Ambulance Companies Movie Reviews

This drama is filled with possitive messages but has a darkness to it that will make you angry, in a productive way.

This moview will make you laugh and cry. It show that love and care that a group can give.

I had seen Longtime Companion in it's first release, and, ironically, have received it as part of my home collection from a friend who passed from the disease.

My assessment of a great film is that it makes you relate to a world that is completely foreign to you. Being a straight woman with a circle of gay, male friends, this was not a subject I was unfamilliar with. I have, however, screened this film for several friends who weren't so familliar with gay culture and the issues that surround it. They were astounded at how powerfully this film conveyed the lifestyle and terror in a way that never bordered on melodrama.

There are two scenes that are gripping, one of which comes near the end and I won't destroy it's intent by revealing it here. The first scene that will just leave you numb is Bruce Davison's character at his lover's side urging him to 'just rest,' as he essentially begs him to die. It is quietly and poigniantly stoic and will break your heart. Davison's Oscar nod for this performance was WELL deserved.

This is a movie that requires an open mind, but if you are looking for a film that will give you an enlightening view of a lifestyle you don't live, this is a great film for you and will not disappoint.

I DJ three different Industrial/Goth clubs and playing videos is a part of what I do and I am always on the look out for videos as they are hard to come by! I was excited to get this and it had to be one of the worst music DVD's I have ever purchased!

First of all I really don't care too much for how good a video is as I understand goth/industrial bands are not rich and can't always make high end videos (they were all horrible anyway), however what I do care about is SOUND QUALITY. The sound on this DVD is just utter crap, I couldn't play one video off this DVD at the club, not one! Not only was the sound quality horrible the song/band selection needs a lot of help (for a DJ or club anyway) as they had to of picked the most boring songs possible for this!

As a fan of this type of music and a DJ who plays it, I would recommend hanging on to your money.

I'm mildly into goth music, and I think the review written before saying this dvd is meant only for serious goth fans was correct. No imformation on the bands were provided and when I put the dvd in to paly it, I found I only knew two bands on the whole thing. The set up was also awkward. When playing the audio tracks it was difficult to go to the desired track with out listening to all the ones that came before it.

Not a bad collection. Sure some of the stuff sucks, but what do you expect with a compilation. The Switchblade Symphony video that starts it all off is a good one, and the only video that I've actually seen on TV. Next we get The Wake slumming around in graveyards trying their best to look and sound like The Sisters of Mercy. I was excited to see a video for Nosferatu's the Haunting, one of their best songs. It mixes footage from the movie Nosferatu with some footage of them live. The live performance is the most boring I have ever seen. The band stands on stage like statues. You'd think they wouldn't want this footage in a video, as it shows how lame of a show they have if you go to see them live. The videos start to get really good with Deeper Blue by Ghost Dance. Ann Marie (ex-skeletal family) and Gary Marx (ex-sisters) put on a great live show, and the song is very catchy. The Lords of the New Church follow with an even better song and another fine live performance. We then get The Chameleons doing In Shreds live. The Skeletal Family have a good song, but a poor video. It really looks like it was shot in one take, and the band doesn't even know what to do. The last video worth watching is Corpus Delecti, who simply have to be seen live. The rest of the videos are a bit boring, but hey, its a dvd, you don't have to watch it straight through.