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Iron Chain Assassin If you enjoy Kung Fu movie this one is great, excellent fight scenes. Actions from beginning to the end. If it was in widescreen format it be classic. It must see for Kung Fu fans!! Enjoy

Fun Program As with all of Sebak's programs, a real look at the American landscape. A fun program especially for fans of Americana food (no matter how fattening it is)! Details the variations on a very simple food across the country from Cooney Island's Nathan's Famous all the way to Los Angeles' Pinks! Have fun!

Lizbeth is one interesting character! Great movie. I had to get the book and then the next book and then the next one. I couldn't stop following Lizbeth's story. Don't let the subtitles put you off. You don't even notice your reading them while watching. Strangest thing.

Terrible Like watching paint dry. Super low budget, boring. Off camera noise and moving furniture is not scary. Costs only 5 million to make, and I swear that seems high.

Not just a film, A life changing experience As I write this I see there are over 3,000 people who have all said the same thing. They have all tried to relay to you the remarkable experience that this film provides upon viewing.Mean Girls, shows the journey of Hotshot Student Cady Heron, (Lindsay Lohan) Her downfall, due to unforseen twist of fate and her punishment for a crime she did not commit, but the story is not sculpted to as the tragedy. But a triumph over adversity. Within the dark and oppresive walls of North Shore High School, Cady finds solace, in the friendships with her classmates, particully "Janis" (Lizzy Caplan) the artist. Her math skills gain her some sense of freedom, yet she is still lost and hollowed my her loss of life; Only courage pulls her through and it is her inspiring journey, that breath's life into us all.

Only in the modern era could this film be so overrated First, a note of explanation on the title to this review: it is my impression that we live in something of a dark age of filmmaking, in which the merely mediocre is exalted as "original" and "compelling." That is not to say that "Being John Malkovich" is simply mediocre, but rather that it isn't nearly as "great" as the critics' cavalcade (or most of the reviews on this site) might lead you to believe. It is nevertheless worthwhile.To begin, the central gimmick is that a small, hidden doorway on the 7 1/2th floor of a New York City highrise leads to a portal to the brain, or the consciousness, of John Malkovich, and that after fifteen minutes (or more, for one possessing the John Cusack character's puppeteering skills) spits the subject out somewhere on the side of the New Jersey turnpike. The geography is meaningless (and I have to ask, just how does Cusack's character manage to make it from NYC to the NJ Turnpike in under 15 minutes when he needs to pick somebody up?), but it shouldn't be hard to see the possibilities inherent in the concept--they are, after all, touted in the ad copy for the film and in most of the glowing reviews ("screwball comedy, a meditation on the nature of existence, of the soul" blah blah blah).Few of those possibilities are realized. Rather than a heady stew on the nature of existence, the eventual explanation for the portal is more like a thin gruel of possession and transference in a quest for immortality. To be fair, the questions are posed by some of the characters, but they are never really addressed by the film itself, except in a fashion as superficial as the characters themselves. As for these characters, with the exception of Malkovich himself (and there mostly by way of pathos) there is no one deserving of sympathy or empathy.The movie succeeds best as a very black sort of comedy--if you enjoy the spectacle of uniformly reprehensible characters enacting a series of escapades winding down to an ending with no sense of justice, of anyone getting their due (and I often do), you might enjoy this film.One final postscript: some sort of award should be due John Malkovich, who--regardless of the truth or falsity of the aspects of his life "revealed" in this film--exposes himself to an enormous potential for ridicule here. More minor kudos to Cameron Diaz, who--in what passes for courage among Hollywood A-list actors and actresses--is difficult to recognize as something other than the blonde smile on sticks she's been in her other films. Final kudos to whoever came up with the idea of high-concept puppetry as a public-TV-pledge-week fad in the same vein as "Riverdance," which was hilarious.

Loved this movie I have been looking for this movie for the longest and a friend of mine told me to look for it at Amazon.com and sure enough there it was and the price was excellent. I ordered it and the mailing was amazingly fast, thank you for your services I will definately keep using Amazon.com and I will recommend it to family and friends.

Lost Potential Really dumb movie, could be viewed backward or forward for same results. Totally predictable and unbelievable. Of all the kids killed or injured in the movie, one wonders why no one blasted the loud-mouth coach who abuses his son constantly.

WHO HAD CREATED THESE MASTERPIECES ? NOBODY KKNOW ! So every possibility is good to take with consideration because nobody at this moment of the 21 century within the savants could construct a same THING ! THIS IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE ! EVEN OUR TECHNICALS AVERAGES ! An the orientation of these pyramids are perfect ! THEN THE SCENARIO HAS IMAGINED A POSSIBILITY WHITCH ENTITIES E-T WAS PRESENT MANY TIME AGO JESUS CHRIST IN AN OTHER PARALLEL UNIVERSE SAME AT OUR WITH UTILITY FOR SPACE VOYAGE THROUGHT BILLION MILES KILOMETRES AT THE OTHER THAN LIFE / THIS MOVIE CAN DEMONSTRATE WITH MANY EFFICIENCY WITCH WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS IMMENSITY OF UNIVERSE BECAUSE THE MIND HAS NO LIMITS AS MUCH AS INFINITE

Awsome Movie The movie is awsome i loved it, the graphics are sweet, but Lewa voice is kind of strange over all 5 star if you are a bionicle fan like me then get it! its a must get

This is where the law stops....and I start ! Sly, after having single-handedly defeated the Soviet Union in Rocky IV, is back as tough, no-nonsense but relatively ironic LA police officer Marion "Cobra" Cobretti.Cobra is up against a gang of assassins known as the "New World", whose major activities are axe-clanging, riding motorbikes and killing random victims (apparently an equal opportunity gang, as there are asians and women among the victims).The initial supermarket scene is memorable, as we learn that Cobra prefers to "put away psychos" (read: shoot multiple times) rather than dealing with them.More importantly, as the gang sets its sights on hapless Nielsen (a fashion model), Cobra turns into a lean killing machine that despises sociological analysis of crime ie "tell it to the judge...we put them away and they let them out".Compared to Cobra, even Bush could pass as rabidly left-wing.In the end he is able to single handedly kill all gang members and even get the girl as a bonus.Overall a low body count, compensated by an intense performance by Sly, some interesting weapons, memorable lines (see review title, plus Cobra's views on society and justice) and an unforgettable ending among California's orange orchards.An interesting addition to a DVD collection, especially indicated for Sly connoisseurs.

Glad I purchased this... I have to be honest, this was not 1 of my first pics of Christmas movies to own, but this film is 1 of my Ex's FAVORITES! He absolutely loves this movie and he's not really a movie-watcher. Just something about the story (he grew up in the mid-west). I think he can relate to it and I think that's true for alot of people who love this movie. It has just grown on me over the years so I purchased it and I played it on Christmas Day for the family while we celebrated Christmas together. My kids remebered this was their Dad's favorite...and I think they enjoyed it as much as I did. Will always be included in our Christmas celebrations from now on. My grand-daughters loved it as well.

But it's Sex and the City Ok...I've read the other reviews and I have to say...what is wrong with you all?? I started watching the series in season two and with one episode, I was hooked. I quickly snatched season one and two and lived for season 3 to start on HBO when I had it. The days of having HBO ended when I decided to go back to college and so, unfortuantely, did the day so catching 'Sex' on Sunday night. I now live for the sets to come out and there's no way I'm supressing myself of season 5 after intently watching season 4. $30 or not, I'll be paying HBO's price for the set because I'm a huge fan of the show and I've figured that for the price of dvd set, I'm saving money not having to subscribe to HBO. (I know what you're thinking...I get a lot more than just 'Sex and the City' but in my reality..I don't...by the time the movies hit HBO I've seen then via Blockbuster). There's no swaying this fan not to buy a dvd set of her beloved show.

