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Iron Man, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Iron Man: Ultimate 2-Disc Edition
Year: 2008
Director: Jon Favreau
Rating: PG-13
Length: 126 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Robert Downey, Jr.
Terrence Howard
Jeff Bridges
Gwyneth Paltrow
Leslie Bibb
Shaun Toub

Plot:
Lift off with high-speed, high-flying action in this Ultimate 2-disc Edition that takes you inside the suit of Marvel's invincible superhero for the ultimate Iron Man experience!

After surviving an unexpected attack in enemy territory, jet-setting industrialist Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit of armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man. Straight from the pages of the legendary comic book, Iron Man is a hero who is built - not born - to be unlike any other!

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Gallery
Robert Downey Jr screentest

My Thoughts:
Iron Man was always one of my favorites growing up. I used to watch the cartoons all the time. But until this movie I never really seen an origin story for him.  And I must say I enjoyed every minute of it! This is my second time watching the movie since I got the DVD. And I loved it just as much this time as I did the first. I will admit I was concerned when I first heard that Robert Downey, Jr. got the roll of Tony Stark/Iron Man.... since even though he is a decent enough actor... he never really impressed me all that much. But I must admit... I really liked him in this movie. He seemed to nail the role for me. Sure there was some things that was really unbelievable in the storyline... like being able to create the suit he did in captivity... without the captors being any the wiser about it. But you know... I really didn't mind it. It worked for me. For anyone watching the movie for the first time... or may have missed it when you did watch the movie. Look for a final scene after the end credits role... very cool!



(From Marvel Movie Marathon on June 27th, 2010)

My Babysitter's a Vampire, a review by addicted2dvd

My Babysitter's a Vampire (2011/United States) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia | Warner Home Video Director: Bruce McDonald Writing: Tim Burns Length: 80 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Matthew Knight as Ethan Morgan
Vanessa Morgan as Sarah
Atticus Mitchell as Benny Weir
Cameron Kennedy as Rory
Kate Todd as Erica Jones

Plot:
Since Ethan's parents don't trust him to babysit his little sister alone, they hire teenager Sarah to help out. Unfortunately, Ethan and his best friend Benny find out that Sarah is actually a vampire. Sarah asks the boys to help defeat her evil ex-boyfriend and save the town of Whitechapel.

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes

This is the TV Movie that started the series. Going into this show I really didn't know what to expect. I mean I really like pretty much anything to do with Vampires... but at the same time it is a Disney Channel show. And they can be geared towards a much younger crowd.... if not the entire family. Though I must say that over-all I enjoyed the movie... and now looking forward to watching the series. Sure it is geared towards a younger crowd. Mainly pre-teens and lower teen years. But I was still able to enjoy it. And they did the vampire deaths pretty good.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on May 7th, 2013)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Every story has a beginning and for a TV show it's (often) the Pilot. I simply love pilots. It's the one episode that I watch more than any other episode of the show.

I'll watch them in the order in which they stand on my shelves, so there's no secret master plan why one show comes before or after the next.

As Kosh would say: And so it begins.

Xena: Warrior Princess



What's the show about?
The former warlord Xena has reformed and fights now for the good. She and her sidekick Gabrielle travel through the ancient world of Greece, North Africa and Asia. They fight with and against other warlords, demons and gods.

What happend before?
"Xena" is a spin-off of "Hercules" where Xena was introduced. Back then she was still a warlord until she lost her army due to a mutiny. After that she helped Hercules defeat a vicious monster.

"Sins of the Past"
Xena cannot escape her past even when she tries to. On the way to her hometown Amphipolis she saves a group of people - including a young girl called Gabrielle - from being captured and sold into slavery. The attackers are under the command of Draco. When she denies him a real fight he decides to destroy Amphipolis and kill everyone. Now Xena has to protect a town that does not want her to be there...

My Opinion
Since the character was already introduced in "Hercules" one doesn't learn much new about Xena in the pilot. Even if she had an affair with Draco remains unclear.
I always favoured "Xena" over "Hercules" because it was a bit darker and her enemies (Callisto, Ares, ...) were more interesting

But there is one thing that bugs me while I'm watching the show. While I grew up I read a lot of greek mythology. I've read the Iliad, the Odyssey, I watched every Hercules/Heracles movie there was. And I am still used to the german names of everything: Herkules, Achilles, Zeus, ... . While the spelling is only slightly different, the pronunciation is completely different. Everytime I watch Xena or Hercules and they pronounce greek names it sounds totally wrong. Period.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 2nd, 2008)