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Title: 7 Nights of Darkness
IMDb |Trailer |
Year: 2011
Director: Allen Kellogg
Writer: Allen Kellogg (Writer)
Rating: Rated NR : Adult Situations, Violence and Profanity
Length: 90 Min.
Video: Widescreen :1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: None

Stars:
Jennifer Mae Hoffman
Allen Kellogg
Meredith Kochan
Larry Nehring
Andrew Richardson
Tom Sperry

Plot:
Six reality TV contestants compete for a share of $1 million in a game that requires them to spend seven creepy nights in an abandoned asylum.

Extras:
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My Thoughts:

I got this film in a 8 movie set called "Haunted Hollows." This is one of those "found Tape" type horror movies like Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity. I always enjoyed this type of film. When I started watching this one I got a little concerned as it starts off so slow and boring I didn't know if I would make it through the entire movie. Plus I found I just didn't care about any of the characters. But then at about the half way point it started having some good scenes... pulling my attention in. There was still several slow scenes as well. I thought I was about to dose off a couple times. But the good scenes helped me make it through the entire film. Over-all not a terribly bad movie... but I have seen several of it's type that were better. No big deal if you miss this one... but if like me, you got this one in a box set of films... you may want to give it a try. Just don't go into it expecting too much.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
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Title: The Bucket List
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Year: 2007
Director: Rob Reiner
Writer: Justin Zackham (Writer)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Language, Including a Sexual Reference
Length: 97 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Jack Nicholson as Edward
Morgan Freeman as Carter
Sean Hayes as Thomas
Beverly Todd as Virginia
Rob Morrow as Dr. Hollins
Alfonso Freeman as Roger

Plot:
You only live once, so why not go out in style? That's what two cancer-ward roommates, an irascible billionaire (Jack Nicholson) and a scholarly mechanic (Morgan Freeman), decide when they get the bad news. They compose a bucket list — things to do before you kick the bucket — and head off for the around-the-world adventure of their lives. Sky-dive? Check. Power a Shelby Mustang around a racetrack? Check. Gaze at the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Check. Discover the joy in their lives before it's too late? Check!

Under the nimble direction of Rob Reiner, the two great stars provide the heart and soul, wit and wiles of this inspired salute to life that proves that the best time of all is right now.

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My Thoughts:

I been wanting to check out this film for quite a while now... as I thought the trailer looked like a lot of fun. After watching it I can say it is a good movie. It is entertaining... but I was somehow expecting a bit more from it. It is definitely worth the time put in to watch it. But it is definitely one of those cases where all the best parts of the movie was in the trailer.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
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Title: Bridesmaids: Unrated
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Year: 2011
Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Annie Mumolo (Writer), Kristen Wiig (Writer)
Rating: Unrated
Length: 125 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Kristen Wiig as Annie
Terry Crews as Boot Camp Instructor
Maya Rudolph as Lillian
Jewelry Store CoupleTom Yi
Elaine Kao

Plot:
"Gut-bustingly funny. BRIDESMAIDS gets an A!!!" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly) From the producer of SUPERBAD, KNOCKED UP and THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN comes the breakout comedy critics are calling "brazenly hysterical!" (Alynda Wheat, People)

Thirty-something Annie (Kristen Wiig) has hit a rough patch but finds her life turned completely upside down when she takes on the Maid of Honor role in her best friend Lillian's (Maya Rudolph) wedding. In way over her head but determined to survive, Annie leads a hilarious hodgepodge of bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLondon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to the big event.

Extras:
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Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes/Bloopers

My Thoughts:

I first saw this movie (I believe) on cable... and I just didn't like it at all at the time. I mean I really had a hatred for this one. But many people had told me to give it another chance. So when a friend offered to give me this DVD I took her up on it. After watching it today I do feel I was hard on it the last time I watched it. While I still don't think this one is a very good movie. It is entertaining... and worth the time put in to watch it. Though for the most part I still don't like a lot of the type of humor they use in this one. While I can see watching it again... it is one of those that I don't watch all that often.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
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Title: 9
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Year: 2009
Director: Shane Acker
Writer: Pamela Pettler (Screenwriter), Shane Acker (Story By)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Violence and Scary Images
Length: 79 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Christopher Plummer as #1 (Voice)
Martin Landau as #2 (Voice)
John C. Reilly as #5 (Voice)
Crispin Glover as #6 (Voice)
Jennifer Connelly as #7 (Voice)
Fred Tatasciore as #8 (Voice)

Plot:
From visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and Academy Award®-nominated director Shane Acker* comes this visually stunning and original epic adventure. In the final days of humanity, a dedicated scientist gives the spark of life to nine of his creations. The world has turned into an unrecognizable landscape of machines and spare parts, but this group of nine finds that if they band together, their small community might just be able to change the course of history. Featuring the voice talents of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly and Crispin Glover, it's a thrilling, suspenseful story critics call "Spellbinding!" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)

* Shane Acker, 2005, Short Film (Animated) – 9

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
9 - The Original Short with Optional Commentary

My Thoughts:

