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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2010-01-18T09:45:00.001-08:00

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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I watched "Jesse James"via DVD this morning before coming to work.Actually the DVD was a Christmas present from 2008,I think.I sat it aside,because I heard it was a uninteresting,long,expensive,pretentious,took forever to make by a second film,perfectionist,New Zealander director who's a T. Malick wanna-be,and the film just did not work.
The film I watched is a masterpiece.I was surprised,and couldn't take my eyes off the screen.Jesse James is director Dominic's beautiful,raw,vision of the age-old Frank and Jesse story with an ending we all know.So what's different about this "oater"?
Well,its the great,complex performances by Pitt and co.It's Dominic's lurid,timed,melodic use of cinematic imagery that's at least hypnotic.It's cinematography soooo good,and soooo beautiful,that it becomes a character entity just as powerful as any or all of the actors.It's the dark,sinister,murderous,paranoid,over the top Jesse James presented to us through Pitt's brilliant,schizophrenic,interpretation of a character,said to be a hero,gone worse than bad,doomed from the start of the film,as the evil of bad men should be.It's the cramped,realism of the smokey,interiors,of little farm houses that set stark on lonely,snow covered vistas,where the hint of violence is omnipresent.It's the 2hr and 40 minutes of quality moviemaking you get to experience,which of course is an experience that's few and far between...

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Overview

Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He’s the nation’s most notorious criminal, hunted by the law in 10 states. He’s also the land’s greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. Robert Ford? No one knows him. Not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He’ll befriend Jesse, ride with his gang. And if that doesn’t bring Ford fame, he’ll find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession in this virile epic produced in part by Ridley Scott and featuring gripping portrayals by Brad Pitt (winner of the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award) as Jesse and Casey Affleck as the youth drawn closer to his goal…and farther from his own humanity.

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Of all the movies made about or glancingly involving the 19th-century outlaw Jesse Woodson James, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is the most reflective, most ambitious, most intricately fascinating, and indisputably most beautiful. Based on the novel of the same name by Ron Hansen, it picks up James late in his career, a few hours before his final train robbery, then covers the slow catastrophe of the gang's breakup over the next seven months even as the boss himself settles into an approximation of genteel retirement. But in another sense all of the movie is later than that. The very title assumes the audience's familiarity with James as a figure out of history and legend, and our awareness that he was--will be--murdered in his parlor one quiet afternoon by a backshooting crony.

The film--only the second to be made by New Zealand–born writer-director Andrew Dominik--reminds us that Dominik's debut film, Chopper (2000), was the cunningly off-kilter portrait of another real-life criminal psychopath who became a kind of rock star to his society. The Jesse James of this telling is no Robin Hood robbing the rich to give to the poor, and that train robbery we witness is punctuated by acts of gratuitous brutality, not gallantry. Nineteen-year-old Bob Ford (Casey Affleck) seeks to join the James gang out of hero worship stoked by the dime novels he secretes under his bed, but his glam hero (Brad Pitt) is a monster who takes private glee in infecting his accomplices with his own paranoia, then murdering them for it. In the careful orchestration of James's final moments, there's even a hint that he takes satisfaction in his own demise.

Affleck and Pitt (who co-produced with Ridley Scott, among others) are mesmerizing in the title roles, but the movie is enriched by an exceptional supporting cast: Sam Shepard as Jesse's older, more stable brother Frank; Sam Rockwell as Bob Ford's own brother Charlie, whose post-assassination descent into madness is astonishing to behold; Paul Schneider, Garret Dillahunt, and Jeremy Renner as three variously doomed gang members; and Mary-Louise Parker, who as Jesse's wife Zee has few lines yet manages with looks and body language to invoke a wellnigh-novelistic backstory for herself. There are also electrifying cameos by James Carville, doing solid actorly work as the governor of Missouri; Ted Levine, as a lawman of antic spirit; and Nick Cave, composer of the film's score (with Warren Ellis) and screenwriter of the Aussie "Western" The Proposition, suddenly towering over a late scene to perform the folk song that set the terms for the book and movie's title.

Still, the real costar is Roger Deakins, probably the finest cinematographer at work today. The landscapes of the movie (mostly in Alberta and Manitoba) will linger in the memory as long as the distinctive faces, and we seem to feel the sting of its snows on our cheeks. Interior scenes are equally persuasive. Few Westerns have conveyed so tangibly the bleakness and austerity of the spaces people of the frontier called home, and sought in vain to warm with human spirit. --Richard T. Jameson

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Arnita D. Brown - USA
In 1881, a younger member of the notorious Jesse James gang becomes so inextricably drawn to and frightened of his mentor that his own delusions of grandeur force him to consider doing the unthinkable. This movie is a haunting retelling of one of the enduring outlaw sagas in American culture. This movie is a poetic saga that offers a fresh and bewitching take on the life of Jesse James. A brilliant movie with a satisfying surprise.

A tiresome experience - R. Attila - Hungary
If Jesse James was really so void of personality and depth as Brad Pitt portrays him to be, then there should never have been a movie about him. There are attempts to give the guy some soul, but it doesn't work. I don't know why, maybe Pitt simply can't help being himself, and brings to the screen a very confused man who tries to be cool, cocky and depressed at the same time, but you feel it doesn't make for natural viewing at all. Even the way he speaks sounds very unnatural. He finds it very hard to play anything but himself.

The only redeeming feature, and the only engaging character in this film is Robert Ford, played by a magnificent Casey Affleck. He's the only guy one can connect with, even though he's a misguided, delusional youth.

That's where the compliments end. Because the film sets out as a deep character study of people without character, and cares not a iota about thrilling or entertaining with plots, it turns out to be one loooong failure. 3 out of 10.

HD Moods Beaches [Blu-ray]

2010-01-17T09:15:00.001-08:00

HD Moods Beaches [Blu-ray] Review

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Whomever shot this didn't comprehend the importance of composition in a relaxation dvd. Tho the quality of this blueray is perfectly acceptable and good, a lot of the shots are shot facing left so you are watching the water *go* away from you, and as humans our minds and eyes naturally gravitate to the source of the water and want to gaze that way, and so when you look right to see where it's orginating from you can't see, and i find it's as effective as a brick wall to me, mentally. But this is just the first three shots.

The second composition problem for the next 5 or six shots is you are often getting an angle that is akin to laying on your stomach looking up: you get more ground/earth in the shot than sky or sea, which makes it feel like you have a ceiling pressing down on your head. It feels a little clostrophobic at times.

That said, this dvd is worth buying if you like beaches. Are they the most relaxing beautiful beaches in all the world? No. They aren't amazing green/blue water tropical beaches, either. They are more rustic, muted-colored beaches, more new england, than Virgin Islands. Are the uninhabited for the duration of the filming? No. People walk thru about three shots in total. It's not horribly invasive but it IS invasive if you are relaxing. You start anticipating when they will arrive when you've seen it more than once.

That said, there are more good shots in this bluray than bad! And that makes it worth while. And even the 'bad' aren't truly bad at all. They just aren't perfect, they irk, but they don't really destroy, and I could most certainly get used to them, and even enjoy them, eventually.

There are five or so shots of beaches in a row that are filmed facing head-on with just the ocean, the sand, and sky which are really nice, and give a width and depth and peace that is good. There is very nice shot of a sunset on the beach and it's great fun after work to watch this particular scene of the orange fireball sliding into the water and totally out of the sky... I really enjoyed that. Another nice straight-on beach/sand shot of birds bobbing in the water.

All and all if you like beaches for relaxing, the price of this dvd is great, and you can watch it start to finish without it jarring you. I am not sorry I bought it at all-- and I can't say that for all the other 'beach' scene dvds I own and paid 3x more for.

It certainly has great long, relaxing and worthwhile moments, even with the skewed composition. It has good replay relaxation/ambiance value.

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Hi-Def Moods on Blu-Ray will transform your TV into vivid snapshots of nature s perfection. Features: Shot with state-of-the-art HD equipment (RED CAMERA) , Showcased in High Definition Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: MISCELLANEOUS Rating: NR Age: 781735603284 UPC: 781735603284 Manufacturer No: 60328

HD Moods Beaches [Blu-ray] Overview

Imagine beach scenes so lifelike and captivating, you can smell the salty sea air and feel the ocean breeze on your face! With soothing scenery and calming music, HD Moods Beaches will help you relax and unwind from a hectic day. Featuring various tropical and Pacific beach scenes showcasing sea, sand and sun, it s perfect for people who want to enjoy the relaxing qualities of the ocean. And, it s great as background scenery and sounds for a party any time of the year!

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Mediocre at best - A. Ramirez - Burlingame, CA USA
The cover of this dvd makes it look like it's filled with tropical beaches. Perhaps they are, but they don't look that way when you're playing the movie.

I had envisioned a screensaver that would be like the one that comes on my Comcast HD On-Demand. There are two fantastic beach screensavers there, and when I put either of them on (I have a 52" Samsung LCD), it's like taking a miniature vacation. This dvd did not take me away on vacation. The quality isn't up to Blu-ray standard either.

Beaches - D. K. Stanley -
I was disappointed in this dvd. It is somewhat amateurish in artistic quality. I could have done better myself and I am not a professional videographer. I am stretching to give it a 2 star rating.

The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 1 [HD DVD]

2010-01-16T09:05:00.001-08:00

The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 1 [HD DVD] Review

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The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 1 [HD DVD] Overview

Several crises threaten Tony and his crew; for starters, rival boss Johnny Sack (Vince Curatola) is in prison, and the always-tense relations between the New Jersey and New York families are strained through the unpredictable behavior of Sack?s surrogates. Then there are the inevitable power struggles that ensue when certain family members are eliminated, by natural and other causes.

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The Sopranos, Season 6, Part 1 is the most contentious release yet in the acclaimed series' history. While many fans think it jumped the shark at the exact moment Vito said "I love you, Johnny Cakes" , this season also contains some of the series finest moments and plumbs new depths of character, while continuing to add to the body count. Things get started with a bang, literally, that unexpectedly sends Tony (James Gandolfini) to the hospital and into a coma where he experiences an alternate reality while in limbo. At one point he awakes and asks "Who am I? Where am I going?" encapsulating this season's central theme in a moment of desperation wrapped in a fever dream. But it's not all existentialism. With Tony and Uncle Junior both of the picture, the capos in the Soprano crew try to take advantage of the situation and begin jockeying for position while a reluctant Silvio (Steve Van Zandt), acting in Tony’s place, struggles to keep everyone in check. Things aren’t going much better for Tony’s family, as A.J. (Robert Iler) confesses to Carmela (Edie Falco) that he flunked out of school, and while at Tony’s bedside, swears revenge for his injury. The stress of the situation finally gets to Carmela, who takes up Dr. Melfi’s (Lorraine Bracco) offer to help and finds herself in the strange position of confiding in her husband’s therapist, revealing for once that she feels some guilt over making the kids complicit in how Tony makes his living—plus there’s the issue of whether she really loves him. Christopher (Michael Imperioli) continues to provide much of the comic relief for the series, culminating in one of this season’s best episodes when he flies out to L.A. in a bumbling attempt to get Ben Kingsley to sign on for his fledgling movie (Saw meets The Godfather), and ends up mugging Lauren Bacall for her goodie basket at an awards ceremony. Sowing further discord in the ranks, Vito (Joseph Gannoscoli) finally gets outed as homosexual, and is forced to flee for his life up to New Hampshire where he meets "Johnny Cakes." Finally, even with New York boss Johnny "Sack" Sacramoni (Vince Curatola) in prison, Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent) makes plays against Tony and eventually sets in motion a hit against someone on Tony’s crew, and now a larger war with Johnny Sack's crew seems to be looming.

Series creator David Chase seems to be saying with this season that character is destiny. If so, then Season Six, Part 1 is taking the necessary time to flesh out who these people really are, and is leaving the destiny part up for Part 2. The fact that the series' writers have been able to maintain such a strong show with so many interweaving storylines for so long is a feat not to be taken lightly. That said, this season of The Sopranos does deserve some of the criticism it's received: the Vito storyline would have been better served by resolving it in fewer episodes, and the season ending is the most unsatisfying one yet, leaving many fans wanting more. But the bottom line is that this season deserves more praise than criticism, proving that even at its weakest, The Sopranos is still the strongest show on TV. --Daniel Vancini

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horrible - Letisha N. Castillo - LV NV
This product was of no use to me because it was hddvd, i contacted the seller to maybe switch it out, they did not help, and they told me to bad. Horrible

Sopranos Season 6 Part 1 - Charles R. May - Las Vegas, Nevada United States
We were very disappointed with this product. So far we haven't found a DVD player that it will play on. We are full time RV travelers and have not had the opportunity to return it; since it's opened, I didn't think it would be accepted; we continue to try playing it but no luck. I wouldn't buy from this provider again. First and only time I've had bad luck with quality of product through Amazon.com in over four years of buying online.

Screwed again by online purchase - JAB - USA
This product does not work on my DVD player or my Blu Ray player. Vendor had small disclaimer, but in fairness to the consumer, they should not have been marketing the product!!!

Breach (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2010-01-15T08:30:00.001-08:00

Breach (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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Just resaw this movie and was spellbound, not so much by the story (which was compelling), but by Chris Coopers action. Having really only gotten acquainted to Cooper in American Beauty where he in my mind topped the list of an awful lot of top rate performances, I must say his acting in this movie matched if not surpassed it.

Possibly because he in this movie finally was the lead and the audience then had 'more of him' he gave examples of his incredible array of facial expressions and emotions, and often subdued / hard to grasp ones. True acting is not about the lines they carry but the ability to truly make the audience identify with the character. Chris Cooper could carry a movie without uttering a word - his expressions, body language etc says more than a thousand words.

Many reviews focus on the accuracy of the portrayal of the case which frankly to me is secondary. For one no one truly knows what did happen and what caused Hanssen to do what he did... and due to the nature of the crime no one likely ever will - and is that really so important. It certainly takes nothing away from the compelling story in this movie and the sublime acting.

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Breach (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Overview

Inspired by true events this takes you deep inside the halls of the fbi for a top-secret investigation to uncover the greatest breach in the history of u.S. Intelligence. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/12/2007 Starring: Chris Cooper Ryan Phillipe Run time: 116 minutes Rating: Pg13

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Is a mystery really mysterious when the end isn't a secret? Is espionage still thrilling when you know beforehand that the cloak has been pulled back and the dagger revealed? If it's a film as good as Breach, the answer is a resounding yes. Here is a true story that's genuinely stranger than fiction: FBI agent Robert Hanssen spent over 20 years selling government secrets to the Russians, making him the most egregious traitor in U.S. history. He was an Opus Dei Catholic and a devout churchgoer who was also a sexual deviant, a straitlaced company man so trusted by his employers that they once appointed him to lead an investigation designed to reveal who the spy was--when in fact it was Hanssen himself. And in the end, he was brought down in part by 26-year-old Eric O'Neill, an agent-in-training who worked with him for just two months. Chris Cooper, a 2003 supporting actor Oscar winner for Adaptation, is brilliant in the lead role, playing Hanssen as a dour, cold, ultraconservative cipher (women in pantsuits are just one of his peeves) whose conversations more closely resemble interrogations. Ryan Phillippe is also excellent as O'Neill, who's initially kept in the dark by the superior (Laura Linney) who assigned him to help expose Hanssen's treachery; thinking he's been brought in only to gather evidence about his boss' sexual transgressions, O'Neill finds himself caught in a profound moral conundrum, grudgingly admiring Hanssen even as his own marriage is severely tested by the older man's creepy and hypocritical intrusion into their lives, not to mention the FBI's strict rules against discussing the case.

Director Billy Ray (whose previous feature was also a true story: Shattered Glass, about the young writer who fabricated stories for The New Republic) and co-screenwriters Adam Mazer and William Rotko do an extraordinary job of maintaining the tension as the story leads to the conclusion that's been revealed in the first few frames (i.e., Hanssen's arrest in February 2001); the exquisite torture of O'Neill's having to keep Hanssen distracted while Bureau technicians search the latter's car is but one example. Moreover, notwithstanding the plot developments, the filmmakers manage to keep their focus on the personal interactions that are the film's key element: the relationships that O'Neill maintains with Hanssen, his father (a cameo by Bruce Davison), his wife (Caroline Dhavernas), and others are entirely credible. At once fascinating and horrifying, Breach is inarguably one of the best films of 2007. --Sam Graham

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Excellent Movie - Lumberjack -
Great Movie, gives you a realistic perspective of the life of an agent, the conflicts between the personal life and the demands of his job. The contrast of telling the truth and living the truth. Great reconstruction of one of the worst failures in the intelligence community.

"is it worth it?" - Medusa - Troy, MI
The story of the capture of Robert Hanssen, who stole military secrets from the US and sold them to the Russians, that grabs your attention and keeps you fidgeting on the edge of your seat!

It is amazing how a righteous individual can be extremely corrupted inside: It's called compensation. Chris Cooper is amazing as Hanssen , nearly to a point that you almost feel sorry for him in spite of how terrible his character is! Watch the amazing performance and "Pray for us".

DON'T BUY THIS - W. BUTLER - NEVADA USA
Literally or figuratively.

Firstly, not for one second did Chris Cooper persuade me he was Robert Hanssen. As he looks nothing like Hanssen the "suspension of disbelief" necessary to become involved in the outcome of this "thriller" was negated the moment one sees Cooper.

Photographs of Hanssen show a burly man with a toothy smile who one could well imagine having 6 children. The ideal type to be a career bureaucrat attending pointless good-old-boy meetings for 25 years. Whereas Cooper is a smaller acerbic type and a born eccentric. Any civil servant with that kind of weird personality would have been sent packing after 2 years of unflattering reviews. (I too write from experience)

I believe the producers cast Cooper with the sole intention of cashing-in on his unforgettable performance in "The Bourne Identity". Another sad comparison being the boss lady in both films was played by an attractive blonde. Laura Lynley never convinced me either she could be a hard-nosed spy bureaucrat (as did Joan Allen).

The less said about the nominal hero the better. This movie was obviously his "vanity project". A small fish whose need or ability to outshine Hanssen made no sense at all. Except as fiction - to introduce fake-tension into the latter stages of a "thriller" which had no natural thrills.

What a crazy genius like Hanssen requires is an insightful 2-hour documentary extending way beyond the phenomena of "turned spies". Orwell's DOUBLETHINK being so common in every walk of life no one can believe a word any politician says. Inevitably leading to our present-day loss of good-natured honest-to-God American values.

To sum up - making this movie - where one didn't exist - can now be seen as a waste of everybody's time and money.

Serenity [HD DVD]

2010-01-14T07:30:00.001-08:00

Serenity [HD DVD] Review

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This is a great continuation/ending of the TV show - Firefly. The same cast is back and it's great to see them all together again! The chemistry is still there! Fans of Firefly, you won't be disappointed (well - maybe, you will be disappointed since this is the end of Firefly and some of the incidents that happens in the movie!). If you are a true fan of Firefly, you can't miss this.

If you have a Blue-Ray Player, by all means, get the Blue-Ray version. Picture quality is excellent. I first watched this as Video on Demand (not the best way to watch it as video kept on buffering (and I don't think I have slow internet connection)). It was on TV afterward on SyFy. Finally, Blue-Ray of this went on sale and I snatched it up. I am glad I did.

Only one complaint is the sound quality of the blue-ray. The background music is louder than the people speaking. If you turn it up to hear the actors/actresses better, the background music is even louder. (Hence, the 4 stars.)

Overall, would I buy Serenity Blue-Ray version again? Yes. It's a great movie. Yes, the audio quality isn't the best but the great video quality overrules it.

(Here comes my plug for Firefly.)

Firefly is even better. Just head over to the "Firefly" Amazon page and see for yourself the great reviews it has on it. I was somewhat hesitant b/c of the great reviews but they are all well deserved (if you are a Sci-Fi fan)! If you haven't seen Serenity, Firefly gives you a brief background and history of the crews of Serenity. If you haven't watch Firefly, you will still understand the movie but only miss the great storyline of the show!

Cheers~
Joei

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Serenity [HD DVD] Overview

Universal Serenity - HD-DVDBeloved television cult director Joss Whedon (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with SERENITY, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, FIREFLY. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, SERENITY follows captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on,Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher, Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal andhis crew make it difficult for Simon and River tostay hidden. Everything goes completely awry whena government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers, it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers, and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time.

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Serenity offers perfect proof that Firefly deserved a better fate than premature TV cancellation. Joss Whedon's acclaimed sci-fi Western hybrid series was ideally suited (in Browncoats, of course) for a big-screen conversion, and this action-packed adventure allows Whedon to fill in the Firefly backstory, especially the history and mystery of the spaceship Serenity's volatile and traumatized stowaway, River Tam (Summer Glau). Her lethal skills as a programmed "weapon" makes her a coveted prize for the power-hungry planetary Alliance, represented here by an Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who'll stop at nothing to retrieve River from Serenity's protective crew. We still get all the quip-filled dialogue and ass-kicking action that we've come to expect from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but Whedon goes a talented step further here, blessing his established ensemble cast with a more fully-developed dynamic of endearing relationships. Serenity's cast is led with well-balanced depth and humor by Nathan Fillion as Captain Mal Reynolds, whose maverick spirit is matched by his devotion to crewmates Wash (Alan Tudyk), Zoe (Gina Torres), fun-loving fighter Jayne (Adam Baldwin), engineer Kaylee (Jewel Staite), doctor Simon (Sean Maher), and Mal's former flame Inara (Morena Baccarin), who plays a pivotal role in Whedon's briskly-paced plot. As many critics agreed, Serenity offered all the fun and breezy excitement that was missing from George Lucas's latter-day Star Wars epics, and Whedon leaves an opening for a continuing franchise that never feels cheap or commercially opportunistic. With the mega-corporate mysteries of Blue Sun yet to be explored, it's a safe bet we haven't seen the last of the good ship Serenity. --Jeff Shannon

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Unable to play the DVD on a HD player - Damion Martin -
This product does not work on a HD player. We have played it several times and it will never start.

Serenity - John W. French - Grand Prairie, TX USA
I'm so glad they finished the series to tie up loose ends. So many times (Surface and those other 2 weak SciFi shows last year or so) they just end the series and the actors go off to other shows, so this was a nice change of pace; to actually finish the series. Love the show! The movie won't disappoint.

The Ant Bully (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2010-01-13T06:40:00.001-08:00

The Ant Bully (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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My 4.5 year-old preschooler loves "The Ant Bully", and this is one of the few kid movies that I actually enjoy watching with her [we've watched it over 5 times now]. The animation is great, and the story too has a lot to recommend it. The story centers around a young boy, Lucas [Zach Tyler] who is constantly being bullied by an older and bigger neighborhood bully. Lucas in turn vents his anger and frustration on the ant colony in his yard. Typical of animated movies, the ants can 'talk' - there's Zoc [Nicolas Cage] a sort of ant wizard who experiments with a shrinking potion, his girlfriend Hova [Julia Roberts] who believes that "Peanut the Destroyer" aka Lucas is good at heart and that humans and ants can co-exist in peace. Lucas inevitably gets shrunk to ant size [well, a little smaller actually] and is sentenced by the Queen [Meryl Streep] to live and work in the ant colony, learning to 'become' an ant with the hope that Lucas will learn compassion. Over the course of the movie, Lucas learns that ants too have 'feelings' and that his actions of bullying the ants was not justified in any way - in fact, Lucas comes to form a real friendship with the ants.

A story with a positive message and wonderful animation, with lots of humor throughout - perfect for kids and adults alike. Highly recommended as a family movie.

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The Ant Bully (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Overview

From Academy Award nominated filmmaker John A. Davis (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) and producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (The Polar Express), The Ant Bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10-year-old boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange new world Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself.

DVD Features:
Featurette:It Takes a Colony: The Black Beetle explores the giant filmmaking process from a tiny perspective.
Screen Saver:Ant Habitat TV Screensaver

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An all-star cast--including such A-list stars as Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, and Meryl Streep--lend their voices to The Ant Bully. Social misfit Lucas gets bullied by the bigger boys in his neighborhood, so he takes out his frustrations on the only things around smaller than him: An ant hill on his front lawn. After being flooded and stepped on, the ants fight back when ant wizard Zoc (Cage, National Treasure) develops a potion that shrinks Lucas down to bug-size. But Zoc's thirst for revenge gets foiled when the beatific ant queen (Streep, The Devil Wears Prada) decrees that Lucas must learn to live like an ant, and Zoc's girlfriend Hova (Roberts, Runaway Bride) takes up the task of teaching the unhappy boy how to value others over himself. The animation of The Ant Bully makes good use of scale as Lucas grapples with the gigantic world around him, but the writing is not so imaginative; the name actors are thrown away on bland characters and lackluster dialogue. The lessons Lucas learns are admirable (and amusingly Communist in flavor), but the way he learns them feels contrived and uncompelling. It's too bad, because there probably won't be many other movies featuring the combined talents of Meryl Streep and Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness). Also featuring Ricardo Montalban (Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan), Lily Tomlin (Nashville), and Paul Giamatti (Sideways) as a sleazy exterminator. --Bret Fetzer

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Not a boys movie - Steven Jones - Tennessee USA
First, the premise of this film is essentially that what boys need is a good dose of feminism to teach them how to be men. Second, the scene in which Julia Roberts' character stings the pest control man on the [...] was totally inappropriate for children. In fact, it was just downright inappropriate for anyone. But it set the tone for this movie more than any other scene. If you have boys, get them something else.

poor service - Carylon S. Yourtee -
I ordered this video for my grandson's birthday back in Aug. I received the wrong video. It was an adult video. I have e-mailed the company twice since I returned the wrong video and have not heard a word from them.

