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The Legend of the Hell House, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Legend of the Hell House
Movie Count: 23
TV Ep Count: 5
Time Started: 4pm
Plot:
 It sits here, shrouded in mist and mystery, a nesting place for living evil and terror from the dead. It's Hell House. Roddy McDowall heads the cast of this exciting chiller about four psychic investigators and the dark, brooding mansion they themselves call "the Mt. Everest of haunted houses." It's already destroyed one team of researchers. Now this brave quartet ventures in for another try at unraveling its secret. But before they succeed, they must suffer through madness, murder and everything else the spirits that dwell here have in store for them. Yet learning the truth just might drive them all insane. An ingeniously-devised ghost story, THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE will thrill and delight veteran horror fans from the first creaking door to the very last slithering shadow.

My Thoughts:
This was another Blind Buy I got from Wal-Mart for $5 from their Halloween Display. I bought this one because a good friend of mine suggested it... and since she knows my tastes in movies I felt comfortable checking it out. And let me say... I am really glad I did! This movie had me glued to the TV from start to finish! At times there is nothing better then a good haunted house story... and when you are in that mood this movie is a perfect solution. I highly recommend it!

(From Month-Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 7th, 2007)

Up, a review by Tom

Title: Up
Year: 2009
Director: Pete Docter
Rating: U
Length: 96 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dutch: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Flemish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, Hungarian

Stars:
Ed Asner
Christopher Plummer
Jordan Nagai
Bob Peterson
Delroy Lindo

Plot:
From the revolutionary minds of Pixar Animation Studios and the acclaimed director of Monsters, Inc.Awards:

Academy Award	2009	Won	Best Animated Feature Film	Peter Docter
Academy Award	2009	Won	Best Music, Original Score	Michael Giacchino
Academy Award	2009	Nominated	Best Picture	Jonas Rivera
Academy Award	2009	Nominated	Best Sound Editing	Michael Silvers, Tom Myers
Academy Award	2009	Nominated	Best Writing, Original Screenplay	Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Thomas McCarthy
American Film Institute Awards	2009	Won	Movies of the Year
Annie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Animated Effects	Eric Froemling
Annie Awards	2009	Won	Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Character Animation in a Feature Production	Daniel Nguyen
Annie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Character Design in a Feature Production	Daniel Lopez Munoz
Annie Awards	2009	Won	Best Directing in a Feature Production	Pete Docter
Annie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Music in a Feature Production	Michael Giacchino
Annie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Storyboarding in a Feature Production	Peter Sohn
Annie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Storyboarding in a Feature Production	Ronnie Del Carmen
Annie Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Writing in a Feature Production	Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
BAFTA	2009	Won	Animated Film
BAFTA	2009	Won	Music	Michael Giacchino
BAFTA	2009	Nominated	Original Screenplay	Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
BAFTA	2009	Nominated	Sound	Tom Myers, Michael Silvers, Michael Semanick, Doc Kane
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2010	Won	Best Animated Feature
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2010	Won	Best Composer	Michael Giacchino
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2010	Nominated	Best Picture
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2010	Nominated	Best Screenplay, Original	Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Golden Globe	2009	Nominated	Animated Film
Golden Globe	2010	Won	Animated Film
Golden Globe	2009	Nominated	Original Score - Motion Picture	Michael Giacchino
Golden Globe	2010	Won	Original Score - Motion Picture	Michael Giacchino
Hugo Award	2010	Nominated	Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
National Board of Review Awards, USA	2009	Won	Best Animated Feature
Scream Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Director	Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Scream Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Fantasy Actor	Ed Asner
Scream Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Fantasy Movie
Scream Awards	2009	Nominated	Best Scream-Play	Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Thomas McCarthy
Scream Awards	2009	Nominated	The Ultimate Scream
Teen Choice Awards	2009	Won	Choice Summer Movie - Comedy
World Soundtrack Awards	2009	Nominated	Film Composer of the Year	Michael Giacchino

Extras:
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Interviews
Scene Access

I really like the first half of this movie. Great introductions of the characters. But as with the first time I have watched it in the cinema, I felt it lost something from the moment "Kevin" appears. And then shortly after with all the talking dogs. It's a little too ridiculous even for a movie where a house flies with balloons. But still the second half is worth watching. Some great action scenes, which were even better in 3D.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 26th, 2010)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

05. Reptile Boy (1997-10-13)
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), David Greenwalt (Writer)
Director: David Greenwalt
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), David Boreanaz (Angel), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Greg Vaughn (Richard), Todd Babcock (Tom Warner), Jordana Spiro (Callie), Robin Atkin Downes (Machida), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Christopher Dalhberg (Tackle), Jason Posey (Linebacker), Coby Bell (Young Man)

A weak episode which I never really liked. Some funny Xander moments, but otherwise dull. Maybe it's because it's a cliched plot with a sorority which is doing funny business.
There is a movie sound cliché which always bothers me and it did strike again in this episode. Why do cars in American movies/episodes always sqeak, when they are stopping (even with new cars)? I always think to myself, that maybe the brakes of American cars do make this sound. But why put this sound bite to German cars (like in this episode)? Maybe to not confuse the American audience?

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on February 8th, 2009)