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Blade, a review by Dragonfire
(From Dragonfire88's Alphabet Marathon on July 13th, 2010) Doctor Zhivago, a review by JonDoctor Zhivago 4 out of 5 A peerless filmmaker of substance and scale, David Lean directs Boris Pasternak's tumultuous tale of Russia divided by war and hearts torn by love. Epic images abound: revolution in the streets, an infantry charge into no-man's-land, the train ride to the Urals, an icebound dacha. Omar Sharif plays the title role, Julie Christie is his haunting, long-time love Lara and both are caught up in the tidal wave of history. Hauntingly scored by Maurice Jarre (who earned one of the film's five Academy Awards**) and full of indelible performances, Doctor Zhivago is a moviemaking wonder. Doctor Zhivago has all the makings of a perfect David Lean epic. A broad, historical story, sweeping vistas, stunning photography, wonderful characters and a Maurice Jarre score as stirring as any. While it does have all of those, there is something not quite right and it is over-shadowed by Lawrence Of Arabia and The Bridge On The River Kwai (From Jon's Alphabet Marathon 2010 on July 29th, 2010) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Marathon, a review by addicted2dvdSeason 6: Disc 1 1. Bargaining (Parts 1 & 2) The gang resolves to bring the Slayer back from the dead - and succeeds, despite being hindered by a band of biker demons. My Thoughts: I can't remember how this aired on TV... but on the DVDs it plays as a double length episode. I think they did a good job on bringing Buffy back. This was of course the first episode to air on the new channel. Was a decent episode. 2. After Life As Buffy adjusts to life after resurrection, a shadowy presence menaces her sidekicks - a side effect of the spell cast by Willow to bring the Slayer back. My Thoughts: Another good episode... They now need to deal with the repercussions of bringing Buffy back. 3. Flooded A trio of young wannabe-big-bads cause trouble, while Buffy shoulders grown-up responsibilities such as running a household. My Thoughts: Another decent episode... and when I say decent episode I mean nothing really bad... but at the same time nothing really stands out as being special in the episode. I have mixed feelings about the trio... first of all... how can you take them seriously on them giving Buffy such a hard time... but at the same time they are just so fun to watch... they are just plain hilarious. Season 6: Disc 2 4. Life Serial The Slayer struggles to readjust to life in Sunnydale by attending classes with Willow and working with Xander, while the Geek Trio test her abilities with a secret campaign of harassment. My Thoughts: Once again... a fun episode. The trio each taking turns to see how much they can mess with Buffy's head gives us plenty of fun hijinks to watch. I have to admit... I loved the mummy hand that Buffy had to deal with in the magic shop... that was about as fun as it could get for me. I enjoyed every minute of this episode. 5. All the Way Dawn sneaks out on Halloween and gets into a dangerous situation with a teenage vampire. My Thoughts: If I am not mistaken... this is the last Halloween episode of Buffy.... at least I don't remember a Halloween episode in the final season. It was a fun episode... and I have to admit... Anya looked might fine in her Charlie's Angels costume! Another episode I really enjoyed. 6. Once More, With Feeling A mysterious force impels the Scooby Gang to burst into song, revealing their true feelings. My Thoughts: OK... my asbestos suit is on... don't you all flame me at once... but I HATE this episode! Of course that could have something to do with the fact that I do not like musicals at all! 7. Tabula Rasa Despite Tara's misgivings about her overindulgence in magic, Willow does a spell that goes awry and gives the gang amnesia. My Thoughts: This one was a lot of fun too... enjoyed the episode... but I must say at this point they must be running out of ideas for the demons... whats with a guy with a shark head for a loan shark... yes I get it... he is a loan shark... but come on! LOL (From Buffy the Vampire Slayer Marathon on November 26th, 2007) |