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Fantastic Four (1994), a review by addicted2dvd

Fantastic Four (1994/United States) Director: Oley Sassone Writing: Craig J. Nevius (Screenwriter), Kevin Rock (Screenwriter), Stan Lee (1922) (Original Characters By), Jack Kirby (Original Characters By) Length: 90 min. Rating: NR Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: None

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Stars:
Alex Hyde-White as Dr. Reed Richards
Jay Underwood as Johnny Storm
Rebecca Staab as Susan Storm
Michael Bailey Smith as Ben Grimm
Ian Trigger as Jeweler
Joseph Culp as Doctor Doom

Plot:
When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are forever changed by cosmic rays: Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his body and takes the name Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields becoming The Invisible Girl. Her little brother, Johnny Storm, becomes The Human Torch with the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame. The pilot Ben Grimm is turned into the super-strong, super-tough Thing. Together they become a team of super-heroes and use their unique powers to foil the evil plans of villains.

Extras:

• Scene Access

This is a movie a friend of mine gave me. I believe this is a rather rare... previously unreleased... movie from the '90s. I have heard about this movie for years. The huge majority of what I heard wasn't very good. But of course I always wanted to see for myself. I admit... it leaves quite a bit to be desired. But I did enjoy it for what it is... a fun rarity in film. I don't know how it was in the comics and such... but in this movie it didn't seem Dr. Doom had any kind of special powers. I do know that in the 2005 movie he does...but which is true to the comics... I am not sure. The effects and such shows the low budget of this film... but most of it don't look to bad. I was surprised to see a very young Mercedes McNab (Harmony on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel series) plays the younger version of Sue Storm. Which I would have had no idea of if I didn't spot her name in the credits. But as I said... over all it is a fun film... but definitely nothing to get excited about. And I like having it in my collection for the rarity if nothing else.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on March 17th, 2012)

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, a review by addicted2dvd

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Walt Disney Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Eric Bross Writing: Ann Knapp [Ann Austen] (Screenwriter), Douglas Sloan (Screenwriter), Max Enscoe (Screenwriter), Annie DeYoung (Screenwriter), Ann Knapp (Story By), Douglas Sloan (Story By) Length: 92 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Brandon Baker as Johnny Kapahala
Jake T. Austin as Chris
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Grandpa
Robyn Lively as Carla
Mary Page Keller as Melanie

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Closed Captioned

The sequel to Johnny Tsunami. This one starts out a bit on the slow side... so the first quarter of the film I wasn't sure how much I was going to enjoy it. But as the story went on and more of the extreme sports was shown the more I got into it. Turned out it had a very good story and a lot of fun to watch. Found myself wishing I could try some of the things in this film... but I know full well at my age my body just couldn't take it... I would end up killing myself.



(From August Movie Marathon: Disney Channel Original Movies on August 13th, 2016)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

15. The Prodigal (2000-02-22)
Writer: Tim Minear (Writer)
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Cast: David Boreanaz (Angel), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndam-Pryce), Elisabeth Rohm (Kate Lockley), Julie Benz (Darla), John Mahon (Trevor Lockley), J. Kenneth Campbell (Angel's Father), Henri Lubatti (Suit #1), Frank Potter (Uniformed Delivery), Eliza Szonert (Chamber Maid), Bob Fimiani (Grounds Keeper), Christina Hendricks (Bar Maid), John Maynarnd (Uniformed Worker), Glenda Morgan Brown (Angel's Mother), Mark Ginther (Head Demon Guy), John Patrick Clerkin (Black Robed Priest), Michael Vendrell (Suit #2)

The story in this episode is average, but we got a few nice flashbacks to Angel's past and what happened to his family.

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on May 22nd, 2009)