The Old Dark House DVD
Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales several travellers ... more
are admitted to a gloomy foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange Femm family. Trying to make the best of it the guests must deal with their sepulc...
The Old Dark House
Caught in a violent storm whilst journeying through a remote region of Wales, five ... more
travellers take refuge in a sinister mansion inhabited by the grotesque, and quite possibly insane, Femm family. The guests try to make the best of it, but they hadn't reckoned on Morgan, the brutish manservant, drinking too much and letting loose the forth member of the Femm family - Saul the psychotic brother with a history of pyromania...One of the most literate and visually striking horror films of the Thirties, The Old Dark House was directed by award-winning James Whale the year after he made the seminal Frankenstein, which also starred Boris Karloff in his role as the monster. An artful mixture of chills, and exceedingly dry gallows humour, The Old Dark House is directed with a wonderful sense of the eccentric and featured early starring roles for the Oscar-winning Melvyn Douglas (Hud, Being There) Ernest Thesiger (The Bride of Frankenstein) and Charles Laughton (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Private Life of Henry VIII for which he also won an Oscar).
Advantages: Very crisp animation, great opening theme tune Disadvantages: English voice acting,
...clear that her heart belongs to none other than?Dark.
So poor Daisuke has to juggle a mother who tries to kill him by laying traps around the house, an unrequited love, stealing artwork, transforming into Dark every time he thinks too much about Risa, and avoiding making himself look suspicious in front of Satoshi. He has his hands full!
The first DVD concerns Daisuke getting to grips with Dark, and with stealing these valuable pieces for his family.
This is DVD 1 of 7 and contains episodes 1 - 4.
Characters: Daisuke is adorable, and until you meet Dark you wonder how on earth he would carry out being a main character. His innocence perfectly balances Dark, so it does work, but you sometimes feel he is a bit weak.
Dark is everything Daisuke is not; tall, strong and good with the ladies. Frequently seen wearing form...
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Advantages: Funny , Plot Disadvantages: May Send Out Wrong Message To Young Girls!
...Recently I have been swapping DVDs with my friend ; I've been borrowing her 'up-to-date' movies and she's been watching my 'rom-coms'. One of the DVDs which I borrowed from my friend was a film called ' The House Bunny'.
The House Bunny is an American romantic comedy film released in the United Kingdom on 10th October 2008. This film stars Anna Faris , (who's previous films include , Just Friends and My Super Ex Girlfriend). Running time of the movie is ninety seven minutes (seven minutes over one hour and a half).
Shelley (Faris) is a playboy playmate living a luxury life in the playboy mansion. Soon after her twenty seventh birthday , she is told that she is now too old to be a playboy bunny and so it 'thrown out' of the playboy house. Feeling upset and lonely , she tries hard to fit in with other girl groups , although soon...
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Advantages: chad michael murray! Disadvantages: paris hilton takes ages to get killed,and she sluts about a bit!
...Facts-
Actors/tresses-
Chad Michael Murray
Jon Abrahams
Elisha Cuthbert
Paris Hilton
Jared Padalecki
Brian Van Holt
Robert Richard.
Director-
Jaume Collet-Serra.
DVD Info-
Languages: English, German, Spanish - Castiliian
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired, German for the hearing impaired, English, German, Spanish - Castiliian, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Region: Region 2
Rated 15+.
Features Of The DVD-
B-Roll and Bloopers Video Cast Commentary.
From Location: Joel Silver Reveals House of Wax.
Wax On: The Design of House of Wax.
House Built on Wax.
Alternate Open: Jennifer Killed. (whos is she?)
Gag Reel.
Theatrical Trailer.
Video cast commentary is very good,recommend that out of anything else.
Personally-
OK,so most of the cast were clearly chosen on what they...
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helpful 05.01.2008
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