Splat 2/4 |
Cactus Flower (1969) |
"A little too slow-paced to work as a farce -- and Bergman's 180-degree turn from straight-laced old maid to swingin' single gal happens a little abruptly to be convincing." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Captain Blood (1935) |
"...still holds up today as one of those too-good-to-be-true Hollywood success stories." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Captain Blood (1935) |
"Warner has earned a reputation for excellence in DVD presentations of its Golden Age classics, and this disc carries on the tradition with a good new featurette plus ample vintage period flavorings." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) |
"...holds its own against Russell Crowe's CGI expeditions from topsail to yardarm, and this one has more plot." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Carmen Jones (1954) |
"Slinking through director Preminger's CinemaScope widescreen in slit skirts and tight blouses, Dandridge is naturally carnal the way summer is naturally warm." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Carmen Jones (1954) |
"Fox Home Entertainment's DVD release brings a super anamorphic transfer (2.55:1) of Preminger's vast CinemaScope imagery, and it looks stunning. The print is nearly flawless, with excellent color and definition." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Casa de los Babys (2003) |
"... a fine but lightweight ensemble piece." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 3/4 |
Casanova (2005) |
"Light, fluffy, and as inconsequential as it is entertaining." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
Cat Ballou (1965) |
"Elliot Silverstein's raucous 1965 Cat Ballou preceded films like Blazing Saddles into the 'Western parody' genre -- and did it with slightly more class." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) |
"Still, this potentially over-scrubbed production kept enough of Williams' energy and poetic Americana intact, fleshing it up with an ensemble of career-imprinting performances and MGM production lavishness." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) |
"Warner Home Video's 2006 'Deluxe Edition,' part of the Tennessee Williams Film Collection, brings us a big improvement over the studio's previous edition from 2001." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"It may not be Spielberg's best movie -- but, by golly, it's his happiest, friendliest film in a long, long time." |
Dawn Taylor |
Splat 2/4 |
Cats & Dogs (2001) |
"Perfectly suited to delight its target audience of 8-year-olds, leaving the rest of us ready to turn off the TV and turn to our own pets for more genuine laughs." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Cecil B. Demented (2000) |
"Artisan Entertainment provides a DVD that delivers Cecil B. Demented in a good anamorphic widescreen transfer (1.85:1) and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Waters provides the commentary track and seems to have a good time doing it." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
Cecil B. Demented (2000) |
"If you're under 25 and believe in your cute rebel-'til-I-die heart that indie cinema is inherently True ****ing Art that gives the finger to The Man in Hollywood, then Cecil B. Demented may be your masturbatory fantasy." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Celluloid Closet (1996) |
"Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's DVD ... arrives with a fine transfer of pristine source material in its original full-screen 1.33:1 aspect ratio.... The extras offer a strong variety of supporting supplements...." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Celluloid Closet (1996) |
"It's engrossing, brings a healthy sense of humor to the discussion, and enlightening without being bludgeoning." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"A fascinating, original movie that's all the more compelling for its ambiguities and the hard questions it asks." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The Chaplin Review (1918) |
"In 1959 he released a feature-length omnibus film, which compiled three of the seven shorts Chaplin made for First National between 1918 and 1923.... In addition to editing and re-assembling the shorts..." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Chaplin Review (1918) |
"The Chaplin Collection's two-disc presentation ... gives us the complete 1959 compilation. Then on Disc Two we find the rest of Chaplin's First National films. The total package offers seven of Chaplin's most ambitious and sophisticated shorts..." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Charley Bowers (2002) |
"We can wonder if 22-year-old Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel found inspiration in watching Bowers' inventive visual jabberwocky." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"When digital magic meets creative, compelling storytelling -- as it does here -- the result is a 'reimagining' that any Dahl fan should savor." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2004) |
"The new generations represented here -- Depp, Scorsese, etc. -- remind us that Chaplin's best work does not confine his brilliance to bygone years. Or even to the 20th Century." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) |
"Cheaper by the Dozen may not have much of a plot, but the film's lack of storyline is more than compensated for by its charm and genuine affection for its subjects." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Splat 2/4 |
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) |
"Like the middle Baker kids who fade into the background, Cheaper by the Dozen is pleasant and likable, but just not very exciting." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Cherish (2002) |
