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Everything Is Illuminated, a review by Rich

Confusing trek through the Ukraine...



Title: Everything is Illuminated

Runtime:105
Certificate:PG-13
Year:2005
Genres:Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Plot:Some people collect stamps, cigar bands or teacups. Jonathan saves memories of family: photos, cards, false teeth, handfuls of dirt - all sealed in individual bags and mounted on a wall. Now Jonathan seeks a more elusive memory. He'll journey to the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis in 1942.
Liev Schreiber ('Scream', 'RKO 281') makes his debut on the other side of the camera, directing and adapting (from Jonathan Safran Foer's novel) an affecting road movie. Elijah Wood starts as buttoned-up Jonathan, and Eugene Hutz plays his language-battering Ukrainian guide. Join them as cultures clash...and as the road leads where they want to go yet never expected. They, and you, will emerge illuminated.
My Review:
Odd film this, well acted, some highs and lows, but overall I didn't think it gelled well together. A quirky film which at times exploits the holocaust, it isn't my favourite style but I could understand how someone else could really enjoy this


(From Around the World in 80 DVD's on January 21st, 2008)

Scary Movie, a review by addicted2dvd

Scary Movie
This hilarious, must-see comedy smash places Carmen Electra (TV's Baywatch), Marlon Wayans (Senseless), Jon Abrahams (Boiler Room, The Faculty) and some of today's hottest young stars in a wickedly funny send-up of today's most popular horror movies! A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody! With Shannon Elisabeth, Shawn Wayans and Cheri Oteri adding sidesplitting performances, there's nothing to fear in this scary movie...unless you're afraid of laughing too much!

My Thoughts:
I can't have a Comedy-Horror marathon and not watch Scary Movie! This movie mostly spoofs the movie Scream... but also spoofs some others such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Blair Witch Project and The Sixth Sense. It even throws in a little from non-horror movies such as The Matrix. I think this is a good movie for what it is. A movie to make fun of other movies. It has some decent jokes... of course some of them are rather juvenile and sick... but it is what it is and worth checking out if you like movie spoofs.


Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yurKTKQr6E

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Comedy-Horror on April 5th, 2009)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

19. The Price
Original Air Date: 4/29/2002
When the Angel Investigations offices are overrun by otherworldly slugs, Cordelia discovers more of her demonic abilities and a surprising visitor arrives from the Quor-toth dimension.

Guest Stars:
Stephanie Romanov
Daniel Dae Kim
Mark Lutz
John Short
Vincent Kartheiser

My Thoughts:
Once again this is another episode I enjoyed. We are really on a role here. The series has been up in  quality for several episodes straight.  I like the whole consequences from the spell thing. And of course there is the first look at the returning Connor from the hell dimension.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 15th, 2010)