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I have a large collection of war movies and consider this one to be among the best ever made. Many of the war movies have what I consider to be too many flashback scenes of home and try to become love stories with a few battle scenes. These scenes in Between Heaven and Hell actually have a real purpose in the story. More than any war movie that I have seen, this one shows a trend in American history that is often overlook—the fact that wars and the men who serve in them traditionally return home with a more egalitarian outlook, hungry to reform the society that they left. Between Heaven and Hell shows a man's transformation into a better person as a result of his war experiences. Sam Gifford is a man on the edge of breaking from the strain of war. He has experienced loss and hardship and realized that in the past he has been the unnecessary source of it for others. Between Heaven and Hell has a psychological realism that most war movies lack. It shows war heroes for what they are—men who rise above their ordinary selves to do extraordinary things in adversity. This is great story telling with great characters.

I was excited to find CCIZT on DVD. Unfortunately, the movie is mediocre B-movie fare. All the elements that make a great B-Movie are here--a soap star(Jamie Rose), a great character actor (Don Calfa), a future star (Billy Bob Thornton), and Lewis Arquette as a cop. Other elements are sadly missing--over the top camp, extraneous gore, even gratuitious nudity. There is a hidden easter egg (Cannibal Lesbian Hoedown) on the disc that contains all of these The casual 80's slasher fan would do better to check out Slumber Party Massacre. For a celebration of zombie B-Movies, check out The Dead Hate the Living. Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town is a great movie title and the disc is a must have for the B-movie collector, but not a great zombie film or a great B-movie.

Terrible! A waste of time. A first viewing left me with such a terrible opinion of this movie that I had to watch it again to see if it was really as bad as I remembered. Can a good-looking young cast carry a film? Uh…no, although, I love Christina's pajamas. Ultimately, this movie has no redeeming qualities. Don't get me wrong, after a second viewing, I see a great deal that could have made for a great movie...in fact, wait...already has...a psycho released from an asylum kills cute girls, hides in secret passages, stalks the lead hottie, then gets caught in his own trap. Yes, its Psycho meets Halloween inbred with Don't Look in the Basement and Crawlspace, with the cast of Scream IV. A better soundtrack would have been a great plus. The location of the house is also a distracter. Great horror houses are more isolated. Christina's house looks like its in a field by a ditch by a road. Well acted, the film benefits most from the inclusion of John Savage. Unfortunately, he, like the talented young actors, is wasted. Do yourself a favor and watch one of the great movies I mentioned. There is a reason Christina's House debuted in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart.