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Old favorite
Like an old but favourite blanket, we had this on VHS, and bought it to add to our children's library of DVDs, so they can view the stuff that contributed to moulding their parents. | 1positive
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High Price = Music Clearance; Not Greed
As most of you who are interested in buying this set already know, Northern Exposure is a great television show. The sharp intelligence of its creators is evident in every aspect of the production: from the characters to the wonderful music. The DVD set features amazing visual quality, nice extras and ALL THE SONGS FROM THE ORIGINAL BROADCASTS. This is no small feat. Remember, there are great shows from the same era released on DVD (i.e. Wiseguy, Felicity, etc.) that have not been able to secure rights to songs that were crucial to their original success. Northern Exposure is more dependent on the original soundtrack than other shows. For example, during a single episode included in this set, "A Kodiak Moment," the music ranges wide: from an aria from Verdi's "Rigoletto" to "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell to Shep & The Limelights' "Daddy's Home." All that in one episode, and it's all here on DVD. Yeah, it's an expensive set. But Universal should be praised for taking the time to do right by the show, especially for spending the money to secure the music. That is what we, as consumers, are paying for and it is worth it. Wait a couple of months until the set is discounted, but please do not let the price of this set sway you from owning a wonderful piece of television history. | 1positive
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Lloyd's best work!
"Death defying comedy" best describes this very fine example of Harold Lloyd's genius! Great comedy dialogue and a fantastic story are combined with the wild stunts that are the trademark of this superb comedian. | 1positive
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Excellent movie ruined on DVD
I love this movie (five stars) having seen it in the theater and on VHS. The DVD version was one of the first I purchased for my new home theater. Unfortunately, the video quality is awful, very grainey like you see on DirecTV. It really distracts while watching the movie. I now have many other titles and do not see such a poor quality picture. If you watch on a small glass TV it shouldnt be a problem. There are also no extras that are often found on DVD like behind the scenes info, director comments. etc. | 0negative
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Movie of the year !!!!
GREATEST movie in a looooooong time. DVD lacks spectacular special features, but I'll take what I can get. R.I.P Heath Ledger. | 1positive
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Ghastly! Simply Ghastly!
I saw this picture on the big screen when it was first released. Just about all the people I knew kept telling me how great the movie was so I went to see it. Well, I disagreed with all the praise then, and still do. I thought it was ... (awful) to sit through, full of double standard cinematography, and chauvinistic attitudes going way beyond what the Burgess novel was about. About two years later I ventured to see it again to see if my attitude toward the picture had changed. It hadn't. I still felt that it was an extremely bad picture. I can't fault the acting or the art direction. What I could not stomach then and still can't stomach is the way Kubrick handled the material. I have enjoyed other Kubrick movies (notably "Dr. Strangelove", "2001", and "Spartacus") but "Clockwork" continues to leave me cold. The violence is sickening, the attitudes of the characters -- as well as Kubrick's attitudes! -- are appalling. No amount of Rossini and Wendy Carlos's music can save this movie from being the most overrated and most depressing movie anybody ever made. Ghastly! Absolutely Ghastly! | 0negative
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Biiiiig mistake
I saw this blu-ray on sale, and though I normally just rent on netflix, I thought this was a "must-have" and I bought it. BAD MOVE! The picture quality looks so low-def I almost don't believe it's a blu-ray disc. I couldn't watch more than 15 minutes of it, and I never do that.I put in my previous Terminater DVD, and I couldn't believe it! The picture was better on the DVD, and it had way more special features too! Even though I paid fifteen dollars for it for the new edition, I STILL FEEL RIPPPED OFF!!!!!!It feels like they just jumped on the blu-ray bandwagon making this and rushed into it. Cheaply!Purchase at your own risk (you'll regret it.....). | 0negative
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Think you're confused?
I picked up this movie mistakingly thinking it was another story about a MidWestern couple who had a story similar to this. The man, as it were, suffered a trama and discovered he had multiple personality disorder. This was, of course, not the same thing.I just don't get this movie. I don't get how someone could be this self centered as to put their family through something like this. The guy waits until age 50 something to confess that he's really a woman trapped in a man's body, confesses it to their minister rather than his wife first, and then expects the world to accept him. Somehow I doubt a town full of guys named Billy Bob would understand, least of all anyone in or outside my family. The guy should've seen a shrink, but then again had he seen a shrink there wouldn't have been a movie to watch. | 0negative
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Gran BR, pero idioma en Latino.
El audio del idioma no es en castellano, es en Latino, pero es un lujo de Blu-ray, ademas tiene un precio espectacular. | 1positive
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Takes a down turn
Its starts off like an interesting legit documentation, then tails off into a poor Blair Witch copy. A bit dissapointing.This is NOT a documentary. | 0negative
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself ~ Hilarious!!!
Me and my parents watched this last night and we've never laughed so hard before! I laughed so hard my throat was hurting and my eyes were watery. This stage play was brilliantly acted, wonderfully directed, produced, and written, and extremely entertaining. I highly recommend it. | 1positive
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make a thirty year old cry
kind of cliche, but kind of not, kind of sappy and sentimental, but just so much fun. The dinner scene was so well done, the walk through the gated park, the ending, so special.....I usually loathe films like this....I LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT....watch it!!!! | 1positive
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All Too Human
Having studied Rand's philosophy prior to watching this movie, I was put off by her uncompromising, unemotional, atheistic ideas. By watching this movie, I was happy to learn that not even the creator of this pseudo-philosophy could abide by its rules.Ayn Rand is introduced as a cold and calculating philosopher, berating people who do not follow her ideals entirely. But she turns out to be as human as anyone. No John Galt, no superman (superwoman?), her very actions revealed the emptiness of Objectivism.Rand is the best-portrayed character, although the movie would have benefited from more of her background - the only hint of her past is a brief conversation at a wedding reception. There was a lot more to Ayn Rand than her philosophy and her libido, and the movie failed to show this. Breathing onto a NYC store window, she draws a dollar sign and proclaims it her emblem. Why is this? What personal experiences led Rand to develop this view? The movie leaves these important questions unanswered.The other characters seem one-dimensional, especially the angst-ridden, emotionally fragile narrator. The production of this movie, while okay for a made-for-cable show, leaves much to be desired.Perhaps the most revealing scene is when Rand is asked, during a lecture, what "love" means to an Objectivist. She cannot truly answer this question.This fits with so-called disciples of Rand I've encountered: empty souls, a lack of compassion and confusion.Rand's so-called philosophy still has a cult following, and this movie may anger them. To those who reject this film's message, I suggest the following adage: "Never let a few facts get in the way of the truth." | 0negative
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good but not great
I liked this film a lot, but the ending with Ock drowning sucked, to a degree. | 1positive
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GREAT MOVIE ROTTEN DVD
I do not have a Blu-Ray player, but the price was good so I bought this combo, But the DVD was not good!!! It was constantly pausing and generally ruined the movie. I sold it to a friend with a Blu-Ray and those discs worked fine but the DVD didn't work any better on his DVD player then mine. I do not expect the DVD single to be any better and I will not be buying one any time soon. | 0negative
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A Strange Turn of Events
Bounce (PG-13)- I either love or hate Gwyneth Paltrow and in this movie I loved her. But alas, I can't say the same for the movie itself. How Don Roos, the acidic genius of The Opposite of Sex could have written this drivel is beyond me. Ben Affleck proves yet again that he has taken over Richard Gere's reign as the most over rated heart throb working in Hollywood. Quite a feat given that Mr. Gere is still making movies! We have seen this story a million times and there is nothing entertaining or original enough this time around to keep you from doing anything but wait for the predictable last reel to finally thread up. | 0negative
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Miraculous pasta western....
