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The Spaghetti West, a review by Antares

The Spaghetti West (2005) 65/100 - If you've never watched a "spaghetti" western it will give you a broad introduction. But it never really delves into the film making as a whole, and when Sergio Leone is the prime moving force in this sub-genre, some time has to be spent on how great an artist he was. It did give me a few more films that I'm curious to explore, although I'm finding myself getting frustrated with the oeuvre outside of Leone.

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on July 11th, 2020)

Shorts, a review by addicted2dvd

Shorts (2009/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video Director: Robert Rodriguez Writing: Robert Rodriguez (Writer), Alvaro Rodriguez (Story By) Length: 89 min. Rating: Rated PG : Mild Action and Some Rude Humor Video: Anamorphic Widescreen :1, Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Jimmy Bennett as Toe Thompson
Jake Short as Nose Noseworthy
Kat Dennings as Stacey Thompson
Trevor Gagnon as Loogie
Devon Gearhart as Cole Black
Jolie Vanier as Helvetica Black

Plot:
While grownups at Black Box Industries work to improve the handheld gizmo that's this year's high-tech must-have, neighborhood kid Toby "Toe" Thompson has something even better: he's found the Wishing Rock. Be careful what you wish for, Toe! Spy Kids filmmaker Robert Rodriguez hatches a fun-filled story of the chaos that erupts when folks young and old get their hands on the rainbow-striped stone. Hang out with an army of tiny outer-space friends? Turn a pesky brother into a beetle? Own a mountain of cash? Be the most powerful person in the world? Great young talents join stars Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann and James Spader in the hilarious not-so-tall tales of Shorts.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes

I watched this one when I woke last night in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep. It is a movie I recently borrowed from the library. It was entertaining for a film made for kids... but I definitely seen better. The main boy (Jimmy Bennett) in this one looked very familiar. When I checked to see who it was I found out he starred as the son in one of my favorite short lived series... No Ordinary Family. And playing his big sister was Kat Dennings (2 broke Girls). Playing their father was Jon Cryer (2 and a Half Men).  So there was a lot of familiar faces in this one for me. The main problem I had with this film was how they showed the film in short segments (reason for the title) out of order. I mean it wasn't really hard to follow... but just felt unnecessary. I wouldn't mind adding this film to my collection eventually... but it isn't something I would be in a hurry to add.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on November 29th, 2013)

"Due South" marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Chinatown

Once again another episode I enjoyed quite a bit. I liked the fact that the female cop that has a thing for Fraser have a bit of a bigger part in this episode. And I had to chuckle at the wolf being mad a Fraser as well.

Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on June 30th, 2009)