DVD Verdict reviews: THE PUNISHER (2004), NEW YORK MINUTE, and more!

Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of GARAGE DAYS, INDECENT DESIRES / MY
BROTHER'S WIFE, NEW YORK MINUTE, THE PUNISHER (2004), TAKE ME NAKED / A
THOUSAND PLEASURES, 13 GOING ON 30, and TWO GIRLS FOR A MADMAN / MR.
MARI'S GIRLS / TORTURED FEMALES:


GARAGE DAYS (reviewed by Joel Pearce, overall score 82/100):
"If nothing else, Garage Days is a very fun movie to watch. Director
Alex Proyas pulls out all of the visual tricks that he did in Dark City
and The Crow, then turns them up to eleven just to see what will happen.
The result is a visually dynamic film that threatens to leap off the
screen and fill the whole room."

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

INDECENT DESIRES / MY BROTHER'S WIFE (reviewed by Bill Gibron, overall
score 88/100):
"If she had been making movies in France, and not in some South Florida
nudist camp or gritty New York locale, and had her films been headed for
the arthouse, not the grindhouse circuit, critics today would be
declaring Doris Wishman a true revolutionary auteur."

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

NEW YORK MINUTE (reviewed by Diane Wild, overall score 35/100):
"Let's face it, TV's Full House didn't pick the Olsens out a pool of
other nine-month-old babies because of their tremendous acting ability.
They were twins, they were cute, they cried on cue. What has changed in
17 years? Other than their own production company and burgeoning bank
account, not much."

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

THE PUNISHER (2004) (reviewed by David Johnson, overall score 85/100):
"In this era of age-appropriate, most-bang-for-your-buck, get-those-junior-highers-in-the-
seats PG-13 sludge, it was a blast from the retro-action past to
get a graphic, violent, show-it-all movie rather than boiled-down
action fare."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/punisher2004.php

TAKE ME NAKED / A THOUSAND PLEASURES (reviewed by Bill Gibron, overall
score 87/100):
"With a title far more erotic and suggestive than anything happening
onscreen, this arthouse hokum is just a literary excuse to show us some
static softcore."

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

13 GOING ON 30 (reviewed by Amanda DeWees, overall score 95/100):
"I laughed, I cried, I sang along with 'Love Is a Battlefield.' If
you're a fan of Jennifer Garner or Mark Ruffalo, you must see this film
so that you can experience their wonderful work. If you just like feel-
good movies and want to see an outstanding example of the genre, look no
further. 13 Going on 30 is a treat to warm the heart, lift the spirits,
and maybe even make you cut footloose."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/13goingon30.php

TWO GIRLS FOR A MADMAN / MR. MARI'S GIRLS / TORTURED FEMALES (reviewed
by Bill Gibron, overall score 82/100):
"What do you do when you have a desert location, a few carnival tent
show strippers, and a couple hundred feet of 16mm film? Why, you
create something head-smackingly surreal, like the sleazy sensation
Tortured Females."

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

Mike Jackson
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