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Four Brothers, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The four brothers Bobby, Angel, Jermeiah and Jack return home after their mother had been killed in a store robbery. The four aren't genetically brothers but they've been raised by Evelyn who was a warm soul of the city and who cared for all children. But something doesn't add up. This was no ordinary robbery but an execution. And now the four brothers want to bury Evelyn's killer.

My Opinion: When I first watched this in the theatre I had no real idea what to expect and I thought it to be a very good movie. Mark Wahlberg played a very good Bobby which was the reason for me to watch Shooter, too. I also liked the occasional insertion of Evelyn, as if she was still there - and in the minds of her boys she still is! One could brush this aside as simple action flick, but for me it's a bit more and I have to be in the mood to watch this.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on January 4th, 2009)

King Solomon's Mines, a review by GSyren

Title	King Solomon's Mines (7-319980-070334)
Director	Steve Boyum
Actors	Patrick Swayze, Alison Doody, Roy Marsden, John Standing, Gavin Hood
Produced	2004 in United States
Runtime	167 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles	Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Overview	TV drama re-telling of the classic treasure-hunting tale starring Dirty Dancer Patrick Swayze. Renowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain (Swayze) has given up the life of an adventurer, vowing to leave the natural beauty of Africa to its own people and its destruction to others. His acceptance, however, of a handsome offer from beautiful Elizabeth Maitland (Alison Doody) holds the promise of an expedition of another sort - to find the desperate woman's missing father who disappeared in Africa while searching for the legendary King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain knows the legend of King Solomon well. He also knows that no living soul who dared to seek out the world's greatest treasure has ever returned alive. But for Quatermain and his band of hardy adventurers no challenge is too great or too dangerous.
My thoughts	Now here is a $1.50 purchase that was money well spent. A bit long for my taste, but still it never got boring. Patrick Swayze is quite good as Allan Quatermain, but he looks terribly concerned all through the film. Alison Doody is fine. Roy Marsden is good too, once I managed to not think of him as Commander Adam Dalgliesh. I'm not sure how close this is to H. Rider Haggard's novel, but I have a feeling that it's not all that close. It's a good enough story, though. Shot in South Africa, the locations look great. I'm not always too keen on Hallmark productions, but this one was quite good.
My rating

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on December 27th, 2013)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Mr. Show: Seasons One and Two (1996/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia (United States) Length: 288 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles: English

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Plot:
Now all the ten episodes of the first and second seasons have been brought together for the first time, exclusively on DVD. Watch Bob and David push the envelope until you want to scream, "Leave that poor envelope alone!".

Mr. Show
1.01 The Cry of a Hungry Baby

This first episode had me hooked on the series when I have first seen it. It's a good comedy show.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 10th, 2012)