George-C.-Scott Movie Reviews

My god, what an excellant flick. I am a history junky and always have been. I have seen everything about Patton; his biography, history epics, all were simple compliments to the movie. It is a damn good thing Patton was on our side, otherwise it would have been ugly. If you don't love this movie, I have a compromise for you...simply give me your address and I'll personally come to your home and treat you like a shell-shocked soldier. If you don't know what I speak of, watch the god-damn movie! When you reach into a pile of goo that was your best friends face, you'll know what to do. Enjoy one hell of a movie. I own it, and personally guarentee that it is worth the investment. Otherwise, brace yourself for my response.

A wartime Italian Nurse fall in love with 2 men(George C. Scott and Tony Curtis)and marries man after the other man is assumed dead later but reappears years later.It's a nicely done 1960's romantic comedy!!

I was a teenager when this program originally aired on television, and I thought that William Shatner was merely playing the same old wildly emoting Captain Kirk that has made him the butt of so many jokes. After a recent second screening, I see that I was probably wrong. Shatner's prosecutor is a little over the top, but it's because his justifiable moral outrage at the defendant has caught him in a terrible trap, and forces him to ask questions that were almost unthinkable in 1865; namely, is it ever justifiable for an officer to refuse to follow orders which he judges are immoral?
The defendant, Wirz, as excellently played by Richard Basehart, is an immigrant from the European school of miltary theory, and he is by turns hateful, confused at the sudden shift in the meaning of his duty, and pathetic (Wirz is still considered something of a hero in the local area outside the present-day National Cemetery near Andersonville). Jack Cassidy, as the defending attorney, is fully aware of the prosecutor's dilemma, and seems to be taking great pleasure in pointing up the US Army's hypocracy in trying a man for following malicious orders, yet refusing to allow that he would have been militarily justified in refusing them. Cameron Mitchell is the presiding officer, Gen. Lew Wallace (of "Ben-Hur" fame), and portrays a man who is about to lose control of the proceedings through the unsettling forays of the Army's own prosecutor. I gave the film four stars because it is a little too long and drags a bit in some places. However, the depth of the story, and the exploration of the ethical problems dealt with in the courtroom, make it superior to a very similar movie, "Judgment at Nuremburg."

Basehart, like many other television stars, was unfortunate to be associated with a long-running program (four years on "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"). A prolific and skilled actor, Basehart is a sympathetic figure as the commandant of the infamous Georgia prison. He is allowed to show depth that the 60's Irwin Allen show of which he is associated never allowed him.

The production also features two other actors playing against type in pivotal and revealing roles, Buddy Ebsen and the late Jack Cassidy. The two match Basehart in the acting department and do justice to the George C. Scott-directed presentation.

"The Andersonville Trial" ranks as one of the best productions ever shown on PBS.

"Andersonville Trial" is special in more ways than one.

First and foremost, it is a damn fine production, and a very powerful stage play captured on video. Second, the play has many famous names among the cast, some of whom appear in early roles (Martin Sheen, for one). William Shatner, of course, is oddly Kirk-like, but does very well as Lt. Colonel Chipman. Richard Basehart? Wonderful, and the ultimate professional, as always. Buddy Ebsen plays a doctor. Even Alan Hale Sr., who blazed a trail of adventure in many of Errol Flynn's films, is on hand (though in a non-speaking role). None other than George C. Scott directed the enterprise, and introduces the feature in a short segment.

Another thing that makes this production unique is that it harkens back to the best of PBS, before they started worrying about ratings, hype, and marketing. Shows like "I, Claudius" and "Masterpiece Theater", among others, made their way to the network about the same time, and "Sesame Street" had yet to become the moneygrubbing exercise it is now (Elmo, this means YOU!). This was back when PBS really lived up to the ideals of being a Public Broadcaster, and shows like "Andersonville Trial" were an offshoot of those ideals. Like other PBS shows, it was the BEST the arts offered at the time; a famous cast in a dramatic play, coming right into our living rooms.

On the tape, we even get to see the old PBS logo, with "PBS" spelled out in that funky 60's-70's type they used to use (with the orange letter "P"). That alone is worth the purchase price.

Hopefully a DVD will someday be released. Until then, if you can latch on to a copy of the tape, you should by all means do so. It is a dramatic telling of a famous war crimes trial, with superb acting and a moral message about war that will stay with you for some time to come.

