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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009), a review by addicted2dvd

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009/United States) Universal Studios Home Entertainment Director: Paul Weitz Writing: Darren Shan (Original Material By), Paul Weitz (Screenwriter), Brian Helgeland (Screenwriter) Length: 109 min. Rating: PG-13 Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
John C. Reilly as Crepsley
Josh Hutcherson as Steve
Chris Massoglia as Darren
Jessica Carlson as Rebecca
Michael Cerveris as Mr. Tiny
Ray Stevenson as Murlaugh

Plot:
Welcome to the Cirque du Freak, a traveling sideshow filled with magical creatures, misunderstood freaks, and the mysterious vampire, Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly). Drawn to the dark, unpredictable world of the Cirque, 16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) decides to trade in his ordinary life for a chance to become an immortal vampire. As Darren explores his newfound powers and faces unexpected enemies, he'll find that his existence as a memeber of the undead is filled with more challenges, suspense and fun than he ever thought possible. Based on the best-selling book series and co-starring Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson, Ken Watanabe, and Willem Dafoe, it's a fast-paced, suspenseful journey critics call, "Imaginative!" (Peter Hall, Cinematical.com)

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes

This is one I never seen before. But with my love for all things vampires...I been wanting to check this one out since the first time I saw the trailer. It turned out to be a bit different then I was expecting. Not really a bad different.. but not really as good as I was expecting either. The movie plays with the vampire legend a bit... but that seems to be true about most vampire movies. I think the vampire legend gets changed to the story-teller's needs more so then any other. I did like the idea of the 2 different clans of vampires going to war. I also enjoyed all the different freaks that was in the movie. While I realize they didn't have time to really get into it... I would have liked to see some more on them. Maybe a bit of background info on at least some of them.

From what I understand this is from a series of books. So while it did complete the storyline in this movie... it also left itself wide open for sequels. Which I hope will see eventually come out... because over-all while I was expecting a bit better... I still enjoyed the movie.





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(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2011 on October 1st, 2011)

Toy Story, a review by Critter

Toy Story



Year: 1995

Director(s): John Lasseter

Run Time: 80 min

Plot: A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.

Cast: DVD Extras:My Thoughts
Toy StoryToy Story still holds its own visually.

Of course I could go on forever about how beautiful it looks, but in the end a great film comes down to a great story, and storytelling is what Pixar do best. Toy StoryMy Rating

 


(From Critter's Animated Film/Anime Marathon on June 29th, 2010)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Rick

I typically like the 2nd season of most shows. Typically the characters are usually well developed, the actors have developed into their characters and the writers/producers are obviously happy their show got renewed. Sophmore seasons are typically very enjoyable (with the HUGE exception of Buck Rogers   ).  With that said I am obviously looking forward to the next 20whatever episodes of this series.

NorthRay pulls out his gun

This episode perfectly shows how far their friendship has come.

Agree 100%   It also shows how far Ray and Dief have come a the two of them have a few 'conversations' in this episodes.

My Rating


(From "Due South" marathon on August 9th, 2009)