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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, a review by Danae Cassandra

Year of Release: 1995
Directed By: Shusuke Kaneko
Starring: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Akira Onodera, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani
Genre: Action, Science-Fiction, Tokusatsu, Kaiju

Overview:
Ten thousand years ago, an advanced civilization created the Gyaos to eliminate rampant pollution. However, the Gyaos grew stronger, started breeding and began feasting on humans. For protection, the Gameras were created to fend off the attacks. The onslaught of the Gyaos was eventually halted, and they were forced into hibernation. Despite the best efforts of its people, the advanced civilization was ruined. So, the scientists preserved the last remaining Gamera and bequeathed him to the next civilization, should the Gyaos ever return.

The giant flying turtle is back to protect the world from his old enemy, Gyaos, the giant prehistoric bird who is wreaking havoc on Tokyo!

My Thoughts:
This is the gritty 90's reboot of Gamera, and it's objectively a better movie on every level than any of its predecessors. It's still a fun film, but it eschews the silliness of the earlier films for a much more serious tone. The human characters are actually decently acted and fleshed out. Gamera's design gets a lot better too. He looks much more realistic and much more menacing. Gyaos as well. Bottom line, if you like kaiju films, this is a winner.

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 3.5/5

(From Gamera! on February 28th, 2016)

A Flintstones Christmas Carol, a review by addicted2dvd

A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994/United States) Wikipedia |IMDb |Trailer | Warner Home Video (United States) Director: Joanna Romersa Writing: Glenn Leopold (Writer), Charles Dickens (Original Material By) Length: 69 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Portuguese: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone (Voice)
Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone (Voice)
Frank Welker (1945) as Barney Rubble & Dino (Voice)
B. J. Ward as Betty Rubble (Voice)
Russi Taylor as Pebbles Flintstone (Voice)

Plot:
There's just one shopping day until Christmas! Fred is so wrapped up in his acting debut as Scrooge in the Bedrock production of A Christmas Carol that he's completely forgotten to buy any gifts. And worse, he's left baby Pebbles stranded at Cave Care Center! But wife Wilma and a few familiar ghosts perform a true Christmas miracle, helping hubby Fred remember the true meaning of the season. Join Barney, Betty, Bamm-Bamm and Dino in this hilarious, stone-age version of the magical holiday classic.

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This is one I surprisingly don't remember ever seeing before. But it is a fun Christmas special. Well worth the time put in to watch it.



(From Christmas 2016 on December 9th, 2016)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

11. Birthday
Original Air Date: 1/14/2002
Cordelia learns that the visions Doyle passed on to her will eventually kill her unless she agrees to go back in time and choose a different path in life.

Guest Stars:
Patrick Breen
Max Baker
David Denman
Heather Weeks

My Thoughts:
I always liked this episode a lot. I liked seeing the "What If" type episodes of series. I must admit it was strange seeing Cordelia having a vision with no pain what so ever... especially considering Doyle who was half demon still had the pain with them. And I didn't care for the whole floating thing. But other then that... cool episode.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 13th, 2010)