Top 5 western for sure--the incredible score is half of the film.... The only other western that comes close to this one is Leone's next effort in the genre (Once Upon a Time in the West).... The video and 5.1 audio on the blu-ray are as good as they will ever get....the story itself is magnificent, with multiple twists and turns that make repeat viewings exciting no matter how many times you revisit this great film....definite must-have for cinephiles....truly miraculous indeed.... | 1positive
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Imitation Is Not Always Flattery, Sometimes It's Business--A Shifty Movie With No Fun AND No Los Angeles
The dubiously titled "Battle of Los Angeles" was named such for the sole purpose of confusing audiences with its similarly themed big screen counterpart "Battle: Los Angeles." This mini-epic even premiered on the SyFy network on the same weekend that the other film invaded local theaters. I've never called a film shifty before, but there's always the first time. The name game is an obviously cheap shot to bilk the DVD audience, but what makes it especially heinous is that this film has nothing whatsoever to do with Los Angeles. I didn't really expect a lot going into this movie, but the generic and fake cityscape had no relationship to La La Land at all. As a former Angeleno, I love cheesy science fiction that creates havoc with well known establishments. I relish the destruction of the Hollywood sign, the invasion of Rodeo Drive, the collapse of the Capital Records building, tourists fleeing in horror down the Walk of Fame. You get nothing here to identify any particular city, much less one of the most famous destinations ever. This might have just as easily been called the Battle of Tulsa, but that wouldn't have fooled anyone--would it? But the point is rather moot anyway as ninety percent of the action takes place in desolate fields and rubble."Battle of Los Angeles" is headlined by the big names of Kel Mitchell (in case you've been missing him since Kenan & Kel) and Nia Peeples. In short, the nominal plot of the film is that unknown forces have invaded Los Angeles--a big spaceship hovers over downtown while peripheral flying objects do battle with our cast of 12 actors running amok over barren concrete slabs. The alien technology never seems particularly frightening as one is taken down by a pistol and, in the film's most inspired sequence, one is destroyed by a sword. Yes, a sword! For some unexplainable reason, Peeples defensive weapon of choice is a sword. Delightful. A bit of an actual story develops about halfway through the movie involving a time warped soldier who has reappeared 68 years after his disappearance and a mysterious underground bunker. He's easily the most interesting character and the only element in the film to resemble a plot--albeit a pretty derivative one.Lacking a story (and the lack of a real narrative is the film's biggest blunder), there is little else to recommend the picture. So cheap and generic in every sense, the sets are non-existent. The characters are not developed--although I always love a tough woman soldier who can do flips. And did I mention the swordplay? The special effects are minimally effective, at best, and not particularly futuristic. But, in truth, I knew this was a low budget effort and my expectations were minimal. Had the film tried to tell any kind of a story, I'd have forgiven the other budgetary constraints. But it doesn't. The last 7 minutes are slight, but cheesy, fun. It is, however, too little and too late. Bad films need a requisite fun factor--sadly, I just counted down the minutes for this to come to its rather unsatisfying conclusion. KGHarris, 3/11. | 0negative
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You Like Disaster At Sea Films? Watch Titanic Instead
What can I say about 'Boat Trip'? Nothing good that's for sure. The one thing that came to mind watching this was, "I can't believe Cuba Gooding Jr. agreed to star in this." 'Boat Trip' released in '06 is a highly offensive film masquerading as a comedy/romance about two straight men who mistakingly find themselves on a gay cruise. It's crude, obscene and in some instances downright pornographic.Shame on you Cuba, Roselyn, Roger and Vivica. You're all well off enough to be able to pass on this kind of trash. | 0negative
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Sorry to Disagree
I see everyone else gave the movie 5 stars. I hate to be the fly in their ointment, but I didn't care for this movie. I saw it at the show when it first came out way back when. The love story wasn't believable to me. I never could believe Richard Dreyfuss would be attracted to Marsha Mason, or vice versa. I just didn't feel any chemistry between the two. I like Dreyfuss in other roles, but not this one. Even the kid got on my nerves. Sorry to rain on the parade. | 0negative
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Not As Bad As WB Animated Movies, But Close...
Eye candy, that's the only reason to watch this movie. It looks cool, but sounds really dumb if you're over 14 and use your ears more than your eyes while sitting through this animated sci-fi flick.Doing their best to make an animated knock-off of "Star Wars" without doing a complete take-off, Fox fails to develop a great story, or even an original story, in it's first animated epic. This flick was hyped for over a year; I remember seeing teaser trailers for it during the summer of 1999. The teasers and trailers were the best part, incorporating a great soundtrack with really cool animation, but the end product bored me and left me uninterested.Sure, this movie is intended for a teenage male audience, but animation is not just for kids. But we'll still have to wait some time for a major studio to release a mature animated film with an intelligent and well-developed story.Overall, two stars for being pretty to look at; minus three stars for being harsh on the ears and the part of the brain that comprehends spoken word. | 0negative
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This is a timeless and one of the best musicals of ALL time!
My heading is TOTTALY true. Incredible acting, great plot and story, songs that we have cherised for years. Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl" is a cheap, complete knockoff compared to Tevye's "Rich man". "Sunrise, Sunset" is a wonderful, beautiful song that is loved by many people, including me! "Matchmaker" is so great, and it's funny too!! You'll find out when you see this great movie musical. And all the actresses and actors sing wonderfully, and not a single mistake. This movie is perfect for everybody whom is entertained from "Wicked" to "High School Musical" it's in the middle. Please trust me in this. It is one of my favorite- all time movies. It's about A man named Tevye and it's time to decide marriges for his three daughters, Tzeitel, Hodel, and Chava. He learns to let them decide for themselves, but at the same time he does not break the Jewish law of the father deciding, except for Chava. But I CANNOT tell what happens, you have to see it. "The Dream" is also a timeless one, but not everybody talks about it like "Matchmaker" "Sunrise,Sunset" and "Rich man". I wish i could give it more than 5 stars cause it's not that good. It's BETTER! I'm thinking about getting the movie, not just renting it every time I go to the movie store. If anyone says it's a 3 stars or below, they're clearly wackos and they don't have good taste at all in movies- OR Musicals!! I also know those two youngest daughters names- (not Tzeitel, Hodel ,or Chava, the ones that are in lots of scenes and they sing the end of matchmaker) Thier names are: (Drumroll please) Shprintze and Bielke. (Pronounced, Sha- Prin- ssz, and Bell-ke') I know, what some of you are thinking " I didn't have to know that" but I was just informing the people that say " Who are those two girls names?" Which that is probbly 1 or 2% of people reading this. I'm trying out for "Fiddler on the roof" as the youngest daughter, Bielke. Anyway, this movie is a buy, not a rent!! ENJOY!!Your AMAZON critic (That is 100% kid),Courtney, 10, TX. | 1positive
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Not your ordinary workout
I highly recommend this DVD for those of you who are bored with the 'normal' routine of workout tapes that leave you exhausted and not really inspired. With Tai Chi you remain relaxed while learning the graceful and beautiful movements. There are no jarring or forceful movements here, everything from the music and the locations flow wonderfully. Scott not only teaches you the basic movements to follow, but also how to accept yourself and the world around you. Also, an added bonus are the nutrition and menu tips to aid in weight loss. Although I am only just beginning my journey to weight loss, I know I will be successful thanks to Scott's inspiration. I look forward to purchasing his other DVD's as well! So if you are in the market to break from the hard working, and breathless world of workout videos, this one is for you. You will feel graceful, energized, and inspired ... and there are not many other videos out there that can promise you that. | 1positive
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You gotta be kidding....
The #2 best movie of all time? Are you kidding? "Shawshank Redemption" is formulaic, dumbed-down Hollywood treacle. The heavy-handed Morgan Freeman voice-overs right away indicate that you're in for two hours of safe, sentimental mass-appeal entertainment devoid of any irony or intelligence.The movie's depiction of gays (the "Harpies" in the prison) as violent rapists out to defile decent heterosexual men needlessly promotes dangerous stereotypes."Shawshank" isn't a horrible movie. It's just a mediocre one that doesn't belong even near any "Best Movies of All Time" lists. | 0negative
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Awesome...
What else can you say about this movie... a cult classic... it's awesome! You need to have this movie in your collection... it's a must!!! | 1positive
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I Guess I'm Not Smart Enough
I love movies and I do pay attention to what happens in them.'Wonder Boys' really makes me wonder who is in charge of okaying a project in the land of Hollywood.'Wonder Boys' makes me wonder what the percentage the agents of these actors actually receive.In all honesty, this movie isn't about anything. There isn't anything about the characters you find out 2 hours after you watched it that you didn't realize after the first five minutes of the film. A "brilliant" student experiments with alcohol and that's about it.Go to a rocky cliff with a friend who can't hold his/her liquor, get them boozed up and watch the results. It will be much more entertaining than this production.After wasting nearly two hours of my life watching this production and pleading to the motion picture gods that something would actually occur (heaven forbid), I was left motionless.Trust me on this, nothing happens in this movie. it isn't about anything at all...and that's really disappointing when you consider a man who brought you something as great as 'LA Confidential' was behind this mess. Please don't forget the outstanding cast as well...I can only wonder what in the hell the lot of them were thinking.This movie is a disaster. | 0negative
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Over-Rated Rubbish!
A classic? I don't think that I have ever seen such an artificial and boring love story in my entire life.I didn't cry. I moaned and groaned, and waited to get these two people that I didn't care about off my T.V. screen. I just did not like any of the characters. The actors were like lifeless cardboard cut-outs, reading their lines.It's an old classic to some, but definitely not for everybody. | 0negative
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freak show
Maybe the last half makes up for the first half: I could only watch for 45 minutes. It's sophomorically prurient. A production of MTV - I should have known. | 0negative
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Congratulations to all of you who "got it"
This movie was beautifully cast, wonderfully acted, had impeccable production values...and was utterly revolting. I've been a movie fanatic for well over 20 years and this instantly leaped onto my 10 worst list. This is *the very first time* that I've wanted to call up critics that I'm usually in sync with (specifically, Roger Ebert and Janet Maslin) and ask for a personal tutorial on why this was a good movie.Yes, it successfully showed desperately miserable people having desperately miserable, hopeless lives. Wow, I enjoyed that...thanks for bringing it to the silver screen. Imagine watching a dog writhing in agony after being struck by a car...now imagine 140 minutes of watching people in the equivalent emotional agony, and that's what watching this movie was like. If you like watching that sort of thing (or if "Faces of Death" is your idea of a good documentary), I'm sure you'd enjoy this.Anyway, just wanted to say congratulations to all of you who "got it"...thanks for extending the sympathy to all of us benighted souls who would do almost anything to get that 140 minutes back. | 0negative
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What a rip-off!
