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Marley & Me, a review by Rich

Marley & Me



From the director of The Devil Wears Prada comes a hilarious and heartwarming comedy based on the #1 New York Times best seller Marley & Me.
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson unleash huge laughs as John and Jenny Grogan, a young couple contemplating the decision to start a family. Then came Marley... an adorable Labrador pup who flunks obedience school and quickly turns his new home into a disaster area. But with a heart as big as his appetite for trouble, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of life and love, and they ultimately realize that "the world's worst dog" truly brings out the best in them.

Cute loveable dog, and a labrador too. 
Seriously though, this has all the ingredients of a feel-good film, funny cute dog, gorgeous warm wife (Aniston), endearing jokey husband (Wilson), superbly behaved kids, and a tender storyline that forces even the biggest cynic to smile.
Ok, its banal, hollow, dramaless, over-sentimental etc etc as per the critics slamming, you could write an essay on all the holes you can spot and all the negatives around the movie.
But take this at face value, its easy family orientated viewing, its funny in parts, the cast is good, and the storyline adequate and of a sensible length, in other words it hits it's target audience perfectly.
The book is apparently a thousand times better, but for a simple pleasant viewing with family this one will hit the mark
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on March 31st, 2009)

Cigarette Burns, a review by addicted2dvd

Cigarette Burns
Film is magic. And in the right hands, it can be a weapon. For on-the-ropes movie programmer Kirby Sweetman ('Norman Reedus' of THE BOONDOCK SAINTS and BLADE II), the holy grail of cinema is LE FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE, a legendary lost movie whose sole showing was rumored to have driven its audience to a homicidal frenzy. But as Kirby gets closer to the truth about the film, he's sucked into a private hell of grisly hallucinations and brutal acts of violence. Now the only surviving print of the film is within his grasp... and the most horrific screening of all is about to begin.

'Udo Kier' (SUSPIRIA,THE KINGDOM) co-stars in this gore-drenched mind-blower written by 'Drew McWeeny' & 'Scott Swan', and directed by horror legend 'John Carpenter', the creator of THE THING, THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, THEY LIVE and HALLOWEEN.

My Thoughts:
This one happens to be the very first episode I ever seen. It is the episode that got me hooked on the series. And is one that I consider one of the better episodes. It is a very strong and interesting film. But at the same time it is definitely a bit on the weird side. That... of course... is not a bad thing. This episode is also pretty heavy on the gore. More so the second half of the episode... but it is definitely there. Of course the quality and the extras are right up there with the previous episodes.

For those interested... here is the trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S18e0dS1y8Q

(From Masters of Horror Marathon on May 26th, 2008)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Mr. Show: Seasons One and Two (1996/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia (United States) Length: 288 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles: English

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Plot:
Now all the ten episodes of the first and second seasons have been brought together for the first time, exclusively on DVD. Watch Bob and David push the envelope until you want to scream, "Leave that poor envelope alone!".

Mr. Show
1.01 The Cry of a Hungry Baby

This first episode had me hooked on the series when I have first seen it. It's a good comedy show.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 10th, 2012)