This is a great movie, but the digital download is CRUDELY DUBBED INTO ENGLISH...BEWARE!!! I was surprised and pleased to find this classic French farce available for digital download to my TiVo. We started the download, everyone gathered, we made popcorn, put our feet up, hit play...and heard horrificly awkward, grating, crudely done overdubbing of the dialog in English. I quickly double-checked the download page and found nothing indicated that there was or was not going to be dubbing, however this is a classic French movie and the fact that it has been mangled in such a way should be made plain prior to purchasing.I strongly suggest getting the DVD where, presumably, you can watch it in the original French to catch the subtleties and character of the original actors' performances, and can also get the gist of it from the English subtitles.What a disappointment - this is one of the small number of foreign language films that I love.

Bed of Roses This is one of my favorite movies! I love romantic movies. And the ending is wonderful!

A Flawed Masterpiece I've seen all the movies in this series several times (except for Alien: Resurrection, which I have attempted to block from my consciousness completely), and somehow this one has ended up as my favourite. It isn't perfect by any means -- but it could have been. Many reviewers have already mentioned the style of the direction and the dark, brooding atmosphere of the production. There are scenes in this film that leave me quite breathless, such as the autopsy and of course the ending. Yes, the premise of the plot is ridiculous (a semi-abandoned prison planet with a foundry and a bizarre monastic subculture??? OhhhKayyy...), but if you are prepared to suspend your disbelief that far, you have to admit it creates a great claustrophobic, creepy setting with some fascinating characters.The quality of the acting was superb all-around; this film has a fabulous cast of supporting actors, including Charles Dance, Charles Dutton, Paul McGann, and the woefully underused Pete Postlethwaite. I would have liked to see more of most of these characters, and I found them much more three-dimensional than most of the cast of the first two films. I loved the relationship between Ripley and the doctor, although I was disappointed at the rather pointless way he died. I would have preferred to see this character die in a more heroic or useful way, but I think it is a testimony to Dance's performance that I actually cared about his character.Many people have complained about the way Hicks and Newt were killed off, claiming this negates the entire emotional involvement of Ripley in the second movie. I don't agree. To me, it served to drive the point home that this creature has managed to destroy everything and everyone that Ripley cares about. It adds to the generally bleak atmosphere of this film, in comparison with the others. Alien was a slasher flick set in space. Aliens was a bug-hunt with a happy ending (not that there's anything wrong with that). Alien 3 evoked the true horror of the creature--the impossibility of escape--and the true horror of humanity as well.As for the script...well, there are some memorable pieces of dialogue. There is some bad writing as well, mostly caused by the haste of the studio to wrap up the project. Near the end it degenerates into another bug-hunt, but with some very spooky scenes. The echoing voices, the torches, the moving shadows, all very well done. The alien itself wasn't so impressive, true. It was more frightening when it was only hinted at, rather than seen. But to be honest, I didn't find the CGI aliens in the fourth movie so impressive, either.So...you'll decide for yourself whether you like this one or not. Everyone seems to have a strong opinion on it. Mine is that this could have a brilliant movie, which ended up being brilliant only in spots and mediocre in others...but for me, the brilliant spots are worth more than the other films combined.

Superb - even from 5,000 miles away As a resident of the United Kingdom, I am fortunate in being able to buy not just the first season on DVD, bit the whole of the second too. I thought that I might find the third (which is nearing the end of its run on cable/satellite television here) might be available in the US. No such luck! Nevertheless, while I'm here, I would like to record the pleasure and entertainment I derive from the series. If only the real West Wing were as Platonically high-minded and morally irreproachable as the Bartlett administration.I do, however, have one real gripe about the show. There is a recurring character, "Lord John Marbury", who appears as an old friend of the President. Though shown to be a masterful political operator, not only is he portrayed as an arrogant, braying, upper-class English twit whose favourite pastime is putting down Leo, but the scriptwriters clearly have no idea about the realities either of the English nobility or the appointment of ambassadors. For the character to be "Lord John" he would be the son of a duke or a marquis, holding a courtesy title, i.e. not a "real" lord in his own right. Second, this "Lord John" is made British ambassador to the US, but it's clear from his earlier appearances that the man is no diplomat, and he is about as likely to be appointed ambassador to the US as President Bartlett is to be struck by a meteorite! And finally, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II would never be referred to as "Her Royal Majesty"; if Marbury [sic] were presenting his credentials as incoming British ambassador, they would be signed by "Her Britannic Majesty". Details, I know, but as a Brit I get tired of caricature on American TV or in Hollywood films. But the series is superb overall.

Now that it has been restored---can we have the DVD? Just got through watching the restored Rear Window--it had been so many years since I'd seen it, it was like greeting an old friend... What a wonderful, suspenseful movie by the master...please oh please oh please release this on DVD!

A Starkly Beautiful, Stunning Work of Art What do you get when a gay Marxist Catholic makes a film about Jesus? You get a stunning work of art that nevertheless remains true to its canonical gospel source! I decided not to watch Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" after reading so many reviews, laudatory and otherwise, that created an impression of a prolonged, morbid if not sadomasochistic, preoccupation with the brutalization of Jesus' body. At the same time, being aware of the late Pasolini's ideology and having heard his 1964 "The Gospel According to St. Matthew" described with words such as "naturalistic" and "humanizing," I feared it would amount to a materialistic, reductionist political piece. I was wrong. Rather, this black and white film focuses on the human drama of the Christ event without discounting the possibility of its transcendent aspects, relies not at all on special effects, and is photographed in such stark beauty that almost any still from it could hang in a gallery. If you appreciate the visual composition of Ingmar Bergman's movies, that alone would be reason to see this film that easily equals or exceeds those works' visually arresting quality. The cast members are also exceptional, especially those who play Mary as a young girl and Jesus. The opening shot of the Mary character's gazing straight ahead at what turns out to be Joseph conveys such a depth of mystery, sorrow, serenity and soulfulness through facial expression alone that this image could become a modern Mona Lisa. Pasolini's Jesus perfectly paces a role that would be too easy to overact or emasculate. In equal measure he expresses fearlessness, compassion, conviction and controlled fire, and I couldn't look away from him. The soundtrack effectively employs primarily classical or baroque music along with a smattering of American gospel-blues, and here Pasolini deserves an additional bonus point for using Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was The Night Cold Was the Ground."

"MULAN" is by far the best animated film since The Lion King "MULAN", the tale of one girl's battle not only with the fierce Huns and a male dominant civilization, but also with herself, is by far the best animated film since Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Lion King". Mulan reflects the courage that we look for and the strength that we strive for in the world today. I felt a deep kinship with her as she faced her village, her father, and her peers in a subservient manner, but later rebelled because of her convictions. Along her journey in life, though, she discovers what truly matters to her--her own self-worth--and proves to everyone that she is different. A definite must-see for families and those who seek happiness within themselves. We can all learn a great deal from the Chinese maiden who was determined to follow her heart, no matter where it would take her.

No inspiration and quite boring. I felt like Rocky 1 was the worst out of the 5 movies. Even Rocky 5 was a better film. The movie was so dull and did not really inspire me at all. Unlike the other 4 movies, Rocky 1 took forever to start. Movies such as Rocky 3 and 4 made me feel like I was Rocky and that I wanted to beat the adversaries (Drago and Lang). Whereas, in Rocky 1 I never felt anything for the character. The training and fight scenes were so lackluster. Balboa felt like a 2-dimensional character throughout. Finally, the fight scene with Apollo was the worst fight scene out of the 5 movies. It lacked emotion and the excitement was nowhere near say the Rocky 4 or even the Rocky 3 quarrels. Part of the reason I guess Rocky 1 was so bad because Stallone did not actually direct it (whereas he directed 2 through 4) even though he wrote the script. I am not sure what everyone saw in it but it is definitely not at par with any of the other 4. Maybe the ratings from critics and all the hype it got prepossesed people into liking that film. Personally, I have no earthly idea. Even with the above, I am a great fan of Rocky, and excluding the way over-rated original (one of the most over-rated films ever) , the Rocky series (especially part four) was one of my all-time favorites.

