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Wednesday, August 27, 2003

im currently in the middle of watching some DVDS to review so i should have them up by the end of the week!

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Just a thanks to all those who signed my guestbook!

Freddy VS Jason
Horror fanboy dream come true

Let me start off by saying that I am biased in this review just because I have waited for this movie since early childhood( I was a wierd kid) and I was not disappointed by the end result. Let me start off by saying that this movie was ten plus years in the making and after many false starts and directors dropping out someone finally decided to take a chance with this movie. His name is Ronny Yu or as I call him the franchise saver because of his other big name movie was Bride of Chucky which saved that franchise. In my opinion he should tackle Halloween 9. But now on to the actual movie itself. The movie starts out with a little prologue about the man with the fingerknives, Freddy Krueger, and how he was killed and the fun he had in the killing of disposable teens in their dreams. However everyone has seemed to forgotten poor Freddy and he has been rendered powerless because he thrives on fear and they cant fear what they don't know. So thus he inlists the help of everyones favorite goalie serial killer , Jason Voorhees. Freddy comes to Jason in his dreams in the form of Jason's mommy dearest and she tells him to kill kids on Elm Street so they all think it's Freddy doing it. However them fighting comes about because Jason won't stop killing the Elm street teens even after Freddy got back in the swing of things. They fight in both the dream world and the real world which gives each one a different advantage. However they had to throw in those pesky teenagers to try to foil their fun though, this did however keep the movie going. All the stereotyped teens where in there. The stoner however learned to never trust a pot smoking Freddypillar the hard way. The one thing that did bother me though is how calm these people are after there friends and family had been killed. It was just unnatural how they got over theses things so quickly. But however this isn't enough to take away from the movie because the "final" battle at the end makes up for it. There is this one scene at the end where the music is playing loud and Freddy and Jason are just stabbing, cutting, maming, disemboling, and gouging each other which was more intimate than any love scene ever made(I'm sick I need help). The ending was good however with a suddle hint at a sequal which I don't think anyone will mind. But everybody get ready for Freddy VS Jason Round 2 *Ding.

4 out of 4

Saturday, August 09, 2003

Hey everybody I have some reviews coming up and now when you stop by you can sign my guestbook!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Seasons 1-4 on DVD
Slay hard on DVD
Ok let me start by saying that Buffy is not for everyone, mostly over religious people and moms who say it's corrupting the youth of America. But for everyone else you're in for a good show. It's a soap opera with vampires and demons as some of the leads. since this is the first DVD box set i've reviewed they'll be judged on DVD extras and special features. More than anything else just because if you're getting the DVD you're probably already a fan and seen a majority of the episodes. Anyway we'll start with The Complete First Season and work are way up. The first season starts out slow just because we have to meet the characters, establish who they are and what they do. After the first couple episodes you have a general idea where the season is going and who the big bad buffy is going to be facing throughout the season. The first season is a must have for Buffy fans just because it s where it all started. Out of all the seasons it is probably the weakest in the special features department with only two episodes with commentary and a couple of interviews with Joss Whedon the creator.

Ok now on to the Complete Second Season, ok this is when the show started to take off and it shows. It starts off quicker than the last season because we've established the characters already. It starts off with Buffy coming home after the summer and being all bitter after her death. The season than gets going fairly well with an introducion of a second slayer and two new big bads. Then the biggest televison plot twist of all time happens........ i'm not going to tell you though just because you have to not expect it to fully appreciate it. That twists makes up the rest of the season so memorable. This has been called the best season by many people, but my favorite season is what i'll be reviewing next. The features on this season are an improvement from last seasons with commentary on four episodes and five featurettes. You also get episode scripts and the formentioned interviews.

Woo, im getting tired but I must push forward for the people. The Complete Third Season is undoubtably my personal favorite season out of all of the ones released. This season also has one of my two favorite episodes in it "The Wish." This episode involves a vengence demon granting the wish of Cordelia that Buffy never comes to Sunnydale. Then we see that without Buffy the whole town would be run by vampires. Anyway the third season mainly involves second slayer Faith and The Mayor of town wanting to ascend into a demon. There are yet again many plot twists throughout season which again I will not mention to conceal there shock value. The last episode has the greatest battle of any Buffy season and you'll watch it over and over again. The features finally got the standard set in this season with more episode commentaries, interviews and the much awaited season overview.

zzZZZZ.......OH WAIT I'M UP GET THE BACON AWAY. You people are demanding its 11:30 my time but im up for you. Anyway we've finally reached our last season. The Complete Fourth Season is by some called the weakest season but I just think it is a transitional season from high school to college. I will say though this season did have some crappy episodes but none of which compare to the craptitude of the Double Meat Palace from season 6. The big bad of this season was more of a Frankenstein than anything. The season had to make do without some characters returning so they had to make it up with adding new characters, some of which people hated with a passion(cough...Riley....cough). I did enjoy seeing my second favorite episode of all time "Hush" on DVD. That episode actually scared the crap out of me because it got me thinking. Anyway this seasons features improved slightly on season three's standards, plus the overview was great.

Finally done, i'm gonna lie down now.

Season 1
3 out of 4

Season 2
4 out of 4

Season 3
4 out of 4

Season 4
3 out of 4

season 5 coming in december!

The Italian Job
the movie that made me want to own a MINI
Ok now most of you reading thisw probably don't know that this is a remake of a 1960's movie, however i haven't seen this version so im not biased either way. Anyway the movie starts out strong with an incredible heist of gold which leads to a boat chase and then a double cross. So for the rest of the movie they try to steal the stolen gold back. They pull this off quite nicely with a diverse cast of characters who keep you intrested. My favorite was Lyle played by Seth Green because he was the computer guy and I have my own web page so go figure. Anyway they plan this really big heist but it is foiled do to too many witnesses. So they have a new plan that involves MINI Coopers and explosives, so thats always a good thing. The end of the movie is kinda predictable but not enough to not make me like it. All and all it was a fun ride and a good action/heist movie.

3 out of 4

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