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Doctor in the House, a review by Antares

Reach for the Sky (1956) 4/5 - Atypical British war film from the post war era, you know the kind, the stiff upper lip and tally ho mentality. Kenneth More, who is one of my favorite English actors, became famous in England after appearing in this biopic of Douglas Bader, an RAF pilot who lost both his legs in a plane crash in the late 20's, and returned to fly in the Battle of Britain. The film spends most of its running time dealing with Bader's recovery from his near fatal accident. It only falters when the Battle of Britain is actually shown towards the end of the film. It is at this point that either the producer or the director decided that they needed to bring the story to a quick end as they had expended so much time on Bader's recovery in the previous hour and a half. That being said, if you like British war films, then this should be right up your alley.

Doctor in the House (1954) 3.5/5 -  The film that made Dirk Bogarde a household name in Britain. Once again an atypical British film from the fifties, but this time a comedy. So that means madcap antics intertwined with dry humor. While it's not on par with the Ealing comedies of the period, I did find myself chuckling from time to time. This would be the first of five films made with this premise and would rival the Carry On series of films in regards to popularity with British filmgoers.

(From Antares' Short Summations on March 17th, 2011)

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse: Two-Disc Special Edition, a review by addicted2dvd

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse: Two-Disc Special Edition (2010/United States) Warner Home Video Length: 78 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Violence and Brief Sensuality Video: Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Andre Braugher as Darkseid
Kevin Conroy as Batman
Tim Daly as Superman
Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman
Summer Glau as Kara
Julianne Grossman as Big Barda

Plot:
A mysterious spaceship from Planet Krypton crashes on Earth with a beautiful girl inside, and everyone want to meet the new kid. Superman embraces the connection to his past, Batman suspects a traitor, Wonder Woman sense a kindred spirit, and Darkseid desires a champion. But this feisty teen has her own ideas, none of which include a secret identity, a cape or heroics. It will take a life or death battle with Darkseid to uncover her true purpose on Earth. A dynamic voice cast - Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Andre Braugher and Summer Glau - highlights this DC Universe Animated Original Movie introducing the world to Supergirl!

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• 2 Eps. of Superman: The Animated Series
• Green Arrow Short

This one I enjoyed very much. Probably the best animated Super Hero movie I watched in a while. It has a very good story that kept me glued to the set from beginning to the end. There is also enough action in it to satisfy anyone. I loved the way the animation was done... and in my opinion the voices were right on as well. If I have any complaint what so ever... it would be the fact that I prefer the version of Wonder Woman that can't fly! But after watching a few animated movies where she does fly now... I am even starting to get used to that. But I think my favorite thing about this movie is that you get to a certain spot in this movie and you figure it is all but over now... but guess again!... as you get several more action-packed minutes in a final unexpected fight. I may have to rank this one as one of my favorite animated super hero movies! Added to all this... this 2-disc special edition DVD has a very nice selection of extras... including a featurette on Kara/Supergirl that I am getting ready to watch next. This is definitely one I feel more then comfortable recommending.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on January 15th, 2012)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
6.13 Far Beyond the Stars
Writer: Ira Steven Behr (Screenwriter), Hans Beimler (Screenwriter), Marc Scott Zicree (Original Material By)
Director: Avery Brooks
Cast: Avery Brooks (Captain Sisko / Benny Russell), Rene Auberjonois (Odo / Douglas Pabst), Michael Dorn (Lt. Commander Worf / Willie Hawkins), Terry Farrell (Lt. Commander Dax / Darlene Kursky), Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko / Jimmy), Colm Meaney (Chief O'Brien / Albert Macklin), Armin Shimerman (Quark / Herbert Rossoff), Alexander Siddig (Doctor Bashir / Julius Eaton), Nana Visitor (Major Kira / Kay Eaton), Brock Peters (Joseph Sisko / Preacher), Jeffrey Combs (Officer Mulkahey), Marc Alaimo (Officer Ryan), J. G. Hertzler (Roy Ritterhouse), Aron Eisenberg (Vendor), Penny Johnson (Kasidy Yates / Cassie)

Not exactly time-travel but it qualifies for me nonetheless. Sisko has visions about being a black science-fiction writer in the fifties. I always really enjoyed this episode. It's also nice to see the cast without their alien make-up.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on November 27th, 2011)