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The 6th Day, a review by RossRoyThe 6th Day
What they say Superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger is Adam, an ace pilot in the very near future who is having a serious identity crisis. An evil corporation illegally cloned him, and now they're trying to kill him to hide the evidence. Torn from his beloved family and faced with a shocking exact duplicate of himself, Adam races against time to reclaim his life and save the world from the underground cloning movement. My Thoughts This is an interesting little piece. On the one hand, you have a rather serious subject matter with the moral, social and ethical implications with human cloning. On the other hand, you have a typical Ahnuld action movie. But unfortunately, the two sides are not treated equally. So, what we end up with is a fairly standard action movie, with some decent stunt and great technology (the choppers are great!), that is, if you like that kind of thing. I do, to a certain extent, but this time I was disappointed. The movie could've been so much more! They don't tackle the whole human cloning issue, it's there just to give an excuse for the action. What I mean is, if you're going to open your movie with a partly fictitious history of cloning, with the first successful human cloning going wrong and the subsequent ban on human cloning, why then spend the whole movie just chasing after the clone? They even have cloning protestors! But they are all just plot devices, they're basically useless. There's no real debate between any characters on whether cloning should be ok or not, it just is. Oh well, I guess the opening scenes made me think this movie would be something it is not, and actually, I should've known better. What else can I really expect from an Ahnuld movie? (From RossRoy's Random Viewings on April 8th, 2008) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, a review by addicted2dvd
Stars: Harrison Ford (1942) as Indy Karen Allen as Marion Paul Freeman (1943) as Belloq Ronald Lacey as Toht John Rhys-Davies as Sallah Plot:Extras:
My Thoughts: I remember the first time I ever seen this. I was in my early to mid teens... and one of the teachers I had showed this film on the last day of school. And while I enjoyed it on that first viewing... watching it as an adult with a new perspective and more refined taste in film I get much more enjoyment from it. Great cast, wonderful visuals and non-stop adventure. Well worth the time put in to watch it. Rating: (From What Movies I Been Watching on September 27th, 2017) Angel Marathon, a review by DJ DoenaDisc 4 Calvary Synopsis: The gang is wondering who could have stolen the soul and if they have a traitor in their midst. Angelus is still a prisoner but he perfectly plays the mind games. Then Lilah arrives in the basement and she offers a deal to Angelus.My Opinion: I knew it! But why had I to be right this time? I also knew somehow that Angelus wouldn't be really Angel after the spell. Nonetheless a good episode. Salvage Synopsis: Lilah is dead and Angelus is presumed the murderer. The last duty for Wesley left to do is to make sure that she won't rise as a vampire. But he also has another job, to get reinforcements: he brings the Vampire Slayer.My Opinion: The son of two vampires is getting a child with who-knows-what-demon. Now it becomes really un-relaxing. But it is a bit suprising that they built up the big enemy over the entire season. If they follow the tradition of "Angel", Cordelia won't last until the season finale, but let's see. Release Synopsis: Faith is badly hurt after the fight with the demon, both physically as well as mentally. After Angelus has visted the hotel again both Cordelia and the gang try to find him and get him under control.My Opinion: "Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world." (Ron Weasley, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets") Nice fight Wesley and Faith put up against Angelus but one has seen that she didn't fight wholeheartedly. Otherwise she would have swept the floor with him. Very thrilling. And Wesley can fill out an application for the CTU, they are also in L.A.. Orpheus Synopsis: Angelus bit Faith but her blood was spiked with a drug. Now both lay in a coma and try to break out of a nightmare. Additionally, Willow has come from Sunnydale to re-implant Angel's soul.My Opinion: Another exciting episode. A love this arc. The only drawback was that I already knew that Faith wouldn't die because she makes an appearance in the final episodes of "Buffy" which run parallel to this season of "Angel". (From Angel Marathon on February 23rd, 2008) |