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One Star For Violence--Five Stars For Heroism . I "enjoyed" viewing this film and seeing "the good guy" win. But, "there must be a better way" to resolve conflicts, "a better way" to punish bad guys,  "a better way to deal with evil" than just go out and kill everyone involved!  We live in a violent world with terrorists and suicide murderers and car bombings and killing our troops in Iraq and The Sunnis killing the Shiites and vice versa, etc..etc.   I always believe there MUST be "a better way" besides everyone killing the other guys.  So, that's what I have against this film.    As for the film itself, I enjoyed the musical theme and the acting of Clint Eastwood and the acting of all the other members of the cast. It is a "good film" except for the violence.   And, yes, "the good guy" does win in the end---I'm happy about that!  And, I enjoyed the photography also.  So, yes, definitely SEE the film but as you do, could you possibly think of "a better way" for resovling issues rather than the violence depicted in this film?  Email:boland7214@aol
Output: NEG
no title . Well, I sure could have skipped this one.  I well remember the critics raving over this on television, but why is beyond me.  Mostly, I was just plain bored.  There simply was no depth at all, just bunches of short takes and wise cracks.  Bush was just downright dirty, making insults and slurs all over the place, something I do not consider an appropriate attitude in a man who would be President.  And it is interesting that in one of the reviews it was noted that Mary Matalen, the deputy manager of Bush's campaign and very acid-tongued (maybe she wrote some of the slurs Bush used), is now the wife of James Carville, top strategist for Clinton's campaign, and basically the star of the movie.  But all the scenes were focused on the funny quip, the bon mot, no long scenes of the nitty-gritty work, or any answers to any questions about Clinton either, for that matter.
Output: NEG
I love the SHOW, the DVD's are another story! . Hello  I won't sell you on the show-it's one of my favorites, and you can read other's opinions there.  What I will say is that we are having a horrible time finding copies that play without scattering immages, or freezing up the player.  So far we've had to return episode one 2 times (one time it came with 2 identical discs (i.e one disc one, two discs two, and one disc 4), we've had to return season 2 and 3 for reasons that they're not playable.  It will play fine on one disc, then the next disc it crashes, pixilates, or won't load at all.  We don't have this problem with ANY other movies.  SO, beware, watch ALL the episodes before you put it on your shelf, and be prepared (and if you are a true fan, you will do this) to keep on trying until all the discs WORK.  All that I can figure is that they weren't sure they'd sell (big mistake) and made them CHEAP.  What a shame.   GOOD LUCK
Output: NEG
IT ISN'T TEXAS!!! . This is probably my most favorite movie ever, but I would like to point out to all the people, including the official amazon.com review, that IT ISN'T TEXAS! The movie was filmed in Kern County- specifically Bakersfield, California. Nowhere in the movie does it imply that it is Texas, and in fact locals will recognize many landmarks from the 70's, including I think it is 19th Street with the Hub (where we all bought western clothing and boots), the pawn shops, and the porn shops. The turn-off where Bobby gets caught up playing a piano on the back of the pick-up truck is to Shafter, CA, one of the small dust-bowl era farm towns in Kern County. The bowling alley was Freddy's Top of the Hill on Union Avenue, where we all went bowling in high school. Bobby works not in the Texas oilfields, but in the oilfields, now for the most part non-producing (although the oil supposedly is still there, just being held for economic reasons), that are located out near Taft. Now that that is cleared up- the movie itself is incredible and in my opinion Nicholsons' best and most raw acting, without the goofy cliche crazy Nicholson schtick that characterizes his later work. His scene with his father before he leaves is pure, open, painful emotion- and one of the best performances on-screen of any actor, ever
Output: POS
Great movie . Kill Bill - Volume 2 (UMD Mini For PSP) greta movie for the PS
Output: POS
A Champion of Justice and Integrity . Al Pacino had appeared in "The Godfather", but was not yet the film icon that he started to become, in part, because of "Serpico".  Francisco Serpico was an honest Italian cop - courageously honest.  When he saw widespread corruption among New York Cops everywhere he was offered the opportunity to participate in the payoffs that the police were receiving left and right.  Initially, Serpico simply abstained.  The corrupt cops became of suspicious of Serpico - at one point in the film he is told "who can trust a cop who won't take a payoff?"  Because of his dedication to honest police work and a burning desire to "do the right thing" Serpico goes from a non-participant in the graft to actively fighting it.  He is understandably frustrated over and over when his reports to the police authorities are met with not much more than "you're doing a good job, Frank, keep up the good work and we'll reach out for you when the time is right".  The right time never arrives and Serpico, prodded by his friend Bob Blair (played by Tony Roberts), brings his complaints outside of the department - first to the Mayor's office, then finally to the New York Times.     Serpico is treated by his fellow police officers initially as an eccentric goody-goody, then later subjected to death threats.  The film is bookended by a sequence in Serpico's life when he is transferred to a narcotics division then probably set-up for assassination.  The point-blank bullet that Serpico's partners lead him into doesn't kill him and Frank is alive today, lecturing at police academies and for organizations interested in having a "lamp lighter" - giving support to those who have the inclination, but perhaps not the courage, to speak up about things that are plain wrong.    Now, thinking about the film later, I wonder what was going on in the minds of the other policemen.  Presumably, many of them didn't WANT to be crooked cops.  Certainly the "extra" money that they received was tempting - perhaps they looked at those extra dollars as compensation for what was not a lot of pay in a dangerous profession.      Serpico is one of the most visible examples of someone "doing the right thing" against incredible odds, even as his life was threatened.  This is a good story that needs to be told and Sidney Lumet and Al Pacino tell it well