Funny, entertaining - Bruce W. Turner Sr. - Jacksonville Fla.
Nice kiddie flick,great for a rainy day with the grandkids,,,nice plot but simple for children,,cna't say too much or Ill give the plot away( hint see title)

Enter the Dragon [HD DVD]

2010-01-12T05:20:00.001-08:00

Enter the Dragon [HD DVD] Review

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Enter the Dragon was purchased because I have been a huge Bruce Lee fan since age 16, when he blew me away in 1973, ironically, I came to love and admire him only months before his death in July of 1973. I can recite most of the lines from the movie by memory, having seen it from start to finish 100s and 100s of times, I've lost count. Never in my wildest imagination would I think that one day I would be able to own my very own copy of this fantastic, action packed feature of the "Little Dragon"..Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon. I also purchased the soundtrack from the movie, and had numerous posters of my kung-fu hero. Anyone who compares Bruce Lee with today's action-stars e.g. Jackie Chan, Jet Li etc, is comparing apples to oranges..not even close. Although I do so admire these stars, they just aren't comparable to Bruce Lee, He stands alone, and always will. I will never get tired of watching Enter the Dragon to this day now at age 50+, best of the best.

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Enter the Dragon [HD DVD] Overview

The last film completed by Bruce Lee before his untimely death, Enter the Dragon was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong coproduction, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. No) is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class martial artists puts this film in a category well above Lee's earlier Hong Kong productions. Unfortunately he's off the screen for large chunks of time as American maverick competitors (and champion martial artists) John Saxon and Jim Kelly take center stage, but once the fighting starts Lee takes over. The tournament setting provides an ample display of martial arts mastery of many styles and climaxes with a huge free-for-all, but the highlight is Lee's brutal one-on-one with the claw-fisted Han in the dynamic hall-of-mirrors battle. Lee narrows his eyes and tenses into a wiry force of sinew, speed, and ruthless determination. --Sean Axmaker

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Recruited by an intelligence agency, outstanding martial arts student Bruce Lee participates in a brutal karate tournament hosted by the evil Han. Along with champions Roper and Williams, he uncovers Han's white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress. In the exciting climax, hundreds of freed prisoners fight in an epic battle with Lee and Han locked in a deadly duel.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Audio Commentary by Paul Heller
Documentaries:The Making of Enter the Dragon Bruce Lee: In His Own Words by John Little
Featurette
Interviews:Linda Lee Interview Gallery

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Great fight scenes and u can catch a glimse of Jackie chan as an extra in the flick! - David Vasquez -
A classic for any collection a must have for any Kung Fu or martial arts fan RIP Bruce Lee:(

Played poorly - Manx Shearwater -
I don't know if this disc was not prepared correctly or what, but it did not play well for me.

The Phantom of the Opera [HD DVD]

2010-01-11T03:50:00.001-08:00

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Phantom of the Opera--I enjoyed this movie, considerably more than the Broadway and theater versions. Somehow, from the movie, I understood in a deeper sense the plot of the play.

I could emphasize with the Phantom, the poor disfigured creature and his hopeless love for the young Christine Daae. I could say, "Poor Phantom", while still not wanting him to get the girl.

Emmy Rossum, actually about 18 years old herself, played the 16 year old Christine beautifully, both in terms of acting and operatic voice.

The climax of the film was touching indeed. Her terminally ill husband lays flowers on her grave. He is struck by the flowers and ring, obviously deposited by the Phantom, still alive and still grieving himself for his lost love, Christine.

Although Phantom has been acclaimed for its music, I found the score so-so. It was the depth of the plot that got me. In another film, Billy Crystal expressed his disdain for the Phantom's live theater musical version, paraphrasing as follows: "This guy has a mask, covering his pizza for a face. The main melody of the play is a copycat version of `School Days, School Days.'" Maybe it was plagiarized, but in the film version, I didn't mind one bit.

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The Phantom of the Opera [HD DVD] Overview

Warner Brothers The Phantom Of The Opera - HD DVDMusical Dramabased on Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musicalphenomenon. "The Phantom Of The Opera" tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Gerard Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine (Emmy Rossum), the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.

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Although it's not as bold as Oscar darling Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera continues the resuscitation of the movie musical with a faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster stage musical. Emmy Rossum glows in a breakout role as opera ingénue Christine Daae, and if phantom Gerard Butler isn't Rossum's match vocally, he does convey menace and sensuality in such numbers as "The Music of the Night." The most experienced musical theater veteran in the cast, romantic lead Patrick Wilson, sings sweetly but seems wooden. The biggest name in the cast, Minnie Driver, hams it up as diva Carlotta, and she's the only principal whose voice was dubbed (though she does sing the closing-credit number, "Learn to Be Lonely," which is also the only new song).

Director Joel Schumacher, no stranger to visual spectacle, seems to have found a good match in Lloyd Webber's larger-than-life vision of Gaston LeRoux's Gothic horror-romance. His weakness is cuing too many audience-reaction shots and showing too much of the lurking Phantom, but when he calms down and lets Rossum sings "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" alone in a silent graveyard, it's exquisite.

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Those who consider the stage musical shallow and overblown probably won't have their minds changed by the movie, and devotees will forever rue that the movie took the better part of two decades to develop, which prevented the casting of original principals Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Still, The Phantom of the Opera is a welcome exception to the long line of ill-conceived Broadway-to-movie travesties.

DVD Features
The special edition of The Phantom of the Opera has two major extras. "Behind the Mask: The Story of The Phantom of the Opera" is an hourlong documentary tracing the genesis of the stage show, with interviews of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Harold Prince, producer Cameron Macintosh, lyricists Richard Stilgoe and Charles Hart, choreographer Gillian Lynne, and others. Conspicuously absent are stars Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford. Both do appear in video clips, including Brightman performing with Colm Wilkinson at an early workshop, and Crawford is the subject of a casting segment. Other brief scenes from the show are represented by a 2001 production. The other major feature is the 45-minute making-of focusing on the movie, including casting and the selection of director Joel Schumacher Both are well-done productions by Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group.

The deleted scene is a new song written by Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart, "No One Would Listen," sung by the Phantom toward the end of the movie. It's a beautiful song that, along with Madame Giry's story, makes him a more sympathetic character. But because that bit of backstory already slowed down the ending, it was probably a good move to cut the song. --David Horiuchi

Bubble [HD DVD]

2010-01-10T01:55:00.001-08:00

Bubble [HD DVD] Review

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"I am doll parts, bad skin, doll heart...And someday you will ache like I ache" - Courtney Love

"Bubble" concerns three employees in a small doll factory in a small mid-west town. Co-workers Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) and Kyle (Dustin Ashley) have known each other for awhile. Martha is overweight and fortyish, looking like a less comedic Roseanne Barr; Kyle is in his early 20s, still lives at home, and is fairly emo. They seem like an unlikely pair, but it's mostly a friendship born of convenience working and commuting together to the doll factory. They are not happy people; they're struggling to pay their bills and rarely smile. Martha also seems fonder of Kyle than he is of her. In one painful scene, Martha and Kyle stop for breakfast, and Martha says that she wants a picture of Kyle because he's her best friend. One senses that this friendship will probably not end well. Speeding things along is their new co-worker, Rose (Misty Wilkins). She has a two-year-old daughter and, as soon as she befriends Martha and Kyle, makes Martha feel like a third wheel. Ruh-roh!

The movie made news in 2006 by being nearly simultaneously released in theaters, on cable, and on DVD. Many critics wrote it off a digital stunt, but it's worth a look. Steven Soderbergh has long been one of the most experimental of the major American movie directors. In particular, he has specialized in incorporating handheld video equipment into his movies (see "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" and "Full Frontal"). Here, he takes the next logical step by making a truly minimalist film - shot on digital tape, with non-professional actors and a mostly improvised script. The movie is slow-moving and self-conscious, but it also captures a realness not seen in most films. It also shows a side of America not often focused on - average people living average, boring lives. There's nothing inherently interesting about them, but somehow the film makes their mini-psychodrama something greater and deeper.

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As an audacious experiment in the art and distribution of motion pictures, Bubble is a twofold triumph. Released on DVD a mere four days after its U.S. theatrical release (in only 32 theaters) in January 2006, this ultra-low-key drama was the first of six films by maverick director Steven Soderbergh (produced in partnership with HDNet Films and 2929 Entertainment, founded by Internet pioneers Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner) to be released simultaneously in theaters, on DVD, and HDNet cable TV, effectively closing the traditional "window" between theatrical and home-video release platforms, and causing many theater owners to boycott the film in protest over its groundbreaking strategy. To accommodate this paradigm-shifting milestone, Soderbergh and Full Frontal screenwriter Coleman Hough reunited to craft a working-class murder mystery that's perfectly suited to its experimental purpose: Quickly shot on high definition video, it's a riveting 72-minute exercise in minimal style, located in the depressed border town of Belpre, Ohio, and employing non-actors from the region who played an active role in creating their mundane everyday dialogue.

Chubby, middle-aged Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) and twenty-something slacker Kyle (Dustin James Ashley) work in a drab doll factory, molding and assembling rubber doll parts, passing dreary lunch-hours with small talk and clinging to modest dreams that will never come true. When an attractive single mother named Rose (Misty Dawn Wilkins) is hired as a temporary employee, Martha's secretly possessive affection for Kyle is silently challenged, leading to an act of violence that obliterates their daily routine. In dramatizing this passive love triangle, Soderbergh (serving, under pseudonyms, as his own cinematographer and editor) emphasizes the stilted, soul-crushing rhythms of lives that have been stunted by loneliness and isolation; they live in a bubble, as it were, and Bubble is arresting in its visual precision, finding unexpected beauty in physical and emotional bleakness. Obviously not the kind of film that draws a blockbuster audience, Bubble exists on its own terms, capable of captivating a receptive audience, regardless of format or context, without losing its experimental edge. DVD extras include a video introduction by Soderbergh, the original casting interviews with the film's non-professional actors, and more. --Jeff Shannon

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Fascinating, but goes nowhere - E. K. Byham - Northern New Jersey, USA
This is a MUCH better film than some of the reviews would have you believe. It is a fascinating look at an element of American society that is virtually ignored by the movies. And that it is done by non-professionals and largely ad-libbed makes it quite remarkable. The editing is outstanding and the movie is never boring. The only problem is the ending, which is simultaneously over dramatic and totally lacking in drama. I think it will provide valuable insights into life in America at this time for future generations.

"I don't know, Martha." - J from NY - New York
Soderbergh's "Bubble" is definitely one of his less ambitious ventures, but still provides a thought provoking experience. Using non-professional actors in a remote, impoverished small town in Ohio, Soderbergh is not unlike Gus Van Sant in being able to make a big something out of a big nothing.

Martha, an obese redheaded woman who works at a doll making factory with a mighty strange young co-worker named Kyle, has a very lonely and unfulfilling life. She has a generous heart and takes care of her elderly father while working constantly. Her attraction to Kyle is apparent from the first scene, perhaps because he is a good listener; aside from working and smoking weed, he does and says very little. We discover later on that Kyle suffers from panic attacks and was forced to drop out of high school because of them. Both are vulnerable, banal, good people, which makes the events later in the film even more tragic.

Rose, a seemingly ordinary and attractive young woman, comes to work with the two of them. This is when Martha's deeply, deeply repressed rage begins to surface in very quiet ways. As she sits in a Baptist church, a light begins to shine on her face, a bluish hue, and suddenly the church is abandoned and she is all alone. Kyle and Rose start to flirt a little. The film's "main event" happens so quickly and with such a mysteriously ordinary logic that it leaves one in a momentary state of shock. The most sympathetic character is the most monstrous one, and it is hard to swallow while being entirely believable. The question Soderbergh fails to answer and that is most important is: is the "villain" responsible or not responsible for what she's done?

I think Soderbergh called it "Bubble" because everything takes place in such a non-dramatic, non-descript way, and the quality of the character's lives are very low. Even out of this melancholy framework, though, an act of passion can emerge. A chilling and memorable movie.

House of Wax [HD DVD]

2010-01-09T01:35:00.001-08:00

House of Wax [HD DVD] Review

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This movie is not an exact remake of Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933) and House Of Wax (1953). It is a movie that has a different but mildly similar story. Whereas the 1933 and 1953 movies took place in a big city, this 2005 movie takes place in a very small and remote town in Louisiana. There ARE some similarities to the 1933 and 1953 flicks, but the similarities are loose at best. I have to wonder why they titled the movie House Of Wax, which is the same title as the 1953 movie. Maybe it was name recognition to get people in the door at the movie theater.

To me, this movie is a cross between The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Friday The 13th movies. Right from the beginning of the movie it had The Texas Chainsaw Massacre feel to it, then the Friday The 13th feel kicked in a short time later. Much like these movies (and so many slasher horror movies including Halloween), House Of Wax features a group of teenagers or twenty-somethings who are partying and just trying to have a good time, whether its at a campground, a neighborhood, or wherever. Then somewhere along the way they run into trouble and a killer stalks them. In this movie, six college friends have their car break down in a remote area. They had been on their way to a football game. They discover a small town when they are looking for help. On the way to this small town, two of them catch a ride with a creepy, mentally sick stranger. I have no clue why these people would trust a creepy stranger like the one in this movie, or any stranger. You gotta see him to know what I'm talking about. In town there is a museum called House Of Wax. This building is literally made of wax - the walls, floors, everything. Inside are wax mannequins. To sum up the plot, the kids run into not one but two wax sculpting killers who are brothers. There is lots of blood and gore. The goal of the killers is to make wax sculptures out of the captured kids (much like in the 1933 and 1953 movies). The kids try desperately to escape the museum and the town unscathed. Four of the kids are killed off. The ending is over-the-top and memorable. This movie has lots of good special effects and props.

This movie stars the attractive Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams, and Robert Ri'Chard. The musical score by John Ottman is pretty good. There are a couple of "current" type of heavy rock songs in this movie that will someday date this movie.

Paris Hilton has a lesser role in this movie compared to some of the other actors. In my opinion, she did a pretty good job acting. I must say I'm surprised to see the overall rating of this movie at 3 1/2 stars after 266 reviews. I thought it would be higher. After reading a lot of the lower rated reviews it is clear that a lot of people dislike Paris Hilton. It goes beyond acting ability, which some people question, while others praise it. I think a lot of it has to do with pure jealousy, unfortunately. She's young, rich, and famous. Again, she doesn't have a huge role in this movie. But she's in this movie, bottom line, and a lot of people don't like that. She probably was put in to sell movie tickets and give the movie a boost. Personally, I forget about who she is and judge her acting ability and the character she played, which I thought passed the test. In real life she comes across as a stereotypical blonde bimbo. People can't see past that. It doesn't help that in this movie she has a striptease scene that really sticks out like a sore thumb compared to what the other actors are doing. It almost felt to me like her striptease scene was put in the movie as a sort of self-promotion. Back in 2005 she was the hottest name out there and a tabloid story every day it seemed (and still pretty much is). I've read lots of reviews where people love the fact and are gleeful that she was killed off in this movie. Some of it could be because they disliked the character she played, but some of it could be just because she's Paris Hilton.

This DVD comes with many extras, including a B-Roll and Bloopers Video Cast Commentary, an on location segment about the design of the House Of Wax, the visual effects, an alternate opening, a gag reel, and the theatrical trailer.

If you want to see a unique and creepy horror movie thriller, then I recommend this movie. This movie is better than I thought it would be. You might agree with me. And keep an open mind when it comes to Paris Hilton.

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House of Wax [HD DVD] Overview

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/12/2006 Run time: 113 minutes Rating: R

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You know the one about the group of horny kids who get offed one by one? Yeah, so do director Jaume Collet-Serra and his screenwriters, who have updated an old Vincent Price flick and sandwiched it between hearty slices of The Blair Witch Project and various Friday the 13th films. Lots of WB and Fox network hotties--including 24's Elisha Cuthbert, One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray, and, well, Paris Hilton--have car trouble and stumble onto a town populated by real killer personalities. The R-rated result is fairly gruesome and, though no one ever quite looks frightened enough, Collet-Serra knows his way around a jolting suspense sequence or two. Cuthbert and an unintentionally funny Murray (striking ludicrous poses as some kind of real toughie) act more like angry ex-lovers than the fraternal twins they're supposed to be; Hilton acts bored while her real-life video scandal is exploited for ironic kicks; and the film heads shamelessly over-the-top with each new twist. As an exercise in bloody mayhem, it has a few novel touches, but you can easily find better scares. --Steve Wiecking

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"Extremely Scary! - Terry Richard - Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
"House of Wax" is based loosely on the 1953 horror film of the same name starring Vincent Price. While driving a group of college friends break down in an old deserted town. They eventually come across a house, which is actually a house made out of wax, and unknown to them killers live there. The plot sounds insane, but the movie is actually quite enjoyable, especially if you like films that depict young people being chased by crazed killers. The special effects are intelligent and the performances are strong, headed by "One Tree Hill" hunk Chad Michael Murray. The movie is also known for the screen debut of Paris Hilton, who unlike what the critics say, is actually a good actress. A film clip of Bette Davis from "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?" is used in the film when the characters come across an old run down theatre. The movie grossed over million at the boxoffice and made another million on DVD so the film was a commercial success. The DVD comes with behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of the movie, the trailer is included, and an alternate opening comes with the set. "The Long Island Press" says of "The House of Wax" that, it's a "hot, sexy, deliciously creepy horror film".

Halfway decent film - K. Drake - Portland, OR
I have to admit, this movie is really not that scary. There are a couple predictable moments when you find yourself jumping against your better judgement, but beyond that, it's just good makeup. However, House of Wax seems to be unintentionally entertaining. The acting is amusing because it is just THAT BAD, and Paris Hilton's death scene is classic. The sets were pretty well done, and, even though you could see the end scene coming from a mile away, I still thought it was a thrilling conclusion. Overall, I think this film completely missed the mark for horror and drama, but I still found myself enthralled and wanting to watch the rest, which is why I'm giving it three stars. If you're looking for a quality film, which it sounds like some of the negative reviewers were, you won't find it here, but, if you just want a entrtaining movie and have nothing else to do, this is your kind of film.

Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

2010-01-08T01:21:00.001-08:00

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Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden documents Michael on the days leading up to one of the biggest shows of his career. It includes live performance and backstage footage from Madison Square Garden and in-depth interviews with Michael and his band.

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Viva Las Vegas [HD DVD]

2010-01-07T00:45:00.001-08:00

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I finally got around to watching my HD DVD of Viva Las Vegas and wow does it look great. Hard to believe it's 45 years old, kudos to Warner for really cleaning up this old gem!

Admittedly, most Elvis movies were forgetable but not this one, it's a lot of fun. I enjoyed the scenery of old Las Vegas and the songs were quite good. Elvis himself seems to be having a good time and so do the other actors. No doubt he enjoyed this movie more than others of the same era, you can see it in his performance.

But what really makes the film special is Ann-Margret! She is incredibly beautiful and alive. Whether dancing, singing or just being - every scene she's in glows plus she breathes life into Elvis' performance too - there is real chemistry between these stars.

If you're looking for an Elvis movie to watch, this is one of his best. Or if you just want a fun movie give Viva Las Vegas a spin, you'll be glad you did!

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Viva Las Vegas [HD DVD] Overview

It's pretty tough to beat Jailhouse Rock in terms of sheer entertainment, but Elvis lovers are particularly fond of this 1964 hit. The Big E plays race-car driver Lucky Jackson, who arrives in Las Vegas for an upcoming Grand Prix race. Lucky's car needs a new engine, so he gets a waiter job at a casino and starts working his crooning charms on Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret). It's their on-screen chemistry that makes this flick a lot of fun; Presley never had a better costar than Ann-Margret, and their race-car romance is quintessential 1960s fluff. Then there are the songs, of course, including the snappy title tune, a rockin' rendition of Ray Charles's "What'd I Say?," and "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Viva Las Vegas is one of the Elvis movies that stands the test of time, when the legend was still at his peak. And if you're wondering if the King gets his car fixed in time to win the race, well, check out the movie to find out. --Jeff Shannon

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Elvis Presley and vivacious Ann-Margret sizzle in this dazzling funfest that's brimming with high-voltage musical numbers, roaring race cars and glittery Vegas action. Year: 1963

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The King Shines! - J. Arena - Williamsburg, VA
Viva Las Vegas was a great purchase, and I'm so happy to have it in my collection. What makes it fun is seeing Vegas back in the day -- I could just imagine Frank, Sammy and Peter Lawford lurking in the background!

If you're an Elvis fan, you already know how great this musical is. If you are not familiar with The King's movies, this one would be a great place to start. The fact that Ann Margaret's dance numbers in Viva Las Vegas have been so frequently immitated speaks for itself.

Highly recommended!

Viva Las Vegas - Marilyn Rittinger - Chillicothe, Ohio United States
DVD came as described. It is a gift for a Dear Friend who loves Elvis as I do. Have to say I wish it were mine :)Thank you for it.

Viva Las Vegus, Very Nice Movie! - Ken Haney - Chicopee, MA. 01013
Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley, with Great actors such as Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest. Great Music, Dancing and Songs. Elvis 7 Ann-Margret were Wonderful! I recommend this movie to all elvis Presley Fans! Great Collector Dvds.

Clerks II [HD DVD]

2010-01-04T22:50:00.001-08:00

Clerks II [HD DVD] Review

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If you've seen "Clerks", there is a decent assumption to be made that you immediately fell in love with Kevin Smith's films soon after and that you have seen them all since, leading up to the inevitable conclusion that you have already seen "Clerks II". And you probably know how much it rocked, despite being worried that it would ruin our memories of "Clerks" as we knew it. So this review is near pointless, right? But what the heck, for those not in the know, here we go.

"Clerks II" takes place ten years in the future, picking up where cynical Dante, (Brian O'Halloran), and his quick-quipped hetero life-mate, Randall, (Jeff Anderson), left off, minus a burned down Quick Stop.

The two are now flipping burgers at the fictional fast food joint, "Mooby's", which Jay, (Jason Mewes), and Silent Bob, (director Kevin Smith), have transformed into their new exterior hang-out. Have weed, will travel.

Becky, (Rosario Dawson), is the manager of Mooby's with whom Dante once had a fling and with whom he is now falling unexpectedly in love. That wouldn't be a problem, if it wasn't Dante's last day at work because he is moving out of state and marrying his girlfriend, Emma, (played by Smith's real-life wife Jennifer Schwalbach). Randall isn't exactly thrilled with the idea of his best friend moving away and wants to express that to him in the most hetero of terms without ruining his big moment.

Elias, (Trevor Fehrman), is Dante and Randall's annoying co-worker. He is pure and virginal with a passion for the Transformers. He whistles on his way in to work. He also has a strong belief in a certain kind of troll, making for perfect, and way too easy, fodder for Randall. One of the strongest and funniest points in the film is when Elias is debating with a customer which trilogy is more epic, Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. Randall is appalled by this conversation and, of course, must interject his point of view.

Another great moment in the film is when Dante admits to Becky that he is nervous about his upcoming wedding because he isn't quite sure how to dance. She takes him up on the roof and asks Jay and Silent Bob to pick out a tune for them. After rejecting some death metal, a choreographed dance sequence emerges on the street level as Becky tries to teach Dante to dance on the roof, to the tune of the Jackson 5's hit, "ABC". This harkens back to the hockey-on-the-roof scene from the first "Clerks".

Like all of Smith's movies, the verbiage is strong and in great abundance. Smith understands that the true connection between real people, (which then translates into the characters he creates), is communication, and he develops his films based on the importance of the spoken word. At times, his films can be a little too much for the easily offended, (a bachelor party involving a donkey scene with Elias under the influence of marijuana comes to mind), but at the core of Smith's films is all heart. Humor is the wave on which we ride to the underlying values of his films, the strongest one here being the power of friendship.

Randall and Dante's friendship is showcased and can be appreciated moreso in this film than in the first "Clerks", which it pretty much has to be, considering this is the final hurrah for the View Askew-niverse. Everyone had a ton of fun making this film and that is evidenced by all of their performances.

Dante is the cynic in all of us, pissed off about life and the situations that are thrust at him but he deals with them anyway because he doesn't really see a choice in the matter. Becky is quite the opposite, in that she is bubbly and full of a zest for life. Randall is rude and crude with an obnoxious sense of humor...but he means well. Emma is sweet and a great catch but not who the audience wants to see end up with Dante. Elias is, well, Elias. And Jay and Silent Bob are an excellent source of comic relief when things actually venture into serious territory, (which isn't too often, don't worry).

If you've never seen a Kevin Smith film, you are truly missing out. Anyone with a penchant for Star Wars, crude humor, in-depth dialogue or just a good comedy needs to see at least one of Smith's films. If you want some initiation into his world, this is a great film to start with.

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Clerks II [HD DVD] Overview

Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 04/15/2008 Run time: 88 minutes Rating: Ur

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Lo and behold, Clerks II defies the odds as a sequel that even the most ardent Clerks fans can be happy about. Twelve years after Kevin Smith turned the independent film world upside-down with his ,000 black-and-white comedy, perpetual slackers Dante (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) return for another raucous romp in suburbia, but this time there's no beloved Quick Stop mini-mart to ensure their low-level employment. Now they're aimless 33-year-olds flippin' burgers at Mooby's, a fast-food joint with a cow theme that's "udderly delicious." Dante's engaged to his long-time girlfriend but has unexpectedly fallen in love with Mooby's manager Becky (and since she's played by Rosario Dawson, can you blame him?), and Randal's still holding out for life, liberty, and the pursuit of low ambition. The responsibilities of adulthood are rearing their ugly head, and with Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) still dealing weed and generally being obnoxious, well... something's gotta give, right? The way Smith has written this long-awaited follow-up, the dilemmas of Dante, Randal, and their ongoing friendship are something that anyone can relate to, and with Dawson lighting up the screen (in a role demanded by producer Harvey Weinstein to boost box-office appeal), the movie's romantic chemistry is surprisingly delightful. Rest assured, also, that Smith (shooting mostly in color this time, on a million budget) hasn't forgotten where he came from: Clerks II is jam-packed with the same lewd, crude humor that made Clerks an indie-film phenomenon, and Smith's good-natured sincerity is still on full display, ensuring that only the most prudish viewers could possibly be offended. For everyone else, this is as enjoyable as any sequel could ever hope to be, with amusing cameos by Smith-movie veterans Ben Affleck and Jason Lee, among others. --Jeff Shannon

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Good old Kevin Smith.... - Lika Laruku - Seattle.
I thought I was going to be drowened in family friendly romantic moral comedy BS this christmas, but Comedy Central had the sence to show nice crass comedies, like Clerks II, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Waiting, Still Waiting, & a Denis Leary Christmas Special to drown all of that away.

