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Rocky IV, a review by addicted2dvd

Rocky IV (1985/United States) Wikipedia |IMDb |Trailer | MGM Home Entertainment Director: Sylvester Stallone Writing: Sylvester Stallone (Writer) Length: 91 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Stu Nahan as Commentator #1
Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire as Adrian
Burt Young as Paulie
Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed
Brigitte Nielsen as Ludmilla

Plot:
East meets West when Rocky takes on a vicious Soviet fighter who literally killed his last opponent! Sylvester Stallone writes, directs and stars in this war between nations in which the only battle is fought in a boxing ring.

Rocky (Stallone) proudly holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago (Dolph Lundgren), a six-foot four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to icy Siberia, where he prepares for a globally-televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face - a powerfully charged fight to the finish in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Closed Captioned

Despite the obvious over-patriotic stance this film has... both my brother and I enjoyed this one very much. Just as much as we did part 3. I enjoyed the story... and I thought it has a couple good fights in it. I did hate seeing the fate of Apollo Creed. But once again this was needed to tell the story they were trying to tell. We keep losing the characters I like... but yet the character I so do not like (Paulie) remains there till the end of the franchise. I must say... I have been rather disappointed in the DVDs themselves. There is next to nothing on them when it comes to extras. Well... at least we do get the Theatrical Trailer on each disc.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on February 12th, 2013)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, a review by Dragonfire

I really liked the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, though the plot did get overly complicated by the third one.  I still enjoy the movies.  I recently had myself a little Pirates marathon.  I love the character of Captain Jack.  He is just so entertaining and interesting.  I've been wanting to see the fourth movie ever since I first heard it was being made, even before I knew what it was about.  I went to see it on opening day.  I've been meaning to post about it for like a week..I kept forgetting.

I have no idea how much time is supposed to have passed since the end of the third movie.  I think Jack's hair is slightly longer and he's added a few new trinkets to his outfit.  He's still got his hat though. 

While not exactly a direct sequel, this one does pick up the thread that was left at the end of the third movie about Jack going off to look for the fountain of youth.  Several things are happening during the movie, but the plot doesn't get overly complicated and confusing.  I think it makes sense that Jack, along with a few other characters, would be trying to find the fountain of youth.  It makes for a fun, entertaining movie.  This one does stand alone fairly well, so people don't need to have seen all three of the other movies to follow this one.  I think certain things about Jack and Barbossa will make more sense if the previous movies are seen first. 

There are only a few characters back from the first movies - Jack, Barbossa, and Gibbs are the main ones back, though Jack's father is also back in a short scene.  This movie is more focused on Jack, something that I really liked since I like the character so much. Barbossa is a bit different and it is kind strange.  I did miss Pintel and Ragetti.  They always made me laugh in the first movies with the things they were doing.  I also sort of missed the two military guys who turned pirate by the end of the third movie.  With how things are explained, I think it is possible that a few of the other characters could return in another movie.  I've heard that a fifth movie will be made.

Angelica is a very interesting character given that she and Jack have a past.  Jack is a bit different where she is concerned.  Her father turns out to be Blackbeard, the most feared pirate.  Other pirates are afraid of him, and once it is shown what he and his ship can do, it is easy to see why.  There is something a bit supernatural about his ship.  I liked that element of the movie and think it was cool.  Blackbeard is a wonderful villain and a good opponent for Jack.  I liked Blackbeard better than Davy Jones.  Phillip is a religious man who is a captive on Blackbeard's ship.  Mermaids turn up, and they are not nice and friendly.  Syrena is the only mermaid that really receives any attention. 

I really enjoyed the movie.  It is fun and entertaining.  I do think it is worth watching, especially for people who liked the previous movies or who like Johnny Depp.

I did get a review posted on Epinions.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

(From Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on May 30th, 2011)

Doctor Who Marathon, a review by Tom

Doctor Who
Series 1.07 The Long Game
Writer: Russell T Davies (Writer)
Director: Brian Grant
Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Bruno Langley (Adam), Colin Prockter (Head Chef), Christine Adams (Cathica), Anna Maxwell Martin (Suki), Simon Pegg (The Editor), Tamsin Greig (Nurse), Judy Holt (Adam's Mum)

An okay episode. A fun episode, but nothing really special. But it has Simon Pegg as a guest star, which is a plus.
Nice about this episode is, that it deals with the premise of a misguided companion for the doctor. One who tries to take advantage of the information he gathers from the future. Because of this, it is the first and also the last episode for Adam as a companion to the doctor.




(From Doctor Who Marathon on January 27th, 2014)