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Charming Story - Outstanding Animation - Good Family Movie . Set in the suburbs of Tokyo, "Whisper of the Heart" is a story of finding ones place in the real world and of finding one's first true love.  The teenage main character, Shizuku, wants to be a writer and is seeking her place in the world.  While she is a voracious reader, she reads only fantasy which tends to skew her world view.  After meeting a hansome boy, Seiji, who both infuriates and intrigues her, Shizuku sets a personal goal.  Because Seiji knows he wants to study violin making in Italy and is going there for a short apprenticeship to see if he has the skills, Shizuku sets a goal of writing a story by the time he returns in order to know conclusively if she should be a writer.  During the course of Whisper of the Heart, she learns that life and love is not as easy as in a storybook but that with hard work, one may find true love and happiness in real life as well as in stories.  A subplot is Shizuku's relationship with Seiji's Grandfather who serves as the voice of wisdom and experience.  He teaches her that many beautiful things are hidden and may only be exposed with hard work.  He also teaches that life does not always give a happy ending.       Other than the scene showing Shizuku's writing, the story has none of the strange characters, magic, or fantastic settings of other Studio Ghibli U.S. releases.  (In my opinion, some of their best real-life style stories such as "Omoide Poro Poro" do not translate well into American culture or the American market.)  The animation is fantastic, which I attribute to the detail Studio Ghibli includes.  This is the film which gave rise to "The Cat's Return" and several of the characters are found in both (the Baron, Muuta).    Regardless of the subject matter, I was easily caught up in the story and found it quite compelling.  My wife and I often set the language to Japanese with subtitles (my Japanese is abysmal) and as we found with "Kiki's Delivery Service," the translation of the Japanese dialog is better than what was written for the English version.  Those with some knowledge of Japanese culture will notice some other facets of that culture which underlie the story.  These include studying for the High School admission tests and the "Goodbyes" of long-time classmates following junior high school.  I found this to be a good family movie and highly recommend it, particularly to anyone with teenage daughters.
Output: POS
Ditto on being better than the first. . I loved this film. The writting, story, special effects, acting, and directing exceed the original. I recomend this film to any fan of the genre
Output: POS
Tootsie . "Tootsie" holds a place on both The American Film Institute's Top 100 Movies (#62) and The American Film Institute's Top 100 Comedies (#2).  Oddly enough, on the latter list it's directly below "Some Like it Hot" and both films have simalar subjects. Ironically, both subjects are some of the most stereotypical ones. Comedies come out every year involving men dressing as women for some purpose; Only some films pull it off with dignity and real heartfelt humor, though, which is why I think Tootsie is so popular. Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman, in a wonderful performance) is a down on his luck actor. He's been living in New York City trying to make it for twenty years and nothing's happening. One day his agent (played by the films director Sydney Pollack) explains to Michael that no one wants to work with him. Taking matters into his own hands, Michael dresses as a woman and adapts a higher voice and becomes Dorothy Michaels; Michael, under his new guise, auditions for a soap opera and wins the role...And acclaim.  At the same time, he falls in love with Julie (Jessica Lange, who won an Oscar for the role) who is dating the director (Dabney Coleman). Meanwhile, Michael manages to neglect a potential girlfriend (Teri Garr) and freak out his roommate Jeff (Bill Murray, who's hilarious as always). In retrospect, you've seen this film thousands of times...While I wasn't alive the year the film came out, I can't say this is the originator of this storyline, but it is one of the best films to evolve from that storyline. Dustin Hoffman, who is almost always good, is great in the dual role (although his five o'clock shadow can be seen under the makeup in several scenes). Lange is beautiful and wonderful in the role. This is a great movie, if you haven't seen it...Well...See it.    GRADE:
Output: POS
More Fun than a Barrel of Crack Babies . Made and first released (as Tell Your Children) in 1936, when Prohibition still protected innocent youth from the purgatory of alcohol abuse, Reefer Madness began life as a morality tale to protect innocent youth from marijuana. Tell Your Children was a low-budget production, made by G&H Productions for a small church group.    The director had gained almost all of his experience in silent film. So, the facial expressions and gestures of the actors are exaggerated as they were in silent films. This "problem" became an asset later.    The movie begins with a Star Wars like scroll that touts marijuana as The Real Public Enemy Number One! The film hammers on marijuana so hard that at one point a doctor is relieved to find that his patient has only had heroin and not marijuana. Clearly, story, written by Laurence Meade, and the screenplay, written by Arthur Hoerl, could have used some validation by a real doctor with real drug treatment experience.    It was Dwaine Esper, a pioneer intellectual property pirate who bought the rights to the film, spliced in some salacious sex scenes and marketed the resulting Reefer Madness as an exploitation film. As a sensation exploitation of the marijuana menace, the film made some money for Esper. Then it fell into nameless disuse and eventually passed into the public domain.    In the early 1970s, Keith Stroup, a founder of The National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), paid less than $300 for the film, cleaned it up, and began showing it at rallies. The pomposity and overacting were a big hit with the (frequently stoned) marijuana advocates.    Since then it has achieved cult status. It is up there with The Rocky Horror Picture Show.    All this would make Reefer Madness a genuinely funny viewing experience were it not for crack, and heroin. I felt bad watching this film, not because it was not uproarious camp, but because I live in the center of a fine, historical city where mothers try to sell you their crack babies, and heroin addicts mumble incoherently trying to panhandle in front of the halfway houses where they have been dumped.    If Amazon, or those who reap the profit on the sales of this DVD, would donate to quality rehab programs, I would feel less like taking a shower after watching this
