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Man on the Moon, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Man on the Moon
Year: 1999
Director: Milos Forman
Rating: R
Length: 119 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Jim Carrey
Gerry Becker
Greyson Pendry
Brittany Colonna
Leslie Lyles
Bobby Boriello

Plot:
Based on a true story, Jim Carrey stunningly portrays the late Andy Kaufman - considered the most innovative, eccentric and enigmatic comic of his time - in Man on the Moon. "Jim Carrey is extraordinary," says The New York Post. "Jim Carrey may be a better Andy Kaufman than Andy Kaufman" writes Newsweek.

Also starring Danny DeVito as Kaufman's manager, Courtney Love as the woman Andy falls in love with and Paul Giamatti as his best friend. You'll stand up and cheer for Carrey in one of the year's most entertaining movies!

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Production Notes
Music Videos
DVD-ROM Content

My Thoughts:
This is a movie that I haven't watched since I originally bought it several years ago. Going into it I really remembered next to nothing about it. I never knew anything of Andy Kaufman beyond his Taxi character. So I personally don't know what to think on how accurate the story of his life is in this movie. The reason I bought this movie is because I like Jim Carrey and because I enjoyed the old sitcom Taxi. I would have liked to seen a bit more scenes on the set of Taxi... but I enjoyed the movie and I think Jim Carrey did an excellent job in the role. I thought he did the Latka character very well.




(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Anything Goes on July 23rd, 2010)

Earthsea, a review by addicted2dvd

Earthsea
In the magical world of Earthsea, the Amulet of Peace has ensured harmony between humans and dragons for centuries,. But when the Amulet is broken and a piece of it disappears, it's up to a neophyte wizard to restore balance and stop a nefarious king from conquering Earthsea's islands.

My Thoughts:
This is a Sci-Fi Channel miniseries that I missed when it aired. Since I enjoyed the miniseries "Merlin" I was hoping to enjoy this one as well... and I definitely did enjoy it. This one has Kristin Kreuk (Lana on Smallville) in it. This miniseries is a good 3 hours long... but that time went by quickly as the story kept my attention the whole time. Some day I will have to do a double feature of this and "Merlin"... the 2 will go good together.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVD Collection on April 6th, 2008)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Fraggle Rock: Season One (1983/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia HIT Entertainment (United States) Length: 715 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles:

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Plot:
From a fun-loving group of furry subterranean creatures cam: millions of fans, 100 original songs, 96 total episodes, 5 seasons, but only one First Season Boxed Set.

Dance your cares away with the complete first season of Fraggle Rock. Featuring all 24 episodes - never before available on DVD! Filled with all the Fraggley fun you've been waiting for. Share in the music and memories that have kept fans rockin' for more than twenty years!

So save your worries for another day and experience 715 minutes of frag-tastic fun in the ultimate Fraggle Rock collection.


Fraggle Rock
1.01 Beginnings
I enjoyed the Fraggles growing up. I always liked the Builders. Interestingly, Fraggles was localized by having the old man be portrayed by different people and even slightly different characters.
This first episode does a good job introducing us to the setting and the characters.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 19th, 2011)