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Mädchenjahre einer Königin, a review by Tom

Now I have to start to stretch the Cinderella theme a little.
This movie is an old "kitsch" classic in Austria and Germany from the year 1954. This is the first collaboration of Romy Schneider with writer/director Ernst Marischka. The following year they started making the famous Sissi trilogy. This movie is in the same vain as that trilogy.
The story: A young queen does not want to wed into an arranged marriage and therefore flees. On the run she meets a young man in a pub and falls in love with him. What she doesn't know: The young fellow she falls in love with is the prince she is supposed to marry. But both do not know of each others real identity yet.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Cinderella Stories on January 20th, 2008)

Tropic Thunder, a review by Tom

Title: Tropic Thunder: Director's Cut
Year: 2008
Director: Ben Stiller
Rating: 15
Length: 121 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital TrueHD, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Commentary, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

Stars:
Ben Stiller
Robert Downey Jr.
Jack Black

Plot:
Go deeper intoTropic Thunder with this extended version of the hit film, packed with more action, more comedy, and more madness than ever before.

When three of Hollywood's biggest stars head into the jungles of Vietnam to shoot a war movie, they have no idea how real things can get. Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder is the most unexpected and controversial movie of the year.

Awards:

Academy Award	2008	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor	Robert Downey, Jr.
American Cinema Editors Awards	2009	Nominated		Greg Hayden
BAFTA	2008	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor	Robert Downey, Jr.
BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2009	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Theodore Shapiro
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2009	Won	Best Comedy Movie
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor	Robert Downey, Jr.
Golden Globe	2008	Nominated	Actor in a Supporting Role	Robert Downey, Jr.
Golden Globe	2008	Nominated	Actor in a Supporting Role	Tom Cruise
MTV Movie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best WTF Moment	"Tasting Decapitated Head": Ben Stiller
Satellite Awards	2008	Nominated	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Robert Downey, Jr.
Satellite Awards	2008	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award	2008	Nominated	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Robert Downey, Jr.
Teen Choice Awards	2009	Nominated	Choice Movie - Bromantic Comedy
Teen Choice Awards	2009	Nominated	Choice Movie Actor - Comedy	Ben Stiller
Teen Choice Awards	2009	Nominated	Choice Movie Hissy Fit	Robert Downey Jr
World Stunt Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director	Brad Martin, Phil Neilson
Young Artist Awards	2009	Won		Brandon Soo Hoo

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
MTV Movie Awards Viral Video; BD-Live; Digital Copy.
Scene Access

I have seen this movie in the theatres. I remembered it being much more fun. I still enjoyed, but just not as much as the last time. Maybe it is because of the director's cut. I had the feeling it dragged in too many scenes.
Robert Downey Jr did a really great job though. Jack Black though was underused and not used in the right way. His drug-addicted character was just too much of a one-joke character.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 9th, 2010)

Charmed Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

4. Size Matters
A hideous demon shrinks Phoebe to a powerless five inches and uses her as bait to trap the other two sisters.

My Thoughts:
This is a really good episode. One of my favorites. But that could be because of the guest star in this one. Has one of my favorite horror genre actors in it. Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger)... he plays the "demon of the week" in this episode. And the episode is a lot of fun.

5. Knight To Remember
After conjuring up a medieval prince and discovering she was an evil enchantress in a past life, Paige must save Phoebe and Piper who have become trapped in the Dark Ages.

My Thoughts:
This is a pretty good episode. It is the episode that Piper and Phoebe decide it is time to have Paige move in with them. And it also is one where we find out about Paige's past life... an evil past of a Charmed One... like the show never did that before! But I guess it is ok to recycle some ideas now that the series has a new start with a new sister. Just as long as they don't go to far with it.... and if memory serves me right... they didn't.

6. Brain Drain
When The Source taps into Piper's brain and alters her perception of reality, Phoebe and Paige work quickly before she gives up all their powers.

My Thoughts:
This is a good episode... I did enjoy it. But what is it about fantasy shows? It is like they all must have those "What if I am really crazy... and in a nut house?" episode. Don't get me wrong... I think they did a really good job with it. But it just seems like every fantasy series must have this story in there somewhere.

7. Black As Cole
Phoebe encounters Cole's demonic past when the sisters help a widow seek vengeance on a demon that killed her fiance.

My Thoughts:
This is a pretty good episode. Is a big Cole episode... and a major turning-point for the character... as his demon half gets vanquished.

(From Charmed Marathon on June 27th, 2008)