Tv Movie Reviews on DVD

Lost Tv Series

2008-03-17T11:54:00.000-07:00

Lost DVD

Lost is a serial drama television series that follows the Oceanic Air Flight 815 tears apart in mid-air and crashed somewhere in the South Pacific island. The pilot was premiered on September 22, 2004, since then, three seasons have been aired with a fourth season currently being aired.

Its survivors were forced to find inner strength they never knew they had in order to survive. But they discovered that the island holds many secrets, including a mysterious smoke monster, polar bears, housing and hatches with electricity and hot & cold running water, a strange French woman and a group of island residents known as "The Others," and a mysterious man named Jacob. The survivors have also found signs of those who came to the island before them, including a 19th century sailing ship called The Black Rock, the remains of an ancient statue, as well as bunkers belonging to the Dharma Initiative -- a group of scientific researchers who inhabited the island in the recent past.

Awarded the 2005 Emmy and 2006 Golden Globe for Best Drama Series, Best American Import at the British Academy Television Awards in 2005, the Golden Globe for Best Drama in 2006 and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Mutant X

2008-03-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

Mutant X DVD

Mutant X was a television series of Marvel Studios under the divisions of Marvel Comics as another Sci-fi and action's adventure series. Mutant X was created by Avi Arad and Rick Ungar, both of whom had worked on the animated version of the stylistically similar X-Men. The show had premiered on October 6, 2001 until May 17, 2004 as a one-hour show on syndicated broadcast.

The show archives the adventures of the mutants team, mutant x were used as test subject in a series of covert government experiments. Like hundreds of other unsuspecting people, the members of Mutant X were used as test subjects in a series of covert government experiments. The company behind the project wants to control these New Mutants for their own purposes. The mission of Mutant X is to seek out their fellow New Mutants, help them come to terms with their abilities, and protect them from those who want only to exploit their powers.

CAST

Adam (John Shea)has the serenity of a warrior poet - the perfect leader for Mutant_X., is arguably the smartest man alive - the strategist, tactician and moral center of Mutant_X. It was his genetic research that inadvertently created New Mutants - and he takes as his responsibility the salvation of these innocent victims of society.

Shalimar Fox (Victoria Pratt) fiery, feral and stunning, a sensual beauty utterly in touch with her primal self. Blessed with both human and animal DNA, Shalimar has the strength, speed,and cunning of the animal kingdomSwith a tempestuous nature to match. She is uncannily fast, inhumanly agile and sensually feline. Walking the line between human and feral, Shalimar is a little wild and completely unpredictable.

Brennan Mulwray (Victor Webster) is a tough, yet vulnerable, street-smart wiseguy with the astonishing ability to generate enough electricity from his own body to power a small city. A fast talking cavalier with an ingratiating grin, Brennan is a master of electricity - who throws bolts of energy from his fingertips. Brennan loves being a New Mutant - throwing off sparks is an absolute blast.

Jesse Kilmartin (Forbes March)is a sweetly naive and good-natured guy in his early 20s who can alter the density of his body at will - going from rock solid as a stone wall one moment-then walking through a stone wall the next. Jesse led a sheltered childhood, and still has a lot to learn about the harsh realities of the world, but he's more than proved himself an invaluable member of Mutant_X.

Emma deLauro (Lauren Lee Smith)is a mischievous knockout - a telempath who can communicate her own feelings - and receive the feelings of others around her. Emma can't read thoughts, but she can sense in great detail an emotional state of mind - and learn an awful lot about another person from it. When these gifts combine with her party girl personality, fun and trouble are a double guarantee.

Charmed

2008-03-03T10:31:00.000-08:00

Charmed DVD

Charmed was an American television series about the lives of three sisters who has supernatural abilities that ran for eight season. It was premiered on the 7th of October 1998 and lasted on the 21st of May 2006. The series was created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling. It starred Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty, and Rose McGowan.

The story begins with the three Halliwell sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) coming together six months after the death of their grandmother and discover that they are not only possess supernatural powers but also descendent's of a line of female witches. They are said to be the world's most powerful good witches. Each has a special ability (stopping time, moving objects, seeing the future), and they can also combine their abilities into the "Power of Three" to fight demons, warlocks, and other evils. In Season 4, Paige their half-sister took over for the dearly departed Prue, to once again form the “Charmed Ones” and fight evil.