One of the best "comic style" live action films I have watched a few other films that tried to do this same story, but none compare to this one. By far my favorite comic style story in live action. Special effects are so much better that the others.

Amazing Amazing Amazing!!! This is an excellent companion set to Walking With Dinosaurs, far more updated of course (yet discoveries are made every day still!), better graphics, but Walking With included Mammals and Amphibians of the age as well, so that series should not be discounted as of yet, anyway. Planet Dinosaur does include Marine Reptiles and Plesiosaurs as well as dinosaurs.Episode 1 deals with Spinosaurus, bigger and meaner than the famous T- Rex,Episode 2 deals with the recent bird like dinosaurs,Episode 3 deals with the TyranosaursEpisodes 4 and 5 deal with the marine reptiles and the four legged giants,Episode 6 deals with the oddities and the mass extinction of everything that weighed more than 40 kilograms.This series shows how they piece together the theories and the dates of the discoveries as well as the relative size to humans.I ordered it from amazon.ca and it played on my blu-ray player, people having issues with this should upgrade their players with software available free online (the extras disc is a dvd so I can't play that one).

It's a Little About 1950's cars, and a lot about Cuba's people A tribute to Cuban ingenuity, in keeping 1930's, 40's and 50's American cars on the road, cars for whom replacement parts have been embargoed by our government for the last 50-odd years.They're as much a moving landmark as San Francisco's cable cars and Manila's Jeepneys, and I hope that Cuba's eventual move toward free-market economics won't mean that these cars are scrapped.The end is hilarious, as various Cuban car owners mull a particular question asked by director Schendel.

THE BEST BATMAN MOVIE I SAW THE BATMAN BEGINS LAST NIGHT I LIKE IT IT IS THE SECOND BEST BATMAN MOVIE AFTER BATMAN RETURN IS THE BEST ONE CHRISTAIN BALE WAS EXECENT AS BATMAN/BRUCE WAYAN I REALLY LIKE THE NEW BATMOBILE THE ACTION SECEN WERE GOOD LIKE THE BATMOBLIE CHASE THROUGH GOTHAM CITY IT WAS ALSO DARK MOVIE THAT WHY BATMAN IS CALLED THE DARK KNIGHT BATMAN FOREVER, BATMAN AND ROBIN SUCKS CHRISTAN BALE IS MY SECOND FAVORTIOR BATMAN BUT NO ONE CAN BEAT MICHAEL KEATON AS THE DARK KNIGHT I CAN NOT WAIT TO PICK UP BATMAN BEGINS ON DVD AND THE SPECAIL EDITIONS OF THE FIRST TWO BATMAN MOVIES SO GO AND SEE IT IT IS WORTH THE PRICE OF EMISSIONS ANY ONE SAID BATMAN AND ROBINS, BATMAN FOREVER ARE GOOD SHOULD GET THEIR HEADS CHECKS BATMAN BEGINS BLOWS AWATY BATMAN AND ROBIN, BATMAN FOREVER TOO.

A Winner The dvd is what we were hoping it'd be...a classic with some extras. My niece was really wanting it, and is so happy with it, it pleases me to no end.

I'm sorry Mel, 1-star for violence, 5-stars for good intentions I don't speak ancient aramaic, and I'm probably being uncool to admit that I hate to read subtitles. But my problem with this film is the violence. I think it's way too much, and really bruises the viewers unneccessarily. I understand that part of the Christian experience is to understand the sacrifice and pain, but I felt like I was watching a Tobe Hooper Chainsaw massacre at times. For the violence, I give the film 1-star and WARN PARENTS before scarring their children. For Gibson's good intentions, I give the film 5-stars. It averages to 3 stars.

Absolutely the best I know I have it and the Bolshoi and Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in VHS, have loved Swan Lake since 1948. This is the best performance I have ever seen. Makhalina is amazing, astounding, inspiring, awesome as both Odette and Odile. I haven't seen anyone handle the arms so perfectly, apart from the poetry of the rest of her body. Zelensky matches an astounding physical performance to a great ballet interpretation of the music and the drama. The Corps de Ballet discipline and artistry are impressive; the Pas de Quatre in the second scene of the first act is my total favorite. Love the whole thing.

Maybe I was on a different planet Having graduated from high school in 1975, I was somewhat intereted in seeing this movie. I generally don't watch R rated movies, but at the insistance of one of my kids, I watched it. The sets were authentic, as were the costumes, makeup and music. But the 'everybody's drunk or high' atmoshpere? I just didn't see it when I was going through high school. In the end I saw it as nothing more than my kid's attempt to get me to condone or lighten up on his lifestyle.

Da Blues Brothas - You Can't Pass this One Up! For anyone who appreciates music of any form, wheather it is blues, jazz, country, soul, rock, or even polka, this movie is for them. The colorful story, wonderful charachters, endless cameos, and the musical culture presented in this film make it forever a shining star in American culture. I personally admire the charchters in this film to the point that I attempt to model my personal behaviors after them...With the exception of the destruction of property tendency.

Antoinette - a visual feast Marie Antoinette--the movie--is a visual feast for three reasons: 1) Kirsten Dunst; 2) the filming, meaning the sets and sites, costuming, make-up, etc.,; and 3) Kirsten Dunst. The movie itself will not make anyone's top 1000, as there isn't much to mention for plot. However, this is not to say that the movie is not true to historical Marie Antoinette and her circumstance, etc. (It is. Read a bio of Marie.) This movie is a peak into the unreal world of the French royal family and court at Versaillle and environs.

Star Wars Fan The Blu Ray DVD's of the Star Wars saga are wonderful. The picture quality and the sound are incredible but most important, the story that we have loved for so long is still there. This amazing story came from the heart, mind and soul of George Lucas. If he thinks his changes are enhancing his vision, then is should be his right and maybe obligation to make those changes. I loved these movies from the beginning and nothing Mr. Lucas has done has made me alter my opinion. The changes he has made have only made the pictures better. If you care for these movies, than you have to care for the person responsible, and trust his judgement. That person is George Lucas. Nett 49

A poor tribute to an American icon I have been a huge fan of Archie Comics for many years and still am. This film should never have even been made. If it was made at all, it should have only portrayed the wonderful world of Riverdale, U.S.A. the way it was created and intended to be. Archie and the gang are perpetual teenagers and are not intended to ever "grow-up". It's what has made the comics work and so much fun all these years. Archie should never choose between Betty and Veronica. Jughead should never start liking girls, never get or keep a job and should never watch what he eats. Reggie should never reform and become a nice guy. This film put these innocent, likable characters in adult situations that have absolutely no place in the world of Riverdale. Archie and his fiancee living together? Mr. Lodge trying to have Archie murdered? Betty and Veronica both trying to seduce Archie in a hotel room? This is certainly not the Riverdale I grew up with and still enjoy to this day. Some things should not ever change or be tampered with. While the cast did their best with the poor script, it never really should have been made in the first place. By comparison, the reunion film of "The Andy Griffith Show", "Return To Mayberry", while it made it quite clear that things had indeed changed in Mayberry over the years, people had died, grown older and moved on and moved away, at least it did manage to preserve the integrity, dignity and charm of the series on which it was based. That is much more than I can say for this film. It was and is a complete waste of time and talent. Better to read the comics and give this turkey a miss.

A book to share with others I bought three copies of this book. One to re-read myself and two to give to friends who have been struggling with trying to maintain a balance between love and discipline. I've read it twice now and honestly don't think that there is a better book on parenting our children the way that God parents us. Tim Kimmel writes straightforwardly and offers hope to those of us who may feel that we've been too rules-oriented and may be missing reaching the hearts of our children. He doesn't advocate a lack of discipline by any means, but he offers a practical way to make our kids accountable for their actions without damaging their spirits in the process.

Not so high quality The movie is fun but not as high quality as I expected. Meryl Streep is brilliant but the actors are less impressive, especially the singing. The sound quality of the DVD is disappointing.

