The Dog Who Saved Halloween

by Edward Dunn

THE DOG WHO SAVED HALLOWEEN (2011)
PG
85 Minutes
Director: Peter Sullivan
Writers: Jeffrey Schenck, Peter Sullivan,
Stars: Gary Valentine, Dean Cain, Elisa Donovan

'You don't love me, you just love my doggy style. '
-SNOOP LION, OR THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS SNOOP DOGGY DOGG (1992), and SNOOP DOGG (1998)(I'll have to review 'BONES' next Halloween)

Smoking is cool

Cast (* Indicates actors who appeared on the show BLOSSOM)
Gary Valentine    ...     George Bannister
Dean Cain    ...     Ted Stein
Elisa Donovan    ...     Belinda Bannister
Lance Henriksen    ...     Eli Cole
*Joseph Lawrence    ...     Zeus
*Mayim Bialik    ...     Medusa

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

 

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7 Psycopaths

by Edward Dunn

7 PSYCHOPATHS
R
105 Minutes
Director: Martin McDonagh
Writer: Martin McDonagh
Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson,
Woody, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits


CAST
Sam Rockwell...Billy
Colin Farrell  ...Marty
Christopher Walken ... Hans
Kevin Corrigan ...     Dennis
Woody Harrelson... Charlie
Bonny the ShihTzu  ... Bonny
Tom Waits...Zachariah
Christine Marzano ... The Hooker

'I make movies that nobody will see. I've made movies that even I have never seen.'

-Christopher Walken

7 PSYCHOPATHS is a lot like ZACH AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO (2008): it's a movie about making a movie. Largely a character driven story. This film is so complex, and nuanced. To explain it with words, or even diagrams for that matter, wouldn't do it justice.

The central character, Billy is the only genuine psychopath in this story. The other 6 psychopaths aren't psycho; there aren't very many people that can read minds.

Marty is an Irish, alcoholic writer, who doesn't seem to be very talented. I think Colin Farrell got this part because he didn't know that he was auditioning for anything.

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Angel Dog (Mini Review)

by Edward Dunn

ANGEL DOG
PG
90 Minutes
Director: Robin Nations
Writer: Robin Nations

From the creators of Airbud, and Touched By an Angel.
Comes a doggone, heart-warming story.
Yes, sometimes heroes have long tails.

'You'll find comfort in the arms of this angel.'
-Sarah McLachlan

'Bad to the bone.'
-George Thorogood

I must give it points for originality; all movies with dogs on cover, usually die at the end; especially if the dog has pretty-little-angel-eyes.  But here, 'Angel Dog' doesn't die, which is surprising, since he has a halo.

Off screen, it seems the vet and her assistant were dating not too long ago. I'm not positive, but I just deduced from the way they were glaring at one another. 

Think of an antidepressant commercial.

Lifeless people moping around, who have no real interest in anything. A commercial lasts 30 seconds, but this movie is 90 minutes long. A 90 minute long, depressing, antidepressant commercial.

They should change the title from ANGEL DOG to I AM NUMBER 2.

Final Verdict: 4 out of a possible 100