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Slow Burn, a review by KinkyCyborg

Title:Slow Burn
Year: 2005
Director: Wayne Beach
Rating: R
Length: 93 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Ray Liotta
LL Cool J [James Todd Smith]
Mekhi Phifer
Jolene Blalock
Guy Torry

Plot:
Ray Liotta stars as Ford Cole, a big-city district attorney with his eye on the mayor's office and a big problem on his hands. One of his deputies has just confessed to killing a man in what she claims was self-defense. A bad situation gets worse when an enigmatic stranger named Luther Pinks (LL Cool J) turns up at the police station to contradict her story. With his career and perhaps his life on the line, Ford has a mere handful of hours to sort the truth from the lies.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Closed Captioned
Trivia Track


More twists and turns than a game of snakes and ladders, but in this case it does little to add to the suspense... just leaves the person watching rather bewildered. Watching LL Cool J trying to play cool is laughable.  Not great, but worth a watch if not just to see Jolene Blalock who is one gorgeous looking woman!   

KC

Rating:



(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on June 1st, 2010)

Masters of the Universe, a review by DJ Doena

January, 11th


Dolph Lundgren    ...    He-Man
Frank Langella   ...    Skeletor
Meg Foster   ...    Evil-Lyn
Billy Barty   ...    Gwildor
Courteney Cox   ...    Julie Winston
Robert Duncan McNeill   ...    Kevin Corrigan
Jon Cypher   ...    Duncan (Man-at-Arms)
Chelsea Field   ...    Teela
James Tolkan   ...    Detective Lubic

Synopsis: Whoever becomes lord over Castle Grayskull on Eternia becomes the Master of the Universe and Skeletor plans exactly this. He uses a cosmic key to open a portal directly into the castle and he can assume control. He-Man and his friends have to retreat, they use the key to get out and they land on Earth. But neither Skeletor nor He-Man is giving up. And suddenly the highschool students Julie and Kevin are in the middle of an epic fight between good and evil.

My Opinion: This is a guilty pleasure of mine. I love this movie even though it's totally cheesy and Dolph Lundgren can't act at all. But it doesn't matter. It's still a great fun to watch.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on January 11th, 2009)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: While Jack is still with the Tok'ra , Sam gets an mysterious call from a scientist. This scientist is somehow connected to Adrian Conrad and Sam, Teal'c and Jonas drive to a small town to find out what is going on.

My Opinion: Nice The X Files episode. I especially liked the part where Sam pretended to be a Goa'uld ans slapped Jonas in the face.

Synopsis: Jack and his symbiote have tried to free the Lo'tar (the highest rank among human slaves, in this case a woman) of Ba'al but they only partly succeed. Shortly before both get captured the symbiote leaves Jack and Jack gets captured. Then he is tortured by Ba'al who wants to find out what they were doing there. Jack's only support is Daniel who cannot be corporeal (due to his ascension) but can be seen and talked to.

My Opinion: I have no clue what the purpose of this episode was. Ba'al tortures Jack and Daniel tries to pull him through it by talking to him. But the conversations weren't interesting.

Synopsis: The Kelownans (Jonas's people) come to Earth and ask for help. The other two states on this planet are negiotiating a non-aggression pact and the Kelownans are afraid that they will be attacked afterwards. But Jonas's old professor is a member of a secret organisation that tries to create an enduring peace on the planet.

My Opinion: While I liked to see Dean Stockwell (Al in Quantum Leap) again, this episode was also not that interesting.

Synopsis: Three scientists, Felger, Coombs and Meyers are researching a ring transporter on a planet when they are ordered back through the Stargate by SG-1. SG-1 is attacked by an Al'kesh and gets captured. Felger decides to follow them with Coombs in tow.

My Opinion: Great episode. The both of them in these unfitting Jaffa uniforms and the ridiculously painted tattoo and the many Star Trek references (Roddenberry, Redshirts, ...) - I loved to watch them. Especially because Coombs is played by John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox in Star Trek: Enterprise).

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on April 9th, 2008)