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The Negotiator, a review by DJ Doena

January, 16th


Director: F. Gary Gray

Samuel L. Jackson    ...    Lt. Danny Roman
Kevin Spacey   ...    Lt. Chris Sabian
David Morse   ...    Cmdr. Adam Beck
Ron Rifkin   ...    Cmdr. Grant Frost
John Spencer   ...    Chief Al Travis
J.T. Walsh   ...    Insp. Terence Niebaum
Siobhan Fallon   ...    Maggie
Paul Giamatti   ...    Rudy Timmons

Synopsis: Danny Roman is a negotiator for hostage situations for the police and he's one of the best there is. One day he gets framed for stealing money from the police pension fund and it looks like he's going to prison for it. He sees no other choice than taking hostages himself, to force the issue and to find out what really happened and who was involved. His negotiator is Chris Sabian from the other side of the city and he's also very good at what he does.

My Opinion: A fascinating thriller with an excellent cast. I'm not a big fan of thrillers but this is a movie I watch regularly. It's very powerful and still has its funny moments - like the scene where we get introduced to Chris Sabian. I also like the selection of hostages and how they contribute to the case.


(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2010 on January 25th, 2010)

Miss Congeniality, a review by Tom

Title: Miss Congeniality
Year: 2000
Director: Donald Petrie
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 106 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Stars:
Sandra Bullock
Michael Caine
Benjamin Bratt
Candice Bergen
William Shatner

Extras:
Commentary
Featurettes
Scene Access
Trailers

A good comedy with the kind of role that Sandra Bullock does best. This was also the movie I first noticed Michael Caine in. Because of this, he will always be Victor for me.
Also this is one of the movies, where William Shatner plays a great caricature of himself.

Rating:

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Sandra Bullock on June 7th, 2009)

Tom's TV Finales marathon, a review by Tom

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Chobits: Complete Collection (2002/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia (Germany) Length: 600 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: German

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Plot:
Hideki Motosuwa is a poor country guy who just moved to the city to further his study. One day on his way home from work, he discovers a 'Persocom', a maiden-shaped robot laying in the dumpster, discarded and wrapped up in bandages.


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An okay episode and it concludes the story. But this series was never one of my favorites.

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(From Tom's TV Finales marathon on April 13th, 2013)