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Biting Chayefsky satire . Accomplished director Sidney Lumet directs a insightful and prophetic satire from the expansive mind of Paddy Chayefsky critiquing the business of network television production.    CCA corporation frontman Frank Hackett played by Robert Duvall has taken over UBS network with the idea of finally turning it +  into a profitable situation.  Lagging in ratings behind the big three, Duvall focuses on the news division headed by Max Schumacher played by the aged but excellent William Holden.  Duvall's plan calls for the firing of long time news anchor Howard Beale played superbly in Oscar winning fashion by Peter Finch.    A disconsolate Finch announces on air that in one weeks time, he will blow his head off during his newscast.  His ratings take an immediate bump which comes to the attention of intensely obsessed TV generation programing vice president Diana Christiansen played by Faye Dunaway.  Dunaway encourages Holden to keep Finch on the air, against his better judgement but the ratings hike eventually flattens out.    As Finch's time in gradually coming to an end, he has a bedroom epiphany which inspires him to come on the air after walking the rainy streets in his pajamas.  In a heartfelt spew with wild gesticulations he calls for those watching who are frustrated with their existence, to open their windows and yell that they 're mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore.  His rant strikes home and before long he is a media darling with the number one rated show.  This opens the door for Dunaway to fill her programing schedule with wild and revolutionary shows which threaten to drive UBS to the top of the network heap.    As profits soar, corporate head Arthur Jensen played by supremely talented Ned Beatty is pleased.  However Finch goes too far with his angry prophet routine speaking out against corporate business practices.  He receives an angry rebuke in a brilliant soliloquy by Beatty, who decides that due to a ratings drop that Finch must be silenced.    A combination of Lumet's top notch direction, a cleverly scripted screenplay and a series of superior acting performances make "Network" an all time cinematic classic
Output: POS
A classic comming of age movie set in the 1980's . This is a clasic movie for many of us who were at that age in that time period.  If you are not turned off by the 80's too much you will love this funny movie.  It is trendy for then, but it is really funny and good.  Just realize at the time these movies were some of our favorites.  It is still near and dear to my heart.  I think it is a classic.  If you like it go on to Ferris Bulers day off and Somekind of wonderful for other movies in this style and time period
Output: POS
Greatest show on earth . Best comedy since BBCs The Office. Fantastic details. Can watch it over and over again, and discover new things every time
Output: POS
Not History . This movie is not a war movie. It is not remotely related to history either. Guadalcanal was not like this as anyone who knows the people who fought there and the history. Since when did American troops in WW II carry pliers around to extract gold teeth from dying enemy soldiers? This depiction is just simple minded and pure excrement. Enemy soldiers all hugging around and teary eyed over war is hell? Can we spell Bushido? Mallick can't.     Now, if you like touchy, feely, not the real world aesthetique, have at it. The scenery and photography is quite good.
Output: NEG
This is not &quot;Drunken Master&quot; . don't buy this movie... this is NOT drunken master. the two fellas who gave this 5 stars had to be thinking of the REAL drunken master. i bought this w/o previewing it and saw that Jackie Chan wasn't in the movie at all, it was a crappy movie and then all of a sudden they'd squeeze in a jackie chan clip out of nowhere. DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE. don't make the same mistake that i did. instead, try &quot;young master&quot; with subtitles
Output: NEG
Enjoyed!!! . I really enjoyed this DVD........    I recently bought the recent release of The Ritual Path after seeing some clips on Nijole Sparkis and Fritz Heede's my space pages and really enjoyed the images and music so I thought I would give the Illuminated Manuscripts a try.   I really thought it was well done and would have enjoyed it just for the music. I guess it depends on what you are looking for as to weather or not you will like it. I watched on a regular TV with a $100 DVD player and thought it was great. Someone else may watch on a $10,000 TV and system and may still not be impressed.  I looked at another DVD review that was mentioned and highly recommended by someone that didn't like this one, yet that DVD only had 2 reviews and not good.. So just a matter of taste and perhaps the digital age has made it very hard to impress a person.   I feel the DVD does what it was meant to do, provide some relaxing music with some wonderful scenes, perhaps the title Illuminated Manuscripts explains the writings and emblems that appear in the video.   Perhaps if you are able to watch some clips you will know if it's for you or even check out the more recent Ritual Path. I come from a rock music background and don't feel that I'm easily impressed but from my personal viewing I would recommend both the Illuminated Manuscripts or the Ritual Path. It's been awhile since I have seen some of the other animated clips mentioned in some of the reviews here and admit some of what I remember they were great, but these do what they were meant to do just like Chronos did years ago without the animation....
