Collection ID 422
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Kevin Costner, Chaim Girafi, Rick Aviles, R.D. Call, Zitto Kazann
Genre: Drama
Studio: Universal Pictures   Release date: 1995   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Traveller helps a woman and girl seek land in a futuristic sea covered Earth.
My Rating:
My Review: Directed by Kevin Reynolds (The Beast of War, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Count of Monte Cristo), with screenplay by Peter Rader and David Twohy. This movie stars Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn and others. While Waterworld may rate low on the scales of some critics, it rates up there near the top in my collection. I loved the story, the locations, the sets and the acting. While Kevin Costner may not be the best at Shakespearean prose and stage presence, he has an everyman appeal of honest reactions and earthy believability that many will never achieve. This movie has a refreshing and original story - In the far future, the polar ice-caps have melted (might be within the next ten years if you listen to the ridiculous 'Carbon Polition' pundits) and the human population is reduced to seagoing scavengers banding together to hold out against the roving bands of 'smokers' who hunt ceaselessly for 'go juice'. Dry land is a fairy tale and mankind is evolving into something that will emerge on the far side of this environmental disaster. The creation of alternate societies and desperate survival mesh quite well in a story that I've seen many times. There's a bit borrowed from the Mad Max survivalist theme, but overall this is a really good movie. I give it a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 1141
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Kevin Costner, Chaim Girafi, Rick Aviles, R.D. Call, Zitto Kazann
Genre: Drama
Studio: Universal Pictures   Release date: 1995   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Traveller helps a woman and girl seek land in a futuristic sea covered Earth.
My Rating:
My Review: Directed by Kevin Reynolds (The Beast of War, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Count of Monte Cristo), with screenplay by Peter Rader and David Twohy. This movie stars Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn and others. While Waterworld may rate low on the scales of some critics, it rates up there near the top in my collection. I loved the story, the locations, the sets and the acting. While Kevin Costner may not be the best at Shakespearean prose and stage presence, he has an everyman appeal of honest reactions and earthy believability that many will never achieve. This movie has a refreshing and original story - In the far future, the polar ice-caps have melted (might be within the next ten years if you listen to the ridiculous 'Carbon Polition' pundits) and the human population is reduced to seagoing scavengers banding together to hold out against the roving bands of 'smokers' who hunt ceaselessly for 'go juice'. Dry land is a fairy tale and mankind is evolving into something that will emerge on the far side of this environmental disaster. The creation of alternate societies and desperate survival mesh quite well in a story that I've seen many times. There's a bit borrowed from the Mad Max survivalist theme, but overall this is a really good movie. I give it a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 172
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle-Murray
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Paramount Pictures   Release date: 1992   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
My Rating:
My Review: A Saturday Night Live skit - that actually worked well as a movie. The writting is Mike Myers, as Mike Myers and Dana Carvey play a couple of slackers with their own cable-access channel. These two loveable losers are 30 something slackers living in their parents basement, working minimum wage, rockin' out to heavy metal on the weekends. Their aspirations are small - a girl, guitar, cable access channel. When a sleezeball ad-man 'Discovers' their show they think 'They've hit the big time'. Little do they realize his nefarious plans to make them conform. To become a tool of the system, slaves to their sponsor - oh yeah, and steal Wayne's Crucial tot - Casandra, the hard rockin', kung-fu fightin', gorgeous girl. Wayne and Garth don't give up easily though. Suburban Aurora Illinois is populated with quirky characters and a campy script that doesn't pretend to be anything bigger than the lives of these two slackers. The laughs are plentiful, the dialog witty, concise and sometimes narrative. The camera work is done in a documentary style, the music is outstanding, and the plot is enjoyable. It's a combination sure to please. Rock on Wayne! Rock on Garth! (Note - Rob's World! has no affiliation with Wayne's World. Rock on Rob!)

