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Angels & Demons, a review by Rich

Angels & Demons



Tom Hanks and Ron Howard unite for their fourth pairing with this follow-up to THE DA VINCI CODE. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.

The follow on from Da Vinci Code, lacking the originals controversy, and straying further from the book than I would have liked.
It is very current, utilising the Hadron Collider in it's old age look at Religion vs Science. As expected it is a good blend of action and adventure, limitless budget allowing for some spectacular shots and effects, an impressive cast list, and direction/production values we have got used to with Howards films.
The film is more suspenseful than DVC, it feels more 'real', and the twist near the end was well crafted. McGregor stood out for me as the best actor, but it is hard to point a finger at any who under-performed.
But the ending was just too perfect and lazy, and I think we should have been left with more questions and thoughts to ponder when the credits rolled.
Certainly it is a 'must' in most dvd collections, but it will never be the greatest.
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on September 15th, 2009)

Quantum of Solace, a review by Tom

Title: Quantum of Solace
Year: 2008
Director: Marc Forster
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 106 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40
Audio: English: DTS HD Master Audio, German: DTS 5.1, Spanish: DTS 5.1, Italian: DTS 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

Stars:
Daniel Craig
Olga Kurylenko
Mathieu Amalric
Judi Dench
Giancarlo Giannini

Extras:
Featurettes
Music Videos
Scene Access
Trailers

I enjoyed the second outing more than Casino Royale. Funny though, as I remember it being the other way around when I first saw them.
I didn't like the villain though.

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(From James Bond Marathon on June 27th, 2009)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Mr. Bean (animated) (2002/) IMDb | Wikipedia (Germany) Length: 130 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Mr. Bean (animated)
1.01 Episode 1

This animated series had some funny moments (I only own the first six episodes though). And they captured Rowan Atkinson quite well. But I didn't enjoy the first episode much.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 10th, 2012)