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Four Lions, a review by Tom

Four Lions (2010/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia Optimum Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Director: Chris Morris Writing: Chris Morris (Writer), Jesse Armstrong (Writer), Sam Bain (Writer) Length: 97 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: PCM 2.0 Stereo, English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Kayvan Novak as Waj
Nigel Lindsay as Barry
Riz Ahmed as Omar
Adeel Akhtar as Faisal
Preeya Kalidas as Sofia

Plot:
A handful of young men set out to take on the decadent West but are more of a threat to themselves than anyone else in this black comedy from the creator of Brass Eye, Chris Morris.

Omar (Riz Ahmed) is a devout Muslim living in the United Kingdom who has decided to form a terrorist cell to bring forth a jihad against a culture he believes is dominated by the sinful and ignorant. However, Omar isn't much of leader, and he's assembled an unimpressive team of fellow terrorists, among them Waj (Kayvan Novak), who lacks the brainpower to come up with ideas or direction on his own; Faisal (Adeel Akhtar), who is shy and doesn't have much to say; and Barry (Nigel Lindsay), a recent convert to Islam who tries to make up for his lack of practical knowledge with fierce passion.

As Omar and his comrades debate both doctrine and methods, they ponder such notions as using birds as explosive devices, creating video communiqués with a hip-hop flavor, and attacking mosques in an effort to provoke non-violent Muslims. But are Omar and his partners a legitimate threat to the safety of Great Britain, or just four half-bright twenty-somethings with more bluster than imagination?

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Interviews
• Scene Access

The announcer said in the beginning, that this one probably will have a hard time to get a proper theatre release. "Who would want to watch a comedy about suicide bomber... except for you guys"
I enjoyed it. This one is another I can recommend. It's about some Pakistani guys living in Britain and planning to do a suicide bombing. You see them trying to make a video. You see them being totally paranoid. Firing a bazooka while holding it the wrong way. And one of the also accidentally blows himself up.



Rating:

(From FantasyFilmFest 2010 on September 4th, 2010)

The Longest Day, a review by Antares

The Longest Day





Year: 1962
Film Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Length: 178 Min.

Director
Ken Annakin (1914)
Andrew Marton (1904)
Bernhard Wicki (1919)

Writing
Cornelius Ryan (1920)...Screenplay
Cornelius Ryan (1920)...Book
Romain Gary (1914)...Additional Episodes Written By
James Jones (1921)...Additional Episodes Written By
David Pursall...Additional Episodes Written By
Jack Seddon (1924)...Additional Episodes Written By

Producer
Elmo Williams (1913)
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902)

Cinematographer
Jean Bourgoin (1913)
Walter Wottitz (1911)

Music
Maurice Jarre (1924)...Composer

Stars
Eddie Albert (1906) as Col. Thompson
Paul Anka (1941) as U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty (1898) as Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault (1910) as Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer (1938) as Schultz
Hans Christian Blech (1915) as Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil (1917) as Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton (1925) as Flight Officer David Campbell

ReviewThe Longest Day would be hailed at that time, as the greatest war film ever made.

       But as time passed by, the war film genre underwent a metamorphosis from portraying war as a glorious endeavor, to a more introspective look into the day-to-day hardships of the common soldier. With this change, films like The Longest DayPatton, Platoon, or Das Boot.


Ratings Criterion

(From The Longest Day (1962) on April 23rd, 2010)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

8. The Green, Green Glow of Home (11/14/93)
Lois and Clark investigate a suspicious EPA story in Smallville. But it isn't man-made toxins the feds are after - but a chunk of Kryptonite, the substance that can rob Superman of his powers or even his life.

My Thoughts:
This is an excellent episode. It is the first time we get to see Kryptonite in the series... and the second (and final) appearance of Trask... the government agent that was obsessed with killing Superman. Not only is it a great action-packed story... it is also a fun one what with Lois out of her element and in Smallville with Clark. I got a kick out of when she told Clark to look at that man (unknowingly pointing to his father) and saying he is probably a cross dresser.



(From Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Marathon on July 16th, 2009)