Output: POS
AMW . this movie was very good. Voice talent was great, animation was great as well. I like the moral of the story-keep believing in yourself even when no one else will. Great family movie. Also recommended: Robots and any Disney Pixar film
Output: POS
A LESSON TO REMEMBER... . This is the story of two girls, Alice Marano (Claire Danes) and Darlene Davis (Kate Beckinsale), who are best friends. Alice is from a blue collar background, while Darlene's family is white collar. They have just graduated from high school and are supposed to be going on a trip to Hawaii to celebrate, except that Alice convinces Darlene that they should, instead, go a more exotic locattion. So, while telling their parents they are off to Hawaii, they end up going to Thailand, where they flop in a six dollar a night fleabag hotel, replete with roaches the size of potatoes.     They hook up with a handsome, young Australian named Nick Parks (Daniel Lapaine), who engages their confidence and with whom they briefly end up hanging out. Alice and Darlene find themselves competing for his interest. He then invites them to accompany him for a weekend in Hong Kong and, ultimately, both agree. While at the airport to board their flight to Hong Kong, they suddenly discover themselves under arrest, as one of their backpacks is found to contain a large cache of drugs, much to their collective surprise.    The girls then begin a journey through the Tibetan criminal justice system, which appears to be a corrupt one and especially harsh on the drug trafficking of which they are accused. Alice, the more savvy one, declines to sign anything, while Darlene, the more naive of the two, signs a statement written in Thai that she believes to be a transcript of her own words, only later to find that she has signed a complete confession. Even after obtaining legal representation from an expatriate attorney named Yankee Hank Green (Bill Pullman), they still end up being sentenced to a very long prison term. This is where the movie really starts focusing on what it is really all about, their friendship.     Excellent performances are given by Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale, as well as Bill Pullman. While Claire Danes give her somewhat hard edged character a certain vulnerability, somehow the viewer knows that she could probably do the time to which she is sentenced while standing on her head. Kate Beckinsale imbues her her character with a fragility that lets the viewer know that if she stays in that Tibeetan prison for very long, she will be a goner.    While the ending comes as somewhat of a surprise, it is somehow fitting. Yet, at the same time it is puzzling, as it is almost as if there were an atonement involved, but the viewer is left guessing as for what. The film is a compelling one, but in the final analysis falls somewhat short of its mark, with questions unanswered and motives left open to speculation. Still, the film manages to entertain, notwithstanding these shortcomings
Output: POS
Do not embarrass yourself by watching this . Apparantly my first review was censored by Amazon, so here goes again.  This movie is, by far, the worst film i've ever tried to watch.  I say 'tried' because after two separate attempts I couldnt bear to watch more than half of the film.  This is coming from someone who gave Eraserhead 5 stars, so take this as a very bad sign.    Long story short, Andre is self-absorbed and does nothing but talk endlessly about insignificant, flaky, artsy stuff.  For example, imagine the most self-important Art major you've ever met talking about how hot-gluing scraps of trash to a canvas represents the struggle a ham sandwich about to be eaten.  Or anything completely nonsensical such as that, that is the level of conversation these men have in this film.  I watched this movie because it was compared to a scene in Linklater's Waking Life (which was intelligent and thought-provoking).  IF you pay the absurd amount of money they are asking for this DVD, there is something wrong with you
Output: NEG
You will love this movie. . It has all kinds of movie stars in it. I love comedy movies and this one is a diamond in the rough. Must have
Output: POS
Well, that was dreadful. . I only bought this DVD, because I'm a rabid Jason Isaacs fan, and I'm intent on eventually seeing everything in his IMDB listing, but yeesh.  This was just painful.  The only good parts were Jason as Clark Devlin and Debbie Mazar as Steena, and those parts were entirely too brief.  In fact, there is a much, much better movie featuring those two particular characters implied in this forgettable little piece of nonsense.    I really wish I owned that movie.
Output: NEG
Plot is absurd; acting is fine . So: alien civilizations with obviously vastly superior technology travel clear across the galaxy at speeds greater than the speed of light in order to--well, won't give the plot away, but trust me, they're not here to guests on Martha Stewart. And I find the plot, therefore, and all of these "aliens as terror sources" movies just--can I say this?--not fair to aliens!  OK, I don't have an aluminum foil hat on, I just think its childish. Stephen Greer, MD's "Hidden Truth" book suggests that this is the sort of fare we are to get from Hollywood--no more friendly E.T. types, just constantly the message of terror from the skies. This trend in cinema about foreign visitors is now so consistent that it just makes movies like this dull and predictable. And how we eventually beat back the aliens in this movie? Oh, you don't want to know..
