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Seinfeld's best season
The shows that highlighted this season are some of his best. It includes the Soup Nazi...who could ever forget that? | 1positive
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If your looking for action, go elswhere.
This movie is OK. A few laughs at best. If you want an action movie starring Chan, this isn't it. He has one lame fight scene, and that's it. Try drunken master 1 or 2, or Police story. Overall, Chris Tucker is funny for 15 minutes until all his material just repeats itself endlessly. | 0negative
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Life in the fast (Diane) Lane!
Much like her role as an adulterous wife inA Walk on the Moon, the lovely Diane Lane once again plays an everyday housewife (Connie) who strays from her husband (Edward, played by Richard Gere) after being seduced by a dude with an accent. {So that's what it takes to trump Richard Gere's GQ looks? An accent? Hmmmmmm}The reason why Lane is so absolutely perfect for this role as well as the similar role in MOON is pretty simple: she is America's sweetheart. It's precisely because she seems so decent & trustworthy (not to mention beautiful!) that she's ideal to play the destructive vixen. Gosh, I don't even know Diane Lane, yet I'd trust her to babysit my nieces & nephews in a heartbeat as she appears so likeable!While adultery stories are fairly commonplace, the switching of gender roles is what makes this film intriguing. Typically, it's the guy who cheats on the helpless wife (thinkFatal Attraction) that comprise this genre. In this story, it's the wife who is naughty, and willing to risk everything for a few moments of bliss.Ultimately, the movie details much more than the story of a cheating wife & a cuckhold husband. It serves as a glimpse of what can happen when adultery intersects with the law of unintended consequences. Remember: riding a Romantic rollercoaster can be a lot of fun - so long as the rollercoaster doesn't break down!If you're a fan of erotic thrillers, this one is a good add to your DVD collection. If you're a fan of Diane Lane, it's a MUST have. If you're married and tinkering with the idea of having an affair, it serves as a cautionary tale. | 1positive
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enjoyable with a lot of setting up the Original Trilogy
A film by George Lucas"Attack of the Clones" takes place ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace". Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is an Apprentice in the Jedi order and is studying under Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). When Senator Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) from Naboo barely survives an assassination attempt, Kenobi and Skywalker are assigned by the Jedi Council to protect her and eventually to look into who is trying to have her killed. This sets the events of the film into motion.Senator Amidala intended on speaking out against the Republic raising an army. There has been unrest in the Republic and thousands of star systems have already left the Republic and have formed an Alliance under a former Jedi named Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). The army would be to help the Jedi keep the peace in the galaxy, but many do not feel it is the role of the Republic to have a standing army. I do not give this background information to bore, but rather because this is the set-up that the movie is presenting us with.Anakin and Obi-Wan are able to track a subsequent attempt on Padme's life to a bounty hunter. Obi-Wan follows the trail of the bounty hunter to a planet where he discovers there is a clone army being created, apparently at the orders of a Jedi ten years ago. He also meets the bounty hunter who is being used as the stock for the clones: Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison). Kenobi believes that Fett is also the Bounty Hunter who was trying to kill Padme Amidala. We also get to see the child: Boba Fett.While Obi-Wan is investigating the bounty hunter and now the clones, Anakin has been instructed to return Padme to Naboo for safety reasons. It is during this trip that romance blossoms. There is a courtship, intense on Anakin's part, and our knowledge of the original trilogy tells us how it is going to end.This movie serves to set up several important points in the Star Wars universe. We see the relationship between Anakin and Padme which will eventually provide us with Luke and Leia. We see Anakin begin his descent into the Dark Side and also have him start to become as much machine as human (as Vader is in the Original Trilogy), and we also see how Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) gains so much power as well as the clone army, which is the precursor to the Imperial Stormtroopers.Is this movie perfect? By no means. Much of the dialogue feels stilted and awkward, and I can only imagine how difficult it is to act against a blue screen because the creatures will only be digitally added later. Still, this was an enjoyable movie with excellent effects and more of a feel of "Star Wars". Besides, there is a certain sense of justice in Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best) being indirectly responsible for the rise of the Empire. This is a science fiction "Star Wars" movie. We're not going to get classic cinema, but we will get a fun trip to the movies. | 1positive
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A Holiday Movie Good to Watch All Year Round
This is one of my favourite movies. I love the songs, the setting, and the characters. Being that it's clay-animation, I can't comment on acting, but they "sounded" good. Very recommended. | 1positive
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Die Hard with a Vengence (Special Edition)
I have always enjoy Die Hard movies, and like the first 2 episodes, it's always pack with endless actions. | 1positive
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No Film Comes Close - No Film Ever Will
To those that somehow managed to slip in less than 5-star comments -- I feel sorry for you and your apparent pessimistic beliefs about life; to be so blind must be hell. This film portrays heaven on earth - period. | 1positive
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1 star only because there's no ZERO
this movie starts off pretty good, but then gets completely ridiculous. it's one of the worst movies I've ever seen. | 0negative
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Great action thriller
Kurt Russell stars as a suit-and-tie Intelligence analyst who ends up leading a crack Special Ops unit in the rescue of a hijacked US passenger plane which coincidentally has a bomb onboard. They have until US airspace to defuse the bomb--or the US will have no choice but to blow the plane up. The action's fast and the humor in places is politically irreverent. This is definitely one to own and watch again and again. | 1positive
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Great Movie - terrible transfer to DVD
Let me start this by saying that Zulu is one of my favorite movies. It's too bad because the quality of this DVD is terrible! The transfer was horrible (much worse than any VHS tape I've ever seen) and the picture actually freezes several times during the movie. The sound quality is no better. Zulu is a great movie that is begging to be done in a wide screen format, with home theatre sound support. My advice - Wait until someone releases a DVD version that does it justice. | 0negative
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Girl, Interrupted
It was an interesting movie, however I was looking for something which more was more educational reguarding Borderline Personalities. Fun Viewing, though. | 1positive
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Bring it On....AGAIN!
I really enjoyed this movie when I saw it on pay-per-view. So I decided to add it to my personal collection. This is fun, charming and energetic movie for cheerleaders and non-cheerleaders alike. Everyone's acting was superb. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a good comedy every now and again. | 1positive
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Not Funny & Way Over-hyped
Not funny and this stuff is just gotten old. Time to move on stoners! | 0negative
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Horrible film, but beautiful woman.
Let's be honest about this picture. The only reason people watch it is to see Sharon Stone naked. EVERYTHING about the movie if terrible, but I would recommend the movie so people could marvel at the beauty of Sharon's breasts and legs. She is truly mesmorizing. | 0negative
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A delightful film about character
I know people who didn't like this movie because they didn't find an obvious plot, or because they thought it was "weird," but I think their criticisms really get to the heart of what makes Garden State so special. This is delightful film about character. It is about fabulously flawed people figuring themselves out.Garden State is not perfect; the final scenes needed some editing, but it is well worth ignoring its frayed edges, for its warm and clever core. | 1positive
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Waste of time
I stopped it half way thru - why waste yet more time. Was told the book is excellent - haven't read it. I'm male and not a prude at all, but the sex scene with Cage taking off her clothes made my skin crawl. | 0negative
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A truly terrible movie!
This is easily the worst of the Lethal Weapon series. By this point, the interplay between Mel Gibson and Danny Glover is annoying. Joe Pesci is irritating, not funny. The script and characters are politically correct, and not realistic. Finally, the language would make a sailor blush. The only redeeming feature is the bad guy. | 0negative
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excellent
Gets my vote for one of the better action/adventure movies ever made. And check out the way Baldwin looked way back when! | 1positive
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Hogan's Heroes
If you want even one iota of anything approaching realism then forget this movie. Because it has Germans in the movie it, of course, has the obligatory Malmedy Massacre scene along with the Jews being deported on trains scene and the Germans are all ruthless nazis etc, etc. The scene in which the American POWs form the letters "POW" in order to stop a low level air raid is pretty hilarious. The plot is poor and the acting even poorer. As usual for an American film everything explodes in flame: one wonders if American special effects producers have actually ever seen an explosion. The film looks as though it was derived by reading an old style war comic. It is bad. ... | 0negative
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Savoir vivre!
