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The Debt, a review by Dragonfire

The Debt

I think I first saw a trailer for The Debt sometime in 2010.  The release of the movie got pushed back for whatever reason and then it took a few more weeks for the theater here to get the movie. 

Things jump back and forth between two time periods, 1966 and 1997.  The same main three characters, who are sent to Berlin on a secret mission in 1966 figure in to both time periods.  Things happening in both years are sort of intermingled, but it is easy to keep track of what is going on.  The plot is interesting and there are a few surprises that kept me guessing.

The characters are interesting, though the development could have been a bit better.  The cast is really good.  Helen Mirren is great in her part as the older Rachel.

Some scenes move a little slower, but I was never bored by what was going on.  The slower pace works for those scenes. 

Overall I really enjoyed the movie.



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone would like to take a look.

The Debt


(From The Debt on October 6th, 2011)

Salt, a review by Tom

Salt (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Phillip Noyce Writing: Kurt Wimmer (Writer) Length: 104 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1, Turkish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Commentary, Dutch, English, German, Hindi, Japanese, Turkish

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Stars:
Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt
Liev Schreiber as Ted Winter
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peabody
Daniel Olbrychski as Orlov
August Diehl as Mike Krause

Plot:Awards:
Nominated:

Academy Award (2010)		Best Sound Mixing (Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan, William Sarokin)
MTV Movie Awards (2010)		Biggest Badass Star (Angelina Jolie)
Teen Choice Awards (2010)		Choice Summer Movie
Teen Choice Awards (2010)		Choice Summer Movie Star: Female (Angelina Jolie)

Extras:

• 3 Filmversionen
• BD-Live
• Commentary
• Featurettes
• Interviews
• MovieIQ
• Picture-in-picture
• Scene Access
• Wendecover

The first time that it happened to me that a Blu-ray didn't play on my player and I had to do a firmware update (haven't done one for over two years).
I really enjoyed this action movie. Even though it was rather predictable, but it had great action scenes and that is what counts for this kind of movie.
I watched the director's cut version.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 30th, 2011)

Smallville Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

EPISODE 13: SUSPECT
So many suspects, so little time. More than one person had the opportunity and motive to shoot Lionel Luthor, but the prime suspect is Clark's dad.

My Thoughts:
This is the "Who Shot Lionel Luthar?" (Who Shot J.R.?) Episode. I really enjoyed this episode... especially since it has been so long since I seen this episode... I didn't remember it at all! So it was like watching it for the first time again.

EPISODE 14: RUSH
Chloe goes wild. Pete goes bad. Clark goes along with the whole, nonstop party when Pete slips a certain red k ring into his pal's pocket.

My Thoughts:
Another really good episode.I really enjoyed the "hot" Chloe and the daredevil Pete scenes.This is one where Clark is slipped Red Kryptonite and he and Pete tell Chloe the secret... both Pete and Chloe being effected by a parasite... so of course once the parasite was removed Chloe forgets about Clark's secret.

EPISODE 15: PRODIGAL
Lex locates half-brother Lucas in order to get enough votes to oust Lionel from the corporation. Lionel feigns blindness to his advantage. And Lucas may have an agenda entirely his own.

My Thoughts:
This one... to me... is not that great of an episode... it is ok at best. The big thing happening in this episode is the realization that Lionel Luthor is no longer blind.

EPISODE 16: FEVER
Martha is pregnant, but there's no joy when that news comes with the realization that she may be dying of exposure to meteor dust. Lana and Chloe examine their feelings for Clark after he is similarly stricken.

My Thoughts:
This is one of those episodes that even after watching it I don't know just how much  It goes up and down on how much I like it. The meteor dust makes both Martha and Clark sick... I think the scene where Chloe tells the sick Clark her feelings is my favorite... though sad...  scene of the episode.

(From Smallville Marathon on August 2nd, 2007)