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Batteries Not Included, a review by addicted2dvd

*Batteries Not Included (1987/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Matthew Robbins Writing: Brad Bird (Screenwriter), Matthew Robbins (Screenwriter), Brent Maddock (Screenwriter), S. S. Wilson (Screenwriter), Mick Garris (Story By) Length: 106 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: DTS: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English

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Stars:Plot:
*Batteries Not Included is a delightful fantasy for the whole family presented by Steven Spielberg. When an unscrupulous real estate developer sends thugs to get rid of the last five tenants of a deteriorating apartment building, they need a miracle to save their building from demolition. One night, when all hope seems lost, tiny visitors from outer space mysteriously glide through their windows and begin to turn the tide with their magical powers. Filled with dazzling special effects, this amazing story of intergalactic warmth stars the acclaimed husband-and-wife team of Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as a pair of feisty long-term tenants whose faith is rewarded in ways they never expected.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers

This is the first time I have seen this film... and I enjoyed this one quite a bit. It offered a good cast and a story line with a few good laughs in it. This one is definitely worth the time put in to watch it.



(From August Movie Marathon: Radical Robotics on August 23rd, 2017)

[Earth vs.] The Spider, a review by GSyren

Title	The Spider (5-060009-232708)
Director	Bert I. Gordon
Actors	Gene Persson, Ed Kemmer, Gene Roth, Hal Torey, June Kenney
Produced	1958 in United States
Runtime	72 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles	Dutch, German
Overview
My thoughts	Bert I. Gordon (aka Mr B.I.G.) isn't the most brilliant filmmaker in the world, but for a B-movie fan his films were almost always a lot of fun. There are lots of things wrong with [Earth vs.] The Spider. I guess you'll have to disregard the fact that animals cannot grow that much bigger and still keep the same proportions. It's physically impossible, but it kind of goes with the territory of big bug movies. The spider seems to be a tarantula, but tarantulas don't spin a web. The web looks like a cargo net, and not anything like a spider's net. The spider easily fits inside the school auditorium, but when we see it outside it's as big as a house. The spider is killed by an electric arc that is at least 30 foot, but the electric lines into the cave lie next to each other without any spark-over, and people hold the electrodes with just a rubber glove. The actors playing teenagers are way too old for their parts. One of them is in his mid thirties! Despite all this there is something about this film that appeals to me. I can't quite say what it is. The story might be hookey, but at least it keeps the action going. The effects are inventive, if not always totally successful. But they're still more fun than a lot of the CGI crap we see today.
My rating

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on March 3rd, 2014)

Tom's Random TV Episodes Reviews, a review by Tom

South Park
2.13 Elementary School Musical

After watching the High School Musical trilogy over the last few days, I thought I would conclude it with the South Park parody. It's fun to watch. It makes fun of the hype around the trilogy and of the movies themselves.

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(From Tom's Random TV Episodes Reviews on June 10th, 2011)