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Monday, November 5, 2012

The King of Queens: The Complete Eighth Season (1998) Review

The King of Queens: The Complete Eighth Season (1998)
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23 more episodes of fun from the 8th season. Great Quality.
Episode List:
01. Pole Lox
Accompanied by Doug's heavy encouragement, Carrie enrolls in a pole dancing class, but doesn't turn out to be a quick study.
02. Vocal Discord
After a computer microphone records a fight between the two of them, Doug and Carrie begin to think that marriage counseling is a good idea. Meanwhile, Arthur directs a play at the senior center.
03. Consummate Professional
Carrie learns that when they were dating, Doug lied to her about his (un)employment status to get her in bed.
04. Like Hell
Doug finds out that a new guy at work doesn't like him, so he tries to become friends with the guy but comes on too strong. Carrie also goes overboard when she tries to change her image at work and help a co-worker improve herself.
05. Sandwiched Out
Neil Sedaka guest stars in an episode where Deacon gets a sandwich named after him at Cooper's, infuriating Doug. Holly announces she is moving away with her boyfriend, but Carrie is not fond of the idea, and Arthur can't seem to say good-bye.
06. Shear Torture
Carrie becomes jealous of Doug's relationship with his attractive hairdresser. Meanwhile, Spence is excited to go to a Fantasy Fest with Lou Ferrigno, but when Adam West also agrees to go, Spence must decide between the two.
07. Inn Escapable
Doug and Carrie's weekend at a quaint bed and breakfast turns out to be less than desirable. Worse, they don't feel comfortable about leaving because they are the only people at the Inn for the entire weekend.
08. Move Doubt
Deacon and Kelly are looking for a new house, but they don't want to move into the place next to the Heffernans and give Doug and Carrie opposing reasons why. Meanwhile, both Spence and Danny court an Albanian girl.
09. G'Night Stalker
Doug acquires an email stalker and it bothers Carrie when he doesn't think it is such a bad thing.
10. Raygin' Bulls
With Carrie and Arthur away, Doug finds himself all alone in the house. He runs into Ray Barone and invites him to stay at the house for the weekend. With no women to hold them back, the boys get crazy. Carrie accompanies Arthur to her mother's grave and receives quite the shock upon arrival.

11. Baker's Doesn't
Doug and Carrie volunteer (unvoluntarily) at their church during the holidays, and Arthur and Spence team up to write a Christmas song.
12. Fresh Brood
Doug decides he wants to have children after Danny brings his girlfriend's baby to their house. Meanwhile, Arthur feels he deserves to be a coffee shop's "customer of the month."
13. Gambling N' Diction
After she beats him and his friends in a friendly poker game, Doug convinces his mother to try to enter a high-stakes tournament. Meanwhile, Carrie gets Spence to help her lose her accent to improve her chances of getting a promotion.
14. Apartment Complex
Tired of Carrie's complaints about their gambling-drinking-smoking habits in the house, Doug and his pals rent an apartment so they can do their thing in peace. Carrie works closely with a new client, Kirstie Alley, and begins to pick up some bad habits of her own.
15. Buggie Nights
Doug and Carrie find out that their house is infested with bedbugs. They call an exterminator after trying to solve the problem themselves, only making it worse. They end up having to pay a few thousand dollars and they don't have any place to go to.
16. Knee Jerk
Doug fakes being injured so that Carrie, who feels responsible, will continue to tend to his every need and allow him to miss a dreaded wedding.

17. Present Tense
Doug and Carrie receive a portrait from Deacon and Kelly for their eleventh anniversary. The problem: it's frighteningly ugly, and they can't find a way to get rid of it without insulting the Palmers. Meanwhile, Spence and Danny try to become Doug and Carrie's "A" couple.
18. Sold-Y Locks
Robert Goulet guest stars as Doug convinces Carrie to sell her hair but is unhappy with the results.
19. Emotional Rollercoaster
Doug turns 40, and decides he wants to conquer a rollercoaster he was too afraid to ride many moons ago. Meanwhile, Arthur lets Deacon shuttle him around in a wheelchair so they can jump to the front of the park's lines.

20. Four Play
While at the movies, the Heffernans and Palmers find out that Doug and Kelly have many things common, and so do Deacon and Carrie, so the odd couples begin doing more things with each other.

21. Hartford Wailer
Carrie disappoints Doug when she is forced to travel to Hartford for work. Doug, upset that he can't watch Planet of the Apes with Carrie (as per his weekend plans), secretly follows her to Hartford. Meanwhile, Danny and Spence get themselves into trouble after they sneak into a Huey Lewis concert.
22.Fight Schlub
Doug upsets his buddies when he befriends a driver from a competing delivery business and Carrie mentors a troubled teen but ends up being her accomplice.
23. Acting Out
Carrie gets fed up with Arthur and decides to put him in a home. Doug finds out a secret about Arthur's past that just might change Carrie's mind.

