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Strangers on a Train, a review by Rich

Strangers on a Train



STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, quickly became one of Alfred Hitchcock's most successful thrillers and remains one of his most popular films. En route from Washington, D.C., champion tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) meets pushy playboy Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker). What begins as a chance encounter turns into a series of morbid confrontations, as Bruno manipulates his way into Guy's life. Bruno is eager to kill his father and knows Guy wants to marry a senator's daughter (Ruth Roman) but cannot get a divorce from his wife, Miriam (Laura Elliot). So Bruno suggests the men swap murders, which would leave no traceable clues or possible motives. Though Guy refuses, it will not be so easy to rid himself of the psychopathic Bruno. The film is tightly paced and disturbing from beginning to end, an effect heightened by Hitchcock's inventive camera work, including a terrifying sequence shot through a pair of eyeglasses that have been knocked to the ground.

Wonderful Hitchcock drama, with an unfamiliar cast who all punch above their weight. Robert Walker in particular is absolutely superb as the disturbed Bruno. Although this was not one of his supposed classics, it is one of my favourites.
Exquisite camerawork, character building by intelligent dialogue, and as in many of his films A1 music accompiniment.
This has lost nothing over the years, and with a script that performs like clockwork you can't go far wrong
 

(From Riches Random Reviews on January 30th, 2009)

Oz the Great and Powerful, a review by GSyren

Title	Oz the Great and Powerful (8-717418-393489)
Director	Sam Raimi
Actors	James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff
Produced	2013 in United States
Runtime	130 minutes
Audio	English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Audio Descriptive Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo, Italian DTS 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1, Other Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles	English, Italian, Other, Lithuanian, Russian, Greek, Estonian, Latvian
Overview
My thoughts
My rating	4 out of 5

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on August 7th, 2013)

Friends: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Friends: The Complete First Season (1994/United States) You can never have enough Friends. With this DELUXE 4-DISC SET OF THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE, you have more: each episode contains NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN MOMENTS every fan of Friends will savor. And for all loyal patrons of Central Perk, we've brewed up a fresh pot brimming with BONUS FEATURES. Revisit that first year in which Rachel (JENNIFER ANISTON), Monica (COURTENEY COX ARQUETTE), Phoebe (LISA KUDROW), Joey (MATT LeBLANC), Chandler (MATTHEW PERRY) and Ross (DAVID SCHWIMMER) first charmed audiences worldwide. You'll be in fabulous company. EPISODES: 1. The Pilot 2. The One with the Sonogram at the End 3. The One with the Thumb 4. The One with George Stephanopoulus 5. The One with the East German Laundry Detergent 6. The One with the Butt 7. The One with the Blackout 8. The One Where Nana Dies Twice 9. The One Where Underdog Gets Away 10. The One with the Monkey 11. The One with Mrs. Bing 12. The One with the Dozen Lasagnas 13. The One with the Boobies 14. The One with the Candy Hearts 15. The One with the Stoned Guy 16. The One with Two Parts 17. The One with All the Poker 18. The One Where the Monkey Gets Away 19. The One with the Evil Orthodontist 20. The One with the Fake Monica 21. The One with the Ick Factor 22. The One with the Birth 23. The One Where Rachel Finds Out

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Stars:
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer as Ross Geller

Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Interactive Games
• Closed Captioned

Yesterday evening I felt like watching a good sitcom. And it has been a good 3 years since I watched this series... so grabbed the first disc of the first season Before I knew it I had watched the entire season.  Yup... looks like I got hooked watching a show once again. Even after seeing this show several times over... I still find myself literally laughing out loud many times through-out. This is definitely one of my all time favorite sitcoms. I don't know how far I will get into watching this series... but I am about to pop in the first disc of season 2 now.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on September 20th, 2011)