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A Bug's Life, a review by Dragonfire

A Bug's Life Experience the astonishing world of Flik and his tiny friends like never before as the magic of Pixar animation springs to life with new crystal-clear picture and amazing theater-quality sound on Disney Blu-ray Hi-Def! Embark on an incredible journey with one little ant as he searches for a brave band of warriors to help him battle the bullying grasshoppers who threaten his home. When he stumbles upon a bumbling troupe of circus bugs instead, their only hope for victory is the bond of friendship and the awesome power of imagination. Crawling with fun-loving characters and featuring a star-studded voice cast, this epic film of miniature proportions is a "triumph of storytelling," says the San Francisco Chronicle. Plus, with all-new bonus features created exclusively for Disney Blu-ray, including a DisneyFile Digital Copy of the movie, A Bug's Life will keep the whole family buzzing for hours! My Thoughts I decided to watch this one again the other day.  I've seen it a few times before, though this was the first Blu-ray viewing.  The movie looks amazing and the improvement in the animation from Toy Story is amazing considering it is only a few years.  I think the story is entertaining and interesting with likable characters and a wonderful villain in Hopper.  There is a decent amount of humor to what is going - like Francis the ladybug being male - that helps to make the movie so entertaining.  Some of what happens is predictable, but that doesn't keep the movie from being fun and entertaining.  I love Hemilich - not sure how to spell that right now.  He's just so cute. Like I said, the movie looks amazing on Blu-ray.  The coloring on the ants is amazing with how it changes depending on how lights hit them.  There is a iridescent look to the colors used for them that looks gorgeous.  I never noticed all the details on the ants before.  The locations and all the various plants and grass look so realistic.  The extras on the Blu-ray are very entertaining.  There is a round table discussion with Lasseter, Stanton, and a woman producer - I can't remember her name now that I really enjoyed.  The first draft idea shown is interesting, though I think they did go with the better version of the story for the movie.  I did like seeing the one storyboard pitch that had Joe Ranft ...he was presenting it and doing different voices.  He was incredibly talented.  It is really sad that he died in a car accident.  This is another wonderful Pixar movie and it is well worth it to get the Blu-ray. I did post a review on Epinions a few years ago. A Bug's Life

(From A Bug's Life on June 23rd, 2010)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Year: 2005
Director: Scott Derrickson
Rating: NR
Length: 122 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Laura Linney as Erin Bruner
Tom Wilkinson as Father Moore
Campbell Scott as Ethan Thomas
Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Rose
Colm Feore as Karl Gunderson

Star(s) of TV Series:

Star:	Movie Character:	TV Series:	Season(s):	Series Character:
Jennifer Carpenter	Emily Rose	Dexter	All	Debra Morgan

Plot:You Can Count on Me) and Tom Wilkinson (2001, Best Actor, In The Bedroom) delve into the supernatural in this thriller based on a true story that will test your resolve, and ultimately your faith.

Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter, White Chicks) was an average teenage girl who was the target of terrifying demonic forces that would ultimately shock a town and torment her soul. But was she, as many believed, possessed? In an attempt to clear the clergyman who exorcised Emily, a skeptical attorney (Linney) awakens to the discovery that powerful spiritual forces may actually exist. This harrowing film unfolds like a recurring nightmare from which there is no waking.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This makes only the second time I seen this movie since I got it. Going into it again today... the only thing I remember is that I enjoyed it the first time. It says this movie is based on true events. How true that is... or to what extent I don't know. But that always does seem to make a story a bit more interesting to me. Until today I didn't realize that the star of this movie, Jennifer Carpenter is the same actress that plays Dexter's sister Debra on Dexter. But as I said I haven't seen this movie since it was first released... and at that point Dexter wasn't on yet. But she did a great job in this movie. I really enjoyed the way this movie was done. I think it is a good mixture of horror and courtroom drama. It makes for an extra interesting storyline. In my opinion... this movie is well worth checking out if you haven't already.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: TV Stars in the Movies on March 7th, 2010)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Red Dwarf III
Year: 1989
Director:
Rating: 12
Length: 161 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English

Plot:
The Red Dwarf crew stumble further into deep space facing an emotion-sucking polymorph, a psychotic mechanoid and a version of Earth where time runs backwards. Sdaehgems.

Extras:
Collectors Booklet
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Music Cues
Outtakes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Talking Book Chapters
Trailers

The third series is really great. A new regular character is introduced: Kryten. He is a really great addition to the cast. Also Holly is replaced with a female version. Although I missed the deadpan delivery of the male Holly, the ditzy female Holly is also fun.
This series is off to a great start with Backwards, where the crew lands on an alternate earth, where everything runs backwards.
Marooned is a great character piece between Lister and Rimmer.
Polymorph is simply fun with a shapeshifting something loose on the ship.
In Bodyswap Rimmer convinces Lister to swap bodies (being a hologram is cannot touch anything with his normal body). But instead of the promised work out, he really pigs out with Lister's body.
Timeslides is some timetravel fun, where the crew tries to change the past to prevent themselves being caught on Red Dwarf.

#	Episode	Rating
01	Backwards
02	Marooned
03	Polymorph
04	Bodyswap
05	Timeslides
06	The Last Day

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 18th, 2009)