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Lost: Revelation (2006)
Helpful, but flawed
Lost: Revelation was yet ANOTHER clip show, but had the combined story of both sets on survivors. Although the continuity was wrong, some major events were omitted e.g. Boone (Ian Somerhalder)'s dramatic death and Danielle Rousseau (Mira Furlan)'s baby-snatching. There were some clever cuts, particularly with Boone's contact with Bernard (Sam Anderson) using footage from episodes 1.18 (Dues Ex Machina) and 2.07 (The Other 48 Days). The leaders of the groups Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) and Ana-Lucia Cortez (Michelle Rodriguez) do not get as much screen time (whew!) and is more secondary character-oriented.
One good point: The flashbacks don't get seen, as if we needed to see them again.
Lost: The Journey (2005)
A load of crap
I found Lost: The Journey so boring that as I was taping it, I fell asleep. All that happened was the narrator (Brian Cox) started recapping the main events from the plane crash to Boone Carlisle (Ian Somerhalder)'s death.
The first forty minutes were spent recapping the first 8-9 episodes then a hurried ending to recap Boone's death and Jack Shepard (Matthew Fox) saying after Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) says; "Where are you going?", Jack answers with "To find John Locke" and that's the end.
Lost: The Journey recapped events like Jack finding the spring; Locke (Terry O'Quinn) and Boone finding the hatch (TO BE OPENED AT THE END OF SEASON ONE); Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) and Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin) being kidnapped by Ethan Rom (William Mapother) and then Charlie's almost death experience and Claire being found; among other things.
When advertised, Lost: The Journey was said to 'uncover secrets from the series that no-one would have thought.' I watched it purely for that purpose, and was supremely disappointed.
A good point was that it recapped the points, as I had forgotten most of th4e season. A poor effort by the makers and stars of Lost to bring this load of crap to the small screen. Th only reason it didn't get 1/10 is that it made me remember the first half of the season better.
Not recommended unless you forget the main events of season one 3/10
The Langoliers (1995)
The Best King Adaptation Yet
Being a lifelong fan of Stephen King, I was not really enthused about watching this as the majority of King adaptations are crap. But The Langoliers: A name never heard unless you have read the Stephen King novel FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT. The story: A red-eye flight to Boston for different reasons for 7 passengers. David Morse: His wife was killed in a house fire. Patricia Wettig: To meet a blind date. Dean Stockwell: An author just travelling. Frankie Faison: for family reasons. Bronson Pinchot: "an important business meeting". Mark Lindsay Chapman: A 'job' and the little girl Dinah for an eye operation. The 747 jet flies right through the Aurora Borealis, and the passengers that were awake just vanish, never to be seen again.
This marks the closest to a proper Stephen King book adaptation. The story is pretty much right on the nail with the book. The exception of the extra character at the end, the characters are the same.
Bronson Pinchot's character is an absolute nutter, and I reckon his death (being eaten by The Langoliers) is not really nice, but it serves him right. King himself makes a cameo as his boss. Mark Lindsay Chapman makes a great performance, but I regret to announce his untimely death, the same as the majority of the passengers at the beginning at the film.
A remarkable film.
Phone Booth (2002)
absolutely magic
To quote the character Adam: "That was (expletive deleted) brilliant." This film has the most brains I have seen in a thriller since The Silence Of The Lambs. Okay, the language really starts to annoy you, but thats a typical Colin Farrell. Also, the scene where Stu and his wife look at the body of the pizza guy, Stu should have realized that the voice of the pizza guy doesn't match Kiefer Sutherland's husky voice. Colin Farrell's acting is as usual: an arrogant fella who needs a head exam, and Kiefer Sutherland is playing his role as the Caller to his utmost evilest and should be commended, but Forest Whitaker should have been replaced by a talking plank, and that would have been better. That fact aside, this is a great movie and should not be missed by anyone.
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
The Man Who Sued God - a pure Australian gem
First things first: Billy Connolly is usually a sexed-up Scot who swears too much and makes endless sex and genital jokes. This film shows that he can do more than just X-rated "humour", but he has a heart, and when he made this film, he shows his nice side. Steve Myers (Connolly)is a lawyer turned fisherman who, after his boat is blown up by lightning, decides to sue God after the insurance company doesn't pay up. He finds a very good loophole in the legal system that states that a company cannot deny the existence of an employer or employee, therefore, the church cannot deny the existence of God. Connolly and Judy Davis' performances are above par. A great must-see film.
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
the worst of the saga
I felt that this film was a big let down. It started pretty good, with the explosion of Senator Amidala's Ship, and the chase through Coruscant, but I felt that the love story was too cheesy, and the scenes were copied from the original trilogy. Eg- The Obi-Wan / Jango Fett chase through the asteroid field (cloned from Empire strikes back), the clone fight (Return of the Jedi), and the Dooku/Anakin fight (Empire) when Vader cuts off Luke's right hand, Dooku cuts off Anakin's right arm. But there are some good points: The clone troops being ready for deployment was magnificent cgi, and the fact that Mace Windu lopped off the rather wooden Temuera Morrison's (Jango Fett) head, and when Yoda has finally been turned to cgi instead of the hardly moveable puppet. In total: a cheesy retread.