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Malcolm X, a review by Rich

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Adapted from the novel, 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' written by Alex Haley, this is an amazing biopic of one of the most influential African American leaders to date. It follows the life and times of Malcolm Little through his transformation to Malcolm X and his departure from the Nation of Islam. Spike Lee's epic film captures the internal struggles, the spiritual, political and structural changes that Malcolm submitted himself to throughout his life to achieve his changing goals.

Washington displays why he should have won the Oscar by portraying one of the most enigmatic and inspiringing personalities of the civil rights movement. While personally I do not agree with all of Malcom's early philosophies, Spike Lee directs the film perfectly to create a masterpiece and make it a must own film for any biographical epic movie fan. There are inaccuracies in comparison to the book, but one forgives these discrepencies on the understanding that it was poetic license to maintain the pace of the film. 8/10 

(From Around the World in 80 DVD's on January 30th, 2008)

Superman: Man of Tomorrow, a review by addicted2dvd

Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020/United States) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Chris Palmer Writing: Tim Sheridan (Writer), Jerry Siegel (1914) (Original Characters By), Joe Shuster (Original Characters By), Joe Samachson (Original Characters By), Joe Certa (Original Characters By), Jerry Ordway (Original Characters By), Tom Grummett (Original Characters By), Keith Giffen (Original Characters By), Roger Slifer (Original Characters By) Length: 86 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Darren Criss as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Zachary Quinto as Lex Luthor (voice)
Ike Amadi as Martian Manhunter (voice)
Eugene Byrd as Ron Troupe (voice)
David Chen as Med Student / Scientist (voice)

Plot:
A NEW SUPER HERO FOR A NEW AGE!
Meet Clark Kent. Sent to earth as an infant from the dying planet of Krypton, he arrived with as many questions as the number of light-years he travelled. Now a young man, he makes his living in Metropolis as an intern at the Daily Planet - alongside reporter Lois Lane - while secretly wielding his alien powers of flight, super-strength and x-ray vision in the battle for good. Follow the fledgling hero as he engages in bloody battles with intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo before fighting for his life with the alien Parasite. The world will learn about Superman...but first, Superman must save the world!

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Digital Copy
• From the DC Vault: 2 Bonus Cartoons

I enjoyed this one, though it did seem a bit on the weird side to me as it didn't follow the usual Superman mythos. It wasn't bad persay... just different and kinda threw me off a bit. But it was enjoyable and I can see myself watching it again.


(From Superman: Man of Tomorrow on July 23rd, 2023)

Smallville: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Smallville: The Complete First Season IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer/Intro | Between the boy Clark Kent thought he was and the man he is destined to become lie the compelling stories of Smallville, the popular action series that reimagines the Superman saga from its roots. All 21 Season One episodes are in this collector's set powered with spellbinding Extra Features. Watch. Wonder. Enjoy. A Legend grows up in Smallville. Episodes: 1. Pilot 2. Metamorphosis 3. Hothead 4. X-Ray 5. Cool 6. Hourglass 7. Craving 8. Jitters 9. Rogue 10. Shimmer 11. Hug 12. Leech 13. Kinetic 14. Zero 15. Nicodemus 16. Stray 17. Reaper 18. Drone 19. Crush 20. Obscura 21. Tempest

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Stars:
Tom Welling as Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor
Eric Johnson as Whitney Fordman
Sam Jones III as Pete Ross
Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan

A couple days ago the mood hit for me to watch some Smallville again. So I pulled out the first season set. Watched the entire set in 2 days! Now does that mean I will watch the entire series again... I don't know... after all there is 10 seasons.  But I did already start the second season. I must say I enjoyed revisiting the first season episodes again. The entire cast looks so young! But that is to be expected from a series that lasted so long. Chloe remains my favorite character. But they are all good. I really didn't care for the portrayal of Lex Luthor early in the series.... don't know why, just expected something different I guess. But he quickly grew on me. A very good start to an excellent series!



(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on July 31st, 2013)