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Timecop, a review by Tom

Timecop (1994/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia (United Kingdom) Director: Peter Hyams Writing: Mike Richardson (Original Material By), Mark Verheiden (Original Material By), Mark Verheiden (Screenwriter) Length: 94 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish

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Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme as Walker
Mia Sara as Melissa
Ron Silver as McComb
Bruce McGill as Matuzak
Gloria Reuben as Fielding

Plot:
In the year 2004, time travel is not only a reality, but an opportunity to alter the past for power and profit. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in the sci-fi thriller that mixes hard-hitting action with awesome special effects, romance and murder. Ron Silver co-stars as Van Damme's cunning adversary in what People Magazine touts "Clever and original, Timecop is a thinking man's movie."

Awards:
Won:

Saturn (1994)

Best Supporting Actress (Mia Sara)

Nominated:

Saturn (1994)		Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn (1994)		Best Special Effects (Gregory L. McMurray)
Saturn (1994)		Best Writing (Mark Verheiden)

Extras:

• Production Notes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

Better than expected when I first bought it (before that I only saw pieces of the spin-off TV series). And the movie has the beautiful Mia Sara in it
The futuristic cars (of the year 2004 ) look bad though. The time-travel theme takes a little backseat to Van-Damme's ass-kicking, but not as bad as I feared.

Rating:

(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on January 4th, 2008)

Beautiful Boxer, a review by Rich

boxing through Thailand...



Based on the true story of Thailand's famed transvestite kickboxer, Beautiful Boxer is a poignant action drama that punches straight into the heart and mind of a boy who fights like a man so he can become a woman.

A fairy tale - literally, based on truth. Over-sentimental and gentle, it is neither action, drama or impacting. This film bored me senseless, and only warrants a 3/10 due to the brilliant cinematography and convincing acting of the lead role.

(From Around the World in 80 DVD's on February 26th, 2008)

Angel Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: Cordelia finally finds the time to go out again. She meets with a nice young guy in a bar and she invites him home. But when she wakes up the next morning, she is alone again - and pregnant in the ninth month.

My Opinion: I like it that they didn't forget about the ghost in Cordelia's apartment. And the OB/GYN won't forget their visit for quite some time.

Synopsis: Angel runs across a woman from another dimension who brings refugees from her into our dimension. But she is being hunted and they come closer.

My Opinion: This was a rather serious episode in comparison to the ones we've yet seen - even in comparison to the episode where Doyle died. It was a good change to the usual routine.

Synopsis: After Cordelia got a vision, Angel saves a small boy from being hit by a car in the middle of the night. But then he has to realize that someone in that boy's family is possessed by an Ethros demon. Thus he has to find a priest who will do an exorcism.

My Opinion: Nice plot twist at the and of the episode. That was a bit unexpected.

Synopsis: Kate's father is involved in some illegal smuggling but he doesn't know what he's gotten into. We also learn a lot about the time when Angel was still human and how he became a vampire.

My Opinion: The now-time was a standard-demon-kill-episode. But the flashbacks were interesting. We know some of his past from "Buffy" but this far back.

(From Angel Marathon on February 14th, 2008)