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I'm no dummy
I have always loved Jeff D. , but this , I don't know what this one was. But IT WAS NOT FUNNY and that is what I expect when I buy anything that is Jeff's | 01 star
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Poor audio quality
I have a Panasonic 46 inch 1080P, THX certified plasma display. My audio system is McIntosh Labs and Outlaw Audio pre-amp/processor.The video could be a bit better but it is acceptable.The audio is awful. Might be the worst disk I have for sound. The guitar speakers sound like they are in the next room and the drums are set up in a room down the hall.It's nice to see the boys perform, but you might want to think about purchasing this disk if you can't handle poor audio quality.Make sure you change the default audio to 5.1 surround. It uses stereo for the default. It helps a great deal switching to 5.1. | 12 stars
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Save your time and money
...this is the absolute worst movie I have ever seen, four thumbs down. Please run away, save yourselves. I don't know who these people are who liked it but I would suggest some serious medication. The actors and anyone involved with this film must have hated Andy Kaufman. This film is a slaughter of his career. There is nothing even remotely funny or touching or anything in this film worth viewing. The best thing about it is that he finally died so I could hit the rewind...if only this were true for Jim Carrey. | 01 star
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engrossing glimpse of one aspect of gay life
Not being a circuit guy myself, i enjoyed watching and alternately being excited and horrified by the proceedings. As a movie it is definitely above average - and especially the character of Hector is finely wrought.... well worth the time to see this movie once.... | 34 stars
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The absolute best!!
I've had the VHS version of this production for years. Only recently did I learn that it lacks just over an hour that is contained on the DVD. So I ordered the DVD, and I am so glad I did. Since my VHS is several years old, the color on the DVD is so much sharper, even the sound is clearer. I love Jane Eyre. I've read the book a number of times. This production is the absolute best. I haven't seen all of the different productions, so I can't honestly compare it to many others. I've seen the one starring Samantha Morton and Ciaran Hinds. I've also seen the old 1970 version starring George C. Scott and Susannah York, which is an excellent version as well. Of course it's much easier to convey a story like Jane Eyre in five hours rather than two.In my humble opinion, there could have been no two better actors to play the lead roles. Timothy Dalton, while certainly too handsome to fit the description given Rochester in the book, gave a stellar performance in this. He conveyed every emotion the part called for, not only through his dialog, but also his body language and those deeply expressive eyes. Zelah Clarke was perfect, and I thought fit the description of Jane so well, although she is not a 'plain Jane.'I am so pleased that Alexander Baron, who wrote the dramatization, did not stray from the rich language of the time with all those memorable phrases (...I shall reflect upon the matter...I never meant to wound you thus...Jane, come hither...she is a singular person, Sir...). Yes, the story remains the same even with the language updated to a more comtemporary style, but keeping it authentic adds so much.This production is a gem, and one I will enjoy over and over again for years to come. Film makers planning any future productions of this timless story will be hard pressed ever to top it . | 45 stars
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Even tolerable for parents
I just took my 9 year old daughter and her friend to see The Lizzie Mcguire Movie. I found it to be one of the best kids movies I have seen with my daughter. My daughter is too old for the cute little cartoon movies but not quite old enough to handle PG-13 movies, this was the perfect blend of innocence, coming of age, and adventure. Let's face it, weren't we all insecure at this age? Lizzie McGuire is the right combination of awkwardness, fashion-saviness, and morals. A role model for any young girl. | 45 stars
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Spaghetti western with a bang
It's a Western disguised as a modern-day gangster film. It is the code of the gunslinger laid upon the backbone of the code of the Bushido, the way of the samurai.Director Christopher McQuarrie has written and directed an ultra-violent story of two veteran criminals placed in a position where morality is the path to their golden ticket and not a multi-million dollar ransom. Played ably by Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Phillippe, the two anti-heroes kidnap a surrogate mother (Juliette Lewis) carrying a baby associated to a mob family. Pursued by the elements of the mob (James Caan, Taye Diggs) the story crescendos into a Mexican standoff true to the theme of the film. "The Way Of The Gun" holds little back in the regards of violence. The style is reminiscent of "The Wild Bunch", and the gun play feels real.In the first few moments of "The Way Of A Gun", pay particular attention to the music. True fans of the Western genre and of Spaghetti Westerns in particular will recognize the tell-tale signs of a Sergio Leone/Ennio Morricone signature tune. In the final showdown in a rundown Mexican brothel, Christopher McQuarrie has replicated the Spanish fountain plaza setting from the climax in Leone's "A Fistful Of Dollars".McQuarrie is paying homage to the themes of redemption and salvation of anti-heroes portrayed so emphatically in the spaghetti westerns of the 60s and 70s, and also in the Japanese ronin-chambara films made famous by samurais played by Toshiro Mifune (Sanjuro) and Shintaro Katsu (Zaitoichi) in the 1960s. When Del Toro and Phillippe break their criminal code and sacrifice their escape for their kidnapped victim, much like Eastwood in Leone's "Dollar" movies and Mifune in Kurosawa's "Sanjuro" series, the good deeds of bad men go punished. Such sacrifice shows honor and courage. This is the way of the gun, the way of the samurai. Death before dishonor. | 34 stars
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He made great films;does the man stand up?
A documentary which reopens the controversial and complex case of director Roman Polanski's public conviction for having unlawful sex with a minor some 30 years ago. The young girl,Samantha Gernier,was 13 at the time.Polanski at the time told her mother he wanted to shoot pictures of her for a French magazine.Her mother allowed Samantha to go off with Polanski to Jack Nicholson's house in Mulholland Drive.Instead,after shooting pictures he gave her champagne and a piece of Quaalude (hypnotic) and he took advantage of her.Because of the drug he sodomised and raped her. "He wouldn't take no for an answer...it was scary and very creepy".Samantha and her mother didn't want Polanski to be sentenced.Due to the effect of publicity and the girl's desire for anonymity, charges were later reduced under a plea bargain agreement to a mere `unlawful intercourse with an underage girl'.The judge had turned the case into a circus and reneged on the deal and Polanski, fearing 50 years in jail, fled to France.He had undergone a 42 day psychiatric assessment in custody and was not thought to be a mentally disordered offender.His past experiences,the traumatic loss of his parents under the Nazis and the murder of his wife,even his brilliance as a film director, should not place him above the law,even though he's married with 2 children.Gernier is married with 3 children.In the film there is an interesting interview over dinner with Clive James.James implies Polanski seems to like surrounding himself with young ladies.Following what has happened to him he should lie low and stay out of site. Polanski disagrees.Polanski says the girl`consented',but James says even if so she was underage.Polanski asks James, almost disappointingly,"is that all you think my life comes to...young ladies"?James suggests he may have a predilection for very young girls and he reacts with amusement: Yes I like beautiful young women,who doesn't?But we also know that the photograph taken of him in Europe with a young woman at a beerfest was used against him. There is a sense that Polanski got the American mind-set very wrong,badly judged American laws,got off too easily(flitting from country to country)and now needs to have this matter put to rest once and for all.We now know Switzerland will not extradite him.Polanski's life was as weird and eerie as any of his films.The loss of his parents to the Nazis.The way the brilliant Rosemary's Baby seemed to prefigure a kind of bad karma that adhered to him when his young pregnant wife was murdered by Manson's crazed killers.His exploitation of a young girl who wanted to get into film acting, having unlawful sexual intercourse with her after plying her with drink and drugs.This happened after he'd made the fantastic Chinatown. The judge of the case was drawn to celebrity cases.He himself was in a relationship with a woman 30 years younger. He promised an out of court settlement, but gradually reneged on his deal, wanting to put Polanski away for a long time.The film brings out well the innuendoes that Polanski suffered on his wife's death, as if he'd personally got her murdered himself or through his life-style been partly responsible.He has a reckless streak that the press made too much of.He is probably ruthless but charming.Obviously he fled once he got wind of the Judge's manipulations.The Judge was retired from the case soon after.Polanski is probably more appreciated in Europe than in America.He has been told he can go back to America if he allows them to film the court hearing.He has refused this final request.I admire the genius of Rosemary's Baby,Chinatown and The Pianist,without admiring the man who made them.His latest film The Ghost is an ironic comment about his case,an ex PM (British),holed up in America, wanted at a war crimes tribunal in Europe. | 34 stars
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Great TV - Great Stories - Great Everything!!
