Lee,
I read your review of Hotel with interest and think that it is spot-on. I had just received it for Christmas and watched it within the last week. I had requested it for Christmas because of Catherine Spaak, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie. True, it doesn't have a lot of "thrills," but I found the story to be interesting and to have moved along quite briskly for two hours. My impression was that it was a well-made movie and a hidden gem.
Keep up the good work on the DVD reviews! I also got "The Power" as a result of a review that you did, but I haven't yet watched it.
Martin Sheffield
Retro replies: Thanks so much, Martin....I knew
someone out there was paying attention! Seriously, we're delighted to draw attention to so many good films that are now being released on the burn-to-order market. In an era of dwindling DVD sales, it's likely that if this technology didn't exist, these titles would be deemed to commercially "iffy" to receive a standard home video release. Meanwhile, here's a great still of two glamorous stars: Rod Taylor and Catherine Spaak in
Hotel. Click here for a great web site devoted to Rod Taylor.