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10 Promises to My Dog, a review by Tom

10 Promises to My Dog (2008/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia (Hong Kong) Director: Katsuhide Motoki Writing: Hare Kawaguchi (Screenwriter), Yoshimitsu Sawamoto (Screenwriter) Length: 117 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35 Audio: Cantonese: Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Chinese, English

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Stars:
Rena Tanaka as Akari Saito
Ryo Kase as Susumu Hoshi
Mayuko Fukuda as Akari Saito - child
Chizuru Ikewaki as Yuko Inoue
Akira Fuse as Shinichi Hoshi

Plot:
Akari is a 14-year-old schoolgirl living in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. One day, a puppy wanders into her yard, a Golden Retriever with white paw markings. Akari names her "Socks". Akari's mother consents to her keeping the dog but only after she agrees to abide by "10 promises" from Socks herself. Akari enthusiastically assents and the two begin their journey to adulthood together. Akari finds herself having to overcome many changes and challenges. But at every juncture, Socks is there to provide unquestioning love and support.

Extras:

A nice movie which I enjoyed throughout, even though there aren't really any surprises. The ending is emotional and done well in my opinion.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 27th, 2012)

TRON: Legacy, a review by Tom

TRON: Legacy (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Director: Joseph Kosinski Writing: Edward Kitsis (Screenwriter), Adam Horowitz (Screenwriter), Edward Kitsis (Story By), Adam Horowitz (Story By), Brian Klugman (Story By), Lee Sternthal (Story By), Steven Lisberger (Original Characters By), Bonnie MacBird (Original Characters By) Length: 125 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Spanish: DTS 5.1 Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish

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Stars:
Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn/Clu
Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn
Olivia Wilde as Quorra
Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley/Tron
James Frain as Jarvis

Plot:
Disney presents a high-tech motion picture unlike anything you've ever seen. Immerse yourself in the digital world of TRON, as celebrated actor Jeff Bridges stars in a revolutionary visual effects adventure beyond imagination.

When Flynn, the world's greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra, father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.

Bring home an unrivaled entertainment experience with TRON: LegacyTRON.

Awards:
Nominated:

Academy Award (2010)		Best Sound Editing (Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Addison Teague)
MTV Movie Awards (2011)		Best Breakout Star (Olivia Wilde)

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Scene Access

Just what I expected: A fun CGI spectacle. The action was well done. I liked the effects. I hope they will not age as badly as the original Tron did.
I read that there is a sequel planned, which continues right after the finale of this one. I hope this because I am curious how it will continue.

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(From Tom's Random Reviews on December 18th, 2011)

Ghost Whisperer Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

13. Deja Boo
A young man who has died fears he is going to be reincarnated as the baby of Melinda's girlfriend, so he tries to stop the pregnancy.

My Thoughts:
Good episode. This is the first (and only... so far?) time the series touches on the idea of reincarnation. I liked they way they portrayed all of his past lives to Melinda. Made for an interesting episode.

14. Speed Demon
The ghost of a street racer has it in for his old girlfriend, now a racing champ. He believes she killed him in a race one year ago - and now he wants revenge!

My Thoughts:
Another good episode. Enjoyed the street racing in it. Seeing the young boy (Delia's son... forget name) sneaking out the way he did makes me as a parent worry a little. My daughter is 12yrs old... how long will it be before she starts trying something like this?

15. Mean Ghost
The Vengeful spirit of a cheerleader is attacking her former squad one by one. But Melinda learns that another girl at school may have wanted her dead.

My Thoughts
Another really good episode that I enjoyed a lot. I liked how they took a little look into Melinda's teen years... and what she had to go through in high school with her gift. I found it interesting how they could do up Jennifer Love Hewitt to look like a teen so well... without having to get a younger actress to play the part. I mean she does look young... but I wasn't expecting that to work as well as it did.

16. The Cradle Will Rock
A jewelry store employee who was killed, and is the only one who knows where stolen money is hidden, orders Melinda to get a message to his wife...or else!

My Thoughts:
Yet another good episode. A good episode story... but also... after a several episode break from it.. at the end of the episode it also touches on the season long arc again. Of course that is to be expected as there is only 6 episodes left in the season. I imagine for the most part the rest of the episodes will be used to close out the season long arc.

(From Ghost Whisperer Marathon on August 7th, 2008)