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The Quiet Earth, a review by Jimmy

               

Title: The Quiet Earth (1985)

Genre: Last man on earth movie
Director: Geoff Murphy (Freejack)         
Rating: R
Length: 1h31
Video: Widescreen
Audio: English
Subtitles: Close Caption

Stars:
Bruno Lawrence (Smash Palace)
Alison Routledge (Rain)
Pete Smith (Once Were Warriors)
Anzac Wallace (UTU)
Norman Fletcher (Goodbye Pork Pie)
Tom Hyde     

Plot:
At exactly 6:12 am, government research scientist Zac Hobson (a powerhouse performance by Bruno Lawrence of SMASH PALACE and UTU) awakens to discover that he may be the last man on earth: homes, highways and entire cities are deserted. Empty planes have fallen from the sky. Every living thing has disappeared. But for Hobson, the ultimate shock is still to come months later when he finds that he is not alone. With the addition of a beautiful young woman (Alison Routledge) and a Maori trucker (Pete Smith), the apocalypse suddenly becomes very personal.

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

(From The little known movie review depot on April 7th, 2008)

The Emperor's New Groove, a review by addicted2comics

Title: The Emperor's New Groove
Year: 2000
Director: Mark Dindal
Rating: G
Length: 78 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English

Stars:
David Spade
John Goodman (1952)
Eartha Kitt
Patrick Warburton
Wendie Malick
Eli Russell Linnetz

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Production Notes
Interactive Games
Music Videos
DVD-ROM Content
Closed Captioned
THX

My Thoughts:

It was just as fun as I remembered it. All I can say, really, is that it was alot better than the series. Although, John Goodman being Pacha was odd for me, cuz every time I hear Pacha, I hear Dan Connor. Still a cool story about an arrogent emporor with a heart.......somewhere.




(From Doing the ABC's Movie Style!! on July 12th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Golden Girls: The Complete Series (1985/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Germany)

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The Golden Girls
Season 1.01 Pilot (aka "The Engagement")
Writer: Susan Harris (Writer)
Director: Jay Sandrich
Cast: Beatrice Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose), Rue McClanahan (Blanche), Estelle Getty (Sophia), Charles Levin (Coco), Frank Aletter (Harry), F. William Parker (The Minister), Meshach Taylor (The Cop)

I never really followed the Golden Girls, but I always watched it, when I caught it on TV. Recently I encounter a lot of articles, that The Golden Girls is one of the shows, which really holds up after 30+ years. And as I always like Betty White and remembered enjoying her on the series, and also Estelle Getty, I thought I would finally get me the series.
The first episode was good and had some really funny lines. I especially liked Rose's naivity.





(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on March 9th, 2022)