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Due Date, a review by Dragonfire

Due Date

I really like Robert Downey Jr. and I was wanting to see this one ever since I saw the first trailer. 

I'm going to say right up front that this one isn't a movie for everyone.  While it is very funny, a lot of the humor is crude or rude in some way and it has the potential of offending people.

I found the movie to be really funny and entertaining even though it could have been more original.  There are a lot of similarities with Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.  I even seen a few with National Lampoon's Vacation.  Despite that, I still think this movie is very entertaining and worth watching.  There is enough different going on so it isn't like the movie is exactly like Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.  Peter and Ethan are extremely different, so it makes sense for there to be conflicts between them.  Those conflicts lead to a lot of funny scenes.  A lot of the funnier moments were in the trailers, but there are also some funny things that weren't in the trailers.  The plot isn't that complex, but it still manages to be entertaining.

Both the main characters have flaws, so that does make them more believable.  Ethan is nice and he tries so hard to be liked, but it is understandable why Peter gets so irritated with him.  I love Robert Downey Jr. and Zack Galifianakis in the parts.  They have a good dynamic between them.

Due Date isn't for everyone, but it is really funny and entertaining.  I think it is worth watching, though I could see some people getting offended by it.

I did get a longer review posted on Epinions after seeing it in the theater.

Due Date

(From Due Date on December 2nd, 2010)

Blood of Dracula's Castle, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Blood of Dracula's Castle
Year: 1969
Director: Al Adamson
Rating: NR
Length: 84 Min.
Video: Widescreen
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: N/A

Stars:
John Carradine
Paula Raymond
Alexander D'Arcy
Robert Dix
Gene O'Shane
Barbara Bishop

Plot:
A chilling, blood-curdling tale about a young couple that inherits an old castle but finds it already inhabited by a crusty butler, an obsessed killer and a couple of vampires, who kidnap and sacrifice young girls in order to live on and on....

Extras:
Scene Access

My Thoughts:
This movie is in the boxset Gorehouse Greats Collection that I bought a year or so ago. Granted I got the set very cheap... but the quality of this video is more then lacking. There was actually green, blue, red and white  vertical lines off and on through-out the entire movie! I sure hope that the other 11 movies in this set looks better then this one.

I got to say this movie didn't impress me all that much. First of all this is a vampire movie (plus some). And what do we get from the vampires? Sitting around the castle talking and drinking their blood from glasses. This movie looks to me like something that Mystery Science Theater 3000 would use for one of their shows. It would probably be more entertaining then the actual movie! Even with that said... there is some scenes here that peaked my interest... unfortunately when that was the case... they just couldn't keep up with it. Watching this movie from (as I said) the Gorehouse Greats Collection... I have to ask... where is the gore?  Hopefully the other movies in this set won't be so disappointing.



(From The Movies From Within My Lifetime on March 23rd, 2011)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season One: Volume Two
Year: 1984
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 688 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Spanish: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:


Plot:Extras:
2 Collectible Art Cards
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

After having it already for a few years, I finally came around continuing with the next volume of the classic He-Man series. I still enjoy watching it. Even though the animation is very limited, I like how much they got out of reusing a lot of stock footage. Filmation series are known to be animated completely in the US without out-sourcing to Korea or such. And having almost 70 episodes per season, it is such a great task that they managed to produce such a continuesly fun series that way.
Also I never got tired of the He-Man theme music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pmfrS3GeM

#	Episode	Rating
34	The Dragon's Gift
35	The Sleepers Awaken
36	The Search
37	It's Not My Fault
38	Valley of Power
39	Trouble in Arcadia
40	House of Shokoti (Part 1)
41	House of Shokoti (Part 2)
42	Double Edged Sword
43	The Mystery of Man-E-Faces
44	The Region of Ice
45	Orko's Missing Magic
46	Eternal Darkness
47	Keeper of the Ancient Ruins
48	Return of Evil
49	Return of the Gryphon
50	Temple of The Sun
51	City Beneath the Sea
52	Teela's Trial
53	Dree Elle's Return
54	Game Plan
55	Eye of the Beholder
56	Quest for the Sword
57	Castle of Heroes
58	The Once and Future Duke
59	The Witch and the Warrior
60	The Return of Granamyr
61	Pawns of the Game Master
62	Golden Disks of Knowledge
63	The Huntsman
64	The Remedy
65	The Heart of a Giant

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 21st, 2009)