Output: NEG
I liked this movie.. . I love the fact that it isn't shallow and hits some tough topics. Cameron Diaz shines along with Toni Collette! Shirley Maclaine makes the second half of this movie extremely funny
Output: POS
Bizarre and ridiculous rip-off; a drug-induced nightmare put to film . How the film-makers achieved financing to make this film I'll never understand.  The make-up, costuming, screen-writing, directing, acting, cinematography, editing are all over-the-top and way over-done.  It looks like an amateur film-school project.  Nicole Kidman is beautiful--the one bright spot in this film.  For some reason, a film set in the late 19th century had the male lead and entire cast break out singing "The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammerstein.  Someone must have been smoking something illegal that lead to this manic, ridiculous parody? of a musical.  Nowhere did I read a review that said it was a parody and farce; it was supposed to be a musical.  There was no way I could view this film for more than 15 minutes, and that long just to see if the title character would awake from a drug-induced nightmare. I love musicals but this one should definitely be viewed free on television and not rented or bought until you see if you can stand it. Save your money--it is awful.  Note:  If I had read a review such as this, I would have saved myself time and money
Output: NEG
Bax Experience . I ordered this movie on or around July 6, 2006 and have yet to receive it
Output: NEG
AT LAST ON DVD! The magnificent Muni in the Oscar winner! . Sadly forgotten today, Paul Muni was one of our finest actors. He triumphed in I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG, earned a Best Actor Oscar as Louis Pasteur, and let THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA to win the Best Picture Oscar of 1937.    Don'r pass up this magnificent motion picture
Output: POS
A Wild & Creepy Sleeper ! . Stuart Gordons "DAGON" is a unique horror gem that belongs in every true horror fans collection! While not as well known as Re-Animator this film adaptation of another H.P.Lovecraft nightmare is one of the very best out there. This one is truly what nightmares are made of & I for one enjoyed the hell out of it. Excellent horror film!
Output: POS
Am I looking for something not there? . As the other reviewers make clear, this is a disturbing film in that the college girl forced into prostitution ends up by developing feelings for the man who "ruined" her. So you may immediately assume that the director has a deeper comment to make beyond this trite observation.    Problem is, having just watched the movie, I am not convinced there is anything below the surface. Prostitution is a fact of life in Asian cities, the theme of women overcome by their desires and in thrall to strong men a common one, and I searched in vain for any subversion of or challenge to that fantasy (as fantasy it is).    Is this any more than a homage to the inutility of futility? Not that I can see
Output: NEG
WHERE ARE THE WEREWOLVES?????? . WHERE ARE THE WEREWOLVES IS WHAT I KEPT ASKING THROUGH OUT THIS MOVIE,,I THOUGHT THE ORIGINAL HOWLING AND HOWLING 3 WERE GREAT, THIS ONE JUST DON'T MEASURE UP,BORING BUT WATCHABLE, ALSO WHO DESIGN THE BACK COVER???????WHOEVER DID, DIDN'T DO THEIR HOMEWORK, BECAUSE ALL THE PICS ARE FROM HOWLING 3
Output: NEG
Maybe OK for fans of M. Night Shyamalan . Not really scary. Just loud noises and shots of speeding cars, a spinning fan, and sunsets. Oh, there must be some big shocker at the end, right? Not really. There is some notable cinematography and some decent music, but other than that, this wasn't even worth a rental for me
Output: NEG
cliche ridden ... . I like Dennis Hopper and love Frederick Forrest.  Neither of them are bad considering the atrocious dialogue and tired premise that they have to work with.  They seem to be rolling their eyes at each other as they speak their lines.  Sad to see such great talents wasted in a film filled with gratuitous violence and terrible "pop psychology" dialogue. Was there a point to this film
Output: NEG
Boring . This is a one-time watch. It is most definately a home movie with very unprofessional editing. I was hoping for at least one or two songs to have a professional mix. Never happened..
Output: NEG
Heart Wrenching! . I read the book, but the movie really brings home what the story meant.  Truly amazing and heart wrenching - you will cry for Ishi, you will cry for all the Native Americans.  Truly a must see! You will not be disappointed.  Greene does another remarkable job
Output: POS
The Mothman Travesty . Three problems with this film:    1. PACING - The film's pacing doesn't vary.  It's very boring.  As a matter of fact, this wouldn't be a problem if the film were much more tense (e.g., "Speed"), however this film lacks the high-action intensity to pull off such a slow expository speed.      2. EFFECTS - Too many sequences of this film rely on color and light superimpositions, and there is an overabundance of high-speed imaging.  The scene changes that employ erratic barrages of images desensitize the viewer from the thrilling "horror" scenes.  Furthermore, they fail to make enough sequential sense of the film's plot to really mean much to the film as a greater whole.  The upshot: the film relies too heavily on the art of editing, to the point where plot twists are no longer interesting.      3. TRIVIALITY - The plot's conclusion quails in the face of the "so what?" question.  The viewer is left with a sense of, "I sat through the film for THAT?"  In light of points (1) and (2), this obnoxious bit is the icing on the cake.      Don't waste your life.    ALon
Output: NEG
I am a carebear fanatic BUT... . ...I will have to shoot myself if I am forced to watch this again.  The animations are very annoying, the court jesterish feel is very annoying and the portrayal of Funshine Bear (my favorite) as a pre-teenaged boy jokester is NOT my idea of what carebears is about. I was NOT impressed with this movie
Output: NEG
I'm embarassed . I am embarassed to admit that I saw this video several years ago; I give it 2 stars.  I suppose the film quality is excellent, but in my opinion, a waste of film to make this.  The plot is forgettable, and, at the risk of offending those who like it, "I spent two hours out of my life watching this, and can't get them back again for something constructive.
