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Easy Rider, a review by addicted2dvd

Easy Rider: Special Edition: 30th Anniversary (1969/United States) Columbia TriStar Home Video Director: Dennis Hopper Writing: Peter Fonda (Writer), Dennis Hopper (Writer), Terry Southern (Writer) Length: 95 min. Rating: R Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

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Stars:
Peter Fonda as Wyatt
Dennis Hopper as Billy
Antonio Mendoza as Jesus
Phil Spector as Connection
Mac Mashourian as Bodyguard
Warren Finnerty as Rancher

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Production Notes
• Closed Captioned

I been a bit curios about this title... heard a lot of good things about it over the years... so thought it was about time to check it out. According to IMDB this was  released in the US in July of '69. So I was about 2 months old at the time. So needless to say this movie is not one that portrays a time that I am really familiar with. While I did find it to be an interesting piece... it seemed more slow to me then anything else. I mean not so bad that it made it hard to watch. But it seemed like I was waiting forever for something to start happening. About an hour into it I realized this is not that type of movie... and stopped waiting for anything big to happen. And then the final moments of the movie hit... and I was like... huh? Where did that come from? This isn't a film I could see myself watch often... but I could see myself watching it again.




(From The Movies from Within My Lifetime: 2012 Edition on December 29th, 2011)

Avengers: Age of Ultron, a review by Danae Cassandra

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Year of Release: 2015
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, James Spader
Genre: Action, Science-Fiction

Overview:
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the Avengers to reassemble. As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, the team is put to the ultimate test as they battle Ultron, a technological terror hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they encounter two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff.

My Thoughts:
Age of Ultron is very much a comic book superhero movie.  Yes, you say, that's what it's supposed to be.  Well, unfortunately, it's the filler issue, and for all James Spader's great performance, Ultron comes off more villain-of-the-week than world-changing threat.  That doesn't mean you don't enjoy the movie.  I did.  It's fun, filled with action and witty banter.  But like any filler comic, nothing of much consequence happens.  My main complaint is the same one I had for BOFA:  too much action, not enough character development.  Things that should get explained (what was Tony's plan for Ultron, anyway?), don't.  Most of the characters don't have a story arc, or if they do the film fails to follow through on it (Tony, again).  Some sequences look like they were included simply because the filmmakers thought it would be cool, so they designed the script around it (Iron Man vs. Hulk) rather than actually considering what the characters they set up would actually do (I really don't see Scarlet Witch siccing the Hulk on the populace of that city, given the background they give her in the film.  Just don't buy it.)

Now, did I have fun?  Did I enjoy the film?  Sure.  But it isn't as good as the first Avengers, and nowhere near as good as Winter Soldier (IMO, one of the best Marvel films).  Should you see it?  Yes - IF you've seen the other Marvel films and plan to keep watching them.  There's quite a bit of setup here for future films (and that's part of the problem, the film seems more concerned with setting up the future than owning the present).  But know what you're getting:  It's a popcorn movie, a summer blockbuster.  It's a light, fluffy little cupcake - delicious but unsatisfying.  It's got a lot of action, there's a lot going on up there on the screen, and the effects are very impressive, but there's no meat.

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 3/5

(From Within My (Mom's) Lifetime Marathon on May 9th, 2015)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Wonderfalls: The Complete Series
Year: 2004
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 573 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: English, Spanish


Plot:
Although a recent graduate of Brown University, Jaye Tyler decides to ignore her degree, live in a trailer and work at a tourist gift shop in Niagara Falls called Wonderfalls - much to the despair of her well-to-do family. But Jaye's aimless life takes a startling turn after a lion figurine begins talking to her. Her family calls it an "episode," but Jaye knows better. Fearing for her sanity, Jaye nevertheless starts doing exactly what an increasing number of inanimate objects tell her to do and is amazed when her outrageous actions begin changing people's lives in unexpected ways.

Extras:
Closed Captioned
Commentary
Featurettes
Music Videos
Scene Access

A really great series. Also one of the first series which got a DVD release even though it was cancelled early on its run (stupid FOX). I am not sure if I should be sad or happy that there is only this one season. At least this way we got one perfect short season with a concluded story arc (thankfully no cliffhanger ).
Jewel Staite (Kaylee from Firefly) has a recurring guest role (Heidi, Eric's wife).
As I am currenlty also watching "True Blood", I cannot help to notice the many similarities between those two series. In both we have a female protagonist who can hear things others can't (the one hears animal figures talk, the other can read minds), a gift which makes others think she is crazy. And both are wearing a yellow uniform at their jobs. Both have a bartender in love with her. And both have a black best friend who is in love with her brother, and there is also a gay character in the main cast in both series.

#	Episode	Rating
01	Wax Lion
02	Pink Flamingos
03	Karma Chameleon
04	Wound-Up Penguin
05	Crime Dog
06	Muffin Buffalo
07	Barrel Bear
08	Lovesick Ass
09	Safety Canary
10	Lying Pig
11	Cocktail Bunny
12	Totem Mole
13	Caged Bird

(From Tom's Random Reviews on February 27th, 2010)