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Santa Baby, a review by addicted2dvd

Santa Baby Jenny McCarthy and George Wendt star in this heartwarming comedy about Santa Claus' daughter. When Santa Claus (George Wendt) gets too sick to run the toy shop, his workaholic daughter Mary (Jenny McCarthy) leaves behind her high-powered job in the city and heads north. Will Mary's new ideas and her relentless drive for efficiency save Christmas, or will Christmas need to save her first?

My Thoughts:
Ok... what did I think of this one? Jenny McCarthy... in some scenes I liked her... but yet in others it felt like she could have done better. I was surprised that I liked George Wendt as Santa. Don't get me wrong... I always liked George Wendt... he is always fun to watch... but for some reason he doesn't pop to my mind when I think of Santa. The movie was enough to keep my interest... but not very impressive over all.



(From Addicted2DVD's 25 Days of Christmas Marathon: 2010 on December 13th, 2010)

Lost Souls , a review by addicted2dvd

Lost Souls (2000/United States) New Line Home Video Director: Janusz Kaminski Writing: Pierce Gardner (Original Material By), Betsy Stahl (Original Material By), Pierce Gardner (Screenwriter) Length: 98 min. Rating: Rated R : Scenes of Violence, Terror and Language Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Winona Ryder as Maya Larkin
Ben Chaplin as Peter Kelson
Sarah Wynter as Claire Van Owen
Philip Baker Hall as Father James
John Hurt as Father Lareaux
Elias Koteas as John Townsend

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Production Notes
• DVD-ROM Content
• Closed Captioned

This is a movie I haven't seen since I bought it back in 2003. So I remembered nothing going into this one today. This one co-stars Sarah Wynter who played Kate Warner on 24. While the story has a good premise... I just had a hard time keeping interest in this movie.I found I wasn't caring to much about the characters. The story was a bit slow for my taste. While the story does have it's moments... I can see why this is the first time I pulled this disc out in 8 years.




(From TV Stars in the Movies: On-Going Mega Marathon on July 3rd, 2011)

"Friends" Marathon, a review by Rogmeister

The One With Two PartsYes, it's a "Friends" two-parter!  It's also a crossover with, of all shows, ER!  Joey meets Phoebe's twin sister Ursula and gets involved with her, which upsets Phoebe.  Ross comes to the sudden realization that he's actually going to be a father.  Rachel injures her ankle trying to take down Christmas lights and Rachel takes her to the hospital where they meet up with the ER doctors (played by ER's George Clooney and Noah Wylie).  And Ross rushes his pet monkey Marcel to the hospital after he swallows a Scrabble tile...giving him his first real experience of being a father figure.  This episode actually also crosses over with a second NBC show as Helen Hunt and Leila Kenzle appear in one scene as their "Mad About You" characters.

The One With All The Poker is one of my favorite episodes of the first season...I'm not sure why...maybe because I used to have friends of my own that I used to play poker with.  The girls suck at poker and lose several times so they get coached by Monica's Aunt Iris (Beverly Garland).  It all culminates in a high stakes poker game one night following Rachel's failing to get a job that she desperately wanted.  You could also call this "The One Where Marcel Keeps Playing 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'" as Ross' monkey keeps playing a certain CD...

(From "Friends" Marathon on July 13th, 2009)