Decided to watch this one with my daughter today. We both been wanting to check it out for some time now. This one I enjoyed quite a bit. The graphics on this animated movie was fantastic... and I enjoyed the storyline as well. Definitely one I feel comfortable recommending. Brittany on the other hand wasn't too impressed with this one.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
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I loved 9!  I thought the animation was great and the story was really, really interesting.  I wish they would develop more of it, as the world has so much potential.
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Title: Night Junkies
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Year: 2006
Director: Lawrence Pearce
Writer: Lawrence Pearce (Writer)
Rating: Rated R : Strong Sexuality/Nudity, Violence, Language and Drug Content
Length: 98 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: Spanish

Stars:
Giles Alderson as Vincent
Lucy Bowen as Stella
Beverley Eve as Party Girl
Matt Tully as Tattooed Man
Ellie Ansher as Young Ruby
Katin Winter as Ruby

Plot:
Against riverfront London's sordid backdrop of seedy nightclubs, winding streets and dark alleyways, a modern-day Jack the Ripper stalks his prey... Meanwhile, troubled, newly "turned" exotic dancer Ruby and her brooding vampire lover Vincent struggle to resist their overpowering addiction to the "drug" that both sustains and shatters them: Blood.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers

My Thoughts:

This is a film a good friend gave me. Being I am a huge vampire fan... I went into it hopeful... though before the movie I watched the trailer and wasn't too impressed by it which dashed my hopes a little. Unfortunately as hard as I tried I just couldn't get into this one. Matter of fact I didn't even make it to the end. The storyline had possibilities. It could have been a decent film. But I found I didn't care about any of the characters... and found the acting to be on the stiff side. I will rate this one a 0.5 for the story idea alone.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
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Title: Poison Ivy
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Year: 1992
Director: Katt Shea Ruben
Writer: Melissa Goddard (Story By), Peter Morgan (Story By), Andy Ruben (Screenwriter), Katt Shea Ruben (Screenwriter)
Rating: Unrated
Length: 93 Min.
Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Sara Gilbert as Sylvie Cooper
Drew Barrymore (1975) as Ivy
Tom Skerritt as Darryl Cooper
Cheryl Ladd as Georgie Cooper
Alan Stock as Bob
Jeanne Sakata as Isabelle

Plot:
Ivy (Drew Barrymore, Ever After, The Wedding Singer) the sexy, streetwise new girl in a posh private school, will do anything to fit in. Sylvie (Sara Gilbert, TV's Roseanne) rich, smart, but misunderstood – needs a friend.

When Ivy is invited into Sylvie's privileged world, she is instantly intrigued. Sylvie's father (Tom Skerritt, The Other Sister, Contact) is a handsome TV newscaster; her mother (Cheryl Ladd, Permanent Midnight, TV's Charlie's Angels) is a beautiful Beverly Hills wife. Yet tensions in the home run deep – providing a license for malice that Ivy is quick to seize.

With one slick seduction, Ivy sets off a chain reaction that makes Poison Ivy one of the most provocative and erotic thrillers ever filmed.

Extras:
Scene Access
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:

Even though I caught a scene or two here and there when it was on cable... this is the first time I ever seen this movie from beginning to end. On the plus side... this one has Drew Barrymore and Sara Gilbert... both of who's work I have enjoyed when seeing it. Not to mention Cheryl Ladd for those of us that are Charlie's Angels fans. On the negative side... I have read a lot of reviews for this film... most ranging from decent to bad. So I went in hopeful but not overly so. I didn't notice till I put it in that this triple feature disc contained the pan and scan versions of the films. Another negative going in. After watching the film... I must say I enjoyed it more then I was expecting. Sure... I don't like the idea of a grown man going after his teen daughter's friend, but over-all I found the film easily kept my interest. And I thought the entire cast did a fine job. I would recommend this film. Though I would not recommend this triple feature disc. First of all as I said it is pan and scan... plus the video quality could have been better.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
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Title: Poison Ivy 2: Lily
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Year: 1995
Director: Anne Goursaud
Writer: Chloe King (Writer)
Rating: Unrated
Length: 107 Min.
Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Alyssa Milano as Lily
Johnathon Schaech as Gredin
Xander Berkeley as Donald Falk
Belinda Bauer as Angela Falk
Camilla Belle as Daphne Falk
Kathryne Dora Brown as Tanya

Plot:
Lily (Alyssa Milano "CHARMED", "MELROSE PLACE", EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE) is just the average new girl at school until she discovers an old diary containing Ivy's deepest darkest secrets.

The more she reads, the more she becomes lured into Ivy's world – a world of seductions and powerplays – until she herself becomes the uninhibited risk-taker she has always dreamt of being.

But when a dangerous affair with her married professor (Xander Berkeley AIRFORCE ONE, GATTACA) spirals out of control, Lily becomes involved in a chilling series of events that makes POISON IVY 2: LILY as provocative an erotic thiller as the original. Also starring Johnathon Schaech (HUSH, THAT THING YOU DO).

Extras:
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Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:

Thought I would watch the next film in the series. Especially considering this one has Alyssa Milano in it. Someone I have liked since I was a teen watching her on Who's the Boss. Once again... the copy I have in this set is the Pan and Scan version. So once again I do not recommend this triple feature DVD. As for the movie itself... while it is a good one... I liked the first one more. This one took me longer to like the characters and get into the storyline. But once I did I found I enjoyed it quite a bit. This time they decided to go with more of a happier ending compared to the first one. This one is worth the time put in to watch it.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
Pete
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