Why wasn't the 1979 english dub of this film put on the DVD? Okay, great - we've got the japanese version, and some cheap new dub - but where's the original dub? Where's the version of the film that we've been watching and enjoying for twenty years, already?And these bozos have the audacity to cover the package with encouraging quotes from the likes of Steven Spielburg, Protoculture Addicts, and the Hollywood Reporter - all of which are actually quotes about the original 1979 dub, and NOT on this flaky, cheap hack job MANGA is passing off.Even the cover looks rushed - with an amateurish photoshop-logo that could have been churned out by someone's secretary over a short lunch. This whole package reeks of cheapness, and corner-cutting.I'm insulted that they thought so little of the audience that they'd fail to provide the film in the format that made it famous, and doubly angered that they'd attempt to pass this drek off as that same version. Just how stupid do they think we are?MANGA should be ashamed of themselves for this. It's a disgrace. | 0negative
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Feast for your eyes!
Firstly, I think Amazon needs to have all Blu Ray reviews separate from the older Standard Definition reviews. When I look up a Blu title I'm interested only in how well it looks and if its worth my NEW DOLLARS to buy something I've seen before!!Now; this is a fantastic Blu Ray experience and well worth the new dollars, and a chance to see it again in this new format!Continuing: Have you ever gone to a "all you can eat buffet"? Well, if you have you might have an idea as to the the amount of items on this menu!It is bar none the most spectacular special effects movie I've seen to date! After the crew arrives at Skull Island, it becomes one CGI blowout after another, finally culminating back in New York City, in what I believe is the very best CGI effects in the whole movie {which is hard to define because everything looks so great, but the buildings, cars, etc seem to add something that a jungle can not}.Everybody knows the story, so you won't find a reference to that here. But if you want one HECK OF A BLU RAY RIDE, then I don't think you'd be hungry after leaving this buffet!Last note: wouldn't it be interesting to see the original done in Blu Ray? I bet that would be something really cool! | 1positive
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Great Show !!!
I really, really enjoyed the first season of Dark Angel; I never watched the shows while they were on tv, instead, I got the entire season on DVD, and watched them as a whole; I am so glad I did, as having the shows interrupted by commericials would have been rather annoying.My only complaint, with the DVD's was that you could definitely see they were made for tv viewing. | 1positive
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Tripe for artsy-elitists who like "2 hot girls"
I've read the reviews on here who say that if you want to be "spoon-fed" a plot, this movie isn't for you. And also ones that say if "ya can't follow it, sit back and enjoy the lesbians!" Here's my two-cents.I couldn't follow it, and I didn't care that I couldn't. I love discussing movies, often for hours afterwards, but this movie did nothing other than make me sigh and go "here's another one that my 'artistically-holier-than-thou' friends will all analyze, and likely wrongly."All I could picture was David Lynch sitting back and having a chuckle at creating another bizarre movie. Which he has done. I enjoyed the film's visuals (minus, of course, the requisite and completely pointless naked lesbian scenes). I didn't like the characters or the acting one bit.Can a movie be made featuring a lesbian couple that doesn't throw in the gratuitous naked scenes? Why do directers exploit lesbianism the way they do? David Lynch may be masqerading as a brilliant originalist, but at heart he "digs porn" and caters to a male, voyeuristic audience, complete with two stereotypical porn characters: the blonde, fresh-faced girl-next-door, and the sultry, dark haired vamp. Betty and Veronica, anyone? Perhaps an interesting cliche, but add the lesbian factor and the guarantee that they WILL be naked together at some point, and you've got a perfect recipe to please the schoolboy mentality in 50% of the veiwing audience. PLEASE.So a part of this audience will sit back, watch this film, and then afterwards chuckle at how mindless some people are for not following its "brilliance." Then, of course, will come the "private reflection" on certain other scenes. Lots of room for claiming to love the deepness of the film when in actuality, I feel it is a shameless exploitation of lesbianism with enough "wacky weirdness" to cover as an "artsy movie." | 0negative
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A Genuine Work of Art - Don't be decieved by the minnows
This film is a work of genius....therefore many people will fail to appreciate its true artistry, and will only evaluate it at the level of their own sophistication.To be frank...it is clear to me that most of the reviews I have read on this page are missing what is essential.Anyone using words like 'weird', 'trippy','pretentious','intellectual',is making a very superficial assessment of the substance of this film. In order to run this software, you should perhaps check that your own operating system is in order. One way of doing this is by asking what each image signifies....the musicians, the child hanging onto the car's door handle, the train, the portrait, the dancers, the body in space etc etc etc.We live in a culture of intellectualism...people coming at you with words and opinions. This is the context in which the film is set...but it is not what the film is about. Intellectualism is repulsive, but it is what modern human beings must contend with, overcome. Likewise you are asked to see through the intellectualism of this film in order to understand what it is actually communicating. Most films are 'fantastic', this film is about reality. Reality is for those who are dedicated to walking the path which leads from birth through death into life. Anyone who has had this experience will be in a position to speak about it. Linklater clearly is. Don't write off this film...its worth exploring. Every image is crafted, it contains archetypal signs, seek and you shall find. 'Dream is destiny' ....if you want to wake up, you probably will. | 1positive
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AWFUL MOVIE
This is the first review i write here, and i thought i must warn you buyers not to even rent this movie, it is the most boring movie ever!!it doesen't have any suspense or intelligent plot.Don't buy it please.... | 0negative
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Big Thrill
Still one of my favouite movies of all time.Great enselmble cast.Illustrates power of frienship and love.Music to die for.Laugh, cry and cheer for enduring relationships that survive betrayal, distance and time. | 1positive
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Great Movie Needs An Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer!
The first time I watched the Poseidon Adventure I saw it on AMC and it was shown in the pan and scan format and tha one year I got this DVD for Christmas and seeing it in it's Letterboxed widescreen format made it even more of an impressive movie though I have to agree with the reviewers who say that a new DVD should be issued with the movie getting an anamorphic widescreen format and more extra features besides a trailer and cast bios. I'm looking forward to watching the remake but I doubt it will be anywhere near as good as the original, especially as I heard it's going to be a made for television movie! | 1positive
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Just Awful
I should have taken the previous reviews to heart. I thought it was impossible to be so bad, with all the talent in this movie. Trust me, it's worse than you think! WASTE OF MONEY!!!! (and time) | 0negative
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the ninth gate
this movie is a four to a five anything below is done by an idiot lol butt really it's a good suspense and i like all that goes on in the movie ,its kinda new ideas and thoughts in the movie and love the guy saying "i thought thats what we were doing" youll see its funny, it's worth the price i think it one of my favorites. | 1positive
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Great Film! Missing Minutes, though
Wow, this is a fun movie.You'll see by the other reviews that there are two versions--one 92 ish minutes and one 85 minutes long. Even though Amazon.com's customer service says the version for sale here is the 92-minute version, it isn't. The one for sale here is the 85 minute version. That's stated clearly on the dvd case.A great film, anyway. | 1positive
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The Amazing Spiderman...
