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From Here to Eternity, a review by Rich

Full of passion in Hawaii...



In this landmark film, passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near. Private Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) is a soldier and former boxer being manipulated by his superior and peers. His friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra) tries to help him but has his own troubles. Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) tread on dangerous ground as lovers in an illicit affair. Each of their lives will be changed when their stories culminate in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Review a bit late as I watched the film in 2 parts 

I am always dubious about these so called infamous masterpieces, I'm sure everyone has heard of this film but how many have actually watched it? Be warned, this is definately not a war movie and until the very end there is no real link with the happenings of Pearl Harbour. This is a love story and character examination of several lead roles. Very well acted, the B&W filming fits the era well, and of course the now legendary kiss and Lancaster/Kerr's embrace in the pounding surf gained instant fame. I'm certain it will tug at the heartstrings of the ladies more than it did me, although has the last post ever been better played and portrayed on film? 6/10

(From Around the World in 80 DVD's on March 10th, 2008)

Penny Dreadful, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Penny Dreadful
Movie Count: 39
TV Ep Count: 15
Time Started: 10am
Plot:
A young woman traumatized by a childhood auto accident crosses paths with a mysterious hitchhiker who preys upon her worst fears.

My Thoughts:
This one was a blind buy... but so far I really enjoyed most of the After Dark Horrorfest releases... and the trailer looked really good... so I wasn't too concerned with not liking it when I ordered it.

I did enjoy it... was a pretty good movie... but it definitely not one of my favorites of the After Dark Horrorfest releases. It was good... but it also felt a little limited since the majority of the movie had to take place in a crashed car.  But it is definitely worth at least a rental... and maybe pick yourself up a copy if you can find it cheap.

(From Month-Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 13th, 2007)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: The Big Bang Theory: Season Two
Year: 2008
Director:
Rating: 15
Length: 536 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital Surround, French: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

Plot:
The science of funny is back! At work, physicist Leonard and Sheldon and their geek pals conquer the cosmos. At home, real life - from dating to driving - conquers them. This season, Leonard gets a girl. So does Sheldon. (Sheldon?!) Howard drives the Mars Rover into a ditch. Raj woos a terminator. Gorgeous girl-next-door Penny falls under the spell of Age of Conan. And super-smart, confident Leslie Winkler reduces mere men to spineless jellyfish. Twenty-two laugh-filled episodes from series creators Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men) and Bill Prady (Gilmore Girls) and a talented cast with astronomical comedy IQs shows why Big Bang is such a big hit.

Extras:
Featurettes
Outtakes

I love this series. The funniest series in a long time. I especially love the interactions between Sheldon and Penny. I still believe, that if the series lasts long enough, these two should finally end up together.

#	Episode	Rating
01	The Bad Fish Paradigm
02	The Codpiece Topology
03	The Barbarian Sublimination
04	The Griffin Equivalency
05	The Euclid Alternative
06	The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem
07
08	The Lizard Spock Expansion
09	The White Asparagus Triangulation
10	The Vartabedian Conundrum
11	The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
12	The Killer Robot Instability
13	The Friendship Algorithm
14	The Financial Permeability
15	The Maternal Capacitance
16	The Cushion Saturation
17	The Terminator Decoupling
18	The Work Song Nanocluster
19	The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition
20	The Hofstadter Isotope
21	The Vegas Renormalization
22	The Classified Materials Turbulence
23	The Monopolar Expedition

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 24th, 2009)