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Dark Ride, a review by addicted2dvd

Dark Ride: After Dark Horrorfest
Nearly a decade after two young girls are brutally murdered, the monstrous killer, Jonah, escapes from a mental institution and returns to his familiar killing ground, the theme park attraction "Dark Ride." His unfortunate victims this time are a group of college kids on a road trip that inevitably leads them to the Dark Ride where their night of youthful fun becomes a nightmare. The killer, who is mimicking the sets within the attraction, makes sure this is a "ride" audiences will never forget.

My Thoughts:
This one I enjoyed quite a bit... no... it wasn't the best horror movie I ever seen... but it is far from the worst too. of course after the initial action of the set-up scene things did slow down quite a bit until the group of college students made it to the Dark Ride. But once there... things picked up pretty quickly. This one had a twist ending... that looking back was pretty obvious... but I must be off my game tonight... as I didn't see it coming at all.

It is a decent DVD release... with a nice collection of extras.... but I didn't take the time to check any of them out this time around. Gotta save something for the next time I watch it... don't I?

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(From Weekend Movie Marathon on September 3rd, 2007)

Dick Tracy, a review by Dragonfire

Dick Tracy Legendary police detective Dick Tracy is the only man tough enough to take on gangster boss Big Boy Caprice and his band of menacing mobsters. Dedicated to his work but at the same time devoted to his loyal girlfriend, Tess Trueheart, Tracy find himself torn between love and duty. His relentless crusade against crime becomes even more difficult when he gets saddled with an engaging orphan and meets seductive and sultry Breathless Mahoney, a torch singer determined to get the best of Tracy. A faceless character, the Blank, threatens both Tracy and Big Boy, and it takes all of Tracy's skills to save the city. My Thoughts I first saw this movie not long after it came out to rent.  When I decided to watch it again recently, that was only the second time I've seen the movie.  It had been so long since I last saw it that I had forgotten a lot.  Things get started quickly with a group of mobsters being killed.  It doesn't take long to find out who is behind the murders, so that part of the story doesn't add any mystery.  A little bit of of mystery is added when a new, mysterious criminal turns up and gets involved in what is going on.  There is a lot of action, though there is very little actual violence.  The plot is interesting and makes for a fun, entertaining movie.  Several things are going on, though things don't get so complicated that it is hard to keep up with what is going on.  Some of what happens is predictable, though there are also one or two surprises. The movie has a very interesting and unique look.  Instead of trying to make things more realistic, the comic strip/comic book look is embraced.  Bright, vibrant primary colors are used for just about everything from locations to cars to outfits that the characters wear.  The look of that is a bit different, but I think it works perfectly with the subject matter.  I like the look of things in the movie, though it could be too different for some viewers.  In some shots that show more of the city, it looks like an actual illustration from a comic book.  Many of the characters have very unique looks too and their names are tied into the unique way they look.  Flattop has a flat head and Lips has large lips.  There are a lot of characters that turn up at least briefly.  Many of them are barely used at all.  All the actors did fine with their parts.  Even Madonna is decent.  This is a fun, entertaining movie that deserves to be seen and is worth watching. I did get a review posted at Epinions. Dick Tracy

(From Dick Tracy on June 15th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Welcome to the N-H-K: Collection Part One (2006/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia FUNimation Entertainment (United States) Length: 300 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Plot:
Some people's lives get stuck in a rut and others go through a few rough patches. Sato's life, on the other hand, seems to be going to hell in a hand basket filled with cheap takeout dinners! Between dropping out of college, never going outside and living on a diet of internet porn, Sato's slowly turning into a human fungus. But what if it's not his fault? What if it's actually a dark and sinister conspiracy on the part of the television networks? And what if all those adorable images of cute anime girls are actually part of an insidious plan of brainwashing designed to turn viewers into jobless, social recluses? Can Sato overcome the horrible plot that has been hatched by the nefarious N-H-K? Will he fight for his future, get a job and even meet girls in order to counter this evil organization? The battle is on in Welcome to the N-H-K!


Welcome to the N.H.K.
Season 1.01 Welcome to the Project!
Writer: Tatsuhiko Takimoto (Original Material By), Kendi Oiwa (Original Material By), Satoru Nishizono (Screenwriter)
Director: Yusuke Yamamoto
Cast: Chris Patton (Sato), Greg Ayres (Yamazaki), Stephanie Wittels (Misaki Nakahara), Luci Christian (Hitomi Kashiwa), Monica Rial (Megumi Kobayashi), Luci Christian (Additional Voices), K. C. Jones (Additional Voices), Monica Rial (Additional Voices), John Swasey (Additional Voices), Serena Varghese (Additional Voices), David Wald (Additional Voices), , Yutaka Koizumi (Tatsuhiro Sato), Yui Makino (Misaki Nakahara), Daisuke Sakaguchi (Kaoru Yamazaki), Sanae Kobayashi (Hitomi Kashiwa), Risa Hayami (Megumi Kobayashi), Rumi Shishido (Pururin), Kimiko Saito (Misaki's Aunt), Katsui Taira (TV), Ryo Sugibayashi (Refrigerator), Yasushi Miyabayashi (PC), Asuka Ideno (Air Conditioner), Hikari Yono (House Wife), Akiko Matsuzaki (House Wife), Kaoru Katagai (House Wife), Mari Orito (Female High School Student)

Overall I enjoyed this series, but this pilot episode is a little bit of a slow start.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on November 14th, 2012)