I've seen this show since it premiered on television. Hot on the tails of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it seemed to fill a genre missing on television.Although there is a season arc, each show stands on its own. Miss a show and you'll probably be okay (although, I don't recommend it!).If you like great actors, handsome stars, muscle cars, classic rock, horror, and family angst, and all without the reality TV, cookie cutter, BS that's seeped into the mainstream today, you'll like this.This show has the feel of a cable TV budget, but...on the networks. It's good for most members of the family (My daughter started watching it when she was 8), especially if the kids enjoy having their socks scared off without the slash 'em up scenes inherent to today's horror motion pictures. Yeah, there's some blood, but enough to make it past the TV censors and into my living room! | 45 stars
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Seriously, you guys. I'm experiencing a little Deja Vu.
... It houses some of the best episodes on the series so far, and that's saying something. If I were to name my favorites from season 1, I would end up naming them all so here goes:-Episode 101: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe-102: Weight Gain 4000 (Introduction of everyone)-103: Volcano (Introduction of Jimbo, Ned, and the Mayor)-104: Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boatride (Introduction Big Gay Al)-105: An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig (Introduction of Stan's sister and Mephisto)-106: Death (Introduction of Stan's grandpa and Jesus)-107: Pinkeye-108: Damien (Introduction of Satan)-109: Starvin' Marvin (Introduction of Marvin the Ethiopian)-110: Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo (Introduction of Mr. Hankey)-111: Tom's Rhinoplasty-112: Mecha Striesand-113: Cartman's Mom is a Dirty SlutThe first season, as always, was very experimental and most of it was done with construction paper, so it looks crudder in comparison with the later seasons (which have been done with computers). The only time that the animators went back to using construction paper was for the theatrical film that was released in 1999. Even in that case, many shots were given computer enhancements. The shoddy animation became the show's "style" and is now commonplace for viewers. I greatly respect the first season and emplore all of you to do yourself a favor and preorder "South Park - The Complete First Season" to add to your most treasured collection. | 34 stars
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Woah
Woah. That was the only word I can use to describe this movie. It was really amazing, and just... amazing. The images were incredible, and the world was so surreal. I happened to stumble upon this movie in Blockbuster, and upon reading the back cover I grabbed it and went to check it out. I'm glad I did. It's a good movie for teenagers, because it shows a moody teen growing up into a young woman. | 45 stars
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The Adventures of Huck Finn
I bought this movie for my daughter and it was full of scratches and the movie would freeze every couple minutes. Very disappointing. | 01 star
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Preachiness dampens humor
There are a fair number of chuckles in 'In the Loop' but the writers clearly could not find a way past their broad political bromides (war is bad, bureaucrats are ineffectual toadies, demagogues demagogue, etc.) to qualify their project as successful satire (peppering off-color anatomical references throughout doesn't quite cut it). There are riffs of quick and well-delivered banter; lots of name-dropping and faux topicality (pretentiousness that used to pass for wit on shows like 'Murphy Brown' and 'The West Wing' in the U.S.); and longer periods of dramatic artifice, generally by way of angry diatribe. But where are the laughs? U.K. comedies like 'The Office' and 'Saxondale' are biting and brilliant and cringe-inducing because they reveal a prevailing, small-scale foolishness in all our attempts to be self-important. ITL ultimately seems to be trying very hard itself to be important on a grand scale, to make its own jaded (and tiredly obvious) statement rather than poke deserved fun at the bores, the hypocrites and the world-shakers in the halls of power-- the archetypes who so often make life so miserable for the rest of us-- and sadly, for me, it undermined the whole idea. My favorite character ended up being Steve Coogan's totally superfluous constituent, who through his single-minded obliviousness managed to suggest the larger parody that ITL might have been. Overall, spirited performances of mediocre material. 2 1/2 stars. | 23 stars
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It was just alright
If I hadn't read the actual book, I probably would have given it a better rating. The movie leaves out many great parts that are in the book. Julie Christie does a great job. | 23 stars
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Did the little girl actually disappear?
If you have purchased this DVD or rented it rest assured that your money has not been wasted. Flightplan delivers all the drama and suspense without blood, bombs, or fights. The movie wastes no time in getting you hooked and once you are hooked, you are hooked till the end of the movie. Jodie Foster's acting is superb and the rest of the cast also deliver. At a certain point there is a clever twist where you even begin to wonder if the disappearance of the little girl was her mother's hallucination. One other nice thing the movie does is to clear the stigma that Arab/Muslim looking passengers need not be terrorists or hijackers all the time. Five stars. | 45 stars
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Movie: 5 stars; DVD: 3 stars
This is just a comment about an unfortunate omission on the DVD: no English subtitles for any of the lines spoken in Italian. Having seen the movie on VHS, I really miss the bits of conversation among the Italian-speaking characters. They do add enough to the movie to be missed. | 34 stars
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Nah....
Bill Murray was his usual funny self in this movie. However, moments of humor don't add up to a good movie. Just what the heck was the point, or dare I ever venture to say PLOT of this film? I've watched this film thrice and I haven't deciphered the plot.......ok ok fine..it goes something like this: disillusioned middle-aged married celebrity meets disillusioned newly-wed in totally alien country and culture and adventures are had therein.....but so? So what? The characters just sort of flounder in a wierd sort of ambiguity for nearly the entire film. The only hint of a REAL character development is towards the end when Murray's character says something along the lines of "hang in there" and "you still have time" referring to Johanssen's character's life and marriage. Well, gee.....that's a real no-brainer, and it took the entire length of the film to get to it.Another fine example of a film in which flash (the imagery, soundtrack, what-have you) is placed ahead of substance and the "flash" elements are made to appear substantial. | 12 stars
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Season One
One of my all time favorite series. I think season one was great and season is even better. There is no better way to watch a series than watching them one after another. | 45 stars
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Really Enjoyed It!
Simple: good story, good acting, and well done. Doesn't matter if you like football, this is just a very good family movie.Watch it!! | 34 stars
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Too Young for This?
Perhaps at 34 I am too young to 'get' this movie. I was hoping for a great romantic comedy, but found this one fell flat. Not even in the same universe as As Good as It Gets. After Jack Nicholson's character is stranded at Diane Keaton's house, I just lost interest. I didn't think he was anyone's dream man, and their love scene was frankly more than a little embarrassing. And the ending! Let's just say I find it very hard to believe a 60-something leopard would change his spots. | 12 stars
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Totally worth it!
