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The Saint, a review by DJ Doena

Val Kilmer    ...    Simon Templar
Elisabeth Shue   ...    Dr. Emma Russell
Rade Serbedzija   ...    Ivan Tretiak
Valeri Nikolayev   ...    Ilya Tretiak
Henry Goodman   ...    Dr. Lev Botvin

Synopsis: He is a man who has no name. And if he has then it's one of a catholic saint, like Thomas Moore. But he is a thief and a good one at that. If it can be stolen and someone pays for it, he can steal it. But his life changes drastically when he steals the chemical formula to create cold fusion - a clean and basically unexhaustable power source. Now he's not also on the run from Scotland Yard but also a russian oil magnat who wants to putsch against the russian president and he's fallen in love with the scientist who discovered the formula.

My Opinion: This is also a movie one can't take too seriously. Even the whole cold fusion affair aside it has quite a number of ridiculous moments. For example: He's already at the 20th or so floor when he climbs out of a window, and uses his extendable aluminium ladder to climb vertically upwards - with no hold whatsoever. But since I've never watched the original Simon Templar series I still enjoyed this movie because I knew what to expect.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on January 4th, 2009)

Hemoglobin, a review by addicted2dvd

Hemoglobin
A family of incestuous Dutch aristocrats emigrates to New England and 300 years later, their long-lost descendent returns to the ancestral environs to research his rare blood disorder. John (Ray Dupuis) yearns for more information about his family -- and the genetic disorder that threatens his life. Arriving on the Maine island to which he's traced his ancestry, just as its cemetery is being dug up and relocated due to health-code violations, he and his wife, Kathleen (Kristin Lehman) encounter a gin-soaked old M.D. (Rutger Hauer) who agrees to help them in their search for more information. Meanwhile, residents of the island begin to disappear one by one and it appears that a race of horrific mutants is to blame. Slowly realizing the links between John's family legacy and the attacks, the island's surviving residents band together to fend off the monstrous threat.

My Thoughts:
This is another one that my friend gave me because she didn't like it. This one I understand why she didn't. This was a low budget horror that was pretty slow. Don't get me wrong... this does have a few decent scenes... but it takes more then a few decent scenes to make a good movie. I would say that this movie is... at the most... ok. I will probably give it another shot at some point... but don't see myself watching it often.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs on December 23rd, 2007)

The X-Files Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

14. Gender Bender
Original Air Date: January 21, 1994
Scully and Mulder look for answers to a bizarre series of murders in which all the victims died during sex .

Guest Stars:
Brent Hinkley as Brother Andrew
Michele Goodger as Sister Abigail
Peter Stebbings as Marty (Male)
Kate Twa as Marty (Female)
Nicholas Lea as Michel

My Thoughts:
This episode is ok... but it really didn't keep my interest as much as most episodes. I found I just didn't care too much about the characters and the story was a bit slow for my taste.

My Rating:

(From The X-Files Marathon on April 8th, 2010)