I bought te set in August from amazon.com. We live in Japan which is really slow at showing new programmes from the US and UK and in the summer of they were still showing season 3! We couldn't wait and weren't disappointed. The medical cases as really bizarre and the new situation of House creating a new team is highly entertaining (although Foreman's position is not quite clear and doesn't quite fit the new situation it seems ... and its a bit strange to see Cameron more smiley and jolly). You do lose a bit of fizz towards the end of the series (the new team don't have that snap crackle pop like the old ones). However, the last two episodes are brilliant! It's just a shame the series was so short. The extras on the DVD set are a bit better ... Read More:
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I was a latecomer to 'House' but better late than never.
Hugh Laurie plays the miserable yet brilliant Dr. House with some style. You almost forget he is a Brit.
I have watched many hospital dramas - ER, St Elsewhere, Casualty, etc, as there is something uniquely engaging about the medical environment. Those series have been mainly dramas while House is something else. It's a part drama, part sit-com and part geeky medical show.
The basic premise involves patients being admitted to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital with very mixed symptoms that complicate the medical diagnoses. House uses his talented young medical team to treat the symptoms but the patients usually take a turn for the worse upon treatment ... Read More:
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After the triumphant debut of the first season of House, many people believed it couldn't be topped. How wrong they were. Season Two not only shut up all the skeptics, it slapped them for even being doubtful. Season Two not only had the absence of the annoying character of Vogler, it gave us a deeper insight into all the characters. At the end of Season One we were introduced to House's ex Stacy. During Season Two we're given a more complex look on their past and their true relationship. The Stacy/House episodes introduce to the fans a deeper complexity to House and we see a more genuine side, rather than the typically cynical House we're used to.
There is one episode which I found a bit too much and felt it was pushing to be controversial. I ... Read More:
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After the triumphant debut of the first season of House, many people believed it couldn't be topped. How wrong they were. Season Two not only shut up all the skeptics, it slapped them for even being doubtful. Season Two not only had the absence of the annoying character of Vogler, it gave us a deeper insight into all the characters. At the end of Season One we were introduced to House's ex Stacy. During Season Two we're given a more complex look on their past and their true relationship. The Stacy/House episodes introduce to the fans a deeper complexity to House and we see a more genuine side, rather than the typically cynical House we're used to.
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In one of the earlier reviews of 'Stir of Echoes' there was mention of the realistic characters who played various roles. I certainly agree with this and at the point in the film where Illeana Douglas hypnotises Kevin Bacon, I actually experienced of my eyes getting heavy!
Echoes certainly of 'The Sixth Sense' and others of it's type, but still worth the price of the ticket!
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It may be a remake, but not having seen the original, I can't comment on that.
I thought that Stone was fantastic in this. I think she and Richard Gere have great chemistry and the choice of Lolita Davidovich provides an excellent contrast to Stone.
It's a simple story. You see (via flashbacks) how the marriage dissolved (almost from the start) and yet at times you see the closeness of the couple (at the museum opening, and in the office). They clearly have a connection. You honestly think that they could work it out and that they both want to. He's confused and is torn between, let's face it, two strong, independent women.
I also think Martin Landau is great as the 'family friend' and the daughter, whilst all American and slightly irritating, ... Read More:
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I don't think the Urban Legends series gets the attention it deserves. The quality of the films goes down with each sequel (with the third having nothing at all to do with the first two films), but it's still a darn good trio of horror movies. This is a great buy for those who don't already have all three films (especially the first two) in their DVD libraries.
Most of my high regard for the series is due to the original. Far from being a Scream clone, it is one of the most impressive slasher films of recent years, in my opinion. The suspense is sustained throughout, the identification of the killer is handled superbly, and the ending is well-nigh perfect. A serial killer who constructs his/her kills on urban legends - fantastic. Maybe it's not a ... Read More:
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I don't think the Urban Legends series gets the attention it deserves. The quality of the films goes down with each sequel (with the third having nothing at all to do with the first two films), but it's still a darn good trio of horror movies. This is a great buy for those who don't already have all three films (especially the first two) in their DVD libraries.
Most of my high regard for the series is due to the original. Far from being a Scream clone, it is one of the most impressive slasher films of recent years, in my opinion. The suspense is sustained throughout, the identification of the killer is handled superbly, and the ending is well-nigh perfect. A serial killer who constructs his/her kills on urban legends - fantastic. Maybe it's not a ... Read More:
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In one of the earlier reviews of 'Stir of Echoes' there was mention of the realistic characters who played various roles. I certainly agree with this and at the point in the film where Illeana Douglas hypnotises Kevin Bacon, I actually experienced of my eyes getting heavy!
Echoes certainly of 'The Sixth Sense' and others of it's type, but still worth the price of the ticket!
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We watched this at the cinema after christmas, and was pleasantly surprised. It was very funny and Christmassy, we wished we had watched it before but will be, on dvd this season.
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