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First Blood, a review by Antares

First Blood





Year: 1982
Film Studio: Carolco Pictures, Anabasis, Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Genre: Action, Suspense/Thriller, Drama
Length: 93 Min.

Director
Ted Kotcheff

Writing
David Morrell...Original Material By
Michael Kozoll...Screenwriter
William Sackheim...Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone...Screenwriter

Producer
Mario Kassar
Andrew Vajna
Buzz Feitshans

Cinematographer
Andrew Laszlo (1926)

Music
Jerry Goldsmith (1929)...Composer
Jerry Goldsmith (1929)...Song Writer
Hal Shaper...Song Writer

Stars
Sylvester Stallone (1946) as Rambo
Richard Crenna (1926) as Trautman
Brian Dennehy (1938) as Teasle
Bill McKinney (1931) as Kern
Jack Starrett (1936) as Galt
Michael Talbott (1955) as Balford
Chris Mulkey as Ward
John McLiam (1918) as Orval

ReviewFirst BloodThe Deerhunter and Coming HomeFirst Blood will only be remembered as a B-level action movie instead of a classic tale of a disenfranchised cog in the machinery of American military might.


Ratings Criterion

(From First Blood (1982) on December 9th, 2009)

Dracula (1931), a review by Tom

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Dracula (1931/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Pictures (United Kingdom) Director: Tod Browning Writing: Bram Stoker (Original Material By), Hamilton Deane (Original Material By), John L. Balderston (Original Material By), Garrett Fort (Screenwriter) Length: 74 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 1, French: DTS 1, Italian: DTS 1, German: DTS 1, Spanish: DTS 1, English: Dolby Digital 1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Commentary, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Trivia

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Stars:
Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula
Helen Chandler as Mina
David Manners as John Harker
Dwight Frye as Renfield
Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing

Plot:
The original classic starring Bela Lugosi is the signature adaptation of Bram Stoker's story that defined the iconic look and frightening character of the famed vampire.

Awards:
Won:

AFI (1931)		100 Years... 100 Quotes (2005) (Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.)
AFI (1931)		100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001)

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Commentary
• Featurettes
• Photo Gallery
• Scene Access
• Trailers

(From Tom's 2013 Horror Marathon on October 7th, 2013)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Cleopatra 2525
Get ready for temperatures to rise as the sexiest sci-fi series ever, Cleopatra 2525, explodes on to DVD for the first time! Action goddess Gina Torres stars in the sizzling series about a cryogenically frozen exotic dancer who, after accidentally being thawed in the year 2525, joins two sexy freedom fighters in their battle against evil robots called Baileys. Led by the mysterious "Voice," this tempestuous trio must out-fight, out-seduce and out-maneuver the forces that threaten to destroy the world. From executive producer Sam Raimi (director of Spider-Man and Evil Dead) comes all 28 action-packed episodes and exclusive bonus features from the series that has the New York Daily News declaring "the sexy factor is way in the red zone."

Quest For Firepower
Hel and Sarge, two warriors in the year 2525, rescue Cleopatra, an aspiring actress who awakens from a cryogenic deep freeze after more than five centuries to find the world literally turned upside down.

My Thoughts:
What to say about this one... It is just plain fun! Sure it is cheesy It is just mindless sci-fi fun... nothing thought provoking in this series! But I will say... the girls look outstanding! While the pilot can leave you thinking "What did I get myself into?" I gotta say... this show is rather addicting. When I first got this set I was a little nervous with the first couple episodes... but in one day I watched all 8 episodes on side A of disc 1... and started Side B. So I ended up watching about 10 episodes the first day! And I never looked back. Just remembering that makes me want to watch some more episodes... but I really would like to try to get the C's in my pilot marathon done today.

Downside... Every time I watch this show I get that damn theme song stuck in my head for a long time after. And that is just pure torture to me!  

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on November 23rd, 2009)