After almost a decade of legal battles, Sony Pictures was finally able to move into production the comic book adaptation of Marvel's popular hero Spiderman. Though once the legality was straightened out, a new problem presented itself, leaving Sony with the question of "Who will direct and star in this picture?" The answer took some time, and while the question loomed in Hollywood, the rumor mill was going crazy. For a while most of the rumors surrounded who would star in the film, since James Cameron was tapped to direct for the longest time. Names for who would star ranged from Leonardo DiCaprio to Luke Perry, I believe even Kurt Russell was rumored for a little while (though he would be too old). Frankly all of the rumors for the cast stunk, I figured that Hollywood was just going to screw up what could possibly redeem the comic book to film genre, a genre that hadn't existed since it's untimely demise at the hands of "Batman & Robin" and "Spawn". Thankfully, God had to have been smiling on this movie, as all casting rumors were debunked, including James Cameron as director (though I would have been happy with him behind the camera). With this announcement it was revealed that director Sam Raimi (director of the `Evil Dead' series) would direct the movie, and Tobey Maguire would fill the dual role of Peter Parker/Spiderman (this choice scared many comic book fans, there was no doubt that Tobey could fill the geeky shoes of a pre-Spiderman version of Peter Parker, but once he got his powers, Tobey's weak, thin frame would not do the trick). Needless to say all concerns were soon swept away when Spiderman was released to theaters amidst considerable praise from critics, movie audiences, and comic book fans alike. With the success of "X-Men" and then "Spiderman" we had entered a new era in movie history, a time in which comic books could be adapted to film and treated with realism and respect."Spiderman" as both comic and non-comic book fans know, is the story of mild-mannered nerd Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spiderman), who during a science class gets bitten by a radioactive spider. This spider bite sends the radioactivity into Parker's system, giving this puny man of science the proportionate strength and abilities of a spider. Peter discovers his newfound abilities and embraces them, he sees them as a means to which he can win the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) and also improve his lot in life. However, Peter's hopes and dreams would soon come crashing down around him, when after competing in a wrestling event for money, Peter chooses not to stop a thief that ran right by him with the victim in close pursuit. Unfortunately for Peter this decision will haunt him for the rest of his life, when his beloved Uncle Ben is shot down in a carjacking by the very same thief that Peter could have stopped. This action causes Peter to learn his most valuable lesson, "With great power comes great responsibility", and also leads to Peter becoming the web-swinging, wall-crawling hero, Spiderman. As this all occurs, billionaire industrialist Norman Osborn (Wilem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin), is being forced out of his own company, Oscorp, by the board members, due to his failure to snag a multi-billion dollar weapons contract with the U.S. military. The cause of the failed agreement was an unstable strength enhancing drug, Osborn overwrought with hatred and self-pity for being forced out of his company tests the drug on himself, creating the deranged, psychopathic Green Goblin. With Norman as the Green Goblin he sees the need to eliminate those who wronged him and his company and then take control of New York City. However, Spiderman isn't about to let this happen, not without a fight.After the huge success of Fox Studios' "X-Men", Sony Pictures really had their work cut out for them, as all eyes were on whether or not another comic book adaptation could succeed. Needless to say Sony Pictures' "Spiderman" passed the test with great ease, giving audiences a thrill-a-minute adventure that they would not soon forget. With an impressive story, superb directing, incredible casting (Tobey Maguire's awesome performance of the dual roles of Peter Parker/Spiderman, being the biggest surprise), and a great soundtrack, "Spiderman" was an incredible comic book adaptation and heroic origin tale, that did what all movies (comic book and otherwise) should do, that is, leave the audience craving more. As I said earlier, "Spiderman" praised, not only by critics and general audiences, but also the ever-so picky comic book fans, which is not an easy task. If you enjoyed "X-Men", or the `Superman' films or the `Batman' films, then this movie is a definite must-see. I guarantee that you will enjoy "Spiderman" over and over again."Spiderman" is rated PG-13 for violence and language. | 1positive
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55 DAYS AT PEKING
DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A SUBTITLE ON THE DVD. NEED TO MAKE IT MORE AWARE IN THE AD | 0negative
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A Flawed Experiment
The extreme reviews here are very misleading; people either say it's the worst film ever made or Godard's best film. Don't believe either camp. If you're not an expert on Godard and/or 1960s avant-garde cinema, I could definitely see a person writing off this movie as "sheer pretentious crap", but that opinion would derive from a mixture of shock and ignorance. On the other hand, those who say this is Godard's finest work must be riding high on acid and Marxism themselves. The truth of the matter is that "Weekend", like every one of Godard's post-Anna Karina films, is more a flawed experiment than anything else: On occasion, interesting and thought-provoking, but more often static and didactic to the point of alienating the viewer rather than converting them. I respect Godard's attempt to create a new cinema built on "ideas" rather than "emotion", but in my opinion, he went too far in this direction. A piece of art devoid of any emotion is a hollow experience and don't we have enough of that in our crude, consumerist society? And as far as experiments go, much of what he was doing in "Weekend", he had already done and with vastly better results in "Pierrot le Fou". That film was a perfect balance between Godard the political-scientist and Godard the post-modern film-maker. Plus, "Pierrot le Fou" benefited by having Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina. They brought heart and humor to Godard's abstract explosion of ideas; a perfect symbiotic relationship between director and actor(s) that he never achieved again. "Weekend" starts off very promising with the sex dialogue and the long tracking shot of the traffic-jam, leading to a car-crash...but then it descends into a grating mess of dated ideology and too much dead space. You really wish Belmondo and Karina would pop in and show the cast they don't have to be mere nails to Godard's hammer. | 0negative
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LOVE EM : ) =o) 0-:)
****SPICE UP YOUR LIFE**** | 1positive
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A DVD review
A fun brainless movie that is weak as a coherent whole, but each separate scene is fun to watch. The rather stop-go flow of the movie makes since if one realizes the director is only known for directing music videos. You can almost see where the non-existent commercials should go. Overall the movie is a mix between Mission Impossible, The Matrix, and Austin Powers. Even the director acknowledges this in the commentary. The commentary was okay, but didn't give any more information about the making of the movie than did the featurettes. The featurettes could have been combined to make one documentary. The most interesting is the martial arts featurette, which features the same Chinese trainer that they used in The Matrix. The most boring featurette is the one about the director, which mostly consists of him being very enthusiastic. There are three deleted scenes included in this DVD. One were Curry and Murray are playing Marco Polo in a swimming pool, another where Diaz, Barrymore (dressed as men) and Curry are in the men's bathroom, and finally one love scene with Barrymore and the kidnap victim. Each doesn't do anything for the film, aren't interesting or funny and are rightfully cut. Two music videos are included. One original hip-hop song and video. The other a typical music video of a remake of the Charlie's Angel theme showing the band intercut with scenes from the movie. Overall the music videos are not that interesting. The most disappointing feature was the outtakes. These are the exact same outtakes seen in the end-credits without the credits. Why these count as an extra is beyond me. Finally standard filmographies are included which are short even by current standards. Overall the bonus features for this DVD are a bit disappointing. I wouldn't get this DVD for the bonus features, but for the simple, fun to watch visual candy. An average value. | 1positive
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Love the movie had 2 reorder as item shipped was not what I ordered
I love this movie and purchased this movie for my daughter. The movie gives you hope in finding the right person to share in your life when your current relationships have failed. I highly recommend the movie to anyone who believes in true love & romance. I'm having to re-purchase the movie again because I want just the movie on video which the price is $8.99. What was sent is the double feature single santa meets ms claus which is $1.39 less in price for $7.60. Not at all what I paid for. Someone made a profit. Unfortunately, my kids opened the package & I can't send it back. Now the 1 item I purchased will cost $17.98 total just to get what I expected to pay for. | 1positive
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Final Episode is perfect ending for the Star Wars Trilogy.
SPOILERS AHEADThis Episode ties all the loose ends left from "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back", with the best special effects of the Trilogy, and maybe of all Sci-Fi movies. Personally, I love the fact that Darth Vader, my favorite character in motion picture history, turns good, and that his spirit(as Anakin)can be seen at the victory celebration alonside the spirits of Obi-Wan and Yoda. The ending is just perfect.Also, the music is the best from the Trilogy, adding depth to the characters and underscoring their development. Arguably, John Williams did his best work here.Anyway, this should have been the last Star Wars movie, so that people could remember this series as the greatest achievement in cinema history, and the greatest story ever told. | 1positive
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This is unbelievable
This dvd contains numerous never before seens clips including special effects testing / demonstration reels that even say in the opening frame "This is not meant for public viewing."These show quite clearly numerous tests on the lunar lander prop models, and of "astronauts" running around in circles on the moon landing set kicking up dust while the speed of the camera is slowed to produce the desired effect of low gravity.Obviously i am not using me real name, because i am too scared to.All i can suggest is that you view the sample clips of this dvd from www.moonmovie.com before you decide who you want to believe. | 1positive
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1970 Scrooge
While reading so many of these reviews I have to agree this is one of the best ones out there, the music and the songs that they sing are very good I also enjoy when the 3rd sprit takes him to hell and Marley tells him that he was the only one who was even willing to meet him and then he tells him that he will be the only man in Hell who is chilly I really enjoyed this verison and would recommend it to everyone | 1positive
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Awful.
This was an awful video introduction to lathe machining. Recap: Always wear goggles. Never leave your chuck in the bit. Followed by a very poor overview of the parts of a lathe without any description of the purpose of the part. The majority of this 48 minute video is watching a single part being cut (out of focus). A very unprofessional and disappointing product. Save your money. | 0negative
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Against the Tide
I hate to throw cold water (no pun intended) on a film that most reviewers seem to have enjoyed, but a thoughtful look at this movie reveals it's not really an awful lot to cheer about.The story is old-hat cliche'; Young, aspiring girl overcomes fear based on an earlier accident and triumphs over obstacles. In the meantime, there is the obligatory romance with jock, fight with long-time girl-friend who is living vicariously through our heroine and much-expected and telegraphed final denouement.The soundtrack is certainly nothing to write home about. Technically, it's not good. There are many places where the dialogue is all but unintelligible (turn on the captions). The selection of music is questionable, at best. This movie supposedly used surfing as its vehicle for getting its message across, yet the soundtrack is almost exclusively rap--great if you're a fan of Eminem, but where are the great old surf songs of the 60s?The acting is passable, if predictable. We don't really care too much about these girls, with the possible exception of Penny, our heroine's young (12-13?), whiney, bratty sister who mouths off to her older sister and friends, smokes and displays her knowledge of sex at the drop of a hat. We never do find out what happens to her.Anyway, the surfing footage is adequate, although I don't understand what the fuss is all about regarding the "fabulous footage". It's nice, but I've seen better camera shots on ABC's old "Wide World of Sports" when it used to cover the Pipeline championships. But the bonus extras on the DVD are nice.Summarily, it's a nice movie to waste 90 minutes on, but don't expect it to live up to the hype of most of the reviewers here. | 0negative
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IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
I wanted to see this movie again. I like Ray Chales, Quincy Jones and Sidney Poitier and the way it showed racism as it was in the 1960's. | 1positive
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The original is better!
The original is still the best. This remake goes off track by failing to build anything suspenseful. Even the obvious introduction of elements from other horror movies, specifically poltergist, involving Indian burial grounds and even a 'Cain' type figure, doesn't help the situation. There may be one or two 'jump' moments but for the most part, this movie is disappointing.So, avoid this like the plague, and rent the 1979 original! | 0negative
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Do not order - coding on DVD prevents viewing
I purchased this set yesterday. Suprisingly I received this order today. However, due to coding on the movie, my Samsung 3D Blu Ray player will not play this DVD. I would NOT order this package until this problem is resolved. I was very disappointed and am currently working with Samsung to hopefully get past this coding block. | 0negative
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Oh, it's just so GORGEOUS !!!
