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Count Dracula, a review by GSyren

Title	Count Dracula (5-014503-248628)
Director	Philip Saville
Actors	Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker, Jack Shepherd
Produced	1977 in United Kingdom
Runtime	150 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles	English
Overview	In this eerie, erotic and highly acclaimed adaptation of Bram Stoker's horror classic, Louis Jourdan brings a subtle menace and dark sensuality to his memorable portrayal of Count Dracula. One of the most faithful screen versions ever of the original novel, the story begins with Jonathan Harker visiting the Count in Transylvania to help with preparations to move to England. It is in the Count's castle that Jonathan becomes a prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. After Dracula makes his way to England, Harker becomes involved in an effort to track down and destroy the Count, eventually chasing the vampire back to his castle. A true gothic classic, 'Count Dracula'  contains many scenes shot on location - such as London's Highgate Cemetery and Whitby Abbey - adding extra atmosphere to an already powerful production.
My thoughts	am so much better. To sum up, not a total waste of time, but - for me, at least - nowhere near the ultimate Dracula.
My rating	3 out of 5

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on October 6th, 2013)

Main Hoon Na, a review by dfmorgan

Main Hoon Na: Collector's Edition (2003/India) (United Kingdom) Director: Farah Khan Writing: Farah Khan (Original Material By), Rajesh Saathi (Screenwriter), Abbas Tyrewala (Screenwriter) Length: 175 min. Video: Widescreen 2.20:1 Audio: Hindi: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Shahrukh Khan as Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma
Sushmita Sen as Chandni
Sunil Shetty as Raghavan
Zayed Khan as Laxman Prasad Sharma
Amrita Rao as Sanjana

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Music Videos
• Closed Captioned

A quite enjoyable film. It started as a full blown action fest but soon changed to the more normal Bollywood song and dance, with minor action bits, leading to the romance elements before ending in another action fest. There were elements of The Matrix and Mission Impossible within the action sequences and to me the final action sequences set in a church were a nod to John Woo films especially with the white doves flying around. Overall this was enjoyable but I had a couple of quibbles, but then again the expected outcome wouldn't occur if you didn't suspend belief at points in the majority of films. My main quibbles were the resolution to the family conflict and the fact that to fall in love all you have to do is dress feminine if you're the female and b) cut your hair if you're the male.



Rating: an enjoyable 3

Editted to remove an incorrect aspect within the review.

(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on March 5th, 2012)

Doctor Who Marathon, a review by Tom

Doctor Who
Series 1.01 Rose
Writer: Russell T Davies (Writer), Robert Holmes (Original Characters By)
Director: Keith Boak
Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Mark Benton (Clive), Elli Garnett (Caroline), Adam McCoy (Clive's Son), , Alan Ruscoe (Autons), Paul Kasey (Autons), David Sant (Autons), Elizabeth Fost (Autons), Helen Otway (Autons), , Nicholas Briggs (Nestene Voice)

This is the third time that I was watching the pilot episode. I still think it is a good introduction to the series. I agree, Mickey seems a little out of character. But I think he was the same the first few episodes. He changed when he first travelled with the doctor.
Eccleston is still one of my favorite doctors. He was just the right kind of guy for re-establishing the doctor. Rose is a great companion. Her chemistry with the doctor is one of the things which makes the series great.




(From Doctor Who Marathon on January 4th, 2014)