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Outland, a review by Rich

Outland



A federal marshal on an outer-space mining colony uncovers a hideous secret that threatens the sanity of miners working in the depths of an outer planet. Academy Award Nominations: Best Sound.

Academy award for best sound??? How does that work - very mystifying, I didn't find anything remarkable in that category for this movie??

Somewhat predictable 80's sci-fi come cop action movie, it was the 'sheriff comes to town to clean up and upsets the rich crook, who gets the hired hands to take revenge' plot, but in fairness with a novel twist of it happening in space.
Blue Peter sets do not help the overall visual appeal of the movie, and Sean Connery was definately the wrong lead. The doctor would have struggled in a school pantomine, and the 'baddie' just wasn't bad enough. Lots of running around and up and down walkways, a few exploding bodies etc etc.

Having said all this negative critique, the film has some perverse appeal, was very watchable, you do find yourself cheering on the underdog, and bearing in mind it is now nearly 30 years old, it does hold up rather well.
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on January 20th, 2009)

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
Year: 2003
Director: C. B. Harding
Rating: PG-13
Length: 106 Min.
Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Jeff Foxworthy
Bill Engvall
Ron White
Larry The Cable Guy
David Alan Grier
Chris Cagle

Plot:
Hilarious stuff here, friends and neighbors. And the laughs aren't just aimed at folks who think Caddyshack is where ma and pa park the car. 'Cause the little secret behind the #1 comedy concert of the past two years is that its topics - marriage, kids, traveling - are so universal. And so wackily warped when seen through the perspective of standout stand-ups Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy.

This concert movie captures the fellas on stage as well as during off hours. So hunker down and catch each of the comics in a solo bit. Then see them in a kind of 4-man comedy jam. Jeff's "redneck" riffs, Bill's "Here's Your Sign," Ron's bad-boy tales, Larry's bumpkin yarns - they're all here. And all gall-durn funny!

Extras:
Scene Access
Production Notes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
Today I felt like a bit of comedy... and I been wanting to watch this movie since I first found out I was getting it. I am a big fan of most of the comedians on this show. The idea of not only seeing their comedy routines but the behind the scenes footage of them on tour just seemed like a lot of fun to me. And let me tell you I loved every bit of the stand-up in this movie. While some of the behind the scenes isn't what I was expecting. I was expecting something more documentary style. But all this was is them doing skits at public places such as a mall or a spa. Some of which was also funny... but for the most part I found it to be more of a let down then enjoyable. But as I was saying... the stand up concert portions was just hilarious... I was laughing so hard at these fools that tears were coming to my eyes. And by the end of the movie my cheeks were hurting.



(From The Movies From Within My Lifetime on May 19th, 2011)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

If I See You In My Dreams (1998/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia Anime Works (United States) Length: 220 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Plot:
Misou managed to get through all of high school and college without a grilfriend. A wizened fortune-teller has predicted that it is his destiny to be alone for his entire life! When Misou sees the beautiful Nagisa, his heart is awakened for the first time. He has serious competition in the form of the flawlessly handsome Kaizuka and the amazingly ugly Kujira.

Misou is determined to succeed, but he is stalled by his knack for ending up in compromising situations with other woman at exactly the wrong moment.


If I See You In My Dreams
.01 A Red Umbrella in the Rain
Writer: Noriyuki Yamahana (Original Material By), Nao Tokimura (Screenwriter)
Director: Hiroshi Watanabe
Cast: Japanese Voices), Mami Kanezuki (Nagisa Shiozaki (voice)), Hiro Youki (Masuo Fuguno (voice)), Rika Matsumoto (Namiko Isobe (voice)), Hiroko Konishi (Miho Hamaoka (voice)), Hiroshi Hirose (Kujira (voice)), You Hachito (Funakosi (voice)), Takako Honda (Voice from Radio (voice)), Rei Igarashi (Fortuneteller (voice)), Takayasu Usui (Fortuneteller (voice)), Haruhi Terada (Station Announcer (voice)), Katsuhiro Harasawa (Follower A (voice)), Taeko Kawada (Yoshio (voice)), English Voices), Steve Stacey (Masou (voice)), Laura Chyu (Nagsia (voice)), Mona Marshall (Namiko (voice)), Susan Marque (Miho (voice)), Bob Buchholz (Kaaizuka (voice)), Dave Mallow (Kujira (voice)), Grant George (Funakoshi (voice)), Wendee Lee (Minako (voice)), Melique Berger (Teacher (voice)), Jessica Gee (Director & Fortune Teller (voice)), Cindy Alexander (Kayo (voice))

A typical story about a shy guy meeting the girl of his dreams. I watched the first episode of the more series OVA series instead of the comical TV series. The OVA series is well done, though there aren't real surprises in the story.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 3rd, 2012)