Steve-Miner Movie Reviews

You can't help but interject yourself Kevin's life. He is so relatable. Also with the narration it makes us think of our own glory days of youth and the important people in our lives. The first kiss. First experience with someone dying. The intrigue of sex ed. Our best friend and knowing everything about that person. Nagging brother or sister. Fighting parents who loved each other and us. The popular music that defined the era we grew up in. I'm sure there are special songs that conjure up powerful images from your past just as the special songs from the Wonder Years does the same for each episode.

With the narration of the young Kevin and the 60s setting it reminds me of the movie Christmas Story. The Messy Marvin actor and the narration of his thoughts/dreams of the Red Ryder bb gun. Another classic! But I digres . . .

You have to see this first volume of Wonder Years! It will tug at your heart strings again! You won't be disappointed!

Kevin Arnold, Homer Simpson and I all graduated from high school in the same year. But when we first meet Kevin, Paul and Winnie as they are heading for their first day of school at the newly renamed Robert F. Kennedy Junior High School in the Fall of 1968. "The Original Pilot" (January 31, 1988) aired after the Super Bowl that year, guaranteeing itself a big audience. What they saw was Kevin (Fred Savage) having a hard time at school. His best friend Paul (Josh Saviano) is no help, his older brother Wayne (Jason Hervey) is out to get him, and Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar), the tomboy down the street is now wearing go-go boots and inducing major hormonal problems. So Kevin immediately finds himself in trouble with the assistant principal, forcing his mom (Alley Mills) and dad (Dan Lauria) to come down and pick him up. However, when they drag Kevin home to be punished, his sister Karen (Olivia D'Abo) has some horrible news that makes everything moot. The ending of this first-rate pilot episode is a most bittersweet moment between Kevin and Winnie. Things are back to as normal as like got for young teenagers in the late Sixties in "Swinger" (March 29, 1988), where Kevin and Paul's Phys. Ed. teacher has started teaching Sex Education. Do you remember "Our Body, Ourselves"? Both of these episodes were written by Neal Marlens & Carol Black. Interesting footnote: The pilot episode was directed by Steve Miner, who got his start doing a couple of "Friday the 13th" films. In a lot of ways I think "The Wonder Years" was the "Leave It To Beaver" of its day, even if it was set twenty years in the past (when it first aired), with the key difference being Winnie. Beaver never had a girl friend like Winnie and it is their relationship, which goes from puppy love to teenage infatuation to something more lasting, is at the heart of "The Wonder Years." Also, before there was "Forrest Gump" it was this television show that made use of the music that was the soundtrack for our lives.

this program brought back alot of menmories for my hubby ,and me we too grew up in the sixties and seventies would like to see more programs like that instead of these other court shows too many serious on them

This is the Best Show to ever come out in the Wonder Years collection.I really liked it and I couldn't stop watching it.It's the best show on Nickelodeon,in my opinion.I loved the video.

I've seen absolutely every Wonder Years episode possible, and every episode has left me crying. Sure Kevin Arnold is nothing more than the world's sweetest 12-year-old kid in the beginning, but as he grows up into a 16-year-old teenager, there's no doubt in anyone's mind that this isn't any old sitcom that's just going to leave in thin air, thanks to Nick at Nite, which restored all the episodes back to it's perfect ways. Watch this show with your kids (once they're 10 and up, though, the talk that Kevin and Paul get, for instance, isn't right for little kids, and especially when Paul admits to something he did with a girl), and truly go back into those years... of wonder.

This show is most definately the best show ever made! I love THE WONDER YEARS! I'm trying to collect all the episodes. Kevin Arnold is just like me in so many ways. He's so hilarious and sweet. Each episode is unforgettable and makes you laugh or cry...

A great movie for horse-lovers of all ages. The main character, Sonora endures a number of life changing events that to the average person may seem exceptionally dramatic and difficult to overcome. Her strong will to have her dream even when it seemed impossible shows a great example to us all! Vic- tory only comes to those of us who are always willing to try one more time. Overall this video shows us good moral examples. There is no sex or violence to speak of. This is also a true story. It shows our children to have dreams and go after them. Have integrity, faith, hope, love through the bad times as well as the good. Above all, if you want something out of life be willing to work hard for it. Don't let someone else steal your dream!

