Tomato |
W.C. Fields Comedy Collection (1933) |
"A five-disc set, the W.C. Fields Comedy Collection offers a hearty sampler of Fields' mid- to late-career feature films.... Enthusiasts whose slogan is 'W.C. Fields forever' will be pleased all around." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat 1.5/4 |
A Walk to Remember (2002) |
"The hardest part about watching the sappy, preachy teen hanky-fest A Walk to Remember is deciding who to blame for it." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The War of the Worlds (1953) |
"For a movie that already succeeded in scaring the Grape Nehi out of every ten-year-old in the audience, how disquieting it must have been for the Cold War-agitated grownups to witness U.S. might, tanks and A-bombs alike, brushed away helpless..." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The War of the Worlds (1953) |
"Compared to the 1999 DVD edition, Paramount's 'Special Collector's Edition' is superior in every way except the box art. The source print is flawless, definition and clarity are excellent, and that vivid Technicolor knocks our socks off." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) |
"As a look at the strange ways that life works and how fate can bring two people together, it's an appealing, engaging film." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Splat |
The Wasp Woman (1960) |
"It's poorly written, cheesily acted, low-budget, and completely camp, but because it's Corman it's a touch ahead of its ilk thanks to some clever lines and flavorful directing. Utterly ridiculous but lovable." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Waterdance (1992) |
"A well-acted, deliberately paced drama about the sometimes stark realities of paralysis." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wayne's World (1992) |
"A delightfully silly showcase for Mike Myers' particular brand of self-aware comedy." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Wayne's World 2 (1993) |
"Wayne's World 2 is funny, but it doesn't stray very far from the ... formula of the first film: self-aware humor pop culture references Mike Myers = laughs." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Wedding Banquet (1993) |
"The actors make all of the chaos and misunderstandings feel as genuine, funny, and painful as they would in real life." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Wedding Singer (1998) |
"Funny and sweet at the same time, The Wedding Singer's comedy complements its romance, and vice versa; it may not be glamorous or flashy, but it's a heck of a good party." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Werewolf of London (1935) |
"...a 1935 thriller that's one of the most well-crafted and polished suspense movies of the era. The plot blends new components of the werewolf 'legend' with some science-fictional elements." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Werewolf of London (1935) |
"This double-feature disc sports two reasonably good prints preserved with reasonably good transfers. They look and sound fine." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat 1.5/4 |
What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001) |
"About as funny as Martin Lawrence's heat exhaustion-induced collapse a couple of years ago." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) |
"The humor is very sophomoric and mostly made up of ludicrous non sequiturs — in other words, the perfect movie for anyone who enjoys such entertainments while under the influence of various mood-altering substances." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 4/4 |
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) |
"With a superb cast ... and a witty, insightful script by Nora Ephron, the film has become a universal shorthand for the way people talk about relationships." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
When Worlds Collide (1951) |
"Never mind plot logic, don't think too hard about the 'sci' component of the sci-fi, and certainly keep the unsubtle sociology and Pal's typical Bible-based gloss in perspective. When Worlds Collide remains entertaining and satisfying...." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
When Worlds Collide (1951) |
"Paramount's DVD edition of When Worlds Collide has no special features, but it should please the film's fans all the same.... The Technicolor palette is rich and true.... Even the theatrical trailer looks great." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Where the Boys Are (1960) |
"Lesson? Nice girls get love while slutty girls end up as raving, disheveled roadkill." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
White Heat (1949) |
"Its archetypal influence on later films like Goodfellas and the Al Pacino Scarface is striking, even if we can never again experience how new and bold it was back in its day...." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 4/4 |
White Heat (1949) |
"Part of the six-disc Warner Gangsters Collection, White Heat arrives on DVD struck from a print that's a real beauty. The image is nearly flawless, cleaner and truer by miles than any previous edition perhaps since its original theatrical run." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat 1.5/4 |
White Water Summer (1987) |
"A jumpy, poorly developed coming-of-age story." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) |
"...after a bare-bones release that disappointed fans who knew that this is a movie screaming for a fully-packed-clown-car Special Edition, we get a two-disc whopper, and it's as keen as a special delivery box from Acme to Wile E. Coyote." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) |
"Yet with all that, Zemeckis' $70 million technical tour de force doesn't get pulled down in the undertow of its own cleverness." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Wicked (1998) |
"A schizophrenic flick that should be strait-jacketed and locked away in solitary where it can't do anyone any harm." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The Wicker Man (1973) |
"This unnerving chiller rises above genre conventions to deliver its own kinds of cool dread and surprises." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Wicker Man (1973) |
"...now available from Anchor Bay in two DVD editions -- the original 99-minute 'director's cut' and the 88-minute version that hit American theaters during its initial run." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Wild at Heart (1990) |
"Wild At Heart is melodramatic, giddily self-aware, painfully stylized, and challenging at every turn ..." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
Willard (2003) |
"... a dark, sassy, caustic kick in the pants." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 3/4 |
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2004) |
"Much credit is due to Radford for creating such a faithful, engrossing adaptation ... but when working with source material like this, it's a lot harder to go wrong." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 4/4 |
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) |
"Director Mel Stuart [doesn't] shy away from bringing Dahl's unique, slightly twisted vision to the screen intact." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) |
"What Win a Date with Tad Hamilton has going for it can really be summed up in two words: Topher Grace." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Wish Upon a Star (1996) |
"The girls' performances make it easy to ignore the fact that the rest of the movie's plot is pretty predictable." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
A Woman of Paris (1923) |
"Its vintage melodrama does creak with age nowadays. But it remains a Chaplin masterwork that deserves rediscovery." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Wonder Boys (2000) |
"Paramount's ... DVD offers a splendid transfer (2.35:1 anamorphic) with strong, crisp audio in Dolby Digital 5.0.... "The Songs of Wonder Boys" (like album liner notes by Hanson)..." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Wonder Boys (2000) |
"...smart, charming, and funny ... It's about finding the right inspiration and making the right choices. Hanson and Kloves, it's abundantly clear, made a lot of right choices." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wonderland (2000) |
"Forget Bridget Jones. If you're interested in some Brits with truly complicated emotional lives, look no further than Michael Winterbottom's Wonderland." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Working (1982) |
"...on a technical level this DVD is another fine entry in the Broadway Theatre Archive. The 1982 videotape is preserved in fine condition..." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
Working (1982) |
"As the show's script says, 'everyone should have something to point to.' Fans of the original Working, and of musical theater in general, can point to this particular 're-imagining' as a missed opportunity." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Working Girl (1988) |
"Like its heroine, Working Girl wants to be more than people expect of it, and it delivers." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Splat |
The World's Greatest Lover (1977) |
"Even those of us with a longtime and well-earned affection for Gene Wilder have to respond to The World's Greatest Lover ... with a dispirited sigh." |
Mark Bourne |
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