CAST

Prudence "Prue" Halliwell – (Shannen Doherty)

(Seasons 1–3) Prue is the eldest Halliwell sister. Born with the power of telekinesis, she later manifests an astral projection ability.

Piper Halliwell – (Holly Marie Combs) Piper is the middle child until Prue's death. Her powers include the ability to freeze and explode objects at will.

Phoebe Halliwell – (Alyssa Milano)
Phoebe is the original baby of the family and is a spontaneous, free-spirited young woman. The power she was born with is premonitions, which grow to enable her to see into the past as well as the future.

Paige Matthews – (Rose McGowan) (Seasons 4–8)
Born on August 2, 1977. After a secret love affair with her Whitelighter Samuel Wilder, the Charmed Ones' mother, Patty Halliwell, gave birth to a fourth daughter.

On last episode Piper & Leo, with help from Coop's ring, must travel back in time to change the events that lead to the deaths of Piper's sisters. Meanwhile, Billie uses her power of Projection to do the same thing; many familiar faces gather to help Piper in her time of need.

Boy Meets World

2008-02-25T11:16:00.000-08:00

Boy Meets World DVD

Boy Meets World is an american comedy sitcom was aired premiered on ABC from September 24, 1993 to May 5, 2000 . It revolved around the everday life of Cernelius “Cory” Mathews, who grows up from curious Junior High School boy to a matured married man. Most of the problems that go into a normal teenager's life. As the show grew more and more, It dealt with real issues like sex, first days of high school and college, drugs, not fitting in, etc.

The show does a good job of developing Cory, giving him the girl of his dreams, usually it is his childhood sweetheart Topanga (Danielle Fishel), whom he later marries, a best friend Shawn (Rider Strong), a caring family, and a teacher/principal who has always been at his side who helps him overcome this problem. The show has everything that makes a good sitcom, comedy, drama, romance, and the occasional deep trouble that every teen gets in.

CAST

Cornelius A. "Cory" Matthews (Ben Savage)
Cory is the main character of the series, as time goes on, Cory's slacker tendencies diminish as his neuroses increase, and by the end of the series, his pessimism and paranoia, mixed along with a fairly strong work ethic and sense of right and wrong, become who he is

Eric Randall Matthews (Will Friedle)
Eric began the show as a suave, popular young man who constantly went on dates. He was originally portrayed as the stereotypical older brother and often provides comic relief in tough situations throughout the series.

Shawn Patrick Hunter (Rider Strong)
Shawn has always been the best friend of Cory Matthews. The two met when Cory fell into an animal pen at a zoo and Shawn came to his rescue. Shawn takes more risks and has more of a bad boy image. Their personality differences do cause problems between the two a few times, but these problems can never destroy the friendship between Cory and Shawn.

Topanga Lawrence-Matthews (Danielle Fishel)
Topanga is Cory's main love interest. Her character underwent dramatic changes during the course of the series

Boy Meets World is a show that reminds me a lot of NBC's 'Friends,' except for teens and younger children. It is still one of the most watched shows on TV on the Disney Channel and ABC Family. The show consistently had top ratings from its debut to its seventh and last season.

Boston Common

2008-02-18T10:17:00.001-08:00

Boston Common DVD

Boston Common is an TV show was a comedy series aired premiered from March 21, 1996 to April 27, 1997.An 18-year-old who left her hometown in Virginia to attend College in Boston, Massachusetts. Her older brother decided to "keep an eye on" her by following her to Boston and sharing an apartment with her. The show took place in the city of Boston and based the show's fictional college on a Boston College that Anthony Clark himself attended.

Boyd Pritchedd (Anthony Clark) an easy going young adult from small town Virginia. After Driving his enthusiastic 18-year old sister Wyleen Princhett (Hedy Buress) to her new life as a freshmen in fictional Randolph Harrington College in Boston, he decides to take a job in the student union then shares her apartment - just to look after her. Oftentimes in the show, Boyd surprises everyone with his wit and charm and gets a lot of admiration except from Joy Byrnes (Traylor Howard), a student whom Boyd had eyes on. Joy was a dizzy grad student studying southern culture for whom Bo had eyes; she, however, was taken with young Professor Jack, who in turn was in love mostly with himself. Leonard was the dour college archivist who hung out at their apartment, and Tasha the surly administrative assistant. Other students and faculty members stumbled, fumbled, and leered their way through various episodes.

