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Transformers, a review by Tom

Transformers (2007/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Michael Bay Writing: Roberto Orci (Screenwriter), Alex Kurtzman (Screenwriter), John Rogers (Story By), Roberto Orci (Story By), Alex Kurtzman (Story By) Length: 138 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Turkish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Turkish

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Stars:
Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel as Captain Lennox
Tyrese Gibson as USAF Tech Sergeant Epps
Rachael Taylor as Maggie Madsen

Plot:Awards:
Won:

BMI Film & TV Music Awards (2008)		BMI Film Music Award (Steve Jablonsky)
MTV Movie Awards (2008)		Best Movie
MTV Movie Awards (2007)		Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet
Saturn (2007)		Best Special Effects (Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier)
Scream Awards (2007)		Jump form your seat Scene of the Year ("Megatron vs. Optimus Prime"
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie: Breakout Male (Shia LaBeouf)
Visual Effects Society Awards (2008)		Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Shawn Kelly, Michael Jamieson (For the desert highway sequence))
Visual Effects Society Awards (2008)		Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture (Pat Tubach, Beth D'Amato, Todd Vaziri, Michael Conte)
Visual Effects Society Awards (2008)		Outstanding Models or Miniatures in a Motion Picture (Dave Fogler, Ron Woodall, Alex Jaeger, Brian Gernand)
Visual Effects Society Awards (2008)		Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture (Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Russell Earl, Scott Benza)

Nominated:

Academy Award (2007)		Best Sound Editing (Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins)
Academy Award (2007)		Best Sound Mixing (Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Peter J. Devlin)
Academy Award (2007)		Best Visual Effects (Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier)
Cinema Audio Society Awards (2008)		Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures (Peter J. Devlin, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell)
Empire Magazine Awards (2008)		Best Newcomer (Shia LaBeouf)
Empire Magazine Awards (2008)		Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Golden Raspberry Awards (2007)		Worst Supporting Actor (Jon Voight)
MTV Movie Awards (2008)		Best Male Performance (Shia LeBeouf)
MTV Movie Awards (2008)		Breakthrough Performance (Megan Fox)
National Movie Awards (2007)		Best Action/Adventure Film
Satellite Awards (2007)		Best Visual Effects (Scott Farrar)
Saturn (2007)		Best Science Fiction Film
Scream Awards (2007)		Breakout Performance (Megan Fox)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie - Action Adventure
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure (Shia LeBeouf)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure (Megan Fox)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie Breakout - Female (Megan Fox)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie Chemistry (Shia LeBeouf, and Bumblebee)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie Liplock (Megan Fox, Shia LeBeouf)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie Rumble (Josh Duhamel, vs. Blackout)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Movie Villain (Megatron)
Teen Choice Awards (2007)		Choice Summer Movie: Drama/Action-Adventure

Extras:

• Commentary
• Scene Access

I grew up with the Transformers toys (Generation 1). But I never really followed the animated series. I only saw it a couple of times. I preferred the He-Man and M.A.S.K. cartoons.
I think this movie is great as a mindless action flick. There are some jokes which are cringeworthy, but overall the movie is fun. Of course it has some stupid plot which pulled me out of the movie a little. E.g. the stupid hacker who after a few seconds after putting in the alien signal has it decrypted (and even has the message in English). Or that it seems that the government is just telling anyone who is willing to listen about their top-secret encounter with aliens.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 31st, 2011)

Dead Hooker in a Trunk, a review by goodguy

Dead Hooker in a Trunk (CA 2009)IMDb Director:  Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska Writer: Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska Cast: Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Rikki Gagne, CJ Wallis DVD: Bounty Films (UK 2011) My rating:

(From goodguy's Watch Log on June 6th, 2011)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

19. Belonging
Original Air Date: 5/1/2001
Angel and his crew must find a way to kill a bloodthirsty demon who has arrived in town from another dimension through a mysterious, magical portal in the karaoke bar.

Guest Stars:
Amy Acker
Jarrod Crawford
Darris Love
Brody Hutzler

My Thoughts:
This is the very first appearance of Amy Acker as Winfred "Fred" Burkle. Even if it was just for a quick moment in one of Cordelia's visions. This is also the first of a 4 episode storyline for the end of the second season. It is a good episode... I enjoyed it quite a bit.  

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 9th, 2010)