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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, a review by Rich

Adventure through Jordan...



Fedora and whip at the ready, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) sets off on his third cinematic outing accompanied by none other than his father, Henry (Sean Connery). The Drs. Jones head to the cradle of civilization on a perilous hunt for the Holy Grail, which is also being sought after by -- of course -- the Nazis. No one is what they seem in this rousing adventure, which co-stars John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott and Alison Doody.

The last of the original trilogy. Never reaching the high standards set by Raiders, it was more enjoyable than Temple which became rather too unbelievable in it's effort to surpass the first film. An enjoyable romp that entertains, with great score and audio. 6/10

(From Around the World in 80 DVD's on January 29th, 2008)

Five Dedicated to Ozu, a review by Danae Cassandra

Five Dedicated to Ozu
Year Released: 2004
Directed By: Abbas Kiarostami
Starring: nature
Genre: Documentary

Overview:
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (A TASTE OF CHERRY, THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES) pays homage to Yasujiro Ozu, the brilliant Japanese filmmaker whose spare but evocative style has been a major influence on Kiarostami's work. Canny and sublime, the 74-minute film is comprised of five long, apparently single takes of a beach on the Caspian Sea, all focusing on the ocean, comprised of virtually no camera movement and enveloped in rapturous natural sound.

Richly poetic and shot on a hand-held DV camera, the film features five extended, apparently single-take sequences:

1. The camera accompanies a piece of wood with which the waves are toying, at the beach.
2. People are walking along, by the seaside. Older people stop, look at the waves, then walk away.
3. Indistinct shapes on a beach in winter. A group of dogs. A love story.
4. Ducks noisily cross the frame in one direction, then the other.
5. A pond. Nighttime. Frogs. A chorus of sounds. Then, a storm, and finally, dawn.

My Thoughts:
This is a tough film to review, and it definitely has a limited audience. I tried to describe it to a friend and he was like "I'm not seeing a point here." It's a visual meditation, an exploration of time - day moving to night, the timelessness of the sea contrasted with the finite span of living things. If that sounds interesting to you then watch this film. I thought it was beautiful.

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 3/5

(From March Around the World 2016 on April 7th, 2016)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

Title: Taxi: Season Four
Year: 1981
Director:
Rating: NR
Length: 581 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles:

Stars:
Judd Hirsch
Tony Danza
Marilu Henner
Danny DeVito
Christopher Lloyd

Plot:
Ready to roll once again with the friendly, fun-loving cabbies of the Emmy Award winning, hit sitcom Taxi? Well, then buckle up for hilarity because the gang of the Sunshine Cab Company are out to exceed the limits of comedy in this Fourth Season set! First, Jim (Christopher Llyod) might not be firing on all cylinders, but his amazing psychic abilities are....then, Elaine (Marilu Henner) blows a gasket when she catches Louie (Danny DeVito) spying on her in the garage bathroom....Tony (Tony Danza), meanwhile, appears back on the fast track to boxing fame...Bobby (Jeff Conaway) hits town with some big career news... Alex has outrageous run-ins with both his estranged father and his ex-wife....and Latka (Andy Kaufman) may actually marry Simka (Carol Kane) - If his suave alter-ego Vic Ferrari doesn't accidentally get in the way. It's 24 episodes of non-stop, high-octane hilarity in one three-disc, must-own collection!

Awards:

Golden Globe	1980	Nominated	Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series	Judd Hirsch
Golden Globe	1981	Nominated	Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series	Judd Hirsch
Golden Globe	1982	Nominated	Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series	Judd Hirsch
Golden Globe	1980	Nominated	Actor in a Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie	Andy Kaufman
Golden Globe	1980	Nominated	Actor in a Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie	Danny DeVito
Golden Globe	1981	Nominated	Actor in a Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie	Danny DeVito
Golden Globe	1980	Nominated	Actress in a Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie	Marilu Henner
Golden Globe	1981	Nominated	Actress in a Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie	Marilu Henner
Golden Globe	1982	Nominated	Actress in a Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie	Carol Kane
Golden Globe	1982	Nominated	Actress in a Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie	Marilu Henner
Golden Globe	1980	Won	Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe	1981	Nominated	Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe	1982	Nominated	Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe	1983	Nominated	Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Extras:
Closed Captioned
Scene Access

I heard about this series often, but I became really interested to watch it, after I had seen the Jim Carrey movie "Man on the Moon" for the first time.
It's main star is Judd Hirsch, who I mainly know as Jeff Goldblum's father in Independence Day. But the man who carries this series, is Danny DeVito. This role made him famous, and that deservingly so.
Also Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future) is great as the ex-Junkie Jim.
The reason I first started watching this series was, because I was curious about Andy Kaufman's role in it. You can clearly see, that both he and the rest of the cast are not really happy to have his character there. He is just there because of the studio and because of the popularity of his character with the audience. I can imagine that this was the main inspiration of Ricky Gervais' character's sitcom role in the second series of "Extras".
To have Andy Kaufman do something different than his "Foreign Man" persona, they gave his character a split personality this season. This gave him the chance to be "Vic Ferrari" in a few episodes. Strangely this character fits more into the series than Latka.

Notable guest stars in this season:
A young Tom Hanks in a small role in a flashback scene.
Max Wright (Willy Tanner from ALF)
Rhea Perlman (Carla from Cheers, she plays Danny DeVito's character's girlfriend. She is his wife in real life)
Ted Danson
Carol Kane (as Latkas girlfriend/wife. For me she will always the be the toaster-swinging Ghost of Christmas Present in Bill Murrey's Scrooged)
Bubba Smith (Hightower from Police Academy)
Jeff Conaway (Babylon 5. He was a regular the previous seasons but left the cast now. He made a few guest appearances early in the season).

#	Episode	Rating
01	Jim The Psycic
02	Vienna Waits
03	Mr. Personalities
04	Jim Joins The Network
05	Louie's Fling
06	Like Father, Like Son
07	Louie's Mom Remarries
08	Fledgling
09	Of Mice and Tony
10	Louie Goes Too Far
11	I Wanna Be Around
12	Bobby Doesn't Live Here Anymore
13	Nina Loves Alex
14	Tony's Lady
15	Simka Returns
16	Jim and the Kid
17	Take My Ex-Wife, Please
18	The Unkindest Cut
19	Tony's Comeback
20	Elegant Iggy
21	The Wedding of Latka and Simka
22	Cooking For Two
23	The Road Not Taken (Part 1)
24	The Road Not Taken (Part 2)

(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 16th, 2010)