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The Day the Earth Stood Still, a review by Tom

Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Year: 1951
Director: Robert Wise
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 88 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, French: Dolby Digital Mono, Italian: Dolby Digital Mono, German: Dolby Digital Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: Commentary, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Stars:
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
Hugh Marlowe
Sam Jaffe
Billy Gray

Extras:
Commentary
Restaurationsvergleich
Scene Access
Trailers
Wochenschau 1951

A great movie! I like the interaction of Klaatu with the Benson family. And the half-hour electricity cut-off is executed brilliantly. I like the reaction of the Professor when he hears about the power outage.
The special effects are great for their time! A shame that their had to use wires to support Patricia Neal when Gort is carrying her, as the man under the suit was to weak to carry her otherwise. This is the only effect (the visibility of the wires) which does not fit with the otherwise great effect work. The flying and landing of the ship and the opening of the ship (you don't see the gap of the door and stairway before they actually open) are all great effects.
Sadly, of what I heard so far, they did ruin the remake.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 9th, 2009)

The Tuxedo , a review by Dragonfire

The Tuxedo International action-comedy star Jackie Chan is tailor-made for The Tuxedo, a roller coaster ride full of laughs and outrageous stunts. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is an ordinary cabbie-turned-chauffeur who slips into a 2 billion-dollar, super-spy suit and inadvertently becomes a dashing secret agent. Fit for trouble, this deluxe tux unwittingly thrusts Chan and his dazzling partner Jennifer Love Hewitt into a dangerous world of international espionage. Slip into The Tuxedo for non-stop fun and action. My Thoughts I've seen this one a few times now.  While it is definitely silly, I do find it entertaining.  The plot is very simple and silly.  It does seem to try to be poking fun at spy movies with some of what is going on.  Clark, the man that Jimmy ends up working for is a secret agent who seems to be intended to be like Bond.  Jimmy does bumble his way through things once he gets the tuxedo.  That does make for some entertaining scenes.  Martial arts turn up in some scenes.  The fights do look good, though they aren't as impressive as what Chan has done in other movies. Some things that happen are slightly funny, but the movie really isn't that funny overall.  I think more things were supposed to be funny.  There is a villain who has a plan that is a bit bizarre.  Really nothing that happens is believable or realistic, but it still manages to be entertaining.  The characters are fine, though none of them are that interesting.  Jackie Chan does well with his part.  Jennifer Love Hewitt is ok, though her character has issues and doesn't work that well.  I think it from the script and not her acting. This movie is silly, but it is sort of fun and entertaining.  Fans of Jackie Chan might find something to like, though some of his fans won't care for it. I did get a review posted on Epinions. The Tuxedo

(From The Tuxedo on September 19th, 2010)

Doctor Who Marathon, a review by Tom

Doctor Who
Series 1.02 The End of the World
Writer: Russell T Davies (Writer)
Director: Euros Lyn
Cast


(From Doctor Who Marathon on January 6th, 2014)