"Quirky, occasionally bizarre, often endearing, and -- despite its faults and uneven nature -- a true original." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The Chess Player (1927) |
"The Chess Player is a striking archeological discovery from the year that bridged the silent and sound eras, and is a fine title for cinephiles easing into the European silents." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Chess Player (1927) |
"This beautiful DVD restoration of The Chess Player was a labor of love for film historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) |
"The kids are cute, the story is inventive, and the songs are fun, if uneven ... but the movie's main draw is Van Dyke." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 4/4 |
A Christmas Story (1984) |
"It's impossible to watch A Christmas Story and not remember what it felt like to be a kid during the holidays." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) |
"Anyone who ever dreamed of finding their own way to a land of deep magic and talking animals is sure to get caught up in the Pevensies' adventure." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) |
"Timeless classic faithfully rendered." |
Cynthia Fuchs |
Tomato |
The Circus (1928) |
"In some ways The Circus is Chaplin's Stardust Memories, his reflexive self-observation in which Woody Allen's line, 'We like your earlier, funny movies,' flashes subliminally among the frames." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Circus (1928) |
"The restored imagery is free of scratches and blemishes.... This is one of the less impressive transfers in The Chaplin Collection, yet consider that only as a comparison to the extraordinary quality exhibited throughout the set overall." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat 2/5 |
Cisco Pike (1971) |
"It's not a terrible film, really. It's just an insubstantial one." |
Dawn Taylor |
Splat |
City Hunter (1992) |
"... mostly just annoying, with a lot of really silly slapstick, wacky sound effects, and exaggerated facial expressions, all set to irritating '30s-style music." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
City Lights (1931) |
"[The MK2/Warner Home Video Chaplin Collection DVD] presents City Lights in a pleasing but not jawdropping restoration." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
City Slickers (1991) |
"One of the most satisfying comedies of the '90s, offering both laughs and, without being too sentimental about it, a positive message about living life to the fullest." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Clueless (1995) |
"Thanks to Heckerling's savvy use of slang and style, Clueless (1995) is much more than just a silly teen movie; it's a smart, knowing parody." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Comedian (2002) |
"An honest, engrossing documentary about what it's really like to be a stand-up comic." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The Comedy of Terrors (1964) |
"There's some terrific comic interplay, and director Jacques Tourneur (Night of the Demon) keeps it all looking good and moving forward. Nonetheless, this is an 84-minute film spun from 42 minutes worth of material." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Comedy of Terrors (1964) |
"MGM's "Midnite Movies" double-feature disc delivers both films in their original 2.35:1 (anamorphic). They look marvelous. Each shows off rich color and exquisite, nearly flawless prints. Audio comes in DD 2.0 monaural that's perfectly strong and clear." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Commitments (1991) |
"With a catalog of wonderful songs, a phenomenally talented cast ... The Commitments is an irresistible delight." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (1967) |
"Whether you were there or not -- even born or not -- fans of the music that played for three days in June 1967 should jump on this superb Criterion release as if it were the last chopper out of 'Nam." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Cook and Other Treasures (1917) |
"It's a reconstruction, not a full restoration, still marred by wear and tear. Nonetheless, film historians and Arbuckle-Keaton fans have plenty to be thankful for." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Cool World (1992) |
"Strip away all of Cool World's gimmicks and constant cartoon chaos, and you'll be left with ... not much." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Splat |
Copacabana (1947) |
"However, hardcore Marxists already know that, as Groucho's first solo film appearance, 1947's Copacabana was a once-over-slightly effort that the Master himself dismissed before the cameras even rolled." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Corridors of Blood (1958) |
"...a musty but good-looking production, with Karloff splendid as the devoted surgeon pulled asunder by his own experiments and exploited by the underworld gang of tavern low-lifes who trick him into officializing their corpses-for-profit scheme." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) |
"Yorga's Southern California styles and setting are now Brady Bunch retro-chic, while its self-conscious exploitation of the era's newly liberated 'free love' attitudes has in 30 years slid from being cool to quaint." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
Countess Dracula/The Vampire Lovers - Midnite Movies Double Feature (1970) |
"...the movie's raisons d'être are Pitt's sexy exsanguinations of comely Madeline Smith, who is so perfectly Bambi-eyed and winsome that she could have sprung from the head of Chuck Jones." |
Mark Bourne |
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