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The Love Letter, a review by Tom

The Love Letter (1998/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Hallmark Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Dan Curtis Writing: James Henerson (Screenwriter), James Henerson (Original Material By), Jack Finney (Original Material By) Length: 99 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles:

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Stars:
Campbell Scott as Scott Corrigan
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elizabeth Whitcomb
David Dukes as Everett Reagle
Estelle Parsons as Beatrice Corrigan
Daphne Ashbrook as Debra

Plot:
Transcending the dimension of time, a love letter found in a secret compartment of an antique desk magically seals the fate of two young people linked by destiny yet separated by more than one hundred years. When Scotty () discovers a poignant letter written by a mysterious woman called Lizzie (), he cannot get her out of his mind. Putting thoughts of his upcoming wedding aside, he is compelled to write Lizzie a letter of his own. A romantic correspondence ensues and flourishes into a love so powerful, not even a century and a half of time can keep them apart. Spanning an era from the Civil War to the present day, the perils of Lizzie's war torn present threaten her safe passage into the future. Would their love be strong enough to endure the test of time?

Extras:

• Scene Access

The premise is similar to "Il Mare" and "The Lake House". A couple writes letters to each other across time. Except that here there is over 100 years between them instead of just two. This was about the third time that I have watched this movie since I bought it eight years ago. It is nothing special but I enjoy it.
Estelle Parsons, who played Roseanne's mother on Roseanne, appears as the main character's mother.

Rating:

(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on December 23rd, 2010)

Slither, a review by Dragonfire

Slither

My Thoughts

I did get a review posted on Epinions a few years ago.

Slither

(From Dragonfire's Halloween/Horror Marathon 2009 on October 21st, 2009)

Death Note anime/manga/movies comparison, a review by Tom

07. Overcast

- Light writes down Naomi's name in the death note
- Short scene with L and the detectives. L gets call from Watari
- Naomi doesn't die like Light expects her to, because she didn't tell him her real name
- Watari has shown up and meets the detectives. He has brought new police batches with fake IDs
- Light is trying to think about a way to get Naomi's real name without having to make the trade for the death god's eyes (which would half his life expectancy)
- detectives discuss the fake IDs. Watari gives them belts with tracking devices and emergency pager
- Light tricks Naomi to give him her ID. Light writes down her name for her to commit suicide (in a way that her body won't be found). Light mocks her by telling her that he is Kira


Manga: This episode is covered by chapters 13 and 14

Movies: Detectives also get new fake IDs, but no belt. Light fails to kill Naomi, because she told him a fake name. She then goes on at strongly hinting, that she suspects Light to be Kira. This means, that Light was not able to kill her at this point. Naomi now plays a big part in the first movie's ending, which is completely original to the movie.


(From Death Note anime/manga/movies comparison on June 27th, 2009)