I can't review this film, I lose all eloquence when talking about a film I love this much. I will say that Lindsay Lohan's voice over is the best voice over in history. Among my favourite passages in this singular masterpiece is the sequence of Cady trying to adjust to life on the outside, looking for his bird in the park, it's one of the most sublimely moving sequences in film history, and underlies the films central theme, which is voiced in a great scene by Lohan "...Ruining Regina George's life definitely didn't make me any happier. All you can do in life is try to solve the problem in front of you." Meaning in life, people living in adverse conditions for a long enough period of time might actually go back to them voluntarily if they don't do something about it soon enough.(I did mention that I lose all eloquence, so no apologies). A lesson that is delivered by Cady in a payoff so beautifully that I would kill to see it again for the first time, yet strangely enough never loses its impact on repeated viewings. Right now, I'm in the process of hunting down people who haven't seen it, so I can show it to them and see it again through their eyes.Unquestionably the greatest film of the 21st century. It, along with Longest Yard, Casablanca and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, is my all-time favourite movies. See it now. Then see it again. | 1positive
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Difficult to watch
Interesting for those wanting to know more about the historical outgrown of Islam but far from an excellent film. At times the acting is tedious and the dialouge overly heavy. It is difficult to follow the plot due to the odd artistic element of never showing Mohammad's face or allowing him to speak. I had to watch it over several nights and will never suffer through it again. I would not recommend this film. | 0negative
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Fringe 3 Good Review
Everything was as described. It came in time. There was nothing wrong with it at all.It was nice having the product I purchased arrive in time and being what I expected. | 1positive
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Excellent movie.
This story is very touching and true if you understand it at it's core. Essentially this film shows the true meaning of what is the most and perhaps the only real important thing in everybody's life. Althought it seems to be a children movie, there is a lot to be learned from the adult viewer as well. As far as video quality goes, the picture is sharper, brighter and cleaner than the original tape but the colors tend to be less vivid and toward the brown/red spectrum. The picture in the original vhs edition is not as sharp but it has more depth and better color fidelity which gives it a more filmlike appearance. The audio quality of the new version is disappointing. The overall soundtrack is less bright and not as loud as the original version. Overall I am keeping both versions, the new one for the extra footage and the old one for better quality sound and somewhat better video. This comparisons are based on vhs vs. vhs version of the movie. | 1positive
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Yet another load on the big budget sci-fi stinker pile
A good side? Gary Oldman is good, but when isn't he? Pothead Milla Jovovich shows her breasts, if you really want to see them (you don't). Production Design very well done. Bad side? Willis walks through his role picking up his paycheck with the disinterest showing on his face much like his asteroid movie that came out later. Stoner Milla prattles on with her made up language, and acts as woodenly as if see was speaking english. No chemistry whatsoever between the two leads, alothough Willis tries a bit more. Chris Tucker whose great energy helped make Friday, brings this film to a screeching halt in a Jar-Jar/Prince combo that goes nowhere and adds nothing to the plot or other character development (not that there is any character development). The Professional was outstanding but a wrong turn here by the director. I heard Besson had this idea in high school when he was a teenager. It shows, badly. | 0negative
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Great Cinematography Does Not Make a Great Film...
You would have thought people would have realized this by now after seeing Malick's 1998 confusing editing fiasco "The Thin Red Line".My review on this film is almost a carbon copy on what I wrote about "The Thin Red Line", although I have to admit that this one made leagues more sense but was twice as boring. Again, editing problems were still a major issue as well as a meandering storyline.The ony saving grace for either of these films was the cinematography. So, if anything; Kudos to John Toll & Emmanuel Lubezki. | 0negative
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Been wanting to see this released on video.
I fell in love with Mancini jazz as a kid; but was too young to have seen the TV series. Thanks for making these classic TV shows available again. | 1positive
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Great Video - Horrible Quality
I was surprised with the number of poor reviews for this video being that it is one of the best concert videos ever produced. Unfortunately, I have to agree with all the "1's" out there because the quality (compression or whatever) is absolutely horrible. C'mon Peter, get this remastered on Blu Ray baby!!! | 0negative
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I wish it had been better
I'm a fan of the Harry Potter series. I've read all the books, looking forward to #5. I was hoping the movie of Sorceror's Stone would be good, but sadly, it wasn't. It had its good points, but overall it was disappointing. I don't say that just because it wasn't as good as the book, or because it came out at the same time as a truly great movie adaptation of a similar book (The Fellowship of the Ring), but because it had serious flaws.First, the good stuff: This movie looked great. Nice cinematography and art direction. Hogwarts and Diagon Alley were perfect. A few of the special effects were good - Fluffy the dog, the chess board, the flying in Quiditich. There were a few - too few - quiet moments that really resonated: Harry sitting and staring at the Mirror of Erised, the huge flock of owls outside the Dursley house. Daniel Radcliffe got the right mix of heroism and ordinariness for Harry, the actors playing Snape, Hagrid + McGonnagall were spot on. A few actors with minor roles (Malfoy, Filch, Wood, Olivander) hammed it up admirably.That being said, there were big things wrong. The kid who played Ron had one befuddled expression that he flashed in every scene. Richard Harris was as wooden as a broomstick as Dumbledore. A few effects, like the invisibility cloak, were clumsy. But that's minor stuff. The biggest problem is that the movie was poorly plotted and poorly adapted from the book.It feels like they selected random scenes and dialogue and filmed them, not like they were trying to tell an actual story. Examples:Haul out your copy of Book 1 and reread the chapter on the train. In one chapter, Rowling firmly establishes that Harry and Ron have gone from strangers to best buddies, Hermione's irksome bossiness, and Neville's patheticness. Nothing even remotely like that happens in the movie. For all the times they mention Bernie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, you'd think it was a real product that was paying for onscreen product placement. I could have done with less about the beans, more about character development.When Quirrell takes off the turban, that should be the big climax, but the movie has done next to nothing to demonstrate that Voldemort is the big bad guy, everyone fears him etc. No one trembles when Harry speaks the name aloud. No mention of why Snape hates Harry, making him seem like a clumsy red herring in the movie (instead of, arguably, the most complex character in the books). Neville coming through at the end has no impact, because the movie hasn't established what a hard-luck case he is.I could go on, but basically, all too much about the movie would make no sense and have no impact if you hadn't read the book.It also doesn't help that the navigation of many features on the DVD is set up like a clumsy video game.Here's hoping the more plot-driven Chamber of Secrets makes for a better film #2. | 0negative
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A Breathtaking Masterpiece.
Akiro Kurosawa revolutionalized not only the whole western genre, but the entire motion picture industry when he released this film in 1954. And just so you'll know, this is not a movie. DIEHARD is a movie. ARMAGEDDON is a movie. SEVEN SAMURAI is a film, when the definition of a film meant a piece of art captured on the spinning reels of a camera, intended to evoke style, story, and meaning through a visual arena. There is absolutely nothing I nor anyone can say that would describe the importance of this film, and I believe it to be one of the top three films of all time, maybe even number one. The good points are just too many too count. Moral complexity, sacrifice, rage, and honor all combined into a perfect piece of beautifully orchestrated action and drama. Toshiro Mifune is a standout as a wisecracking, often childish, but masterful swordsman. But he is only one of many superb performers in this, perhaps the greatest action/drama ever to grace the silver screen. If you ever have the opportunity to see the fully uncut version and decide against it...there is something wrong with you. One of my all time favorite movies. | 1positive
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And the moral of the story is........
Okay, this was a flat out creepy movie. But, very brilliant!!!! The story is very simple and gets straight to the point. A killer named Jigsaw is bent on teaching his victims to appreciate what they have in life, the hard way!!! Especially, two victims that are chained together in a rundown warehouse. Now, the two victims have to figure out their connection together or else. One of the victims can kiss their loved ones goodbye. Like I said, very creepy. But, good!!!! | 1positive
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Horrible
This movie was horrible. Full of cliches, bad motivation, unreal situations, and grinding dialogue. I almost always watch an entire movie - I just couldn't with this one. I stopped at about the 40 minute mark. Truly a ego trip for the director,writer, and lead actress (one and the same). | 0negative
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Going Mad in Suburbia...from Austria...