I let someone borrow mine and never got it back so bought another. It is worth the cost of two. | 45 stars
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Occasionally problematic in its treatment of its setting, but an authentically thought-provoking film
For all the acclaim Sofia Coppola's film LOST IN TRANSLATION won upon its release in 2003, I didn't expect the film to have much staying power. For one, upon every viewing one gets increasing peturbed by its treatment of the Japanese, among whom washed-up American actor Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and recent college graduate Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) find themselves. Bob is in town to film a whiskey commercial, while Charlotte accompanies her photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi), who swiftly leaves her alone in her hotel while he goes off to a shoot. Bob, experiencing a midlife crisis, finds company with Charlotte, who is experiencing her own uncertainties the future of her marriage and her ability to establish a career. Together they survive their week among an alien culture with an immense language barrier. Are Coppola's jokes about the Japanese (l/r confusion in phrases like "lip my stockings") adequate ways of expressing Bob and Charlotte's difficulties, or are they just cheap shots? Should we condemn Bob and Charlotte for making so little effort to adapt to their surrounding society, or should we empathize with their difficulties? The cultural issues surrounding LOST IN TRANSLATION might be perennial.But as I saw this film yet again recently, I find it very thought-provoking, and that certainly makes it stand out among Hollywood productions of these times. As Bob enjoys a night out on the town courtesy of Charlotte, hitting the bars and then going to an after-party in some flat where he smokes up and sings karaoke, we wonder about the possibility of regaining lost youth. When Bob ultimately kisses Charlotte at the close of the film, we are led to question whether merely platonic friendships of the sort they had established earlier can really last. And certainly, regardless of its occasional depiction of Tokyo dwellers as weird, the film does inspire a great desire to visit Japan and see it for oneself. The visuals of LOST IN TRANSLATION are occasionally so lovely that they leave the plot behind.The film is also has Bill Murray's best performance of his post-GROUNDHOG DAY period, where he became an expert at depicting jadedness. Here this air of being total disinterested in his surroundings is tempered by a warm humanity. Johansson's acting, on the other hand, may be the film's weakest aspect. Regrettably, her presence in the film works only when she is basically just an object, which Coppola often uses her as (the opening shot is of her pantied buttocks as she lies in bed). | 34 stars
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Laughing til my sides hurt!
If you like to laugh you'll love Psych, & if you like Psych, you'll love season six!! By far one of the funniest things I've ever had the pleasure of watching. You won't want to watch anything else! | 45 stars
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Outstanding Seller!@
The product came in quick so I have to be glad for that. The item came just as described...new :-). It was still shrinked wraped and everything, being that it was the lowest price was the cherry on top ;-) | 45 stars
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Worth owning on BluRay
This movie is among one of the many reasons to own BluRay. The visuals are simply stunning. The movie is really great too, although some might not like the storytelling style of the movie; I found it to be entertaining and fun. I can't stress how arresting the visuals are. Many of the shots are incredibly vivid and are a great workout for your system. This movie would function as a great barometer for color accuracy. Simply a must-own (or at least, must-vew) BluRay. | 45 stars
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Great for kids
Great for my kids to learn math, shapes and be able to recognize them. They are able to relate these different skills to kids. | 45 stars
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Jean Rollin's Lips of Blood
This is one of Jean Rollin's soft-porn vampire films -- which I found enjoyable. The plot doesn't make a lot of sense, but Rollin isn't big on coherent plots. I'm a great film fan but I didn't know about Rollin until I saw an article on his work in the New York Times[...]The Redemption transfers of his work to DVD are very well done. | 45 stars
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REMEMBER VICKY IN CLEVELAND?
A female vampire leads a covey of vampire stripper babes. They get their victims from the strip club, one line, and call girls. A midget Van Helsing, who knows the ins and outs of this particular blood line, is after them. One of the vampires has a human bf that she doesn't kill. There is also Marvin, a weird foot tall bloody creature who looks like something out of the Puppet Master series. The first kill involves a real classy guy who takes his reluctant girl friend to a strip joint and gets her a lap dance. The movie is so corny it is funny. A good one to watch stoned. Not much horror.Hardcore porn star Harmony Rose provides the nudity in a weird scene with Marvin. | 34 stars
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Great movie, shipped quickly well packed.
This is of course a great movie. The acting superb and well match with the sequel. Delived in the typical high quality Amazon speed and packing. But, don't miss Elizabeth the Virgin Queen, also very very good. | 45 stars
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excellent film
one of my favorite films.. a must see if you enjoy a great love story~ | 45 stars
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your best friend is gay...and so is your dad. Hmmm.
College student brings home his best buddy, who promptly comes out, causing the student's dad to realize HE'S gay too and the two of them start fooling around. I hate when that happens. Earnest and uninvolving. | 01 star
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LOVE BONES!!!
Bones has to be one of the best science/comedy shows on fox. Great show really funny mysteries!! | 45 stars
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Not Season One But Still Great
The three years that it was on the air, Veronica Mars was the best show out there with great dialogue and mostly great acting. The beginning of the third season was a bit weak and the entire season was plagued with too much relationship drama, but there were many high points too. In my opinion, the final episode alone is worth buying the whole season for; in fact, I thought it was the strongest season finale of the three (because it was more dialogue-based than action-based). | 45 stars
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Why isn't this available in the U.S.?
There should be a U.S. version of this, with commentary by Mr. Rudolph and, ideally, some of the other players. I've been watching it repeatedly for over 20 years and it always holds up. | 45 stars
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Awesome writing, amazing outfits, really fun in high res DVD
I don't have a t.v. so miss a lot of the t-v series... and don't feel like I'm missing much. Gossip girl we ended up loving though! Fairly well written, great characters, and fun to see people living the drama and high life... You'll love it! :) | 45 stars
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Does imitation Vanillia taste as good?
Carrot Top has some inventions (like the TV dinners with real TVs inside) and some jokes (He can't work for Wendy's hamburgers because he looks too much like Wendy) that I found to be quite funny. When the story uses fresh new ideas, it's funny. But when it simply mimics other people, it could be just a guy with a red wig on his head trying too hard for laughs. | 12 stars
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An Intensely Emotional Film
It'll make you angry and glad for the characters, perhaps at the same time. It took a different course than I expected, more brutal, with the rape of the young girl, with which the lie centers upon. I hadn't known much about the film (and certainly none about the book) before watching this. I watched for Keira Knightly.The acting was absolutely wonderful, and it was well thought-out and directed.It is one of the slower moving films, where there will not be something eye-catching from moment to moment. But it is rather soul catching.Really lovely film and story. It made me rather sad, but I still recommend it. | 45 stars
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Ugh
One of the worst movies I've seen in some time. Interesting premise ruined by hokey CG effects, bad acting and terrible story. Skip this one. | 01 star
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Torchwood Season 4 - Wow
I now have all 4 BBC seasons of Torchwood. Season 4 was great an now I keep waiting to hear an announcement about the filming of Season 5. Torchwood started me watching BBC America - Torchwood, Dr Who, Whitechapel. I am now a big fan, | 45 stars
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at last a good spike lee movie
good movie from start to finish. Received on time with no damages.Don't care much for Spike Lee but this movie wasn't half bad. | 45 stars
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a date with judu
I have seen this movie many times on vhs and have enjoyed it with my family.The film is good family entertainment and the singing by Jane Powell is terrific especially, its a most unsual day.I am so looking forward to its release on dvd.I am looking forward to many other jane Powell films also to be released on dvd.So please how about it?.Two weeks with love would be great.I have enjoyed Janes films all my life. | 34 stars
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Steven Segal
Steven Segal at his finest. My husband is a great Segal fan and this is one of his favorites. Of course the Alaskan scenery is wonderful too. | 34 stars
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LOVE IT!
