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Valentine's Day , a review by Tom

Valentine's Day (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (United Kingdom) Director: Garry Marshall Writing: Katherine Fugate (Story By), Abby Kohn (Story By), Marc Silverstein (Story By), Katherine Fugate (Screenwriter) Length: 125 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Chinese, Commentary, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Jessica Alba as Morley Clarkson
Kathy Bates as Susan
Jessica Biel as Kara Monahan
Bradley Cooper as Holden
Eric Dane as Sean Jackson

Plot:
An all-star cast sparkles in this hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy from the director of Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries. Stories crisscross, collide and boomerang in this look at a day in the life of love. There's a proposal. Flowers that didn't get sent. A big fat secret that's finally told. The "I'll show up and surprise him" that ended up surprising her. Fights, kisses, wrong turns, right moves and more. Whether new to love or through with love, you'll fall in love with this funny-side-up celebration of romance.

Awards:
Won:

Golden Raspberry Awards (2010)		Worst Actor (Ashton Kutcher)
Golden Raspberry Awards (2010)		Worst Supporting Actress (Jessica Alba)
Teen Choice Awards (2010)		Choice Movie Breakout Female (Taylor Swift)

Nominated:

Golden Raspberry Awards (2010)		Worst Actor (Taylor Lautner)
Golden Raspberry Awards (2010)		Worst Supporting Actor (George Lopez)
MTV Movie Awards (2010)		Best Kiss (Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner)
Teen Choice Awards (2010)		Choice Movie Chemistry (Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift)
Teen Choice Awards (2010)		Choice Movie Hissy Fit (Jessica Beil)
Teen Choice Awards (2010)		Choice Movie Liplock (Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner)

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Digital Copy
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Outtakes
• Scene Access

Despite negative reviews I picked this up when I saw it really cheap. Mainly because of its cast and that I generally like "Love Actually" kind of movies.
Among the stars are Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts and Jessica Biel.
Though this movie is nothing special, I enjoyed it. Not necessarily a must-see, but if you want to complete your collection of one of your favorite actresses, you could do worse.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 26th, 2011)

True Grit, a review by Dragonfire

True Grit

My Thoughts

After seeing and enjoying the new version of True Grit, I ended up watching this version.  I actually watched it right after I got home from seeing the 2010 version.  So of course that one was still very fresh in my mind when I watched this one.  The differences stood out to me clearly.  I did like this version too, though I think I like the 2010 version a little more. 

The plot is the same.  There were less surprises for me since I watched it after the newer version, but the movie was still very entertaining.  The plot works well.  The characters are still very entertaining and interesting, though I definitely like Mattie in the 2010 version more.  I think I like Jeff Bridges as Rooster slightly more...not that John Wayne was bad in the part..I just think I liked Bridges a little more. 

Even though both movies have the same plot, somehow this one seems a bit more light hearted.  This version isn't as bleak at times.  While I still like this version, I think the bleaker look and feel of the 2010 version works for the story a little better.   

Overall I really like this movie too, though like I said, I think I like the 2010 slightly better.



I did get a review posted on Epinions.

True Grit (1969)


(From True Grit (1969) on January 19th, 2011)

"Due South" marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

The Promise
I guess I have to be a different on this one. I rather enjoyed it. Sure there wasn't much comedy... if any at all in this episode. But I liked the storyline about the two kids. At this point I am undecided on how I feel about Fraser's new boss. It could be good if done right... but as of yet I have just found her a tad on the boring side. I also didn't care much for the idea of the wolf acting sick for sympathy.

My Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on August 23rd, 2009)