Dr Jazz Reviews

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)

Best of thw whole series!

[29 March 2002]

I can't understand why so many people hate this film, in my opinion it is the best horror film ever made after the year 1990. WARNING SPOILERS Eli (Daniel Cerny) and Joshua (Ron Melendez) live in Gatlin with Joshua's abusive father. Eli is Joshua's adopted brother and although he appears to be a normal looking 12 year old kid he is realy an evil demon, after he kills Joshua's father him and Joshua are adopted by Bill and Amanda Porter and are sent to live with them in Chicago. Joshua tries to make friends and fit in but Eli brings a suitcase full of corn and plants his own corn field in an abandoned warehouse and sets about trying to get more children to worship the demon 'He Who Walks Behind The Rows'. I don't want to give much more of the plot away but in the end Joshua finds out what he's doing and tries to stop him but also has to do battle with 'He Who Walks Behind The Rows'. I love this film because of the plot, characters, actors and special effects. some of the best scenes are when Eli turns Joshua's dad into a scarecrow and in the chapel where a statue of the virgin Mary becomes inhabited by evil. Daniel Cerny did a great job in his portrayal of Eli and all the other actors do a great job as well. After reading many reviews here i notice that most people hate the ending but i can't understand why! The ending was great. The monster at the end looked no more fake than any other horror film monster and it was good to finally see He Who Walks Behind The Rows. All in all this a great film so ignore all the negative reviews and go and see it.

Three Little Beers (1935)

One Of The Best

[10 August 2001]

I am a big Three Stooges fan and this is definately one of my faviroute shorts some of the funniest scenes in Three Stooges history were in this film. WARNING SPOILERS, My faviroute scenes were when Curly cut down a tree to get his ball back and then the groundskeeper came and yelled at him, and where Larry pulled a huge wire out of the ground that completely ruined the green and of course where Moe kept using his club like a shovel and ruined half the golf course. The best scene was the barrels rolling down the hill and causing chaos this film is not to be missed.

40,000 Horsemen (1940)

Very good film

[16 July 2001]

I definately liked this film mainly because it tells an important battle won by our brave Australian soldiers. Although the charge was made by the Light Horse which was mounted infantry it was the last REAL cavalry charge. The characters were very likeable Jim Bourke (Chips Rafferty) Red Gallagher (Grant Taylor) Larry Bourke (Pat Twohill) are all mates that are in the light horse, they are all Aussie bush men who joined up like so many others because it was the right thing to do. Its nice to see Chips Rafferty as the easy going Aussie bush man that made him famous. This movie was the predecessor to "The Rats Of Tobruk". In many ways they are both quite similar, they both talk about battles that are well known to Australians because they were both won by Australians, and they even use two of the same actors, Chips Rafferty and Grant Taylor. This movie and Rats Of Tobruk make great companions after spending ages looking for them i found copies of both them in the same shop. Both movies are very hard to find and if your a nationalist (like me) it will make you appreciate films like this a lot more so if you see a copy of this movie buy it.

Big Jake (1971)

The best western of all time!

[2 July 2001]

The McCandles ranch is raided by a gang of out laws lead by John Fain (Richard Boone). They kidnap 'Little Jake McCandles' and only one man has the knowledge, the experience and the guts to try and get him back 'Big Jake McCandles' (John Wayne). With the help of his two sons and his indian friend Sam Sharpnose, he sets out to recover Little Jake. This movie shows the end of the old west and the start of the 20th century. New semi automatic guns Vs. old original six shooters. Some of the most memorable lines i have ever heard come from this film e.g. "anything goes wrong anything at all your fault, my fault nobody's fault i'm gonna blow your head off. No matter what happens no matter who gets killed, I'm gonna blow your head off". Its a very good movie if you copy buy it you won't be disappointed.

The Rats of Tobruk (1944)

a great movie

[2 July 2001]

I love this movie mainly because it tells the story of brave soldiers fighting for their country. Chips Rafferty, Grant Taylor and Peter Finch play three Australian cattle drovers. When the war starts they all join up. It shows that soldiers are really ordinary people until a war starts and once they join up they become heroes. I always laugh at George Wallace as he plays the comic relief. Its definitely worth seeing i managed to track down what I am convinced is the only copy left in existence. If you ever see a copy buy it.