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Gingerbread Man, a review by Rich

Gingerbread Man



Step into the courtly world of Savannah's top-tier law firms. Meet one of the brightest young stars of the bar, Rick Magruder. And witness how his obsession with a beautiful, mysterious client, stalked by her deranged father, plunges him into a world of terrifying intrigue and deadly deceit. As a hurricane bears down on the city, Magruder fins himself locked in a battle without a judge or a jury - only an executioner.

Robert Altman puts a John Grisham tale to film, and it was a fair effort. I was concerned to see Kenneth Brannagh in the lead, as he wasn't the first actor that jumped into my mind to play a womanising lawyer from the South, but he wasn't out of place. Duvall was wasted in his role as the weird father, with very little involvement in the film.
The atmosphere was good, but I did find the film a bit disjointed, and the ending much too predictable to be creditable.
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on April 19th, 2009)

Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, a review by addicted2dvd

Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | The Asylum Home Entertainment Director: Richard Schenkman Writing: Richard Schenkman (Screenwriter), Karl T. Hirsh (Story By), Lauren Proctor (Story By), Richard Schenkman (Story By) Length: 97 min. Rating: NR Video: Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles:

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Stars:
Kent Ingelhart as Thomas Lincoln
Rhianna Van Helton as Nancy Lincoln
Brennen Harper as Young Abe
Bill Oberst, Jr. as Abraham Linoln
Josh Sinyard as Lincoln's Aide
Debra Crittenden as Mart Todd Lincoln

Plot:
While the Civil War rages on, President Abraham Lincoln must undertake an even more daunting task: Destroying the Confederate Undead.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers

What to say about this one? Well it is not a great movie... but definitely entertaining on a whole. I knew this was a rip off of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter... and wasn't expecting anything as good here... so that helped my enjoyment level some. I would say this is an average horror film. If you go in not expecting much then you should find it to be worth the time put in to watch it. But that is about as far as I would go.



Scorecard:
TV Eps: 25
Movies: 24

(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 24th, 2014)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Clarissa Explains It All: Season One (1991/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 328 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
Clarissa brought clarity to murky teenage waters for five seasons on Nick. Now enjoy all 13 episodes from the first season, featuring Clarissa, her annoying little brother Ferguson, health-nut mom Janet, architect dad Marshall, and welcome next-door neighbor, Sam.

Clarissa Explains It All
1.01 Clarissa's Revenge
Director: Kenneth Frankel
Cast: Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa Marie Darling), Jason Zimbler (Ferguson Darling), Elizabeth Hess (Janet Darling), Joe O'Connor (Marshall Darling), Sean O'Neal (Sam Anders)

A teen series which surprisingly is still fun to watch. It stars Melissa Joan Hart before she went on to play Sabrine the Teenage Witch. Mostly because of her constantly breaking the fourth wall, I enjoy watching it. The pilot introduces the characters perfectly.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on March 31st, 2011)