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Zero Dark Thirty, a review by Silence_of_Lambs

Summary:
For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. ZERO DARK THIRTY reunites the Oscar-winning team of director-producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal (2009, Best Picture, THE HURT LOCKER) for the story of history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man.


My Thoughts:
Kathryn Bigelow ... if she continues with movies like this she may easily become the goddess of entertaining political films (if she isn't already).

There's a reason Zero Dark Thirty was nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, the movie is just plain good. It may not be a movie for all audiences (especially patriotic Americans may have severe problems with the rather graphic torture scenes ("I'm not your friend. I'm not gonna help you. I'm going to break you. Any questions?")). If you go see this movie expecting to see a movie that looks like a James Bond or Jason Bourne action extravaganza, you might find yourself sorely disappointed. Zero Dark Thirty is an honest drama. There are no heroes in this film anywhere, just people doing their jobs.

This film is a big intense question mark. It asks us how far a state is allowed to go in its wish for revenge, how many of its ideals can be sacrificed in the name of vengeance?
The film doesn't judge, nor does it give us any answers on the questions. It ends with the biggest question marks of all: Was it worth it?


My Rating: (out of possible 5)

(From Michael's random reviews on October 16th, 2014)

The Green Man, a review by Antares

The Green Man (1956) 74/100 - I love Alastair Sim, he's one of my favorite English actors and comedians. I bought an R2 DVD set of his films a couple of years ago, and haven't really explored it yet. This was the first film I've watched in the set, and if it's any indication, I'm going to enjoy the others immensely. Sim plays an assassin named Hawkins, famous for his ability to kill anyone, anywhere with his meticulously crafted time bombs. His latest job is the elimination of a member of Parliament, who will be at the the Green Man hotel for a weekend with one of his secretaries. Hawkins knows of his plans because he has been romancing the MP's head secretary, to find out the information he needs to carry out his assignment. But when he finds out the MP's itinerary, he mistakenly writes the info on some typing paper on the secretary's desk, not knowing that a few pieces below is a piece of carbon paper. When the secretary returns to work after Hawkins leaves her office, she finds the paper under the carbon and deduces that Hawkins has been using her for information. She calls Hawkins and demands an explanation, and when he is not forth coming, she heads over to his home to confront him. Hawkins is about to leave for the hotel and has his assistant change the signs on his and the neighbor's newly purchased house, so the secretary will think that he has left. But the assistant isn't quick enough and he has to kill the secretary when she warns of going to the local constabulary. At this moment, a door to door vacuum salesman, who has an appointment with Hawkins' maid, makes the same mistake as the secretary and rings the wrong house. The salesman tries to demonstrate the vacuum for Hawkins' assistant, who is visibly rattled by his predicament, and he finds a way to exit through the back door. The salesman spots blood on the carpet and when the woman who owns the house returns, he explains about his appointment, and asks her about the blood on the carpet. From here on out, the madcap hijinks and dry, dark British humor comes fast and furious as the salesman and the woman, deduce Hawkins plans to assassinate the MP, and set off to warn him. It's a quick, fun little film, and if you're a fan of this kind of British humor, I'm sure you'd enjoy.

What the color coding means...

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on October 12th, 2013)

Friends: The Complete Second Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Friends: The Complete Second Season (1995/United States) Through thick and thin, Friends has become one of the most enduring viewing habits in television history. This DELUXE 4-DISC SET OF THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO delivers a richer roast of Friends pleasure, as each episode now includes NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN MOMENTS to make each serving more delicious. More BONUS FEATURES have been percolated to make this the best Friends home video experience yet. EPISODES: 1. The One with Ross's New Girlfriend 2. The One with the Breast Milk 3. The One Where Heckles Dies 4. The One with Phoebe's Husband 5. The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant 6. The One with the Baby on the Bus 7. The One Where Ross Finds Out 8. The One with the List 9. The One with Phoebe's Dad 10. The One with Russ 11. The One With The Lesbian Wedding 12. The One After the Super Bowl 13. The One with the Prom Video 14. The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know 15. The One Where Joey Moves Out 16. The One Where Eddie Moves In 17. The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies 18. The One Where Eddie Won't Go 19. The One Where Old Yeller Dies 20. The One with the Bullies 21. The One with Two Parties 22. The One with the Chicken Pox 23. The One with Barry & Mindy's Wedding

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Stars:
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer as Ross Geller

Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Interactive Games
• Music Videos
• DVD-ROM Content
• Closed Captioned

Last night I finished off Season 2 of Friends. Still enjoying re-watching it very much. Such a great sitcom... still laugh out loud whenever I watch it. This season has some pretty good recognizable guest stars. They include Max Wright (ALF), Catherine Bell (JAG), Arye Gross (Ellen), Michael McKeon (Laverne & Shirley), Audra Lindly (Three's Company), Peter Deluise (21 Jump Street) and Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men). now off to watch some of Season 3!




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on September 23rd, 2011)