Michael-J.-Fox Movie Reviews

First off, I'll mention the "other" episode on this tape, "Pusher", by saying that it's an above-average episode. It's the story of a man with a terminal brain tumor, and the tumor has given him the ability to force his will onto other people. He's using this power to get other people to injure or kill themselves, and Mulder and Scully are sent to stop him. The climax is a doozy, as the man forces Mulder to play a deadly game of Russian roullette. But the OTHER episode - "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" is my all-time favorite episode of the X-Files (and, as I've learned, it's often the favorite episode of other X-Files fans as well). The plot is rather complicated, but I'll try to simplify it: Charles Nelson Reilly (who some may remember was a regular on the classic "Match Game" game show in the seventies) is wonderful as Jose Chung, a famous writer who's out to make a quick buck by writing a "non-fiction science fiction" book about a supposed UFO abduction and series of UFO sightings in Klass County, Washington State. (In one of the episode's many small jokes, the fictional "Klass" County is a swipe at the real-life Phillip Klass, America's leading debunker and critic of UFO sightings - the real-life "Ciggarette-Smoking Man"). Mulder, fearing that Chung is only going to ridicule the witnesses and ruin the sighting's credibility, refuses to talk with him, but Scully - who's a great admirer of Chung's novels - does agree to tell her side of the story to him. Unfortunately for her, Chung has already gotten umpteen versions of the Klass County sightings from various people in the county. And, of course, their stories are all hilariously different. One version comes from a ... teenage couple who claim they were abducted by aliens who smoked ciggarettes, then admitted they had sex in the car, "only don't tell her dad, he'll kill me". Another version comes from a geeky high-school loser who's into Dungeons and Dragons and who combs the woods looking for UFOs at night. Lo and behold, he finally finds a dead alien, only to accuse Scully and Mulder (whom he thinks is an android) of roughing him up and covering up the evidence (which Scully, of course, says never happened). He then describes being beaten up by two sinister "men in black" (one being Jesse Ventura, the other is "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek)! Then we go to another loser - a power-company lineman who claims he saw the rumored UFO abduction and was then given an "important" cosmic message from a huge alien. This revelation leads him to write down his experiences in a book in his garage - until the aforementioned "men in black" burst into his garage and threaten him - Ventura: "Did you know that a former President of your country - James Earl Carter - claimed to have seen a UFO?" Man (clutching his book): "I'm a Republican"! And, there's also the constantly grouchy local policeman who cusses like a sailor (and since Scully's telling the story, she hilariously "bleeps" out his profanity) - policeman: "Yeah, that's a bleepin' dead alien all right"! Along the way there are some of the "X-Files" most famous scenes - one of the best are the conflicting stories of Mulder and a bewildered cook at a local diner - Mulder remembers sitting in the diner late at night and questioning the "human" pilot of the suspected UFO until the military comes and takes him. The cook doesn't remember any of that, but he does remember Mulder all alone in the diner, eating slice after slice of sweet potato pie and asking bizarre questions to the cook - "Have you ever been probed by aliens?". Unlike most "X-Files episodes which concentrate almost solely on horror or dark humor or surrealism, this single episode combines all three genres into a brilliant, if bizarre, fifty minutes of entertainment.

Both episodes on this tape are worth watching over and over (I should know). If you're not a regular fan of the show and are looking for something that stands alone, this is the tape for you. "Pusher" is a phenomenal look at an interesting idea. It is wonderfully acted, and Anderson and Duchovny shine in their very "emotional but not REALLY" way. "Jose Chung's..." is one of the series most self-aware episodes, but it still manages to convey a deeper meaning about how people are "all... alone." BUY THIS :)

Although the "Pusher" episode left little impression on me, I give this video recording five stars for the latter episode alone. Written by Darin Morgan, known for funny and intellectually subtle "X-Files" scripts (as well as for playing the infamous "Flukeman"), "Jose Chung's from Outer Space" ranks as one of the best episodes in the series. Charles Nelson Reilly portrays perfectly the eccentric Chung, who interviews Scully for a "non-fiction science fiction" book about an alien abuction and crash of an extraterrestrial craft that may or may not have occurred near a small town. Various characters give their own accounts of what occurred, including a teenage couple supposedly abducted by "grays"; an electrical worker threatened by a double-talking "man in black" (played by a pre-gubernatorial Jesse Ventura); and a loser obsessed with conspiracy theories and role-playing games who perceives Mulder and Scully as brutal co-conspirators trying to cover up the crash.