Output: NEG
Terrific drumming video . I give this DVD an enthusiastic 5 stars.  If you're into Rush at all, or a serious drummer, this is a must have.  It focuses mainly on the art of solo-ing, something Mr Peart does well at, but there's enough material on the 2 discs to keep anyone fan or drummer interested.  Well worth the money.
Output: POS
One woman, and what a woman, against them all . Hard to make an action film with a woman as the main character, against all the Indiana Joneses and Bruce Lees of the world. Difficult to transform a video-game character into a real flesh and bone cinema character, against all the Draculas and Frankensteins who did the reverse trip. They had to bring some kind of English fabula into the picture, accent, tea and everything else, plus a touch of Cambodian safran buddhism and an ice-cube of Siberian whitish russianism. And it all works if you also add a pinch of extra-terrestrial magic that looks more like some Arabian astrology than anything from another constellation. But it does not really matter. Lara Croft is ready to run her first race with her chamber-valet and her rocking technical agent. And it works as much as we can hope, and in the end we can say the most admirable characters of the film are the sleigh-dogs who bring her back to her English mansion somewhere in a somewhat rainy tolerable climate. We recognized though some typical inspiration from the extremely British Clive Barker, but that might have been an illusion.    Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Paris Dauphine & University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne
Output: POS
1 star if you own the extended version, 5 stars if you just want the movies . I, like a lot of others was kind of annoyed when I saw another issue out.  I own the extended and theatrical releases already.  BUT, I had to buy them to see the "Never before behind the scenes documentary". To be honest, I wasn't impressed.  A few funny things, but all in all...I could have lived without it.  It's just a bunch of stuff slapped together with no rhyme or reason.  The Extended version extra material is so far superior.  That's my opinion.  But like me, you may just have to have it! Shame on the greedy movie companies for doing this to us!  If you don't own the movies and are generally not into the extras, this is definitely a good way to go,  You get both versions and in a very smart package
Output: NEG
The Prime Directive..... . Okay, this wasn't too bad. The plot is about the Prime Directive and what it means.  Well, an alien force and certain Star Fleet members express interest in a planet with regenerative properties. Their interests violates Star Fleet's golden rule, "The Prime Directive". The Federation may not interfere in the development of other civilizations. Picard makes a very hard choice and go against Star Fleet's golden rule. Picard and his crew must protect and defend the planet. Even if it means the end of their careers at Star Fleet.
Output: POS
I found it...tiresome.... . My advice is to watch this in French, which is less painful especially if you don't speak French.  In English, its unbearable.    Slow?  At one point the DVD froze and I didn't realize it for several minutes
Output: NEG
"Just answer the questions, Mr. Paquette.  The attorneys will provide the wisecracks." . Upon its initial release, the attention that Otto Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" attracted due to its subject matter undoubtedly deflected some attention away from the fact that the film had its fair share of problems.  When watched today after much of its scandalous elements have lost their power to shock, its meandering story and uneven characterizations are exposed front and center.      Attorney Paul Biegler (James Stewart) is asked to defend Lieutenant Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara) after a bar owner is found murdered.  Manion claims that he committed the murder in a fit of rage after his wife, Laura (Lee Remick), was raped.  While preparing his case for trial, Biegler finds that Laura is extremely difficult to work with because of her temperamental and flirtatious nature.  Nevertheless, the resourceful attorney continues to work on exonerating his client even though it is not clear whether he and his wife are being entirely truthful with him.     Stewart is his dependable self in "Anatomy of a Murder."  In fact, his performance as an attorney who is not afraid to stretch the rules is the one saving grace of the film.  There is little nuance in the performances of Gazzara and Remick and even the great George C. Scott misses the mark with an over-the-top effort.  Yet, the problems with the acting is secondary to the unfocused screenplay.  "Anatomy of a Murder" oftentimes seems more concerned with exploring the eccentric natures of its characters than in telling a good story.  The investigation of the crime is done in a half-hearted manner and the mystery behind the dual crimes of the rape and the murder are never resolved to any satisfaction.  For a film to run as long as "Anatomy of a Murder" does, one would think that there would be more than enough time to resolve all of the lingering questions posed by the film.  Yet, this is not the case
Output: NEG
