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Poltergeist III, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Poltergeist III Year: 1988 Director: Gary Sherman Rating: PG-13 Length: 97 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Tom Skerritt
Nancy Allen
Heather O'Rourke
Zelda Rubinstein
Lara Flynn Boyle
Kip Wentz

Plot:
They're back...again! And they're still looking for Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) in this riveting and climactic finale to the Poltergeist trilogy. Sent by her parents to live in a Chicago high rise with her aunt (Nancy Allen), uncle (Tom Skerritt) and cousin (Lara Flynn Boyle), Carol Anne must face demons more frightening than ever before, as they move from invading homes to taking over an entire skyscraper! "Ingenious and cleverly executed" (Los Angeles Times) special effects highlight this haunting chiller that takes terror to new heights!

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
While not as good as the first one... I still enjoyed this one. I would say it is about on par with part 2. Maybe even a little better. Though it is a shame what happened to Heather O'Rourke... what was it shortly after or during making this movie. Passing at such a young age. Still only a child. I keep going back and forth whether I like the new setting of the apartment building. But over all I think it works.




Count:
Movie Count: 51
TV Ep. Count: 17
Other Count: 3

(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2010 on October 14th, 2010)

Starship Troopers, a review by Tom

Title: Starship Troopers
Year: 1997
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Rating: 18
Length: 130 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: PCM 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: DTS 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: DTS 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

Stars:
Casper Van Dien
Dina Meyer
Denise Richards
Jake Busey
Neil Patrick Harris

Plot:
Mankind becomes an endangered species in Starship Troopers on Blu-ray's high definition disc. The director of Total Recall is recruiting you for an urgent, do-or-die mission to save humanity, made all the more thrilling in this mind-blowing new format!

The new millenium pits man against an intelligent, deadly race of alien bugs: some thirty feet tall, some that fly and all capable of destroying every living thing on Earth! Marvel at the astounding special effects and futuristic settings in bigger-than-life 1080p, and experience every jarring, action-packed battle in enhanced audio. Suit up for the definitive sci-fi adventure with Blu-ray High Definition!

Awards:

Academy Award	1997	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	1998	Nominated	Favorite Female Newcomer	Denise Richards
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	1998	Nominated	Favorite Male Newcomer	Casper Van Dien
Hugo Award	1998	Nominated	Dramatic Presentation
MTV Movie Awards	1998	Nominated	Best Action Sequence
Satellite Awards	1998	Nominated		Jon Davison, Alan Marshall
Satellite Awards	1998	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Costumes	Ellen Mirojnick
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Director	Paul Verhoeven
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Screenplay	Edward Neumeier
Saturn	1997	Won	Best Special Effects	Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., John Richardson

Extras:
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Interviews
Movie Showcase
Scene Access
Screen Tests
Trailers

A well executed sci-fi action movie. I enjoyed it. And a nice satire of the American militarism. I was surprised by Denise Richards. She was more tolerable than usual. And we see the beginning of Dr. Horrible In some scenes I really thought that this shows an evil mastermind at work.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 31st, 2009)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: On planets where SG teams observe the locals with the help of the Sodan cloaking device suddenly beasts appear that slaughter the people. But among these planets are also some under Ori rule, thus excluding the Priors as a cause for this. Sam and Teal'c are investigating this.
In the meantime General Landry and Cameron are stuck in Jack's cabin in the woods because a storm has washed away the road. But this forrest also seems to harbour a dangerous creature.

My Opinion: This was well done. I liked Sam as head of the SGC. It was also believable that Cameron felt queasy around his boss. But the people should haved learned by now that it is sometimes wise to listen to Vala. What I didn't like at all was the animation of the creatures, they looked totally fake.

Synopsis: Cameron is just about to go through the Stargate for the 200th time (not on the 200th mission!) when there's a defect that disables the Stargate. While it is being repaired SG-1 is helping Martin Lloyd. He is producing a "Wormhole X-treme!" movie even though the show was cancelled after three episodes.

My Opinion: Great episode that has summarized 10 years of Stargate SG-1 in an humorous way, including making fun about some weaknesses of the show. I was greatly entertained and the references to Star Trek and Farscape were lovely.

Synopsis: The Jaffa are using the weapon on Dakara to wipe out the population of planets that have fallen to the Ori. While General Landry and Bra'tac are trying to stop this mass murder, SG-1 has taken over an Ori ship - or maybe not.

My Opinion: While I don't like the character Adria (as previously pointed out) I am glad to see Morena Baccarin (Inara in Firefly) again. That the Ori would move heaven and hell (in their case maybe only hell) to find that weapon was quite predictable. I am not really feeling sorry for the loss of Dakara. Although I feel sorry for Teal'c and Bra'tac whose dream of a united Jaffa nation has receded into the distance again.

Synopsis: The waitress Val is working in a small diner. But then two men try to rob it and are stopped by her without effort. She just doesn't know how she did it, she doesn't even know who she is.

My Opinion: A very nice episode about Vala that had a worthy ending (the episode, not Vala). The good thing about Daniel and Vala is that the writers can make a couple out of them without worrying about Air Force rules. Now I want to know if Vala doesn't really has that tablet.

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on May 2nd, 2008)