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Doctor Who (2005)
I enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed it. It would have been nice if they showed the regeneration. Now a days they could do a face morph without having to get MacGann to be present, just morph. Or are they keeping which Doctor he came from ambiguous?
I was not to enthused by the interior, a little glitzy for my taste.
Let's hope they do get into cliff hanger as things progress. This was just the pilot episode don't forget.
Anyone with a better ear for accents able to set what he used? I had first thought Liverpool, but not sounds more Midlands.
Daleks in a few weeks.
One Hour Photo (2002)
How far are any of us away from Sy.
Williams pulls off a truly terrifying performance. He plays Sy only slightly off "everyman".
It be very easy for someone that's a bit of a loner, who takes a great deal of pride in what he does for it to develop into a bit of an obsesson. Someone who is a little obsessive to begin with.
The scary part is, how far are any of us from becoming a Sy the Photo guy.
Mister Sterling (2003)
Which universe is this in?
If NBC had been smart, they would have clearly set this in the Bartlett West Wing universe right from the start. Since the producers are WW alumni, it would have worked in. Don't sell it as a spin off, just place it there. This would allow for ratings crossover episodes, as well as common story lines.
It would have made things very bizzare to follow up on Bartlett's republican opponant entering the Sterling world, played by James Brolin.
The Forest Rangers (1963)
Ah, the childhood memories.
I saw it first run as a young kid. About 4-6 years old.
Re-watching it more recently, one sees things from a whold different perspective. Despite a rather simplistic set of stories, the message basically holds up.
Kind of a neat concept, the "Young Forest Rangers", a group similar to scouts, an auxillory troup of wardens, helping out Chief Ranger Keely (older brother of the lead Young ranger).
At the time, a lot of young Canadian actors were getting their start, many of whom have gone on to fame.
Mad Max (1979)
Why the American dubbing.
The official reason given was that a studio executive believed that the US public would not be able to understand the Australian accent.
After watching the undubbed version, now I'm confused. The accents used by all players are quite mild. No-one should have had a problem understanding anybody.
Released at about the same time here, Gallipoli kept the dialog, and for the most part, the accents were heavier.
What makes it worse, is the American dub is so very poorly done that it has a weird "studio" flavour to it, which I nicknamed the "Pippi Longstocking syndrum". They didn't even try and do it well.