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The Longest Day, a review by Antares

The Longest Day





Year: 1962
Film Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Length: 178 Min.

Director
Ken Annakin (1914)
Andrew Marton (1904)
Bernhard Wicki (1919)

Writing
Cornelius Ryan (1920)...Screenplay
Cornelius Ryan (1920)...Book
Romain Gary (1914)...Additional Episodes Written By
James Jones (1921)...Additional Episodes Written By
David Pursall...Additional Episodes Written By
Jack Seddon (1924)...Additional Episodes Written By

Producer
Elmo Williams (1913)
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902)

Cinematographer
Jean Bourgoin (1913)
Walter Wottitz (1911)

Music
Maurice Jarre (1924)...Composer

Stars
Eddie Albert (1906) as Col. Thompson
Paul Anka (1941) as U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty (1898) as Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault (1910) as Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer (1938) as Schultz
Hans Christian Blech (1915) as Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil (1917) as Mayor of Colleville
Richard Burton (1925) as Flight Officer David Campbell

ReviewThe Longest Day would be hailed at that time, as the greatest war film ever made.

       But as time passed by, the war film genre underwent a metamorphosis from portraying war as a glorious endeavor, to a more introspective look into the day-to-day hardships of the common soldier. With this change, films like The Longest DayPatton, Platoon, or Das Boot.


Ratings Criterion

(From The Longest Day (1962) on April 23rd, 2010)

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, a review by Critter

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion



Year: 1997

Director: David Mirkin

Cast: Miro Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming, Julia Campbell, Mia Cottet

Plot: Two women get into a lot of trouble when they go to their high school reunion and lie about their lives after twelfth grade.

My Thoughts:My Rating:


(From Critter's Random DVD Watchings on February 25th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

No Ordinary Family: Season One (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Lions Gate Films (United States) Length: 860 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Plot:
After 16 years of marriage, Jim (Michael Chiklis, "The Shield," Fantastic Four) feels disconnected from his workaholic wife, Stephanie (Julie Benz, "Dexter"), and two teenage children. To encourage bonding time, the family joins Stephanie on her business trip to South America. When their plane crashes into the Amazon River, they barely enjoy a moment to celebrate their survival before returning to the grind of everyday life. But they will soon realize that their lives have been forever changed. Each member of the family starts to show signs of new, unique and distinct superpowers. Will their newfound abilities finally bring them together or push them further apart?


No Ordinary Family
1.01 Pilot
Writer: Greg Berlanti (Created By), Jon Harmon Feldman (Created By), Jon Harmon Feldman (Screenwriter), Greg Berlanti (Story By), Jon Harmon Feldman (Story By)
Director: David Semel
Cast: Michael Chiklis (Jim Powell), Julie Benz (Stephanie Powell), Christina Chang), Kay Panabaker (Daphne Powell), Jimmy Bennett (JJ Powell), Autumn Reeser (Katie Andrews), Tate Donovan), Romany Malco (George St. Cloud), Tom Amandes), Jamie Harris), Nathan Keyes), Reggie Lee), Stephen Collins (Dr. Dayton King), Melanie Chartoff (Iris Mitchell), Renee Faia (Sally Downs), Nadine Crocker (Lindsay), Gilland Jones (Emily), Nate Reese (Chairman), James Joseph Cole (Young Jim), Krissy Carlson (Young Stephanie), Oliver Alvarez (JJ's Classmate), Ingrid Sanai Buron (Guidance Counselor), Rey Herrera (Referee), Karen-Eileen Gordon (Crime Victim), Wiley Pickett (Cop), Loren Lazerine (Security Guard), Sean Andrew (Batting Cage Clerk), Larry Omaha (Supply Clerk), Lachlan Buchanan (Chad Claremont), Marissa Cuevas (Amanda)

A nice enough beginning. Not blown away by it, but curious how it will continue. But I still need getting used to Michael Chiklis in the lead. Nothing against him (I enjoyed him in Fantastic Four), but he just seem to really fit here. It's mainly his delivery I don't really like here.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on September 24th, 2011)