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Police Academy, a review by Dragonfire

The call went out. The recruits came in. No longer would police cadets have to meet standards of height, weight and other requirements. Brains were optional too. Can't spell IQ? Don't know the number 911? No matter. Police Academy grads are ready to uphold law and disorder.

Building on a nightsticks-and-slapstick tradition going back to the Keystone Cops, Police Academy spawned 6 sequels plus 2 TV series (one animated, one live-action). Now the popular debut film calls for backup, adding arresting 20th-anniversary DVD extras. Join Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Thompson (Kim Cattrall), Harris (G.W. Bailey), Hightower (Bubba Smith), Jones (Michael Winslow), Lassard (George Gaynes) and more. They're not the Five-O. They're the Five Uh-Oh. They make the world a funnier place.

My Thoughts

This one is rather silly, but I think it is entertaining.  It's a good one to watch when I'm in the mood for something silly.  Lt. Harris usually cracks me up with the way he was acting and the little tricks that were played on him..though the best stuff with him happened in later movies.  There was nothing serious about the movie in any way and the movie is probably too silly for some viewers.

 

(From Dragonfire: What I've Been Watching on December 31st, 2008)

Kites , a review by Tom

Kites (2010/India) IMDb | Wikipedia Rapid Eye Movies (Germany) Director: Anurag Basu, Anurag Basu Writing: Anurag Basu (Screenwriter), Robin Bhatt (Screenwriter), Akarsh Khurana (Screenwriter), Sanjeev Dutta (Screenwriter), Rakesh Roshan (Story By), Rakesh Roshan (Story By), Anurag Basu (Screenwriter), Robin Bhatt (Screenwriter), Akarsh Khurana (Screenwriter) Length: 125 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35 Audio: German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Hindi: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles: German

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Stars:
Hrithik Roshan as Jay
Barbara Mori as Natasha
Nicholas Brown as Tony
Kabir Bedi as Bob
Madhuri Bhatia as Teji

Plot:
A wounded man searches for his sweetheart in the Mexican desert while on the run from the police, bounty hunters, and others.

Extras:

• Featurettes
• Kites: The Remix
• Scene Access
• Trailers

I became curious about this movie, when I learned that Brett Ratner made a re-cut of this movie to appeal more to western audiences. I wanted to know how this experiment turned out. The Hindi cut was a great dramatic love story and some nice action scenes. It didn't really have any musical numbers. Only one elaborate dance number, which didn't really fit into this movie. It was early on. Of course this one was cut from the international re-cut version. The main difference between the cuts was the first half hour of the movie. The re-cut version dived directly into the main story, whereas the Hindi version sets up the characters and situation a little more. Probably the middle ground between those two would have been perfect. Another difference is the score, which was completely redone in the international cut. And the international cut puts more focus on the action. There are some subtle differences in the romance part of the movie. Not really something which I can put my fingers on, except that I noticed some removed bits. But in a whole I had the feeling, in the Hindi version this romance and thus the tragedy comes across better.
This movie stars Hrithik Roshan (Krrish, K3G) and Barbara Mori, an unknown Mexican actress. They both did a great job.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on February 11th, 2011)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

6.20 Villains
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Marti Noxon (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Danny Strong (Jonathan Levinson), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Jeff Kober (Rack), Amelinda Embry (Katrina Silber), David Adefeso (Paramedic #2), Mueen J. Ahmad (Doctor), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon), Alan Henry Brown (Demon Bartender), Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (Vampire), Jane Cho (Nurse #1), Meredith Cross (Nurse #2), Nelson Frederick (Villager), Julie Hermelin (Clerk), Tim Hodgin (Coroner), James C. Leary (Clem), Michael Matthys (Paramedic)

A great episode. Even though season six is one of the weaker one, it has a great big bad for the showdown.

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(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on January 1st, 2011)