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Frequency - New Line Platinum Series

Frequency - New Line Platinum Series

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Flick!
Review: This movie by no means will rescue Hollywood from it's descent into cheesiness, but it is one that has a style that seems to be long lost. This is without a doubt Dennis Quaid's best performance. Along with a solid plot, and great acting from his supporting cast, this movie held me captive from beginning to end. I loved it the first time I saw it and I watched it again the other day and loved it even more. I highly recommend this movie.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very interesting...REELED IN the whole way through
Review: *FREQUENCY*
I must say, I didn't know what to expect when I got this but, I sure am glad I got my hands on it. It's a very touching story about a mother, father and their son that hit me right in the heart. Without spoiling it for anyone I'll just say it's very much a sci-fi/thriller type movie. It keeps the sci-fi aspect very down to earth and plays more on human emotion and great movie drama. It's earned a permanent place in my DVD collection.
I just wanted to say that FREQUENCY is very good and very smart. I'll leave it at that.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good movie, good extras, nice price
Review: Frequency is a very entertaining yet totally unbelievable movie, the plot of which revolves around solar flares affecting radio waves and allowing a sort of time-travel for a particular ham-radio operator. Still with me? Good, because apart from the silly science, this is a really good sci-fi/adventure/drama movie. Suspenseful and well-acted, the movie is high on production values and details.

Dennis Quaid stars as the fireman father, James Caviezel is the cop son, and Elizabeth Mitchell is the wife/mother. Through the time-travel setup, the son is able to communicate with his dead father via his dad's old ham-radio. Together, they try to avert the accident that leads to the father's death in a warehouse fire. Another bad-guy character crosses from the past reality to the present reality.

I'm not going to spoil the movie with particulars or more details.

The DVD has 2 good, informative commentaries. One is by director Gregory Hoblit, and one by actor Noah Emmerich and writer/producer Toby Emmerich. In Hoblit's, he reveals the ending he would have rather used. Although the movie ending was acceptable, Hoblit's idea would have been better from a logic viewpoint.

Deleted scenes, a documentary about the "science" in the movie, and a few other goodies at a resonable price make this a highly recomended DVD. Over!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Not suitable for all audiences
Review: Don't expect to get a positive review of "Frequency" from chatchi. In fact, don't expect to get a negative review, either. I am not even familiar with the plot of "Frequency", but I can assure you that no member of chatchi's family will ever see this movie. In fact, you will never catch chatchi's family watching any movie starring Jim Caviezel.

For those of who are detached from current events, Jim Caviezel plays Jesus of Nazareth in the atrocious, "The Passion of the Christ". That movie was filthy and violent, so I'm certain I should expect the same from "Frequency".

I was very happy to see that the ABC network issued a disclaimer before showing "Frequency" recently. It's ethical watch guarding such as this that ensures that chatchi's family remains wholesome and well rounded. Had it not been for that disclaimer, I shudder to think what types of evil could have been introduced into my family.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent movie
Review: I loved every minuete of it from the beginnign to the end. Touching thriller of a film and the fire scenese were excellent in depicting that time period and everything. The score of the movie is well versed for each moment. Highly recommended.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: just two questions
Review: OK, great movie with an original story. I still have two questions:
1. After father and son change history and Dad identifys/shoots/chases away the killer, why is the killer never tracked down until the final struggle thirty years later?
2. How did the father (as an older man) know to come to his son's rescue at the very end, and why wait so long? He should have moved his whole family knowing the killer was still out there.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Movie
Review: Awesome Movie! Perfect combination of drama and action. A must-see!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great surprising Thriller
Review: I had never heard of this movie until my boyfriend rented it at the library. I was very happily surprised with it.

A 36 year old man by pure luck gets to enter in contact with his dead father of 30 years before. He relives every day with his father of 30 years before by using his old fireman radio. By doing so, he prevents him from dying in a fire which leads to radical changes in both their lives: like the murder of his mother. Being a cop, he sets out to try and prevent the killings of the past with the help of his father. This leads to a hunt for the killer in both 1999 and 1969.

I enjoyed the originality of the story, and the suspense that built up as the story developped. There are numerous unexpected twists that lead to a thrilling ending.

I highly recommend this movie, it definitly should become a classic thriller.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gripping, Tense and Moving
Review: What a great film! I really enjoyed pretty much everything about this movie. Not only did it keep me on the edge of my seat (which rarely ever happens to me anymore with movies) but the father/son relationship is one of the best I have ever seen in a film and I have seen quite a few that deal with this theme. Surprisingly due to the sincerity of the performances and the realistic and exciting direction that never seems to let up the time travel angle really works. Within the context of this world/story it is completely plausible and not in a goofy way like say Back To The Future. In this story it serves a deeply rooted purpose. This is a very suspenseful movie and I warn you it can even get a bit scary at times. Job well done by all that were involved in the making of this movie.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Outstanding Sci-Fi thriller - One of my favorites!!
Review: Frank Sullivan ( Dennis Quade) is a firefighter that dies tragically in the line of duty. Thirty years later, his son John ( Jim Caevizel) is now a cop whose life is a mess. The film opens on the eve of the 30 year anniversary of his father's death. John's childhood best friend Gordo( Noah Emmerich) comes over to cheer him up, and they drag out Frank's old ham radio. Due to a phenmenon called an "aurora borealis" John soon realizes that he is able to speak to his father Frank thiry years in the past where the same phenomenon is occuring. Since the death of his father has not yet happened, he is able to warn Frank about the accident. However, saving Frank's life also alters the course of a serial killer which effects John's entire family. John's current investigation is the same unsolved case from 30 years before. Now John and Frank work together over the radio to solve the case and avoid the tragedy that happened to their family.

Frequency remains one of my all time favorite movies. The acting is phenomenal!! Jim Caevizel gives the best performance in the movie as John Sullivan. The love for his dad that he shows as well as the determination to solve the case is amazing. Dennis Quade continues to amaze me with his versatile and brilliant roles. Frank Sullivan is no exception. I love the way that he shows love for his son, and how he must become like a cop even though he is a firefighter. Noah Emmerich adds a nice touch to the story with Gordo. A suprising performance was given by Elizabeth Mitchell who plays John's mom Julia. Andre Braugher always does a good job and continues to with Satch. The villan of the story is played by Shawn Doyle. He gives a very impressive performance that will shock you! The story itself is brilliant. It involves many elements. The love between father and son, a murder mystery, and the scientific phenomenon of the aurora borealis. Some timetravel movies suffer with due to lack of explanation. But as the movie goes on, memories of both lives ( the one with Frank dying, and the one with him alive) are shown. You get to see John's life on both timelines, as if they both merged to create the present. This lets us see where the chages were coming from and why they were done.

With amazing performances, an incredible script, and an action packed story, Frequency is a treat to watch. It puts an interesting spin on the time travel genre! The DVD is a must own because you not only get the movie, but great special features. You get to see featurettes, deleted scenes, and much much more


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