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The Kids Are All Right, a review by James

3 year necro-bump! Switching from a 10 point scale to a 5 point scale too.

The Kids Are All Right (2010/United States) (United States) Director: Lisa Cholodenko (1964) Writing: Lisa Cholodenko (1964) (Writer), Stuart Blumberg (1969) (Writer) Length: 106 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Spanish: DTS: 5.1, French: DTS: 5.1 Subtitles:

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Stars:
Annette Bening (1958) as Nic
Julianne Moore (1960) as Jules
Mark Ruffalo (1967) as Paul
Mia Wasikowska (1989) as Joni
Josh Hutcherson (1992) as Laser

Plot:Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Featurettes
• BD-Live

I was looking forward to this, thinking that it was in the same film family as Sideways. I'm now puzzled however that this is being marketed as a comedy. It's not. It's a family drama with some occasional witty, ironic humor. The idea of the children of a lesbian couple searching for their bio-dad was intriguing. It's definitely topical and modern. For me, the script has a fatal flaw though: As for the actors, they all did a terrific job. Annette Bening rightly garnered kudos for her performance. Mark Ruffalo is perfect as the carefree lothario.

2 on the cellophane scale.  

(From The Viewage of James aka m.cellophane on March 20th, 2011)

Planet of the Apes, a review by Rich

Title: Planet of the Apes (blu-ray)

Runtime:112
Certificate:PG
Year:1968
Genres:Science-Fiction, Adventure

Plot:Witness the evolution of a cinematic masterpiece with this 40th Anniversary Edition of the original Planet of the Apes on Blu-ray, loaded with hours of thrilling extras! In this classic action-adventure film that changed the face of sci-fi forever, an astronaut (Charlton Heston) crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport!

My Review:
HD viewing of another classic. The picture was a stunning improvement, but I was disappointed with the sound upgrade to DTShd, which did not come across as such a vast improvement on original dvd. The crystal clear and dramatic action scenes, being able to define expressions on the humans faces, and the depth of colours, made up for this tenfold. Good extras again, and an interesting commentary.
Please see my film review for my write up on POTA


(From Riches Random Reviews on October 13th, 2009)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Quantum Leap



What's the show about?
Sam Backett jumps through time and space. But he does not do it with his own body and he cannot control where or when he jumps. But wherever he goes, something went wrong in the original passing of events and Sam has to fix it. His only help is Al, an admiral that lives in the time Sam came from and
presents himself to Sam as a neurological hologram that only Sam can see or hear.

"Genesis"
A man wakes up and does not know who, where or when he is. The only thing he does know is that he's not Captain Tom Stretton, but that's who is supposed to be. And Cpt. Stratton is supposed to fly an experimental mach-3-jet. Sam has lost practically all memories about him and his life and Al isn't allowed to give him his memory back because it would weaken the chances of successfully bringing Sam back. But the original Tom Stratton has died in the attempt of surpassing mach 3 and Sam has to survive this trip in order to return home.

My Opinion
I love this show because it's always fun to see how Sam has to adapt to his new body and environment, especially when he jumps into a non-white/non-male. I also thought that it was a great idea that Sam tries to contact his father again, when he has the chance to.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 2nd, 2008)