In "Hunstage" ("Dog Days") from 2001 and by Austrian filmmaker - Ulrich Seidl, we have one of the most shocking and thought-provoking films in recent years, if not all-time! Not since the heyday of the 70's have I seen a film so bold in its willingness to explore the human condition and defy the conventional-narrative way of telling a story. In this case, the lives of seemingly ordinary and not so ordinary people going about their lives in a suburb of Vienna on a hot and sweltering summer (from what I understand the film was shot over several years). Their interconnected stories were told in a semi-documentary style that added to the realism of arguably everyday real-life situations. The acting was simply first-rate, completely natural and maybe even improvised in some scenes. Mr. Seidl does not cater to commercial considerations or to the idea of film as mindless-entertainment. Instead Ulrich Seidl has opted to choose - film as an artistic medium to convey a meaningful message. This film is not for everyone, there are scenes of group-sex (hardcore) and violence depicted against women. But even here, the filmmaker was being true to his core values by not shying away from reality. I think this scene was making a not so-subtle statement about the preoccupation and obsession with impersonal and unfeeling sex that has subjugated - the experience of sex as pleasure of the intimate (between two persons), by so many people in the world today. The treatment of women by manipulative and dysfunctional men, was also explored to symbolize the continuing struggle of the emancipation of women in male-dominated societies (this of course, is now mostly true in less developed cultures). This film is truly remarkable, open-minded people will best appreciate it's raw and powerful discourse on the human condition. The DVD picture and sound quality by - 'Kino Video' was very good. NTSC, German (English subtitles), NR 121 mins. (BTW - The DVD is marked rated 'R' in the description field, it is actually NR. This film is the 'unrated edition' is clearly marked on the DVD. Art-house films are not rated, and I will not watch films that are!)Love and Peace,Carlos Romero | 1positive
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Video
The video is in great condition, and delivery was good. I only was taken back by it not being a video of region 1 our region, and either had to send it back or get a multi regional player. As my wifes player had a lot of background noise I chose the latter. However i reccomend asking vendor the region of the video unless you have a multi regional player. | 1positive
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So Boring
This movie is so boring. It spends 2 hours talking about the same thing over and over. They have someone speaking Japanese to someone who is speaking back in Chinese. The conversation does not make any sense at all. The only thing I like is the Spanish song. But there is only one. They play the same song over and over for 2 hours. | 0negative
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Houston, we really have a problem
Probably the worst film in 1998, Armageddon was one thrill-killed ride. There were so many fast camera jerks in the film that I could hardly see what and where the action was. While Armageddon boasts some pretty good special effects, the movie's storyline and dialogue spoils the entire film that not even the special effects make up for it. What was Michael Bay thinking? | 0negative
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otnemem
Momento is based on an original idea. The star (Guy Pearce) has a head injury, so he can only remember things before the incident. He cannot generate new memories. In the incident where he was hurt, his wife was killed. He is trying to avenge her death. The problem is he forgets everything he learns, so he comes up with a system which is somewhat reliable (tatooing himself), but he doesn't know who to trust. The movie has a good plot and keeps one on the edge of his or her seat. The movie is basically played in reverse, so we spend the entire movie trying to figure out what happened at the beginning. Very cool! | 1positive
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The evasion as sociological device!
Through the years, the popular superstitions have found countless episodes of apparitions and demons. The famous incident occurred in Loudun `s province in 1638 (go for this chronicle widely documented and zealously analyzed by Aldous Huxley) would demonstrate the powerful truth three centuries later, but as we know, these stories feed the popular imagination around the world; becoming a sort of adult tales where the terror by the unknown takes the role of the perpetual love in the fairy tales. On the other hand it results too much easier (Fahrenheit 451) to watch a movie instead of reading a book.And 1973 was the year; a 12 years child will be possessed by the Demon due a simple game (which curious or ironically achieved major notoriety); and this time a priest will become an epic hero when he decides by all means to avoid the eternal possession; but beware my fellow iron stomachs and squeamish; because you will experience serious nightmares with turning heads colored with green color.Due unexplainable reasons, this film was nominated to Academy Awards, proving once more the concept of cinema as device of artistic expression was again carved in relief. At last the girl was saved and the film too, from being awarded, thanks God.One more thing: the new generations have been faced against such extreme doses of of graphic and explicit violence, that hardly we should expect their reactions may be able to generate the cathartic experience experienced for those generation of viewers, so don't be scared in case you obtain an answer as I personally got from a thirteen years old one year ago: just a cool entertainment.As you know, the things change. | 1positive
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A classic
This movie was a very good choice. My wife and I watched it together and it was every bit good as it was when I saw it as a child. | 1positive
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ideal holm
people who say Olivier's Lear is superior to Holm's are morons. Are ye stones? By Common consent, Olivier's Lear, played as a senile man, was deeply flawed, great actor tho' he might have been he got it wildy wrong at times. Gilgeud thought Holm's Lear wonderful as `did Pinter. Ignore the rubbish on this site.Holm is terrific; Olivier is not | 0negative
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a stuning performance
this beautiful peace was made even better with the perfect work of denzel washington. even though a person named rob saffer said that it was bad. it really is the best movie I have ever seen | 1positive
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Soon to be a Classic
This is a very good movie, which came out in late 80s. It's by James Cameron, who was director of Terminator, Terminator II and Aliens. It's not as action-packed as those movies, but rather is a an intelligent movie with the equivilent amount of suspense, twists and surprises. The director's cut ending is a great plus, which wasn't available in the original release. If memory serves, this was a box office disappointment, but has become a cult favorite among Sci-Fi fans. If you like smart movies that make you thing and ask questions about our place in the universe, then you'll like this. | 1positive
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Another British Horror Snore.
Viewed: 7/12Rate: 37/12: To put it nicely, Fright is a constant race between Brian losing his mind and Susan George getting naked. The former happened first, and the latter never occurred, much to the disappointment of her fans. At least in the majority of the time, they can see her white panties through her somewhat skimpy yet tight velvet dress. It's no wonder why she was picked up for this film, fresh off from her performance in Straw Dogs. Too much connection going on here. Lost in that confusion, Fright is a lot of screaming, fancy camera work, and foreboding of what the audience had anticipated all along. Let me just get the gist of the film made by TCM: "A baby sitter and her young charge are terrorized by an escaped mental patient." It sounds like pre-Halloween but only worse. Speaking of ineptitude, how about these cops? Why not just distract the guy and go in the back to sneak in? Or why not the babysitter just leave through the front door by undoing the locks one at a time while the lunatic is peering through the window? Worst of all, why would she have a gun? Why would a cop give her a gun? What for? Let the pros do the work. All in all, Fright is a disappointment no matter which way you look at it. | 0negative
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Inspirational movie making for the brain dead masses
I can't tell you the countless number of lives this film has helped to shape "for the better", all them folks feeling helpless and all that what not and what have you went and saw this and said "hey, I can change my life around."We were better off without them, but not nearly as better off as we'd be without this dull, stale and horribly convoluted trash.Remember when films could be both positive and seem to have a heart? The Shawshank Redemption has nothing at all whatsoever going for it, not even Deakins' cinematography could help save this pile of puke.It's fluff, it's that simple, so much fluff, in fact, that I think it would have even made Frank Capra sick.When the film was first released it was basically completely ignored, which Robbins loves to use as a point to compare the film to one of Orson Welles' masterpieces Citizen Kane which got the same treatment, but over the years it has gained a reputation, a new found respect, like the equally undeserving Ridley Scott abomination that is Blade Runner; it should have stayed ignored, plain and simple, let it wither away and rot.It's # 2 or 3 on the IMDb top 250, a list which in and of itself is a long, unbelievable joke; so, go figure, people are idiots who don't want to think too much when viewing a film; maybe that's why Haggis' Crash got best picture. | 0negative
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Best movie I've ever seen!
Okay,I'm 13 years old. I absolutely love this movie, and so do all my friends. I haven't seen Antz, but some of my friends have and they hated it. So, if you haven't seen A Bug's Life, hurry up and see it! | 1positive
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Bad as a sequel...even worse as a remake.
This is no more a Sequel than Part3. For some inexplicable reason, people who want to make a TCM film always want to remake the original. That really can't be done. I suppose technically speaking it could...but it wont have what the original did. Back when the original came out, Horror films weren't really about people killing people. It was always monsters of some sort. The first TCM was so shocking because, without reason...a maniac just started to attack these kids. In 74 this was an unthinkable atrocity. Skip ahead a decade or two, after the world has been saturated with Jasons, Freddys, and Michael Meyers, and the first TCM is pretty tame. I think this may have been the reason certain people thought they might need to remake it...to freshen it up a bit for the new audience. Dismal failures abound.Now, as a sequel...this thing of a movie makes no sense. No continuity with ANY of the first three. Not that part3 had any with the first two. Suddenly, there are women in the family...two more brothers who are very different than the originals...And Leatherface is....well...a bit different, but not at all improved. I think the Leatherfaces of Prt3 and the 2003 remake are improvements on the original, but only because they are slightly more menacing. Good old Gunnar is still awesome though. This one is a fat slob, a fat slob with a shrill voice too. Leatherface went from being menacing and evil to fat and annoying.What happened to the body art? What happened to the Cannibalism?(Although they never really come out and say they're cannibals until part 3. Grandpa is just on a liquid diet, but you never see any of the Brothers eat people meat.) And why in heavens name did they go from being dangerouse back water hill billies to Quote spilling...Socialogical ranting...cross dressing buffoons?Now the ending...Maybe I'm just a moron, but I don't get it. What does this "shadow" group have to do with anything? They supposedly hired this family to cause terror or something. To what end? And why out in the middle of Texas? I get the distinct impression that I missed something, or something vital was cut out.Thank goodness Tobe made the original with Kim's help and not visa versa..otherwise the Slasher genre may have never really taken off the way it did.Although I have to say...Aside from Poltergiest, the original TCM was probably the only good movie Tobe has made. That sex vampires from outer space movie made me nearly suicidal. | 0negative
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Style AND Substance
Before gadgetry, airhead models and special effects became abundant in a 007 adventure there were a few Bond films that focused on story, suspence, character and romance. "From Russia With Love" is the finest example of one of those films.This was the first James Bond sequel after "Dr. No". The film after "From Russia.." would be "Godfinger". That film would introduce the bizarre villians, terrific action, comic suprises and become a worldwide phenomenon. What is interesting about "From Russia.." is that it too has bizarre villians, terrific action and comic moments but it is definitely removed from the 007 film stereotype.This film is somewhat aged due to the cold war espionage aspect, but the story and adventure is ageless. That is because of Connery's golden performance as 007. Connery's performance here shows a character that is charming and intelligent but also a lethal and cunning weapon who will kill for queen and country if needs be. He's exactly what a double 0 agent should be.This film also benefits from a strange romantic twist. In most 007 films (excluding "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"), Bond's relationships with women are naughty liasons. He has a romance here that is one of the more personal in his spy career, as he allows himself to be deeply attracted to a beautiful Soviet officer.Along with a strong suspense story and an affecting romance, "From Russia.." also sports some of the greatest action pieces in the 007 series as well as what may be one of the most tense showdowns between between two characters in film history. That showdown is between Bond and the late Robert Shaw's character aboard the tight quarters of the Orient Express.Everyone has their favorite Bond actor and Bond film. "From Russia With Love" may be the finest 007 film, or at least tie with "Goldfinger". It is the film that remembers well of the genre which Bond was born from; the espionage thriller. | 1positive
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Don't buy now!
