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For Your Consideration, a review by Tom

Title: For Your Consideration
Year: 2006
Director: Christopher Guest
Rating: PG-13
Length: 86 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Catherine O'Hara
Stephen Rannazzisi
Ed Begley, Jr.
Eugene Levy
Harry Shearer

Plot:Extras:
Closed Captioned
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers


A decent comedy in which you will see a lot of familiar faces improvising their way through the movie's plot. In style similar to Christopher Guest's previous work (This Is Spinal Tab, A Mighty Wind), only this time it is not a mockumentary. Harry Shearer does, as always in these movies, steal the show.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on March 2nd, 2008)

Meet Bill, a review by Rich

Title: Meet Bill

Runtime:93
Certificate:R
Year:2007
Genres:Comedy

Plot:'MEET BILL' ('Aaron Eckhart'). By all appearances his life is perfect - a perfect mess, that is. His wife ('Elizabeth Banks') is having an affair with the local news anchor ('Timothy Olyphant') and he is stuck in a dead-end job at his father-in-law's bank. Bill sees no escape from his miserable life until he becomes a mentor to a self-assured teen ('Logan Lerman') who is determined to help Bill reinvent his life by setting him up with a sexy lingerie saleswoman ('Jessica Alba') who promises to spice things up. Together, the trio confronts Bill's hapless life with humor and energy while forcing him to capture his dream of becoming his own man. 'MEET BILL' is a film about what it means to let go of your inhibitions and find the path you're destined for.
My Review:
Warm and cuddly comedy, untaxing on mind or spirit, but a fairly relaxing way to pass an hour and a half.
The acting is ok, you do find yourself rooting for 'loser' Aaron Eckhart, and of course having both Jessica Alba and Elizabeth Banks in the movie it is easy on the eye. Logan Lerman as the kid gives a top performance, and was recognisable from a few other big films.
This is certainly no major classic comedy or romance, but is a friendly flick and is a good budget buy.


(From December Marathons - DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THREAD on December 21st, 2009)

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

7.01 Lessons
Writer: Joss Whedon (Screenwriter)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Alex Breckenridge (Kit Holburn), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Mark Metcalf (The Master), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Harry Groener (Mayor Wilkins), George Hertzberg (Adam), Clare Kramer (Glory), Adam Busch (Warren), David Zepeda (Carlos), Jeremy Howard (Dead Nerd), Ken Strunk (Dead Janitor), Rachael Bella (Dead Girl), Ed F. Martin (Teacher), Simon Chernin (Student), Jeff Denton (Vampire)

A nice enough start to a new season. I especially enjoyed the ending where we get the chance again to see all of the old dead big bads of the series.

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7.02 Beneath You
Writer: Douglas Petrie (Screenwriter)
Director: Nick Marck
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Kaarina Aufranc (Nancy), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Tess Hall (Punk Girl), Benita Krista Nall (Young Woman), Jack Sundmacher (Ronnie)

A rather average episode with some good moments.

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7.03 Same Time, Same Place
Writer: Jane Espenson (Screenwriter)
Director: James A. Contner
Cast



7.04 Help
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner (Screenwriter)
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Azura Skye (Cassie Newton), Zachery Bryan (Peter), Glenn Morshower (Mr. Newton), Rick Gonzalez (Thomas), Kevin Christy (Josh), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Beth Skipp (Lulu), Anthony Harrell (Matthew), Jarrett Lennon (Martin Wilder), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), J Barton (Mike Helgenberg), Daniel Dehring (Red Robed #1), AJ Wedding (Red Robed #2), Marcie Lynn Ross (Dead Woman)

An okay episode. Nothing special.

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(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on February 19th, 2011)