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Moonraker, a review by Rich

Moonraker



Agent 007 blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice, Rio de Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle, he and beautiful CIA agent Holly Goodhead are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax, a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on earth!

Clumsy special effects, disappointing storyline, and Moore possibly his worst as Bond. Drax (Lonsdale) was not a good villain in my opinion, but the return of Jaws (and speaking!) was a highlight.
The settings were pretty spectacular all round, Venice and Brazil standing out, but must of eaten in to the huge budget considerably. There are action spectaculars within the film, the girls of course are beautiful (how do they get away with calling one Holly Goodhead??) especially gorgeous was Corinne Clery, and the opening halo descent was amazing.
But it is all a bit too tongue in cheek - Star Wars in mind - tick the boxes - for my liking, so I would only go as far as saying this 007 was just above average.
 

(From Riches Random Reviews on April 14th, 2009)

Red Eye, a review by addicted2dvd

Red Eye: Widescreen (2005/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia DreamWorks Home Entertainment Director: Wes Craven Writing: Carl Ellsworth (Story By), Dan Foos (Story By), Carl Ellsworth (Screenwriter) Length: 85 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Rachel McAdams as Lisa
Cillian Murphy as Rippner
Brian Cox as Dad
Laura Johnson as Blonde Woman
Max Kasch as Headphone Kid

Plot:
FEAR TAKES FLIGHT at 30,000 feet in this non-stop action thriller! An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa (Rachel McAdams) realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to warn the potential victims before it's too late. Get ready for the non-stop, adrenaline-pumping thrill-ride that Peter Travers of Rolling Stone claims "will pin you to your seat."

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Closed Captioned

This is one I never heard of before a friend of mine sent it to me in a box of movies. But after watching the trailer I looked forward to checking it out. Especially after finding out it is one of Wes Craven's movies. After watching it I found that I did enjoy it... but it wasn't quite as good as I was expecting. I mean it is a decent suspense/thriller... but I think I went into it with my hopes up a little too high. But I think it is worth watching and I am glad I have it in my collection.  Just don't go into it expecting too much.




(From What Movies I Been Watching on May 22nd, 2011)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Noein: To Your Other Self (2005/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia (United Kingdom) Length: 604 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Plot:Noein
1.01 Blue Snow
Writer: Kazuki Akane (Original Material By), Takahiro Kishida (Original Characters By), English Version)
Director: Kazuki Akane, English Version
Cast: Japanese Cast), Kudo Haruka (Kaminogi Haruka), Fujiko Takimoto (Goto Yu), Saeko Chiba (Hasebe Ai), Nazuka Kaori (Mukai Miho), Kouki Miyata (Fujiwara Isami), Keiji Fujiwara (Kooriyama Kyoji), Sayaka Ohara (Uchida Ryoko), Kazuya Nakai (Karasu), Kohei Kiyasu (Fukuro), Akemi Okamura (Kaminogi Asuka), Atsuko Tanaka (Goto Miyuki), Mai Nakahara (Nijo Yukie), Mai Nakahara (Nijo Yukie), Takako Honda (Kosagi), Daisuke Ono (Operator A), Yasumoto Hiroki (Operator B), Kondo Takayuki (Operator C), Kirii Daisuke (Operator D), English Cast), Melissa Fahn (Kaminogi Haruka), Yuri Lowenthal (Goto Yu), Dorothy Fahn (Hasebe Ai), Lara Cody (Mukai Miho), Bryce Papenbrook (Fujiwara Isami), Richard Epcar (Kooriyama Kyoji), Cindy Robinson (Uchida Ryoko), Crispin Freeman (Karasu), Robert M. Klein (Fukuro), Mona Marshall (Kaminogi Asuka), Ellyn Stern (Goto Miyuki), Cindy Robinson (Nijo Yukie), Steve Kramer (Kosagi), Steve Kramer (Operators)

I have never watched this series before. The pilot is a good start. Though a little on the slow side. The animation is great and it looks like it could be an interesting story.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 14th, 2012)