The best war movie ever, if not the best movie ever! Saving Private Ryan was a gruesome portrayal of war. It is avery true to life story about D-Day. It is was hard to believe that there was actually a soldier who was brought off the front because three of his brothers where dead. This movie is gory, but it is also what it would have been like on those beaches, its Speilberg and Hanks at there best.

The best movie ever made. I've seen Pulp Fiction about a hundred and a half times and it just doesn't get old. Tarantino pulled out everything he could think of for this one. It's got some of the cleverest humor, most suspenseful suspense, and exciting action. The acting is absolutely superb. Samuel L. Jackson was amazing. John Travolta was phenomenol. Every actor in the movie, no matter how minor the part, was excellent. Even Christopher Walken was Oscar-worthy in his five-minute role. I hold this movie as a standard to which I compare every other movie I see. It's that good.

Not much logic This movie left me with MANY questions. First of all, if the moon accident is what caused all these terrible things why wouldn't the guy go back and save the moon instead of fighting super strong monsters? Second, the movie starts out in a time when the first car has been invented. They don't even have TVs. Yet this guy can make a time machine??? It would have made more sense to put him in a more present time. Third, why does he stop in a time period with monsters?????? He goes into the future and they have all these neat things. Glass panels with a guy living in them who knows all the information in the world! Why would he leave that? He goes further into the future and gets to a time where there's monsters who eat people everywhere and says "hmmm...I think I'll stay here." What a moron! ANYWAY...I loved this movie despite all the frustrations. The special effects are wonderful. I loved the white leader of the monsters. He was the best part of the movie. It also made me wonder why the guy attacked him even when he was letting him go back in time. If an extremely powerful monster who eats people wants to let me go I'm gonna get ... out of there. Not stick around to fight him. Oh well. I guess you're not supposed to think about these things in a movie like this.

excellant Mission Impossible - The Third TV SeasonWe purchased this DVD because we enjoyed the program, when it was onTV. The DVD is perfect and we are enjoying watching it. It is a perfectgift for anyone who remembers the program and those who don't. We receivedit promptly. I would recommend it to anyone.

This video rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!! Metallica shows what a bang they can create live with this video its one of the most rippin things Metallica ever has done. If you like Metallica i suggest this video!!!!!!!!!!!

A CLASSIC! I don't care what anyone else wants to think about this movie. I don't see how this movie glamorfied protistution. She turned her life around. What about all the other movies that are out there about demons, sex, violence, drugs, etc. Give me a break. This movie will always be a classic. It will make you laugh and cry. Happy and sad. And I will always love this movie!

still having nightmares this incredibly intense movie is the thing of nightmares, both for the viewer and the character played by madeline stowe.the only different slant i have to add from what other viewers have said is besides wanting to hate and fear Alan Rickman's character-i also think one has to also feel sorry for him.what made him a child molester in the first place? was he really a college professor at one time? did the government "recruit" him as a torturer/interogator against his will? is he really being watched as he performs his "job" and what are the consequences to him if he disobeys? has he himself bee through some type of tortue and been "broken"? what is the meaning of the scene of him driving in the rain during a particularly intense part of the film-does he also have a "closet land" that he escapes to while performing inhuman acts of tortue? does he really regret all he is doing/has done or does it give him pleasureonly mr. rickman can inspire such conflicting feelings in us.

One of the great horror films ever. I remeber the first time I saw "the Exorcist". Boy did it scare me. This movie explores the darker side of what we are taught in church. It opened the door for many immitators. This is surely one of the most horrifying movies ever.

UNCONVINCING... I expected so much more by director Ron Howard. But, instead, I saw a good idea totally wasted, due to a bad, bureoucratic, uninspired and heartless direction.I kept going fast forward all the time, so bad were some moments in the movie. Don't tell me this is a comedy, because there are very few moments to laugh.Also, ELizabeth Hurley in the cover art is a fake, because her part in the film is very brief. ANyway, I give it two star because the cast did its best, but was badly directed.

Great family movie This is a great family movie, that will become a yearly tradition. Definitly the best of the three.

The American Godzilla This one scared the hell out of me as a kid and I still get that tingle every time I watch it.A classic monster film if there ever was one,Beast from 20,000 phathoms is Harryhousen at his best.According to a behind the scenes interview with Harry,this film was such a low budget film,that the producers required the talents of him to give the film a high-budget appearance with the use of his wonderful special effects.May I say that they succeeded in leaps and bounds.If any young person wishes to see what was the ultimate "C.G." monsters were back then,just watch this film and see what a 16" piece 0f clay and a lot of imagination could do!

The Phantom Movie I don't believe it's possible to make a bad "Star Wars" movie but this one comes close. Everything that made Episodes IV through VI such classics - the beat-up "hot rod" spaceships, the cameraderie between the main characters, the epic struggle between an oppressive galactive empire and a small band of freedom fighters - all of that is just ... gone. Gone. There's just none of that in "The Phantom Menace". The movie has no magic at all. No great characters. No memorable lines. No compelling plot. Just nothing. Zip. Nada. Considering its pedigree, the movie is a total letdown. "The Phantom Menace" becomes a rather ironic piece of self-commentary when Liam Neeson as a Jedi Knight observes that the trade dispute that is the movie's mcguffin is "trivial". Imagine a film that stops to observe that its central plot point is a triviality. George Lucas once said that a special effect without a story is pretty boring. Well, that's what's wrong with "The Phantom Menace"; it's not a special effect without a story, but it comes dangerously close to being just that. A movie about a nine-year-old kid? George, what were you thinking? Jake Lloyd as the young Anakin Skywalker is a talented child, but he can't hold the weight of this movie on his small shoulders. All in all "The Phantom Menace" is kind of like a science-fiction version of "Much Ado about Nothing": people race around the galaxy, there's a lot of screaming and shooting and none of it really amounts to anything. What this prequel needs is a prequel.

Brutally Honest! City of God is certainly one of the most exceptional foreign language films in movie history! The movie excels in every level. The captivating camera shots make a truly fascinating cinematography. Editing was brilliantly done with some Pulp Fiction influence added into it. No single actor's performance particulary outshine the most, but the ensemble performance, from the street kids to the crime masterminds, is remarkably convincing! The screenwriter made the story so suspenseful, bold and daring, that you would not want to miss a single scene. And the truly best aspect of the movie is its ingenious filmmaking. Watch out for the "apartment scene" where the genius director shows how one small apartment drastically transforms as its inahabitants change through the years.I would not recommend the film though to people with a weak stomach. I must admit that watching this film was pretty difficult to me because i have no experience of residing in the slums or what other people calls "the ghetto." Everything might come extremely shocking if you are not aware of the reality drug trades and gang wars. There are very graphic violent scenes so watch it at your own risk.I would recommend it though to people who wants to see something honest, bold and dare. It is one of the, or probably the, most brutally honest film you will ever see! What this film achieved is boldness, directness, and honest filmmaking at its finest!

A moody love story begging for redemption. This is the story of a journey of the heart for Theresa Osborne, a researcher-writer for the Chicago Tribune and a divorced mom with a young son, Jason. When Jason's dad takes him for a summer visit, Theresa's journey begins at a deserted beach on Cape Cod where she finds a message in a bottle.The message Theresa reads quite obviously tugs at her soul as she proceeds to share it with her hostess at the bed and breakfast where she's staying, with her co-workers back at the Tribune where she returns one day early, and with her boss, who does her the favor of sharing the message with Chicago.Theresa sets out on a mission, with the paper's encouragement, to find out who the message was written by and the story behind it all. Using her job's resources, she tracks down the author in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He is Garret Blake, a terse ship-builder and restorer whose discomfort with the world around him is alleviated only by his passion for the sea.Kevin Costner (Blake) does well with roles that don't require a lot of overt emotion and he does well here. Robin Wright-Penn as Theresa was very good as the reporter who gets all too caught up in her story. A special mention of Paul Newman here doing yeoman character work as Blake's father Dodge, who understands his son's pain all too well and who tries to help all around him keep their emotions in check and headed in the right direction.The movie's downfall comes from a meandering plot from screenwriter Gerald DiPego ("Phenomenon") and a decidedly downbeat denouement. However, the acting, locations, and direction of Luis Mandoki are good, bordering on excellent.

