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Tower Heist, a review by Dragonfire

I went to see Tower Heist a few weeks ago when I had the chance.  The movie was entertaining, but not as good as it could have been.

The idea that people taken advantage of by an investment person wanting to get their money back makes sense and is believable.  Other things that happen later in the movie aren't as believable.  Things are set up well enough, though the characters could have been developed more.  Several things that happen end up being predictable overall.  The few surprises there are in the movie are very small.  One of the trailers I saw before seeing the movie actually showed something that is kind of a spoiler for one thing.  The trailers did make the movie look pretty funny.  Unfortunately, the movie isn't as funny as the trailer made it out to be.  The funniest bits are in the trailer.  I hate when that happens.  There are some sexual comments made at different times that may bother some viewers. 

The cast is ok in their parts, though no one really gets that much to do.  Alan Alda is one of the highlights.  Eddie Murphy is good too.

Overall, I did enjoy Tower Heist, but it isn't anywhere as good as it could have been.  Fans of the cast may find something to like.



I did post a review at Epinions.

Tower Heist


(From Tower Heist on December 3rd, 2011)

Master of Darkness Magic, a review by Jimmy

Title : Master of Darkness Magic (2004)

Overview
A group travels into the woods to find some mysterious magic abounds.

My Impression
Wich word can I used to describe this film? grandiose, gorgeous, wonderful, awsome, thrilling, action filled, masterpiece, ....

Of course none of them
This film is simply cheap, ridiculous and idiotic. Think of a bunch of idiot who had played "Dungeon & Dragons" way too many time and decided to play the game for real. But there is a catch : The game master isn't really good and had a hard time to came with some ideas to make the game interesting... So we have a thief, a mage (she knows only one magic that is missile), a priest (even more annoying than Richard Simmons) trying to reach the level 4, an overweight fighter who can't win a fight against a flying sword (don't get excited this is really ridiculous to watch), an old wizard who looks like Merlin (he can cast only one magic also, Fireball) and a Necromancer who is supposed to be the bad guy but isn't because he kill the villagers to build an army of lame zombie to fight against a dark knight who wants to open the gates of hell to bring the armageddon to the forest kingdom (No it isn't that awesome... but I try to make it sound like).

Bad acting, cheap effect, bad sound (it goes from one speaker to another, the sound works one speaker at the time so the other is full of parasite and distorsion), the actors look embarrassed to be in this, ....

Not at the level of The Sorority since I've laught almost all the film and, at least, one of the actress is a cute French Canadian girl...   

Rating :  (I can't rate something so ridiculous)

(From Jimmy's 2009 Horror Marathon on October 5th, 2009)

The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon, a review by DJ Doena

Smallville



What's the show about?
Clark Kent was raised by the Kents in Smallville, Kansas. But Clark is no ordinary teenager. Clark is Kal-El, an alien from the planet Krypton. He has super-strengt, super-vision and many other special abilities. Clark was sent by his parents to Earth because Krypton was on the eve of destruction. Here on Earth he lives the official life of a farm boy and the inofficial life of the rescuer of people who need his help.

What happened before?
I am not entirely sure, but I believe that Smallville is also a re-imagination of the Superman universe.

"Pilot"
A meteor shower hits a small town in Kansas: Smallville. But with that shower a spaceship arrives and it contains a small boy that is adopted by the Kents. 12 years later. Clark Kent, Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross are freshemens on the Smallville Highschool. And Lex Luthor, son of Lionel Luthor takes over the management of the Smallville fertilizer plant. But then an accident happens where Lex nearly gets killed - if it weren't for Clark. And a man awakes from a coma in which he had laid for twelve years...

My Opinion
Great show, lots of Freak-of-the-Week episodes but it has some great storyarcs, too.

(From The One Where It All Began: The Pilot Marathon on January 6th, 2008)