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The Man Who Knew Too Much, a review by Tom

Title: The Man Who Knew Too Much
Year: 1956
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Rating: PG
Length: 115 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono, German: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish

Stars:
James Stewart
Doris Day
Brenda de Banzie
Bernard Miles
Ralph Truman

Plot:
James Stewart and Doris Day, in a rare dramatic role, are superb in this brilliant suspense thriller from the undisputed master. Stewart and Day play Ben and Jo MacKenna, innocent Americans vacationing in Morocco with their son, Hank. After a French spy dies in Ben's arms in the Marrakech market, the couple discovers their son has been kidnapped and taken to England. Not knowing who they can trust, the McKennas are caught up in a nightmare of international espionage, assassinations and terror. Soon, all of their lives hang in the balance as they draw closer to the truth and a chilling climactic moment in London's famous Royal Albert Hall.

Awards:

Academy Award	1956	Won	Best Music, Song	"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)": Jay Livingston, Ray Evans (Music/Lyrics)
AFI	1956	Won	100 Years... 100 Songs (2004)	"Song": Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)

Extras:
Featurettes
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers

I don't know, but this movie was rather boring (*waiting for Jon to put me right* ).
Jon will probably want to strangle me, but I prefer to watch Bill Murrey's "The Man Who Knew Too Little" any day
I like James Stewart, but I feel his acting range is not very wide. He always seems to be playing the same character.


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(From Alfred Hitchcock Marathon on August 22nd, 2009)

The Hunt for the BTK Killer, a review by Eric

The Hunt for the BTK Killer



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BTK: Bind Them, Torture them, Kill them.  That's the definition of BTK that this serial killer from the 70's gave of his "name".  This movie depicts the true story of the BTK Killer, a sick man who killed 10 people in mid 70's and then disappeared.  He resurfaced 30 years later, in 2004,  when he sent a letter to a journalist.  Shortly after the police was able to find him and arrest him.

This seems to be a low budget movie, no known stars and no stunning effects.  The story was approached from two different angles.  The movie begins with the police investigator character narrating his story.  Then the movie switches back and forth between the BTK killer in court who tells the judge details of the murders after pleading guilty and the view of the events that lead to his arrest.  Throughout the movie we see some flashback shots of the murders.

Although it is not a great movie and it is a bit "simplistic" in the making it is still a very interesting story and the movie is not boring.   I don't want to talk to much about it because I would like some of you to watch it so we can discuss it in the "Movie Analysis" thread.  I believe we could have a very interesting discussion trying to understand what's going in the mind of this man.

My Score: Because the writing s very good but the making of the movie is bit simple I'll have to give it separate scores.

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Overall I guess I'd have to give a and a half.

(From Eric's DVD watching. on July 26th, 2008)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

VOY 2.18. Death Wish
Writer: Michael Piller (Screenwriter), Shawn Piller (Original Material By)
Director: James L. Conway
Cast: Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway), Robert Beltran (Commander Chakotay), Roxann Biggs-Dawson (Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres), Jennifer Lien (Kes), Robert Duncan McNeill (Lieutenant Tom Paris), Ethan Phillips (Neelix), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Tim Russ (Lieutenant Tuvok), Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim), Gerrit Graham (Quinn / Q), Peter Dennis (Isaac Newton), Maury Ginsberg), John de Lancie (Q), Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker)

The first Voyager Q episode and the best one of the three. It guest stars Gerrit Graham (who will always be the principal of the rival school in Parker Lewis to me) as a Q who want to end his immortal life. And our Q is there to prevent this. Q is great as always and also the story is interesting. We also have a cameo by Commander Riker in this one.

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(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on October 18th, 2009)