Davis Freeberg's DVD AllStars

This has to be one of my all time favorite movies.  When it first came out I had a job as a projectionist and have seen the film at least 25 times.  There is so much depth to the acting, the filming and the entire cinematical piece that it's become a classic to me.  My only complaint is that we haven't seen a sequel.

A lot of times when I want to see a classic that been remade, I'll rent the original and then watch the remake afterwards.  I feel like this helps me to appreciate the initial vision of the filmaker without messing it up with Hollywood special effects.  When my Netflix randomizer hit the hot Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Angelina and Brad, I immedietely looked back and saw that Hitchcock had made a movie by the same name.

It turns out that the movies actually don't have anything to do with each other and in fact Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith represents a rare departure from his horror movies and is a love story instead.  It still had some of Hitchcock's unique signatures and I could recognize certain filming techniques, but it lacked the thrill of his murders.  Overall, it was a good movie if you are interested in a classic, but if you are looking for the guns and explosives then I'd stick to BradJolina.

When I was in college Kids was one of the most popular films amoung the students.  The movie itself is a graphic portrayal of a group of friends and their quest to fulfll their unquenching thirst for sex, drugs and mayham as well as the consequences suffered by their excess.  The movie is very shocking at times and offers a sobering message of the dangers to the lifestyles portrayed, but also glamourizes them at the same time.  I know that a lot of parents will not identify with the message of the film, but the sad truth is that many of the films central themes are common experiences for many teens today.  It's a dangerous world out there and parents should be warned.  While not everything turns out to be a worst case scenario in life there are many lessons that young people shouldn't have to learn early in life.  Kids is shocking in the innocence that is missing and the grittiness of the film, but definetely worth checking out for the sobering view into a teenage sub-culture.