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The Proposal, a review by Dragonfire

I went to see The Proposal a few weeks ago.  The movie is a bit predictable and silly at times, but I enjoyed it.

Margaret is a dragon lady at work and most of the other people in her area can't stand her.  Her assistant Andrew does everything he can to keep her happy, hoping for a promotion.  Margaret is from Canada, and she has a problem with her visa and it facing deportation.  She comes up with an idea to stay in the country and she tells her boss that she and Andrew are engaged.  He's shocked, but agrees to go along with the plan if he will finally get his promotion.  Things aren't going well though since the man from immigration decides that they are lying.  Margaret and Andrew head to his family's home in Alaska for his grandmother's birthday in an attempt to appear like a more believable couple.

I think the movie is considered a romantic comedy, but there really isn't a lot of romance to what is going on.  I think it is more of a comedy with just a touch of romance.  Some of the situations are silly, but they are funny.  The plot isn't that complex and certain things are rather predictable, but there are one or two small surprises as well.  The characters are really good, especially Grandma Annie.  Betty White is wonderful in the part.  I also really liked Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock in their parts.

The movie won't appeal to everyone, but I think it is fun and entertaining.  Fans of the cast, especially Sandra Bullock, should give it a chance.

 

I did get a review posted at Epinions.

The Proposal


(From The Proposal on July 18th, 2009)

Boa vs. Python, a review by addicted2dvd

Boa vs. Python (2004) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Director: David Flores Writing: Sam Wells (Writer), Chase Parker (Writer) Length: 91 min. Rating: Rated R : Violence, Sexuality/Nudity and Language Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Other: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

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Stars:
David Hewlett as Emmett
Jaime Bergman as Monica
Kirk B.R. Woller as Agent Sharpe
Adam Kendrick as Broddick
Angel Boris as Eve
Mariana Stanisheva as Agent Koznetova

Plot:
Two of nature's biggest and most terrifying scaled predators square off in an action-filled battle of fangs. When a gigantic python gets loose on a private reserve, the FBI must release an equally large boa to track and capture it as a group of wealthy big game hunters try to bag the python as a trophy for themselves.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Closed Captioned

I enjoy a good snake movie every now and then. Though I have found from past experience that if you are not careful you can wind up with some low budget snooze-fest. This one kind of lands in the middle... as it is an entertaining film... but not really much more then average. Not a bad way to waste an hour and a half if you are bored... but there are better ways out there. This film does has a couple Playboy Playmates... so there is some eye-candy to get some enjoyment from as well.




(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Last Chance Horror on August 11th, 2012)

Farscape Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The crew (or a few of them) consider to abandon the ship since Moya can't conduct a proper Starburst at the end of her pregnancy and they are basically sitting ducks. Moya wants to prove to them that she can starburst if necessary and attempts to do so. But something goes wrong and the ship gets stuck between dimensions. And not only that the ship also seems to exist in several dimensions at the same time and the crew is scattered on these different versions. They have to find a way out of there or the ship will ultimately be destroyed.

My Opinion: It was an OK episode, but nothing special about it. For John it was a real-life jump'n'run. For the actor's sake I hope they didn't have to shoot too many scenes to often.

Synopsis: A Peacekeeper Marauder is closing in and John decides to try a different tactic. He's posing as Peacekeeper Captain while Aeryn takes her old role as Lieutenant. The others (with the exception of Chiana) have to return to their cells. But the Marauder isn't looking for them. They have a task of their own and they need to bring something to a secret Peacekeeper Gammak base in the uncharted territories. But that "something" escapes and it turns out to be a virus that can possess people and it plans on reproducing.

My Opinion: I love it when they blame John when his plan didn't work (again). As if one of their plans had ever worked the way it was supposed to. And while this was yet another just OK episode I once again found it interesting how far you can get if you wear the right rank insignia and have the right attitude/aura.


Synopsis: During their engagement with the Peacekeeper Marauder Aeryn was hurt and needs a compatible donor or she will die. But where does one find a Peacekeeper in the uncharted territories? There's only one way: John re-assumes his role as Peacekeeper and flies to the Gammak base. Even though he has help in the form of Gilina - the PK tech girl - he gets caught by Scorpius. And Scorpius wants to know how he got onto that base and why he's here.

My Opinion: Now that's another type of episode. It has seen the introduction of both Scorpius and Stark (a prisoner on the base), both characters who will become recurring guest stars on the show. And we learn that John is not the only one looking for wormhole technology. And we learn that the race that produced the fake Earth put the wormhole knowledge into John's brain. And Crais is on the Gammak base, too!
What I also liked was this small piece of continuity. That Aeryn was stabbed in the previous episode could have easily been forgotten (or the wound could be healed by now), but they didn't. They took that tiny piece of story and continued there with a follow-up story that in itself is much bigger.

Synopsis: John is still fighting against the Aurora Chair (a machine that can extract memories) because he doesn't want to betray Gilina. But Scorpius simply assumes that he's hiding more knowledge about wormhole technology and he digs deeper and deeper into John's memories. Meanwhile Chiana has returned with the cure for Aeryn. Now D'Argo, Zhaan and the not fully healed Aeryn (the only one who can pose as Peacekeeper) try to free John while Rygel and Chiana have to help Moya - she's gone into labour.

My Opinion: Moya's offspring is very beautiful - and very dangerous. It's a Leviathan/Peacekeeper hybrid gunship and as such heavily armed. This ship will have a very interesting life.
I also liked how Gilina manipulated the chair so that it shows her kiss with John in a different context. But that "context" guarantees that Crais has to sit on the chair himself. Too bad that - in the end - she had to pay the price of being in love with the main - she died in his arms.
If I had to classify this (and the previous) episode I'd say it's a second pilot episode. The previous episodes have introduced us to the universe and its rules and now the main arc begins: The hunt for wormhole technology also known as John versus Peacekeepers versus Scarrans versus John.

(From Farscape Marathon on March 28th, 2009)