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Amityville II : The Possession, a review by KinkyCyborg

Amityville II : The Possession



Title:Amityville II: The Possession
Year: 1982
Director: Damiano Damiani
Rating: R
Length: 105 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
James Olson
Burt Young
Rutanya Alda
Jack Magner
Andrew Prine

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned


First of many prequels, sequels and remakes that would follow the '79 original. This doesn't stray too far from the possession/exorcism formula that was bench marked with The Exorcist. This just rehashes the true events of the DeFeo murders, combined with a possession of the eldest son who then mimics those murders with his own family. Of course the friendly neighborhood priest feels obligated to exorcise the demon out of the young man.

So all in all there was nothing too terribly original here but there were a few scenes that were genuinely creepy. The table cloth flying off the dining room table to land covering the crucifix was neatly done and likely a highlight for the film makers of this early 80's production. The make-up of the possessed teenager was also nicely done.

Was surprised to see Burt Young in this as horror movies are rare for him although I wasn't surprised to see him playing an abusive husband and father. Was he really ever meant to play any other role?

More than adequate for a horror fix, just don't expect to have your socks knocked off.

KC

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(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2011 on March 29th, 2011)

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, a review by Tom

Title: Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Year: 2000
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Rating: 15
Length: 171 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85
Audio: Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Hrithik Roshan
Amisha Patel
Anupam Kher
Dalip Tahil
Mohnish Behl

Plot:
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai is a tender-hearted love story about an upright young man who brings cheer, music & warmth into the life of a sweet-natured girl. Separated by circumstances beyond their control, the girl is in a state of shock and travels across the seven seas in a bid to erase her dream-like memories. Far away from home she encounters a young man who has the same face that she had given her heart and soul to. Can he succeed in erasing the traumatic memories that continue to assail her? Can they make a fresh beginning?

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Actor Award	Hrithik Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Choreography Award	Farah Khan
Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Director Award	Rakesh Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Male Debut Award	Hrithik Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Male Playback Award	Lucky Ali
Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Music Director Award	Rajesh Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2001	Won	Best Screenplay Award	Honey Irani
IIFA Awards	2001	Won	Best Actor	Hrithik Roshan
IIFA Awards	2001	Won	Best Director	Rakesh Roshan
IIFA Awards	2001	Won	Best Female Playback	Alka Yagnik
IIFA Awards	2001	Won	Best Male Playback	Lucky Ali
IIFA Awards	2001	Won	Best Movie
IIFA Awards	2001	Won	Best Music Director	Rajesh Roshan

Extras:
Music Videos
Scene Access

This is the movie which made Hrithik a star. I was really disappointed with the first half of the movie. It got a little better with the second half, but it was still rather uneven.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 18th, 2009)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

VOY 4.23 Living Witness
Writer: Bryan Fuller (Screenwriter), Brannon Braga (Screenwriter), Joe Menosky (Screenwriter), Brannon Braga (Original Material By)
Director: Tim Russ
Cast: Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway), Robert Beltran (Chakotay), Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres), Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris), Ethan Phillips (Neelix), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Tim Russ (Tuvok), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Garrett Wang (Harry Kim), Henry Woronicz (Quarren), Rod Arrants (Vaskan Ambassador Daleth), Craig Richard Nelson (Vaskan Arbiter), Marie Chambers (Kyrian Arbiter), Brian Fitzpatrick (Tedran), Morgan H. Margolis (Vaskan Rioter), Mary Anne McGarry (Tabris), Timothy Davis-Reed (Kyrian Spectator)

This episode is set 700 years in the future of a planet Voyager had contact with. Their history doesn't portray Voyager in a favorible light until the doctor gets the chance to set the record straight.
I always liked how this episode plays with the characters similar to the "Mirror" universe episodes of DS9 and TOS. And it shows how the historical facts can be miconstrued when relying on few data. This leads to have the Voyager crew portrayed in total different light (except maybe for Mr. Paris ) by the future society of this planet.
I always enjoyed this episode, even though it is based on a big plot hole: In the entire course of the series, it is always pointed out, that the program of the doctor is so complex, that it cannot be copied. If his program is lost, so is the doctor. But here we suddenly have a backup of the doctor, somehow left back at this planet. And added to that, the backup seems to have been synchronised rather recent before the backup has been lost.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on September 19th, 2009)