Carol Reed waited for his moment . And the result was this unforgettable film : this picture is a song to the life , an imagination triumph and a timeless art piece .This movie belongs to that selected dinasty :In the thirties : Wizard of Oz and Top HatIn the forties: Great expectations and Oliver twist .In the fifties : Singin ' in the rain and Gigi .In the sixties : Tom Jones , West side story , The sound of music , Mary Poppins and this one of course .So , don' t doubt just for a second and try to find that treasure film . | 1positive
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DVD: terribly distorted image
Whether one enjoys this film or not, the fact is that the DVD transfer provides excellent, detailed image plus first-rate sound. Dimitri Tiomkin's score is the work of a master, as well as William Faulkner's dialogues. Joan Collins, as usual, is terrible, but since the character she portrays is also "terrible" to a large extent, at the end of the movie she gets what she deserves for her nasty performance: she is buried alive. This witty comment was made by another reviewer here, and I fully agree with it. Great. Now... what would then be the real problem with this movie ? Alas... the format of the DVD transfer is totally inadequate. Everybody looks as thin as the aliens of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" or an Indian fakir - particularly those characters placed at the right and left corners of the screen. However, as they move towards the center of the screen their health improves visibly and they look a little more human. Insomma, it is unbelievable the perfunctory way some DVD and Blu-ray transfers are made - and, what is worst: offered for sale to bona-fide consumers. | 0negative
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Another Beached Whale
In the opening scene of "Norbit," the first thing to happen is a swaddled baby is tossed from a moving car. If you happen to find that sort of thing funny, you will probably think the rest of the movie is a hoot and a holler.Norbit is the unfortunate projectile infant, and he lands on the doorstep of a Chinese restaurant/orphanage run by a Mr. Wong (played by Murphy). Young Norbit grows up into a mealy-mouthed and dull-spirited boy who sports a tap-water spine and glasses that appear to have been inspired by the Hubble telescope. Murphy's sole characterization for Norbit is a mouth that is stretched and flattened in some kind of perpetual grimace. (You might find a similar grimace on your face halfway through this clumsy comedy.)As Norbit ages, he becomes unlikely friends with a hefty and hideous woman named Rasputia (Murphy, again), emphasis on the word "unlikely." The reasons why such a selfish and vain woman would befriend and marry such a stupid and unintersting fellow aren't ever satisfactorily explained. (Not much in the movie is, really. Why, for example, are we supposed to sympathize with Norbit? Simply because he is put upon?)With time, Norbit rediscovers an old lost love, Kate (the beautiful Thandie Newton), a close friend from his earliest days in the orphanage. Because they grew up together as toddlers, they are, obviously, meant for each other. Right? Right? *sigh* Anyway, Kate begins to fall for Norbit, in spite of his wholesale lack of any appeal, and thus we have our central conflict: love lost, love found, love unfulfilled.Add to the mix a cheating and lying boyfriend (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), bad guys who want to turn an orphanage into a strip club, endless fat jokes, an interrupted wedding, and many delightful misunderstandings, and you've got every comedy cliche in the book, standing upright, mugging shamelessly, and waddling around.Murphy shows off his chops (and let's admit it, the guy can act) and does so in a style that by now has become a sort of convention for him -- the multiple characters. If there's anything good about "Norbit," it is that the movie very quickly helps you forget that you're watching the same man play three different roles. The special effects are pretty phenomenal, actually, with Wong, Norbit, and Rasputia interacting seamlessly in more than a few scenes. This viewer had to remind himself that he was watching the ballet of computer generated manipulation.But a superb technical accomplishment is no substitute for the laughs this film fails to provide. Norbit's pimp friend (Eddie Griffin) is good for a chuckle now and then, but the rest of the movie is just smug mockery, artful maliciousness, and one lame duck gag after another, all of it buried under pounds and pounds of artificial fat. | 0negative
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I was blown away
This movie is by far the most entertaining shoot-em up I have ever seen. I have seen some pretty violent Hollywood movies, but none of them match up to this. The movies almost 2 hours long and there are several slow parts. The action sequences are by far the highlight of this movie. Unlike Hollywood movies, the hero is not some muscle-bound Austrian who simply dispatches bad guys with a few shots and then says some sarcastic remark. In The Killer, Chow yun fat is a normal looking person who pumps an entire clip into some thug, who then crashes through a plate glass window or flies over a railing. The battle at the church and the first assassination scene are some of the greatest fight scenes on film. The camera work is great and the subtitles are okay. One of the things you have to realize that the violence is supposed to be over the top and outrageously violent, but the violence is never ridiculous. I dont think that people should complain about violence in Hollywood without noting that other countries make far more violent and explicit movies than the U.S. does. | 1positive
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Zero stars - this is total trash
I'm actually kind of dumbfounded. Words to describe this miserable failure... I just wish you could hear my grunts and moans of anguish after watching this the other day. And that ONLY because it was a double-feature that came with the original Never Ending Story (which is a priceless classic.) Horrible acting. Plot that was doo doo. Pee pee special effects and puke character development. This movie is going to be in hell with Satan and his angels and those who do not obey Jesus Christ.But what I really want to know is: WHY?!?!?!??!! Why would they do this to the original! WHY?!?!?!??!?!?!?!A dumb bird-guy who I guess is supposed to be a flying chicken or something? Falkor with bronchitis? Atreyu replaced by a lower-paid immigrant? (Actually the kid who played Atreyu was about the only person who could have done well in a compitent sequel.) Tri-face? The dumbes name EVER. The "high five scene" was not even funny when I first saw it at the theater when I was 8. Water that's acid? Why? And why doesn't that factor in to anything later? The dancing people in the Crystal City... why? Why were they so lame/French? Their dancing sucked. Even in one scene one of the "dancers" stops dancing and actually looks at the camera as if he doesn't know what to do after stopping. Then he ashamedly enters into a conused "dance" and then the scene ends. Atreyu dies from rolling a little bit? We went through worse in part 1! And if that killed Atreyu then Bastian assuredly should have died from his later fall off the horse! UGH!!!!The sad news is that part 3 is even worse. EVEN WORSE!!! Also reserved for hell fire. | 0negative
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'Eastern Promises' Delivers!
EASTERN PROMISES as written by Steven Knight and directed by David Cronenberg is one of the grittiest, insightful, and well-acted films of the year. Maintaining his keen eye for the dark side of life and the people who dwell in its shadows, Cronenberg has once again brought us characters so strongly etched on film that they will be remembered for many years.The setting is London where lives the enigmatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin (Viggo Mortensen in an Oscar caliber performance) who serves as a driver for a cloaked mysterious Russian family, members of the Russian mafia called the Vory V Zakone, a bizarre brotherhood populated with men whose lives of crime are told in tattooed stories on their bodies. The head of the family is the elegant restaurateur Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl) whose son Kirill (Vincent Cassel) carries on the crime aspects of the family but shows no role of leadership in his dissipated life style. As the film opens we observe the birth of a little girl to a drug-addled mother Tatiana (Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse): she dies during childbirth having been delivered by a midwife Anna (Naomi Watts) who herself has a history of a stillborn child. Anna finds a diary in Tatiana's purse, saves it, and takes it to her uncle to translate it form the Russian. Opening the diary opens dark secrets for Semyon and Kirill: Tatiana was apparently one of the many illegal Russian prostitutes imported by the Vory V Zakone crime syndication and was raped by Semyon whose daughter was born as Tatiana died. Anna's investigation as to the baby's heritage includes the invaluable help of Nikolai who despite his past has a soft spot for Anna and her plight and it is the manner in which the interplay of Anna, Semyon, Kirill and Nikolai works out that brings the film to its conclusion.The acting is impeccable with Mortensen, Watts, Cassell, and Mueller-Stahl at peak form. Cameo roles by Sinéad Cusack and Jerzy Skolimowski, among others, are fully fleshed. The accents are believable and the multiple tattoos on Mortensen's body (seen fully in the much ballyhooed bathhouse scene, more about killing than about voyeurism) match the dark, dank atmosphere well captured by the cinematographer Peter Suschitzky and echoed with the musical score by Howard Shore. This is a tough movie for the squeamish to watch, but the story is superb and the film is Cronenberg at his best. Grady Harp, December 07 | 1positive
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A bad movie with some redeaming qualities
Ok so Claud was never a great actor and this was not his best work, Yes the "martial arts" are weak at best, but I still own this movie and watch it just to see Raul Julia go over the top.Why do they still call me a warlord? And mad? All I want to do is to create the perfect genetic soldier. Not for power, not for evil, but for good. Carlos Blanka will be the first of thousands. They will march out of my laboratory and crush every adversary, every creed, every nation! Until the world is in the loving grip of the Pax Bisonica. And peace will reign and all humanity will bow to me in humble gratitude. | 0negative
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robyn luvs syd
interesting introduction to pink floyd's legendary "missing" founding memeber...who's most-often described in this dvd, as being "beautiful" yet there's not enough footage of this beautiful person, to satisfy my longing to learn more about him...but still worth seeing - if only, for the footage of robyn hitchock playing several of syd's tunes with such a heartfelt reverance that it inspired me to want to hear more from both of them! | 0negative
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Average movie
The movie was just fine and you could see it if there's nothing else to watch, but I wouldn't say that this movie stood out from all the movies I saw. It is based on real life, so at least it isn't that predictable. Go see it if you liked the books and feel-good-about-yourself movies. Nothing special about it, though. | 1positive
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I love "Music Man"
I had recorded The Music Man on an old VHS tape and my copy was becoming worse and worse with each playing of this movie. When I saw I could a DVD copy for a reasonable amount of money, I was thrilled and I used it as one of my husband's Christmas Presents. | 1positive
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Awesome!
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen! The cast are some of the most talented actors in Hollywood today. The Departed put Matt Damon on the map for me. And Leonardo Dicaprio...forget it. He is absolutely amazing as the tortured William Costigan Jr. I have seen this movie no less than 50 times. I'm actually watching it right now. I'm not a huge fan of "gangster" flicks, but this one is perfect. As the viewer, we know everything that the characters are trying to figure out, but what keeps us on the edge is wondering how it's going to be played out. Will the cops figure out who Costello's rat is? Will Costello figure out who's undercover? There is so much cursing, too, which is wonderful!! Personally, cussing is a constant in my circle, but if you have sensitive ears, you might need to steer clear...The soundtrack is also terrific. The Dropkick Murphy's Shipping up to Boston is a key element and just seems to fitting to this movie. I love everything about this movie.!!! | 1positive
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The Last Boy Scout
Action packed with mature humor mixed in. One of Bruce Willis's best films. | 1positive
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Fun for the family!
