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Lawrence of Arabia, a review by Danae Cassandra

Lawrence of Arabia
Year of Release: 1962
Directed By: David Lean
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Claude Rains
Genre: War, Drama, Adventure

Overview:Lawrence of ArabiaLawrence of Arabia; 1957, The Bridge on the River KwaiLawrence of Arabia can now be experienced like never before in this landmark 50th Anniversary Edition.

My Thoughts:
One of the true masterpieces of cinema. Also a personal favorite. There is nothing I can say that hasn't been said already, no praise high enough. I have no criticism of this film. Every part is magnificent. One of the finest films ever made.

The blu-ray transfer is magnificent; this beautiful film has never looked better.  It's so far above my old copies on DVD and VHS that it's another planet.  The restoration is spectacular, especially with all the missing parts of the film put back in.  I do wish that the audio transfer hadn't made the score quite so loud in comparison to the much softer vocals, but that's my only complaint here.  Maybe that would be fixed if we had surround rather than stereo.  Loads and loads of extras here in the limited edition that I look forward to checking out later.

Highly recommended for all film lovers.  An absolutely essential film.  Skip this only if you don't have the attention span for a four hour epic.  In which case I feel very, very sorry for you.  One of the BEST films of all time.

Bechdel Test:  Fail

Overall: 5/5

(From Within My (Mom's) Lifetime Marathon on July 27th, 2015)

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a review by addicted2dvd

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Charles Lamont Writing: Lee Loeb (Screenwriter), John Grant (Screenwriter), Sidney Fields (Story By), Grant Garett (Story By) Length: 76 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Bud Abbott as Slim
Lou Costello as Tubby
Boris Karloff as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Craig Stevens as Bruce Adams
Helen Westcott as Vicky Rdwards

Plot:
As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Production Notes

This is a film I never seen before... but I definitely enjoyed every minute of it. It's Abbott and Costello... what is not to like about these films? Though it is slightly different then most of their other films that I have seen. in this one they went more with physical comedy then all the jokes. It was almost like I was watching Three Stooges instead of Abbott and Costello. Even with that said... this one is well worth the time put in to watch it.



(From Horror/Halloween Marathon 2015 on October 13th, 2015)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon, a review by Tom

06. Dungeon and Dragons (2008-02-18)
Writer: Josh Friedman (Created By), Ashley Edward Miller (Writer), Zack Stentz (Writer), James Cameron (Original Characters By), Gale Anne Hurd (Original Characters By)
Director: Jeffrey Hunt
Cast: Lena Headey (Sarah Connor), Thomas Dekker (John Connor), Summer Glau (Cameron), Richard T. Jones (Agent James Ellison), Jonathan Jackson (Kyle Reese), Edoardo Ballerini (Timms), Brendan Hines (Andy Goode), Peter Mensah (Perry), Andre Royo (Sumner), Jonathan Sadowski (Sayles), Matt McColm (Vick Chamberlain), Brian Austin Green (Derek Reese), Dean Winters (Charley Dixon)

Derek gets a little background story, which is good. The first few episodes they made it look like, that it was a regular thing to send resistance fighters back in time and now there a lot of them running around. But in this episode I get more the feeling, that the group we saw killed in the beginning of the series was maybe the only group which was sent back. Or maybe one of very few groups. I hope this is right. I don't like the idea, that they could introduce yet other people from the future whenever they feel like they need some for the story.

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(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season marathon on January 21st, 2009)