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The Sword in the Stone, a review by Tom

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Title: The Sword in the Stone
Links: IMDb | Wikipedia

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Year:	1963 / United States
Director:	Wolfgang Reitherman
Writing:	Bill Peet (Screenwriter), T. H. White (Original Material By)
Rating:	U
Length:	76 Min.
Video:	Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio:	English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Icelandic: Dolby Digital 5.1, Swedish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Finnish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:	English, Finnish, Hindi, Swedish

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Stars:
Sebastian Cabot as Sir Ector (voice)
Karl Swenson as Merlin (voice)
Rickie Sorensen as Arthur (Wart) (voice)
Junius Matthews as Archimedes (voice)
Ginny Tyler as Little Girl Squirrel (voice)

Plot:
Disney's 18th Animated Classic

Humour, spectacle and magic rule in Walt Disney's legendary classic tale The Sword in the Stone - now celebrating its 45th Anniversary with exciting new bonus features!

Embark on an adventure-filled quest for an unlikely hero! According to legend, only someone with honour, decency and inner strength can claim the throne of England by pulling out the enchanted sword that lies locked in a massive stone. Many brave knights have tried, so it seems impossible that a young apprentice known as Wart could succeed. But with the guidance of the wizard Merlin, help from some hilarious friends and true strength of character, Wart just might become England's greatest king.

There's even more wizardry fun with marvelous new bonus features, including the all-new Merlin's Magical Academy Game, animated shorts, Disney's song selection and much more! The Sword in the Stone 45th Anniversary Edition DVD is a magical experience your whole family will want to share again and again!

Awards:

Academy Award

1963

Nominated

Best Music, Adaptation / Original Song Score

George Bruns (Adaptation Score)

Extras:
Featurettes
Scene Access
Trailers

I last saw this movie when I was a kid. I really loved the battle between Merlin and Madame Mim at the end. I still like it. I also enjoyed the watching the movie again. What I didn't like was the voice acting of Arthur. The voice never fit. Seems like they had trouble with the role as they are switching three different voice actor throughout the movie. Sometimes even in a scene.
The interaction between Merlin and Archimedes were great though.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 3rd, 2010)

Veer-Zaara, a review by Tom

Title: Veer-Zaara
Year: 2004
Director: Yash Chopra
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 190 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital Stereo, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Shahrukh Khan
Rani Mukerji
Preity Zinta
Kirron Kher
Divya Dutta

Plot:
Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh is a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force, who risks his own life to save the lives of others. One day, on duty, he comes across a stranded Zaara... a girl from Pakistan. Zaara, a carefree, sprightly girl has come to India to fulfill her surrogate mother's dying wish. She meets with a bus accident leaving her stranded in a foreign land.

Veer saves her life... and his life is never the same again...
Twenty-two years later, Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer on her first case, finds herself face-to-face with an ageing Veer Pratap Singh. He has languished in a Pakistan jail cell for 22 years and has not spoken to anyone all these years - and no one knows why.

Her mission is to discover the truth about Veer and see to it that justice is served. And thus starts her journey to unveil the truth... the story of Veer and his life...

Why has Veer been silent for 22 years?
Why is he in a jail in Pakistan?
Where is Zaara?
What happened to her?


God has written the destinies of Veer and Zaara, such that they can never be joined together. Saamiya has come to change that... to join Veer and Zaara together... forever...

Veer-Zaara is not an ordinary story - it is a Love Legend... Veer and Zaara's love legend. This is a saga of love, separation, courage and sacrifice. A love that is divine, a love that is whole-hearted, a love that is completely consuming, a love that grows with separation, deepens with sacrifice.

A love that is an inspiration... and will remain a legend forever.

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Actor Award	Shahrukh Khan
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Actress Award	Preity Zinta
Filmfare Awards	2005	Won	Best Dialogue Award	Aditya Chopra
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Director Award	Yash Chopra
Filmfare Awards	2005	Won	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Music Director Award	Madan Mohan
Filmfare Awards	2005	Won	Best Story Award	Aditya Chopra
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor Award	Amitabh Bachchan
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress Award	Rani Mukerji
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress Award	Divya Dutta
IIFA Awards	2005	Won	Best Actor	Shahrukh Khan
IIFA Awards	2005	Won	Best Director	Yash Chopra
IIFA Awards	2005	Won	Best Movie
IIFA Awards	2005	Won	Best Music Director	Madan Mohan
IIFA Awards	2005	Won	Best Supporting Actress	Rani Mukerji

Extras:
Scene Access

Wow, great love story. It completely captivated me. The sacrifice Veer and Zaara made in the name of love is really tremendous.
This movie again stars Shahrukh Khan and the always lovely Preity Zinta. Also a lot of other familiar faces appeared again, like Amitabh Bachchan, who played in here and in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham adoptive fathers to Shahrukh Khan.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 11th, 2009)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

6. Billy
Original Air Date: 10/29/2001
Fred has a frightening encounter with Wesley and Gunn after they're infected with the blood of Billy Blim, the man Angel helped Wolfram and Hart free from the Powers That Be.

Guest Stars:
Stephanie Romanov
Daniel Dae Kim
Justin Shilton

My Thoughts:
A good episode. By this episode I am starting to remember how much I liked the character Fred. I am glad they revisited the storyline of when Angel helped Billy out of the hell declension. Showing the consuquence of his actions.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 12th, 2010)