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Saturday the 14th, a review by addicted2dvd

Saturday the 14th (1981/United States) (United States) Director: Howard R. Cohen Writing: Howard R. Cohen (Screenwriter), Jeff Begun (Story By) Length: 77 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles:

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Stars:
Richard Benjamin as John
Paula Prentiss as Mary
Jeffrey Tambor as Waldemar
Severn Darden as Van Helsing
Kari Michaelson as Debbie

Plot:
What's in store for a family that disregards a warning in a will and decides to accept their inheritance of a cursed house in Eerie, Pennsylvania? The answer is PLENTY, as John (Richard Benjamin) and Mary (Paula Prentiss) discover in this suspenseful comedy spoof.

A "Book of Evil" has been hidden in the house and when it's opened, it unleashes all the evil in the world. The family is warned that on "Friday the 13th it gets bad, but on Saturday the 14th, it gets worse!"

It's all outrageous fun as John and Mary and their children attempt to exterminate their troubles before their housewarming party just two days away on SATURDAY THE 14TH!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Production Notes

This is one I watched constantly in my early teens. I was up for it whenever I spotted it on cable. Then 37 years past. And when I finally watched it again today... I don't know. While I was able to watch it all the way through It just wasn't fun for me anymore. I feel I am being generous rating this one a 2... but I think part of that is nothing more then nostalgia.



(From That Time of Year Again: Halloween/Horror Reviews 2018! on October 5th, 2018)

Due Date, a review by Danae Cassandra

Due Date
2010, USA

Problems at the airport trap expectant father Peter into riding cross-country with aspiring actor Ethan, whom he doesn't know ... and who he is the exact opposite of.

I'm not completely opposed to comedy, but I'm picky about it, so normally I wouldn't have looked twice at this film.  The entire reason I picked this up is Robert Downey Jr.  Because he's awesome.  This has been compared a lot to Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which I haven't seen and never had any intrest in, and the big advert on the front is that it's from the director of Old School and The Hangover, which again, haven't seen, have no interest in.  But Downey is awesome, so I'll watch anything he's in.

Perhaps surprisingly, I enjoyed this movie.  There was some crude humor, though not as much as I feared.  There was one moment that really didn't work for me, when Ethan laughs after Peter has told him about his father leaving him.  The whole bit with the guy in the wheelchair also seemed way overdone and unrealistic to me - not that a guy in a wheelchair could do what he did, but just that the situation seemed unrealistic.  

Tossing that aside, both of those moments are early in the film.  The movie got better as it progressed, and I got involved with it, with the characters, with their journey.  I was pleased that it wasn't just crude humor, that there were some genuinely touching moments, that you came to understand and care about these two people - despite Peter being a stuck-up rude prick and Ethan being a clueless ditzy stoner.

So, despite some stuff at the start of the film that felt rather forced, Due Date turned out to be a better movie than I thought it would be and I enjoyed it.

Overall: 2.75/5

(From Danae's reviews on April 9th, 2011)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Switch Reloaded: Vol. 1 (2007/Germany) IMDb | Wikipedia AL!VE, MerchandisingMedia, Turbine Classics (Germany) Length: 236 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on July 28th, 2012)