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High School Musical, a review by addicted2dvd

High School Musical
The all-new, smash-hit Disney Channel original movie everyone is talking about is now available for the first time ever on DVD --- with never-before-seen bonus features that will rock your house!

Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves!

Featuring the hottest talent, 'High School Musical' celebrates the power of music in this hip, entertaining, gotta-get-up-and-dance movie. Own all the excitement and the exclusive extras available only on this Encore Edition DVD.

My Thoughts:
OK... anyone that knows me, knows I do not like music... so me watching such a movie is basically unheard of. But with my daughter spending the day with me today for Father's Day I promised her I would watch one of her movies with her. So I thought while I was at it I would also surprise the hell out of all my friends at dvdcollectorsonline.com and said yes when my daughter asked about watching this one. You all already know I hated all the music in this movie... so lets move on to the movie itself. Well... it is a good story. The acting could use some improvement. and some of the stuff beyond the music made me want to get a pair of ear plugs. But I as I said... the story itself was pretty good.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Anything Goes on June 21st, 2009)

Imagine Me & You, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Imagine Me & You
Year: 2005
Director: Ol Parker
Rating: R
Length: 94 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Piper Perabo as Rachel
Lena Headey as Luce
Matthew Goode as Heck
Celia Imrie as Tessa
Anthony Head as Ned

Plot:
Piper Perabo lights up the screen as Rachel, a blushing bride whose perfect nuptials take a surprising turn at the altar: An innocent glance between Rachel and an unexpected wedding guest is all it takes to spark a love-at-first-sight romance with a surprising twist - the object of Rachel's affection is a smart and sensuous...woman! Their shocking romance causes quite a stir amongst her family and friends as Rachel is forced to choose between her husband and the girl of her dreams. Say "I do" to the wonderfully witty film that Cosmopolitan calls "a refreshing romantic comedy!"

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is one I just recently bought off the recommendation of our good friend Tom. And I must thank him for this recommendation. I really enjoyed this movie. It didn't really have any laugh out loud moments. But it did have a great story. To me... this was a different kind of romantic comedy... as I haven't seen many at all about lesbian relationships. I thought the whole cast did a fine job... though it was a little weird to see Anthony Head as someone other then Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Anyway... I definitely recommend this movie.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Romantic Comedies on February 12th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

The Dead Zone: Season One (2002/Canada) IMDb | Wikipedia Lions Gate Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 565 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Plot:
Based on the characters and story from the best-selling book by Stephen King, The Dead Zone is a unique psychological thriller that combines a rich mix of action, the paranormal and a continuing quest for justice.


The Dead Zone
1.01 Wheel Of Fortune
Writer: Stephen King (Original Characters By), Michael Piller (Screenwriter), Shawn Piller (Screenwriter)
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: Anthony Michael Hall (Johnny Smith), Nicole DeBoer (Sarah Bracknell/Sarah Bannerman), Chris Bruno (Walt Bannerman), John L. Adams (Bruce Lewis), Rick Tae (Dr. Tran), Anna Hagan (Vera Smith), Gina Chiarelli (Nurse Elaine MacGowan), Michael Rogers (Frank Dodd), David Ogden Stiers (Reverend Gene Purdy), Emily Holmes (Allison), John Hainsworth (Barker #1), Campbell Lane (Barker #2), Justin Stillwell (Boy Student), Kenya Jo Kennedy (Child in Bedroom), Nicole La Placa (Girl Student #1), Mercedes de la Zerda (Girl Student #2), Chris Kelly (Hockey Coach), Michael St. John Smith (Mike Kennedy), Liliane Lee (Mother Tran), Diana Ha (Older Mother Tran), Bryce Hodgeson (Player #1), Alvin Sanders (Principal), Dominic Louis (Sarah's Son), Evan Smith (6 Year Old Johnny), Victoria Billingsley (6 Year Old Sarah), Nicholas Lee (3 Year Old Dr. Tran), Donald Fong (Uncle Tran), Ed Chow (Younger Uncle Tran)

This series is a based on a Stephen King book. There was also a movie based on it with Christopher Walken. The source material is very fitting as a premise for a TV series. I always enjoyed watching it. The first episode is a good introduction and has many elements which were also in the movie (I haven't read the book).

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on April 2nd, 2011)