Output: POS
Great first Dramatic effort by Tim Meadows... . Wow!  Just wow!  I am impressed with this one.  I was certainly surprised and a bit skeptical when I first heard about this one, seeing how I normally associate Tim Meadows, with flat, not very funny, comedies, when he stars, and very vague cameo and side roles in other Adam Sandler and Will Ferrel main Headliner movies!     But this one, wow! He is really a talented individual!      I shouldn't be so quick to judge though.  His role in Boogie Nights, also featured some wonderful comedic actors by Mr. Meadows, and he was the comic relief of that movie, featuring Marky Mark.    I also like how this movie, once again paired up Nick Nolte and Mr. Meadows, for the first time since 48 Hours!  Nothing short of brilliance, I say!  While Mr. Meadow's role was much more dramatic in Hotel Rwanda, keep in mind, he did show a sufficient amount of that "angry black" character he is famous for in 48 Hours.    Definitely pick up this movie!  You won't be sorry!    MC White said:  You'd have to be crazy not to pick this movie up, and memorize all of the Main Character's names!  TWO THUMBS WAY UP!!!
Output: POS
Cool! . I'm a ripe old 47 years of age and I thought this show was so awesome when I was a young'un.  I will get the DVDs eventually but wanted to let you fans know that a diecast of the XL5 spaceship will be available soon at fabgearusa.com
Output: POS
gentle clifford . This is a great addition to a Clifford collection, with nothing remotely scary or questionable.  The episodes include    Camping it up  Hooray for Cleo  Home is Where the Fun Is  Lights Out      Which all emphasize enjoying nature, and    Clifford's Charm School  Best Paw Forward  Clifford's Hiccoughs  An Itchy Patch    Which generally emphases manners and being yourself.    All in all, sweet, neutral entertainment for my 3 year old, though older kids would enjoy it too.
Output: POS
THERE IS NO OTHER LIKE "FREAKS"! . This is really a one of a kind movie. Creepy atmosphere abounds in this carnival freak show setting, the use of real "Freaks" adds greatly to this bizarre tale of revenge. The DVD transfer is very good and a worthy purchase.
Output: POS
A taboo subject handled superbly by Malle . Louis Malle's sensitive and delicate look at sexual initiation. Set in 1954, Benoit Ferreux plays a 14-year-old boy from Dijon; his father is a cold, uncaring gynecologist; his mother (played brilliantly by Lea Massari) is a free spirit. He contracts scarlet fever, which cause a heart murmur, and goes with his mother for a cure to a hotel/spa. He meets some girls there, and Massari openly sees a lover; she doesn't hide anything about this from him - in fact, she openly solicits his sympathies when she leaves her lover rather than go off with him. Massari's and Ferreux's closeness is gradually developed until they go to bed together. This act of incest is a special moment for both, and Malle must be praised for not exploiting it or making it sordid. Massari, as I said, is excellent, and it's not an easy role to play. The movie is both a commentary on the vapidness of the French bourgeoisie and an affirmation of life on a personal level. There is also a great Charlie Parker musical score. A wonderful movie all around
Output: POS
Seson 2 . I love these Girls but, them trying to make it across the states. I am not sure but, they proved my verdict wrong. With their jobs and nicole and paris going to wash their clothes. Finding room mates wanted paper Nicole calling them and paris pretending to be an old man some funny stuff. You will love this season they are brillant. sa sa sa sa. Night B**ch. Nicole and paris are amazing you go girls
Output: POS
Unadvisable . I thought I was going to see something of Roy Orbinson.  It was only in the title of the name.  I could not watch it when it became vulgar with offensive material.  It is too bad to have a good story with great actors lowering its potentially good quality with such degrading vulgarity. There are better ways of getting this aspect of the story across with such depiction.  Silly me, I should have checked the rating.  I "assumed" it safe as it would involve our beloved Roy Orbinson.  I was sadly and horridly disappointed and cannot in conscience recommend it to anyone at anytime.  By the way,I destroyed the tape in good conscience.  Watch at your own eternal risk
Output: NEG
