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Pardon My Sarong, a review by addicted2dvd

Pardon My Sarong (1942/United States) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Erle C. Kenton Writing: True Boardman (Screenwriter), Nat Perrin (Screenwriter), John Grant (Screenwriter) Length: 84 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Bud Abbott as Algy Shaw
Lou Costello as Wellington Phlug
Virginia Bruce as Joan Marshall
Robert Paige as Tommy Layton
Lionel Atwill as Varnoff

Plot:
Bud and Lou travel to an uncharted tropical island where Lou is mistaken for a legendary god!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Production Notes

This, while it is a fun film, is far from their best work. The plot is good even if it is a little on the hectic side. And some of the skits seen in this one I have seen in other movies of theirs. And hey we have some nice looking "native" dancing girls! So over all I would say it is still worth the time put in to watch it. Just don't go in expecting too much.



(From November Movie Marathon: Classic Comedy Greats on November 5th, 2017)

Seven Samurai, a review by Antares

Shichinin no samurai





Year: 1954
Film Studio: Toho Company
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Length: 207 Min.

Director
Akira Kurosawa (1910)

Writing
Akira Kurosawa (1910)...Screenwriter
Shinobu Hashimoto (1918)...Screenwriter
Hideo Oguni (1904)...Screenwriter

ProducerCinematographer
Asakazu Nakai (1901)

Music
Fumio Hayasaka (1914)...Composer

StarsReview
       Throughout the course of mankind's history, certain artistic endeavors have met with such critical acclaim that they stand as crowning achievements in their respected fields of culture. Michelangelo's Pieta, DaVinci's Mona Lisa, Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Tolstoy's War and PeaceCitizen KaneShichinin no samuraiCitizen KaneSeven SamuraiAmadeus. When he recounts the genius of Mozart's composing, Antonio Salieri states; "Displace one note and there would be diminishment, displace one phrase, and the structure would fall". Devoid of the sub-plots and character development, the film becomes just an action picture that begins to take on the resemblance of the American remake, The Magnificent SevenShichinin no samurai, Mifune's star would rise to a level in Japan, equivalent to that of John Wayne in the United States. In that same year he would be cast in Hiroshi Inagaki's Miyamoto Musashi, the first part of a trilogy based upon the popular novel that has been described as the Japanese Gone with the WindKagemusha in 1980. He would pass away in 1982 leaving behind a trio of memorable performances in the early Kurosawa masterpieces. His versatility as an actor would forever be immortalized on screen as the woodchopper in , Watanabe in Ikiru, and as Kambei (the samurai leader) in Shichinin no samuraiRatings Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.

(From Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai) (1954) on March 15th, 2010)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

16. Players
Original Air Date: 3/26/2003
Angel and the gang set out to find out as much as they can about Cordelia's pregnancy and the identity of The Beast's master while Gwen Raiden (guest star Alexa Davalos) enlists Gunn's help to crash a black-tie affair and rescue a kidnapped girl.

Guest Stars:
Alexa Davalos
Dana Lee
David Monahan
Hope Shin

My Thoughts:
Another good episode... though not quite as good as the "Evil Angel" episodes. What can I say... I like it when Angel goes all bad-ass in the episodes. 

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 19th, 2010)