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Colt Comrades, a review by Rogmeister

The Hoppy film I watched this time is from one of several volumes put out by Platinum, each containing 5 original Hopalong Cassidy films.  Besides the one I discuss below, this volume also includes Undercover Man, Three Men From Texas, Stick To Your Guns and The Dead Don't Dream.

Colt Comrades (1943) 
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, George Reeves, Gayle Lord, Earl Hodgins, Victory Jory, Douglas Fowley, Herbert Rawlinson, Bob Mitchum

The earliest Hopalong Cassidy movies came out in 1935 and I had actually started to watch them in order that they came out but I decided to move ahead in the series so I could catch an episode with a few other familiar faces.  Of course, I also had to "take a hit" with that idea as well because by 1943, Gabby Hayes had left the series and Andy Clyde had taken over the part of the "funny old geezer" role, playing a character named California at this point.  The first familiar face in this short film was Robert Mitchum (billed as Bob Mitchum in the credits), playaing a bad guy as he did in most of his handful of appearances in the Hoppy films.  He actuallyl winds up dead about 10 minutes into the picture but he gets it off to a quick start, gunning down a railroad man, stealing his mailbag and then being caught and finally gunned down himself.  The plotline has Hoppy and his friends using their share of the reward money for capturing him and using it to become partners on a cattle ranch with a man and his sister who are already there...the man here is the other familiar face in this film, George Reeves, later to be tht title star of TV's "The Adventures of Superman".  Apart from a few interesting plot twists, this is pretty much a standard Hopalong Cassidy movie which means it's got lots of gunplay, people running to the rescue on horseback and a fair smidgen of comedy relief.  At the end of the tale, so we don't expect Hoppy to be stuck on his own ranch for the rest of his cinema career, we learn he's been called back to work by the law due to other outlaw concerns.  Maybe that's why George Reeves didn't become a permanent member of the Hoppy cast, too.

(From Roger's Ongoing Westerns Marathon on October 11th, 2009)

Nights in Rodanthe, a review by KinkyCyborg

Title:Nights in Rodanthe
Year: 2008
Director: George C. Wolfe, Nancy Ventura
Rating: PG-13
Length: 97 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles:

Stars:
Richard Gere
Diane Lane
Christopher Meloni
Viola Davis
Becky Ann Baker

Plot:
The stars of Unfaithful rekindle their screen chemistry in this rich tale of hearts awakenings based on a bestseller by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Message In A Bottle). Richard Gere is Paul, a surgeon who long ago unwittingly traded family for career. Diane Lane is Adrienne, a devoted mother trying to move on after her husbands infidelity and struggling with his desire to return to their marriage. At a remote inn on the Outer Banks, Paul and Adrienne expect to do some serious soul-searching. But an approaching storm forces each to turn to the other for strength, setting the stage for a life-resonating romance.

Extras:
Scene Access


I use a random number generator at http://www.random.org/integers/  to choose which movie I will watch next and fate would have it that I would watch a second Richard Gere movie in a row.

First off....... yes, I watch chick flicks.  The purchase of the 2% of these movies makes it easier to justify the purchase of the other 98% to my wife. 

This genre is Gere's bread and butter and once again he delivers. My wife was all agush during and well after the movie ended. The story was good even if the ending was predictable. Fortunately for me Diane Lane is still very much eye candy even as she enters middle age and I could think of worse things than watching her for 90 minutes. I rather enjoyed this movie but it left me asking one question. When did Scott Glenn, who has a bit part in this movie, get so old??!

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on May 26th, 2010)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

16. Sleep Tight
Original Air Date: 3/4/2002
Angel is horrified to discover he's been drinking his own son's blood, and Wesley gets more than he bargained for when he tries to save Connor.

Guest Stars:
Stephanie Romanov
Laurel Holloman
Jack Conley
Marina Benedict
Keith Szarabajka

My Thoughts:
Another good episode.  It has been a couple episodes since Cordelia has not appeared on the show now. They have her on vacation. I am hoping to see her back soon now.The baby was taken to an alternate dimension... and Wesley had his throat sliced after betraying Angel. That last part I completely forgot about.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 14th, 2010)