&quot;To fight fascism you have to be a communist.&quot; . One of the most notorious espionage stories of the 20th century involves several members of Britain's upper crust. While Anthony Blunt, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, and Donald MacLean attended Trinity College, Cambridge, in the 1930s, they were recruited as spies by the Soviet government. All of the men subsequently gained prestigious jobs and successfully passed secrets to the Russians for several decades. The four-hour television mini-series, &quot;Cambridge Spies&quot;, concentrates on the characters of the spies, and how the society they were part of allowed them to flourish.       The film begins with Trinity College, Cambridge in the 1930s. Hitler's power is on the rise, and fascism manages to impress a certain segment of the British upper classes. In response to the rise of fascism, many are attracted to communism. Blunt and Burgess are members of an elite club--the Apostles--and they are both committed communists when they meet and become involved with Donald MacLean and Kim Philby. The four men form a tight bond, which remains even after they leave university. Philby and Burgess both held high positions in MI6, and MacLean became a diplomat. Blunt--a distant relative to the royals--was knighted and became the Royal Curator of Art for the Queen.       &quot;Cambridge Spies&quot; succeeds in showing how these men were attracted to communism in the first place. They all came from wealthy, privileged backgrounds, and involvement with communism was a reaction against that, and also a reaction against fascism. The film shows the political and social atmosphere in which the &quot;Cambridge Spies&quot; made their commitment to communism. The film is also extremely successful in showing the 'old boy network' that existed, and which, in effect managed to protect the spies. They were simply beyond suspicion and beyond reproach.      Guy Burgess (Tom Hollander in an amazing performance) is a volatile extrovert with a penchant for self-destruction. Kim Philby (Toby Stephens) is much more controlled, and he seems the more rational of the bunch. MacLean (Rupert Penry-Jones) is another loose cannon, and Blunt (Samuel West) enjoys his connection with his royal relatives far more than he anticipated. While I deplored the misguided actions of the spies, it seems quite plausible that at least two of the four men (Blunt and Burgess) lived to really regret their youthful decision to convert to communism. But they found themselves stuck in a lifetime commitment before they realised the consequences. Blunt and Burgess seemed to truly love England, and their involvement with the Soviet government is sadly ironic.      &quot;Cambridge Spies&quot; is really is an incredible story. The plot sticks more or less to the truth--although some details are not quite accurate. The most glaring deviation concerns the defection of Guy Burgess. DVD extras include a documentary, and there's also a 'scrapbook' with TV tidbits about each of the spies--displacedhuman
Output: POS
The Salton Sea . Starts off slow but makes up for it in the end.  It is a really great story.  Val Kilmer does a great job (as usual)
Output: POS
Man,this movie sucks. . Don't believe the hype. This movie sucks. Nothing happened. The ghost of a boy and a lady showed up every now and then,then the movie ended. I'm not one to usually complain about or laugh at cheap effects. I actually think that the so called low buget 1980s movies look a lot more realistic than todays CGI. But I just had to laugh at the sound that the ghosts made. I imediately reconized it as a sound I used to make with my mouth all the time as a wee lad
Output: NEG
Out Of Order.. ? incomplete is more accurate ! . I was so excited when I saw this title released on DVD. I then foolishly puchased it not knowing they ruined it, and released it as a poor mini-movie of the Showtime series. I still cannot believe how Showtime butchered this wonderful series into to 90 odd minutes of total garbage. Is it any wonder why Showtime always places a distant second to HBO on all of their productions
Output: NEG
Should not have had the same title as original . When I heard that Timecop had a sequl coming out I couldnt wait to see it. Then I found out it wasnt John Claude Vanne Damme.    Why bother making a sequl with no returning cast members? Especially the star. Vanne Damme is replaced by Jason Scott Lee (Jungle book) as the hero who travels through time to prposly change things around here and there. I saw reveiwa that this was a movie for sci fi geeks to enjoy. I didnt see much on the sci fi side apart from time travel, but it makes me wonder why they didnt just name it something else and make a seperate movie instead of calling it a second installment to a great movie
Output: NEG
My dog Loved it! . I am not kidding! My dog just sat right in front of the tv and watched this movie from beginning to end! He really loved this movie a lot and likes to watch it when ever we do. Anyway I really like this movie! The actors are great! I liked this movie more cuz the star is from jurassic park back in 1993. And I liked the intire cat and dog spy stuff. This movie was great and I think you and maybe your dog will like it too
Output: POS
Great! . I highly recommend this for beginners.  A very good ab workout and it improves flexibility.  Very easy to follow
Output: POS
Lame . Two problems.    First problem.  Let's say you're the typical kidnapper-rapist-killer.  For fun and out of postmodern boredom, you kidnap two girls off the street in New York City.  What are the odds that your randomly-chosen getaway and killing spot is going to be exactly where one of the girls lives, 60 or 70 miles away?  One in ten million?  Twenty million?     Second problem.  The movie, even with a run time of an otherwise-short 84 minutes, doesn't have enough action or development to fill the void.  In short, it's boring, and in several scenes where Craven seems more interested in the bucolic Wechester County scenery than moving the plot along, I found myself reaching for the fast-forward
Output: NEG
Every Republican should see this Film . This is an interesting allegorical tale. David Hemmings, in one of his best roles, represents the instinctual nature of the ordinary man with no greater aspirations other than to enjoy the pleasures of life. As political and military figures "wave the flag" to the beat of their own political persuasions, loyalty unto death to those political persuasions is the only proof of loyalty to one's country. Men die in this film and it is not all for queen and country.
