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Nick Knight, a review by addicted2dvd

Nick Knight


My Thoughts:
As the above says... this TV Movie was what started the series Forever Knight. A show I really enjoy... and a show I have all 3 seasons of. The one thing I never much cared for about this movie is all the different people that played the characters... though I am sure that is because I saw the TV Series way before I ever seen the TV Movie... so it just didn't feel right to me. Even with that said... it is a pretty good movie... I did enjoy it. Unfortunately you don't get any extras what so ever on this disc... only menu options on this one is Play Movie and Scene Selection.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Vampires on September 9th, 2007)

Bend It Like Beckham, a review by addicted2dvd

Bend It Like Beckham: Widescreen Edition (2002/United Kingdom) Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Director: Gurinder Chadha Writing: Gurinder Chadha (Writer), Guljit Bindra (Writer), Paul Mayeda Berges (Writer) Length: 112 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Language and Some Sexual Situations Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Parminder Nagra as Jesminder 'Jess' Bhamra
Keira Knightley as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Joe
Anupam Kher as Mr. Bhamra
Archie Panjabi as Pinky Bhamra
Shaznay Lewis as Mel

Plot:
Sometimes, to follow your dreams... you've got to bend the rules! Audiences and critics alike are cheering wildly for this "exhilarating...terrific comedy" (Entertainment Weekly) about a young girl who is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining super-stardom on the soccer field. Hailed as the year's must-see crowd pleaser that "makes you feel good and laugh out loud" (Chicago Sun-Times), "'Bend it Like Beckham' scores!" (Time Magazine)

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Closed Captioned
• Recipe Gallery

I went into this movie knowing very little about it. But I have heard good things about it. Going by Tom's Review here on this site... it is probably the closest thing I have ever seen to a Bollywood movie. After watching it I have found I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I really liked the characters... and the storyline kept my interest through-out. Though I have to admit that with some of their accents and the speed they were talking I did have a little bit of a hard time understanding some of the dialog. But over-all I enjoyed every minute of this one.




(From The Movies from Within My Lifetime: 2012 Edition on February 19th, 2012)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon, a review by Achim

11. Self Made Man
Cameron never sleeps, so what does she do at night? Chase a T-888 that?s been lost in time.

My comments:
This episode concentrates entirely on Cameron investigating the past. We get a little of John and nothing of anyone else. Cameron has apparently paid regularly visits to the local library, where she bribed the night watch (with donuts) to let her in. She uses her time there to find someone in the past and looks for the connection to the future.

I mostly enjoys crime films where the story slowly unravels to eventually reveal the big picture and on occasion give as a moment. No exception here. There is quite a bit witty dialog (two of Cameron's bon mots made me laugh out loud) and the detective work runs along at a steady pace. But here's the rub, which happens often with this kind of stories: the "timing" is off. By that I mean that the entire investigation (plus Cameron's "problem solving at the end) happens in one single night. Going through records, finding film clips, having conversations, connecting the dots (no pun intended) and all they need is a couple of hours...? Fail (this is where I deduct one notch in the rating). Another problem is that I felt lots of lag, where I thought the story could speed up a bit and move along; luckily those are moments never lasted very long.

John's story is merely a side note and shows him getting closer to Riley. I did not like this section at all and him suddenly bursting put and almost beating the crap out of a guy who is already down felt out of place to me.



(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon on February 11th, 2010)