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Lawrence of Arabia, a review by Danae Cassandra

Lawrence of Arabia
Year of Release: 1962
Directed By: David Lean
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Claude Rains
Genre: War, Drama, Adventure

Overview:Lawrence of ArabiaLawrence of Arabia; 1957, The Bridge on the River KwaiLawrence of Arabia can now be experienced like never before in this landmark 50th Anniversary Edition.

My Thoughts:
One of the true masterpieces of cinema. Also a personal favorite. There is nothing I can say that hasn't been said already, no praise high enough. I have no criticism of this film. Every part is magnificent. One of the finest films ever made.

The blu-ray transfer is magnificent; this beautiful film has never looked better.  It's so far above my old copies on DVD and VHS that it's another planet.  The restoration is spectacular, especially with all the missing parts of the film put back in.  I do wish that the audio transfer hadn't made the score quite so loud in comparison to the much softer vocals, but that's my only complaint here.  Maybe that would be fixed if we had surround rather than stereo.  Loads and loads of extras here in the limited edition that I look forward to checking out later.

Highly recommended for all film lovers.  An absolutely essential film.  Skip this only if you don't have the attention span for a four hour epic.  In which case I feel very, very sorry for you.  One of the BEST films of all time.

Bechdel Test:  Fail

Overall: 5/5

(From Within My (Mom's) Lifetime Marathon on July 27th, 2015)

Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour, a review by Tom

Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour (2012/United Kingdom) Universal Pictures (United Kingdom) Director: Laurence Connor, Nick Morris Writing: Length: 104 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot
Melanie C as Mary Magdalene
Chris Moyles as King Herod
Ben Forster as Jesus Christ
Alex Hanson as Pontius Pilate

Plot:
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed during the Live Arena Tour.

An incredible cast including Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, Melanie C as Mary Magdalene, Chris Moyles as King Herod, and ITV "Superstar" winner Ben Forster as Jesus Christ, perform hit songs including I Don't Know How to Love Him, Gethsemane, Heaven on Their Minds, Everything's Alright, King Herod's Song and Superstar in an exciting and contemporary interpretation hailed as "a thrilling production" (The Independent).

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Featurettes
• Interviews

A very good production of Jesus Christ Superstar. It is a live performance.
Jesus Christ Superstar is one of my favorite musicals. And the 2000 stage production released on DVD is my favorite version of it. This one comes close. I very much like the sets here. Also the singers were good, but I preferred the 2000 version. I especially liked Judas there better.
My favorite character interpretation here is Pontius Pilate. Very much different than in the 2000, though I really liked that version as well.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 29th, 2012)

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

6.20 Villains
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Marti Noxon (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Danny Strong (Jonathan Levinson), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Jeff Kober (Rack), Amelinda Embry (Katrina Silber), David Adefeso (Paramedic #2), Mueen J. Ahmad (Doctor), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon), Alan Henry Brown (Demon Bartender), Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (Vampire), Jane Cho (Nurse #1), Meredith Cross (Nurse #2), Nelson Frederick (Villager), Julie Hermelin (Clerk), Tim Hodgin (Coroner), James C. Leary (Clem), Michael Matthys (Paramedic)

A great episode. Even though season six is one of the weaker one, it has a great big bad for the showdown.

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on January 1st, 2011)