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All about Eve, a review by Eric

Today I've decided it's time I watched some of my "Fox Studio Classics" collection.  I had only watched "Sunrise" since I started buying them.  There's 40 movies in that collection, Sunrise was a special limited edition, the collection starts at number 1 with

All about Eve
First time seen


It's been a while since I watched one of these old movies.  I had forgotten how "Over dramatic" actors tried to be at the time, not very natural.  It took me some time to get into the movie because of that but in the end I enjoyed it although I found it a little long (2:18).

I had not checked the cast before and was a bit surprise when I saw Marylin Monroe in a supporting role with only 2 short appearances.  A good movie to watch when you're in the mood for some drama from the 50's

(From Eric's DVD watching. on February 17th, 2008)

Star Trek: Insurrection, a review by Tom

Title: Star Trek: Insurrection
Year: 1998
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 99 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish

Stars:
Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Brent Spiner
LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn


Extras:
Featurettes
Scene Access
Trailers

After the action-ladded Star Trek First Contact, this movie seems to let down. But if seen not as a follow up to that movie, but to the series, this movie is quite alright. We see the character act more like in a standard episode of TNG.
I thought it was great how they solved the explanation why Worf was on the Enterprise yet again. The screenwriters just didn't let him finish explaining
I think it was a good choice to resolve some open issues from the series, like the whole Riker-Troi thing. Or Geordi's wish to experience real eye-sight. And we get to the first season's baby-face Riker again.
Really unnecessary was the joke of data being able to inflate himself. It wasn't needed for the plot and was just ridiculous. Another ridiculous thing was the joystick for manual control of the ship.
But overall this movie was more fun than I was remembering it.

Rating:

(From Tom's Star Trek Movies Marathon on February 9th, 2009)

Firefly Marathon, a review by Tom

13. Heart Of Gold
Writer: Brett Matthews (Writer)
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Cast

(From Firefly Marathon on March 9th, 2010)