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On Her Majesty's Secret Service, a review by Tom

Title: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Year: 1969
Director: Peter Hunt
Rating: PG
Length: 136 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish

Stars:
George Lazenby
Diana Rigg
Telly Savalas
Gabriele Ferzetti
Ilse Steppat

Plot:
Agent 007 (George Lazenby) and the adventurous Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) join forces to battle the evil SPECTRE organisation in the treacherous Swiss Alps. But the group´s powerful leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas) is launching his most calamitous scheme yet: a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!

Extras:
Commentary
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Radio Interviews
Scene Access
Trailers


George Lazenby had potential as Bond in my opinion.
I found the first half of the movie rather boring, but it did pick up with the second half.
Although I find it unrealistic, that Bond would fall in love this fast, I nevertheless liked it, that they got him married followed with such a tragic ending.

Rating:

(From James Bond Marathon on March 2nd, 2009)

The Eye, a review by Hal

Title: The Eye: 2-Disc Special Edition
Year: 2008
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Rating: PG-13
Length: 97 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD High Resolution: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Other: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Jessica Alba
Alessandro Nivola
Parker Posey
Rade Serbedzija
Fernanda Romero

Plot:
Sydney Wells is blind and has been so since a childhood tragedy. After undergoing surgery to restore her sight she learns to see again. But soon after, unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Not knowing if they are an aftermath of surgery, her mind adjusting to sight, her imagination, or something horrifyingly real, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Digital Copy
TheaterVision: English descriptive audio.

More of a thriller than a horror movie, it was still entertaining with a few "scary" moments.  The plot was somewhat predictable, even including the final resolution, but the journey kept it interesting and of course Jessica is certainly easy on the eyes.

Rating:

(From Hal's 2010 Horror Marathon Reviews on October 2nd, 2010)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon, a review by Achim

Heavy Metal

Good, we're back in action After the previous episode had slowed things down a bit the series gets back on track here (IMHO). John is beginning taking things into his hands, as that's his future anyway, with things going slightly wrong as to build tension and drama (I don't count that as a spoiler)... The way the machines make sure Judgement Day happens (and in their favor) is set up in a bigger scope.


"You can go... if you can get past her."

(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon on January 20th, 2009)