Anastasia is one of my all-time favorite animated films. It is my opinion that it belongs with Disney's own "Masterpiece Collection" including Bambi, Cinderella, and the Little Mermaid. The animation itself is done well enough, but the original soundtrack is what keeps my family coming back for more. We love to sing along to those fun, sometimes heart-warming, lyrics with Anastasia, Dmitri, and Rasputin time and time again. I would recommend this movie to anyone! | 1positive
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Dude, did the writers write a good script? NO WAY DUDE!!
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner, Marla Sokoloff, Kristy Swanson, David Herman, Hal Sparks, Charlie O' Connell, D: Danny Leiner.Juvenile comedy about two pothead morons waking up in the morning with hangovers to find they misplaced their car and try to recap the wild events of the night before.Lowbrow and witless, with goofballs named Jesse and Chester, in the tradition of Bill and Ted, or Cheech and Chong, or Harry and Lloyd. Yes, teenagers will find appeal in this, and it can be entertaining if your idea for a Saturday evening is a waste of time.TRIVIA: Andy Dick and Brent Spiner appear unbilled. Followed by SERIOUSLY DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR?Running Time: 83 minutes and rated PG-13 for language, drug content and sexual humor | 0negative
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The worst pianist ever
I think that everything that is going on around the name of Lang Lang cannot be called anyhow differently than destroying the whole world of classical music. This movie is an additional contribution into a totally artifical popularization of this mediocre pianist. | 0negative
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Great DVD for under-4's
My nearly-three year old daughter loves every episode of Franklin she has ever seen and this DVD is no exception. The Franklin series promotes great values which little minds can easily grasp and the simple animation does not overload a toddler's senses. Franklin, Bear and their various friends are endearing (and hopefully enduring). | 1positive
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The Fifth Element Ultimate Edition, Woohoo!!! - The Diva Interview is Priceless !!
Alright, there are hundreds of 5* reviews on this badboy so no need to re-invent the wheel here. I just want to say that having 2 disks, one for the movie itself and the other for all the extras is brilliant. Even previews are housed on the second disk so you get the original in its pure, unadulterated form right off the bat.Still the extras are awesome! Of note would have to be the interview with the woman who played "The Diva" a character I always wanted to know more about. Who would have thought she was a weird, semi-narcissistic chick who thought just a wee bit too much of her role in the film? I never would have known had this not been so evident by her interview! Yay!Brilliant extras have me giving this edition 5 stars. (That and Chris Tucker's hilarious performance, of course!) | 1positive
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You Won't Tire of It!
My 3 yr. old son is a High-5 fanatic. This DVD is great! I am a music teacher, and I especially like the fact that the singing of the cast is in tune and energetic without shouting like today's pop stars. | 1positive
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I Guess I'm Not Smart Enough
I love movies and I do pay attention to what happens in them.'Wonder Boys' really makes me wonder who is in charge of okaying a project in the land of Hollywood.'Wonder Boys' makes me wonder what the percentage the agents of these actors actually receive.In all honesty, this movie isn't about anything. There isn't anything about the characters you find out 2 hours after you watched it that you didn't realize after the first five minutes of the film. A "brilliant" student experiments with alcohol and that's about it.Go to a rocky cliff with a friend who can't hold his/her liquor, get them boozed up and watch the results. It will be much more entertaining than this production.After wasting nearly two hours of my life watching this production and pleading to the motion picture gods that something would actually occur (heaven forbid), I was left motionless.Trust me on this, nothing happens in this movie. it isn't about anything at all...and that's really disappointing when you consider a man who brought you something as great as 'LA Confidential' was behind this mess. Please don't forget the outstanding cast as well...I can only wonder what in the hell the lot of them were thinking.This movie is a disaster. | 0negative
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It doesn't seem to be a real Bond movie
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is, in my opinion, something of an unclaimed stepchild in the Bond family. It seems to have even less in common with the series than the independently-produced "Never Say Never Again", which at least had the familiar presence of Sean Connery.Sure, the traditional supporting characters are here (Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewellyn, and Lois Maxwell), but OHMSS is such a departure from the norm they just don't quite fit in.The main difference is with George Lazenby taking over the role of James Bond. His performance is neither exceptionally bad or good, just different. When I was younger and saw this movie on TV, I thought that Lazenby was just substituting for Connery, who was either sick or needed a break. Recently I learned the circumstances for Lazenby's hiring and departure from the series. Now I think of Lazenby as an inexperienced actor who had an incredible stroke of good luck but found himself in a role too difficult to handle. His subsequent acting career in B-movies seems to vindicate those who criticized his performance in OHMSS.Another difference with the movie is that it was the first Bond adventure to feature actors already familiar to American audiences, Telly Savalas and Diana Rigg. Savalas's role as Blofeld was all right, but he struggled to maintain a "European" accent. Ms. Rigg looked good, but her role was something of a waste of her talent. It was definitely different seeing her play someone so vulnerable as Tracy Draco, compared to the steeliness and pluck she demonstrated as Emma Peel in "The Avengers". I thought she cried "James!" a few times too many. Ilse Steppat had a memorable performance as henchwoman Irma Bunt. Sadly, she died shortly after making OHMSS.One scene I thought out-of-place was when one of Blofeld's henchmen got ground up in the snow-blowing machine, which proceeded to blow out pink snow. That seemed to belong in a "Friday the 13th" or some other slasher-movie series.OHMSS's sad ending was another definite break from the Bond genre.Just before going to sleep after watching "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" last night, I thought it wouldn't have been surprising to have the last scene showing Sean Connery waking up, thus revealing the preceding events as one of James Bond's dreams. The movie does seem like a dream to me. | 0negative
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I really wanted to like this but . . .
I just watched this on Netflix - well most of it - and was disappointed. I like historical movies and Jackie Chan but it was very difficult to keep up with this film, much less have an understanding of what was happening. It took me a few minutes to realize that the Chinese characters and English subtitles on the sides of the screen were to identify the participants, not the actors, mostly because I was trying to keep up with the dialogue subtitles. Then the screen started displaying more and more information - descriptions of the timeline and actions. Now, I am an avid reader and have a decent reading speed but I just could not keep up with three separate groups of text running simultaneously with the action. The acting seemed decent, the production values great but I felt like I should have read a book first. My memories of this time period in China from World History classes are 40+ years old. Finally turned it off. | 0negative
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Near Death
One of the Worst movies out there on the market! Save your money, not even worth a rental! Bad movie, bad acting, all in all BAD! | 0negative
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Great Debut Movie For The Bikini Bottom Gang!
The plot (no spoilers (well, sort of, but not really)): Plankton (once again) formulates a plan to steal the Krabby Patty Secret Formula. He realizes that he has gone through plans A through Y. Karen, his computer wife (going mobile this time around) asks about Plan 'Z'. Plankton finds the plan, and he starts to scheme. His plan: Steal King Neptune's crown, and make Mr. Krabs take the blame. It all goes along well, and Mr. Krabs becomes frozen in ice, and SpongeBob and Patrick must venture to Shell City to get the crown before Mr. Krabs is executed in 6 days. While they are away, Plankton sneaks into The Krusty Krab, and gets the formula, hatching his diabolical scheme to enslave all of Bikini Bottom! It's all up to SpongeBob and Patrick to "Get The Crown, Save The Town, And Mr. Krabs"!I really hoped to enjoy this film when I heard that it was coming out. I have been a big fan of the show nearly since it started, and there was no doubt I was going to see this.November 19th came, and it was time for the movie. My friend and I went with his little brother and sister. We watched the film with high expectations (not always a good thing, I know), and we all loved it! The characters were great, the humor from the show is more present than most of the new episodes, and it is a flat-out great movie for the fans.Many people have complained that the humor is a little too grown-up for the kids, and is considerably crude at times. Obviously they must not watch the show, considering the humor is as blatantly obvious in the show as it is in the movie. Some of the jokes in the film, I highly doubt little kids would understand, anyways.This film was definitely an enjoyment for me, from start to finish. It had great moments of humor, both crude and clean, and even had some bit parts that were sad (wait until the 'Shell City' scene). Definitely a pleasure for the fans of the show, and maybe even people who are just discovering it. | 1positive
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Too many mistakes
I had read the book as required reading in ninth grade, then my teacher showed the class the movie. If this were a stand-alone film, and the novel didn't exist, then I would greatly enjoy it. However, it gets several things wrong. It adds a level of hostility to Joe Starret's relationship with Shane. In the novel, the two were more friendly towards each other. In the film however, you get the impression that Joe's on the verge of shooting him. Joe's wife (sorry, I forgot her name) is made to appear a little more rougher thean she was in the novel. The actor who played Shane looks all wrong. The cover of the novel paints Shane as a man with an ominous air to him, and he looks younger. The movie version seems to have trouble potraying that. Then there is Joey, who is called Boby in the novel and also the narrator. In the novel, I sympathised with him. The movie goes for the route of curious kid with annoying voice. Thne there's the scene where Shane knocks Joe out to prevent him from fighting Fletcher. This never happened. In the novel, Shane persuaded Joe to let him go instead. I will give props to the costume design, the beatiful settings, and a score that really fit the scenes. If you enjoyed the book, then don't expect a faithful adpation. This is not. | 0negative
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Great flick
Fun movie- good shape- and was exactly what they sd it would be.Glad I bought it. word word word. | 1positive
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It was a great movie
The romance and the music were very awesome | 1positive
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Beautiful Production
What a beautifully filmed movie -- camera, sound, costume, sets -- all perfect. However, I found myself wondering how Humbert could stand being with this obnoxious brat of a girl once the sexual curiosity was gone. Of course that's his problem, the sexual magic never ends for him. Is this love? Who knows? | 1positive
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Doesn't live up to reviews.
