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Echelon Conspiracy, a review by KinkyCyborg

Echelon Conspiracy



Title:Echelon Conspiracy
Year: 2009
Director: Greg Marcks
Rating: PG-13
Length: 105 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Shane West
Edward Burns
Ving Rhames
Jonathan Pryce
Sergey Gubanov

Plot:
When Max Peterson (Shane West) receives a series of mysterious cell phone messages that promise him untold wealth, he soon finds himself the victim of a deadly international plot. Chased by a lethal team of government operatives, Max races across the planet in a desperate attempt to unravel a conspiracy that threatens the stability of the entire world. Edward Burns, Ving Rhames and Martin Sheen co-star in this techno-charged edge-of-your-seat action thriller!

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers



Good cast and above average action but when watching the trailer for this movie you can't help think it's a poor man's Eagle Eye which ironically was one of the preview trailers on the dvd. Same premise of an unknown entity making mysterious calls to an apparently random victim and pulling their strings.

Again it was entertaining enough but I thought the way the computer geek played a Jedi mind trick on the super computer that became self aware was a little too convenient and cheesy. Almost like it was playing homage to the ending of Wargames. Also the Russian bit at the end made for a muddled conclusion that just raised some unanswered questions.

Good popcorn action but completely bereft of originality.

KC


Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2011 on September 5th, 2011)

National Lampoon's European Vacation, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: National Lampoon's European Vacation
Year: 1985
Director: Amy Heckerling
Rating: PG-13
Length: 94 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Stars:
Chevy Chase
Beverly D'Angelo
Dana Hill
Jason Lively


Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Production Notes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This one is pretty good... but I definitely like the first one better. But if you like the first one... this one is definitely worth having in your collection as well. I think part of the problem was I didn't like the kids as much in this one. Especially the girl... whining about her boyfriend through-out the whole movie. That definitely took away from the movie for me. This series of movies changes the actors that play the kids with every movie. This one could very well have my least favorite of the kids... as I found both of them a bit on the annoying side.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on November 28th, 2010)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Cheers: Season Eleven
Year: 1992
Director: James Burrows
Rating: NR
Length: 648 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:

Stars:
Ted Danson as Sam Malone
Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe
Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli
John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin
Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd
Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane
George Wendt as Norm Peterson



Cheers is one of the comedy series I always enjoyed. In the mid-90s, this series was first shown on German television (not counting the airing of the first 13 episodes in the 80s with different dub on public television) in the "great" time slot some time after midnight. I always made sure to tape the show to watch it the next day.
My favorite characters are Norm and Cliff. The most annoying character is Rebecca (Kirstie Alley).
Highlight in this final season for me is the last Bar Wars episode, where Gary (Cheers' nemesis) is tricked to demolish his pub. And of course the final episode.

#	Episode	Rating
01	The Little Match Girl
02	The Beer Is Always Greener
03	King Of Beers
04	The Magnificent Six
05	Do Not Forsake Me, 'O My Postman
06	Teaching With The Enemy
07	The Girl In The Plastic Bubble
08	Ill-Gotten Gaines
09	Feelings... Whoa, Whoa, Whoa
10	Daddy's Little Middle Aged Girl
11	Love Me, Love My Car
12	Sunday Dinner
13	Norm's Big Audit
14	It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar
15	Loathe And Marriage
16	Is There A Doctor In The Howe?
17	The Bar Manager, The Shrink, His Wife & Her Lover
18	The Last Picture Show
19	Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey
20	Look Before You Sleep
21	Woody Gets An Election
22	It's Lonely On The Top
23	Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (Parts 1 & 2)
24	The Guy Can't Help It
25	One For The Road (Parts 1, 2 & 3)

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 4th, 2009)