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A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, a review by Tom

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia (Germany) Director: Damon Santostefano Writing: Erik Patterson (Writer), Jessica Scott (Writer), Leigh Dunlap (Original Characters By) Length: 85 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Spanish

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Stars:
Lucy Hale as Katie Gibbs
Freddie Stroma as Luke Morgan
Missi Pyle as Gail Van Ravensway
Megan Park as Bev Van Ravensway
Matthew Lintz as Victor Van Ravensway

Extras:

• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Scene Access

A nice enough story. Of course very predictable and nothing really new. But I enjoyed watching it.

Rating:

(From Tom's Cinderella/Snow White/Sleeping Beauty Movie Marathon on December 16th, 2012)

Awakenings, a review by Silence_of_Lambs

Summary:
A new doctor (Robin Williams) finds himself with a ward full of comatose patients. He is disturbed by them and the fact that they have been comatose for decades with no hope of any cure. When he finds a possible chemical cure he gets permission to try it on one of them (Robert de Niro). The cure works...

My Thoughts:
Now here we have one of the best movies of the last century.

Based on a true story this movie really has it all. The plot is gripping, sad, amusing, romantic, all in one go. The only thing that's missing is a car chase (just kidding).
Directing, acting, cinematography, editing and soundtrack they all grip seamlessly into each other and by this create an unforgettable film. What makes this truly outstanding is one of the best performances of an actor ever: Robert de Niro as Leonard Lowe. I still can't believe that the Oscar went to Jeremy Irons that year.
It's a minimalistic movie that develops its characters very carefully, no scene, no sentence and no cut is redundant. Nevertheless is a rather slow-paced movie because it gives the characters the time and room needed to be recognized as individuals with each their own story.
When you watch it: Keep the Kleenex-box near by!
I can't really believe that it took me so long to finally get it on DVD.

My Rating: (out of possible 5)

(From Michael's random reviews on January 19th, 2011)

Valentine's Day Episode Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Tru Calling: Season 1 Episode 12: Valentine
On Valentine's Day, death is in the air as Tru tries to keep Luc, Harrison, Lindsey and herself alive when a serial killer is on the loose.

My Thoughts:
This is an excellent episode. It is one of my favorites. I like the whole serial killer storyline. Once again I must say I miss this show... Damn Fox! Had to cancel this series! 

My Rating:


(From Valentine's Day Episode Marathon on February 14th, 2010)