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The Good Girl, a review by Rich

The Good Girl





Aniston wipes off the mak-up and glamour and displays an acting talent in this serious role I haven't seen from her before, and was impressive in the lead.
Sadly the script was not as ambitious, and although a fairly realistic and dark plot, the movie was only mildly impacting.
Gyllenhall yet again plays a moody teen character to great effect, and the portrayal of the love-sick nerd living in a dream world is convincing.
Certainly not a comedy, despite a few classic monets (sperm bank), more a small town moral choosing mild drama.
Needed a bit more directive oomph to make this one to recommend.
 
 
**Jennifer Aniston mini-marathon


(From Riches Random Reviews on August 29th, 2009)

Baazigar, a review by Tom

Title: Baazigar
Year: 1993
Director: Abbas-Mustan
Rating: FSK-16
Length: 180 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital 1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Shah Rukh Khan
Kajol
Siddharth
Shilpa Shetty
Dalip Tahil
Johnny Lever

Plot:
Wealthy widower Madan Chopra has two young and marriageable aged daughters, Priya and Seema. Madan would like Priya to marry Vicky Malhotra, his business associate, to which she reluctantly agrees. Seema attends college and is seduced by Ajay Sharma and aspires to marry him secretly. But when they go to register the marriage Ajay mysteriously kills Seema by throwing her off a multi-storied building. A grief-stricken Priya is unable to forget this incident and what she does not know is that Vicky is not what he claims to be.

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	1994	Won	Best Actor Award	Shahrukh Khan
Filmfare Awards	1994	Won	Best Male Playback Award	Kumar Sanu
Filmfare Awards	1994	Nominated	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	1994	Won	Best Music Director Award	Anu Malik
Filmfare Awards	1994	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress Award	Shilpa Shetty

Extras:
Bonus Trailers
Music Videos
Scene Access

This was the first big role of Shah Rukh Khan. And also the first of many movies for the screen couple Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan. This movie caused a controversy when it was first released: SRK's character unexpectantly and brutally kills one of the love interests.
Overall I enjoyed this movie even though it has weaknesses. I have a little hard time watching older Bollywood movies because the production quality is not that great. This movie is from 1993, which is one of the oldest Bollywood movies I have seen so far.
Only the last ten years or so the production quality got much better as international interest in Bollywood movies increased and also Hollywood movies had a bigger audience in India and therefore Bollywood movies have had real competition and were forced to improve.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on May 30th, 2010)

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

7.19 Empty Places
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg (Screenwriter)
Director: James A. Contner
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Indigo (Rona), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Kristy Wu (Chao-Ahn), Dorian Missick (Policeman), Larry Clarke (Monk), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Mary Wilcher (Shannon), James C. Leary (Clem), Justin Shilton (Munroe), Nathan Brooks Burgess (Duncan), David Grammer (Crazy Citizen)

A good episode where everyone starts to doubt Buffy's abilities as a leader. Funny how she defends herself by saying that she was successfully making the tough decisions for the last seven years. I remember it differently.

Rating:



7.20 Touched
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner (Screenwriter)
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), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Harry Groener (Mayor Wilkins), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Felicia Day (Vi), Dania Ramirez (Caridad), Lisa Ann Cabasa (Injured Girl), Lance E. Nichols (Middle-Aged Man)

Of course it turns out that Buffy was right all along. Typical. Otherwise a good episode. Fitting to see Mayor Wilkins as The First in Faith's present.

Rating:



7.21 End Of Days
Writer: Douglas Petrie (Screenwriter), Jane Espenson (Screenwriter)
Director: Marita Grabiak
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), David Boreanaz (Angel), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Christine Healy (Guardian), Felicia Day (Vi), Dania Ramirez (Caridad), Lisa Ann Cabasa (Injured Girl)

A good episode with some nice heart-to-heart talks. And a surprise guest which was spoilt by the episode's menu.

Rating:



7.22 Chosen
Writer: Joss Whedon (Screenwriter)
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Eliza Dushku (Faith), Nathan Fillion (Caleb), David Boreanaz (Angel), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Indigo (Rona), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Felicia Day (Vi), Mary Wilcher (Shannon), Demetra Raven (Girl at Bat), Katie Gray (Indian Girl), Lisa Ann Cabasa (Injured Girl), Ally Matsumura (Japanese Girl), Kelli Wheeler (School Girl), Jenna Edwards (Trailer Girl), Julia Ling (Potential with Power #2)

A series finale I really enjoyed. Even though it's really a cop out in how they defeat this unbeatable villain. But it provided some really cool scenes (before and after).

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on May 22nd, 2011)