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Starship Troopers, a review by RossRoy

WHAT THEY SAY

From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with shrieking, fire-spitting brain-sucking special effects creatures, acclaimed director PAUL VERHOVEN crafts a dazzling epic based on Robert A. Heinlein's classic sci-fi adventure. CASPER VAN DIEN, DINA MEYER, DENISE RICHARDS, JAKE BUSEY, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, PATRICK MULDOON, and MICHAEL IRONSIDE star as the courageous soldiers who travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species.

MY THOUGHTS

Fun over the top science fiction. I like the little "propaganda" segments, they add a nice touch of irony to the movie. The bug effects are quite nice too! Let me guess... ILM? ....<goes off to check>..... their name is there, but they're not alone! Anyways, I liked the effects. It was also very nice to see Dr Horrible, along with John Danziger and Sam Fisher. (click to show/hide) But why oh why did they have to kill the cute girl, and have the uglier one go on to be captain? A nice popcorn flick, the way I like them!

RATING

(From DCO third annual November Alphabet Marathon - discussion/review/banter thread on November 6th, 2009)

WALL•E, a review by Rich

24/11

Wall-E



The highly acclaimed director of Finding Nemo and the creative storytellers behind Cars and Ratatouille transports you to a galaxy not so far away for a new cosmic comedy adventure about a determined robot named WALL-E.
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, the curious and lovable WALL-E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek robot name EVE. Join them and a hilarious cast of characters on a fantastic journey across the universe.
Transport yourself to a fascinating new world with Disney Pixar's latest adventure, not even more astonishing on DVD with bonus features, including the all-new animated short film "BURN-E". WALL-E is a film your family will want to enjoy over and over again.

The Toy Story duet set the bar (IMO) for this form of feature film, and although this doesn't reach the same heights in terms of characters, storyline and appeal it isn't the worst effort. A surprisingly gloomy opening, and perhaps an ecological and environmental undertone to the film, with the absence of dialogue in long phases, but despite this certainly not a cheerless movie.
Did the viewing of 2 tin cans romancing each other melt this old cynics heart - no, but of course it wasn't made with my generation as the target audience, kids will definately love this and want the toys, pencil cases, swap cards etc etc etc.
I did enjoy the flick and still marvel at the whole Pixar concept and delivery.
 



(From November Alphabet Marathon - Discussion/Review Thread on November 24th, 2008)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season One: Volume Two
Year: 1984
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 688 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Spanish: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:


Plot:Extras:
2 Collectible Art Cards
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

After having it already for a few years, I finally came around continuing with the next volume of the classic He-Man series. I still enjoy watching it. Even though the animation is very limited, I like how much they got out of reusing a lot of stock footage. Filmation series are known to be animated completely in the US without out-sourcing to Korea or such. And having almost 70 episodes per season, it is such a great task that they managed to produce such a continuesly fun series that way.
Also I never got tired of the He-Man theme music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pmfrS3GeM

#	Episode	Rating
34	The Dragon's Gift
35	The Sleepers Awaken
36	The Search
37	It's Not My Fault
38	Valley of Power
39	Trouble in Arcadia
40	House of Shokoti (Part 1)
41	House of Shokoti (Part 2)
42	Double Edged Sword
43	The Mystery of Man-E-Faces
44	The Region of Ice
45	Orko's Missing Magic
46	Eternal Darkness
47	Keeper of the Ancient Ruins
48	Return of Evil
49	Return of the Gryphon
50	Temple of The Sun
51	City Beneath the Sea
52	Teela's Trial
53	Dree Elle's Return
54	Game Plan
55	Eye of the Beholder
56	Quest for the Sword
57	Castle of Heroes
58	The Once and Future Duke
59	The Witch and the Warrior
60	The Return of Granamyr
61	Pawns of the Game Master
62	Golden Disks of Knowledge
63	The Huntsman
64	The Remedy
65	The Heart of a Giant

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 21st, 2009)