Misfire

Through these different revisions, I'd been twisting my imagination into a veritable pretzel in an attempt to rationalize something unequivocally absurd.

Sidewinder’s View: The Choirboys (1977)

Having read and enjoyed the novel it was based on, I thought the film turned out to be a shallow and dumbed-down disappointment.

Sidewinder’s View: Too Late The Hero (1970)

Despite what the film’s advertising implies, Too Late The Hero isn’t an anti-war film, but a pro-survival film.

Rated PG, Circa 1975.

Breakout opens with slow-motion gunshot wounds and, during the film's climactic action sequence, ends with this...which looks even gorier on this new, highly vivid Blu-ray presentation.

When DVD-Rs Disappear

As a Friedkin fan, I was interested in this film the moment I first read about its impending theatrical release in late ’87. I bought the Ennio Morricone soundtrack on LP, the William P. Wood novel upon which the film was based, even going so far as to buy a $20 copy of Friedkin’s shooting script.

Seen Only For A Moment

Margot Kidder's old-age 'crone' makeup from The Amityville Horror (1979).

Classic Rock Song Of The Week

Peaked at #7, December 24th, 1988, on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Sidewinder’s View: Trapped (1982) [SPOILERS]

On the positive side, the movie had some exciting stunts involving automobiles and fire. On the negative side, I didn't really care about any of the characters, since they were thinly written and/or poorly cast.