SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS ALEC BALDWIN ELLE MACPHERSON
BART THE BEAR
and VANESSA L. WILLIAMS VIVICA A. FOX MICHAEL BEACH
star in
THE EDGE and SOUL FOOD
VHS - PAL - LIKE NEW - FEATURES 2 FILMS on the 1-TAPE - Video Dealer Preview - MA 15+ -rated - Time Coded on Screen - 117-minutes and 115-minutes - Colour - 1997-release - Small box
THE EDGE
A billionaire goes to Alaska with his supermodel wife for a photo shoot.
The men set out to look for a good location to takes photos then crash land in the woods.
A nice vacation turns into a game of life and death when a man eating bear hunts after them.
The bear isn't the only problem Charles Morse (the billionaire) suspects that Robert Green (the photographer) is having an affair with his wife.
The Edge is a powerful motion picture that satisfies in every way.
First of all, it delivers as an action / adventure film (which is what it is) by giving the audience some heart stopping sequences, and it never slows down.
The Edge also delivers as a dramatic film, with an ending that is painfully sad, yet satisfying.
This is one fine movie, and the performances by Hopkins (one of my favorite actors today) and Baldwin are superb. They portray their characters with an honesty, and with a realistic nature that only great actors can accomplish.
As the plot twists and the pace picks up, you start to become so involved that you forget time is passing by.
I strongly suggest this one to action lovers and to anyone who enjoys a good story.
SOUL FOOD
Features music by Babyface, Boyz II Men, Puff Daddy, En Vogue and Earth, Wind and Fire
Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food.
When diabetes hospitalizes her, the dinners stop and tensions among her three daughters start to break the family apart.
Two of the sisters feud continuously: Teri is jealous of Maxine's marriage and irritated that everyone assumes her corporate salary is open to the rest of the family's uses.
Maxine resents Teri's bossiness and insensitivity to family tradition.
Bird, the youngest, newly married to an ex-con, accepts a favor from an old lover that leads to her husband's arrest.
Mama Joe's grandson Ahmad cooks up a scheme to bring the family together, back to the table.
I totally enjoyed this movie.
It had me full of emotion and rubbing my belly all at the same time.
It's hard to understand why all families cannot sit down and enjoy times like the Joseph family had.
Lem getting arrested, Teri & Max at each others throats, Mama Joe's illness, and Faith and Myles' bad deed really tested that love.
This was a film that brought to light about hard times and rising above them.
One person can make a difference. Ahmad proved that by getting the whole family back for "sunday dinner."
It is always a silver lining to a negative situation. That food would definitely bring me back!
We need more of these times in today's world. Forget materials things, love is bigger.