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Stargate goes full circle and revists the pilot episode
Advantages: new special effects, new soundtrack, presented as a feature film
Disadvantages: important plot point removed
...I do wonder. When the Stargate movie came out it was an instant favourite of mine - it combined my love of ancient history (especially Egyptian mythology) with some great science fiction and plenty of military action. Perfect. Three years later speculation of whether they got home at the end of the film was confirmed as a TV series was produced with the first feature length pilot episode being titled "Children of the Gods" and once more they continued ...
...10 years of SG-1 TV episodes and two straight-to-DVD movies (so far) they decided to revisit the "Children of the Gods" story to recut it to produce a "tighter" story with some unused footage also included, redone CGI shots, and a brand new score which was no longer borrowed from the movie. For the most part it was great to watch this again and I liked what they did with it, what does disappoint me however is that they changed the ending so that ...
 jedi58 28.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Stargate SG-1 - Children Of The Gods (DVD)
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Does Mulder have the X Factor?
Advantages: different
Disadvantages: none
THE PLOT: After a ten year break, Mulder and Skully are back to investigate the abduction of FBI agents and a self castrated paedophile who can magically see visions, including where the agents are.
MY OPINION:
I grew up with the X Files, and must have watched nearly every episode. A year or so ago, I rewatched a few, and realised they weren't as good as I thought. However, I was still delighted to see Mulder and Skully back in the mix, and intrigued ...
...The movie is, sadly, not very good. There's nothing original or interesting in the storyline, and the acting is one dimensional like back in the old days - Mulder is the montone man who shows no emotion, and Skully is pretty much the same. There's a love story between the two which is what we'd always wanted, but it seems forced and unreal.
Billy Connolly takes a lead role as the psychic paedophile, and I just can't take him seriously as an actor ...
 bruffyboy 22.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of X-Files - I Want To Believe (DVD)
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And up Next we have...
Advantages: characters, script, cover
Disadvantages: hard to spot, first impressions
...watched my first episode of Doctor Who. Series Two, The Christmas Invasion, 25th December 2005. David Tennant and Billie Piper became the centre of my life, each week I lived for the next episode of the show. But when Billie left, it wasn't quite the same. I still looked forward to the show, but somehow I wasn't quite as enthusiastic as before. And then, after both companions Martha (Freema Agyeman) and Donna (Catherine Tate) passed through I really ...
...I always buy the Doctor Who DVDs from the past four series, whether I am particularly fond of them or not, as it simply wouldn't look right on my shelf would it? The latest release is, of course, the Christmas 2008 edition, 'The Next Doctor', released in January 2009. It was actually quite a quick release, I've seen some be months after they've aired before the episodes are available on DVD! Unfortunately the DVD itself does not stand out on the ...
Amy69 09.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Doctor Who - The Next Doctor - 2008 Christmas Special (DVD)
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'Well Cool!' (according to my eldest!)
Advantages: great story and acting, excellent effects
Disadvantages: Dr Doom may be a bit too scary for younger viewers
...we decided to get the Fantastic Four for them. This is also a film which hubby was keen to watch as he does like the Thing!
The film is about a group of scientists who go into space to watch the solar storms but unfortunately they are not protected in the space station as they though they would be as the storm is stronger and arrives quicker than they had anticipated. The effects of the storm are soon realised when they arrive back on Earth. Reed ...
...be able to cure the Fantastic Four and return them to normal and just what has Dr Doom got planned to make his fortune back?
I was not expecting to really enjoy this film as it is not something which I would usually want to see but as my boys really wanted to then I though I had better see if it was suitable for them first. The story and characters are from old Marvel comics but as I never got to see any of these I cannot make any comparisons. I ...
sewbizzie 04.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fantastic Four (DVD)
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The Fantasic Four Rise to the Challenge of a Sequel!
Advantages: good story, great acting and effects
Disadvantages: None from my house
...but to watch the second Fantastic Four one, so again me and hubby watched it first just to check it was suitable before letting my boys watch it. The film starts with Reed and Sue supposed to be getting married but they get a visit from the American Military as strange things have been happening on Earth. Reed does take a look at it and they discover that the mysterious object which has been seen is in fact a man on a surf board who is making great ...
...getting marred. The Fantastic Four are then required to help stop this surfer but things take a drastic turn when Johnny follows the Silver Surfer and after touching him his powers start to fail and if any of the other guys touch him they swap powers! Thing loves this and keeps touching him! They go to where they predict the next crater will be made along with the military and try to capture the Silver Surfer but when they arrive they find that Dr ...
sewbizzie 06.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fantastic Four - The Rise Of The Silver Surfer (DVD)
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Samsung CLX-3175
Printer / copier / scanner - Colour - Laser - Copy Speed: 12 ppm, 16 ppm - Print Speed: 16 ppm - USB 2.0
Sony KDL-40W5500
 Stunning when used with blu ray and high definition broadcasts (*)
Rose Tattoo - Rose Tatoo
1 CD(s) - Heavy Metal - Label: Repertoire - Distributor: RSK/Trilogy Logistics - Released: 29/07/2002 - 4009910410325
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