A shock... I can't believe that we got cheated. Changing the music is one thing, but the theme song is just unheard of. I didn't even know about the theme song being changed until I popped in the DVD and heard it for myself. I was so upset. Any true DC fan knows how it feels. It just kind of takes away the impact of the show, the magic of it all. I really hope they don't change some of the very important songs.. like when Dawson's dad gets hit by the car -- he was singing that old song, that now, whenever I hear it, I think of the show. While the show is outstanding and engaging and emotional, this change proved to be too much. Honestly, if this keeps up, I don't see many people buying upcoming seasons. I can live with the music changes, though some of the songs don't fit. I love this show and I always will. But I can't help but be extremely disappointed with the producer. One thing that is good about the season is that the quality is much better. The picture isn't as grainy as it was on seasons 1 and 2. However, I would have taken grainy rather than a change in music. If you really love this show, of course go out and buy it. I'd recommend it to anyone. If you aren't very attached to it, still go out and buy it. You will love it and the theme song probably won't even matter to you. But that doesn't change the fact that a lot of people are going to be really upset about this, so I hope they keep that in mind.

5 STAR MOVIE. 1 STAR DVD... I AM NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO GIVES A 1 STAR. BUT TO SEE THIS MOVIE IN PAN AND SCAN GOES AGAINST EVERY BONE IN MY BODY. I CONCUR WITH THE PREVIOUS APPAULED VIEWER ON THE DVD TRANSFER. NOBODY, I SAY NOBODY BRINGS OUT A DVD IN PAN AND SCAN AND NOT WIDESCREEN. A TOP NOTCH MOVIE, MIXED WITH A BAD TRANSFER. THAT IS WHY I GIVE THIS MOVIE 1 STAR NOT 5. THIS REVIEW DOES DEFINITLY NOT APPLY TO THE VHS WIDESCREEN EDITION. I DIDNT FORK OUT 1000'S OF DOLLARS TO BUY A WIDESCREEN TV FOR NOTHING!!! GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME PLEASE. I sincerly apologise for the capitials.

Look Beyond the Action This movie is so much more than some type of Jerry Bruckheimer explosion over substance attempt to make large amounts of money at the box office. Most people were furious with the film's ending: a professional contract killer is defeated by a lowly cab driver. However, the beauty of the film is in Vincent's stoical death. He dies without any complaint or pain. One must look at Vincent's actions earlier in the film to understand the ending. Vincent(Cruise) is a true existentialist. He does not recognize the sanctity of human life because he does not subscribe to the presence of natural law. To him, life and the world are nothing more than a compilation of atoms and cells. Absurdly, Vincent sees his job, killing people, as no different than Foxx's job of driving a taxi. In the existential world, people struggle for their lives to have some higher meaning or foundation. The reality that Vincent has found is that he is not an individual but part of this huge empty world. Vincent's death on the train shows paradoxically that nothing means anything. A proficient assassin can be defeated at his own trade by a cab driver. The genius of this film is in its unexspected bleakness. This is truly a quintessential classic. Enjoy.

The gift that keeps on giving! My 17 year-old-daughter and I egged each other into buying this set, when we saw it late one night as a "Gold Box" deal. I'd never bought ANY television series on DVD before--thinking such expenses were foolish-- but,hey, it was nearly midnight, the price was around $120, and we decided to give it to each other for Christmas.Well, NO REGRETS here, let me say! Of all the Christmas presents opened by our family last month, this is the one that is giving everyone the most enjoyment. None of us--even the old folks <g>--had seen the entire series completely in order (I started mid-series and had to watch the early stuff all jumbled up, on cable) and my daughter was just a little kid when X-Files started, so we're all enthralled with the chance to watch the evolution of the show, and the character development, in order...Additionally, every few nights (we're into Season 2, now) we stumble upon that rarest-of-the-rare, that Shangri La, that undiscovered gem: an episode NONE OF US HAVE EVER SEEN! What a thrill! What a cause for celebration!I anticipate this set getting us through many, many long, cold Iowa winter nights. It's one of the best purchases I've ever made from Amazon, in fact.

VHS quality....'nuff said I bought a copy today and just finished watching it. It was not the wide-screen version, no way was I going to pay $30 for a VHS copy of anything. I never thought I'd buy a VHS movie ever again since buying a DVD player last year, but I had to make an exception this one time. The picture quality was definitely washed out on my copy. The sound was not good by any means (i.e., compared to a DVD with a good Dolby 5.1 encoding), and if you saw it in the theater, you know what kind of awesome sound it had. As for the movie itself, basically it gets 3 stars from me. While it wasn't terrible, it had some bad acting and Lucas introduced the most idiotic and annoying character to probably ever grace the silver screen, Jar-Jar Binks. Also, for those of you out there who expected "more," realize this is basically laying the foundation for the whole Star Wars saga. They aren't going to reveal and show everything in this Episode 1, but rather introduce the viewer to characters and situations that with the other two upcoming Episodes, will be expounded on further. Those of you waiting for this along with the other Star Wars movies to be released on DVD, I hope you're not holding your breath. I have read that Lucas is NEVER going to release them on DVD, as he is supposedly waiting for a better format to showcase them on. I am not aware of any such format even being talked about at this time to be the successor to the already wildly popular and excellent current DVD format. Now, who knows, the guy might catch a clue and release it on DVD, but my attitude regarding this is I'm expecting the worst, hoping for the best. Has anyone noticed that Spielberg hasn't released his Indiana Jones Trilogy and also Jaws on DVD? He supposedly wants to wait for the "right time" or something stupid like that. Why? They just released a remastered Digital VHS version of the Indy trilogy, if that's not heresy, I don't know what is! Well, to sum it up, in my opinion the Phantom Menace VHS transfer is pretty poor, and the film itself is o.k., not great, not terrible either.

it's THE movie finally moved from VHS with this classic comedy from the master. nonstop laughs with this must for any movie collection.

nice great blu ray quality. A definite much needed upgrade from the previous t2 blu ray edition. sound quality is crisp and loud and the picture quality is excellent.

Family...Everyone has one This show was one of, if not THE best new show of '06/'07. No matter how big or small your family...you will find something to relate to in this show.I am glad that I purchased this set as there are tons of extras that help you to understand the show even better and might just make you fall in love with the characters even more.

Pretty good I am legend is not a bad movie at all. It does remind me of a dawn of the dead kind of thing but in a good scense. It's not bloody and makes you wonder. I found it to be a good movie worth buying after theaters.

Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls This movie made me laugh when I just started watching it and through the entiremovie. I collect allot of Jim Carry Movies because he makes me laugh when I amdown and depressed, but he makes me feel better .

This is not worth your time Dumb, boring, stupid plot....You name it, you got it!Go see Pink Panther instead.

One of the All-Time Greats The opening sequence alone is worth the price of the tape

Great Movie Great movie, good message. It's got a great cast too. Perfect for your kids. I really enjoyed it. You will too.

A laugh a minute! This movie is a riot! The awful soundtrack, cheesy dubbed dialoge, shaky camera work...hilarious. But the best part of all was the great battle between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris...featuring one of the most ADORABLE little kittens I've ever seen. If you like your movie to go from a dramatic battle to a focus on a cute kitten, then back to the fight, this movie is for you!

Way Dope! This movie is sooo cool I love it. I've it like seven times and I'm still not tired of it. It's so phat! You have to see it buy it rent it whatever you just have to see this movie. Tom Hanks is the best and all the guys are really hot and no I'm not shallow okay. I didn't like it just for those reasons. I also liked it because it made you think and I like movies that do that. I thought about how hard it must have been for our country at that time. But anyways watch this movie you'll love it.

