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Trocadero, a review by Danae Cassandra

Trocadero
Year of Release: 1944
Directed By: William Nigh
Starring: Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Ralph Morgan, Dick Purcell, Sheldon Leonard
Genre: Comedy, Musical

Overview:
Judy and Johnny are orphaned siblings being raised by Tony, a Hollywood restaurateur who knows no limit in supporting his adopted children.  When Tony dies suddenly, one of them has to return home from college to keep the establishment open.  They sign a variety of entertaining acts and some exciting jazz performers.

My Thoughts:
Here we have a thin but serviceable story of a brother and sister struggling to make a success of their father's nightclub and finding love along the way. The acting isn't the greatest, but they aren't completely terrible either. The cast is made up of reliable actors, if not stars.

Still, the reason to watch this is the big band and swing music acts that populate the nightclub. Ida James doing "Shoo Shoo Baby" is a particular treat. There are some novelty bits that are also amusing, especially Dave Fleischer's little animated character. Still, I can't exactly recommend it for everyone. If you like musicals of this era, and you don't mind B-movies, this isn't a terrible film. It's also nothing special.

Bechdel Test: Fail
Mako Mori Test: Fail

Overall: 2.5/5

(From July Movie Marathon: Musicals (Yes... You read right!) on July 21st, 2016)

The Vow, a review by addicted2dvd

The Vow (2012/United States) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Michael Sucsy Writing: Stuart Sender (Story By), Abby Kohn (Screenwriter), Marc Silverstein (Screenwriter), Jason Katims (Screenwriter) Length: 104 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish

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Stars:
Rachel McAdams as Paige
Channing Tatum as Leo
Jessica Lange as Rita Thornton
Sam Neill as Bill Thornton
Jessica McNamee as Gwen

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Digital Copy

I actually enjoyed this one more then I expected to. A true love story that will put you through some emotions. Without going into detail about it.... I both liked and disliked how this story ended. But that is one thing I like about true stories... a happy ending is not guaranteed. Not that this is an unhappy ending... it just could have been happier. This one is definitely worth the time put in to watch it. Recommended.



(From July Movie Marathon: Based on a True Story on July 4th, 2017)

Smallville Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

11. Justice
When Lex's Level 33.1 project comes to fruition, Oliver Queen must bring together several of Clark's "heroic" super-powered allies together: Arthur Curry (Aquaman), Bart Allen (The Flash), and Victor Stone (Cyborg).

My Thoughts:
This is one of my all-time favorite episodes. After all... I have always really enjoyed when the other heroes show up in Smallville... and this one brings them all back. Would love to see another episode like this before Smallville goes off the air.

12. Labyrinth
Clark is in his barn one moment... and the next finds himself in a psychiatric hospital where he discovers he's been suffering from delusions that he came from another planet and has super-powers.

My Thoughts:
Another really good episode.... the "What if" episode that many series does... what if Clark is not really an alien... that this whole time the show was nothing but his crazy delusions. And of course we have The Martian Manhunter in this one to help Clark find his way home. Definitely enjoyed this one.

13. Crimson
Clark is once again exposed to red kryptonite, and his "other self" goes on a rampage of sorts on Valentine's Day, kissing the women he's most attracted to and expressing his uninhibited feelings for the various relationships around him.

My Thoughts:
This one is just a fun episode.... once again Clark gets affected by Red Kryptonite... this time along with Lois... so we get to see some fairly hot Lois and Clark scenes. pretty much all I can say is fun.

14. Trespass
Lana has a stalker which leads her to an unexpected hideout. Also, Chloe has to reevaluate her feelings for Clark after she and Jimmy break up due to Jimmy's belief that she isn't really over Clark.

My Thoughts:
This one is a good episode. Though I do admit of getting a bit tired of the whole Lana is in trouble/being stalked type episode. Of course I think this one is just to show that when in trouble she still seeks help from Clark. Basically a good episode for what it was.

This disc only has Deleted scenes for Labyrinth and Crimson... the Crimson one was no big deal... though I am sorry they didn't use the one for Labyrinth... it is a scene where Clark and The Martian Manhunter sit and and had a fairly detailed talk about who he is and the fact that he knew Clark's father and such.

(From Smallville Marathon on September 23rd, 2007)