Comparisons to "Rashomon" seem quite obvious, but Morgan does not confine this episode to that evident allusion. In-jokes about the show and popular culture in general abound, including allusions to the infamous "Alien Autopsy" video. Also, Morgan gives a cyclopian alien the moniker "Lord Kinbote," alluding to the unreliable narrator of Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Pale Fire." I read somewhere that Morgan considers Nabokov one of his favorite writers. How appropriate, considering Nabokov's own penchant for unreliable narrators (like Humbert in "Lolita") who distort and misperceive reality, and for throwing a variety of allusions (obvious and arcane) into his novels. Whether you understand everything in this episode or not, Morgan's little gem provides a well-done change of pace from the usual "X-Files" episode.

To begin the video is an unforgetable portrayal of the horrors, confusion, and tragedy of war. The thing that sticks out in my mind is the closeness you feel for the common, everyday, and ordinary young men mentioned in the movie. Having talked to many veterans this closeness is exactly what develops during times of war. Not being able to experience war in our classrooms we can get a glimmer of the closeness from the movie. You see the faces, the emotions, the heartache, and for a lack of better words confusion and disilusionment that Vietnam brought to so many different people. The music is fantastic and adds a certain character and time to the experience of watching the video. I'm showing it, you should show it, and most of all reflect upon its message and purpose for being produced. A must show!

I originally saw this film on HBO, and, like another reviewer, recorded it for repeat viewing. My copy has long been unplayable, as I have watched and shown it over and over. I'm thrilled to see it's available here. I think it's the most powerful film I've ever seen - documentary, "indie" or commercial. The work that went into making this film by the Vietnam Veterans' Theatre Group is amazing. They reviewed and edited literally miles and miles of news footage, gathered letters home from families and friends, and in some cases were even able to link up the letter with film of the soldier who wrote it. The eloquence of the young soldiers and nurses will break your heart, and the increasingly haunted look in their eyes as the war wears on will stay with you for a long time. Couldn't I give it 10 stars???

This is an important movie to watch. It is never boring. I have seen this movie several times and I learn something new with each viewing.

I have been noticing that many new and old (some very old) TV series are being released on DVD. BUT why oh why has my favorite TV series of all time- Millenium not been released?!?!? Especially when I see some rather dubious choices released recently! I only watched this series because of the X-files, but found myself liking it immensely better!! Please-to the powers that be- I implore you- produce Millennium on DVD!! There are certainly countless others that share these thoughts!!

I too was very disappointed when Fox cancelled Millennium. Lance Henriksen should have won a Emmy for his portrayal of Frank Black. The depth and variety of his emotions was astonishing. I would buy the VHS but I'm waiting for the entire series to be put on DVD and then I will buy it no matter what the cost. Since Mulder is being replaced on the X-Files I can only hope Frank/Lance makes frequent appearances. Carter could tie up a lot of loose ends. We already know that CSM was aware of Millennium archives as his telling cigarette butt was found on the floor in "The Time is Now" episode. I watch it over & over on FX and I have most all of it on tape. DVD with interviews, out-takes, background etc. would be a real bonus. ...

this whole serious would be the greatest boxed set ever on dvd. please please please.

This was a fresh film in its day. And remains quite possibly one of the best time travel movies period. Kate and Leopold is not too bad--in terms of the time travel element, but it's really a completely different genre inside the time travel filmology. At any rate, Michael J. Fox delivers as always a solid performance. As do the rest of the cast. Entertaining, sweet, low on the violence and sex scale. A good look at the ramifications of our actions... A nice flick

Back to the Future is one of those movies that you love to watch over and over again. You get so involved in the story, that (even if you aren't a sci-fi fan) you can't stop watching. Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly, a typical teenager who accidentally gets sent back to the year 1955 in Doc Brown's (Cristopher Loyd) time machine. There, he has to repair the damamge he has done by bringing his parents bac together and then of course get "Back to the Future. Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson are a wonderful supporting cast. Unfortunatey, this movie has been out of print for quite some time now. Amazon, PLEASE GET IT BACK! It hasn't even made it to DVD yet. If you ever get a chance to buy this movie then do it, it's worth every penny.

