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The Murder Mansion, a review by Jimmy

Not everything in this set can be included in my horror marathon and sometimes this is not really evident to know before watching. So I will review the 50 movies included in the set here.

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Title : The Murder Mansion (1972)

Overview
A young couple joins a group of travelers stranted at a fog-bound mansion to wait out the bad weather. While everyone tries to deal with each other, they must also contend with the creepy surroundings of the ancient manor and its adjoining cemetary. When the guests are beset upon by unliving residents from the graveyard, they must try to band together in order to survive the nightmare

My Impression
This one is from Spain, but this is not a great exemple of an euro-horror movie. The movie is really slow and nothing really happen on screen and it's kind of sad since the setting is a good one for an horror movie. The movie can't decide if it is a vampire story or living dead story or a ghost story, but the dubbing is mostly responsible for this. The movie conclude with some kind of a Scooby Doo ending. The print quality is relatively good, too dark in the outdoor night scene and too blurry in the fog scene but no real scratches or defect on the print. It's really evident that this movie isn't in its correct ratio.

Rating :

(From Chilling Classics (50 Movie Pack) - films review on October 17th, 2008)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a review by addicted2dvd

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Discover the Magic of the Mean One this holiday season! Oscar-winning director RON HOWARD and Oscar-winning producer BRIAN GRAZER bring Christams' best-loved grump to life with the help of the irrepressible JIM CARREY as The Grinch. The Grinch is a celebration of the holdiay spirit no home should be without! Why is The Grinch (Carrey) such a grouch? No one seems to know, until little Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) takes matters into her own hands and turns both Whoville and The Grinch's world upside down, inside out... and funny side up in her search for the true meaning of Christmas.

My Thoughts:
I have watched this movie with my daughter Brittany every since it first came out at the theater. This is her favorite Christmas movie. I enjoy it as well... though I wouldn't call it a favorite of mine. But definitely a good movie for the holiday season.

(From My 25 Days of Christmas Marathon on December 24th, 2007)

The Flash Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Guest Stars:
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Lenore Kasdorf as Mavis
Walter Olkewicz as Callahan
Lora Zane as Angel
Don Hood as Frank Dejoy

My Thoughts:
Brittany watched this episode with me... which means there was no skipping past the theme. Though any other time I do. Thankfully this set has the next chapter right after the opening theme. Britt and I both agree... Julio... for a scientist he is pretty dumb. In  several episodes he sees something that should make it easy for him to figure out Barry is The Flash. And this happens four (Yes Four!) times in this episode alone. I can't remember for anything in the world if Julio ever finds out the truth about Barry or not. But over all this is a good episode. It has an interesting story with a few laughs.

My Rating:

(From The Flash Marathon on April 13th, 2010)