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Yojimbo the Bodyguard, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: Sanjuro comes into a small town were two rivalling gangs fight for dominance and the town is suffering. Both sides have attracted criminals to work for them but none of them is a real fighter. Sanjuro decides to play both sides against each other and offers them both his help and through trickery he reduces their numbers to a manageable amount.

My Opinion: A plot which has been re-used many times ever since but it was great to see in this Kurosawa movie. The best moment for me was when Sanjuro fought against a gunslinger with a knife - and won. The irony is that I was made aware of this film because it was the favourite movie of Kevin Costner's character in The Bodyguard and now I really like it, too.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on September 15th, 2009)

He's Just Not That Into You, a review by Tom

Title: He's Just Not That Into You
Year: 2009
Director: Ken Kwapis
Rating: 12
Length: 129 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital TrueHD, English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Ben Affleck
Jennifer Anniston
Drew Barrymore
Scarlett Johansson
Justin Long
Jennifer Connelly

Plot:
Remember that really cute guy who said he'd call...and didn't? Maybe He's Just Not That into You. An all-star cast looks for love and finds laughs in this savvy, sexy, right-now romcom. Based on the runaway (like some guys you know) bestseller by Sex and the City series writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That into You sparkles with zingy aha moments any survivor of the dating wars will recognize. See it with someone you'd like to love.

Awards:

BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2009	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Cliff Eidelman
Teen Choice Awards	2009	Nominated	Choice Movie Actress - Comedy	Jennifer Aniston

Extras:
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Trailers

At the beginning of this movie I was really bored. I was tending to a bad rating. But after half an hour it picked up and in the end I enjoyed it somewhat.
This movie shows again, that having an all-star cast does not necessarily help to make the movie good. Even supporting roles are familiar faces.
I knew that Drew Barrymore had a rather small role, but even for that the role was really minor. She only pops up twice or so.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 27th, 2009)

"Battlestar Galactica" Marathon (1978-2009), a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: When Starbuck tries a new gaming system that "can't lose" an older man starts a conversation explaining to him why it won't work. As it turns out this man, Chameleon, may very well be Starbucks long lost father and both men get really exited about the idea. But Apollo is a bit more sceptical, especially since a group of Borellian Nomen warriors also seem to have an interest in that old man. Is this for real or just a con to get protected by colonial warriors?

My Opinion: I really liked Fred Astaire's appearance in this episode. Even with the Borellians this was a nice change from the constant fight for survival. And it's fitting that Starbuck's father is a card player and a con man.

Synopsis: Starbuck and Ortega have a long history of mutual dislike and every time they "meet" each other in a Triad ball game there's bad blood between them. And when Ortega is found shot to death by a laser pistol Starbuck becomes the main suspect, especially since he was seen leaving the crime scene and his pistol isn't fully charged anymore. But none of his friends would believe that Starbuck would kill someone and Apollo is going to be his defense attorney.

My Opinion: Huh. Couldn't even remember that episode. Apollo defends Starbuck in a court of law. Yet another detail they will re-use in the new series (though it won't be Starbuck who needs defending). And I liked it how Apollo used Baltar as bait who in turn wasn't too happy about that.

Synopsis: The Galactica intercepts a vessel in which six passengers are in stasis. And the ship uses technologies unlike any used in the colonies. But when these people awake they can't breathe the dense atmosphere aboard the Galactica. Starbuck and Apollo are escorting them to their original destination in order to find out where they came from and if they know anything about Earth. But there's a third party involved: The Eastern Alliance, the military force that rules this part of the galaxy.

My Opinion: An episode of it's era. The good west against the bad Eastern Alliance with typical uniforms and bad accents. I also didn't really like these two androids, they were too cartoon-like for my taste. And the acting was again below average. It didn't feel natural.

(From "Battlestar Galactica" Marathon (1978-2009) on March 29th, 2009)