Output: POS
DINOSAUR LONGEVITY AND SCIENTIFIC FACT . The first jurassic park was the best, but I still like some things about jurassic park iii better. The effects in 3 were improved, and being the public is used to seeing computer generated graphics in many movies since the first jurassic park 1993, many cg movies have followed. Titanic to come to mind, gladiator 2000,godzilla 1998, and many other computer graphic movies after 1993. Jurassic park iii had to convince the public even more that the dinosaurs in pt.3 were real. Special effects expert stan winston and crew do an excellent job in doing that in pt.3. the raptors look more authentic than in any of the first two jurassic movies. Keep in mind that the dinosaurs in pt.3 and just like in the first two movies they were created with the aid of paleontologists,jurassic park dinosaurs with the help and knowledge of these paleontologists advised stan winston on the dinosaurs anatomic motions and even their growls and grunts, through their research and studies on dinosaur behavior. The special features on this dvd explain some of what I am discussing in this review. The thing I like about pt.3 is that it is a shorter movie than the first two. 30 to 40 min. Shorter. The action is faster you get right into the movie. When you see sam niel blow into that replica raptor throat passage, what your really seeing is what paleontologists have done with molds taken from dinosaur skeletons mainly the head and throat. Paleontologists have blown air into the molded cast and have produced what could have been dinosaur sounds produced many millions of years before the time of humans, incredible! I am sure I am boring you with all this but I am trying to make you see the research that went into the special eefects of not only jurassic park iii, but in the first two. I enjoyed pt.3 immensly, shorter cut right to the action of the movie. This movie may have not been the best out of the three but it is better than pt ii. Sam niel really played a believable paleontologists. Amazing, this movie a third installment of the jurassic park franchise still made over $300.000.000. I know the title jurassic park pt iii. And the special effects drew the people to this movie to make the over $300,000,000 it made at the box office,or maybe most people have a hidden fasination with seeing these dinosaurs come to life on the screen, because there really is nothing like these creatures alive today. Jurassic park or not, dinosaurs are one of the most amazing success stories in the history of the earth they existed for about 160,000,000 to 180,000,000 years, modern humans only about 2,000,000 years so far. Enjoy jurrasic park pt.3 for its researched special effects and fast paced action, no it will never be citizen kane but it will certainly entertain the whole family from the realists to the simple minded. Remember alot of research went into jurassic park pt.iii, dont grade it for an oscar, grade it for the scientific research that went into it and the action and the fun. Enough already enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Output: POS
"Fox Faith" get a clue . Peter Hartlaub of The San Francisco Chronicle sums up the film's lesson like this: "Keep disobeying your parents and eventually you'll get your way." and I agree with him. This film is touted as being christian, is marketed through christian distributors and even comes with a bible study guide. I, however, could not find anything "chrisitian" about it other than it was relatively clean..but to me just being relatively clean does not make it christian. I am a christian and I consider a movie as such when it portrays values such as; respect, honesty, and honoring your parents even when it doesn't seem fair. This film does not portray those values. If you just like horses and are looking for a decent film then you may like this one.
Output: NEG
IF you paid a buck for this, then you paid 99c too much. . Absolutely do not buy this video.    1) The fights are not fights. they are boring and tiresome staged tapping, pushing and pulling matches. Nobody wants to hurt anyone, and nobody wants to get hurt.     2)Jerry Springer fights are 10 times better than anything on this video. These girls keep their clothes on , and tussle like 4th grade girls at a sleepover.     3)ModelFight.com has their name on the box and these girls are not model quality and they don't fight.     4) The most violence these girls can conjure up is to giggle and smile into the camera and say "you better get out my room ! *smiling* *No, You get out !* says the other girl while pushing the other girl on the bed.     Complete waste of time and money.   You want chick fights, look elsewhere.
Output: NEG
Death of a Dynasty . I thought this movie was hilarious, and was not expensive at all
Output: POS
Laughter is what the "Magic" in this classic English farce . Is this movie perfect? Far from it, but this is part of its charm. None of the reviews I have read thus far have included the priceless, utterly hillarious scene enacted by the superb Sir Laurence Harvey performing the "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Hamlet in front of a stodgy uppercrust theater audience while performing a STRIPTEASE! The final shot of his codpiece being tossed out into the audience is worth the price of the movie alone.
