who have mutated into mushroom monsters via the local toadstools. I wonder if this film was meant as a drug allegory. Despite a few creepy scenes when the mushroom people shamble after our heroes, they really seem to be more interested in lying around in the forest and giggling. Even though the protagonists know what will happen to them if they eat the mushrooms, they do so anyway as they give in to despair over their situation. This is a very odd film but enjoyable in a goofy way.

The Forgetting - A Portrait of Alzheimer's

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The Forgetting - A Portrait of Alzheimer's
Starring: David Hyde Pierce
Director: Elizabeth Arledge
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ASIN: B000AOEN0E
Release Date: 2005-11-01

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THE PARANOIDS ARE OUT TO GET ME
"James Bond gets old"
A little gem of a film
Effective combination of psycological drama & spy thriller.
Safe House --- surprisingly entertaining

Safe House
Starring: Patrick Stewart , Kimberly Williams , Hector Elizondo , Joy Kilpatrick , and Craig Shoemaker
Director: Eric Steven Stahl
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ASIN: B00004TJJS
Release Date: 2000-07-18

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This unusual film begins deceptively, seeming to be yet another high-tech spy flick laden with futuristic weaponry, computers running top-secret software (with the requisite flashy graphics), and the talented actor Patrick Stewart slumming at the center of a nonsensical mishmash. Stewart's presence itself is something of a tip-off, but when his character is soon glimpsed hanging upside down from an exercise device, watching a wall of security cam monitors while quoting H.L. Mencken, it's apparent that this isn't just another action film with an outsized firearms budget. In fact, nothing much seems to be what it appears. Mace Sowell, Stewart's character, claims to be a retired intelligence agent, but his daughter, who doesn't believe a word of it, trots him around to a succession of skeptical shrinks. And while his daughter interviews potential caretakers for her apparently deranged father, Sowell is viewed through the patio doors of his lavish house taking rather acrobatic target practice in the back yard. There is the plot of a thriller in all of this, but make no mistake about it, the most entertaining aspect of this quirky film is watching Stewart have a wonderful time playing an endearing curmudgeon who might be the craziest man alive, or perhaps a totally rational man who really does know some secrets that put himself and others in danger. --Robert J. McNamara

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THE PARANOIDS ARE OUT TO GET ME.......2007-01-22

DELUSIONAL PARANOIC DRIVES EVERYBODY ELSE NUTTY.

This clerk retired from the CIA and lost his mind.
OR
This spy retired from the CIA and has rich and powerful enemies.

Either way, this guy didn't retire early enuff.
Desperate daughter needs a valium.

This ain't a comedy, but it'll do 'til one comes along.

DRAMA,ACTION,INTRIGUE,THRILLER,POLITICS,
CLASS 4 ENVIRO-HAZARD SUIT.

Patrick Stewart at his best. (NO DOUBLE-ENTENDRE INTENDED).

If you like this movie try
The Temp
12 Monkeys (Special Edition)

"James Bond gets old".......2007-01-15

That's the premise of this little made-for-cable gem, according to the writer / director, and it's a pretty cool exploration of the idea. Patrick Stewart is never less than convincing, either as a retired military intelligence legend obsessed with his own security, or as an old man whose mind is failing long before his body.

Suppose Sean Connery's Bond had aged gracefully, settled down somewhere and tried to live a normal life. Would he still be spending his evenings with lovely ladies and vodka martinis? Or would he be a prisoner of his own past, constantly fearful that all his old enemies would come back to haunt him? And what if his friends and family didn't really believe he'd ever had those grand old adventures?

The beauty of 'Safe House' is that there's no evidence to support the lead character's paranoid claims of government conspiracy, and it's entirely possible that he's imagining the whole thing. Yet the film keeps flirting with the possibility that his fears are real, teasing us with suggestions of menace that never entirely come to fruition. Is there a true danger, or is it all in his mind?

Watching 'Safe House', we don't find out...until the very last scene. I wouldn't dream of letting you know which it is in this review.

A little gem of a film.......2006-05-07

I enjoyed seeing Patrick Stewart portray a wide gamut of human eperience and emotion, embedded in a gripping story with a sharp twist at the end. He demonstrates the terror and grief that can be brought only by the knowledge that one is slowly but surely losing one's mind and one's self, while at the same time fighting to do the right thing with the secret information he holds in fear of his life.

This DVD is a must have for every Stewart fan.

Effective combination of psycological drama & spy thriller........2006-03-13

Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard from Star Trek) plays a retired security agent who's developing Alzheimer's disease. He plays wargames & simulations to keep his mind sharp, and believes he's the victim of a conspiracy. His well-intentioned daughter hires a new housekeeper to watch after him, and after a rough start, they seem to make friends. But it's increasingly less clear whether all of his suspicions are unfounded, and gradually becomes more intriguing, both a psychological drama and suspense thriller.