My Favorite Movie I randomly picked this movie from the meager foreign selection in the local movie store. I did not expect much from it, but it turned out to be the best movie I have seen. It comments on the logic of what makes a person sane or insane - and how one arrives at that point (through watching loved ones die, through being abused, etc.)It is also beatifully filmed. I love one particular part where the main character walks through a room full of plants and the camera passes by a magnifying glass just right. The closing shot is beautiful, too.

An Excellent Tribute Many people are scared away by foreign films, myself included. Often they come off as "art for the sake of art," but not in a positive way like with MGM. Cinema Paradiso is not a typical foreign film at all, or even a typical film. It is a wonderful tribute to movies and does an excellent job of incorporating history into the story.Salvatore (Jacques Perrin) is a big shot, a film maker who has not visited his hometown or seen his family in thirty years. He gets a call telling him that his childhood friend and mentor Alfredo has died. The news makes him think of his childhood and the beginning of his interest in films. Salvatore (Salvatore Cascio), "Toto," visits the Cinema constantly to bother Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) and to ask him questions about projecting films. Toto's mother does not like him going to the Cinema; she thinks her boy is bad and doesn't want the flammable film to come home with him. It is impossible to part the boy from his curiosity, and eventually Alfredo gives in and teaches Toto how to run the projector. Soon, Salvatore grows up into a teenager (Marco Leonardi) and falls in love with a blue-eyed girl (Agnese Nano). But his love for movies never wans.This movie can touch any movie lover, especially those interested in the history of film. So much is included here. There are posters of stars like Clark Gable, Ingrid Bergman, Joan Crawford, Erich von Stroheim, Buster Keaton, and Marilyn Monroe. There is progress with film going from highly flammable material to a more advanced flame repellant. There are double features and newsreels and censorship. Most importantly, one can see the community that film creates; it brings people together. None of this is done blatantly and none of it is overly sentimental. What makes this movie stand above others like it is its sense of realism despite the heavily sentimental story.The extended version of the film is included here, as well as the theatrical release. For big fans of the film, the extended version is a curiosity, but it is disappointing as well. The major difference is the inclusion of sex, but the inclusion makes the film less romantic and more upsetting. It breaks the emotional continuity of the film, so the theatrical version is actually better.Also included is the soundtrack for Cinema Paradiso, an excellent companion. The music is as much a part of the movie as the images, so just hearing strains from it can bring back a flood of emotion.

A GREAT MOVIE! This movie and the original Mannequin are both awesome! I recommend this movie for everyone! It is a great movie!

Fantastic! I am a huge Tolkien Fan, I read these books for the first time when I was 9 years old. I was fascinated at the time, and since then I have re-read the series umpteen times. I was very excited when I heard the movie was being released, and I could not have been more impressed with the final product. It is very hard to tell this tale in a 2-3 hour movie, and so many changes had to be made to the plot of the story. I feel that these changes, while hard to swallow for some die hard fans, stayed true to the spririt of the books and in some cases enhanced the story. All told it was truely amazing, easily my favorite movie of all time.

Read the books Read the books. They are awsome one of the best book series ever made. This show is [is bad]. Morphing is only showed half the time. In the books there are intenes battles and an awsome story. In this show there are no battles just sneaking around. There are no Taxxons. The andalites look like weird mupputs and you never see there whole body at once. Ax and Visser three are always in human morph. The hork bajar look right but they don't move anywhere. They just stand there. Remember the witty and smart dialoge of the books replaced with stupid and unrehersed acting of the show. The charactors don't look like the book charactors at all. Read the books don't watch this [show].

great movie i love this movie the only thing i didn't like some of the girls in the movie had hair arm pits

The first real Star Wars in a long time I found The Clone Wars to be an excellent, faithful addition to the Star Wars universe that actually FEELS like Star Wars. During many of the episodes I couldn't help but grin at the excellent animation, intense action, and swashbuckling feel of the whole thing. Sure, it has some drawbacks, not the least of which are the episodes that center on Jar Jar, but for the most part it's a great series that manages to be fun without pulling any punches. Highly recommended.

Best Horror movie ever... So Heartland G on here says he liked the movie and gives it one star. Imbeciles like that really shouldn't be allowed to post reviews. Get a life and go watch Mary Poppins or something. This movie is a masterpiece of suspense. Period.

Awesome...... I am fed up with all of these cumudgeon reviews about the Phantom Menace. Although it has its share of flaws. No Real Comedy, and Cheesy Dialogue. It does not sink the spectacular scope and vision of the movie itself. The characters were underdeveloped with the intention of making an action movie...It is not supposed to have Academy Award Winning Acting. There is an overabundance of Special Effects of Everything else is perfect. And the Actors Do Convince. Maybe with more moroseness and less Jar-Jar, Lucas's Vision of his Series will come into full fruition. I do agree that Lucas needs to hold his shots though. He needs to let the audience care about the actors. Still a great movie though

'BLAIR WITCH 2' a sorry, sappy sequel... First, I loved The Blair Witch Project, it was original, and very entertaining to the vunerable imagination. So, of course, I was very thrilled to go see the sequel, Book of Shadows. I wasn't sorry to see it, but I was disappointed as well.Style seems to be the biggest wound left unhealed for BW:2. You cannot expect a movie filmed in one style to have a profitable and enjoyable sequel the second time around filmed in a completely different style (even though the first 10 minutes of BW:2 is filmed in the documentary style as the first one was). A different director this second time around also seems to contribute to the style of the second, and it doesn't help. The vision of the first is remade, revamped, and lost! The dialogue is also very foot in mouth, too scripted... I wasn't convinced. The groundbreaking techniques and audience participation of the first film are as lost as Josh, Heather, and Mike were in the woods! BW:2 is for the breast-fed audience who were unwilling to give in to suspension of disbelief in the first film.You either loved it or hated it. I loved BW:1, but find little to love about BW:2. Do yourself a favor and stick with Blair Witch 1, or check out the Blair Witch Trilogy PC Games from Gathering of Developers, which stay true to the style and suspense the Blair Witch was developed upon. Book of Shadows makes an unwelcome addition to the Blair Witch Saga. See it if you must, but it hardly fits the bill...

Worth getting on Blu-Ray If you're like me you've probably got several different versions of Halloween already. VHS,DVD,collectors disc,etc.So the next thing you might have wondered is if it's worth purchasing on Blu-Ray. I'm here to say the answer is yes!The transfer is amazing.The Audio and video both shine on the Blu-Ray format. One thing I could particluarly notice on the BR version I never could tell much on DVD or VHS is how much Michael Myers grunts,breathes,and moans while stalking around.The special features are on the bare side but their is a nice Halloween documentary which is over an hour long.

From scene 1 the writer/director tries to make us hate Sam Neill & sympathize with the cold & later adulterous Holly Hunter I can say, hey, I loved this film and you will too and leave "my review" at that and collect my votes, but instead I will tell you what happens in this film (and, most likely, collect negative votes instead). This is what happens in this film: a piano owned by Holly Hunter's character is left on the beach when she arrives to be Sam Neill's wife. Why does Neill's character take much care with Holly Hunter and her daughter and her bags while totally ignoring the piano? Because the writer/director wants to show us that her mail order husband (Sam Neill) is not a caring person. He has dozens of men working for him, but leaves the piano on the beach in the surf because he can't be bothered, it seems. Neill then sells her piano to consecrate the idea the idea that he is unfeeling. Harvey Keitel's character realizes the importance of the piano to this woman and to manipulate her he trades his friend for this piano and then later offers to give it back to Holly Hunter for sexual favors (an offer which is accepted by her without words since she doesn't speak in this film, her only "voice" being the keys of her piano). During this we see Harvey Keitel graphically nude and Holly Hunter topless. Sam Neill, of course, gets jealous and resents "his wife" sleeping with his friend. Because the director/writer has not been successful in persuading the viewer that Sam Neill is such a brute of a man after 90 minutes of film she has Sam Neill, in retaliation for Hunter's adultery, attack Holly Hunter's character, graphically cutting off one of her fingers as she struggles to get out of the muck and mud of a swamp-like area. Thus it takes 90 minutes of this film to generate any sympathy for Holly Hunter's character. Add endless overcast skies (wonderfully filmed, however) and finally we see Holly Hunter's character basically choosing to go overboard from a canoe-like boat. When she does go into the water you may have more sympathy for her and be emphatically moved, or maybe not. Hunter's character herein is lifeless (some would argue that's the point of this film; nothing is said how she "lost" her first husband or why she has to travel around the world for a new man to take her), but because she is lifeless watching her sink in the ocean is rather anti-climatic. As I have said, if you have seen this film and liked this film my words ought not be especially relevant to you. But if you haven't and don't relish watching needlessly graphic nudity (which could easily been obscured, making no difference to the film)and needlessly graphic violence (the index finger being hacked off with a tree axe herein) then maybe this film is not for you.

