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Ms. Scrooge, a review by addicted2dvd

Ms. Scrooge A contemporary version of Dicken's A Christmas Carol featuring a female Ebenita Scrooge.

My Thoughts:
Another TV Movie I recently recorded of cable. Mainly because I read that Katherine Helmond (Who's the Boss) is in it. But also because I always liked the story of A Christmas Carol. This re-imaging of the story is not the best I ever seen... but it was entertaining enough to keep me watching till the end. I do wish Katherine Helmond was in it a little more... she played the part of Marley's ghost. As I said... not great but entertaining. Definitely not something I would watch every year.



(From Addicted2DVD's 25 Days of Christmas Marathon: 2010 on December 9th, 2010)

Casablanca, a review by Rich

Jump continents to Morocco 



Title: Casablanca

Runtime:98
Certificate:U
Year:1942
Genres:Classic, Drama, Romance

Plot:Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if your name is on the Nazis' most-wanted list.  Atop that list is Czech Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one...especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart.  So when Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's safe transport out of the country, the bitter Rick must decide what's more important - his own happiness or the countless lives that hang in the balance.
My Review:
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, I walked in to his 
Great film, seen it several times before, no need to expand on it's many merits, if you haven't seen it grab yourself some old movie magic and give it a spin


(From Around the World in 80 DVD's on January 13th, 2008)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: The combined fleet attacks the Dominion. It's a brutal battle with many losses but the Dominion has made a fatal mistake. In retaliation for Damar's sabotages the Jem'Hadar destroyed an entire cardassian city and now the cardassian ships on the front switch sides. The Dominion has no choice but to retreat to Cardassia Prime but they are followed and they have nowhere else to go. On the ground the rebels around Damar, Kira and Garak decide to storm the Dominion Headquarters and after a bloody struggle they manage to capture the female Founder. But the ships in orbit will fight until the bitter end. Or they would if Odo wouldn't have made an offer the Founder couldn't resist. He offers the cure for an unconditional surrender. The war is over.
But not on all fronts. Winn and Dukat have managed to awake the Pah-Wraiths in the fire caves and they will bring destruction to the galaxy if Sisko doesn't stop them. And he will.

And that's the end of the story: Martok is the klingon chancellor. Rom is the Great Nagus. Damar has fallen in battle. Garak has killed the last Weyoun and has finally ended his exile. The Founder will stand trial for her crimes. Odo will return home and join and heal the Great Link. Worf will become the Federation ambassador on Qo'noS. O'Brien and his family return home to Earth where he will teach at Starfleet Academy. Julian and Ezri are finally a couple. Winn was killed by Dukat who in turn was sent to the Pah-Wraiths by Sisko. Sisko's journey is now over, he has joined the Prophets. And Morn? Morn sits at Quark's bar.

My Opinion: It is a good conclusion to the series although not perfect. There are some thing that bothered me. For example: Even though Weyoun sent out most of the guards, it should be impossible for half a dozen people to storm the headquarters of the Dominion in the Alpha Quadrant. And I wished that Damar would have survived. Cardassia has suffered so much (the Dominion killed 800 million Cardassians in retaliation for their betrayal on the front line) and they need a strong leader now who's willing to rebuild their society and bring change to it. I also didn't like that so many people left the station at the same time: O'Brien, Worf, Odo and Sisko. It really felt like an end and not like "life goes on...". What I really disliked was that Worf wasn't allowed to remember any moment with Jadzia when he recollected his memories about the past four years.
But enough complaining. It was still a good conclusion with many emotional moments (especially the flashbacks).

The Season - My Opinion: This season was not as good as the seasons before but it wasn't as bad as I remembered. One gets used to Ezri over time and the final arc was very thrilling. I just wish they had cut back on that entire Prophets storyline both on Sisko's and on Dukat's side. There should have been a better solution.

But it was fun to watch the entire show again. The characters and the story are great even though the special effects may not be up2date anymore. But the TV world has changed since the mid-90s. Story arc series aren't the exception anymore, they are the rule. Let's see what else is out there...


The End.

(From Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Marathon on March 7th, 2009)