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Dead Poets Society, a review by RossRoy

Original Title: Dead Poets Society Year: 1989 Country: United States Director: Peter Weir Rating: PG Length: 129 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo Subtitles: English

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I found this to be a marvelous film, and very inspirational. Robin Williams here is delightful in the role of the quirky professor at a very strict school. The scene where he gets Ethan Hawke's character to overcome his inhibition and compose a poem right there in front of the class just blew me away. The whole cast actually is very efficient in bringing the theme of the movie accross.



(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on March 17th, 2009)

The Bourne Legacy, a review by Dragonfire

The Bourne Legacy



I enjoyed the first three Bourne movies overall, though I did have issues with them, especially the second and third ones.  I absolutely detested the shaky camera work and jerky editing in some of the action sequences. I was also unhappy about something else...

This movie sort of overlaps events from the third movie - and possibly the end of the second movie..it has been so long since I saw the second movie that I can't remember for sure now.  People with connections to Treadstone and Blackbriar are panicking a bit when they learn that Jason has survived again.  Eric Byer, a new character for the series, is in control of the various top secret programs that are connected to Treadstone in some way.  Byer has a team start to go through things, looking for a way to save the newer programs - and cover their own behinds.  Byer decides that the only option is to do away with the current program, Operation Outcome and kill the active agents.  Aaron Cross is one of those agents and he manages to avoid being killed, but makes it appear like he has died.  He goes on the run, eventually meeting up with Marta, a doctor who was working on part of the program who also barely avoided being killed.  Byer goes to more extreme measures in efforts to kill Aaron and Marta.

Jason isn't actually in this movie, though he is mentioned several times.  The fact that he is still alive and possibly ready to expose Treadstone to the media pushes Byer to make the decisions he does.  Outcome is a different program than Treadstone, but there are similarities as well.  Aaron has had something done to him that has changed him.  I think having a different main character ends up working well for the movie.  It was set up in the first movies that Jason wasn't the only agent in Treadstone and I think it makes sense that the CIA would have continued to move forward with similar programs, adjusted for better results.  Aaron doesn't have the memory issue that Jason has, but he has somethingelse to deal with in addition to trying to stay alive.  The plot is entertaining and interesting and I think it is a good addition to the series. 

The action scenes are done well and Aaron is impressive in fights.  There isn't too much of the jerky camera work, though a lot of quick edits are used later in the movie during a chase scene.  That did make it a little harder to keep track of everything.  It seems like there is a little less action than there was in the previous movies.  The violence isn't too extreme, though there is one scene that I really could have done without seeing.  The characters are interesting, though none of them are developed as much as they could have been.  Jeremy Renner is really good as Aaron.  Marta is a fairly smart and resourceful woman who manages to deal fairly well with what is going on.  Rachel Weiz is good in the part.  Byer serves as the main villain in the movie since he is the one ordering all the killing.  He is very focused and determined to accomplish certain things, no matter the cost.  Edward Norton handles the part well.  A few characters from the previous movies are briefly in a few scenes without doing that much. 

Overall, I really enjoyed The Bourne Legacy.  It is a good addition to the series and I think it opens up further possibilities for movies.



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone would like to take a look.

The Bourne Legacy


(From The Bourne Legacy on August 14th, 2012)

Caroline in the City Marathon, a review by Tom

Caroline and the Convict (1995-12-07)
Writer: Ellen Idelson, Rob Lotterstein
Director: Rod Daniel
Cast: Lea Thompson (Caroline), Eric Lutes (Del), Malcolm Gets (Richard), Amy Pietz (Annie), Tim Conlon (Stephen), David Byrd (Officer Bloch), Tom La Grua (Remo), Jimm Giannini (Bum)

A good episode. This series is at its best when doing a lot of sarcastic comments by Richard.



Caroline and the Christmas Break (1995-12-14)
Writer: Michelle Nader, Amy Cohen
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Lea Thompson (Caroline), Eric Lutes (Del), Malcolm Gets (Richard), Amy Pietz (Annie), Andy Lauer (Charlie), Tom La Grua (Remo), Lauren Graham (Shelly), Lorna Luft (Travel Agent)

In this episode Del and Caroline break up and first real signs are shown, that maybe there something between Richard and Caroline. This starts the love-triangle (and later quadrangle) story-arc which will be a major factor in the series as far as I remember.



Caroline and the Gift (1996-01-04)
Writer: Bill Prady
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Lea Thompson (Caroline), Eric Lutes (Del), Malcolm Gets (Richard), Amy Pietz (Annie), Tom La Grua (Remo), Keene Curtis (Mr. Davies), Fabiana Udenio (Donna), Wesley Thompson (Det. Sgt. Weld), Robert Miano (Pauly Brown), Andy Buckley (Rob Rothman)

Richard is painting a nude portrait of a mobster's girlfriend. An okay episode.



See, I am already at a point where I only say "This episode was good", "It was an okay episode" and similar stuff 

(From Caroline in the City Marathon on September 15th, 2008)