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Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, a review by addicted2dvd

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004/Canada) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Lions Gate Home Entertainment Director: Brett Sullivan Writing: Megan Martin (Original Material By) Length: 94 min. Rating: Rated R : Strong Violence, Sexual Content, Some Language and Drug Use Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Emily Perkins as Brigitte
Katharine Isabelle as Ginger
Tatiana Maslany as Ghost
Janet Kidder as Alice
Eric Johnson as Tyler
Pascale Hutton as Beth-Ann

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Closed Captioned
• Comic Book Art

I won't say I enjoyed this one as much as the first one... but it was close. I still definitely enjoyed this one. It of course takes place after... and is a good continuation of the first one. But this time it centers around Bridget more then Ginger. Though you do see and hear from her throughout the movie. I liked the character of the younger girl who is nicknamed Ghost. I also liked the ending of this movie. It was both interesting and unexpected.



(From Addicted2DVD's Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 5th, 2013)

The Muppets, a review by Dragonfire

The Muppets

I have been wanting to see The Muppets since I first heard that the movie was being made, even before I knew what it would be about.  I did have a few concerns at first about Jason Segal being involved at first.  He is one of the main characters and he co-wrote the script.  Then I remembered that he had talked about growing up loving the Muppets...he put references to the Muppets into Forgetting Sarah Marshall..and his character even wrote a musical to be performed with puppets.  So I got past my concern pretty quick.  After seeing the movie, I think he was a really good choice.  I think his love of the characters shines through.  It also looks like he had a ball being in a movie with the Muppets. 

I have loved the Muppets since I was little.  I have seen all the Muppet movies, including the ones made for television.  While I admit that some of them haven't been as good as the classic Muppets, I still enjoyed them overall.  As I saw more trailers - the trailers made for this movie were great with how they spoofed all kinds of other movies - I got more anxious to see the movie.  By the time I went to see it on opening day, my expectations were high.  I was also more excited than I have been for a movie..even Harry Potter.  Part of that is because for so long, it looked like there wouldn't be anything new with the Muppets, let alone a movie released to theaters again.  The movie is wonderful.

The story is fairly straight forward and not the most original, but I think it works for the movie.  It sets up and deals with the fact that the Muppets have been gone from performing for years.  I like that they get back together to try to save the Muppet Theater.  So many of the Muppet characters were back, and some that haven't done much for a long time get to do more.  My favorite characters are true to how they were in the Muppet Show and the first Muppet movies.  Some of them have slightly different looks - from a different hairstyle or outfit - and the legs of several of them are seen too.  There is heart to the movie, and I did get emotional more than once watching it.  There are some sad moments, but overall, the movie just made me really happy.  I felt that a few scenes, including one of the new songs, were touching.  There is decent humor and only one thing that is gross humor..Fozzy makes fart shoes.  I thought that was stupid in the trailer and I wasn't that fond of them in the movie..though when they turn up again later, they did make me laugh. There are several new songs, including a big production number within the first few minutes of the movie.  The songs all work really well for the movie and I loved them.  Rainbow Connection turns up, another scene that got me emotional.  Camilla and the other chickens even sing a song while wearing sequined outfits.  That part is hilarious.  They are just singing in clucks, but it is clear what song they are performing.  It would have been nice if they had done a Pigs in Space segment.  Dr. Strangpork and Link Hogthrob were around in some scenes.  Other characters from the Muppet Show that haven't been seen much since then are also back like Wayne and Wanda, Uncle Deadly, and Thog.  I love that so many of the Muppets are in the movie, though some of them don't have as much to do.  It was also nice to see the Muppet Theater again, and the backstage area.

Gary and Mary are good main human characters.  They are sweet and innocent and Jason Segal and Amy Adams are wonderful in the parts.  Chris Cooper is great as Tex Richman, the villain of the movie who wants to tear down the Muppet Theater to drill for oil.  Walter is a new Muppet character.  I wasn't sure about a new Muppet being introduced, but he works wonderfully in the movie.  He is Gary's brother who fell in love with the Muppets when he discovered them.  Walter is kind of a super Muppet fan.  He fits in really well with the Muppets.

I absolutely loved this movie and I'll probably see it at least one more time in the theater.  The movie is wonderful and definitely worth seeing, especially for fans of the Muppets.



I did get a review posted on Epinions.

The Muppets



(From The Muppets on December 3rd, 2011)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon, a review by goodguy

2x16 Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep
Synopsis: Night terrors at the sleep clinic: Sarah's disrupted sleep patterns lead to a shocking discovery.
My Rating:

Starting with Sarah's VO, there are a lot of clues in this episode as to what is real and what isn't, but the editing constantly enforces a different view. It is easy to dismiss this as a cheap twist, but we are meant to see this with Sarah's eyes and she doesn't know for a long time. Also, the episode loses none of its impact upon rewatching; it almost requires it to fully appreciate the subtleties. Amazing work that ends the string of Sarah-centric episodes on a high note.

With this view, I'm in the minority. Tom and DJ Doena have already expressed their dislike of this particular arc on this forum, although I'm glad that Achim has enjoyed the first half of it. I'm curious whether that enjoyment continues or if he joins the rank of the naysayers.

For an action show about killer robots from the future, continuing the Sarah psychogram after a two-month break certainly was a risky thing to do. IIRC, the show lost a lot of viewers at that time, but I'm certainly thankful they sticked with it, even if it meant cancellation. Don't get me wrong, I like the robot action as much as the next guy and I enjoy a good scifi-arc, but ultimately that's all secondary to me.

Anyway.

Sarah's journey into the desert started with a story about transformation and in a way that's what happened to her, for better or worse. She joins the rank of the killers, but she does it consciously, and that long moment where she pulls the trigger will haunt her forever. Maybe she would rather die herself, as she has said repeatedly during the last episodes. But she would die only if it could save John, not because she is tired of the endless fight, not because of the fears and the self-doubt she has. Like Riley, she makes her wrist bleed, but it is an action of strength and endurance, not of giving up.

In those clinic dreams her fears play out, both the little stuff and the ultimate one of seeing John getting killed and her to die in vain, unable to prevent it. That is the one thing that can never happen, that is the one thing that focuses her; dreams are just dreams and fears are just fears, she is strong enough to deal with them.


(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon on February 19th, 2010)