HBO is trying to make a buck off all the suckers who will pay full price for a half season, and the most uninspired, filler season at that. I'm sure they will combine season 5 and 6 and offer that as a package next year, so save your $$$$ and buy shoes instead! | 0negative
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Makes you want to LIVE on Prince Edward Island!
To start with, the setting of the movie is Prince Edward Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is lush, green, and filled with absolutely quaint homes and farms. There are ladies in white gowns and hats and little girls with big satin bows in their hair. Delightful!Megan Follows delivers an excellent performance and is 100% convincing, in the not-so-easy role of Anne Shirley, a bright and quirky little orphan girl.My children and I love this movie and I feel it teaches morals with a lot of humor mixed in. My husband, who normally deplores "old fashioned" movies, will even watch this one with us (while pretending to be busy at his desk though)!For little boys (and girls ;-)) there is enough action to keep them captivated for the entire duration.We watched this one so much that we need to buy a second copy because the first one is worn-out! All of my friends and their children agree that it is one of the finest movies ever made.The costumes, settings, and actors are all top-notch--even the children. It is fun for kids to watch this one because most of the story revolves around children and their antics.Anne of Green Gables is a CLASSIC and you will watch it over and over again and will LOVE it! | 1positive
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superb
if you enjoyed the movie in the theatre, you must see this. You should own it. It is truly worth it. I just wish the studio would have released this up front. This version adds back a lot of charm from the books. So if you love the books, I think you will enjoy this version. Even if you don't it does add to the story somewhat. | 1positive
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What a bitter dissapointment!
I had high hopes of this movie after seeing and hearing all the great reviews that this movie has recieved upon it's release and was so excited to see how it turned out. Sadly, I have to say that this movie completely fell short on all fronts of what I was expecting.The movie is about the tale of Sailor Stephen Mataurin as he sails out to sea too see the wonders and strangeness of the richness of the lands on the 'far side' of the world while the Napeleonic Wars rage on in France.The good points which are rather sparse are good. The various shots of the oceans and the ships sailing are absolutely beautiful and spellbinding. The landscapes are also stunning as well. The various battle scenes are intense and bring out the graphic nature of what real life Pirate battles were really like and the sad results of war throughout the ages. The action scenes though only amount up to maybe ten or fifteen minutes of the movie. That's pretty much it for what's really enjoyable about this movie.The good points though are negated by the excessively slow pace of this movie. It drags and drags on that one can't help but feel tested at his or her ability to maintain interest in a slow movie for over two hours. The movie also felt like it was all thrown together into just a hodgepodge of fighting scenes and disgusting surgical acts too. While it does bring to light how awful surgery was at the time, it sure was rather hard to stomach at times. Everything just seems to not hold together for very long and by the time the movie ended, I was just utterly dumbstruck and was like "What the H was that?!"While far from being a one star film, "Master and Commander" really could have been one of the greatest films this year but due to it's molassas pace, and the lack of good dialogue, this really turned out to be a rather dull and dissapointing movie. | 0negative
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DVD'S
Very pleased with the DVD'S Amadeus, Blues Brothers& Casino orders & mailing times, So far,"Happy With Amazon". | 1positive
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Daughter Hates the Puppets
My daughter loves Caillou, but has been very upset with this video. For some reason the producers decided to interweave narrative vignettes with puppets and live action -- my daughter spends the duration of each segment complaining that she wants Caillou, and I spend lots of time with my fingers on the remote. I wish the producers had identified the DVD content more clearly; we'd have bought something else.Disappointed overall. | 0negative
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Good basketball video
This basketball video is very good for both the player that wants to learn the game, and a coach trying to learn how to coach the game (me). I've enjoyed it greatly. | 1positive
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Why disney, why?
This movie is good but if I were you, I would rather watch th original. Disney changed some things that they shouldn't have changed.1. They changed the actors for almost every character. Mathew Broderick did a better job doing Gadget.2. The effects are terrible! They were much better in the original.3. Claw's claw looked so fake!4. They didn't show Claw's face. I know that they never showed Claw's face in the cartoon, but they showed his face in the original!I'm not saying that this movie is really bad, but they could hvae done a better job. If an Inspector gadget 3 comes out, I'm gonna think twice about watching it. | 0negative
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All Ed All the Time
If Andy Warhol were alive today, he might conceivably modify his famous "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes" quote to something like, "In the future, everyone will have his very own reality show"--which might require that one be in the limelight for a bit longer than 15 minutes actually...but would it be quality time?Ron Howard's EDtv was not a huge hit at the time of its release, and critically, it was your classic "mixed" reception. And it suffered from coming so close on the heels of two other TV-themed films, THE TRUMAN SHOW AND PLEASANTVILLE. But EDtv is a genial movie, starring a genial Matthew McConaughey, an even more genial Jenna Elfman, and an array of genuinely genial to genially grouchy supporting characters. The casting is ingenious and almost "stunt," in that many of the cast have had their fair share of brushes with the tabloids and could certainly offer a few insights of their own as regards the pro's and cons of celebrity culture.It's sly casting, but it's also good casting. Ron Howard's famous abiltity with actors serves him well once again in this project--so much so that even the occasional lapses in plot can be overlooked. That so many of the cast, including the director himself, are more known for the television work than for films lends this amiable satire an additional layer of irony. And also a certain validity. Julia Roberts would have been too much of a "big screen" star to take on Liz Hurley's role, for instance. Hurley, a model and hair product spokesperson (not even a series vet!) is really just "small screen" enough for her part as "a model and sometimes actress" on the make.The notion of a 24 hour a day broadcast of one individual's life is perhaps less outlandish in 2006 as it was in 1998. Back in those days, "reality TV" was limited mainly to an MTV that was trying to redefine itself and a few other, relatively minor cable stations. The new millennium changed all that--although despite being inundated with so-called "reality," no network has offered the unedited version (so far).And with good reason. It really would be too boring. EDtv (the movie) risks tedium itelf by clocking in at over two hours, which is a bit too long, by industry standards, for a comedy. It probably could have stood some editing itself.Unlike the surreal TRUMAN SHOW, EDtv is based on the premise that people (regular guys and not just exhibitionists) might willingly permit their entire lives to be broadcast 24/7. Where would anybody get such an idea? The only way to sell the premise really is to have the cable network so desperate that they will try almost anything. Ellen DeGeneres' Network exec character complains that they are losing ratings share to the Gardening Channel, complaining that people "would rather watch soil." Not everyone at the network is convinced, however, and the show does get off to a shaky start. It's only when the camera uncovers family scandal that things start hopping ratings-wise and otherwise, and before you can say "EDtv" a phenom is born.There's a certain irony in that particular plot twist that gives this media satire a bit of a leavening touch. Ed (with camera crew in tow) drops by brother's place for a visit only to find that brother Ray (Woody Harrelson) is with a woman other than the girlfriend (Jenna Elfman) both the film audience and now the TV audience have come to know. Of course, it's longsince been clear that Ed and Shari (Elfman's character) have had eyes for each other all along, so Ray's two-timing on TV is exactly the plot device that we've been waiting for all along.Shari has been a camera-shy bit player in this farce up until now. Once she becomes Ray's ex- and Ed's current girlfriend, she finds the strain of 24 hour coverage of her personal life unbearable, and the relationship is almost nipped in the bud. Of course, even if the (movie) believes that their getting together is virtually inevitable, however, it's nonetheless true that it was the TV show that brought this pair together, and, one could argue, did so in such a dramatic way that the love that hits them could only be full force.So when it all gets to be a bit much, and Shari breaks it off and runs, she can be said to be biting the hand that joined her and Ed together.That little irony is certainly not enough to compel any sane person to want to remain in this intrusive set-up, and her frustration soon becomes Ed's. His subsequent plotting to get out of his contract is understandable and even laudable in that light. It does all go to prove, however, that life in contemporary, "mediated" America ain't simple. As insane as it can get and as overwhelmng as it can be, it even has its upside. Not the least of the benefits is Ed's the mega-salary (with its "balloon payments") that he still gets to keep, even after he officially reneges on the deal. The audience can't begrudge him that, norhis newfound happiness with Shari (about whom most Americans polled for USA TODAY had their doubts at first). That's all part of the American dream too. If you can hoodwink the powers that be, more power to you.Speaking of Andy Warhol. I recall that back in the 60s, I used to be intrigued by the notion of a 24 hour movie of the Empire State Building or eight hours of someone sleeping. I didn't want to actually WATCH them necessarily, but I was intrigued by the fact that they existed. I don't imagine I would feel much differently about an actual EDtv (or a BOBtv, a MIKEtv or a SUSIEtv). Well, maybe I would check it out--for about fifteen minutes. | 1positive
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Perfect for pubescent males
