John C.'s Reviews

Bread Crumbs
Lost Souls
The Tell-Tale Heart
Evidence of a Haunting
Forever Mine
The Little Shop of Horrors
Jekyll & Hyde
Asylum
Memory
Dark Spirits
Legacy of Evil
The Dark
Empty Rooms
Living In Peril
The Legend of Sorrow Creek
7 Nights of Darkness
Descendant
976-EVIL II
Review Date: 12/5/2019

30 Nights Of Paranormal Activity With The Devil Inside The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Scare yourself silly and scream with laughter at this hilarious spoof of Hollywood's hottest horror movies. When a young family, who can't seem to stop filming themselves, moves into a house that turns out to be haunted, they meet up with a host of creepy characters -- including a horny vampire-hunting president who wants to emancipate their dragon-tattooed daughter. With help from the hysterically high-energy "Ghost Brothers" the family sets out to solve the mystery of the haunted house.
Review Date: 1/13/2014

Amazon description:
Five teenage snowboarders are forced to spend the night in a mysteriously abandoned ski lodge. Except somebody or something already lives there. It is huge, savage and unstoppable]and now its pissed off. But if you think this is going to be the usual trapped teens stalked by a maniac movie, youre dead wrong: From the first chilling kill to the final horrific twist, prepare yourself for the smart, intense and award-winning European sensation that has terrified audiences around the world and put the edge back into the body-count genre.

You can watch with subtitles or dubbed in English. I thought is was great!
Review Date: 10/11/2017

The Contract (1999)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191911/
Summaries
Anna has a bad week. Her boss is a pain to her, as is the grocery store clerk. Her friend was bad to her, her husband couldn't take his eyes off a waitress, and her babysitter annoyed her. One night at the local pub, she tells a man about her problems and he says he can solve them if she just signs a paper. The next day, her boss has been brutally murdered. Soon, Anna realizes everybody she knows is in danger, including her family and friends.
Review Date: 6/20/2018

Interesting story behind the song and the band Mercy Me. With nothing in the description, I thought I would provide a link to the movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450186/
Review Date: 8/3/2023

Lifelong friends find themselves on opposite sides of the law in this gritty urban drama. Mike (Grady McCardell - Walker Texas Ranger) and his close friends Kareem (Jason Morgan - Diary of a Black Woman), Preacha (Shawn McLemore - Colors), and BJ (Curtis Von Burrell - Jason' Lyric) were born and raised on the same mean streets of an unforgiving inner-city neighborhood. Marvin (Thomas Miles, II - Thug Life) Mike's brother, was a major player in an illegal business and was killed by rivals who wanted to take over his territory. Mike and Kareem step in to avenge his death and take over the business and find themselves going head-to-head with their friend BJ now a detective assigned to take them down. So, where does his loyalties as a friend end, and his duties as a police officer begin?
Review Date: 1/13/2014

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187687 This version. FYI
Review Date: 7/19/2023

Main feature: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 1949 color 8min
- 11 Bonus Features: Filled with humor, warmth, nostalgia and plenty of holiday cheer, these eleven hard to find holiday classics are a joy for all ages.
- Santa’s Surprise with Little Aubrey
- Hector’s Hectic Life
- Little King Christmas
- Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives
- Christmas Comes But Once A Year
- Little Gray Neck
- Toys will be Toys
- Snow Foolin
- Jack Frost
- Santa Visits Antarctica
- Christmas Visitor
Also includes Christmas Music Slideshow, an hour of Christmas music and seasonal imagery, a real holiday treat!
Review Date: 10/4/2018

It’s Christmas magic! A delightful assortment of exciting animation and film shorts in vivid color or classic black and white. Each has its own personality and charm, they are truly Christmas classics! Included are:
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Santa’s Surprise
- Ginger Nutts Christmas
- Christmas Comes But Once A Year
- Shanty Where Santy Clause Lives
- Christmas Pups
- Snow Foolin’
- Little Tin Soldier
- “Tweety” in - Gift Wrapped
- The Christmas Visitor
- Star of Bethlehem
Approximate Running Time: 90 Minutes
Review Date: 10/4/2018

