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The Final Countdown, a review by Tom

The Final Countdown (1980/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Blue Underground (United States) Director: Don Taylor Writing: Thomas Hunter (Story By), Peter Powell (Story By), David Ambrose (Story By), David Ambrose (Screenwriter), Gerry Davis (Screenwriter), Thomas Hunter (Screenwriter), Peter Powell (Screenwriter) Length: 103 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: English: Dolby Digital EX 5.1 (Matrixed 6.1), English: DTS ES 5.1 (Matrixed 6.1), English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Kirk Douglas as Capt. Matthew Yelland
Martin Sheen as Warren Lasky
Katharine Ross as Laurel Scott
James Farentino as Cdr. Richard Owens / Mr. Tideman
Ron O'Neal as Cdr. Dan Thurman

Plot:
The time is now. The place is aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, America's mightiest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a freak electrical storm engulfs the ship and triggers the impossible: The Nimitz is hurtled back in time to December 6, 1941, mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the enemy fleet speeds towards Hawaii, the warship's Captain (Kirk Douglas), a Defense Department expert (Martin Sheen), a maverick Air Wing Commander (James Farentino) and a desperate Senator in the Roosevelt administration (Charles Durning) must choose between the unthinkable. Do they allow the Japanese to complete their murderous invasion or launch a massive counter-strike that will forever change the course of history?

Katharine Ross and Ron O'Neal co-star in this spellbinding sci-fi action hit filmed on location aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz with the full participation of the U.S. Navy and the ship's crew. Blue Underground is proud to present THE FINAL COUNTDOWN with an all-new THX-Certified High-Definition Transfer from the original camera negative with remixed 6.1 DTS-ES and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX Soundtracks for the ultimate in explosive home theater excitement.

Awards:
Nominated:

Saturn (1980)		Best Actor (Kirk Douglas)
Saturn (1980)		Best Science Fiction Film

Extras:

• Closed Captioned
• Commentary
• DVD-ROM Content
• Interviews
• Photo Gallery
• Production Notes
• Scene Access
• THX certified
• Trailers

Well executed time-travel movie which deals with the question, if they should interfere with history or not when given the chance. And typical: They lost quite a few crew members but only think of the commander in the end, when they only believe they have lost him. What about the other casualities?

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(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on January 6th, 2008)

Lethal Weapon 3, a review by Tom

Title: Lethal Weapon 3
Year: 1992
Director: Richard Donner
Rating: NR
Length: 121 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: DTS 5.1, French: Dolby Digital Surround, English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
Joe Pesci
Rene Russo
Stuart Wilson

Plot:
The characters, action and comedy are back - plus something new. Riggs meets someone he never expected to find: his female alter ego, Lorna Cole (Rene Russo). With this director's cut of LETHAL WEAPON 3, something newer is added: three minutes of never-before-seen footage! Remember the marina slugfest between Riggs and Murtaugh (Danny Glover)? New scenes with Riggs and Murtaugh's daughter Rianne (Traci Wolfe) add subtext in his fighting-mad protectiveness. Other additions: domestic bliss at Rigg's trailer with a new rottweller buddy joining Rigg's canine pal Sam, Trish (Darlene Love) insists Murtaugh wear a protective vest and Cole takes the wheel of a high-horsepowered interrogation.

Extras:
Closed Captioned
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

Another fun entry in the Lethal Weapon franchise. Lorna is a good addition to the cast and a great love interest for Riggs. Leo on the other hand gets annoying (which is his purpose, I suppose).

Rating:

(From Lethal Weapon Marathon on June 10th, 2009)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

12. A New Man (2000-01-25)
Writer: Jane Espenson (Writer)
Director: Michael Gershman
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Seth Green (Oz), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne), Amber Benson (Tara), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Lindsay Crouse (Maggie Walsh), Elizabeth Penn Payne (Waitress), Michelle Ferrara (Mother)

I enjoyed this filler episode very much. Giles feeling sorry for himself because he is being neglected by the gang. It's also fun how Riley learns about Buffy's daily slayage quota

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on August 31st, 2009)