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Life as We Know It, a review by addicted2dvd

Life as We Know It (2010/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video Director: Greg Berlanti Writing: Ian Deitchman (Writer), Kristin Rusk Robinson (Writer) Length: 114 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Sexual Material, Language and Some Drug Content Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Katherine Heigl as Holly Berenson
Josh Duhamel as Eric Messer
Josh Lucas as Sam
SophieAlexis Clagett
Brynn Clagett

Plot:
Holly (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming caterer and Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous first date, all the have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof. Josh Lucas, Christina Hendricks, Hayes MacArthur and Jean Smart costar in this tart and tender romantic comedy directed by Greg Berlanti (TV's Brothers & Sisters and Everwood).

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes

When I picked this one up at the library yesterday I thought it was one I never seen before. But it turns out I did see it. Not sure where... probably either through Netflix or on cable. I grabbed it because of Katherine Heigl... as I been a fan of hers since her Roswell days. She was also great on Grey's Anatomy. I really enjoyed this one quite a bit. I found the storyline to be entertaining... and thought everyone in it did a good job. If you never seen this one before I recommend checking it out.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on December 1st, 2013)

Coraline, a review by Achim

Title: Coraline
Year: 2009
Director: Henry Selick
Rating: PG
Length: 101 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: DTS HD Master Audio, Spanish: DTS 5.1, French: DTS 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Dakota Fanning
Teri Hatcher
Jennifer Saunders
Dawn French
Keith David

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
2D, 3D versions, DVD, Digital copy, BD Live, U-Control

A beautiful film, deserving all the praise it has received. Wonderfully executed (Henry Selick obviously obviously knows what he is doing, and in that reminds of the people at Pixar a lot) and due to its digital source beautifully represented on Blu-ray (and probably DVD as well).

I found the story to be far more grown-up than the PG rating would suggest. Lots of jokes seemed to be targeted at an adult audience and the second half of the film is scary and has almost dark themes. Maybe I am just old fashioned that way...?

There is not really much more about the story I can tell, the overview says all you need to know. It's ultimately all in the details...



(From Achim's entirely random reviews on August 23rd, 2009)

Veronica Mars Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

13. Postgame Mortem
Game over. Hearst's basketball coach is found murdered. Logan, depressed over his breakup with Veronica, turns his attention to another young lady. He plays big brother to a little girl left in his care.

My Thoughts:
This one I liked quite a bit. It is one of the few times that the weekly mystery is spread out to two episodes.

My Rating:

14. Mars, Bars
One down, one to go. Veronica solves the Coach Barry case, but the O'Dell murder just gets more and more complicated. And guess what Logan finds on a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt: a new love interest.

My Thoughts:
This is the only episode of this set that I have seen recently. It is one I watched for Valentines Day. While the entire episode is very good... I especially liked the scavenger hunt scenes... they were just plain fun. It also has the conclusion to the last episode's mystery, a good continuation to the multi-episode mystery and has Keith Mars getting his old job as sheriff back.

My Rating:

15. Papa's Cabin
Who killed Dean O'Dell? The odd-couple detective team of Veronica and Tim wants to know. A taped phone call, two disappearances, one corpse and a few strippers later, they find out. Then...

My Thoughts:
much like all the episodes that has the big reveals... this is an excellent episode! Though I must admit... I would have liked to seen a little of what happened between the time of Veronica figuring it all out in class and the next scene of her home cooking dinner and seeing the outcome on the news. But that is a minor thing.

My Rating:

16. Un-American Graffiti
Not what they expected. An Arab-American (emphasis on 'American') family is the victim of a hate crime. Sheriff Mars targets off-campus bars that have served minors for years. Veronica's love life takes a surprising turn.

My Thoughts:
This is a very good episode. An interesting mystery. And I enjoyed Keith going up against the local bars. And I really like how it ended.

My Rating:



(From Veronica Mars Marathon on April 19th, 2010)