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Scream, a review by samuelrichardscott

Scream (1996) R2 United Kingdom

Overview:
Critically acclaimed as the definitive horror thriller of the '90s from master of the genre Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), SCREAM will terrify you beyond belief. The residents of a picturesque small town (including Drew Barrymore, Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell) are being victimised by a sly psycho with a twisted love for scary movies. As this masked predator continues to mimic horror films with real-life acts of terror, it becomes clear that solving this mystery is going to be murder. An instant favourite with audiences for its unique style and edgy humour, this chilling one-of-a-kind thriller will make you laugh until you...SCREAM.

My Opinion:
What can I think of to say about Scream other than the fact that not only did it breathe new life into the slasher genre spawning many pretenders, but it breathed life into the genre in an original way, something hard to do for a genre that is typically unoriginal. Fantastic writing from Kevin Williamson and well directed by Wes Craven, it features plenty of A-list talent including Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and Rose McGowan who manage to put in some great performances. I, for one, am extremely pleased and grateful for what it did for horror whilst at the same time being a parody of the genre whilst remaining fresh. Excellent. 4.5/5

(From Never Ending Movie Marathon (short reviews) on May 25th, 2010)

Tamara Drewe, a review by Tom

Tamara Drewe (2010/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom) Director: Stephen Frears Writing: Posy Simmonds (Original Material By), Moira Buffini (Screenwriter) Length: 111 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Gemma Arterton as Tamara Drewe
Roger Allam as Nicholas Hardiment
Bill Camp as Glen McCreavy
Dominic Cooper as Ben Sergeant
Luke Evans as Andy Cobb

Plot:
Once the ugly duckling of the rural Dorset village of Ewedown, Tamara Drewe returns as a glamorous high flying journalist, ruffling feathers, rekindling old passions and shaking up the sleepy village with hilarious and heart-warming consequenses.

Directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen), starring a host of great British talent including Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Roger Allam and Tamsin Greig and based on Posey Simmond's much loved graphic novel, The Daily Mail calls Tamara Drewe "a treat of a film that will delight and excite".

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

What a boring movie. I just couldn't stay focused on it. I popped it in, after I just couldn't make up my mind what to watch and I crabbed the first thing on my unwatched pile which wasn't a series.
The main problem probably was, that I expected a different kind of movie.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on November 16th, 2011)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Taxi: Season One (1978/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 540 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles:

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Plot:
Buckle up and hang on - you're about to enter a garage filled with laughs in Taxi: The Complete First Season. Here's the premiere season of the popular TV sitcom that zeroes in on a ragtag collection of New York City cab drivers who ply the streets of The Big Apple - while waiting for the day when they will find a better way to make a living. And lording over Alex (Judd Hirsch), Bobby (Jeff Conaway), Elaine (Marilu Henner), Tony (Tony Danza), John (Randall Carver), and Latka (Andy Kaufman) is the one-and-only Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito) - the snide and surly taxi dispatcher who, from the safety of his dispatcher's cage, barks orders, hurls insults and mercilessly bullies the diverse and eccentric characters who drive for him. Enjoy all 22 first season episodes of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series Taxi in this dazzling three-disc collection.


Taxi
Season 1.01 Like Father, Like Daughter
Writer: James L. Brooks (Created By), Stan Daniels (Created By), David Davis (Created By), Ed. Weinberger (Created By), James L. Brooks (Writer), Stan Daniels (Writer), David Davis (Writer), Ed. Weinberger (Writer)
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Judd Hirsch (Alex Reiger), Jeff Conaway (Bobby Wheeler), Danny DeVito (Louie De Palma), Marilu Henner (Elaine Nardo), Tony Danza (Tony Banta), Randall Carver (John Burns), Andy Kaufman (Latka Gravas), Talia Balsam (Cathy Consuelos), Jill Jaress (Airline Attendant)

When I bought this series, I was mainly because my curiosity was peaked by the movie "Man on the Moon" which tells the life story of Andy Kaufman. Though I heard of it before that.
It's a fun series. Especially Danny DeVito is really funny. Andy Kaufman though doesn't really fit here. Always when a scene with him comes up, it feels like the story stops just to give him time to give a performance.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on November 10th, 2012)