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Vampire in Brooklyn, a review by Tom

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Wes Craven Writing: Eddie Murphy (Story By), Vernon Lynch (Story By), Charles Murphy (Story By), Charles Murphy (Screenwriter), Michael Lucker (Screenwriter), Chris Parker (Screenwriter) Length: 98 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: Czech: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

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Stars:
Eddie Murphy as Maximillian
Angela Bassett as Rita
Allen Payne as Justice
Kadeem Hardison as Julius
John Witherspoon as Silas

Plot:
Maximillian is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending...

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Trailers

I was disappointed with this movie when I first watched. That was about ten years ago. I thought it may have been because of wrong expectations. So I thought I'd give it another chance in this marathon. This movie is boring, filled with bland characters. I just read that Eddie Murphy only did this movie to be free of his contract with Paramount. And it feels like it. He is obviously not into this movie.

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(From Tom's Horror Marathon 2012 on October 1st, 2012)

Lonely Hearts, a review by Rich

Lonely Hearts



Based on a true story, Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) and Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) are two psychopaths with a passion for hot-blooded sex and cold-blooded murder. Placing ads in singles magazines, they prey on a series of rich, lonely women, whom they later swindle and kill. Leaving a trail of bodies that stretches from New York to Michigan, Raymond and Martha believe they're literally getting away with murder, until homicide detectives Elmer C. Robinson (John Travolta) and Charles Hildebrandt (James Gandolfini) pick up their trail. Co-starring Laura Dern, Scott Caan and Alice Krige.

Gritty fact based crime drama, with a stand-out performance by Salma Hayek as the psychotic lover. The pace isn't electric, but surely it mirrors the true story and as such any further editing would have left out key elements.
The period settings were convincing, and the cast all deliver excellent performances. I will look out for the Honeymoon Killers now, to compare that portrayal of the Lonely Hearts killers against this film.
 

(From Riches Random Reviews on May 13th, 2009)

Tom's Random Reviews, a review by Tom

The Office: Season Seven (2010/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Writing: Length: 586 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:


Plot:VarietyGone Baby Gone), a cameo from Ricky Gervais (The Invention of Lying) and an unforgettable hour-long season finale with Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), James Spader (Boston Legal) and Catherine Tate (Doctor Who), all vying for Michael Scott's old post. Plus, see hours of bonus features, including extended episodes, deleted scenes, bloopers, webisodes and more, in this must-own five-disc collection.

Awards:
Won:

Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series ("Stress Relief": Jeffrey Blitz)

Nominated:

Golden Globe (2009)		Actor - Television Comedy or Musical Series (Steve Carell)
Golden Globe (2010)		Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical (Steve Carell)
Golden Globe (2009)		Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)		Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)		Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Steve Carell)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)		Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series ("The Cover Up": Steve Carell)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Rainn Wilson)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series ("Niagara": Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling)
Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice TV Actor - Comedy (Steve Carell)
Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice TV Actress - Comedy (Jenna Fisher)
Teen Choice Awards (2009)		Choice TV Show: Comedy

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes
• Webisodes

This season had a slow start, but it turned out great again. This is the season where Steve Carell left the show towards the end. The storyline they have given him to write him out of the show was the right way to go.
Also Ricky Gervais finally made two cameo appearances this season as David Brent. In the first he ran across Michael Scott and was joking with him.
The second was a Video CV where he applies for the manager job after Michael Scott left. I would have liked him interacting with the complete Office cast though.
Will Ferrell had a few episodes where he had taken over from Michael. He did a good job.
Sadly Pam and Jim didn't get a good storyline this season. I always liked their scenes together.

#	Episode	Rating
01	Nepotism
02	Counseling
03	Andy's Play
04	Sex Ed
05	The Sting
06	Costume Contest
07	Christening
08	Viewing Party
09	WUPHF.com
10	China
11	Classy Christmas
12	Ultimatum
13	The Seminar
14	The Search
15	PDA
16	Threat Level Midnight
17	Todd Packer
18	Garage Sale
19	Training Day
20	Michael's Last Dundies
21	Goodbye Michael
22	The Inner Circle
23	Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager
24	Search Committee

(From Tom's Random Reviews on September 3rd, 2011)