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12:08 East of Bucharest, a review by Danae Cassandra

Where We Are: Romania
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What We Watched:


A fost sau n-a fost? (12:08 East of Bucharest)
Year of Release: 2006
Directed By: Corneliu Porumboiu
Starring: Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru
Genre: Comedy?, Drama

Overview:
ON THE SIXTEENTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, a local anchorman of a nearby provincial town invites two of his acquaintances to share their moments of revolutionary glory on his talk show. One is an impish, insightful retiree who sometimes poses as Santa Claus, the other a henpecked, hard-drinking teacher who has just devoted his entire salary to his drinking debts. Together they will remember the day when they stormed their town hall calling "down with Ceausescu." Or did they?

My Thoughts:
Maybe this is a film that plays better in it's home country, because this was the most boring film I've seen in several years. At a mere 85 minutes, this film was tediously long and we debated shutting it off. Nothing happens in this dreary little movie except to establish that the revolution may, or may not, have happened in this little town. If this is a comedy, it's an awfully bleak one with few moments of humor. The characters are reasonably fleshed out and the actors do a good job, but the only likeable character was Mr. Piscoci, and he didn't have nearly enough dialog.

I wouldn't mind seeing Mr. Piscoci in another film, as that character was interesting and amusing and is responsible for all the 1 and a half stars I'm giving the film. Recommended for no one and I wouldn't watch it again.

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 1.5/5

(From Around the World in 86 Movies on January 7th, 2014)

Mirageman , a review by Tom

Mirageman (2007/Chile) IMDb Director: Writing: Length: 84 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85 Audio: German: DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1, Spanish: DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1 Subtitles: German

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Stars:Plot:
The raw story of a real-life superhero.

Awards:
Won:

Austin Fantastic Fest (2007)

Audience Award: Best Film (Ernesto Diaz Espinoza)

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Scene Access

A more realistic portrayal of a guy "playing" superhero than Kick-Ass. It reminds a little of Defendor, except here the hero can actually Kick-Ass and is not a deranged guy going around with a bat.
It's easy to think that this movie is cashing in from the Kick-Ass craze, but it actually was made well before Kick-Ass. And it seems it goes even further back because it is based on a comic.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 25th, 2011)

24: Season 8: The Complete Final Season, a review by addicted2dvd

24: Season 8: The Complete Final Season (2010/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Hang on for the adrenaline rush of a lifetime as Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland) unveils darker secrets, faces deadlier conspiracies, and is thrust into more extreme action than ever before in Season 8 of 24! As Day Eight unfolds, Bauer races against the clock to prevent the assassination of a Middle Eastern leader on a vital peace-making mission. Meanwhile, a deadly terrorist threat against New York City intensifies and builds towards an explosive climax. Relive the electrifying final season of TV's most groundbreaking series ever, including a must-see ending.

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Stars:
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian
Katee Sackhoff as Dana Walsh
John Boyd as Arlo Glass
Annie Wersching as Renee Walker
Mykelti Williamson as Brian Hastings


Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned

Over the last few days I just watched the entire 8th (final) season of 24. There is just something about this series.... something that once you start a set.... you just can't stop until you watched the entire season. I must say... I enjoyed every second of this one! An excellent season to an outstanding series. This is a series I highly recommend. I am sorry to see that there is no more episodes to watch now. While I loved this season... this series on a whole... I would have liked to seen a better ending to the series for the main character. Granted I don't know how they could have done anything else with the story they told... but I just personally would had preferred a different outcome.

After recently watching the last 2 seasons of this great series... I am tempted to start all over again from the very first season to the last. But I think I better save that for another time. If you never seen this series before... give it a chance... I sure you won't be sorry.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on July 16th, 2012)