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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Year: 1980
Director: Richard Donner
Rating: PG
Length: 116 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Gene Hackman
Christopher Reeve
Marlon Brando
Ned Beatty
Jackie Cooper
Sarah Douglas

Plot:
You haven't seen all the Superman films until you've seen this! Superman II starring Christopher Reeve returns with a never-before-seen beginning and resolution. Director Richard Donner began shooting his vision of Superman II while concurrently filming Superman The Movie. For the first time, his unique vision is here. Jor-El (Marlon Brando in recently found footage) appears in key new scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the relationship between father and son. Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) plots more schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman. With so many changes, large and small, this version is an eye-opening alternate experience.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I finally got to see this version of Superman II for the very first time. And let me tell you... I enjoyed every minute of it. This version corrects most of the problems I had with the theatrical release. All those strange new powers that you never seen before in anything related to Superman is gone from this one. They still have Superman give up his powers... which is a portion of the movie I don't particularly care for as I find those scenes a little too slow. But I understand they are needed for the story they were telling. And I found I enjoyed the story better in this version. I must say I am thankful to those of you that encouraged me to finally add this version to my collection. It is definitely the better version... I enjoyed every minute of it!



(From What Movies I Been Watching on April 8th, 2011)

Singin' in the Rain, a review by Tom

Title: Singin' in the Rain
Year: 1952
Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Writing: Adolph Green (Original Material By), Betty Comden (Original Material By), Adolph Green (Screenwriter), Betty Comden (Screenwriter)
Rating: G
Length: 103 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 1, English: Dolby Digital 1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood
Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown
Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
Millard Mitchell as R.F. Simpson

Plot:Singin' in the Rain marks its 50th anniversary in this Deluxe Edition providing a downpour of celebratory Special Features that salute not just this all-time favorite but also the musical legacy of its producer, songwriter Arthur Freed.

Awards:

Academy Award	1952	Nominated	Best Music, Musical Picture	Lennie Hayton
Academy Award	1952	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress	Jean Hagen
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years of Musicals (2006)
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000)
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (2007)
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years... 100 Passions (2002)
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years... 100 Songs (2004)	"Song": Good Morning
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years... 100 Songs (2004)	"Song": Make 'Em Laugh
AFI	1952	Won	100 Years... 100 Songs (2004)	"Song": Singin' in the Rain
BAFTA	1952	Nominated	Film And British Film
Directors Guild of America	1953	Nominated	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Golden Globe	1952	Won	Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy	Donald O'Connor
Golden Globe	1952	Nominated	Picture - Musical or Comedy	Arthur Freed
Writers Guild of America Awards	1953	Won	Best Written American Musical	Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Extras:
Closed Captioned
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Scoring Session Music Cues
Trailers

A great classic musical. Also a fun story about the difficulties of the transition from silent movies to talkies. Like in Moulin Rouge, all the songs are not original to this movie, but are taken from older musicals. I enjoyed all of these, except maybe the one towards the end, which is too much of a showstopper and it just doesn't fit with the rest of the movie. I guess this is on purpose as the characters themselves planned this one for their talkie which is set in the past but has this modern number in it.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on August 9th, 2010)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

VOY 3.16 Blood Fever
Writer: Lisa Klink (Writer)
Director: Andrew Robinson
Cast: Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway), Robert Beltran (Commander Chakotay), Roxann Dawson (Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres), Jennifer Lien (Kes), Robert Duncan McNeill (Lieutenant Tom Paris), Ethan Phillips (Neelix), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Tim Russ (Lieutenant Tuvok), Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim), Alexander Enberg (Ensign Vorik), Bruce Bohne (Ishan), Deborah Levin (Ensign Lang)

The first episode with a big P/T focus. Vorik goes into Pon Farr and chooses B'Elanna as his mate. She refuses but is infected by the blood fever of the Pon Farr when Vorik briefly mind melded with her.
Under the blood lust, B'Elanna chooses Tom as her mate which leads to some great P/T scenes.

The end of the episode marks the introduction of the Borg to the Voyager series.

P/T moments:
There are a lot to choose from in this episode. My favorite two are the following:




Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on September 27th, 2009)