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The Cave, a review by addicted2dvd

The Cave
Deep in the Romanian forest, a team of scientists stumbles upon the ruins of a 13th-century abbey. On further inspection, they make a startling discovery - the abbey is built over the entrance to a giant underground cave system. Local biologists believe the cave could be home to an undiscovered ecosystem, so they hire a group of American cave explorers to help them investigate its depths.

Jack (Cole Hauser) and his brother Tyler (Eddie Cibrian) are thrill-seeking professional cave explorers who run a team of the top divers in the world. The crack unit, which also includes Charlie (Piper Perabo) and Buchanan (Morris Chestnut), immediately begin their exploration. But what they find deep inside the caves is not just a new eco-system, but an entirely new species altogether.

My Thoughts:
This is the first time I ever seen this movie. I picked it up when I found it cheap... and remembered that it was suggested by a friend. It is a decent enough movie... though I definitely have seen better... it is worth checking out. Naturally since the majority of this movie happens in caves the movie itself is rather dark... but not overly dark where you are questioning what is going on. It is one of those shows where you only get quick glimpses of the creatures here and there... though there is some decent views as well.One thing I didn't like is that there is no Theatrical Trailer on the disc. This was a "Blind Buy" for me... and I would have liked to check out the trailer before the movie... I always felt trailers not only give you a look at what the movie is about... but it also gets you in the mood for the movie. But as it seems to be common place anymore... the trailer was missing from this release.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVD Collection on April 5th, 2008)

Unknown, a review by Dragonfire

I decided to go see Unknown when it was still in the theater here.  I did enjoy the movie overall, but it isn't as original and clever as I think it was intended to be.  The plot has some definite issues, but it isn't a horrible movie.

The plot has an interesting idea.  A man - Dr. Martin Harris - is in a car accident shortly after arriving in Berlin and ends up with some memory loss.  He remembers his name and his wife Elizabeth, but he can't remember other things.  It gets weird for him when he gets back to Elizabeth only to have her deny that he is her husband.  She even introduces someone else as Martin.  After that, Martin focuses on trying to figure out what is going on.  He even tracks down the cab driver, Gina, who was also in the accident.

Before seeing the movie, I saw a commercial on tv that said the movie was like a combination of two other movies.  That comparison totally gives away too much.  The movie would have been better if the plot had been more original.  There is action in a few scenes, especially later in the movie.  The action scenes are done well and help to keep things interesting.  Violence turns up as well, though things aren't overly violent.  The mystery surrounding Martin could have been stronger.  The acting is fine, with Neeson being the best of the cast.

I did enjoy the movie overall, though I do think it could have been better. 

I ended up rounding up to 4 stars when I posted a review on Epinions...I think 3.5 fits better.

I did get a review posted on Epinions after seeing the movie in the theater.

Unknown


(From Unknown on May 8th, 2011)

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

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
5.08 Things Past
Writer: Michael Taylor (Writer)
Director: LeVar Burton
Cast: Avery Brooks (Captain Sisko), Rene Auberjonois (Odo), Michael Dorn (Lt. Commander Worf), Terry Farrell (Lt. Commander Dax), Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko), Colm Meaney (Chief O'Brien), Armin Shimerman (Quark), Alexander Siddig (Doctor Bashir), Nana Visitor (Major Kira), Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat), Victor Bevine (Belar), Andrew J. Robinson (Garak), Kurtwood Smith (Thrax), Brenan Baird (Soldier), Louahn Lowe (Okala), Judi Durand (Station Computer Voice (voice))

The DS9 crew relives parts of the past when DS9 was under the rule of the Cardassians. An interesting plot but somehow not that captivating for me.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on November 17th, 2011)