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The Land Unknown, a review by GSyren

The Land Unknown (4-041036-370213)

United States 1957 | Released 2014-08-15 on Bluray from Anolis Entertainment, Hollywood Classics, Universal Studios International

78 minutes | Aspect ratio 2.35:1 | Audio: German DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

Directed by Virgil Vogel and starring Jock Mahoney, Shawn Smith, William Reynolds, Henry Brandon, Douglas R. Kennedy

My thoughts about The Land Unknown:

I love fifties sci-fi and horror movies. Even when they are bad they are entertaining. The Land Unknown isn't really bad. It has it's weaknesses and its strength. You know it's far from perfect when the lizards are scarier looking than the dinosaurs. The T-Rex is just embarrassing. I can overlook that, but only just. Some of the special effects look quite good, though. The story is essentially fine. It's kind of The Land that Time Forgot, but at the other pole. Is it sexist? Yeah, by today's standard, but you can't measure a 50+ year old movie with today's yardstick. The German blu-ray release looks fantastic. I enjoyed this very much, but of course Jurassic World it is not.

I rate this title

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on June 13th, 2015)

Cast Away, a review by Tom

Title: Cast Away
Year: 2000
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Rating: FSK-12
Length: 138 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Dutch, English, German

Stars:
Tom Hanks
Helen Hunt
Timothy Stack
Chris Noth

Plot:
Tom Hanks 'gives one of the towering screen performances of all time' (New York Post) as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose ruled-by-the-clock existence abruptly ends when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island. As Chuck struggles to survive, he discovers that his true personal journey, has only just begun.

Awards:

Academy Award	2000	Nominated	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
Academy Award	2000	Nominated	Best Sound	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
AFI	2000	Nominated	100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006)
American Cinema Editors Awards	2001	Nominated		Arthur Schmidt
ASCAP Awards	2001	Won	Top Box Office Films	Alan Silvestri
BAFTA	2000	Nominated	Actor In A Leading Role	Tom Hanks
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	2001	Nominated	Favorite Actor - Drama	Tom Hanks
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	2001	Won	Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama	Helen Hunt
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2001	Won	Best Inanimate Object	Wilson the Volleyball
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2001	Nominated	Best Picture
Cinema Audio Society Awards	2001	Nominated	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film	Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan
Golden Globe	2000	Won	Actor in a Leading Role - Drama	Tom Hanks
MTV Movie Awards	2001	Nominated	Best Action Sequence	"Plane Crash":
MTV Movie Awards	2001	Nominated	Best Kiss	Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt
MTV Movie Awards	2001	Nominated	Best Male Performance	Tom Hanks
MTV Movie Awards	2001	Nominated	Best On-screen Team	Tom Hanks and Wilson
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2001	Won	Best Actor	Tom Hanks
Screen Actors Guild Award	2000	Nominated	Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Tom Hanks
Teen Choice Awards	2001	Won	Film - Choice Chemistry	Tom Hanks, Wilson

Extras:
Commentary
Featurettes
Interviews
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Storyboard Comparisons
Trailers

A great movie! Tom Hanks is perfect in the role. He manages to carry this movie all by himself. He should have gotten the Oscar at the time. Not Russel Crowe.
There are some scenes, where I can't help myself but to think of the MTV Movie Awards parody with Andy Dick which was done at the time.



Rating:

(From December Marathons - DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THREAD on December 7th, 2009)

Xena: Warrior Princess Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

17. The Royal Couple of Thieves
Xena's asked to steal back a pilfered chest containing the world's most powerful weapon, so she enlists the help of Autolycus, the self-proclaimed King of Thieves.

My Thoughts:
This is the first episode of Xena that Bruce Campbell appared in as the King of Thieves. It is a fun episode. There is plenty of comedy involved.

My Rating:

18. The Prodigal
Gabrielle returns to her home town, only to find it under attack by a greedy warlord, and under the protection of a faded warrior, who's lost his self-confidence.

My Thoughts:
Another episode that I like. Even though Xena is barely in this episode. Only a short scene in the beginning and a short scene in the end. But I enjoyed seeing an episode that focused more on Gabrielle.

My Rating:

19. Altared States
Xena and Gabrielle agree to hide a 12-year-old who has run away from home after learning that he was to be sacrificed in the name of a new "Supreme Diety."

My Thoughts:
This episode has a great beginning! Xena and Gabrielle bathing in the lake... Xena teaching Gabrielle how to fish by just grabbing the fish while in the water with them. Coming nude (or so it looks) out of the water in front of the men she was going to fight as well as the teen boy that she was going to save. All I could think is "Lucky Kid" even if they really were in bikinis or not. The main episode is good... an interestings story.

My Rating:

20. The Ties That Bind
Xena saves a mysterious warrior, who later professes to be her estranged father. But the reunion is anything but happy, as Xena tries to find out if the man's claims are true.

My Thoughts:
While still a good story... I didn't care for this one quite as much as the others. I just think the story they were telling could have been done a little better.

My Rating:

(From Xena: Warrior Princess Marathon on December 15th, 2009)