Boston Common Cast

* Anthony Clark: Boyd `Bo' Pritchett
* Hedy Burress: Wyleen Pritchett
* Traylor Howard: Joy Byrnes
* Tasha Smith: Tasha King
* Steve Paymer: Leonard Prince
* Fred Applegate: Sherman
* Patrick Fabian: Jack
* Vincent Ventresca: Prof. Jack Reed

It was one of the highest rated shows ever to get cancelled, as it ranked 8th in the yearly ratings and was viewed by an average of 14.96 million households per episode

FRIENDS

2008-02-11T11:29:00.000-08:00

FRIENDS DVD

Friends is a sitcom about a group living the New York borough of Manhattan. This was aired premiered from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. Friends was aimed at young adults who, during the early 1990s, were identified by their café culture, dating scene and modern independence. All six of the friends bring characteristics to the show that make the viewer feel like they know them.

As they navigate their way through life and learn to grow up as they approach the third decade of their life. All, find companionship, comfort and support with the help from each other to get them through the obstacles that life naturally has for us. And establishes the love Ross has left for Rachel and she was his true love and would always be since the characters attended high school. Several episodes revolve around his attempts to tell her how he feels. She eventually finds out in the season finale. On the last episode Ross and Phoebe chase Rachel to the airport, but end up at the wrong one. They narrowly make it to the right airport, where Ross declares his love for Rachel, but she gets on the plane anyway. A rejected Ross returns home, where he finds a message on his answering machine, revealing that Rachel got off the plane, just as the real thing shows up behind him. They decide to be together.

CAST

Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) a waitress for Central Perk who later gets a career in fashion management at Bloomingdale's and later at Ralph Lauren

Monica Geller (Courteney Coz Arquette) a neurotic chef who works at several restaurants throughout the series.

Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) an eccentric masseuse and musician

Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) a definite player and struggling actor who becomes famous for his role on Days Of Our Lives as Dr. Drake Ramoray.

Chandler Bing ( Matthew Perry) an executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration. He later gets a job in advertising.

Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) a sensitive, hopeless romantic, earned him an Emmy Award nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Monica's older brother, a paleontologist working at a museum of Natural History and later a professor of paleontology at New York University.

Friends officially ended it's phenomenal 10 year run. They say final goodbye. The show was a hit instantly, it had the highest rating for ten years in a row. It has touched peoples lives and it will always be remembered by millions. After seeing every episode of this much loved sitcom i much say that the writers and cast have succeeded in making something that is not only humorous.

The West Wing

2008-02-05T09:22:00.000-08:00

The West Wing DVD

The West Wing is an American television that was originally broadcast from September 1999 and the series ended its seven-year run on May 14, 2006.The series is set in the West Wing of the White House, the location of the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior staff, during the fictional Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.

Most episodes follow President Bartlet and his staff through particular legislative or political issues. Plots can range from behind-closed-doors negotiating with Congress ("Five Votes Down") to personal issues like sex ("Pilot", "Take Out The Trash Day") and personal drug use (a major plotline throughout the first and second seasons). The typical episode loosely follows the president and his staff through their day, generally following several plots connected by some idea or theme. A large, fully connected set of the White House allows the producers to create shots with very few cuts and long, continuous master shots of staff members walking and talking through the hallways. These "walk and talks" became a trademark of the show.

After seven seasons of the Award-winning drama series, the Bartlet Administration prepares to leave the White House and The West Wing. While Santos and his winning camp are nervously gearing up for the presidential inauguration, current President Bartlet, CJ and the others fondly look back as they prepare to leave the White House forever.

Scrubs

2008-01-29T13:27:00.000-08:00

Scrubs DVD ( Tv Series )

Scrubs was aired premiered on NBC on October 2, 2001 and lasted on October 25, 2007. Bill Lawrence created the comedy series starring Colin Hay, Brendan Fraser, and Dick Van Dyke.

The show focuses on the professional and personal lives of several characters working at Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features verbose characters, slapstick, fast-paced dialog, and surreal vignettes which are presented as the daydreams of the main characters. This latter feature was originally focused entirely on the central character, Dr. John “J.D.” Michael Dorian, however, it was expanded to the daydreams of other characters as the series progressed.