Output: NEG
Watch Das Boot instead . I just finished watching Das Boot.  To even draw comparisons between these two movies is absolutely ridiculous.  Where Das Boot is a gripping human tale of the tragedy of war, U-571 is just more Hollywood tripe.    If you just want 'splosions and escapism, I guess U-571 does the trick.    If you want a realistic sub movie that will haunt you for many nights to come, go with Das Boot
Output: NEG
DEAR GOD NO .... . I was a teen in the 1990's and I watched "MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3000" and loved it because the films where so bad , they where good (funny) ... This peace of $#!t would have been right at home there !    Only watch if your :    HIGH    DRUNK     LOOKING FOR SOMETHING STUPID TO WATCH    OR ALL OF THE ABOVE .    THANK YOU
Output: NEG
Not Another Teen Movie!!! . Milo Ventimiglia (Gilmore Girls, The Bedford Diaries) stars as Zack Harper, a kid who helps out his friend Kyle who is in a bit of a rut. Kyle was challenged by a senior to do the Dirty Deeds. The Dirty Deeds (there's 10 of them) are just random things on a piece of paper the person has to accomplish. There's also a record that has never been beating before. So, Milo sets out to do the Dirty Deeds and there's also a party being thrown at a house where they keep a scoreboard of how many Milo has done. Not Another Teen Movie!! Just had to say that but its bascially what it is. In American Pie you had Jason Biggs doing the pie and in this, well Milo Ventimigla enters a bag of whole wheat bread (if you know what I mean). Milo helps the film but nothing is special about this movie. More moronic characters. My advice is watch it (Unrated or not) once and the decisions are up to you. Also starring Lacey Chabert (Not Another Teen Movie, Mean Girls) of course, Mark Derwin (One Life To Live, Heist), Zoe Saldana (Drumline, Pirates of the Caribbean), Panso Gorson (South of Nowhere, Dear Wendy), Billy L. Sullivan (My Life, Little Big League), Ray Santiago (Meet The Fockers, Pinero), Todd Zeile (King of Queens, SNL), Michael Milhoan (American Gun, Pearl Harbor), Erin Torpey (Crescendo, One Life To Live), Arielle Kebbel (Aquamarine, Be Cool), Dave Power (Frailty, Boston Public) and Charles Durning (The Final Countdown, Rescue Me) for some odd reason that I dont know why. What does the Unrated version have to offer? Female Nudity what else?!
Output: NEG
I'm just glad I didn't actually PAY to watch this! . We checked this out from the library a couple of years ago.  It really was torture to watch.  The acting was terrible, the costumes were even worse.  I don't know whether to say it was really funny or really sad, because all in all it was a pretty pathetic production.  Not one of BBC's better efforts
Output: NEG
ONE OF THE WORST I EVERY PUCHASED . VERY DULL MOVIE! UNINTERESTING CHARACTERS IN A PLOTLESS MUCK OF INCIPID  POLITICAL PROPAGANDISTIC DRIVEL. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!
Output: NEG
A lot of loose ends... . Up until today, I would have given this wonderful movie, which we watched in my Spanish class, 5+ stars.  But I did not at all like the ending; it very much ruined it for me.  I'm a person who needs closure.  Yes, this was a movie demonstrating a tragic topic and should be sad.  But that was just cruel, to end with the poor little girl singing about how she's so lost.  We don't know her fate.      I also felt that Roberto was a sort of villainized character.  He had a point about Gaby having to lose another mother.  I hope that Alicia, when she left, was going to get Gaby.  What I would like to know is what they decided to do with Sara, her possible grandmother.  Again, I need closure!  I was expecting a depressing ending, but not to be left hanging like this!  Arghhhhh.     I also had a problem with Gaby's having been born in captivity.  It makes that scene where the little boys suddenly burst into her room kind of pointless; it's meaningful, powerful, and was one of my favorite scenes untiL I realized she was just startled.  I guess it still has meaning, but, I dunno.  Just my being nitpicky, I guess.      I also want to know who Pedro was.  Also, what Gaby's possible parents did that got them arrested.  I realize that it could have been something very minor, but it would be nice to know.  For all I know they all could have been gun-toting revolutionaries.    Overall though, it was a wonderful movie and I am considering buying it myself.  I especially loved the scenes involving Las Madres y Abuelas de la Playa de Mayo.  And the acting was fantastic.  I just am bothered by all of these questions that are never answered
Output: POS
Content weak but video is interesting . ABC dives into the Kennedy killing with this video showing how the lone-nut Oswald did the killing alone, just as the Warren Commission said he did.  The main focus of the video seems to be to show why all of the conspiracy-theory people are mistaken and misled.  Unfortunately, the content is sufficiently weak that the video's ability to persuade will be limited to those who are completely unfamiliar with the facts.    