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Out of the Past, a review by Antares

Out of the Past





Year: 1947
Film Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Genre: Film Noir, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Length: 97 Min.

Director
Jacques Tourneur (1904)

Writer
Daniel Mainwaring (1902)...Screenplay
Daniel Mainwaring (1902)...Novel "Build My Gallows High"

Producer
Warren Duff (1904)
Robert Sparks (1898)

Cinematographer
Nicholas Musuraca (1892)

Music
Roy Webb (1888)...Composer

Stars
Robert Mitchum (1917) as Jeff Bailey
Jane Greer (1924) as Kathie Moffat
Kirk Douglas (1916) as Whit Sterling
Rhonda Fleming (1923) as Meta Carson
Richard Webb (1915) as Jim
Steve Brodie (1919) as Jack Fisher
Virginia Huston (1925) as Ann Miller
Paul Valentine (1919) as Joe Stephanos

Review
       A hardboiled gumshoe, a playboy with a vendetta and a drop dead gorgeous dame who leaves bodies in her wake, are pitted against each other in a deadly game of deceit, double-crosses and murder in the classic Out of the Past
       It may all sound convoluted and distorted and in the end no one lives happily ever after, but Out of the Past is at its finest. The dialogue is lyrical and raw with icy emotions that keep the viewer engaged for its entire duration. The performances are all first rate and this film would set the benchmark for all Ratings Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.

(From Out of the Past (1947) on December 4th, 2009)

Starship Troopers, a review by Tom

Title: Starship Troopers
Year: 1997
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Rating: 18
Length: 130 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: PCM 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: DTS 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: DTS 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

Stars:
Casper Van Dien
Dina Meyer
Denise Richards
Jake Busey
Neil Patrick Harris

Plot:
Mankind becomes an endangered species in Starship Troopers on Blu-ray's high definition disc. The director of Total Recall is recruiting you for an urgent, do-or-die mission to save humanity, made all the more thrilling in this mind-blowing new format!

The new millenium pits man against an intelligent, deadly race of alien bugs: some thirty feet tall, some that fly and all capable of destroying every living thing on Earth! Marvel at the astounding special effects and futuristic settings in bigger-than-life 1080p, and experience every jarring, action-packed battle in enhanced audio. Suit up for the definitive sci-fi adventure with Blu-ray High Definition!

Awards:

Academy Award	1997	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	1998	Nominated	Favorite Female Newcomer	Denise Richards
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	1998	Nominated	Favorite Male Newcomer	Casper Van Dien
Hugo Award	1998	Nominated	Dramatic Presentation
MTV Movie Awards	1998	Nominated	Best Action Sequence
Satellite Awards	1998	Nominated		Jon Davison, Alan Marshall
Satellite Awards	1998	Nominated	Best Visual Effects	Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Costumes	Ellen Mirojnick
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Director	Paul Verhoeven
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn	1997	Nominated	Best Screenplay	Edward Neumeier
Saturn	1997	Won	Best Special Effects	Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., John Richardson

Extras:
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Interviews
Movie Showcase
Scene Access
Screen Tests
Trailers

A well executed sci-fi action movie. I enjoyed it. And a nice satire of the American militarism. I was surprised by Denise Richards. She was more tolerable than usual. And we see the beginning of Dr. Horrible In some scenes I really thought that this shows an evil mastermind at work.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 31st, 2009)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon, a review by Achim

Dungeons and Dragons

Yeah, another good episode. Some mysteries were being set up so that there is some suspense to find out what will develop from that. Seeing a T-800 during those flashbacky-forwardsy thingys (just a look-a-like though...) was nice. I thought the future scenes was quite well done and help to develop the "back"story for Derek. ("Dereks don't run." )

I too can hardly wait for Monday so that I can continue (I have a day off Monday, in fact the whole next week, so I just might finish the last disc in one day


No one ;liner stuck in my mind this time


I just checked and found that Season 2 is apparently a full-blown one, according to IMDb there's be 22 episodes. ...for more content  ...for higher price when purchasing the Blu-ray set later this year

(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon on January 21st, 2009)