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High School Musical, a review by addicted2dvd

High School Musical: Remix (2006/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Kenny Ortega Writing: Peter Barsocchini (Writer) Length: 98 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: PCM: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay
Lucas Grabeel as Ryan
Alyson Reed as Ms. Darbus

Plot:
The power of music explodes in this spectacular Blu-ray Disc Remix Edition of the Emmy Award-winning High School Musical! The smash-hit Disney Channel Original Movie now features theater-quality sound, the best picture available, and awesome bonus features that will rock your world. Get a prime spot on the red carpet for the star-studded Hollywood premiere, and join the High School Reunion where the cast reunites in an exclusive interview to share how the movie phenomenon has changed their lives.

Plus, stand up and experience the Dance-Along, in which Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan give step-by-step instructions to popular dance sequences "Get'cha Head In The Game" and "We're All In This Together." Watch five hot music videos, including two specially remixed versions of your favorite songs. In pristine picture, sound and quality only Blu-ray can deliver, this High School Musical Remix Edition is bigger, bolder and more rockin' than ever!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Music Videos

I watched this one on Netflix with my daughter after work last night... and was kind of surprised that I actually enjoyed the story. Telling me to give the sequel a chance. I Liked most the characters here. I would say over-all worth the time put in to watch it.



(From July Movie Marathon: Musicals (Yes... You read right!) on July 8th, 2016)

The Lady Vanishes, a review by Rich

The Lady Vanishes





Definately the best Hitchcock UK film (yes, better than 39 steps) before he was put under contract by Selznick, forgetting the obvious technological constraints of the time. It isn't a great film, especially in comparison to his Strangers on a Train or Shadow of a Doubt, but it is a good film. I wouldn't recommend purchasing it unless you are a 'completist' and wanting to own all of Hitchcocks movies. It is perhaps a little 'too british', littered with cricketing terms, cucumber sandwiches, stiff upper lips and jolly old hockeysticks!
The cast is wonderful, some good witty exchanges especially in the first 20 minutes, but the suspense he mastered in later films is just not there in this outing. Trademark camerawork and stylish flourish of the director are clear to see, but you never get the edge of the seat thrill found in his classics.
A good film nonetheless, imagine the period of history the original audience viewed this and you understand how well it originally went down, and one not to ignore if showing on the tv. 


(From Riches Random Reviews on January 26th, 2009)

"Battlestar Galactica" Marathon (1978-2009), a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: Baltar, the Borellians and the soldiers of the Eastern Alliance plan to escape from the prison barge. And they succeed. Aboard the Galactica they take the Quorum members as hostages (except for Adama and Siress Tinia). Adama has to either let them go or he has to try to free the Quorum members with the risk of getting them killed.

My Opinion: I really liked the irony of this episode's title and the fact that Baltar was the only one who didn't escape. And the moment I saw the dismantled Cylons and Apollo stating that he had a plan I really believed (and hoped) that he and Starbuck would slip into the armour and pretend to be Cylon pilots. Too bad they didn't make that move, that would have been fun.

Synopsis: When the squadron is following the escaped prisoners to Lunar 7, Apollo is suddenly brought aboard the ship of light again. There he's warned of a great danger Terra is in and that it's important for them, for the people in the fleet and even for the light beings that he helps the people on Terra. When he lands there he's recognized as someone else but he has little success in convincing them. Luckily Starbuck and also the Galactica aren't that far behind.

My Opinion: I really liked Edward Mulhare (Devon in Knight Rider) in the role of John. He was a funny guy and yet recognizable as the father figure he would later become to Michael Knight. But I also liked that Terra wasn't Earth, I didn't like the Terra storyline very much.

Synopsis: During a ceremony Starbuck discovers that an old girlfriend of his is still alive and did not die on Caprica as he had suspected. Cassiopeia isn't very thrilled but there's also not much she can do. Starbuck and Apollo follow Aurora  to the Celestra and run in the middle of a mutiny. And Aurora is of course among the mutineers. But not everything is as it appears to be.

My Opinion: It was an OK episode. But it was a bit constructed that the XO developed the plan to get rid of his captain and miraculously a mutiny started in just that moment and gave him the opportunity. The captain also seemed to have lost touch with his crew, otherwise he had to notice that his XO was a "slave driver". But he still got a medal for his excellent leadership.

Synopsis: The Galactica receives a signal that might have come from Earth but soon they detect a hidden Basestar that is looking for them. But Adama and Tigh are both tired of running. Adama develops a plan to attack and destroy the Basestar and its Raiders. Apollo and Starbuck get the most crucial role in that attack: They have to board the Basestar and to destroy its sensors. Both Cassiopeia and Sheba aren't very happy about it.

My Opinion: I really liked that final episode of the old series. It had the right amount (and quality) of humour and charm in it and also a good deal of action - even though they re-used the FX shots once again, there were so many and even some new shots that it looked really good. I also liked the idea that Apollo and Sheba may become a couple, Apollo had been alone since Serina died.

The Series - My Opinion: I will miss these guys. I really like the new series. But it's different there. The old series had its own charm and the characters are still great. Granted, a lot of the episodes have aged a lot and don't hold up in comparison to today's shows but it was still nice to see characters that aren't burdened with a difficult past but are straightforward WYSIWYGs.

(From "Battlestar Galactica" Marathon (1978-2009) on April 17th, 2009)