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Slumdog Millionaire, a review by Rich

Slumdog Millionaire



Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20-million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded police inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the inspector and 60 million viewers are about to find out.

Overhyped film, as typical of any Oscar lauded title, but if you reduce your expectations going into viewing this movie, it is genuinely good with an interesting and original storyline.
The first hour can be slow at times, and your finger hovers over the FFW button, but in time the story embraces you, and towards the end you become totally immersed. It is very original, I struggle to find another film to provide an analogy, although I found the portrayal of India and particularly Mumbai stereo-typed. Emotionally it pulls you in many ways, laughter, tears, pain, sorrow, anger and of course feel-good at the end. Technically it is brilliant with amazing cinematography and direction, acting across the board is top-rate, and the soundtrack is one for the ipod.
This is a must see, only you can decide if it is a must-have in your collection.
 

 


(From Riches Random Reviews on March 31st, 2009)

Night Club, a review by Jimmy

Title: Night Club (1990)

Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Keusch
Rating: R
Length: 1h21
Video: Widescreen
Audio: English
Subtitles: None

Stars:
Nicholas Hoppe   
Elizabeth Kaitan
Ed Trotta
Peter Jurasik
Deborah Tilton

Plot:
A young married couple try to convert an old warehouse into a nightclub, but face opposition from both the council and local mobsters.

Complete waste of time... Badly written and badly act, just a vanity project from Hoppe who had written and produced this so-called film. Not surprisingly he had never written, produced or acted in anything else after that. The only saving grace of this movie is Elizabeth Kaitan, I've never understood why she didn't had a better career. She can act, she can do more than play the stupid blonde and she is really beautifull. Sadly she had always appeared in bad movies like this one, the Vice Academy serie, Assault of the Killer Bimbos or Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2.

I sure don't feel lucky with my non xxx viewing recently. Pass this one, the boxset cost maybe less than 10$ but I haven't seen a good movie in it after watching half of it.

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(From The little known movie review depot on April 8th, 2009)

Dead Like Me: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Dead Like Me: The Complete First Season You're about to be collected. "Winningly eccentric" (LA Daily News) and "insistently irreverent" (People), this groundbreaking, original series delivers you into a realm of shockingly funny characters and twisted narratives you'll find completely "addictive" (NY Daily News)! When an errant toilet seat from the falling Mir Space Station puts an abrupt end to her life, George (Ellen Muth) discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping! Episodes: 01. Pilot 02. Dead Girl Walking 03. Curious George 04. Reapercussions 05. Reaping Havoc 06. My Room 07. Reaper Madness 08. A Cook 09. Sunday Mornings 10. Business Unfinished 11. The Bicycle Thief 12. Nighthawks 13. Vacation 14. Rest In Peace

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Stars:
Ellen Muth as George Lass
Laura Harris as Daisy Adair
Callum Blue as Mason
Jasmine Guy as Roxy Harvey
Cynthia Stevenson as Joy Lass




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on January 22nd, 2013)