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Stan Lee's Mighty 7, a review by addicted2dvd

Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings (2013/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Cinedigm Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Lee Ningning Writing: Tony Blake (Writer), Paul Jackson (Writer), Stan Lee (Created By) Length: 66 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1 Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Stan Lee as Himself
Armie Hammer as Strong Arm
Teri Hatcher as Silver Skylark
Mayim Bialik as Lady Lightening
Christian Slater as Lazer Lord

Plot:
REALITY, FANTASY AND ADVENTURE COLLIDE in this action-fueled animated movie from comic book legend Stan Lee. When Sam stumbles upon seven aliens who have crash-landed in the desert, he soon finds himself swept up in their journey as a top-secret military force led by the ominous Mr. Cross and the evil reptilian Taegons close in on the group. He quickly moves them to his Malibu beach house, but in order to guarantee their survival, Stan must show the MIGHTY 7 how to develop their powers and become Earth's newest team of superhero fighters. Featuring the impressive voice talents of Sean Astin, James Belushi, Mayim Bialik, Darren Criss, Flea, Armie Hammer, Teri Hatcher, Michael Ironside and Christian Slater, it's the first installment in a fascinating trilogy.

Extras:

• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Gallery
• Interviews

I never heard of this one before finding a copy in the pawn shop. I went in a little skeptical as I normally am when it comes to superheroes I never herd of before. And when I watched the trailer... this one had a bit of a feel to it that discouraged me a little. I think it was the fact that Stan Lee was a major character himself in it. While I am used to his cameos... a major character had me a bit concerned. But I must say I enjoyed it quite a bit. Of course some of the characters I liked better then others and the story line was strong. I feel comfortable recommending it.



(From Within My Lifetime: 2017 Edition on January 13th, 2017)

Goldfinger, a review by Dragonfire

I did enjoy this one.  I had seen some of it on television before, but I don't think I had seen all of it until I watched it on this DVD.  Goldfinger made a good villain and his plot wasn't as ... bizarre as what was cooked up in some of the other Bond movies.  I wasn't overly impressed with Pussy Galore though.  She didn't seem to be anything special to me.  All that really stood out was her name.  And the scene when James ...had his way with her didn't sit well with me.  It was more forced and I just didn't care for it.  I did like Oddjob and his hat.  That was a bit strange that a guy would kill with a hat, but it worked. 

Overall, I think this is one of the best of the Bond movies.   

I did post a review on Epinions back in September that is longer and more detailed if anyone wants to take a look.



(From James Bond Marathon on February 16th, 2009)

Doctor Who Marathon, a review by Tom

Doctor Who
Series 1.04 Aliens of London
Writer: Russell T Davies (Writer)
Director: Keith Boak
Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Corey Doabe (Spray Painter), Ceris Jones (Policeman), Jack Tarlton (Reporter), Lachele Carl (Reporter), Fiesta Mei Ling (Ru), Basil Chung (Bau), Matt Baker (Himself), Andrew Marr (Himself), Rupert Vansittart (General Asquith), David Verrey (Joseph Green), Navin Chowdhry (Indra Ganesh), Penelope Wilton (Harriet Jones), Annette Badland (Margaret Blaine), Naoko Mori (Doctor Sato), Eric Potts (Oliver Charles), Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Jimmy Vee (Alien), Steve Speirs (Strickland), , Elizabeth Fost (Slitheen), Paul Kasey (Slitheen), Alan Ruscoe (Slitheen)

What I don't like in this episode, is that the aliens are farting constantly. Luckily (as far as I remember), they didn't strife for such a childish humor in later episodes. Also the pigs in space was borderline ridiculous, but luckily that turned out as a hoax, orchastrated by the aliens.
What I didn't notice the first time around is the insistance of the doctor, that Mickey's real name is Rickey. Which is the name, the alternate universe Mickey has. It never made quite sense to me, that all persons in the alternate universe had the same name, except for Mickey. But maybe he really is called Rickey, but he doesn't like to go by it in this universe.
Another now familiar face appeared in this episode. The actress playing Sato on Torchwood. Also here she plays a character called Sato, but it is not made clear, if that is the same person. Here she seems to be a doctor though. In Torchwood she is an engineer/computer genius.
Also U.N.I.T. is mentioned here for the first time, which I now know, that passed doctors (e.g. the third doctor) had worked with.




(From Doctor Who Marathon on January 11th, 2014)