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The Island , a review by Tom

The Island (2005/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (Germany) Director: Michael Bay Writing: Caspian Tredwell-Owen (Story By), Caspian Tredwell-Owen (Screenwriter), Alex Kurtzman (Screenwriter), Roberto Orci (Screenwriter) Length: 130 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German

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Stars:
Ewan McGregor as Lincoln Six Echo/Tom Lincoln
Scarlett Johansson as Jordan Two Delta/Sarah Jordan
Djimon Hounsou as Albert Laurent
Sean Bean as Merrick
Steve Buscemi as McCord

Plot:
Lincoln 6 Echo and Jordan 2 Delta are two of few survivors of an environmental disaster. Now they live in an isolated facility with a few thousand other survivors and their only hope is that they win in the lottery and can leave for The Island, the last place on Earth where people can live directly under the sky. But Lincoln starts to ask questions because he has weird dreams he can't explain and when he finds out the terrible truth, everything changes.

Awards:
Nominated:

Saturn (2005)		Best Science Fiction Film
Teen Choice Awards (2005)		Choice Summer Movie

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• DVD-ROM Content
• Featurettes
• Scene Access

I always enjoyed the movie. The beginning reminds a little of Logan's Run, but goes into a different direction. It is a good action movie with an interesting plot.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on August 20th, 2011)

San Andreas, a review by addicted2dvd

San Andreas (2015/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video (United States) Director: Brad Peyton Writing: Carlton Cuse (Screenwriter), Andre Fabrizio (Story By), Jeremy Passmore (Story By) Length: 114 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: Dolby TrueHD: 7.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Portuguese: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Stars:
Dwayne Johnson as Ray
Carla Gugino as Emma
Alexandra Daddario as Blake
Ioan Gruffudd as Daniel Riddick
Archie Panjabi as Serena

Plot:
After the infamous San Andreas Fault gives, triggering a magnitude 9-plus earthquake in California, a search and rescue helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson) and his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) make their way together from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter.

But their treacherous journey north is only the beginning. And when they think the worst may be over...it's just getting started.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Digital Copy

I have always liked these natural disaster films. And this one is no exception. I liked the characters...I liked the story... and I liked the effects/visuals.This, in my opinion, is definitely worth the time put in to watch it.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on June 21st, 2016)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Roswell: Season One (1999/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 968 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Plot:
"I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. After that, things got really weird." So begins a new life for Liz and her friend Maria after they discover that three of their classmates at Roswell High aren't exactly from "around here." To be more exact, Max, Isabel and Michael are from "up there." Having grown up quietly within the community, their alien identities are suddenly jeopardized after Max uses his powers to save Liz's life. Now the alien trio must learn to trust their human friends even as they struggle to discover their own true identities.


Roswell
1.01 Pilot
Writer: Jason Katims (Writer)
Director: David Nutter
Cast: Shiri Appleby (Liz Parker), Jason Behr (Max Evans), Katherine Heigl (Isabel Evans), Majandra Delfino (Maria DeLuca), Brendan Fehr (Michael Guerin), Colin Hanks (Alex Whitman), Nick Wechsler (Kyle Valenti), William Sadler (Sheriff Jim Valenti), John Doe (Jeff Parker), Michael Horse (Deputy Blackwood), Wendle Josepher (Jennifer), Kevin Weisman (Larry), Vance Valencia (Mayor Sandler), Joe Camareno (Paramedic), Yolanda Lloyd Delgado (Ms. Hardy), Channing Carson (Liz at 7 years), Daniel Hansen (Max at 7 years), Zoe Nutter (Isabel at 7 years), Jonathan Frakes (Emcee (uncredited)), Richard Schiff (Agent Stevens (uncredited))

I enjoyed watching this series when it originally aired, but lost interest in the second season. I only finished watching it later on DVD.
As far as I am aware it was one of the first series which tried to build upon the success of Buffy and Dawson's Creek, by having a Dawson's Creek type of teen soap with a science fiction or fantasy twist. Many followed for good or worse.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 26th, 2012)