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Hot Shots!, a review by DJ Doena

August, 14th


Charlie Sheen    ...    Lt. Topper Harley
Cary Elwes   ...    Lt. Kent Gregory
Valeria Golino   ...    Ramada Thompson
Lloyd Bridges   ...    Adm. Thomas 'Tug' Benson
Kevin Dunn   ...    Lt. Cmdr. James Block
Jon Cryer   ...    Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
William O'Leary   ...    Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Kristy Swanson   ...    Kowalski
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.   ...    Wilson

Synopsis: In this parody of Top Gun (amongst many others) Topper Harley is a Navy fighter pilot who has mental issues - especially when someone compares him to his father. He and his wing serves on the carrier S.S. Essess and it's their task to destroy a nuclear plant of Saddam Hussein's. But there are also saboteurs who want to prove the ineffectiveness of the current Navy planes in order to sell them new ones.

My Opinion: While I still enjoyed this movie very much, I had very few laugh-out-loud moments. There were more sentimental smiles every time I recognized the movie that was spoofed in this scene. But what I found very amusing was to see "Alan Harper" (Two and a Half Men) as 'Wash Out'. I hadn't seen this movie since before I started to watch TaaHM. This was also the first time I watched this movie in English and have to say that there were some good puns in the German dubbing that weren't in the original and I was a bit disappointed. I was like "I wonder what the original version of 'Mach 1, Mach 2, Mach 3, Mach Feierabend!' or 'Heb nicht ab vom Acker ohne deinen Tacker!' will be." and then there was ... nothing.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on August 19th, 2009)

TRON: Legacy, a review by Tom

TRON: Legacy (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Director: Joseph Kosinski Writing: Edward Kitsis (Screenwriter), Adam Horowitz (Screenwriter), Edward Kitsis (Story By), Adam Horowitz (Story By), Brian Klugman (Story By), Lee Sternthal (Story By), Steven Lisberger (Original Characters By), Bonnie MacBird (Original Characters By) Length: 125 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Spanish: DTS 5.1 Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn/Clu
Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn
Olivia Wilde as Quorra
Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley/Tron
James Frain as Jarvis

Plot:
Disney presents a high-tech motion picture unlike anything you've ever seen. Immerse yourself in the digital world of TRON, as celebrated actor Jeff Bridges stars in a revolutionary visual effects adventure beyond imagination.

When Flynn, the world's greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra, father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.

Bring home an unrivaled entertainment experience with TRON: LegacyTRON.

Awards:
Nominated:

Academy Award (2010)		Best Sound Editing (Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Addison Teague)
MTV Movie Awards (2011)		Best Breakout Star (Olivia Wilde)

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Scene Access

Just what I expected: A fun CGI spectacle. The action was well done. I liked the effects. I hope they will not age as badly as the original Tron did.
I read that there is a sequel planned, which continues right after the finale of this one. I hope this because I am curious how it will continue.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 18th, 2011)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: When Daniel saves the daughter of the local king, SG-1 is captured. Except for Daniel they have to work in the local Naqahdah mine (Naqahdah is the ore of which the Stargate is made). Daniel is enjoying the pleasures of the royal court - including a Goa'uld sarcophagus.

My Opinion: Excellently played by Michael Shanks. First the growing apathy regarding the fate of his friends and then the following withdrawal syndromes. I liked it a lot.

Synopsis: The planet, on which SG-1 destroyed Thor's Hammer (Thor's Hammer), has been overrun by Heru-ur's Jaffa. SG-1 feels responsible for the population and tries to find the "Hall of Might". They suspect that they will find weapons which can be used to fight Heru-ur.

My Opinion: "No good deed ever goes unpunished." (Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #285) One thing I like about SG-1 is, that previous events are not forgotten. They may have been written as standalone episodes but the writers often find a way to continue to tell this particular story. This will happen to several episodes we've already watched and it will happen again in the future.
I also liked the idea to present the Asgard as the Roswell aliens.

Synopsis: SG-1 retrieves an object from a planet without atmosphere. They believe it's a time capsule until it "pins" Jack onto the wall and something infects the basis from it.

My Opinion: Average episode, except for the fact the the basis is nearly taken over (again).

Synopsis: Master Bra'tac comes to Earth to tell Teal'c that his son Rya'c is being held hostage by Apophis. Teal'c and SG-1 return to Chulak to free him.

My Opinion: The family traditions amongst the Jaffa are very archaic. I liked the episode because Teal'c would have done anything to rescue his son. But the behaviour of the new husband was predictable.
The Zat'n'ktel ("Zat Guns") is a very useful weapon. It was a good idea to give the Jaffa another weapon type beside the staff weapon.

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on March 4th, 2008)