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Big, a review by DJ Doena

May, 21st


Tom Hanks    ...    Josh Baskin
Elizabeth Perkins   ...    Susan
Robert Loggia   ...    MacMillan
John Heard   ...    Paul
Jared Rushton   ...    Billy
David Moscow   ...    Young Josh

Synopsis: Josh is a 13 year old boy who loves to hang out with his best friend Billy. But he's also starting to get interested in girls and when he's humiliated in front of the girl he likes he just wishes to be big on a Zoltar magic machine. And his wish is granted. When he wakes up, he's an adult who has to flee from his own house. Billy helps him to find a room and a job in New York City. Then they start to search for the Zoltar again. But life as an adult isn't as terrible as it seemed in the beginning.

My Opinion: It's a nice comedy flick which I enjoyed very much. Tom Hanks is a great actor who can play like an innocent child as well as his more serious roles, like The Green Mile or Saving Private Ryan. And Elizabeth Perkins was great, too. They were a great it-wasn't-supposed-to-be couple and I especially liked the scenes where she tried to hit on him and he reacted like a 13 year old.

There still one thing I can't get out of my head. I am aware that there are more movies out there like this (e.g. 13 Going on 30 from 2004). And even though I have seen the extended edition now I still have the following image in my head: After Josh had become a kid again he goes to school again and sits in his place when a new red-headed school girl comes into class and gets seated behind him. He turns around and she smiles to him.
I don't know from which movie I got that scene but I always associate it with Big.

(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on May 21st, 2009)

Amnesia, a review by KinkyCyborg

Amnesia



Title:Amnesia
Year: 1996
Director: Kurt Voss
Rating: R
Length: 88 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: :
Subtitles:

Stars:
Nicholas Walker
Dara Tomanovich
Sally Kirkland
Vincent Berry
Ally Sheedy

Plot:
Paul Keller is a minister who has found himself heavily involved in a illicit affair with his son's teacher. Unable to see an end to his deceptive and sinful path, he concocts a scheme to fake his own death. However, his cunning plan goes awry and he is left with no recollection of himself or his former life.

Ally Sheedy (The Breakfast Club, Short Circuit, War Games) John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Hair, TThe Thin Red Line), and Sally Kirkland (General Hospital, Bruce Almighty, JFK) star in this film about unholy love and the consequences it can bring about.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers


Save for an inspired performance by Sally Kirkland as a demented Motel owner who holds captive a philandering pastor who has lost his memory, this is a major crapfest. Short, clipped dialogue throughout, and awful performances from Ally Sheedy and John Savage whom you would expect better from.

As the title would recommend, best to 'forget' about this one. 

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2011 on May 3rd, 2011)

Weekend Movie Marathon: TV Show Reunion Movies, a review by addicted2dvd

My TV Show Reunion Movies Consists of...
- A Very Brady Christmas (Watched 6/13)
- Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (Watched 6/13)
- Alien Nation: Body & Soul (Watched 6/14)
- Alien Nation: Millennium
- Alien Nation: The Enemy Within
- Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
- Brady 500 (Watched 6/13)
- Death of The Incredible Hulk
- Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (Watched 6/14)
- Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (Watched 6/14)
- Get Smart, Again!
- The Incredible Hulk Returns (watched 6/15)
- Knight Rider 2000 (Watched 6/14)
- Rescue from Gilligan's Island
- Trial of the Incredible Hulk

If there is anything above that you would like to see me review... feel free to request it and I will do my best to fit it in.



Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
The fate of the entire planet is on the line when Ahpossno, a ruthless Overseer, is sent to Earth to return the Tenctonese to slavery, and the casualties hit close to home for Francisco when a Purist group develops a virus designed to kill all Newcomers. Picking up right where the series left off, 'Dark Horizon' provides the stunning answers to several key unanswered questions.

My Thoughts:
I really liked how they did this reunion movie... Mainly because it takes over right where the series left off. And that is something that this series needed as it left off with a huge cliffhanger when the series was canceled. I am so glad that all the Alien Nation movies came out on DVD as I have never seen the reunion movies before. So it was great for me to see how they tied everything up from the series. I only watched the one movie in this set so far... but  I must say it looks like they really did a good job with this release. Audio/video quality is good... a nice selection of extras... though I would have liked to seen a trailer/TV spot for this one before I watched it... unfortunately there was none on the DVD.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: TV Show Reunion Movies on June 13th, 2008)