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Superman: The Movie, a review by addicted2dvd

Superman: The Movie (1978/United States) Warner Home Video Director: Richard Donner Writing: Jerry Siegel (Original Characters By), Joe Shuster (Original Characters By), Mario Puzo (Story By), Mario Puzo (Screenwriter), David Newman (1937) (Screenwriter), Leslie Newman (Screenwriter), Robert Benton (Screenwriter) Length: 151 min. Rating: Rated PG : Peril, Some Mild Sensuality and Language Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.30:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Music Only: Dolby Digital: 5.0 Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Stars:
Marlon Brando as Jor-El
Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve as Superman / Clark Kent
Ned Beatty as Otis
Jackie Cooper as Perry White
Glenn Ford as Pa Kent

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• DVD-ROM Content
• Closed Captioned
• Audio Outtakes
• Screen Tests

This morning I found myself in the mood for some Superman movies. This movie... with Christopher Reeve in the starring role... was how I grew up knowing Superman to be. At the time I was more used to seeing him in the role more so then George Reeves. I believe this came from a time that I did not like to watch anything that was in Black and White.... yes... I was one of those people at one time. But I have sense learned there is a lot of great entertainment out there in Black and white... and now have all the George Reeves Superman episodes... including the early Black and White ones. But I think... to me at least... when I think Superman... I still picture Christopher Reeve.

My favorite scene in this movie... one that makes me laugh even to this day... has to be the scene when Superman is seen for the very first time. Especially when he flies up the side of the building to catch Lois Lane... saying "Don't Worry Miss, I got you."... and she comes back with... "You got me... Who's got you!!!"... I don't know what it is about it... but I love that line.

I know there is some that don't like how Christopher Reeve portrayed Clark Kent. But you know... while I understand that point of view... I find it very entertaining and fun to watch. I also felt it added to the whole Clark Kent can't be Superman... even more so then the glasses for a costume. I have to say... I think I like the entire cast for these movies. Especially Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor and of course there is Marlon Brando as Jor-El.

Also I have to say I liked how they had some nodes to past incarnations of Superman when they showed a young Lois Lane riding the train with her parents early in the movie. They had Noel Neil as her mother... who was of course Lois Lane in Adventures of Superman and Kirk Alyn as her father... who was of course Clark Kent/Superman in the old movie serials.





(From The Movies from Within My Lifetime: 2012 Edition on February 26th, 2012)

X The Unknown, a review by GSyren

Title	X The Unknown (5-019322-061632)
Director	Leslie Norman
Actors	Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley, Jameson Clark
Produced	1956 in United Kingdom
Runtime	77 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono, Commentary Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles	None
Overview	Mysterious events surround the sudden appearance of a gaping fissure in Scotland: soldiers on manoeuvres nearby develop a debilitating sickness and a small boy is later engulfed by an eerie presence. The child subsequently dies of first-degree radiation burns, similar to those that killed one of the soldiers. Mankind is at the mercy of a seemingly unstoppable organism that melts the flesh of those in its path. Atomic energy specialist Dr Adam Royston (Dean Jagger) and his colleague McGill (Leo McKern) investigate the deadly phenomenon, which they trace to the depths of the fissure. As the death toll rises, Royston devises a daring plan to snare the creature in a lethal radioactive trap... X the Unknown was only the second of Hammer's horror productions, but contained some of the most grisly and disturbing special effects seen in any of the company's films. This DVD features the original uncut British theatrical print of X the Unknown and bonus material featuring the film's screenwriter Jimmy Sangster.
My thoughts	I was reading in my Hammer books about X The UnknownDracula or FrankensteinThe Night My Number Came Up (1955). Apparently Norman was not well liked by the cast and crew, and the shoot was not a happy one. But in spite of that, the film is quite good. Hammer had had a success the year before with The Quatermass Xperiment
My rating	3.5 out of 5

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on September 21st, 2013)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

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Misfits: Series One (2009/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia Channel 4 DVD (United Kingdom) Length: 274 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Plot:Misfits
Season 1.01 Episode One
Writer: Howard Overman (Writer), Howard Overman (Created By)
Director: Tom Green
Cast: Antonia Thomas (Alisha), Robert Sheehan (Nathan), Lauren Socha (Kelly), Iwan Rheon (Simon), Josef Altin (Gary), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Curtis), Danny Sapani (Tony), Louis Decosta Johnson (Psychotic Tony), Phil Daniels (Voice of Keith The Dog), Michelle Fairley (Louise), Benjamin Smith (Lee), Alex Reid (Sally)

As I am a fan of superhero shows, I just had to buys this when I heard about it. The first episode was okay, though I am not sure yet, if this is a series I will enjoy.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on November 13th, 2013)