If you have a keen sense of irony and a love of classics then buckle your seat-belts kiddos and get ready for the ride only thoughtful and discerning viewers can truly appreciate. If, on the other hand you totally lack social nuance like I do, and maybe one time, accidentally, used the big fork instead of the small one at the fancy office Christmas party and Jenny from accounting will never let you forget about it no matter how many times you change the cooler water for the department and show her how to use company time to check stock quotes and download gourmet recipes to feed her gifted brood (who by the way would rather have a grilled cheese sandwich) without getting caught, then get down with the veiled slapstick. Either way, DVDs count as members of a culturally sophisticated lexicon, as books did some years ago and if you have this one on your shelf, your sure to impress the coffee-swilling vixen that you picked up at the trendy hot spot with your contrived use of film knowledge.

As timely as ever as once again we see the Doomsday Clock approaching midnight with all the false bravado of the White House when it comes to its war on terrorism. Kubrick nailed the Cold War. The characterizations are spot on. Peter Sellers has a field day in his multiple roles, with Dr. Strangelove a fantastic parody on the German scientists who came to America to develop the bomb. General Turgidson made me think of Rumsfeld. Quick to come up with a snappy reply to any of the questions posed in the War Room as the crisis deepens. But, the star of the show is Slim Pickens as Major TJ 'King' Kong as he leads the B52 deep into Russian territory determined to find his target. As Kubrick noted, the scenario was so absud that hunor was the only treatment possible. The only comparable movie to this one is "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming" which offers a light hearted, but no less ascerbic, look at the Cold War.

this movie was f'd up it had its funny parts and also some wierd parts. i dont know what makes it so great but its a classic it just feels right but in a wierd way

Made in a period when most horror films were of the slasher and blood-and-guts variety, THE CHANGELING dramatizes that the best scares come from unsettling understatement rather than from easy gory shocks. George C. Scott stars as a wealthy composer whose wife and daughter have died in a sudden horrifying incident; he moves from New York to a large abandoned historic mansion in Seattle to work and recuperate from his losses. As time passes, he becomes aware of a presence within the house that seems to settle in a hidden attic room.

While not quite in the highest echelon of haunted house films (such as THE HAUNTING and THE INNOCENTS) due to a needless Watergate-inspired conspiracy subplot and the silly De Palmaesque sequence relating the deaths Scott's wife and daughter near the beginning of the film, THE CHANGELING is certainly close to that high level. There are several classically creepy sequences, including the playback sequence, the dripping water sequence, and the scene of the young girl and the vision under her bedroom, that showcase what magnificent film editing (and sound editing) can do. The very best of these is the famous seance, probably the best ever filmed: the quickening tempo of the editing, the medium's creepy lack of affect as she intones her questions to the dead child, and the eerie sounds of her automatic writing scratching against the page (punctuated by her husband's one-word readings of the messages the child leaves) leaves a very haunting effect after the film is over. An interesting sidenote: clearly Stephen King borrowed heavily for this film for his 2002 miniseries ROSE RED, which lifts many details (the aforementioned automatic writing sequence, the Seattle setting for the haunted house, and the visual imagery of the tower room and the staircase leading up to it) wholesale from THE CHANGELING.

This was a terrific and substantive scary movie. I would not call it a horror movie as much as a heavy thriller. George C. Scott's character is surprisingly low-key (but effective) and the story comes off as very believable. Definitely recommended.

George C Scott suffers the tragic loss of his wife and young daughter and moves to Seattle to teach music and compose. He rents an enormous old house, (the house is so vast, it is hard to imagine one person living in it, or spending one night in it alone)which turns out to come with a ghostly presence. The overall mood and tone of the movie is very dark and sad, I was very moved when the real story behind the haunting came out. There is nothing, in my opinion, more horrific or incomprehensible than murdering a child, for any reason, but this was beyond my worst imaginings. There are many unforgettable images from the movie, most notably, the wheelchair, the ball and the child's voice on the tape recorder, but what I had a hard time getting out of my mind was the music box theme. This is apparently based on a true story, and one can only hope that the real child did not suffer the same fate in the afterworld that this poor little boy did. At times my sorrow and my fear were at odds with each other; suffice to say this is one of the finer, more eloquent, and more haunting of the genre that I have ever seen...