After reading the other reviews, I was prepared for a heart-warming, coming of age movie. What I got was dark, slow, hard to follow and boring. The movie I bought from Amazon was a prior rental in the U.S., so maybe something was cut out of it that made it such a classic, but from what I saw it was just 90 minutes worth of "stuff". There was no real "coming of age" event in the whole movie. He did wrestle with a girl about his own age for a minute or so, but no emotions, or "sexual awakening" was ever revealed. | 0negative
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This is the worst movie of all time!
This movie is so painfully bad, it's astonishing. George Lucas has clearly lost it. It seems that he rufused any insight from anyone else and took on this project by his ego-maniacal self. When he collaborated with screenwriter greats like Lawrence Kasden in the past films, the films turned out great mostly because of the great character development and the on-screen chemistry between the characters. Unfortunatly, he thought he could do it himself on this one. And what was the turnout: Over two hours of the most audience insulting #$%* ever invented. The characters had absolutely no life and the dialogue was painful to hear.The CGI was horrendous. What is the deal with modern filmakers sacrificing substance for crap like CGI. Yes, it is essential at times, but it doesn't need to dominate an entire movie like GL did with this piece of fluff.There was no character development at all. You didn't care at all for any of the characters and most of the "main" characters were really one dimensional.The storyline was uninteresting and the whole midichlorians crap ruins everything the old Star Wars movies stood for. So George, you are great because you were born like that? No one has the choice to make themselves truly heroic? It all depends on something you were born with? That's just absurd. You completely betrayed your fans with this awful movie.If this movie was made 20 years before it came out, it probably would have been a lot better because I believe George Lucas would have had a lot more help. I think he just got so full of himself he thought he was somekind of god. And he was so god-like in his powers that he came up with Jar-Jar binks, the most annoying, despicable, absolutely awful character imagined by the mind of man.George, do me a favor and don't ever make any more movies. The world will be a much better place w/ out them | 0negative
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This was a briliant film
Front and center are Liam Neeson's strong acting skills. Just seeing Neeson's versatility made the whole film worth it.This is one of those types of films that keeps you riveted to your seat during the first presentation, but on successive views the film begins to stretch the limits of plausibility. For example: What is the likelihood that Neeson's character could go into a house full of mobsters and pose as an English speaking French police officer-- and use English as the language of extortion? Another example: What is the likelihood that someone would choose to execute a person and just as they started strangling him that the pipe on which he was suspended break in such a way as to knock out two of the would be assassins? Third: How is there a party with so many people (with automatic and semi automatic weapons) where young girls are being sold that happens-- and not authorities know that this is happening?One thing that this does make the viewer want to do is investigate further into different types of sexual slavery-- if for no other reason than to ascertain the plausibility of the plot. | 1positive
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A Little Known Gem
I first saw this film in a Hitchcock class at UCLA in 1982, and I've never forgotten it. With its elements of macabre suspense, drama, and comedy, it could be termed "faux Hitchcock."Cary Grant is excellent as the good guy/bad guy/good guy who changes identities every 5 minutes, and what can you say about Audrey Hepburn? Every film she was ever in benefitted from her screen presence. The bantering and chemistry between the two is something special to watch.The DVD is a very poor transfer, and if you're looking for a high quality digital transfer, don't look here. But if you're looking for a good story and two American movie icons in prime form, look no further. | 1positive
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don't get unless you just have nothing else to watch
I like old scary movies, but these two are just not up to par. I did not care for either of the movies on this disc. | 0negative
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Great!!
Love the season, can be very complicated with the many doctor terms used, but if you are listening, then they usually explain. Great for those if have a soft spot for that off the wall zany british humor, and I would think that it would make anybody in the medical field say, "Wish we were really allowed to do that!" | 1positive
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Great movie that's worthy of it's oscars!
This movie is fantstic!It was well written and acted.This cast is magnificent.This was the first movie I saw Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in and I think they give great preformances here and just keep on giving them. They also wrote a wonderful movie. I'm so gracious that they finally gave Robin Williams an Oscar. I think it is a long overdue award! | 1positive
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Stones bring Voodoo magic back to touring
Those of you who were at the Thanksgiving concert will know that this concert went for a LOT longer than 95 minutes, and what a killer set list it was !!Where as the Bridges to Babylon concert was left uncut, this Voodoo Lounge performance is pretty much butchered. Great songs like "Monkey Man","Beast Of Burden","Before they Make Me Run","Live With Me" (guest vocals: Sheryl Crow !) and quite a few others deserved to be kept for this release.Hopefully the awesome HBO Madison Suare Gardens concert in January 2003(40 Licks tour) will be released uncut like the Babylon DVD.Still, what remains is a good looking concert, and shows the Stones proving they can keep up the pace post-Steel Wheels. This DVD would've gotten a higher rating if the full concert had been included with 5.1 surround sound though. | 0negative
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review - Lord of the Rings
Great show! It was pretty darn close to the greatness of the books. Looking forward to seeing the other films again soon. | 1positive
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What a letdown
Oh dear , what a letdown . This video really (is bad) . Don't be fooled into beleiving it's good . It's not . Missy Hyatt well into her 40's , trying to be a teen.......pleaseAs for Tammy well she looks so wasted no wonder there's no place for her in wrestling . | 0negative
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did not work:(
I was excited about getting this dvd but when i went to play, the dvd was broken. The video would not play. Very disappointing:( | 0negative
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Jesus of Nazareth, best of all films. Jesus will return.
COMPLETE and UNEDITED VERSION. Running Time: 6 hours, 22 mins.Yes! The definitive best. As close to and faithful to the King James Holy Bible as can be.This version begins with Joseph and Mary and the angel, Gabriel, telling her she will give birth to a son. You will see Jesus as a child, as a teenager preaching and his journeys and miracles by God as an adult.Every home that believes in Jesus should have this movie. They could never make a tv miniseries about the life of Jesus as carefully, dramatic and beautiful like this one again.The all-star cast makes this film all the more wonderful.I, too, enjoy the magnificent, gentle, kind and honest performance of Robert Powell as "Jesus". Almost hypnotizing. Robert Powell was the perfect age to play "Jesus" at age 32. Excellent casting of "Joseph", played by Yorgo Voyagis. He plays "Joseph" with emotion and with a kind face. Olivia Hussey as "Mary" (mother of Jesus) is memorable in her role as well.Also in the cast: Donald Pleasence, James Earl Jones, Valentina Cortese, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Tony Vogel, Steve Gardner, James Farentino, Keith Washington, Jonathan Muller, Ian McShane, Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Richard Richardson, Simon MacCorkindale, Ian Holm, Stacy Keach, Claudia Cardinale, Ernest Borgnine, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Rod Steiger and Peter Ustinov are unforgetable in their roles. Immad Cohen played "Young Jesus".This version adds a few more things from the King James Holy Bible that other films do not.The mini-series continues the true story beyond the Crucifixion when Mary (mother of Jesus and later James, Joses, Simon, Jude and sisters), Salome and Mary Magdalene went to the tomb to anoint the deceased Jesus. They see the mysterious man in a white robe. They discover the stone has been rolled away, the tomb empty.No other movie adds the following:Jesus was "alive" and did appear to his disciples again. According to the Holy Bible, Jesus appeared nearly unrecognizable. He showed them his hands and feet. Then they could see it was him. He spoke to them and even ate a fish. Jesus asked that they do not touch him for he had not ascended to his Father yet. He appeared for 40 days and then ascended into the clouds (from Earth to Heaven).Allow your children to see the mini-series. Perhaps one hour at a time. Let them see the Crucifixion (with your supervision) and when your child asks "Why?", you will know what to say. Jesus died on the cross so that we could live. He saved our lives. And we are all saved.This is the full-screen version as it aired on television on NBC, April 3, 1977. This 2-disc DVD collection is not closed-captioned and is only in English.Beware of other tv prints and VHS copies that show the original edited version at 371 mins. The United Kingdom version runs 360 mins.This DVD version is the complete, unedited version at 6 hours, 22 minutes.Jesus promised, he will return (The Second Coming). Could Jesus return 2000 years after his death? It is believed he was born 4 B.C., say the scholars and experts according to the timeline and death of Herod the Great.Pope Bendict XVI believes the Crucifixion was April 3, 33AD.Could Jesus return in April 2033? (7th Millennia) We are not allowed to know the exact date, but we will know the season. Christians will know.Jesus' return (with angels) to Earth, to judge and reign over all nations in the Kingdom of God, will be visible.They should restore the film print of Jesus of Nazareth (1977).Buy this DVD today. | 1positive
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THE GREAT DUETS OF THE GREATEST STARS
