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May 14, 2024, 01:11:52 PM  | WarGames: 25th Anniversary Edition (1983/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
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Stars:
Matthew Broderick as David
Dabney Coleman as McKittrick
John Wood as Falken
Ally Sheedy as Jennifer
Barry Corbin as General Beringer
Plot:Extras:
- Scene Access
- Audio Commentary
- Feature Trailers
- Bonus Trailers
- Featurettes
- Gallery
- DVD-ROM Content
- Closed Captioned
My Thoughts:
This is a film I haven't watched in several years. While the computer equipment really shows the age of this film... it didn't take too much away from the storyline. I never really noticed it when I watched this film when I was younger... but David really knew how to do things that a high school student shouldn't know how to do. So with this one you really have to suspend disbelief... but I still really liked the story line. I also had a little problem with Dabney Coleman... as I never been a fan of his. There is just something about him that rubs me the wrong way. On the other hand I always liked Ally Sheedy so it was fun seeing her in one of her earlier roles again. Anyway I really liked this one... possibly more then I should. Definitely worth the time put in to watch it.
Rating:
(From Within My Lifetime: 2016 Edition on September 12th, 2016)
Member's Reviews
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, a review by Danae Cassandra
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Year of Release: 1966
Directed By: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam
Starring: Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, June Foray
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Television
Overview:
"Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot." And every family likes How the Grinch Stole Christmas! a lot! This joyous, heart-tickling holiday event based on Dr. Seuss' beloved book and featuring the voice of Boris Karloff has delighted all ages since its 1966 debut. The fun begins when the grumpy, grouchy, Yule-hating Grinch plots to ruin the Whos' Christmas. Can he steal their holiday spirit by stealing their holiday treats? Or does Christmas...perhaps...mean a little bit more? The answers to those questions unfold charmingly under Chuck Jones' pitch-perfect direction. You can't help but have a Merry Grinchmas!
My Thoughts:
A bonafide Christmas classic. I never miss it in December and you shouldn't either.
Bechdel Test: Fail
Mako Mori Test: Fail
Overall: 5/5
(From Christmas 2016 on December 16th, 2016)
Member's TV Reviews
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Marathon , a review by Critter
1.01
Welcome to the Hellmouth
Plot: Buffy arrives in Sunnydale and is not happy to meet her new Watcher, Rupert Giles. A mysterious "friend" offers guidance, but Buffy resists her destiny until Willow and Jesse are abducted. Buffy saves Willow from an ordinary vampire, but loses track of Jesse in a confrontation with Luke, the Master's vampire vessel.
My Thoughts: As far as pilots go this one has never been up there with my favourites. It's a solid start to the series but I have always felt Buffy starts to shine the most as a show around halfway through season 1. This episode is a great improvment to the 'Unaired Pilot' which I once saw and does interestingly leave the episode on a cliffhanger, which means the pilot is almost shown over two episodes instead of one. Not many shows I have watched end a pilot episode on such a cliffhanger but I think it works well here. I found myself laughing at quite a few of the lines in this one. The show may be outdated by quite a lot now, and we know that the way teenagers speak changes over the years but that quirky way that characters seem to speak in Whedon shows never seems to get old. Like I said, this is a solid start to the show but compared to some of the Buffy episodes to come it is certainly not one of the stronger ones.
Rating: 3/5
(From Buffy The Vampire Slayer Marathon on May 17th, 2010)