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The Fantastic Four , a review by Tom

The Fantastic Four (2005/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Constantin Film, Highlight Communications (Germany) Director: Tim Story Writing: Mark Frost (Writer), Michael France (Writer), Stan Lee (Original Material By), Jack Kirby (Original Material By) Length: 101 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: DTS 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: German

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Stars:
Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards
Jessica Alba as Sue Storm
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm
Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm
Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom

Plot:Extras:

• 6-seitiges Booklet
• Bonus Trailers
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Production Notes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

When I first saw it, I didn't expect to really like it, because of what I knew about Fantastic Four I thought it was a too ridiculous premise for a live-action superhero movie. But I was pleasantly surprised. I think it's better than most reviews make it out to be. I like all the performance of the characters, except for Mr. Fantastic himself. I never really liked him. I think he is the weak link in this movie.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on August 8th, 2011)

The Dark Knight Rises, a review by Tom

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (Germany) Director: Christopher Nolan Writing: Jonathan Nolan (Screenwriter), Christopher Nolan (Screenwriter), Christopher Nolan (Story By), David S. Goyer (Story By), Bob Kane (Original Characters By) Length: 165 min. Video: Widescreen Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Other, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Icelandic, Thai

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Stars:
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne
Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon
Tom Hardy as Bane
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Blake
Anne Hathaway as Selina

Plot:
Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Commentary
• Trailers
• Photo Gallery
• Featurettes
• Digital Copy

For me this movie is a bit of a let down. Too many stupid plot contrivances. Like why is Gordon sending all police officers down to the sewers? Doesn't he even consider in the slightest that it could be a trap?
Also it feels a lot like rehashing Batman Begins, having Bruce again locked up in a prison where he has to escape from. When I first saw it, I saw it coming very early on, who the main bad guy will turn out to be.
This movie could have been easily told in a shorter runtime. Anne Hathaway as Catwoman is great though. And I liked the ending, even though I guessed it coming.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 23rd, 2012)

The 2013 Pilot Review, a review by DJ Doena

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine @ IMDb
Brooklyn Nine-Nine @ Wikipedia

Synopsis: Sitcom without a laugh track revolving around a laid-back NYPD cop played by Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live).

My Opinion: The show seemed to be promising at first but after two episodes the appeal is mostly gone already.

(From The 2013 Pilot Review on October 8th, 2013)