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Broken Lizard's Club Dread, a review by Rich

Title: Broken Lizard's Club Dread

Movie Count:21 
TV Ep. Count:15 

Runtime:104
Certificate:R
Year:2004
Genres:Comedy, Horror

Plot:Broken Lizard is back…and this time the crazy comedy troupe that brought you Super Troopers is taking you on a trip so outrageously fun...it’s murder.
Welcome to Coconut Pete’s Pleasure Island, a tropical, tequila-soaked vacation resort where high-spirited fun soon takes a deadly turn-leaving the island’s hilariously inept staff to battle a machete-wielding maniac as they fight to survive another day in paradise. Filled with sidesplitting humor, scary slasher scenes, and plenty of bikini-clad babes, Broken Lizard’s Club Dread is a comedy to die for!

My Review:
A horror that isn't horror, a comedy that's not funny, no storyline, shite acting, pointless nudity and amateur effects - that equals this dismal offering.
I wonder what they had on Bill Paxton to get him to star in this shambles, it doesn't make any sense as he is a great actor.
Possibly the worst film I've sat through this year.






(From Rich's October Horror Fest on October 19th, 2009)

Invictus , a review by samuelrichardscott

Invictus (2009) Region B United Kingdom (rental)

Overview:
Clint Eastwood directs this drama based on events that took place during the first term of Nelson Mandela's presidency of South Africa. In an effort to help unite his racially and economically divided country in the wake of the apartheid system, the newly-elected Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joins forces with Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of South Africa's rugby team The Springboks. Convinced that he can use the universal language of sport to help bring his people together, Mandela rallies the team as it makes its historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship final against New Zealand.

My Thoughts:
I've been on a bit of an Eastwood kick lately and last week watched Changeling and Gran Torino. This week, I went to my rental queue and added Invictus as high priority and I am glad I did. Despite some dodgy accents (are there no South African actors for these big roles...? same for Blood Diamond) Freeman and Damon impress in the lead roles of what is an unlikely important historical event. Eastwood manages to catch the varying views of people via the way members of the crowd, and the rugby team, initially react whilst at the same time catching Mandela's hope for the future of his country and how he used Rugby to help him change the opinions of many, and the way they acted by bringing people together through a sporting event. Recommended. 4/5

(From Never Ending Movie Marathon (short reviews) on August 9th, 2010)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The bajoran spiritual leader - Kai Opaka - visits DS9 for the first time and Sisko grants her her wish and takes her through the wormhole. On the other side they pick up a signal but when they reach the point of origin the runabout Yangtzee Kiang is attacked and crash-lands on a moon. Kai Opaka dies during the crash but miraculously revives. But they aren't alone on the moon. There are two waring factions  and Sisko and the others get caught in the middle.

My Opinion: Although it was only the second appearance of Kai Opaka I hated to see her leave the show because I know who will succeed her. Apart from that the story wasn't very good. First of all the premise was wrong: So they can't die because they get resurrected - but what about beheading? That's pretty final, isn't it? And if they've really fought for countless years without getting anything out of it, at some point they simply have to get tired of it.

Synopsis: Dr. Bashir is being called to a bajoran village where the population fears to be dead soon. O'Brien is ordered to accompany him. But when they arrive they find only a dying old man and the rest of the village seems to be fine. But that old man is the only person who can fight back the Dal'Rok and he appoints O'Brien as his successor.

My Opinion: The begin of a beautiful friendship (even though they don't know it yet). Still a rather uninteresting episode.

Synopsis: A moon in the bajoran system has to be evacuated due to core drillings but one farmer is unwilling to leave his house. Major Kira Nerys tries to convince him to leave before he will be forcefully removed. Meanwhile Jake and Nog found the "Noh-Jay Consortium" and try to sell 5000 packs of mistakenly ordered cardassian Yamok sauce.

My Opinion: This was a great episode on both story lines. Brian Keith played a great Mullibok and the scenes with him and Kira were really good. I believe this was the first time that we learn that "Nerys" is actually Kira's given name. Although her full name was known and she is addressed as "Major Kira" even former resistance companions called her "Kira", not "Nerys". It was also funny to see Nog and Jake trying to make money out of the sauce and the stuff they've exchanged it for.

Synopsis: Dax discovers that something strange is going on in the Denorios belt (where the wormhole is located). And suddenly fantasies become reality and manifest themselves. Sisko's visited by a famous baseball player, Rumpelstiltskin appears in the bedroom of Chief O'Brien's daughter and a very submissive Jadzia hits on Dr. Bashir. But that's not the worst. And there's a sub-spatial rift in the belt and it's widening and threatens to destroy the station.

My Opinion: Another average episode. The second Dax was funny but overall it was nothing special.

(From Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon on September 21st, 2008)