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The Abominable Dr. Phibes, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Year: 1971
Director: Robert Fuest
Rating: PG-13
Length: 95 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono, French: Dolby Digital Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: French, Spanish

Stars:
Vincent Price as Dr. Phibes
Joseph Cotten as Dr. Vesalius
Virginia North as Vulnavia
Terry-Thomas as Dr. Longstreet
Sean Bury as Lem

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is one of the many in my collection I never seen before today. Though it is one that was suggested to me on many occasions by many people. Vincent Price has become a favorite of mine. I have to admit... I had my concerns about this one as soon as it started. Since I am not a fan of music of any kind. And this one opens with some strange orchestra. The movie itself... while good... I was expecting better. Maybe because of how people have gone on and on about it to me... causing my expectations to be higher then they should have been. But over all it is worth watching and I am glad I have it in my collection.



(From Movies of the '70s Marathon on March 18th, 2010)

Volcano High, a review by Tom

Volcano High (2001/South Korea) IMDb | Wikipedia Mega Star Video (Hong Kong) Director: Tae-Gyun Kim Writing: Tae-Gyun Kim (Writer), Dong-heon Seo (Writer) Length: 100 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85 Audio: Korean: Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean: DTS 5.1 Subtitles: Chinese, English

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Stars:
Hyuk Jang as Kim Kyeong-su
Min-a Shin as Yu Cha-i
Su-ro Kim as Jang Ryang
Sang-woo Kwon as Song Hak-lim
Hyo-jin Kong as So Yo-seon

Plot:
One day a student, Kim Kyung-soo, is transferred to Volcano High, a school that boasts 108 years of history, yet is completely unknown to ordinary people; a school that is only known to the highest masters of martial arts.
Kim's been thrown out of eight schools in a row for not being able to control his inherent supernatural powers. This time, he is determined to graduate, no matter what it takes. However, strange events resolve around Kim from his first day at school. Will he be able to graduate as planned while being swept up into the fierce battle to become top fighting master at Volcano High?

Extras:

• Scene Access

One to miss. I found it boring for the most part and I just didn't like the direction. All the scenes are just too over the top and there doesn't really seem to be story behind it at all. I expected something more along the line of Sky High.
One of the main cast is the star from "My Mighty Princess". She really looked a lot like Kristin Kreuk in this one.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on November 11th, 2010)

Arrow: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Arrow: The Complete First Season IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer/Intro | Justice hits its mark! Based on the DC Comics series, Arrow reinvents the edgy and iconic character for today's audiences in the year's most thrill-packed and visually stunning action series. After being marooned for five years on a remote island, billionaire Oliver Queen comes home with a mysterious agenda and lethal new skills to fight crime in Starling City. Wearing the dark hood of a "vigilante" archer, Oliver's fiercely determined to right the wrongs of his father and thwart those who've corrupted his city. But his crusade is complicated by his own family's dark secrets, a best friend's unwitting ties to evil, and the woman he loves but betrayed in his earlier life, and the woman he loves but betrayed in his earlier life. From Oliver's harrowing island ordeals to Arrow's breathtaking urban stealth warfare, this 5-disc, 23-episode Season One is a heroic adventure delivered dead center! Episodes: 1. Pilot 2. Honor Thy Father 3. Lone Gunmen 4. An Innocent Man 5. Damaged 6. Legacies 7. Muse of Fire 8. Vendetta 9. Year's End 10. Burned 11. Trust But Verify 12. Vertigo 13. Betrayal 14. The Odyssey 15. Dodger 16. Dead to Rights 17. The Huntress Returns 18. Salvation 19. Unfinished Business 20. Home Invasion 21. The Undertaking 22. Darkness on the Edge 23. Sacrifice

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Stars:
Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen
Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance
Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn
David Ramsey as John Diggle
Willa Holland as Thea Queen

Extras:

• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers

I just finished watching the first season of Arrow for the first time. I must say... I enjoyed it very much. The series is loaded with a bunch of great action... and it has a great storyline that keeps your interest as well. I think the entire cast did a fine job as well. Though the series is not perfect. First off is this series is about the Green Arrow... but yet they refuse to call him this... through-out the entire first season he is only known as "The Hood". Also I didn't like how they did his mask. I mean just wearing green make-up across his eyes like a mask? No... this just not right. And this series also falls short where many superhero movies and TV Series do... to many people learning Green Arrow's secret identity. I can accept one... maybe two for the entire run... but more then that is just too much in my opinion. But despite all those problems I found another series that I love. So can't wait to watch the season 2 episodes... especially with how the first season ended. If you never seen this series... I highly recommend it.



(From Arrow: The Complete First Season on April 24th, 2014)