One of Mr Eastwoods better films of late It seemed that the last few films of Clint were slipping overall. But this one is not one of them. I really enjoyed this one as it was well thought out and well performed. Bravo to all hands involved!

Hilarious girl movie that guys love too The first time I saw this movie, I made my boyfriend rent it and watch it with me, we BOTH laughed SO HARD that we seriously had tears!! It was SO funny, and the girls in the movie are all whacky, and adorable, that its just hilarity @ its best!! I definitley reccomend this movie to any and everybody looking for a good laugh, I bought it after the 1st time I watched it, and I still pop it in everytime I need a pick me up! its a great story and a great comedy!! Cameron Diaz is great as well as Christina applegate and Selma blair, they all have thier own hilairous antics, definiltey a must watch!! :)

learning it's got a lot to teach kids but i believe it's not exciting enough to make kids want to sit down and enjoy or learn from it for long.

SCARY, SCARY, SCARY. DON'T WATCH ALONE! I am an avid Stephen King fan. Actually, I am a SK fan of the old style. His first books were terrifying. But this book was VERY confusing because it kept going from when they were kids to when they were adults. I lost track often. The movie is so much better. My daughter saw it at age 14 and she couldn't take a shower for a month. She still won't watch it alone and she's 21. You shouldn't either. Dark room, cold soda, best friend. Can't beat it. I'm 49 and I still love this movie.

Terrible movie!! It's a movie think for Julia Roberts. Every one else is nothing. I don't consider it a Romantic comedy at all.

excellent cast performs beautifully despite mediocre script The dramatization of Jane Smiley's "A Thousand Acres" is dissapointing in that not only does it come from an excellent novel, but also because of the dream cast involved.The story is loosly based on Shakespeare's "King Lear," in only that the father in the modern version is an evil villain, while the two daughters are alleged martyrs. The issues involved in the film are important and though-provoking--incest, sexual abuse, breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease, dysfunctional families--too bad the writers handled these noteworthy subjects so messily. The calamities piled upon the characters happen in an episodic way, that makes the film feel like a miniseries without commercial breaks. With each new mini-drama, you feel as if you should watch this movie in installments. The script is also full of cliched dialogue, and characters without motivation.Despite all these flaws, the film is still worth watching if just for the cast. Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jason Robards prove themselves brilliant performers in this film--each actor gives more than the shallow script deserves.Lange plays Ginny Cook, the shy and docile oldest daughter, who accepts her lot in life without complaint, and manages to live a relatively happy life. Her character is the most appealing, and Lange gives nuances and shadings to the character that weren't written in. Ginny described herself in the film as a "ninny" and she is written as so--Lange gives her so much more, and it is amazing to watch her create a true three-dimensional character.Jason Robards is Larry Cook, a dragon of a father. He like Lange is given an essentially cardboard character, and his performance gives Larry a sense of pity and pathos, that the script did not allow. The writer wanted him to be simply evil, and Robards chose, wisely, to instead, elevate Larry out from the cartoonishly evil lines he was given, and make him a complex human being.Michelle Pfeiffer gives the most provoking performance of the three main stars, because hers seems to be an mixture of Robards and Lange's. Her role is also quite underwritten, but she manages to breath life (not just fire) into her character, the angry and resentful, Rose. The part is written as dour and bitter--completely unlikable, and even as the story moves on (slowly) and you realize the sacrifices Rose has made, she is still written in a completely shrewish way. Pfeiffer gives her vulnerability sorely needed, and manages to steal the film (not an easy thing to do, considering her costars).Jennifer Jason Leigh has a smaller role as Caroline, the youngest daughter. Her role is underwritten on the lines of Robards' and Pfeiffer's characters, yet unlike the two, she fails to bring any depth to the essentially pouty and boring person she is portraying.All in all, a good movie to watch to witness the beautiful chemistry between two of America's finest actresses.

Hapkido The original title for this little gem is Hapkido and stars samo hung,whang-in-sik and a little known actor called jackie chan.Also carter wong is in it.Forget the story what we have here is a first class traditional martial arts movie with as usual the genius samo hung handling the fight scenes.Get this!

Ragtime I saw this movie in the theatre when I was a child and it impressed me so much that I had to order so my family too could enjoy such a priceless movie.

Expected better.... A movie with a bunch of funny and cute zoo animals, sounds good right? I watched it and was HIGHLY disapointed. The humor was rather off and a bit innapropiate for children. The animals stand on TWO legs instead of four. That annoyed me terribly. And what was with a 'Dancing lion"? Where's the sense in that? And how cana Hippo and a Gyraffe mate? Use some sense here Dreamworks. I am giving it two stars instead of one only because some of the music was cool. The plot was really off and draggy. And the voices for the animals were pretty bad too and didn't match their characters. I would rather reconmand "The Wild" by Disney. Dreamworks are normally good with films. Like Spirit Stallion of the Cimeron and Shrek. But this was a big flop.

Don't be fooled This movie is awful. Vin Diesel is an awful actor, the screenplay is absolutley trash, the director obviously has no idea how to make a good movie. Vin Diesel always plays the tough guy and it was good for a change to see a different kind of role in Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. Everything is too fake. TOO fake. Don't be fooled by the awesome action, all right, it's too fake. Beleive me, my father was a race car driver, he's seen this movie, it's all bull. He noticed a fault every time they got into a car. This is a pathetic try at a tough racing movie. Trust me, it's not worth it.

I Spit On Your Grave Lives Up To It's Expectations I remember reading a book by the PMRC's Tipper Gore back in the 80's that mentioned this movie. Mrs. Gore said that it is a blatant rape and violence movie. This was back when she wanted records and such rated.Well, I was browsing though the DVD selection and saw that this movie was available. I picked it up for curiosity's sake.What I got was what I expected. (If not more, most movies don't ever seem to live up to it's hype) Blatant Rape and Violence. It was actually quite disturbing. Something I won't pull out for my mother when she wants to watch a movie with me.The DVD is good quality and contains the trailer on it as well. The scene selections are nice too.

Enough Although the Israeli fighting system Krav Maga has been in the United States since 1981, this movie was most viewers first exposure to this highly-effective and easy-to-learn self-defense system (the fight scene where "Slim" (Jennifer Lopez' character) takes on her huge, stalker, husband is not to be missed). Aside from that, I found the story line compelling and thoroughly enjoyed this film. I'd recommend it to anyone.

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George C. Scott as George S. Patton I knew that George C. Scott was a good actor, but you will never realize exactly how great he is until you see this film. After seeing pictures of General Patton, it is hard to image the general without thinking of the actor.There is some German and French in the movie, but there are subtitles or someone translating for you. There is not enough to detract from the movie, but there is enough to keep the movie authentic.This was not a war movie meant to build up the general as larger than life. Here, you see not only the fire of Patton, but the pathos of a man trying to succeed in a world that he wasn't born for. In the movie, they point out that he seemed to be ready for the sixteenth century. He also mentions that he was at many of the historical battles. With his extensive reading, I do not doubt it. Although he tries to play politics, he really isn't ready for it. His forte is battle and seeing him held from it hurts the viewer as well as Patton.I did like the ending of him walking his dog, but I was expecting the rest of the movie. I do not know why it was omitted.I would strongly recommend this movie.

