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He Was a Quiet Man, a review by Rich

11/11

He was a quiet man





It's a shame that such a potentially great film falls foul by twisting it into a love story. Slater is excellent in the lead role (why does he normally appear in such crap straight to DVD films???), and the cast in general turn out top performances. However it strays so far from any realism, and the humour too often misses the mark, to make this a film worth recommending.
It could have been so much better!!
 

(From November Alphabet Marathon - Discussion/Review Thread on November 12th, 2008)

The Toy, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Toy
Year: 1982
Director: Richard Donner
Rating: PG
Length: 102 Min.
Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

Stars:
Richard Pryor
Jackie Gleason
Ned Beatty
Scott Schwartz
Teresa Ganzel
Wilfrid Hyde-White

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is a movie I haven't seen in many years. The last time I saw it I was still a teen. I remembered enjoying it at the time... but I forgot how funny I found this movie. Despite the changes in times... what with making such a big deal about him being a black man and all... I found I still enjoyed every minute of it. This one I watched with my daughter... and we both laughed so hard at this movie that we nearly had tears come to our eyes. I even had to pause it once to let her run to the bathroom so she would pee herself laughing so hard. Which of course got me laughing even more. Anyway like I said... it was a lot of fun re-watching this movie after so long. Unfortunately the DVD leaves a lot to be desired... as I have the re-release of the Pan & Scan version only.  And only extras are some bonus trailers for other movies. But still well worth watching!



(From The Movies From Within My Lifetime on March 30th, 2011)

The X-Files Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

14. Gender Bender
Original Air Date: January 21, 1994
Scully and Mulder look for answers to a bizarre series of murders in which all the victims died during sex .

Guest Stars:
Brent Hinkley as Brother Andrew
Michele Goodger as Sister Abigail
Peter Stebbings as Marty (Male)
Kate Twa as Marty (Female)
Nicholas Lea as Michel

My Thoughts:
This episode is ok... but it really didn't keep my interest as much as most episodes. I found I just didn't care too much about the characters and the story was a bit slow for my taste.

My Rating:

(From The X-Files Marathon on April 8th, 2010)