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Repo! The Genetic Opera, a review by addicted2dvd

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Lions Gate Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Writing: Darren Smith (Original Material By), Terrance Zdunich (Original Material By), Darren Smith (Screenwriter), Terrance Zdunich (Screenwriter) Length: 98 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Alexa Vega as Shilo Wallace
Paul Sorvino as Rotti Largo
Anthony Head [Anthony Stewart Head] as Nathan/Repo Man
Sarah Brightman as Blind Mag
Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet

Plot:
In the not-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GENECO, a biotech company that offers organ transplants...for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession...and hunted by the REPO man!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Gallery

I had no idea what to expect going into this one. I found it to be nothing more then an average film as I liked the story... but didn't care much for the style. I found it to just be a little too much on the weird side for my taste. I did like seeing Anthony Stewert Head in something other then Buffy the Vampire Slayer.



(From July Movie Marathon: Musicals (Yes... You read right!) on July 26th, 2016)

Salem's Lot (2004), a review by addicted2dvd

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Salem's Lot (2004)
Welcome to Jerusalem's Lot - Salem's Lot, as locals call it. Population: 1319. And growing eerier by the moment. Because an ominous outsider has moved into the sleepy New England town's foreboding Marsten House and brought with him an unspeakable horror.

This powerful new adaptation of Stephen King's terrifying bestseller stars Rob Lowe as a writer who returns to his hometown to confront his haunted past... and who soon leads the fight against a heart-stopping force of evil. Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland, Samantha Mathis, Rutger Hauer and James Cromwell co-star, and help supply proof that when it comes to thrills, chills and unearthly dread you can't keep the undead down. Walk the streets of Salem's Lot... if you dare.

My Thoughts:
I just can't have a Stephen King marathon and not watch Salem's Lot. I normally would jump at watching the original... but I have just recently watched that one. So figured I would watch the remake this time. Not that the remake isn't good... I really did enjoy both versions a lot! Of course it helps that I love vampire movies in general.

As I said... I did enjoy this version of the miniseries... but do think I prefer the original. This version does have some good scenes that isn't in the original though. Most notably must be the scene with the vampire children on the school bus. Anyway... if you haven't seen this remake I would suggest checking it out.

(From Stephen King Marathon... on July 11th, 2007)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Suzuka: The Complete Series
Year: 2005
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 610 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Japanese: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English

Plot:
Love is not a spectator sport.

High school is a hectic time of change for most... But for happy-go-lucky Yamato, it's gonna be a complete revolution! He's the new kid in class, having transferred to the big city to attend Aoba High, where he finds himself smitten with the local rising star of track and field. Yet two people could not be more different! And as Suzuka remains completely uninspired by Yamato's cheerfully irresponsible nature, things progress from bad to worse with record-breaking speed! So when the young man decides to step up his efforts and join the track team, his best might not measure up...

It's mixed signals and high school hormones with everyone running in circles! Throw in the antics of a handful of high school stereotypes, and Yamato's completely out of his league! When love is not a spectator sport, the only question is who will go the distance?

Extras:
Commentary
Scene Access
Textless songs.
Trailers

An enjoyable high school romance without wacky characters for a change.
The male lead falls in love with Suzuka, a girl in his class and also his neighbour. Problem is, that she has some emotional baggage, which causes her to be rather cool towards him in the beginning, but also doesn't let her acknowledge her feelings towards him later on.
Animation is rather average, but I like the character design of the characters, especially Suzuka. The only thing I do not like about is, is the hair of the male lead.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 26th, 2008)