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Cursed, a review by addicted2dvd

Cursed: Unrated Version
Packed with even more intense thrills than audiences experienced in theaters, this unrated version of Wes Craven's 'Cursed' brings you the terror of werewolves as never before! Christina Ricci ('Monster'), Jesse Eisenberg ('The Village'), Joshua Jackson (TV's 'Dawson's Creek'), Judy Greer ('The Village'), and Milo Ventimiglia (TV's 'Gilmore Girls') find themselves caught up in an unimaginable horror! A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn that the only way to break the curse put upon them is to kill the one who started it all! From the creators of 'Scream', this never-before-seen version is shockingly more frightening and undeniably more fun than the original release!

My Thoughts:
I definitely wouldn't say this is the best Werewolf movie I ever seen... but I did enjoy it. I don't know what the theatrical version was like... but this one has a nice amount of gore in it. I tell you though... I did not think much of the werewolf dog scene. To me it just felt out of place. Other then that... the movie itself was fairly good. The DVD looks and sounds great.... and there is a few nice extras on this release.

(From Wes Craven Marthon on July 22nd, 2007)

Oz the Great and Powerful, a review by Dragonfire

Oz the Great and Powerful



Oz the Great and Powerful is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that tells the story of how the Wizard became the Wizard.  Some people may expect the story be more like the story from Wicked - the musical and the book it is based on.  Other than the setting and focusing on things that happen before Dorothy ends up in Oz, the two tell different stories tied to the same characters and location.  I have read Wicked and I have the musical soundtrack, so I do know a bit about that version. 

Oscar Diggs works as a magician - stage name of Oz - in a traveling carnival.  Oz tends to chase after anything in a skirt, which leads to him fleeing the carnival in a hot air balloon.  He flies right into a tornado that takes him to Oz.  He meets Theodora, a beautiful young witch who believes that Oz is the wizard everyone in Oz has been waiting for to defeat the Wicked Witch.  Oz has to decide what he is going to do, though he can't seem to stop himself from chasing women, which causes even more complications.

The movie was released in 2D and 3D.  I saw the 2D version. I did not some images that had the potential to look cool in 3D.  The graphics are done well, making the locations in Oz look gorgeous.  The beginning of the movie, when Oscar is still in Kansas, is in black and white, like the original movie, and it only turns to color once he arrives in Oz.   

The story is interesting and entertaining, connecting to things from the original movie as well as things from the book that were left out of that movie - like the village where everyone is made of China.  In addition to showing how the Wizard comes to power, the rise of the Wicked Witch is also covered.  Something with that is a little predictable, though children or people who haven't seen the original movie may find that more surprising.  The story makes sense.  Things are resolved while also leaving some things open for possible sequels.  This is a good family friendly movie, though a few scenes could be scary to younger children.  The flying monkeys are now vicious flying baboons that are freaky.  The characters work and the casting is good overall.  Oscar is hard to like since he is a bit of a jerk. 

I really enjoyed Oz the Great and Powerful.  It is entertaining overall and worth checking out.  I did pick up the movie on blu-ray/DVD.  I believe there are several extras, but I haven't taken the time to check them out yet.



I did post a longer review at Epinions after seeing the movie in the theater.

Oz the Great and Powerful

(From Oz the Great and Powerful on June 24th, 2013)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Red Dwarf I
Year: 1988
Director:
Rating: 12
Length: 174 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English

Plot:
A radiation leak wipes out the crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf leaving one survivor - chicken soup machine repairman Dave Lister. After three million years in suspended animation, Lister emerges to find he is the last human being in the universe. But he is not alone.

Extras:
Book Chapters
Booklet
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Japanese Version of "The End"
Music
Outtakes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers

Having watched the series review by sfdebirs, I got into the mood to rewatch this series again. Initially I have planned to do a marathon thread, but today my brother said he wanted to watch them with me. So I plan to watch them series by series instead of episode by episode.

With "The End" the series is off to a great start. I still very much enjoy this episode. The character introductions are great. And who can forget the "Everybody's dead, Dave" delivery by Holly.

My favorite episode from the first series is "Future Echoes". These echoes are a nice concept and very fun to watch. Especially the scene with the conversation between Lister and the Echo-Rimmer followed by Lister and the real Rimmer when we finally understand, what the first conversation is about. This scene was it, which completely won me over to Red Dwarf when I first watched this show.

The other episodes are nice, but not so good as the first two. The final episode comes close though. It's fun having Rimmer have to live with himself. Also the episode "Waiting for God" is enjoyable, where Lister learns that he is a god to the cat people.

#	Episode	Rating
01	The End
02	Future Echoes
03	Balance of Power
04	Waiting for God
05	Confidence and Paranoia
06

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 10th, 2009)