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Mr. Woodcock, a review by Rich

Mr. Woodcock



Scott stars as John Farley, a self-help author who returns to his hometown only to discover that his mother (Sarandon) has fallen in love with his old high school nemesis, Mr. Woodcock (Thornton) - the gruff, no-nonsense gym teacher who had put him through years of mental and physical humiliation.

Boring rehash of a common theme, fairly unoffensive but wastes a couple of decent actors here in the case of Thornton and Saranden. More laugh an hour than laugh a minute, although several noteworthy cringeworthy moments included.
Poorly written, unenthusiastically acted, and misleading from the trailer (If you watch the trailer that is actually the sum total of funny moments from the whole film!!)
 

(From Riches Random Reviews on April 14th, 2009)

Dracula, a review by GSyren

Title	Dracula (US: Horror of Dracula)
Year	1958
Director	Terence Fisher
Stars	Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough
Overview	Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, Britain's premier masters of the macabre, bring the Horror of Dracula to vivid, full-color death in this retelling of Bram Stoker's spellbinding vampire tale. Dracula (Lee), a centuries-old nobleman damned to an eternal half-life, travels from his native Transylvania to London. In the lurid nightlife of his adopted city, he finds new victims. He also finds Dr. Van Helsing (Cushing), a scientist who becomes the Count's implacable foe in a deadly game of bat-and-mouse.
My thoughts	Hammer's first Dracula outing changed forever how Dracula was portraid in movies. This is Christopher Lee's cinematic breakthrough. Before this he had only played minor parts, and the monster in Curse of Frankenstein, but this was the first time that he really got a chance to shine. And playing against him is the great Peter Cushing. Some have complained that Jimmy Sangster's script leaves out and/or changes too much of Bram Stoker's story. But that's unfair because it's necessary to transform a story when adapting a book. The latest Blu-Ray release of Dracula is a great restoration of an old classic, and includes two short sequences that was thought to be lost, but was found in a damaged Japanese print. A great classic film, and some very good extras makes this a must for serious film collectors. Unfortunately this release seems to be region B only, but I assume it will be released in the US eventually.
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(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on March 26th, 2013)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl: Staffel 1 (1982/Germany) IMDb | Wikipedia (Germany) Length: 630 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles:

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Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl
Season 1.01 Spuk in der Werkstatt
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Cast: Gustl Bayrhammer (Meister Eder), Hans Clarin (Pumuckl (voice))

A childhood favorite of mine. And a TV series which can be enjoyed by both kids and adults. Still 40 years later, it really holds up and is a joy to watch as an adult. Also something my son enjoys.
It is a show about a cobold, who is stuck to live with an old man (Eder) in his workshop. It is a mix between animation (Pumuckl) and live-action (everything else). And for a forty year old German TV show this mix holds up suprisingly well.
I like how Eder and Pumuckl are immediate friends. In my memory Pumuckl always annoyed Eder, but that isn't so. Eder is really happy to have Pumuckl as a companion. And Pumuckl really respects Eder and mostly listens to him.



(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on February 21st, 2022)