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Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, a review by dfmorgan

Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs

Year: 2009
Director: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Cast: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T
OverviewWatched: 7th Feb 2010
My Thoughts: A nice animation based on a childrens book but not having read the book, or even previously heard of it, I can't say how close or different this film is to the book. It revolves around an inventor, who never quite gets thing right, and his attempt to solve his town's problems after the local sardine factory closes down.

My Rating: Overall an enjoyable 90mins so 3

Dave


(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on February 13th, 2010)

The Preacher's Wife, a review by Rich

8/12

preacher's wife



In this updating of 1947's "The Bishop's Wife," a Baptist preacher unknowingly pays too much attention to his congregation, and not enough to his dedicated wife and son. Enter Dudley, a flirtatious, sharp-dressed angel, to help the couple build a new church and, not incidentally, reignite their marriage. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score.

A total blind buy but bought for the cast list, it was surprisingly good and a perfect uplifting xmas story. My preconception was that it would be about an illicit affair, and it was headed that way at the beginning, but with a very well-written and thoughtful twist everything turns out fine.
Brilliantly produced parody on all things spiritual and with a genuinely meaningful moral undercurrent, it is definately a keeper. 




(From 25 Days of Christmas on December 9th, 2008)

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

6.16 Hell's Bells
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Rebecca Rand Kirshner (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Casey Sander (Mr. Tony Harris), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Andy Umberger (D'Hoffryn), Lee Garlington (Jessica Harris), Jan Hoag (Cousin Carol), George D. Wallace (Old Xander Harris), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Steven Gilborn (Uncle Rory), Susannah L. Brown (Caterer Girl), Chris Emerson (Josh Age 21), Mel Fair (Tentacle Demon), Julian Franco (Young Bartender), Joey Hiott (Josh Age 10), Rebecca Jackson (Tarantula), Nick Kokich (Demon Teen), James C. Leary (Clem), Abigail Mavity (Sara Age , Daniel McFeeley (Warty Demon), Robert Noble (Night Manager), Megan Vint (Karen), Ashleigh Ann Wood (Sara Age 18)

The episode itself is not bad, but I really do not like the fact, that they have broken up Xander and Anya in such a stupid way.

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6.17 Normal Again
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Diego Gutierrez (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Danny Strong (Jonathan Levinson), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Dean Butler (Hank Summers), Michael Warren (Doctor), Kirsten Nelson (Lorraine Ross), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Rodney Charles (Orderly), April Dion (Kissing Girl), Sarah Scivier (Nurse)

A great episode playing with an alternate reality. Fun that they left it open in the end, that the other reality may be the real one.

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6.18 Entropy
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Drew Z. Greenberg (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: James A. Contner
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Danny Strong (Jonathan Levinson), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Kali Rocha (Halfrek), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Edie Caggiano (Mother)

Another average episode.

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6.19 Seeing Red
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Steven S. DeKnight (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: Michael Gershman
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Danny Strong (Jonathan Levinson), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Amy Hathaway (Christine, Girl in Bar with Anya), Nichole Hiltz (Diana, Frank's Girlfriend), Garrett Brawith (Frank), Tim Hager (Administrator), Christopher James (Guard #2), James C. Leary (Clem), Stefan Marks (Guard #1), Kate Orsini (Girl at Bronze)

A fun episode with a great finale which brings the stone rolling for this season's showdown.

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(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on December 19th, 2010)