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Gran Torino, a review by addicted2dvd

Gran Torino
Korean War vet and retired autoworker Walt Kowalski doesn't much like how his life or his neighborhood has turned out. He especially doesn't like the people next door, Hmong immigrants from Southeast Asia. But events force Walt to defend those neighbors against a local gang that feeds on violence and fear. For the first time since Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood works on both sides of the camera, winning the National Board of Review Award as Best Actor for his bone-deep playing of Kowalski, burnished with experience, grace and gravitas into a "prime vintage Eastwood performance" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

My Thoughts:
I been looking forward to watching this movie since the first time I saw the trailer. And I will admit... going by the trailer I was expecting something slightly different then what I actually got. That isn't a bad thing mind you... as I thought the movie itself was very good. Clint Eastwood played a grumpy old man... but one that you couldn't help but to like. He could say some hateful things... but it didn't take long for his neighbors to see through that. Trying not to give too much away... the ending while was expected... didn't come to be in the way you would expect it to. I definitely recommend this movie highly if you haven't seen it yet. It is worth the time you need to put into it.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 8/07 - 8/09 on August 8th, 2009)

Brief Encounter, a review by Antares

Brief Encounter





Year: 1946
Film Studio: Cineguild Productions, G.C.F., Eagle-Lion Distributors
Genre: Romance, Classic, Drama
Length: 86 Min.

Director
David Lean (1908)

Writing
Noel Coward (1899)...Story By
David Lean (1908)...Screenwriter
Ronald Neame (1911)...Screenwriter
Anthony Havelock-Allan (1904)...Screenwriter

Producer
Noel Coward (1899)

Cinematographer
Robert Krasker (1913)

Music
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873)...Composer

Stars
Celia Johnson (1908) as Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard (1913) as Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway (1890) as Albert Godby
Joyce Carey (1898) as Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond (1897) as Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg (1903) as Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars (1903) as Mary Norton
Margaret Barton (1926) as Beryl Walters, Tea Room Assistant

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Review Criterion
- The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.
- Not quite an immortal film, yet a masterpiece in its own right.
- Historically important film, considered a classic.
- Borderline viewable.
- A gangrenous and festering pustule in the chronicles of celluloid.


(From Brief Encounter (1945) on May 7th, 2010)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Invasion


Pilot
A massive hurricane leaves destruction in its path. Dave is convinced it's left something more: extraterrestrials who arrived in the midst of the chaos.

My Thought
This is a series I bought blind 4 years ago. When I got it I watched about half the set... put it up and never return to it for some reason. Definitely not because it is a bad series. As I remember I got into the show pretty heavy there for a while. This is a good pilot episode... it keeps you interested and in suspense. A good idea for a storyline. I really need to finish off this series some time soon.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on February 22nd, 2010)