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The Nightmare Before Christmas, a review by Danae Cassandra

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Year of Release:  1993
Directed By:  Henry Selick
Starring:  Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Ken Page
Rated:  PG

Overview:
Now digitally restored and remastered with state-of-the-art technology, The Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Nightmare Before ChristmasMy Thoughts:
I love this film.  I know there are two camps of folks - one that see this as a Christmas film, others that see it as a Halloween film.  I'm very definitely in the Halloween camp.  This is a stunning masterpiece of creepy gothic imagery and magnificent stop-motion animation.  Everything fits together perfectly.  Yes, it's loved by lots of Hot-Topic-worshiping wanna-be goths, but we'll forgive it that.  I gave it a 4.5 back in 2009, but I'm upgrading it this year.  I swear this film gets better every time I see it - a not-to-be-missed classic of the season.  

May I also say, in this election season, I love Halloweentown's two-faced mayor.

Bechdel Test:  Fail

Overall:  5/5

(From Danae's 2012 Horror on October 29th, 2012)

Koi... mil gaya, a review by Tom

Title: Koi... mil gaya
Year: 2003
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 166 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital Stereo, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Rekha
Hrithik Roshan
Preity Zinta
Prem Chopra
Rajiv Verma

Plot:
Rakesk Roshan's Kol Mil Gaya is the story of Rohit Mehra (Hrithik Roshan) who shows the world that friendship is truly universal. Sanjay Mehra (Rakesh Roshan) is a scientist obsessed with establishing contact with extraterrestrial life. He invents many innovative gadgets till he finally succeeds in creating a computer that can transmit messages to space.

His foresight becomes reality when as a response to his signals, a spaceship is sighted in the sky. But before Sanjay can enjoy his success, his wife Sonia (Rekha) and he meet with a horrific accident where Sonia survives but Sanjay loses his life.

Sanjay's son Rohit is born, a mentally challenged child who faces ridicule in every phase of his life. His lone companion is Nisha (Preity Zinta) whose compassion draws her towards Rohit.

One day Rohit discovers his father's old computer and calls Nisha to help him use it. Both of them are completely fascinated by the images and instructions that appear on the screen and relentlessly experiment with the gadget, not realizing the impact this would have.

The whole town witnesses a blackout and a bizarre phenomenon... in an incandescent glowing sky... a colossal spaceship is sighted. However, more strange findings were in store for Rohit's town - a pair of footprints not belonging to man or animal is found. What do Rohit and Nisha find out? Is danger lurking somewhere close? A nation holds its breath...

'Kol Mil Gaya' is the first sci-fi film made in Hindi, with the finest special effects ever created in Indian cinema. With 'Kol Mil Gaya', Rakesh Roshan has once again created history after the phenomenal success of 'Kaho Naa - Pyaar Hai', which catapulted Hrithik Roshan to dizzying heights.

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Actor Award	Hrithik Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Actress Award	Preity Zinta
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Choreography Award	Farah Khan
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Music Director Award	Rajesh Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress Award	Rekha
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Critics Award for Best Performance	Hrithik Roshan
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Actor	Hrithik Roshan
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Director	Rakesh Roshan

Extras:
Music Videos
Poster
Scene Access
Trailers

I have watched again "Koi... mil gaya". I wanted to show it to my brother. First he was not keen on it because of the length. I made him a deal then. Bollywood movies (at least the ones I have seen so far), have an intermission almost exactly halfway through, which nicely divides the story into two parts. At that point it would easily be possible to cut the movie into two separate movies. I said to my brother, that if he doesn't like the first part, we stop. And if he likes it, we will continue with the second part later on. We have watched the second part today
I still enjoyed the movie just as much as the first time around. In my first review I said, that the songs were forgettable. I do not agree with that statement anymore. I really enjoyed them this time around, except for one. As a matter of fact I purchased now the song "Koi mil gaya" on iTunes. I liked this one the best of the bunch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ljX-fp5rm0

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 11th, 2009)

Doctor Who Marathon, a review by Tom

Doctor Who
Series 1.11 Boom Town
Writer: Russell T Davies (Writer)
Director: Joe Ahearne
Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), William Thomas (Mr Cleaver), Annette Badland (Margaret), John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Noel Clarke (Mickey), Mali Harries (Cathy), Aled Pedrick (Idris Hopper), Alan Ruscoe (Slitheen)

The storyline is nothing special, but there are some nice character moments in this episode. It handles how Mickey feels that Rose is travelling with the doctor and there are some fun scenes with Captain Jack.




(From Doctor Who Marathon on February 10th, 2014)