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The Girl Who Knew too Much, a review by Jimmy

Title: The Girl Who Knew too Much (1963)

Genre: Mystery
Director: Mario Bava
Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h26
Video: Widescreen
Audio: Italian
Subtitles: English

Stars:Plot:
'Bava's' fourth film as credited director was his first contemporary narrative, a slyly Hitchcockian thriller that scholars cite as the first true giallo. 'Leticia Roman' stars as an American tourist in Rome who witnesses a serial killer's latest slaying and convinces a charming young doctor ('John Saxon') to help her investigate the city's 'Alphabet Murders'. Co-written by Bava and his final feature shot in black & white, its inventive camerawork, masterful compositions and wily humor combine to create one of the most surprising and satisfying film in Il Maestro's career.



(From Mario Bava marathon on June 25th, 2009)

Blitz, a review by GSyren

Title	Blitz
Year	2010
Director	Elliott Lester
Stars	Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen, Zawe Ashton, David Morrissey
Overview	Uncompromising and utterly un-PC cop Brant (Jason Statham - The Expendables) is teamed up with an unlikely partner in Sgt Porter Nash (Paddy Considine - The Bourne Ultimatum) as they hunt down vigilante cop killer Barry Weiss (Aidan Gillen - The Wire). Time is running out for the next victims in line, as Brant combs the streets of London for the unrelenting and merciless Weiss. Also starring David Morrissey (Red Riding) as the hack journalist who bites off more than he can chew. This gripping thriller is from a screenplay by Nathan Parker (writer of Moon) and based on the best selling novel by acclaimed crime writer Ken Bruen.
My thoughts	Jason Statham will never win an Oscar. But he's fun to watch if you like action movies. The problem here is that there isn't that much action. There is some bloodshed, and sure, Statham kicks some ass, but not a whole lot of action otherwise. On the plus side, there is the nice photography. Nice London locations that doesn't use a lot of tourist spots that we've seen meny times before. Paddy Considine is good as a gay cop, and Aidan Gillen plays a cop-killer psycho quite well. (click to show/hide) I'm not quite comfortable with the notion of a vigilante cop who kills a defenceless bad guy because there is not enough evidence to convict him in court. There's a good reason why most civilized countries have abandoned the death penalty, and I don't like it when a film makes a hero out of a cop (or anyone) who acts as judge, jury and executioner. You can say "It's just a film", but showing violance is one thing, condoning it is another, and even though it may not affect you or me, I'm sure that there are other more impressionable minds who may think that it's ok in real life as well. With that caveat, Blitz is still an entertaining movie.
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(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on May 1st, 2013)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon, a review by Achim

14. The Good WoundMy comments:
Kyle Reese is back ... Sarah uses Kyle for an inner monologue to make herself trust the doctor she took hostage and to overcome the pain. I liked these scenes way more than I expected at first and kept thinking about that it's only her talking to herself and was delighted to see how well they wrote it. As Matthias pointed out before,.. Team Connor is ripped apart. The previous episodes already did the same and also her we see all main characters individually, rarely together; they all have their own story, failing to function properly as a team. While no plot advancements are achieved, this episode portrays nicely how Sarah realizes how alone she is (another reason why she summons Kyle). The subplot with the doctor seems a bit contrived but otherwise works quite alright in the context.

John and Cameron are in the hospital because of Riley . Cameron makes nice subtle points to John, that Riley is better left alone (pragmatism, not jealousy). After Riley is removed from the hospital from Jesse we get to see that she has way more attachment to Jesse than John, something Jesse rather dislikes. Are we still missing pieces in the puzzle about them?

Ellison begins to realize that teaching John Henry may not have been a good choice. On the other hand Weaver and John Henry get closer... I am still not able to guess if Weaver has other motives than the obvious ones



(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon on February 14th, 2010)