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Kung Fu Hustle, a review by Tom

Kung Fu Hustle (2004/China) IMDb | Wikipedia Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Stephen Chow Writing: Stephen Chow (Writer), Tsang Kan Cheong (Writer), Lola Huo (Writer), Chan Man Keung (Writer) Length: 99 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Cantonese: Dolby Digital 5.1, Cantonese: PCM 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Turkish

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Stars:
Stephen Chow as Sing
Feng Xiao Gang as Crocodile Gang Boss
Yuen Wah as Landlord
Dong Zhi Hua as Donut
Chan Kwok Kwan as Brother Sum

Plot:
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Awards:
Won:

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2006)

Best Foreign-Language Film

Nominated:

Satellite Awards (2005)
Satellite Awards (2005)		Best Cinematography (Hang-Sang Poon)
Satellite Awards (2005)		Best Film Editing (Angie Lam)
Satellite Awards (2005)
Satellite Awards (2005)		Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) (Paul Pirola)
Satellite Awards (2005)		Best Visual Effects (Frankie Chung)

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Booklet
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Interviews
• Outtakes
• Scene Access

Even though I didn't like Shaolin Soccer, I bought this movie as it is really well regarded. But I just couldn't find any interest in it. I found it boring and not slightly funny. Wasted time.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on November 2nd, 2010)

Grapes of Death, a review by Jimmy

                                 
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Title: Grapes of Death
Original Title: Les Raisins de la mort
Year: 1978
Genre: Horror
Director: Jean Rollin (Requiem for a Vampire)         
Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h30
Video: Widescreen
Audio: French
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Marie George Pascal (Le Tueur)
Serge Marquand (Frankenstein 90)
Brigitte Lahaie ()
Mirella Rancelot ()   

Plot: The only little negative aspect is the developpement of the rest of the cast member. They appear but we don't know very much about them, but this isn't really something that much important since the focus is more on the story of the principal actress.

This is one movie that I recommand, even if you don't usually appreciate the horror genre I think that you could like it. The movie is in french, but the english subtitles are easy to read.

Rating : 
Movie Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajeVz2mJ2UQ

(From The little known movie review depot on February 3rd, 2008)

Tom's Glee Marathon, a review by Tom

Glee
Season 1.14 Hell-O
Writer: Ryan Murphy (Created By), Brad Falchuk (Created By), Ian Brennan (Created By), Ian Brennan (Writer)
Director: Brad Falchuk
Cast: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Arty Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark Salling (Noah "Puck" Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James), Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), James Earl (Azimio), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Harry Shum, Jr. (Mike Chang), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Jeanine Anderson (Waitress), Ayla Rose Barreau (Dottie Westerton), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Hayley Holmes (Liz Schneider)

The first episode after the season got extended to a full season. As these episodes were produced later, they already knew what the fans liked and what not. There is a slight shift in the editing style now. Also the roles of Santana and Brittany is enlarged.

Brittana:
They can be seen pinkie holding. Also they go to a date together with Finn (ordered by Sue so that they try to get him to break up with Rachel) and it is funny how they make fun of him in front of him.

Notable music:
The theme of the episode is songs with "Hello" in the title. There are some nice song performances. But I like Rachel's "Gives You Hell" best (she was pissed of and chose a song which only had the first syllable of "Hello" in the title). I hate it that it suddenly so hard to find Glee clips on YouTube. Either they are badly cropped (so that YouTube's auto-detectors do not find them so easily), or it is only audio. I found only the audio-only version of this song:



Rating:

(From Tom's Glee Marathon on August 28th, 2012)