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Das Boot, a review by Antares

Das Boot





Year: 1981
Film Studio: Columbia Pictures, Bavaria Film
Genre: War, Classic, Drama
Length: 293 Min.

Director
Wolfgang Petersen (1941)

Writing
Lothar G. Buchheim (1918)...Original Material By
Wolfgang Petersen (1941)...Writer

ProducerCinematographer
Jost Vacano (1934)

Music
Klaus Doldinger (1936)...Composer

StarsReviewDas Boot recounts the danger and drudgery that a submariner on a U-boat at sea in the North Atlantic faced on a day-to-day basis. From the icy waters of the Iceland straits to the constant fear of being detected by either the Royal Navy or Air Force, director Wolfgang Petersen recreates the conditions that every crew of a type-7 U-boat faced in their submerged, claustrophobic world, painting a picture of the endless monotony endured waiting for convoys. The tedium being broken frequently by a cry of Alarm!Das Boot transcends almost all of the mundane movies in this most skewed and derided of genres. If you are the type who likes war films to be the insipid ilk that are patriotic, gung-ho and grisly bacchanals, then you have picked the wrong film to watch. If on the other hand, you enjoy a tense emotion packed drama that delves into the curious fascination are species has with killing our fellow man in the name of honor and country, and the futility that it fosters, then Das Boot is right up your alley. Of the countless scores of propaganda, patriotic, anti-war and human study films that have been made in this genre, Das Boot is the best.


Review Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.

(From Das Boot (1981) on May 21st, 2010)

Antitrust, a review by Tom

Title: Antitrust
Year: 2001
Director: Peter Howitt
Rating: 15
Length: 104 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Ryan Phillippe
Rachael Leigh Cook
Claire Forlani
Tim Robbins
Douglas McFerran

Plot:
In a world where unseen enemies can watch your every move, who can you trust? Ryan Phillippe ('Cruel Intentions'), Rachael Leigh Cook ('She's All That'), Clare Forlani ('Meet Joe Black') and Oscar® nominee Tim Robbins star in this fast-paced, sizzling thriller that crackles with genuine intrigue, considerable suspense and an ingenious, stunningly cinematic payoff you have to see to believe!

Young, brilliant computer whiz Milo Hoffman (Phillippe) lands an exciting and lucrative job at the world's largest computer company, N.U.R.V. Handpicked by powerful C.E.O. Gary Winston (Robbins) to work on a project that will change the way the world communicates, Milo thinks he's found the dream job. But when his best friend Teddy is brutally murdered and clues lead to N.U.R.V.'s involvement, Milo becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. With his cunning and beautiful girlfriend (Forlani) and a sexy programmer (Cook) to help him, Milo races to beat Teddy's murderers at their own cyber game. But as they close in on him, he realises he may be too late to learn the most important code of all: keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer. And know which are which before you're killed.

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Music Videos
Scene Access
Trailers

I quite enjoyed this movie. Finally a "hacker" movie, which stays relatively realistic in its dispiction of computer programming and hacking.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, when I first saw it. At the time I thought it would probably be rather unrealistic like "The Net" with Sandra Bullock. I had bought it mainly because it has Rachael Leigh Cook in it
This movie is essentially a battle between the good (open source programmers) and evil (big Microsoft like cooparations). Tim Robbins as the CEO of the cooperation is unmistakenly based on Bill Gates.

Rating:

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on November 2nd, 2008)

Charmed Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

"Love Hurts"
Original Airdate: May 19, 1999
Returning to San Francisco, Leo (Brian Krause) asks the Halliwell sisters to protect an innocent woman who is being stalked by a demonic auditor. Piper finally learns that her beau, Leo, is a White Lighter. Because of this, Piper must say goodbye to her love.

My Thoughts:
This was a really good episode. Now all the sisters know about Leo as they fight to save his life. The sisters use a spell to switch powers so Piper can try to save Leo with his own healing power. As Phoebe said... it was a supernatural "Freaky Friday".


Original Airdate: May 26, 1999
Fighting for their lives, the Charmed Ones combat time sorcerer Tempus Fugit (guest star David Carradine) who has created a terrifying time loop. It is a race against the clock as the sisters try to find a way out of their terrifying recurring fates.

My Thoughts:
A great way to end the season. A ""Groundhog Day" type of episode as Tempus aides a demon to try to get rid of The Charmed Ones. Even though it was pretty obvious to have Phoebe see through the time loop with her psychic powers... but how else could they really of done it? It was the most obvious way... but at the same time the best way in my opinion.



(From Charmed Marathon on February 28th, 2008)