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Scream 2, a review by Dragonfire

Scream 2



Here's the incredible follow-up to the smash hit phenomenon Scream!  Away at college, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell - Scream, TV's Party Of Five) thought she'd finally put the shocking murders that shattered her life behind her...until a copycat killer begins acting out a real-life sequel!  Now, as history eerily repeats itself, ambitious reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox - Scream, Scream 3), deputy Dewey (David Arquette - Scream, Scream 3) and other Scream survivors find themselves trapped in a terrifyingly clever plotline where no one is safe - or beyond suspicion!  Director Wes Craven (Scream) and hit-making writer Kevin Williamson (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer) team up once again and deliver the big screen's hippest, coolest, edgiest thrill-ride ever!

My Thoughts

I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone wants to take a look.

Scream 2


(From Dragonfire's Halloween/Horror Marathon 2009 on October 20th, 2009)

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, a review by Tom

Title: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Year: 1999
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 188 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Salman Khan
Ajay Devgan
Aishwarya Rai
Zohra Sehgal
Vikram Gokhale

Plot:
When Salman asks for Ash's hand in marriage her family refuses. They have already chosen a husband for their daughter. Salman returns to Italy. When Ajay, Ash's new husband realizes that his new bride has been in love with someone else, he is prepared to sacrifice his love for her and take her to Italy to be reunited with her true love, Salman.

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	2000	Nominated	Best Actor Award	Ajay Devgan
Filmfare Awards	2000	Nominated	Best Actor Award	Salman Khan
Filmfare Awards	2000	Won	Best Actress Award	Aishwarya Rai
Filmfare Awards	2000	Won	Best Background Score Award	Anjan Biswas
Filmfare Awards	2000	Won	Best Choreography Award	Saroj Khan
Filmfare Awards	2000	Won	Best Director Award	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Filmfare Awards	2000	Won	Best Male Playback Award	Udit Narayan
Filmfare Awards	2000	Won	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	2000	Nominated	Best Music Director Award	Ismail Darbar
Filmfare Awards	2000	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor Award	Ajay Devgan
Filmfare Awards	2000	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor Award	Salman Khan
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Actress	Aishwarya Rai
IIFA Awards	2001	Won	Best Background Score	Amrik Gill
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Choreography	"Nimbooda": Saroj Khan
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Cinematography	Anil Mehta
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Dialogue	Amrik Gill
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Director	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Male Playback	"Chand Chhupa": Udit Narayan
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Movie
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Screen Play	Sanjay Leela Bansali
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Sound Recording	Jeetendra Chaudhary
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Sound Re-Recording	Sushmita Sen
IIFA Awards	2000	Won	Best Story	Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bansali

Extras:
Bonus Trailers
Karte
Music Videos
Poster
Scene Access
Trailers

I had high expectations for this. Not that I would think it will be a masterpiece, but I thought for sure that this will be a movie I will enjoy. It has won a lot of awards and it is written and directed by the same guy who has written and directed "Black".
But I was disappointed. The characters were flakey and rather unlikable in the beginning. And even though I enjoy the music in these films, there was too much of it in this one. There was more focus on it than it usually is. Because of this there wasn't really much story. It got better towards the end, but I don't think this will be a movie that I can watch again and again.

Rating:

(From Tom's Alphabet Marathon Reviews on July 8th, 2010)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Spin City: Season One
Year: 1996
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 537 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:

Stars:


Plot:
Spin City is a smart, sophisticated ABC sitcom about the behind-the-scenes workings of City Hall in the biggest city in America. Workaholic Mike Flaherty (Michael J. Fox) is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's (Barry Bostwick, Rocky Horror Picture Show) key strategist and much-needed handler.

Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary (Richard Kind, Mad About You); a sexist, boorish chief of staff (Alan Ruck, Ferris Bueller's Day Off); an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs (Michael Boatman, Arliss); a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant (Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights); and an idealistic young speechwriter (Alexander Chaplin). Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.

Spin City was an immediate hit when it debuted in 1996. The series reunited Fox with Family Ties executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg and proved that the magic of their creative partnership was enduring.

Extras:
Closed Captioned
Commentary
Featurettes
Trailers

I enjoyed watching this first season of Spin City. The actors were seemingly comfortable in their roles fast and developed great group dynamics.

#	Episode	Rating
01	Pilot
02	The Great Pretender
03	The Apartment
04	Pride and Prejudice
05	The Rivals
06	A Star Is Born
07	Grand Illusion
08	The High and the Mighty
09	Meet Tommy Dugan
10	The Competition
11	Dog Day Afternoon
12	Criss Cross
13	Bye Bye Love
14	Starting Over
15	Gabby's Song
16	Kiss Me, Stupid
17	An Affair To Remember
18	Snowbound
19	Striptease
20	Deaf Becomes Her
21	Hot In the City
22	Bone Free
23	The Mayor Who Came To Dinner
24	Mayor Over Miami

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 14th, 2009)