http://geeksofdoom.com Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/03/11/dvd-review-the-duchess/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/03/11/dvd-review-the-duchess/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:02:10 +0000 Meegatron Charlotte RamplingDominic CooperKeira KnightleyRalph FiennesSaul DibbThe Duchess http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15285 The Duchess
DVD
Directed by Saul Dibb
Starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell
Paramount Home Entertainment
Release Date: December 27, 2008

Based on a true story, The Duchess is about desire, responsibility, and ultimately redemption. Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire (Keira Knightley of Pirates of the Caribbean), marries the Duke of Devonshire, a much older man, and all of her visions of love and marriage are quickly dispelled. The Duke (Ralph Fiennes of Harry Potter, and yes, he played Voldemort) approached his marriage as one of necessity, he needed to produce an heir and Georgiana would help him reach that goal. His desire turned into need and no thought was given to his future bride. His necessity determined her fate and little more was to be done or said about that. An interesting tenet is when Georgiana first learned of her upcoming nuptials. She was surprised and happy with the decision -- surprised that the Duke had any interest in her and happy because she was told that love is found on first glances and impressions.

Responsibility plagues each of the characters differently and completely. Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell) is forced into an affair to save her children; Georgiana embraces her love-less marriage and turns away from her true love to save her children; and the Duke, well let’s just say that his responsibility is only unto himself as he finally sires an heir to his title. He answers to no one and dictates the lives of all around him. This is a testament to gender dynamics at the time [...]]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/03/11/dvd-review-the-duchess/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/12/31/dvd-review-the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/12/31/dvd-review-the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:28:41 +0000 Meegatron Brendan FraserIsabella LeongJet LiJohn HannahLuke FordMaria BelloRob CohenStephen SommersThe MummyTomb of the Dragon Emperor http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=9838 The Mummy series is sure not to disappoint. Well, one thing is disappointing and I have to say it right from the beginning. What happened to the real Evelyn O’Connell? I really hate to start a review like this. I like to tell a bit about the movie and then give my feelings, but I couldn’t, and I am sure you won’t be able to. It’s not that Maria Bello (Thank You for Smoking, A History of Violence) is bad in her depiction of Evelyn, it’s just that, Rachel Weisz is our Evelyn. Maybe Weisz’s decision to do Definitely, Maybe or My Blueberry Nights blocked her from The Mummy project. If it did, I have one thing to say: she should have stuck with The Mummy series. No judgments on the other two movies, but, you get my drift.

In The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, a new kind of mummy is released, Emperor Han (Jet Li), by mistake of course, and it is up to Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn, along with their now-adult son Alex (Luke Ford) and Evelyn's brother John (John Hannah) to save the world from complete enslavement.

The Mummy franchise has yet to disappoint me and Rob Cohen does not do so now. In the interest of not giving away everything in the movie, I am keeping my review short, but I will go in detail about this DVD edition's many bonus features [...]]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/12/31/dvd-review-the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor/feed/ 9 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/07/07/dvd-review-welcome-home-roscoe-jenkins/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/07/07/dvd-review-welcome-home-roscoe-jenkins/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:37:17 +0000 Meegatron Cedric the EntertainerJames Earl JonesJoy BryantMartin LawrenceMichael Clarke DuncanMike EppsMo’NiqueNicole Ari ParkerWelcome Home Roscoe Jenkins http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/07/07/dvd-review-welcome-home-roscoe-jenkins/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/07/07/dvd-review-welcome-home-roscoe-jenkins/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/23/dvd-review-the-great-debaters/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/23/dvd-review-the-great-debaters/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:16:10 +0000 Meegatron Denzel WashingtonDenzel WhitakerForest WhitakerGina RaveraJermaine WilliamsJohn HeardJurnee SmollettKimberly EliseNate ParkerRobert Eisele http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/23/dvd-review-the-great-debaters/ The Great Debaters, Denzel Washington stars as Melvin B. Tolson, a professor who nurtured and lead a black debate team to challenge segregation by debating white colleges and ultimately the pinnacle of educational facilities, Harvard.]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/23/dvd-review-the-great-debaters/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/15/dvd-review-south-park-imaginationland/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/15/dvd-review-south-park-imaginationland/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 11:34:05 +0000 Meegatron Comedy CentralImaginationlandSouth Park http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/15/dvd-review-south-park-imaginationland/ Imaginationland episodes from Season 11 edited together as one feature-length movie. ]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/15/dvd-review-south-park-imaginationland/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/12/dvd-reviews-things-we-lost-in-the-fire/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/12/dvd-reviews-things-we-lost-in-the-fire/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:08:46 +0000 Meegatron Alexis LlewellynAllan LoebBenicio Del ToroDavid DuchovnyHalle BerryMicah BerryOmar Benson MillerSusanne BierThings We Lost In The Fire http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/12/dvd-reviews-things-we-lost-in-the-fire/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/12/dvd-reviews-things-we-lost-in-the-fire/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/04/movie-review-my-blueberry-nights/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/04/movie-review-my-blueberry-nights/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:32:14 +0000 Meegatron David StrathairnJude Lawmy blueberry nightsNatalie PortmanNorah JonesRachel WeiszWong Kar Wai http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/04/movie-review-my-blueberry-nights/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/04/movie-review-my-blueberry-nights/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/03/dvd-review-the-kite-runner/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/03/dvd-review-the-kite-runner/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:36:05 +0000 Meegatron Ahmad Khan MahmidzadaAtoosa LeoniHomayoun ErshadiKhaled HosseiniKhalid AbdallaMarc ForsterNabi TanhaShaun ToubZekeria Ebrahimi 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