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May 17, 2024, 12:30:15 PM  | The Time Machine (2002/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia 
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Stars:
Guy Pearce as Alexander Hartdegen
Mark Addy as David Philby
Phyllida Law as Mrs. Watchit
Laura Kirk as Flower Seller
Josh Stamberg as Motorist
Plot:
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.
Awards:
Won:
| World Soundtrack Awards (2002) | Discovery of the Year (Klaus Badelt) |
| Academy Award (2002) | Best Makeup (John M. Elliott Jr., Barbara Lorenz) |
Extras:
- Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
- Photo Gallery
- Scene Access
- Storyboard-Sequenz
- Trailers
My Thoughts:
(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on January 18th, 2014)
Member's Reviews
Easy Living, a review by Antares
Easy Living (1937) 72/100 - This is one of those films that's been getting a lot of discussion lately as a lost gem of the screwball comedy era. But to be honest, you would think that a screenplay written by Preston Sturges, the Shakespeare of screwball, would be a gut busting ride, but for a few glitches, never finds it's course to classic comedy. It's as if someone at Paramount was given a set of blueprints for how to make a screwball comedy and everyone except Jean Arthur and Luis Alberni was manufacturing their roles to specification. Edward Arnold and Ray Milland spend the first 45 minutes of the film yelling their lines as if high volume made the lines funnier...well... it doesn't. It just makes the proceedings seem a bit amateurish. The film only really gets its footing once Jean Arthur takes up residence at Mr. Louis Louis' swanky hotel. The scenes with her and Alberni are priceless and for my money, Alberni steals almost every scene he's in. That isn't to say that Jean Arthur doesn't carry her weight, quite the contrary, she just radiates in this role. I've never seen her look more beautiful in a film and her performance proves that she was the queen of screwball comedy. It's too bad the first 45 minutes aren't as funny as the last 45 minutes, because this could have been a contender for top screwball comedy of all time. But alas, it's really only worth watching for the reasons I stated.
What the color coding means...
Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is
(From Antares' Short Summations on October 18th, 2012)
Member's TV Reviews
Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom
 | Corner Gas: Season One (2003/Canada) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Plot:
Consider this your deed to the laughter-rich plains of Dog River, Saskatchewan. Thanks to a cast of way less than thousands you'll find more hilarity in this little box than a pick-up truck full of jerry cans.
Dreamt up by prairie son Brent Butt, he stars as Brent Leroy, the town's number one and only gas jockey. He and the rest of the Dog River locals get up to a whole lot of nothing in the middle of nowehre actually. And that's where it all happens. At Corner Gas, Canada's number one roadside attraction.
Corner Gas
1.01 Ruby Reborn
Writer: Brent Butt (Created By), Brent Butt (Writer), Mark Farrell (Writer)
Director: David Storey
Cast: Brent Butt (Brent Leroy), Gabrielle Miller (Lacey Burrows), Fred Ewanuick (Hank Yarbo), Eric Peterson (Oscar Leroy), Janet Wright (Emma Leroy), Lorne Cardinal (Davis Quinton), Tara Spencer-Nairn (Karen Pelly), Nancy Robertson (Wanda Dollard), Mark Farrell (Man), Andrea Runge (Waitress)
This is a series I enjoyed throughout. The first episode has already the characters established very well. They already have found their stride here.
Rating:
(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on April 1st, 2011)