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King Kong (1976), a review by addicted2dvd

King Kong (1976)


My Thoughts:
After watching the 2005 version yesterday I was in the mood for more King Kong. I wish I had the 1933 version to finally watch... but I don't so I had to settle for the 1976 version. A movie I heard sucked. The first thing I did was watch the trailer that was on the disc with it. This did not raise my hopes any. But what really got me was the trailer actually had the nerve to call this movie original!?!? This movie is rather boring from the start. I got one look at Jessica Lange and thought well there is one reason to watch the movie... she was a beautiful woman. Then she started talking and I realized just how annoying of a character she portrayed. It started to get slightly more interesting once they got to the island. But not enough of an improvement that it wasn't still work trying to watch this movie. King Kong didn't look too bad... but wasn't great either. One thing I did like is Kong fighting the giant snake... but it was over so quickly it is hardly worth mentioning. Once they got him back to civilization it didn't get any better. I think part of where they went wrong in this one... that they did right in the 2005 version... is that they actually tried to modernize it instead of having it take place in the past. This is one I just wasn't able to get into much. Had 1 or 2 scene that were half way decent... but not much beyond that.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Anything Goes on June 20th, 2009)

Race to Witch Mountain, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Race to Witch Mountain
Year: 2009
Director: Andy Fickman
Rating: PG
Length: 98 Min.
Video: Widescreen
Audio: English
Subtitles: N/A

Stars:
Dwayne Johnson
AnnaSophia Robb
Alexander Ludwig
Carla Gugino

Plot:
A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.

My Thoughts:
I watched this one on Starz On-Demand. I wanted to watch this movie with Brittany today... but she didn't want to as she said she already watched it and didn't care for it. While I agree that I have seen better... I did still like it. I enjoyed the story and liked the effects. And I felt the characters were likable as well.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Anything Goes on January 22nd, 2010)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis:My Opinion: A very good pilot which takes upon the events of the movie and continues to tell the story. It simply ignores the contradictions to the movie instead of giving some cheesy excuses. Only Teal'c's switching of sides was a bit too fast, he doesn't know Jack at all. But I can't come up with a better plot on how to manage this.

Synopsis: Kawalsky has more and longer headaches and phases of black outs after which he can't remember anything. Back on Chulak he was taken over by a Goa'uld larva and now they fight for the mastery of the body. Meanwhile Teal'c is being interrogated by a men from Langley who wants to learn more about the Goa'uld.

My Opinion: I liked the fact that they didn't accept Teal'c blindly in their team, even though Jack thought that he deserved it. It still went fast in the end but at least they mentioned their doubts and pointed out the problems. Now SG-1 is complete: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Sam(antha) Carter & Teal'c.

Synopsis: SG-1 arrives on a planet where the population leads a life like in the times of Genghis Khan. It is forbidden for women to appear unconcealed in public, neither is it allowed for them to speak unless spoken to. Carter soon collides with these laws.

My Opinion: "SG-1 arrives on a planet" - I wonder how often I will write this sentence in this marathon. I didn't like this episode much, mainly because they tried to communicate the morale with the grace of a sledgehammer. I nonetheless like the fact that they at least argued about the fact whether it is right to interfere with local customs and affairs.

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on February 29th, 2008)