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Mr. Destiny, a review by Rich

Mr. Destiny



Imagine if one day, out of the blue, your wildest dreams came true! That's exactly what happens to junior executive Larry Burrows (James Belushi - 'Taking Care Of Business') when he bumps into a mysterious stranger (Michael Caine - 'Miss Congeniality', 'The Cider House Rules'). Instantly, Larry's ho-hum life becomes his ultimate fantasy - huge mansion, beautiful wife, cars galore! But before long, his new lifestyle isn't so enchanting. Ultimately, Larry discovers it's going to take a lot more than wishful thinking to get back to where he once belonged! Co-starring 'Terminator 2's' Linda Hamilton and comedian Jon Lovitz ('Little Nicky', 'Rat Race'), 'Mr. Destiny' is a delightful rags-to-riches comedy brimming with totally magical entertainment!

(From Riches Random Reviews on August 3rd, 2009)

Wanted, a review by addicted2dvd

Wanted (2008/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Timur Bekmambetov Writing: Michael Brandt (Screenwriter), Derek Haas (Screenwriter), Chris Morgan (Screenwriter), Michael Brandt (Story By), Derek Haas (Story By), Mark Millar (Original Material By), J. G. Jones [J.G. Jones] (Original Material By) Length: 110 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Spanish: DTS: 5.1, French: DTS: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
James McAvoy as Wesley
Morgan Freeman (1937) as Sloan
Angelina Jolie as Fox
Terence Stamp as Pekwarsky
Thomas Kretschmann as Cross

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Multi-angle
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Picture-in-picture
• BD-Live
• U-Control

This one is a pure fun action film... a leave your brain at the door, suspend disbelief action joyride. Knowing this is a comic book film helped me suspend disbelief enough to enjoy this one quite a bit. I normally really like Morgan Freeman and he was good in this one. But this time my favorite character had to be Fox played my Angelina Jolie.I thought she was a cool character and done well. Of course this is coming from someone that never read the comic to compare. So I don't know how loyal the film is to the comics. But if you are ever in the mood for an action flick you don't want/need to think about... this one is worth the time put in to watch it.



(From Within My Lifetime: 2017 Edition on January 3rd, 2017)

Tales from the Crypt Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

1. The Man Who Was Death
Niles Talbot moved from the country to the big city to get a job as an electrician but ended up as an executioner. His trouble begins when he's suddenly unemployed and decides to take the law into his own hands.

Guest Stars:
Bill Sadler
J.W. Smith
Roy Brocksmith
David Wohl

My Thoughts:
This is of course our first look at the Cryptkeeper so he isn't in any special get-up as he likes to do in many of the episodes.... while this first episode is good... it really didn't impress me as much as many of the other ones did. I just didn't find the story that interesting.  

My Rating:

(From Tales from the Crypt Marathon on December 21st, 2009)