Output: POS
Romeo Must Kiss Juliet . Yet another Shakespeare adaptation...but with an epic appeal-to-the-mass-audience cop out.  Romeo must kiss Juliet.  Oh no, interracial sexuality...too risky.  A truly disappointing strategic decision on the part of the producers
Output: NEG
This Stunk . Bad plot, bad acting, bad filming.  The surprise ending was a surprise because I had nearly terminated this boring, stupid film long before.  The actress playing the little girl was especially poor
Output: NEG
Meet John Doe . I purchased this DVD a while ago - FYI - A documentary of the anaconda was in the case and not the movie.  I went to the web site to complain and my profile could not be found.  Here, years later, when I'm finally placing another through Amazon They found my account and noted that I purchased Meet John Doe.  I guess it's a little late to complain now
Output: NEG
good cinamatography . The movie was well filmed.  The plot and dialogue while possibly accurate was dull and boring.  One of the worst war movies I have seen.  I own it but not for long
Output: NEG
Incredible, Uplifting, and Inspiring . After watching "Tupac Resurrection," I found myself with a much greater appreciation for 2Pac's music.  I was also amazed how 2Pac's many interviews and recordings were seemlessly pieced together to make it sound as if Tupac himself was narrating his own documentary.  Although it is a bit eerie at first listening to a dead man narrate his own life (and death), it is a much more involving and incredible experience with 2Pac's narration.      Tupac lived an amazing life, even if it was tragically cut short.  Tupac Resurrection, then, is a movie that can be appreciated even by people who are not fans of Tupac or rap in general.  I watched this movie with my brother, who is absolutely not a fan of rap at all, and even he enjoyed the movie.  It is just that 2Pac was such a charismatic, intelligent, and poetic man that he is just fascinating to listen to.  And, this movie is doubly fascinating listening to a man narrate his entire life, from birth to death.    If you are a fan of 2Pac, this is a must-have.  As I said before, after watching "Tupac Resurrection" I gained an even greater appreiciation of his music.  Even for those that aren't fans of Tupac or even rap in general, I highly recommend this movie because it is simply an intense story about a man that is birthed into this world with nothing, becomes rich from an intense dedication to his artistic medium, and then dies a tragic, early death.    The only thing I have left to do is quote Roger Ebert's review, because I really believe he hits the nail right on the head when he says, "Let's assume you are a person who never intends to see a doc about rap music, but might have it in you to see one. This is the one."  I highly recommend this movie to everyone.  Rap fans or not.  Tupac fans or not
Output: POS
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE WORST!!!! . I actually caught this crapfest on the Sci-Fi channel the other night. That's exactly what it was, a crapfest. I didn't even know I was looking at Nick Carter until I read some of these reviews, which I consider a blessing. No wonder that family has so many problems. And such veteran actors such as Judge Reinhold and Stacy Keach must have been really desperate for cash if they committed to this schlock. And don't even get me started on the headless horseman. He was as about as convincing as a special effect in a cheesy 50's science fiction movie. If you want to see the best version of the story, watch Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. If you want originality, either watch Ichabod and Mr. Toad or read the original story
Output: NEG
A musical vision fulfilled - Townes Van Zandt and friends . I was stunned by this movie. I learned of it and purchased it in 2003. For various reasons it remains for me the best, most emotional movie I have seen about musicians and their music. The producer chose well: He found the songwriters that shaped country and rock for the next 30 years: Townes Van Zandt, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, Steve Young, John Hiatt, Charlie Daniels and a tribute to the late Skinny Dennis, immortalized in Guy Clark's "LA Freeway." I wish David Allen Coe had been left out, but no film is perfect.   The songwriters are shown at their best and worst:  a drunken,  funny TVZ falls into a rabbit hole and Silent Night is rendered by fine musicians too drunk to remember the lyrics.      This movie was made when I was a poor student and musician with a small circle of talented friends in Tampa at the University of South Florida. The difference is that most of my friends and I got straight jobs [we still tried to make a difference] but these musicians changed the world, just a little.   I married the singer/Business major I met at USF and divorced 30 years later. I still play guitar, write and record at home and dream of making it in music - but mostly I learn songs written by artists like those in this movie and try to understand the magic they have that still captures me.   When TVZ sang 'Waiting around to die' he brought tears to the eyes of his 70+ blacksmith neighbor, while Cindy comforts him. It was magical. TVZ does a "medley of my hit" and sings "Pancho and Lefty," and Rodney Crowell sang "Bluebird Wine," both covered by Emmylou. Steve Young's "Alabama Highways" was wonderful too. It was a look into my past -  and the past and future of the intelligent, emotional music I love best.
Output: POS
The teacher we all wanted, or wanted to be... . I have always had a soft spot in my heart for this film and its cast. Itself an imitator of earlier movies, such as "Blackboard Jungle" in which Sidney was a student, not the teacher, it has had dozens if not scores of would-be successors as "the" flick about unorthodox teachers saving troubled students. However, I can't think of any which have come after that I wanted to see twice---not "Up the Down Staircase" or "Dangerous Minds" or the one about the calculus teacher or the one about Principal Joe Clark or the one with Jim Belushi or the one with Tom Berenger as the substitute or even the recent one with Hillary Swank, which was pretty good once it got going. "To Sir With Love" is the standout in a very large group. It had cast chemistry and charm and sweetness and an offbeat innocence. And we still need "life skills" classes as mandatory offerings in American high schools, an idea that this film was, I believe, the first to champion, despite its being set in Great Britain
Output: POS
watching paint dry . I don't want to spoil this movie for others and I won't. CACHE is French for HIDDEN and  alot was left hidden. Why does the son suddenly do what he did? Why does he think his mother is doing what he thinks she's doing? I didn't care one bit about any of the charactors. This is a slow going movie with no conclusion. If you have a choice between watching this movie or watching paint dry, flip a coin. I watch international films often and usually fnd them more rewarding than most US made films. Not this one.
