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WarGames, a review by DJ Doena

Matthew Broderick    ...    David Lightman
Dabney Coleman   ...    Dr. John McKittrick
John Wood   ...    Dr. Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy   ...    Jennifer Katherine Mack
Barry Corbin   ...    General Jack Beringer

Synopsis: During the Cold War the young and intelligent, but underachiving David Lightman tries to hack into a computer game company. But the games he finds are not the usual arcade games: "Air-to-ground Assault", "Biochemical Warfare" and "Global Thermonuclear War". Of course he plays the last one and of course he plays the russians. But the computer plays against him when it is asked "Is this a game or reality?" it answers "What's the difference?".

My Opinion:: Great movie from the dawn of home computers. And what he did on the computer even felt realistic compared to other "hacker movies". But I'd never start Tic-Tac-Toe in the middle field.

(From The "What I watch when I don't watch TV shows" thread on April 27th, 2008)

Chai Lai, a review by Tom

Chai Lai (2008/Thailand) IMDb | Wikipedia Magnet, Magnolia Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Poj Arnon, Imagimax Animation and Design Studio Writing: Poj Arnon (Story By), Poj Arnon (Screenwriter), Imagimax Animation and Design Studio) Length: 102 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Jintara Poullap as Cha-ba
Supaksorn Chaimongkol as Water-Lily
Katesarin Akethavatkul as Poy-Sian
Bunyawan Pongsuwan as Face Cow
Nawarat Taecharatanaprasert as Mikl

Plot:Extras:

• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Scene Access
• Trailers

I expected a silly little movie in the style of Charlie's Angels. And essentially it is what I got. But still I couldn't get into it. I didn't connect with any of the characters. And even though there are a lot of fights, they didn't keep me interested.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on September 19th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Knight Rider: Season One (2008/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Pictures (United Kingdom) Length: 769 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
An iconic TV classic is back and better than ever in the reinvented, updated and super-charged Knight Rider Season One. From executive producers Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity franchise), David Bartis (The O.C.) and Glen Larson (Battlestar Galactica) comes this action-packed series about the coolest car ever created K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Three Thousand), that's equipped with artificial intelligence capable of hacking into any computer, the weapons system of a jet fighter, and incredible custom body technology that allows it to transform into other vehicles. Relive every Season One episode as an elite team of crime-fighters work with K.I.T.T. (voiced by acting legend Val Kilmer) to track down elusive, hight-tech villains. Presented in uninterrupted Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, you won't want to miss this fast-paced ride to the wild side!


Knight Rider
1.01 Prometheus (Pilot Episode)
Writer: Dave Andron (Writer), Glen A. Larson (Original Characters By)
Director: Steve Shill
Cast: Justin Bruening (Mike), Deanna Russo (Sarah Graiman), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Carrie Rivai), Bruce Davison (Charles Graiman), David Hasselhoff (Michael Knight), Greg Ellis (Welther), Chris Mulkey (Sheriff Ramsey), Wayne Kasserman (Dylan Fass), Jonathan Chase (Kevin), Susan Gibney (Jennifer), Kevin Christy (Belle), Jack Yang (Cross), Kevin Dunigan (Smoke), Jelly Howie (Woman in Bed), Hope Riley (Amber), Leah Fitzpatrick (Sadie), Blake Silver (Dustin Cary), Justin Schaeffers (Stoner Kid), Phil Laak (Poker Pro), Lucas Fleischer (Priest), Matthew J. Cates (Truck Driver), Matt Leonard (Zion), Val Kilmer (K.I.T.T. (voice, uncredited))

I very much enjoyed this pilot episode of the new Knight Rider series. Sadly the rest of the series didn't live up to it. Except towards the end when they retooled the show, it became something I would have liked to see continued.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 4th, 2012)