It had potential; I'll give it that . The last time I saw the names "Adam Goldberg" and "Giovanni Ribisi" together, they were two American Soldiers who perished while trying to save a certain Private Ryan.    Goldberg co-wrote and directed this contemporary psychological drama that has all the ingredients for a great finale but gets left in the oven too long.  At times towards the end I was thinking it could have been something perhaps similar to "Memento" or something of that nature.  What this film gives you is a plethora of cross analyzing ideas meshed with real time parallels, that ultimately bogs down in a mosh of messy execution.  Some of the biggest points and profound themes that it spends so much time getting to in a bizarre and confusingly intricate way are so simplistic they leave you yawning.  Despite a stellar cast that besides Rabisi also features Jason Lee, Christina Ricci, Vince Vaughn, Haylie Duff and Elvis Costello, it gets to far out of the main points of what it is trying to convey.    Rabisi stars as Gray Evans, a movie star actor who is having marital trouble.  Gray starts thinking amid his days of working on the set, going through fan email, and getting bugged by people, that a fan is stalking him.  Relentless in his obsession of this belief, he starts obsessing about others around him.  Great ideas here but then the film basically spends too much time zigzagging around to all the different characters and locales.  We understand that Gray seems to have a connection with a film grad who is also a fan and is suspected by him at one time, of being the stalker, but by the time 100 minutes roles by it gets to the point of not caring.  The ideas are there, I just feel it was a bit over ambitious in the portrayal of it all.  The sections that are supposed to be psychological really come off more like psycho confusing, and the parts that are to be rewarding in tying up loose ends towards the films finish end up falling flat.    If you like Independent films, or want to try something different, by all means give it a try.  I don't see it as being something I would watch again, or have in my collection for killing time on a Sunday afternoon with
Output: NEG
A Poor Excuse For A DVD . Don't get me wrong. I LOVE the story. I've seen it in the cinema in the 80's and I still love it. But the issue why I gave low ratings is because of the DVD. This is the first time I've seen a DVD where the makers of it, puts watermark images of the company in various scene in the movie. Talk about advertising!    Second, on the cover, it was written that the movie has undergone digital transfer. The only thing that I think, where the movie got it "digital transfer" is from a poor quality VHS tape to DVD. This is absurd! Even the soundtracks bear the quality of a bad tape recording.    I've watch other Sonny Chiba's movies from the 80's in DVD format like Ninja Wars and GI Samurai aka Time Slip and both quality is what a DVD should be. This one is clearly an attempt to make a quick money at the fans of the man.    The first 2 reviews, refers to other movies and not the one in question. To Amazon, please remove this item from your listing.
Output: NEG
Feels more like broken glass . "Sugar" is an interesting name for this strange, awkward, ultimately disappointing film starring a couple exceptionally compelling leads.  While they carry the film over it's editing, direction, and story hurdles, they can't make up for its unevenness.    Plus the story is entirely too cliche, and I couldn't help thinking it was essentially the same story as "Circuit," albeit in a different venue (except I enjoyed Circuit.)  I couldn't get into this film.    Why not?  The story lurches around and you are left to wonder "why" and "how" altogether too much as things go from awkward to worse.  Something in the description of this film claims it's funny.  I guess if you think drug addiction and prostitution and life on the streets are funny, then you will get a good laugh out of this.  I kept hoping that something would happen and my time investment on this film would be worthwhile.  Not so much.    I'd recommend "Circuit" to anybody who might enjoy the falling-for-the-hustler and can-the-hustler-really-love story lines, and I'd leave this film on the shelf.  It's redeeeming qualities are few
Output: NEG
Grass . Anyone who wants to know more about weed. needs to get this. You will understand how much good comes from leagle hem
Output: POS
Get up and work your tush off . I've had this video since '95'.  I have been on a mission to find a  video that is equivalent or even half the work out.  No luck.  When I get done with this video I feel like I actually worked out.  Awesome exercise video, I wish there were more like it
Output: POS
Exactly what I was looking for. . I was looking for a home work out so I could reclaim a shapely figure without expensive equipment or endless reps. This is it. The lower body work out requires a step and a chair. For the uppper body work out you will need a few small dumbbells and a pillow. Not expensive equipment at all. The exercises are very effective and Kathy gives clear directions and alternate moves for beginners. (like me
Output: POS
What's The Worth In It? . My 14 month old son loves the Baby Einstein series.  They've been the only movies to hold his attention.  The sounds and music get his attention, the shapes and colors hold it.    That said, this movie never got or held his attention.  There are no interesting sounds or music.  The voices are very monotone.  While I understand the intention of this video, if you don't catch the attention of the child, what's the worth in it?  The pictures on the screen do not corrolate well with what is being said.  I also believe that there is value in learning not only foreign languages, but foreign cultures.  If I knew what was being said when nursery rhymes or poems are recited, I could repeat them in english as an additional learning tool.  All around, this move was disappointing
Output: NEG
Boring . For the converted  and knowledgeable about St. Therese - you will be reaffirmed. For those looking for a good movie, you will be bored to tears..
