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National Lampoon's Van Wilder, a review by addicted2dvd

National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Unrated Version: Two-Disc Set (2002/United States) Artisan Home Entertainment Director: Walt Becker Writing: Brent Goldberg (Writer), David T. Wagner (Writer) Length: 94 min. Rating: Unrated Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Ryan Reynolds as Van Wilder
Tara Reid as Gwen Pearson
Tim Matheson as Vance Wilder Sr.
Kal Penn as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Teck Holmes as Hutch
Daniel Cosgrove as Richard Bagg

Plot:
You'll never think of bulldogs, pastries, protein shakes or tutors in the same way again...National Lampoon's Van Wilder stars Rayn Reynolds as a 7th-year student who has no plans to graduate. Life is good for Van; he's got a coed in every closet and a party to go to every night. His slick reputation even catches the eye of sexy Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid), an on-campus reporter to expose the naked truth behind his wild exterior. When Gwen enters his life and his father stops paying for his tuition, could Van's days as the king of Coolidge College be over? Find out for yourself in this outrageous laugh-fest that you're sure to go "nuts" over!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Production Notes
• Music Videos
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Closed Captioned
• Optional Unrated Menus

Just finished watching this one this morning. I been looking forward to it..as I have become a fan of Ryan Reynolds. While I did enjoy it... I was expecting a little more from him. Matter of fact, Tara Reid's performance really didn't feel like it was up to par either. It is a film I did enjoy... but not really sure why I enjoyed it as much as I did. As it really is only average compared to others in it's genre. Though this movie did do one thing a movie hasn't done to me in a long time. I literally gagged at one of their gross-out jokes. For those that seen it... I will say only one word... Pastries. Anyway... if you haven't seen this. I would say it isn't bad... but definitely seen better. Get this one cheap or catch it on cable.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on May 13th, 2012)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, a review by Tom

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (United Kingdom) Director: David Yates Writing: Steve Kloves (Screenwriter), J.K. Rowling (Original Material By) Length: 130 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Catalonian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital 5.1, Other: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
Michael Gambon as Professor Albus Dumbledore
Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley

Plot:
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climatic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.

Awards:
Won:

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)		Best Makeup
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)		Best Sound
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)		Best Director (David Yates)
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)		Best Film
National Board of Review Awards, USA (2011)		Special Achievement Award
National Movie Awards (2011)		The Must See Film of the Summer
Screen Actors Guild Award (2011)		Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Nominated:

Academy Award (2011)		Best Art Direction (Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration))
Academy Award (2011)		Best Makeup (Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin)
Academy Award (2011)		Best Visual Effects (Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)		Best Art Direction (Stuart Craig (production designer), Stephenie McMillan (set decorator))
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)		Best Visual Effects
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)		Best Female Newcomer (Bonnie Wright)
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)		Jameson Best Actor (Daniel Radcliffe)
Empire Magazine Awards (2012)		The Art Of 3D Presented by RealD

Extras:

• BD-Live
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Maximum Movie Mode
• Scene Access

(From Tom's Harry Potter Movie Marathon on March 23rd, 2013)

Valentine's Day Episode Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Season 2 Episode 17: The Equalizer
Roland the Troll returns on Valentine's Day. And this time, he's gotten Harvey out of the picture and stolen Sabrina's heart.

My Thoughts:
While still enjoyable... I didn't care for this one quite as much as the Valentine's Day episode from season 1. For some reason I never cared too much for the character of Roland.

My Rating:

(From Valentine's Day Episode Marathon on February 13th, 2010)