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Star Trek: Nemesis, a review by Tom

Title: Star Trek: Nemesis
Year: 2002
Director: Stuart Baird
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 112 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Commentary, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish

Stars:
Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Brent Spiner
LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn


Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

This movie put a halt to the franchise. And I can really understand why. Breaking the tradition, that even numbered Star Trek movies are good, this movie's main problem is, that it is not true to what we have learned throughout the series.
Why for example the ridiculous buggy scene in the beginning? Why again a predecessor model of Data? And why no mention of Lore?
Why didn't they keep the real eyes Geordi got in the previous movie? It wouldn't have detracted from the character to let him finally have them.

I find it sad, that they break the tradition of the Star Trek movies to have a proper opening credit sequence.
I think this movie could have been a decent outing, if they would have left out the buggy, B-4 (was he really needed?) and the Picard clone (they could easily have had another advisary with more interesting motivation in his place).

Rating:

(From Tom's Star Trek Movies Marathon on February 14th, 2009)

Ed Wood, a review by addicted2dvd

Ed Wood: Special Edition (1994/United States) Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Touchstone Home Entertainment Director: Tim Burton Writing: Scott Alexander (Writer), Larry Karaszewski (Writer), Rudolph Grey (Original Material By) Length: 126 min. Rating: Rated R : Some Strong Language Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Johnny Depp as Ed Wood
Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi
Sarah Jessica Parker as Dolores Fuller
Patricia Arquette as Kathy O'Hara
Jeffrey Jones as Criswell
G. D. Spradlin as Reverend Lemon

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Closed Captioned

I am basically familiar with Ed Wood by reputation only. I only have one of his movies in my collection. That being Plan 9 from Outer Space. Despite the little I know of him... or maybe because of the little I know of him... I was looking forward to checking out this movie. A nice coincidence here... I been watching episodes of Medium and this movie also has Patricia Arquette in it. I really didn't know what to expect going into this movie. Whether it would be something I like or not. I ended up finding it oddly captivating. I found that I enjoyed it quite a bit. I normally shy away from anything that is about 2hrs or more in length. As I really need to be in the mood to be able to sit still that long. But in the case of Ed Wood the 2+ hours seemed to fly by! I was actually surprised when it was over already.

The DVD itself is nicely done as well. Lots of fun extras here. And I must admit... I got a kick out of the animated menus they used for this one. All in all a very nice release of a fun movie I wasn't sure if I would like or not. Definitely a pleasant surprise.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on February 10th, 2012)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

What's the show about?
The sitcom revolves around the lives of three physicists, one engineer and one waitress. The two physicists Sheldon and Leonard live across the hall from Penny the waitress. Leonard is in love with Penny but she hasn't responded yet. Sheldon and Leonard are often visited by their friends Rajesh and Howard (the latter one being the engineer) and when their world clashes with Penny's hilarity ensues.

"Pilot"
Leonard and Sheldon have just aborted a high IQ sperm donation when they discover that they have a new neighbour: Penny, a waitress at "The Cheesecake Factory". When Penny takes a shower in their apartment (and hopefully doesn't discover the Darth Vader shampoo or the Luke Skywalker conditioner) she asks Leonard for a favour...

My Opinion
One of my favourite sitcoms of all time. The five are so hilarious together with Sheldon being the heyday of most episodes. Sheldon is totally unaware of his rudeness and his arrogance and it's great fun to watch him and the others. I can't wait for the third season to begin next week and I am glad that the network has already ordered a fourth season.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on September 17th, 2009)