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The Expendables, a review by Dragonfire

I really enjoyed this one.  The plot and characters aren't that developed and some things are predictable, but the movie is still highly entertaining and definitely worth watching.  The action is the main focus of this one, though there is enough of a plot to explain why the characters are in the situations they are in.  This is a really good action movie.  It won't appeal to some people, but it is a good choice for people in the mood for a mindless action movie.

The action starts right from the beginning.  The action is a bit over the top at times, but it work with what is going on.  It is clear to me that the movie is trying to be like the action movies from the 80's.  That might bother some people, but I liked a lot of those mindless action movies and that approach works for this one.  The action scenes are done really well and there isn't a ton of CGI like happens in so many of the newer movies.  Unfortunately, there is some jerky camera work in some of the action scenes which I hate, but it wasn't as annoying as it has been in some other movies.  There are all sorts of fights and shootings and explosions.  All those things make the movie more entertaining.  The action stuff is so over the top it isn't that believable, but that didn't bother me at all.  The good guys do get hurt a bit, though they manage to avoid most injuries, even when bad guys are spraying bullets at them.  Since there is so much action, there is a lot of violence as well, some of which is more graphic. 

The characters are interesting, but none of them are developed that much.  Barney and Lee are in the more of the movie.  Barney seems to be the one in charge of the group, though he consults with Lee and Ying about certain things.  A little more about Lee comes out when he is trying to deal with a problem with Lacy, the woman he's been involved with.  I did like Barney and Lee..they just aren't that developed.  The other members of the team are developed even less.  That didn't bother me when I was watching the movie.  The villains are mostly flat, but they are effective villains.  The cast does really well with their parts.  I was surprised to see Charisma Carpenter turn up as Lacy.  It was nice to see her again, though she doesn't have much to do.

Overall, I really enjoyed this movie and think it is definitely worth watching.  This is an awesome action movie.  People in the mood for a mindless action movie or fans of the cast should give it a chance. 



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

The Expendables

(From The Expendables on September 4th, 2010)

Insidious, a review by addicted2dvd

Insidious (2011/United States) Trailer |IMDb |Wikipedia | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Director: James Wan Writing: Leigh Whannell (Writer) Length: 103 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Thematic Material, Violence, Terror and Frightening Images, and Brief Strong Language Video: Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
Leigh Whannell as Specs
Angus Sampson as Tucker

Plot:
From the makers of Paranormal Activity, INSIDIOUS is the terrifying story of a family who, shortly after moving, discovers that dark spirits have possessed their home and that their son has inexplicably fallen into a coma. Trying to escape the haunting and save their son, they move again only to realize that it was not their house that was haunted.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• BD-Live

This is one that was recently given to me... just got it yesterday. It is one I never seen before. Reading other's reviews is seems this one is pretty much evenly divided between those that like it and those that don't. As I normally do... before watching the film I watched the trailer. Going by the trailer it looked like it had potential. After watching it I can say while I did enjoy it... I think it should have been better. Going by the trailer alone I would have expected more from it. Going by the reviews I have read I am not surprised. But over-all I would say this one is worth the time put in to watch it.



(From Addicted2DVD's Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 25th, 2013)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Star Trek: The Original Series: Season One (1966/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) Length: 1170 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 1, Italian: Dolby Digital 1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 1 Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish

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Star Trek
1.03 Where No Man Has Gone Before
Writer: Samuel A. Peeples (Writer), Gene Roddenberry (Original Characters By)
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: William Shatner (Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock), Gary Lockwood (Lt. Comdr. Gary Mitchell), Sally Kellerman (Dr.Elizabeth Dehner), George Takei (Sulu), James Doohan (Scott), Lloyd Haynes (Alden), Andrea Dromm (Yeoman Smith), Paul Carr (Lt. Lee Kelso), Paul Fix (Doctor Piper)

Instead of watching the (at the time) unaired pilot with a different crew, or watching the first episode ever aired, I decided to watch the episode which is the second pilot after the crew has been recast with the now familiar crew. Even though this episode is the third episode aired.
This episode has the crew still wearing the uniforms from the first pilot instead of the familiar gold, red and blue uniforms. Also McCoy is still missing. Instead we got another doctor.
I enjoyed this episode. It already shows the potential of the series.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on July 24th, 2012)