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The Number 23, a review by RossRoy

Original Title: The Number 23 Year: 2007 Country: United States Director: Joel Schumacher Rating: 14 Length: 101 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital Stereo Subtitles:

What they say
Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen star in the year's most "mind-bending" (Pete Hammond, 'Maxim') psychological thriller directed by Joel Schumacher.

The nightmare begins when Walter (Carrey), a mild-mannered dogcatcher, begins reading a tattered, used book called 'The Number 23'. Obsessed by the countless similarities between the degenerate main character and himself, Walter plunges headlong into the same dark, seductive world. When the book's main character commits an unspeakable act, Walter is terrified that he's destined to follow the same twisted path.

My Thoughts
I quite enjoyed that one. I think it is a nice little thriller. And as with many other thrillers, there's the obligatory twist at the ending, which I sort of saw coming, and yet I was still surprised by it. I also felt the urge to watch it again to try and catch the little clues that are scattered throughout the movie. I think it deserves a watch, it may not win any awards, but it's good. I loved Jim Carey in the leading role. I find I like him much more in his dramatic work than his comedy, i.e. Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and now The Number 23. Virginia Madsen is just as beautiful as ever.



(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on April 13th, 2008)

Dirty Dancing, a review by addicted2dvd

Dirty Dancing: Twentieth Anniversary (1987/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Lions Gate Entertainment Director: Emile Ardolino Writing: Eleanor Bergstein (Writer) Length: 100 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS ES: 5.1 (Matrixed 6.1), English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Jennifer Grey as Baby Houseman
Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle
Jerry Orbach as Jake Houseman
Cynthia Rhodes as Penny Johnson
Jack Weston as Max Kellerman
Jane Brucker as Lisa Houseman

Plot:
The summer of 1963 innocent 17-year-old Baby (Grey) vacations with her parents at a Catskill's resort. One evening she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music. There she meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. Baby soon becomes Johnny's pupil in dance and love.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Multi-angle
• Music Videos
• Interviews
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Closed Captioned
• Trivia Track

This one I have seen bits and pieces of before... as it was one of my late wife's favorites. So watching it today was a little bitter-sweet for  me. But this is the first time I seen it in from beginning to end. This is probably my least favorite of what I watched this weekend so far. Not that it is a bad story... just not quite as good as the previous ones I have watched. I have to admit.. after watching this film I have a new found respect for Jennifer Grey. Not only was she good in the part... but she looked good doing it. And she is someone I never found particularly attractive before. As you can see above... this edition of the film has a rather good selection of extras.




(From The OMG What Was I Thinking Weekend Movie Marathon on November 11th, 2012)

[Rerun Marathon] Police Squad!, a review by Tom

6/10

Definitely better than the previous one.
I do not know, if I should find the Japanese garden funny or offensive 

"Ed and I drove around for hours for no particular reason. We came up empty."

(From [Rerun Marathon] Police Squad! on October 28th, 2007)