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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a review by addicted2dvd

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017/United States) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Jake Kasdan Writing: Chris McKenna (Screenwriter), Erik Sommers (Screenwriter), Scott Rosenberg (Screenwriter), Jeff Pinkner (Screenwriter), Chris McKenna (Story By), Chris Van Allsburg (Original Material By) Length: 119 min. Video: Widescreen :1 Audio: Subtitles:

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Stars:
Dwayne Johnson (1972) as Spencer
Kevin Hart (1979) as Fridge
Jack Black (1969) as Bethany
Karen Gillan as Martha
Rhys Darby as Nigel

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Digital Copy

I have actually been looking forward to this one since I first saw the trailer. As I enjoyed the first film so much. As you would expect with the likes of Jack Black and Kevin Hart this one has it's share of laughs. Dwayne Johnson is about what you would expect from him. For me the highlight of the film was Karen Gillan. She both looked great and kicked ass. This is a really fun watch. Worth the time put in to watch it.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on April 3rd, 2018)

Eastern Promises, a review by Jon

Eastern Promises
3 out of 5

David Cronenberg used to be a bit too surreal for my tastes, but then he teamed up with Viggo Mortensen and adapted John Wagner's graphic novel, A History of Violence. It was quite brilliant. The story suited Cronenberg's regular plot themes of family, as well as his visceral style that make all his movies so memorable. The result was as sharp as it was grimy. And so I've been looking forward to Eastern Promises for a very long time. It's wrong to expect Another History of Violence, but still, this was a crashing disappointment.

The story concerns the Russian Mafia in London and their sex trafficking activities resulting in an raped girl dying as she gives birth. A nurse (Naomi Watts) wishing to protect this child, crosses paths with the imposing Russian gangsters and in particular, a driver (Mortensen).

It's a very noble story and a neglected element in movies (aside from Boris the Blade in Snatch!), but writer Steven Knight seems to treat it a little too noble and it comes off like a TV movie, or even a Newsnight investigation. There's plenty of intrigue, but it all comes to nothing. It's predictable and worst of all, there's no peril. Watts is great as the nurse, but there's little for her to do other than grimace bravely and I never felt like anything was going to happen to her. Going into it, I had the impression that Viggo may provide the threat, but sadly, he like everything else in the movie is full of hot air.
Not to take anything away from him. He is incredible; a commanding presence covered in tattoos and attitude. I also can't blame Cronenberg, because he simply had nothing to work with, apart from one saving grace: a naked Mortensen in a viscous bloody sauna fight. It's a fantastic scene, bravely played by the actor and vintage Cronenberg. It's amongst the best scenes of the year and earned the film a whole extra star for my money. So sad most of the audience will be asleep by the time it comes around.

But for that scene, this movie belonged on TV. Sunday night, probably. Thinking about it, Kinight's previous film (Dirty Pretty Things) is very similar, but it at least had a sense of surrealism to lift it out of the doldrums.

Big missed opportunity. Cronenberg and those characters could have had something to match A History of Violence. Instead we got a Crimewatch reconstruction; very real, but in the movies, you need a bit of exaggeration to keep the attention.

The DVD is light on extras, but Viggo's interview is interesting as he talks about his intricate tattoos and the explicit meanings in the Russian crime world and prisons.

 

(From Eastern Promises on June 25th, 2008)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Just Shoot Me!: Seasons One and Two (1997/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 689 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
Your favorite Must-See TV is now a must-have DVD, as JUST SHOOT ME! SEASONS ONE AND TWO delivers all 31 hilarious episodes from this long-reigning fixture of NBC's classic comedy lineup. Nominated for six Emmy Awards and five Golden Globes, this acclaimed ensemble comedy spanned the hilarious gamut from catwalk to casting couch, chronicles the daily grind of the magazine's quirky staff, serving up all the laughter that's fit to print. Arriving on digitally remastered DVD for the first time.


Just Shoot Me!
1.01 Back Issues
Writer: Steven Levitan (Created By), Steven Levitan (Writer)
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Cast: Laura San Giacomo (Maya Gallo), George Segal (Jack Gallo), Wendie Malick (Nina Van Horn), Enrico Colantoni (Elliott DiMauro), Chris Hogan (Wally), David Spade (Dennis Finch), Emily Procter (Anchorwoman), Dave Clark (Anchorman), Scott N. Stevens (Young Father), Shannon Maureen Brown (Lorena), Donna Ponterotto (Receptionist), Raphelle Hink (Raphelle), Joel Traywick (Intern)

I enjoy watching this series. I like the snarky one-liners, like the ones David Spade's character comes up with.
The first two seasons of this series were released in 2004. The third season five years later. I am still waiting for further seasons to be released.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 3rd, 2012)