Clerks II is very good...even has references from J&SBSB. I love how he has a sence of continuity in his movies. His Batman comics are great too. If you liked Clerks 1 & the cartoon, you should get Clerks 2 & the comics.

Not even nearly the same - Jarod Whiting - New Orleans, LA
Watching this movie was a very frustrating experience for me. Everyone changes over time, and filmmakers are no exception; just look at George Lucas. It's clear that Kevin Smith is no longer the same man who made the first Clerks. This movie has the same actors, but it's completely lost the style and, more importantly, the spirit of the first movie.

The most important thing about Clerks is that the main characters didn't DO anything. They sat around and talked, while things happened to them. That's what made it such a revolutionary movie; instead of heroes who forge their own path through life, it was about people who go with the flow and wish life would just leave them alone. And this sequel gives up that amazing feeling for the sake of comedy. A donkey show and a white man "taking back" black racial slurs may be funny, but funny just doesn't cut it. This movie is just as good as any other dumb comedy made in the last decade. And that's a far cry from what I expected of it.

Aside from a couple heartwarming scenes, mainly the rooftop dance scene, this movie is nothing but cheap laughs and tired shtick Kevin Smith's been using for years now. Please, go ahead and skip it, you aren't missing much.

F*%@!ng Hilarious - J. Anderson - Santa Barbara, CA
If you enjoyed 'Clerks I' you will certainly enjoy 'Clerks II'. The latter film is way funnier than the original but equally offensive. I found it used for a couple dollars plus shipping and am thankful I ordered it. I've already watched it a few times...seriously a laugh riot!

The Getaway (Unrated) [HD DVD]

2010-01-03T22:01:00.001-08:00

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This was a very entertaining, if morally way below par, action movie which consistently keeps your attention with intense scenes. Kim Bassinger probably looked as good as she ever looked which is saying a lot.

Bassinger has one of the steamiest scenes I've ever seen on a mainline film (my VHS tape was the "unrated" version) but at least it was with her real-life husband (at the time) Alec Baldwin.

This re-make of the 1972 film also has Michael Madsen, James Woods, Mike Morse and Jennifer Tilley - all playing sleazy characters. They are so bad they make Baldwin & Bassinger look like monks!This movie is not exactly Mary Poppins. There's almost too much of a mean edge to it....almost. Perhaps I enjoy ogling Bassinger too much to can this movie for its baseness.

Whatever, this entertains to the degree that it makes it a very quick two hours. There is no way you could get bored watching this film.

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"This is going to be the last big score, I promise." Famous last words--uttered by crack thief Doc McCoy to his wife--that set forth a whirlpool of deception and violence in Roger Donaldson's 1994 remake of The Getaway. Bailed out of a Mexican jail by shady businessman Jack Benyon (James Woods) in order to hit an Arizona dog track for him, Doc (Alec Baldwin) and Carol (Kim Basinger) flee for south of the border when the robbery goes wrong, with the million-dollar loot in tow. Following close behind are Benyon's men and Doc's double-crossing partner Rudy (Michael Madsen).

The updated version shares not only the original film's plot, but also the added twist of having husband and wife Baldwin and Basinger step into the roles of the first real-life couple to make the film, Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw. This time, however, the woman's role has been given a tougher '90s edge, with Basinger pulling almost as many punches and firing as many shots as Baldwin, compared to McGraw, who followed McQueen around in wide-eyed, silent terror.

The Getaway maintains the same deliberate, neo-noir pace that made the first film taut, creating a claustrophobic atmosphere in the wide-open, desolate Southwestern landscapes. The scorching sun and heat only add to the strain, making it virtually impossible for anyone to find a dark corner or alleyway to hide in. The car chases and shoot-out finale are charged, though a secondary plot line, between Rudy and the woman he kidnaps and seduces (Jennifer Tilly), comes across as unnecessarily and incongruously brutal. --Natasha Senjanovic

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The Gateway - Seref F. Gunday - Sunny Isles Beach, Florida United States
The Gateway VHS that I purchased from Amazon arrived on time in an excellent condition as promised ;therefore, I am very happy.

The Getaway - Edward Anthony Alex -

Item was received in a timely manner and movie was, although used, in good shape and had no problem with video or sound.

The GetAway with Alex Baldwin and Kim Bessinger - William R. Laderer -
This Movie is one that is better than Kill Bill ONE and TWO, and is in no way related except it is a more realistic look at true life as it exist in the lives of people involved in the same business of compitation, and out to be the top dog and still servive and thrive and is a warning to all that they should approach all of life with caution and have an ace in the whole at all times and that people whom love eachother often do things for the benifit of those they love, even if it might hurt them when what they have done out of love becomes known. It is a great movie. The Getaway

HD Moods Blu Ocean [Blu-ray]

2010-01-02T21:55:00.001-08:00

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Recorded in cinema-quality 1080p
Paired with an original music soundtrack
Featuring dolphins, sea turtles, tropical fish, sunsets, waterscapes and more
Shot in HD by acclaimed ocean cinematographer Ray Hollowell
Music by award-winning composer and musician Alec Briguglio

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Under the sea in HD!

Sea & Song
Escape to the islands for soothing tropical scenery shot in high definition by acclaimed ocean cinematographer Ray Hollowell. An original music score accentuates the graceful motion of a dolphin s body and the mysterious sea turtle s rhythmic stroke. Let stress drift away with an island sunset or a calming waterscape, or get lost in the antics of a vibrant school of fish playing in candy-colored coral. Paired with an original smooth jazz soundtrack by award-winning composer and musician Alec Briguglio, Blu Ocean is a vacation for the senses!

The First of Its Kind
HD Moods Blu Ocean takes the high-definition image to levels never before available in a consumer product. HD Moods Blu Ocean goes beyond standard hi-def to a true cinema-quality picture on the small screen. When combined with an original soundtrack, this program is so life-like it will take your breath away.

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The Fountain (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2010-01-01T21:10:00.001-08:00

The Fountain (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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The Fountain is one of the most brilliant films I have ever encountered. If you read the one-star reviews on Amazon, you will find a number of people who didn't understand the film. I suggest multiple viewings. It is not to be watched casually over popcorn.

For starters, this film gets me to cry EVERY TIME and I've seen it about 8 times now. This occurs at the end where Hugh Jackman's character "gets it" and I'm not one to get leaky when watching movies. This is my exception.

It is easy to get lost in the three layers of the film, so I strongly recommend watching this several times. Some subtle yet crucial points of the film slip by undetected on the first watching. To improve your odds of getting this film the first time around, you should keep in mind the following.

1.) Izzy is dying and her husband Tommy is in denial.
2.) The book is a koan or riddle that Tommy must solve in order to move on.
3.) The bubble is actually a spaceship 500 years in the future (so says Aronofsky).

If you can keep these three straight, you should have a better chance at seeing through the confusion into the brilliance below.

The special effects here are amazing. On a similar note, so is the commentary on the DVD. There's tons on neat info, one section of which is on the special effects. This is a must see. The visual effects are simply breath taking and I look forward to watching this film in HD. This is really quite a visual work of art.

The theme of the film focuses on death and how people cope with it, seemingly taking a page from Kübler-Ross's playbook. Her stages of dying are clearly spelled out in this film and may aid the moviegoer in getting deeper into this film.

Overall, I cannot fathom how anyone could not like this film, unless they didn't understand it. For all one-star nay-sayers, I strongly suggest re-watching it, or perhaps doing some research concerning the themes of this movie. Here are my brief thoughts on the matter...

Spoiler Alert!!!

2000's: Izzy is dying and her husband Tommy is a cancer researcher trying to save her life through research. Izzy is characterized by calm acceptance and a vague sense of spiritual contentment. On the other hand, Tommy is in utter denial of Izzy's condition as he is sure that he can beat death through better science. Through out the film he is in denial, in furious rage and sometimes seemingly bartering with death itself. While he is off at work, Izzy just wants him to be with her; right here and right now. This is the primary tension of the film (and Kübler-Ross's earlier mission), between acceptance and denial. One could look at the entire film as Tommy's path to acceptance.

1500's: Izzy then begins to realize that Tommy may never accept her mortality, so she begins to write a book about 16th century Spain where she and her husband are the figurative lead characters; Queen Isabella and the Conquistador, Thomas. This almost functions as a koan written specifically for Tommy's disposition. In the story, Spain is being crushed by the inquisition and Queen Isabella asks her brave Conquistador to go to Central America to find the tree of life. If he returns successful, she will be his wife, forever. This is clearly an analogy of Tommy trying to prolong their lives forever. But, Izzy has left the last chapter blank. This last chapter begs the question of how are we to view eternal life. Is this possible or even reasonable? Ultimately, what good is it to live forever if we cannot live in the present moment? This is the perversion that Izzy is trying to get Tommy to see past. After many centuries (see 2500's below) Tommy realizes that the story must end with the Conquistador dying. He finds the tree, drinks from its sap and perishes. The eternal life he sought was the re-birth of flowers springing up from his body. The moral, that Izzy tried to teach him in life, was that every death is a sacrifice so that life may continue.

2500's: We are to assume that Tommy beat death through scientific research. His wife is now reborn in a tree which Tommy has scooped up in a spherical, transparent spaceship bubble and is heading to a dying star of Mayan mythology in the hopes of rebirth. He is still, after all this time, completely oblivious to his feelings about his wife's death. The resolution of the film comes when he finishes the final chapter of his wife's incomplete book. Here, he finally confronts the idea that he is in fact going to die. The look on Jackman's face in this scene as his face beams in a smile with tears flowing down his face is absolutely amazing. "I'm going to die" he says. I'm getting shivers just writing about it.

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Science fiction and romance collide in The Fountain, the ambitious third feature from director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream), who labored for four years to complete this epic-sized love story that stretches across centuries and galaxies. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz (Aronofsky's real-life companion) play lovers in each of the film's three settings--16th century Europe and America (Jackman is a Spanish explorer searching for Incan magic), the present day (Jackman is a doctor attempting to cure his dying wife), and the 26th century (Jackman is a space traveler seeking a gateway to the afterlife)--who struggle mightily to stay united, only to lose each other time and again. Aronofsky may not have chosen the easiest presentation for audiences to absorb his theories on the lasting qualities of life and the transformative powers of death--the final sequence, in particular, with a bald Jackman floating through space in a bubble, harks back uncomfortably to "head movies" of the late '60s--but his leads have considerable chemistry (and look terrific to boot), which goes a long way towards securing viewers' hopes for a happy ending. Critical reception for The Fountain has been nothing short of bloodthirsty, with Cannes audiences booing, but there are elements to enjoy here, even if the premise throws one for a loop. Ellen Burstyn (who earned an Oscar nomination for Requiem) delivers a typically solid performance as Jackman's boss in the present day sequence, and special effects (most done without the benefit of CGI) are also impressive given the film's low budget (spurred by a mid-production shutdown after original stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett ankled the picture). And science-fiction fans whose tastes run towards the metaphysical (Asimov, Le Guin) will appreciate the attempt to present the genre in a serious light. --Paul Gaita

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Overwhelming, Sad and Beautiful - EB. Seattle - Seattle, Wa
The premise behind the story is painfully simple: a man's struggle to save the woman he loves from dying.First I didn`t know what to think and feel, watching it. First it doesn`t make sense. BUT when we put all 3 parallel stories together, it became something wonderful and breathtaking. First we just watched for the incredible visual effects, and the gorgeous music (Clint Mansell). Now, after watching it 3 times, I LOVE this movie, you just sit down and let it in. I guess people don`t like it who want to`figure it out or solve it`like in other movies, but this one is like a journey, just watch it and enjoy the photographs and the music, and see where it goes, hopefully it will make sense to everyone -if not the 1st but 2nd or 3rd time! Brilliant acting (difficult job), fantastic visual effects and awesome music. Just enjoy it. The film had its world premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2006.[60] Several critics booed The Fountain at the festival's press screening, while the film received a 10-minute standing ovation at the public screening the following evening. It is visually stunning, intellectually and emotionally challenging.
The premise behind the story is painfully simple: a man's struggle to save the woman he loves from dying. Tomas, a 16th century conquistador, is seeking the fabled Fountain of Youth to save the life of Spain's Queen Isabel who risks death at the hands of a merciless Inquisition. Tommy, a 21st century medical researcher, is desperate to find a cure for the brain tumor which threatens the life of his wife, Izzy. Tom, a 26th century explorer, is making a long and desperate journey, seeking to save what he believes to be the very essence of life itself. In the end all three are the same man, wrestling furiously to answer the same questions about life and love.

WHAT WAS THAT???? - night book owl - Thousand Oaks, CA United States
Horrible, boring nonsense! Nothing more to say - just wasted 2 hours (actually I fell asleep, so it wasn't a complete waste). Don't waste money or time on this stinker!

I Loves Movies, Hated This One - Jose O. Morales - Easton PA
I really love movies. They are my number one hobby. But I hated this one. No point at all.

Apollo 13 [HD DVD]

2009-12-31T21:00:00.001-08:00

Apollo 13 [HD DVD] Review

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This two disc special edition of Apollo 13 is awesome one the best two disc movies you'll ever own. this movie is awesome. I recomend this movie :)

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NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon

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NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon

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Excellent Movie - C. Bennett - USA
This one is one of the best movie ever, the only bad for me was a HD and I need it on blu ray.

Apollo 13 widescreen dVD - R. Cook - Bristol, UK
The DVD was received in quick time from the USA in good packaging. Unfortunately I have not been able to review it as it will not play on any of my DVD players - Perhaps the sellar can advise that certain DVD will not play on UK DVD's. That said I am not put off using the sellar again as delivery and response time was good.

Meet the Fockers [HD DVD]

2009-12-30T19:40:00.001-08:00

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I have not seen too many sequels that are as good or better than the first movie. However, this is a classic with a continuation of the domination that Robert De Niro has over his daughter.

I never anticipated Ben Stiller's family being so different than what was betrayed in the first movie. I highly recommend watching both of these movies "back to back."

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Meet the Parents found such tremendous success in the chemistry produced by the contrasting personalities of stars Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller that the film's creators went for broke with the same formula again in Meet the Fockers. This time around, Jack and Dina Byrnes (De Niro and Blythe Danner) climb into Jack's new kevlar-lined RV with daughter Pam (Teri Polo), soon-to-be son-in-law Gaylord (Stiller), and Jack's infant grandson from his other daughter for the trip to Florida to meet Gaylord's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand in a casting coup). The potential in-laws are, of course, the opposite of Jack, a pair of randy, touchy-feely fun-lovers. The rest of the movie is pretty much a sitcom: put Bernie and Roz together with Jack, and watch the in-laws clash as Gaylord squirms. As with the original, there is a sense of joy in watching these actors take on their roles with obvious relish, and the Hoffman-Streisand-Stiller triumvirate is likeable enough to draw you in. But the formula doesn't work as well in Fockers mostly because much of the humor is based on two obvious gimmicks: Gaylord Focker's name, and the fact that Streisand's character is a sex therapist. As a result, the movie itself is more contrived and predictable, and a lot less fun than the original. The casting is grand, but one wishes more thought was put into the script.--Dan Vancini

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Saw the Movie was not impressed.not too funny sadly. - Jose Lopez - Miami,Florida USA
This movie is not as funny as the first sadly, where the first meet the parents movie was hilarious this one lacks it, it's not that this movie is not Funny. it is. but not as much as the 1st one. Then you add in the new cast of characters it just didn't do it for me sadly. It could have been better, there is a 3rd installment rumored to come as of this writing which will be about the kids, let's hope it's better and funnier. Pass this one, go for the 1st. I rented it and was disappointed.

Fun, fun, fun movie! - Ekaterina Walter - Oregon, USA
Part 2 to "Meet the Parents", this movie is even more fun. Streisand, Hoffman, De Niro are all outstanding in this feature! What a great cast and a hilarious plot.

Not Even Close to "Meet the Parents" - Media Lover -
Let me just say, I LOVE "Meet the Parents." It's one of my favorite movies of all time.

Let me now say, this movie is NOTHING like meet the parents. The whole movie is based on two things:

1. Cheesy Sex Humor
2. Gross out gags

Nothing else from this film is memorable (except for the always amazing Robert De Niro reprising one of his best roles.) Gotta love Jack!

Skip this movie, see the first one.

Accepted (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2009-12-29T19:25:00.001-08:00

Accepted (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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Accepted (directed by Steve Pink) is a humorous, thoughtful and smart take on college and what it truly means to achieve in life.

Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) is a smooth talking, intelligent but lazy high school graduate that finds himself in a bad predicament; he is rejected from every college he applies to. To keep himself from becoming a failure in the eyes of his overly demanding parents (Mark Derwin and Ann Cusack) he creates The South Harmon Institute of Technology, a fake college. To the dismay of his best friend Sherman Schrader (Jonah Hill), he accepts himself into the college along with his friends (Maria Thayer, Adam Herschman and Columbus Short).

But when more than 100 students show up on the first day Bartleby must go to far greater lengths than he imagined to keep the charade up.

The movie's opinion on college and academics is refreshing. The college application process is brutal. Qualified students get turned down. Then there are students who slack in high school but are searching for a second chance. Bartleby's `fake' college shows that there are students who can succeed and discover themselves in college regardless of their past performances. It's good to know that there are colleges out there that accept even those that didn't get straight A's in high school or a perfect ACT score. In the process his college that was essentially fake at the beginning becomes more real and turns into more than merely a scheme to fool his parents.

One of my favorite characters in the movie is Glen played by Adam Herschman. His one liners and ability to snag pretty college co-eds is hilarious. He is a suave man that doesn't appear to be one. He proves that looks don't count half as much as personality.

Bartleby is another surprise. He is lazy but any audience member will be able to spot the genius bubbling under the surface. He also has witty and clever one liners that bite through the stereotypical Harmon students and the restrictions colleges place on students.

The only problem with Accepted that bugs me is the concept. It's unrealistic that they are able to start a college no matter how much money they have in their possession. The accreditation is also far-fetched. But it is a movie and I am willing to suspend reality. Movies are allowed to push the limits. The social commentary on colleges shows that reality was tested for a reason; to illustrate that while the movie's concept doesn't always make sense, neither does real life.

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Universal Pictures Accepted - HD-DVD/DVD ComboFrom the producer of Bruce Almighty and Liar Liar comes a whole new school of thought: Accepted. When every college turns him down, Bartleby "B" Gaines decides to make one up. Welcome to the South Harmon Institute of Technology, where the students teach the classes, the dean lives in a trailer in the back, and Bartleby's on the way to scoring with the girl of his dreams. It's a raunchy, rowdy, flat-out funny collegecomedy that critics are calling "freakin' hilarious" (Steven Chupnick, MovieWeb.com)!BONUS MATERIALS:Picture in Picture Commentary with Steve Pink, Justin Long, Lewis Black, Jonah Hill and Adam HerschmanProduction PhotographsAdam's Accepted ChroniclesReject Rejection: The Making of AcceptedSelf-Guided Campus Tour"Hangin' onthe Half Pipe" Music VideoThe Ringers - "Keeping Your Heads Up" Music VideoFeature Commentarywith Director Steve Pink, Justin Long, Lewis Black, Jonah Hill and Adam HerschmanDeleted ScenesGag Reel

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Justin Long has been hovering on the edges of movies like The Break-Up and Dodgeball, providing little comic bursts that are often funnier than the rest of the movie. In Accepted, Long plays Bartleby Gaines, a fast-talking slacker who, when he gets rejected by every college he applied to, invents a phony college to get his parents off his back. Unfortunately, the website his best friend creates is too effective--hundreds of other rejects apply and are accepted. Instead of revealing the hoax, Gaines decides to forge ahead and let the students create their own curriculum, little suspecting that their school is obstructing the expansion plans of the nearby snobbish college. Accepted is much better than you might expect, given the low bar set by most campus comedies; it aims for, and sometimes achieves, the blend of slapstick and social satire that Animal House embodied. Long proves to be a charming leading man without losing his quirky comic sense and the supporting cast is consistently entertaining, particularly stand-up comedian Lewis Black, who delivers a variety of sardonic rants about society. Accepted's critique of conformism is glib--you wish they'd given it a little more bite--but it's still valid and a pleasant sliver of substance in an otherwise vapid genre. --Bret Fetzer

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Flat movie - Patrick C. Pleter -
I won't waste my time reiterating what the other low reviews have covered; this is an uncreative movie to which one might psychologically masturbate if they were too incompetent to get into a decent university, and are now grumbling whilst flipping over the latest burger on the fryer -- in short, aimed at a moronic audience. Y'know, something Comedy Central would (and does) air over and over and over, well into 2020 (I just saw it on now, inspiring me to make this review).

Love this movie! - Amy Thomas -
I got this video for my boyfriend and he just loves this movie. he is very happy with it!

The Omega Man [HD DVD]

2009-12-28T18:00:00.001-08:00

The Omega Man [HD DVD] Review

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This is the DVD version of the movie, and the Heston version too. I never knew about this movie before I came across it in the local public library.

I love science fiction, and enjoyed this movie. (I haven't seen the other two versions of this movie, nor have I read the book version.)

Being deaf, I relied on the closed captions, and they worked just fine.

I did find it strange that the power was still working two years after the catastrophe apparently occurs in the year 1975. Even back then the technology wasn't that good for such a thing to be possible. I wish they had tried a more plausible way of providing power.

A second inconsistency is that the eyes in the night folks are supposed to be sensitive to the light, which means the irises in the eyes should have been especially large so that it lets too much light in and therefore they can't see in the daytime. But in the movie the irises of the night folks are really small, and you'd expect that would mean they couldn't see at night without sunglasses to boot (so why wear sunglasses at all at night?) and would be able to see easily without sunglasses during the day. The filmmakers must have understood this optics stuff all backward.

Those were the only two inconsistencies I noticed when I watched this film.

BTW, a few of these reviews mention another car in the distant background in the opening moments of the movie, I missed that and will have to look for that car the next time I watch this movie.

I was really struck by the ending, and loved it.

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Welcome to the future. Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other "inhabitants" emerge. The Omega Man adapts Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend into a high-impact, high-tension saga of a fate not far remo

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Welcome to the future. Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown when other "inhabitants" emerge. The Omega Man adapts Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend into a high-impact high-tension saga of a fate not far removed from reality. Charlton Heston is Neville fending off attacks by The Family sinister neopeople spawned by the plague. He also becomes a man with a mission after meeting Lisa (Rosalind Cash) another unifected survivor - and guardian of some healthy children representing our species' hope. Year: 1971 Sound: ENG FR; Subtitles: ENG FR Screen Format: Side A: Standard; Side B: WiedescreenFormat: DVD HD Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY UPC: 085391185376

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Science fiction took a grim turn in the 1970s--the heyday of Agent Orange, nuclear peril, and Watergate. Suddenly, most of our possible futures took on a "last man on Earth" flavor, with The Omega Man topping the doom-struck heap.

Charlton Heston plays the government researcher behind the ultimate biological weapon, a deadly plague that has ravaged humanity. There are two groups of survivors: a dwindling band of immune humans and an infected, psychopathic mob of light-hating quasi-vampires. The infected are led by Mathias, a clever, charismatic man set on destroying the last remnants of the civilization that produced the plague. Heston has a vaccine--but he and the few remaining normals are outnumbered and outgunned. By day, he builds a makeshift version of the nuclear family (with Rosalind Cash as his afro-wearing, gun-toting little lady). They plan for the future while roaming freely through an empty urban landscape, taking what few pleasures life has left. By night, they defend themselves against the growing horde of plague victims. Both a bittersweet romance and a gothic cautionary tale, The Omega Man paints a convincing portrait of hope and despair. It ain't pretty, but it's a great movie. --Grant Balfour

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Just because it is a old, doesn't mean it's good - one guys opinion - Jacksonville, Florida
I recently watched this film through the instant view option on Netflix. Heston did a really good job in the Ape films, so I figured I would give this one a shot. Here, Heston overacts, and the motivation behind the way the behavior of the cult is silly, and worse, inconsistent.

Simply put, this film is aweful! Not terrible enough to be campy. Just bad enough to make you want your time back.

Omega Man - G. Medina -
Omega Man is pretty cheesy and dated: fake blood, bad costumes, laughable dialogue, and solidly anchored in the '70s. Vicent Price's "Last Man on Earth" is a superior version of "I am Legend" IMHO.

The Dirty Dozen [HD DVD]

2009-12-27T17:40:00.001-08:00

The Dirty Dozen [HD DVD] Review

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I love this movie. My Mon took me to see it along with 10 or so friends. I was 8 years old. Lots of violence, guns and explosions. Even the bad Americans are the good guys, the Nazis are the bad guys. All very politically incorrect stuff. The hanging scene, Marvin kicking Cassavetes ass, Telly Savalas perving out, Sutherland impersonating the general, Jim Brown dropping hand grenades onto evil gasoline soaked Nazi people trapped in a cellar, Brown's almost making it to the giant half track - and getting shot by a sniper using an INFRARED scope ... these are the coolest, best, funniest scenes in the history of film - at least for a 8 year old in 1967.

After the movie we went to the park and played Army. I had a steel toggle action full size toy cap-gun Luger. The thing would get a kid shot these days - it looked very real. I also had a plastic .45 caliber Thompson SMG like Tom Hanks used in "Saving Private Ryan." When you pulled the trigger it made a gun sound. (I liked it because the Sgt. in the TV show "Combat" used it. And if "Combat" was not a "QUINN-MARTIN PRODUCTION," well it should have been.)

At the park we ran up and down the side of a pine straw covered hill. Somehow in our imaginary battlefield, sliding down the hill on the pine straw made perfect sense.

And then hot dogs cooked over charcoal, and lots of cake and ice cream.

Perfect movie.

Perfect day.

Five stars for both.

