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Bring It On: All or Nothing, a review by DJ Doena

June, 27th


Hayden Panettiere   ...    Britney Allen
Solange Knowles   ...    Camille
Gus Carr   ...    Jesse
Marcy Rylan   ...    Winnie
Cindy Chiu   ...    Amber
Giovonnie Samuels   ...    Kirresha
Francia Raisa   ...    Leti
Gary LeRoi Gray   ...    Tyson
Danielle Savre   ...    Brianna
Jessica Nicole Fife   ...    Sierra
Rihanna    ...    Herself

Synopsis: Britney is the cheerleading captain of the Pacific Vista Pirates. But then her father gets fired and they have to move to Crenshaw Heights. She swore to her old team that she would never cheer again. But she has no place to fit in on her new school - except for the squad.

My Opinion: This movie is soo bad, there are no words for it. The only reason for buying it was Hayden Panettiere (Claire in Heroes ["Save the cheerleader, save the world!"]). But her acting is so over the top, it's as if Ecstasy had taken Ecstasy. But like a train wreck one can't stop watching.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on June 27th, 2009)

Ghost in the Shell (1995), a review by addicted2dvd

Ghost in the Shell: 25th Anniversary Edition (1995/Japan) Wikipedia |IMDb |Trailer | Anchor Bay Entertainment (United States) Director: Mamoru Oshii Writing: Shirow Masamune (Original Material By), Kazunori Ito (Screenwriter) Length: 82 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Japanese: PCM: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English

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2029 - A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of "The Puppet Master", a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together, with her fellow agents from Section 9, they embark on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity.

Ghost in the Shell took the world by storm, exhibiting a new dimension of anime with unprecedented, mesmerizing cinamatic expression. Seamlessly merging traditional cel animation with the latest computer graphic imagery, this stunning sci-fi spectacle challenged the boundaries of mainstream animation with detailed artistic expression and a uniquely intelligent story line.

Veteran director Mamoru Oshii skillfully creates the ultimate experience in this futuristic masterpiece based on the ground-breaking comic book by Masamune Shirow. A movie that questions human existence in the fast-paced world of the information age, this award-winning, cyber-tech thriller has established itself as one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.

Extras:

• Scene Access

This one... while it was a bit different then I was expecting (I think I got this film mixed up with another I heard about)... I enjoyed it quite bit. It has an interesting story. Though I will say if you don't give it your full attention it is one that can easily loose you. Definitely worth checking out... recommended.



(From August Movie Marathon: Radical Robotics on August 12th, 2017)

Tom's TV Finales marathon, a review by Tom

Wings
Season 8.23 Final Approach (Parts 1 & 2)
Writer: David Angell (Created By), Peter Casey (Created By), David Lee (Created By), Michael Sardo (Writer), Ian Gurvitz (Writer)
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr., Jeff Melman
Cast: Tim Daly (Joe Hackett), Steven Weber (Brian Hackett), Crystal Bernard (Helen Chappel Hackett), David Schramm (Roy Biggins), Rebecca Schull (Fay Cochran), Tony Shalhoub (Antonio Scarpacci), Amy Yasbeck (Casey)

This was my second attempt at watching the complete series. At first try, I stalled after Season 3. Now I have finally have seen the complete series. I bought it initially, because I am a fan of Cheers and this is created by the same persons. Also there are a few guest appearances by Cheers characters. Norn, Cliff, Frasier, Lillith and Rebecca each appeared once. I had hoped for more appearances. The one from Frasier worked for me. The others felt forced.
Overall I only enjoyed the series a little. I didn't buy the main romance in this series. The got together early on, then broke up a few seasons and seem to have been valid and they didn*t really seem to miss each other really. But then suddenly they are soulmates again. But even when they were back together, they couldn't agree on much.
The finale was okay but I expected more. It was a good conclusion but not a bigger spectacle that I was expecting.



(From Tom's TV Finales marathon on January 28th, 2022)