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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, a review by dfmorgan

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Year: 2001
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne

OverviewWatched: 11th. Aug 2010
My Thoughts: An enjoyable film. I thought that maybe I had seen it before but was pleased to find that I hadn't. An over-bearing boorish English army officer, Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne), takes pleasure in belittleing the locals. The local villages are in the middle of a long drought and Captain Russell decides to double the taxes (Lagaan). When challenged by the local villagers, led by Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), he decides to play them in a game of cricket with an important condition, the penalty being triple taxes if the Army win and no taxes for 3 years if the locals win. There is also a sort of love triangle for Bhuvan between Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley), the sister of the Captain, and Gauri (Gracy Singh) a local village girl.

My Rating: A very enjoyable 4

Dave

(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on August 11th, 2010)

Epic, a review by Tom

Epic (2013/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Chris Wedge Writing: James V. Hart (Screenwriter), William Joyce (Screenwriter), Dan Shere (Screenwriter), Tom J. Astle (Screenwriter), Matt Ember (Screenwriter), William Joyce (Story By), James V. Hart (Story By), Chris Wedge (Story By), William Joyce (Original Characters By) Length: 102 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, French: DTS 5.1, Spanish: DTS 5.1, Catalonian: DTS 5.1, Dutch: DTS 5.1, German: DTS 5.1, Flemish: DTS 5.1 Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish

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Stars:
Blake Anderson as Dagda (voice)
Aziz Ansari as Mub (voice)
Allison Bills as Dandelion Jinn (voice)
Jim Conroy as Race Announcer (voice)
Todd Cummings as Fruit Fly (Old) (voice)

Plot:
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Trailers
• Featurettes

I have been curious about this movie since I first saw the trailer. It looked promising. And I have to say, I was not disappointed. Of cource the stories is nothing special, but I really liked the visuals and it was a fun ride.

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 31st, 2013)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Sherlock: Series One (2010/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia 2 entertain Video (United Kingdom) Length: 266 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Plot:
The world's favourite detective has emerged from the fog... this is Sherlock for a new generation.

Sherlock
1.01 A Study in Pink
Writer: Steven Moffat (Writer), Steven Moffat (Created By), Mark Gatiss (Created By), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Original Material By)
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on March 25th, 2012)