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Short Circuit 2, a review by RossRoyEntry #2 from The Oldie-but-Goodie (IMO) mini-marathon! Short Circuit 2
What they say Number Five, aka Johnny Five, that incredible, lovable robot from the smash hit 'Short Circuit,' is back and taking the big city by storm in this action-packed comedy adventure. Upbeat Johnny's out for some "urban input," but some street hoods, a greedy banker and a gang of crooks see his naiveté as their high-tech ticket to easy street. Will Johnny survive the big bad city and its big, bad city slickers? Keep your wires crossed when you switch on this high voltage film. My Opinion I find it hard to explain why, but this movie is one of my favorite. I remember seeing it as a child, and thinking how cool it would be to have a robot like Johnny-5. And now that I'm older, I find it a marvelous story about how an innocent newcomer to a big city can easily be manipulated into doing questionable things. There's also a sequence that brought a tear to my eye back then, and does every single time I watch this movie. (click to show/hide) rating: (From RossRoy's Random Viewings on July 26th, 2008) Crazy Heart, a review by Silence_of_LambSummary: Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and far too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. My Thoughts: A movie like a freight-train: Slow and Powerful In fact this movie is more or less a One-Man-Show, granted, there are other actors and actresses appearing but what makes it exceptional is the performance of Jeff Bridges. And what a performance this is, Bridges is giving us the down-on-his-luck musician struggling for survival with such an intensity ... it's simply breathtaking. The, besides the acting of Mr. Bridges, best thing about this movie is what it isn't. It isn't a movie about an alcoholic drowning in his addiction. It isn't a movie about an egomaniac doomed to destroy himself and all that love him. It isn't a movie about a big comeback of an almost forgotten former idol. And best of all: It isn't a fairytale, in which the ugly frog miraculously turns into a prince. In the end we find Bad Blake exactly where he was at the beginning of the movie, with just one important difference: In the beginning he had to be there, in the end he wants to be there. Highly recommended to all but Pete (too much music) My Rating: (out of possible 5) (From Michael's random reviews on March 26th, 2011) The Good Old Days TV Thread, a review by addicted2dvdThe Ray Bradbury Theater Season 2: Episode 2 The Screaming Woman Original Air Date: 02/22/1986 My Thoughts: This is my favorite episode of this series that I have seen so far. Even though I have not even made my way through the second disc of this set yet... this is at least my 3rd time watching this particular episode. It stars a young Drew Barrymore who was only about 12 or 13 years old when she made this episode. In this episode her parents and her neighbors won't believe she is really hearing a woman screaming for help... thinking it is her imagination since she spends all her time reading horror comics (Tales from the Crypt). As I said... I haven't gotten too far into this set yet (only watched 14 out of 65 episodes so far)... but so far... I must say this is my favorite episode! My Rating: (From The Good Old Days TV Thread on February 18th, 2010) |