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Gold, a review by GSyren

Title	Gold (5-060082-518430)
Director	Peter R. Hunt
Actors	Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland, Bradford Dillman, John Gielgud
Produced	1974 in United Kingdom
Runtime	124 minutes
Audio	English PCM Mono
Subtitles	None
Overview	Roger Moore and Susannah York star in Wilbur Smith`s explosive 1974 international conspiracy thriller, set in the South African goldfields and directed by Peter Hunt (On Her Majesty`s Secret Service). A ruthless global cabal of financial investors plan to manipulate the price of gold on the world market - by sabotaging one of South Africa`s top gold mines and flooding it with millions of gallons of water. All they need is someone to take the blame. Manager Rod Slater (Roger Moore) seems the perfect choice. He s brash, rough and impulsive - just the sort of man to make a fatal mistake. As Slater embarks on an affair with Terry (Suzannah York), the heiress granddaughter of mine owner Hurry Hirschfeld (Ray Milland), the conspiracy tightens all around him and thousands of lives hang by a thread... Based on a best-selling novel by Wilbur Smith and filmed entirely on location in South Africa, Gold is an unforgettable thriller with a breath-taking climax and a fantastic cast which also includes John Gielgud and Bradford Dillman.
My thoughts	A disaster movie and
My rating	4 out of 5

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on November 16th, 2013)

The Muppet Christmas Carol, a review by Danae Cassandra

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Year of Release:  1992
Starring:  Michael Caine, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Great Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat
Directed By:  Brian Henson
Genre:  Comedy, Drama

Overview:My Thoughts:
I love A Christmas Carol, and I remembered enjoying the Muppets years ago, so I thought I'd pick this up this year, making this the sixth version of Dickens story in my collection.  I'm very glad I did too.  While this doesn't top my favorite version of the story (that would be the 1951 film with Alastair Sim), I think this might be my second favorite.  I loved Michael Caine's performance as Scrooge.  He did a wonderful job in the character and her really brought a lot of believably to Scrooge's transformation and redemption.  Kermit makes a great Bob Cratchet and the rest of the Muppets add a lot of charm to the film.  Given VirtualScot's posts about it over at Invelos we chose to watch the fullscreen version (which includes the song "When Love is Gone") and I'm very glad we did.  I really feel the song adds a lot to the film and Scrooge's character and it was a shame to cut it.  Great film, recommended for anyone looking for a good Christmas film for the whole family.

Bechdel Test:  Fail

Overall:  4/5


(From Danae's Yuletide Marathon on December 18th, 2012)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The cult of the Pah-Wraith believers grows and even a Vedek and a friend of Kira's is now one. He abducts Kira from DS9 and brings her to Empok Nor where Dukat has become the leader of a group of that cult. They want to show her that the Pah-Wraiths are actually the good gods because they wanted to guide the Bajorans and that they would have never allowed to occupation to happen. And Kira has to learn that some Bajorans believe so strong in their former oppressor that they would give their life for him.

My Opinion: Now Dukat's religious phase begins. I don't like that story.

Synopsis: Two months ago, Nog has lost his leg in the Battle of AR-558 and now he's returning to DS9 with a new biosynthetic leg. But he's still on medical leave and he choses to avoid real life and become a permanent guest in Vic Fontaine's Las Vegas hotel. Ezri tries to reach out to him but the only one who can connect to Nog is Vic.

My Opinion: This was a decent episode. It reminded me a bit of Reginald Barclay III who also tried to escape reality back on the Enterprise. And I have to say that Vic is a better counsellor than Ezri. . But I also liked that Ezri could convince Vic that it was time for Nog to return into the real world and how Vic threw him out of his program. And I found it amusing when Nog complained about the realism in Shane when Shane didn't bleed after he got shot.

Synopsis: O'Brien who was looking for a missing woman on New Sydney has gone missing, too. An involvement of the Orion Syndicate is very likely since both are directly connected to O'Brien's undercover mission in the last year. Sisko sends Ezri home to her family who has some influence in the system since they are the sixth-biggest mining operation company in the sector. But Ezri and her mother have some unresolved issues.

My Opinion: Hmm. Maybe I am prejudiced and I don't want to like her but I couldn't care less about Ezri's family.

Synopsis: Mirror-Ezri comes to DS9 and "convinces" Quark and Rom to steal a klingon cloaking device. Zek tried to open negotiations in the mirror universe and became prisoner to the Regent. But neither Quark nor Rom trust Mirror-Ezri and go with her to the other side. There they find not only a pleasant and kind Brunt, but also a real Vic Fontaine.

My Opinion: Oh c'mon, really? A real Vic - are you kidding me? And of course a Mirror-Ezri. They couldn't resist. And they even killed Jadzia in the mirror universe, too, instead of simply not showing her.

(From Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon on March 1st, 2009)