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Masters of Horror: Sounds Like, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Masters of Horror: Sounds Like
Movie Count: 45
TV Ep Count: 16
Time Started: 7am
Plot:My Thoughts:
Another Masters of Horror episode. Once again a blind buy as I never watched any of the episodes as they aired on Showtime. This one is a decent episode... though I wouldn't say a favorite. Maybe it is just me... but it seems like I been saying that a lot here lately... seems like season 2 has gone a bit downhill on this how. Not that it isn't still a good show... just don't seem to be what it was in the first season. There has been some really good episodes in the second season... but not as many in my opinion. "Sounds Like" does not have the gore that is present in many of the episodes... but that is fine by me... a horror definitely does NOT have to have gore to be good. It seems to me that this one was a little lacked when it comes to extras as well... but that has seemed to be the case every since Starz took over for Anchor Bay. Over all it was a decent episode... I would suggest either catching it on TV or renting it before you decide to buy this one.

(From Month-Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 16th, 2007)

She-Wolf of London (1946), a review by addicted2dvd

She-Wolf of London (1946)


My Thoughts:
This one... while a good mystery movie... it made for a bad monster movie. I not really sorry I have it... because on it's own it is a pretty good movie... just not sure it should have been included in this set. I understand why they included it... just not so sure I agree with them on it. As I said... it is an enjoyable movie... and June Lockhart was good in her role... as well as an attractive woman. So that helped the enjoyment some as well. I have to say... even though they really did a good job remastering the movies... I would have liked to seen some like care given to the Theatrical Trailers. The trailer for this one looked pretty bad.

(From Classic Monster Movie Marathon on May 19th, 2008)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The Siskos have gone back to Earth where Ben works in his father's restaurant. He's still hoping to get an inspiration on how to re-open the wormhole. And then he finally gets a vision about a human female that's somehow linked to his father. In the meantime Kira (who has been promotoed to Colonel) has to deal with the Romulans who want to open a hospital on one of Bajor's uninhabited moons. And Worfs seeks a way to ensure that his wife passes the gates of Sto'Vo'Kor (the klingon heaven).

My Opinion: So Sisko's mother wasn't Sisko's mother? This is a bit of a last-minute revelation, isn't it? Apart from that this was basically just a prelude to the next episode.

Synopsis: Just as he was about to embark to Tyree where he hopes to find an answer to his vision, Sisko finds himself in front of Dax - Ezri Dax. Ezri never intended to get joined but the Dax symbiont was dying and she was its only hope. So she joins Ben, Jake and Joseph Sisko on their journey to Tyree. And Miles, Julian and Quark have joined a dangerous mission to honour their memory of Jadzia Dax. Worf and Martok plan to take the Rotarran deep into enemy territory where they intend to destroy a ship yard.

My Opinion: So Dax is back. Why? Why did they feel the need to introduce a new character (and that's basically what she is) in the last season? She's a babbling irritant and it will barely get better. And Sisko was conceived by a woman that was inhabited by a Prophet at that time? And he re-opened the wormhole. Hallelujah! Praise the Emissary!
But I liked how Kira took a stand with her wing of impulse fighters agains a group of romulan Warbirds after they deceived her. And I liked the destruction of the ship yard - that should ensure Jadzia's entrance into Sto'Vo'Kor.

But it was nice to see that they took the chance to show Casey Biggs (Damar) without a mask:



Synopsis: Ezri, who is a counsellor in training, has a hard time. She has to deal with all the memories of her previous hosts (especially Jadzia's). But she also has to deal with all her - or Jadzia's - friends aboard DS9 and of course with Worf. But she gets distracted when Garak's claustrophobia panic attacks worsen and he nearly jumps out of an airlock "to get some fresh air".

My Opinion: I liked Garak's inner conflict about "betraying" his own people at the same time as I disliked the entire Ezri plot. And Garaks plot was basically written as a story device for her. If this would have been an exception I could live with it but we will see quite a number of Ezri episodes this season. They wanted to give her a proper profile and background but it feels forced. Ezri here. Ezri there.

Synopsis: The USS T'Kumbra (an all-Vulcan ship) comes to DS9 and its captain and Sisko have a history. He challenges Sisko on Sisko's very own playing field - baseball. Sisko accepts of course and builds his very own baseball team and two weeks later the holo crowd is looking forward to a game of "Logicians" versus "Niners".

My Opinion: I never cared for baseball but just as Major League this was fun to watch. The huge baseball cap to fit on a Ferengi head or Odo as the umpire or O'Brien's scotch-flavoured bubble gum: great. But I would have expected more of Worf. He's a skilled klingon warrior and he can't even hit the ball once?

(From Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon on February 28th, 2009)