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The Hard Way, a review by DJ Doena

January, 4th


Michael J. Fox    ...    Nick Lang / Ray Casanov
James Woods   ...    Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD
Stephen Lang   ...    Party Crasher
Annabella Sciorra   ...    Susan
LL Cool J    ...    Detective Billy, NYPD
Christina Ricci    ...    Bonnie

Synopsis: Nick Lang is the action star of the "Smoking Gunn" movie series. His lives the life of a normal star with personal trainer, beach villa and whatnot. But he wants something more, he wants to play a cop who bleeds, who doesn't know how to pay his rent. And so he goes undercover to New York to team up with a real cop: John Moss. And John should be delighted to work with him, shouldn't he? How wrong he was...

My Opinion: It was so funny to watch how Nick/Ray drove John to despair and he didn't know how to respond. I especially liked the hunt of the party killer in the theatre in front of the running "Smoking Gunn" movie. But the party killer himself was also a cool opponent in my opinion, all the action scenes with him were well done. The roles for Michael and James were totally fitting, especially from the viewpoint of what they are usually playing.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on January 5th, 2009)

Clerks, a review by addicted2dvd

Clerks: Widescreen Collector's Series (1994/United States) Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Miramax Home Entertainment Director: Kevin Smith Writing: Kevin Smith (Writer) Length: 92 min. Rating: Rated R : Extensive Use of Extremely Explicit Sex-related Dialogue Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Brian O'Halloran as Dante
Jeff Anderson as Randal
Marilyn Ghigliotti as Veronica
Lisa Spoonhauer as Caitlin
Jason Mewes as Jay
Kevin Smith as Silent Bob

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Music Videos
• Closed Captioned

This is a movie several people told me was good and that I need to see it. So I was thrilled when it showed up in a recent box of DVDs that was given to me. I recently watched a couple episodes of Kevin Smith's TV Series Comic Book Men... and that reminded me that I had this movie to watch. I went into this one hoping I didn't have my expectations up too high. The first thing I noticed... that I didn't realize till now is that this movie was filmed in Black and White. I found this to just be a fun movie. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I have been both a convenient store and a video store clerk at some point in my life.... but I was able to relate to some of the things these clerks were saying... and I just got a kick out of some of the over the top  situations. I am glad I finally got around to checking this one out. I especially got a kick out of Randal's rant on Return of the Jedi and when he was ordering porn titles for the video store. After seeing this movie I need to see if I can get my hands on Clerks II.




(From The Movies from Within My Lifetime: 2012 Edition on February 24th, 2012)

JAG: The Sixth Season, a review by addicted2dvd

JAG: The Sixth Season (2000/United States) Wikipedia |IMDb |Intro | The military series JAG soars to dramatic heights in its sixth season. When Judge Advocate General lawyer Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb (David James Elliott) travels to Russia, he receives shocking news -- he has a young brother! Meanwhilte, back in Washington, Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell) becomes engaged and plans her wedding, until Harm boldly makes a confession, forcing her to question her decision. And sadly, tragedy strikes Lt. "Bud" Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) and Ens. Harriet Simms (Karri Turner) this season. But then Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson) delivers news about Harm that shakes the entire JAG office. All 24 episodes of 2000-01's season 6 are included on six discs. Episodes: 1. Legacy (Part 1) 2. Legacy (Part 2) 3. Florida Straits 4. Flight Risk 5. JAG TV 6. The Princess and the Petty Officer 7. A Seperate Peace (Part 1) 8. A Seperate Peace (Part 2) 9. Family Secrets 10. Touch and Go 11. Baby, It's Cold Outside 12. Collision Course 13. Miracles 14. Killer Instinct 15. Iron coffin 16. Retreat, Hell 17. Valor 18. Liberty 19. Salvation 20 To Walk on Wings 21. Past Tense 22. Lifeline 23. Mutiny 24. Adrift (Part 1)

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Stars:
David James Elliott as Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr.
Catherine Bell as Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie
Patrick Labyorteaux as Lt. Bud J. Roberts, Jr.
John M. Jackson as Adm. "AJ" Chegwidden
Karri Turner as Lt. Harriet Sims
Trevor Goddard as Mic Brumby

Extras:

• None

I just finished this set. After a four year break since watching season 5... I finally got season 6 to watch. And I must say... I forgot how much I enjoyed this show! Once I started to watch it... I just couldn't stop till I finished the set. This show has a great cast... including one of my all-time favorite actresses.... Catherine Bell. I am thrilled I have the next season (possibly the next 2 seasons) coming my way soon from a trade I made... as this season ends in a heck of a cliffhanger and I can't wait to see how it concludes. Unfortunately this set don't have any special features what so ever. This is definitely a series I would recommend.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on August 5th, 2012)