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Lakshya, a review by dfmorgan

Lakshya (2004/India) Excel Entertainment (United Kingdom) Director: Farhan Akhtar Writing: Javed Akhtar (Writer) Length: 185 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: Hindi: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Other

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Stars:
Amitabh Bachchan as Col. Sunil Damle
Hrithik Roshan as Karan Shergill
Preity Zinta as Romila Dutta
Om Puri as Subedar Maj. Pritam Singh
Sharad Kapoor as Maj. Binod Sengupta

Plot:
"You never know where life will take you." These words could not have been more true than in the case of Karan Shergill, the protagonist of Lakshya. Karan Shergill, born to rich, affluent parents, lives life not worrying about tomorrow. In most case, one can only be worried if they know what they want to do. Karan hasn't a clue! He is forever at the crossroads of life. The only thing stable in his life is Romila Dutta, a bright and ambitious, young woman. Romi, as she is known, loves Karan and believes that someday, he will find his calling.

Here begins his journey.

A journey that will test Karan, physically, mentally and emotionally.
A journey that will stretch him far beyond his limitations.
A journey that will force him to make bitter choices.
A journey that he will start as a boy but will end as a man.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Music Videos

Another recommendation from Tom and another excellent film. A young man is told by his girlfriend that he has no objectives in life so he decides to join the army on a half-hearted whim. We then follow him as finds his way and gains some objectives.

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(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on March 25th, 2012)

Finding Nemo, a review by Tom

Title: Finding Nemo
Year: 2003
Director: Andrew Stanton
Rating: FSK-0
Length: 96 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Surround EX, German: Dolby Digital Surround EX, German: DTS ES (Matrixed), Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Commentary, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish

Stars:
Englische Stimmen
Albert Brooks
Ellen DeGeneres
Alexander Gould
Willem Dafoe
Brad Garrett

Plot:
When Nemo, a young clownfish, is unexpectedly carried far from home, his overprotective father, Marlin (Albert Brooks), and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, embark on an epic journey that leads to encounters with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish and hungry seagulls!

Awards:

Academy Award	2003	Won	Best Animated Feature Film	Andrew Stanton
Academy Award	2003	Nominated	Best Music, Original Score	Thomas Newman
Academy Award	2003	Nominated	Best Sound Editing	Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers
Academy Award	2003	Nominated	Best Writing, Original Screenplay	Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds (Screenplay); Andrew Stanton (Story)
American Cinema Editors Awards	2004	Nominated		David Ian Salter, Lee Unkrich
American Film Institute Awards	2003	Won	Movie of the Year
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Best Animated Feature	Pixar Animation Studios
Annie Awards	2003	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Animated Effects	Justin Ritter
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Animated Effects	Martin Nguyen
Annie Awards	2003	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Character Animation	Dave DeVan
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Character Animation	Doug Sweetland
Annie Awards	2003	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Character Animation	Gini Santos
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Character Design in an Animated Feature Production	Ricky Nierva
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Directing in an Animated Feature Production	Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Music in an Animated Feature Production	Thomas Newman
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Production Design in an Animated Feature Production	Ralph Eggleston
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Ellen DeGeneres as the voice of Dory
Annie Awards	2003	Won	Individual Achievment - Writing in an Animated Feature Production	Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, Dave Reynolds
BAFTA	2003	Nominated	Screenplay (Original)	Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2004	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Thomas Newman
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2004	Won	Best Animated Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Picture
European Film Awards	2003	Nominated	European Film Academy Non-European Film - Prix Screen International
Golden Globe	2003	Nominated	Picture - Musical or Comedy	Graham Walters
Hugo Award	2004	Nominated	Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
MTV Movie Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Comedic Performance	Ellen DeGeneres
MTV Movie Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Movie
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2004	Won	Best Animated Feature
Satellite Awards	2004	Nominated
Satellite Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Original Score	Thomas Newman
Saturn	2003	Won	Best Animated Film
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best DVD Special Edition Release
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Music	Thomas Newman
Saturn	2003	Won	Best Supporting Actress	Ellen DeGeneres
Saturn	2003	Nominated	Best Writing	Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
Visual Effects Society Awards	2004	Won	Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture	Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre (For "Speaking Whale")
Visual Effects Society Awards	2004	Nominated	Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture	David DeVan, Gini Santos (For "Inside the Whale")
Young Artist Awards	2004	Won

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Interactive Game
Kurzfilm "Knick Knack"
Music Videos
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
THX certified
Trailers
Virtuelles Aquarium

A great movie. The animation is wonderful. Dory is the most fun character in this movie. Too bad that I didn't watch it in the theatre.

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(From December Marathons - DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THREAD on December 24th, 2009)

Tom's TV Finales marathon, a review by Tom

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Angel: Season Five (2003/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Length: 913 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Danish, English, French, Finnish, Commentary, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish

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Angel
Season 5.22 Not Fade Away
Writer: Joss Whedon (Original Material By), David Greenwalt (Original Material By), Jeffrey Bell (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: Jeffrey Bell
Cast: David Boreanaz (Angel), James Marsters (Spike), J. August Richards (Charles Gunn), Amy Acker (Illyria), Andy Hallett (Lorne), Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndam-Pryce), Vincent Kartheiser (Connor), Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald), Dennis Christopher (Cyvus Vail), Sarah Thompson (Eve), Julia Lee (Anne Steele), Leland Crooke (Archduke Sebassis), Stacey Travis (Senator Helen Brucker), Adam Baldwin (Marcus Hamilton), Ryan Alvarez (Pee Pee Demon), David Figlioli (Bartender), Mark Colson (Izzy)

It looks like it has been eight years since I have watched this episode.
It is a good episode and it gives the characters some closures. And even though I like the ending overall, I still have the feeling to being left a little unsatisfied:

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Finales marathon on January 26th, 2013)