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Leprechaun, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Leprechaun
Movie Count: 88
TV Ep Count: 40
Other  Count: 2
Time Started: 12pm
Plot:
A horrific Leprechaun (Warwick Davis) goes on a rampage after his precious bag of gold coins is stolen. He uses all his magical destructive powers to trick, terrorize and kill everyone who is unlucky enough to hinder his relentless search. In a frantic attempt to survive the wrath of the Leprechaun, Tori (Jennifer Aniston) and her friends scramble to find the only weapon known to kill this Irish monster... a four leaf clover. However, until they discover a four leaf clover or return all the gold taken from the rainbow's end, their fairy tale nightmarehas only just begun.

My Thoughts:
This is another one I haven't seen in many years. It was fun seeing a young Jennifer Aniston (Friends) in this movie. Of course this more is done more for fun then horror... there is a load of comedy mixed in. But I definitely enjoy it for what it is. Not to mention Jennifer Aniston looked great in those tight shorts!



(From My Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2008 on October 27th, 2008)

Sin City , a review by Dragonfire

Frank Miller's Sin City

My Thoughts

First of all, this isn't a movie for everyone.  It will be too violent and just plain too different for some people.  I do think it is entertaining and worth seeing.  I've never seen the original stories in the graphic novels, though from things I've read about the movie and seen in some of the extras, it does seem like the movie stays very true to the stories.  It definitely does have the look of a comic book with the unique coloring used.  Most of the movie is in black and white, with only selective use of colors in a piece of clothing or someone eyes..or blood.  The movie was filmed with green screens and just about all the locations were created digitally.  That does give the movie a very unique look that may turn off some viewers.

The movie is made up of four stories that slightly weave together with over lapping scenes.  I watched the extended version this time, which splits the stories into different parts, complete with their own credits.  Some things are shown in a slightly different order than they were in the theatrical version.  That could cause a little bit of confusion in a few spots since things are shown sort of out of order in a few cases.  The stories are mostly independent of each other with only a little overlap.  The stories are dark, disturbing, and twisted in some way, something else that may turn some viewers off.  A few things are a little harder to see.  The movie is entertaining overall even with the darker tone and subject matter.  Several scenes are very violent, though it does seem slightly less gory at times when the blood is a different color, like white. 

Pretty much all of the characters are twisted in some way and really none of them are purely good characters, though a few are presented as sort of hero characters.  Nancy is probably the only really good character, and she does seem a bit out of place.  She dances suggestively in some sort of club, but she doesn't strip.  That just seems a tad unbelievable.  From one of the extras, a panel from the graphic novel is shown and I think it is Nancy dancing topless, so that seems to have been changed for the movie..probably because of Jessica Alba being cast.

The Blu-ray has several extras that focus on some part of the making of the movie.  The extras that I've watched are interesting and worth checking out.

Overall the movie is entertaining and worth checking out, though it will turn some people off.



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone wants to take a look.

Sin City

(From Dragonfire88's Alphabet Marathon on August 1st, 2010)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

My short break from this marathon became two months. But now it can continue!

Season 2



Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Two
Year: 1997
Rating: 15
Length: 932 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Surround, French: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Dutch, English, French

Extras:
Commentary
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Screenplays
Trailers



01. When She Was Bad (1997-09-15)
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), David Boreanaz (Angel), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Robia La Morte (Jenny Calendar), Andrew J. Ferchland (The Anointed One), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Brent Jennings (Absalom), Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder), Tamara Brown (Tara)

In my opinion one of the weakest Buffy episodes. Highlight is the first scene with the almost kiss between Willow and Xander. Buffy behaves like a bitca without a real reason. So she feels down because of the Master. I can understand that she's depressed, but is that a reason for her behaviour in this episode? Sadly this trend continues in later seasons.

Rating:



02. Some Assembly Required (1997-09-22)
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Ty King (Writer)
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), David Boreanaz (Angel), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Robia La Morte (Jenny Calendar), Angelo Spizirri (Chris Epps), Michael Bacall (Eric), Ingo Neuhaus (Daryl Epps), Melanie MacQueen (Mrs. Epps), Amanda Wilmshurst (Cheerleader)

Probably the low point of Buffy. After this episode the real fun begins. But this episode is just stupid.
The only good thing is Giles trying to ask out Jenny Calendar and their date later on.
Best line: (Angel to Buffy) "I saw fire and I thought you were here"

Rating:



(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on January 31st, 2009)