Tom's Random Reviews

[Tom]

Title: It's a Boy Girl Thing
Year: 2006
Director: Nick Hurran
Rating: 12
Length: 91 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:

Stars:
Samaire Armstrong
Kevin Zegers
Sherry Miller
Robert Joy
Sharon Osbourne

Plot:
IT'S A BOY GIRL THING is a hilarious body-swap comedy in the style of BIG and 13 GOING ON 30 and is the story of Nell and Woody; teen rivals that love nothing more than to hate one another. Enemies in school, and next-door neighbours at home, the pair inexplicably wake one morning to find they have swapped bodies. At first, they're disturbed by the occurrence, but with a little thought, it's not long before they're in school and tarnishing each others' reputations. Devoting so much time and attention to each other has never been as much fun for Nell and Woody, and they soon discover that love can stem from the strangest of plantings.

Awards:
Extras:
Scene Access
Trailers

My Thoughts:

An OK film. The body-swapping has been done much better in the past. The actors are not all that good at portaying being the different sex. As a matter of fact there were not all that good portraying their characters in their own bodies. I thought that the girl was behaving much more naturally, while the boy was inside of her.
It is your average teen rom-com. Nothing more, nothing less.

Rating:

[Tom]

Title: The Time Tunnel: Volume Two
Year: 1966
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 769 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono, French: Dolby Digital Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:


Plot:
FROM THE CREATIVE GENIUS OF IRWIN ALLEN ("Lost in Space," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno) COMES ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND ORIGINAL SCI-FI SHOWS OF THE 1960s!

Determined to prove that Project Tic Toc was capable of sending humans through time, Dr. Tony Newman and Dr. Doug Phillips entered the project's time tunnel before final tests were completed. Now, caught in time and unable to return home, the two scientists battle to stay alive as the Vortex of Time thrusts them into the middle of some of the most significant events in world history. But even more important, as the time travelers encounter famous and influential people of the past, they must make sure their actions don't inadvertently change history and alter the future.


Extras:
2002 Unaired TV Pilot
Closed Captioned
Interviews
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Time Travelers TV Movie

My Thoughts:

I finally have finished the second volume of this series. I didn't enjoy this volume as much as the first volume. The reason is, that a lot of boring (obscure historic events), fantastical (aliens) and mystic (Merlin, Robin Hood, Roman gods) story lines were in this volume.

The unaired 2002 pilot was interesting to watch, but it is not unbelievable that the series got not picked up. The TV movie "Time Travelers" is one to miss. Not really interesting.

#	Episode	Rating
16	The Revenge of Robin Hood
17	Kill Two by Two
18	Visitors From Beyond the Stars
19	The Ghost of Nero
20	The Walls of Jericho
21	Idol of Death
22	Billy the Kid
23	Pirates of Deadman's Island
24	Chase Through Time
25	The Death Merchant
26	Attack of the Barbarians
27	Merlin the Magician
28	The Kidnappers
29	Raiders from Outer Space
30	Town of Terror

#	Episode	Rating
01	2002 Unaired Pilot
02	Time Travelers

[addicted2dvd]

This is disappointing... I haven't gotten to vol. 2 yet. But I been enjoying vol. 1! I did however watch and enjoyed the 2002 unaired pilot more then you. I would have loved to of seen more of it!

[Tom]

Title: X2
Year: 2003
Director: Bryan Singer
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 128 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: DTS 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Commentary, English, German

Stars:
Patrick Stewart
Hugh Jackman
Ian McKellen
Halle Berry
Famke Janssen

Plot:
Mutant continue their struggle against a society that fears and distrusts them. Their cause becomes even more desperate following an incredible attack by an as yet undetermined assailment possessing extraordinary abilities. The shocking attack renews the political and public outcry for a Mutant Registration Act and an anti-mutant movement now led by William Stryker, a wealthy former Army Commander who is rumored to have experimented on mutants. Stryker's 'mutant' work is somehow tied to Logan's mysterious and forgotten past. As Wolverine searches for clues to his origin, Stryker puts into motion his anti-mutant program - launching an attack on Xavier's mansion. Magneto, newly escaped combat their common and formidable enemy: Stryker. With the fates of Xavier, mankind - and mutant kind - in their hands, the X-Men face their most dangerous mission ever.

