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The Blob, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Blob
Movie Count: 82
TV Ep Count: 29
Time Started: 1pm
Plot:
THE BLOB has returned in this horrific tale about a vile, malignant life-form that crashes to earth in a cozy, rural American town called Arborville. Untroubled by conscience or intellect, the Blob does only one thing - and it does it well. It eats anything and everything that moves: men, women, children. And tonight it wants to swallow Arborville whole. The original version of THE BLOB thrilled and terrified audiences back in the 1950s. Now the oozing, gooey killer is back with a whole new high-tech look. What was once only suggested now comes to life in this visually gut-wrenching thriller in the tradition of such classic remakes as 'The Thing' and 'The Fly'.

My Thoughts:
I know this is a remake of an old B&W Horror movie... to my memory I never seen the original... but going by this movie I would like to.  This movie could definitely be better.... but I enjoyed it quite a bit.  The effects are hit and miss... some of them are rather cool... even to the point of gross. Others are very cheesy and cheap looking. The only extra on the DVD is the trailer.

(From Month-Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 30th, 2007)

Fingersmith, a review by Tom

Title: Fingersmith
Year: 2005
Director: Aisling Walsh
Rating: 15
Length: 181 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:

Stars:
Sally Hawkins
Elaine Cassidy
Rupert Evans
David Troughton

Plot:
In the dark and twisting alleyways of Dickensian London the stories of two very different young women collide with terrifying consequences...

Twenty year old petty thief, Sue Trinder, is part of an elaborate scam to defraud a wealthy heiress, Maud Lilley, of her inheritance. Encouraged by Mrs Sucksby who has looked after her since she was orphaned, Sue assists conman Richard Rivers in his bid to elope with Maud before having her committed to a madhouse and claiming her fortune for himself.

But Sue's plans are turned upside down when she falls in love with Maud... and the tale twists further as the two young women are separated just as they begin to realise the strength of their passion for each other...

Extras:
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access

The first 90 minutes is building up a nice romance. I must admit, that the I was caught off guard by the twist which happened then. It made it all the more interesting to watch the second half.

Rating:

(From Lesbian Movie Marathon on April 10th, 2009)

Grey's Anatomy Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

11. Owner of a Lonely Heart


My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. It continues where the last episode leaves off with the quintuplets. Izzie really learns a hard and painful lesson concerning the baby she was caring for. Then there was the female prisoner that decides to get a break from prison by swallowing four (taped) razor blades. The things people get in their heads to do sometimes is unbelievable.

My Rating:

12. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Cristina and Burke squabble over a young boy's heart transplant, as the interns pitch in to help Alex pass his upcoming exam and Meredith reminds Izzie about the spirit of the season.

My Thoughts:
A good Christmas episode. I like how they made it Cristina that gave the boy the will to live... what with her being so anti-holidays. I also liked the idea of how the doctors have to be careful of what is said while a patient is asleep and they are doing surgery (in this case brain surgery) because you do not know what will find it's way to the subconscious and effect a person in a personal way.

My Rating:

13. Begin the Begin
A new patient named Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helps Izzie get over Alex, as George finds his hands full treating a teenage hermaphrodite.

My Thoughts:
Denny is introduced in this episode. I always liked Denny. And I realized today I actually know him from another series... as he played the father of the Winchester Brothers on Supernatural. I also liked how the whole teenage hermaphrodite was handled. Probably not good as a doctor... but I would have been just like George in that situation.

My Rating:

14. Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
George has difficulty discharging an older patient who refuses to leave Seattle Grace and Alex finally learns the results of his exams. Meredith and Cristina vent to each other about the state of their relationships.

My Thoughts:
This is a very standard episode. The cases were kinda bland... the personal life stuff was a little on the boring side. Most of the stuff in this episode I really didn't care to much about. Though there were a couple saving grace scenes that pushed this episode to a rating of .

My Rating:

15. Break on Through
The doctors must fend for themselves as the nurses' union goes on strike; while treating a young patient, Meredith makes a mistake that the patient's friends catch and Izzie treats a young pregnant girl.

My Thoughts:
A good episode. I liked the storyline of the strike. Though I think they ended it a little too soon. We hear about it at the end of the episode before this one. And it is over by the end of this episode. I would have probably had it not end till maybe the next episode... as I think they probably could have done a little more with it. We also get to learn a little bit more about Izzie. Dr. Bailey is now out on maternity leave... so the interns gets a replacement teacher. When I saw her she immediately looked familiar to me... but I just couldn't place it. After the episode I checked DVDP to see what else I had with her in it... and no wonder she looked familiar. She was in a few episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Helfrak.

My Rating:

(From Grey's Anatomy Marathon on September 8th, 2009)