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Rear Window, a review by Rich

Rear Window



None of Hitchcock's films has ever given a clearer view of his genius for suspense than Rear Window. When professional photographer J.B "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart) is confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with watching the private dramas of his neighbors play out across the courtyard. When he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife, Jeffries enlists the help of his glamorous socialite girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events...Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in all of film history.

(From Alfred Hitchcock Marathon on August 18th, 2009)

Into The Wild Green Yonder, a review by Dragonfire

ALL THE OTHER GALAXIES WILL BE GREEN WITH ENVY!

In the most epic FUTURAMA ever, dark forces older than time itself are on the attack, hell-bent on stopping the dawn of a wondrous new green age. Don't you hate when that happens? Even more shocking: Bender's in love with a married fembot, and Leela's on the run from the law - Zapp Brannigan's law! Fry is the last hope of the universe, recruited for an ultra-top-secret mission. Could this be the end of the Planet Express crew forever? Say it ain't so, meatbag!

Off we go, Into The Wild Green Yonder!

My Thoughts

I loved Futurama when it was on and I'm still irked about how FOX canceled it.  I've really enjoyed the direct to DVD movies that have been released and I'm hoping that more will be made.

The plot for this one wasn't tied to the previous Futurama movies, so it can stand alone fairly well.  Certain things will make more sense to people who have seen the show though. I did think the plot was interesting and entertaining..it was just odd enough to feel right for Futurama.  Things were mostly resolved by the end of the movie, but it was done in a way that also left open the possibility of more movies.  There was some resolution to the relationship between Fry and Leela as well.  Bender had a little less to do, but he was still around a lot.  Some of the other characters from the series were also back, though they weren't featured as much either. 

Overall, this was a great addition to my Futurama collection.  It was very entertaining and fans of Futurama should enjoy the movie.

 

I got a review posted on Epinions already as well.

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

(From Dragonfire: What I've Been Watching on February 24th, 2009)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

VOY 6.10. Pathfinder
Writer: David Zabel (Screenwriter), Kenneth Biller (Screenwriter), David Zabel (Original Material By)
Director: Mike Vejar
Cast: Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway), Robert Beltran (Chakotay), Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres), Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris), Ethan Phillips (Neelix), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Tim Russ (Tuvok), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Garrett Wang (Harry Kim), Dwight Schultz (Barclay), Richard Herd (Admiral Paris), Richard McGonagle (Commander Pete Harkins), Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi), Victor Bevine (Security Guard), Mark Daniel Cade (Technician), Majel Barrett (Computer Voice (voice))

I just had to watch this great episode which was on the same disc as the previous one. Lt. Barcley is working on a project to establish contact with Voyager. After being kicked off the project because of a wild idea of his and because of his holo-addiction which makes him interact with the Voyager characters on the holodeck, he gets councelling by Deanna Troi. At the end he proves that his idea was right and Starfleet has two-way contact with Voyager for the first time. This episode also marks the first appearence of Admiral Paris.
I like the fact, that the Maquis members in Reggie's holodeck simulation all wear the clothes they wore in the pilot episode instead of a Starfleet uniform with different rank insignias.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on September 2nd, 2009)