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The Lady Vanishes, a review by Rich

The Lady Vanishes





Definately the best Hitchcock UK film (yes, better than 39 steps) before he was put under contract by Selznick, forgetting the obvious technological constraints of the time. It isn't a great film, especially in comparison to his Strangers on a Train or Shadow of a Doubt, but it is a good film. I wouldn't recommend purchasing it unless you are a 'completist' and wanting to own all of Hitchcocks movies. It is perhaps a little 'too british', littered with cricketing terms, cucumber sandwiches, stiff upper lips and jolly old hockeysticks!
The cast is wonderful, some good witty exchanges especially in the first 20 minutes, but the suspense he mastered in later films is just not there in this outing. Trademark camerawork and stylish flourish of the director are clear to see, but you never get the edge of the seat thrill found in his classics.
A good film nonetheless, imagine the period of history the original audience viewed this and you understand how well it originally went down, and one not to ignore if showing on the tv. 


(From Riches Random Reviews on January 26th, 2009)

The Conjuring, a review by addicted2dvd

The Conjuring (2013/United States) Trailer |IMDb |Wikipedia | New Line Home Video Director: James Wan Writing: Chad Hayes (Writer), Carey W. Hayes (Writer) Length: 112 min. Rating: Rated R : Sequences of Disturbing Violence and Terror Video: Widescreen Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston as Roger Perron
Shanley Caswell as Andrea
Haley McFarland as Nancy

Plot:
Based on true events, The Conjuring tells the thrilling story of ghost hunters Lorraine and Ed Warren (Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson), who help a family terrorized by an evil spirit in their mysterious farmhouse.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Digital Copy

Just finished watching this one. It is another one I recently got from the library. I enjoyed every minute of it... definitely worth the time put in to watch it.Though I didn't find it nearly as scary as people has told me it was. Sure there was a couple decent jump scenes... but that is about it. I am looking forward to adding this one to my collection before too long.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on January 16th, 2014)

Angel Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: Angel runs into Darla "by coincidence" outside of his dreams. But she denies to be this "Darla" person. She even has a husband and can walk into the sunlight. But Angel is quite sure he has the right person in front of him.

My Opinion: Darla is a human again. This could be getting really interesting with her having a soul. And now we've met Drusilla in the past I think it's only a matter of episodes until Spike, I mean William the Bloody, also makes an appearance.

Synopsis: Angel seeks for the help of Swami T'ish Magev who was recommended to him by Lorne (the host of the karaoke bar) to discuss his Darla-issue. With Angel being absent Wesley asumes the role of Angel without thinking and gets hired as a bodyguard.

My Opinion: Very funny! Wesley as a vampire and he did all the things a vampire couldn't have done. But it also showed that Wesley has aquired some decent fighting skills.

Synopsis: Darla - like Angel - has a problem with having a soul again. We see a lot of flashbacks into the past from before and after Angel got his soul back. Additionally she begs Angel to make her a vampire again.

My Opinion: The Darla plot has taken an unexpected turn. In the beginning I thought that she would be his enemy but I don't see how that would be possible anymore. Sadly, Spike didn't got more screen time but the episode wasn't about him after all. I nonetheless liked the fact that they involved the time when Spike killed his first Slayer. Things like this make a fictional universe more whole.

Synopsis: Gunn asks Angel for help because his cousing has gotten into a thing that is getting over his head. Thus Angel helps to rob the "Shroud of Rahmon", a shroud that drives people insane.

My Opinion: I seriously hope that Kate gets over her animosity against Angel. I think the reason why Angel could at least partly escape the effects of the shraud is because he has been fighting his inner demon for more than a century.

(From Angel Marathon on February 16th, 2008)