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Larry Crowne, a review by Dragonfire

I'm going to say right from the start that this one isn't a typical summer big blockbuster type movie.  It isn't going to appeal to everyone.  The story is fairly simple, but I thought it was sweet and entertaining overall.  Some scenes do drag a bit, but that didn't bother me too much overall.  Most of the ones that were a little slower and less interesting were scenes in the speech class when they had to do speeches.  The fact that the speeches weren't that interesting is believable because I remember not being interested in the speeches when I had to take speech.  At least they didn't have to do longer speeches like I did. 

There is humor in the movie, though it isn't a hilarious comedy.  There are a few moments that are really funny.  The characters have some issues, especially Mercedes, but again, they seem believable and they end up being likable overall.  The cast is great and I do like Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in their parts.  I really like that Larry is interested in a woman close to his age instead of chasing after the ones young enough to be his daughter.

I did enjoy this one, but I know it isn't going to appeal to everyone.  It just has a sweet, if somewhat simple story.   



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone wants to take a look.

Larry Crowne

(From Larry Crowne on July 8th, 2011)

Phantasm, a review by addicted2dvd

Phantasm (1979/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Anchor Bay Entertainment Director: Don Coscarelli Writing: Don Coscarelli (Writer) Length: 85 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English

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Stars:
A. Michael Baldwin [Michael Baldwin] as Mike
Bill Thornbury as Jody
Reggie Bannister as Reggie
Kathy Lester as Lady in Lavender
Terrie Kalbus as Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Ken Jones as Caretaker

Plot:
When two brothers uncover the startling secret of the living dead following the murder of their friend, what seems like a horrible unending nightmare becomes terrifying reality!

A mortuary's embalming cellar is the site for supernatural evil - including a floating sphere with razor-sharp protruding daggers which seeks out victims and drains the blood from their heads.

As the brothers learn more and more about what is really going on at Morningside Mortuary, they get deeper into trouble... until it may be too late to escape!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Introduction by Angus Scrimm

This is the first movie from the region 2 set that was recently given to me. This set contains all 4 movies plus a 5th extras disc. It has been a good couple years since I watched this movie... so I am glad I had a reason to watch it again. I forgot how much I enjoyed it. Angus Scrimm did a good job being the Tall Man. I found him to be pretty creepy. But another that I found to be on the creepy side here was the psychic woman and her granddaughter that Mike went to go see early on in the movie. The way they worked off each other I felt was very cool. And of course I liked the signature of the Phantasm movies... the flying ball... "The Orb of Evil" as I just seen it called in the Phantasm III trailer. I really enjoyed every minute of re-watching this movie. Whether you never had the opportunity to see this movie... or it has been many years since you seen it. This is one I would highly recommend.

I am now looking forward to checking out the rest of the set. I have seen part 2 before... years ago as well. But to be honest I don't believe I ever seen the last two movies in this film series. Hopefully they don't go downhill too much!



(From What Movies I Been Watching on February 9th, 2013)

Firefly Marathon, a review by Tom

05. Safe
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg (Writer)
Director: Michael Grossman
Cast: Nathan Fillion (Mal), Gina Torres (Zoe), Alan Tudyk (Wash), Morena Baccarin (Inara), Adam Baldwin (Jayne), Jewel Staite (Kaylee), Sean Maher (Simon), Summer Glau (River), Ron Glass (Shepherd Book), Isabella Hofmann (Regan Tam), William Converse-Roberts (Gabriel Tam), John Thaddeus (Stark), Gary Werntz (Patron), Andrew A. Rolfes (Older Grange), Mathew C. Ferreira (Younger Grange), Joel Steingold (Head Cop), Erica N. Tazel (Doralee), Ron Ostrow (Commander), Morina Pierce (Ruby), Skylar Roberge (Young River), Zac Efron (Young Simon)

Nice to see more of River. Also some other great scenes. Like Kaylee's confronting Simon because he says bad things about Serenity's crew lifestyle.
And we get a hint that Shepherd Book has an interesting past which sadly they never had the chance to explore.

Rating:

(From Firefly Marathon on February 27th, 2010)