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Open Water, a review by addicted2dvd

Open Water: Widescreen (2004/United States) Lions Gate Home Entertainment Director: Chris Kentis Writing: Chris Kentis (Writer) Length: 80 min. Rating: Rated R : Language and Some Nudity Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS ES: 5.1 (Matrixed 6.1), Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Blanchard Ryan as Susan
Daniel Travis as Daniel
Saul Stein as Seth
Michael Williamson as Davis
Cristina Zenaro as Linda
Jon Charles as Junior

Plot:
In search of much needed relaxation, Susan and Daniel take a tropical island vacation. While scuba diving miles off the coast, the tour guide miscounts leaving them abandoned in the middle of the ocean. As the hours pass, the couple realizes they are not alone as a shark's fin breaks the surface water. Over the next 24 hours, the couple must fight to stay afloat and alive, surrounded by miles of ocean.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned

I decided to watch this one when I noticed on the cover it said it was based on a true story. Which is mentioned again in the opening of the film. I kind of have a mixed reaction to this one. It is a slow based movie... but that is not a problem for this one. It is expected to be so. I liked the two main characters. Not so thrilled with the ending. But the worst thing about it is that I really don't see any re-watch value to this film at all. While it is well worth the watch the first time around... I have the feeling I would be pretty bored with it if I was to watch it again. Though I can see myself getting more from it if I watch it with the commentary on next time... but beyond that.... can't see myself watching this one again.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on January 25th, 2012)

Rock & Roll Frankenstein, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Rock & Roll Frankenstein Year: 1998 Director: Brian O'Hara Rating: R Length: 84 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: N/A

Stars:
Graig Guggenheim
Jayson Spence
Barry Feterman
Hiram Jacob Segarra
Andrew Hurley
Ted Travelstead

Plot:
A greedy music agent in desperate need of a chart-topping act turns to his nephew Frankie for help. Frankie Stein is a brilliant scientist with a macbre attraction to all things deceased, and he has created a serum that can reanimate dead tissue. With the help of a grave-robbing roadie, Frankie builds a ghoulish superstar from the body parts of legendary rockers including Hendrix, Holly, Vicious, and Morrison. But a certain appendage ends up in the re-assembled mix of organs and limbs, and it leads to a schizophrenic meltdown of the rock'n'roll monster that is utterly hilarious and down-right horrifying. And sure enough, people must die...Long Dead Rock & Roll!

Extras:
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers

My Thoughts:
When this movie was first offered to be given to me I thought this is one that there is no way I would enjoy... and wasn't going to take it. But there was just something about it... I kept going back to it in the offered list of movies. Kinda like riding past an accident... you can't help but to look... I just knew I had to see this one for myself for some strange reason.

I can't believe it... but I sat through this entire movie. The acting was terrible. The effects laughable. The writing atrocious... not to mention right boring. This one ranks down there with some of the worst movies I ever seen. Despite that there was a couple things here I couldn't help but to chuckle at... and I guess that is worth a little something.




Count:
Movie Count: 44
TV Ep. Count: 17
Other Count: 2

(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2010 on October 12th, 2010)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

Star Trek: The Animated Series
Season 2.06 The Counter-Clock Incident
Writer: Gene Roddenberry (Original Characters By), John Wise (Writer)
Director: Bill Reed, Hal Sutherland
Cast: William Shatner (Capt. Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock), DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy), George Takei (Mr. Sulu), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), Majel Barrett (Nurse Chapel), James Doohan (Scotty)

The Enterprise enters a universe where the time moves backwards and the crew is getting younger and younger. It is an enjoyable episode, but it is full of scientific nonsense.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on December 1st, 2012)