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The Spiderwick Chronicles, a review by KinkyCyborg

The Spiderwick Chronicles



Title:The Spiderwick Chronicles
Year: 2008
Director: Mark Waters
Rating: PG
Length: 101 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Freddie Highmore
Mary-Louise Parker
Nick Nolte
Sarah Bolger
Andrew McCarthy

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers


Goblins, trolls, griffins and other mythical creatures abound all around us... you just need to know where and how to look for them.

Started watching this with my young daughter but she checked out early as the scaries were just a little too much for her. Myself, I thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic tale of a magical world in our own back yard.

Great cast with the ever upbeat Freddie Highmore taking the lead. After discovering a forbidden book he unlocks it's secrets but also unleashes diabolical hordes that would take it from him for the powers that lie within.

I picked out Seth Rogan's voice easily enough but didn't pick up on Martin Short until the credits. As Nick Nolte played the evil troll, it was a reunion of sorts for Nolte and Short who teamed up for one of my favorite comedies, Three Fugitives.

Great effects, well developed creatures and a fantasy setting that interweaves with real life and real life problems as the children are dealing with divorced parents, an unwanted move and feelings of betrayal which in some ways are harder to deal with that the rabid creatures on the prowl outside.

Great family movie with great action and thrills throughout. Kudos!

KC



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(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on November 10th, 2010)

Clash of the Titans, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Clash of the Titans
Year: 1981
Director: Desmond Davis
Rating: PG
Length: 118 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Laurence Olivier
Claire Bloom
Maggie Smith
Ursula Andress
Jack Gwillim

Plot:
Before history and beyond imagination! The machinations of gods above and the fates of man and monsters here below play out in a Clash of the Titans. Decades prior to the sensational 2010 version of the tale, Harry Hamlin took up sword and shield to play valorous Perseus, mortal son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier) who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath of goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith). Perils await Perseus time and again. And eye-filling thrills await viewers as stop-motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts) unleashes snake-haired Medusa, fearsome Kraken, winged Pegasus, two-headed dog Dioskilos, giant scorpions and more. Rejoice, fantasy fans: the movie gods gift us with adventure that's innovative, heroic, titanic.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Production Notes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I was a teen when I last saw this movie. And that is more years then I would like to admit. While I forgot most of the movie... there was scenes that still remained in my memory. Mainly the scene with Perseus face off against Medusa. But for the most part it was like watching it again... for the first time. I am actually surprised just how into this movie I got. I was transfixed on the show. I really liked the style this movie was made in. The cast is wonderful in it. I was afraid that time would not be kind to this movie.... and special effects wise it really hasn't. But for some reason... while watching this movie I found I just didn't care about that... and was able to just sit back and enjoy every second of it. I forgot that Burgess Meredith is in this movie. I always liked him. As I did in this one. I think it is even safe to say I enjoyed this one more then I should have. But I think that is because of no more then nostalgia... as I watched this movie multiple times in my early teen years.



(From My Alphabet Marathon Reviews on July 3rd, 2010)

My PILOT Marathon, a review by Rich

CARNIVALE - SEASON ONE - PILOT MILFAY



First aired: 9/14/2003     
An 18-year-old, Ben Hawkins, is taken in by a traveling Carnivale after his mother passes away. An evangelical preacher receives a sign that leaves him awakened to the possibility of mysterious powers.


(From My PILOT Marathon on May 18th, 2008)