This DVD is a great addition to those who want to see some great duets with the Rat Packers and their friends.One doesn't hear orchestrations and writing like this these days between most performers. And, the goofing around with some of these giants is quite entertaining.Tina, Nancy and Frank Jr. provide some narrative...Tina has always seemed to be the business brains behind this now churning marketing cabal that Frank Sr. left to them. | 1positive
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The names Cage, Xander Cage
Vin Diesel heats up the screen in yet another tough boy movie that shows us even muscle men can act when given a chance.Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) Is a stunt fanatic who tries every death defying trick in the book, while filming it and selling them. Its a decent business I guess, and Xander thought so too, until he decided to steal Senator Dick Hodgekiss' car and drive it off the bridge.Enter the FBI, led by I'm-going-to-haul-your-tail end-to-jail-where-you-wish-wheren't-born Mr. Gibbons (Samual L. Jackson) a man with a plan to get the dirties, meanest guy off the streets to work undercover and take down his unfortunate prey. A certain Russian that is under American survelliance because of his power and prestige in Prog.Enter Xander Cage as Gibbon's lackey who despised all things in the American spirit and believes he lives soley for and to himself. That is, until he is sent to Prog, to discover that he is hard pressed to escape the long arm of Gibbon's.There Xander discovers all is not well in Russia, a feeling that will soon overflow its banks and pour over into America, and the rest of the known world if the man is not stopped. So begins Xander's exhilerating journey through self-redemtion and the purpose to live as he falls in love and begins to live for one not himself. The ending is beautiful, and ending that is destroyed however by the directors cut and Rob Cohan's "Short movie on Xander's death." Word of advice, if you like triple x alot, don't get the directors cut to see this short flick. It will leave you tears of frustration.A good spy movie in an unconventional sense, as our hero is bad and buff, and not in the least interested in saving our rear ends. | 1positive
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stinkburger
Sgt. Bilko, how do I rate thee?HUMOR:On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being Carrot Top with food poisoning and 10 being on NO2, I rate Sgt. Bilko a 2; this movie was not funny, and I'd even killed a few beers. I wisely turned this S-bomb off halfway through (you can do with that what you will).ORIGINALITY:On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being Dolly the cloned sheep and 10 being a snowflake, I rate Sgt. Bilko a 2; this movie was not funny OR original...call it a remake, a reimagining, or a rehash, it was tired, boring, and at times downright embarassing.STEVE MARTIN FACTOR:On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being Sgt. Bilko and 10 being Dirty Rotten Scoundrals, I rate Sgt. Bilko an enthusiastic 1; this film takes the prize for the 'What the heck was Steve Martin doing in THIS movie?' awards. Even Steve Martin seemed bored by this material.OVERALL ENJOYMENT:On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a rat-tail to the privates and 10 being eating all the Cracklin' Oat Bran, I rate Sgt. Bilko a 1; being whipped in the privates with a twisted-up wet towel hurts like heck, but at least it's over quickly.Stay as far away from this movie as is humanly possible. | 0negative
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Just like the National Geographic!
A silly, unbelievable story, beautifully photographed. This is the kind of mindless pap that passes for art in America--weird hero commits adultery with sexy heroine, who then dies, but Wonder of Wonders, her body never undergoes rigor mortis or decomposes, so that he can come back weeks later and carry her away. Urppp!!! | 0negative
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my mom loved it
i bought this dvd for my mom... she's a huge paquita fan... she still watches it whenever she can... if ur a fan, u'll luv it too. | 1positive
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Gundam Wing is the best, hands down.
Well, I've got to say, of all the Gundam series, GW is the best. The storyline, the animation, all amazing. Also, you may notice, after a while, that Heero is wearing spandex pants. Anyways, getting back to the topic, Gundam Wing has amazing mobile suits, 5 gundams, designed and built by 5 scientists.Their seperate names are Sandrock, HeavyArms, Wing, Deathscythe, and Shenlong. I'd get this one as soon as possible. But if you think it's all just a shoot-em up, you're wrong. Thanks to Duo Maxwell, the group isn't all serious, with nothing to talk about but their mission. The storyline has been beautifully written, and the cartoon flawlessley drawn, except for the colours on the Shenlong Gundam (who designed that thing anyways?!). Well, all in all, Gundam Wing is even better than all the other Gundam series, which is something. The only thing bad about this anime is the complexity of the plot. Took me a really long time to finally get what the plot was. I know you'll have a great time watching this amazing cartoon unfold, revealing one suprise after another!! | 1positive
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Keep the receipt
While I echo the other reviews as regards the quality of the series, my box set had production errors in it. Disc 2 side 2 was the same as Disc 1 side 2. I don't know if this was a widespread manufacturing error, or whether it is unique to the set I purchased. This is an egregious error for the price of the set, and is why I rank this only 1 star. Apart from the erratum in my box set, the series itself is great, albeit with a British perspective. | 0negative
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Hotlegs Workout Review
This is the most stupid and boring workout video I have ever seen (and did). I don't know who this instructor is, never heard of her before. I picked it up because of the title to be honest. She has nice set of legs for sure but she nor her routine offer any motivation at all to go through her tedious and painfully boring workout. I have 100+ workout videos and can confidently say that you can skip this one and save your money and time. | 0negative
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DVD doesn't boot reliably
The DVD is in extremely good condition and plays very well. The difficulty is getting the thing going in the first place -- more often than one would expect.How do I know that it's this DVD? It's the only one that gives me this problem.Delightful movie. | 0negative
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Horrible
One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Maybe if your into rape fantasy it might be your kind if thing. If I didn't pay for it, I would not have finished the movie. | 0negative
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Unviewable
NO AREA CODE AVAILABLE AT PURCHASE TIME LIFT YOUR GAME AMAZON!!! PUT AREA CODES ON ITEMS PLEASE. UNVIEWABLE IN AUSTRALIA | 0negative
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Great movie and no product issues
This is easily my favorite Christmas movie. Obnoxious, awkward, and hilarious, this movie is a unique classic with a heartwarming story.As for the actual product itself, there were absolutely no issues. The package was fine and the Blu-Ray worked perfectly. | 1positive
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Why not get the Blu ray?
Now that it is priced on Amazon at the same cost as the DVD, it makes no sense to buy the DVD version. The picture is the most beautiful you will ever get it, and this movie is known for it's scenery. The extras were just icing on the cake. I now consider DVD a waste of money and will never go back now that Blu rays are at affordable prices. I got my copy of this movie for $9.99 here on Amazon. | 1positive
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Too tedious
Although I liked the Omen and it's first sequel, I didn't like this one. Although many saw it as a good completion to the trilogy (which wasn't the case with Omen 4) I grew tired of it. This film relied more on religion than horror. Sam Neill is well cast as Damien as battle of heaven of hell clash but I found it tedious, I couldn't understand the boring storyline of Judgement Day and Christ and the Devil. I never was a religious follower in the first place. The film has a clever plot, but that's all really. It didn't hold my attention for too long. | 0negative
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I rather watch Tera Patricks videos, she's a porn star
Sorry folks, but this movie not the Star Trek of just a few years ago. It was so boring, a yawner! I waited the whole film for something to happen and when if finally did, I could care less. This is not one of the 50 minute TV shows that used to get a little boring with all the talk, talk, talk, which would mercifully end at the top of the hour. This is a movie, they can't make talk fests out of them and expect them to be good.The Captan seemed out of character too, what was the deal with him being so happy in the beginning? And Data, boring, he ceased to be interesting when half the movie was about him and him! Then you had Picard and Picard why didn't the writers think to bring in Will and Will?All in all a very lousy movie. I thought the last one was bad but this one was really bad.How sad, that the advertised last voyage ended up as bad as Star Trek the Motion picture! | 0negative
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An atmospheric leopard hunt on a Black Forest estate
I knew sooner or later I would find a horror film where Boris Karloff did not turn out to be the bad guy! Set in the 18th-century, "The Black Castle" tells of Sir Ronald Burton (Richard Greene), who believes two of his friends have been murdered by the one-eyed Count von Bruno (Stephen McNally) on his Black Forest estate. Burton arrives at the castle to investigate and discovers the Count's unhappy wife, Elga (Paula Corday) and his physician, Dr. Meissen (Karloff), are essentially prisoners. The Count and his giant, mute henchman Gargon (Lon Chaney, Jr.), recognize Burton as the person who had them captured and tortured by natives for ivory poaching in Africa. They decide to kill Burton during a leopard hunt.That leopard hunt is the showpiece of this 1952 film directed by Nathan Juran, although the story continues for a while afterwards. Greene shows why his reputation as a dashing hero of B-movies is well deserved while Karloff shows that you should never count his character out just because he gets killed. As I indicated above, I like the fact that Karloff gets to play against type, just to confuse everybody. "The Black Castle" is not a great horror film, but it is a solid effort and the leopard hunt is extremely atmospheric. Well worth a look for fans of Karloff. | 1positive
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When? When? When?