Output: NEG
Torture to watch . I hate to trash on an American Classic... but this was truly horrible.  I thought my son would like this due to the flying car.  It took hours of TORTURE to get to that scene.  Horrible, horrible film.  Mindless, drawn-out banter, and weak story line.  Our copy eventually broke (stepped on?) --- we felt SOOO lucky to have it gone.  "One Star" seems like a generous rating
Output: NEG
Cliched story, inferior animation. . We're deep into the formula now with computer animated films -- and Over The Hedge is one of the most tired of the bunch. Can anyone say Buzz and Woody? Chicken Run? The Exterminator is the stock villain in CGI movies --almost identical to the vintage toy collector in Toy Story 2. How many times can you do the A-bomb joke...    Worse still is the dialogue, the painfully unfunny one-liners, and the   see-saw animation that is either dull or like a pinball machine with sight gags and explosions. It is clear that each of these animators are trying to outdo one another, and that once again we see a cleverly-disguised lack of locations -- or interest. There must be nothing easier to craft and render than endless rows of geometric homes and a single proscenium of forest. This film is a by-the-numbers piece of merchandising with very little genuine artistry.
Output: NEG
TERI HATCHER NAKED? BIG DEAL - WHERE'S THE CURVES? . She's built like a 12-year-old boy... give me Vida Guerra anyday
Output: NEG
pretty good Fantasey! . To tell you the truth i had never read the book before because the libary always has other holds on it but i went ahead and wacthed this movie with my sister and younger brother we were hoping we would enjoy it despit bad reveiws, so it turns out we liked it, my sister said it's seem's more of a remake of lord of the rings (as everyone else does ) the dragon was wonerfully done we liked the fact that it had a mind of it's own. Ed Spellers did better than i thought for a newcomer, i always enjoy Jeremy irons (exepct for the really bad D&D)the only miscast really was John Malvoich as the evil king i just think he didn't fit well, overall a pretty good fantasy not a classic but good enough for me.( it's my 3rd favariet dragon movie besides dragonheart and dragonslayer i highly recommend those)
Output: POS
When Night is Falling . This is a powerful down to earth movie, It is very well done. The actors, script , storyline,,,is totally awesome. It is a must sse for,,not just the alternative lifestyle communities.    Jenn
Output: POS
Too tricky for me . I have Jennifer's Crunch Salsa Dancing DVD, and it was my first dance exercise DVD.  I loved it so much I've been ordering a lot of others and ran across this one by the same instructor.  I find the moves too difficult and frustrating.  By the time you are close to having one step down, she's moving onto the next one, and it doesn't seem like you get to benefit from the repetitous moves that I enjoy in her Crunch video.  In that one she started out slow, repepated it several times, then did it real time, and then added another combination the same way.  The end result was putting the two combinations together, so basically repeating four moves over and over, doing about six dance routines all together, which was good enough for me.  When I do it now, I just go right to real time and ignore the slow start, so I haven't been bored at all.  She looks great in this video, but I agree with another review that they do not focus on her feet at all.  Basically I ended up watching her dance and kept marching in circles.  But if I was a good dancer, this would probably be a lot of fun.
Output: NEG
Eh. Not really. . Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Jonathan Liebesman, 2006)    In the documentary that serves as one of the DVD extras for Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a number of the movie's connections talk repeatedly about how their goal for this movie was to push the envelope with the gore. One even says that the people who went to see Hostel and The Hills Have Eyes (2006) will go to see this movie and expect the violence to be kicked up a notch. Well, folks, I just saw the unrated version of your movie, and I've only seen the rated version of Hostel. And I hate to break it to you but, well, even cut by the censors, Hostel blew you out of the water.    For those who have been living in a cave for the past thirty-two years, a quick plot summary: there's a very odd family living out in the middle of nowhere. When the main local business, a slaughterhouse, closed down, it took most of the population with it-- save this family. (The fact that the slaughterhouse is still in operation in the original film, and there are neighbors in some of the original canon films, seems to have completely escaped screenwriter Sheldon Turner [The Longest Yard].) As with any TCM movie, there must be a batch of clueless teenagers, here two guys-- Eric (Tru Calling's Matthew Bohmer), on his way back to Vietnam, and his brother Dean (Zerophilia's Taylor Handley), who's planning on ditching the war and heading for Mexico-- and their girlfriends, Bailey (Diora Baird, recently of Wedding Crashers) and Chrissie (The Fast and the Furious' Jordana Brewster), respectively. There will also be a lot of revving chainsaws.    Now, I readily admit I'm one of the people who didn't recognize the brilliance of Tobe Hooper's original vision for a lot of years after I first saw the original film (close to twenty, in fact)-- thank you, DVD commentary, for pointing out so many things I'd missed my first few times around. I'm still not sure it deserves the classic status it has come up with since, but it's a good, solid piece of work, groundbreaking for its time. There hasn't been a single film, canonical or no, following it that's lived up, but the straight remake Marcus Nispel popped out with a couple of years ago has been the best of a bad lot. Unfortunately, it looks as if the sequels to the remake will have the same relative quality as the sequels to the original-- worse. The acting is wooden, the direction pedestrian, the special effects pretty good but nothing special. But what these guys were after, they tell us, was something really over the top. They were striving not to make a good movie, but to make the mother of all splatter films. And, quite simply, even within the Hollywood machine, they were well upstaged by Hostel before they even started filming. *
