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High Tension, a review by snowcat

(From Emma's Film Reviews (snowcat) on January 11th, 2010)

Green Lantern: First Flight , a review by Tom

Green Lantern: First Flight (2009/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (United Kingdom) Director: Lauren Montgomery Writing: Alan Burnett (Writer) Length: 74 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Bulgarian, English, German, Polish, Spanish

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Stars:
Christopher Meloni as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
Victor Garber as Sinestro
Tricia Helfer as Boodikka
Michael Madsen as Kilowog
John Larroquette as Tomar Re

Plot:
When pilot Hal Jordan accepts a mysterious, powerful ring from a dying alien creature, it transforms him into a Green Lantern, one of an elite force of heroes who patrol the universe to ensure peace and justice under the leadership of the Guardians of the Universe. Unsure of their newest recruit, the Guardians assign Hal to their most-honoured Green Lantern Sinestro for training, unaware that Sinestro wants to overthrow the Guardians and create a new order he'll control. It's a battle of might and willpower as Hal must prove his worth by defeating Sinestro to save the Green Lantern Corps.
Voiced by a stellar cast including Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer and Michael Madsen, this DC Universe original animated adventure bursts with action-packed shakedowns, showdowns and spectacular visuals as Green Lantern uses his powers and imagination to make the impossible real!

Awards:
Won:

Scream Awards (2010)

Most Anticipated Movie

Extras:

• Featurettes
• Scene Access

I haven't had much contact with Green Lantern yet. I recently saw the new movie. While not great, I enjoyed myself.
This animated movie is similar in a way. Though I like the bad guy a lot better. In the live-action version they have saved him for a sequel.
I was a little disappointed, that this movie almost exclusivley is set in space. Green Lantern isn't seen back on Earth after he left for his training.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on August 13th, 2011)

8 Simple Rules: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

8 Simple Rules: The Complete First Season (2002/United States) Legendary sitcom stars John Ritter and Katey Sagal team up in 8 Simple Rules, ABC's hit family comedy that is laugh-out-loud funny. "If you make my daughters cry, I'll make you cry." That is the rallying cry of Paul Hennessy. A little rusty in the parenting department, Paul is forced to meet fatherhood head-on when his wife Cate returns to work. Two teenage daughters and a wisecracking son make Paul's new situation daunting but never dull. Cybill Shepherd, Jason Priestley and Terry Bradshaw are just some of the guest stars joining the fun in Season One. Experience all 28 episodes, plus exclusive bonus features, including a hilarious bonus reel, in this sensational 3-disc set. Episodes: 1. Pilot 2. Wall of Shame 3. Bridget's First Job 4. Wings 5. Son-in-Law 6. Cheerleaders 7. Trick or Treehouse 8. By the Book 9. Two Boys for Every Girl 10. Give It Up 11. Paul Meets His Match 12. All I Want for Christmas 13. Rory's Got a Girlfriend 14. Career Choices 15. Kerry's Big Adventure 16. Come and Knock On Our Door 17. Drummer Boy (Part 1) 18. Drummer Boy (Part 2) 19. Cool Parent 20. Every Picture Tells a Story 21. Kerry's Video 22. Good Moms Gone Wild 23. Career Woman 24. Queen Bees and King Bees 25. Bake Sale 26. The Doyle Wedding 27. Sort of An Officer and a Gentleman (Part 1) 28. Sort of An Officer and a Gentleman (Part 2)

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Stars:
John Ritter as Paul Hennessy
Katey Sagal as Cate Hennessy
Kaley Cuoco as Bridget Hennessy
Amy Davidson as Kerry Hennessy
Martin Spanjers as Rory Hennessy

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Outtakes/Bloopers

Last night I finished off this set... and enjoyed every minute of it. I have been a fan of John Ritter every since first seeing him in Three's Company. And I been a fan of Kaley Cuoco for a bit now as well. I found this series to be a lot of fun... contains lots of laughs. It is a shame we lost John Ritter at the beginning of the second season. Despite that loss I want to add the second season to my collection... hopefully before too long so I can see how the show went on without him. This first season set has a surprising high number of episodes considering it isn't that old of a series. Favorite episode of this season? I guess I would have to go with Come and Knock On Our Door where they poke a little fun at Three's Company. Where John Ritter's character has a dream that both daughters are living with one guy... and he is in the place of Mr. Roper. It even looks like the same exact apartment from Three's Company. I thought it was a clever thing to do... was a lot of fun to watch. The only real extra on this set is a Blooper Reel. But if we were only going to get one extra on this set... I am glad we got this... as I had just as many laughs watching this short Blooper Reel as I did the entire season of the show. And that is saying a lot! The Blooper Reel made it look like they had a blast on the set working with John Ritter as it seemed he made the set a lot of fun to work on. If you never seen this series you should definitely give it a chance!





(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on December 23rd, 2011)