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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, a review by Tom

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia (Germany) Director: Mamoru Hosoda Writing: Satoko Okudera (Screenwriter), Yasutaka Tsutsui (Original Material By) Length: 98 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: German, Polish

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Stars:
Riisa Naka as (voice)
Takuya Ishida as (voice)
Mitsutaka Itakura as (voice)
Ayami Kakiuchi as (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura as (voice)

Plot:
"TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE"
Student girl Konno Makoto has a very bad day. Everything goes wrong and to top it all off in the afternoon she dies in a lethal accident… only she doesn't.

In fact, she finds herself transported a few seconds back in time and manages to avert her deadly fate. As Konno slowly discovers, she has acquired the power to jump back in time and change things at will!
Soon, she starts the whole day over, but this time without errors, only to discover that sometimes her winnings are someone else's losses. Before she knows it she's busy cleaning mess after mess. And when things go from bad to terrible she suddenly finds out there is a limit to her time-jumping, possibly leading several loved ones straight into great danger.

Extras:

• Booklet
• Commentary
• Scene Access
• Trailers

What can I say about this movie? I simply love it! It became my favorite movie of last year. Even though I saw it 3 times during the last 6 months I had to include it in this marathon. I like it how in the beginnings the time jumps are simply played for fun but it gets more serious as the movie goes on. Sadly there is no RC1 release yet, but it is said to be coming this year. I recommend to watch out for it! Also there is a Korean 3-disc release with English subtitles available (the German release has only German and Polish subtitles).

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(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on January 6th, 2008)

Count Dracula, a review by GSyren

Title	Count Dracula (5-014503-248628)
Director	Philip Saville
Actors	Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker, Jack Shepherd
Produced	1977 in United Kingdom
Runtime	150 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles	English
Overview	In this eerie, erotic and highly acclaimed adaptation of Bram Stoker's horror classic, Louis Jourdan brings a subtle menace and dark sensuality to his memorable portrayal of Count Dracula. One of the most faithful screen versions ever of the original novel, the story begins with Jonathan Harker visiting the Count in Transylvania to help with preparations to move to England. It is in the Count's castle that Jonathan becomes a prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. After Dracula makes his way to England, Harker becomes involved in an effort to track down and destroy the Count, eventually chasing the vampire back to his castle. A true gothic classic, 'Count Dracula'  contains many scenes shot on location - such as London's Highgate Cemetery and Whitby Abbey - adding extra atmosphere to an already powerful production.
My thoughts	am so much better. To sum up, not a total waste of time, but - for me, at least - nowhere near the ultimate Dracula.
My rating	3 out of 5

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on October 6th, 2013)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Ultraviolet: Complete Series (1998/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia Kult TV, Contender Entertainment (United Kingdom) Length: 302 min. Video: Widescreen 1.66 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
They look like us.
They act like us.

For centuries vampires have co-existed with humans.
Until now.

Now mankind has the ability to destroy itself, and the vampires need to take control of their threatened food source.

CIB, an elite government force has been formed to combat the threat. But when eternal life is offered, no-one is beyond temptation...


Ultraviolet
Season 1.01 Habeas Corpus
Writer: Joe Ahearne (Writer)
Director: Joe Ahearne
Cast: Jack Davenport (D.S. Michael Colefield), Susannah Harker (Dr. Angie March), Idris Elba (Vaughan Rice), Philip Quast (Father Pearse J. Harman), Stephen Moyer (Jack), Colette Brown (Kirsty), Fiona Dolman (Frances), Ronnie Letham (Pollard), Marc Bolton (Carter), John Ashton (D S Ferman), Lara J. West (Sue), Blondell Taylor (Nurse), Daniel Moynihan (Street Artist), Colin Kerrigan (Computer Operator), Ian Crowe (Pathologist)

As I have just finished watching the third season of "The Vampire Diaries", I thought I would continue with another vampire series. This is a recent blind buy. I was rather bored with the first episode. Though it did show some promise.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on January 4th, 2013)