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Kal Ho Naa Ho, a review by Tom

Title: Kal Ho Naa Ho
Year: 2003
Director: Nikhil Advani
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 187 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital Stereo, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Jaya Bachchan
Shah Rukh Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Preity Zinta
Sushma Seth

Plot:
Aman Mathur (Shahrukh Khan) is a breath of fresh air when he moves into unhappy Naina's (Priety Zinta) tiny Indian neighborhood in Manhattan, conspiring with friend Rohit (Saif Ali Khan) to help her find happiness. This tear-jerking romantic comedy-drama is the story of their journey together: how they discover themselves, find the courage to love and to celebrate life.

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Actor Award	Shahrukh Khan
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Actress Award	Preity Zinta
Filmfare Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Director Award	Nikhil Advani
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Lyricist Award	Javed Akhtar
Filmfare Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Music Director Award	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Filmfare Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor Award	Shahrukh Khan
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Supporting Actor Award	Saif Ali Khan
Filmfare Awards	2004	Won	Best Supporting Actress Award	Jaya Bachchan
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Actress	Preity Zinta
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Lyricist	Javed Akhtar
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Male Playback	Sonu Nigam
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Movie
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Music Director	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Supporting Actor	Saif Ali Khan
IIFA Awards	2004	Won	Best Supporting Actress	Jaya Bachchan

Extras:
Scene Access
Trailers
Music Videos

Even more of a tearjerker than Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. I enjoyed this movie. Shah Rukh Khan was good again, and Preity Zinta was a joy. The next Bollywood movie I will watch will again have those two in the starring role.
This movie is about a guy, who falls in love with Preity Zinta. After overcoming her dislike of him, she also falls in love with him. The problem is, that he has not long left to live, so he tells her that he is married and plays matchmaker between her and a good friend of hers.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 9th, 2009)

Blast from the Past, a review by Tom

Title: Blast from the Past
Year: 1999
Director: Hugh Wilson
Rating: PG-13
Length: 112 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 3
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Brendan Fraser
Alicia Silverstone
Christopher Walken
Sissy Spacek
Dave Foley

Plot:
Meet Adam Webber (Brendan Fraser, The Mummy, George of the Jungle), born and raised in a bomb shelter with his mad scientist father (Christopher Walken, Pulp Fiction) and his sherry swilling mother (Sissy Spacek, JFK). Adam's simple childhood has been filled with Perry Como records, The Honeymooners re-runs and good old-fashioned family values. Now, 35 years later, Adam is about to emerge into a bewildering modern world in search of supplies and a simple girl from Pasadena. Instead, Adam meets Eve (Alicia Silverstone, Clueless) a modern LA woman, jaded about life and burned by love. The result is "an engaging romantic comedy that's charming, funny and hip!"

Awards:

Saturn

1999

Nominated

Best Supporting Actress

Sissy Spacek

Extras:
Closed Captioned
DVD-ROM Content
Interactive Game
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

I know it's a little stretch to include this in my time-travel marathon, but for me this has a little time-travel movie feeling to it. The fallout shelter is the "time-travel" device. And we have people out of their time in a fish-out-of-the-water scenario.
I always loved this movie. I think it is too bad that Alica Silverstone didn't make more romantic comedies.
This was also the movie that I really took notice of Christopher Walken the first time. He is just fun to watch as Adam's dad.

Rating:

(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on May 18th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Joey: Season One (2004/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (United States) Length: 524 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Plot:
Joey Tribbiani leaves New York for a chance at show biz fame in Hollywood - and a reunion with his left-coast sister and nephew. Take off on a new life - and new laughs with Matt LeBlanc, the 2005 People's Choice Award Winner as Favorite Male Television Star, and another great TV comedy ensemble cast! This Deluxe 4-Disc Set of the Complete Season One features all 24 hilarious episodes. For grand, goofy fun, Joey's your guy.


Joey
1.01 Pilot
Writer: Shana Goldberg-Meehan (Writer), Scott Silveri (Writer)
Director: Kevin S. Bright
Cast: Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani), Andrea Anders (Alex Garrett), Paulo Costanzo (Michael Tribbiani), Jennifer Coolidge (Bobbie Morganstern), Drea de Matteo (Gina Tribbiani), Wayne Wilderson (Director #2), Jason Huber (The Taxi Driver), Matthew Mullany (The Director), Lawrence A. Mandley (The Slate Guy), Nancy O'Dell (Herself), Ethan Erickson (Sam), Tommy Perna (The Criminal)

When the series first aired, I was really disappointed by how much it differed from Friends. Only in the second season I thought the series picked up a little. But then it was cancelled.
Watching the pilot episode now I found it better than I remembered it being.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 3rd, 2012)