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Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a review by dfmorgan

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Year: 2008
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand
Overview: Struggling musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segel, Knocked Up, How I Met Your Mother) has spent five long and wonderful years idolising his celebrity girlfriend, television star Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars, Heroes). His perfect world comes crashing down when Sarah suddenly dumps him for 'that guy' (Russell Brand) from that band'. But his plan to leave his troubles behind backfires when he arrives to find his worst nightmare has only just begun!

Watched: 7th Jul. 2010
My Thoughts: I was hoping for a good comedy but find this only mildly amusing. Russell Brand played Russell Brand as Russell Brand, I haven't seen too much of him but what I have caught seems to me to be just the same as what he was doing here. Jason Segel I know even less about, just Knocked Up, but he didn't make me want to be on his side. Kristin Bell and Mila Kunis though gave performances I did enjoy. Some of the other supporting cast I recognised from other films and in varying degrees I liked or disliked them.

My Rating: A mildly amusing 3

Dave

(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on July 8th, 2010)

How Green Was My Valley, a review by Antares

How Green Was My Valley





Year: 1941
Film Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox
Genre: Drama, Classic
Length: 118 Min.

Director
John Ford (1894)

Writing
Philip Dunne (1908)...Screenwriter
Richard Llewellyn (1906)...Original Material By

Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902)

Cinematographer
Arthur C. Miller (1895)

Music
Alfred Newman (1901)...Composer

Stars
Walter Pidgeon (1897) as Mr. Gruffydd
Maureen O'Hara (1920) as Angharad
Anna Lee (1913) as Bronwyn
Donald Crisp (1882) as Mr. Morgan
Roddy McDowall (1928) as Huw
John Loder (1898) as Ianto
Sara Allgood (1879) as Mrs. Morgan
Barry Fitzgerald (1888) as Cyfartha

ReviewThe Grapes of WrathHow Green Was My Valley. When making films that told of the plights and struggles of the common man, Ford would ascend above his usual penchant for corny storytelling and create works of divine inspiration.

       Huw Morgan (Narrator)

       In How Green Was My ValleyCitizen Kane for the coveted statuette. Was it the best film of the year? Hell no, but it is an excellent portrayal of the times and society's class tier prejudices in which the story takes place.


Review Criterion4 Stars - Historically important film, considered a classic.

(From How Green Was My Valley (1941) on May 18th, 2010)

2016 TV Pilot Reviews, a review by DJ Doena

Designated Survivor Website
Designated Survivor @ Wikipedia
Designated Survivor @ IMDb

Thomas Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland, 24) is the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and about to be fired since the President has decided to go with someone else for his second term.

Kirkman is also the designated survivor for this year's State of the Union. He's kept safe in an undisclosed location while the President gives his speech.

Then the unthinkable happens. An explosion destroys the Capitol building and with it the President, Vice President, the Speaker of the House and most cabinet, house and senate members.

Fortunately, the unthinkable has been thought of. That's why Kirkman was not in the Capitol. And now he's sworn in as the next President of the United States.

The most urgent questions on everyone's mind are "Who did this?" and "Is the pencil pusher Kirkman really able to lead this country in this time of crisis?".

I've learned the term and the meaning behind the "designated survivor" in the first season of The West Wing. This is not going to be that show.

But it's probably not going to be 24 either. Although with the conspiring already happening, who knows...

I really liked the pilot. Everyone around Kirkman including himself doubts if he can do the job, but he appears to be a fighter. Someone who will tackle every challenge and obstacle that will come his way.

I'm curious how they will design the following years. When will there be re-elections and who will go up against him. How will they tackle the domestic and foreign topics?

This is one show I will definitely watch for the next few years.



(From 2016 TV Pilot Reviews on September 26th, 2016)