I started watching season 3 and became totally addicted to the show. I purchased all three seasons and started over at season 1. | 45 stars
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shakespeare on the mean streets
This film is a very good interpretation of Shakespeare's MacBeth, transplanting it into the New York Italian American mafioso setting. John Tutturo is intense as usual as Mikey Battaglia. Peter Boyle as Irish mob boss Duffy (MacDuffy) is the final obstacle that Mikey can't clear. Especially good is the way in which Shakespeare's language has been preserved, if modified, into current day vernacular. "He has honored me of late, and I have bought golden opinions..." becomes "He's given me honor and respect here, and people are sayin' good things about me. I want it should last." Even the off beat humor of the Porter has been preserved, with a nice low key turn by Steven Wright. Students who enjoy the Sopranos will dig this film. | 34 stars
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Boring and, well, inertly comic
This movie is like a soup whose ingredients are so good that you can't miss, and yet it comes out bland as dishwater. It's a true and incredible story, masterfully photographed, well acted, lots of great Irish accents, and.... it's boring as hell. It might have come out okay if Boorman had added pathos, but he only goes for humor (like the movie Robin Hood), and it plays so forced that it comes across as desperate and callous (to Cahill's victims). I love just about everything Irish, but this movie was impossibly boring, and its humor was forced. | 12 stars
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Crypt of the Vampire
Crypt of the VampireBeing a film i'm not familiar with, i decided to check it out. This is a Region Free NTSC dvd, which hasn't had UK release, & i think the reason is that it's not really that good! No wonder i'd never heard of it, They can't even get the title right! When the credits start rolling, it's actually called 'Terror in the Crypt'.I knew i was taking a chance, as it's really an Italian film with an Italian cast, & aside from Christopher Lee & Ursula Davis, there's one other English actor, & even he's not very good!Even though it was made inn 1964, it's a black & white film, & the Italian technology of the day obviously wasn't very advanced, because it looks & sounds as though it was made 30yrs earlier, from a technical point of view, & there's obviously no restoration on the disc.Anyway, the film is loosely based Sheridan Le Fanu's Countess 'Carmilla Karnstein' work. It's like an earlier version of Hammer's: 'The Vampire Lovers', but much tamer! Unlike Ingrid Pitt getting it on with Maddy Smith & others in 1970, this version's lesbianism is only suggestively hinted at.Lee plays Count Karnstein, who sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of her dead ancestor Carmilla.Meanwhile, the beautiful Ursula Davis turns up playing Lyuba, who becomes intrigued by the mysterious deaths surrounding Laura after a carriage accident outside the castle forces her to stay. She becomes closer & closer to Laura, & of course it's the re-incarnated Carmilla, who back for her revenge on the Karnstein family after she was executed by the rest of the famliy for her 'evil ways'.The film is really played all out for atmosphere, & to be fair, they do succeed in making a very atmospheric film, which has some nice incidental music to back it up. But unfortunately, aside from Carmillla's gradual seduction of Laura, there's not really that much to it. We re-live Carmilla's execution via a dream sequence, & there's the young doctor who starts digging into the mysterious Karnstein past, but there's no actual evidence of vampirism in the film at all. In fact Carmilla is presented more as though she were a witch, rather than a vampire.After a bit of investigation, it turns out that this film has been known under several different names, the original being: 'La Cripta e l'incubo', released as 'Crypt of Horror' in the UK, & 'Terror in the Crypt', which is the American title we see on the screen. Although calling it 'Crypt of the Vampire' is slightly misleading, as any vampirism is not specifically brought to light, as it were.Christopher Lee's presence is a bonus, & he's suitably aristocratic as Count Karnstein, but even so, it's more of a background role than anything. Nothing to get his teeth into.So all in all, a bit of a disappointing film really. I was struggling to stay interested after the first half hour. So only a 4/10 score. It's basically a couple of points for the atmosphere it creates, a point for Lee, & a point for everything else. Unfortunately, all the 'atmosphere' in the world, isn't enough on it's own, to make a good film. | 12 stars
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The Last Airbender
This is my first review. I was so impressed by this movie, I felt compelled to do so. The actors, the acting, the special effects, the scenery are all astounding. I was not familiar with the comic book version or TV series, but found I did not need to be. What I appreciated the most was the message in the story. If all humans could take this story to heart, we would have a different planet. Well worth the time and money to watch this movie. Will purchase to add to my library. | 45 stars
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Enjoyable in a weird sort of way
I checked out this video mainly to see what the big deal was about Valentino. I had read that women slashed their wrists when he died. This is his signature film. This movie is a little strange to get into at first. The camera work seems jerky by modern standard but this quickly becomes unnoticable. The film quality is also a little grainy. This is an interesting film historically and what is odd is that I had trouble judging it by the same standards as other movies. This film is so completely strange, almost ethereal that it is quite absorbing. That's not to say it isn't corny. On the contrary, it was considered corny in 1921. The melodrama just adds to the otherworldly atmosphere. As for Valentino, he has a definate SOMETHING although I cannot see myself slashing my wrists for him in the near future. The movie had to grow on me, I still cannot say if I like it out of a strange fascination or if it just appealed to me because it is quaint. It doesn't really matter, I have not had so much fun with a movie in ages and I encourage people, especially one's who have never seen a silent movie, to try it out. Even guys seem to like it, the "jealousy" men had for Valentino (as described on the film's box) has faded over the past eighty years and they seem to find it just as interesting as women do. It does make you wonder, though, what will people in eighty years think about OUR male heartthrobs? | 45 stars
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Hated it
Words cannot describe the agony I felt while watching this film.Hey, wait a second - it had a really cool trailer! That's what pulled me into seeing this mess'o'celluloid.So, buy it for the trailer. | 01 star
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Preferred the book by far, but the movie was still good.
This is a situation where I read the book first. I know they can't put everything in a movie but there were some key scenes and secondary characters (and a few plot points) that were altered which probably worked to make the movie shorter, but those were the scenes that got me tearful in the book so I was a bit bummed they left them out. At any rate it's still a good love story, but if you had to choose one, I say read the book. If I hadn't read it I may have liked the movie more but I doubt it. There was so much depth to the novel and that was simply missing here. As far as acting goes, Miley did a great job, but I though Liam was the better actor of the two. | 34 stars
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Not The Usual Suspects
This freshman effort by writer/director McQuarrie deserves a look, especially if one likes the 'caper gone wrong' sub-genre. It ranks with scuh films as 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', 'Sexy Beast', 'Confidence' and 'The Hot Rock' (but not quite as good as Pulp Fiction). Although the secretive interconnectedness of the characters is pretty easy to decipher -it will be impossible to ascertain their fates. Moreover, there is no authentic protagonist in the film (even Philippe and Del Toro cannot be thought of as your average run-of-the-mill 'anti-heros'). McQuarrie really seems to channel Peckinpah in establishing the overall mood of the film (particularly with the 'Mexican-standoff' scene and with the ridiculously violent, funny, and extremely profane opening. Also, if you're are a fan of 'bells' and 'whistles' that DVDs have over VHS, the extra features option enables the viewer to witness a never filmed storyboard scene you'd wish they had actually put on film. | 34 stars
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What's not to like?
