Title: Death Note
Year: 2006
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Rating: NR
Length: 120 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Japanese: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Japanese: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kenichi Matsuyama
Asaka Seto
Yu Kashii
Shigeki Hosokawa
Masahiko Tsugawa

Plot:
Adapted from a highly Popular manga, with original characters and plot twists developed only for live-action film. Death Note finally comes to life, directed by the renowned monster film master Shusuke Kaneko with a theme song by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Ace student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook intentionally dropped by a rogue "Shinigami" death god named Ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies. Upset with the current justice system, Light takes matters into his own hands and vows to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of all evil, and become "the God of the new world."

A mysterious detective known only as "L" quickly learns that the serial killer, nicknamed "Kira" by the public, is located in Japan. Light realizes that L will be his greatest enemy, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Interviews

My Thoughts:
I been curios about checking this one out since it was given to me a few months back. For the past week or so my daughter Brittany has been watching the anime series... and raving about it... which renewed my curiosity on the movies. So I figured this was the perfect chance to watch the first one.

I must say... I enjoyed this movie very much. I got a kick out of how they did the Shinigami in this movie and hope to see him as part of the sequel. Though I don't know why he wouldn't be. I found Light to be an interesting character. A person that was actually a bit darker then the first impression they gave us. Now when it came to "L"... I thought he was a bit on the strange side... but not so strange it took away from the character or story. He does seem to have some weird fascination with food.

As I said... over-all I enjoyed every minute of this one. It easily kept my attention from beginning to end. Definitely one I feel comfortable recommending to others. I am looking forward to the sequel... though I think I am going to try to save it for another day instead of jumping right into it.

My Rating: 4.5/5

I have favorites I would rate higher, but Eegah is a hoot.

Title: Eternal
Year: 2004
Director: Wilhelm Liebenberg, Federico Sanchez
Rating: R
Length: 108 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Sarah Manninen
Caroline Néron
Victoria Sanchez
Conrad Pla
Ilona Elkin
Nick Baillie

Plot:
When the beautiful wife of a Montreal vice cop disappears, his investigation leads him to an alluring temptress who admits only to having steamy sex with the missing woman. Unconvinced, the detective plunges into her dark, erotic world, uncovering a terrifying connection to a 16th-century countess said to have seduced and murdered young women to bathe in their blood in order to remain immortal. Now, the detective finds himself in a deadly race against time to prevent this modern vampiress from claiming another victim in this supernatural thriller inspired by actual events.

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I decided to check this one out today because I felt like watching a horror movie I haven't seen yet. And the plot of this one sounded interesting at least. And it saying that this story was "Inspired by Actual Events" didn't hurt. I went in knowing it could go either way. While I enjoyed this one... it's slow pace did lessen the enjoyment some. Though it still has a good story. I would really like to see another (preferably a little better) movie inspired by Countess Elizabeth Bathory. I have heard of her story before... but this is the first movie I have seen dealing with her.

My Rating: 3.5/5

If you haven't seen it yet, I would recommend Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Letter G:
Here are my choices of titles...
Remember... Just because the movie is in this list don't mean I haven't seen it. Just that I haven't seen it since getting the DVD!

Galaxis
Gangster's Den
Gaslight
Get Carter
The Ghost
The Ghost of Spoon River
The Ghost Walks
Girl in Room 20
Glory
Go Fish
The Golden Compass
The Good Girl
Good Night, And Good Luck
The Good Shepherd
Goodbye Lover
God Told Me To
Gosford Park
The Graduate
Grand Canyon Trail
The Great American Snuff Film
The Great Buck Howard
The Great Flamarion
The Great Rupert
The Green Berets
The Green Promise
The Grey Zone
Gridiron Gang
Grimm Love
The Guardian
Guilty by Suspicion
Gulliver's Travels
Gung Ho

Title: Glass House: The Good Mother
Year: 2006
Director: Steven Antin
Rating: R
Length: 94 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
Angie Harmon
Joel Gretsch
Jordan Hinson
Bobby Coleman
Jason London
Tasha Smith

Plot:
Angie Harmon (TV's "Law & Order") and Joel Gretsch (The Legend of Bagger Vance) star in this chilling suspense thriller. After losing their mother and father in a tragic accident, teenager Abby Snow and her younger brother Ethan find a new home with Eve (Harmon) and Raymond Goode (Gretsch). Moving into their adoptive parents' remote mansion, however, the siblings come to the shocking realization that the Goodes are not exactly what they seem, and the Snows' dream of love and security turns into a living nightmare of cruelty, hate and terror.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
Until this movie was given to me I didn't even know they made it. But I was pretty excited when it was offered to me as I did enjoy the first one. So I went into this one hoping for a good movie. And I feel I definitely got that. It has been a while since I saw the first one. But I think this is one of those rare cases where I enjoyed this one a bit more then the first one. I never heard of the actress that played the teen girl (Jordan Hinson) in this one... but the one that played her little brother (Bobby Coleman) looked rather familiar to me. Turns out he was in the short lived TV Series Surface. I was a little concerned since I never hear of her before... but Jordan Hinson did a fine job in the role. Bobby Coleman done a fine job as well... but his part really was much smaller. I also liked Angie Harmon in the role of "The Good Mother." I would definitely say this one is worth checking out.

My Rating: 4/5

I really need to work harder on this marathon... I was wanting to finish it by the end of this month!

Letter I:
Here are my choices of titles...
Remember... Just because the movie is in this list don't mean I haven't seen it. Just that I haven't seen it since getting the DVD!


I Spy
I Am Sam
I Love You, Man
Ichi-1
Ichi the Killer
Identity Unknown
If Tomorrow Comes
Immortal
In Harms Way
In the Bedroom
In the Heat of the Night
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye is King
In the Valley of Elah
Incubus
Infinity
The Inner Circle
Inner Sanctum
The Innocent
Insaniterium
Inside Man
Inspector General
The International
The Interpreter
Into the Blue
Into the Mirror
Into Thy Hands
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages
The Island Monster
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Invisible Agent
Invisible Man's Revenge
It: Terror Beyond Space