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Splash , a review by Tom

Splash (1984/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Touchstone Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Ron Howard Writing: Brian Grazer (Original Material By), Bruce Jay Friedman (Story By), Lowell Ganz (Screenwriter), Babaloo Mandel (Screenwriter), Bruce Jay Friedman (Screenwriter) Length: 105 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Croatian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish

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Stars:
Tom Hanks as Allen Bauer
Daryl Hannah as Madison
Eugene Levy as Walter Kornbluth
John Candy as Freddie Bauer
Dody Goodman as Mrs. Stimler

Plot:
Alan Bauer nearly drowned as a child but has memories of being saved by a young mermaid. When he is jilted as an adult and loses his wallet in the surf, the young mermaid tries to return it. They are soulmates who have been meant for each other, but Madison fears how he will react when he finds out she is not human.

Awards:
Won:

Saturn (1984)

Best Actress (Daryl Hannah)

Nominated:

Academy Award (1984)		Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman (Screenplay); Bruce Jay Friedman (Screen Story); Brian Grazer (Story))
AFI (1984)		100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000)
AFI (1984)		100 Years... 100 Passions (2002)
Golden Globe (1984)		Picture - Musical or Comedy (Brian Grazer)
Saturn (1984)		Best Director (Ron Howard)
Saturn (1984)		Best Fantasy Film
Saturn (1984)		Best Makeup (Robert J. Schiffer)
Saturn (1984)		Best Supporting Actor (John Candy)
Writers Guild of America Awards (1985)		Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman)
Young Artist Awards (1985)

Extras:

• Commentary
• Featurettes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

After watching the first two Little Mermaid movies I was in the mood to rewatch Splash. I always enjoyed it. I remember seeing the sequel to this years ago on TV, but I hadn't enjoyed it. Though I don't really remember anything of it.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 12th, 2011)

Smile, a review by addicted2dvd

Smile (2022/United States) Paramount Pictures (United States) Director: Parker Finn Writing: Parker Finn (Writer) Length: 115 min. Video: Widescreen 2.00:1 Audio: English: Dolby Atmos: 3D, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 5.1, German: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Japanese: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish

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Stars:
Sosie Bacon as Rose Cotter
Kyle Gallner as Joel
Jessie T. Usher as Trevor
Robin Weigert as Dr. Madeline Northcott
Caitlin Stasey as Laura Weaver

Plot:
After witnessing a bizzare, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

Extras:

This one I enjoyed quite a bit. They do so much with a simple creepy smile. The cast did a great job. This is one of several I found at the library I hope to add to my collection before too long, recommended.



(From Horror/Halloween Marathon 2023 on September 20th, 2023)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Gokusen I (2002/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia (Malaysia) Length: 660 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Chinese, English, Other

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Plot:
Newly graduated Kumiko Yamaguchi wants to make her mark on the Japanese educational system as a teacher. All well and good until she finds out that the school she'll be teaching at has its fair share of troublemakers and rabble-rousers. The ruffians at the school don't frighten her though for she has a secret of her own-she's a fourth generation crime syndicate member and next in line to head it up. She's gone straight and wants to be a teacher though, but she's one person in whose class you don't want to be caught fooling around!


Gokusen
1.01 A zealous teacher goes on a rampage!! (2002-04-17)

I like this live-action adaption even more than the anime. The actors are very well chosen and the comedy works. I always enjoy watching it (have done so multiple times now). The lead actress is the very definition of Hollywood Homely. Supposedly unattractive to the other characters, she is the hottest of them all. Of the main three female characters, I find the one, who is the supposed to be the most attractive, the least attractive of them (of course she still is beautiful).

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 26th, 2011)