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LolliLove, a review by Jimmy

Title: LolliLove (2004)

Genre: Mockumentary
Director: Jenna Fischer           
Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h04
Video: Full Frame
Audio: English
Subtitles: No Subtitles

Stars:
Jenna Fischer (The Office)
James Gunn (The Specials)
Peter Alton (Bohemian Moon)
Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks)
Judy Greer (Jawbreaker)   

Plot:
James and Jenna Gunn (real-life husband-and-wife team, James Gunn, writer/director of "Slither," writer of "Scooby-Doo" and "Dawn of the Dead" and Jenna Fischer of NBC's "The Office") play a wealthy couple looking to give back to the homeless community through their new charity, Lollilove. The idea is simple: By giving out lollipops with inspirational artwork and cheery slogans on the wrapper, Lollilove will eradicate homelessness by transforming your average ''homeless person'' into an important and loved ''happy person''.



(From The little known movie review depot on June 20th, 2008)

Prey, a review by addicted2dvd

Prey (2006) The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment Director: Darrell Roodt Writing: Beau Bauman (Writer), Darrell Roodt (Writer), Jeff Wadlow (Writer) Length: 88 min. Rating: NR Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Bridget Moynahan as Amy Newman
Peter Weller as Tom Newman
Carly Schroeder as Jessica Newman
Jamie Bartlett as Crawford
Conner Dowds as David Newman
Marius Roberts as Brian

Plot:
In this tense and terrifying thriller, Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot) and Peter Weller (24) star as vacationers lost on an African game reserve, stalked by a pride of bloodthirsty lions. As each potential rescuer meets a gruesome death, the desperate family must battle to survive. Acclaimed director Darrell James Roodt (Cry, the Beloved Country) pits man's intellect against the king of the jungle's most primal killing instinct. Packed with edge-of-your-seat intensity, Prey won't let you out of its jaws until the final frame. Will man outwit the beast...or be in the feast?

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers

This is a DVD a friend of mine gave me about 6 months ago... but just now getting around to watching it for the first time. It is a pretty good movie. I did enjoy it. The cover art says this movie is "Inspired By True Events"... but half way through this movie all I could think of is this is nothing more then a rip off of Cujo... just set in Africa and it is a couple lions instead of dog. But that changes about half way through as it evolves into more as this one has more of a storyline outside what is going on in the car then Cujo did. And I really liked how this ended. Is this movie really "Inspired By True Events"... I guess if they put it on the case it would have to be to some degree... but who knows how many liberties they took to make this movie. I would have liked to see maybe a short documentary on the true story the movie is inspired by... but unfortunately this disc has no real extras what so ever.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on March 23rd, 2012)

Babylon 5: Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: A Centauri agricultural colony is attacked by the Narns and taken over. The head researcher of the Centauri happens to be the nephew of Centauri embassador Londo Mollari and the Narn have no intention of giving the colony back. Meanwhile unarmed transports are raided by people who seem to know exactly when and where a transport will be.

My opinion: This episode is somewhat of a second pilot. While it doesn't introduce the station or the characters it sets certain things in order and makes changes to the staff and the appearence of certain aliens (e.g. Delenn, the Minbari ambassador). It also introduces the concept of a primary and a secondary storline to this show, a concept that many of the following episodes will use, too.
It's not that great an episode but it shows the mutual hatred between the Narn and their former oppressors, the Centauri. But I loved Lt. Cmdr. Susan Ivanova from the start and while Lt. Cmdr. Takashima (from the Pilot) was ok, Susan seems much more powerful from the beginning.


Synopsis: An alien unknown to mankind "stumbles" through the jump gate and lands himself in the infirmary. To other aliens his kind is known as Soul Hunters because they catch the soul of people the moment they're dying. And this particular Soul Hunter has come for a certain ambassador.

My opinion: I liked this episode because it discussed the different belives of what happens to a soul when the body is dying. And everyone was certain that his/her concept alone was to be the correct one and than one should act accordingly.
I also liked the hints that Delenn is hiding something from Sinclair and the first mention of Dukhat, although the events leading to his demise are not revealed yet.


Synopsis: Londo falls in love with a Centauri exotic dancer and doen'st care much about his duties as ambassador of the Centauri Republic. Meanwhile someone uses illegaly the high priority communication channels known as "Gold Channel" and security chief Michael Garibaldi is determined to find him or her.

My opinion: I really liked the insight of the Centauri society because it showed that the Republic is more like an aristocracy with houses and titles and slaves. I also liked. We also learn more about Ivanova and that she is russian. OK, since Star Trek's Chekov this is no new concept but I was always a fan of the idea that not every human in space is of american origin.


Synopsis: Babylon 5 has its second birthday and Sinclair is trying to evade from a InterStellar Network (ISN) News reporter. But more danger to the station are some artefacts from a world long dead and the realization that not one person of a species is a pure being of that species.

My opinion: I love enemies who mus be defeated in the great Star Trek tradition of "talk them to death". While ST often used it on computers and confused them with logic, it works with bio weapons, too. And we learn that there are deserted worlds and civilisations long gone and the earth company InterPlanetary eXpiditions (IPX) sponsors such expiditions.

(From Babylon 5: Marathon on August 4th, 2007)