When "Back to the Future" came out in 1985, I must have seen it in the movie theaters 3 or 4 times. It is one of the most highly entertaining movies to come out of the 80s'.

While the idea isn't all that original, I think the approach is unique. I also think that the actors, both Michael J. Fox and especially Christopher Lloyd really make this movie a great one for multiple viewings.
It's about a teenage boy, Marty McFly, played by Fox, who's grown up kooky friend, Doc, played by Lloyd, invents a time machine. Then Marty is accidently sent back to November 5th, 1955. He spends most of the movie trying to get back to the future. He encounters his own parents, played by Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson(they are both awesome in this movie!!! glover is hysterical) when they were teenagers.
I really loved this movie when it came out because it made me laugh and it was very entertaining. I was also a big Huey Lewis fan, and both him(a very small role in the beginning) and his music are in the film.
This was a very popular movie when it came out, and with the Universal Studios ride, I think it's popularity emerged back up. There are two sequels, but this is the best of the series.
It's funny and the acting is great all around.
I think it's a good film for the whole family to watch together.

This was a fresh film in its day. And remains quite possibly one of the best time travel movies period. Kate and Leopold is not too bad--in terms of the time travel element, but it's really a completely different genre inside the time travel filmology. At any rate, Michael J. Fox delivers as always a solid performance. As do the rest of the cast. Entertaining, sweet, low on the violence and sex scale. A good look at the ramifications of our actions... A nice flick

Back to the Future is one of those movies that you love to watch over and over again. You get so involved in the story, that (even if you aren't a sci-fi fan) you can't stop watching. Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly, a typical teenager who accidentally gets sent back to the year 1955 in Doc Brown's (Cristopher Loyd) time machine. There, he has to repair the damamge he has done by bringing his parents bac together and then of course get "Back to the Future. Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson are a wonderful supporting cast. Unfortunatey, this movie has been out of print for quite some time now. Amazon, PLEASE GET IT BACK! It hasn't even made it to DVD yet. If you ever get a chance to buy this movie then do it, it's worth every penny.

When "Back to the Future" came out in 1985, I must have seen it in the movie theaters 3 or 4 times. It is one of the most highly entertaining movies to come out of the 80s'.

While the idea isn't all that original, I think the approach is unique. I also think that the actors, both Michael J. Fox and especially Christopher Lloyd really make this movie a great one for multiple viewings.
It's about a teenage boy, Marty McFly, played by Fox, who's grown up kooky friend, Doc, played by Lloyd, invents a time machine. Then Marty is accidently sent back to November 5th, 1955. He spends most of the movie trying to get back to the future. He encounters his own parents, played by Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson(they are both awesome in this movie!!! glover is hysterical) when they were teenagers.
I really loved this movie when it came out because it made me laugh and it was very entertaining. I was also a big Huey Lewis fan, and both him(a very small role in the beginning) and his music are in the film.
This was a very popular movie when it came out, and with the Universal Studios ride, I think it's popularity emerged back up. There are two sequels, but this is the best of the series.
It's funny and the acting is great all around.
I think it's a good film for the whole family to watch together.

This was a fresh film in its day. And remains quite possibly one of the best time travel movies period. Kate and Leopold is not too bad--in terms of the time travel element, but it's really a completely different genre inside the time travel filmology. At any rate, Michael J. Fox delivers as always a solid performance. As do the rest of the cast. Entertaining, sweet, low on the violence and sex scale. A good look at the ramifications of our actions... A nice flick

Back to the Future is one of those movies that you love to watch over and over again. You get so involved in the story, that (even if you aren't a sci-fi fan) you can't stop watching. Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly, a typical teenager who accidentally gets sent back to the year 1955 in Doc Brown's (Cristopher Loyd) time machine. There, he has to repair the damamge he has done by bringing his parents bac together and then of course get "Back to the Future. Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson are a wonderful supporting cast. Unfortunatey, this movie has been out of print for quite some time now. Amazon, PLEASE GET IT BACK! It hasn't even made it to DVD yet. If you ever get a chance to buy this movie then do it, it's worth every penny.

