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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)

Joan of Arc, a review by addicted2dvd

Joan of Arc


My Thoughts:
I have always liked the story of Joan of Arc. This movie (well actually a TV Miniseries) is one I never seen before. This one clocks in at 3 hour 9min. But watching it I didn't realize how much time had passed as the story was so enthralling that it felt like a fraction of the time. It was definitely worth the time I put into it... I am thrilled I added it to my collection.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 2/27 - 2/29 on February 28th, 2009)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon, a review by Tom

04. Heavy Metal (2008-02-04)
Writer: Josh Friedman (Created By), John Enbom (Writer), James Cameron (Original Characters By), Gale Anne Hurd (Original Characters By)
Director: Sergio Mimica Gezzan
Cast: Lena Headey (Sarah Connor), Thomas Dekker (John Connor), Summer Glau (Cameron), Richard T. Jones (Agent James Ellison), Catherine Dent (Agent Greta Simpson), Brian Bloom (Carter), Andy Umberger (Davidson), Lee Thompson Young (Agent Stewart), Garret Dillahunt (Cromartie), Douglas Bennett (Guard), Michael Dempsey (Detective), Greg Eagles (Crewman #1), Mark Adair-Rios (Mike), Hector Atreyu Ruiz (Driver), Linda Shing (Dolores), Sean Smith (Dr. Lyman), Taira Soo (Office Manager)

A decent episode but nothing special. But I did like the ending. I thought it was very creepy when John had to get the key from the Terminator in stand-by mode.

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(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon on January 21st, 2009)