First, I had a shipping issue with Amazon and Amazon corrected it right away, going above and beyond what I expected.Second, I'm not sure how it could go wrong with White Collar Season Three. Great stories, great character development, and it helps that Matt Bomer is easy on the eyes. I'd recommend this series to anyone. | 45 stars
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go BBC
best sherlock holmes series evercumberbatch is amazinglove this serieswatching it over and over againmore BBC please make more | 45 stars
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Can't forget about it...
It was for the first time that I insisted, with my (at that time) boyfriend, to go and see a movie!Afterwards, I bought the LP, and in spite of listening to it very regularly year after year, I never got tired of listening to it. The songs have often helped me in difficult periods of my life, because I could identify with them in several situations.Meanwhile, I don't have a record player anymore and I only buy CD's and DVD's now. But I really miss those songs and I also really would like to see the movie again.With a DVD, I would have both at the same time and even in better quality, and I would also find out something more about the "making of", so why wait any longer!!! | 45 stars
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Way Too Expensive
Shame on Amazon for make such an old but great movie so so expensive before Easter. Shame on Amazon. This will probably drop to $1.99 or free Prime streaming after Easter. Shame on Amazon. | 23 stars
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Funny and the cast is great
Starsky and Hutch is based on the 70's tv series. It stars Ben Stiller as Starsky who takes his job as a cop way too seriously. While Owen Wilson plays Hutch who doesn't take his job seriously as well. Stiller and Wilson are perfect for the parts. Stiller trys harder to be in character with his curly black wig. While Wilson just shows up for every movie he does just as....Owen Wilson. He doesn't need to change his look or attitude, he's just funny as himself.The supporting cast is great too. You have Vince Vaughn who's making a name for himself in comedies. He plays the coke dealing villain who made an untraceable coke. All he did pretty much is mix coke with sweet and low lol. Juliet Lewis (Natural Born Killers), plays his g/f and Jason Bateman (Teen Wolf Too) plays his main henchman. Will Farrell is funny as always in a small role as a prison inmate that Starsky and Hutch go to for info on the coke dealers. He has an obsession of dragons and has Starsky and Hutch do all these weird poses before he'll tell them what they want to know. Last but not least Snoop Dogg plays the role he's meant to play, a pimp like character who knows his grass lol. With a cast this funny it's hard not to like Starsky and Hutch. | 34 stars
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The Punk Attitude Shines Through If The Movies Leaves Out Some History
While many of the reviews of this DVD are critical of the obvious missing bands and the missing depth of connections between Punk and Rap for example, showing the Beastie Boys but not really noting they started as a punk band gets the purists going. And one of the things that Henry Rollins so aptly pointed out is that the narrow mindedness of punk kept many of the bands from exploring musically.What really shined through was the punk attitude. Not the aggression and fashion that so many think of as punk, but the anger at the system, the willingness to rebel and using voice and music to do it. In a time and in an economy when people need to be angry enough to fight back at a broken system, the message is worth repeating and it is worth getting angry and fighting for change, that is the underlying message of this movie which should be obvious by the title.If you are a fan of punk or just want to understand the the thinking of real and radical attempts to create change with nothing more than the tools at hand this is a great documentary. And, you may just walk away thinking to yourself that maybe its time to create a little change yourself.Excellent film, great to watch as Video On Demand but as far as I'm concerned a must have for your serious music library collection. I only give it four stars because it left out a lot of history and left a lot of dots unconnected. | 34 stars
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Breaking Bad
It is the best show season by season ever done on tv, I think anyone who watches will agree. I hope it never ends and i wish they didn't take so long to keep with the next season, I also dislike the idea of only 8 episodes in the 5th season lol. Oh well we are like junkies here waiting for season 6 | 45 stars
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great movie
Great cast. great movie. I don't want to give it away. I say rent it. I purchased for my girlfriend.She enjoyed it. | 34 stars
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Prima Workout!
Simply put, I can't live without this DVD! I find at home DVD's difficult to follow, but I love Mary Helen's teaching style that it makes exercising a pleasure. While she makes it look incredibly easy, the exercises are anything but. They are challenging, yet easy to follow. They are also worth the "pain"; my posture has improved, my arms are more toned, and I have tighter, firmer abs. My husband even commented how since committing to Ballet Beautiful, my "backside" looks more toned and perky! Even beyond the amazing benefits, I feel more graceful and light on my feet. This hybrid workout- a combo of ballet and fitness- is an exercise that I finally can say works. | 45 stars
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Very mixed bag
This strikes me as one of those "experimental" films that was made during the Vietnam war to try desperately to get the average joe to realize how crazy war could be. I very much appreciate experimental films when they are done well. This was done well for its time, but took great risks and was probably fated to do poorly at the box office. It is rather surrealistic in many ways and full of nice small surprises. Sprinkled with words to ponder. Can't call it generic!!Someday film historians may draw special attention to this film as a war film.Right now it seems dated to me, thinking as a general audience person. If however you are into film making you may better appreciate all the little clever embellishments.I thought for awhile that the Burt Lancaster character was going to be cardboard simple, but on reflection he was more ambiguous as were always his objectives in defending the castle so there is "stuff to talk over" after the film other than just the experimental filmmaking.Why set up defences in the castle if that would lead to the destruction of its art treasures? Why make it into a battle site and even draw the attention of German troops to it? Aren't we supposedly fighting to save civilization? | 45 stars
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justified season 3
best season yet. first and last episodes of the season were my favorites. i'd recommend this show for any who likes timothy oliphant | 45 stars
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Not Entertainment
This movie was disturbing to watch because the content and plot were filled with twisted and deranged intent. It was unfortunate that we purchased it instead of renting it because we threw it in the garbage. The actors Julie O. and Bill P. are actors who have a great reputation and we anticipated enjoying their performance. The movie went from sick to perverted and left not one redeeming quality. This type of movie is not entertainment and we take full responsibility for watching such a disgusting movie. We will tell everyone we know to stay away from this movie and we will now spend the next few hours working hard to rid our minds of the horrible scenes we viewed. We did not want to give one star above for the rating but I couldn't figure out how to leave a negative number of stars. Please protect yourself from being part of promoting such awful movies and do not watch Surveillance. | 01 star
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Not what you expect, but is amazing none the less!
