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The Wedding Singer, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Wedding Singer
Year: 1998
Director: Frank Coraci
Rating: PG-13
Length: 97 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Adam Sandler as Robbie
Drew Barrymore as Julia
Christine Taylor as Holly
Allen Covert as Sammy
Matthew Glave as Glenn

Plot:
You are cordially invited to fall in love with one of the funniest romantic comedies of the year! It's 1985 and Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore, Billy MadisonScream), that he starts to pick up the pieces of his heart. The only problem is Julia's about to have a wedding of her own and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a lifetime, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.

From big hair to Billy Idol (as himself), The Wedding Singer features a hilarious cast and a platinum soundtrack including 80's hits from CULTURE CLUB, DAVID BOWIE and THE POLICE.

Extras:
Scene Access
Gallery
Production Notes
Interactive Games
Closed Captioned
Karaoke Bar

My Thoughts:
OK... what was I thinking watching this movie today? Not that this is a bad movie per say... because it definitely does have some laughs in it. And Drew Barrymore looked cute as can be in this one. But there is just way too much music for my taste in this one. Who would have guessed with a title like The Wedding Singer... right?  So yes... that was a big damper for me. I did get a kick out of all the '80s references and style/memorabilia. I was a teen back then... so there was a lots of nostalgic qualities for me here.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Romantic Comedies on February 14th, 2010)

My Brother The Pig, a review by KinkyCyborg

My Brother The Pig



Title:My Brother The Pig
Year: 1999
Director: Erik Fleming
Rating: PG
Length: 92 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles:

Stars:
Nick Fuoco
Scarlett Johansson
Judge Reinhold
Romy Windsor [Romy Walthall]
Eva Mendes [Eva Mendez]

Plot:
Being a teen is tough enough for Kathy Cauldwell (Scarlett Johansson) without having to be the target of her little brother George's constant practical jokes. But life really gets crazy when Dad (Judge Reinhold) and Mom leave for France and George is magically transformed into a pig via some ancient rocks belonging to their nanny Matilda (Eva Mendes). Only Matilda's Mexican Grandmother's voodoo can break the spell, and Kathy, Matilda, George the Pig, and George's friend Freud (Alex D. Linz) take off on a madcap adventure south of the border to find her. But things go from bad to worse when George is pignapped by the local butcher. Now, the race is on for the group to save George from becoming bacon, turn him back into a boy, and get back home before their unsuspecting parents return. "My Brother The Pig" is a funny and heart-warming tale for the whole family.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers


Adequate family fare that will work for it's intended audience, kids in the 5-12 year old range. Personally I found it a bit boring and my mind kept wandering. A brat of a younger brother gets turned into a pig and the siblings plus the nanny must turn him back before the parents come home from France.  Ho hum... The most eye catching feature of this film is a younger Eva Mendes looking as sexy as sexy can be.  A cute Scarlett Johansson, 16 years old at the time, already shows us the beauty she will become but man did I find her snotty teenage character annoying. Judge Reinhold makes an appearance as well, goofy looking and clueless as usual.

I'll likely throw this on again for my daughter to watch but once is enough for me.

KC

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(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2011 on June 26th, 2011)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Dawson's Creek: Season One (1998/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 567 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

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Plot:
Kevin Williamson (the Scream movie series, I Know What You Did Last Summer) created this engaging drama, which chronicles a group of young friends' passage from adolescence to young adulthood in the small coastal town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Based on Williamson's own experiences growing up, "Dawson's Creek" focuses on 15-year-olds Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Joey (Katie Holmes), who have been friends since they were five and are trying to cope with the way their friendship is changing now that their hormones are raging. Add to the mix their friend Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and the new girl in town, Jen (Michelle Williams), and you can count on extra twists to the drama in their already turbulent lives.

Filmed on location in Wilmington, Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina, this first season marks the beginning of an unforgettable journey that explores the agony and ecstacy of teenage life. Can the kids of "Dawson's Creek" really grow up without growing apart? Watch and find out!

Dawson's Creek
1.01 Pilot
Writer: Kevin Williamson (Created By), Kevin Williamson (Writer)
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: James Van Der Beek (Dawson Leery), Michelle Williams (Jen Lindley), Joshua Jackson (Pacey Witter), Katie Holmes (Joey Potter), Mary-Margaret Humes (Gail Leery), John Wesley Shipp (Mitch Leery), Mary Beth Peil (Evelyn Ryan), Nina Repeta (Bessie Potter), Nicole Nieth (Nellie Oleson), Mitchell Laurance (Mr. Gold), Leann Hunley (Tamara Jacobs), George Gaffney (Bodie), Ed Grady (Gramps), Ted King (Newscaster Bob), Rick Forrester (Big Guy), Evan Kelly (Roger Fulford)

When Dawson's Creek first started airing on TV, I ignored it. But when the first season reran I caught the episode "Detention" by chance and was hooked since. I then continued to watch the second season and had downloaded the third season when it originally aired in the US (30 MB real media video on dial-up). Though I lost interest in the fourth season. But now I have all seasons on DVD and watched it up to the fifth season. I have yet to watch the final season.
The pilot is still good. You can still see that it was something fresh for its time. Of course they have been a lot of Dawson-type shows since.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on April 2nd, 2011)