It's easy to believe in the lone-nut theory of the killing as long as you believe things like:  1) the Parkland Hospital doctors in the ER who had seen many bullet wounds were mistaken about seeing an entry wound on the front of Kennedy's neck, an exit wound on the back of his head, and the absence of the grotesque wound on the right side of Kennedy's head seen on the Zapruder film, 2) the autopsy accurately identified the type and location of Kennedy's wounds, 3) the second bullet fired by lone-nut Oswald passed through Kennedy's body, through Connally's body, and lodged in Connally's leg, later to fall out on the stretcher in good condition and morph from the pointed shape identified by the finder to the rounded shape found by the Warren Commission, 4) the eyewitnesses and police at the scene when the shooting occurred were mistaken about the number of shots they heard, hearing shots originate from the grassy knoll, and seeing the limousine momentarily stop, 5) Oswald fired three shots with a bolt-action rifle in 6 seconds and was able to fire down at a target moving away from him and up an incline while hitting with two shots, 6) Oswald decided not to fire when the Kennedy limousine was coming towards him but waited until after it had made the turn directly in front of him, had traveled several hundred yards, and was moving away, 7) Oswald was able to hide his rifle and race down the stairs from the 6th floor to the 2nd floor lunchroom in 90 seconds without even breathing hard and then be questioned and released by an extremely suspicious police officer who had just raced into the building after hearing the shots, 8) fire a bolt-action rifle 3 times without having any gunsmoke residue on his cheek to be detected by a 'paraffin' test given hours later by the Dallas PD, and 9) a guy just happened to be pumping an opened umbrella up and down on a sunny day at the exact spot of the shooting, when the president came driving by.      If none of these things are a stretch, then you will find ABC's work highly persuasive.  Otherwise, you will start to wonder why ABC is cranking out this kind of stuff and...perhaps...even become a conspiracy nut.  Even if you do lean towards the conspiracy point of view, though, you will find this video well-produced and interesting.
Output: NEG
Perfectly decent, perfectly inoffensive, and perfectly dull . Joel Hershman's "Greenfingers", starring the now-famous (and utterly gorgeous) Clive Owen and Helen Mirren, is a sweet, cutesy, and utterly empty British romantic comedy.  In this forgettable, generic chick-flick, inmates at a British minimum-security prison take up gardening.  Initially, they are understandably reluctant to garden.  But, get this, gardening ends up changing their lives!  And, after his parole, Owen's character even commits another crime just so he can go back to prison and garden!  And Mirren's character is so impressed with the innmates' gardening that she even has them garden for her!  Wow, where do people get this stuff?    Of course, this being a "romantic comedy" and all, there is a romance between Owen and Mirren's daughter that is so incredibly forced, awkward, and contrived that one cannot help but cringe as the two actors attempt to gaze lustfully at each other.  In addition, peppered throughout are moments of in-your-face sentimentality and supposed "uplifting moments".  And none of it works.    For all its good intentions, "Greenfingers" is as drab and colorless as the cinderblock walls of the inmates' rooms. It's all perfectly decent, perfectly inoffensive, and perfectly dull
Output: NEG
future dystopia . Excellent film. It explores the inefficiencies of bureaucracy and paints a bleak picture of a police state, which seems ever more realistic. The acting is fantastic and the ideas presented in this movie are second to none. If you like this movie, also check out A Scanner Darkly and Logan's Run
Output: POS
Did I miss something? . I saw this movie about 20 years ago when it was on Cinemax. I fell asleep while watching it then. I bought the DVD as part of the Controversial Classics set, and was looking forward to seeing the parts I missed.     This time, I fell asleep twice watching it; it took a total of three nights to see it all. I found it just as talky and heavy-handed as I did when I saw it back in college. Further, I didn't pick up on any chemistry between the leads, and found James Coburn's character loud and annoying. Finally, the great MGM hairstylist Sidney Guillaroff was way off the mark on this one. Almost all of the women had mid-60's hairdo's that were distracting, particularly Miss Andrews, whose distracting poofie 'do often changed from shot to shot within the same scene.    I get it; war is bad. Nevertheless, this film did little for me. It did, however, look very nice; the DVD transfer was well done
Output: NEG
Great movie! . The movie isn't your typical American hero type war movie. Like the characters that develop through the movie
Output: POS
The InCrowd is out..... . Susan Ward,coming out of daytime and primetime soaps on TV, gave movie acting a try with this rather lame picture from AOL Films.    Director Mary Lambert tries and fails to give us a Basic Instinct story with zero script and while this was a studio pictures, it looks like Warners gave them a fairly low budget to work with.  As the lack of film sets show.   If you like Susan Ward, then give this a movie a try, if you want to hope that she gets better film roles in the future, DON"T FIND IT HERE
Output: NEG
I agree, this is a great intro to Tai Chi Push Hands . I've always wondered what Push Hands was - this video explains that in great detail and teaches how to learn in a very gradual manner. I got my copy last week (...)    Im glad I finally found this DVD, because it shows exactly what I was looking for - I once saw two women 'pushing hands' in the park and was fascinated, but have never found a video on the subject until now. Nice sound and picture, and Dr Yang seems to be a very nice teacher
Output: POS
I LOVED IT!!!!! . I bought this recently, when i was about to watch it I thought it was going to be the stupidest thing i have ever seen. But after the first few minutes i loved it. The special effects were good (for 1914) The only thing i didnt like is the WEIRD music and the naration. Whats wrong with panio or organ music
Output: POS
Ryan Gives Standout Portrayal in Noir Misfire . Robert Ryan never delivered a bad performance. His memorable portrayal of a Tokyo crime boss is the best thing in "House of Bamboo" (1955) -- director Samuel Fuller's flat attempt at Japanese film noir. Ryan easily towers over Robert Stack's routine characterization, which looks like a dry run for "The Untouchables." Apart from Ryan and Joseph MacDonald's on-location CinemaScope photography, this reworking of the superior "Street With No Name" (1948) collapses at the starting gate. A major disappointment
Output: NEG
