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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Movie Count: 24
TV Ep Count: 6
Time Started: 2:30pm
Plot:
Blonde, bouncy Buffy (KRISTY SWANSON) is your typical high school cheerleader - her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man (DONALD SUTHERLAND) informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires. With the help of a romantic rebel (LUKE PERRY), Buffy is soon spending school nights protecting L.A. from Lothos, the Vampire King (RUTGER HAUER), his sidekick, Lefty (PAUL REUBENS), and their determined gang of bloodsuckers. It's everything you'd expect from a teen queen in the Valley.

My Thoughts:
Thought it was about time for me to slip in a Comedy-Horror. I enjoy a good comedy horror now and then. I know a lot of people that prefer the TV Series to this movie... and I agree... I do enjoy the series more... but I do still enjoy the movie as well. The thing is... with this one... I do definitely enjoy it and find myself coming back to it multiple times. But I have no idea why I enjoy watching this movie as much as I do. It isn't particularly that funny... but all the same I still really get a kick out of it.



(From My Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2008 on October 6th, 2008)

Stargate Continuum, a review by Rich

Stargate Continuum



Following SG-1 and The Ark of Truth, Stargate: Continuum is the latest chapter in this incredible series. The venerable Richard Dean Anderson returns to the fold, whilst the late Don S. Davis makes his final appearance as General George Hammond.

While SG-1 attends the execution of Ba'al, the last of the Goa'uld System Lords, Teal'c and Vala inexplicably disappear into thin air. Carter, Daniel and Mitchell race back to a world where history has been changed: the Stargate program has been erased from the timeline. As they try to convince the authorities what's happened, hundreds of Goa'uld motherships arrive in orbit, led by Ba'al, his queen Qetesh (Vala), and his first prime, Teal'c. The remaining SG-1 members must find the Stargate and set things right before the world is enslaved by the Goa'uld.

I enjoyed the first Stargate film, and hoped this was a direct carry-on from that. But clearly this movie has taken a lot from the regular TV series, which I've never seen, so i was lost on most of the characters for some time. Despite some lead actors looking a bit jaded (Beau Bridges appeared plastic), this is a good film in its own right and the effects were out of the top drawer.
The time travel return to earth to change history plot has been overdone in Hollywood, right back to ST First Contact of course, and it would of been nice to see a storyline with more originality. I also did not think they used the opportunity of the shifting timeline on earth well enough.
The Ark of Truth film still stands head and shoulders above this offering, but for fans of the TV series I am sure they will love it, others like myself can appreciate it as a reasonable sci-fi flick.
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on March 2nd, 2009)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Earth 2


First Contact Part 1 and 2
Billionaire Devon Adair disregards government warnings when she hears of a new planet that offers hope for her Syndrome-stricken son, Ulysses. Together with a crew of hopeful "colonists," they embark on the journey to the Earth-like planet, G889, which is 22 light-years away.

My Thoughts:
I heard some good things about this series. So I blind bought it when I found the set on sale for about $15. After watching this double length pilot is that I hope it gets better. I mean it is not terrible... but it is far from what I would consider good. I just found the show slow... and found I wasn't caring about the characters. At least not up to this point.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on December 29th, 2009)