Honestly the first time I saw this movie, I was not sure what to think about it. It wasn't until I watched for the second time that I fell in love with it. It is different, and not quite what I was expecting, but it is still amazing none the less. I love the music and the plot twists that happen. Like some other reviewers have said, keep an open mind. Don't go in with any preconceived ideas and you will not regret it. | 45 stars
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Riveting Performances by an Excellent Cast
This is an entrancing movie which marvelously tells an engaging story; the four cast members who totally dominate the film all deliver superb performances. Gwyneth Paltrow reprises the role which she played on the London stage, twenty-seven year old Catherine, the daughter of Robert (Anthony Hopkins), a mathematical genius who has died days before the first scene in the film occurs. Robert's worshipful former student Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is currently a university lecturer, is beginning the task of reading through the multitudinous notebooks which Robert compiled in his final years in the hopes that he will find some traces of Robert's former brilliance amid the voluminous ramblings. The audience soon is presented with the bare bones outline of the central element which forms the backdrop for the remainder of the film, Robert had increasing succumbed to mental illness during the last four years of his life and Catherine gradually withdrew from all aspects of the life which she was leading to provide full-time care for him in order to avoid his institutionalization. The final element of the story which we are to watch unfold during the remainder of the film is soon introduced in the person of Catherine's super organized older sister Claire (Hope Davis), who arrives from NYC not only to attend the funeral as Catherine has expected but to also to quickly get her father's estate in order and help provide Catherine with a new direction for her life.The juxtaposition is startling, Claire is as self confident, assured and ready to take charge as Catherine is apathethic, confused and withdrawn; Paltrow and Davis play off each other to develop the contrast between their characters extremely well. As the story unfolds through very frequent flashbacks interspersed with a gradual progression of action in the present, the complexity of the backstory and how it has affected both of the sisters is developed in a very nuanced way which succeeds in keeping both of them (especially Davis) from becoming the caricatures which could easily have resulted. An additional element of the story is the tension of Hal's relationship with Catherine, both because he is attracted to her and wants to help her escape her angst and also in her role as the daughter of his "hero" and the person who controls the access to Robert's notes, which might allow Hal to jumpstart his career.The key moment in the story occurs soon after Robert's funeral, when Catherine allows Hal access to a notebook which has been locked away separate from all her father's other work and which contains the PROOF of a mathematical puzzle which not even the most brilliant mathematicians have been able to solve. Without giving away the details which make up the rest of the film, Claire and Hal suspect that it is a work which Robert completed in his lucid moments during the periods of remission from his madness which Catherine's care afforded him; Catherine soon reluctantly declares that it is in fact her own work and is crushed and completely withdraws emotionally when they both refuse to believe her. While we have previously seen very brief hints that she has inherited her father's genius, she herself seems ambivalent about the implications of this fact for her future life. Of course, by attempting to help her sister Catherine regain her equilbrium, Claire instead accentuates Catherine's fears that she has inherited their father's illness as well as his genius and thus both effectively making Catherine appear a more pathethic figure while emphasizing the worst elements of her own overbearing nature.David Auburn's play received both the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony award, and he and Rebecca Miller have adapted it marvelously to the screen although in many ways its structure still has substantial elements of a stage presentation (which I wish I had seen). Despite the fact that Robert dies before the film begins, Anthony Hopkins' performance is so complete and the directing and editing so deft that the moviegoers soon forget that they are watching a dead man. There are several comedic moments to lighten the otherwise almost constant tension, but this is a film for those interested in a serious well told tale.CAVEATS: first, this film obviously ends but there is no conclusion to the story, it is a story to be continued in the lives of Catherine, Jake and Claire. There clearly is reason for hope but the optimism must come from the recognition that they all have the ability to control their own futures. I definitely agree with another reviewer that this is one of the few films which I think could actually benefit from being lengthened to more than its 100 minutes in running time. Second, while the story telling technique of interspersed flashbacks is very effective, it is also disconcerting at times. Although it is immediately clear that the scenes involving Hopkins are flahbacks, at times the shifts between the past and prsent involving the other characters are so abrupt and frequent that they are momentarily confusing. While the last criticism would normally be sufficient for me to downgrade my rating, given the quality of the film I regard it as a relatively minor quibble. My five star rating is for the thought provoking nature of the story, the excellent performances of the cast (perhaps of Academy award quality), and my total enjoyment of the film and how it completely captivated me.Tucker Andersen | 45 stars
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Love it!
My husband and I saw Bloodline on Netflix, and promptly bought our own copy. It's well-researched, fascinating, and suspenseful. If you liked the Da Vinci Code, or The Expected One, you will love this one. The director has a Michael-Moore-style, and seems to be openly seeking the truth, rather than pursuing a specific agenda. We're eager to see the next chapter! | 45 stars
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Nothing to write home about.
It was o.k. I guess. A James Dean fanatic might like it. A Steinbeck fanatic will hate it.***Not Dean's Best*** | 23 stars
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"The mule doesn't get it"
"~Before I had seen this film, I always thought that Clint Eastwood played tough-guys that frown all the time. But, after seeing this film, one can appreciate and understand the fact that he is a talented actor."~ suspenseful and the camerawork in every scene is nearly flawless. Leone brilliantly shows near desolation in the near-ghost town in the middle of nowhere. | 23 stars
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Great Live Band
This DVD captures the essence of UB 40. I Like 17 of the 21 performances. Even if you are a lukewarm fan of Reggae you will enjoy this disc. Their brand of Reggae is done in such a way as to avoid the monotonous beat that Reggae can have at times. UB-40 is not all Reggae. They can do soul, too. Many Rivers To Cross is a good example of Soul music to its very roots. It is shot with Hi-Def cameras, and it is apparent even on my Sanyo Z5 front projection/100" screen setup. The Hi-Def look was certainly the selling point for me as I am a videophile and an audiophile. The picture looks good, and the band sounds great. It will be interesting to see what Maxi Preist adds to the group as he now takes over lead vocals. Their lead singer, Ali Campbell, decided to leave the group after 30 years. | 45 stars
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Showtunes??? Why???
First, I love Scoobydoo. I am a parent of 3 teenagers so you can figure out my age.Unfortunately, this latest release was sad. Scoobydoo does not need showtunes. Repeat NO SHOWTUNES, NO MUSICAL NUMBERS (by the gang)Having rock & roll vampire girls is one thing. Having a new Rock & Roll theme song was great. But, having the Mystery gang sing is not. Especially because most cannot sing in character.My youngest wanted to fast forward through the musical numbers!And the writing was sad - the whole flying shoes was left completely unfinished.Where were the chase scenes in and out through doors? When were Scooby and Shaggy bait to catch the monster? Where was Fred's failed trap? Where were the scooby snack bribes? Had the writers ever seen the original series?Also, Amazon - your summary of the movie is wrong. This has nothing to do with Daphne in a Vampire movie.A proper summary:The Mystery gang takes a vacation to a place of Velma's choosing. It is down in the bayou - NOTE: Vampires and the bayou do not go together! - Where they meet a friend of Velma's who is an heir of the famous vampire hunter Van Helsing. Van Helsing is an author of Vampire stores not doing so well, who follows around a carnival-like vampire show Vampire Palooza, also not attracting many visitors. Of course, there is a mystery to solve and the gang do their thing, mostly, and with showtune-like numbers, to meddle enough and solve it.The new 3D effects in the drawing were interesting - but really Scoobydoo looked best in the late 60s! There is no need for the fancy cartooning. Go back to the original style. Though it was fairly easy to tell what was drawn and what was computer generated.My recommendation: Enjoy it on Cartoon Network, but show the producers you want the original Scoobydoo Mysteries back and do not buy this video. | 01 star
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Haunting One-Eyed Jacks