Huh? . Are you kidding me-- the boy in the plastic bubble falls in love with this girl who wanted nothing to do with him until she went skating and hit her head on a nice outdoor patio set that I swear came from Home Depot.  Sure, I should be more concerned about who the stumkopf was who put lawn and garden itmes in the middle of a skating rink, I just wish that the skating chick who do perform a perfect Hamil Camel in front of ten thousand screaming fans could act her way our of a triple sow-cow.  BEsideds, didn't she play a dumb blonde skater in a James Bond movie?  Wow what a stretch!  And couldn't someone on that balcony have screamed "Hey, dummy, watch out for the chiminea!"  Anyway this movie made me wish I was blind!  Skip it and every movie with the tag line-- starring Robbie Benson
Output: NEG
GREAT remake... dare I say better than the original . Now, I'm not trying to hate on the original. Obviously, it's a classic. But, come on. It's boring. It's black and white and slow. And I'm sure it scared your parents and was shocking and all that good stuff.  But it needed to be updated.    The two main characters (including the CandyMan) deliver some great acting. I'll admit the other characters are a bit weak, but that's made up for by the zombies being incredible.     This movie really shows (by driving the point home a few times) how humans don't know how to treat each other. It's not just a horror movie. It actually has a point to it and makes a humanitarian statement. Rent it, buy it, whatever. But check it out. It's a great movie
Output: POS
"Sometimes The God's Bless You In The Morning And Curse You In The Afternoon" . I must admit that initially I didn't want to watch this movie. I'm not a big Brad Pitt fan and I viewed this as just another vehicle for Brad to strike a glamorous pose or two and nothing more. Fortunately I changed my mind and gave it and chance and I'm happy I did.    'Troy' released in '04 is an epic of grand proportions, brilliantly directed with a crisp script, stellar cast and memorable soundtrack. Brad Pitt was perfect for the part of Achilles as was Eric Bana as Hector. I would also like to credit Peter O'Toole for delivering one of his best performances in years as Priam, King of Troy, Diane Kruger as the lovely Helen and Sean Bean in the role of King Odysseus
Output: POS
"You are go for the moon." . I agree with the space nerds yelling "Sananaigans!" over the footage from different missions being put in here to look like it was all from Apollo VIII.  It kind of makes you feel ripped off.  Example:  The space walk footage was actually from the Apollo 9 mission!...or so i've read.    Also as a person who knows very little about the space program I was disappointed in the lack of fact giving narration.  The footage is breathtaking and I learned a lot, but I wanted more information and I wish they had put up a disclaimer telling when there were images not from the Apollo VIII mission.    Worth watching preferably on a large high definition television.
Output: POS
Stan and John Create Surface Tension . This dvd first caught my eye with high expectations and a low price.  The price turned out to be too much.  Stan Lee and John Buscema are two of the greatest comic book creators that have ever lived, but this dvd just isn't good enough to meet their standards.  It offers much in the way of comic book jargon, but displays each business element very poorly.  The main focus of this "visual" video is verbal instruction.  There is a very limited amount of important hands-on drawing, barely even enough to teach a learning artist anything.  I think that HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL WAY could have been done a lot better and should offer a great deal more.  Unless you are an avid comic book fan, I do not recommend purchasing this dvd.  And, even if you are, I would give it some serious thought
Output: NEG
Change of heart  . . . . This is a gently heartbreaking film set in Tehran, a city flooded with Afghan refugees during the time of Taliban rule in their homeland. It touches on several themes, including the plight of the refugees, and those of them who work illegally as laborers in the construction industry. Much of the story takes place at a construction site, where the central character, a young Iranian, a short-tempered lad full of complaints about his lowly status among the other workmen, gradually discovers within himself a heartfelt compassion for the refugees in the person of a girl masquerading as a boy to support the family of her disabled father, injured at the work site.    The young man's compassion is ignited by the love he begins to feel for this girl, and there begins a series of selfless sacrifices that he makes for her and her family. Though they never exchange a word in the film, she leaves a deep impression on him, and he is utterly changed by his experience. A story that is about the transformation of character, the film sometimes struggles to externalize this process, often observing the main character as he watches from the sidelines, wordlessly ponders his situation, or goes in search of the girl and her family. Director Magid Magidi compensates in part by revealing the working conditions of the men, the difficulties of the contractor in charge of them, and the unforgiving weather (snow, rain, cold) in which they all labor. Recommended for the window it opens into a world rarely revealed by the cinema or the news media
Output: POS
If you want a rocumentary watch VH1 . Very disappointed with this DVD.  Like I said above, if you want to view a rockumentary watch VH1 alot cheaper.  Description very misleading
Output: NEG
Not for Beginners, or anyone else . Attempting difficult poses, even modified versions, is a sure-fire way to discourage beginners from the practice, or make them feel inadequate, which is not what Yoga should cultivate. Even as an intermediate yoga practicioner, I did not like this tape, primarily because it throws you into the difficult poses without first generating sufficient heat in the body. The warm-up poses are minimal, static, and do not prepare your body sufficiently for the extensions and compressions of the advanced postures that follow. Besides all that, the instruction goes from excrutiating detail to not enough information (you have to break concentration and look to see what's going on) in the course of a single series of poses. Very frustrating. As if that weren't bad enough, the instructor's amazing flexibility is about the only inspiring aspect of the tape; her monotone delivery and the spare studio setting with no students make for a no fun experience