When "Back to the Future" came out in 1985, I must have seen it in the movie theaters 3 or 4 times. It is one of the most highly entertaining movies to come out of the 80s'.

While the idea isn't all that original, I think the approach is unique. I also think that the actors, both Michael J. Fox and especially Christopher Lloyd really make this movie a great one for multiple viewings.
It's about a teenage boy, Marty McFly, played by Fox, who's grown up kooky friend, Doc, played by Lloyd, invents a time machine. Then Marty is accidently sent back to November 5th, 1955. He spends most of the movie trying to get back to the future. He encounters his own parents, played by Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson(they are both awesome in this movie!!! glover is hysterical) when they were teenagers.
I really loved this movie when it came out because it made me laugh and it was very entertaining. I was also a big Huey Lewis fan, and both him(a very small role in the beginning) and his music are in the film.
This was a very popular movie when it came out, and with the Universal Studios ride, I think it's popularity emerged back up. There are two sequels, but this is the best of the series.
It's funny and the acting is great all around.
I think it's a good film for the whole family to watch together.

This set marks a pinnacle in the quality of the show on all levels--writing, production, concept and drama. While I've never been the most fanatical about the monster-of-the-week episodes, Leonard Betts is certainly one of the best, right up there with Squeeze and The Host. The concept and effects are superb, the dialogue is sharp and dryly humourous, and everything moves at an engaging clip. Momento Mori is one of my favorite episodes of all time. It references all the elements of a great mythology episode--Scully's abduction, alien biological engineering, a Lone Gunmen appearence, and of course, CSM--and yet manages to transcend the genre and serve as one of the more compelling personal drama episodes as well. Scully's journal entries while undergoing chemotherapy reveal more of her inner thoughts than we have ever seen or will again; meanwhile, Mulder sublimates his inner turmoil by playing detective, getting shot at, and making one of the juicier conspiracy discoveries to date. The overall atmosphere of restrained intensity is impeccable, maintained by the actors, the music and the beautiful direction and photography. The final confrontation between Mulder and Scully is one of the classic trailmarkers in their mysterious relationship, while the final scene between Skinner and CSM is perhaps the most haunting end to an episode ever.

I loved Leonard Betts--classic X-File. I gave it five stars. Betts is a person who gets out of many situations by losing an appendage and later growing it back; for example, he pulls off his thumb to escape a pair of handcuffs. And at the beginning, is decapitated by an accident, but walks out of the morgue, a new head growing.

Memento Mori *must* be loved by everyone, even the small NoRomo population of the X-Files community. ;) It tells of Scully's fight with cancer, with many moments favored by 'Shippers. Gillian Anderson is great in this episode, one of my favorite. She portrays Scully and all her emotions *exceptionatly* well.

What I have always admired about "The X-Files" since the show premiered in 1993 (though to be honest, the show has obviously fallen to a low stature of quality recently), is that the episodes were treated as one-hour movies according to creator/producer Chris Carter. And here we have a great showcasing of that high quality I wish we could see in more TV dramas these days. The first episode is an original horror gem, "Leonard Betts" is brilliantly written and conceived. It's full of enough creepy sequences, dialogue and characters to put it on the same stature as some of the best TV horror. To think that a guy eats cancer is creepy enough, but the writers add intelligent scientific details that make it actually believable. "The X-Files" never seemed like a stupid show precisely because the dialogue was so high-class and the scripts were peppered with well-detailed scientific facts. The video then changes tones when we enter "Memento Mori" (the title means "Letters From The Dead" according to one producer at the beginning of the tape though my own research shows it to mean "Reminder Of Death"), which is a deep, elegantly filmed and sometimes touching story of how Agent Scully discovers she is dying of cancer. I loved the first shot which seems to begin in a tunnel of light and reveals Scully to be looking at an X-Ray showing where the cancer is, and the dialogue she says at the beginning is some of the most poetic I have ever heard in a TV script. What I admired about this episode is that overall, it had a romantic atmosphere, peppered with little dark, intriguing reminders of the government conspiracy Mulder has so dedicated his life to uncovering. The photography and direction are rich, no surprise considering the director is Rob Bowman, who gave his episodes a certain cinematic look and even directed "The X-Files" movie. Gillian Anderson gives a powerful performance too. Overall, this is a great video not just for X-Files fans, but for people who like high-quality TV.

