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Bobby, a review by Rich

Title: Bobby

Runtime:117
Certificate:R
Year:2006
Genres:Drama

Plot:My Review:
Yes, this movie has an amazing cast, it literally drips with big names, as Estevez/Sheen use their influence to bag the stars. However the class stops with the actors, as the storyline is dull, meaningless and bitty. The potential for some meaningful drama injected into an important part of US history is lost, as the 'director' chooses to concentrate on a multitude of other small surrounding stories that are so disjointed that you soon lose interest in the whole production.
The soundtrack was wonderful, perfect accompaniment to a better film. The flashbacks to Kennedy and his speeches were inspirational and thought-provoking, and highlighted what a waste this movie is of a much better story that could have been told. It actually felt like a soap opera, and probably should have been run on TV accordingly.
Damn shame - disappointing.


(From DCO third annual November Alphabet Marathon - discussion/review/banter thread on November 4th, 2009)

Salaam-E-Ishq, a review by Tom

Title: Salaam-E-Ishq
Year: 2007
Director: Nikhil Advani
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 201 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Anil Kapoor
Juhi Chawla
Govinda
Shannon Esra
Salman Khan

Plot:
Six couples in love must face different problems caused by love itself. Do they resolve their issues and face life anew, or do they succumb under pressure?

Awards:
Extras:
Poster
Scene Access
Trailers

Similar like "Love Actually" six love stories run in parallel and cross paths from time to time and come together at the end. I definately enjoyed this movie. It never got boring during its 200 minutes runtime. It also has some catchy songs. There are some familiar faces here but I wouldn't call it an all-star cast. Most famous here are Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan. She is playing a starlet who is sick of being cast as "item girl" (i.e. only as the dancer in a movie's showcase song number) instead of being cast as a serious actress. This is why her plan is to invent a fake steady relationship to change her image. But then someone appears proclaiming to be her partner. Another nice storyline is the one with the taxi driver who falls in love with his foreign passenger. All the women are beautiful, the guys though are surprisingly average looking for the most part.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on August 4th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Highlander: The Raven (1998/) IMDb | Wikipedia Anchor Bay Entertainment (United States) Length: 1078 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles:

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Plot:
She's roamed the world for 1,200 years, romancing kings, cavorting with thieves, and using her preternatural street smarts to evade the blades of countless evil Immortals. Now, the shrewd and sexy femme fatale, Amanda Derieux, has achieved true immortality in awesome digital format.

HIGHLANDER: The Raven Collection on DVD celebrates all 22 daring and provocative episodes in the high-action HIGHLANDER spin-off series with a 9-disc collector's set that beautifully preserves Elizabeth Gracen's smart and captivating portrayal as the morally conflicted Amanda and her high-risk adventures with hunk detective, Nick Wolfe (Paul Johansson).

Loaded with newly created Bonus Material, each disc boasts behind-the-scenes audio and video commentary from cast and crew, including Gracen and Johansson, plus detailed Cast Bios, Series Trivia, Featurettes and a hilarious Blooper Reel.

With classic HIGHLANDER flourishes, like flashbacks, beautifully choreographed sword duals and electrifying Quickenings, The Raven Collection on DVD marks a must-have chapter for fans of the epic HIGHLANDER legend.


Highlander: The Raven
1.01 Reborn
Writer: Gregory Widen (Original Characters By), Karen Harris (Writer)
Director: Ian Toynton
Cast: Elizabeth Gracen (Amanda Darieux), Paul Johansson (Nick Wolfe), Torri Higginson (Claudia Hoffman), Patricia Gage (Lucy Becker), Michael Copeman (Carl Magnus), Julian Richings (Basil Morgan), James Purcell (Stanley Ferris), Robert McClure (David Hoffman), Hayley Lochner (Annie Hoffman)

This is a spin-off from the Highlander series with a minor side character from that series in the lead.
I really wanted to like this series. I enjoyed Highlander and a series about a female immortal could have been fun. I enjoyed Amanda on Highlander, but I didn't really like her in this series. As a matter of fact I never finished watching this first season. I can understand that it didn't survive to see a second season.
The pilot episode is okay. I enjoyed watching it to a degree.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on October 16th, 2011)