Output: NEG
Poorly extended 60's film project . Tragic" is a word that may become synonymous with the name of Edie Sedgwick.     The 5 stars are for Edie's smile, and nothing more.     This "Let's Start", and then "Stop", "Start again" cycle of this film presents as a messy, disorganized glance at Ms. Sedgwick's disturbing life.     Another 'tragedy " exists here. Our educated culture should recognize that if Edie weren't exceptionally beautiful, there wouldn't have been much fuss over an ancestor of a historically noted family.     Beauty still takes precedence over most other attributes.   It's been over 35 years since the death of Edie Sedgwick, but the "glam-famishished" still won't let the beauty get her rest.     The film's black and white scenes show the brilliance of Edie's past beauty, but are all cut and pasted into a confusing,tangled decoupage.     The additional color footage of the next decade is woven in carelessly.  If it was just Edie's glowing wedding sequence that were included,it would've been much easier to watch.      The "two teenagers" who appear in the  the colored segments seem out of time with Edie's Glory Days of the 60's.       This is NOT  a spiraling Masterpiece.Not a work of art nor imagination galore.       Just commercial trash for the star struck. For other than commercial purposes, it is a film that Spotlights it's own defeat.
Output: POS
Wonderful Memories . I love this movie, and not only because I am a senior and relate to this era,a wonderful story,wonderful music,and kids of all age's can watch and enjoy. My son can verify that
Output: POS
Really Really Really Bad . Off-hand, I can't think of a worse movie. (And I think Nicolas Cage has done some truly awesome work in other films--hey, he's making a buck, here.) That's all. 1/32 star, if possible
Output: NEG
"It's the world against us and us against the world!" . Oh so dashing Errol Flynn is Peter Blood, a doctor thrown into slavery without just cause.  Fiercely loyal to his fellow slaves and the fight for justice he leads his men to freedom and life on the high seas as pirates!  Arrrrrrrgh!    Highly entertaining from beginning to end, normally when a film gets boring I bust off a few rattlers to liven things up but there was no need for that here!  This film didn't let up for a minute.  Even the talking parts were exciting thanks to the story and the chemistry between Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, who by the way is smoking hot in this movie.    Another reason to get this DVD or even better yet the Flynn box set is the great extras including a informative 22-minute featurette called "Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born".  Did you know co-star Ross Alexander committed suicide at the age of 29 using the same rifle that his wife had committed suicide with?!  Yikes.    Also check out the score by Erich Korngold
Output: POS
KORDA CLASSIC. . Sabu appears to be having a very good time as Mowgli, the child adopted by wolves who lives among the wild beasts as one of them; he swings from tree to tree like a nursery Tarzan.  In the dark-green jungles of this lush, handsome Alexander Korda production (directed by Zoltan Korda) Mowgli has more to do with humans than in the original Kipling novel.  Patricia O'Rourke is around for a suggestion of precocious romance; also Joseph Calleia is there for posterity...the screenplay by Laurence Stallings perhaps wandered a bit from Kipling, the segments concerning the python, the treasure and the ruined city are still thrilling in their way.  Children will probably still love the movie, and adults will have a better time than they expected... Look for a very young, very American Rosemary DeCamp
Output: POS
Did I miss something??? . I saw this a few nights ago on regular late night tv, so maybe it was edited to death and I missed all the interesting parts???? All I know is that it seemed highly unbelievable... Spoilers follow....(...why does the rapist just walk in her front door...would you leave your door unlocked if you had just been attacked and the rapist had your driver's license?!!) Anyways...I couldn't get past that part through the whole movie, so maybe that's what made me hate it. I do have to give kudos to Farah Fawcett though, her acting was excellent and seemed very genuine...maybe she has been through some similar trauma in real life?
Output: NEG
A "Cross" to bare . This is one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. Everything about this film says "beauty". From the beautiful storyline to beautiful scenery this film tugs at your heartstrings. Mary Steenburgen is perfect (and yes beautiful!) as Marjorie Rawlings who seeks to discover her true calling in the Florida backwoods. The music is....well beautiful. I wish a soundtrack was available for this film, as I would buy it in a second. By the way, this film received a 5 minute standing ovation at Sundance. Why? Because it delivers the goods. If you are looking for a film to "fill your heart", you found it. Watch and enjoy. I hope I run into Mary Steenburgen one day (quite possible here in L.A.) as I want to tell her how great and beautiful she was in this film (it's important that she know!!!)
