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Mystery, Alaska/Do You Believe In Miracles?/Miracle/Slap Shot, a review by Kathy

I had a mini marathon all day yesterday. I usually watch a hockey themed DVD or two around this time of year but I'm getting over bronchitis and did nothing yesterday but watch DVDs.


Overview: " In February of 1980, amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. hockey team created an unforgettable moment of national pride when they miraculously beat the Soviets on the ice -- a win selected by Sports Illustrated as the #1 sports moment of the century.

Revisiting Lake Placid twenty-one years later, DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? takes a look at the team's emotional climb to gold while exploring the tumultuous political and social landscape of the time.

Interviews include U.S. players Jim Craig and Mike Eruzione, coach Herb Brooks, Soviet players Vladislav Tretiak and Boris Mihailov, American hostage Barry Rosen, and broadcaster Al Michaels."

  Of course, since this is one of my favorite memories when I was young, I just love this movie.



  I have only seen the original movie "Slap Shot" and not the second one yet. I enjoyed the first very much. Plus, since there is so much  going on in these forums...here's one of my favorites...Paul Newman



(From Hockey marathon on January 31st, 2008)

Chungking Express, a review by Antares

The Town (2010) 4/5 - Definitely no sophomore jinx for Affleck. While the story doesn't quite grab you as well as Gone, Baby Gone, it has enough action to keep you on the edge of your seat. What I really liked about the film was the realistic way the characters were portrayed, as opposed to the caricatures that were present in Scorcese's The Departed. This is how you do Boston accents correctly, please take note Hollywood for any further ventures.

(1984) 3/5 - This is my third Miyazaki film and while he is extremely creative in his ideas, his movies just don't do it for me. I've never been a fan of Anime, so maybe that's the reason. But what I found with this film was that it started out great and faltered at the end. This was the same feeling I had with the other two films I watched by Miyazaki previously, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

Chungking Express (1994) 3/5 - Of the threee films I watched this weekend, this was the saddest realization for me. I had heard such good things about this film and after seeing his more famous film I'm in the Mood for Love, I was ready for the same exhilaration I felt for that film. But sadly, this film is no where near the quality of his later film. This is a film that is desperately trying to be unique, artsy and hip. Only for brief moments does it gel completely, but unfortunately, those moments are few and far between. One thing it did show me was where Jean-Pierre Jeunet got the inspiration for Amelie. I'll re-visit it again in the future, hopefully a second viewing will change my mind.

(From Antares' Short Summations on March 28th, 2011)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: The Twilight Zone: Season One
Year: 1959
Director:
Rating: 15
Length: 1163 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:

Plot:
The Twilight Zone's timeless episodes featured stories of the bizarre and unexplained, blended with humour and often with an unexpected twist to the tale. Created by the legendary Rod Serling, its eclectic mix of fantasy and sci-fi has helped to define it as one of televisions most original and celebrated series.

Extras:
Commentary
Episode Guide Booklet
Featurettes
Scene Access

This was my first chance to watch this classic TV series. You can see, that a lot of these episodes were influences on later sci-fi stories. I had fun watching this series and I will probably continue buying the other seasons.

Episodes:

#	Episode	Rating
01	Where Is Everybody?
02	One For the Angels
03	Mr. Denton on Doomsday
04	The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine
05	Walking Distance
06	Escape Clause
07	The Lonely
08	Time Enough at Last
09	Perchance to Dream
10	Judgement Night
11	And When the Sky Was Opened
12	What You Need
13	The Four of Us Are Dying
14	Third From the Sun
15	I Shot an Arrow Into the Air
16	The Hitch-Hiker
17	The Fever
18	The Last Flight
19	The Purple Testament
20	Elegy
21	Mirror Image
22	The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
23	A World of Difference
24	Long Live Walter Jameson
25	People Are Alike All Over
26	Execution
27	The Big Tall Wish
28	A Nice Place to Visit
29	Nightmare As a Child
30	A Stop at Willoughby
31	The Chaser
32	A Passage For Trumpet
33	Mr. Bevis
34	The After Hours
35	The Mighty Casey
36	A World of His Own

(From Tom's Random Reviews on May 30th, 2009)