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Do Not Disturb, a review by GSyren

Title	Do Not Disturb
Year	1965
Director	Ralph Levy
Stars	Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Hermione Baddeley, Sergio Fantoni, Reginald Gardiner
Overview	Screen legend Doris Day stars opposite Rod Taylor in this fun-packed romantic romp. American couple Mike and Janet Harper must relocate to London for Mike's job as a wool executive. Arriving in Blighty the happily married pair soon start to encounter marital problems. When Mike starts at the new office he has his head turned by a new secretary and Janet, who is not getting the attention she feels she deserves, is taken in by the charms of an amorous antiques dealer, leading to jealousy issues with hilarious consequences. Is the marriage doomed or will the couple see the error of their ways?
My thoughts	I have to confess: I love Doris Day! I have bought pretty much every DVD with her that I have been able to find. That said, this is not her best film. She and Rod Taylor don't have the same chemistry as she and Rock Hudson. The studio backlot may be ok as a French street, but it's rather unconvincing as the English countryside. The story is pretty contrived in parts, but I guess many comedies are. Still, the film has its moments. There's a bit of an in-joke when on of the French kids learns that she is American and asks her if she knows Rock Hudson. And the title tune is pretty catchy, song by... guess who. Britt Ekland is supposed to have an uncredited appearance, but I didn't spot her. I'd give Doris a four, but for the film a weak three is generous, so all in all it's 3 1/2 at best.
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(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on April 6th, 2013)

The Notebook, a review by Tom

Title: The Notebook
Year: 2004
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 124 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital TrueHD, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Russian, Spanish

Stars:
Tim Ivey
Gena Rowlands
Starletta DuPois
James Garner
Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas

Plot:
Behind every great love story is a great story.

As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young couple is quickly separated by Allie's upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn't right for her. Several years pass and, when they meet again, their passion is rekindled, forcing Allie to choose between her soulmate and class order. This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older gentleman (James Garner) who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging companion (Gena Rowlands).

Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, 'The Notebook' is at once heartwarming and heartbreaking and will capture you in its sweeping and emotional force.

Awards:

BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2005	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Aaron Zigman
Casting Society of America Awards	2005	Nominated		Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Female Performance	Rachel McAdams
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Won	Best Kiss	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Satellite Awards	2005	Won		Gena Rowlands
Screen Actors Guild Award	2004	Nominated	Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	James Garner
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Nominated	Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female	Rachel McAdams
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Date Movie
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Actress: Drama	Rachel McAdams
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Male	Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Chemistry	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Nominated	Choice Movie Dance Scene	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Liplock	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Love Scene	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Nominated	Choice Movie of the Summer
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie: Drama

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Scene Access
Trailers

A great love story! I had feared that this movie will be boring or too melodramatic, but it there wasn't a single minute where it wasn't engaging. Despite the two hour runtime the time flew by. I can recommend it.

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(From December Marathons - DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THREAD on December 20th, 2009)

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

I have bought the first nine seasons of Stargate SG-1And it does look nice. I will chip the first nine seasons on eBay.



Synopsis: The defence of the Supergate ended in a slaughter of the defenders. The four Ori ships had no problems with breaking through. Aboard one of these ships Vala has just given birth to her daughter. But she is growing very fast and she is supposed to become the leader of all Ori troops in this galaxy.

My Opinion: The more often I encounter the story it the less interesting it gets: chosen childs. Offhand I can recall: Gabrielle's daughter Hope (Xena: Warrior Princess), Xena's daughter Eve/Livia (Xena: Warrior Princess) and of course Angel's son Connor (Angel). If we add movies, we can also add Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Star Wars).
I was also a bit disappointed that Bra'tac has learned very few since he first encountered G_1 over eight years ago. Back then he also wanted to prepare for death after they had successfully sabotaged Apophis's ship.

Synopsis: SG-1 visits one of the planets where they hope to find Merlin's weapon. But there isn't a single living being, not even animals. But the inhabitants of the village seem to have died peacefully in their beds.
In the meantime Vala has to undergo a psychiatric examination before she can join the Stargate program.

My Opinion: This episode was literally soporific.

Synopsis: Daniel hopes to find more information about the location of the weapon in Atlantis. And Carter has developed a plan to render the Supergate useless with the help of a black hole in the Pegasus galaxy.

My Opinion: This episode I liked again. McKay was great and the way Daniel and Vala blew the cover of the Ancient "Morgan le Fay" was also good. While there are significant difference the Ancients and the Ori strongly reminded me of the Vorlons and the Shadows (Babylon 5) in this episode. All four are far superior to the normal Humans and within their universe they have a mutual exclusive point of view on how to interact with the Humans. Although the Ancients are the only ones of the four that don't intervene at all (with the usual exceptions to that rule).
The "phone bill" of this episode could be interesting. Atlantis in the Pegasus galaxy calls the SGC who in turn call Teal'c at the Supergate and he relays the message through the open wormhole to the Odyssey in the Pegasus galaxy.

Synopsis: The allegedly real Ba'al comes to Earth and offers his help to find the weapon. But for this, SG-1 would have to kill all his clones who have uprisen against him. But every clone insits on being the real Ba'al and soon the SGC is swarmed with Ba'als.

My Opinion: Oh Sam, come on! Have you learned nothing from the RepliCarter disaster? I am annoyed that this highly intelligent woman falls for such plans. Yes, granted, she was in a hostage situation but how many lives will it cost when Ba'al is successful?

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on May 2nd, 2008)