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Walking Tall, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Walking Tall
Year: 2004
Director: Kevin Bray
Rating: PG-13
Length: 86 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Spanish

Stars:
The Rock
Johnny Knoxville
Neal McDonough
Kristen Wilson
Ashley Scott
Khleo Thomas

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Gallery
Production Notes
Outtakes/Bloopers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is one of the many DVDs that was recently given to me. When I found out I was getting it I watched the trailer online. The trailer looked so good that I was anxiously waiting to get the chance to watch it. Unfortunately I never seen the original one to be able to compare the two. So I can't say how well it holds up to the original. But I can say that this is a good action-packed movie. I enjoyed watching it quite a bit. Of course it isn't exactly what you would call a thought-provoking epic.... but when you are in the mood for a good leave your brain at the door action movie you can definitely do worse. After watching this one I would like to get my hands on the original.



(From The Movies From Within My Lifetime on May 20th, 2011)

Star Trek (2009), a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Star Trek
Year: 2009
Director: J. J. Abrams
Rating: PG-13
Length: 127 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Chris Pine
Zachary Quinto
Leonard Nimoy
Eric Bana
Bruce Greenwood

Plot:
The future begins in J.J. Abrams' smash hit STAR TREK. When the Romulan Nero comes from the future to take revenge on the Federation, rivals Kirk and Spock must work together to stop him from destroying everything they know. On a thrilling journey filled with incredible action, the new recruits of the U.S.S. Enterprise will voyage through unimaginable danger in one of the biggest and most critically acclaimed movies of the year.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Outtakes/Bloopers

My Thoughts:
I have been wanting to see this one since they first announced that they were making it.... and I just couldn't wait any longer. I will be honest I really know very little about Star Trek. I never seen any of the early movies... it has been years since I seen the original series. With that being the case I can't say whether or not this one fits in right with the rest... but I will say I definitely enjoyed it! It had a lot of great action... and a very good story (even if I got confused at one part... think I stopped paying attention for a minute or two and got lost for a bit). I am definitely glad I caved and got this one.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on November 19th, 2009)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues



What's the show about?
Kwai Chang Caine was a priest at a Shaolin temple, where his son Peter also lived and studied. The temple was destroyed and father and son each thought the other had perished in the fire. For many years, Kwai Chang 'walked the earth,' while Peter became a big-city cop. Finally, they are reunited and now together they battle evil, using wisdom, martial arts, and occasionally even Peter's pistol.

What happened before?
Kwai's grandfather, Peter's great-grandfather was the Kwai Chang Caine from the series "Kung Fu".

"Initiation"
A man comes to Chinatown of Los Angeles who looks like he stepped out of the movies "The Last Emperor". He prevents an assault on a chinese merchant but gets hurt in the process. Meanwhile the cop Peter Caine goes undercover to take out a Chinatown underground boss.

My Opinion
While I am not much into cop shows in general, I liked this one because I like martial arts. And this father and son are a great team. But the show hasn't been published here (except for the pilot).

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 4th, 2008)