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Over The Hedge, a review by Tom

Title: Over The Hedge
Year: 2006
Director: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Rating: FSK-0
Length: 80 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 , German: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Turkish: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Turkish

Stars:
Bruce Willis
Garry Shandling
Steve Carell
Wanda Sykes
William Shatner
Nick Nolte
Thomas Haden Church
Eugene Levy

Plot:
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.

Extras:
Commentary
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Interactive Game
Short film "Hammys Bumerang Abenteuer"
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers

Great movie with great animation! With fun characters voiced by an all-star cast which is put into good use. William Shatner as an opossum who over-dramatically fakes his own deaths is great . I love how Shatner has embraced parodying himself the last 10 years or so. Steve Carell is also great as the voice of Hammy.

Rating:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE77igZczlI

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 29th, 2008)

2012, a review by addicted2dvd

2012 (2009/United States) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Director: Roland Emmerich Writing: Harald Kloser (Writer), Roland Emmerich (Writer), Graham Hancock (Original Material By) Length: 158 min. Rating: PG-13 Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, French, Commentary

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Stars:
John Cusack as Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Adrian Helmsley
Thandie Newton as Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt as Carl Anheuser
Tom McCarthy as Gordon Silberman

Plot:
From Roland Emmerich, director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, comes the ultimate action-adventure movie, exploding with groundbreaking special effects. As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, cities collapse and continents crumble. 2012 brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. Starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Music Videos

Before watching this movie I searched some reviews to see what others thought of it. I was actually surprised... seems like most people didn't care for this one. Until today I just remembered hearing good things. Then I actually watched it. I wouldn't say I disliked it as much as most the people seemed to... but it is far from the best movie of it's kind. The effects were definitely cool. But I found for the most part I really didn't care about many of the characters. I also thought it was just too long. I think this is one case where the movie would have been better if they didn't have it at such a length. Over-all I would say it is just an average disaster movie.




(From Alphabet Marathon: The Unwatched Version on August 13th, 2011)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Bionic Woman (2007)
Join one of TV's most stunning breakout heroines as the action-packed series Bionic Woman leaps into DVD! From executive producer David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) comes this gripping re-imagining of the universally beloved character.

Jamie Sommers is a hard-working woman struggling to take care of her younger sister. But after a serious, life-threatening accident, Jamie is saved by a top-secret procedure that makes her much more than just an ordinary woman...it makes her superhumanly bionic. Starring hot newcomer Michelle Ryan, as well as Miguel Ferrer (Crossing Jordan), Molly Price (Third Watch), Will Yun Lee (Witchblade), Lucy Kate Hale (How I Met Your Mother), and guest stars Isaiah Washington (Grey's Anatomy) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), it's a non-stop thrill ride unlike anything you've seen before!

My Thoughts:
As much as  enjoyed the original Bionic Woman series... I am very impressed with the pilot episode. There was lots of action and some really great effects. I really like how in this series Jaime Sommers has a sister. I thought the car crash that Jaime and her boyfriend was in (the reason Jaime became bionic) was well done... the effects of Jamie having the operation and recovering from the operation was cool... and thought the fight in the rain with the "first" Bionic Woman was great. A very well done pilot in my opinion.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on November 3rd, 2009)