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The Final Countdown, a review by Danae Cassandra![]() The Final Countdown Year of Release: 1980 Directed By: Don Taylor Starring: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning Genre: Science-Fiction, Adventure, War Overview:My Thoughts: This was a fun film. I've always enjoyed the idea of time travel, and the questions it raises - if you change history, how do you know to do so? The plot here is straightforward but decently executed, and the performances are all very solid. The real star here is the USS Nimitz and her aircraft. If you're looking for a film with lots of beautiful flying and airplane action, you can't go wrong here. It's an entertaining film with an interesting premise, and I'd recommend it to just about anyone. Bechdel Test: Fail Overall: 3/5 (From Within My (Mom's) Lifetime Marathon on November 5th, 2015) Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, a review by JimmyMOVIE / DVD INFO: Title: Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) Genre: Horror Director: Joe Lynch Rating: 16+ Length: 1h37 Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1:78.1 Audio: English, French and Spanish Subtitles: English and Spanish Stars: Erica Leerhsen Henry Rollins Texas Battle Aleksa Palladino Daniella Alonso Plot: A post-apocalyptic reality show, in wich participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland, turns into a nightmarish showdown when the contestants realize they're being hunted for real by an inbred family of cannibals! My Thoughts: Not as bad as I expected it to be considering that everything I've seen before with a reality TV show premisses was awfull (the less said about Within the Woods the better it is). But this is more an excuse to have a group in the mountains than anything else. Also it is nice to have Erica Leerhsen in a staring role (that kind of made me want to rewatch Book of Shadows for the first in years) and, of course, Henry Rolliins kick ass. Common he was the singer of the great hardcore band Black Flags (not a whiny hemo band like we say so much these days) back in the days and he is an awesome poet.Evidently the writers found a way to fuck the mythology of the wood people. They are like that because they had been breeding with one another for generations not because of some toxic waste from a closed industry in the woods. The effects are a little bit over the top and the CGI is too evident at time. Another small critic, the inbreds don't talk like us M. writers (and certainly not use words like shit or fuck) they have their own incomprehensible language (why would they talk in english since they live as hermits in the fricking mountains). Anyway don't let my critics fool you this film isn't that bad, just a disappointing sequel. Rating : ![]() (From Jimmy's - 2013 Ooctober Horror Marathon on October 6th, 2013) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd10. Pheromone, My Lovely (11/28/93) A scheming chemist douses the Daily Planet staff with attraction-inducing perfume. The results: Jimmy pursues a model, Perry White falls for the cleaning woman, and Lois has the hots for Clark. My Thoughts: I have definitely seen better... but it is a decent episode. If nothing else the scenes of Lois in love with Clark was fun to watch. Not sure I would be strong enough to not take advantage of a hot woman like that throwing herself at me. My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 ![]() ![]() ![]() (From Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Marathon on July 16th, 2009) |