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Call Me Claus, a review by addicted2dvd

Call Me Claus Lucy Collins (Goldberg) is a cranky, volatile producer at home shopping network in charge of hiring the station's on-air Santa Claus. Nigel Hawthorne is the "real" Santa Claus, who, finding himself at the end of his 200-year contract, must convince Lucy that she is the perfect candidate to fill his shoes. A funny, moving and enlightening look at the true spirit of the Christmas season.

My Thoughts:
This is a TV Movie I recently recorded of cable. Not a bad movie... entertaining and has a few chuckles in it... but really isn't much more then that. I am not sure how I feel about the Santa outfit she got when she became the new Santa. I don't know... just seemed a bit on the strange side. I guess it was the white dreadlocks that threw me.



(From Addicted2DVD's 25 Days of Christmas Marathon: 2010 on December 8th, 2010)

American Buffalo, a review by KinkyCyborg

American Buffalo



Title:American Buffalo
Year: 1995
Director: Michael Corrente
Rating: R
Length: 87 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: French, Spanish

Stars:
Dustin Hoffman
Dennis Franz
Sean Nelson

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned


Story about three loser scam artists who plan to steal a coin collection.

This movie is not for everyone, and as I reflect, not for me either. Even if I hadn't already read on the dvd artwork I would have known quickly that this movie was based on a stage production play, in this case written by David Mamet. A cast of three with almost the entire 95 minutes taking place inside a junk store, it's one of those micro-managed films that plays like a hamster in his wheel, running endlessly but never getting anywhere.

The entire film is spent planning this daring heist and it never happens. I had a sneaky suspicion this might be the case but I was holding out, hoping it might. Bah! 

Dustin Hoffman is good, the similarities between this role and Ratso Rizzo in Midnight cowboy are uncanny. Both are greasy, fast talking manipulators with major character flaws. Hoffman could always deliver colorful tirades among the best.

Dennis Franz, best known for his days on NYPD Blue plays the man with the plan but unwillingly lets Teach (Hoffman) in on the deal and things quickly fall apart. Franz is ok, but he doesn't exceed his limits which in movies is little more than a bit player.

If you are looking for action this is not for you. If you want to watch a dialogue driven study on human nature than give it a shot.

KC

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(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on December 11th, 2010)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

Head of the Class
A group of gifted high-school students are placed together into an "enrichment" class. Although brilliant, they have much to learn about each other and themselves.

Pilot
A high school substitute teacher takes over a class of geniuses.

My Thoughts:
This is an episode on a bonus disc that came in a season set of a sitcom (either Night Court or Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? I forget now) from Warner Bros. I have been hoping every since that this show would be released in season sets... as I have always enjoyed it. I used to watch this show all the time as a kid... just drooling over the cute redhead (Khrystyne Haje),

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on February 4th, 2010)