Eric S (yona71)

A brilliant film with what I believe to be Mickey Roarke's finest piece of work as an actor. The film was written by poet-author Charles Bukowski, and Roarke's character is based on Bukowski himself.
Henry(Roarke) spends most of his time at the bar, getting into the occasional fistfight with the bartender Eddie which is so well portrayed by Frank Stallone, and gets involved with a haggard alcoholic portrayed by Faye Dunaway. Henry puts all the money he wins from his streetfights into his drink of choice, scotch and water, and occasionally buys one for the house, "To all my friends!"
There's really not much going on with the story itself, but this film is simply entertaining, and manages to keep some humor in it's dim premise. Simplicity is usually better, and this film is a good example of what can be done when the right group of artists are put together.

The character work by Brad Pitt as Early Grayson is brilliant!
The film is about a writer(David Duchovny) with a fascination for serial killers who plans a road trip through mass-murder landmarks for ideas on how to finish his latest writing project. He and his photographer girlfriend(Michelle Forbes) advertise for riding partners to share expenses while on their jouney to Los Angeles, California.
Their ad is answered by Early and his cowed girlfriend who is very well portrayed by Juliette Lewis; and turns out to give more than ideas for the blocked writer.

Stanley Kubrick's brilliant adaptation of Stephen King's novel about a frustrated writer forced to take the job as caretaker at a remote hotel consumed with evil. Outstanding performances by Jack Nicholson and the rest of a top notch cast add to the eerie premise created by Kubrick's use of lighting,colors, foreshadowing, music, and attention to the slightest details. This film is by all means "A masterpiece of modern horror."

Brilliant Sci-Fi film based on Philip K. Dick's novel, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep." Harrison Ford plays a retired, alcoholic cop brought back into action to "air out" four escaped androids known as "replicants". Rutger Hauer's haunting portrayal of the highly evolved replicant Roy Batty is outstanding. His monologue at the end of the film is so profound and so true that it'll make you think about what we take for granted as human beings.