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The Dirty Dozen [HD DVD] Overview

A group of conscripted convicts, most already destined for death row, are drafted to go on a near-suicide mission with the understanding that if the Nazis don't kill them, the U.S. Army won't, either. In the hands of hardboiled director Robert Aldrich and a tough-as-leather cast headed by Lee Marvin (as a troublesome U.S. Army major), that's all the plot that's needed to make one rip-roaring World War II action flick. Marvin's mission is two-fold: first turn his dozen prisoners into a fighting unit and then turn them loose on a French chateau occupied by partying German officers. His crime-minded charges include John Cassavetes as a chronic malcontent, Telly Savalas as a ready-to-blow psycho, Donald Sutherland as a lame-brained lummox, and Charles Bronson and then-just-retired NFL superstar Jim Brown as a couple of clutch performers. The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky bonds with their commander. The second part is all action, as the culprit commandos wreck havoc and then run for their lives. Despite the fact that few of the "heroes" survive the bloodbath, the message here isn't that war is hell. Rather, it seems to be: war can be a hell of a good time... if you've got nothing to lose. --Steven Stolder

The Dirty Dozen [HD DVD] Specifications

Twelve jailbirds will earn their freedom...if they survive a suicide mission against the Nazi brass. Tough-as-nails Lee Marvin leads a nothing-to-lose convict squad of Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Trini Lopez, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Clint Walker and more in the all-time action trendsetter.

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SuperSixties Classic, But... - Rob - Texas
The Dirty Dozen deserves all it's superlatives. It ran for weeks and weeks back when theaters had ONE screen. Lee Marvin was a big star before it, but this made him a SuperStar for years. Not having seen it for several years, I was impressed with Charles Bronson as he is virtually the second lead in the film. He had to turn down The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly for this, so all was most definitely not lost. He even gets the last line! My other favorite actor in the movie is Clint Walker, which brings up a problem with the script, editing, or whatever. What happens to him??? I watched carefully this time in the climactic battle and there's still no death scene! His picture and name shows up at the end with the roll call of those KIA, but where's the body? An explanation is in order! So, I guess I'll have to fill in the blanks: Posey is wounded and assumed dead by the remaining Dirty Dozen who under duress of fire leave the Chateau and make it back to friendly lines. At the time of their convalescence, Posey is still listed as KIA. Unknown to them, the friendly French staff of destroyed chateau has found him and hidden him with the French Resistance. As the Allies advance through France, he eventually rejoins the Army and restored to his former rank. Oh yeah, he also later marries the beautiful French girl who nursed him back to health!

Movie for Father`s 89th Birthday - Sandra Merz -
My Father-in-law has been looking for this movie "The Dirty Dozen" and hasn`t been able to find it anywhere so he mentioned it to us and I went right to Amazon.com and ordered it.A done deal. I`ll have to say we did go to Best Buy first but they didn`t have it. I promise next time I want something I`ll just go to Amazon first. He loves the movie and I bet he lets us watch it too.
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Brokeback Mountain [HD DVD]

2009-12-26T17:30:00.001-08:00

Brokeback Mountain [HD DVD] Review

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BBM is a true masterpiece; I loved it. This widescreen 2-disc collector's edition is worth watching again & again. The bonus features are so good. This film effected me so much; I can't get it out of my mind. I always cry each time I see it. Love is universal - the story is so full of loss, mistakes, regrets, sadness, etc.- that it makes your heart break. The performances of Heath (sigh) as Ennis and Jake as Jack, along of course w/Ang Lee's masterful direction, are terrific. The screenplay by Mr. McMurtry and Ms. Ossana is perfect. The fact of Ennis & Jack not being together effects their entire lives, as well as the lives around them. All in all, what a great film!!

P.S.: That so-called "academy" robbed BBM of best picture of 2005; it is unbelievable that award went so undeservingly to something like "Trash"! The audible, unbelievable gasp of the audience must have been heard outside the theater! Wouldn't surprise me if it was just a cave in at the last minute. Stupid cowards. But, I admit that I never fail to be amazed and furious at all of that "academy's" continuous mistakes from way back. Heath was definitely robbed of best actor, as Jake was of best supporting actor,. The beautiful cinematography was not rewarded also. Some things never change...

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Brokeback Mountain [HD DVD] Overview

A sad, melancholy ache pervades Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee's haunting, moving film that, like his other movies, explores societal constraints and the passions that lurk underneath. This time, however, instead of taking on ancient China, 19th-century England, or '70s suburbia, Lee uses the tableau of the American West in the early '60s to show how two lovers are bound by their expected roles, how they rebel against them, and the repercussions for each of doing so--but the romance here is between two men. Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) are two itinerant ranchers looking for work in Wyoming when they meet and embark on a summer sheepherding job in the shadow of titular Brokeback Mountain. The taciturn Ennis, uncommunicative in the extreme, finds himself opening up around the gregarious Jack, and the two form a bond that surprisingly catches fire one cold night out in the wilderness. Separating at the end of the summer, each goes on to marry and have children, but a reunion years later proves that, if anything, their passion for each other has grown significantly. And while Jack harbors dreams of a life together, the tight-lipped Ennis is unable to bring himself to even consider something so revolutionary.

Its open, unforced depiction of love between two men made Brokeback an instant cultural touchstone, for both good and bad, as it was tagged derisively as the "gay cowboy movie," but also heralded as a breakthrough for mainstream cinema. Amidst all the hoopla of various agendas, though, was a quiet, heartbreaking love story that was both of its time and universal--it was the quintessential tale of star-crossed lovers, but grounded in an ever-changing America that promised both hope and despair. Adapted by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana from Annie Proulx's short story, the movie echoes the sparse bleakness of McMurtry's The Last Picture Show with its fading of the once-glorious West; but with Lee at the helm, it also resembles The Ice Storm, as it showed the ripple effects of a singular event over a number of people. As always, Lee's work with actors is unparalleled, as he elicits graceful, nuanced performances from Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway as the wives affected overtly and subliminally by their husbands' affair, and Gyllenhaal brings surprising dimensions to a character that could have easily just been a puppy dog of a boy. It's Ledger, however, who's the breakthrough in the film, and his portrait of an emotionally repressed man both undone and liberated by his feelings is mesmerizing and devastating. Spare in style but rich with emotion, Brokeback Mountain earns its place as a classic modern love story. --Mark Englehart

Brokeback Mountain [HD DVD] Specifications

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Winner of three Academy Awards(R), including Best Director, the moviethat became a cultural phenomenon is now available in a remarkable 2-Disc Collector's Edition. Relive the sweeping epic that explores the lives of two young men (Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal), a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection. With all-new bonus features, never-before-seen footage and highly collectible postcards, this definitive set magnifies the emotion, drama and power of one of cinema's most groundbreaking films.

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Censorship - James Harold Smith -
It is films like brokeback mountain that make us wish for a return to censorship because they promote lifestyles that are repulsive and unnatural as well as irresponsible and socially destructive. Sorry, but that is how I feel and most people feel the same.

In the closet or at the altar - Henry James - Cambridge, MA
Some people they have no sense of shame. If they did they would hide or reform. Not show off.

Good Night, and Good Luck (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2009-12-25T17:20:00.001-08:00

Good Night, and Good Luck (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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Good Night, And Good Luck. looks at the early years of television and journalism principles; specifically the on-air clash in the 1950's between Edward R. Murrow of CBS and Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. With an outstanding cast, including McCarthy himself through archival footage, this film comes alive with intense emotion while depicting the historical See It Now shows and journalism integrity.

Sen. Joseph McCarthy abused his position of power when he claimed many U.S. citizens were Communist Party members. By instilling fear he was able to cripple people's lives with uncorroborated hearsay evidence. Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) decided to report the known facts of McCarthy's tactics on his show with the assistance of his right-hand man, Fred Friendly (George Clooney). With Murrow's strong following he was able change the course of history.

The film was produced in black and white and with impeccable acting and props I felt I was living through the events and they unfolded. Of course it must have been much more extraordinary back then; but, having not grown up in that time this is the closest I will ever come to understanding the impact of those events.

You do not need to be a history buff to enjoy this movie. A little light reading would not hurt though if you are not familiar with Murrow and McCarthy; I found it useful to have my computer at hand to lookup up some lesser known people I was curios about (but didn't need to know to have the film make sense).

David Strathairn did an excellent job portraying Murrow right down to the infamous Camel cigarette always in hand. The additional cast of George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., and Frank Langella all showed their talent on the screen. I was particularly impressed with Ray Wise who played Don Hollenbeck - his superb (although small) role with stay with me for a long time.

9 out of 10 - Rated PG - Watch this one for the historical importance and amazing film making.

Dain Binder
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Without force-feeding its timely message, Good Night, and Good Luck illuminates history to enlighten our present, when the need for a free and independent press is more important than ever. In 90 breathtaking minutes of efficient and intricate storytelling, writer-director George Clooney and cowriter Grant Heslov pay honorable tribute to the journalistic integrity of legendary CBS newscaster Edward R. Murrow, who confronted the virulent and overzealous anti-Communist witch-hunting of Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy in 1953-54, and emerged as a triumphant truth-seeker against the abuses of corporate and governmental power. As played by David Strathairn, Murrow is a dogged realist, keenly aware of the smear tactics that will be employed against him; Clooney provides crucial backup as Murrow's "See It Now" producer and closest confidante Fred Friendly, forming a fierce but not entirely fearless triumvirate of broadcasting bravery with CBS chief William Paley (Frank Langella), who anxiously champions Murrow's cause under constant threat of reprisals. While using crisp black-and-white cinematography (by Robert Elswit) to vividly recreate the electrifying atmosphere of the CBS newsroom and the early years of television, Clooney (son of long-time Cincinnati newsman Nick Clooney) proves his directorial skill by juggling big themes and an esteemed ensemble cast, never stooping to simplification of ethically complex material. Good Night, and Good Luck is an instant classic, destined for all the accolades it so richly deserves. --Jeff Shannon

Good Night, and Good Luck (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Specifications

"Good Night, And, Good Luck." takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.

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Black and White Blu Ray - J. Wentworth - Hartford, CT USA
Good Night, and Good Luck. is a great movie and looks nice on blu ray. However, if you are looking for a film that will get the most out of your blu ray player then this probably isn't the best title to get. The picture is crisp and clear as one would come to expect from blu ray but the movie is in black and white. The blu ray has the same additional content that the DVD has so you're not missing out on anything. If you have an HDTV then the DVD will be upconverted and look as just as good as HD. If you own the DVD an upgrade is not neccessary.

Great DVD. Thank you! - irritation free in the sack - utah
Quick delivery, DVD as described. Great price. Thank you. I'd love to buy from you again.

Ed Murrow - Beatriz S. Wronski - Michigan USA
I have the complete Ed Murrow collection, and I must say this portrays him and his fight with McCarthy very well, the good thing is it cut McCarthy,s venomous speech against Murrow to the nitty-gritty, making it more understandable, without the rambling that went on and on. I know I will watch it more than once.

King of California [HD DVD]

2009-12-24T17:10:00.001-08:00

King of California [HD DVD] Review

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Had not heard of this movie before and was delighted to have "discovered" it. Great entertainment.

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King of California [HD DVD] Overview

Michael Douglas is such a great dramatic actor (not to mention villain) that it's worth remembering what a strong comedic performer he can be (War of the Roses, Romancing the Stone). In King of California, he digs into his offbeat lighter role with relish and vigor. Yet he softens the scene-chewing with appropriate poignancy, given that he's playing a mentally ill deadbeat who's essentially left his daughter to raise herself--and him. Douglas plays Charlie, a troubled yet good-humored musician who's just been released from institutional care. Evan Rachel Wood is his wise-beyond-her-years daughter, Miranda, who pays the bills, keeps house, and even buys a car as an unlicensed 15-year-old. The film examines the bond between troubled dad and grounded teen, and it's to both actors' credit that the slight (and slightly incredulous) plot doesn't diminish the impact of their love or anguish.

Charlie's convinced a buried Spanish treasure lies beneath the local Costco (one of many companies given costar billing; others include McDonald's, Petco, Target, and Chuck E. Cheese). The plot follows Charlie's single-minded, impossible-dream journey, while the world-weary Miranda is resigned to following ("Time to get on that old bipolar pony and ride," she mutters). But along the way, dad and daughter find true ways to reconnect, and therein lies the true majesty of King of California --A.T. Hurley

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At the age of sixteen Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood) has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother she s dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald s while her father Charlie (Michael Douglas) resides in a mental institution.When Charlie is released and sent back to their home Miranda finds the relatively peaceful existence she s built for herself completely disrupted. Charlie has become obsessed with the notion that the long-lost treasure of Spanish explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces is buried somewhere near their suburban California housing unit. Armed with a metal detector and a stack of treasure-hunting books Charlie soon finds reason to believe that the gold resides underneath the local Costco and encourages Miranda to get a job there so that they can plan a way to excavate after hours.Initially skeptical Miranda soon finds herself joining in Charlie s questionable antics in an effort to give him one last shot at accomplishing his dreams in this darkly funny exciting and surprisingly hopeful take on the modern family and the American dream.Format: DVD HD Genre: COMEDY/ROMANTIC COMEDY UPC: 687797117717 Manufacturer No: FLP-11771

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A Few Laughs... - Giordano Bruno - Wherever I am, I am.
... and an adroit portrayal of a nut-case California libertarian dysfunctional father with a heart (or possibly a whole chest) of gold. If you've ever lived in California, especially southern, you're excused; you don't need to see it, you can just sit on a step-ladder in your patio and watch your neighbors. Otherwise, you might not feel too bad about wasting an hour-and-a-half on a film that aspires to be as wildly sardonic as a Coen Brothers movie, but ends up as sappy as Gidget.

Oh yeah, the young woman, Evan Rachel, deserves another chance, in a stronger role. But please, don't cast her as a precocious seventeen-year-old again!

Awesome movie, decent picture. - Jeremy A. Hunter - New Hampshire
Movie is great, picture quality I'd give a 4, a few dark scenes with a good amount of grain.

Fantasy - Richard C. Idoux - APO, AE United States
Charlie Sheen certainly shows just exactly what the imagination can do to lead us on a merry chase after the impossible dream. The film brings out the true feelings that many viewers may have in reagrds to following the rainbow to find the pot of gold.

WWII in HD

2009-12-23T15:10:00.001-08:00

WWII in HD Review

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I never thought I'd see something that would challenge the 1974, 26-part BBC production "The World At War" The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition) as a documentary but this 10-part documentary does that and it's a high definition remake of thousands of hours of film, most in color and most never before broadcast to the public.

From the earliest days of the war -- the 1930s in both Europe and Asia -- to the liberation of Nazi concentration camps in Buchenwald, "World War II in HD" captures many of the most important battles and turning points of the war, all told in first person narrative from people that actually fought in war or covered it as war correspondents. This includes interviews with surviving veterans made in 2008-09 with people now more than 80 years of age.

Personally, this documentary struck a chord with me in one of the earlier hours on the battle of Tarawa, an archipelago of small islands in the Pacific that was a stepping stone to Japan and an important air base. My dad fought at Tarawa; he told me the four-day battle resulted in 6,000 deaths, 5,000 of which were Japanese. "We buried the Americans in graves and dug trenches for the Japs," dad told me.

The battle footage and narrative on Tarawa pretty much mimicked what dad told me only in much greater detail. It also mentions John Huston's 1944 documentary made on the American fight Marines At Tarawa (1945) that brought the war home to the public. "We wanted people to know we don't knock hell out of them every day," a voiceover says during the documentary about the battle and documentary that won the 1945 Oscar for short documentary.

And that's just one half-hour slice of this magnificent series. It tackles many of the important Pacific and European battles including Guadalcanal, Battle of the Bulge, Okinawa and the fight Americans had with the Japanese on American soil at Attu in Alaska's Aleutian islands. Every aspect of the war, from North Africa to bomber runs in Europe to nurses' roles in the Pacific, to the American depature and return to Bataan, the Tuksegee airmen, to FDR's death, the concentration camps, the Americans meeting the Russians in Berlin, and the atomic bombs in Japan, is covered in some detail with actual war footage you've probably never seen unless you saw it first on The History Channel.

The quality of the filmmaking, the restoration of the home movies to HD, and the scripting of individual voiceovers (sometimes by stars like Rob Lowe with a special plaudit to narrator Gary Sinise) from the real-life warriors is uniformly magnificent. Never does this film lag in one minute of its 10 hours. This is one of the most important World War II releases since "The World At War" and is is surely an instant classic of World War II storytelling. No fan of history should go without seeing this. Buy it for Christmas, either for yourself or for someone else.

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The only people to see the war like this were the ones who lived it. Until now…

Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage no one knew existed. The first documentary to show World War II from the perspective of both sides in full, immersive HD color, the world premiere HISTORY series WWII in HD uses the diaries of soldiers who fought in the war’s biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and detailed look at life on and off the front lines. Though it was illegal for U.S. soldiers to carry diaries, many hid them away in their packs and recorded their experiences in detail.

Now, through the use of these diaries and other source documents, as well as HD color and on-location shooting around the world, WWII in HD transforms their journey into a tangible piece of history. Culled from rare color archival footage from an exhaustive worldwide search and converted to HD with meticulous technique, WWII in HD provides a picture of World War II as it has never been seen before.

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Why can't history classes be this interesting? - Keeva Cox - Dallas, TX USA
This entire series is masterfully done! Instead of a bunch of facts and figures delivered by the usual talking heads often seen in documentaries, this series focuses on 12 individuals that were on the front lines during the war. The battles of WWII are told in their own words, through their letters, reports, and interviews, making the entire documentary intensely personal. The narration provided by Gary Sinise seamlessly intertwines the personal accounts with the facts of the battles and strategies used, giving the viewer all of the background information they need to understand what's going on without being the least bit intrusive. The added backdrop of the never-before-seen color WWII footage of the events really makes it seem as if the viewer is right in the middle of the action; watching and experiencing everything for themselves. History teachers and textbook authors take note: this is how history should be taught!

Young people: You're scared of terrorists? Not after watching this... - David Vega - Arizona
This is the greatest documentary about the greatest story ever told. We think we are scared of terrorists....give me a break....terrorists are pimples on our posteriors compared to the fear the Nazis and Japs put the world through. Not only is this documentary visually breathtaking, but the meticulous research of each of the stories, the strategies of the war, and the perspective it gives the viewer is like nothing I've ever seen before. It truly proves that they were the greatest generation, the generation we should all strive to be. This documentary should be in every school...let the teacher close the book and pop this in as a history lesson because it can not be told better than this. I can't say enough about it. Jack Yusen was the best! "He went to go see his muddah on the back porch!"

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Blu-ray + DVD with Steelbook Case)

2009-12-22T12:05:00.001-08:00

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Blu-ray + DVD with Steelbook Case) Review

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This movie has always been one of my favorites, but the new blue-ray version really adds an extra "Wow" factor. The color and clarity are enhanced for added sharpness and enjoyment. We had recieved this dvd as a gift, so I wasn't as aware of the price until I checked it out here on Amazon.

Although, I really love the movie, I'm not sure that it is worth the extra money. Perhaps the economy has made me more budget conscious, but I would probably think twice about this unless you were absolutely determined to get THIS movie. In that case, you will not be disappointed. If you are trying to decide between Snow White and another movie at a lower cost, think hard.

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Includes limited edition Steelbook! The diamond edition features single-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray versions of the film. The Blu-ray includes the movie in high-definition with 7.1 HD sound, DisneyView, an all-new music video, backstage featurettes, Disney Family Play, and classic bonus features.

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One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937 film is almost dizzying in its meticulous construction of an enchanted world, with scores of major and minor characters (including fauna and fowl), each with a distinct identity. When you watch Snow White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head all in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's artists that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging, girl-woman character. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns from killer green to rose red, the effect of knowing something so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure it forces one to surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm fairy tale, Snow White is probably the best family film ever to deal, in mythic terms, with the psychological foundation for growing up. It's a crowning achievement and should not be missed. --Tom Keogh

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BluRay + Exclusive Steelbook - Mark - Chicagoland, IL
This set includes Bluray of Snow White + the extra Steelbook case. Steelbook was only available for pre-orders and is sold out. Sure to be a collectors item and to answer previous reviewers question, "that is why its more expensive". Awesome set and a must have for your collection.

Snow white Diamond Edition Blue ray DVD - P. malky - South Carolina
I received this dvd- blu ray disc set as a gift.. The quality is superb. The content is so clear and crisp. I did not remember the whole Snow White story and now I have this classic in the best high quality edition ever made.. You will love the story, the clarity, the sound, and all the extra features that are included with the blu ray disc. this is a must have for any disney family collection.

Lost City [HD DVD]

2009-12-21T10:05:00.001-08:00

Lost City [HD DVD] Review

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Many reviewers here seem to want to debate the historical, political or moral accuracy, truth or correctness of The Lost City.

Give it a rest, and appreciate this movie for what it really is.

Hey, revolution happens. It always has causes and effects.

The Lost City is art. High art at that.

It appears to me that Garcia did as good a job as humanly possible in balancing his persepctive from the pre-Revolutionary upper and upper middle class with those of the bureaucatic and military ruling class, the working classes, and the revolutionary forces. This was not a documentary. It would have been impossible to tell everyone's truth.

Garcia succeeded mightily in crafting a love letter to a place, a time, a history, a culture, and a future, that means much to many, and in doing so helping to illuminate and preserve that culture and awareness for us all.

Garcia's characters in the movie on the political right, center and left display the full spectrum of human conditions, motivations, and emotions, both good and evil, and frequently flawed.

Critics of the movie on either its political or artistic merits are revealing more about themselves, their own agendas, or their appreciation for something other than Hollywood action blockbusters, than about the shortcomings of Garcia or this film.

The Lost City is a story worth telling told well, a beautiful film, full of talented actors and performances, with lush visuals and music. The setting here is Havana, but it could have taken place anywhere, and this would have been a well made and moving film. It is therefore timeless and qualifies as classic art. No complaints. The End.

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For his first feature film as a director, Andy Garcia has crafted an ambitious and vivid love story set amid the Cuban revolution. El Tropico, an elegant nightclub, overflows with exuberant music and sinuous dance; the owner, Fico (Garcia, Ocean's Eleven, The Untouchables), and his family live a life of privilege in Havana, but Fico and his father hope to steer the brutal reign of Batista towards democratic reforms. Fico's two brothers are not so patient and get caught up in the guerilla forces that seek to overthrow Batista by force; one dies after a failed coup attempt, the other joins Fidel Castro's revolutionary army. Meanwhile, Fico and his widowed sister-in-law Aurora (Ines Sastre) fall in love, their romance unfolding in the still-thriving Havana nightlife, while during the day Castro's new regime turns as repressive as Batista's. Gorgeous cinematography captures the spectacle of the musical numbers in El Tropico, which are never less than stunning, and the depiction of the political chaos is effective and dynamic. Unfortunately, at the heart of the movie is stasis; Fico, though morally indignant, never takes any action, and his courtship with Aurora is beautifully filmed but lacks palpable heat. Clumsy dialogue and odd digressions with mobster Meyer Lansky (Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man) and a seemingly metaphorical character known only as the Writer (Bill Murray, Lost in Translation) make a long movie feel even longer. But the music is undeniable; if your feet don't itch to dance after watching The Lost City, you have no soul. --Bret Fetzer

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excellent - Xraytech - DC Area
This is a great movie, showing Cuba before the comunist came and how they changed this beautiful island country. As always, Andy Garcia was Great, he was perfect for the part. over all, it was well cast and a movie to see over and over again!!!!

Slick and beautiful to look at - but nothing of substance - Mr. Stephen Kennedy - Doha, Qatar
This vanity project of Andy Garcia obviously was borne out of the one thing that signally fails to come across on screen - passion. The story revolves around his character, a night club owner in 1958 Cuba. Through his eyes and through the relationships he has with both his family and the woman he loves, we see the events unfold of the revolution and its aftermath.
It's a potentially compelling story, and has been evoked with some stunning set design and memorably vivid recreation of pre-revolution Cuba, but ultimately this story of a family being torn apart by political and ideological differences just lacks momentum and, oddly - drama - to work. Garcia, who not only stars but co-wrote and directs, seems to want to be the new Godfather - its easy to spot the mannerisms and acting tics, but while he has the beginnings of the flab of a Brando, he lacks the intensity. There is an interesting subtext to the movie where we see him strive to remain an observer to events, as symbolised by his constantly picking up his Super 8 to capture events important to him - but ultimately he puts down the camera and the events involve him too deeply for him to remain an observer. Less interesting by far is the appearance of Bill Murray, who appears as The Comedian - a true observer, who comments wryly on proceedings while not being part of them. It's a device which alas does not add any depth to the narrative but merely drags it out in a way that takes one out of the story rather than illumining it.
Another problem with the movie is that for a film which purports to get under the skin of the revolution and its effects, it signally fails to show any reason for the discontent. We see a wealthy and happy family in a pristine Havana, and then a brother goes off to join the revolution - why he does is never really explored. The scenes of violence we do see rather symbolise what is wrong with the movie - we see grenades being thrown, gunshots, explosions - and when the smoke clears, the locations filled with marble and beautiful furnishings remain unscathed.
One factor which might raise the movie by a star to watchable for you, is if you are a fan of Cuban music - authentic and atmospheric music permeates the movie, and the movie seems more like a labor of love for the music, rather than the country, at times.
Being of Cuban descent, Garcia clearly had the energy to craft something special - it's just a shame that his energy failed to weave its way into the resulting film. What we ultimately have is a movie of loud gunshots and Cuban music in beautiful locations, alternated with mumbled conversations of seemingly great portent, which ultimately lead to - very little of interest.

HD Window: Great Southwest by HDScape [HD DVD]

2009-12-20T09:50:00.001-08:00

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content so so, picture clear - G. Shen -
I got this HD DVD, the picture is clear due to HD DVD, but the content is not what I expect. Moving picture is not "moving", the camera just stayed in one place and did not move when taking moving picture. I do not like this style.