Jedi Time 10 years has passed since the last episode. The galaxy is a mix of chaos, anarchy and threats. The now Senator Padme Amidala is the target of various assassination attempts, and to protect her the Jedi Council assigns Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.When Kenobi discovers that the attempts are part of a conspiration to break the Galaxy apart, the Jedi Knight is sent to further his findings, while his apprentices is left to take care of Padme. It's just a matter of time before these two fall in love.Tragedies and revelations occurred, while the forces of evil overwhelm the good, the fall of the republic is imminent and the political stability crumbles.While the title of this movie was mocked all over the world, it seems apt for the Clones are an important part of the story, establishing a connection between the first trilogy and the new one.The plot is complex and too heavy on politics, and the personal crises of the leading characters are overwhelmed by it. The movie is full of Forbidden love, passions, ambitions, adventures, and struggles for power and revelry.AOTC is a little more deep -psychologically speaking- than TPM, for it shows us the road Anakin will take to evil. His tendency to disobey orders, his cling to feelings, his rebellious temperament, his fear to lose the ones he loves are just some proofs of why he is destined to suffer a tragic future.What fails on AOTC? The excess of bad dialogues, the romance of Anakin and Padme, necessary for the continuity, is wooden and extremely artificial; the acting continues to be excruciating.AOTC is a fantasy made true for all those waiting to see the Jedis at their peak. It's slightly better than his predecessor, but still, a poor attempt of George Lucas, who clearly gave us all of his genius 25 years ago.

It's still the same old story . . . You know, the thing about Gone With the Wind (hereinafter GWTW)that is both subtle and powerful, is that here, in the age of technology, when you have wireless access to your computer on your hand held telephoone, where Amazon brings hundreds of thousands of reviewers, watchers, critics, listeners and readers together, GWTW still commands 600 reviews.Really, to say the movie is racist or historically inaccurate probably should mean, after nearly 80 years, that it was a brilliantly crafted product of its time and should not be punished for keeping in step with what at that time society demanded. We should also remember that one of the intentions of the film was to make mopney, not solely be a homily as to what should be.Other examples could include Mrs. Cleaver walking around her kitchen 20 years later with high heels, seamed stockings and pearls, making breakfast for Wally and Beaver; Alan Ladd and Sydney duking it out on The Defiant Ones; while kisses were just a brush of the lips and couples sleeping in separate beds.This is a great movie. It can't touch those areas that were then impermissable. We don't dump Hemingway, Chandler and O'Hara in the 'racist-anti semetic' pot. We say they wrote as the times dictated. And 50 years from now, who knows?The picture roles through a remarkable, wrenching story that at the time, was only a generation and a half old.The women are beautiful. The men are noble and silly. Hey. That sounds like today. 5 stars. Larry Scantlebury

cool package I love the helmet packaging. Who doesn't love the old adventures of Starbuck and Apollo!

Good Movie I saw the movie on cable and it was a fascinating story about the sculptress Camille Claudel and her lover Renoir. She was a talented artist in the beginning with ambitions. Then she gets involved with Renoir, a womanizing artist and a married man. She forgets herself in his world and when he doesn't choose between her and his wife, she leaves feeling as if he is at fault for her waning popularity. Claudel was a talented artist of her day when women were considered second-class citizens and encouraged by her father to be the person she was. Unfortunately, she came across disappointment and mental distress when her relationship with Renoir ended. While she was his mistress, she wasn't herself, and without him, she lost her spirit. Her brother, who was considered the troublemaker, made himself a well-known person in diplomacy and literature. The movie examines the close relationship between Paul and his sister. It was sad that her relationship with her mother was never restored. She always felt she was a threat to her because of her work. Her father was supportive through and through. What disappointed him was the daughter that changed into someone else's shadow. Camille was a gifted woman of her time. Had she kept her sanity and let go of the demons, she would have maintained high status as Collette. The movie was a very interesting movie to watch.

better than expected The last movie I saw about surfing was "The Endless Summer" a sequel to the one made in 1960 or maybe older, I know I wasn't born yet. Anyway, this movie is more than about surfing, maybe even surfing is just a backdrop to the story. I really enjoyed the film because it didn't drag on, and the actresses were a delight to watch. Bosworth, Rodriquez, and Lake really blended well and made their characters believable. It is really about conquering your fears, believing in your friends and growing up fast. It is kinda sad that the movie portrayed most of the kids as marginally educated malingerers existing on this beautiful island waiting for the next perfect wave to hit. What else is there to do when you have paradise as your backyard? Well, this pretty much describes the three main characters but hey, this is Hawaii and this is about surfing. And having met Hawaiin expatriates, this is pretty much how it is growing up in the islands. That's why this movie works because as much as we are waiting for the big finale when Annemarie rides that big pipe and lives happily ever after, it also shows a lot about trying your best to grow up in a less than ideal situation. I also like the sub plot of the football player trying to romance the Bosworth character. She wanted to believe that this is Prince Charming coming to take her away, even though it was obvious that she's just another pretty face that came with the place. I wish the movie kept it this way. I thought it was a cop out that the movie ended with him turning into a Prince instead of the reality that these guys are just frogs no matter how many times you kiss them. It should have been good enough that Annemarie rode the big pipe and that's how she found her happy ending. Oh, well, I guess every movie has got to have its Hollywood ending.The DVD has loads of extras including brief interviews with some of the best women surfers and a bit about the actresses, who never surfed before, had to learn quickly for the movie. It makes you wanna pick up a surf board and go chase a wave, on second thought. . . .

DEATH ROW STILL JEALOUS This video sucked because its just Snoop and Dres former record label still trying to bleed money from them. The vid is nothing new and Im on Snoops side that Death Row need to find new talent. As far as im concerned, Death Row are just a joke now since Snoop and Dre left, and the company may as well give up, judging by this and their latest music releases.

Go For The Halloween Movies This and The Sequels except Halloween 3 are a hell of lot better than Friday The 13th or Nightmare Because these have a Story Behind Them I Mean Look at Jason he is a overboard psycopath that you cant even Kill Him and the movies keep taking place at the same place Crystal Lake Sure This takes place in Haddonfeild but this has a story

The true story of the attack on Pearl Harbor What makes this movie so good is the cooperation between both sides. The movie was done by two separater groups, with directors, camera crews, and actors in both America and Japan. It was created as a joint effort from both countries. They did a great job putting it together. As the scenes change, you go from the commanders on the Japanese ships preparing for the attack, to the unprepared, Americans. My favorite line in the movie, basically sums up the U.S.'s readiness of the event. The men watching the radar ask how they should report anything odd that turns up on the radar, and the commander responds that there is a gas station about a mile down the road. "They must have a phone."The best part of the movie is the battle. It lasts a good half hour, with special effects that rival "Pearl Harbor," although the budget for "Tora! Tora! Tora! was much smaller, and it's older. The special effects are amazing, and it almost feels like you are at the battle.This movie goes into detail, beyond what they taught you in school, to give you the full story of the attack on Pearl Harbor, from both sides. It's great for anyone, as the Japanese enjoy it as much as I do. I recommend this movie without reservation to everyone.

Faithfully reproduced If only the movie could have been as in-depth as the book, but alas, such are the restrictions of the silver screen. Excellent casting of Sean Connery as the confident Captain Marko Ramius, and also James Earl Jones as Admiral Greer (not what I had envisioned, but it was an excellent choice!)

A Michael Mann Crime epic This is a great film. It's characters are rich, complex and dark. It's visuals are stunning and modern. And it has both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro churning out amazing performances. This is a crime epic that follows the lives of both the criminals and the cops. It relates the two sides and compares there moral codes, revealing their similarities. Heat is an amazingly complex character study. Every character is three dimensional and that makes the action that much more intense. Speaking of action Heat has several of the best action scenes on film including an amazing bank heist and shootout filmed in downtown L.A. This is a Michael Mann masterpiece I highly recommend it.