Output: NEG
Not your typical all american flik . This film is so sweet and whimsical.  The cultural aspects depicted in the film are what amused me the most.  The two love stories intertwined into one main plot is very well put together.  This has been my favorite film for several years now and just watching it again made me remember just how much I love it.  I highly recommend this international film for those who like to venture into other cultures for entertainment.  This is a must see! Love some of the music as well!
Output: POS
Awful.... . If you want to watch a Mad Max movie, buy the original because that's the only one that's worth it. This was a joke, plain and simple. Infact, it couls possibly be the worst film i've ever had the displeasure to see. The whole 'futuristic' setting is flawed with cheap and badly made costumes, make up and props such as swords and blades which look plastic. It was obviously made on a show-string budget. The filming and direction is nothing special, the script is terrible and the fight scenes are laughable beyond belief. It certainly appears that no proper training or rehersal went into any of it.     And the plot is boring, and the whole film drags on and on....
Output: NEG
So Stupid, It's Funny . I love this movie! It is so incredibly stupid and funny. It is absolutely ridiculous and slightly crass. The grinch and the whos look like a bunch of clowns. The film was predictable and completely ripped off from the animated TV special. This isn't as stupid as Barney, because at least the makers of this film actually tried to be funny, rather than just childish and retarded. This film has gotten a lot of mixed reviews on amazon.com, so be sure to rent it before you buy it.
Output: NEG
running on empty . a dvd i ordered arrived in a case with cling wrap cellotaped an no dvd in it.not impressed at all
Output: NEG
A sad story; typical werewolf flick in that matter . . . . "Ginger Snaps" is an interesting werewolf flick, in that at first we're not quite sure if maybe it isn't just hormones that is making Ginger act so strangely.  But her sister soon learns the truth and sets out to try to cure her.  I don't want to give too many details - I'm certain other reviewers have - but I will say that I liked this movie.  It isn't among my very favorites, but it is a good, solid werewolf horror flick with a few new twists that make it very worthwhile to watch.  Like all traditional werewolf movies, it has a terribly sad ending.  But if we wanted to laugh, we'd watch "Teen Wolf," now, wouldn't we
Output: POS
Fine film ruined by voice-overs on this DVD. . A solid documentary with interesting new footage and invaluable testimony from participants in the battle and related events is ruined by loud voice-overs by poor actors. Both the narration and the voice-overs of interviewees are mediocre at best. If you are averse to dubbing of fictional films, you will understand that overdubbing of non-fictional work is particularly onerous. Clearly a decision was made to create a version that would be accessible to those averse to reading subtitles. But in the age of DVD it is fairly absurd not to include the original version of the film.
Output: NEG
Preview it before you show it. . I bought this for my SciFi class.  We read Bram Stoker and the reward was supposed to be this film.  It was like giving kids liver for dinner then rewarding them with canned spinach.  Everyone was so disappointed.  I kept waiting for it to get better and it never did. The history of the film with the lawsuits is really interesting and the clips you've seen are wonderfully scary with brilliant make-up.  The problem is that there is a month's worth of boring between the good stuff.  Fast forward or the students who expect CGI will fall asleep if they stay in class that long.  Bela Lugosi is a much better bet.  For a silent, Metropolis is much more compelling even to those CG fans
Output: NEG
Relevant and Thought-Provoking . Although this is an inaccurate adaptation of the original, it seems best to interpret this film on its own merit.  Those who have read the novel will find this difficult, but others are in for a treat.    Although somewhat shocking at first, this finely crafted film contains many nuances of political and social commentary that become more apparent on subsequent viewing.  This film has aged well, given the current political climate and world events.  Here we see a vision of government founded on the politics of fear and openly contrived war set in a framework of WWII and Cold War-styled propaganda.  Unfortunately, the parody is not as exaggerated as one might hope.    Visually, the film is spectacular.  The score by Basil Pouledouris is itself worth the price of admission and is one of the best I have heard in three decades of collecting soundtracks.    Despite this recommendation, I should emphasize that this film is absolutely violent, with the stated aim of depicting the realities of war and is definitely not for the faint-hearted.    An interesting aside, probably not well known outside Australia, is that Australian politician Pauline Hansen (One Nation) ran a youth campaign directly modeled on the graphics and narration style of the Federation propaganda web clips depicted in this film; an hilarious blunder considering the controversy surrounding her campaign (accusations of fascist leanings by her critics)
Output: POS
The Blazing Saddles is not the Special Edition . Several websites told me the Blazing Saddles that came in the box set was the 30th anniversary edition.  It is not so just be ready
Output: POS
One of Hollywood's Most Uplifting Moments . The story of Brando's charactor's decision to fight for whats right regardless of personal consequences. But to me the star of the show is Karl Malden who plays a Catholic Priest willing to put his life on the line to live as Christ told him to.  His speach following the murder in the cargo-hold is one of the most inspirational moments in all cinema.
