*This is a sponsored review. All opinions are 100% mine.
If you're a physical media collector, then you are in luck as Mill Creek Entertainment has been releasing many 1980s films on Blu-rays with retro VHS-like slipcovers. Two of the more recent releases are Roxanne (PG; 107 mins; $14.98) and True Believer (R; 109 mins; $14.98).
Directed by Fred Schepis, Roxanne is the 1987 adaptation of the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. The film stars Steven Martin as C.D. Bales, the fire chief of Nelson Washington, who just happens to have a x-large nose. Due to his allergy to anesthetics, he has never attempted to have a nose job so he just has to live with it.
After a beautiful astronomer, Roxanne (played by Daryl Hannah), arrives in town to study an approaching comet, he instantly falls in love with her. However, because he's sensitive about his nose, he never tells Roxanne how he feels about her and has to settle for being only friends. He later finds out Roxanne has a crush on firefighter Chris (played by Rick Rossovich). To make a long story short, C.D. writes a letter for Chris to give to Roxanne, which makes her fall in love with the dumbstruck Chris.
Final Thoughts
I saw Roxanne one time during my childhood when it aired on cable with commercials in the early '90s, so I remembered very little of the actual plot. When I watched the film on Blu-ray, it was like watching it for the very first time.
The picture & sound quality on the Blu-ray are pretty decent. There are no special features or bonus extras.
Overall, while Roxanne isn't even close to being my favorite Steven Martin comedy, it's still a pretty good movie.
True Believer is a 1989 court drama that's loosely inspired by a series of articles written by Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist K. W. Lee. Directed by Joseph Ruben, the film stars James Woods, Robert Downey, Jr., Yuji Okumoto, Margaret Colin, and Kurtwood Smith.
The film centers around Eddie Dodd (played by James Woods), a former civil rights attorney who now spends his time in court defending drug dealers. Encouraged by Roger Baron (played by Robert Downey, Jr.), Eddie takes the case of Shu Kai Kim, who was sent to prison for a gang related murder and is now charged with killing an inmate in self-defense.
Final Thoughts
I've never been a fan of court dramas as most of them are utterly boring, and once you've seen one, you've pretty much seen them all. The only reason why I wanted to review True Believer is because it costars Robert Downey, Jr. (or otherwise known to Marvel nerds as Tony Stark).
Considering the age of the film, the picture and sound qualities are good. There are no special features or bonus extras.
Overall, True Believer is a likable film, though it does have a few slow scenes. The acting is solid, the story is intriguing, and directing isn't too bad.
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