Beware, this widescreen edition is not enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

This two-disc DVD package is nothing short of stunning in both it's content and presentation. 20th Century Fox DVDs of late are top class examples of the power of DVD, which put the simple video-to-DVD transfers which some companies put out to shame. THE ABYSS is a fantastic film and the ability to choose which version to watch (Theatrical or Special Edition) is a real boon. The aminated menus are brillant, based on the Moon Pool part of the rig, an example of which is the selection of the version of the film to watch. There are two doors - you pick the one for the version you want to watch. Then before the version you've picked starts a water tentacle rises up and goes through the door you picked. It's touchs like that which distinguishes the class from the dross. After watching the film, there's the second disc. This positively bursts with in-depth background information: The one-hour documentary "Under Pressure: The Making of the Abyss" and a supplemental guide containing a mass of material relating to the film including the original treatment, a shooting script and every single storyboard! Not to mention all the other stuff (one of my favourites being the 7 minute time lapse sequence showing the building and filling of the main Deepcore exterior set). A must for any serious DVD collector. Essential for any fan of this superb film.

I couldn't wait for The Abyss Special Edition to be released on DVD. I already have the Special Edition Widescreen released on VHS in 1995 with the 10 minute featurette on the making of The Abyss. But as soon as I bought the DVD - I went home to watch it. You can choose to watch the theatrical version or the Special Edition with 28 minutes of additional footage. The commentary is visable via subtitles in the black bar. Which is great. For anyone who hasn't already seen this movie - it's an action-adventure/sci-fi/romance. Basically it's for everybody.

Ed Harris play Bud Brigman, the toolpusher on an underwater drilling platform designed by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). A US submarine sinks near Cuba & the Navy enlists the help of the workers on the drilling rig in a rescue attempt. Four Navy SEALs are sent down to supervise this mission. Headed by Lt. Coffey, played by Michael Biehn. Too bad that Coffey suffers the effects of HPNS and begins to go a little over the edge.

All this and oh yeah, there seem to be some unidentified underwater flying objects. Of course only Lindsey seems to see the & Coffey thinks they're Russian.

This movie is full of conflicts, romance, action and adventure & is one of my favorite movies. This DVD is just full of extras that I haven't even fully explored yet. Just a few are a 59 minute documentary on the making of The Abyss as well as a 10 minute featurette. There are stills, cast historys, storyboards and anything else you could ever possibly want to know about this movie. This is a must buy DVD. 20th Century Fox takes it's time and puts out first rate DVD's. The Abyss, Fight Club & Aliens are just a few examples of this. If you do enjoy The Abyss Special Edition - try these others.

Beware, this widescreen edition is not enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

This two-disc DVD package is nothing short of stunning in both it's content and presentation. 20th Century Fox DVDs of late are top class examples of the power of DVD, which put the simple video-to-DVD transfers which some companies put out to shame. THE ABYSS is a fantastic film and the ability to choose which version to watch (Theatrical or Special Edition) is a real boon. The aminated menus are brillant, based on the Moon Pool part of the rig, an example of which is the selection of the version of the film to watch. There are two doors - you pick the one for the version you want to watch. Then before the version you've picked starts a water tentacle rises up and goes through the door you picked. It's touchs like that which distinguishes the class from the dross. After watching the film, there's the second disc. This positively bursts with in-depth background information: The one-hour documentary "Under Pressure: The Making of the Abyss" and a supplemental guide containing a mass of material relating to the film including the original treatment, a shooting script and every single storyboard! Not to mention all the other stuff (one of my favourites being the 7 minute time lapse sequence showing the building and filling of the main Deepcore exterior set). A must for any serious DVD collector. Essential for any fan of this superb film.

I couldn't wait for The Abyss Special Edition to be released on DVD. I already have the Special Edition Widescreen released on VHS in 1995 with the 10 minute featurette on the making of The Abyss. But as soon as I bought the DVD - I went home to watch it. You can choose to watch the theatrical version or the Special Edition with 28 minutes of additional footage. The commentary is visable via subtitles in the black bar. Which is great. For anyone who hasn't already seen this movie - it's an action-adventure/sci-fi/romance. Basically it's for everybody.

Ed Harris play Bud Brigman, the toolpusher on an underwater drilling platform designed by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). A US submarine sinks near Cuba & the Navy enlists the help of the workers on the drilling rig in a rescue attempt. Four Navy SEALs are sent down to supervise this mission. Headed by Lt. Coffey, played by Michael Biehn. Too bad that Coffey suffers the effects of HPNS and begins to go a little over the edge.

