DVD Collectors Online

Meteor Man, a review by addicted2dvd

Meteor Man
Robert Townsend ('Hollywood Shuffle')leads an all-star cast including Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffen. Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones and Bill Cosby in this laugh-out-loud, feel-goodcomic fantasy about a reluctant superhero in a crusade to save his neighborhood.

Move over, Superman! spineless Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) has just discovered his backbone... and it's stronger then steel! a mild-mannered subsitute teacher, Jefferson would rather run then fight... until he's hit by a strange green meteor that gives himn superhuman abilities. And when a gang led by a powerful drug lord begins terrorizing his family and neighbors, Jefferson has no choice but to don his homemade spandex suit and take them in a war of cunning, wit... and super-powered super-modeling prowess... to save his 'hood!

My Thoughts:
My daughter, Brittany wanted to watch a comedy with me... so I let her choose one of the comedies in my collection... and this is what she decided on. Another Superhero spoof. It is pretty fun though... nothing extraordinary... but has some fun moments and a lot of familiar faces. Worth checking out... but not something I would put too much money into. I got my copy on sale for $4.95... not sure I would have paid much more then that though.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Comedies on December 2nd, 2007)

The Mummy, a review by Tom

Title: The Mummy
Year: 1999
Media Type: DVD
Director: Stephen Sommers
Rating: 15
Length: 120 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 , German: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish

Stars:
Brendan Fraser
Rachel Weisz
John Hannah
Arnold Vosloo
Kevin J. O'Connor

Plot:
Deep in the Egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year old legacy of terror. Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of Universal's legendary 1932 horror classic, THE MUMMY, starring Brendan Fraser, is a true nonstop action epic, filled with dazzling visual effects, top-notch talent and superb storytelling.

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
DVD-ROM Content
Egyptology 101 (Facts about Ancient Egypt)
Featurettes
Interactive Game
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

A fun adventure movie. Although 10 years old now, the special effects still hold up. This is not for granted with CGI heavy movies nowadays.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 23rd, 2008)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Stargate SG-1



What's the show about?
Mankind is not alone in the universe. An ancient race built a transportation system to connect thousands of planets throughout the galaxy. The entry/exit points of that system are the stargates. Earth sends units to other planets to initiate trade and looking for allies and  possible threats. The first of the units is designated SG-1, consisting of Col. Jack O'Neill, Cpt. Samantha Carter (who also happens to have a doctorate in astrophysics), the archaeologist Daniel Jackson and the alien Jaffa Teal'c. Together they save the world more than once.

What happened before?
In the movie the stargate was a point-to-point connection to the planet Abydos. Daniel Jackson manages to open that connection and goes with Col. O'Neill to Abydos. As soon as they arrive they find a tribe who worships the egyptian sungod Ra - only that Ra is real and an alien. A few thousand years ago Ra abducted people from Earth and brought them to Abydos. But the people on Earth rebelled and buried the stargate. Daniel and Jack have to fight agains Ra and manage to kill him, but only Jack returns from Abydos.

For the concept to work they had to change a few things. For once, the stargate is now a multi-gate network. For another Ra was portrayed as "the last of his kind", not one of many Goa'uld god-impostors. Also there were no signs of the Goa'uld pouch on Ra's Jaffa.

"Children of the Gods"
A year after the events in the movie the project "Stargate" is practically shut down. But then a Ra-look-alike comes through the gate, kills several soldiers and abducts a female soldier. After that Colonol O'Neill's bluff is called and he has to disclose that Daniel is not dead and that Abydos was not nuked. After the team around O'Neill successfully returns to Abydos they learn that there is not only the Abydos and the Earth gate but also many thousands more. But then Abydos is also attacked by this new enemy and they kidnap Daniel's wife and Skaara, a friend of Jack's. And so a rescue mission is set up, which will lead to strange new places and to new friends...

My Opinion
Great show (sorry for the repeating comments, but if I wouldn't like my TV shows I wouldn't have them ) although it became a bit repetitive in later seasons. I loved O'Neill's comments and the countless references to Star Trek and other cultural references (from the pilot: "It took us 15 years and three supercomputers to MacGyver a system for the gate on Earth").

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 2nd, 2008)