I'm still waiting to purchase the DVD series of WKRP. When? When? When? will it be available? How about Christmas sales season 2005? | 1positive
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Horrible film, but beautiful woman.
Let's be honest about this picture. The only reason people watch it is to see Sharon Stone naked. EVERYTHING about the movie if terrible, but I would recommend the movie so people could marvel at the beauty of Sharon's breasts and legs. She is truly mesmorizing. | 0negative
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Terrible quality - don't buy!
This is a very poor copy of this great classic movie, taken from a VHS tape. The picture and sound quality are appalling. Unwatchable, do not waste your money. | 0negative
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I won't even give this DVD away
Just because something has Disney's name on it doesn't mean it is good. This DVD is just awful. I watched it with my 5 year old granddaughter, who loves Belle, and even she said it was 'horrible.' The Beast was ill-tempered throughout the stories, along with being selfish, churlish and childish. There are no good messages for children in this DVD. I am throwing it away as in good conscious I can't donate it to any charity. | 0negative
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intriguing
its a long and strange trip. the story of ten strangers who end up at a motel and start dying, which is something you probably know from every other review. what we all do not know (that is until we see the movie) is who is doing what to who and why.starring jon cusack, ray liotta, rebecca de mornay, jake busey, amanda peet (she played the dentists assistant in whole 9 yards) and clea duvall (also in Ghosts of mars). all of them add up to a nice ensemble cast who deliver a great performance. i think the cigar goes to Pruitt Taylor Vince who plays Malcolm, a man who has "problems" and is the center of our story. i do not want to reveal too much because despite reviewer rbrogan3's claim of a cliche and bad ending, i think this movie delivers on all counts and you will not see the end coming until it is upon you.as for the dvd features, well, there is some deleted scenes while interesting are not mindblowing. there is a good documentary that was aired on stars, storyboard comparisons, and the trailer. the widescreen version has an alternate ending which is very cool. all in all a great movie that really plays with reality and time well while delivering not only a great story but has some excellent details and some great sub-plots all ending in a worthwhile trip. | 1positive
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A Movie With No Redeeming Features
There are some movies that really are not organically whole. Instead, they are more like messes of discordant elements thrown together into a feature length film that is not a real movie. Invariably, these so-called movies are horrible productions. One such alleged movie is 1963's Dementia 13.Before going on into the review, its is necessary to lay down the background behind the genesis of this particular flick. Back in the 1960's, there were basically 2 different circuits for movie distribution. The first and most glamorous was the A Theater circuit on which the big budget Hollywood studio productions were circulated. The other, more obscure circuit, was that of the drive-ins and the B Theaters that exhibited low budget productions and flicks of genres (particularly horror and "film noir") that the big studios rarely, if ever, touched. The origins of this dual circuitry date back to the early days of the film industry. With the decline and fall of the drive-ins and, to a great extent, the B Theaters, the only ways that low budget fimmakers can get their movies shown are made for TV movies whether they are for cable TV or direct to the public either on DVD or videotape. Some of these flicks are also shown at film festivals such as Sundance, but that is only a small source of revenue at the moment.Now, back in 1963 the largest studio catering to the B circuit was American International Pictures (AIP) that employed an ambitious producer named Roger Corman. One of Corman's proteges at the time was a dude by name of Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola was both an aspiring screenwriter and also the assistant director on a flick called "The Young Racers." Bored by the work, Coppola quickly wrote up a screenplay and persuaded both Corman and the AIP honchos to put up $22,000 to make Dementia 13 simultaneously with "The Young Racers" using the same sets and cast of the other movie. Thus it was that 2 movies were produced at the same time, which is something that Hollywood rarely does and for good reason as the results are generally poor. The shooting time for Dementia 13 was only 2 weeks which helped to further lessen the film's quality.This movie has one of the stupidest openings of all time. A man and his wife (Luana Anders) are in a row boat talking about his elderly mother and how the family fortune will be divvied up once mom dies. For some strange reason, he tells his wife that if he dies of heart attack, she will be cut out of the will. In one of those concidences that occur only in movies, in less than a minute he has a heart attack and dies in the boat. His wife then dumps him overboard and goes to the family reunion, which conveniently started the very next day, telling everyone that her husband is on a business trip.As it turns out, this is a rather strange family. All of the family members are supposed to be Irish and live in Ireland, however no one has even the slightest Irish accent. In fact, none of the other "Irish" characters in the movie have Irish accents either. Everybody in this flick talks like Midwesterners. This raises the question of why have the movie placed in Ireland with allegedly Irish people when nobody speaks like real Irish folk. Why not set the movie in America?There are some interesting characters in Dementia 13. There is a poacher who the family shelters for some strange reason from the game wardens. The old lady is quite strange and obsessed with the death of her 7-year old daughter many years ago. The scheming, conniving wife of the dead man is also interesting in her own way. There is also an axe murderer.However, both the setup and these characters are completely wasted on a bad script, poor acting and an awful production. Continuity is totally lacking in this movie. Although the movie supposedly takes place over a weekend family reunion, the hair color/length of the character played by Luana Anders changes repeatedly. In one memorable scene, Anders is sitting at a table talking with other family members. She is first shown in a long sleeved sweater with long platinum blond hair. After the camera pans to one of her in-laws, it pans back to Anders whose hair has suddenly turned browner and is now wearing a sleeveless blouse. Less than a minute later, Anders is back with both super white hair and long sleeves.One reason why Dementia 13 is such a bad flick is that Coppola's screenplay was only a rough draft when it got the green light. Another is the fact that Corman made heavy use of outtakes from previous films that the actors were in, as well as surplus film from "The Young Racers," which accounts for most of the continuity problems. The whole show reeks of both hasty production work and a poorly thought out script.Obviously, there is no way that anyone at AIP could possibly have thought that Dementia 13 could have been anything other than a piece of dreck. The fact that they made it under those conditions and, even worse, actually released it, speaks volumes about the level of arrogance that existed in AIP circa 1963 due to the fact that it was top dog in the B-film world. They literally thought that they could make and release any piece of garbage and it would sell. The fact that Dementia 13 turned out to be a profitable endeavor only furthered their increasing lack of commitment to quality.This development was ruinous in the long run for both AIP and the world of low budget films in general. As time went on and dreck increasingly filled up the drive ins and B-theaters, movie fans abandoned those places. The great majority of these theaters either went out of business or switched over to showing big budget Hollywood productions.Thus, the true significance of Dementia 13 is not as a movie, but as an event. The financial success of this pathetic production encouraged B-film producers to make and release movies with increasing lack of regard for their level of quality. In the long run, this tendency brought about the near death of what was once a strong and vibrant part of the movie making scene. Today, there is only a small remnant that desperately clings for its very survival in a world where the vast majority of movie reviewers completely ignore their productions and the general public is oblivious to their work. | 0negative
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Jason's back.....again
This movie was so much fun. It's got great gore and some laughs and of course Jason. This is the tenth movie in the Friday the 13th series, and as usual Jason just won't die--and he's in space this time. The DVD extras are great! One extra is a behind-the-scenes look at Jason X, but the best extra on the DVD is a look at the Friday the 13th series and how Jason has evolved. That is about a half hour long and extremely interesting and could have been longer. There's also a feature where you can see every kill Jason makes in this movie. The DVD shows them all in sequence, one by one. This movie is fun and creepy, scary at times. Kane Hodder plays Jason again for the fourth time and let's hope he's back for the next, he's really good. | 1positive
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Perfect May-December love story with an Italian twist.
Moonstruck (1987) Cher won an Oscar opposite Nicolas Cage in this sweet little comedy about the full moon's effects on the city of New York and its inhabitants. A charming May-December romance story with excellent performances all around, headlined by Cher, Olympia Dukakis as her self-assured mother, and Nicolas Cage as the obsessed baker in search of a woman who combines lust and desire with respect and elegance. This he finds in Cher's character, but will the moon bring them together or tear them apart? The argument Cage makes near the door of his apartment as to why they should be a couple is simply priceless. Frasier's John Mahoney shines as a lovelorn communications professor along with an excellent supporting cast. This is THE perfect date film, no matter what your age is! | 1positive
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Funny as heck!
