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Detroit Rock City, a review by samuelrichardscott

Detroit Rock City (1999) R2 United Kingdom

Overview:
Known as the greatest band in the land, KISS rocked the world during the 70's with their outrageous lyrics and eccentric style. Paying tribute to the legendary rock band that gave new meaning to the term 'Rock Superstar', DETROIT ROCK CITY is an hilarious coming-of-age comedy about four teenagers who embark on a wild pilgrimage to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. Driven by their passion to see their favourite rock group live, the teens will stop at nothing to scam their way into the sold out concert.

My Thoughts:
Before I start, I suppose I should say that I don't really care for KISS or their music but I do enjoy comedies about having to get something or somewhere (like Newcastle season tickets in Purely Belter). I actually picked this up because of actress Melanie Lynskey who doesn't get as much recognition as she deserves and she is unfortunately underused here, albeit in a nice little sideplot. There is a great cameo from Shannon Tweed (who is married to Gene Simmons) and as a whole the cast are OK for the movie with Edward Furlong and Lin Shaye putting in the better performances. As far as the story goes, it's what you expect. Everything goes wrong and then everything goes right. The only real problem with this movie is the lack of laugh out loud moments. There are one or two but I expect more from this type of comedy. Still, it's worth picking up. 3/5

(From Never Ending Movie Marathon (short reviews) on June 21st, 2010)

The Shadow of the Cat, a review by GSyren

Title	The Shadow of the Cat (5-060057-210895)
Director	John Gilling
Actors	Andre Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas, Freda Jackson, Conrad Phillips
Produced	1961 in United Kingdom
Runtime	75 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles	English
Overview
My thoughts	The Shadow of the Cat is an interesting film, for several reasons. It's a Hammer collaboration that doesn't bear the Hammer name. In a time when most Hammer films were in color and widescreen, this is neither. And despite the title, the cat's shadow plays no part in the intrigue. Apparently, the intent in the original script by George Baxter was that the actual cat should not be seen, but only its shadow. But director John Gilling didn't like that, so he rewrote the script so the cat was actually shown. I'm not sure this was an improvement, because the cat really doesn't look scary. The film isn't really a horror story. It's more of an Old Dark House story. So it's a bit of a throwback to Hammer's films before their horror period that started with The Curse of Frankenstein of the film is rather more interesting than the story in the film, if you know what I mean.
My rating

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on July 3rd, 2014)

Death Note anime/manga/movies comparison, a review by Tom

05. Tactics. Naomi had followed Raye (who by the way is made a Japanese instead of an American) on the train, because she was suspecting that something is happening when he was called away. She witnesses his death and runs up to him. Light sees her there.



(From Death Note anime/manga/movies comparison on February 3rd, 2009)