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New in Town, a review by Rich

Title: New in Town

Runtime:96
Certificate:PG
Year:2009
Genres:Comedy, Romance

Plot:My Review:
Tired old format - high flier goes to sleepy old town to close down friendly old business, only to fall in love with the place, and a person in it, then proceed to save the day by finding amazing new concept and making company a roaring sucess, and they all live happily ever after.
Zellweger always suits such roles, and is comfortable in the lead, but I found Connick wooden and unconvincing as her love interest. JK Simmons as always injects class, and in general the cast work well together with a fairly dull script.
Not an awful film, there are some genuinely funny moments, and it is better than some out there, but I would recommend Kinky Boots and Spotswood ahead of this.


(From DCO third annual November Alphabet Marathon - discussion/review/banter thread on November 12th, 2009)

Friday the 13th, a review by GSyren

Title	Friday the 13th (7-321937-111724)
Director	Sean S. Cunningham
Actors	Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Jeannine Taylor
Produced	1980 in United States
Runtime	91 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono, German Dolby Digital Mono, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono, Commentary Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles	Danish, English, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Overview	A group of fun-loving teenagers take jobs at a recently re-opened summer camp, unaware of the circumstances that had led to its closure: the drowning of a young boy named Jason and subsequent murder of two counsellors over twenty years before. No sooner has the camp re-opened for business than the killing begins again, as the teens are picked off one by one.
My thoughts	I had planned on a Friday the 13thFriday the 13th should Friday the 13th The Burning or The Prowler (both also with Savini effects). So, a mediocre slasher, but one that was made famous thanks to its sequels, more than anything else. Still, in order to appreciate the success of the Friday the 13th
My rating	4 out of 5

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on October 8th, 2013)

Fear Itself Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

2. Spooked
While on a stakeout in a haunted house,  a private eye hired by a mysterious woman is forced to confront the demons of his past.

Stars:
Eric Roberts
Cynthia Watros
Jack Noseworthy
Larry Gilliard Jr.
Liam James

My Thoughts:
This is one of the few that I have seen before. Spooked is the second one to air... so this one is actually in the right spot in the set. It is one of the good episodes... I enjoyed it quite a bit. Though I will say it was a little on the weird side. But it has a good ghost story atmosphere to it. Definitely worth watching.

My Rating:

(From Fear Itself Marathon on December 28th, 2009)