Output: POS
Very Erotic . NUDITY!!!We get three different nude french chicks. All show bush. The film wasn't full of sex but it had this underlying erotic feel that just makes you horny. So when you did get to see some hot nude chick you were ready to go. The beast thing was strange but very erotic the way he kept getting harder and harder and the girl kept accidently getting him of as he spued gallons of semen everywhere. Nice full frontal and I found it very erotic.  CAREFUL at the begining is some real horse sex. Gaint horse penis and throbbing femal horse vigina, I couldn't even watch it, very nasty, be ready to fast forward. What was the director thinking
Output: POS
Stunning visuals, Dismal premise and narration. . Visuals are stunning, editing is superb - so if you need a visual guide to the Bible, this is pretty good. Unfortunately, that is where the good ends.    Bruce Feiler sets out on a quest to visit all the biblical landmarks of its first five books, but the trip has an inherent weakness - Mr. Feiler is a skeptic. He is taking a journey of faith but rationalizes each and every step he takes. For example, ascending the Mt. Ararat, where the Bible says the Ark of Noah rested; he wonders where all the waters would have come from in the first place. He wonders - melting ice-caps? In other words, Bruce Feiler is looking for a rational explanation for the Great Flood!     If Bruce Feiler believes that there was a garden of Eden as the Bible says (his very first stop), then he must also believe that God made the heavens and the earth, as the Bible says! If HE can create the Heavens and the Earth by the Word of HIS mouth, HE can also perform miracles. You cannot pick and choose what you believe based on your so-called rationality - either the Bible is true in its entirety, or it is not. If it is not true, then it does not need Bruce Feiler's help to prop up its so-called "stories".     This aspect of Bruce Feiler journey is oft repeated - and very perplexing.  Why set out on such a journey if you do not believe your Guidebook? More examples? Bruce Feiler suggest that since the Sinai wilderness could not support the number of people the Bible says crossed over from Egypt, therefore the numbers must be wrong. How about the Manna being nothing but the gum of some wilderness tree in Sinai? I could go on....but you get the point. After a while, this becomes very annoying.    If you are a believer, this is not for you. I would not recommend it for my children.
Output: NEG
Add To Cart.... NO! . This movie made me want to scrape turd-shaped photons off of the back of my retinas. Anyone who praised this dogpile is either struck by the popularity of the title or saw it when they were 5 years old and are still trying to hold onto a simpler time in their life. The plot was paper-thin and the acting made me want to wear one of those Silver Shamrock masks in the hope my life would end at any second while watching this shameful reminder that ANYONE can make a movie.     I love the Halloween Series (most of it, anyway) but this is crap. Pass on this one, kids
Output: NEG
Great stuff . this dvd has 5 great episodes including:  shadow dance  retreat  the hex factor  and day of reckoning parts one and two  buy this great dvd
Output: POS
Fun trash . A documentary film crew on the Amazon River finds itself shanghaied into a crazy river rat's (Jon Voight) quest to capture a giant anaconda.  "Moby Dick," it ain't.  But it is a lot of fun, with smart writing, some good thrills, decent special effects, and quirky performances.  Voight, in particular, is hugely entertaining as he steps right up to the line between acting and mugging for the camera and remains precariously balanced there for the length of the film
Output: POS
Skip this movie. . Bad. The songs are only okay, and the dances are pretty bad for Fred Astaire. Astaire later said it was the worst movie he ever made. I agree with him 100 percent
Output: NEG
It had some good moments, but was mostly boring..... . I am a Sci-Fi / Space geek so this movie seemed right up my alley.  The cast was solid, the director has talent, and the story is a true story so all pretty much went well...right?  Nope.    This was a pretty dull film with very little believable suspense. The formula kept repeating over and over: Something goes wrong + Houston advises + Astronauts do something = All is well.  Lather, rinse, repeat.  Boring, VERY boring. I never once flet any real tension except for the initial "problem" which obviously was not THAT bad because everything went well in the end.      The problem is that all of the "issues" the men faced were handled so matter-of-factly.  Rarely did anyone seem rushed or panicked.... it was just yeah, attach this tube to this tube and magically everything will be OK.  I never felt that the astronauts were really threatened, maybe a few times, but only for a minute or two.  Some reviews claim that this movie was tense and riveting.... how so I must ask?  Nothing really happened.  It was not emotional at all since the "struggles" of the men were so poorly portrayed.  To each his own I guess, but 4 1/2 stars?  Geeez, just because Tom Hanks is in it does not make the movie good follks!    The family interactions were pretty standard: Crying wife, kids asking questions, annoying media attention, etc, etc.  Yeah, I could feel for the characters to some extent, but again, this movie needed a LOT more real tension and panic to be meaningful.    I will say that the launch scene was excellent and very cool, so were some of the space shots but even those were fake with noise and Star-Trekkish special effects.    Too bad, I had high hopes for this film but was completely disappointed and bored.    NOT recommended
Output: NEG
