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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, a review by snowcat

(From Emma's Film Reviews (snowcat) on October 13th, 2009)

Harper, a review by Antares

Harper (1966) 2.5/5 - As good an actor as Paul Newman was in his lifetime, he sure did act in some truly subpar films. At times, I thought I was watching an amalgamation of a bad episode of Jack Webb's Dragnet, mixed with a healthy dose of Mannix machismo. Johnny Mandel's score for this film almost sounds as if it was lifted from one of these shows too. What really surprised me, was the fact that with such an all star cast of A list actors, that most of them were sleepwalking through their roles. Only Newman and Robert Webber seem to be invested totally in their characters. Janet Leigh supplies the same window dressing type character she portrayed in The Manchurian Candidate, while Lauren Bacall and Shelley Winters played their usual stereotypical roles of that time. The former as the acerbic shrew of a wife, while the latter played her usual drunken floozy. I swear, if I had been playing a drinking game, and had taken a shot every time I murmured Oh my God while watching this, I would have died of alcohol poisoning by the end. Thank God that Newman would rebound with Cool Hand Luke the following year, because this was a very forgettable film.

(From Antares' Short Summations on January 27th, 2012)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

The Office: Season Seven (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Writing: Length: 586 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:


Plot:VarietyGone Baby Gone), a cameo from Ricky Gervais (The Invention of Lying) and an unforgettable hour-long season finale with Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), James Spader (Boston Legal) and Catherine Tate (Doctor Who), all vying for Michael Scott's old post. Plus, see hours of bonus features, including extended episodes, deleted scenes, bloopers, webisodes and more, in this must-own five-disc collection.

Awards:
Won:

Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series ("Stress Relief": Jeffrey Blitz)

Nominated:

Golden Globe (2009)		Actor - Television Comedy or Musical Series (Steve Carell)
Golden Globe (2010)		Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical (Steve Carell)
Golden Globe (2009)		Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)		Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)		Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Steve Carell)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)		Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series ("The Cover Up": Steve Carell)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Rainn Wilson)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series ("Niagara": Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling)
Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice TV Actor - Comedy (Steve Carell)
Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice TV Actress - Comedy (Jenna Fisher)
Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice TV Show: Comedy

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes
• Webisodes

This season had a slow start, but it turned out great again. This is the season where Steve Carell left the show towards the end. The storyline they have given him to write him out of the show was the right way to go.
Also Ricky Gervais finally made two cameo appearances this season as David Brent. In the first he ran across Michael Scott and was joking with him.
The second was a Video CV where he applies for the manager job after Michael Scott left. I would have liked him interacting with the complete Office cast though.
Will Ferrell had a few episodes where he had taken over from Michael. He did a good job.
Sadly Pam and Jim didn't get a good storyline this season. I always liked their scenes together.

#	Episode	Rating
01	Nepotism
02	Counseling
03	Andy's Play
04	Sex Ed
05	The Sting
06	Costume Contest
07	Christening
08	Viewing Party
09	WUPHF.com
10	China
11	Classy Christmas
12	Ultimatum
13	The Seminar
14	The Search
15	PDA
16	Threat Level Midnight
17	Todd Packer
18	Garage Sale
19	Training Day
20	Michael's Last Dundies
21	Goodbye Michael
22	The Inner Circle
23	Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager
24	Search Committee

(From Tom's Random Reviews on September 3rd, 2011)