T.Paul

 
Helpful votes received on reviews: 95% (18 of 19)
Location: Vancouver, BC
 

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Top Reviewer Ranking: 240,873 - Total Helpful Votes: 18 of 19
Outsiders <b>VHS</b> ~ C. Thomas Howell
Outsiders VHS ~ C. Thomas Howell
Man, was I happy when I watched this flick again 20 years after seeing it the theatre and wondering what the H.-E.-double-hockey-sticks happened to much of the novel's content when it came to Coppola's film adaptation.

Well, for anyone else who wondered the same thing, or who felt as did I, that the soundtrack was rather wishy-washy and didn't capture the actual early 50's feeling and time setting of the story, this new release is absolutely fantastic!

With a bow to Francis Ford Coppala's pops, Carmine, the man who scored the theatrical release of the movie with its intensity, its melodrama and it offering the film that almost "Rebel Without A Cause" feel, I prefer what… Read more

Dead Like Me: The Complete First Season [Import] <b>DVD</b> ~ Ellen Muth
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
This series was such a joy to discover! Living in Vancouver, BC, the city in which the show is shot, I'm only now receiving it on Canadian television thanks to the SHOWCASE station.

On a personal side note - it's wonderful to watch a show that, although shot in a Canadian city under the guise of being an American city (Seattle, I believe), doesn't hide the street names, the weather, or the skyline and scenery of Vancouver, BC! This is not a series typical of the usual American sitcom fare, thank god! It ain't a tiresome reality show, or a poorly disguised soap opera for the masses.

I would say that it would appeal to all of those who dig the movie "Donnie Darko", enjoy… Read more