This is very pensive filmmaking here. 1961's ONE-EYED JACKS is quite unique and very memorable under Brando's direction. He demonstrates several innovative camera movements that move the story quite fluidly along. I like this film. It is visually very atmospheric and moody. Cinematographer Charles Lang's images are extremely evocative of mankind's inner restlessness against good and evil set against a beautiful but sometimes foreboding environment. Composer Hugo Friedhofer's score is brilliantly moving and contemplative. It does not play out like a traditional Western or tale of revenge. The final confrontation is anti-climatic but what leads up to the film's conclusion is mesmerizing. The images and some of the obscure dialogue are very memorable and haunting. The outstanding cast includes Karl Malden, Ben Johnson, Katy Jurado, Pina Pellicer, Slim Pickens, Elisha Cook Jr. and Rodolfo Acosta. It is definitely a good film and worth repeated viewing. This DVD version is the not one of the best. | 45 stars
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Walking dead season 3
It is not bad it could be much better very disappointing when i thought we all were finally done with Lori they screwed us | 23 stars
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terrible
i guess it wasn't even worth the 12 cents + shipping. total nonsense. i could only watch 3 minutes of it. | 01 star
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A story of courage
Inspired by the true story of Dieter Dengler's (Christian Bale) ordeals during the Vietnam war, Rescue Dawn follows Lt. Dengler on his very first combat mission. Prior to the primary ground battles, U.S. troops flew bombing raids missions into Laos, and it is during one such excursion in 1965 that Dengler's plane took ground-fire that caused a crash.While jungle survival videos produced by the military were supposed to keep a downed pilot safe in Dengler's situation, they did no such thing. Woefully unprepared for the jungle, he's captured in a matter of days and soon faces months of sadistic torture at the hands of both the Laotians and the Vietnamese. Beatings, being bound and tied to a moving oxen, and nearly drowned, he's eventually moved to a P.O.W. camp where other soldiers are being held. It is in this prison camp that a daring rescue attempt is devised by the shared contributions of the prisoners, as Dengler and other prisoners fight through the jungles of Laos towards Thailand and eventual freedom.Convincing as Dengler, Christian Bale really sells out for this role. Throughout the movie his physical condition noticeably worsens, his weight takes a dramatic drop, and he truly looks like he may have been tortured as a POW.Troubling, however, is what I have read since watching the movie. Evidently, several other prisoners and their families take umbrage with the manner in which the movie portrays certain events. Werner Herzog takes liberties with certain facts, giving credit to Dengler when others were responsible, and painting other prisoners in a negative light when, in fact, they were courageous and patriotic throughout the entire ordeal.Not knowing the contested history, this movie is a solid contribution to Hollywood's Vietnam oeuvre. It's a tense, harrowing drama, and I'm upset that this is based in even the remotest sense on reality. Knowing that certain portrayals within the movie inaccurately tarnish the legacy of good men who gave their lives upsets me even more. | 34 stars
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He's Gone - There's Nothing Left
Based loosely on a 1950s sci-fi film of the same name, "The Fly", is a well paced film that emphasizes character development. The background of the principle characters adds a richness to this film. Like we know them, and should pray for thier survival. As unlikely as the story is, our dis-belief is suspended, thus sending us to the underworld of science, where mistakes remain undisclosed.The plot is simple enough. A well known scientist toys with the idea of molecular transportation, inwhere NO errors can be made. The slightest mistake will prove lethal to the test animals, or change them into something the world has never seen before. (Ah! So that's what happened to Stephen Hawking!)By credo, Researchers are not to use themselves as subjects, because in so doing, objectivity is cast to the wayside. Scientists are like any one else: they want to be right.A Scientific accident occurs and sets forth a most hideous result, as the Researcher takes on the form of a severe lepor. His girlfriend tapes some of the transistion, but clearly becomes ambivalent towards re-entering the nightmarish truth she can see evolving right in front of her. She begins to fear the possibility she's also infected, and begs for her life.One body part after another drops away from his form. Where are his features?Overview: very impressive special effects considering the film is 20 years old. Great casting! Creepy music! Terrifying in much the same way as "The Exorcist".If its fear you want, you've come to the right place. | 34 stars
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dr who
great series everyone should watch it once i think everyone should order this product from amazon its cheaper and you dont have to go to the stores | 23 stars
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It touches my soul
I watched the first DVD all at once in one night, I could not stop, the characters are so realistic and the stories so touching, I would love to see it running in countries like Italy in order to propagate the concept of tolerance. | 45 stars
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movies like this needs to show the killings
this movie is nothing like the first one. The first one was ok. the one major thing about these movies is that most of killings are all shown after the fact. The movies are also slow starting to get into anything I would even like to watch. I understand about the build up but with the first two of these movies the build up seems to just build up and lead to nothing all that special or enlightening. I love horror movies but I dont know why I bought the first one anymore? these movies are worth renting but that is about all. | 01 star
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Emma Stone is amazing!
This is the first drama that I've seen Emma Stone in. She is such a brilliant actress! I loved this movie! It's a shame it didn't have a wide release in the theaters. I laughed and cried through this movie, what a treasure! | 45 stars
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The best Hitchcock movie never made by Hitchcock
The best Hitchcock movie never made by Hitchcock. It is also I think the best movie Mia Farrow ever made. She gives an outstanding and believable performance as a blind girl. While she is out visiting with her boyfriend her family back home is murdered. When she comes home she thinks her relatives are out of the house. In fact they are dead all around the house. It is not until the next day she makes the grizzly discovery of her family being killed. At the same time the murderer realizes he has left behind an important piece of evidence at the house that will connect him to the crimes. Now he has to go back to the scene of the crime to retrieve the evidence and Mia Farrow has to run for her life to prevent becoming the killer's next victim. As the movie progresses the suspense slowing increases. The movie does start a little slow but once you get into the story it does indeed pick up the pace. | 45 stars
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mmy daughter loves it
MMy five year old loves this movie. she watches it daily. And parents u gotta love Kevin nelon too. Ha ha | 34 stars
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Better than T3
Caught this on the net, pretty good for TV. Eager for more now. Story was sound and effects were good, endoskeleton, gun fights. Hopefully it will be picked up and be successful. Picks up from T2, ignore T3! Lena does a good job, the Queen from 300. Well worth a watch. | 34 stars
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A brutal history alive-2
A story of a sex-obsessed male happened being an English kingcontinuesturned into an explicit tale of ruthless justice ruled and very based on monarch's momentum interest and brutality much mixed with a very personal gain of juges.One could even be sadder to understand that this movie is not pure figures of a producers' imagination but a semi-documentary living testimony to very roots existing. | 34 stars
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A classic
Here it is, the original, first season of Star Trek, presented uncut and in its original broadcast order. What a lot of people don't know is that when shows are sold for syndication, cuts are made to the episodes to allow the broadcaster more time for commercials. If you're one of the people who caught Star Trek for the first time in syndication (and not during it's original run on NBC), you almost undoubtedly have not seen the episodes in their entirety. It's nice to have them uncut here, running at about 50 minutes each. The picture quality is good, though the sound seems to be a little loud at parts (like during the credits). Not all of the episodes are great -- I've never cared much for "The Corbomite Maneuver" -- but there are some real classics here, such as "Arena", "Errand Of Mercy" (with the first appearance of the Klingons), "Space Seed" (with the first appearance of Khan), and of course, "The City On The Edge Of Forever".This is classic television, and classic Trek, before it was run into the ground and beaten to death by Paramount, Rick Berman, and Brannon Braga. | 45 stars
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People are too picky...
Don't expect a big Blockbuster movie and then you won't be let down. If you don't nitpick about tiny little things that you normally wouldn't notice in a movie (like the FBI's timely arrivals) then it's a good movie. It's a little more action than it is horror, and worth a watch. | 34 stars
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The Black Stallion Returns.
I love it. I always did love a good horse story and I read the books years ago so it's wonderful to see it come alive. | 45 stars
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A lesson in remaking a old treasure into new trash.
