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Knight and Day, a review by Dragonfire

I went to see Knight and Day last Monday..it has just taken me a while to get the review done.

Once you have seen the trailer, there aren't any big surprises.  A few minor things that happen are a little surprising.  I do think the plot is entertaining and interesting overall.  This isn't a movie to take seriously in any way.  It mostly works as a fun, action movie with a bit of romance tossed in.  A lot is going on, but I don't think the movie is that complicated or complex.  I had no trouble keeping up with what was going on.  While the story is interesting, it isn't as developed or as strong as it could have been.

There are a lot of action scenes in the movie, most of which do go a bit overboard.  It doesn't look like there was any attempt to try to make those scenes even slightly realistic.  Roy is shot at numerous times - I couldn't keep track of how many - and he manages to survive it all with barely any injuries.  He does some very extreme things and then even takes the time to compliment June while hanging onto the roof of the car she is in and shooting at people behind the car.  The action scenes are done well and help keep things entertaining, but they aren't believable at all.  Some of what happens is funny, but the movie isn't as funny as I had hoped it would be.  The funniest moments are in the trailers.

Roy and June are fine as characters, though neither of them are that developed.  June mostly deals well with what is going on, though she does some very stupid things at times and she just got on my nerves at times.  Maybe part of it is that I don't like Cameron Diaz that much.  I'm not sure what it is about her, but something tends to bug me about her in every movie I see her in.  Tom Cruise is fine as Roy.  He does seem a bit smug every so often, but it wasn't so bad that it got annoying. 

Overall, I enjoyed the movie, though I do think it could have been better.  It did take me a while to decide on a rating...I was going between 3 and 4 stars before finally settling on 3.  I probably would have gone with 3.5 if I had that option.  I just felt like I didn't enjoy the movie enough to round up ro 4.



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone wants to take a look.

Knight and Day

(From Knight and Day on July 4th, 2010)

Fred Claus, a review by Rich

3/12

Fred Claus



When wayward sibling Fred Claus (Vaughn) is bailed out of jail by his saintly brother Nick (Giamatti), he agrees to work at the North Pole for the pre-Christmas rush. But with efficiency expert Clyde (Spacey) plotting to shut down Santa Claus for good, now is a bad time for Fred�s brand of chaos...

With the hype that this would become a xmas favourite for years to come, my expectations were high. Sadly it was a festive flop.
Despite wonderful sets (North Pole) and potentially talented cast, the script is dreadfully poor and short of laughs. It never felt Christmassy, and surely that has to be the number one focus for this type of movie?
It was all a bit too contrived and the actors going through their paces, I dont want to 'sleigh' the film too much but really would not recommend anyone purchasing this dvd   


(From 25 Days of Christmas on December 3rd, 2008)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

The Vampire Diaries: Season Three (2011/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (United Kingdom) Director: Writing: Length: 848 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

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Stars:


Plot:
The sexy and supernatural cast of The Vampire DiariesAwards:
Won:

Teen Choice Awards (2010)

Choice TV Villain (Ian Somerhalder)

Extras:

• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes

Another season which really captivated me. And now with that ending I am really want to watch the next season. But it will probably be a year until I get the chance to.

#	Episode	Rating
01	The Birthday
02	The Hybrid
03	The End of the Affair
04	Disturbing Behavior
05	The Reckoning
06	Smells Like Teen Spirit
07	Ghost World
08	Ordinary People
09	Homecoming
10	The New Deal
11	Our Town
12	The Ties That Bind
13	Bringing Out the Dead
14	Dangerous Liaisons
15	All My Children
16	1912
17	Break On Through
18	The Murder of One
19	Heart of Darkness
20	Do Not Go Gentle
21	Before Sunset
22	The Departed

(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 4th, 2013)