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Rang De Basanti, a review by Tom

Rang De Basanti (2006/India) IMDb | Wikipedia ALIVE, Rapid Eye Movies (Germany) Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Writing: Kamlesh Pandey (Story By), Prasoon Joshi (Screenwriter), Rensil D Silva (Screenwriter), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Screenwriter) Length: 160 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: German

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Stars:
Aamir Khan
Siddarth
Atul Kulkarni
Sharman Joshi
Kunal Kapoor

Plot:
Arriving in India, a UK graduate enlists a gang of college students to participate in a documentary about India's freedom fighters. Initially, these students scoff at the ideals and people of the past, but a sequence of events set in slow motion a merging of the past and present.

Awards:
Won:

Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Cinematographer Award (Binod Pradhan)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Director Award (Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Editing Award (P.S. Bharati)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Music Director Award (A. R. Rahman)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Critics Award for Best Performance (Aamir Khan)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Lyricist (Prasoon Joshi)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Movie
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Music Director (A.R.Rahman)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Screenplay (Rensil D'Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actress (Soha Ali Khan)

Nominated:

BAFTA (2006)		Film Not In The English Language (Ronnie Screwvala, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Actor Award (Aamir Khan)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Lyricist Award ("Roobaroo": Prasoon Joshi)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actor Award (Kunal Kapoor)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actor Award (Siddharth Narayan)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actress Award (Kirron Kher)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actress Award (Soha Ali Khan)

Extras:

• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

A great movie about a bunch of students, who at first cannot understand that someone would die for their country but after a tragedy they learn how it is to be willing to sacrifice their lives for a cause.
This movie won multiple awards (including Best Movie and Best Director) and had some impact on the Indian public regarding their perception of the government. One main issue of this movie was the corruption in Indian politics.
I can recommend this movie to everyone who would be interesting in to check out a great Indian movie but don't like musicals. This movie has no traditional musical numbers.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on May 17th, 2011)

The Ugly Truth, a review by Tom

The Ugly Truth (2009/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Robert Luketic Writing: Nicole Eastman (Story By), Nicole Eastman (Screenwriter), Karen McCullah Lutz (Screenwriter), Kirsten Smith (Screenwriter) Length: 96 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40 Audio: German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish

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Stars:
Katherine Heigl as Abby
Gerard Butler as Mike
Bree Turner as Joy
Eric Winter as Colin
Nick Searcy as Stuart

Plot:
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

Awards:
Nominated:

Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice Summer Female Hottie (Katherine Heigl)
Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice Summer Movie - Romance

Extras:

• BD-Live
• Bonus Trailers
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• movieIQ
• Outtakes
• Scene Access
• Trailers
• Wendecover

I have bought this movie in a bargain and it has been in my unwatched pile for a while now. After Pete posted his review today I thought it would be a good time finally watching it. And I must say I was really surprised how much I was enjoying this movie. Definitely better than I was expecting.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on March 9th, 2013)

Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season (2009/United States) Trailer |IMDb |Wikipedia | As the Apocalypse grows closer, threatening to turn Earth into a battlefield soaked with human blood, Sam, Dean and Castiel struggle against daunting odds. New foes arise, including the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Old friends depart, consumed by the fearsome wrath of Hell. Through it all, the Winchesters are targeted by demons and angels alike, who warn that each brother has a special and terrible role to play in the coming devastation. This harrowing 6-disc, 22-Episode Season Five follows Sam and Dean on their most terrifying journey yet, one that may lead them to the only ally strong enough to defeat the Devil: God. Episodes: 1. Sympathy for the Devil 2. Good God, Y'all 3. Free to Be You and Me 4. The End 5. Fallen Idols 6. I Believe the Children are Our Future 7. The Curious Case of Dean Winchester 8. Changing Channels 9. The Real Ghostbusters 10. Abandon All Hope 11. Sam, Interrupted 12. Swap Meat 13. The Song Remains the Same 14. My Bloody Valentine 15. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 16. Dark Side of the Moon 17. 99 Problems 18. Point of No Return 19. Hammer of the Gods 20. The Devil You Know 21. Two Minutes to Midnight 22. Swan Song

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Stars:
Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
Misha Collins as Castiel
Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer

Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Ghostfacers: The Web Series

I just finished season 5 of Supernatural. Over all I enjoyed it quite a bit. Though I have to admit the whole angels storyline did start to get old to me. But then I have always preferred the "monster of the week" type episodes over the season long arcs. But that is something that usually tends to be true... no matter the series I am watching. I got a kick out of the episode Changing Channels where the brothers are put into a fantasy world which they are characters to different television series. Fictional television series... but ones that are very similar to real ones. Despite the whole angel storyline... this series remains one of my favorite current series. It is a series I highly recommend.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on July 11th, 2012)