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House of Wax (2005), a review by addicted2dvd

House of Wax (2005)
Thrills and chills ooze all over you in 'House of Wax', from Dark Castle Entertainment and legendary horror producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis ('Gothika', 'House on Haunted Hill').

When their car breaks down on a road trip, six college friends are sidetracked into an eerie backwoods town. Curiosity gets the better of them when they are intrigured by its macabre House of Wax. They soon find out that the town is not what it seems and they must find their way out before they fall victim to its ghoulishly inventive killers.

My Thoughts:
Ok... this is NOT an example of a good remake. It is remakes like this that you find yourself asking why? Sure... the movie is more up to date. It has the new special effects... and yes sometimes stuff like that can be fun to watch.... but that just is not the case with this remake. It is an ok film for what it is... but it is not something I will go out of my way to watch very often. Even with that... this film does have some saving graces. For one... Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) is in it... so was fun to see him in something else. And... yes I have to say it... it is fun to see Paris Hilton get killed off.

Original/Remakes Comparison
Ok... here we start out with Mystery of the Wax Museum,,, a fair but sometimes slow movie. But it did have it's potential... so I can see remaking it. Then we have House of Wax (1953) To me this is a remake with purpose. It remakes the movie... leaving enough of it the same to recognize it... only improving on it. Having Vincent Price star in this remake is... in my opinion... the ideal choice. This movie I really enjoyed. Then in 2005 they decide to go back one more time. This time really changing the story a lot. Only problem with this is... the new story is not as good! And who do they get for the movie... Paris Hilton!?!?! all that equals big flop! So in this case... I do have to say I prefer a remake... but not the most recent one... as the Vincent Price version was the best by far!

(From Original/Remake Comparison Marathon on May 4th, 2008)

The Dish, a review by Tom

The Dish (2000/Australia) IMDb | Wikipedia Icon Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Director: Rob Sitch Writing: Santo Cilauro (Writer), Tom Gleisner (Writer), Jane Kennedy (Writer), Rob Sitch (Writer) Length: 97 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Sam Neill as Cliff
Billy Mitchell as Cameron
Roz Hammond as Miss Nolan
Christopher-Robin Street as Damien
Luke Keltie as Graeme

Plot:
July 1969. Apollo 11's astronauts will walk on the moon - and a huge satellite dish outside a sheep-farming Australian town has been chosen to beam the live footage globally.

The whole world is depending on scientist Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill - 'Jurassic Park'), who must steer the eccentric crew who man the telescope through a sea of mishaps and disasters that threatens to spoil the small town's finest hour. Watching over them is a by-the-book NASA representative who can't quite understand their quirky working methods. A comical culture clash erupts in this effortlessly funny tale of how history's biggest televised event was almost cancelled.

'The Dish' is a warm-hearted and quick-witted comedy based on a true story of what we didn't see.

Extras:

• "The Hidden Dish"
• Commentary
• Featurettes
• Interviews
• NASA Archive Footage
• Photo Gallery
• Production Notes
• Radio Spot
• Scene Access
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Trailers

I enjoyed it. Though I have to admit, that I enjoyed watching the NASA archive footage (over an hour of it is available in the special features section) more
I thought that Patrick Warburton was a strange choice for his role here. I enjoyed watching him, but he comes across as one of his usual dimwitted characters even though his character here is actually rather smart. This contrast was quite funny.

Rating:

(From 2010 December Marathon - Discussion thread on December 5th, 2010)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: SG-1 goes from the SGC through the Stargate and lands - in the SGC again. But just for a short moment, then the Stargate disappears and they stand under a nuclear missile that is just being prepared for a test ignition. They are stuck in 1969 - until a young Lt. Hammond helps them.

My Opinion: Really great episode, even though the time travel logic is a bit holey. The four (especially Teal'c) as hippies and their flight from the "establishment". I was greatly entertained.

Synopsis: Jack awakes in 2077 and learns that the rest of his team is dead while he was held in cryo stasis . Now there is a crew and the scientists of the SGC try to find out what happened back then. For this he gets linked to a machine that visualize memories. Sam and Daniel also wake up alone and learn the same thing.

My Opinion: The cliffhanger itself was ok, but to end the season with a low-cost episode is not a good idea. Last season they found a better solution.

The Season - My Opinion: After the Tok're and the Asgard appeared the play board is complete (for the time being). This season showed a good mixture of Earth and off-world episodes and had a good balance between action episodes and those that dealt with moral issues.

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on March 15th, 2008)