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People on Sunday, a review by Antares

People on Sunday (1930) 3.5/5 - Robert & Curt Siodmak, Billy Wilder, Fred Zinneman and Edgar G. Ulmer...how's that for a lineup of talent? This is a curious little film from the waning days of silent German cinema. I say curious because from beginning to end, I couldn't help but feel a sense of morbid curiosity at not only the people involved in the film, but of the beauty that was once Berlin. As I watched, I wondered... how many of these people on the streets of a bustling Berlin, would lay dead on the cobblestones just 15 years later as Allied bombs reduced this once beautiful city to ruins? The beautiful trees that line the roadways...how long before they would be hewn at the trunk to be used as fuel to heat the homes of the bombed city? When Siodmak shows little toddler children playing with adults in a city park, I wondered...How many of these children would be hauled away in trains and tossed into a gas chamber...How many of these little boys would die on the frozen steppe of the Ukraine and how many of these little girls would be raped by invading Russian soldiers in the waning days of the war that was to come? I couldn't separate these thoughts from the film, and that's a shame because this is a beautifully shot and paced film. It's leisurely pace never falters and though the story may seem insignificant, always keeps you interested. I would have liked to have seen this film when it was first released, before the Nazi infection had spread through Germany.

(From Antares' Short Summations on January 13th, 2012)

The Watch, a review by addicted2dvd

The Watch (2012/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Akiva Schaffer Writing: Jared Stern (Writer), Seth Rogen (Writer), Evan Goldberg (Writer) Length: 102 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Portuguese: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Russian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Hungarian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Polish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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Stars:
Ben Stiller as Evan
Vince Vaughn as Bob
Jonah Hill as Franklin
Richard Ayoade as Jamarcus
Rosemarie DeWitt as Abby

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers

This is a hard one for me to review...On one hand I enjoyed both the laughs and the action. But on the other I feel it went too far into the silly/stupid style of comedy that I seldomly enjoy. Some scenes I was enjoying quite a bit.... others not so much. Over-all not a terrible movie... but not one I would recommend either.



(From Within My Lifetime: 2017 Edition on January 2nd, 2017)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season One: Volume One (1983/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia (United States) Length: 710 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
Excitement and adventure await those who enter the mystical land of Eternia! Join He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as they battle against Skeletor and his crew of dastardly villains in the greatest adventure ever told!

These first 33 episodes are only the beginning of the most phenomenal stories ever created in animation! Relive the excitement as you enjoy the adventure of the universe's greatest warriors. The power has returned!


He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
1.01 Diamond Ray of Disappearance
Writer: Robby London (Writer)
Director: Lou Zukor
Cast: John Erwin (Prince Adam / He-Man (voice)), John Erwin (Beast Man / Ram Man (voice)), Alan Oppenheimer (Cringer / Battle Cat / Mer-Man (voice)), Alan Oppenheimer (Skeletor (voice)), Linda Gary (The Sorceress (voice)), Linda Gary (Evil-Lyn / Teela / Queen Marlena (voice)), Erik Gunden (King Randor / Orko / Trap Jaw (voice)), Erik Gunden (Tri-Klops / Stratos (voice))

It has been now about 25 years since I became a fan of He-Man. I still enjoy this series and the characters even after all this time. For me this is not a series better left as a nostalgic memory. It still holds up.
And I just love the theme music. I never get tired of it.



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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on July 5th, 2011)