I was looking forward to taking my daughter to see the new version of "The King and I." I had watched the original with Yul Brenner many times as a child.After the introduction of the King's assistant and his magical powers, my daughter was asking to leave the theatre. We stayed, hoping the film might improve.This adaptation takes a delightful story and attempts to mold it today's audience with the addition of a sinister, powerful villian and a few cute animals.The animation was an extreme disappointment - never surpassing the quality of recent Saturday morning cartoons.The only strength of this film was the classic Rogers and Hammerstein collection of songs. Too bad even this could not save this film. The producers are hoping to introduce an old story to children with this new version. Do yourself a favor and spend your money on the original classic. | 45 stars
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The Way Back
Saw this and read the book, "The Long Walk." on which it was based. Although they were the same story, they were very different. Both were excellent. | 45 stars
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Terror Has No Shape...But It Looks Kinda like Jell-O
Chuck Russell's 1988 version of the classic horror film THE BLOB is really less a remake and more what is nowadays called a "re-imagining." Both films have the same fundamental plot: Gelatinous hunk of sentient goop piggybacks to Earth on a meteor, then proceeds to eat--or, more accurately, dissolve and absorb--every living creature it encounters, while in the mean time, two in-the-know teenagers try to warn the incredulous populace of a nearby rural town. The original 1958 production, starring a young Steve McQueen, is a satire of 1950s white-bread conservatism, as well as a tongue-in-cheek parody of that decade's popular sci-fi and horror films. The more recent film, on the other hand, is basically straight-on horror, and fans of the older film should therefore not delve into the newer one with the hopes of finding that familiar gee-whiz tone--it just ain't there.As a basic '80s horror flick, however, the 1988 incarnation of THE BLOB is actually quite good. The story is fairly tight and gripping, and there aren't too many noticeable plot holes. The two principal characters are, in contrast to the original, earnest and fairly accurate depictions of teens from the film's era, and the two actors portraying them--Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith--are decidedly adequate for the task. There is, of course, more blood and guts in this film than in the original, with several shots peering into the insides of the translucent monster as its human meals dissolve in potently acidic digestive juices. And though the amorphous lump of goo here bears a stronger resemblance to Jell-O than to its hip 1950s predecessor--yes, Steve McQueen's globular extraterrestrial nemesis actually looks pretty cool, despite the stop-motion technique used to animate it--the special FX in this film are very well done and quite realistic, and the aforementioned "digestion" scenes will definitely delight gore hounds.Although there is no doubt that Chuck Russell's 1988 "re-imagining" of THE BLOB is built on the dusty foundation of the first, making a qualitative comparison of the two is really unjustified, as each filmmaker created their work with different ends in mind. As mentioned before, the 1958 film presents a satirical and parodic look at the decade in which it was made, whereas the 1988 film offers up straightforward scares, thrills, and chills. Consequently, each film will evoke a different response from the audience--one a smirk, the other gooseflesh. So although the 1988 version does not have the multi-layered subtext of the film that came before it, it certainly is a generator of goose bumps aplenty, and as such, it is just as successful--if not just as "good"--as the original.The Columbia/Tristar DVD edition of 1988's THE BLOB offers a crisp widescreen digital transfer at a very reasonable price, so even those who find they like this version but still prefer the original can afford to have BOTH versions in their collections. | 34 stars
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Make sure Dvd is not in PAL Format.
Bought this DVD new for my PS3 or My new Samsung 3D blu ray player. Did not play in either one. Only reason why i bought the dvd is so i didnt bootleg it off the net and i can get tru 1080i upconversion on my 60" Led. Anyways short story is Most New players only accept NtSF and not Pal. The Seller did make it right and gave me a refund. Rate, Respond. | 23 stars
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Jack Frost
This DVD is exactly what I wanted. Great shape and the picture was so much better than the ones I have seen before. They did a great job with remastering it. | 45 stars
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Inspiring but...
The dedication of the two men is inspiring, but the diet needs more thought. I'm a little more than skeptical the added juice had anything to do with curing the women's headaches. | 23 stars
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I love this show
This is a show that my whole family enjoys. Including a 10 year old daughter and 12 year old son. It's fun and a cool twist on all the typical fairytale tropes. The fact that the pedigree of the show's creators includes Lost and Battlestar Galactica ensures great story telling. Go get yourself lost in Storybrooke. | 45 stars
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A local view...
The Perfect Storm was a great action movie with some wonderful photography. It would have been nice if the owner of the vessels (Andrea Gail and Hannah Bowden) had been portrayed in truer form however.Loved the REAL people and places in the opening of the movie! Also, interviews and local shots are a great addition on the DVD. | 23 stars
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Too cheesey for its own good
I like these kind of movies and I like Michael Rooker, but this one fails miserably. With little or no explanation to the hokey 'monster', you spend the entire time not understanding how it exists, how Rooker came to the lake his whole life and never saw it, why it waited until it was stuck under the ice before hunting humans, why it wounds first or sometimes kills, why why why....Sure, some creative license is understood in a low budget horror flick, but this one just goes to far - wait until the ending if you are not convinced I am correct. You reach a point of not caring about the characters or whether this creature lives on to kill another day. Dare I mention that the creature is a modern ripoff of the Creature from the Black Lagoon... | 12 stars
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tsutaya's review
I am a japanese student and I watched the prison episode of "30 Days". It was very interesting.Morgan stay American prison. He played the game with prisoners, and became friends with many prisoners. But It was hard for him to stay the prison. he gave himself a penalty. The penalty was what he was alone for seventy two hours. It was very hard too.I thought the show was interesting and serious.Because I could know the thing I couldn't know. And Morga has humor sense. So It was very interesting.I would recommend this show. Because the show is very useful myself. I could know the thing I couldn't know. It is serious show and very interesting show. Finally I would recommend "Super size me" | 45 stars
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Blind Side Movie
Product was shipped very quickly. Really appreciated that. Price and shipping fees were fine. | 45 stars
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kids loved it
my 9 year olds loved it. they would give it 4 of 5 stars; me 0 of 5. this is a super dog | 12 stars
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Misleading movie title and deceptive
The real title to this movie is: TURN AROUND. Go to their website: [...] to see the real title and the real company who produced it - Candlelight Media Group. (Do a Google search yourself for "turn around movie".) It is an LDS movie portraying Alma the Younger from the Book of Mormon. This film bares ZERO actual similarity with the conversion of Paul, let alone anything from the Bible. LDS intentionally repackaged the movie targeting the Christian audience for sales of their DVD. ACTS 17:11 - search the Scriptures to verify things are true. 2 PETER 2:1 - there will be false teachers among you. As far as, Edwin L. Carpenter of Dove Foundation and Isaac Hernandez of TBN Network Programming, who both ENTHUSIASTICALLY PROMOTED this film, per EZEKIEL 33:7-8, in this particular matter, you have failed in your appointed roles as Church guardians (JEREMIAH 28:15; 29:32). Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins (JAMES 4:17). I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel (GALATIANS 1:6). I encourage you to revisit your endorsements of this movie. My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins (James 5:19-20). | 01 star
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My only addiction
I was glued to my tv, watching this for hours at a time. Intelligent, fascinating, and beautiful sets and costumes. I would pay large amounts of money to have season three right now!! I think about the characters and what will happen next. I'm hooked, and that doesn't happen often. | 45 stars
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