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12 Angry Men, a review by Antares

12 Angry Men





Year: 1957
Film Studio: United Artists
Genre: Drama, Classic
Length: 96 Min.

Director
Sidney Lumet (1924)

Writing
Reginald Rose (1920)...Story
Reginald Rose (1920)...Screenplay

Producer
Henry Fonda (1905)
George Justin (1916)
Reginald Rose (1920)

Cinematographer
Boris Kaufman (1906)

Music
Kenyon Hopkins (1912)...Composer

Stars
Martin Balsam (1919) as Juror #1
John Fiedler (1925) as Juror #2
Lee J. Cobb (1911) as Juror #3
E. G. Marshall (1914) as Juror #4
Jack Klugman (1922) as Juror #5
Edward Binns (1916) as Juror #6
Jack Warden (1920) as Juror #7
Henry Fonda (1905) as Juror #8

Review12 Angry Men12 Angry MenRatings Criterion
- The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.
- Not quite an immortal film, yet a masterpiece in its own right.
- Historically important film, considered a classic.
- Borderline viewable.
- A gangrenous and festering pustule in the chronicles of celluloid.

(From 12 Angry Men (1957) on March 14th, 2010)

Krrish, a review by Tom

Title: Krrish
Year: 2006
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 168 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Rekha
Hrithik Roshan
Priyanka Chopra
Sharat Saxena
Puneet Issar

Plot:
A young boy called Krishna is born with magical powers, a legacy from his father, Rohit Mehra. Hidden from the prying eyes of the world by his grandmother Sonia Mehra, he grows up one with nature... Faster the wind, stronger than mountains, purer than the rushing rivers. Into this sylvan, serene world, drops down a pretty girl - Priya - literally from the skies! Krishna is entranced by her, she's amazed at his unusual speed and strength. When she returns to Singapore, Krishna follows...

In Singapore, unkown to Krishna, Priya and her friend have hatched a plot to use Krishna's powers for personal gain. In Singapore, unknown to Krishna, Dr Siddhant Arya, whose dream of making a super specialized computer died 20 years ago with Rohit Mehra, is on the verge of a break through. Will Krishna nip Priya's plans to manipulate his powers?

Will Krishna foil Dr Arya's evil intentions to transform himself into a demi God?

Or will Krrish do for him?

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	2007	Won	Best Action Award	Tony Ching Siu-tung, Shyam Kaushal
Filmfare Awards	2007	Nominated	Best Actor Award	Hrithik Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2007	Won	Best Background Score Award	Salim-Sulaiman
Filmfare Awards	2007	Nominated	Best Director Award	Rakesh Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2007	Nominated	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	2007	Won	Best Special Effects Award
Filmfare Awards	2007	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress Award	Rekha
Filmfare Awards	2007	Nominated	Best Villain Award	Naseeruddin Shah
IIFA Awards	2007	Won	Best Actor	Hrithik Roshan

Extras:
Music Videos
Scene Access
Trailers

After watching "Koi... mi gaya" I had the urge to watch the sequel "Krrish" again
I enjoyed it just as much as the first time around, if not even more so. It may be because it combines all my favorite genres. It is a superhero movie, a romantic comedy and a musical. And it also has time-travel elements in it as the villain builds a computer (with the help of Rahit's supernatural intelect) which can look into the future.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 5th, 2009)

Smallville Marathon #2, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: Clark and Bizarro-Clark are still fighting and they break the dam in the process. This nearly drowns Lois, Chloe, Lionel and Lex but all are saved one way or another. Only Chloe is declared dead in the hospital but mysteriously rises from the dead. With Bizarro, everything is in reverse mode: Kryptonite is his power source but the yellow sun is his weakness.

My Opinion: Clark defeated him a bit too easy for my taste, especially since Bizarro was just juiced up with a huge amount of Kryptonite and also because one didn't see what the Martian Manhunter did with him. But at least there are a lot of puzzles left to be resolved, e.g. the new female arrival, Chloe's abilities, Lex's newfound enlightenment and Lionel's disappearance.

Synopsis: She's been in stasis for 18 years. Her ship lay on the bottom of the reservoir lake until it was emptied due to the battle. She is Kara, Kal-El's cousin and also a member of the house of El. And now she has to learn that her home planet is destroyed and that Kal-El is no small child anymore. And the military has her ship and if they manage to open it, it will self-destruct with the force of a nuclear bomb.

My Opinion: Now he's not alone anymore. I've only seen a few episodes of this season and I have no idea how it will turn out, but I am aware of the fact that Kara will become Supergirl in the Superman mythology.
But I hated to see how they stomped over Chloe just to push Lois. That seemed unfair.

Synopsis: Lana's back in town - and not so dead as she was presumed to be. Clark is more than happy to see her, but his life has also changed. He has to teach Kara how to "blend in" with the Humans and she does this by entering the "Miss Sweet Corn" beauty pageant.

My Opinion: This was a funny episode to watch. I loved the character "Kara" from the start. She's such a good counterpart to Clark. He needs to see that there are other ways than his own (a lesson Green Arrow also tried to teach him).
But I am still missing the "theme of the season". Since the fourth season it has always been clear from the start what the season would be about. Isobel, Zod, the Zoners. I don't believe that it will be a "Kara season" but I have yet to see anything else coming up.

(From Smallville Marathon #2 on June 22nd, 2008)