This review just serves as a clarification about what this DVD is. This disc is NOT some spoof of the classic Christmas story about a deer that "reigns" over insubordinate bullies with a fiery red nose (though that description comes close at the end). This disc IS the classic Rankin/Bass special in the ever-so-hated incarnation with the "Holiday Exclusive" Destiny's Child music video. There is no rationale for an MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested), as far as I can tell there is no rating anywhere on the case or disc (though you will find terrible ratings for the music video all over the internet). If you want to watch the Rankin/Bass Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, here's your ticket. Hope this helps you decide if you want this version. (I honestly think the music video is just some silly fun, but be warned, you may be hated if you say you like it!)
Review Date: 12/11/2018

Should have read the review on amazon first... This is a poor quality DVD and I do not suggest anyone else gets it.

The "Sights" in this "sing-along" are just pictures of paintings or drawings taken with a poor quality camera, or they could also be someone's old family photos or videos (no idea who these people are). Although the pictures are Christmassy, I wouldn't say that they all really capture the spirit of the holiday.

The "Sounds" on this disc are also just bad. Only every other song has people singing, if they wanted an instrumental disc they should have made it one, or if they wanted a true "sing-ALONG" they should have gotten the songs with people singing. Now the quality of the songs and the choice of songs is to be expected. The quality is poor just like the rest of the dvd. The choice is perfectly fine, and does contain many religious songs.

The thing that really made me write this review though is the bouncing ball is always 1-note behind! How are you supposed to sing along when the screen tells you to be slow with the music! and for the songs without people singing you really have to know the song to be able to follow along.

The one possible redeeming thing is it comes with a good copy of the 1940s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer cartoon short. Better than some other copies I've seen, but not worth the rest of this DVD.

I won't even be posting this back in to the system.
Review Date: 1/18/2014

Description from Amazon:
Cavis and Millward (Bob & Larry) and Hope the Music Box Angel voiced by Grammy Award winning artist Rebecca St. James must convince Nezzer that Easter is about much more than candy and eggs. Inspired by Dickens' Christmas classic, this very special film explains why millions of Christians around the world celebrate Easter past, present and future.

I thought it was a cute movie and since there are not a lot of Easter Classics, it was nice to see VeggieTales put this out!
Review Date: 10/11/2017

Weather Girl (2009)
Actors: Tricia O'Kelley, Patrick J. Adams, Ryan Devlin, Mark Harmon, Kaitlin Olson
Directors: Blayne Weaver

Succumbing to the stresses of work and romance, a Seattle morning weather anchor (Tricia O’ Kelley) melts down live on-air. Closing in on forty, she is now unemployed, lacks career prospects, and must cope with her cheating boyfriend (Mark Harmon)—a devilishly handsome newscaster. Weather Girl is a slice of life comedy about reckoning the difference between growing old and growing up.


Crazy Little Thing (2003)
Actors: Jenny McCarthy, Chris Eigeman, Paul Dooley, Josh Stamberg, Drea de Matteo
Directors: Matthew Miller

A waiter/writer (Chris Eigeman) living with his dad and a neat freak (Jenny McCarthy) who's just landed a job as a reporter in New York, meet by colliding on the Brooklyn Bridge, and romance ensues.

Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)
Actors: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Colin Ferguson, Natassia Malthe, Daniel Roebuck, Stefanie von Pfetten
Directors: Dana Lustig

Bold, sexy, and deliciously wicked, Jennifer Love Hewitt plays a fashion-obsessed social climber willing to do whatever it takes to crash the most important party of the year and win over the man of her dreams (Colin Ferguson). Based on the best-selling novel, "Confessions" is a light-hearted romantic comedy full of fun.
Review Date: 1/13/2014

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