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American Graffiti, a review by addicted2dvd

American Graffiti: Special Edition (1973/United States) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: George Lucas Writing: George Lucas (Writer), Gloria Katz (Writer), Willard Huyck (Writer) Length: 113 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 2-Channel Stereo, French: DTS: Mono Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Richard Dreyfuss as Curt
Ron Howard [Ronny Howard] as Steve
Paul Le Mat as John
Charles Martin Smith [Charlie Martin Smith] as Terry
Cindy Williams (1947) as Laurie

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• BD-Live
• U-Control, Pocket Blu

My first time seeing this film. And I must say I enjoyed it. There is no denying how closely this film resembles the TV series Happy Days. Right down to Mel's Drive In, Even has Ron Howard who plays a very similar character as he does in Happy Days. Ron Howard isn't the only familiar face from sitcoms. This movie also has Cindy Williams (Laverne & Shirley) and a very young Mackenzie Phillips (One Day at a Time). I almost didn't recognize her. As I said... enjoyed the film. Had fun watching it, though I do wonder how much re-watch-ability it has. Guess I will find out the next time I decide to watch it.



(From 2018 Challenge: Box Office TOP 100 FILMS OF ALL-TIME (Domestic Gross) on January 29th, 2018)

The Triangle, a review by addicted2dvd

The Triangle: Widescreen 2-Disc Set (2005/United States) Lions Gate Entertainment Director: Craig R. Baxley Writing: Rockne S. O'Bannon (Screenwriter), Rockne S. O'Bannon (Story By), Bryan Singer (Story By), Dean Devlin (Story By) Length: 249 min. Rating: NR Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Eric Stoltz as Howard Thomas
Catherine Bell as Emily Patterson
Lou Diamond Phillips as Meeno Paloma
Bruce Davison as Stan Lathem
Michael Rodgers as Bruce Geller
Sam Neill as Eric Benerall

Plot:
From the director of X-Men and a producer of Independence Day, comes a sci-fi event so big, it's a phenomenon. Experience the thrills and heart-pounding suspense of the greatest legend of our time as a team of specialists races to solve the mystery of why an alarming number of cargo ships are disappearing into the Bermuda Triangle. But as every clue only deepens the mystery, the truth they uncover is far more bizarre than the myths used to cover it up.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned

This is my second time watching this mini-series. I was hoping this time I would enjoy it a little more then I did the last time. But going by my rating in profiler... and my notes on the last time I watched it.... I feel pretty much the same. It's not a bad film... I did enjoy it. But I still felt unsatisfied when it was over. I think... at least in my opinion... they went with an easy out at the end... but then added a bit of a twist to that easy out. Which was ok... but I just felt like there should have been more to it. As usual.... I did enjoy watching Catherine Bell in this one. But surprisingly I wasn't as impressed with Lou Diamond Phillips this time. I don't know... just felt like his heart wasn't in it or something.




(From Celebrity of the Week Marathon: Catherine Bell on March 18th, 2012)

Doctor Who Marathon, a review by Tom

Doctor Who
Series 1.11 Boom Town
Writer: Russell T Davies (Writer)
Director: Joe Ahearne
Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), William Thomas (Mr Cleaver), Annette Badland (Margaret), John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Noel Clarke (Mickey), Mali Harries (Cathy), Aled Pedrick (Idris Hopper), Alan Ruscoe (Slitheen)

The storyline is nothing special, but there are some nice character moments in this episode. It handles how Mickey feels that Rose is travelling with the doctor and there are some fun scenes with Captain Jack.




(From Doctor Who Marathon on February 10th, 2014)