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Audition, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Audition: Uncut Special Edition
Year: 1999
Director: Takashi Miike
Rating: Unrated
Length: 110 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Japanese: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Ryo Ishibashi
Eihi Shiina
Tetsu Sawaki
Jun Kunimura
Renji Ishibashi
Miyuki Matsuda

Plot:
A middle-aged widower is urged by his teenage son and a film producer friend to start dating again. They devise a plan to hold a phony film audition to meet new women. The widower falls for a beautiful ballerina with a suspicious past, and their courtship veers from polite romance to psycho-nightmare!

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Gallery
Interviews
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I have been curious about this film for some time now. Seen several good reviews for it. And I basically agree. Though I did have a bit of trouble with the subtitles. I am a rather slow reader so there was some pausing and rewinding going on... even though most the dialog was fairly short and to the point.... some of it was not. I like how they built up this movie... basically going from a drama to a psychotic horror movie. There is some graphic violence in this one. It is a pretty disturbing film. And it is one that will leave you thinking well after the movie is over. If you never seen this one... it is definitely worth checking out.



(From The Movies From Within My Lifetime on April 21st, 2011)

Sleepy Hollow, a review by Dragonfire

Sleepy Hollow



Master storyteller Tim Burton (Batman, Edward Scissorhands) weaves an eerie, enchanting version of this classic tale of horror. Johnny Depp is Ichabod Crane, an eccentric investigator determined to stop the murderous Headless Horseman. Christina Ricci is Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful and mysterious girl with secret ties to the supernatural terror.

My Thoughts

It has become a bit of a tradition for me to watch this one every year at Halloween since I picked up the DVD.  The movie has a wonderfully spooky atmosphere that works perfectly for the story.  The town just has a creepy, spooky look to it even when nothing related to the Horseman is happening.  The plot is interesting and entertaining, even after many repeat viewings.  There is a good amount of mystery and suspense to what is going on and several scary moments.  The violence is a bit extreme at times, but that works with what is going on.  Some of the violence is more exaggerated, and things do get rather gory at times.  The characters are interesting and the cast is perfect.  I love Johnny Depp in the part of Ichabod.  His performance does add some humor to what is going on, which helps to lighten the mood a bit.  IT always cracks me up when he freaks over the spider..though if I saw one that size in real life, I would out freak him with no effort.

I have a special graphic for this one.



I did post a review of this one on Epinions several years ago.

Sleepy Hollow

(From Dragonfire's Halloween/Horror Marathon 2009 on November 1st, 2009)

The 2013 Pilot Review, a review by DJ Doena

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine @ IMDb
Brooklyn Nine-Nine @ Wikipedia

Synopsis: Sitcom without a laugh track revolving around a laid-back NYPD cop played by Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live).

My Opinion: The show seemed to be promising at first but after two episodes the appeal is mostly gone already.

(From The 2013 Pilot Review on October 8th, 2013)