Irresistible & DHDV are two of the best episodes from the second season, the even better being Little Green Men, The Host & Humbug. Die Hand..is very creepy and has a nice scene with a snake strangling and later eating a man. It's also the last episode written by Glen Morgan & James Wong, before taking a break from the third season, and returning in the fourth with the sick "Home". Once again they're showing us to be two of the most original & absorbing writers, dealing with a fragrant subject for an X-file, satanism. The unusual practisings being a bunch of secretive school inspectors, another feature of the well-known black humor. A mystical woman with a snake's eye & organs in her deskdraw, is also doing her part of the tricks, and it all gets more exciting.

Irresistible presents a real weirdo, perfectly acted by Nick Chinlund (Billy Bedlam, Con Air) When you hear this psycho talk, you know something isn't right about him. He's also a deadly fetishist, collecting hair and nails from his victims. Cutting off their fingers, when starts killing on his own, instead of only picking on dead people. The episode is extraordinary, because of the much emotion it adds to the character of Scully. Making her very fragile, when hitting her weak spot. Gillian Anderson is credible here, & I like the last scene where she really let go of all her feelings in front of Mulder. Besides being suspenseful and riveting, it's also the first episode not dealing with the paranormal. A thing the X-files also needs sometimes.

As a major fan of the X-Files, I must say these are two of the greatest episodes of the X-Files ever. 'Irresistable' is incredibly creepy.. In that wonderful X-Files way! The acting is amazing, Gillian Anderson portrays a more vulnerable Scully than we usually see. Her acting in this episode is simply superb. And the guy who plays Donnie Pfaster is also very talented, he brings the character to life as a creepy, creepy guy. Creepy is why we love the X-Files, and this episode is plenty creepy. At the end, there is tender, beautiful scene with Mulder and Scully. It isn't to sappy, it can be enjoyed by both No-Romos and Shippers like myself. It is also the first in a sequence of two episodes about Donnie Pfaster, the death fetishist. He comes back in Season 7, to go after Scully yet again. I guess the thought he was such a great character that they had to bring him back. One of my favorite episodes ever.

Die Hand Die Verletzt is also a superb episode. It is creepy, and at times funny too. It does get dark for a while, and it's not happy go lucky, although it does involve raining toads, water going down the drain the wrong way, and one *big* snake. Not to mention a weird PTA and an even weirder substitute teacher.

I could watch both of these episodes hundreds of times, no exaggaration. They are amazing, and I highly recommend them. You don't even need too much background on the series to see them. Actually, you don't really need any! Great episodes for new-comers to the series or old fans. It all comes down to two words.. BUY IT!

I've got to say, of all the X-Files episodes available on video, Die Hand Die Verletzt is one of the best episodes ever besides The Host, Niesi and 731. Irresistible is okay too. In that episode, several mutilated bodies make Mulder and Scully think of alien attacks, while the real culprit is a man who collects the hair and body parts of young women. This is a pretty sick episode, but its still quite fun to watch. Die Hand Die Verletzt is about a group of New Hampshire teenagers who stumble upon what looks like an altar. When one of the teens jokingly summons "dark spirits" his words actually do conjour up some black magic and soon people in the town start dying. I love that giant snake that swallows Lisa's father alive. Get these episodes and avoid getting Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose.

During its nine years on the air, The X-Files managed a distinct new flavor to each season, but some of its founding components never changed. "Squeeze" is entertaining in both respects: as the prototype for Season One and for the so-called "monster-of-the-week" episodes in general. Though it was aired as the second, it was written to be the first serial episode after the Pilot, and is accordingly packed with character development and one of the cleverest monster concepts ever. The unfolding of his mystery happens in many layers. As a sub-plot, Scully must wrestle with Mulder's reputation, (which he proceeds to milk for all its sardonic worth) its reflection on her, and the opportunity to be reassigned. Clashing and flirting are in high pitch in the smart dialogue, while the freshman agents (Anderson was only 24) look endearingly wet behind the ears. "Tooms," as a sequel episode towards the end of the season, is less inventive than the first, but cute nonetheless, and somewhat of a trail marker in the heroes' relationship.

