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Dark Water, a review by Rich

Title: Dark Water

Movie Count:32 
TV Ep. Count:17 

Runtime:103
Certificate:NR
Year:2005
Genres:Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Plot:Far more terrifying than what was seen in theaters, this special unrated version of Dark Water is a thoroughly absorbing, suspense-filled thriller starring Jennifer Connelly. Dahlia Williams (Connelly) and her five-year-old daughter are ready to begin a new life together. But their new apartment — dilapidated and worn — suddenly seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water and other strange happenings in the deserted apartment above send Dahlia on a haunting and mystifying pursuit — one that unleashes a torrent of living nightmares.

My Review:
Hollywood remake of a Japanese chiller, the pace is electric but sadly the hide behind the cushion moments were not as numerous as expected until the finale. The characters are well established, with Postlethwaite as always the stand-out performer, but the overall feel until the end is rather bland and lacking in atmosphere. In the end I did not care enough for the characters and their fates, and the eerieness took nearly 90 minutes to arrive.
When it did, Hollywood had laid it on a bit too thick and dumbed it down, but one scene did creep me out and bought the hairs on my neck up.
Worth a watch, and when I feel braver I may get to viewing the higher rated Japanese original.


(From Rich's October Horror Fest on October 25th, 2009)

The Simpsons Movie, a review by Rogmeister

Title: The Simpsons Movie
Year: 2007
Director: David Silverman
Rating: PG-13
Length: 87 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English DD 5.1 DTS, English 5.1 Dolby Surround

Stars:
Dan Castellaneta
Julie Kavner
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Hank Azaria
Harry Shearer
Albert Brooks
Tom Hanks as Himself

Plot:
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie original debuted as super-short spots on the popular TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW in 1987--and proved so popular that they soon graduated to their own series, THE SIMPSON, on Fox. A mixture of zany action and pop culture satire, the show was a huge hit--and some twenty years later is still going strong.

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE finds the family in their usual spate of comic chaos, including Grandpa's prophecy at church and Homer's acquisition of a pet pig. Unfortunately, when Homer dumps a silo full of pig crap into Lake Springfield, rendering it toxic, he attracts the attention of the EPA and makes Grandpa's prophecy come true. Is Springfield domed? Er, doomed?


Extras:
1. Two Audio Commentaries
2. Deleted Scenes and Slightly Alternate Ending
3. Special Stuff (Homer on The Tonight Show, On American Idol, etc.)
4. A Lot of Trailers

My Thoughts
It's been awhile since I've seen a recent episode of The Simpsons...some people think the show has run its course, while others think it's still very entertaining.  This movie is much the same way...some found it hilarious while others just thought it was more of the same.  All I know is I laughed at it...quite a bit.  In fact, rewatching the trailers just now, I laughed out loud again.  If you enjoy The Simpsons as much as I do, I'm sure you'll have a good time so go ahead and run out and get it.  Or, as President Arnold Schwarzenegger says in the movie, "I was elected to lead...not to read!"  

(From Roger's Random Reviews on July 22nd, 2009)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

4. Hell Bound
Original Air Date: 10/22/2003
Fred tries to build a transformation device that will turn Spike back into a corporeal being and prevent a ghost called "The Reaper" from dragging him into Hell.

Guest Stars:
Sarah Thompson
Simon Templeman
Dorie Barton
Willow Greer

My Thoughts:
Another awesome episode. I enjoyed every minute of it! I liked how they did all the ghosts in the basement. And of course the big fight scene for Spike.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 22nd, 2010)