An great video for horse-lovers of all ages. Gabrielle Anwar's
character, Sonora endures a number of life changing events that to the average person may seem exceptionally dramatic and difficult to overcome. Her strong will to have her dream even when it seemed impossible shows a great example to us all! Vic tory only comes to those of us who are always willing to try one more time. Overall this video shows us good moral examples. There is no sex or violence to speak of. This is also a true story. It shows our children to have dreams and to go after them. Have integrity, faith, hope, love through the bad times as well as the good. Above all, if you want something out of life be willing to work hard for it. Don't let someone else steal your dreams. I firmly believe we can be or do exactly as we dream. God almighty gives us the freedom to create our own destiny by the building of our own character dispite others opinions. It's a darn good movie, even after 6 times! What more can I say? Buy it!!!

I remember seeing this movie when I was like 9 or 10 and I loved it. It is a beautiful story that has great acting. I am shocked it isn't released on DVD yet! Someone is definitly not doing their job in the DVD company. I will not buy this movie because I want it on DVD! So PLEASE release it on DVD! It deserves to be on DVD unlike some movies that are already on DVD! RELEASE ON DVD!!!!

These guys aren't breaking any kind of ground with this typical story of girl-meets-guy and then problems ensue. It's only redeeming quality was Gérard Depardieu who has his share of moments which is why this movie gets two stars instead of one.

This movie was hillarious! It's about a 14 year old girl who goes on a vacation with her father (her mom and dad are divorced). She gives her dad a hard time, and she claims there is nothing for her to do on the beautiful island in which they are staying at. She meets this hottie (Dalton James) and they fall in love. Although, Nikki tries to impress this guy, Ben, by making up lies. It's such a great movie! You gotta see it!!

I've seen this movie about 20 times now and I still go back for more. It's about this teenage girl who is facing adulthood and when she takes a trip with her father (Gerard Depardieu) to the Carribean, she falls in love for the first time with a local boy (Dalton James). In a desperate attempt to impress him, she spins a tale of how her father is her lover. A great movie, thumbs up!

lake placid was a excited and scary movie about a crocodile who terrorized the people who came into it's habitat.An old woman feeds the crocodile her LIVE STOCK[cows or horses]....................

The last thing to be expected in the pristine Maine wilderness and tranquil setting is a 30-foot eating machine, a reptilian of the species Crocodylus. Only this time, it's a real-life phenomenon.

Allocated her first real field assignment, a palaeontologist from New York City, Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) finds herself amidst a party of curious onlookers in Maine to investigate the origins of a tooth extracted from a recent victim involved in a vicious attack along a lake. She is introduced to a local Fish and Game warden Jack Wells (Bill Pullman), an irritable sheriff Hank Keough (Brendan Gleeson), and Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt), an "eccentric millionaire mythology professor", a crocodile fanatic who deifies crocodiles and contemplates he is "untouchable" and "godly".
Ticks, mosquitos and petty irritants of nature are essentially Kelly's assumed only fears. On the contrary, what the lake splashes up is a reflection of how trivial Kelly's anxieties really are. Overcoming their disparity, the warden, sheriff, palaeontologist, professor and deputies must explore all options and settle on a scheme that entails the enticement of the croc out of its territory, accompanied by unforeseen disasters.

'Lake Placid' is a highly acclaimed film directed by Steve Miner and produced by David E. Kelley and Michael Pressman. A 1999 20th Century Fox release, it is "this year's 'Anaconda', only you spend as much time laughing as you do screaming" (David Poland, TNT Roughcut.com).
Unconventionally effective and a jawful of laughs, "where 'Godzilla' makes the head hurt, 'Placid' splashes up a bit fun" (Ross Anthony, Hollywood Report Card). A tossup between a frivolous comedy and an edgy horror film with an unpredictable end, 'Lake Placid' is befitting for any audience who holds a zest for the darker side of Nature.
Also featuring Meredith Salenger as Deputy Gare and Betty White as the widowed Mrs. Bickerman, it throws stones of wit, humour and horror with an inexorably smart and edgy dialogue, stretching the boundaries of extraordinary special effects to send out ripples of shock, telling a tale of the concealed secrets lurking beneath the Maine lake's serene surface. Highly recommended.

