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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, a review by Tom


[tom]I0CC86A7150C1FBC4.4f.jpg[/tom]      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011/United Kingdom)
IMDb | Wikipedia

Warner Home Video (United Kingdom)
Director:David Yates
Writing:Steve Kloves (Screenwriter), J.K. Rowling (Original Material By)
Length:130 min.
Video:Widescreen 2.40
Audio:English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Catalonian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital 5.1, Other: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:Arabic, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
      [tom]I0CC86A7150C1FBC4.4b.jpg[/tom]

Stars:
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
Michael Gambon as Professor Albus Dumbledore
Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley

Plot:
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climatic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.

Awards:
Won:
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)  Best Makeup
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)  Best Sound
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)  Best Director (David Yates)
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)  Best Film
National Board of Review Awards, USA (2011)  Special Achievement Award
National Movie Awards (2011)  The Must See Film of the Summer
Screen Actors Guild Award (2011)  Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Nominated:
Academy Award (2011)  Best Art Direction (Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration))
Academy Award (2011)  Best Makeup (Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin)
Academy Award (2011)  Best Visual Effects (Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)  Best Art Direction (Stuart Craig (production designer), Stephenie McMillan (set decorator))
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)  Best Visual Effects
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)  Best Female Newcomer (Bonnie Wright)
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)  Jameson Best Actor (Daniel Radcliffe)
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)  The Art Of 3D Presented by RealD

Extras:
  • BD-Live
  • Bonus Trailers
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes
  • Maximum Movie Mode
  • Scene Access


My Thoughts:


(From Tom's Harry Potter Movie Marathon on March 23rd, 2013)

Member's Reviews

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a review by Tom


     Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022/United States)
IMDb | Wikipedia

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Germany)
Director:Sam Raimi
Writing:Michael Waldron (Writer), Stan Lee (Original Characters By), Steve Ditko (Original Characters By)
Length:127 min.
Video:Widescreen 2.39
Audio:English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, German: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Subtitles:Danish, English, German, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Stars:
Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Stephen Strange
Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo
Benedict Wong as Wong
Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez

Plot:Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessExtras:
  • Scene Access
  • Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes
  • Outtakes


My Thoughts:
This was the second time, that I have watched this movie. The first time, when it came out on Disney+.
I have to say, that I enjoyed it more the second time. Probably because the first time it didn't match my expectations about the multiverse storyline. But now, that I knew what they were going for, I could appreciate it more.
A little problem though is, that it assumes that you have seen WandaVision. I had, but my wife, with whom I watched it now, hadn't. And she was a little lost because of the kid's that Wanda supposedly had.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on March 27th, 2023)

Member's TV Reviews

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd



Kindred: The Embraced
Enter the dangerous and sexy world of the undead when vampires clash with mortals and each other in a modern-day San Francisco. Five clans of vampires are known as the KINDRED, and in their terrifying embrace, one becomes forever young...forever beautiful...forever doomed.

From the savagery in the premiere to the chilling climactic finale, the KINDRED draws you into a mysterious realm of Mafia wars, forbidden liaisons and inhuman hunger in a spellbinding saga of erotic danger and unworldly suspense!


The Original Saga
An affair with a vampire leads detective Frank Kohanek to the world of the undead ruled by the Prince of Vampires, Julian Luna.

My Thoughts:
This was a very short-lived series. Only lasting 8 episodes. It is a series I bought blind when I found it on sale cheap years ago (bought it in 2004). After buying it I checked the net to see what I can learn about it. It appears they canceled this show because the main star was tragically killed in.. if I remember right... a motorcycle accident after producing the 8 episodes. And instead of trying to write in a replacement somehow... they decided to just cancel the series.

This episode is good... I enjoyed it. Though the series has a slower pace then I am normally used to. I do like how they played with the vampire legend. In this as long as they feed they can seem to be human... have a heartbeat, go out in the sun for short periods of time and such.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on February 23rd, 2010)