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United 93, a review by addicted2dvd

United 93: Full Screen (2006/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Paul Greengrass Writing: Paul Greengrass (Writer) Length: 111 min. Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Other: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
United 93 - CrewJ. J. Johnson [JJ Johnson] as Captain Jason M. Dahl
Gary Commock as First Officer LeRoy Homer
Polly Adams as Deborah Welsh
Opal Alladin as CeeCee Lyles

Plot:
It's an event that shook the world. Honest, unflinching and profoundly moving, United 93 tells the unforgettable story of the heroic passengers and crew members who prevented the terrorists from carrying out their plans for the fourth hijacked plane on September 11, 2001. As on-ground military and civilian teams scrambled to make sense of the unfolding events, forty people who sat down as strangers found the courage to stand up as one.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Production Notes

This is an interesting movie...not a movie I could say is enjoyable... but it is worth the time put in to watch it. It is a very hectic film... which is understandable considering the subject matter... but it also made it a little on the hard side to follow. I would have also liked to seen more of it taking place on the plane instead of at the control center.



(From July Movie Marathon: Based on a True Story on July 27th, 2017)

The Pacific, a review by Antares

The Pacific (2010) - 3/5

I was really disappointed in this mini-series. Band of Brothers was an excellent story about a unique group of soldiers who fought in Europe. There was rich character development in the first episode and throughout the following 9 episodes I cared about the individuals who were part of Easy company. The Pacific, on the other hand, had virtually no character development until the later episodes and this caused the series to be confusing at times, because you just didn't know what was happening to what soldier at a given time in the story. I had a sense that this series was made because some ex-WWII Marine got pissed because the Army got all the glory in BoB, and Spielberg and Hanks said OK, we'll do it. The first 6 episodes had a schizophrenic structure to them, there was no coherency to the narrative. Episodes 7 - 10 righted the ship and saved this series from being a disaster.

My second hobby is military history, and it's rare that I don't care for a film about warfare, but this one tried my patience in the beginning. If you liked BoB, I'd go into this with caution, you may also be as disappointed in it as I was.

(From Antares' Short Summations on February 16th, 2011)

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

Enterprise
Season 2.01 Shockwave, Part II
Writer: Rick Berman (Created By), Brannon Braga (Created By), Rick Berman (Writer), Brannon Braga (Writer)
Director: Allan Kroeker
Cast: Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer), John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox), Jolene Blalock (Sub-Commander T'Pol), Dominic Keating (Lt. Malcolm Reed), Anthony Montgomery (Ensign Travis Mayweather), Linda Park (Ensign Hoshi Sato), Connor Trinneer (Cmdr. Charles 'Trip' Tucker III), John Fleck (Silik), Matt Winston (Daniels), Vaughn Armstrong (Admiral Forrest), Gary Graham (Soval), Keith Allan (Raan), Jim Fitzpatrick (Commander Williams), Michael Kosik (Suliban Soldier)

A good conclusion to the two-parter and a good start into a new season.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on March 27th, 2013)