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The General, a review by addicted2dvd

The General (1927)
Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnny must rescue both his loves.

My Thoughts:
This is only the 2nd silent movie I have ever seen. The first being Nosferatu. And it is the first one I ever saw  that is actually completely silent... the other one had background music playing throughout the entire film... this one was nothing... complete silence as you watch. I definitely liked this movie... was fun to watch... as old as this movie is I still found parts of it funny enough to laugh at. I will however say that the silent era is not my favorite time period for movies. I do have a small collection of them... and I can/do enjoy them... but it is definitely something I need to be in the mood to watch... which for me is something that won't happen all that often... I can probably even safely say this will be the only silent film I watch in this particular marathon... as the mood hit and has been satisfied.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Classics on August 19th, 2007)

Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, a review by Tom

Title: Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
Year: 2002
Director: K. S. Adhiyaman
Rating: FSK-0
Length: 175 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Salman Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Madhuri Dixit
Atul Agnihotri
Suman Ranganathan

Plot:
Gopal, the rich businessman who got married to Radha. Gopal loves his wife from his childhood. He expects lots of love from his wife that Radha does not understand from the beginning. She always cares about her jobless brother Prashant and talking to her childhood friend Suraj. Suraj is a famous Singer. He is encouraged and supported by Radha from his childhood. Gopal does not like Suraj & Radha's relationship. So a mis-understanding starts between them. Finally Gopal sends Radha back to her home. Suraj comes to know that he is the reason for the separation of Gopal & Radha. Gopal and Radha finally realize their problems & resolve their mis-understanding. Radha goes back to Gopal without any further complexities & they lived together happily. How does Suraj solve the problems between Gopal & Radha? Watch 'Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam' to find out!

Extras:
Featurettes
Music Videos
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

This movie started very weak, mainly because of the direction. But the story got engaging nonetheless. This movie shows how a marriage can break apart because of everyday misunderstandings. Shah Rukh Khan's character slowly gets eaten up by the jealousy over his wife's good relationship to a good friend of hers. He plays it well, though maybe a little too over-the-top.
The movie guest stars Aishwarya Rai, who plays the leading role in the English Bollywood movie "Bride & Prejudice" I have reviewed recently.

As mentioned before, I bought this German release, not knowing that it's from the publisher "Eros International". And sadly again the quality is sub-par. It is inexcusable for a DVD release in late 2008 to be non-anamorphic with badly framed picture. At least there was no "Eros" logo this time around. Also they do not understand, that the cover text shouldn't summarize the complete movie!

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 24th, 2009)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Fear Itself
Terror has a new name: "Fear Itself"! A 13-episode suspence and horror anthology series, "Fear Itself" takes horror to shocking new heights with its mix of mind-bending stories, spine-tingling chills, and top Hollywood talent including acclaimed directors John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV) and Ronnie Yu (Bride of Chucky); actors Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Shiri Appleby (Charlie Wilson's War), Elizabeth Moss ("Mad Men"), Cynthia Watros ("Lost"), Eric Roberts ("Heroes") and John Billingsley ("Star Trek: Enterprise"); and writers Joe Gangemi (Wind Chill, the novel "Inamorata"), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and Dan Knauf ("Carnivale," "Supernatural").

The Sacrifice
Two brothers, Point and Lemon, along with two of their friends, end up stranded at an old fort and slowly discover that the three sisters who reside there are hiding a deadly secret.

My Thoughts:
I am sure it is of no surprise that I enjoyed this episode a lot. Of course I like most shows about vampires. You never really get that good of a look at the creature in this episode... it is always either out of view or the views are so quick that you don't get a good look at him.

My Rating:

NOTE: This episode review taken from my Fear Itself Marathon Thread

(From Pete's Pilots on January 25th, 2010)