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Superman: Unbound, a review by addicted2dvd

Superman: Unbound (2013/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video Director: James Tucker Writing: Bob Goodman (Writer), Geoff Johns (Original Material By), Gary Frank (Original Material By), Jerry Siegel (Original Characters By), Joe Shuster (Original Characters By), Jerry Ordway (Original Characters By), Tom Grummet (Original Characters By) Length: 75 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Matthew Bomer as Superman/Clark Kent (Voice)
Stana Katic as Lois Lane (Voice)
John Noble as Brainiac (Voice)
Molly Quinn as Supergirl (Voice)
Diedrich Bader as Lombard (Voice)
Jason Beghe as Terrorist Leader (Voice)

Plot:Extras:

• Bonus Trailers

This is the first time I ever seen this film. And I must say... I enjoyed it a lot! I really liked Supergirl in this one. Her being a teen that is having a bit of trouble dealing with her life. It has a very good storyline. Though there is a couple things I didn't care for here. First off I noticed right away... I didn't care for the way they drew Superman. It is more noticeable in some scene then others... but they made his chin too long. Another thing I didn't care too much for is how they re-wrote the origin of Brainiac. But they made the story so good that all is forgiven. I especially liked how the film ended. It even shows that there is a good chance of continuing the storyline. Over-all this is one I highly recommend!



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Animated Movies on May 24th, 2013)

It's Love I'm After, a review by Antares

It's Love I'm After (1937) 4/5 - This months star of the month on TCM is Leslie Howard, an actor whom I've only seen in a handful of films. I was bored last night and just caught the beginning of this film. I wasn't going to watch it, but somehow it started to draw me in, and am I glad it did. It's a shame that this film is never mentioned when the list of great screwball comedies is being compiled. Howard and Bette Davis have excellent comedic timing, and Olivia De Havilland is perky without being overly saccharine. But the real star of this film is Eric Blore, who steals almost every scene he is in. It's a story about two actors, Basil Underwood & Joyce Arden (Howard & Davis) who are in love, but tend to drive each other crazy. They've been slated for the altar many times, but have always found a reason for putting their nuptials on the back burner. After a performance of Romeo and Juliet, and an ensuing argument and reconciliation, they decide to marry the next day, which is New Year's Day. But another fly in the ointment appears in the guise of Henry Grant (Patric Knowles), the fiance of a love struck ingenue named Marcia West (De Havilland), who is completely smitten with Underwood. Grant blames Underwood for his troubles with his fiance and is looking for some kind of restitution. Underwood realizes that Grant is the son of a prominent banker who helped him during the stock market crash of 1929, and promises to make everything right with Grant and Miss West. He will portray for Miss West's benefit, the most vicious cad he can conjure up from a lifetime of acting performances, and help send her scurrying back to Grant. He will do this with the help of his devoted valet Digges (Played magnificently by Eric Blore), who together, re-enact scenes and scenarios from various stage plays which seem to fit the mold of the situation at hand.

But things go wrong when he arrives at the West's mansion uninvited and unannounced. The more callous he appears, the more forgiving Miss West is of his boorish behavior, explaining that a man of his talents is beyond reproach, and she falls ever more in love with him. It's at this point when the film really takes off as Digges hatches a plan to get Miss Arden to the mansion to help extricate his master from the hole he's digging for himself. But when she arrives, and catches Underwood swooning over the young girl, she decides to teach him a lesson and helps to keep the two together, knowing that Underwood will quickly tire of the young girl's affections. From here on out, the laughs comes fast and furious, and many times I found myself laughing hysterically at the reactions of both Underwood and Digges to the calamity engulfing them. How this film is not mentioned in the same breath as Bringing Up Baby, My Man Godfrey and His Girl Friday is beyond me. It has everything you could want in a screwball comedy...top notch performances, gut busting laughter and a first rate screenplay. If you can find it, I heartily suggest you seek it out, it's a forgotten gem of the screwball era.

(From Antares' Short Summations on July 11th, 2012)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

19. Sanctuary
Original Air Date: 5/2/2000
Convinced Faith is capable of changing her ways, Angel tries to help her even as Kate, the Watchers Council and Buffy continue to hunt her down.

Guest Stars:
Elisabeth Rohm
Christian Kane
Stephanie Romanov
Eliza Dushku
Sarah Michelle Gellar

My Thoughts:
This is a great conclusion to Faith coming to LA. Plenty of excitement. And Buffy comes to town seeking vengeance. Though I do think Wesley was a little quick to help Angel after the torture he went through at the hands of Faith.  At least Cordelia taking off for a vacation while they helped Faith was a little more believable.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on February 28th, 2010)