- Roman Holiday, *****A young princess is burn out by her public relations schedule and, under the influence of a happy drug administered to relax her, decides to escape the embassy of her country and have a free day in Rome. She meets an American journalist by chance that saves her from sleeping in the streets and takes her on a one day tour—not without selfishness. I love old movies, they are so innocent and their endings are so good.
- Zatoichi, ****Zatoichi appears to be just a blind, wandering masseuse and professional gambler; but the old man is also a wrestler and proficient swordsman. In this story, his road interlaces with that of a pair of siblings that seek revenge on those who murdered their family ten years ago. Good for them, Zatoichi has some unfinished business with the murdering gang. I loved the almost static and the bizarre scenes appearing now and then, and the random act of foolishness that puts a comic touch to everything.
- Lone Wolf and Cub 2-5, ***Ogami (similar to Okami, wolf in Japanese) Ito and Daigoro keep walking the road to hell but the Ura-Yagyu is now trying to destroy the lone wolf more actively. I was expecting more after watching the first, but it gets more and more fantastic as the saga keeps going.
- The Help, ***A young writer, from small town Jackson, tries her hand at narrating the lives of those negro maids from the deep south of the 60s. It is a well done movie with good acting but I can hardly believe the story. The story would have been great if it were not just a fairy tale. The civil rights movement in the 60s was not a rosy, peaceful endeavor and I would think that even in the 60s a lot of abuse to african-american and american women happened in the deep south.
Some of the series are back from the December pause...
- Last Man Standing S01-E12, ****Mike has to deal with what seems to be a punk celebrity but happens to be a man looking for a center. Of course, he almost screws things up almost making the young pro-bass-fisher quit fishing. Tony Hawk appears for a few minutes!
- Hawaii Five O S02-E13, **
The special forces are back in action and McGarret has to deal with the fine line between friend/enemy again, but this time it is even closer to his heart.
- The Cape E01-13 (Miniseries), ****A honest cop named Vince gets framed as super-villain Chess and taken for dead, but he survives and, under the tutelage of Max Malini and his Carnival of Crime train him to be the super-hero The Cape. I really liked the idea—and Summer Glau as omniscient Orwell—but the story started to drag and everything became too slow by the second episode. In the end, the series was dropped and the half-season ending was not even close to a real good finale.
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