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New Blood, a review by KinkyCyborg

Ok folks.... here goes.   




Title:New Blood
Year: 1999
Director: Michael Hurst
Rating: R
Length: 92 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English

Stars:
John Hurt
Nick Moran
Carrie-Anne Moss
Shawn Wayans
Joe Pantoliano

Plot:
After a kidnapping results in an unexpected death, a wannabe gangster with a fatal gunshot wound solicits the help of his estranged father (John Hurt - Contact), and so begins the most terrifying night of their lives.

Extras:
Scene Access
Production Notes


Very good for a straight to dvd flick. John Hurt gives a strong performance and Joe Pantoliano is always great in the psychotic roles. I thought that Carrie-Anne Moss's character would have lent more to the storyline but as it turns out her role was little more than an afterthought.

I'd recommend it!

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on May 25th, 2010)

Batman & Robin, a review by Tom

Batman & Robin (1997/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Warner Home Video (United Kingdom) Director: Joel Schumacher Writing: Bob Kane (Original Characters By), Akiva Goldsman (Writer) Length: 125 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Catalonian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Catalonian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Jeep Swenson as Bane
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze/Dr. Victor Fries
George Clooney as Batman/Bruce Wayne
Chris O'Donnell as Robin/Dick Grayson
Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley

Plot:
Chills And Thrills:Will Gotham City Be Put On Ice? George Clooney Is Batman As The Dark Night Battles His Greatest Threat Yet:Cold-Hearted Mr.Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) And Venomous Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman). Batman Has More Than Gotham City To Protect:The Youthful Eagerness Of Crimefighting Comrades Robin (Chris O'Donnell) And Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) Puts Them Frequently In Harms Way. New Very Special Effects Include A Wild Sky-Surfing Sequence And Freeze's Outrageous Ice-Blasting Arsenal. It's State-Of-The-Art Excitement From Our Batamily To Yours!.

Awards:
Won:

ASCAP Awards (1998)		Top Box Office Films (Elliot Goldenthal)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1998)		Favorite Actress - Sci-Fi (Uma Thurman)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1998)		Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi (Chris O'Donnell)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Supporting Actress (Alicia Silverstone)

Nominated:

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1998)		Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1998)		Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi (Alicia Silverstone)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Director (Joel Schumacher)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Picture
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Remake or Sequel
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Screen Couple (George Clooney & Chris O'Donnell)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Screenplay (Akiva Goldsman)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Song ("The End is The Beginning is The End": Billy Corgan)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Supporting Actor (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Supporting Actor (Chris O'Donnell)
Golden Raspberry Awards (1997)		Worst Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman)
Saturn (1997)		Best Costumes (Ingrid Ferrin, Robert Turturice)
Saturn (1997)		Best Fantasy Film
Saturn (1997)		Best Makeup (Ve Neill, Jeff Dawn)

Extras:

• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Photo Gallery
• Scene Access
• Trailers

I treaded watching it, but I had to finish off my new Batman boxset. If you do not consider this movie part of the previous Batman movies, but as a movie version of the old Batman series from the 60s, you may find some enjoyment in it.
The acting is bad, especially by Uma Thurman. George Clooney is an okay Batman, but all the brooding is gone from Bruce Wayne. This is not a Dark Knight.
The use of Batgirl feels forced in. Nothing against Alicia Silverstone, but she didn't fit here.
There are also some little things which bother me. Like why is the new Batmobile with an open driver's seat, when Batman would have been killed in all the previous movies, if it were for the protected drivers seat? Further proof that it takes the old TV series as a guideline.


Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 5th, 2011)

Charmed: The Complete Series, a review by addicted2dvd

Stars:
Shannon Doherty as Prue
Holly Marie Combs as Piper
Alyssa Milano as Phoebe
Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
T.W. King as Inspector Andy Trudeau
Dorian Gregory as Inspector Darryl Morris
Jennifer Rhodes   as Grams
Drew Fuller    as Chris
Finola Hughes as Patty Halliwell

The Packaging:
I really have a love/hate relationship with this packaging. On one hand I think it is an extremely cool idea to use a replica of the Book of Shadows.  And it came out great! I love the look and feel of it. And it is a perfect size with lots of pages of information you can read... including a complete episode guide for the series.  But on the other hand I am not thrilled with how the actual discs are housed on the pages of the book. I fear with multiple viewings the discs will become scratched.

The Show:
As most of you know already... I love this series. It is one of my all time favorite series. Sure... some seasons are better then others... but on a whole it is one of my all-time favorite shows. Because of this series I became a fan of all the actresses that have played the sisters. The discs included are the same discs released in the individual season sets. This means there is no real extras until the final season of the series. Speaking of the final season. For you fans of the Big Bang Theory out there... Kaley Cuoco (Penny on TBBT) joins the cast as a young witch that the sisters take in and train. If by chance you never seen this series... it is one I highly recommend!

Bonus Disc:
Buying the complete series set is the only way to get this bonus disc. The disc includes...

Unaired Pilot:
This is a 30 minute version of the pilot episode. The main difference is that a different actress plays one of the sisters (Phoebe) and a different actor plays Inspector Andy Trudeau. It is a fun watch... though weird seeing Charmed without Alyssa Milano.

There is also a whole series of Featurettes:
- The Demons of Charmed
- Charmed Effects
- The Men of Charmed
- The Book of Shadows
- The Power of Three
- Directing Charmed
- The Making of a Monster

I haven't watched all the featurettes yet... but what I have watched so far has been interesting.

Over-all Thoughts:
I originally had all 8 of the individual season sets... which I traded off to get the complete series set. And I must say... I really a glad I did. Not only is the complete set very cool... it gave me a reason to re-watch the series again. Over-all I feel the complete series set is more then worth it. I just wish the discs themselves were housed differently.





(From Charmed: The Complete Series on March 21st, 2014)