dirtyharry71-2 Reviews

Everwood (2002–2006)

It's somewhere between father and son.

[20 July 2004]

Quite possibly the best currently running TV show you can find. I watch the show faithfully every Monday and didn't miss a single episode. Treat Williams is radiant as Dr. Andy Brown, who struggles to be the father he wasn't back in New York, when his wife was alive and his neurological career got ahead of his kids. But tragedy struck and it's him as his two kids in the small town of Everwood, a quaint place surrounded by the Rocky Mountains. The townspeople are quirky and even a bit odd, and it's a useful touch of humor to underlie the serious episodes. Andy does his best to get along with his teenage son Ephram (Gregory Smith), his jealous fellow doctor Harold Abbott (a sometimes annoying character but played by the talented Tom Aamandes), and dealing with tough scenarios. The picturesque backdrop is beautiful. The character development is quite amazing. The scripts are great. And the narration by John Beasley (Irv) is another great factor. You feel at home with this show. It's quite a special TV program that can teach us ALL a lesson or two.

My only complaint is that in the second season, things have gotten quite soap-opera-ry. Things are too caught up in relationships and Ephram and Amy are just annoying when things don't go their way. Their lives are much easier than they make them out to be, and just about every character will get on your nerves from time to time (but that's what makes it interesting!) - from Delia's big mouth to Harold's crabiness, the only normal character is Andy. He's a voice of reason and a man of patience and medical talent.

The second season was good but the third will be hopefully better.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

A creative, underrated installment

[10/10 · 20 July 2004]

Halloween III: Season of the Witch did not do well in the box office, and is not accepted with open arms by many of its viewers. But it is an overlooked and freshly creative story with an interesting concept. Dr. Dan Challis stumbles upon a shocking plan involving witchcraft and the country's most sought after item by Silver Shamrock Novelties. When Harry Grimbridge is brutally murdered by a mysterious man who then takes his own life, his daughter and Challis go investigate. They find themselves in Santa Mira, CA where they are trying to find out why the killed occurred. There they meet Conal Cochran, owner of Silver Shamrock Novelties, with a warm smile and courteous manners. Cochran's factory has manufactured millions of masks across the country, but they have deadly chips that will cause destruction on Halloween night, and millions and millions will die to an evil plot. Led by suspense, an excellent soundtrack, a fiendish premise, and much more, Halloween III might actually surprise you in terms of what it has to offer. The idea was to make a new Halloween movie every year with a different storyline each time, but HIII failed at the box office because people wanted Michael Myers. The failed to realize that other things besides Michael Myers can cause terror on Halloween night. The series is called "Halloween", not "Michael Myers", and this untraditional sequel is proof. The movie suffers through a few plot holes and could have gone an extra mile like in the book, but they have to be overlooked - and they can, because there is more good than bad in regards to this movie.