The episodes on this video both really make you think. Not only are they both amusing, they also capture your heart. "My Father's Office" is a father-son episode, in which Kevin goes to work with his father and uncovers a few mysteries of the life of his father. He learns a few reasons why his father is the way he is. "Angel" is a funnier episode than the first, but it still manages to have a moral at the end and make you think. In it Karen, Kevin's older sister, has a new boyfriend, that Kevin discovers is cheating on her and Kevin tries to find ways to get rid of him. So if you're a Wonder Years fan, I reccommend you add this great video to your collection!

The Wonder Years is a show about innocence in a time not so innocent. The naration parallel to the beautiful script and hilarious acting, make the trip down memory lane a lot easier to swallow. Which, I assume, is it's initiative. As for these two episodes, the first is a must see. For those who had a father figure, this is a must see. It may make you want to reconsider the relationship with your son, or daughter. The other episode is another classic in a very classy t.v. show that will hopefully teach you as much as it has taught me about myself and my past.

Horror novelist Roger Cobb (William Katt) has been having problems trying to forget the past life he had since his son has disappear and his wife just left him. Since his aunt killed herself in her own house. Roger moves back to his aunt house to finish his new book about his trumatic experiences in vietnam. Since roger is now living in the house of his aunt. Strange things has been happening to him and in every sense in a bizarre way of things.

DVD`s has a fine anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Transfer and clear Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sound. This has fine running commentary track by director:Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part 2 & 3, Forever Young), Writer:Ethan Wiley (House 2:The Second Story), Producer:Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th, Jason Goes to Hell:The Final Friday) and Actor:William Katt (Carrie). House was an box office surprise back in 1986. This film has an good tongue in cheek humor and it`s unexpectedly impressive, imaginative and ambitious black comedy for a horror movie. Entertaining film. Grade:A- 25 years ago, Jesse (Arye Gross) parents has been murder by a mystery man. He returns to the house, where his parents were murder with his girlfriend (Lar Park Lincoln) and then his friends Charlie (Johathan Stark) and his girlfriend (Amy Yasbeck) are moving in the house also. Jesse discover, there`s something missing in the house and he find out a missing skull, which it`s worth money. Jesse & Charlie discover the skull could be bury in the cementary of Jesse`s great great grandfather named also Jesse (Royal Dano). Once they dig up his grave, Jesse & Charlie find out his still alive, because of the magical skull. Once Jesse & Charlie bring Jesse`s great great grandfather back to the house. Everything is starting to break loose another people from different dimensions of time, want to take the skull back in thier time. The three have to protect the skull from anothers.

DVD`s has the same Widescreen anamorphic transfer and the sound also for the film. There`s an amusing commentary track from the director:Ethan Wiley and Producer:Sean S. Cunningham. Which is much better in the commentary than the first film. This is well made entertaining film has nothing to do with the first film. Great fun. Grade:B+.

I was so happy to find out that "House" was finally coming to DVD. This is one of my all time favorite horror movies. In fact, this was the very first horror movie I ever saw when I was little.

William Katt plays a writer who is stuggling on a current project. When his aunt passes away, he decides to move into her house, being that it was the same house that he grew up in. It was also the house he lost his little boy in. He's about to find out that moving into the house was a BIG mistake.

Katt realizes the house is haunted and is trying to kill him, sending monsters, ghouls, and killer household applainces after him. But Katt isn't going to surrender that easily. He decides to take the house head on, and hopes to find his lost son.

The picture quality of the movie is fantastic. I did not expect to see so much sharpness and color from such an old film. The sound is also great, even though it's dolby digital mono. It sure doesn't sound mono!