Collection ID 829
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle-Murray
Genre: Comedy, Music
Studio: Paramount Pictures   Release date: 1992   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, Cantonese (USA)
Summary: Wayne is still living at home. He has a world class collection of name tags from jobs he's tried, but he does have his own public access TV show. A local station decides to hire him and his sidekick, Garth, to do their show professionally and Wayne & Garth find that it is no longer the same. Wayne falls for a bass guitarist and uses his and Garth's Video contacts to help her career along, knowing that Ben Oliver, the sleazy advertising guy who is ruining their show will probably take her away from him if they fail.
My Rating:
My Review: A Saturday Night Live skit - that actually worked well as a movie. The writting is Mike Myers, as Mike Myers and Dana Carvey play a couple of slackers with their own cable-access channel. These two loveable losers are 30 something slackers living in their parents basement, working minimum wage, rockin' out to heavy metal on the weekends. Their aspirations are small - a girl, guitar, cable access channel. When a sleezeball ad-man 'Discovers' their show they think 'They've hit the big time'. Little do they realize his nefarious plans to make them conform. To become a tool of the system, slaves to their sponsor - oh yeah, and steal Wayne's Crucial tot - Casandra, the hard rockin', kung-fu fightin', gorgeous girl. Wayne and Garth don't give up easily though. Suburban Aurora Illinois is populated with quirky characters and a campy script that doesn't pretend to be anything bigger than the lives of these two slackers. The laughs are plentiful, the dialog witty, concise and sometimes narrative. The camera work is done in a documentary style, the music is outstanding, and the plot is enjoyable. It's a combination sure to please. Rock on Wayne! Rock on Garth! (Note - Rob's World! has no affiliation with Wayne's World. Rock on Rob!)

Collection ID 1125
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle-Murray
Genre: Comedy, Music
Studio: Paramount Pictures   Release date: 1992   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, Cantonese (USA)
Summary: Wayne is still living at home. He has a world class collection of name tags from jobs he's tried, but he does have his own public access TV show. A local station decides to hire him and his sidekick, Garth, to do their show professionally and Wayne & Garth find that it is no longer the same. Wayne falls for a bass guitarist and uses his and Garth's Video contacts to help her career along, knowing that Ben Oliver, the sleazy advertising guy who is ruining their show will probably take her away from him if they fail.
My Rating:
My Review: A Saturday Night Live skit - that actually worked well as a movie. The writting is Mike Myers, as Mike Myers and Dana Carvey play a couple of slackers with their own cable-access channel. These two loveable losers are 30 something slackers living in their parents basement, working minimum wage, rockin' out to heavy metal on the weekends. Their aspirations are small - a girl, guitar, cable access channel. When a sleezeball ad-man 'Discovers' their show they think 'They've hit the big time'. Little do they realize his nefarious plans to make them conform. To become a tool of the system, slaves to their sponsor - oh yeah, and steal Wayne's Crucial tot - Casandra, the hard rockin', kung-fu fightin', gorgeous girl. Wayne and Garth don't give up easily though. Suburban Aurora Illinois is populated with quirky characters and a campy script that doesn't pretend to be anything bigger than the lives of these two slackers. The laughs are plentiful, the dialog witty, concise and sometimes narrative. The camera work is done in a documentary style, the music is outstanding, and the plot is enjoyable. It's a combination sure to please. Rock on Wayne! Rock on Garth! (Note - Rob's World! has no affiliation with Wayne's World. Rock on Rob!)

Collection ID 1208
Director: Mark Cowen
Starring: James Alley Jr., Roderick Bain, Lynn 'Buck' Compton, Antonio García de Pedro, William Guarnere
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Studio: Cowen/Richter Productions   Release date: 2001   Rated: TV-PG   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: Over a period of two years, Mark Cowen and his crew travelled to 30 U.S. and ten European cities, to interview the veterans of Easy Co. The stories, told by the veterans themselves, create a history of the Second World War from the point of view of this heroic company of men, made famous in the mini-series Band of Brothers.
My Rating:
My Review:

Collection ID 1496
Director: S.C. Lewanowicz
Starring:
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Simitar Entertainment, Inc.   Release date: 1988   Rated: NR   
Language (Country): English (United States & Canada)
Summary: Weapons of War is a fast-paced description and demonstration of some of the finest offensive and defensive weapons in the world. Unlike other military documentaries, Weapons of War focuses on the advanced technological systems that will take us into the 21st century. These systems include electronic warfar, electronic counter measures, target acquisition and guidance, anti-submarine warfare, surveillance, identification and weapons control. Weapons of War contains incredible footage - much of it is recently declassified and available to the public for the first time in this program. - Anti-submarine warfare - TSS Tactical Surveillance Sonobuoy - Update IV sonobuoy signal processing - SH-2G SEASPRITE anti-submarine helicopter - F-14 TOMCAT - AWG-9 weapons control system - AIM-54C PHOENIX air-to-air missle - EA-6B PROWLER electronic countermeasures - A-6E INTRUDER all-weather aircraft - AN/TPQ-37 FIREFINDER weapon locating radar - CHAPARAL laser-guided missile - HELLFIRE heat-seaking missile - AH-64 attack helicopter
My Rating:
My Review: Verbose sales video for American Made military hardware. Consistent presentation and good technical details.

