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Little Children, a review by Rich

Little Children





Pleasant, sensitive and funny, this tale is wonderfully told and ably acted. The diverse mixture of intriguing characters, all with their own secrets, makes the viewing compelling and despite a pretty OTT excessive ending, the journey enjoyable.
The most interesting characters for me were not the main leads, it was the relationship between a recently released peodophile and an ex-cop with some form of personal vendetta. With the excellent portrayal by Haley, you actually find yourself sympathising with this disturbed monster.
On the negative, the film is plagued by a narrator, who in the beginning excessively talks over the action. It was a strange concept, as he just told us what we had seen, and basically provided an idiots guide in case the audience was too stupid to grasp it. For me this doesn't work.
But overall the cast and superb direction do this film justice, and it was a very good watch.
 

** Kate Winslet mini-marathon


(From Riches Random Reviews on August 1st, 2009)

Scrooged, a review by addicted2dvd

Scrooged (1988/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Richard Donner Writing: Mitch Glazer (Writer), Michael O'Donoghue (Writer), Charles Dickens (Original Material By) Length: 101 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Stars:
Bill Murray as Frank Cross
Karen Allen as Claire Phillips
John Forsythe as Lew Hayward
John Glover as Brice Cummings
Bob Goldthwait [Bobcat Goldthwait] as Eliot Loudermilk

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers

This is one I haven't seen in years. Finally got it in my collection. It is about as fun as I remember it being. It is a good spoof with lots of familiar faces. Definitely worth the time put in to watch it.



(From Christmas 2016 on December 9th, 2016)

Grey's Anatomy Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

6. Into You Like a Train
A catastrophic train wreck floods Seattle Grace with victims while Izzie is forced to choose between friendship and career advancement. Alex questions his choice of profession as the outcome of Derek and Meredith's relationship is revealed.

My Thoughts:
This is an excellent episode. Extremely powerful and emotional. The ER was flooded with casulties from the train wreak... including 2 people that was skewered together when a pole shot through them. Definitely one of my favorite episodes of the first 2 seasons... and wouldn't be surprised if it made it into my favorites for the entire series once I do get caught up.

My Rating:

7. Something to Talk About


My Thoughts:
A good... but somewhat standard episode. I mean it was entertaining enough... but just not as exciting as I thought it could have been. The pregnant male thing while entertaining just could have been done a lot better.

My Rating:

8. Let it Be
George tries to figure out why a fall survivor isn't happy about living after plunging five stories and an elderly man makes a heartbreaking decision. Derek and Addison spar over the visit of longtime friends seeking a radical surgery.

My Thoughts:
This one is really just another standard episode that not much exciting happens. While it is worth watching... don't expect too much from it.

My Rating:

9. Thanks for the Memories
Thanksgiving arrives at Seattle Grace, as George endures another year of O'Malley family tradition while Meredith tends to a coma patient awake after 16 years.

My Thoughts:
This is a fun episode. It is of course Thanksgiving so it is definitely a bit different then what you normally expect. Not surprisingly most the interns ends back at the hospital... but for me the most entertaining reason is George. He is out hunting turkey with his father and two brothers... and his brother accidentally shoots their father in the ass.

My Rating:

10. Much too Much
A one-night stand comes back to haunt Meredith when the man shows up needing odd medical help; Izzie is frustrated by Alex's faults and a women bearing quintuplets is confused by the chaos surrounding her high-risk pregnancy.

My Thoughts:
This episode was really good... I liked the whole quintuplets storyline... which if I remember correctly continues on into the next 1 or 2 episodes. Alex really messed up with Izzie... which I am ok with since I didn't like them two together anyway.

My Rating:

(From Grey's Anatomy Marathon on September 7th, 2009)