Awards:

BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2004	Won	BMI Film Music Award	John Ottman
Hugo Award	2004	Nominated	Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
MTV Movie Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Fight	Hugh Jackman vs. Kelly Hu
MTV Movie Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Kiss	Shawn Ashmore, Anna Paquin
MTV Movie Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Movie
MTV Movie Awards	2004	Won	Breakthrough Male	Shawn Ashmore
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Visual Effects
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Costumes	Louise Mingenbach
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Director	Bryan Singer
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Makeup	Gordon Smith
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Music	John Ottman
Saturn	2003	Won	Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Special Effects	Mike Fink, Richard Hollander, Stephen Rosenbaum, Mike Verzina
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Writing	Daniel Harris, Michael Dougherty
Saturn	2002	Nominated	Cinescape Genre Face of the Future - Male	Shawn Ashmore
Teen Choice Awards	2003	Nominated	Choice Movie - Drama/Action Adventure
Teen Choice Awards	2003	Nominated	Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure	Hugh Jackman
Teen Choice Awards	2003	Nominated	Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure	Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn
Teen Choice Awards	2003	Nominated	Choice Movie Chemistry	Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore
Teen Choice Awards	2003	Nominated	Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence
Teen Choice Awards	2003	Nominated	Choice Movie Liar	Rebecca Romijn
Teen Choice Awards	2003	Nominated	Choice Movie Villain	Brian Cox, Ian McKellen

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Multi Angle
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers

My Thoughts:

I haven't watched this movie since I first got it on DVD, even though I think it is the best of the X-Men movies. The first one was too much of a Wolverine show. This one also focus a lot on him, but not as much. This movie has some great action and never drags for a minute. I really enjoyed this movie, even though I am not big on the X-Men in general (though I must admit, I only know them from the movies).

Rating:

[Emma]

 love the X-men comics and I have to admit as cliché as it is Wolverine is one of my favourite characters.

I think all the films were Wolverine films just appeal to that Cliché :p although I did enjoy them!

[Tom]

Title: Spider-Man
Year: 2002
Director: Sam Raimi
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 116 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Trivia, Turkish

Stars:
Tobey Maguire
Willem Dafoe
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Cliff Robertson

Plot:
From Columbia Pictures Presents, A Marvel Enterprises/Laura Ziskin Production, Spider-Man is a live-action feature of one of the world's most popular comic book superheroes. Directed by Sam Raimi, Spider-Man centers on student Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) who, after being bitten by a genetically-altered spider, gains superhuman strength and the spider-like ability to cling to any surface. He vows to use his abilities to fight crime, coming to understand the words of his beloved Uncle Ben: 'With great power comes great responsibility.'

Awards:

Academy Award	2002	Nominated	Best Sound	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Ed Novick
Academy Award	2002	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Anatomy Awards	2003	Won	Best Pokiosity	Kirsten Dunst
BAFTA	2002	Nominated	Achievement In Special Visual Effects	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony Lamolinara, John Frazier
BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2003	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Danny Elfman
Casting Society of America Awards	2002	Nominated	Best Casting for Feature Film – Comedy	Francine Maisler, Lynn Kressel
Cinema Audio Society Awards	2003	Nominated	Outstanding Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Ed Novick
Empire Magazine Awards	2003	Won	Best Actress	Kirsten Dunst
Empire Magazine Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Director	Sam Raimi
Empire Magazine Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Film
Grammy Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media	Danny Elfman
Grammy Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media	"Hero": Chad Kroeger
Hugo Award	2003	Nominated	Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
MTV Movie Awards	2003	Won	Best Female Performance	Kirsten Dunst
MTV Movie Awards	2003	Won	Best Kiss	Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst
MTV Movie Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Male Performance	Tobey Maguire
MTV Movie Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Movie
MTV Movie Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Villain	Willem Dafoe
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	Danny Cangemi, John Frazier, John Dykstra
Satellite Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Film Editing	Eric Zumbrunnen
Satellite Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	John Dykstra
Saturn	2002	Nominated	Best Actor	Tobey Maguire
Saturn	2002	Nominated	Best Actress	Kirsten Dunst
Saturn	2002	Nominated	Best Director	Sam Raimi
Saturn	2002	Nominated	Best Fantasy Film
Saturn	2002	Won	Best Music	Danny Elfman
Taurus Award	2003	Nominated	Best Fight	Chris Daniels, Zach Hudson, Kim Kahana Jr., Johnny Nguyen, Mark Wagner
Teen Choice Awards	2002	Won	Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure	Tobey Maguire
Teen Choice Awards	2002	Nominated	Film - Choice Actress, Drama/Action Adventure	Kirsten Dunst
Teen Choice Awards	2002	Nominated	Film - Choice Chemistry	Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire
Teen Choice Awards	2002	Won	Film - Choice Lip Lock	Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst
Teen Choice Awards	2002	Won	Film - Choice Movie, Drama/Action Adventure
World Soundtrack Awards	2002	Nominated	Best Original Soundtrack of the Year – Orchestral	Danny Elfman
World Stunt Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Fight	Chris Daniels, Zach Hudson, Kim Kahana Jr., Johnny Nguyen, Mark Wagner
Young Artist Awards	2003	Nominated	Best Family Feature Film – Fantasy

