I went to go see Unstoppable a few weeks ago. The story is inspired by real events. I read about the real events after seeing the movie, and some things have been changed for the movie. The setting is changed from Ohio to Pennsylvania, and it seems like things have been exaggerated to add tension and drama to what is going on. Most of the movie is focused on the attempts to deal with the runaway train.
Things get off to a slightly slower start as the characters are introduced and the situation with the train is set up. It is just a fluke that allows the train to leave the rail yard. It does take them a while to figure out that the train has picked up speed instead of just coasting. Another train, with Will and Frank on board, barely misses a collision with the runaway train. After other attempts to stop the train fail, Will and Frank put their own plan into dealing with it in motion.
Most of the movie has a fairly fast pace as things tied to the runaway train are dealt with. There is a little action in a few scenes that is done well. Jerky camera work does turn up in a few scenes, usually when some kind of action is happening. I find that really annoying since it makes it harder for me to be able to tell what is going on.
The characters are interesting, though they aren't that developed. Denzil Washington and Chris Pine do really well with their parts.
Overall I really enjoyed Unstoppable and think it is worth checking out.
Title:Gorgo Year: 1961 Director: Eugene Lourie Rating: NR Length: 76 Min. Video: Widescreen 1.66:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono Subtitles:
Stars: Bill Travers William Sylvester Vincent Winter Christopher Rhodes Joseph O'Conor
Plot:Extras: Scene Access Trailers Featurettes Gallery Production Notes
My Thoughts: This is one of the movies that our friend Roger sent me. I thought I would watch (at least) one of the ones he sent me this weekend as well. This is really not the type of movie I normally watch... but I was able to enjoy it. Both the story and the effects is like a cross between Godzilla and King Kong. One thing I found rather odd is there was no main female character in this movie. More or less you seen some women running around in the streets in crowds and such... but other then that... pretty much all male actors. The quality of the print while more then watchable... could have been better. But considering this movie is almost 50 years old... I really can't complain too much about that.
The Unusuals: The Complete Series, a review by addicted2dvd
The Unusuals: The Complete Series
Amber Tamblyn (TV's "Joan of Arcadia") and Jeremy Renner (THE HURT LOCKER) star as Detective Casey Shraeger and Detective Jason Walsh in this dark and gritty series that explores both the grounded drama and comedic insanity of the world of New York City police detectives. Together, the two must investigate the murder of a cop, unraveling the conflicting clues that they hope will lead to the killer and ultimately reveal the truth behind the dead cop's past.
Also stars Harold Perrineau (TV's "Lost") as Detective Banks and Adam Goldberg (TV's "Entourage") as Detective Delahoy.
Stars: Amber Tamblyn as Det. Casey Shraeger Monique Curnen as Det. Beaumont Adam Goldberg as Det. Delahoy Harold Perrineau as Det. Banks Jeremy Renner as Det. James Walsh Terry Kinney as Sergeant Harvey Brown Kai Lennox as Det. Eddie Alvarez Joshua Close as Det. Cole Cornell Womack as Lt. Little
Episodes: 1. Pilot A sudden move from Vice to Homicide to investigate the murder of a cop leads NYPD Detective Casey Shraeger in the middle of an investigation that could expose rampant police corruption.
2. Boorland Day A legendary and hapless criminal family unleashes a crime spree on New York City in an effort to raise money to save their ailing patriach.
3. One Man Band As Delahoy and Banks investigates a store that helps it's customers committ murder, Casey's favor for Davis Nixon ends up freeing a hit and run suspect from jail.
4. Crime Slut As a pawnshop armed Robbery forces Beaumont to keep a secret from Walsh, Delahoy worries about what his future holds as he and Banks search for a brain cancer victim who has left a hospital after being declared dead.
5. 42 After Frank Lutz's attempt to silence Walsh seriously injures Beaumont, Cole decides to stop his tormentor once and for all, Banks looks to provent a psychic's prediction of her own death from coming true.
6. The Circle Line Despite Casey's doubts, Walsh sets out to exonerate a detective suspected of murder, Banks discovers his identity has been stolen after he is reported to have died in a liqueur store robbery.
7. The Tape Delay As Casey and Walsh investigates the disappearance of a wealthy man they were assigned to protect, Delahoy and Banks differ over how to handle an 82-year-old nursing home resident who has embarked on a crime spree
8. The Dentist Alvarez falls prey to a pair of clever con men who steals some important evidence in an accomplice's drug trial, Banks paranoia makes it hard for him to convince Delahoy that he witnessed a neighbor's murder.
9. The Apology Line As the detectives look to solve a naked man's murder, the thefts of confidential answewring machine tapes exposes the grim truth about a hiker's death.
10. The E.I.D. Emotional involvement leads Casey to try to solve a notorious 10-year-old assult, the detectives search for a mystery pornographer who is using apartments a film sets without their owner's knowledge.
Extras: Bonus Trailers Featurettes
My Thoughts: This is a short lived series that I never missed when it originally aired just last year. Unfortunately it was canceled after only 10 episodes. I originally started watching this series because of Amber Tamblyn... who I liked on the show Joan of Arcadia. I soon found that I liked all the characters. The Unusuals is a good title for this group of misfit cops. The series is a nice blend of cop drama and comedy. One of my favorite things in this series is at the beginning of every episode you hear the dispatcher saying something silly or funny to the cops. This is also often used after commercial breaks as well. In my opinion the episodes are consistently very good. There is not an episode I didn't enjoy.
The DVD release itself is good considering it is such a short lived series. Audio and Video is in good condition... at least as good as it looked when it aired on TV. The extras are kind of sparse. But there is a decent, although short featurette. It runs for about 5 minutes... and has a nice mixture of info from both cast and crew members. It could have better info in it... but it is OK considering that it is such a short lived series. Then there is a few trailers for other DVD releases. Over all I am glad I got this release added to my collection. If you are interested in checking out this series... you will have to order it from Amazon.com... as it is an Amazon Exclusive release.
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