List of Characters on the show:

*J.D. (Dr. John Dorian) is the narrator and main character. A young attending physician and staff internist who is sensitive, good-natured, and talented.

*Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke) is a close friend and former fellow attending physician to series protagonist J.D., although the boundaries between friendship and romance
have often been crossed throughout the show's run.

*Dr. Christopher Duncan Turk (Donald Faison) bestfriend of JD, who is a surgical attending physician. Turk roomed with J.D. at college and medical school, and the two have an extremely close relationship.

*Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) is the head nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital, She is also one of the most mature characters in Scrubs, and acts like a mother to many of the characters.

*Perry Cox (John C. McGinley) is the senior attending physician at Sacred Heart Hospital and Residency Director for the hospital.

*Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins) is the truculent chief of medicine for the hospital

*Janitor (Neil Flynn) he just has poor social skills.

Scrubs is filmed in a real-life hospital. It's the North Hollywood Medical Center, which has gone under severe reconstruction to fit all the equipment and represent Sacred Heart Hospital

Superman Return (Widescreen)

2008-01-28T13:02:00.000-08:00

Superman Return DVD ( Widescreen )

For five years, Superman has been away from Earth, Superman sought his home planet, things changed on his adopted planet. Finding nothing,the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure, he comes back to a changed world--not only has terrorism become rampant, Nations moved on without him. Lois Lane now has a son, a fiance and a Pulitzer for "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." And Lex Luthor has a plan that will destroy millions - no, billions - of lives.

List of Characters on the show:

Superman (Brandon Routh) The man of still, A hero for our millennium. Which the last son of Krypton returning to Earth

Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) star reporter for the Daily Planet and the love of Superman's life, have moved on in his absence and now has a son, a fiance and a Pulitzer for "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman."

Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey),who has been sprung from prison with the specific intent of using Superman's technological secrets for his own personal gain and glory. Using a piece of pilfered kryptonite to grow an entirely new continent that he will control.

While modern visual effects have allowed Superman to go to entirely new realms, Singer keeps them from becoming the film’s raison , thus keeping the Man of Steel’s gigantic heart intact--heavy though it may be.

Iron Man

2008-01-24T12:33:00.000-08:00

Iron Man DVD ( Tv Series )

Iron Man was an animated television series based on Marvel comics that was aired from from 1994-1996 and created by Larry Lieber. It was an animated series focuses on the life of a billionaire that met an accident and invented him as solar-powered armored suit that gave him super-human powers names Tony Stark also known as the Iron Man.

Iron man battles with the evil forces like Mandarin and the power of his ten deadly rings. And for him to protect his company, Stark Enterprises, he is joined by Force Works his own team of allies and friends like Hawk eye and War Machine. With a vast range of weapons and armor and with his allies at time they claim their victory over their foes.

Silver Surfer

2008-01-23T12:55:00.000-08:00

Silver Surfer Animated Series DVD

The Silver Surfer is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero which aired on Fox in 1998.

The Silver Surfer cartoons series was a very faithful retelling of the history of this classic comic character. A planet Zenn-La was threatened by the cosmic giant Galactus, a being that must drain whole planets of their life force for sustenance, Norrin Radd makes a bargain to be the scout for the being. He search for uninhabited planets in return for Zenn-La's survival. Galactus agrees and change the man into the powerful Silver Surfer, but he also submerges his humanity to remove his qualms about selecting populated planets for consumption. That suppression is only broken by an attack by the insane space villain, Thanos. With the knowledge of Galactus' treachery, he moves to stop the being just as he was going to consume Earth. The Surfer manages to stop him and breaks all ties to Galactus and in retaliation, Galactus whisks Zenn-La to an unknown location and now the former Herald must search for his lost home.

Sex in The City

2008-01-23T12:20:00.000-08:00

The Sex and The City DVD

The Sex and the City is one of the most successful Comedy/Romance TV series aired on HBO. The Sex and the City series premiered June 6, 1998 and concluded its run after six seasons on February 22, 2004. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, the narrator in the series who writes a story about sex and relationships happening in New York City. Carrie discusses her sexual experiences with her three bestfriends Samantha Jones, Miranda Hobbs, and Charlotte McDougal.

List of Characters on the show:

Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the narrator of each episode. Each episode is structured around her train of thought while writing her weekly column, "Sex and the City" for the fictitious newspaper, The New York Star.

Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) is the oldest, most sexual and confident of the foursome. Samantha is an independent businesswoman, with a career as a publicist. She is confident, strong, outspoken, and a self-proclaimed "try-sexual" (meaning she'll try anything once).

Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) is an art dealer with a conventional Connecticut upbringing. She is the most conservative and optimistic of the group, the one who places the most emphasis on emotional love as opposed to lust, and is a true romantic; always searching for her "knight in shining armor."

Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) is a career-minded lawyer with extremely cynical views on relationships and men. A Harvard Law School graduate from Philadelphia with two siblings, she is Carrie's best friend, confidante, and voice of reason.

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, "Sex and the City" revolves around the lives of four young professional women in search of the perfect relationship... and orgasm!

The Incredible Hulk Animated Series

2008-01-22T12:10:00.000-08:00

The Incredible Hulk The Animated Series DVD

The Incredible Hulk is an animated TV series that lasted 21 episodes, two seasons, from 1996 to 1997, on UPN. Lou Ferrigno returned to play the Hulk, after portraying him on the live-action TV series, this time as his voice.

The Incredible Hulk The Animated Series is one of Marvel Comics' most recognized fictional superhero, Came about after Banner was caught in a blast of gamma bomb. He would transform into the Hulk, a seven-foot raging monstrosity, whenever he's angered or panicked causing destruction wherever he goes. In this series, Banner's already established as the Hulk and constantly being pursued by the military. In the later episodes, the She-Hulk becomes a regular in the show teaming up with the Hulk against several villains.

Street Hawk

2008-01-21T13:30:00.001-08:00

Stree Hawk Series on DVD

Street Hawk was premiered on the 4th of January and ended on the 16th of May 1985. It tackles the exploits of a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle ex-cop that was injured and move to an office for public relations name Jesse Mach.

The show was about a police officer and former stuntman called Jesse Mach who was secretly picked to test a top secret project named "Street Hawk" - a high-tech motorbike capable of speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour. Norman Tuttle, his partner, designed and built the bike and reluctantly picked Jesse to test it. Mach began to lead a double life, a police Public Relations officer by day, and crime-fighter by night.

List of Characters on the show:

JESSE MACH(REX SMITH): a motorcycle cop with the LAPD until he was hit by a truck when he discovered his friend's body.

NORMAN TUTTLE (JOE REGALBUTO): is the inventor of the bike. HE developed it under the jurisdiction of the government. The project was top-secret and so very few people are aware of the bike's presence.

CAPTAIN LEO ALTOBELLI (RICHARD VENTURE): a stereotypical cop's superior, becoming highly irritable when officers do not proceed by the book.

RACHEL ADAMS (JEANNIE WILSON): she tend to stay in the office, but often aids Jesse in his investigations.

X-men The Animated Series

2008-01-17T12:28:00.001-08:00

X-Men The Animated Series on DVD

X-men Cartoon was premiered on FOX from October 31, 1992 and lasted on September 20, 1997. An animated series that was based from Marvel Comics about mutants which is genetically gifted human beings.

They are mutants, genetically gifted human beings - the world's newest and most persecuted minority group. Amidst an increasing climate of fear and bigotry, one enlightened individual, Professor Charles Xavier, has created a safe haven for some of these powerful outcasts. The mutants here are taught to harness their unique abilities for the betterment of the human race. They fight against hostile Government agencies and mutant supremacist Magneto, and his factions, which seek to destroy the human race.

List of Characters on the show:

Professor X: is the founders of X-Men who has telepathic abilities.

Cyclops: is the team leader of the X-Men who has the ability to stores energy for discharge as powerful force beams fire from his eyes.

Jean Grey: has the ability to move objects.

Storm:Ability to control and manipulate the forces of nature.

Beast:Extraordinary agility and superhuman strength.

Rogue: Has ability to absorb energy from other living beings, also has power of flight and is indestructible.

Wolverine:Heightened senses and accelerated healing ability. Implanted indestructible adamantium skeleton and claws.

Gambit: has the ability to charge objects with explosive charges of kinetic energy.

Jubilee:Pyrotechnics akin to fireworks.

Due to a serious injury, Professor Xavier is dying and must leave with Lilandra and go with her to the Shi'Ar Empire. He bids farewell to his X-Men. The last scene of this show ends with all of the X-men standing outside the mansion watching Lilandra's ship carrying Xavier flying away