Output: POS
Excellent movie . I grew up watching martial arts movies and always wanted to see one that has more depth and meaning.  This movie does not follow the sterotypical path of most chinese martial arts films.  The actors communicate on many different levels that one would not expect.  I was very pleased and inspired by this movie.  This will be on the top of my favorites list for many decades
Output: POS
2 Whole Stars...I Must Be In A Generous Mood . Like the title says, I'm being mad generous by giving this movie two stars...it really deserves none. Subspecies is an excellent, 4-part series written and directed by Full Moon Studio's Ted Nicholau (Actually, the first three Subspecies are allright, but the fourth movie sucks in my opinion). However, Vampire Journals is nothing more than a feeble attempt to portray a different side of the Subspecies archetype.     The characters, scenes, and acting in Subspecies Part 1-3 were superb. Yet this movie has an insipid plot and the actors are novice at best. The vampire teeth/fangs look horrid on most of the actors, and I was bored for the last 1/3 of the film.     Essentially, the plot...if you can even call it that pertains to a vampire named Zachary, who wants revenge for unwillingly being turned into what he is. So Zachary (Whoever thought to name a supposedly wise and powerful vampire Zachary anyway?) sets out to destroy an ancient and extremely lame vampire cult headed by Ashe, a fledgling of the main antagonist (Radu)of all the Subspecies films.    In addition to this, Zachary tries to rescue a female pianist named Sophia, who has been kidnapped by Ashe. Because she is a gifted musician...or something, Sophia is being forced by Ashe, a  fervid music lover, into becoming a vampire as well. Really there's not much else to go into, except that you should definitely not waste your time or your money on this film. So unless you're a die-hard Subspecies fan, or you basically just want to get drunk and have something to make fun of with your friends, try watching Subspecies 1-3 because they're the best you're gonna get from director Ted Nicholau
Output: NEG
This new Deluxe Edition is a disgrace to Sony Home Ent. . Yes, indeed! The booklet included is nice and glossy. Thanks! And the two documentaries added this time around are nice too. Thanks again! But what about the film itself? Has that been given the deluxe treatment as well?  Sad answer: Definitely NOT! As a matter of fact, this new "re-master" looks much worse than the previous DVD. That one was a very fuzzy non-anamorphic mess, but this new anamorphic one is just as fuzzy. In fact, when I put the old one in the zoom mode, there is no difference in focus and contrast whatsoever. And the colors are somewhat more warm and pleasant on the old edition. But worst of all, is that the new DVD is cropped on all four sides! There is quite a lot of more picture information available on the old disc, especially on top of the frame! So much for a Deluxe Edition! Shame on you, Sony/MGM-UA! Fans of this film - myself included - will have to keep the old DVD, and get this new one for the extras and the booklet. (The 2 stars above are for those inclusions alone.) This is certainly no way to treat loyal film fans and costumers willing to pay for an upgrade version of a beloved film
Output: NEG
A Favorite Movie on Love and Christmas . My wife and I laughed, and were brought to tears throughout this movie.  It is an interwoven number of stories about Love and relationships - and the hardships and highlights within familes.      The acting is great - and we have watched this move many times over the last couple of years
Output: POS
Fun family film . This movie is one of my kids' favorites. In fact, it was the first live-action movie my older daughter could sit through, probably because it's pretty cartoonish live-action. The nice thing is that grownups can stand to watch it, too. It's very silly, of course, but there are lots of funny gags, many of which go right over the heads of children. There's a little bathroom humor, but what else would you expect in a movie with talking gorillas and an elephant that plays fetch? Best of all, from my point of view, is the fact that perfectly-cast Brendan Fraser spends a good portion of the movie wearing only a loincloth.    I agree with other reviewers, however, that it would be nice if the DVD were in widescreen and came with some extras. But I'll settle for 90 minutes of happy children plus Brendan Fraser in a loincloth
Output: POS
O V E R L O N G . I continue to be astounded at how carelessly Amazon reviewers throw around their 5 star ratings.  This movie is overlong and not especially comedic or romantic.  The main character (or the actress who plays her anyway) is appealing, but her motivations to start a new life aren't convincing or justified.  Her "romance" with the waiter is ludicrous and the ending is contrived and predictable.  It actually took me 3 days to see the ending because I just didn't have the patience to view this from beginning to end in one sitting.  IF you are a patient, die-hard romantic with 2 hours to kill, I guess you might enjoy it.  I am not and I did not
Output: NEG
New Edition Garbage . Thank you to the people out there specifically rating the edition. The "new" features really do suck. Let the movie companies know you're sick of this re-issue, new edition garbage, and everyone out there keep on giving bad reviews to these crappy "new" editions. Let the weasely bean counters in accounting know that their greedy grab for a profit margin will ultimately turn consumers off from buying their products period. It's certainly given me pause when it comes to buying a new DVD.