All this and oh yeah, there seem to be some unidentified underwater flying objects. Of course only Lindsey seems to see the & Coffey thinks they're Russian.

This movie is full of conflicts, romance, action and adventure & is one of my favorite movies. This DVD is just full of extras that I haven't even fully explored yet. Just a few are a 59 minute documentary on the making of The Abyss as well as a 10 minute featurette. There are stills, cast historys, storyboards and anything else you could ever possibly want to know about this movie. This is a must buy DVD. 20th Century Fox takes it's time and puts out first rate DVD's. The Abyss, Fight Club & Aliens are just a few examples of this. If you do enjoy The Abyss Special Edition - try these others.

Beware, this widescreen edition is not enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

This two-disc DVD package is nothing short of stunning in both it's content and presentation. 20th Century Fox DVDs of late are top class examples of the power of DVD, which put the simple video-to-DVD transfers which some companies put out to shame. THE ABYSS is a fantastic film and the ability to choose which version to watch (Theatrical or Special Edition) is a real boon. The aminated menus are brillant, based on the Moon Pool part of the rig, an example of which is the selection of the version of the film to watch. There are two doors - you pick the one for the version you want to watch. Then before the version you've picked starts a water tentacle rises up and goes through the door you picked. It's touchs like that which distinguishes the class from the dross. After watching the film, there's the second disc. This positively bursts with in-depth background information: The one-hour documentary "Under Pressure: The Making of the Abyss" and a supplemental guide containing a mass of material relating to the film including the original treatment, a shooting script and every single storyboard! Not to mention all the other stuff (one of my favourites being the 7 minute time lapse sequence showing the building and filling of the main Deepcore exterior set). A must for any serious DVD collector. Essential for any fan of this superb film.

I couldn't wait for The Abyss Special Edition to be released on DVD. I already have the Special Edition Widescreen released on VHS in 1995 with the 10 minute featurette on the making of The Abyss. But as soon as I bought the DVD - I went home to watch it. You can choose to watch the theatrical version or the Special Edition with 28 minutes of additional footage. The commentary is visable via subtitles in the black bar. Which is great. For anyone who hasn't already seen this movie - it's an action-adventure/sci-fi/romance. Basically it's for everybody.

Ed Harris play Bud Brigman, the toolpusher on an underwater drilling platform designed by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). A US submarine sinks near Cuba & the Navy enlists the help of the workers on the drilling rig in a rescue attempt. Four Navy SEALs are sent down to supervise this mission. Headed by Lt. Coffey, played by Michael Biehn. Too bad that Coffey suffers the effects of HPNS and begins to go a little over the edge.

All this and oh yeah, there seem to be some unidentified underwater flying objects. Of course only Lindsey seems to see the & Coffey thinks they're Russian.

This movie is full of conflicts, romance, action and adventure & is one of my favorite movies. This DVD is just full of extras that I haven't even fully explored yet. Just a few are a 59 minute documentary on the making of The Abyss as well as a 10 minute featurette. There are stills, cast historys, storyboards and anything else you could ever possibly want to know about this movie. This is a must buy DVD. 20th Century Fox takes it's time and puts out first rate DVD's. The Abyss, Fight Club & Aliens are just a few examples of this. If you do enjoy The Abyss Special Edition - try these others.

Beware, this widescreen edition is not enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

This two-disc DVD package is nothing short of stunning in both it's content and presentation. 20th Century Fox DVDs of late are top class examples of the power of DVD, which put the simple video-to-DVD transfers which some companies put out to shame. THE ABYSS is a fantastic film and the ability to choose which version to watch (Theatrical or Special Edition) is a real boon. The aminated menus are brillant, based on the Moon Pool part of the rig, an example of which is the selection of the version of the film to watch. There are two doors - you pick the one for the version you want to watch. Then before the version you've picked starts a water tentacle rises up and goes through the door you picked. It's touchs like that which distinguishes the class from the dross. After watching the film, there's the second disc. This positively bursts with in-depth background information: The one-hour documentary "Under Pressure: The Making of the Abyss" and a supplemental guide containing a mass of material relating to the film including the original treatment, a shooting script and every single storyboard! Not to mention all the other stuff (one of my favourites being the 7 minute time lapse sequence showing the building and filling of the main Deepcore exterior set). A must for any serious DVD collector. Essential for any fan of this superb film.

