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Stardust, a review by Tom

 
Title: Stardust
Year: 2007
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Rating: PG-13
Length: 128 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 , French: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Charlie Cox
Claire Danes
Robert De Niro
Michelle Pfeiffer

Plot:
"Scheming princes, wicked witches, flying pirates, celestial love, a pure-hearted hero, all in a magical land. What more do you want?" raves 'Today's' Gene Shalit for 'Stardust', an epic adventure starring Claire Danes with Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.

In hopes of wooing a beautiful girl (Sienna Miller), Tristan (Charlie Cox) promises to bring her a falling star. But he's in for the adventure of his life when he discovers the star is actually a celestial beauty named Yvaine (Danes).

When an old witch Lamia (Pfeiffer) attempts to steal Yvaine’s youth, Tristan must protect her at all costs. This magical fairytale like no other will make you laugh out loud and believe in love again.

Extras:
Closed Captioned
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Outtakes
Scene Access
Trailers

It was time for a film I know I like to save this marathon. I saw this at the cinema and I really liked it.
I first came to attention of this film when I saw the trailer and saw that Claire Danes is in it. She stars as a star . A role she plays really well.
What I liked about this movie: Though it walks a fine line to being a cheesy fairy tell/fantasy movie, it never crosses the line to it. Most times saved by some wise cracking ghosts

This movie also includes a hilarious supporting role for Robert De Niro and also Rick Gervais has a nice cameo.

If you like Princess Bride, I really recommend to check out this movie.

Rating:

(From Two-Weeks Movie Marathon: Unwatched Movies on August 17th, 2008)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a review by Antares

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington





Year: 1939
Film Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Classic
Length: 130 Min.

Director
Frank Capra (1897)

Writing
Sidney Buchman (1902)...Screenwriter
Lewis R. Foster (1898)...Story By

Producer
Frank Capra (1897)

Cinematographer
Joseph Walker (1892)

Music
Dimitri Tiomkin (1894)...Composer

Stars
Jean Arthur (1900) as Clarissa Saunders
James Stewart (1908) as Jefferson Smith
Claude Rains (1889) as Senator Joseph Harrison Paine
Edward Arnold (1890) as Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee (1882) as Governor Huber Hopper
Thomas Mitchell (1892) as Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette (1889) as Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi (1888) as Ma Smith

Review
       It Happened One Night and following with Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lost Horizon and , Capra managed to offer quality film choices to audiences that were hard pressed to scrape together the necessary amount of money to buy a box office ticket. In 1939 he would create his most famous film Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMr. Smith Goes to Washington is his Citizen Kane, only not as visceral or venomous.


Ratings Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.

(From Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) on December 9th, 2009)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: No Heroics: Series One
Year: 2008
Director:
Rating: 15
Length: 132 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English

Plot:
No Heroics is a six-part comedy series about four old friends who just happen to be off-duty superheroes.

The show focuses on their day-to-day lives, which turn out to be pretty much the same as everyone else's. In fact, superheroics seem far from their minds behind relationships, sex lives, and a constant desperation for success and fame.

Instead, this group of B-listers would rather get drunk and commiserate their lack of superiority in their local superheroes-only pub, The Fortress...
No Heroics is an ground-breaking comedy featuring stellar Britcom talent. The show has garnered much critical praise and a nomination for Best New Comedy at the British Comedy Awards 2008.

Extras:
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Interviews
Outtakes
Photo Gallery

A fun comedy series about a bunch of washed-up superheroes hanging around in a superheroes bar. My favorite episode is the one with Mark Heap (Brian from "Spaced") as a crazy jailed supervillain. Also in this episode I loved the storyline with Timebomb having to be a bodyguard to a rich spoiled boy.

If you enjoy this series, I can definetely recommend the movie "The Specials", which is in a very similar style.

#	Episode	Rating
01	Episode 1
02	Episode 2
03	Episode 3
04	Episode 4
05	Episode 5
06	Episode 6

(From Tom's Random Reviews on September 13th, 2009)