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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, a review by addicted2dvd

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Loaded with hours of additional bonus features, this two-disc Limited Edition DVD takes you even further into the world of Pirates. Everything has led to this. Trapped on a sea of sand in Davy Jones' Locker, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is the last of the nine Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court who must unite in one last stand to preserve the freedom-loving pirates' way of life. But first, he has to be found and rescued. Filled with extra features steeped in myth, magic and moviemaking, this Limited Edition goes beyond the final chapter of the trilogy for unsurpassed, swashbuckling entertainment.

My Thoughts:
This is another movie I got as an early Birthday Present. I have... and enjoy the first two Pirate of the Caribbean movies... but I never had the opportunity to see this one before now. While I liked this movie... it is not as good as the first two. I found the first half to be not very good at all... bordering on boring. But it did pick up in the second half and made it worth watching. As always Johnny Depp outdid himself. The others were good as well. Would I like to see another Pirates of the Caribbean movie? Well... I would definitely check it out but I would hope it would be better then this one. And if it turned out any worse I would be ready for the series to end.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 5/15 - 5/17 on May 17th, 2009)

Little Miss Sunshine, a review by Tom

Title: Little Miss Sunshine
Year: 2006
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Rating: 15
Length: 103 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40
Audio: English: DTS HD Master Audio, Spanish: DTS 5.1, Portuguese: DTS 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Chinese, Commentary, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

Stars:
Abigail Breslin
Greg Kinnear
Paul Dano
Alan Arkin
Toni Collette
Steve Carell

Plot:
Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell and Alan Arkin star in this hilarious comedy about hitting the road...and driving to the edge of insanity! Seven-year-old Olive Hoover (Abigail Breslin) wants to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in far-off California, but it's going to take the combined efforts of her dysfunctional family - and their rusted-out VW bus - to make her dream come true.

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Music Videos
Outtakes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers

This was the second time I saw this movie (I already had seen it in the theatres) and I enjoyed it just as much this time around. Great cast, quirky characters and funny story.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on May 21st, 2009)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: RTL Samstag Nacht: Das Beste aus Staffel 1
Year: 1993
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 800 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: German: Dolby Digital Stereo

Stars:
Just finished watching this set. "RTL Samstag Nacht" was the German incarnation of Saturday Night Live which was produced during the 90s. Like in its American counterpart, most sketches were more miss than hit, but the lasting effect this show had is still perceivable today. It made way for all the German comedy show that followed and a lot of the catchphrases from this show are still used today. It also made a lot of comedians household names.

This set calls itself "Best of Season 1". But what it really is, is a season set which includes all 25 episodes from season 1 but which were cut from their musical guests and some comedy acts due to licencing reasons and some skits which are not shown in current reruns because of other problems (mainly with the church).

Rating:  (due to its nostalgia bonus)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oLy4co0zkAY

(From Tom's Random Reviews on March 2nd, 2008)