Extras:
Commentary
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Music Videos
Outtakes
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Spinnen-Sinn
Trailers

My Thoughts:

I was in the mood for a superhero movie again. I haven't watched this one for a while. At time I thought the movie was really great. In my opinion it was one of the main reasons, that in the last decade superhero movies became again quite popular and a lot of great such movies were made. I still like it, but it is now overshadowed by some other great movies.
Willem Dafoe did a great job as Norman Osborn. Tobey Maguire somehow fits as Spider-Man. I never really cared for Kirsten Dunst as MJ, but this doesn't affect my enjoyment of the movie.

Rating:

[Tom]

Title: Spider-Man 2
Year: 2004
Director: Sam Raimi
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 122 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital Surround, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Trivia, Turkish

Stars:
Tobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Alfred Molina
Rosemary Harris

Plot:
Two years have passed, and the mild-mannered Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) faces new challenges as he struggles to balance his life as the elusive superhero Spider-Man. Tormented by his secrets, Peter is in danger of losing all those that he holds dear. His love for MJ (Kirsten Dunst) becomes stronger and his friendship with Harry Osborn (James Franco) is complicated by the young Osborn's bitterness over his father's death. These relationships are now in danger of unravelling when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius, (Alfred Molina) who has been reincarnated as the multi-tentacled 'Doc Ock.'

Awards:

