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Bionic Showdown , a review by addicted2dvd

Bionic Showdown (1989/United States) Director: Alan J. Levi Writing: Michael Sloan (Screenwriter), Brock Choy (Screenwriter) Length: 92 min. Rating: NR Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: None

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Stars:
Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers
Lee Majors as Col. Steve Austin
Richard Anderson as Oscar Goldman
Sandra Bullock as Kate Mason
Jeff Yagher as Jim Goldman
Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Rudy Wells

Plot:
A bionic spy steals top-secret information from the Pentagon and Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers are put under suspicion. Meanwhile, Dr. Rudy Wells completes his latest Bionic project Kate Mason (Sandra Bullock), a former paraplegic who receives cybernetic implants that make her the strongest fastest woman alive. When Oscar Goldman is kidnapped by enemy agents, it's up to Jaime, Steve and Kate to save him and stop the Bionic spy from causing an international incident at the World Unity Games.

Extras:

• Scene Access

While I haven't seen this since I made my DVD off an old recording... I have seen the actual movie before. But probably not since the original airing back in '89. Of course back then I didn't know who Sandra Bullock was... just that she was a cute girl in the movie. And now of course she is one of my all-time favorites. Being a fan of both bionic series... I loved every minute of this TV Reunion Movie. This is the second of 3 reunion movies that they made (which I have recordings of all 3). And watching this movie today puts me in the mood to watch the other 2 as well... but I can't do that as I need to stick to this marathon. Being a good 10 to 12 years after the series the effects are a bit better. I really liked the storyline... this is definitely a great way to waste an hour and a half. I highly recommend... especially if you are a fan of the old series.




(From Tuesday Mini-Marathon: Happy Birthday Sandra Bullock! on July 26th, 2011)

Swearing Allegiance, a review by addicted2dvd

Swearing Allegiance
Based on a sensational true story, 'Swearing Allegiance' is an engrossing and tragic story of young love twisted by the demands of adulthood and the inevitability of growing apart. Diane Zamora (Holly Marie Combs) and her boyfriend, David Graham (David Lipper), are ideal all-American teenagers - good grades, good looking, bright futures - and they are very much in love. They enroll in seperate military academies for college, but sweare to each other that they bound together by their devotion. They believe that nothing will ever come between them. But something does in the form of David's beautiful new classmate, Adrianne (Cassidy Rae), who he finds impossible to resist. Confessing his transgression to Diane, he fears her rage but gets an ultimatum instead: he can erase his infidelity if he helps Diane kill Adrianne. Can a plan this diabolical save their love, and if it does, can they get away with their heinous crime?

My Thoughts:
This is a TV Movie that is also known as "Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder".... that stars the always lovely Holly Marie Combs (Piper on Charmed)... I have been a fan of hers since I first saw her many years ago in the movie "Dr. Giggles". This was a Blind Buy based solely on the fact that Holly Marie Combs is in it. The movie itself was a pretty good story... I enjoyed it. But... as much as I hate to say this... I don't think Holly Marie Combs was right for the part. Not do to her acting ability... because she was great as usual... but because I didn't buy her as a teenager fresh out of high school. Granted... she does look young for her age... but she was 24 playing a 17yr old... and it was just a little bit of a stretch in my opinion... because she was already matured more then what I picture as a teen fresh out of high school. Of course this wasn't such a big problem that it will stop me from watching it again... it is still a decent movie... and lets face it... it is still a movie with Holly Marie Combs. 

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs on November 16th, 2007)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

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2 Broke Girls: Season One (2011/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Bros. Home Video (United Kingdom) Length: 495 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

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Plot:
One's street-smart and working-class-born; the other's book smart and nouveau bankrupt. Together, unlikely roommates and unlikelier friends Max (Kat Dennings, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) and Caroline (Beth Behrs, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love(Sex and the City), plus sweet extras!


2 Broke Girls
Season 1.01 Pilot
Writer: Michael Patrick King (Created By), Whitney Cummings (Created By), Whitney Cummings (Writer), Michael Patrick King (Writer)
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Kat Dennings (Max), Beth Behrs (Caroline), Garrett Morris (Earl), Jonathan Kite (Oleg), Matthew Moy (Han Lee), Brooke Lyons (Peach), Noah Mills (Robbie), Shoshana Bush (Nikki), Cale Hartmann (Hipster #1), Adam Korson (Hipster #2), Alex Enriquez (Hipster #3), Matt Cook (Band Member), Bill Parks (Band Member), Eugene Shaw (Band Member), Sergey Brusilovsky (Oscar), Greg Lewis (Customer), Cocoa Brown (Woman)

The pilot episode was the only episode I have seen before buying this series. I thought it was okay but nothing really special. Enough though to give this series a chance.
I am now over half-way through with the season and I think it is rather average and annoying some times. I am not sure if I want to continue this series.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 10th, 2013)