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Unknown, a review by KinkyCyborg

Title:Unknown
Year: 2006
Director: Simon Brand
Rating: 14A
Length: 85 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: Spanish

Stars:
Jim Caviezel
Greg Kinnear
Bridget Moynahan
Joe Pantoliano
Barry Pepper

Plot:
Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, The Matador) and Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) head an all-star casr in this riveting psychological thriller in the vein of The Usual Suspects and Memento.

Five Strangers wake up in a locked warehouse with no memory of who they are or how they got there. As secrets are revealed and clues unravelled, they must race against time to figure out who is good and who is evil in order to stay alive.

Also starring Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot), Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), Jeremy Sisto (Six Feet Under) and Peter Stormare (Prison Break).

Extras:
Scene Access
Deleted Scenes
Closed Captioned


Another one of those films with more twists than a giant pretzel. Excellent cast and decent action even if some (most!) of the story was quite implausible. I would have liked to have seen Jeremy Sisto with a more meaningful role in this one...he just hangs there, chained with handcuffs throughout the duration of the movie. Always felt he was an underrated actor who doesn't get enough big screen time. Very much enjoyed him in Six Feet Under. Greg Kinnear was a bit over the top in this one, which I didn't mind as you don't normally see his characters so wild and out of control.

Not bad at all.

KC


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(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on July 10th, 2010)

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Wright Stuff, a review by Antares

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Wright Stuff (1996) 90/100 - When I was 8 years old, I sat in front of our television set on an August evening and watched as Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. My father said to me, "Remember this moment, because you can tell your grandchildren that you witnessed the greatest achievement in mankind's history." As the years passed by, and my knowledge of world history was gathered by my inquisitive mind, I came to dispute his proclamation, because without the Wright Brothers, Armstrong's "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" might have had to wait for another century or so. It was a steady progression from the first moments at Kitty Hawk, through two World Wars and finally, a paranoid Cold War that increased the technological advances needed to perform the Herculean task of getting to the moon. Apollo 11 was made in part, by the hard work of hundreds upon hundreds of people working together to achieve a common goal. The spectacle of the first powered man flight came about through the determination, will and skills of two quite anonymous bicycle shop owners from Dayton, Ohio. They were self taught engineers, seeking a solution to a mystery that had baffled not only the leading scientists of the day, but many prominent inventors, dating back to Da Vinci. The documentary shows how through deduction and a bit of luck, the two brothers overcame the problems that had eluded all others. But such was their distrust of others, that they almost lost their claim to being the first, by refusing to show their flying machine. If you only now about the Wright Brothers from snippets from high school history class, then this episode is a great place to start. It's economical in its duration, but engrossing in its execution.

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on December 3rd, 2014)

Tom's TV Finales marathon, a review by Tom

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The Brittas Empire: Series Seven (1996/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia (United Kingdom) Length: 232 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles: English

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Plot:
Gordon Brittas goes from strength to strength. Despite his failed endeavour, and despite the endeavours of both his staff and his wife to depose him, Whitbury Leisure Centre continues to thrive.

Brittas continues to dream up new schemes to promote and improve the centre including a bungee jump, sequential staff reviews and computerisation - all with the usual Brittas diplomacy, aplomb and mayhem. Julie, heavily pregnant, embraces the bungee jump whereas Tim tries everything he can to avoid it at all costs. Meanwhile Colin has several tons of elephant manure delivered in a bid to find his engagement ring, lost at the zoo. The ring holds the key to his future happiness with Mrs Harcourt.

Julie is enjoying armed police protection and the constant body searches begin to irritate Brittas; Helen however does not share this irritation particularly as a certain PC Edwards is not such a bad looking chap! Helen is studying to be a therapy counsellor and needs to understand the benefits of both giving...and receiving! Maybe the body searches aren't such a bad thing after all.

Finally, the goings on at Whitbury bring about the attentions of Roger Ferguson, Investigative Journalist. Brittas believes this to be a serious documentary, begins coaching his staff in television presentation techniques and recruits a good looking male model as a stand in for Colin! Colin's rat takes a swim in the pool and there follows a strange outbreak of Bobula fever. Will Whitbury survive?


The Brittas Empire
Series 7.08 Curse of the Tiger Women
Writer: )
Director:
Cast: Michael Burns (Colin), Judy Flynn (Julie), Chris Barrie (Brittas), Harriet Thorpe (Carole), Tim Marriott (Gavin), Pippa Haywood (Helen), Jill Greenacre (Linda), Russell Porter (Tim), Stephen Churchett (Councillor Druggett)

An average episode which brings some closure to one of the final storylines. But I am not sure about the ending. On the one hand it is fitting, but on the other hand I don't like when .

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Finales marathon on February 18th, 2013)