I couldn't wait for The Abyss Special Edition to be released on DVD. I already have the Special Edition Widescreen released on VHS in 1995 with the 10 minute featurette on the making of The Abyss. But as soon as I bought the DVD - I went home to watch it. You can choose to watch the theatrical version or the Special Edition with 28 minutes of additional footage. The commentary is visable via subtitles in the black bar. Which is great. For anyone who hasn't already seen this movie - it's an action-adventure/sci-fi/romance. Basically it's for everybody.

Ed Harris play Bud Brigman, the toolpusher on an underwater drilling platform designed by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). A US submarine sinks near Cuba & the Navy enlists the help of the workers on the drilling rig in a rescue attempt. Four Navy SEALs are sent down to supervise this mission. Headed by Lt. Coffey, played by Michael Biehn. Too bad that Coffey suffers the effects of HPNS and begins to go a little over the edge.

All this and oh yeah, there seem to be some unidentified underwater flying objects. Of course only Lindsey seems to see the & Coffey thinks they're Russian.

This movie is full of conflicts, romance, action and adventure & is one of my favorite movies. This DVD is just full of extras that I haven't even fully explored yet. Just a few are a 59 minute documentary on the making of The Abyss as well as a 10 minute featurette. There are stills, cast historys, storyboards and anything else you could ever possibly want to know about this movie. This is a must buy DVD. 20th Century Fox takes it's time and puts out first rate DVD's. The Abyss, Fight Club & Aliens are just a few examples of this. If you do enjoy The Abyss Special Edition - try these others.

Beware, this widescreen edition is not enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

This two-disc DVD package is nothing short of stunning in both it's content and presentation. 20th Century Fox DVDs of late are top class examples of the power of DVD, which put the simple video-to-DVD transfers which some companies put out to shame. THE ABYSS is a fantastic film and the ability to choose which version to watch (Theatrical or Special Edition) is a real boon. The aminated menus are brillant, based on the Moon Pool part of the rig, an example of which is the selection of the version of the film to watch. There are two doors - you pick the one for the version you want to watch. Then before the version you've picked starts a water tentacle rises up and goes through the door you picked. It's touchs like that which distinguishes the class from the dross. After watching the film, there's the second disc. This positively bursts with in-depth background information: The one-hour documentary "Under Pressure: The Making of the Abyss" and a supplemental guide containing a mass of material relating to the film including the original treatment, a shooting script and every single storyboard! Not to mention all the other stuff (one of my favourites being the 7 minute time lapse sequence showing the building and filling of the main Deepcore exterior set). A must for any serious DVD collector. Essential for any fan of this superb film.

I couldn't wait for The Abyss Special Edition to be released on DVD. I already have the Special Edition Widescreen released on VHS in 1995 with the 10 minute featurette on the making of The Abyss. But as soon as I bought the DVD - I went home to watch it. You can choose to watch the theatrical version or the Special Edition with 28 minutes of additional footage. The commentary is visable via subtitles in the black bar. Which is great. For anyone who hasn't already seen this movie - it's an action-adventure/sci-fi/romance. Basically it's for everybody.

Ed Harris play Bud Brigman, the toolpusher on an underwater drilling platform designed by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). A US submarine sinks near Cuba & the Navy enlists the help of the workers on the drilling rig in a rescue attempt. Four Navy SEALs are sent down to supervise this mission. Headed by Lt. Coffey, played by Michael Biehn. Too bad that Coffey suffers the effects of HPNS and begins to go a little over the edge.

All this and oh yeah, there seem to be some unidentified underwater flying objects. Of course only Lindsey seems to see the & Coffey thinks they're Russian.

This movie is full of conflicts, romance, action and adventure & is one of my favorite movies. This DVD is just full of extras that I haven't even fully explored yet. Just a few are a 59 minute documentary on the making of The Abyss as well as a 10 minute featurette. There are stills, cast historys, storyboards and anything else you could ever possibly want to know about this movie. This is a must buy DVD. 20th Century Fox takes it's time and puts out first rate DVD's. The Abyss, Fight Club & Aliens are just a few examples of this. If you do enjoy The Abyss Special Edition - try these others.