Output: NEG
A great movie but is it the same as the theatrical release? . I remember seeing this movie years ago in college and have continued to like it ever since.  The movie starts off at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.  Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeny) is a talented hockey player and Kate Mosley (Moira Kelly) is a pairs figure skater.  Both have mishaps during their big moments, Doug suffering a career ending injury and Kate falling during her performace and failing to meet her own expectations.      The movie picks up a few years later with Kate having trouble getting a new partner and Doug is on the skids unable to fulfill his dream of becoming a star hockey player.  Added to the mix is Kate's Russian couch Anton Pamchenko (played by the great Roy Dotrice) who decides Rick will be Kate's new partner as they struggle to get back to the 1992 Olympics.    At first glance this is a sports movie about figure skating, but that is not entirely so.  The scenes involving the leads on the ice are surprisingly abstract as neither is a professional skater.  In truth this is a character driven story and most of the action takes place off the ice.  It is absolutely charming to watch the two lead characters go from a dislike of one another, to extreme rivalry and finally ending up in love.  The thing that absolutely makes this happen is the chemestry between the leads Sweeney and Kelly.  They are magic together on the screen, so much so that I am surprised they never paired up again for another movie.      I highly recommend this light hearted romance to everyone.      On a side note about the DVD, the only special feature is the theatrical trailer.  There are no deleted scenes.  This is where I have a question, because the version of the film on this DVD and that I've scene on TV in recent years is not the one I remember seeing in college.  I distinctly remember the end scene was the medal ceremony.  I somewhat like that version because what Doug and Kate won in that version was so much more.  So where is the version with the alternative ending???
Output: POS
Probably one of Sandler's most unappreciated . Yes, I am an Adam Sandler fan, but I'm not obsessed about him as some of his other fans are. I appreciate his humor, don't ask me why but I find him funny. Most critics batter him for childish antics, bathroom humor, violent slapstick, and immaturity. True, he can childish and immature in his humor, but he is just lovable enough to get away with it. Anyway, the people I know like to laugh at the one-liners and antics of BILLY MADISON, HAPPY GILMORE, and THE WATERBOY. but not a lot people talk about BIG DADDY as much, and that's too bad.     Meet Sonny (Sandler), a 32-year-old law school grad on the fast track to nowhere: Rather than take a high-paying job in a high-powered New York City firm, Sonny works one night a week in a tollbooth and hangs out with the deli delivery guy (Rob Schneider). Now meet Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse), a cute five-year-old who appears on Sonny's doorstep with a note from his mom claiming he's the illegitimate son of Sonny's best law-school buddy Kevin (Jon Stewart), who's just left for China. No problem, thinks Sonny: A son will get his life on track and help him win back his wayward girlfriend (Kristy Swanson). But when a compromising situation arises and Sonny's girlfriend dumps him, Sonny gets desperate and has social services look for a family that can take Julian. Instead of letting Julian end up in an orphanage he volenteers to look after him, giving the kid options instead of orders, letting him dress however he likes, bathe when he wants and eat what he likes, but soon he realizes that he needs to set boundries for the kid in order for him to excell school. Sonny starts to bond with the kid. But after ignoring calls from social services, Sonny is taken to court for Fraudulently hold Julian under his biological father's name.    I think this is one of Sandler's best, not only because he's downplaying his humor impulse to stutter like Bobby Boucher, get violent like Happy Gilmore, or act childish like Billy Madison. But because he seems to have matured a bit as an actor and as a person. His humor is dry, but funny. Rob Schnider is hilarious as Nazo the delivery guy, and Steve Buscemi is uproarious as the homeless guy. Adam has really come a far way since BILLY MADISON, he's a hell of a lot more calmer, and a little bit more likable to the non-Sandler-fan community. Yes there is some bodily humor here, but it's marginal and it doesn't come from Adam, which is good because it wouldn't wear well on a man in his mid-30s as it would on a little kid. All in all, if you're not a Sandler-fan, you're better off not watching his earlier stuff first, because he can get carried away with the childish humor, so start off slow and watch BIG DADDY, THE WEDDING SINGER, or 50 FIRST DATES.
Output: POS
Painfully Bad . A thin soup of potty humor, fart jokes, and juvenile cheap laughs. You know something is terribly wrong when you are halfway through a comedy and you haven't even cracked a smile.    Good gawd, Dustin Hoffman sitting on the toilet?   Robert DeNiro breastfeading a baby?  Foreskin dropped into a fondue pot?    Wow, a movie that hurt to watch.    It wasn't even worth renting for free from the public library.
