When an American director uses a bunch of well-known English actors to tell a Scottish tale centered on two Irish immigrants, you might expect some inconsistencies of tone and accent, and you get them in ''Burke & Hare,'' so nitpickers beware. But those who care less about such stuff than about being entertained will find plenty to like in this...
ONE of the great things about childhood is how easy it is to access the distinct delight of being scared out of your mind. Adults just have more trouble getting goosebumps. That's because experience is the enemy of true terror. You may shriek the first time you see ''A Nightmare on Elm Street,'' but the second or third time you might only shudder....
HOW profoundly has ''Animal House'' penetrated American culture since it was released 33 years ago, on July 28, 1978? Headline writers would be immeasurably impoverished without its title to play on, editorialists would have to think of other ways of describing Congressional dysfunction, and judges would need to come up with new ways of rebuking...
John David Landis (født 3. august 1950) er en amerikansk filminstruktør, manuskriptforfatter, skuespiller og producer.