Leslie does it again in naked Gun 2 1/2!The 1 liners & almost cartoon-ish like props & examples in this movie will have you reeling in laughter!I darn near pissed myself a couple of times!Defiantely a good movie for comedy lovers! | 1positive
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Excellent cinematography but disjointed story
I will try to be more brief than alot of the other reviews.First, let me say that the cinematography was excellent in this film. Many truly breathtaking shots all around. The combat scenes were generally well done and believable for the most part. The acting was pretty good on most counts and for my money the most memorable performance from the film was that of Nick Nolte as a commander without the true ability to be a leader.Where I feel that the movie falls apart are at many different turns. First of all, the whole flashback/love story thing with one of the many characters in the film that we really don't get to know or come to like or dislike are done in a way that they telegraph what is going to happen later on. What I mean is that from the second or third one of the scenes that I saw with this particular soldier flashing back to his wife/girlfriend it was already clear that it was leading up to her betrayal of him while he was away at war. Poorly done. Second, as mentioned above, there are many characters in this film, but for the most part we never get to know any of them or get to care about what happens to them. They are by and large just a group of nobodies that we are watching because we really don't get any sort of introduction. A perfect example is how near the end of the film we all of a sudden see John Cusack appear on screen seemingly from nowhere and lead a heroic charge to take over an enemy position. I had no clue he was even in this movie until that point, and while in some circumstances that would make sense, in this one it does not because this film is focused on a small group of soldiers. Throw these characters that are utterly forgettable in with the way that the story jumps around between combat scenes, flashback scenes, and everything else, and I found myself thoroughly disappointed.This film seemed as though it was aiming to make a good point but somehow missed the mark. Although it is not supposed to be a typical war movie it still has a good amount of combat footage in it. Really it doesn't appeal to the fans of the action war movie because too much of the film is spent jumping around to things not related. It doesn't appeal to those that like a character driven story like you get in Band of Brothers because there is nobody in this film that you get to know or that you even care about. My recommendation is that if you want a more thought provoking movie that deals with the insanity and horrors of war, watch Apocalypse Now. | 0negative
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Ragin Bull Rating
I love De Niro movies typically.....that smile of his, his acting potential, which cann go from extreme insanity to totally hilarious actor but this movie, De Niro or not De Niro, my son and I rated a "negative one-halve".Every movie my son and I watch, we rate them after as a family thing, if you will, from 1 to 10...............we rated this movie negative one-halve. The acting was when they were young and little was demanded from him nor demonstrated. Everyone in the show talked and walked the IQ of about 65. I guess what I am trying to say is it was very very shallow storyline and the actors showed little to no depth.Bob :o) | 0negative
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Mutiny on this Movie! - [ 1 star is too many]
I was very disappointed after watching this sad, sad, sad interpretation of the glorious Mutiny on the Bounty and find it difficult to believe that so many people gave this movie 4 plus stars. Given the actors and the storyline, I had much higher expectations and was genuinely let down by this shallow rendition. After sitting through all the bad screenwriting, over dramatic acting by Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson and Liam Neeson, and all the long drawn out/miscued pauses, not to mention the psychopathic music accompanying each badly acted, over dramatic scene, I wanted to toss the DVD, DVD player, and television overboard - actually off my balcony. | 0negative
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Streaming from Amazon Hit or Miss
I rate this movie with only one star because of video streaming issues at Amazon. I understand the entire Internet isn't under Amazon's control but it seems I don't have nearly as many issue with good old Netflix.I saw the movie at the theater and it is a 5+ Star movie but my nephews will never know that because of the problems watching it via Amazon online. | 0negative
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A WANT MY DELETED SCENES
I love this movie! I am happy with My Import Disc however I did buy this DVD because I wanted this movie on DVD. If you want to show off a GREAT sound system put on this disc. In the first scene an axe goes through a TV and makes an ear shattering noise! NOW everyone the DVD PICTURE AND SOUND IS GREAT HOWEVER I want a DVD that has the deleted footage. Rumors are out there that the first cut of this ran over 3 hours! The footage cut was made of the cast of the TV show cut out! I would like to see this stuff, Now in the future I want the following on ALL DVDS. Listen Every Movie has a first cut(before the re-shoots)Most of the time that cut runs longer! Now directors and studio heads release that version on the DVD AS WELL IN THE BONUS SECTION! THIS IS IN FACT WOULD BE A TRUE ASSET TO ANY DVD MOVIE LOVER COLLECTOR! | 0negative
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Another ALICE.
I really don't like this film... at all. ALICE IN WONDERLAND is my favourite story, it is perhaps more of an obsession than a favorite, and I collect different copies of the book and different versions of the film. This, I feel safe in saying, is the least satisfying of them. None of the ALICE film versions are very good, but this is perhaps the worst. Ironic, too, because this version has the advantage of technology over imagination. It is everything a televison film is: a colorful spectacle full of dizzying computer effects and familiar faces from TV and movies. But what else? Very little, at all. ALICE's story is, as we all know, a fantasy, but it is fantasy at its highest level: it moves and manipulates the own personal interpretation of every individual who reads it, and so crystalizing its events on film is sure to be a failing venture, because it is presented as the maker sees it, and not as the viewer does. I think people should just give up trying to make ALICE into a movie: it's never going to work. The story is fantastic, even mystical, in its nature, and confining it to set faces and a running time simply cannot happen with any high level of success. And another complaint: we all know ALICE is a children's story, but haven't these people ever noticed that it is actually a very FRIGHTENING children's story? Think about it, movie-makers: a little kid is lost in a surrealistic world full of eccentric, and, we may say, fairly "unsound" characters. So why are we painting it over with a shiny coat and filling it with cheesy songs? ALICE is a dark story, and it is annoying to see dazzling children's films about it. Few children even LIKE the story, it is too weird for them. And if a child DOES like the story, sit him down in front of the book, not some lackluster film version of it. I appreciate how the makers attempted to make the movie at least remotely surreal, and it does have its moments (Alice falling down the rabbit hole and her encounter with the White Knight come to mind), but on the whole, this film, like all of its predecessors, holds very little of the charming and menacing feel that the book does. The only way I might ENJOY this one is if I drop acid before I watch it, maybe then it would appear as bizarre and nightmarish as I think it is. But, unfortunately, I don't do drugs. So, in short, read the book. And if you hate reading, or the only form of entertainment you appreciate is the ranting and raving that comes in over the brain-melting televsion set, I suggest you stick to the Disney version. Moving illustrations help form some of the unconscious feel of the story, at least better than any of the live action ones do. | 0negative
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0 Stars
For a long time I wanted to see this movie and two nights ago I watched it on DVD... and I was terribly disappointed!This movie lacks all elements of a movie. I see they only used Angelina Jolie to attract audience. The over use of action & CGI is very poor and insulting. The story is very shallow and weak and everything else is as bad.I thought this movie would be "Indiana Jones" of 2001. But it is not! This movie was rated for audience above 13 years old. I am afraid they made a mistake, it should be for audience less than 13 years old. | 0negative
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Great visuals, great Waites, mediocre eveything else...
I always feel like I'm watching a documentary on life in the Hollywood Hills when I see this film. Everything about it is either way overdone (the effects, the histrionics, the makeup) or way way way underdone (Reeves & Ryder performances). Ultimately this movie doesn't hold a candle to Werner Herzog's matchlessly brilliant & much creepier Nosferatu (with Klaus Kinski's sublime definitive performance). | 0negative
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Cult classic deserves proper recognition -- a true classic
Where to begin with Blade Runner? The film receieved a sound thrashing by the critics after its 1982 release. They were apparently anticipating another shoot 'em up, effects and action-driven piece of drivel, and got something shockingly different.For the sake of brevity, Blade Runner is the thinking man's Star Wars. Dark, symbolic and allegorical, the film demands and rewards thought, posing questions like, "What separates man from machines?" "What is our purpose, what should we aspire to?", and "Can the human race elevate itself, or is it doomed to a dystopian future?"Existential questions aside, the film can (and should) be viewed for its visuals alone. Director Ridley Scott has created a dark cityscape of impeccable and dizzying detail. It has yet to be equalled, even in this age of computerized special effects.Rutger Hauer as Roy Beatty, the dark, spontaneously poetic Nexus 6, is brilliant. The "Tears in Rain" rooftop death scene is worthy of Shakespeare, still stirs my emotions after repeated viewings, and is one of my all-time favorite moments in film.In my opinion, easily the best sci-fi film ever made and my favorite movie of all time. If you want "Star Wars," however (which I personally like), look elsewhere. | 1positive
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HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER
First - the review posted here is for the IMAGE WADE WILLIAMS release of THINGS TO COME - this edtion sports a remastered print. There are several releases out there, and if you're not looking carefully you can easily get confused - look for the WADE WILLIAMS logo in the upper right hand corner to be sure. With that out of the way I can say that this DVD release is by far the best on the market right now. The film has been remastered and despite a few artifacts and scratches, it is balanced and holds together very well throughout the entire film. And what a film - preachy, heavy handed, intelligent, witty and downright entertaining. THINGS TO COME is more than sci-fi, but poli-sci - a massive recounting of the stages of war and the human struggle against not only their nature, but themselves. While the dialouge may be stilted, and the performances fit more for the stage than the screen - there are moments of outright shock, terror and pure chills than most films combined in the same genre (I dare you not to feel a general unease as we launch in the post war, plauge ravaged EVERYTOWN where people barter for food and their lives admist the rubble and shadows of their once great supermarkets and stores - where the shop signs remain, but the goods and good will have long since been worn away). This film shoots for the moon - so much so that it ends on that high note. THINGS TO COME is a well meaning and entertaining gem of a movie. For fans of the genre, it's a must for any collection - for the curious you'll find a surprise that bears repeat viewing. Highly recommdned. | 1positive
