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Deliverance, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Deliverance
Year: 1972
Director: John Boorman
Rating: R
Length: 109 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
Jon Voight
Burt Reynolds
Ned Beatty
Ronny Cox
Ed Ramey

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Trailers
Featurettes
Production Notes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is a movie that was recommended to me by several people over the years... but I never got the chance to pick it up. Then one day I got a package from a friend (Thanks Achim!) and there it was! And then it still took me quite a while to watch it.    While I have heard a lot of great things about this movie I tried not to go into it with high expectations... as that has ruined more then one movie on me in the past.

Watching this movie one word kept popping up in my mind... it says it all... that one word is WOW! This is really a powerful movie. A movie made in 1972... but you don't feel that age when watching it.  The only way I could really guess the age of this movie is by how young the main actors are. If these people were little known actors I wouldn't have guessed that this movie is a good 38 year old movie. So do not let the age of this movie stop you from checking it out! This movie has both man vs. nature as well as man vs man with the backwoods hillbillies that they have to face. I tell you... I am surprised at how much I enjoyed Deliverance. I mean I could almost watch this one again already! If that don't call for a full 5-star rating I don't know what does! Thanks again Achim!  And thank everyone (on all the sites I post this to) for the recommendation! 



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Anything Goes on January 3rd, 2010)

Blade, a review by Tom

Blade (1998/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia BMG Video, Universum Film (Germany) Director: Stephen Norrington Writing: Marv Wolfman (Original Characters By), Gene Colan (Original Characters By), David S. Goyer (Writer) Length: 115 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: English, German

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Stars:
Wesley Snipes as Blade
Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson as Whistler
N'Bushe Wright as Karen
Donal Logue as Quinn

Plot:
In a world where vampires walk the earth, Blade has a goal. His goal is to rid the world of all vampire evil. When Blade witnesses a vampire bite Dr. Karen Jenson, he fights away the beast and takes Jenson back to his hideout. Here, alongside Abraham Whistler, Blade attempts to help heal Jenson. The vampire Quinn who was attacked by Blade, reports back to his master Deacon Frost, who is planning a huge surprise for the human population.

Awards:
Won:

ASCAP Awards (1999)		Top Box Office Films (Mark Isham)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1999)		Favorite Actor - Horror (Wesley Snipes)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1999)		Favorite Villian (Stephen Dorff)
MTV Movie Awards (1999)		Best Villain (Stephen Dorff)

Nominated:

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1999)		Favorite Supporting Actor -Horror (Kris Kristofferson)
MTV Movie Awards (1999)		Best Fight Sequence (Wesley Snipes, the Vampires)
Saturn (1998)		Best Horror Film
Saturn (1998)		Best Makeup (Greg Cannon, Perry Germain)

Extras:

• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

A fun movie, but it has its lengths. It was the first proper Marvel superhero movie and started the trend of superhero movies which still lasts on.

Rating:

(From Tom's Horror Marathon 2012 on October 3rd, 2012)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.09 Never Leave Me
Writer: Drew Goddard (Screenwriter)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Cynthia Lamontagne (Lydia), Oliver Muirhead (Philip), Kris Iyer (Nigel), Harris Yulin (Quentin Travers), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Donald Bishop (Butcher), Bobby Brewer (Hoffman), Roberto Santos (Grimes), Camden Toy (Ubervamp)

An average episode continuing this season's arc.

Rating:


Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.10 Bring On The Night
Writer: Marti Noxon (Screenwriter), Douglas Petrie (Screenwriter)
Director: David Grossman
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Clara Bryant (Molly), Courtnee Draper (Annabelle), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Camden Toy (Ubervamp), Chris Wiley (Roger)

The first potential slayers are coming in. Among them Kennedy. I know that she is not very well liked among fans (especially Willow/Tara) fans, but I never really had anything against her, except that she acted sometimes really irresponsible.

Rating:


Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.11 Showtime
Writer: David Fury (Screenwriter)
Director: Michael Grossman
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Clara Bryant (Molly), Indigo (Rona), Amanda Fuller (Eve), Camden Toy (Ubervamp), Lalaine (Chloe), Felicia Day (Vi)

A good episode. It's also the first appearance of Vi, played by Felicia Day ("The Guild", "Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog"). She is one of the reasons I was looking forward to watch season seven again. The last time I watched it, I didn't know her yet and I didn't remember her. No wonder. Her role is quite small. She even only appears during the ending credits.

Rating:

(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on March 27th, 2011)