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Bridge on the River Kwai, a review by Jon

1957
Bridge on the River Kwai
5 out of 5



British prisoners are forced to build a bridge for the Japanese, but their commanding officer (Alec Guinness) has an unusual attitude. Meanwhile, an American successfully escapes and is recruited to a commando team tasked with destroying it.was

(From Jon's Best Picture Oscar Marathon on February 11th, 2009)

Gremlins, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Gremlins: Special Edition
Year: 1984
Director: Joe Dante
Rating: PG
Length: 106 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Hoyt Axton
John Louie
Keye Luke
Don Steele
Susan Burgess
Scott Brady

Plot:
Celebrate one of the funniest movies of all time as never before! Feed your hunger (but not after midnight) with never-before-seen footage. Shine a bright light behind the creation of this unforgettable film with a pair of commentaries that reunite the original cast and crew. Swim in a pool of brand-new extras including a photo gallery, a making-of featurette and a newly remastered soundtrack.

Gremlins is a wildly original roller-coaster ride of hilarious mischief. One minute your hair will stand on end, the next you'll hold your sides with laughter at the havoc these supposedly gentle furballs create when the rules are broken. One of the most fondly remembered box-office hits of recent times, with sly special effects that dazzle and enchant, Gremlins is "what superior popular moviemaking is all about" (Richard Corliss, Time).

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

My Thoughts:
This is the first time I seen this one in many years. It is one that I always enjoyed... is just a fun film. A nice mixture of comedy and just a dash of horror set during the Christmas season. A good movie to just turn your brain off... relax and enjoy. I am sure this is another one that will become an annual viewing at Christmas time. I always liked Gizmo on these movies... but the actual gremlins are definitely good for a few silly laughs as well.



(From Addicted2DVD's 25 Days of Christmas Marathon: 2010 on December 3rd, 2010)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
3.17 Visionary
Writer: John Shirley (Screenwriter), Ethan H. Calk (Original Material By)
Director: Reza Badiyi
Cast: Avery Brooks (Commander Sisko), Rene Auberjonois (Odo), Siddig El Fadil (Doctor Bashir), Terry Farrell (Lieutenant Dax), Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko), Colm Meaney (Chief O'Brien), Armin Shimerman (Quark), Nana Visitor (Major Kira), Jack Shearer (Ruwon), Annette Helde (Karina), Ray Young (Morka), Bob Minor (Bo'rak), Dennis Madalone (Atul)

O'Brien jumps multiple times a few hours into the future for a short time each, and sees a new disaster happen each time after preventing the previous one after his trip back.
A fun episodes with an interesting ending.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on November 2nd, 2011)