A series of murders in the Baltimore area have the FBI baffled. Most of the victims were found with their doors and windows locked from the inside - and their livers removed with bare hands. When Mulder and Scully look back through old case files, they discover the pattern of the murders stretching back for almost a century, with thirty year gaps in between. Soon they have a suspect ... but it can't be. Eugene Victor Tooms isn't a hundred years old. Besides, he couldn't have got through that tiny air vent.

Or could he?

Just as Psycho made an ordinary shower a scene of horror, this made people think twice about walking past that air duct. This is a seriously scary X File without there being any gore - to speak of, anyway - relying on nail biting suspense and the sheer concept. Maybe you should think twice about the burglar alarm - and settle for grilles on your windows instead.

Tooms was such a cool episode. Any X files fan would love this, it is really suspenseful. Scully (my fave) and Muler's relationship grows stronger in this episode. As for Squeeze, that episode was just plain old cool! If you like the X Files, these are the episodes thatt you should get!

I am so psyched! After years, decades, even, I've found the title of the movie I only remember small snipets from. I saw it when I was 10 and have never forgot how cool it was to see a bunch of kids running around at night looking for clues. I'm sure its a cheeseball of a movie, but to a 10 year old it was the coolest thing and I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT AGAIN!

OK, in terms of absolute merit, I'll be the first to admit that this is not a 5-star movie. However, in terms of sheer, nostalgic fun and late-night silliness, Midnight Madness is a classic--as the numerous, heartfelt reviews here show.

The plot is simple: a mastermind, Leon, stages a Los Angeles-wide scavenger hunt, inviting five captains and their teams to play for everlasting glory. Heralding in the class-consciousness of later '80's movies, there are the White Team (nerds on mopeds); the Green Team (jocks in Meat Machine convertible); Red Team (sorority gals); Blue Team (outcasts in super-van with computer--TRS-80?); and Yellow Team (the good guys). Any bets on the winners?

It's low-brow, slapstick, often cheesy and utterly improbable stuff. Yet in its own twisted universe, it _works_. The best thing HBO ever did in its youth was airing this movie practically every day. I don't think I ever watched it from start to finish, but I watched segments so many times that it all came together. Barf and Melio playing the piano; Pabst Blue Ribbon; the Big Boy; MISS!!!!!!!; roller skates; the arcade . . . and of course, the immortal "fagabeefy?". Almost mindless, but pretty darn clean, especially in light of today's gross-out flicks. (It was Disney's second PG movie, after The Black Hole.)

Other amazing tidbits: this was the film debut of both Michael J. Fox and Paul "Pee Wee Herman" Rubens. Stephen Furst (Harold, the leader of the blue team) out-Flounders Flounder, his role in Animal House. The hotel desk clerk, Marvin Kaplan, played Henry on TV's "Alice." Andy Tennant, the snyde Melio, has gone on to bigger (if not better) things as the director of "Anna and the King" and "Fools Rush In." He also was a dancer in Grease and a greaser in Grease 2, and he was in "1941" with Barf (Brian Frishman) and the nerd leader (Eddie Deezan, Eugene from Grease).

Amazing, isn't it?, that so many threads of trivia should intersect in such an odd place. Glad to see so many share fond memories of this film--and yes, that ultra-groovy, catchy, cheesy title track: "When midnight madness starts to get to you . . ." You've gotta see it to believe it. Enjoy, even as a guilty, nostalgic pleasure.

I really enjoyed this movie this is a fun movie this movie so fun that this movie makes you feel like you are right along with the actors and would like to be with them!!!! This movie is about different groups in colors : green, red, blue, white, and yellow . It is a group that includes a pair of twins they are so funny !!!!! It is a must have for any Michael J. Fox fan he is in this movie he is a whiz at playing video games and he helps his brother's team and he joins the team this is basically a movie about different teams going on a scavenger hunt it is so good funny and interesting I would really reccommend anyone who likes movies of the 1980's to purchase this video!!!!