Academy Award	2004	Nominated	Best Sound Editing	Paul Ottosson
Academy Award	2004	Nominated	Best Sound Mixing	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Joseph Geisinger
Academy Award	2004	Won	Best Visual Effects	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
AFI	2003	Nominated	100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006)
American Film Institute Awards	2004	Won	Movie of the Year
BAFTA	2004	Nominated	Achievement In Special Visual Effects	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony La Molinara, John Frazier
BAFTA	2004	Nominated	Sound	Paul Ottosson
BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2005	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Danny Elfman
Cinema Audio Society Awards	2005	Nominated	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures	Joseph Geisinger, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush
Empire Magazine Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Actor	Tobey Maguire
Empire Magazine Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Actress	Kirsten Dunst
Empire Magazine Awards	2005	Won	Best Director	Sam Raimi
Empire Magazine Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Film
Hugo Award	2005	Nominated	Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Action Sequence
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Movie
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Video Game Based on a Movie
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Villain	Alfred Molina
Satellite Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Drama	Alfred Molina
Satellite Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Cinematography	Bill Pope, Anette Haellmigk
Satellite Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Film Editing	Bob Murawski
Satellite Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Original Score	Danny Elfman
Satellite Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Sound (Editing & Mixing)	Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Joseph Geisinger, Paul Ottosson, Susan Dudeck
Satellite Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Saturn	2004	Won	Best Actor	Tobey Maguire
Saturn	2004	Won	Best Director	Sam Raimi
Saturn	2004	Won	Best Fantasy Film
Saturn	2004	Nominated	Best Music	Danny Elfman
Saturn	2004	Won	Best Special Effects	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Saturn	2004	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor	Alfred Molina
Saturn	2004	Won	Best Writing	Alvin Sargent
Taurus Award	2005	Won	Best Overall Stunt by a Man	Chris Daniels, Michael Hugghins
Taurus Award	2005	Nominated	Best Specialty Stunt	Tim Storms, Garrett Warren, Susie Park, Patricia M. Peters, Norb Phillips, Lisa Hoyle, Kevin L. Jackson, Clay Donahue Fontenot
Taurus Award	2005	Nominated	Best Work with a Vehicle	Tad Griffith, Richard Burden, Scott Rogers, Darrin Prescott, Mark Norby
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Nominated	Choice Movie Bad Guy	Alfred Molina
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Won	Choice Movie of the Summer
Visual Effects Society Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Single Visual Effect of the Year	John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Dan Abrams, John Monos (For the clock tower)
Visual Effects Society Awards	2005	Won	Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture	Colin Drobnis, Greg Derochie, Blaine Kennison, Ken Lam (For the train sequence)
Visual Effects Society Awards	2005	Won	Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Act on Motion Picture	Dan Abrams, David Emery, Andrew Nawrot, John Hart (For the NYC street, night)
Visual Effects Society Awards	2005	Won	Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film	Alfred Molina
Visual Effects Society Awards	2005	Nominated	Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture	John Frazier, James D. Schwalm, James Nagle, David Amborn
Visual Effects Society Awards	2005	Nominated	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture	John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Anthony LaMolinara, Scott Stokdyk
World Stunt Awards	2005	Won	Best Overall Stunt by a Man	Chris Daniels, Michael Hugghins
World Stunt Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Specialty Stunt	Tim Storms, Garrett Warren, Susie Park, Patricia M. Peters, Norb Phillips, Lisa Hoyle, Kevin L. Jackson, Clay Donahue Fontenot
World Stunt Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Work with a Vehicle	Tad Griffith, Richard Burden, Scott Rogers, Darrin Prescott, Mark Norby

Extras:
Commentary
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Multi Angle
Music Videos
Outtakes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers

My Thoughts:

One of the best superhero movies. I enjoy it even better than the first one. Also the CGI Spidey is much more convincing in this movie.

Rating:

[Emma]

I think Spider-man 2 is the best of the three films. I was looking forward to Spider-man 4, but it looks like its already in trouble

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Spider-Man-4-In-Trouble-16191.html

I quite like the Vulture :/

[Tom]

I will not be watching the third movie next. It hasn't been long enough since I last saw it (it isn't a movie which I can watch again and again). But you can find my review here.

[Rogmeister]

Emma, it's interesting you like Spidey 3 the best...someone else told me it wasn't as good as the others.  I haven't seen it myself yet and don't have the DVD but it's been cropping up on one of the cable channels I get so I've been thinking of checking it out.  Finding the time and checking in advance when the next airing is has been my problem so far...

[Tom]

Emma, it's interesting you like Spidey 3 the best...someone else told me it wasn't as good as the others.

She said that she likes Spidey 2 the best
And she's right: It is the best of the three.

[Rogmeister]

Oops, sorry...my failing eyesight thought she'd written Spidey 3...never mind... 

[Emma]

Roger if you have seen the other two and liked them Id recommend watching 3 to complete the story... whilst its not a great film, its ok and worth watching if only once.

[Rogmeister]

Thanks, Emma.  I have seen the first Spider-Man a couple of times including the first time in a theater.  Surprisingly enough, thopugh I own a DVD of it, I still haven't seen the second Spider-Man either.  So I'll try to catch it first.  Spider-Man 3 will always crop up on cable now, I  assume, so there's no hurry to see that one.

[Jon]

I think Spider-man 2 is the best of the three films. I was looking forward to Spider-man 4, but it looks like its already in trouble

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Spider-Man-4-In-Trouble-16191.html

I quite like the Vulture :/

Oh dear! Empire reported about a week before that about casting for the Vulture and they said there was trouble brewing over the Black Cat character and Raimi was going with a sidekick for the Vulture called "Vulturess", which is possibly the worst name ever for a villain. If ever there was a good reason to put everything on hold, it's asking Anne Hathaway to play a part with a name like that!

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