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Batman: The Movie (1966), a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Batman: The Movie
Year: 1966
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Rating: PG
Length: 105 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Adam West as Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Burt Ward as Robin (Dick Grayson)
Lee Meriwether as The Catwoman (Kitka)
Cesar Romero as The Joker
Burgess Meredith as The Penguin

Plot:
When Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) get a tip that a commodore (Reginald Denny) is in danger aboard his yacht, they launch a rescue mission. But they are unaware that the tip was actually a set-up by four of the most powerful villains of all time - Catwoman (Lee Merriwether), the Penguin (Burgess Meredith), the Joker (Ceasr Romero) and the Riddler (Frank Gorshin).

Armed with a dehydrator that can turn humans into dust, the fearsome foursome intends to defeat the Dynamic Duo once and for all in a bid to take over the world! Can the Caped Crusaders use their high-flying heroism and amazing gadgetry to foil the nefarious scheme in time?

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Gallery
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I felt like something lighthearted and silly next. So thought I would watch this Batman movie.... done with the same people (Cast and Crew?) that did the series. A series I used to watch all the time as a kid.

This is one movie I figured it would not hold up to the test of time at all. And yes... this is a corny, cheesy show... but I actually still enjoyed it! What a surprise that was to me. I figured this addition to my collection would be for nostalgic reasons only... but I found something I definitely see myself watching again. Sure there was huge plot holes... sure it was as silly as could be... but it also has a charm about it... and I felt like I was back in my childhood again when I watched it. I am actually wanting to watch it again soon so I can listen to the audio commentary with Adam West and Burt Ward. I have to think that will be one entertaining commentary. When I first got this movie I watched it with my daughter, Brittany. And what did she think of it?... she enjoyed every second of it! She actually wanted to watch it with the commentary that night... but I told her we should put that off for a while. So I am really happy I got this movie added to my collection. I would even consider buying the TV Series... if they could ever figure out who owns the rights to it!



(From Movies of the '60s Marathon on March 27th, 2010)

Sunrise, a review by GSyren

Title	Sunrise (5-060000-700503)
Director	F. W. Murnau
Actors	George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald
Produced	1927 in United States
Runtime	94 minutes
Audio	Music Only Dolby TrueHD Mono, Music Only Dolby TrueHD 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles	English
Overview
My thoughts	I have stated before that I am not too big on silent movies, with the exception of slapstick like Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin. So it was with som trepidation that I approached a classic like SunriseSunrise is excellent in many ways. It's a beautiful story. The cinematography is pioneering in many ways. And Janet Gaynor is good. But the acting style just ruins the mood for me. I know many people rank this film extremely highly, and I won't say that they are wrong. It's just not a film that works well for me.
My rating

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on February 7th, 2014)

Ghost Whisperer: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Ghost Whisperer: The Complete First Season IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer/Intro | Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is a young newlywed with the unique gift to communicate with spirits of people who have died - a talent that was inherited from her grandmother. The dead seek out Melinda's ability to help them relay significant messages and information to the living. Despite her fear, compassion compels her to help these earthbound spirits cross over by completing their unfinished business with the living. Relive these amazing journeys in all 22 first-season episodes. Episodes: 1. Pilot 2. The Crossing 3. Ghost, Interrupted 4. Mended Hearts 5. Lost Boys 6. Homecoming 7. Hope and Mercy 8. On the Wings of a Dove 9. Voices 10. Ghost Bride 11. Shadow Boxer 12. Undead Comic 13. Friendly Neighborhood Ghost 14. Last Execution 15. Melinda's First Ghost 16. Dead Man's Ridge 17. Demon Child 18. Miss Fortune 19. Fury 20. The Vanishing 21. Free Fall 22. The One

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Stars:
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda Gordon
Aisha Tyler as Andrea Moreno
David Conrad as Jim Clancy

Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Closed Captioned

This is the series that made me a fan of Jennifer Love Hewitt. I think she was just fantastic in this series. As was Aisha Tyler and David Conrad. This first season stuck more to the drama... it isn't until later seasons that they explored the more spooky storylines such a series can do. I really enjoyed most all the episodes in this season. And the season ends with a bang. Though I must admit the big surprise they had for the end of the first season I seen coming from a mile away. Even the first time I saw the 2 part season finale when it originally aired I told my whole family what I thought (as the whole family loved this show from the start) in part one of the finale. They all thought I was nuts... but at the end of part two they all seen I was right. If you never seen this series before I definitely highly recommend it. Some of my favorite episodes from the first season...

- Pilot
- Lost Boys
- Melinda's First Ghost
- Free Fall
- The One



(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on November 24th, 2013)