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The Gift, a review by addicted2dvd

The Gift (2000/United States) Paramount Home Video Director: Sam Raimi Writing: Billy Bob Thornton (Writer), Tom Epperson (Writer) Length: 112 min. Rating: R Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Cate Blanchett as Annie Wilson
Giovanni Ribisi as Buddy Cole
Keanu Reeves as Donnie Barksdale
Katie Holmes as Jessica King
Greg Kinnear as Wayne Collins
Hilary Swank as Valerie Barksdale

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Closed Captioned

This is the first time I ever seen this movie. It is one of the many that was given to me in a box of DVDs. And I am really thankful... because I enjoyed this one quite a bit. A good thriller with a slight supernatural twist. This one has a nice selection of big name stars. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't done so yet.




(From Mini-Marathon: Happy Birthday Hilary Swank! on July 30th, 2011)

The Hangover, a review by dfmorgan

The Hangover

Year: 2009
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham

Overview: They planned a Vegas bachelor party that they would never forget. Now they really need to remember what exactly went down! Whose baby is in the closet of their Caesars Palace suite? How did a tiger get in the bathroom? Why is one of them missing a tooth? And most of all, where is the groom?! What the guys did while partying can't compare to what they must do sober in an outrageous caper that has them piecing together all their bad decisions from the night before - one hazy clue at a time. Director Todd Phillips (Old School) and an all-aces comedy cast bring it big time with unpredictable situations that somehow all fit together.

Watched: 2nd May 2010
My Thoughts: An enjoyable romp. No real laugh out loud moments for me but I found it overall humourousish. I couldn't really believe that the groom-to-be would have two best friends who appear to be such opposites but then again stranger things do happen. Wasn't too sure about the Mike Tyson doing Phil Collins but that was probably because I had got used to seeing a gorilla doing Phil Collins in an advert for CDM.

My Rating: Overall a 3

Dave


(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on May 2nd, 2010)

Dexter: The Fourth Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Dexter: The Fourth Season (2009/United States) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia |

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Stars:
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz as Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan
Desmond Harrington as Joey Quinn
C. S. Lee as Vince Masuka
Lauren Velez as Lt. Maria Laguerta
David Zayas as Angel Batista
James Remar as Harry Morgan
John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell/The Trinity Killer

Extras:

• Galleries
• Production Notes/Bios
• 2 Episodes of Californication
• 1 Epiosde of Lock 'N Loaded
• 1 Episode of The Tudors

This is an excellent season to an excellent series! I loved every second of it! It has a great storyline in the Trinity Killer. Every single episode keeps you on the edge of your seat through-out the season. This is probably my favorite season of the series so far. Though I have to say... I hated how they killed off one of the main characters at the end of the season. Don't get me wrong... made for a great and shocking ending... but I just hate seeing this particular cast member leave the show... as she is one of my favorite actresses and played one of my favorite characters in the series. And I will miss her on here in the upcoming seasons. Part of me can't wait to watch the next season... but yet another part of me don't want to be let down since I am not so sure they will be able to top... or even come even with... this season.

If by any slim chance you never seen this series... it is definitely one I highly recommend!




(From Dexter: Season 4 on August 18th, 2012)