Failure to Launch (Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD]

2009-12-19T09:06:00.001-08:00

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The plot of Failure to Launch is utterly implausible, yet the movie is thoroughly fun. Tripp (laid-back Matthew McConaughey, Sahara, Dazed and Confused) is a 35-year-old man who still lives with his parents (Kathy Bates, Misery, and ex-quarterback Terry Bradshaw)--and they aren't happy about it. Eager to get him out of the nest, they hire Paula (Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker), a professional motivator who feigns relationships with boy-men so that their improved self-esteem will lead them to leave the nest. But Tripp's not the usual insecure shut-in Paula's used to, and as sparks fly, Paula finds herself losing her professional distance. This sort of set-up drove classic screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s; once you embrace the absurdity, the movie zips along with a surprising balance of humor and bittersweet shadings. Failure to Launch gets a huge boost from the supporting performance of Zooey Deschanel (Elf) as Paula's housemate Kit--part sourpuss, part tomboy, and entirely sexy and winning. McConaughey and Parker have enjoyable chemistry and carry the movie well, but Deschanel is an oddball romantic-heroine-in-waiting. Also featuring Bradley Cooper (Alias) and Justin Bartha (National Treasure). --Bret Fetzer

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Matthew McConaughey is Tripp, a 35-year-old who still lives with his parents. And who can blame him? It's free, he's gota great room, and mom (Kathy Bates) does the laundry. Desperate to get him out of the house, his parents hire a gorgeous woman, Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), to give him a little...push. They just didn't expect Tripp would push back! Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Terry Bradshaw and Alias' BradleyCooper co-star in this romantic battle of wills that proves there's no place like home.

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This film fails at just about everything... - Andrew Ellington - Mulholland Drive
If ever a films title should persuade you to walk in the other direction, `Failure to Launch' is truly telling. I am so tempted to give this an `F' and be done with it, but I find that there is at least one redeeming factor in this big pile of unrealistic, clichéd garbage; the stars. Yes, no matter how ridiculous and unintelligible and utterly preposterous this lazy mess of a film really is, each and every actor involved does all they can to make it watchable.

So, for you Zooey, Matthew, Kathy and Jessica; I give this horrible film a D.

The film revolves around Paula, a professional motivator who is hired by Al and Sue, parents of man-child Tripp. Tripp is approaching his middle-age years and he has yet to move out of the house; causing his parents to resort to Paula as a way to get him out the door. Of course, as you probably could have guessed, Paula falls in love with Tripp, Tripp finds out that she is scamming him and breaks things off, everyone's life falls apart and then they make up and things are happy again. The issue I have with the film isn't the formula, because it's become apparent that there really is no other formula available to screenwriters today. My issue is the reckless abandon with which the screenwriters chose to formulate the formula. It's just very mediocre, and when it tries to be original (there are far too many animals here) it winds up being so preposterous that it is almost insulting to the audience.

Thank God Almighty for the charm and comedic timing of Zooey Deschanel and Sarah Jessica Parker. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Matthew McConaughey does his usual schtick and looks `super hot' (according to my wife) and so bonus points for him or whatever, but really this movie is not about him. No, if it wasn't for Parker's undeniable charm and comedic chemistry or Deschanel's flawless timing and sensual draw this movie would have been a complete waste for me.

Kathy Bates is generally good in everything, so bonus points for that.

In the end though, I hate to say that I cannot recommend this movie to anyone. In fact, when anyone I know that has seen this finds out that I've seen it they roll their eyes and ask why I didn't turn it off before it started; it is that bad. There is nothing new, nothing remotely memorable and nothing that warrants repeated viewing at all. I love you Zooey, and you really worked your cute little buns off to make me enjoy every moment you were on screen; but even your quirky charm cannot save this disgrace from my trash bin.

Seeing her made me realize that I NEED to get to the movies and see `(500) Days of Summer' though!

Nothing Special - Jena Brazda - Rohnert Park, Ca
I don't think this movie really had much I mean it was just okay. There was nothing really special about it, I thought that it was going to be a romantic comedy and it really was either. I saw it and now that's it. Nothing to refer a friend or family member to.

Blah - D. Mikels - Skunk Holler
Imagine that: A rom-com starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker. Why, knock me over with a feather! McConaughey gets to prance around with an open shirt, and Sarah gets to flutter those pretty peepers. And that about sums up FAILURE TO LAUNCH, a syrupy, sticky blech-fest (with some really bizarre, yet lame, animal attack scenes thrown in for good measure) that was plucked from two-stardom by some pretty solid performances by several supporters, including Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, and Terry Bradshaw (who knows no decency).

A "consultant" hired by McConaughey's parents (Bradshaw and Kathy Bates) to trick (by feigning a relationship) their thirtysomething, fun-loving son Tripp to move out, Parker's character suddenly finds herself harboring romantic feelings. Wow, like we never saw that coming. And of course the metaphorical cat gets out of the bag, the ruse is exposed, Tripp gets ticked, and everyone else plots how to get these two stubborn lovebirds back together. Deschanel, playing Parker's quirky roommate, is so odd she's very, very good, and Bradshaw will stop at nothing to be the center of attention. His birthday suit scene has me starting therapy next week, yet at least made FAILURE TO LAUNCH immodestly entertaining.
--D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning

Walk on the Wetside DVD - Dale Davis - Classic Surfing Movie

2009-12-18T08:39:00.001-08:00

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Discover the earliest days of California surfing in this 1961 Dale Davis classic.. See the men who made surfing what it is today as they explore a pristine coast. Starring Mickey Dora, Midget Farley, Lance Carson, and Johnny Fain. Travel to Hawaii as Greg Noll, Phil Edwards, Rusty Miller and other surfing legends make surfing history in Hawaii's juice

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Darkman [HD DVD]

2009-12-17T07:49:00.001-08:00

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I really liked this movie. From the start it was action and kept my attention span,many times I get oh hum before the end of the movie. Good thriller, suspense. I am glad I bought it.

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When attorney Julie Hastings (Frances McDormand) uncovers corrupt city real estate dealings, evil thugs attack her scientist boyfriend, Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson). Left for dead after his lab is detonated, he miraculously survives when the ensuing blast hurls him into the nearby harbor. Treated as a John Doe at a city hospital, he is unknowingly submitted to radical therapy which numbs his nerves to feeling--but which heightens his strength and his emotions. Once conscious, Peyton escapes from the hospital and builds a ramshackle lab in an abandoned industrial plant. Horribly burned and scarred by the lab explosion, he uses synthetic skin to impersonate his would-be murderers and seek retribution for their evil deeds. Peyton also tries to reunite with Julie, who believes him to be dead. While the film has an average script, it is overcome by the flashy cinematography of Bill Pope, the bombastic score by Danny Elfman, and the well-choreographed direction of Sam Raimi. The director confidently walks the line between suspense, action, comedy, and romance as he examines a bitter, victimized antihero who risks becoming as monstrous on the inside as he appears on the outside. --Bryan Reesman

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The years have not been kind... - Marc Harris -
In the years since this movie came out.... one of the first gritty , dark comics... moviemakers have honed and sharpened the craft to such heights (The Dark Knight, Hellboy, X-men, Watchmen,etc,etc) that watching this now is the equivalent to watching a hokey, dated version of a 60's or 70's action hero...Moviemakers have thankfully figured out you don't have to use extreme campiness alone to convey a comic to the big screen. Among the flat out bad things about this movie, there is one absolutely MONUMENTALLY hokey, overwrought, overdone, gaudy, campy, tiring and exasperating element to this movie that is so bad, I nearly quit watching from fatigue! The soundtrack. I've probably seen about 500 or so movies and this is the worst music ever. period. hands down. There was an episode of the Family Guy where they spoof a Danny Elfman soundtrack versus the incredibly superior John Williams...I didn't quite get the joke , until I heard this caterwalling disaster of unbelievably irritating music, where nearly EVERY scene has this laughable melodramatic music that goes waaaay beyond shtick and straight to irritation land. Literally drags the movie down to B type shlock. The acting and premise of this movie are decent enough to deserve a do over but with a different producer and definitely someone other than Elfman doing the soundtrack.

Stylish B-Type Super Hero-Revenge Tale - Craig Connell - Lockport, NY USA
For a Class-B type movie and feel to it, it's pretty good....better than I anticipated. I've seen it twice and enjoyed it more the second time. I had forgotten how stylish-looking it was and it was fun to see.

What I did remember were a couple of wild scenes, such as "Darkman" (Liam Neeson) being swung around in the sky on the end of a chain from a helicopter, and the big fire scene early on which turns Neeson's character into the masked hero.

The villains in the movie are over-the-top, leading with Larry Drake's character "Durant." There also is some outrageous Rambo action which stretches way past credibility, such as people shooting from five feet away and missing our hero!

Overall, not as good as the critics would have you believe, but still entertaining. At least it has two quality actors in Neeson and Frances McDormand. Drake went on to play the infamous "Dr. Giggles." If you liked this crazy film, you'll love that one.

Eastern Promises (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2009-12-16T07:12:00.001-08:00

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David Cronenberg's career has been one of the most unusual among prominent directors. After a decade of making highly novel and intellectual horror films Cronenberg flirted with the mainstream in "The Fly" and "Dead Ringers" before retreating into a bizarre third phase marked by adaptations of seemingly unfilmable material in the forms of "Naked Lunch" and "Crash." With "A History of Violence" Cronenberg opened the fourth phase of his career and took one more stab at a conventional narrative. Of course, "A History of Violence" is a far more unusual thriller than it may initially appear, and the same can be said of his follow up "Eastern Promises." Eastern Promises" is ultimately not as striking or as distinct as the aforementioned film, but it provides further evidence that the controlled, idea-oriented Cronenberg can (with assistance from screenwriter Knight) craft a more human drama, and can still place a distinct stamp on a convention-dominated genre.

"Eastern Promises" explores Russian-run organized crime in modern day London, opening when a young prostitute Tatiana (Sarah Jeanne Labrosse) dies during childbirth, and her nurse Anna (Naomi Watts), a second generation Anglo-Russian, discovers Tatiana's tragedy-filled diary. Anna takes it upon herself to place the child with the girl's relatives, and her investigations lead her to Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl), a seemingly helpful elderly Russian man who is soon revealed to be a powerful mobster with good reason to hide Tatiana's story. Simultaneously we glimpse into the core of the mafia while following the day-to-day lives of Kirill (Vincent Cassel), Semyon's haughty, self-absorbed son who constantly causes trouble and the cool, detached Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), Kirill's friend and an up and coming "driver" within Semyon's organization. Nikolai soon notices Anna's investigations and, after first trying to warn her away, becomes personally involved, even at the risk to his place in the organization.

Though that synopsis suggests a crime/thriller film, "Eastern Promises" is substantially more staid than that, playing more as a straight drama set in the mafia's world. Though punctuated by moments of striking violence, the film is more obsessed with character and sorrowful mood, and Cronenberg cuts down on his an ace visuals to create a wintry London locale that is a flat, desolate place, wholly appropriate to the somber nature of the narrative. Moreover, "Eastern Promises" takes a more classically-styled approach to character than most recent mafia pics. While modern cinematic mobsters are typically mundane, bestial or neurotic, the brass of the Russian mafia here display a sort of self-regarding, aristocratic air even as they commit the basest crimes. The film's greatest strength is in the depth of the characters, most of whom initially appear to be standard types, but who grow to be more sophisticated as the film progresses. Particularly notable is Kirill, who is so tiresome and whiny at first, but who finally displays a surprising humanity, especially compared to his cold, business-like compatriots. (Cassel has long specialized in playing self-absorbed French punks, and he makes the transition to self-absorbed, Russian punk effortlessly.)

Watts and Mortensen make up the heart of the film. Though Watts's Anna is somewhat thinly written, she is the film's line to the real world, the shocked innocent who finds that a dark, unseen underworld surrounds us all. Conversely, Mortensen's mysterious Nikolai may seem to be nothing more than the mobster with a heart of gold, but his commanding presence dominates the film. Some are dissatisfied with his accent, but I fear that Russian accents are naturally goofy, and Mortensen's pure physical presence, with his dark glasses and slicked hair, generates cool aloofness. He is, however, a deeply sympathetic character who takes great personal risk for no personal benefit. In short, Nikolai displays the mix of detachment and self-control underlined by altruism/honor that marks so many classic heroes.

If "Eastern Promises" has a weakness, it is the thinness of the story. Even though Tatiana's story has wide-ranging impact on the mafia, by the film's end it still feels as if we've barely scratched the surface. The later acts are highly compelling, especially Nikolai's deservedly famous, audacious naked brawl in a public bathhouse, but the viewer can't help but feel that there is more to be uncovered. (Of course, this weakness is arguably a testament to the film's effect as well, as few movies seem to demand that they be longer and more elaborate, but the slight let down exists nevertheless.)

Still, that minor caveat aside, this is a distinctive, if not utterly unique, film and among Cronenberg's finest. He is known for his transformations, but I hope Cronenberg sticks with this approach for a little bit longer, as quality crime pics are in short supply, and he has the track record to bolster those standards quite a bit. Check it out.

Grade: B+

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Universal Pictures Eastern Promises (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) David Cronenberg's signature obsessions flower in Eastern Promises, a stunning look at violence, responsibility, and skin. Near Christmastime in London, a baby is born to a teenage junkie--an event that leads a midwife (Naomi Watts) into the world of the Russian mob. Central to this world is an ambitious enforcer (Viggo Mortensen) who's lately buddied up with the reckless son (Vincent Cassel) ofa mob boss (Armin Mueller-Stahl, doing his benign-sinister thing). Screenwriter Steve Knight also wrote Dirty Pretty Things, and in some ways this isa companion piece to that film, though utterly different in style. The plot is classical to the point of being familiar, but Cronenberg doesn't allowanything to become sentimental; he and his peerless cinematographer Peter Suschitzky take a cool, controlled approach to this story. Because of that,when the movie erupts in its (relatively brief) violence, it's genuinely shocking. Cronenberg really puts the viewer through it, as though to shame the easy purveyors of pulp violence--nobody will cheer when the blood runs in this film. Still, Eastern Promises has a furtive humor, nicely conveyed in Viggo Mortensen's highly original performance. Covered in tattoos, his body a scroll depicting hispersonal history of violence, Mortensen conveys asubtle blend of resolve and lost-ness. He's a true, haunting mystery man.

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David Cronenberg's signature obsessions flower in Eastern Promises, a stunning look at violence, responsibility, and skin. Near Christmastime in London, a baby is born to a teenage junkie--an event that leads a midwife (Naomi Watts) into the world of the Russian mob. Central to this world is an ambitious enforcer (Viggo Mortensen) who's lately buddied up with the reckless son (Vincent Cassel) of a mob boss (Armin Mueller-Stahl, doing his benign-sinister thing). Screenwriter Steve Knight also wrote Dirty Pretty Things, and in some ways this is a companion piece to that film, though utterly different in style. The plot is classical to the point of being familiar, but Cronenberg doesn't allow anything to become sentimental; he and his peerless cinematographer Peter Suschitzky take a cool, controlled approach to this story. Because of that, when the movie erupts in its (relatively brief) violence, it's genuinely shocking. Cronenberg really puts the viewer through it, as though to shame the easy purveyors of pulp violence--nobody will cheer when the blood runs in this film. Still, Eastern Promises has a furtive humor, nicely conveyed in Viggo Mortensen's highly original performance. Covered in tattoos, his body a scroll depicting his personal history of violence, Mortensen conveys a subtle blend of resolve and lost-ness. He's a true, haunting mystery man. --Robert Horton

Stills from Eastern Promises (click for larger image). Photos by Peter Mountain.

Vincent Cassel (left) and Viggo Mortensen (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Armin Mueller-Stahl (center) stars in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Viggo Mortensen (left) and Naomi Watts (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.
Viggo Mortensen (left) and Naomi Watts (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Naomi Watts stars in David Cronenberg's new thriller EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Armin Mueller-Stahl (left) and Naomi Watt (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.
Mina E. Mina (left), Vincent Cassel (center) and Viggo Mortensen (right) star in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Vincent Cassel stars in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.	Viggo Mortensen stars in David Cronenberg's EASTERN PROMISES, a Focus Features release.

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Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition) - Daniel Brauch - austin tx
if you liked a history of violence you will love this one. a little slow but it make up for it.its good stuff.

Vory v zakone - Gisli Jokull Gislason - Iceland
Vory v zakone - Thieves in law.

This movie left me very pleased, the script is very good, nothing is over explained but every thing connects. There is a constant threat of menace all through the movie and the portrait of the Russian mafia is dark and sinister, not the men to be trifled with, in fact stay away.

So it is no place for a warm hearted midwife looking for the origins of a new born baby. Her investigations take her face to face with the inner circle of the mafia, a place no one should go. Drugs, assassinations, human trafficking, prostitution - it is a dark world that shuns the light and attention.

With strong preformances by Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel it is the script that shines through. The directing is good and when there is violence it is no holds barred and all the time the potential for more is just below the surface.

It is a good and believable film. Highly recommended.

Cronenberg and Mortensen's best - G. YEO - Singapore
David Cronenberg has always been an edgy, disturbing director - and many of his films are difficult to watch. Eastern Promises is probably his most accessible film. There's something old world about this - no fancy turns - just plain old fashioned filmmaking and great acting. This is why the film succeeds. I can't praise the ensemble and script enough. This is definitely Viggo Mortensen's best role. He's a compelling actor. Vincent Cassel, who's always good, really finds his groove. As does Armin Mueller Stahl and of course Naomi Watts. The interplay and nuances of Eastern Promises makes it more Shakespearan and Godfather-like than a "thriller" as it's advertised. It's a thriller played out as a streetsmart chess game.

HD Moods: Trains [Blu-ray]

2009-12-15T06:05:00.001-08:00

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This is an extraordinarily great Blu-ray bargain for the price. This picture quality is very sharp, and I believe of Blu-ray reference quality. The cinematography is professionally done by a photographer who obviously loves his work. The quality lends itself to an almost 3-D feeling when watching the trains and scenery.

We see lots of steam trains including some on the Cumbres & Toltec and the Durango & Silverton in Colorado's San Juan mountains. There is also a section of breath-taking photography from the front of the engine (cab ride) on a spectacular mountain climbing railroad in Alaska and British Columbia.

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Won't play. Replacement won't play either. - Jeffrey C. Wiseman - San Diego, CA United States
I have a brand new Blu-Ray player and I have a dozen Blu-Ray disks and they all work except this disk (HD Moods: Trains). I sent the first disk back and order a second (HD Moods: Trains), it won't play either.
Anyway be warned that this disk might not play.

OK - B. Maxwell - MN, USA
This is a poor use of disk space. The footage is often breathtaking, however it is often shot through the glass of the train window, with streeks/reflections visible between the camera and the view. Furthermore there was no attempt to edit the sound as would have been expected, thus the sound of the dispatcher can be heard when the camera was stationed in the engineer's position. Not recommended.

Great for train and scenery lovers - Stephen A. Williams -
This outstanding cross section of various types of surviving steam engines, as well as some off the beaten track railroads is just marvelous, one of the most picturesque, and entertaining that I have seen. High def video quality is excellent, and for the modest price, a real bargain, I hope to see more like this in the future.

Discovery Atlas: China Revealed [HD DVD]

2009-12-14T05:40:00.001-08:00

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The title of my review is one of the first lines of this film and it sets the tone for an exploration of contrasts and growths within a nation incomparable in the world. The "Discovery Atlas" series are celebrations of nations and cultures. As a celebration, the series is more hopeful than critical. The (brief) stories of each nation are interwoven with the individual people the documentary crew follows. Another documentary was produced recently by Discovery Times called China Rises - The Oldest Civilization on Earth, Reborn (4 Episodes on 2 DVDs), it is available on DVD now and is almost twice as long, but the production value is much lower (an example would be the difference in soundtracks: This Atlas edition of China has a soaring, busy, and at times, ancient, musical score while the "China Rises" documentary pales in comparison).

What follows in this review are statistics and quotations taken directly from the film (I wrote them down while watching and pausing the video).....

It is now predicted that the Chinese economy will be the largest in the world in little more than 20 years. China has 1/5 of the world's population and now consumes almost 1/3 of the world's steel and almost 1/2 of its concrete. In any single minute the Chinese nation now burns almost 2,500 thousands pounds of coal, 24,000,000 watts of electricity and 200,010 gallons of crude oil. It has been estimated that in 30 years we will need another planet earth to satisfy China's ever growing appetite for raw materials. But for all this explosion of industry, China still rests on traditions that are thousands of years old, like the patty fields on terraces in Long Shen. One terrace worker said, "We get up at 6...we don't come back home until 8 or 8:30." These terraces are known as the "Dragon's Back." For all of its vast area, less than 10% of China can be farmed. One worker remembers the terrible famine of 1959. Until 1978, the Communist Party directly controlled all of China's land, but then the announced an extraordinary change in policy: hand the land over to the peasants to run themselves. The average peasant income rocketed by more than 15,000 %.
The Communist Party has announced to businesses in the city, "To get rich is glorious." 10s of millions have abandoned farming life for city dwelling. Already 8-times the size of New York City, Shanghi is expanding every day: investors are pouring more than 10,000,000 dollars a year into the city.
China covers over 3½ million miles of land and there are over 50 different peoples. The people of Inner Mongolia still hold on to their traditions. China is a nation so diverse, its people speak 7 different languages and over 80 dialects. There is just one bond between them all: the Chinese calligraphy. Kung Fu (Wushu) is a Chinese contribution to the Martial Arts.
The most populace nation on earth, China has 1.3 billion people nearly double the population of all of Europe and America combined. Every minute another 34 Chinese children are born, every year the population grows another 7 years. In 1979 they instituted a one-child-policy; this policy has recently been relaxed but nothing without an entire generation of only-child families.
In one of Beijing's largest restaurants, 100 chefs cook the evening meal.
In 1966, Mao stood on the balcony of the Forbidden City and declared the Cultural Revolution. Beijing's bow makers were a target of Mao's desire to destroy many of the traditions of China. After 2 decades, the bow makers are back at their craft.
The Great Wall of China is a testament to the power of old China. 600 years ago the Ming Dynasty decided to close off the northern boarder of China: 4,000 miles. A million laborers were put to work; they build a wall wide enough for 5 horses to ride alongside each other on the wall. With 1,000 garrison towers over 100,000 troops. Now, China is building again with similar ambitions. There are more construction projects going on in China then in anywhere else in the world. There is a new middle class in China. 12 million new faces join China's job market every year. Drugs are problem for modern China, heroine especially. There are over 750,000 Chinese on enforced government detox programs. Overall, it is estimated that there are between 7 and 10 million addicts: a 10 fold increase in just 5 years. One taxi driver is shown on the documentary to be in possession of drugs, he was smuggling them across a boarder; he later faced the death penalty for drug smuggling.

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Discover the world, one person at a time. Discovery Atlas! Get a fresh perspective on China, one of the world's richest cultures, as you hear individual life stories told through the eyes of the locals. Insightful storytelling and spectacular photographic techniques brings to life the fascinating and complex, contemporary world of one of the greatest nations on earth. In one of the few times

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Explores China's people and their culture and how they are managing a transformation from a traditional to a modern, technological civilization.
Genre: Documentary
Rating: NR
Release Date: 12-DEC-2006
Media Type: DVD

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Poor HiDef Imagery of Gorgeous Locations - D. Klein - Los Angeles, CA
Most other reviews are for the standard-definition DVD version. And for regular DVD, "China Revealed" probably looks great. BUT NOT ON BLU-RAY. For a Blu-ray disc, this "hi-definition" tour of China has some of the worst video quality I've seen for a released BD. It may have been okay for their "broadcast" where signals get highly compressed any way, but an actual Blu-ray disc can allow for a much better signal. The blockiness and poor video compression of this BD often makes people's faces look like they were built out of legos and the details of the supposedly amazing vistas look like they've been smudged, crushed or created with construction paper cut-outs. I was so looking forward to a beautiful tour of China; and although the subject matter is often amazing, it is only a mild exaggeration to say that you can download better picture quality off of YouTube. Many PlayStation Network downloads do look better. It was disappointing to see the marvelous colors of such a rich country so poorly compressed. See the documentary, learn its lessons about China, but don't waste your money on the Blu-ray version. Buy it in standard-def (which probably was the original source). A travelogue or Blu-ray title that should be LIVING on its video quality should LOOK much, much better than this. And I would expect better from a name like "Discovery HD". These images are blotchy, blocky and jagged.

An Entertaining Documentary, But Don't Be Mislead. - Alyse Marie - Shanghai, China
I couldn't tell you how excited I was to buy this DVD. I pre-ordered it for myself two months in advance off of Amazon. It came just in time for my mother to buy it from me and rewrap it as a Christmas gift.

At first I was amazed, the documentary really gets you excited about the region. The colorful stories of the different Chinese citizens kept me on the edge of my seat. There were the farmers in southern china, who have grown rice for centuries on the edge of mountains (known as ti tian). There was a poor window washer who migrated to Shanghai to earn 10 times more money in the city, than in his hometown in the country. An Olympic hopeful, a young gymnast shows us her home away from home where in her early teens (I think she was 11 or 12), she was preparing with 8 hour a day - 6 day a week practices. You meet a millionaire entrepreneur who has been building Shanghai into an international city, from skyscrapers to fine dining. Then you head north where Buddhist monks and young men mastering the art of wushu (Chinese martial arts) live together, isolated from the rest of China.

All these things capture the imagination and you become fully aware of the impact China is beginning to make on the world. As well as the many things we can learn from one of the oldest surviving cultures in history. The movie left me wanting more, which is where it left me, and the reason why I knocked off a star.

Some tags that I have seen in reference to this DVD on Amazon such as communism, exploitation, oppression, government, and Mao (referring to Mao Zedong) are a little misleading. This documentary touches upon the issue of a new China, with new dreams, and its fast pace to becoming apart of the developed world. It briefly, if at all, touches of the tags above. If you are looking for a politically motivated documentary with sustainable information on Chinas politics, international affairs, history, and even economy, you will not find it here. This is a piece focusing on certain people and the lives they lead as they ride the fast wave that is China's development in the present and near future.

