DVD Verdict reviews: THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE, THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT, and more!

Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of ADMISSIONS, ANATOMY OF A SHARK
BITE, CLASH BY NIGHT, DANCE FOR CAMERA, DILLINGER, EM EMBALMING, THE
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE, THE GETAWAY: DELUXE EDITION, THE GLASS BOTTOM
BOAT, IN MY COUNTRY, and TETSUO: THE IRON MAN:


ADMISSIONS (reviewed by Jesse Ataide, overall score 85/100):
"This is quite obviously yet another one of those highly charged, relationship-
driven films, full of flawed, intentionally quirky characters, that
seems to flood independent theaters every year in an endless,
undecipherable mass. So I was pleasantly surprised to find that
Admissions is not only well acted (which is to be expected from such a
capable cast), but an interesting drama that takes on some issues and
ideas that aren't often explored in teen-oriented films."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/admissions.php

ANATOMY OF A SHARK BITE (reviewed by David Johnson, overall score
75/100):
" This data-collecting journey will bring in professionals from around
the world, involve people putting their limbs on the line as they study
the beasts up close, and cost big, big money to build a mechanical
shark, with all of it leading to conclusions that are, pretty much,
common sense."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/anatomysharkbite.php

CLASH BY NIGHT (reviewed by Joe Armenio, overall score 82/100):
"Clash by Night begins with a long, virtually dialogue-free documentary
sequence showing the activities of Jerry's fishing boat. Much of the
film was made on location in northern California, a rarity for a
Hollywood film of the period (although by 1952 Italian neorealism had
begun to influence some Hollywood filmmakers, resulting in a brief vogue
for location shooting). It's rare for a Hollywood film to avoid plot and
character for quite this long, and it's a beautiful, atmospheric
sequence, riveting in a way that the rest of the film is not."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/clashbynight.php

DANCE FOR CAMERA (reviewed by Bryan Byun, overall score 65/100):
"Just as the power of musicals lies in their ability to capture certain
feelings or ideas more effectively through music than any other form,
the best moments in these films tell stories that cannot be told by
means other than the motion and intersection of bodies."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/danceforcamera.php

DILLINGER (reviewed by Maurice Cobbs, overall score 63/100):
"Tierney was the real deal, a grade-A hell-raiser, twice as tough as a
boiled owl and meaner than diarrhea. A six-foot-one-inch mass of pure
venom who could eat Russell Crowe for breakfast and pick his teeth with
Sean Penn. As Dillinger, he brings a spectacularly feral presence to the
screen, practically radiating malice from his cold, cruel eyes, with his
features etched in a permanent scowl."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/dillinger.php

EM EMBALMING (reviewed by Adam Arseneau, overall score 57/100):
"There is nothing quite like a film devoted entirely to the subject
of embalming, by which I mean, no other film has been stupid enough
to try it."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/emembalming.php

THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE (reviewed by Patrick Naugle, overall
score 40/100):
"Shoddily made and thrown together does not adequately describe this
celluloid turd. The movie has grown into cult status, but I can't
imagine anyone enjoying it -- there isn't enough camp value to make it
fun, and the storyline and dialogue is straight out of the scribbling of
a sixth grader's notebook."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/garbagepailkids.php

THE GETAWAY: DELUXE EDITION (reviewed by Maurice Cobbs, overall
score 82/100):
"The Getaway is a raw, riveting movie that runs hot and cold and moves
along at a torrid pace, resonating with explosive violence, featuring
harsh, brutal characters and a plot that doesn't always make perfect
sense -- all of which makes this the filmic equivalent of a Mickey
Spillane novel."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/getawayde.php

THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT (reviewed by George Hatch, overall score 72/100):
"Glass Bottom Boat has more sight gags and slap-shtick humor than
dialogue, and enough French-farce doors slamming to create a small
hurricane. But, the overall effect is that of a dog-day August
afternoon: stale, oppressive and unmoving."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/glassbottomboat.php

IN MY COUNTRY (reviewed by Joel Pearce, overall score 74/100):
"In My Country is the film equivalent of dreadful historical romance
novels, which use historical education as a cover for lousy prose and
paint-by-number plots. The impact of the great scenes are destroyed by
poor choices, and the blandness of the main story is emphasized by the
powerful nature of the events around it."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/inmycountry.php

TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (reviewed by Joel Pearce, overall score 83/100):
"Although it shows the influence of filmmakers David Cronenberg and
David Lynch, as well as cyberpunk author William Gibson, Tetsuo: The
Iron Man stands completely on its own as a grotesque, moving cyber-
painting."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/tetsuoironman.php

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