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Friday the 13th - Part 2, a review by RossRoy

WHAT THEY SAY

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to camp... here's even more heart-pounding terror. Five years after the horrible blood bath at Camp Crystal Lake, all that remains is the legend of Jason Voorhees and his demented mother, who had murdered seven camp counselors. At the nearby summer camp, the new counselors are unconcerned about the warnings to stay away from the infamous site. Carefree, the young people roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence. One by one, they are attacked and brutally slaughtered. Suspense and screams abound in this compelling thriller.

MY THOUGHTS

Well, I think Part 2 us an improvement on the first. At least, this time around, they do show the killer moving around, stalking its prey. And I must say, Ginny makes a more believable victim than Alice did. I do hope they show some more creativity with the killings down the line, because if they stick with the machete hack'n'slash killings, it's getting old already.

RATING

(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on October 12th, 2009)

Gone With the Wind, a review by Tom

Title: Gone With the Wind
Year: 1939
Director: Victor Fleming
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 233 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese: Dolby Digital 1, English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

Stars:
Vivien Leigh
Clark Gable

Plot:
This classic film narrates the love between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler during the American civil war. It's the history of a selfish woman who doesn't want to admit her feelings about the man she loves, and finally loses him.

Awards:

Academy Award	1939	Nominated	Best Actor	Clark Gable
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Actress	Vivien Leigh
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Art Direction	Lyle R. Wheeler
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Cinematography, Color	Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Director	Victor Fleming
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Film Editing	Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom
Academy Award	1939	Nominated	Best Music, Original Score	Max Steiner
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Picture	Selznick International Pictures
Academy Award	1939	Nominated	Best Sound Recording	Thomas T. Moulton (Sound Director, Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department)
Academy Award	1939	Nominated	Best Special Effects	John R. Cosgrove, Fred Albin, Arthur Johns
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Supporting Actress	Hattie McDaniel
Academy Award	1939	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress	Olivia de Havilland
Academy Award	1939	Won	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay	Sidney Howard
Academy Award	1939	Won	Special Award	William Cameron Menzies (outstanding achievement in the use of color)
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006)
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 100 Movies (2007)
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 100 Passions (2002)
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 100 Quotes (2005)	"Quote": After all, tomorrow is another day.
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 100 Quotes (2005)	"Quote": As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 100 Quotes (2005)	"Quote": Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
AFI	1939	Won	100 Years... 25 Scores (2005)	"Composer": Max Steiner

Extras:
Commentary
Featurettes
Scene Access
Trailers

I never had the urge to check this movie out. But when the Blu-ray was on sale, I thought I should give it a try. It was never the length of the movie which put me off (after all an average Bollywood movie has a three-hours running time).
I think I will get some flack for this, but this movie bored me. I had to take a break half-way through and watched two other three-hour movies before I continued. I just couldn't connect with the characters and the plot just didn't reel me in. Scarlett is supposed to be an unlikable character (at least I think she is meant to be), but it isn't fun watching one of those for four hours.

Rating:

(From Tom's Unwatched Movies Marathon on June 4th, 2010)

The IT Crowd: Version 3.0 - (mini) marathon, a review by Tom

02. Are We Not Men? (2008-11-28)
Writer: Graham Linehan (Writer)
Director: Graham Linehan
Cast: Chris O'Dowd (Roy), Richard Ayoade (Moss), Katherine Parkinson (Jen), Matt Berry (Douglas), Paul Bazely (Michael), Cavan Clerkin (Dan), Jon Foster (Barry), Derek Ezenagu (Luke), John Willie Hopkins (Postman Harry)

Another great episode! Really funny what Moss did to hide from the police.

Rating:

(From The IT Crowd: Version 3.0 - (mini) marathon on July 31st, 2009)