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Frankenstein, a review by Hal

Title: Frankenstein: Classic Monster Collection
Year: 1931
Director: James Whale
Rating: NR
Length: 70 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
Colin Clive
Mae Clarke
John Boles
Boris Karloff
Edward Van Sloan

Plot:
Boris Karloff stars as the screen's most memorable monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human moster out of lifeless body parts. It's adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel blended with Karloff's compassionate portrayal of a creature groping for identity that makes "Frankenstein" a masterpiece not only for the genre, but for all time.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Gallery
Production Notes
DVD-ROM Content
"Boo!" a short film

For me this is the grand-daddy of horror films and the epitome of the genre.  This movie gave me nightmares as a child, and for many years, until I was a young adult, I would not watch it.  Watching it today, all of those old feelings came swooping down on me, and just proved that i was not just childhood fears that scared me way back then.  From the setting to the timing to the music to the acting, this is a classic for all time.

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(From Hal's 2010 Horror Marathon Reviews on October 13th, 2010)

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, a review by addicted2dvd

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.

My Thoughts:
This is part of a boxset that I got called The Original Christmas Classics... it is in a set of 7 specials. This is one I haven't seen since I was a kid. I always liked the character of Mr. Magoo. And I always liked the story of A Christmas Carol... but the one thing I don't like about this special is all the music they use in it. That is the one downfall of this show in my personal opinion. I am happy to say that the quality of the release is much nicer then I was expecting... for some reason I wasn't expecting too much quality wise. but I have absolutely no complaints about the quality of this set.



(From Addicted2DVD's 25 Days of Christmas Marathon: 2010 on December 8th, 2010)

Arrow: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Arrow: The Complete First Season IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer/Intro | Justice hits its mark! Based on the DC Comics series, Arrow reinvents the edgy and iconic character for today's audiences in the year's most thrill-packed and visually stunning action series. After being marooned for five years on a remote island, billionaire Oliver Queen comes home with a mysterious agenda and lethal new skills to fight crime in Starling City. Wearing the dark hood of a "vigilante" archer, Oliver's fiercely determined to right the wrongs of his father and thwart those who've corrupted his city. But his crusade is complicated by his own family's dark secrets, a best friend's unwitting ties to evil, and the woman he loves but betrayed in his earlier life, and the woman he loves but betrayed in his earlier life. From Oliver's harrowing island ordeals to Arrow's breathtaking urban stealth warfare, this 5-disc, 23-episode Season One is a heroic adventure delivered dead center! Episodes: 1. Pilot 2. Honor Thy Father 3. Lone Gunmen 4. An Innocent Man 5. Damaged 6. Legacies 7. Muse of Fire 8. Vendetta 9. Year's End 10. Burned 11. Trust But Verify 12. Vertigo 13. Betrayal 14. The Odyssey 15. Dodger 16. Dead to Rights 17. The Huntress Returns 18. Salvation 19. Unfinished Business 20. Home Invasion 21. The Undertaking 22. Darkness on the Edge 23. Sacrifice

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Stars:
Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen
Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance
Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn
David Ramsey as John Diggle
Willa Holland as Thea Queen

Extras:

• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers

I just finished watching the first season of Arrow for the first time. I must say... I enjoyed it very much. The series is loaded with a bunch of great action... and it has a great storyline that keeps your interest as well. I think the entire cast did a fine job as well. Though the series is not perfect. First off is this series is about the Green Arrow... but yet they refuse to call him this... through-out the entire first season he is only known as "The Hood". Also I didn't like how they did his mask. I mean just wearing green make-up across his eyes like a mask? No... this just not right. And this series also falls short where many superhero movies and TV Series do... to many people learning Green Arrow's secret identity. I can accept one... maybe two for the entire run... but more then that is just too much in my opinion. But despite all those problems I found another series that I love. So can't wait to watch the season 2 episodes... especially with how the first season ended. If you never seen this series... I highly recommend it.



(From Arrow: The Complete First Season on April 24th, 2014)