Amalthea727 Reviews

Les grands procès (1993– )

Definitely a good discovery for those who like shows like Law & Order or CSI.

[10/10 · 26 October 2005]

This is a series hosted by Pierre Nadeau which allows the viewer to look into history at some of the most important trials that happened in Canada.

I've only seen one part of this series, but I really loved it and found it very useful in not only the personal research I was doing, but also in discovering how our court worked in a different time.

The one I watched was the tenth in the series, which was the trial of Aurore Gagnon's stepmother. Very moving, and very accurate, according to my research.

Anyone who likes court shows should like this series, as it also helps to discover Canadian history. I would recommend it for anyone who either has an interest in court cases or is researching something specific that included a court session.

Here is a complete list of all the parts of the series: (Vol. 1) The Tuxedo Kid affair (v. 2) The Pitre woman (v. 3) Father Delorme (v. 4) The Mesrine affair (v. 5) Fred Rose (v. 6) The Dion affair (v. 7) The Beaudry affair (v. 8) Ginette Couture-Marchand (v. 9) The Chapdelaine widow affair (v. 10) The young Aurore affair.

I hope that anyone who decides to watch the series likes it. It really is very fascinating and informative.

Remember that all the parts in the series are re-makes of real cases that happened in Canada. I don't know how big the show's budget was, but they obviously made good use of it. The setting and stuff is very realistic. The actors all do a great job, too.

I don't know what all the cases are about, but if they deal with grave situations, as the tenth one does, be warned that they can be difficult to watch.

Not recommended for children or sensitive viewers.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

I liked this movie, but I had to watch it a second time to like it cuz I was expecting it to be a certain way and did not expect the total sci-fi thing. I like sci-fi a lot, and I really enjoyed this movie a

[13 May 2004]

Final Fantasy : The Spirits within, follows doctor Aki Ross, one of the survivors when Earth was attacked by alien invaders known as Phantoms. Doctor Ross and her surragate father figure, doctor Sid, have found a way to get rid of the Phantoms in a way that would heal the Earth. This consists of gathering eight matching Spirits from eight living life forms. However, the council have devised another way, which could end up destroying alot more than the Phantoms. Helped along the way with captain Gray Edwards, and a cast of believable characters, Final Fantasy is one great sci-fi film that goes in on the Gaia theory, and is a great film. I liked this movie, but I had to watch it a second time to like it cuz I was expecting it to be a certain way and did not expect the total sci-fi thing. I like sci-fi a lot, and I really enjoyed this movie after the second time, when I knew what was going on. Having certain expectations, it's hard to enjoy the first time around, so don't watch it expecting the same thing as the game, and you have to like sci-fi to enjoy it. This includes Star Wars and/or Star Trek. Basically, you have to expect sci-fi and the human race struggling to survive against a mysterious enemy if you're to enjoy it. If you expect it to be like the game, you'll be in for a GRAND dissapointment. Luckily, I had only played Final Fantasy III, and that was when I was 11(I'm 16 now), so I didn't have many expectations. Whoo-hoo for me. Sorta. Anyway, if you know what to expect, you'll like it.