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Bug, a review by addicted2dvd

Bug: Special Edition (2006/United States) Lions Gate Entertainment Director: William Friedkin Writing: Tracy Letts (Screenwriter), Tracy Letts (Original Material By) Length: 102 min. Rating: Rated R : Some Strong Violence, Sexuality, Nudity, Language and Drug Use Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Ashley Judd as Agnes White
Michael Shannon (1974) as Peter Evans
Harry Connick, Jr. as Jerry Goss
Lynn Collins as R.C.
Brian F. O'Byrne as Dr. Sweet
Neil Bergeron as Man In Grocery Store

Plot:
A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive ex-husband. But when she begins a romance with Peter, an eccentric drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again - until the first bugs arrive...

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned

This movie was given to me one year ago this month. After watching this one I must admit that I have mixed feelings. I found it to be an interesting concept, but ay the same time... it wasn't something very entertaining to watch. Because of this I don't think it will have all that much re-watch value. It is a type of movie that while I watched it I wasn't all that impressed with it. But afterwards the more I thought on it the stronger the story is. But even with that said, it isn't a very impressive movie. I found it to be a pretty average psychological thriller... borderline horror movie (the trailer calls it a horror). I could see myself watching this movie again at some time... but not anytime soon... and definitely not that often.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on March 10th, 2012)

Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a review by addicted2dvd

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009/United States) IMDb |Trailer | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Steve Carr Writing: Kevin James (1965) (Writer), Nick Bakay (Writer) Length: 91 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby TrueHD: 5.1, French: Dolby TrueHD: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Portuguese: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Commentary

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Stars:
Kevin James as Paul Blart
Keir O'Donnell as Veck
Jayma Mays as Amy
Raini Rodriguez as Maya
Shirley Knight as Mom

Plot:
With a heart that won't quit, a stomach that won't stop gurgling, and a self-sworn oath to protect his turf, he's Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

Mild-mannered Paul Blart (Kevin James, "The King of Queens") has always had huge dreams of becoming a State Trooper. Until then, he patrols the local mall as a security guard. With his closely cropped mustache, personal transporter and gung-ho attitude, only Blart seems to take his job seriously. All that changes when a team of thugs raids the mall and takes hostages. Untrained, unarmed and a super-size target, Blart has to become a real cop to save the day.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• BD-Live
• Digital Copy

This is the second time I watched this movie, I find it to be a fun... silly type of film that uses a lot of slapstick comedy. On the down side it is pretty darn predictable. But on the up side I did find it entertaining... it easily kept my interest throughout. Definitely worth the watch if you like silly slapstick humor.



(From April Fool-A-Thon on April 12th, 2016)

Angel Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

I watched "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" at the end of last year and then ordered "Angel". It arrived shortly into the new year. "Buffy" was a blind buy for me but I enjoyed it a lot. "Angel" is also a blind buy which I am going to watch for the first time now.

Synopsis: Angel left Buffy and Sunnydale because he can't be with her. After he moved into his basement apartment in L.A. he encounters Doyle, a half-demon. Doyle gets visions from "The Powers That Be" that show him which lives Angel must touch to find true salvation. It isn't enough to save lives, he must save the souls as well. During the attempt to help a waitress who is terrorized by a former friend of hers he meets a powerful vampire...

My Opinion: This "The Powers That Be"-arc comes a bit surprisingly because we've already known Angel for three years. But they had to find a way for being Angel not just a Buffy-replacement.

Synopsis: A serial killer haunts the single bars of L.A.. It's a demon who needs a new body on a regular basis until he finds the right one. Angel decides to stop him.

My Opinion: I like this new female cop. It remains to be seen when she will find out who/what Angel really is. But that depends on whether she is a recurring character. I'd like that.

Synopsis: After Buffy took the "Gem of Amara" (a ring that makes a vampire invincible) from Spike she sends it to Angel. But Spike doesn't give up that easily and he follows the ring to L.A.

My Opinion: Love to see Spike bad-ass-phase again, before he became "Hostile 17", before the chip. I alos liked the decission to willingly destroy the ring instead of simply getting it lost somehow.

Synopsis: Angel helps a young woman who is stalked by her ex-boyfriend (strictly speaking they never were a pair). But this man is a surgeon with a very unique amputation technique.

My Opinion: Freak of the Week. Nothing exceptional.

(From Angel Marathon on February 12th, 2008)