Output: NEG
A Curiosity . This DVD is a good way to see what Houdini looked like.  That's it for the positive side of this review.  The story is ridiculous, Houdini does no magic and only one escape.  That escape is so poorly photographed, however, that it appears as he is doing nothing more than rolling about on the ground to escape the "wet sheet" tie that was used in insane asylums at the time.  This film flopped at the theatres, and it seems obvious why - this is a vanity piece, ignoring the magic and escapes that made Houdini famous
Output: NEG
Finally, a worthy DVD edition! . Clueless has been released on DVD before, with nothing more than two theatrical trailers as bonus features. In 2005, for its 10th anniversary, Paramount finally released a great, if not cheesily named, DVD edition of this 90's teen comedy classic, with such quotable lines as "You're a virgin who can't drive" and "As if!"    The transfer on this DVD is AWESOME. It's very clean, sharp, and clear. I don't remember any issues on the past DVD, but if there were any, it seems like they were cleared up for this release.    The bonus features are likeable fluff, but at least they're existent. Featuring new interviews with several cast and crew members, such featurettes as "The Class of '95," which discusses the cast, and "Language Arts," which discusses the many phrases that this movie brought to our pop culture lexicon, allow us to delve, if only just slightly, into the making and the impact of this movie. Also, the trailers from the previous DVD release are included.    Children of the 90's definitely need to own this DVD. Clueless is still a major part of America's pop culture today, and really, who doesn't love watching a 90's teen comedy remake of a literary classic like Jane Austen's Emma
Output: POS
How did this happen ? . I was shocked when I saw the episodes of the second season. I would say the first season was one of the best things to be aired on TV ever. How come they just throw all that down the drain ? You really don't know what to think during the episodes. "Is it a comedy ? Oh, look at at satan and his friends having a chat.Am I supposed to laugh or amuse myself ? And now, is it a serious episode ?" Not to mention the lack of darkness so well conveyed by Frank Black in the 1st season. To sum up, the second season left a lot to be desired. The only thing I can do now is re-watch season one.
Output: NEG
Extremely Satisfied . To put it simply, if you're a Star Trek fan you'll like this season. If you're not, you'll probably find that some of the episodes are weak on plot or character interaction. However, there are some gems hidden among the these episodes. The Klingon sub-plot gets its starting point here and the season finale is legendary in NextGen canon. Season 3 really begins to reveal what NextGen was really all about. All in all much better than Seasons 1 and 2
Output: POS
The Character of Martha Dunstock . Rather than give another general review as others have kindly done,  my review focuses on one aspect of the film, indeed one character, that of Martha.     Martha Dunstock is known throughout the film as Martha Dumptruck. Even the film credits include the nickname `Dumptruck' besides the character's surname (evidently feeling the need to labour the point). Portrayed as unattractive and pathetically grateful for any attention she is given, she unwittingly provides the Slater character with information enabling him to murder a student. Later, when the cult status of the `suicides' (that is, murdered students) becomes apparent, Martha attempts her own suicide by walking into the path of traffic. But her attempt is shown as a failure. At the end of the film Martha is bruised and now disabled, in an electric wheelchair. Ryder's character, having finished her voyage of self-realisation, rejects the school Prom night and instead invites Martha to stay in with a video and popcorn. Martha gratefully accepts and the closing scenes show Ryder walking along the corridor while Martha encircles her like a planet around the sun.    The image of Martha in her wheelchair, an object of pity for Ryder and for the audience, signifies to us fears of being different, of not being beautiful, of not being loved and respected. Martha is the person we are all frightened of becoming. She is given no means of solving her predicament by the film maker. And though some of us in the audience may be fat, or disabled, or both, we may yet still fear Martha, and are invited to consider Ryder's protagonist's journey of self discovery as our own, even is in physical and social reality, we are more like Martha.    For this reason, `Heathers' fails as an exploration of the `Hell' of High School ( a description often used by Buffy/Angel/ Firefly's Joss Whedon). Those in the audience NOT as thin and complying with Western standards of `beauty' as the protagonists (probably the majority of us) ultimately may find the so-called subversion of cruel hierarchy in this film just that little too shallow, leaving a bitter after-taste. The way `fat' people are portrayed in films such as these unfortunately often reflect the predictable, transparent and absurd fixations of the film makers. Sadly this is happening even today - in some ways it has gotten even worse since the Western World decided to wage a 'war on fat' (to quote Paul Campos) - and even at best it is lazy film-making.
Output: NEG
3rd once and again . i wish that there would come out with the 3rd season of once and again i just love that show soooo much. i wish it was still on tv
Output: POS
Just ok . I guess I am jaded because I watched the IMAX Everest video (which seems to get the best reviews) first and can't help but compare them.  Still this video had some good participants i.e. Ed Viestur's and such.  Interesting view point but the testing didn't do much for me but provide information.  Would have liked more extra's on dvd to.  All in all ok.
