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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Movie Count:  6
TV Ep. Count:  1
Other Count:  1
Time Started:  9:45am

Plot:
The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Michael Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

My Thoughts:
This is one I was really looking forward to seeing for the first time. And I did enjoy it quite a bit. Though I think I let the hype get to me a little as I was expecting a little more from it. After 2 sequels I think it was the perfect time for a prequel... showing us how the war between the Vampires and the Lycans started. I would say if you liked the other movies in the Underworld series... you can't go wrong here.



(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2009 on October 3rd, 2009)

Blackwoods, a review by Jimmy

                 
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Title: Blackwoods
Year: 2002
Genre: Thriller
Director: Uwe Boll (BloodRayne)         
Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h32
Video: Full Frame
Audio: English
Subtitles: No Subtitles

Stars:
Patrick Muldoon (Starship Troopers)
Keegan Connor Tracy (Final Destination 2)
Will Sanderson (BloodRayneEddie and the Cruisers)   
Clint Howard (Ice Cream Man)

Plot:
A tragic accident leaves a young girl dead. The man responsible goes free. But for the victim's family, no crime goes unpunished.

Pursued by a family thirsty for vengeance, Matt (Patrick Muldoon) tries to escape to the Blackwoods. But escape is never that easy.

don't read this if you want to see the movie, it's the end)
If you want to see a proof that he is a good director forgot the Boll-bashing and give this film a chance, by the way the price is really low

(From The little known movie review depot on February 12th, 2008)

"Friends" Marathon, a review by Rogmeister

The One With The Prom Video  Monica's old home video elicits the true feelings Ross has for Rachel.  Joey gives Chandler a gift.

Joey's gift for Chandler is a gaudy bracelet..."You are so wearing that bracelet" he says but it's pretty gaudy.  "It's pretty flashy" Chandler admits..."Oh no," corrects Ross..."it's not gaudy...not for a GoodFella..."  I like this episode a lot, especially the comments made while the gang watches the video and we get a good look at how Monica looked back then when she weighed a lot more...

Joey: Some girl ate Monica!
Monica: Shut up!  The camera adds 10 pounds!
Chandler: So just how many cameras are on you?

The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know  Ross and Rachel encounter romantic obstacles while Monica falls for a romantic older doctor (Tom Selleck).

Ross: Doctor Burke?  Why, why, why...should that bother me?  I love that man...he's like a brother to...dad.

The One Where Joey Moves Out  Joey decides to move out into his own place while Monica's parents find out about her and Richard (Tom Selleck).

This begins a plotline where Joey and Chandler are apart and Monica and Richard are now an item.

The One Where Eddie Moves In  Chandler gets a new roommate named Eddie while Phoebe makes a video for Smelly Cat.

Chandler will be sorry when he finds out that Eddie is a real nutbag...Phoebe's friends find out when she shows them her Smelly Cat video that the record company didn't use Phoebe's own voice for the video.

The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies  In an interview with a soap opera magazine, Joey boasts that he makes up some of his own dialogue, so the writers counter by having his character fall down an elevator shaft.  That's gonna leave a mark...

Joey's obviously going to have problems in this episode's aftermath while Chandler learns just what kind of nut Eddie really is.

The One Where Eddie Won't Go  Joey feels the crunch of unemployment, especially regarding his Visa bill and the expense of paying for some paying for some items he can't afford.  Chandler can't abide his new roommate Eddie who acts nuttier and nuttier.

Chandler does get rid of Eddie finally...as Joey moves back in.

(From "Friends" Marathon on August 24th, 2009)