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Kick-Ass, a review by Jon

Kick-Ass
5 out of 5





(From Kick-Ass ***** on March 24th, 2010)

The Shawshank Redemption, a review by Rich

Title: The Shawshank Redemption

Runtime:137
Certificate:15
Year:1994
Genres:Drama

Plot:Nominated for seven Acadamy Awards including Best Film and Best Actor, this film is an extraordinary tale of hope, friendship and survival inside a maximum security prison.
City banker, Andy Dufresne, (Tim Robbins) arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947, convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence.
He discovers that when they send you to Shawshank State Prison of life... that is exactly what they take.
Within the confines of Shawshank, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red (Morgan Freeman). He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the currupt officials amass personal fortunes.
With an extraordinary twist in the tale, Andy finds that survival comes down to a simple choice, get busy living or get busy dying.

My Review:
As a break from the horror marathon, I picked a title that always hovers in my top 10 movies, a film that oozes class and whos appeal never wanes.
Very moving and sentimental, a great adaptation, with Robbins and Freeman putting in their best ever performances. As I am sure everyone has seen it, I won't do a full review, but would just say I believe it is nearly faultless and a modern classic.


(From Riches Random Reviews on October 25th, 2009)

Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season (2002/United States) Fall under their spell...The Charmed Ones, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Paige (Rose McGowan), are simply bewitching and they're here to stay! Charmed: The Complete Fifth Season is rich with intense adventure, humor and intrigue as these sizzling supernatural siblings battle the forces of evil. From the very first season five episode, when the sisters rush to the aid of an innocent mermaid. The Charmed Ones invite you into their irresistible magical world of paranormal action, fantasy, and suspense. What else do the Halliwell sisters have in store for you? One of them meets an evil Prince Charming: they become mystical comic book super-heroines and gorgeous Greek Goddesses to save the world from wicked demons; they even join forces with Leprechauns! Escape into their magical world...The Charmed Ones welcome you! EPISODES: 1. A Witch's Tail Part 1 2. A Witch's Tail Part 2 3. Happily Ever After 4. Siren Song 5. Witches In Tights 6. The Eyes Have It 7. Sympathy For The Demon 8. A Witch In Time 9. Sam I Am 10. Y Tu Mummy Tambie 11. The Importance Of Being Phoebe 12. Centennial Charmed 13. House Call 14. Sand Francisco Dreamin' 15. The Day The Magic 16. Baby's First Demon 17. Lucky Charmed 18. Cat House 19. Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun 20. Sense and Sense Ability 21. Necromancing The Stone 22. Oh My Goddess Part 1 23. Oh My Goddess Part 2

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Stars:
Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews
Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
Julian McMahon as Cole Turner
Dorian Gregory as Inspector Darryl Morris

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Closed Captioned

I just finished this season of Charmed. As usual... I enjoyed every moment of it. Even a bit more so then some of the previous seasons. There is some big episodes in this season. And thankfully they finally got ride of the character of Cole. Yes... I know he is a very popular character... but I just never liked the guy. Other then that, this season has a couple of good two part episodes and the birth of Piper's son Wyatt. Even an episode where the girls are transformed into superheroes... costumes and all. When I first decided to watch some episodes of Charmed I figured I would watch maybe a season or two. And here I am so hooked I made it through season 5 and looking forward to starting season 6. With only 3 seasons to go... I imagine I will be finishing off the entire series.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on April 16th, 2012)