"House" is a classic horror film, and is one of my favorites. Forget about "Scream" and all of those other horror flicks. This is an all time classic, and is a must have for anyone who enjoys scary films. Filled with horror and comedy, "House" is an easy five out of five stars.

If you're a fan of Return of the Living Dead 2, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Dead Alive, and Silence of the Lambs then this horror comedy is for you. It's not a movie it's art. It so funny and violent, and everything a film like this should be. Forget that dumb movie Cabin Fever and see some real horror/comedy like this. The plot is about Roger Cobb who is working on his latest novel a recount of his days in Vietnam. When his Aunt days, committing suicide in her house. Where Roger grew up actually and where his son disapeared. He decides to move in there for some "solitude" (stupid huh?) and get cracking on his novel. And then because of one of his Aunts paintings he is prompted to check out her closet. And it just gets zanny and cool after all that. It's just fun. I can watch it again and again. AMAZING!

Horror novelist Roger Cobb (William Katt) has been having problems trying to forget the past life he had since his son has disappear and his wife just left him. Since his aunt killed herself in her own house. Roger moves back to his aunt house to finish his new book about his trumatic experiences in vietnam. Since roger is now living in the house of his aunt. Strange things has been happening to him and in every sense in a bizarre way of things.

DVD`s has a fine anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Transfer and clear Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sound. This has fine running commentary track by director:Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part 2 & 3, Forever Young), Writer:Ethan Wiley (House 2:The Second Story), Producer:Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th, Jason Goes to Hell:The Final Friday) and Actor:William Katt (Carrie). House was an box office surprise back in 1986. This film has an good tongue in cheek humor and it`s unexpectedly impressive, imaginative and ambitious black comedy for a horror movie. Entertaining film. Grade:A- 25 years ago, Jesse (Arye Gross) parents has been murder by a mystery man. He returns to the house, where his parents were murder with his girlfriend (Lar Park Lincoln) and then his friends Charlie (Johathan Stark) and his girlfriend (Amy Yasbeck) are moving in the house also. Jesse discover, there`s something missing in the house and he find out a missing skull, which it`s worth money. Jesse & Charlie discover the skull could be bury in the cementary of Jesse`s great great grandfather named also Jesse (Royal Dano). Once they dig up his grave, Jesse & Charlie find out his still alive, because of the magical skull. Once Jesse & Charlie bring Jesse`s great great grandfather back to the house. Everything is starting to break loose another people from different dimensions of time, want to take the skull back in thier time. The three have to protect the skull from anothers.

DVD`s has the same Widescreen anamorphic transfer and the sound also for the film. There`s an amusing commentary track from the director:Ethan Wiley and Producer:Sean S. Cunningham. Which is much better in the commentary than the first film. This is well made entertaining film has nothing to do with the first film. Great fun. Grade:B+.

I was so happy to find out that "House" was finally coming to DVD. This is one of my all time favorite horror movies. In fact, this was the very first horror movie I ever saw when I was little.

William Katt plays a writer who is stuggling on a current project. When his aunt passes away, he decides to move into her house, being that it was the same house that he grew up in. It was also the house he lost his little boy in. He's about to find out that moving into the house was a BIG mistake.

Katt realizes the house is haunted and is trying to kill him, sending monsters, ghouls, and killer household applainces after him. But Katt isn't going to surrender that easily. He decides to take the house head on, and hopes to find his lost son.

The picture quality of the movie is fantastic. I did not expect to see so much sharpness and color from such an old film. The sound is also great, even though it's dolby digital mono. It sure doesn't sound mono!

"House" is a classic horror film, and is one of my favorites. Forget about "Scream" and all of those other horror flicks. This is an all time classic, and is a must have for anyone who enjoys scary films. Filled with horror and comedy, "House" is an easy five out of five stars.

