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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, a review by Dragonfire

I went to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.  I really enjoyed the first two movies and I've been wanting to see this one for a while.  It is in 3D in some theaters, and that is the version I saw.  There weren't as many images used to take advantage of the 3D images, but it was still done well.  The animation is wonderful overall.  The hair on the animals was done really well.  Ellie looks so soft and cuddely.

The plot isn't that complex, but it is entertaining.  Manny and Ellie are preparing for the birth of their child.  Diego is thinking that he needs to head off on his own and Sid is feeling left out.  He ends up in a cave where he finds 3 eggs that he believes have been abandoned.  He decides to take the eggs to raise as his children.  It turns out they are dinosaurs and they don't get along well with the other children.  Then Mommy dinosaur tracks down her babies, and is not pleased that Sid has them.  She takes the babies and Sid back through the cave.  Manny, Ellie, Diego, Eddie, and Crash decide to to after Sid and they discover another world where dinosaurs are still alive.  They meet Buck, a sort of crazy weasel who has been living in the jungle a long time.

While all that is going on, Scrat the squirrel is still chasing his precious acorn.  He gets distracted when he meets Scratte, a female flying squirrel, also after the acorn.

I think this movie can mostly stand alone, though certain things tied to the characters will make more sense if the first two movies have been watched.  Things are rather predictable, but the movie is still entertaining and enjoyable.  There is a tiny bit of suspense in a few places and one or two surprises.

During this movie, Scrat and Scratte pop up every so often and they do come into some contact with the main characters.  I've always loved Scrat and his attempts at getting the acorn, and I continued to enjoy him in this movie.  He's just a cute, funny character. 

The movie is very funny overall, though some of the humor is silly and won't appeal to some viewers.  Some of the humor is a bit gross or crude, though it isn't too graphic.  There is a bit of action and some mild violence in a few sequences as well, so parents will want to keep that in mind when deciding on if this is a good movie for their children.

Overall, this is a really cute, entertaining movie that I enjoyed.  I'm sure I'll be adding the DVD to my collection once it is out.  I would have rated it 4.5 stars at Epinions when I did my review there if I had the option, but since I didn't, I rounded up to 5.  I'll use the same rating here.

 

I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone would like to take a look.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs


(From Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs on July 23rd, 2009)

The Return of the Living Dead, a review by addicted2dvd

The Return of the Living Dead: Collector's Edition (1984/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | MGM Home Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Director: Dan O'Bannon Writing: Rudy Ricci (Story By), John A. Russo [John Russo] (Story By), Russell Streiner (Story By), Dan O'Bannon (Screenwriter) Length: 91 min. Rating: R Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Other

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Stars:
Clu Gulager as Burt
James Karen as Frank
Don Calfa as Ernie
Thom Mathews as Freddy
Beverly Randolph as Tina
John Philbin as Chuck

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes

This is a movie I have always enjoyed quite a bit and watch every year in my big horror marathon. It has a nice mixture of horror and comedy that is just fun to watch. I really liked Linnea Quigley's character in this one. And thought it was a nice touch that they made it so her worse fear is realized in this movie. I just see this one to be a lot of fun... and when I watch this every October I then know my horror marathon is a go. This is one that is definitely worth the time put in to watch it.

   

Scorecard:
TV Eps: 14
Movies: 8

(From Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 8th, 2014)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Sliders: Seasons One & Two (1995/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 1017 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Plot:
Get ready for Seasons One and Two of the breakthrough Sci-Fi series 'Sliders'!

Quinn (Jerry O'Connell), a brilliant grad student, has created a device that opens a wormhole to an infinite number of parallel universes where history has taken different paths. His first test trip goes awry, stranding his physics professor, Arturo (John Rhys-Davies), his friend, Wade (Sabrina Lloyd), and bystander Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown (Cleavant Derricks) in parallel San Franciscos.

Now, this foursome of Sliders must travel from one alternate reality to another in the hope of somehow finding their way home.


Sliders
1.01 Pilot
WriterDirector: Andy Tennant
Cast: Jerry O'Connell (Quinn), Sabrina Lloyd (Wade), Cleavant Derricks (Rembrandt), John Rhys-Davies (Arturo), Linda Henning (Mrs. Mallory), Joseph A. Wapner (Commissar Wapner), Doug Llewelyn (Comrade Llewelyn), Garwin Sanford (Doc), Roger R. Cross (Wilkins), Yee Jee Tso (Wing), Frank C. Turner (Crazy Kenny), Gary Jones (Hurley), John Novak (Ross J. Kelly/Interrogator), Don MacKay (Artie Field), Alex Bruhanski (Pavel), Jay Brazeau (KGB Colonel), Andrew Kavadas (Vendor), Sook Yin Lee (Pat), Raoul Ganee (Sentry), Tom Butler (Michael Mallory), Rusty Burrell (Bailiff (uncredited)), Jim Byrnes (Announcer (uncredited)), Wayne Cox (PBS Spokesman (uncredited)), Larry Musser (Jake (uncredited)), Harry Shearer (DJ (uncredited)), Sara Walker (Nan (uncredited))

I really enjoyed the first two and half seasons of Sliders, but then I lost interest when more and more characters where changed and they introduced the Kromagg.
The pilot is a great introduction to the series.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on July 5th, 2012)