Every puzzle has its pieces . The best psychological thriller I have seen, this movie will leave you in shock by the end. Smart and cleverly written by Aussie's Leigh Wannell and James Wan, and directed by the latter, this movie breaks down all the boundaries of on screen violence. Starring Wannell himself, his character Adam wakes in a bathtub in a room with no lights. He calls out for help and hears a strangers voice, the lights come on revealing the two chained and shackled in a grimy, abandoned, windowless industrial bathroom. And so the game begins... The two prisoners are victims of serial killer Jigsaw, well he really isn't a serial killer as we find out. He puts his victims through a dangerous game to test their will to live, and its up to the victim if they live of die.  This movie is one hell of a rollercoaster ride which will appeal to fans of both horror and psychological thrillers. It was voted one of the most scary films of all time, and while I didn't find it too scary, its the reality that these crimes could happen to anyone that is most frightening.   Filmed in only 18 days, most of it filmed in a warehouse, this is quality filmaking by a young up-and-comer. Many studios knocked this back which they surely must regret as it went on to gross over 55 million dollars.  Buy it if you liked Seven, Kiss The Girls, The Bone Collector and Red Dragon
Output: POS
Ah Getting there . It's good but it could be better. However, all the the new story lines aren't needed, it just shows how bad of a writer you really are when you must change story lines to give your writing team or person an edge. I still gave them 5 star
Output: POS
IT COULD HAPPEN!!!! . This movie is AWESOME!!!!!! When future generations use this movie as their blueprint for living, they will recognize the untold wondrosity of Roger and JP's relationship, the acting debuts of Matthew Mcaughany and Adrien Brody, and a sparkling star turn by Delmot Mulroney as the deadbeat dad.  Not to mention noted thespians Tony Danza and Danny Glover!!!The following are some sparkling lines of dialogue.    "IT COULD HAPPEN!!!"---stated 7 different times    "IT'S GOD'S THUMBNAIL!!!"--JP    "THE FOOTPRINTS OF AN ANGEL ARE LOVE!!!"---Maggie    "UHM, DAVID, WHERE ARE THE NACHOS??? I'M SAVING THEM FOR LATER!!!"---JP and Davi
Output: POS
Not up to History Channel standard . Sorry to say this two-pack is not up to History Channel usual high standard. DVD 1, on the Spartans (essentially leading up to Thermopylae) is good. However, DVD 2 is very disappointing. First of all, it has three documentaires, but in fact the first one ("The Odyssey of Troy") and the third one ("The Trojan City") are carbon copies of each other, which is somewhat of a fraud... Second, the information given by the historians is good, but the narrative itself is more than misleading -- it leaves the viewer with the impression that the Trojan Horse epic is part of Homer's Iliad. It isn't. Homer finishes the Iliad with the burial of Hector. It is in a "sequel" so to say, by Quintus of Smyrna, written many centuries later, that the story of the Trojan Horse is set down. It is also mentioned in other less complete writings, but certainly not in Homer.   To be fair, the second documentary in DVD 2 ("The Ancient Gold of Troy") is not bad, but does not correct the errors in the other "two" segements
Output: NEG
classic story of fortitude and wisdom . Our family finds this film a classic.  We could watch it over and over and learn something new.  It gets you thinking, self-evaluating, and admiring.  It is entertaining with the landscape and plot, as well as the clever wisdom of this great man.  We love it.  (We are not catholic, but could see this being of particular interest to someone of that faith.
Output: POS
We Were Robbed! . We bought "the series."  What we got was Season 2 complete (unless any were originally 2 hours in length); the pilot tv movie McCLOUD: WHO KILLED MISS U.S.A.? bearing the syndication title PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GIRL; and three 90-minute "movies" each compiled subsequent to their original network run by frankensteining two random, unrelated one-hour episodes of the show's first season - which ran under the umbrella title, 4 IN 1 - and cutting each set of two episodes by 30 minutes -- with the result that some guest stars were entirely cut from the mix!  For those studio executives who don't understand the concept, nostalgia means we want what we remember viewing...the way it was...not frankensteined into phony movies.  If Universal had any integrity at all, they'd gather that pilot with its original title sequence and the unedited, original 1-hour network versions of these six episodes...with the 4 IN 1 umbrella sequence...and at least offer to sell this to us in a nice slimcase to replace their careless disc 1, season 1.  I supposed next we'll have to beware of COLUMBO and other MYSTERY MOVIE 2-hour episodes being released edited down to 90 minutes to conform (and yet being sold as "The Complete Season!
Output: NEG
It's a PERFECT example of today's horror movies . Which isn't a good thing. If you've seen any recent horror flicks within the past 10 years(Taking Lives, Wrong Turn, I Still Know What you Did Last Summer, Scream), then you know it's filled with the dummest imaginable good guys, cheesy plot and almost un-killable bad guys. And scenes that are supposed to thrill you and you just wonder when this is going to end. I almost fell asleep in a few of those movies, that's how lame, tiring and boring they are. Fortunately, for this film, it has Jessica Alba and Seth Green, who are two fantastic actors/actresses and are always delightful to see. Seth Green is hilarious as the main characters buddy, and Jessica Alba is more then sexy. However, the movie is beyond cheesy(like a hand jumping out a microwave through the window, smashing the glass in the mean time and landing in the bush, but it can't escape the microwave. Or, when the lady(played by Vivica A. Fox(Kill Bill)) is hit by a car, which is backing up, and then is sent 50 feet. Uh huh, that's realistic. Ends sarcasm.) Then there is tones of un-necessary gore and silly scenes like the guy losing his head. And how exactly did his buddies get back? They don't explain anything and assume everything is magical. It delivers the comedy pretty well, thanks to Seth Green for that, but is just too silly, far too cheesy and extremely lame(a hand that is possessed? Please, give me a break.
Output: NEG