Safe House --- surprisingly entertaining.......2004-01-25

I must admit I thought this movie was going to be hokey when I purchased it. I purchased it strictly for Patrick Stewart since I've been a fan of his for years. Surprisingly, the movie is great and of course Stewart is great in it. I highly recommend the film to those who are also Stewart fans and to those who enjoy a film that is a little off beat and not too predictable. It is comical, suspenseful, and touching all at the same time.

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Moby Dick
Starring: Henry Thomas , Bruce Spence , Hugh Keays-Byrne , Robin Cuming , and Shane Feeney-Connor
Director: Franc Roddam
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ASIN: 1574925784
Release Date: 1998-08-18

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Patrick Stewart makes his entrance late into this telefilm, stringy hair hanging from under his three-cornered hat, his peg leg tapping out his arrival on deck. This Captain Ahab is a hard, driven man--you can see it in his burning eyes--and there's no question he has the resolve and the mad devotion to complete his quest at all costs: kill the white whale that took his leg. Franc Roddam's mini-series adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel (filmed previously by John Huston in 1956) manages its budget wisely: a judicious use of digital effects creates a terrifying vision of the great white whale, and Roddam's eye captures a near-epic quality. Henry Thomas's earnest performance as the young seaman Ishmael can't compete with Stewart's intensity, and Gregory Peck's cameo as Father Mapple is a hollow echo of his passionate Ahab from Huston's masterpiece. But the rest of the cast excels, and Roddam's haunting imagery and horrific climax make this a compelling dramatic adventure. --Sean Axmaker

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Starring: Linda Hunt , and David Hyde Pierce
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ASIN: B00012FXO0
Release Date: 2004-01-20

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This compelling documentary follows the trials and triumphs of researchers battling Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Steven DeKosky's team conducts breakthrough scientific tests, while Dr. Rudy Tanzi, pioneer in genetics, tells of discoveries that may help pinpoint the cause of Alzheimer's. The experts make the research palpable and real, explaining in down-to-earth terms how the disease dismantles the day-to-day lives of Gladys, Fran, and Isabelle.

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A Song for Martin
Starring: Sven Wollter , Viveka Seldahl , Reine Brynolfsson , Linda Källgren , and Lisa Werlinder
Director: Bille August
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ASIN: B00009XN6A
Release Date: 2003-08-12

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In midlife, two soul mates finally meet and their passion is fueled by their love of music. Martin is a famous composer-conductor and Barbara a gifted violinist. Abandoning their lackluster lives, together they plunge into a new and exciting world, filled with creative energy. When their blissful existence is suddenly threatened, Barbara is courageously determined to prove that love conquers all. With time and with Martin's help, Barbara comes to understand the true meaning of deeply life-affirming love in this poignant and inspiring story.

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Dementia With Dignity (NTSC Version)

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The Family Guide to Alzheimer's Disease: 5 Volume Set
The Forgetting - A Portrait of Alzheimer's
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The Forgetting - A Portrait of Alzheimer's

ASIN: B0002YBYE0
Release Date: 2006-07-13

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A clear and practical guide for both professional and home carers, packed with useful advice and information in five easy to follow sections: Part A - Introduction and overview Part 1 - Continuing a familiar lifestyle Part 2 - Making the most of abilities Part 3 - Relating and communicating Part 4 - Managing strange and disruptive behaviour This video is based on Barbara Sherman's world-acclaimed book of the same name. Filmed entirely on location at residential and day care facilities, it is an invaluable aid and training tool for tertiary institutions, nursing homes, hostels, aged-care teams, community care and family homes. Author and program consultant Barbara Sherman is a highly experienced social worker, counsellor, caseworker and family therapist, now working as an educator and adviser in aged care. She was also a home carer - her late husband, Bill had dementia. "To date, the best film my students and I have seen on dignified caregiving we can bring to dementia patients who display challenging behaviours. We all appreciated the vignettes which occured at an actual nursing home....with real dementia patients, and real caregivers. Hands-on experience is best, but background knowledge and theory given in the classroom is profoundly enriched by this wonderful straight-forward film. A 'must-see' for both educators and caregivers." Barbara Levitan, RN, MEd, Director, Personal Support Worker Training Program, ParaMed Vocational School, Extendicare Canada. "This is an excellent video and should be available to all nursing homes, hostels, aged care teams and carers, for repeated viewing." Associate Professor John Snowdon University of Sydney

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