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Vertigo, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Vertigo
Year: 1958
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Rating: PG
Length: 128 Min.


Stars:
James Stewart
Kim Novak
Barbara Bel Geddes
Tom Helmore
Henry Jones

Plot:
A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

My Thoughts:
This one I watch off On-Demand. One of the On-Demand channels is having a Hitchcock month of sorts and has a folder with a few of his most popular movies. I went to watch this and what happens?... I fell asleep! No... I didn't find it that boring. I just was up late last night and then woke early this morning. I just needed an extra hour I guess. Plus the fact that I think I am getting sick over here.

I think I may have messed myself up a little on this one. While I tried not to I was really hyped up to watch this one as I always heard it was a great one. So while I enjoyed it very much... I was kind of expecting more from it. So while it was very enjoyable... at the same time I was kind of thinking... ok... that's it? All THAT hype for this? I don't want you to get the wrong idea here... this is one I definitely want to add to my collection!

Both James Stewert and Kim Novak were wonderful in this movie. The story kept my interest... and the suspense was definitely there.



(From My Alphabet Marathon Reviews on July 10th, 2010)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, a review by Tom

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Leonard Nimoy Writing: Gene Roddenberry (Original Material By), Leonard Nimoy (Story By), Harve Bennett (Story By), Steve Meerson (Screenwriter), Peter Krikes (Screenwriter), Harve Bennett (Screenwriter), Nicholas Meyer (Screenwriter) Length: 117 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish

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Stars:
William Shatner as Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest Kelley as McCoy
James Doohan as Scotty
George Takei as Sulu

Plot:
To save Earth from a destructive space probe, Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to recover two humpback whales, who are the only Earth beings who can respond to it.

Awards:
Won:

ASCAP Awards (1987)		Top Box Office Films (Leonard Rosenman)
Saturn (1986)		Best Costumes (Robert Fletcher)

Nominated:

Academy Award (1986)		Best Cinematography (Don Peterman)
Academy Award (1986)		Best Music, Original Score (Leonard Rosenman)
Academy Award (1986)		Best Sound (Terry Porter, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, Gene Cantamessa)
Academy Award (1986)		Best Sound Effects Editing (Mark Mangini)
American Society of Cinematographers Awards (1987)		Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (Don Peterman)
Hugo Award (1987)		Dramatic Presentation
Saturn (1986)		Best Actor (Leonard Nimoy)
Saturn (1986)		Best Actor (William Shatner)
Saturn (1986)		Best Director (Leonard Nimoy)
Saturn (1986)		Best Makeup (Wes Dawn, Jeff Dawn, James L. McCoy)
Saturn (1986)		Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn (1986)		Best Special Effects (Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri)
Saturn (1986)		Best Supporting Actor (James Doohan)
Saturn (1986)		Best Supporting Actor (Walter Koenig)
Saturn (1986)		Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Hicks)
Saturn (1986)		Best Writing (Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer)
Young Artist Awards (1988)		Best Family Motion Picture – Drama

Extras:

• Commentary
• Featurettes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

One of the best Star Trek movies further supporting that the Star Trek movies with even numbers are the better ones (that is, until Star Trek: Nemesis came along). Only the premise of having to get whales from the 20th century to the 23rd century I find ridiculous.

Rating:

(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on January 5th, 2008)

NCIS Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

21. BROTHERS IN ARMS
Director Shepard finds that meeting an informant alone can be murder. The NCIS team must gather all leads to hunt down the killer.

My Thoughts:
While this one has some good scenes... it was never one of my favorites. And you know... I really don't have a good reason for that. There really wasn't nothing bad about the episode. But I just didn't care for it too much.

My Rating:

22. IN THE DARK
The NCIS team taps into a blind photographer's special insight to investigate a crime.

My Thoughts:
This is a pretty good episode. I like the idea of a blind photographer and the story is interesting.

My Rating:

23. TROJAN HORSE
While Shepard is abroad, Gibbs is acting director, but he ignores his duties when a murdered man is found in a cab headed to the NCIS headquarters.

My Thoughts:
This is a fun episode. I liked how Gibbs acts about being left in charge of NCIS. That man just needs to stay in the field... running the entire agency is not his thing!

My Rating:

24. ANGEL OF DEATH
The deepest, darkest secrets of each NCIS team member are about to be revealed after they learn they have to take a Homeland Security polygraph test. Meanwhile, a ruthless drug dealer holds Tony and his girlfriend, Jeanne, hostage.

My Thoughts:
This is an enjoyable season finale... but not quite as good as some of the past seasons. It does end on a little bit of a cliffhanger... so I will be looking forward to starting season 5 before too long. Which will be the last season I have to review at this time.

My Rating:

(From NCIS Marathon on December 27th, 2009)