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The Good Witch, a review by addicted2dvd

The Good Witch (2008/Canada) Gaiam Americas Director: Craig Pryce Writing: Rod Spence (Writer) Length: 88 min. Rating: NR Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: None

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Stars:
Catherine Bell as Cassie Nightingale
Chris Potter as Jake Russell
Catherine Disher as Martha Tinsdale
Peter MacNeill as George O'Hanrahan
Allan Royal as Walter Cobb
Matthew Knight as Brandon Russell

Plot:
A mysterious, yet charming woman arrives in a small town and causes a stir when people think she is an actual witch. The town's moral committee, lead by the mayor's wife, becomes convinced she is evil and begins a campaign to drive her out of town. This causes much stress to the town sheriff, a struggling widower, who is slowly developing feelings for the woman. As their relationship grows, the woman helps the sheriff's children, as well as several members of the community, face their problems and overcome personal obstacles. But is it common sense or magic that's helping the townfolk? And will they ever be able to accept her as one of their own?

Extras:

• Scene Access

What can I say? I really enjoy this Hallmark Channel Original movie. I caught this movie for the first time on cable a while back... enjoyed it so much that I went ahead and grabbed the DVD. I grabbed the DVD just over a year ago (Feb. 8, 2011)... and this is my third time watching the DVD. And I enjoy it just as much now as the first time I watched it. I really like the character of Cassandra Nightingale (The Good Witch) and the lovely Catherine Bell did a wonderful job in the role. I couldn't imagine anyone doing it better. If there is anything I didn't care for though... it would be that the ending felt like it was settled a little quickly and easily. But that didn't really take away from the movie for me. Unfortunately this DVD release has no extras what so ever. Also unfortunate is the fact that none of the three sequels has made it on DVD yet. Luckily I have them all recorded until they are (hopefully) released.




(From Celebrity of the Week Marathon: Catherine Bell on March 18th, 2012)

Tsubaki Sanjûrô, a review by Antares

Year: 1962
Film Studio: Toho, Janus Films
Genre: Action, Classic
Length: 96 Min.

Director
Akira Kurosawa (1910)

WritingProducerCinematographerMusicStarsReview
       After the financial and critical success of YojimboYojimbo. By making these changes, mindset in the film, is replaced with a kill at all cost cynicism in the screenplay of Yojimbo is in a class of its own. If Yojimbo had never been made, would stand alone as a respected chanbara is a non-stop thrill ride for anyone who enjoys a good samurai story overflowing with believable action.


Review Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.


(From Tsubaki Sanjûrô (Sanjuro) (1962) on May 5th, 2010)

Babylon 5: Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The attacks on alliance ships have been increased and the alliance races point fingers at each other of who is being repsonsible for the attackes. And the blips have made things worse because they spied on the ambassadors and have stolen their secrets to ransom a homeworld of their own. Meanwhile Londo and his bodyguard G'Kar have arrived on Centauri Prime where the regent seems to be under the influence of a foraign power.

My opinion: Now we know that the Centauri or at least a part of them is behind the attacks and that the regent is influenced and so will his successor as seen in "War Without End". But this episode also marks the beginning of the end. From now on more and more main characters will leave Babylon 5.


Synopsis: The teeps are becoming a real problem to Captain Lochley, especially since they've threatened to reveal the secrets of the ambassadors. Lochley asks Bester for help and he comes again to the station. Meanhwile Londo and G'Kar discover a forgotten prisoner in one of the palace's prison cells.

My opinion: Teeps again, but at least the Londo/G'Kar story was worth watching and funny to see how Londo got the prisoner out of the palace.


Synopsis: Bester and his Bloodhound units hunt one part of the teeps down, while the other has sealed themselves off and has gone to a hunger strike. But the first group takes hostages, Michael and Stephen among them and Byron (who is with the second group) has to act.

My opinion: Byron and his storyarc is gone! Good riddance! Now the season can really begin and it sadly does this with Michael starting to drink again.


Synopsis: While G'Kar was on Centauri Prime, his book, the "Book of G'Kar" has been gotten in the hands of other Narns and they copied it - about 500 to 600,000 times. G'Kar is treated like a religious icon although he does not want to be. Meanwhile another attack on a ship has taken place and this time there was a survivor. Garibaldi gets the job of getting him out of the Drazi homeworld.

My opninion: Now Sheridan knows that a fraction of the Centauri is involved but I worry for Michael who's drinking more and more. It was a good episode, better than the last ones.

(From Babylon 5: Marathon on February 2nd, 2008)