Output: NEG
5 stars for the movie, 1 star for the trick . ok, First off everyone knows this is a great movie, but considering how many times it has been re-packaged for DVD over the last 5 years, you know they will be doing the ol' double dip trick again now that it's come to Blu-Ray. This is the first (Blu-ray) release and, yes, a great price from amazon for sure. I'd wait for the unrated extended (152min) cut that's available now for cheap on DVD. Be warned if u buy this one, more versions will come
Output: NEG
Clear, Clean, Concise . If you have a Swiss Ball and you don't have this DVD then you are not getting everything that you can out of your ball. This is an excellent training DVD if you want to maximize your fitness conditioning and increase your functional strength, suppleness, agility and coordination. The 3 training segments are each 20 minutes, not 10 minutes as another reviewer reported. The videography is excellent, clearly and simply showing each movement without any fancy fadeouts or quick switches. Each phase is more challenging. I would say that the phase 1 section can be done by most people of average fitness after a couple of weeks of practice. However at first you may need your remote to pause the DVD until you acquire the skill to transition into and out of some of the more challening postions. Let's face it, if you aren't at an average fitness level then you should be doing a different overal kind of training, not focusing on abs. Personally I am 56 years old and teach Holistic Nature Workouts professionally. I have shared the training methods in this DVD with several people already and they have all benefited tremendously from them and are now including them in their workouts. Have a ball
Output: POS
Over Done . "Over done" is the best way to describe this over-the-top attempt to view gang life from the eye of a "stolen" video camera.
Output: NEG
I've seen enough . I didn't watch Millenium when it was on ten years ago, so I thought I'd give it a try on DVD, as I'm a big X-files fan. I watched two shows: "The Beginning and the End" and "The Dogs". They were ridiculous AND boring. I'm done with Millenium
Output: NEG
ANOTHER TOSHIRO MIFUNE CLASSIC . This is a really great movie. And another one of the many, many great movies by the late Toshiro Mifune. It is both a comedy and an action movie rolled into one. Enough has already been written by so many reviewers about this movie that I don't think I could add any more but to say that this belongs in every cinema collection. Thank goodness it is part of the Criterion collection. Kurosawa definetly had a sense of humor when he made this movie. With Mifune selling his services to both of the warring clans, you know there's going to be hell to pay. This film never disappoints the viewer, and after years of repeated viewing, it never disappoints me. Highly recommended
Output: POS
Total body workout . I haven't done this workout in awhile and thought I'd wipe the dust off of the cover and try it again.  I forgot how challenging this workout is.  The lower body almost killed me.  I could hardly step down off my TransFIRMer when it was over.  Which is good b/c I need more strength in my lower body.   The  upper body was hard (I didn't think it was as hard as the lower body though), with the push-ups killing me every time.  I forgot how much I enjoyed this workout in the past.  I will definitely add to my rotation.  I had the VHS version, but I'm glad it's on DVD now.  Having it chaptered is easier, in case I want to do lower or upper body only combined with another FIRM  workout
Output: POS
cool . the movie the players club is a cool movie because it tell the   story of a girl trying to make her dream come true even though she hates working at the strip club "the players club" she does it anyway i rate this movie 5 stars because it shows a girl that want to make her dream of becoming a newsreporter come true and this movie should have a second part to it
Output: POS
Caveat emptor:  Buyer beware!! . I bought the Girls of Techno, Orig DVD, and I liked it.  Then I went to buy Girls of Techno Rave, adn Girls of Techno Hot Nights.    I was sorely disappointed, because both all 3 of them are same, with different covers.  I am planning to contact the Consumer Protection in Seattle and inform them of potential fraud by this company.  Great video, but to take advantage of customers is unbelievable!!    [...
Output: NEG
Jakie Chan At His Best . 'The Medallion' captures all of the qualities fans of Jakie Chan know and love, action, supspense, extreme humor, and a touch of mystisism, all the qualities I know and loved in the KID'S WB! 'Jakie Chan: Adventures' cartoon series. It has a great cast [Julian Sands as the dreaded Snakehead, Claire Forlani as the high kicking Interpol Agent Nicole, Lee Evens as the bumbling Agent Watson, and, of course, Jakie Chan as the Chinese Super-Man Eddie Yang] that help give the movie a great energy. The greatest thing about it was it wasn't afraid to make fun of itself! Great movie, I hope they make a sequel!
Output: POS
Not a family movie. . Despite the cute sounding description, this is not a family movie. The constant undertone of the movie is the sexual tension between the two characters and the utterly absurd emotional reactions of the heroine. The idea of the movie was a good one but once again Hollywood messed it up. We were very disappointed and threw the video out.
Output: NEG
It was what I expected . I purchased this DVD set in 2001 and found it to be quite good, just I was a little disappointed with the Genesis DVD because it was not a movie and they could of done a movie instead of a documentary.
Output: POS
Give me a break . This movie was terrible. Even for an indie it was pretty dull. The acting is lousy, and the story is boring. Just about the whole movie is about this med student who is obsessed with a cadaver. The script is almost laughable and I actually considered turning it off a couple times. It was a good effort, but I wouldn't waste my time on this stinker
Output: NEG