Collection ID 196
Director: S.C. Lewanowicz
Starring:
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Simitar Entertainment, Inc.   Release date: 1988   Rated: NR   
Language (Country): English (United States & Canada)
Summary: Weapons of War is a fast-paced description and demonstration of some of the finest offensive and defensive weapons in the world. Unlike other military documentaries, Weapons of War focuses on the advanced technological systems that will take us into the 21st century. These systems include electronic warfar, electronic counter measures, target acquisition and guidance, anti-submarine warfare, surveillance, identification and weapons control. Weapons of War contains incredible footage - much of it is recently declassified and available to the public for the first time in this program. - Anti-submarine warfare - TSS Tactical Surveillance Sonobuoy - Update IV sonobuoy signal processing - SH-2G SEASPRITE anti-submarine helicopter - F-14 TOMCAT - AWG-9 weapons control system - AIM-54C PHOENIX air-to-air missle - EA-6B PROWLER electronic countermeasures - A-6E INTRUDER all-weather aircraft - AN/TPQ-37 FIREFINDER weapon locating radar - CHAPARAL laser-guided missile - HELLFIRE heat-seaking missile - AH-64 attack helicopter
My Rating:
My Review: Verbose sales video for American Made military hardware. Consistent presentation and good technical details.

Collection ID 1066
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, Matthew Glave
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Juno Pix   Release date: 1998   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (Not on Lost in Space) (USA)
Summary: Robbie, the singer and Julia, the waitress are both engaged to be married but to the wrong people. Fortune intervenes to help them discover each other.
My Rating:
My Review: Definitely a Chick Flick - This romantic comedy stars Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart 'the Wedding Singer' and Drew Barrymore as the snow white waitress. The casting was outstanding. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore were excellent together and the supporting cast was just 'B' enough to work well with Sandler's odd style of acting and comedy (tastefully subdued in this movie). It's an 80s flashback (released in 1998) with excellent music, crazy hairdos and ridiculous period homages that keep the mood light. Adam Sandler plays the lead singer in a wedding band. His vocals are classic Sandler, but his stage personality makes up for the shortcomings in that department. Drew Barrymore plays a naive young waitress with dreams of a big wedding and a happy marriage. Unfortunately, both of them are engaged to incompatible mates. As they get to know each other better, they realize that they were made for each other. A happy ending follows. This sappy romantic comedy is a great date movie. Kim loves it, and I must admit, so do I. It brings back fond memories of the 80's, and I can't say no when she says "Let's watch 'The Wedding Singer'". Great music, throwback props and costumes, and a fantastic love story. I give it a 4 out of 5.

Collection ID 326
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, Matthew Glave
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Juno Pix   Release date: 1998   Rated: PG-13   
Language (Country): English, French (Not on Lost in Space) (USA)
Summary: Robbie, the singer and Julia, the waitress are both engaged to be married but to the wrong people. Fortune intervenes to help them discover each other.
My Rating:
My Review: Definitely a Chick Flick - This romantic comedy stars Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart 'the Wedding Singer' and Drew Barrymore as the snow white waitress. The casting was outstanding. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore were excellent together and the supporting cast was just 'B' enough to work well with Sandler's odd style of acting and comedy (tastefully subdued in this movie). It's an 80s flashback (released in 1998) with excellent music, crazy hairdos and ridiculous period homages that keep the mood light. Adam Sandler plays the lead singer in a wedding band. His vocals are classic Sandler, but his stage personality makes up for the shortcomings in that department. Drew Barrymore plays a naive young waitress with dreams of a big wedding and a happy marriage. Unfortunately, both of them are engaged to incompatible mates. As they get to know each other better, they realize that they were made for each other. A happy ending follows. This sappy romantic comedy is a great date movie. Kim loves it, and I must admit, so do I. It brings back fond memories of the 80's, and I can't say no when she says "Let's watch 'The Wedding Singer'". Great music, throwback props and costumes, and a fantastic love story. I give it a 4 out of 5.