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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, a review by addicted2dvd

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li: Unleashed and Unrated (2009/United States) Trailer | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Writing: Justin Marks (Screenwriter) Length: 97 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li
Chris Klein as Charlie Nash
Neal McDonough as Bison / Vega (Japan)
Robin Shou as Gen
Moon Bloodgood as Det. Maya Sunee

Plot:
Brace yourself for the hard-hitting and high-flying excitement of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, including an all-new unrated cut! Based on the wildly popular Street Fighter video game series, this powerful martial arts adventure explores the origins of the Street Fighter universe through Chun-Li (Kristin Kreuk), who avenges her father's death at the hands of Bison (Neal McDonough) and his evil Shadaloo Empire. Now the stage is set, the challenge is clear, the legend will be forged...but who will prevail? Round One. Fight!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Digital Copy

After watching this film I couldn't decide if I wanted to give this film a 3.5 or a 4 star rating as I enjoyed it so much. I really liked the story line but I also liked the fact that there is several familiar faces in it. There is Michael Clarke Duncan, Neal McDonough and of course Kristin Kreuk of Smallville fame in the lead role. This is the first role I seen Kristin Kreuk in that I didn't automatically think "hey, it's Lana!" Which says to me she did a good job in it. Either way, definitely a good and fun film well worth the time put in to watch it.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on September 27th, 2017)

Dracula (1931), a review by RossRoy

Original Title: Dracula Year: 1931 Country: United States Director: Tod Browning Rating: NR Length: 398 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

What they say
For the first time ever, the original ‘Dracula’ film comes to DVD in this extraordinary Legacy Collection. Included in the collection is the original classic, starring the renowned Béla Lugosi, and three timeless sequels, featuring such legendary actors as Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine and others. These are the landmark films that inspired an entire genre of movies and continue to be major influences on motion pictures to this day.

My Thoughts
Well, after Monster Squad, I felt the urge to revisit the classic monster movies. So I started with Dracula. Bela Lugosi in his classic performance. What more can be said? The set pieces, the lighting, the creepy atmosphere, even the silences without dialog or music all work together to form a great movie going experience. Oh sure, by today's standards it might be considered rather crude, but, personally, I marvel in its simplicity, suggesting instead of showing.

I made one mistake though: I watched it with the new Philip Glass score. It's not that the score by Glass is bad, it's actually good music (if a little repetitive), but, it's painfully obvious that it has been done years after the movie. For one thing, the music is nice and clean, I'd even say rich, which makes the sound effects and voice sound that much more thin and makes it show their age. Also, while Glass is obviously careful with his score to not overpower key dialog and sound effects, it actually makes it that much more obvious that the score isn't an integral part of the movie. The best example of that is when Renfield first arrives at Castle Dracula. When the door opens, there's a very distinct creaking sound. Well, at the very point, the Glass score becomes completely silent to emphasize the sound. Now that shows Glass wanted to preserve the sound and not affect its power in the context of the film, yet he only achieves making his score separate from the movie, because this would actually be a key moment for the music to change to convey an emotion. Same thing when Renfield cuts his finger with the letter opener. He cuts his finger and the music goes into a crescendo moments after, and it felt odd and out of place. I actually found the score to be detrimental to the movie, instead of supporting it.

I'll give this a , because of Glass' score, otherwise, it would've been a heartfelt

Rating:


(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on October 12th, 2008)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Everybody Loves Raymond
Standup comedian Ray Romano stars as Ray Barone, a successful sportswriter and devoted husband to Debra (Patricia Heaton, Beethoven) who must deal with his brother and parents, who happen to live across the street. Frank (Peter Boyle, While You Were Sleeping) and Marie(Doris Roberts, Remington Steele) love to meddle in his life, while older brother Robert (Brad Garrett, Suicide Kings) sometimes resents his success. Nevertheless, Ray manages to keep a bight outlook and a sense of humor as he balances his family and work lives.

Pilot
Debra is sick and tired of having Raymond's parents and his brother show up unannounced. With her birthday coming up they try not to let Ray's parents and Robert to come over, so they can have a nice peaceful birthday party.

My Thoughts:
This is a sitcom I always enjoyed. Sure I have seen better... but this one is well worth collecting. It was fun watching the pilot episode again after all these years. The kids really grew int his show. Not to mention you can see quite a bit of difference in Patricia Heaton compared to her new show "The Middle."

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on January 25th, 2010)