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Foreign Correspondent, a review by Antares

Foreign Correspondent (1940) 3/5 - This is a strange little film from Hitchcock, as it appears like he's trying too hard to please an American audience, in this, his first American made film. There are moments that are inspired, the umbrella chase, the scene inside the windmill and the survivors of the crash floating on the wing in the middle of the Atlantic, but there are also very cringe inducing moments too. The instant love affair and marriage proposal between the two stars of the film, the scene outside the windmill when they lose the car they are chasing and the countless attempts at humor that come and go. Hitchcock, to me, always struggled with comedy in his films. A bit too much of the wink-wink, aren't I cheeky kind of stuff that when you get right down to it, isn't funny. I watched this on TCM and before the film started, Robert Osborne was saying how this film has kind of been forgotten because of the success of Rebecca, which was released the same year. When the film was finished, I felt that it's been forgotten because it's a film that misfires repeatedly. Just as it seems to be running on all cylinders, some small thing occurs that just doesn't work and it stalls the film for a few seconds. It's not a bad film, but it's something I wouldn't make plans to watch again.

(From Antares' Short Summations on February 9th, 2012)

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman Year: 2008 Director: Rating: G Length: 77 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English

Plot:
Monster-obsessed Alvin is sure that the mysterious new neighbor is a werewolf, but the fun and frights really begin when theodore starts acting strangely, too! But it was entertaining for what it is.

Extras:
N/A

My Thoughts:
Once again Brittany wanted me to watch one of her DVDs with her. Though I must admit... this one was a little tough for me as I never been a fan of the Chipmunks.




Count:
Movie Count: 29
TV Ep. Count: 14
Other Count: 2
Time Started: 12:30pm

(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2010 on October 9th, 2010)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

08. The Dark Age (1997-11-10)
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Dean Batali (Writer), Rob Des Hotel (Writer)
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), David Boreanaz (Angel), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Robia La Morte (Jenny Calendar), Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne), Stuart McLean (Philip Henry), Wendy Way (Dierdre), Michael Earl Reid (Custodian), Daniel Henry Murray (Creepy Cult Guy), Carlease Burke (Detective Winslow), Tony Sears (Mourge Attendent), John Bellucci (Man)

I think it was a great choice to give Giles a rebelious past as the Ripper. As I said before, he was becoming too much the butt of all jokes.

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on February 11th, 2009)