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Doug Heffernan (Emmy®-nominated Kevin James) and his wife Carrie (Leah Remini) keep the laughs coming when they both try pole dancing, but with different results. Doug’s sudden interest in personal grooming causes Carrie to investigate. Arthur (Jerry Stiller) brings home a set of sheets from a motel, along with thousands of bed bugs. Doug and Carrie find that a quaint bed and breakfast might be a little too rustic. Plus tons more laughs and great guest stars, including Kirstie Alley, Ray Romano and Huey Lewis.







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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) (1982) Review

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) (1982)
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I just bought this DVD..., and the verdict is in: It's a blast!!!
THE MOVIE: Certanily one of the best Star Trek movies. Although the main plot about revenge is a bit too basic, the sub-plots, including the addition of Kirk's ex-wife and son, makes the movie better. The action is well paced and the special effects are marevelous. Also, the "expanded director's edition" featured on this DVD adds about 5 extra minutes to the movie. The added footage does little to help the plot, but does a great deal to flesh out more of the minor characters, such as Kirk's son and Lt. Saavik. Also, the last 15 minutes of the film (some added dialogue was put in there to have a little bit more emotional impact at the end of the film) made me jump the grade of the film from a "B" to an "A+."
THE DVD: In addition to having a crisp, clear picture transfer of the film with oustanding sound, the first disc has a nice audio commentary from the director and an even nicer text commentary from Michael Okuda, co-author of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. (That guy knows EVERY SINGLE LITTLE DETAIL THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD NOT EVEN KNOW A THING ABOUT that regards to Star Trek.) The second disc contains the following:
1) The Captain's Log: A 27-minute documentary featuring brand new interviews with Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, director Nicholas Meyer, Ricardo Montalban, and others. They talk about how they originally intended to put the film together, how they eventually ended up completing that task, and other things.
2) Designing Khan: A 23-minute documentary that features interviews with director Nicholas Meyers, the costume designer, and the production designer. They discuss the transitions they made in costume and production design from the ST:TMP to ST2:TWOK.
3) Visual Effects: An 18-minute featurette that has interviews with the FX crew. They explain how they executed and completed the FX shots. (Big surprise there)
4) The Star Trek Universe: A 28-minute documetary that features interviews with two Star Trek novel writers. They discuss how they fill in the gaps between the movies with their books and where they get their ideas.
5) Original Interviews: Basically 10 minutes of interviews (from 1982) featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, and Deforest Kelley.
6) Archives: The archives feature 10 original storyboard sequences. (That sure beats the storyboard archives on the ST:TMP DVD, which features a mere 3 storyboard sequences.) There is also a thatrical trailer.
So, there you have it. A great movie with a packed DVD equals a great purchase. Buy as soon as possible.
1982; 116 minutes; Rated PG for mild obscenity, some sequences of sc-fi action/violence, and brief shots of the aftermaths of brutal murders.
(I DO think this movie should have been rated PG-13, but the rating didn't exist then. See and judge for yourself.)...

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Monday, April 9, 2012

It Takes Two (1995) Review

It Takes Two (1995)
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This is my favorite Olsen Twins movie, and I'm an adult who can honestly say she enjoys it. I grew up on Full House and have always loved watching those two. They've done a lot of movies, and this one is my favorite. Supported by the charming Steve Guttenberg, the extremely funny Kirstie Alley, and a supporting cast that includes Philip Bosco as the sly and smart butler and Jane Sibbett as Clarice, the snooty, evil-plotting fiance of Guttenberg's character, this movie is sure to please any fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley. So the story goes kind of like this: look-alikes Amanda and Alyssa (Mary-Kate and Ashley, respectively) literally bump into each other while at a summer camp (that Amanda's a camper at and that Alyssa's extremely rich father happens to own). Once the two realize how closely they resemble each other, they hatch a plan to get Alyssa's single dad and Amanda's pretty caseworker romantically involved. Will they succeed, amidst foodfights, canoes falling over, and the interference of the conniving Clarice? This is a fun movie from beginning to end, with lots of visual treats (Andy Tennant Films--Fools Rush In, Ever After, etc.--always seem to have beautiful scenery), funny dialogue, and fantastic characters. There's exactly one slightly objectionable word (spoken by one of the Olsens), but I think only very conservative parents will have a problem with it. This movie is part Parent Trap, part Three Men And A Little Lady, and . . . basically just a really cute movie.

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Two young girls who happen to look identical bump into each other in the woods and decide to swap households so they can play matchmaker to their single parents.DVD Features:Scene AccessTheatrical Trailer


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