This was made for teenage boys, I guess, and feels like it was made by a few of them as well. Barely as good as Reno 9/11, actually, and that's not saying too much.I was told by a number of folks that this is a unique and intelligent comedy. It is neither of those things. Super Poopers is no more than a bad slapstick comedy with amazingly immature and unfunny sight gags and endless sophomoric jokes.Passola. | 0negative
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The Wild Geese
When this movie was released in 1978, I thought it was one of the best that I had seen. Even by current 2002 standards I still rate it very high. The special effects, action and overall look and feel of the combat scenes is very realistic. This is true even in the wake of newer films such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Blackhawk Down". The subject matter was interesting too. The movie was made during a period when wars were being fought all over Africa in such places as Angola, Chad, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Uganda and South Africa. The Soviet Union and its lackeys were still a menace to the free world. Hence the presence of Cuban and East German advisors among the dreaded "Simba" (Lion) Battalion in the movie. This was the case in real life in Angola after 1976 when the communist forces gained the upper hand. Further east in Uganda, African dictator Idi Amin gained notoriety after the famous rescue of Israeli and French hostages at Entebbe Airport by Israeli Commandos. Amin was infamous for the brutality of his rule. His best unit was coincidently called the Simba Battalion. The Wild Geese is set in a fictional African nation that was a composite of several that existed at that time. Fifty British and South African mercenaries led by Richard Burton, Richard Harris and Roger Moore are hired to rescue Julius Limbani (the rightful leader of this African country) from imprisonment by an African dictator. The mercenaries end up being double crossed by their employer and must fight their way to freedom dragging Limbani along the way. Most, including Harris, are killed before escaping. Burton, Moore and a handful of men barely manage to fly out in an old DC-3 Dakota transport plane while hundreds of Simbas overrun the airstrip. Limbani dies on the plane before reaching the safety of Rhodesia. Burton and Moore slip back to England and take revenge on their former employer after getting most of the money owed to them and their men. Please release "The Wild Geese" on DVD.It appears that a new movie - "Tears of the Sun", set to be in theaters..., follows a similar plot. Bruce Willis leads a U.S. Navy SEAL team to rescue an American missionary in Nigeria. The original plan to extract them by helicopter is aborted, after which the SEALS escort the missionary and refugees toward the border through jungle covered hills teeming with 5,000 rebel troops pursuing a political figure who happens to be one of the refugees in their group. .. | 1positive
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Save Your Money!
Simply stated, this is one of the worst movies in recent years. Save your hard-earned ticket money for something else. | 0negative
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A disgrace
This movie was horrible. I saw it in the theater with a friend, and it was the only time i've ever regretted spending 7$ on a movie. This movie was all special effects, nothing else. The plot and "characters" (I have "" because there characters were so poorly developed that they didnt's exist) both were there only to showcase the cgi. Sure, it was good stuff. But that was the only good thing. The writing was terrible, the acting was terrible...and don't ever get me started on the animal crackers scene. I almost left the theater. Please don't pay any attention to the other reviews glorifying this movie; they were probably high or something when they saw it. Save your money, I implore you! | 0negative
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Ok movie, many mistakes
Alright, I thought on the whole this was an ok movie in terms of plot and action. However, I definately do NOT like the portrayal of the IRA. This is where the movie falls apart. Sure the IRA are terrorists. Sure, they kill innocent people. But the British are not innocent angels here. The British have oppressed the Irish for centuries, letting millions die from the potato famine, and generally treating them like dirt. And the conflict that is still going on in North Ireland is not innocent British against evil IRA. There is innocent blood being shed on both sides, and this movie has utterly failed to portray it that way. | 0negative
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Deceptively ambitous in concept, near perfect in execution
This is a much more ambitious project than would appear at first glance. Given the benefit of hindsight, it would seem like a no-brainer to let Ben and Matt try their hands at writing a buddy movie with lots of male bonding and weepy emotion. But coming from two unknown commodities, it really is a startling achievement.Their script goes down several paths that seasoned scriptwriters don't dare tread, for if they are not done perfectly they tend to collapse like a house of cards on a waterbed.First, we get the working class buddies. Affleck, his brother Casey, Cole Hauser, and Damon have wonderful and believable chemistry together as a bunch of South Boston wiseguys. We see them cruising for burgers and chicks, picking fights, and going to work, with a habit of ease obviously built over years and years. Later on, someone says of Affleck's character's relationship with Damon's: "Chuckie's family, he'd lie down in...traffic for you." The line becomes superfluous, a validation of things we've already seen for ourselves.Second, we get the tortured genius/prodigy. The credit here must be split in two places. First, the script takes great pains in its authenticity. Apparently the theorems that Will solves are as complex as portrayed, and are solved in the appropriate manner. Most movie portrayals of genius tend to fudge that part of the equation, hoping that the audience is dumb enough to not recognize that the guitar virtuoso is not really playing the song (a problem that I found distracting in Woody Allen's "Sweet and Lowdown") or that the great writer's words are not up to snuff (as is the problem in director Van Sant's later film "Finding Forrester"). Second, Damon himself does a wonderful job in showing both the ease at which this math comes to him, and the coiled frustration that it burdens him with.Third, we get the mentors. Stellan Skarsgard, as the mathematician who discovers Will, could have easily settled for being a two-dimensional villain. But his Prof. Lambeau is believably flawed, and his displaced ambition never becomes cartoonish or unredeemably destructive. Robin Williams, as the psychologist Will is court-ordered to see, manages nary a moment of his patented over-the-top showmanship. Rather, his Sean is reserved, anguished, and powerful, but always in very subtle ways. Williams does his best work portraying Sean's grief, calling it up in a matter-of-fact way until it needs to boil over and lash out to protect itself, as it does in his first scene with Will. Their relationship ends up strengthening over time, culminating in one final scene of catharsis that if portrayed by lesser actors with a lesser script, would come across as schmaltzy, but here is very real and very moving.Fourth, we get the girl. I remember when this movie first came out, Minnie Driver's character took a lot of flak for throwing herself so shamelessly at Will, who obviously wasn't capable at giving her anything back. On looking at the movie again, it is astounding to me that this act of courage could be criticized so. Her Skylar -- Driver does a wonderful job at portraying her joie de vivre, as well as her self-consciousness -- is set up for life, both in her education and in her finances, so she doesn't really need a hardship case like Will. And yet she loves him, and repeatedly tells him so, knowing full well that he's not going to say it back. Sure, for the most part it's borderline masochistic, and she puts herself through a needless amount of torture, but wouldn't an easier road be less satisfying? And wouldn't a less complex character for boy genius Will to be confronted with just become easy prey? Yes and yes, I say.These four items, combined with its flair for solid and sometimes flashy dialogue ("How do you like them apples?"), make up a wonderful film. It makes good on all its promises, and manages to be entertaining, emotional, and assuredly worthwhile. | 1positive
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Disk Resedue
recieved my dvd with some sort of film resedue on it and it wont play | 0negative
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Disappointed
I have to say that I was very disappointed with this video. I have been practicing yoga for over 6 years and I was looking to carryout some of my practices with a guided video. Mandy Ingber uses nice flows however when you choose the complete workout she does not describe what pose to move into. So here I am in one pose and she's moved on to the next. It's rather hard to look at the television while you are in downward dog and know that she has moved on to the next pose. Well another video that will sit on my shelf! | 0negative
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excellent
it,s really amazing and we see the truth of the beloved princess Diana,she tell with sincerity in an a videotape that was not to be realesed her suffering and the meaness of the english royal family,she was a fighter and not mad as the royal system tried to characteryze her | 1positive
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Only Slightly Better Than A.I.
Wow, did I have high hopes for this one! It had a cool trailer (that was consistently shoved down moviegoers' throats over and over again), an excellent cast, over-the-top special effects, a seemingly awesome story, and a director who gave us some of the film industry's most beloved classics. Unfortunately, Steven hasn't been in "classic mode" since the spectacular "Saving Private Ryan" back in 1998. "A.I." was excedingly bland and convoluted, and, sadly, "Minority Report" has the same sour flavor. It doesn't start that way. In fact, the movie is pretty gripping for quite some time, despite its grotesque sense of humor (which has Tom Cruise diving to catch his own surgically removed eyeballs before they fall into a grating), but as it progresses, it gradually grinds to a halt - it's so subtle at first that it's hard to even realize. The ending, however, is predictable and unsatisfying, and the fairy tale nature of its conclusion does not mesh with the gritty tech noir thriller we've spent two and a half hours viewing. By the time the end credits appear, I was thoroughly disenchanted. This, like "A.I.", is an example of talent and hype gone painfully astray. "Windtalkers," "The Bourne Identity," and "The Sum of All Fears" are all lightyears ahead of this disappointing summer flick. | 0negative
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