I enjoyed it greatly, and I believe it was worth the money. I myself enjoy personal stories and plights, but if you are looking for more facts and information on China, this may not be the documentary for you.

Life Behind the Great Wall - Loyd E. Eskildson - Phoenix, AZ.
"China Revealed" follows several individual Chinese as the oldest continuous civilization on earth transitions into a leadership position. Its 1.3 billion people are expected to become the next superpower, and the world's largest economy within twenty years. All despite being comprised by over 50 different peoples and 7 major languages, fortunately united by the common ability to read and write Chinese.

Viewers begin by seeing incredibly terraced 8 century-old rice fields in a mountainous region, and learn that less than 10% of China is arable (large desert and mountain areas). The "good news" is that peasant income has increased 1,500% since they were given control of their lands in 1978.

Urban residents, however, have fared even better. Shanghai is 8X the size of NYC, with 20 million inhabitants, vs. NYC's 8 million. One new immigrant from the rural areas is followed as he works long hours cleaning skyscraper windows and saves his money for his family back home.

"China Revealed" also follows a 12-year-old girl selected for training in gymnastics beginning at age two, a young female computer worker who undertakes cosmetic surgery to improve her chances of promotion, Inner Mongolians following traditional ways while worrying about change, and a rural female police chief who has risen above traditional Chinese sexism.

Overall, "China Revealed" is an impressive depiction of an impressive people moving forward.

Superman - The Movie [HD DVD]

2009-12-13T05:10:00.001-08:00

Superman - The Movie [HD DVD] Review

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5 of 5 stars for the comic book based movie Superman The Movie. This movie starts the franchise with the destruction of Krypton following sending of its last survivor to Earth. From the landing of his ice craft in the fields to his experiences in high school to his moving to Metropolis and working at the Daily Planet, this movies sets the basic history and story of Superman. An all star cast includes: Reeve, Hackman, Brando, Ford, Perine and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane. This movie has the sequence with Lane in a long gown going flying with Superman. Once Superman is established as a character, we enter the meat of the movie where Superman fights against Lex Luther (Hackman). Helped by Perine & Beatty's characters, Luther learns to use Kryptonite to neutralize Superman. Then he steals a nuke for purposes of setting off a major Earthquake on the west coast to move "ocean-front property" to the east.

A grand movie with sweeping music and visuals, this is a really fun movie and worth watching several times!

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The story begins with Superman's birth on the doomed planet Krypton and follows him on his arrival to Earth, his childhood in Kansas and his career as reporter for the Daily Planet.

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Richard Donner's 1978 epic about the Man of Steel showed how a film about a superhero could be a moving and romantic experience even for people who long ago gave up comic books. Beginning on the icy planet Krypton, the story follows the baby Kal-El, whose rocket ship lands in Smallville, Kansas. He is found there by a childless couple and raised as the shy Clark Kent (the young Kent is played by Jeff East). The film is perhaps most touching in these sequences, with expanses of wheat fields blowing in the wind and with a young man who can't figure out what part in destiny his great powers are meant to play. The second half, with Reeve taking over as Clark/Superman, is bustling, enchanting (the scene in which Superman flies girlfriend Lois Lane--played by Margot Kidder--through the night sky is great date material), and funny, thanks largely to Gene Hackman's sardonic portrayal of nemesis Lex Luthor. --Tom Keogh

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Superman, the movie, blu-ray...Oops! - Adisa Ben Achaki - Orange County, CA USA
Oops! Amazon.com; something went wrong. I know I will love seeing this original Christopher Reeve movie again, but this is the first time for me that you've goofed. Blu-ray was not what I ordered; I've sent it back, hoping that regular DVD format will be re-sent to me. Thanks for listening, Amazon.com. Sincerely and respectfully, Adisa Achaki.

You have to ask? - S. E. Stoltey - Los Angeles, CA
It's Donner's original Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve in High Definition. What else do you need to know?

A Classic.. - J. Reid -
Watched this a long time ago when I was a kid and thought it was great. It wasn't as good as I remember it from way back then but it's still fun to watch and I enjoyed seeing it again.

On a separate note, I purchased this directly from Amazon and the DVD case was broken on the inside when I got it so the DVD was loose and had a bunch of scratches on it :( Could have been poor handling by the mail service though, I don't know. DVD played okay still but I'm mad about the scratches on a brand new DVD!

The Brave One (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2009-12-12T04:45:00.001-08:00

The Brave One (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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As the title of my review reflects, I am a woman who luckily has only suffered the degradation and fear of being "Date Raped". But the most riveting line in the movie is the scene on the subway, when a young "gang-banger" asked her "Have you ever been f***** with a knife?" I am asking men who are reading this: What if a man who was stronger and pointing a gun at you, cornered you in an isolated place made this threat, clearly capable and intending to carry it out? In your most private and vulnerable place?

If you had a gun, which she was using as protection, because, for her, the world was no longer safe, I believe most men would find that they would do anything to protect themselves as well. Because rape is about power and humiliation and degradation.

Finally, she also saved a homeless girl (obviously underage)from a vicious pimp and got her to safety. This film was about vindication and protection and Terrance Howard's character, a detective who had been following the case, understood. He took her gun, and her promise that the killing would stop. And it did.

Thank you for considering my comments.

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Neil Jordan's somber The Brave One is a lot of things. A reflective movie about a crime victim's sense of dislocation and isolation from her own life following a harrowing trauma, the film will strike a chord with a lot of people who have known violence. The Brave One is also a provocative drama about the nature of justice, a theme explored endlessly in American movies that typically find law enforcement wanting. In Jordan's film, however, the conflict between instinctive vigilantism and legal protocols is approached with more deliberateness and complexity than usual. Finally, despite its seriousness of purpose, The Brave One, to a certain extent, is drearily tethered to the old atrocity-and-revenge genre, bumping along to the familiar, Death Wish-like rhythms of an avenger seeking successive conflicts with bad guys he or she can blow away.

Somewhat at cross-purposes, The Brave One stars Jodie Foster in a shattering performance as Erica Bain, a popular essayist on a public radio station in New York. In love and engaged to David (Naveen Andrews), a doctor, Erica and her fiancé are brutally attacked one night by a gang of thugs. David is killed but Erica survives, only to find herself a stranger in her own skin, facing down her fears by shooting violent criminals.

With the city riveted by her anonymous actions, Erica becomes an object of curiosity for a police detective (an excellent Terrence Howard) disillusioned by his own struggles to protect the innocent from truly evil men. Jordan's previous films (The Crying Game, Breakfast on Pluto) resonate with The Brave One's most interesting angle, i.e., that each of us possesses a hidden element in our identities that comes out in extreme circumstances, making us wonder who we really are. It's all excellent food for thought, but the film squanders much of its significance by thrusting Erica into numerous, outlandish situations in which her only alternative is to put a bullet in a bad guy. The result is a smart film tediously structured like a disposable B movie. --Tom Keogh

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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/26/2008 Run time: 122 minutes Rating: R

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Exciting Film, great performance by Foster - Diana de Avila - Malta, NY USA
I am a huge fan of Jodie Foster and just saw this film a few days ago and loved it. A great performance definitely on par with The Silence of the Lambs [Blu-ray]. Exciting, and a fast mover. Jodie Foster's character kicks butt and the film is entertaining for those people who have enjoyed films with Jodie Foster in them or have enjoyed Enough with Jennifer Lopez. The female characters get the last word. :)

I liked it a lot!

A Soul Pitted Against Itself. - Jusuf Hariman - Australia
Of THE BRAVE ONE, Rob Lowing, the Sun Herald says' "Class acts (jodie) Foster and (Terence) Howard deliver enough great moments to rivets viewers to a suspenseful, contemporary urban tale". Again, of the same tale, Vicky Roach, the Daily Telegraph says, "An impeccably acted, stylishly directed thoroughly involving thriller that sustains its audience's interests right up until the bitter end". "WHY DON'T THEY STOP ME?" Erica bain wonders. Bain, a popular New York radio Host, watched her fiancee die and nearly lost her own life to a vicious, random attack. Now she discovers a stranger within herself, an armed wanderer in the urban night, out of vengeance and at war with her own soul. Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster as Erica joins Oscar nominee Terrence Howard as a determined cop hot on her trail. Erica's future is uncertain but one thing is not: THE BRAVE ONE is a high-tension thriller that packs a visceral and emotional punch. Two special features: (1). Director Neil Jordan crafts a movie that pays homage to the vigilante film genre-and turns it on its head; and (2). Intimate and moving additional scenes.

Somebody's Got A...Wish...For...um...Death - Brian Lueth - Chicago, IL United States
Solid Acting? Check. Jaw-dropping violence? Check. Jodie Foster looking exceptionally well for her age? Check. Hmm, this sounds like a winner, doesn't it? Well, believe it or not...it is. The Brave One is a believable and effective revenge thriller that's highly reminiscent of 1974's Death Wish. In my opinion, Death Wish is a classic and Bronson is the man's man to end all man's men but Jodie Foster acts circles around Bronson and, let's be honest, is far better looking. Does that mean this is a better film? I wouldn't say its better but it's a darn good film nonetheless.

The Brave One kicked tail, it really did. It wasn't amazing but I let out some audible gasps while watching this as well as a "Holy Crap!" once or twice and that spells entertainment in my book. It's never going to be a classic or anything but nu-sploitation films like this and Death Sentence have really put a smile on my face. If you haven't seen The Brave One, do so. Foster may walk soft (and occasionally manly) but she carries a very lethal stick.

No Reservations (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2009-12-11T03:57:00.001-08:00

No Reservations (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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If you love to cook and enjoy watching romance movies, then you'll like this one. Just watching Catherine Zeta-Jone's character make scallops, creme brulee,cheesecake, and pomme frites with steak, warmed my heart. The part where they eat tiramisu by the fireside made me melt. As I love to cook a great gourmet meal every now and then, watching people cook in this film reminded me of watching The Food Network.

As for the movie itself, in the beginning Catherine Zeta-Jone's character is real control freak. She's a talented chef but is extremely anti-social, rude, and arrogant. But then she starts working with a fun and unconventional sous chef who gets her to come out of her shell. Sure they bump heads not to mention ruin a few dinner orders, but in the end it all works out. In addition a wonderful relationship between the main character and her orphan niece develops beautifully. A great film to enjoy with a bottle of wine on a Friday night.

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Achieving balance in one's life can be a difficult process, but master chef Kate Armstrong (Catherine Zeta-Jones) leads a regimented, very ordered existence running the kitchen of an exclusive restaurant and revels in the sense of power and control her career affords. When Kate's sister is unexpectedly killed in an automobile accident and her 9-year old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin) comes to live with Kate, Kate's life is turned completely upside down and she is suddenly forced to split her focus between work and family. Enter a newly hired, fun-loving, opera-singing sous chef Nick Palmer (Aaron Eckhart), whom Kate perceives as a serious rival, and thus begins an impassioned struggle on Kate's part to rein in Nick's exuberance and maintain control over her kitchen staff. Even as they clash, Kate is inexplicably drawn toward Nick, eventually coming to the realization that Nick offers something that she needs both in her restaurant kitchen and her new life with Zoe. Based on the screenplay for Mostly Martha, Catherine Zeta-Jones carries the lead well in this romantic comedy and there's a nice chemistry between herself and Aaron Eckhart as well as a poignant performance by Abigail Breslin. And, of course, and the food looks simply scrumptious. --Tami Horiuchi

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A perfectionist chef addicted to her work struggles to adjust when her sister passes away leaving her with a little girl to raise and a new soup-chef threatens to take over her kitchen with his high-spirited and free-wheeling ways.

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Quickly delivered to me and great movie! - M. Engels - Florida, USA
Such a fabulous movie that I needed to add to my collection. The delivery from the seller was quick as can be.

Excellent movie - chfancier - Brookings SD
excellent movie
I had seen it before buying it
good actors in the parts
chfancier

I've would not keep it in my collection - Fabiola Obregon - Asuncion, Paraguay
It was a good for a sunday's afternoon but it's not a keeper for me.

Under Siege [HD DVD]

2009-12-10T03:25:00.001-08:00

Under Siege [HD DVD] Review

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Directed by Andrew Steven's (The Fugitive, Collateral Damage), Under Siege (1992) is solid 1990's style, big budget military action, on the high seas. Steven Seagal stars as an ex-SEAL Casey Ryback, who's insubordinance has him serving on board the historic battleship USS Missouri, as a cook. With the help of traitorous executive officer, Commander Krill (Gary Busey), who guns down ship's Captain Adams (Patrick O'Neal), a group of terrorists disguised as entertainers, accomplishes the quite remarkable feat of taking control of the illustrious battleship. In an instant, William Stranix (Tommy Lee Jones) goes from blues singer, to the leader of a group of terrorists, after the weapons stored onboard.

On Krill's orders, Ryback has been under detention in the galley, but the terrorist know they have opposition after Ryback dispatches a pair of mercenaries. Ryback finds an unlikely ally in entertainer Jordan Tate (Erika Eleniak), and together they coordinate with operations in Washington, free a few imprisoned sailors, and try and keep things under control until help arrives. When the Navy's strike force is destroyed, it falls to Ryback his small force to try and stop the terrorists from achieving their goals.

Under Siege navigates familiar waters, with a style and tone fairly typical for films in the genre. The level of realism is relatively low, and there's plenty of bad dialog, but the action is crisply executed, without too many complete excesses. Ryback operates with a smooth style and deadly purpose, largely minus any phony bravado. Stranix is a colorful whackjob, prone to sprouting flowery lines, and irrational outbursts, but determined to get revenge on the government, and an ex-boss (Nick Mancuso) who tried to kill him. A once terrified Jordan, undergoes an unlikely and rapid transition from Miss July '89 (Playboy), to a battleready commando type. The high command in Washington are mostly the usual cardboard construct, incredulous at the events that have occurred, relegated to mostly being cheerleaders. The action builds to a climax, and while some of the resulting fireworks are not entirely credible, the scenes loading and firing the venerable guns of the Mighty Mo, do have the intended effect, and are very nicely executed.

A very solid recommendation to action fans, the film has a formulaic, but well-written script, and looks pretty sharp, with quality sets, and special effects that hold up, without looking too dated. An efficient killing machine, Seagal is in top form physically, and not annoying in the least. Erika Eleniak's character may not be entirely credible, but her acting certainly does pass muster. Tommy Lee Jones really sinks his teeth into the role of a rock and roll terrorist. With a fine cast, this a film that certainly merits a commentary track, or making of feature, but unfortunately this release has nothing but a trailer, and the blu-ray version disappointingly, contains no additional bonus material either.

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Steven Seagal can consider himself lucky if he ever makes a better movie than this one, which was appropriately dubbed "Die Hard on a battleship" when released in 1992. Seagal handles the heroic duties with his usual wooden efficiency, but the movie's greatest assets are a punchy script and the scene-stealing performances of Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey. The two play leaders of a terrorist group who take over the venerable battleship USS Missouri during its final commissioned voyage. They're crazed psychotics who seize control of the ship's nuclear arsenal, but they don't know that Seagal--as the ship's cook, no less--is a former Navy hero, lurking in the shadows and waiting to spoil their nefarious scheme. Director Andrew Davis (The Fugitive) helms the action with skillful style, and as the cheesecake stripper who proves handy with a hand grenade, Playboy Playmate-turned-actress Erika Eleniak gives Seagal another reason to strut his macho stuff. Under Siege is hormonal hokum for gun-happy viewers, but as action movies go, this one's a definite guilty pleasure. --Jeff Shannon

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It's not a job. It's an adventure! Steven Seagal comes aboard and comes on strong, combining humor and heroics in a fireball of a movie. The excitement starts when the USS Missouri welcomes aboard musicians and caterers set to provide entertainment during the famed battleship's last voyage. The visitors throw a party, all right. A war party. Led by a rogue CIA operative (JFK's Tommy Lee Jones) and a turncoat officer (Lethal Weapon's Gary Busey), they're really killer-elite commandos out to hijack the ship's nuclear arsenal. They overpower the crew. Except for one man. "I'm just a cook," that man says. But he's a cook with a recipe for action. He's ex-Navy SEAL and highly decorated combat operative Casey Ryback (Seagal). Relying on his slam-bang martial-arts skills and equipped with enough hardware to single-handedly wage World War III, Ryback turns the Missouri's deck and below deck areas into guerilla combat zones. All hands ready, action fans!

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An action classic! - C. E. Cardona II - Nashville, TN USA
This is a very good transfer of an action classic. Don't sweat the acting; focus on the cinematography and action pieces. The Blu-ray transfer is excellent!

Middling fun - One-Line Film Reviews - Easton, MD
The Bottom Line:

Under Siege is one of those not-actually-good action movies that's smart enough to keep its tongue in its cheek and deliver some goofy dumb fun alongside generic action sequences and a paint-by-numbers plot; don't let anyone tell you it's a good movie, but watch it if you like stupid action.

2.5/4

We Were Soldiers [HD DVD]

2009-12-09T03:15:00.001-08:00

We Were Soldiers [HD DVD] Review

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I wasn't there, nor do I pretend to know how it really happened, but after reading the book by Galloway and the Colonel, I am glad there was a movie made about our brave soldiers in Vietnam. I am tired of seeing movie after movie bashing our soldiers in Vietnam. This movie also gives the prespective of the Vietnamese soldiers and leadership...

Good movie and recommended to anyone

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We Were Soldiers [HD DVD] Overview

Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/15/2006

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Based on the book by Lt. Col. Harold Moore (ret.) and journalist Joseph Galloway, We Were Soldiers offers a dignified reminder that the Vietnam War yielded its own crop of American heroes. Departing from Hollywood's typically cynical treatment of the war, writer-director Randall Wallace focuses on the first engagement of American soldiers with the North Vietnamese enemy in November 1965. Moore (played with colorful nuance by Mel Gibson) and nearly 400 inexperienced troopers from the U.S. Air Cavalry were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers, and the film re-creates this brutal firefight with graphic authenticity, while telling the parallel story of grieving army wives back home. While UPI reporter Galloway (Barry Pepper) risks his life to chronicle the battle, Wallace offers a balanced (though somewhat fictionalized) perspective while eliciting laudable performances from an excellent cast. Like the best World War II dramas of the 1940s, We Were Soldiers pays tribute to brave men while avoiding the pitfalls of propaganda. --Jeff Shannon

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awesome movie - luisaran - Ocala, Florida
we were soldiers is my all time favorite movie.
Mel Gibson plays a true caring yet strong Leader who has learned that He will not ask any of his soldiers to do something he would not do'
my favorite quote of the movie is when he says

" I will be the first to land on the island and the last to leave, and no one, dead or alive, will be left behind"

My personal review - Humberto Luis Dotto - Brazil
One the top 5 best movies about Vietnam war ever made.
Realistic, fantastic images and fantastic actors and actrisses.

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HDScape Exotic Saltwater Aquarium (HD DVD & DVD Combo) [HD DVD]

2009-12-08T02:50:00.001-08:00

HDScape Exotic Saltwater Aquarium (HD DVD & DVD Combo) [HD DVD] Review

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I love this HDScape! It is very lifelike. It's like having a giant saltwater aquarium without all the maintenance. I didn't like the background music, so I keep it on the bubbles. For those that don't like staring at a black TV, this is the perfect compromise. This is so lifelike that in some shots you can see the sides of the aquarium. I am looking forward to getting more!

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Artist: EXOTIC SALTWATER AQUARIUM
Title: EXOTIC SALTWATER AQUARIUM
Street Release Date: 11/28/2006
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Genre: SPECIAL INTEREST

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Bad DVD - Richard S. Sanchez -
Unfortunately, this DVD failed twice and I had to return each order.

Do you have a similar more reliable recommendation for a HD-DVD screen saver?

so it is.... - Luke Pack -
It is what it says. I can't think of too many situations that it would be used, but the kids do love it :)

Saltwater tank on screen - D. Garcia - Tampa, Fl
I was very disappointed. The clips were very short. I expect one of an hour or more with option to change sectors at random so you would not get bored with scene.

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The Last Starfighter [HD DVD]

2009-12-07T02:30:00.001-08:00

The Last Starfighter [HD DVD] Review

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If you were a kid in the 1980's then you saw "The Last Starfighter", simple as that. Either you caught it on the big screen, or saw it replayed one of a million times on HBO or Super TV (bonus points for anyone that remembers Super TV!). Not only does it feature the guy that kills himself in "Halloween 2" by slipping in blood (Lance Guest), it features "Night of Comet" heroine Catherine Mary Stewart. "Starfighter" gave every arcade game playing pre-teen geek the hope that for every quarter pumped into "Zaxxon", a little signal made it's way into deep space letting a distant alien race know of your awesome gaming skills. And if you plugged enough quarters into the game, and played well enough...then who knows...maybe you too could fight off the "Wizard of Wor".

This is actually a fun little story about a kid stuck in a desert trailer park, acting as handyman for several octogenarian neighbors. He wants more, but looks like he'll be playing janitor for quite awhile longer as his request for a college loan gets turned down. He takes out his frustration on an army of intergalactic warriors via a videogame breaking the high score and "beating" the game. Turns out, there is more to beating the game than simply entering your initials in the hall of fame, and soon the teen finds himself whisked away to do battle among the stars for real.

Sure, it's corny. The special effect while fantastic for the time, do seem a bit dated (but not as badly as expected, and much better than quite a few modern productions), but this film is a lot of fun. If you haven't seen this film since it's last run on HBO when Reagan left office...then give it another shot. It will provide you with some great memories, and it's a flick even the kids of today will enjoy. Video Games, laser cannons, space ships, aliens...what's not to like?

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Universal The Last Starfighter (HD-DVD)
Millions of light-years ago, a great frontier was constructed in the universe to protect the Syar League of Planets from its enemy, the evil Ko-dan. But now a defectorhas given the key to the frontier to the Ko-dan, and Starfighters from throughout the galaxy are needed to defend the peace. One recruiter, the alienscalawag Centauri (Robert Preston), visits Earth to fill his quota of recruits and finds Alex (Lance Guest), an 18-year old Earthling with an extraordinary talent for video game wizardry. Alex is quickly propelled into the regions of outer space to join others from planets throughout the Star League to fight a war to save the universe.

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At the time of its original release in 1984, this modestly budgeted sci-fi excursion had the distinction of offering some of the first examples of purely computer-generated animation, an apt (and frugal) special-effects solution for a movie with a plot line rooted in computer games. Both the computer-generated visuals and the arcade game now look quaint, but writer-director Nick Castle's affable, good- hearted adventure holds up nicely, thanks to a clever premise--the title game is actually a test for prospective starship pilots, planted by embattled aliens under siege from an evil invader. When a restless teenager (Lance Guest) racks up an impressive score, he finds himself spirited away to the besieged planet and thrust into the midst of an intergalactic war. Apart from Castle's skill at contrasting his extraterrestrial settings with the mundane details of his hero's earthbound life, the movie gets lift-off from two thorough pros, Robert Preston, who makes the alien recruiter, Centauri, a planet-hopping cousin to The Music Man's Harold Hill, and Dan O'Herlihy, the alien copilot, who suggests a scaly Walter Brennan. Older fans will snicker, but kids and young teens will find this rite of passage absorbing, while their folks will savor Preston's brash charm. --Sam Sutherland

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Still great after 20 years - Carolyn N. Hill - Melbourne, Australia
I had this movie on VHS for years and years and it was one of those films that I just never got sick of. And then when dvd's came out, I eventually threw it away thinking 'I'll go and get it on dvd now'... and off course it hadn't been released on dvd. So this was a great find for me - and is still just as enjoyable today as it was 20 odd years ago. A great movie, a great adventure, fabulous for the kids and the special effects were cutting edge at the time and still hold up today. The special features on this special edition are fanastic too - educational as well as interesting.

10 out of 10 from me!

The Last Star Fighter - 2th Anniversary edition - Mark T. Von Seggern - Denver, CO USA
The Movie itself was exactly the same as the original - your probably saying well duh. I was expecting to see Will Wheaton in this version, but to no avail. I was kind of expecting to see some deleted scenes restored to no avail. All that was there was how the movie was made in 3 or 4 different ways. Not what I was looking for. But still a nice addition to my movie collection.

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Discovery Atlas: Brazil Revealed [HD DVD]

2009-12-06T02:20:00.001-08:00

Discovery Atlas: Brazil Revealed [HD DVD] Review

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I really enjoyed this. And the High-Definition aspect of it really enhanced the viewing experience here. The colors were brought to life and you could get so much more of a feelign for Brasil and the people and the culture.

Basically, the narrators and photographers give you views of Brasil through different people's lives and experiences. There's the aspiring footballer, the aspiring bull-rider and a child attempting to escape the realities of life in a favela through capoeira just to name a few. Through the stories of the individuals, you get to see more of the country and the vastness of the culture and people and traditions that are rooted from so many other countries and cultures. From the gritty and seasoned river-boat trader (and... to be a little cynical, I gathered that not all of those vases were empty or available for straight trade...) you can see the awesome Amazon river. From the pretty young helicopter pilot, you can actually see more than just one's dreams, but another spectrum of life in Brasil, which is that of the slightly upper-class and an opportunity that may not be available to some of the other individuals highlighted. From the beautiful girl on Easter and the colors of her city, you can see different religious beliefs in the country as well. And from the sad story of the boy that seemed to have no way out & devastated by his family, you can see a story that's unfortunately a little too common in Brasil - but thankfully with a more promising outcome.

Not to give too much of their stories away, I really liked that they didn't just focus on the poverty in Brasil but rather tried to give an account of life in Brasil from several different perspectives to paint a much more colorful picture that's certainly reflective of the country in general. There are so many different people with all types of different backgrounds. I do wish they would have shown a bit more of the interior or the pantanal, but there was only so much time. Still, I'd recommend this. The stories are touching and the photography was stunning. Hopefully they will make another one of Brasil as there are just so many more stories to tell, and places to see there.