If you're a fan of Return of the Living Dead 2, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Dead Alive, and Silence of the Lambs then this horror comedy is for you. It's not a movie it's art. It so funny and violent, and everything a film like this should be. Forget that dumb movie Cabin Fever and see some real horror/comedy like this. The plot is about Roger Cobb who is working on his latest novel a recount of his days in Vietnam. When his Aunt days, committing suicide in her house. Where Roger grew up actually and where his son disapeared. He decides to move in there for some "solitude" (stupid huh?) and get cracking on his novel. And then because of one of his Aunts paintings he is prompted to check out her closet. And it just gets zanny and cool after all that. It's just fun. I can watch it again and again. AMAZING!

When I heard things about this film, I was thinking of water because of "H20" or a title of a Hall & Oates album. I just thought a Halloween 7 would be just as lame as the previous four sequels. Not knowing what to expect, I was DEAD wrong.

This film marks the landmark return of Jamie Lee Curtis (who hates horror movies), then newcomer Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams (Dawsons Creek), Nancy Stephens (who was in Halloween 1 & 2), hip-hopper LL Cool J and a special appearance by Janet Leigh - Jamie Lee's, the scream queen's mother !!!

This film originally was to be written and directed by John Carpenter who declined due to other film commitments is written by Kevin Williamson (Scream) and directed by Steve Miner who what ?? directed Friday the 13th Part 2 & 3 !! The film score is by a newcomer John Ottman with influental original music by John Carpenter.

This film, which totally disregards Halloween 3, 4, 5 & 6, which I thought was a smart move by the writer takes place 20 years after Halloween 1 & 2. Our masked friend Mikey Myers stops off at Nurse Marion Chambers (Nancy Stephens) house then tracks down his sister Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) - a woman named Keri Tate who now has a 17 year old son, John (Josh Hartnett) and is the Head Dean of a private school in Northern California. She has been in hiding and on the run from her killer brother for the past twenty years. Laurie Strode is a force to be reckoned in this film. My favourite moments are (1) when Norma (Janet Leigh) drives away in her car, which happens to be the same car she driven in the classic Psycho (bonus) and the very end and I think most know what I am talking about.

I thought this film did justice for the series because it disregarded all the crappy past sequels, it concentrated on Jamie Lee and Micheal and that Micheal gets it with one clean shot ... which leave it to another bunch of writers would lead to HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION, which I will review when the DVD is released.

This film is presented in widescreen (2.35:1) version with Digital 5.1 Surround which is fine for the film. There was a misprint of "Special Feautures" as no commentary was included. A Trivia Game was included and a Creed music video and I think that is about it.

I highly recommend this film to all who are Halloween fans, accompanied with Halloween 1 & 2, which I do have in my DVD collection.

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Acting as though sequels 3-6 didn't exsist, HALLOWEEN-H20, finds Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in hiding with a new life. She is now living in California, working as the head of a private school with her son John (Josh Hartnett). She is struggling to forget the horror of what happened to her 20 years earlier. When Michael Myers tracks her down no one is safe...

This fun sequel works, thanks to the performance of Curtis, a clever cameo by original "scream Queen" Janet Leigh (who happens to be Curtis's Mother), a tribute to series vet, the late GREAT Donald Pleasence and the inclusion of Marion (from Halloween and Halloween II) played by Nancy Stephens. The film is fun because a good script and a helping hand from Kevin (SCREAM) Williamson. The filmakers were smart and iincluded plenty of parallels to the original without being too overt Directed by Steve Miner, the movie has some great moments but nothing beats the final chase. Curtis and the cast seem to be having lots of fun here and it shows.

The DVD includes a music video, trivia game, and a decent if short, 17 minute documentary called "Unmasking The Horror". Sadly the promised commentary with Curtis and others will have to wait for the next DVD edition . The commentary is missed and probably would have been a killer. Nothing will ever top the original film, however, H20 is still highly recommended and worthy of anyone's time

THE most worthy sequel to Halloween. Fresh, innovative, and featuring the return of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). This one has all the suspense, thrills, and chills we loved in the original Halloween. Also features a great cast, who does a wonderful job!

Very highly recommended!