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Blood Freak, a review by Jimmy

                     

Title: Blood Freak (1972)

Genre: Horror
Director: Brad F. Grinter (Flesh Feast)         
Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h20
Video: Full Frame
Audio: English
Subtitles: No Subtitles

Stars:
Steve Hawkes (The Walls Have Eyes)
Dana Cullivan
Heather Hughes (Flesh Feast)
Randy Grinter
Brad F. Grinter (Death Curse of Tartu)

Plot:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4RMDQxJSAE

(From The little known movie review depot on March 3rd, 2008)

The Proposal , a review by addicted2dvd

The Proposal (2009/United States) Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Touchstone Home Entertainment Director: Anne Fletcher Writing: Peter Chiarelli (Writer) Length: 108 min. Rating: PG-13 Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate
Ryan Reynolds as Andrew Paxton
Mary Steenburgen as Grace Paxton
Craig T. Nelson as Joe Paxton
Betty White as Grandma Annie
Denis O'Hare as Mr. Gilbertson

Plot:
Sandra Bullock is at her funniest in the fresh, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy The Proposal. On the verge of being deported and losing the high-powered job she lives for, the controlling Margaret announces she's engaged to her unsuspecting, put-upon assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds). After proposing a few demands of his own, the mismatched couple heads to Alaska where they have four short days to convince his quirky family and a very skeptical immigration agent that their charade is real. Featuring a star-studded supporting cast, including Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson and the delightfully inappropriate Betty White, this madcap comedy will have you saying "yes" to The Proposal again and again.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Closed Captioned

I enjoy this one very much. It helps that I am a fan of both Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. I think the funniest scene in the entire movie was the shower/running into each other naked scene. Basically the only scene I actually laughed at in the movie. But I do believe a romantic comedy isn't so much about actual laugh out loud moments. More about a lighthearted look at falling in love. Sure... the ending is predictable. But once again I believe that is to be expected with romantic comedies as they are not about the ending... going in we expect the ending... it is about the journey of how they get to that point. Over-all looking at this movie I just find a fun story. I enjoyed both Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds...but I do think they wasted the talents of Betty White. They could have done a better job on her character. Though it was kinda funny seeing her dancing and chanting in the woods.




(From Tuesday Mini-Marathon: Happy Birthday Sandra Bullock! on July 26th, 2011)

Smallville Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

EPISODE 16: HYPNOTIC
Under her spell: A woman uses hypnosis to control Clark (and Lex uses the woman's past to control her). Broken spell: Clark parts ways with Lana. And Prof. Fine and the spaceship reemerge in Honduras.

My Thoughts:
This is a good episode... but nothing really special about it... other then the return of James Marsters as Professor Fine.

EPISODE 17: VOID
Journeys to the other side. Clark and Lex are each subjected to a substance that causes near-death experiences...and brings unexpected insights to each about the men they will become. Clark learns Prof. Fine is alive.

My Thoughts:
This was a good episode... it is an obvious rip off of the movie Flatliners... but I did enjoy it a lot.

EPISODE 18: FRAGILE
He understands the burden of unusual powers. Clark befriends a troubled girl who has anger - and telekinetic powers that shatter glass - she can't control. Suspicions about Lex and Lana may be right.

My Thoughts:
This is another one of those episodes that are good... but nothing really that special about it. I did like the special effects of the mentally controlling of  glass... it looked pretty cool.

EPISODE 19: MERCY
Do. Or die. Lionel and Martha are playing for keeps. They're trapped by a bizarre masked avenger and subjected to his lethal series of survival games. Clark tries to locate them before it's too late.

My Thoughts:
This is one of my favorites... even if it is a blatant rip-off of the Saw movies. I thought they did a really good job with it.

(From Smallville Marathon on August 12th, 2007)