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The Purge, a review by addicted2dvd


     The Purge (2013/United States)
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States)
Director:James DeMonaco
Writing:James DeMonaco (Writer)
Length:85 min.
Video:Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio:English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Ethan Hawke as James Sandin
Lena Headey as Mary Sandin
Max Burkholder as Charlie Sandin
Adelaide Kane as Zoey Sandin
Edwin Hodge as Bloody Stranger

Plot:Extras:
  • Scene Access
  • Featurettes
  • BD-Live
  • Digital Copy


My Thoughts:

I been curious about this franchise for quite some time. I finally found a copy of the first one while out and about yesterday so grabbed it quickly. And I must say I am glad I did. I feel the cast did a great job... and the atmosphere is right on mark. This is one I feel comfortable recommending.

Rating:


(From What Movies I Been Watching on May 18th, 2017)

Member's Reviews

The Amazing Spider-Man, a review by addicted2dvd


     The Amazing Spider-Man (2012/United States)
Trailer |IMDb |Wikipedia |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Director:Marc Webb
Writing:James Vanderbilt (Screenwriter), Alvin Sargent (Screenwriter), Steve Kloves (Screenwriter), James Vanderbilt (Story By), Stan Lee (Original Material By), Steve Ditko (Original Material By)
Length:136 min.
Video:Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio:English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man/Peter Parker
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
Rhys Ifans as The Lizard/Dr. Curt Connors
Denis Leary as Captain Stacy
Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben
Sally Field as Aunt May

Plot:
Teenage social outcast Peter (Andrew Garfield) spends his days trying to unravel the mystery of his own past and win the heart of his high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). A mysterious briefcase belonging to his father, who abandoned him when he was a child, leads Peter to his dad's former partner, Dr. Connors. The discovery of his father's secret will ultimately shape his destiny of becoming "Spider-Man" and bring him face to face with Connors' villainous alter ego, the Lizard.

Extras:
  • Scene Access
  • Audio Commentary
  • Bonus Trailers
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes
  • Gallery
  • Digital Copy


My Thoughts:
Brittany, my brother and I just finished watching this one. I went into it not really knowing what to expect after being so used to the first trilogy. But at the same time I was very excited to see it since I been wanting to see them do a movie with The Lizard since they did the first movie. And I must say I loved the way it turned out. I was hooked from the opening scene. I also liked how they went back to the classic web shooters in this one instead of being a part of his powers. While it worked... and I did get used to it... I like the idea of the web shooters better. I must say that the scene with the car thief was hilarious. The entire movie was just great... I think this one has become my favorite of the Spider-Man film of them all. And this is coming from someone that enjoyed every second of the first couple films. While this one did much better then the previous movies I still don't like how many people he let see him without his mask on. I can understand doing it when he was saving the little boy... but other then that no one else should have seen him without his mask. But it really is a minor thing. Didn't hurt my enjoyment of the movie in the least. If you haven't seen this one yet.... I couldn't recommend it any higher!

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5


(From What Movies I Been Watching on December 17th, 2012)

Member's TV Reviews

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena


Crusade



What's the show about?
The crew of the Excalibur searches in the galaxy for a cure that the plague the Drakh left on Earth.

What happened before?
2267, 5 years after the 5th season of "Babylon 5" the Drakh a former ally of the Shadows attacks Earth. They leave a plague on Earth which threatens to kill all life within 5 years. One of two prototype starships is ordered to find a cure to this plague. This was seen in the TV movie "A Call to Arms".

"War Zone"
What's the pilot to this show? That's a really difficult question. The storyline started with the TV movie "A Call to Arms", but none of the characters of the series was present in that movie (except Galen and Lochley). But JMS (the producer of Babylon 5) considers "War Zone" in the logical order on place 13. I still take it because it introduces the crew.

Captain Gideon takes over the command of the newly-built starship "Excalibur", one of two prototypes equipped with Human, Minbari and Vorlon technology. Gideon's mission is to find a cure for the plague that is going to wipe out all life on Earth. But first he has to take a little detour to hunt down one of the Drakh ships...

My Opinion
I haven't come around to watch this show yet. In fact this was the first time I ever watched an episode of it. Mainly because the show was canceled before it was even shown to an audience. If I like it, I'll know it will only last 14 episodes and I am somewhat confused that the order of the episodes is not the chronological order and if you watch it in the latter order uniforms change and some dialogs don't match. I've got no idea what JMS was thinking. Originally Crusade should have a 5-year-storyarc just like B5.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 4th, 2008)