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Spider-Man 2, a review by DJ Doena

Director: Sam Raimi

Tobey Maguire    ...    Spider-Man / Peter Parker
Kirsten Dunst   ...    Mary Jane Watson
James Franco   ...    Harry Osborn
Alfred Molina   ...    Doc Ock / Dr. Otto Octavius
Rosemary Harris   ...    May Parker
J.K. Simmons   ...    J. Jonah Jameson
Ted Raimi   ...    Hoffman
Bruce Campbell   ...    Snooty Usher

Synopsis: Spider-Man is still the hero of the day but Peter Parker has ever bigger problems to manage these two sides of his life and it's often Peter's life that loses. Which means he loses his jobs, his grades at the university are dropping and the worst: Mary Jane is disappointed of him. And then an experiment of Dr. Octavius's goes horribly wrong and turns him into an obsessed maniac.

My Opinion: I like this movie a tiny bit more than the first - which is saying much because I really love the first part. All the fights against Doc Ock are great but what's really great is, that he isn't a villain through and through and has the capacity to see his error and redeems himself at the end.
It's really sad that after these two great movies the third failed due to executive meddling.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2010 on January 24th, 2010)

The Tooth Fairy, a review by addicted2dvd

The Tooth Fairy
Northern California, 1949: In the woods outside of a small town, a hideous witch lured children to her crumbling home where she stole their teeth, butchered their bodies, and cursed their souls to wander the earth forever. Decades later the house has been converted into a quaint country inn, but an untold evil remains: The witch's slumber has been disturbed, and her vengeful spirit seeks the violent slaughter of all who stay there. And for one eleven-year-old girl with a loose molar and an active imagination, the ultimate horror begins with a visit from THE TOOTH FAIRY.

My Thoughts:
This is a pretty good horror movie. Not the best I ever seen... but far from the worst. Definitely one I consider worth checking out. I wouldn't spend top dollar for it... but if you can get it for say... under $10 I don't think you will be disappointed.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 5/9 - 5/11 on May 11th, 2008)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
Exactly one year after being brutally murdered, rock musician Eric Draven returns to Earth, searching for a way to right what has been wronged and to reunite with his missing soul-mate Shelly Webster. Guided by a mystical Spirit Crow, he is neither living nor dead, possessing strange new powers to aid him in his search for revenge which, ultimately, must become a quest for redemption.

The Soul Can't Rest
On the first anniversary of his death, rock musician Eric Draven reappears, bent on revenge against those who brutally murdered both him and his soul-mate Shelly.

My Thoughts:
This is another series I bought blind when I found it cheap on sale. Actually it is one I got free in a buy one get one free sale. This series was a pleasant surprise to me. I have watched several episodes in the past and I have enjoyed it. I really need to get around finish off this show! The pilot episode does a good job of introducing the characters. The series has some good fight sequences in it. Which was the selling point of getting my mother hooked on the series. She always loved pretty much anything with martial arts in it. I especially enjoyed the final fight in this episode.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on November 24th, 2009)