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Discover the world, one person at a time…Discovery Atlas! Discover Brazil through the eyes of its people and explore the surrounding beaches, jungles and landscaping mountains that make this land so vibrant. Witness the roles that history, geography, culture, religion and the natural environment have played in shaping one of the most fascinating countries in the world. From a government worker who dreams of performing the samba at Carnaval, to a young man whose life is capoeira, to a river trader whose livelihood depends on the Amazon, and a maid determined to win the biggest amateur soccer tournament in the world, meet some of the individuals who personify the energy and intensity of this tropical South American paradise. Using the latest HD camera technology coupled with movie-caliber cinematography and effects, hear the stories of several Brazilians whose lives sum up the essence of Brazil and epitomize its people's natural habit of "seizing the moment. "

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Pretty Cool - Winston Smith - PG County, MD
This documentary was pretty well done. The best part is the visuals because they look really cool in HD. They followed a diverse group of seven people to give you different perspectives of the Brazilian experience. Each of the segments is very informative with lots of trivia and history.

My only knock is that it seemed overly dramatic at times. They played up the suspense when the audience may not be looking for drama. For each of the characters, the film suggests there's point that they might not make it.

But the overall film is strong and I recommend it.

Also this HD DVD doesn't come in a normal HD DVD case. I comes in a box-like container, similar to some of the first DVD snap cases.

This Really Shows Off HD-DVD !!! - A Thoughtful Consumer - Southern Calif
This will pop your eyes out! This HD-DVD has fantastic color and pin point detail. There's beautiful women on a beautiful beach, awesome cityscapes, jungle expanses,pictures from space, cowboys, carnival, fireworks, martial arts...this disc has it all. If you are looking for 1 disc to keep around the house to show off your HD equipment, this Brazil disc will get straight to what HD-DVD is...you won't go wrong.

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White Noise [HD DVD]

2009-12-05T02:10:00.001-08:00

White Noise [HD DVD] Review

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'White Noise' is one of the more enjoyable movies about the preposterous notion of communicating with the dead that I've ever seen. I'm not a Michael Keaton fan (I don't dislike him either), so I almost passed this movie over. Wow! Am I glad I didn't. This film is gripping from the start. Keaton's performance is beyond what I knew he was capable of. Setting aside the eeriness of the movie, one is intrigued by the interaction of the characters. There's a lesson to be learned here too. Don't let the life you have pass you by while trying to hold on to what is no longer there. Keaton's character becomes so engrossed with attempting to communicate with a dead loved one, that he neglects the living people that are still there in his life. And who still need him to be there for them. As for the HD version of this film, it's stunning. The standard was very well done and I didn't expect to see much difference in picture quality. Although some people smirk at the demise of HD DVD, they need to understand something important. If it weren't for HD DVD, Blue-Ray would have not been invented. Don't believe me? Read the history of the formats. But it's all good I have a Blue-Ray player too. For instance HD DVD has always used VC-1 as it's encoding. Blue-Ray started out still using versions of MPEG. Most Blue-Ray movies now use VC-1 or equivalent, but; would they have had it not been the standard set first by their competitor? I feel that any movie which uses special effects benefits greatly from any type of Higher Definition discs. And 'White Noise' definitely does. If it is a movie you'll be watching repeatedly, and showing to others. Then, it's worth buying in either one of the Hi-Def formats.

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Despite an abundance of gaping plot holes, White Noise serves up enough spooky atmosphere to make it worth a look-see for fans of supernatural thrillers. Even when hampered with a shoddy, clumsily written screenplay, Michael Keaton brings professional conviction to his role as a grieving widower who is introduced to the mysterious (and according to paranormal researchers, highly documented) existence of EVP, or Electronic Voice Phenomenon, which allows the dead to communicate (one-way only, it seems) from the great beyond, through images and voices recordable on a variety of electronic media such as VCRs, computers, etc. Seeking contact with his recently deceased wife, Keaton finds dire warnings of evil in the afterlife, with connections (all too convenient) to killings and disappearances in his Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity. British TV director Geoffrey Sax brings slick style to this hokum, and a few moments of genuine eeriness, but you may find yourself giggling too much to appreciate the highlights. --Jeff Shannon

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White Noise explores the unsettling possibility that the dead can contact us… all we have to do is listen. When architect Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton) loses his wife in a tragic accident, he turns to the shadowy, unnerving world of electronic voice phenomena - Communication from beyond the grave. But as he begins to penetrate the mysteries of E.V.P., Jonathan makes a shocking discovery: once a portal to the other world is opened, there's no telling what will come through it.

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No. - C. Duchesne - Quebec, Canada
White Noise A.k.a. How To Ruin A Movie Hollywood Style or How To Come Up With Retarded Subplots And Add Them To A Decent Plot or The Unborn 0. Worst ending ever! Not that it would've been very good with a different ending. Short review? Well, I don't need to say anything else. Believe it or not, the straight-to-DVD sequel is 10 times better! Watch it instead.

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The Lake House (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

2009-12-04T00:10:00.001-08:00

The Lake House (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Review

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The movie "The Lake House" is certainly a movie that challenges you to suspend your disbelief but it seems a majority of people seem incapable of doing so for this movie, yet are able to believe that a mystical force controls all things in the Universe (Star Wars), that a man can fly (Superman) or, gasp, that a truck can turn into a robot (Transformers).
For me this movie is pure fantasy and I have no problem taking it for what it is - namely a romantic movie with a supernatural element. I don't sit there and try and figure out how or why the mailbox works the way it does just like I don't sit there and wonder how the Enterprise reaches warp speed (Star Trek) or the man outraces the Sun (Mummy Returns).
The plot is basically a love story and rather than two people falling in love over the internet and e-mail they instead do it the old fashioned way and fall in love through snail mail. However the device of the time difference means that the two cannot simply meet face-to-face in a traditional date. The plot reminded me of a similar plot device in a TV movie I saw where two lovers corresponded the same way across centuries with the letters magically appearing in an old cabinet.
Take the movie for what it is and pick up this enjoyable, charming romantic movie on Blu-ray for under (as of Nov. 13, 2009). The audio and video quality are far from steller, but they are better than on an upconverted DVD.

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Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock pair up again in what could be described as the anti-Speed: The Lake House, a sweet, relaxed-paced, whimsical romance. When Alex Wyler (Reeves, The Matrix) moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster (Bullock, Miss Congeniality) who's writing from two years in the future. Their correspondence turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. Though the plot of The Lake House sounds potentially static, the movie is skillfully structured and, despite some truly awful dialogue, will exert an emotional pull on anyone willing to embrace the device of the time-travelling mailbox. What the movie really demonstrates, though, is the genuine rapport between Bullock and Reeves; Reeves, though handsome, has a wooden presence--but in his few scenes with Bullock, his stiffness transforms into a palpable yearning. On-screen chemistry is slippery and hard to define, but these two have it. --Bret Fetzer

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Spanning over one thousand years & three parallel stories this is a story of love death spirituality & fragility of our existence in this world. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006 Starring: Hugh Jackman Ellen Burstyn Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: M Night Shyamalan

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McCartney at his best - Janice S. G. - Columbus, OH
The Lake House is a tearjerker, baby, and not for dimwit literalists. It features one of Paul McCartney's finest works, "This Never Happened Before."

Best Movie ever! - Nancy Styn -
Can't say any more than this is the best movie I've ever seen. I'm ordering it in Blu-Ray cause I want to make sure I always have it.

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The Deer Hunter [HD DVD]

2009-12-02T23:40:00.001-08:00

The Deer Hunter [HD DVD] Review

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I watched Michael Cimino's The Deerhunter again recently, some thirty years after I first saw it. It remains a remarkable film, a piece of powerful story-telling, a coming-together of fine actors and fine acting, engrossing scene-setting, careful character-building, and deep meaning. I was struck most forcefully on this second viewing by two things: the film's foreshadowing of American decline, and its testament to the power of myth.

The America of The Deerhunter, the massive industry, the doughty immigrants, the omnipresence of Detroit, the mysticism of guns and hunting, the wealth that made the war, and the way it was waged, possible--all that is gone now, or going. Did Cimino see that it was being destroyed, that Viet Nam was destroying it, or is it just very easy to see now that that was when the darkness began to take hold?

In the final scene of the film, the main characters are gathered for breakfast after the funeral of the friend who destroyed himself in Southeast Asia. One man is legless and broken, another alienated forever from his civilian friends by the knowledge of what the war really was. Their women are emotionally shattered. The men who stayed at home are well-meaning but lost. The gathering is awkward, grief-laden, every participant burdened with the incomprehensible. What has happened is not what should have happened, not what anyone ever dreamed could happen, not what anyone knows how to live with. And what do they do? They begin hesitantly, spontaneously to sing together, God Bless America. What else can they do? They have no other story to live by.

It is an extraordinarily touching, delicate moment, vibrant with human truth, a grand anti-climax to a story of heroism, community, patriotism, friendship, and madness, of failed faith. This is a film by a man who understands our country, believes in it, but has the courage and the gentleness to relieve of us our illusions about it, if we will allow him to. We need this film now, as we needed it when it was made, when we could not fully understand what it was telling us.

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Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, The Deer Hunter is simultaneously an audacious directorial conceit and one of the greatest films ever made about friendship and the personal impact of war. Like Apocalypse Now, it's hardly a conventional battle film--the soldier's experience was handled with greater authenticity in Platoon--but its depiction of war on an intimate scale packs a devastatingly dramatic punch. Director Michael Cimino may be manipulating our emotions with masterful skill, but he does it in a way that stirs the soul and pinches our collective nerves with graphic, high-intensity scenes of men under life-threatening duress. Although Russian-roulette gambling games were not a common occurrence during the Vietnam war, they're used here as a metaphor for the futility of the war itself. To the viewer, they become unforgettably intense rites of passage for the best friends--Pennsylvania steelworkers played by Robert De Niro, John Savage, and Oscar winner Christopher Walken--who may survive or perish during their tour through a tropical landscape of hell. Back home, their loved ones must cope with the war's domestic impact, and in doing so they allow The Deer Hunter to achieve a rare combination of epic storytelling and intimate, heart-rending drama. --Jeff Shannon

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Winner of 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Cimino) and Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), this critically acclaimed, extraordinarily powerful film tracks a group of steelworker pals from a Pennsylvania blast furnace to the cool hunting grounds of the Alleghenies to the lethal cauldron of Vietnam. Robert De Niro gives an outstanding performance as Michael, the natural leader of the group. The Deer Hunter is a searing drama of friendship and courage - and what happens to these qualities under hardship. It is a shattering emotional experience you will never forget.

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Deniro lives up to Taxi Driver here and then some - Ghost - Northern California
Now here is truly a drama as good as, if not better than Platoon. Especially in light of this dark era we find ourselves living in, where it seems that military and prison are the only two industries thriving right now, this may be the best movie ever made. What a sick, demonic world that we are living in today, if you don't mind my saying so, or if it's even still legal for me to say it. The film shows the effect traumatic situations can travel into within a mind control framework, where after the satanic ceremonial 'cleansing' of war, Walken rejects Heaven and prefers Hell because it is all that is familiar to him now. At least that's my take on it. It's interesting to me how those living a Hell on earth may very well find themselves in a Heaven within the cosmos later. The power of friendship and the power of trauma are the two central themes here in this beautiful movie which shows the essence of both better than any other that I can recall. Also, Cavatina is a great song that perfectly matches the tone in the overall movie. It starts off slow but it is well worth it to watch to the bitterweet end.

Classic - GForcum - Ceres, CA
A classic with many stars. Paints a picture of survival after the war and is a real eye opener.

Clipping my toenails was more entertaining! - Philip Michaels -
Oh my, where do we start! One long and tedious film. Who wrote the script? It seems to me all actors were just ad-libbing their lines. Don't even ask me how it
won best picture. Was 1978 that bad of a year for movies? This film is only for die hards of De Niro or strange war films.

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The War Within [HD DVD]

2009-12-01T22:10:00.001-08:00

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2009-11-30T19:55:00.001-08:00

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March of the Penguins [HD DVD]

2009-11-29T19:35:00.001-08:00

March of the Penguins [HD DVD] Review

I chose to see "March of the Penguins" as a diversion to a 100+ degree day, and saw that cold weather is worse than hot weather. Now, in the brisk part of autumn, it still holds up.

Penguins from several areas of Antarctica converge on land, safe from predators and the ebbing ice shelf. They are there to mate, birth, and care for their chick.

Monogamous for that year, penguins pair up and the mother lays an egg.

The mother dashes off back to the sea, which, thanks to the winter and new ice, is as far as 70 miles. She's starving, having lost one-third of her weight in laying the egg. The trip is long, and she's not fast. Hungry seals await them, some penguins lose their way, and some are too exhausted to continue.

Well-fed, full of food for her chick, she returns, and the father makes the same trip so he can eat. The father stayed behind to incubate the egg, and protect the new chick. He has lost one half of his weight.

The pair trade places a few more times as winter plods on. With temperatures 80 below zero, and winds up to 125, I felt cold just watching. The penguins huddle to keep warm, rotating which must do outside duty.

Morgan Freeman narrates. His voice does not overcome the story. Better written than any documentary I have ever seen, Freeman respects the script. Having never seen a documentary in a theater before, I was impressed at how well it worked on the big screen.

There is no plot, even though there is a beginning and an end. Unlike many documentaries, it does not detail the intricacies of eating, mate choosing, or science of penguin living. It is more about watching the arduous life cycle, with some explaining what we are watching.

The camera works captures the cold -- the shivering penguins, the snow blowing like dust over the long line of marching penguins. It reminded me of movies about Siberia, showing Soviets living in a frozen, cold natural prison.

This isn't a cute animal movie. Tender children might be saddened to see the eggs and chicks freezing, and could be quite frightened when the vicious seals overtake swimming penguins.

I fully recommend "March of the Penguins."

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March of the Penguins instantly qualifies as a wildlife classic, taking its place among other extraordinary films like Microcosmos and Winged Migration. French filmmaker Luc Jacquet and his devoted crew endured a full year of extreme conditions in Antarctica to capture the life cycle of Emperor penguins on film, and their diligence is evident in every striking frame of this 80-minute documentary. Narrated in soothing tones by Morgan Freeman, the film focuses on a colony of hundreds of Emperors as they return, in a single-file march of 70 miles or more, to their frozen breeding ground, far inland from the oceans where they thrive. At times dramatic, suspenseful, mischievous and just plain funny, the film conveys the intensity of the penguins' breeding cycle, and their treacherous task of protecting eggs and hatchlings in temperatures as low as 128 degrees below zero. There is some brief mating-ritual violence and sad moments of loss, but March of the Penguins remains family-friendly throughout, and kids especially will enjoy the Antarctic blue-ice vistas and the playful, waddling appeal of the penguins, who can be slapstick clumsy or magnificently graceful, depending on the circumstances. A marvel of wildlife cinematography, this unique film offers a front-row seat to these amazing creatures, balancing just enough scientific information with the entertaining visuals. --Jeff Shannon

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Every year, thousands of emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They are birds, but they do not fly. They are aquatic animals, but this time they will not swim. Instead, they walk - marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continenton Earth. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, "March Of The Penguins" is an amazing, awe-inspiring, all-ages, true-life tale touched with humor and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering you-are-there drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the face ofthe fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food.Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable fuzzy chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure.

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Scary Movie 4 (Unrated & Uncensored) [HD DVD]

2009-11-28T16:40:00.001-08:00

Scary Movie 4 (Unrated & Uncensored) [HD DVD] Review

There were some gags that didn't hit home but nothing to drag the whole movie down. This is the most visually interesting and ambitious one and as far as I'm concerned the 4th time was the charm. IN this case the gratuitous bits, like the Oprah interview at the end, actually worked great and showed a growing confidence in the material, although I wouldn't mind if they stopped while they were ahead (which, of course, they didn't).

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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 04/15/2008 Run time: 91 minutes

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Some comedy is like a scalpel; the Scary Movie series is a hand grenade, spewing bodily fluids and big-breasted women in all directions as they lampoon the latest horror. In Scary Movie 4's case, the main targets are War of the Worlds, The Village, The Grudge, Saw, and Tom Cruise jumping all over Oprah's couch (the scariest of the lot). Along the way, potshots get taken at non-horror fare like Brokeback Mountain and Million Dollar Baby, as well as obvious targets like Michael Jackson and George W. Bush, among others. Anna Faris (Lost in Translation) and Regina Hall (The Honeymooners) return as the central characters wandering through a crazy quilt of horror scenarios, joined by Craig Bierko (Cinderella Man) doing a dead-on parody of Cruise at his most manic. Cameos include everyone from Charlie Sheen to Shaquille O'Neal to Carmen Electra. Some of it's funny, some of it's not, but there's a generally buoyant zaniness that comes from director David Zucker, one of the creators of Airplane!, which started the whole firehose-of-jokes aesthetic. --Bret Fetzer

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Aquarium Impressions [HD DVD]

2009-11-27T14:55:00.001-08:00

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This HD DVD replaces an expensive and labor-intensive aquarium and offers 100% comfortable ambience and exactly the same original quality. Enjoy the variety of sea dwellers and relax to the sound of relaxation and meditation music. Change your screen into a real colourful aquarium including real and unbelievable tropical impressions and high-class music.

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The Graduate HD DVD Katharine Ross Dustin Hoffman Anne Bancroft

2009-11-26T14:30:00.001-08:00

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HD DVD player REQUIRED*No Regional Coding, will play on any HD DVD Player
Anamorphic (16:9 1080P Hi-Def) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version
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This is an HD DVD release. You will need an HD DVD player in order to play this DVD. HD DVDs do not have regional coding and will play in any HD DVD player**Nominated for seven Academy Awards® and winner for Best Director this ground breaking social satire launched the career of two-time Oscar®-winner: Dustin Hoffman and cemented the reputation of acclaimed director Mike Nichols. Pulsating with the rebellious spirit of the '60s and a haunting score sung by Simon and Garfunkel "The Graduate" is truly a "landmark film" (Leonard Maltin). Shy Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) returns home from college with an uncertain future. Then the wife of his father's business partner the sexy Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) seduces him and the affair only deepens his confusion. That is until he meets the girl of his dreams (Katharine Ross). But there's one problem: she's Mrs. Robinson's daughter!

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The Bourne Identity [HD DVD]

2009-11-25T13:55:00.001-08:00

The Bourne Identity [HD DVD] Review

This is an action thriller that is great from start to finish.

A man is rescued at sea. He has no memory of who he is or anything about him. He ends up being in some very tight spots and demonstrates that he has a wide variety of impressive fighting skills.

In his quest to figure out who he is, he connects with a young German woman, Marie (Franka Potente) who assists him throughout much of the show. As it goes along, he (Matt Damon) discovers that his name, or one of them, is Jason Bourne. It turns out that he is a CIA assassin. While he has amnesia, his employers think that he has gone rogue and are attempting to kill him.

All of this makes for a story with lots of action. The events take place all across Europe. It is really a very entertaining film that is a good one for any fan of action flicks.

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Academy Award Winner Matt Damon stars in this explosive, action-packed hit filled with incredible fight sequences. Found with two bullets in his back, Jason Bourne discovers he has the skills of a very dangerous man and no memory of his violent past. Racing to unlock the secret of his own identity, he discovers the deadly truth: he's an elite government agent, a 30 million dollar weapon the government no longer trusts. Now this top operative is the government's number one target in this super-charged, thrill-a-minute spectacular loaded with "Non-stop action!" (Bill Zwecker, FOX-TV).

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Freely adapted from Robert Ludlum's 1980 bestseller, The Bourne Identity starts fast and never slows down. The twisting plot revs up in Zurich, where amnesiac CIA assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), with no memory of his name, profession, or recent activities, recruits a penniless German traveler (Run Lola Run's Franka Potente) to assist in solving the puzzle of his missing identity. While his CIA superior (Chris Cooper) dispatches assassins to kill Bourne and thus cover up his failed mission, Bourne exercises his lethal training to leave a trail of bodies from Switzerland to Paris. Director Doug Liman (Go) infuses Ludlum's intricate plotting with a maverick's eye for character detail, matching breathtaking action with the humorous, thrill-seeking chemistry of Damon and Potente. Previously made as a 1988 TV movie starring Richard Chamberlain, The Bourne Identity benefits from the sharp talent of rising stars, offering intelligent, crowd-pleasing excitement from start to finish. --Jeff Shannon

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The Last Samurai [HD DVD]

2009-11-24T13:05:00.001-08:00

The Last Samurai [HD DVD] Review

The Last Samurai is an outstanding film that tells the fictional story of Captain Nathan Algren (Cruise), a soldier haunted by regrets hired to train raw Japanese recruits to fight the Samurai, and Samurai leader Katsumoto (Watanabe), who is leading a rebellion in Japan against those who he believes are westernizing the country too quickly. Algren ends up becoming a prisoner of the Samurai, but after spending a number of months as their captive, subsequently finds peace in their way of life. Eventually, he joins forces with the men he was hired to fight against.

Not only is the plot interesting and original, but the performances of the actors are nothing short of amazing. Tom Cruise puts forth an outstanding effort, which I consider his best ever. Ken Watanabe is perfect as Katsumoto, commanding even more attention than Cruise, and all of the secondary characters are equally convincing in their roles. Some of the highlights include Koyuki as Taka, Hiroyuki Sanada as Ujio, and Timothy Spall as Simon Graham.

The execution of the battle scenes was excellent. This can be attributed to a cast full of professional sword-fighters as extras and Cruise and Watanabe doing all their own stunts. As seen in the extras, the progression of Cruise's skills with a sword isn't staged, either. Sanada and others spent hours working with him every day until he could handle a blade with precision.

Having seen this film a dozen times, I can also say I honestly am not able to find many mistakes in the filming and editing, either. The ones I have noticed are hidden well, and none of them take away from the film in any way. There are a few lines in the script that come across as slightly bland or predictable, but overall the script is very well written. Tom Cruise actually speaks Japanese in a handful of scenes, and he does it well.

What really makes the movie, on top of everything else, is the beautiful score composed by Hans Zimmer. Though he often recycles his scores and changes them very little, this one is unique and powerful.

The Last Samurai's historical accuracy isn't as poor as some reviewers would suggest, but it is a work of fiction. On the special edition of this DVD, 2 deleted scenes are included, along with "the filming of" one of the scenes, and "the filming of" the Cruise beheading scene. There is also a handful of interviews and a look at the real history of the decline of the Samurai in Japan.

All in all, The Last Samurai is an extremely entertaining and convincing film. The special edition of this DVD is well worth the extra few dollars, and it has become one of my all time favorite movies.

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While Japan undergoes tumultuous transition to a more Westernized society in 1876-77, The Last Samurai gives epic sweep to an intimate story of cultures at a crossroads. In America, tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is coerced by a mercenary officer (Tony Goldwyn) to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this "progress" is a rebellion of samurai warriors, holding fast to their traditions of honor despite strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader (Ken Watanabe), Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test. All of which makes director Edward Zwick's noble epic eminently worthwhile, even if its Hollywood trappings (including an all-too-conventional ending) prevent it from being the masterpiece that Zwick and screenwriter John Logan clearly wanted it to be. Instead, The Last Samurai is an elegant mainstream adventure, impressive in all aspects of its production. It may not engage the emotions as effectively as Logan's script for Gladiator, but like Cruise's character, it finds its own quality of honor. --Jeff Shannon

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Warner Brothers The Last Samurai - HD DVDEpic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), arespected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first armyin the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at thecenter of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.

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Emperor of the Seas (Discovery HD Theater)

2009-11-23T08:45:00.001-08:00

Emperor of the Seas (Discovery HD Theater) Review

From a Western perspective, it's easy to look at castrated males as inferior or less than. However, this work gives an example of how China differed. This focuses on Zheng-He, a eunuch who was like an Eastern Christopher Columbus.
It's also easy to assume that various people of color did not have contact with people of different regions until Europeans colonized their lands. This work shows East Asians enteracting with South Asians, Arabs, and Africans. If you support person-of-color unity, you'll like seeing this. Islam played an important role in different peoples feeling that they had something in common. People of that faith may really enjoy this work too.
Foucault said power is never absolute. So though Zheng He was instructed to get other rulers to pay tribute to the Chinese emperor, he also had to have additional ships to ward off pirates.
The graphics in this documentary are excellent. The reenactments by actors are done well too. You can see dancers dressed just like the ones in "House of Flying Daggers" here. I liked this work so much better than "Did They Come Before Columbus?"

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Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 09/16/2008

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Fletch [HD DVD]

2009-11-22T07:30:00.001-08:00

Fletch [HD DVD] Review

Come on, just release the DVD and save the silly "Edition" names. The worst offender must surely be the upcoming "Those Aren't Pillows Edition" of Planes, Trains and Automobiles. yikes.

Still, I can't *not* give this classic 5 stars. Who doesn't know (and repeat!) lines from the movie. Chevy at his best: allowed to ad-lib at will.

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Gregory McDonald's lightweight mystery novel about an undercover newspaper reporter cracking a police drug ring is transformed by screenwriter Andrew Bergman (Blazing Saddles, and writer/director of The Freshman and Honeymoon in Vegas) into a fairly sarcastic and occasionally very funny Chevy Chase vehicle. Enjoyment of the film pivots on whether you find Chase's flippant, smart-ass brand of verbal humor funny, or merely egocentric. If you don't like Chase, there's really no one else worth watching (Geena Davis is sadly underused). Chase seems born to play I.M. "Fletch" Fletcher, a disillusioned investigative reporter whose cynicism and detached view on life mirrors the actor's understated approach to comedy. Fletcher offers Chase the opportunity to adopt numerous personas, as his job requires numerous (bad) physical disguises, and much of film's humor centers on the ridiculous idea that any of these phony accents or bad hairpieces could fool anyone. These not-so-clever disguises are put to use when Fletch becomes involved in the film's smart but continually self-mocking two-part mystery. As well as trying to gather drug-smuggling evidence against the LAPD for a long-overdue newspaper story, a rich and apparently terminally ill stranger also offers Fletch a large payoff to kill him. While the film does a fairly good job juggling both of these plots, not to mention tossing in a love interest as well, it's subservient, for better or worse, to Chase's memorable one-liners and disguises. Followed by two forgettable sequels that lack both the original's wit and Chase's attention span. --Dave McCoy

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Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best as Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, a newspaper reporter who changes his identity more often than his underwear. While working on a drug expose, he stumbles onto a scam that gets him up to his byline in murder, police corruption and forbidden romance. For this ace newsman, it'll be the story of the year, if he can only stay alive till the deadline. Fletch is a must-own comedy-thriller classic. Just don't call him "Irwin"!

