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Youth of the Beast, a review by Antares

Youth of the Beast (1963) 3/5Sanjuro type character, hell bent on exacting revenge for the murder of a former cop, who happened to be his mentor. I guess I'll try Branded to Kill next and see if this was just a weak effort on Suzuki's part.

(From Antares' Short Summations on March 11th, 2014)

Journey to the Center of the Earth, a review by Tom

Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Year: 2008
Director: Eric Brevig
Rating: PG
Length: 93 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English

Stars:Plot:
Brendan Fraser stars in this action-packed adventure based on the Jules Verne classic that is sure to deliver fun for the whole family! On a hunch to find the center of the earth, Trevor Anderson (Fraser), his nephew and their tour guide make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey into the unknown. On a scramble to find their way back, the group travels through a never-before-seen world, encountering creatures and objects never imagined. Whether in 3-D with glasses or in 2-D, get close to the action, engage your sense of wonder and take your own journey to the center of the earth!

Awards:

BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2009	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Andrew Lockington
Scream Awards	2008	Nominated	Best Remake
Teen Choice Awards	2008	Nominated	Choice Summer Movie: Action Adventure
World Soundtrack Awards	2009	Nominated	Discovery of the Year	Andrew Lockington
Young Artist Awards	2009	Nominated		Josh Hutcherson

Extras:
2D and 3D versions of the film.
Commentary
Featurettes
Scene Access

You can clearly see, that the plot is merely an excuse to use as many 3D effects as possible. Without the 3D effects, this movie is not worth watching.
The 3D effects themselves are good, but suffer from the home theatre 3D technology. Though I did enjoy them.
The brain is a funny thing. It gets accustomed to the color filters to make some sense of the colors it sees. After I have taken off the glasses after the movie, each eye did still see in different colors if I closed the other eye. A few minutes after the movie, one eye still saw everything in green, the other in red. Both together have seen everything normally. I never would have noticed this, if my brother hadn't pointed it out to me.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 9th, 2010)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Tom

4.09 Dead Men Don't Throw Rice (1998-11-04)
Writer: Paul Haggis (Created By), David Cole (Writer)
Director: George Bloomfield
Cast: Paul Gross (Constable Benton Fraser), Callum Keith Rennie (Stanley "Ray" Kowalski), Beau Starr (Lt. Harding Welsh), Camilla Scott (Inspector Margaret Thatcher), Tony Craig (Detective Jack Huey), Tom Melissis (Detective Dewey), Ramona Milano (Francesca Vecchio), Gordon Pinsent (Fraser Sr.), Dean McDermott (Constable Turnbull), Barbara Eve Harris (Agent Handler), James Kidnie), John Hemphill), Frank Crudele), Al Waxman (Van Zandt), Lynne Deragon (Desk Sargeant), Michael Simpson (Digger), Mark Wilson (Agent Young), John Boylan (Arthur Vole), Maureen Holloway (Shawnee Aston), Patrick Gallagher (Earle)

A little bit silly. But it has its fun moments with Francesca.

Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on January 4th, 2011)