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WALL•E, a review by Jon

5 out of 5



Superbowl spot

(From WALL•E ***** on April 29th, 2009)

Rocky Marciano, a review by KinkyCyborg

Rocky Marciano



Title:Rocky Marciano
Year: 1999
Director: Charles Winkler
Rating: R
Length: 100 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Jon Favreau
Penelope Ann Miller
Judd Hirsch
Tony Lo Bianco
Duane Davis

Plot:
Step into the ring with one of America's greatest legends... and stand a couple of rounds with greatness! "Pulling no punches" (LA Daily News) Jon Favreau (Swingers) and Oscar winner George C. Scott give TKO performances in this outstanding biography of the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing!

In the small blue-collar town of Brockton, Massachusetts, young Rocky Marciano (Favreau) turns to the ring as his ticket out. Training twice as hard and twice as long as anyone else, he pounds his way to victory and his reputation quickly spreads as "the guy to beat." But behind the gloves Rocky is unhappy with his gift and he's thinking of retiring. So, with the fate of his career hanging in the balance, he finds a way to unleash his thunder again - this time against his biggest hero - Joe Louis!

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned


I actually put off watching this for a few days because I am not a big fan of Jon Favreau and the mostly obnoxious, loud mouthed characters he portrays but while I was at work yesterday I began to think that Rocky Marciano who was loud mouthed, aggressive and brimming with confidence in life might be well served by Favreau.

I was right. I thought he captured the essence of Marcino excellently, nailing the emotions during the highs and lows of his tumultuous career and life. While I have yet to see all of his movies I doubt Favreau will ever achieve anything near as good a performance as this, nor will he ever look as buff.

Like so many athletes from those bygone days, they essentially competed for nothing as they often fell prey to crooked managers and agents who squandered their fortunes. At the end of their careers that had little more than their memories left. This movie gives some insight into the descent of the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis' career as he too had nothing left to show a marvelous boxing career.

George C. Scott is great and likable as Pierro, Rocky's immigrant father who always kept his son grounded and humble.

Great drama for anyone and a must see for boxing fans.

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2011 on April 2nd, 2011)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)


1. The Beginning: Part I
The exiled warlord Keldor tells his forces that he has created a device that will destroy the "Mystic Wall" that keeps them out of Randor's kingdom. When they get to the Mystic Wall, they trigger the device but all it produces is a mere crack in the wall. Keldor's forces are confused, as they assumed that the device would break the wall completely, but Keldor explains that now they know where to strike. Inside the castle walls, Man-At-Arms receives a telepathic message from the Sorceress that the time has come.

2. The Beginning: Part II
Adam returns to Castle Grayskull upon witnessing the damage inflicted on the royal palace by Keldlor (now calling himself Skeletor due to his horrific appearance) and embraces his new destiny as He-Man, defender of Eternia.

3. The Beginning: Part III
He-Man and Skeletor duke it out for the first time, with many lives hanging in the balance... literally.

My Thoughts:
I bought this series at the suggestion of a friend. Never seeing an episode before. I have seen the original '80s version before... but not this one from 2002. It is pretty much the same storyline as the '80s version. But it has much better graphics. The first 3 episodes makes up the origin story of He-Man.  Now I can't remember if there even was an origin story to the '80s version... but if there was it couldn't have been done as well as this one. Making it 3 episodes it allowed them to really tell the story right. I thought I would have a hard time getting used to the new style of drawing this series... but I really had no problem at all with it. One thing that did bother me a little was everyone taking these over-exaggerated leaps into the air when they were in battle. But before I knew it I had gotten used to it as well. It really did make for more entertaining battle scenes. Over-all I really enjoyed it. Glad I have it added to my collection.

My Rating:

Review taken from another thread when I watched it recently.

(From Pete's Pilots on February 4th, 2010)