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...and justice for all, a review by Rich

28/11

...and justice for all



Pacino balances a performance between comedy and bleak despair when he adds a thoroughly detestable judge accused of rape to his already miserable client list. Maybe intended as satire, maybe not. Lahti's debut film role. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actor--Al Pacino.

Quirky 70's (with the flares, bad suits and 'funky' soundtrack) courtroom film, only purchased to see Al Pacino in an early role. An awkward movie to categorise, it was rather bizarre with some odd characters involved (suicidal judge and nutty lawyers), but Pacino is spot-on, and I was impressed with Jack Warden who I don't know very much about.
Not an awful attempt, but with production values of Cagney & Lacy standard, and a plot that is way too obvious, I can only give it a lucky 



(From November Alphabet Marathon - Discussion/Review Thread on December 1st, 2008)

Dinocroc, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Dinocroc: Sci-Fi Collection Year: 2004 Director: Kevin O'Neill Rating: R Length: 85 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: N/A

Stars:
Costas Mandylor
Charles Napier
Jane Longenecker
Matt Borlenghi
Bruce Weitz
Joanna Pacula

Plot:
Imagine all the fury of a prehistoric carnivore combined with the ferocity of the largest crocodile known to man and you have the makings of nonstop terror. Run for your life as Gereco Corporation's experiment to manipulate a rapid-growth hormone gets out of control, and a ravenous monster gets out of its cage. Now the residents of the once-peaceful Grant's Lake have only the talents of a crude Australian reptile hunter, the short-handed local sheriff, his daughter the animal control expert, and her boyfriend, to save them from the insatiable jaws of a beastly feeding frenzy.

Extras:
Scene Access
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
Not to sure what to say about this one. I went in expecting a cheesy movie. And I did get that. But it definitely could have been worse. I thought the Dinocroc looked pretty cool. And I liked how they kept him mostly hidden from view for most of the movie. I would say it is basically an average movie. I went in not expecting much... so came out of it without being disappointed.




Count:
Movie Count: 16
TV Ep. Count: 6
Other Count: 0
Time Started: 12:30pm

(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2010 on October 5th, 2010)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Tom

1.12 Hawk and Handsaw (1995-01-19)
Writer: Paul Haggis (Created By), David Shore (Story By), David Shore (Screenwriter), Paul Haggis (Screenwriter)
Director: George Bloomfield
Cast: Paul Gross (Constable Benton Fraser), David Marciano (Detective Ray Vecchio), Beau Starr (Lt. Harding Welsh), Daniel Kash (Detective Louis Gardino), Tony Craig (Detective Jack Huey), Catherine Bruhier (Elaine), Michael Riley (Walter Sparks), Kate Trotter (Nurse Unger), Terri Hanauer (Dr. Farmer), Deborah Rennard (Dr. Esther Pearson), Shay Duffin (Father Behan), Phillip Jarrett (Danny), Ann-Marie MacDonald (Psychologist), Graham McPherson (Dr. Martins), Aron Tager (Nelson), Chris Leavins (Jim), Tyrone Benskin (Mr. Shawl)

A fun episode. Fraser does not seem out of place in the loony bin at all

Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on July 15th, 2009)