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Can't people just enjoy movies any more? Shut off your brain and enjoy the ride
The movie's premise: As predicted by the prophecies of an apocalyptic end in the Mayan calendar, Solar flares send neutrinos which chemically and physically alter the Earth's subterranean core, causing Earth Crust Displacement, a theory proposed by Professor Charles H. Hapgood in the 1950s. The problem with this, however, is that it follows too closely to Lawrence E. Joseph's 2012 Apocalypse, with a hodge-podge collection of pseudo-sciences, real scientific theories, and multiple conspiracy theories.The movie dabbles into realism here and there; however, it's mostly special effects. Which in this case is AWESOME!When limo driver Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) learns of the Earth's impending destruction - something predicted by Geologist Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor) - he morphs into a stunt car driver, Houdini in vehicular transport, a man capable of evading the Earth's cataclysmic forces, be it earthquake, tidal wave, or volcano explosions by the skin of his teeth. He scoops up his kids, ex-wife (Amanda Peet), her boyfriend Gordon (Thomas McCarthy), and after some helpful insight from a crackpot conspiracy theorist named Charlie (Woody Harrelson) living in Yellowstone National Park, begin their escape towards a secretive last chance for species continuity. Luckily for them, Gordon is a novice pilot with the skills of a Blue Angel, and his connections to a Russian billionaire may help the group survive.If the special effects are the lead role in this film, then the cast is clearly option 1A. In addition to those already mentioned, the cast is rounded out by Dannie Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, and Stephen McHattie. They do a wonderful job despite having little to work with in the way of script.In the end it's a little too much Day After Tomorrow with a Deep Impact finale and there is nearly no character development, but the FX carries the film like a giant boat on an apocalyptic wave. Sure, it's almost completely implausible, some of the science is laughable at best, and the script is very minimal, but this is just one of those popcorn movies with which a grain of salt and an empty head are necessary. | 1positive
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There's Evil In The Shadows Of This "House"
There's some genuine thrills, and a few chills thrown in for good measure, in this remake of the 1959 horror film, "House On Haunted Hill," directed by William Malone. When Evelyn Stockard-Price (Famke Janssen) informs her husband, amusement park thrill-meister Steven H. Price (Geoffrey Rush), that she wants her birthday party to be held at an old house that stands on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean-- a house that was once an infamous mental institution in the `30's-- he is more than willing to consent. What he plans, however, is more than she bargained for. He starts by shredding Evelyn's guest list and replacing it with his own, then decides to make it more than a party; it'll be a kind of a contest of endurance: Any guest who manages to stay the night and remain alive will receive a check-- at first light of morning-- for one million dollars. But his sinister plans are only the beginning of a birthday bash beyond anything even he could conjure up, because unbeknownst to Steven, supernatural forces (it would seem) are already at work on plans of their own. And before it's over, the Prices and their five guests (as well as the audience) will know a night of unimaginable terror. All of which sounds like the trailer from a camp `50's horror movie, but as a matter of fact, this film is much better than that. Beginning with a well developed script by Dick Beebe, Malone puts his imagination to work and, with the help of some great special F/X, actually delivers the goods promised by all the promotional campaigns for the movie. The house itself is creepy, and the atmosphere Malone creates-- both physically and psychologically ("You don't want to go down to the basement!")-- makes for some truly frightening moments. From the outset, he keeps the tension high and maintains an air of mystery throughout as the story unfolds. Who is really doing what to whom, and are there really supernatural forces at work? There's enough twists and turns to keep everyone, including the audience, guessing as to what's actually going on; and just when you think you have it figured out, it twists again and you're back to square one. No matter where you go, there you are, and Malone is always still one step ahead. Oscar winner Rush lends an ambience of dignity to the role of Price (played by Vincent Price in the original), as does Janssen as Evelyn, their respective portrayals allowing each actor to demonstrate a versatility for not only leading roles, but character parts as well. As this is not a film that allows for much by way of character development, the characters must be established by the actors very quickly, and with at least enough depth to be credible, and in this Rush and Janssen succeed nicely. As the guests, Peter Gallagher turns in a notable performance as Dr. Donald Blackburn, as does Ali Larter, in the leading female role of Sara. The charismatic Bridgette Wilson adds significantly to the proceedings, while Chris Kattan (doing justice to the role created in the original by the terrific character actor Elisha Cook, Jr.) steals some scenes with his portrayal of the manic owner of the house, Watson Pritchett. Rounding out the supporting cast are Taye Diggs (Eddie Baker), Max Perlich (Schecter), Jeffrey Combs (Dr. Vannacutt) and Lisa Loeb in a noteworthy cameo as the Channel 3 Reporter. There's some scary moments in "House On Haunted Hill," but nothing that will keep you awake or give you nightmares, because it's all done in a way that is meant to be entertaining, and most importantly, fun. Malone set out to make a movie that would provide some heart-pounding thrills and evoke some spontaneous screams from the audience, and that's exactly the movie he made; there's nothing here that's going to strike fear in the hearts of the meek. This is good old-fashioned Halloween or late-night fare that will make the hairs on the back of your neck bristle and perhaps make you want to leave the light on in the hall, so that in the morning you can have a good laugh at yourself over it. That's entertainment; and that's what the magic of the movies is all about. | 1positive
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Wonderful Tale Of The Changing West!
Kevin Costner certainly has a way with a camera, offering up some of the most memorable cinematography of the American West since his classic "Dances With Wolves" in this stirring tale of the fateful changes sweeping over the range with coming of greater population and the need to share the range with others. Indeed, one often has the sense that Costner would rather tool away all the time he has on sweeping vistas and incredible sunsets than on character development. Still, this movie reminds one very much of Steve McQueen's elegant performance in "Tom Horn" in its portrayal of men caught in changes they neither appreciate nor understand on either side of the cultural divide between warring factions in this sometimes terrific movie. It also recalls other memorable movies such as "Pale Rider" and even "Shane" in its depiction of a reluctant bad man forced by dint of circumstance to strap on his gun just one more time.The cast is all superb, from Costner, as a man with a violent past who is left with little choice but to ply his trade in murder and mayhem to protect all he values, to Robert Duvall, as his struggling trail boss, to Annette Benning as the love interest for Costner's character. Michael Gambon camps it up as the sleazy bad guy doomed to face Costner's eventual rage, and the posse of range warriors he has in tow is also quite formidable and suitably doomed for destruction. The story is quite predictable, the issues over the range war are fairly well developed, and we all know that while Costner and Duvall are battling against the future, we understand they will lose the battle and then gracefully surrender to the forces of modernity over time. This is another terrific western, along the lines of "Unforgiven" and a number of the others mentioned above, and this one is certainly worth a gander. Enjoy! | 1positive
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Still fine
Witness is a very fine film with only one or two flaws. Perhaps the only real flaw is the moment when the father (Jan Rubes) gestures to his grandson to get the gun. This is a betrayal of the whole tenor of the Amish side of things -- it was unnecessary, one of those "Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" moments characteristic of American film where in spite of the rhetoric, a gun is the ultimate solution. Some things were a bit hamhanded -- for example, we didn't need every one of the hot glimpses between the lovers in the barn raising. The last scene of all revealed Harrison Ford's limitations: he just looks, and looks -- the laconic American -- and it gets a little boring.But the film is lovely and spacious -- I had forgotten the first five minutes, all in Pennsylvania Dutch/German (!). And of course the barn raising is special: this is what a real community does. There is something not quite strong enough about the community witnessing at the end as the final weapon -- it should have been ramped up a bit I feel. The community should have somehow gotten in the way and made the difference more strikingly.The best things are Weir's cinematography (especially in the erotic lamplit night scenes), and Jarre's great score (I prefer the barn raising passacaglia with an orchestra myself as opposed to the electronic score, but it really does give you a feeling for why a passacaglia and fugue can be driving and emotional -- for those who think Bach is boring). Oh yes, and then there's Kelly McGillis half naked. Why someone doesn't rerelease Reuben, Reuben is a mystery to me. | 1positive
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Worst Money ever spent
My wife and I have bought Brainy baby and Baby Einstien product(distributed by disney I might add) and the Winnie the Pooh 123/abc dvds are absolutely horrible. Our almost two year old has absolutely no interest in them. They are stupid. The Baby Einstien products as well as the Brainy Baby DVD are far superior in every way shape and form (except production value, but that can be excused.)My Daughter jumps up and talks and points at the other two products, at this lousy disney product, she crys and leaves the room. Which is a shame, since I am sure Disney did this to undercut the amount of money it has to give the the Baby Einstien company for selling its products. Again, Do not waste your money on either of these two DVDs. | 0negative
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Disappointing
There's a couple things that bothered me about this movie. For one, the argument between the two main characters when the man discovers the woman's secret is so dumb. With all the happiness they seemed to have found, for an honest fumble like the woman's to make the man walk away didn't seem believable. It's not like she was being viscious; she was afraid to lose him, and this explanation was so believable that the man should have accepted it and even marvelled at the fate that brought them together rather than get as angry as he did. But what I hated most was the way this movie ended. It left me feeling empty. In some movies, a sad ending works; in this one it didn't. Sometimes death means something, and sometimes it's just senseless. I live in a world where senseless tragedy abounds; I watch movies to escape that reality. I watch movies to visit a world where events no matter how tragic make sense. I don't buy any counterarguments that's that what made this movie so great, the reality edge it had in it. If that's what you're looking for, watch this movie; but, if like me, you like happy endings, or sad endings that at least seem worth it in the grander scheme of things, stay away like the plague, because you'll feel cheated out of what might have otherwise been a decent movie. | 0negative
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My daughter still loves this......
My daughter still loves this......Swan Princess...nice movie and still a favorite.....for years later!~ Arrived quickly and a very good price Amazon almost always has the best price on DVD'S!~ | 1positive
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