Output: POS
Great Italian Mob Movie . I just happend to rent this movie from blockbuster one night after reading the info on it. I was blown away! What a great movie the actors are highly underated and are now some of my favorites. Another thing that was cool was that the actor William Dameo played the voice of Paulie in the new video game Mafia and many of the same character names are used in this film that were from the video game. Tell ya what...Look out for the actors in this movie, all of them should be leading actors in the years to come. Get this movie, it will be one of your favorites
Output: POS
'Allo Allo' season 6 . Once again Rene Artois succeeds in making occupied France a hotbed of comedy. This set has 8 exceptional episodes mainly involving how to get the English airmen out of France. LeClerc has been replaced with his brother in this season but all the regulars are here. Each season seems to get better and better. Can't wait for seasons 7-9
Output: POS
Delightfully funny. . This movie was both entertaining and at times, hilarious.  Charlie Sheen is great as the fallen stockbroker turned advice columnist, Denise Richards is funny as his ditzy, shallow girlfriend and Angie Harmon is appealing as the editor of the newspaper.  Also, Jon Lovitz is hysterical as Sheen's plastic surgeon best friend.  This movie is a must for those who want some lighthearted humor.  I highly recommend it.
Output: POS
Not for Young Kids . I saw this movie a long time ago and had forgotten all but the basic plot.  I recently purchased the DVD thinking it would be a fun movie for my younger kids (9, 8, and 6) to watch.  Also, it was rated "PG" so I thought it would be pretty safe.  I was wrong.  While the plot is innocent enough, the language was atrocious.  I couldn't believe this thing was rated PG and not at least PG-13.  Be advised that if you don't want your kids to hear a lot of cursing throughout a movie, then this is not for you
Output: NEG
Bob Newhart Season 2 . I would HIGHLY receommend buying this set!  A true classic tv show continues with it's second season!!!   A MUST HAVE for any classic dvd collection!!  Go back to the 1970's and enjoy!!!
Output: POS
Fock You! . This movie was AWESOME!  Ben Stiller is a comic GENIUS, he's the new Jerry Lewis!  DeNiro, AWESOME!  Hoffman, AWESOME!  Streisand, AWESOME and still very sexy for an old liberal ho!  I thought the sight gags were priceless, and the plot line serene!  This was Hollywood movie watching heaven!  This film should have won some Academy Awards!  I mean if Marisa Torme can win for My Cousin Vinnie, these A-1 actors should've at least been nominated!  This is a highly entertaining film, and I recommend it to every and anyone to see, but wear your Depends, because you might pee yourself from laughing so hard!  Dubya 99, you don't know what in the FRIGGIN' H E L L you're talking about!  Yeah like we're suppose to take the opinion of an anti-social loser, that complains about going out to the movies?  Stay home, I'm sure Dateline NBC will be calling soon about that episode they had recently
Output: NEG
For Trower Lovers . Robin Trower defined that rich, full overdriven modulated (Hendrix-inspired) sound of his way back in the early '70's, and he still lays it on thick.  As a guitarist, i can't help but to STILL love that "sound", even after 30 years!  This DVD will serve Trower up to you on a platter.  Hey...i don't care if the guy looks like someone's Grand Daddy standin' up there .... we're all growing old too, right along with the stars of our youth.  It's great that he can still pull this stuff off and come out sounding as fabulous as he does.  (No arthritis in THOSE hands, i can tell you.)  Now, if you DON'T love Trower, the show will probably get a little old after a few numbers.  But if you DO love him (and that "Sound" ...), and particularly if you play, you'll thoroughly enjoy this DVD
Output: POS
Gumboostic!!!! . I bought this DVD sometime ago, but forgot about it until I discovered it just sitting there among my DVD collection. I watched it and bwoy! was I taken away or what? Being originally from Southern Africa brought back many memories as we used to grow up listening and mimicking Gumboot dancing. This is a must-see DVD and the dancing, choreography and music has been excently put together to bring this explosion of energy and power! Makes you feel like you are actually there...
Output: POS
Don't Waste Your Time . Uneven, choppy direction and convoluted plot marr the otherwise superb story and excellent performance of the uncomparable Meryl Streep.  Unfortunately, not even the fabulous Ms. Streep can save this -- recommended for devoted fans only, bent on completing their Streep collection
Output: NEG
Walk away the pounds . This is an excellent way to get yourself moving!  We all have to start somewhere, and this is a good way to do it
Output: POS
I am reviewing the shows not the format! . This is a wonderful collection!  It is misleading and disappointing to see the rating for this set so low--especially when many ratings were based on "wide screen" as opposed to "full." The format doesn't change the story or the fun viewers have watching.   "Gidget Goes to Rome", however, is my least favorite.  James Darren had chemistry with Sandra Dee and Deborah Walley; it was lacking with Cindy Carol.  Enjoy the innocence of an era gone and relish the fact that we are fortunate these movies are still around --- in wide or full screen
Output: POS