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Sea of Love [HD DVD]

2009-11-21T06:00:00.001-08:00

Sea of Love [HD DVD] Review

As a cop this actor is pathetic but fascinating. A serial killer is at work in New York, using poetic ads in the Village Voice to attract his preys. But in fact he is not the killer really but the real prey of the killer who is... the woman, at first they thought, the police, and they are wrong of course. So our cops dress up as bar waiters and poetic lovers and they start dating women in a bar via some nice poems in the Village Voice. Of course in the lot they manage to catch the good one, but in the meantime our cop has fallen in love with her and he is unable to see straight. He is so shocked when he discovers she is connected with the victims that he stops thinking and he wants her to commit one more crime and he frightens her to death and she leaves. It is then someone rings at the door and what a surprise, a colleague of his, a cop, ... you go and discover the details. Sordid, bleak, miserable, and that sea of love is just spilled over, a real tsunami. The actor is so good that he makes us believe two things. For one cops have special eyes and anyone can recognize them by the way they look at you or anything. And for two that a cop in love is like a whale out of the sea, dying because he is crushed by his own weight, that of his gun and badge, and crushing everything around himself like the big fat monster he is. One of these actors of the old generation who were, and some of them still are and have taught the trade to a few younger ones, able to impersonate any part, any role, any situation as if they were chameleons. That's rare, my gosh, that's rare but so good when you meet one from time to time. That thriller is "The Experts" plus a good touch of humane and human depth. Let's hope competition and the crisis helps Hollywood to ask their actors to relearn that trade of old and begin again composing their characters from inside and not as if they were some kind of costumes you don over your evening jacket or dress.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, University Paris 12 Créteil, CEGID

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After a career slump that plagued him through most of the 1980s, Al Pacino made a stellar comeback in this taut 1989 thriller, playing a weary New York police detective who falls in love with the woman (Ellen Barkin) who is the prime suspect in the murder case he's investigating. Expertly written by Richard Price and directed by Harold Becker, the story is designed to keep its central characters (and the viewer) in a state of constant suspicion and arousal--an emotional combination that sends dangerous sparks flying between Pacino and Barkin. Their chemistry is intense, and their love scenes are some of the hottest of any movie of its decade. But Sea of Love is not merely concerned with cheap titillation. It's a riveting whodunit with scenes of nail-biting suspense and memorable dialogue that make it as interesting to listen to as it is to watch. Barkin had made a similarly sexy impression in The Big Easy, and here she gives one of the best performances of her underrated career, matching Pacino's excellence scene for scene. The ending's a bit of a letdown because the murder solution comes somewhat out of the blue, but it's the acting and suspense that you'll remember most--qualities that make Sea of Love one of the best films of its kind. --Jeff Shannon

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The Best of HD DVD, Volume Two (The Last Samurai / The Phantom of the Opera / Unforgiven / The Fugitive) [HD DVD]

2009-11-20T05:45:00.001-08:00

The Best of HD DVD, Volume Two (The Last Samurai / The Phantom of the Opera / Unforgiven / The Fugitive) [HD DVD] Review

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Scooby-Doo - The Movie [HD DVD]

2009-11-19T05:45:00.001-08:00

Scooby-Doo - The Movie [HD DVD] Review

This movie totally rocks! I've always loved Scooby-Doo since i was a kid (I'm 21 now) and I remembered watching the original Scooby-Doo Where Are You episodes, The Scooby-Doo movies, The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo show, A Pup Named Scooby Doo (which I absolutely loved!) and the recent animated movies. Oh, plus What's New Scooby Doo! I remember, when I first heard of the release of this movie in 2002, I was really excited! One of everyone's favorite cartoon been brought to life! I was even more excited to hear that Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. would be the leads in the movie as Daphne and Fred. Their previous movies were mostly really cool, and neither of them are bad on the eye (they're both GORGEOUS!). When I saw the movie, I was blown away! This movie was PERFECT! Really fun and funny, action-packed, filled with jokes and also pretty scary. That was even more than I really expected. WAY MORE!

The CGI Scooby was top-notch (making him look like a real dog, making him cartoony and funny at the same time and leaving him intact as the actual cartoon must've been really hard, BUT THEY PULLED IT OFF 100%

The characters, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred and Velma, played by Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Linda Cardellini were dead-on their cartoon counterparts. To me, this cast was perfect, they really felt like a group of friends (well, Sarah and Freddie were engaged during this [and they have such chemistry!] and Matthew had appeared with Freddie in other flicks and are really good friends). I think this cast actually made me like the characters even more. Matthew Lillard IS Shaggy, no questions. Linda Cardellini IS Velma (and she even made her quite sexy) Freddie Prinze Jr. IS SO Fred (quite funny performance by the way). But Sarah Michelle Gellar completely blowed me away! She made Daphne so much better than the actual cartoon character. That ain't an easy feat. I liked how she gave Daphne that edge and spunk, while still looking completely stunning in 6'' inch high pink go-go boots.

Everything in this movie was REALLY WELL MADE. The CGI effects, the sets (HUGE and IMPRESSIVE), the costumes (I LOVE how they made Mystery Inc. look, they seemed cooler, more modern, but still retaining their cartoonish charm...

I really can't say enough of this movie! I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! I saw it in theaters, bought it on VHS, then DVD, seen it like 5+ times and still love it! I can't wait to own it on Blu-Ray and see how it looks!

This movie has everything= Cartoon mega-hit brought to life even better than the original, FUNNY, WITTY, COLORFUL, ACTION-PACKED, GREAT CHARACTERS and PERSONALIZATION, HORROR and so MUCH MORE!! That's SCOOBY DOO! Gotta love it!

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"I would've gotten away with it if weren't for you meddling kids!" Equal parts remake and spoof, this tongue-in-cheek live-action resurrection finds the old Saturday-morning-cartoon gang reunited to investigate the zombie teens of a haunted amusement park. Frantic action and big-screen special effects stand in for logic, but for a while it makes for a spirited send-up. Freddie Prinze Jr., under a blond hairdo and an ascot, turns Fred into a preening pretty boy, and Sarah Michelle Gellar plays with her own Buffy image as eternal damsel-in-distress Daphne (in magenta mini-dress and maxi-boots, no less), but this show belongs to gangly Matthew Lillard, who is the adenoidal beatnik Shaggy. His loyal-to-the-end friendship with the computer-animated Scooby-Doo is the most convincing relationship in the whole two-dimensional goof. Some of the supernatural nasties may be scary for young kids and the humor careens from winking self-awareness to Scooby doo-doo gags, but otherwise this is as harmless as a Saturday-morning chapter and as substantial as a Scooby snack. --Sean Axmaker

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Zoinks! Two years after a clash of egos forced Mystery Inc. to close it's doors, Scooby-Doo and his clever crime-solving cohorts Fred (FREDDIE PRINZE JR.), Daphne (SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR), Shaggy (MATTHEW LILLARD) and Velma (LINDA CARDELLINI) are individually summoned to Spooky Island to investigate a series of paranormal incidents at the ultra-hip Spring Break hot spot. Concerned that his frightfully popular resort might truly be haunted, Spooky Island owner Emile Mondavarious (ROWAN ATKINSON) tries to reunite those notoriously meddling detectives to solve the mystery before his supernatural secret scares away the college crowds. Scooby and the gang will have to overcome their personal differences and forget everything they think they know about fake ghouls and phony creatures to crack the case, save themselves and possibly...the world! Ruh-roh!

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Dragonheart [HD DVD]

2009-11-18T05:30:00.001-08:00

Dragonheart [HD DVD] Review

Okay folks, I am guessing you have seen this movie as it is quite a few years old now so I will not bother going into the details of it. If you wish to know more about the plot then check it out on imdb.

The big question is, how did it fare being transfered to HD-DVD? Well to sum it up I would say brilliantly. The video transfer is crisp and detailed, it does suffer a tad with film artifacts but this is the best we are ever going to see it that is for sure.

The audio transfer is absolutely superb.

You want HD-DVD? Well this is as good as it gets for this title.

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Dragonheart [HD DVD] Overview

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In medieval England, Bowen, a gallant dragonslayer, comes upon Draco, the last dragon on Earth (who can talk). In a scheme that keeps Draco alive and earns money for Bowen, thedragon terrorizes a town, and Bowen "kills" him to earn a reward. In the process, the two become close friends. But when King Einon, the evil ruler of the land, goes one step too far, Bowen and Draco-- both of whom have been betrayed by the despot in the past -- set out to defeat him. However, years ago the noble Draco gave half his heart to Einon in order to save the ruler's life. Therefore, ifEinon dies, so does Draco. Can Bowen find a way to kill Einon without losing his beloved, fire-breathing partner?

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In the closing paragraph of his 1996 review of Dragonheart, noted critic Roger Ebert summed up this adventurous fantasy quite nicely: "While no reasonable person over the age of 12 would presumably be able to take it seriously, there is nevertheless a lighthearted joy to it, a cheerfulness, an insouciance, that recalls the days when movies were content to be fun." That's precisely the quality that makes Dragonheart so appealing, despite the fact that it didn't exactly take flight and breathe fire at the box office. The movie takes itself seriously without sacrificing the wit and cleverness that make it so entertaining. It's about the last of the great dragon slayers, Bowen (Dennis Quaid), who teams up with the last of the great dragons, Draco (and voiced by Sean Connery), after they realize that killing each other would put them both out of business! So they devise a bogus dragon-slaying act that's a huge hit as they tour from village to village. Later, they must rouse the peasantry against the loutish Prince Einon (David Thewlis), whose life was once saved by Draco, but who now violates the "Old Code" of honor with a ruthless reign of terror. As Ebert rightly noted, Dragonheart is no masterpiece, and its story (which was originally conceived as a darker, more serious drama) isn't likely to capture everyone's heart (dragon or otherwise). But it's full of exciting action, witty dialogue, and gallant heroism, and in the presentation of a realistic talking dragon it's a milestone in computer-generated special effects, far surpassing the breakthroughs of Jurassic Park three years earlier. --Jeff Shannon.

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King Kong [HD DVD]

2009-11-17T05:00:00.001-08:00

King Kong [HD DVD] Review

There have been a lot of attempts to remake the movie King Kong since the original came out in 1933 and this was by far the best one ever made. It is a bit long, but it is a great film. I would definitely suggest seeing this film.

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Movies don't come any bigger than Peter Jackson's King Kong, a three-hour remake of the 1933 classic that marries breathtaking visual prowess with a surprising emotional depth. Expanding on the original story of the blonde beauty and the beast who falls for her, Jackson creates a movie spectacle that matches his Lord of the Rings films and even at times evokes their fantasy world while celebrating the glory of '30s Hollywood. Naomi Watts stars as Ann Darrow, a vaudeville actress down on her luck in Depression-era New York until manic filmmaker Carl Denham (a game but miscast Jack Black) entices her with a lead role. Dazzled by the genius of screenwriter Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody), Ann boards the tramp steamer S.S. Venture, which she--and most of the wary crew--believes is headed for Singapore. Denham, however, is in search of the mythic Skull Island, hoping to capture its wonders on film and make a fortune. What he didn't count on were some scary natives who find that the comely Darrow looks like prime sacrifice material for a mysterious giant creature....

There's no point in rehashing the entire plot, as every movie aficionado is more than familiar with the trajectory of King Kong; the challenge facing Jackson, his screenwriters, and the phenomenal visual-effects team was to breathe new life into an old, familiar story. To that degree, they achieve what could be best called a qualified success. Though they've assembled a crackerjack supporting cast, including Thomas Kretschmann as the Venture's hard-bitten captain and young Jamie Bell as a plucky crewman, the first third of the movie is rather labored, with too much minute detail given over to sumptuous re-creations of '30s New York and the unexciting initial leg of the Venture's sea voyage. However, once the film finds its way to Skull Island (which bears more than a passing resemblance to LOTR's Mordor), Kong turns into a dazzling movie triumph, by turns terrifying and awe-inspiring. The choreography and execution of the action set pieces--including one involving Kong and a trio of Tyrannosaurus Rexes, as well as another that could be charitably described as a bug-phobic's nightmare--is nothing short of landmark filmmaking, and a certain Mr. Spielberg should watch his back, as Kong trumps most anything that has come before it.

Despite the visual challenges of King Kong, the movie's most difficult hurdle is the budding romance between Ann and her simian soulmate. Happily, this is where Jackson unqualifiedly triumphs, as this unorthodox love story is tenderly and humorously drawn, by turns sympathetic and wondrous. Watts, whose accessibility balances out her almost otherworldly loveliness, works wonders with mere glances, and Andy Serkis, who digitally embodies Kong here much as he did Gollum in the LOTR films, breathes vibrant life into the giant star of the film without ever overplaying any emotions. The final, tragic act of the film, set mostly atop the Empire State Building, is where Kong earns its place in movie history as a work that celebrates both the technical and emotional heights that film can reach. --Mark Englehart

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2009-11-16T04:15:00.001-08:00

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Obsolete Technology

2009-11-15T03:30:00.001-08:00

Most people today, by the content of most letters would consider a person a cynic or a pessimist. And I can not disagree. But there are good reasons why.

It is not the progress of this country and the world have in many areas. It is the way we use them and rely on them. But today, I am not going to the people, but fix the slow useful inventions that have done their job. As I said in the past, it is not so much created the elements contained inQuestion, but how they are used and hung. But not today.

The VCR was one of the greatest inventions in home entertainment that had ever seen. Notice I said "was". Many people have one or two in their homes. But how long will it take before they throw them away. Are you sure you have acquired not in a position to sell them. DVD and digital recording. Practically the same is the DVR, that most people have heard, if not to their homes, far from those who used anyWatch a TV show, movie or series that they either do not have time to see, or they are not at home when it airs. The VCR can also record shows he put on a timer. But as everyone has learned that if you ever have the same tape over and over wears them, over a period of very short time.

The DVD player at a time, was considered to be overly expensive, but the videos are introduced essentially still the same price as at the first. Not infrequently, however,Considering that you now pay only one third of the price of a DVD movie to a DVD player now costs is surprising, but I have, there is no real reason.

It is the convenience that makes people happy. Not that they are waiting for the tape, rewind, do not worry if the tape is not chewed up on viewing. And now many people have realized how bulky and cumbersome is a video. It will take up twice the room like a DVD movie, and again in the course of time the tapebegins to deteriorate when it is observed or not. And then you have no choice but to throw them away.

I have spoken with many people about the transition from VCR to DVD. And my decision was made for this ...

"At first I rented" The Matrix "on video cassette. And I say that I have been impressed very satisfied with the movie. When I came back to save the video, I never thought to ask whether there are any copies for sale. The following day I went with the intention of buying the film onVideo. The first place I looked, they had only the DVD version available. I asked the seller, where was the video version, I was told it would not be for another 3 to 4 months are available. I was surprised, but not complain, but I bought the DVD version. I did not have a DVD player, but I had the film. Long story short, I went back and bought a DVD player. Excited with anticipation, as the film would look and sound to my stereo, I neverThought to ask whether my TV was compatible. It was not. The next day I went out and bought a brand new TV. And spent the whole evening saw the movie and all special features. "

Thus, twenty U.S. dollars venture turned out to cost me about six hundred. And I must say, is worth it.

There are now more updated and advanced players out there, like the Blu-ray DVD player and HD DVD, be honest, I can not really make the difference, with the exception ofOf course the amount of content that can be placed on a disk. It will probably take place for a while before the transition from DVD to Blue Ray. until then I am sure that most people remain satisfied with the standard DVD.

TVs are the same, flat panel displays, high-definition and plasma televisions. indeed, they are much better quality than the old pixel TVs and video displays give a much better picture. But many expect consumers because most do not with DVDPlayers, for the prices to fall. After the passage of time look at these old TV only pixels for good films. The transition to digital television is rapidly gaining ground.

Digital Cameras. Who would have ever guessed that after taking a picture that you would never have to utter the words: "I hope it comes out." never again.

The digital camera can make ten times the photos that can be a normal film camera. Not only that, but you can preview the images and decide whetherYou need to repeat the photo or delete them. Here you can see the lights, motion, etc. Setting the shutter speed by pressing a button, versus adapting three or four different buttons on a normal camera. With all the changes made to the computer, you can now make the same pictures and upload them on your computer. It's not all. The same photos can be adapted for light, cut and cut, and called in a photo album on your computer, you can design be placed. So much for the physicalPhoto albums. And now you do not have to wait four or five days are designed for the film.

Lets go a bit further. Printer / Scanner old photographs can you clean them and print them on photo paper, even if the image was taken place a decade ago. So no more loading of the film, where it develops and, above all, no more frustration of pictures that are not eligible.

So the progress was in the rest home TV and photography very successful and useful. Thereare a lot of people out there who would agree. With these devices has, watching movies and photography easier and more fun involved and leaves much of the work in devices of yesterday. So yeah .. update. These are the inventions that have their place for the utility in the world of entertainment and recreation.

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World Trade Center (2-Disc Commemorative Edition) [HD DVD]

2009-11-14T03:15:00.001-08:00

World Trade Center (2-Disc Commemorative Edition) [HD DVD] Review

This is an awesome movie. I recommend it. This movie is made even better if seen in high definition. I gotta say I love the HD revolution. It's almost as good as being in a theater.

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World Trade Center (2-Disc Commemorative Edition) [HD DVD] Overview

Regardless of whether it was "too early" in 2006 to dramatize the events of September 11th, 2001, World Trade Center succeeds as a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who served at "ground zero" in the wake of terrorist attacks on the WTC's twin towers in New York City. Removed from the politics of war and terrorism (yet still, like all films, inherently political in expressing its point of view), Oliver Stone's potent drama focuses on the nightmarish ordeal, and subsequent rescue, of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), who were buried deeply within the rubble of the WTC after the twin towers collapsed. Granted, it's only the film's historical context that distinguishes it from any other dramatic rescue story, but in focusing on the goodness of humanity in response to the evil of terrorists who remain unnamed and off-screen, Stone and first-time screenwriter Andrea Berloff create an emotional context as powerful as anything Stone has directed since Platoon. Even as he resorts to some questionable tactics typically lacking in subtlety, Stone refrains from much of the blunt-force filmmaking that has made him a critical punching bag, rising to this challenging occasion with a heartfelt and deeply American portrait of unity - personal, familial, and national. Flaws and all, World Trade Center serves an honorable purpose, reminding us all that for those fleeting days in September 2001, America showed its best face to a sympathetic world. --Jeff Shannon

World Trade Center (2-Disc Commemorative Edition) [HD DVD] Specifications

"World Trade Center is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen through the eyes of the survivors, their families and their rescuers

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow [HD DVD]

2009-11-13T00:15:00.001-08:00

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow [HD DVD] Review

This is a great movie. It is different than the mainstream, but I really liked it as did my kids. If you like movies that are filmed differently than than the Hollywood "standard" you will like this movie.

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow [HD DVD] Overview

While setting a milestone in the progress of digital filmmaking, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow resurrects a nostalgic fantasy world derived from a wide variety of vintage inspirations. It's a dazzling dream for anyone who appreciates the look and feel of golden-age sci-fi pulp magazines, drawing its unique, all-digital design from such diverse sources as Howard Hawks adventures, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Buck Rogers, Blackhawk comics, The Third Man, cliffhanger serials, and the action-packed Indiana Jones franchise. Writer-director Kerry Conran's feature debut is also guaranteed to inspire digital dreamers everywhere, suggesting a paradigm shift in the way CGI-dominated movies are made. It's a giddy adventure for the young and young-at-heart, in which ace pilot "Sky Captain" Joe Sullivan (Jude Law) and intrepid reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) must save the world from a mad scientist whose vision of the future has tragic implications for all humankind. Angelina Jolie drops in for a glorified cameo, but it's the ultra-fortunate neophyte Conran who's the star here. His clever riff on The Wizard of Oz is a marvel to behold, and the method of its creation is nothing less than revolutionary. --Jeff Shannon

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After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.

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Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines [HD DVD]

2009-11-12T00:00:00.001-08:00

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines [HD DVD] Review

Schwarzenegger is in pro form and loving every minute of the fun. He makes this movie enjoyable. Love this and every movie and TV show associated with the Terminator mythology. On a side note I was happy to see the 1080p problem fixed. There is nothing like watching a Terminator movie in blu ray. Awesome movie and can't wait until Salvation is released with the R rated version.

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Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines [HD DVD] Overview

With a reported budget of 2 million, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines starts in high gear and never slows down. The apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is being pursued yet again, this time by the advanced T-X, a sleek "Terminatrix" (coldly expressionless Kristanna Loken) programmed to stop Connor from becoming the savior of humankind. Originally programmed as an assassin, a disadvantaged T-101 cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger, bidding fond farewell to his signature role) arrives from the future to join Connor and his old acquaintance Kate (Claire Danes) in thwarting the T-X's relentless pursuit. The plot presents a logical fulfillment of T2 prophesy, disposing of Connor's mother (Linda Hamilton is sorely missed) while computer-driven machines assume control, launching a nuclear nightmare that Connor must survive. With Breakdown and U-571 serving as worthy rehearsals for this cautionary epic of mass destruction, director Jonathan Mostow wisely avoids any stylistic connection to James Cameron's Terminator classics; instead he's crafted a fun, exciting popcorn thriller, humorous and yet still effectively nihilistic, and comparable to Jurassic Park III in returning the Terminator franchise to its potent B-movie roots. --Jeff Shannon

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines [HD DVD] Specifications

A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 25, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until, out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (KRISTANNA LOKEN), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, the T-1000, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER), his mysterious former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day - or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Documentaries
Easter Eggs
Featurette
Gag Reel
Introduction
Photo gallery

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Blades of Glory [HD DVD]

2009-11-10T23:45:00.001-08:00

Blades of Glory [HD DVD] Review

As far as Will Ferrell goes, this is a solid 4 of 5 or 8 of 10...

Step Brothers (Single-Disc Unrated Edition) is better and Kicking and Screaming is the worst...This is in the middle.

A definate own for any Will Ferrell Collection.

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Blades of Glory [HD DVD] Overview

Dreamworks Blades Of Glory - HD-DVD
"'Blades Of Glory' is pure hilarity, a gold medal comedy winner" staringcomic superstar Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights) and John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite). Bitter figure skating rivals Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) andJimmy MacElroy (Heder) brawl after tying for the gold medal at the world championships. Banned for life from men?s competition, these archrivals beatthe system thanks to a loophole that allows them skate again ? in pairs competition!.

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Take two male figure skaters, throw in a preposterous storyline, and you've got Blades of Glory, a surprisingly funny film that almost makes you forgive Will Ferrell for his back-to-back 2005 clunkers Kicking & Screaming and Bewitched. This time around, Ferrell eats the scenery in his role as a sex-addicted, cocky skating champ named Chazz Michael Michaels. When he gets into an on-podium fight with his nemesis and co-gold medallist Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite), both skaters are banned from competing in men's figure-skating events. Forever. Their fall from grace is brutal. Chazz is forced to work for a D-list skating show, while pampered Jimmy is disowned by his wealthy and cold-hearted adoptive father (excellently played by William Fichtner), who only wants to be around winners. When Jimmy points out that he tied for gold, his dad cruelly says, "If I wanted to share, I would've bought you a brother." Flash forward 3-1/2 years and Jimmy's No. 1 stalker Hector (Nick Swardson) says he's found a loophole. Jimmy's been banned from men's singles events, but there's nothing that says he can't compete in pairs skating. After a chance meeting with Chazz, mayhem ensues as the two rivals team up to go against the brother-and-sister team of Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg (played by Will Arnett and his real-life wife, Amy Poehler of Saturday Night Live and Mean Girls fame). The Van Waldenbergs will stop at nothing to beat the competition, even if that means literally beating up the competition. They have no qualms manipulating their sweet little sister (Jenna Fischer, The Office) to seduce both men to try to break up the team.

The finale will be no surprise to moviegoers who know that comedies like this aren't set up to make its leading men losers. But there is one brief skating sequence set in North Korea that will surprise (and shock) many viewers because of its brutality. Ferrell and Heder make a great comedy team. Though he has been accused of playing the same role since his breakthrough performance in Napoleon Dynamite and, to a certain extent, plays a similar type of role here, Heder is spot-on as Jimmy. He manages to convey innocence, bitterness, and longing--all within the span of a few seconds and while wearing a peacock unitard (You can understand why Hector is so enthralled with him). Look for guest appearances by real-life skating champs Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Nancy Kerrigan, and Sasha Cohen, who gets to sniff Chazz's jockstrap. --Jae-Ha Kim

Beyond Blades of Glory

More "Blades" on DVD

More DVDs with Will Ferrell

The Soundtrack

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Chronos [HD DVD]

2009-11-09T23:30:00.001-08:00

Chronos [HD DVD] Review

The film Chornos is very good, The problem is with the handling of the disc in shipping the disc came off the hub in the case and moving around in shipping the disc was damaged.

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Chronos [HD DVD] Overview

Taking the familiar conventions of time-lapse cinematography to a transcendent level of artistic achievement, filmmaker Ron Fricke circled the globe to make Chronos, a stunning 70-millimeter time-lapse tour of natural and man-made wonders. The entire film has the enhanced, hyper-realistic quality of a laser-etched photograph, and by using special cameras and motion-control photographic techniques, Fricke and his technically expert crew were able to create mesmerizing images guaranteed to spark any viewer's sense of awe and wonder. Accompanied by the hypnotic music of Michael Stearns, this visual journey takes the viewer on a tour of over 50 locations on nearly every continent of the world, including explorations of Paris, the Vatican, the Egyptian pyramids, the African veldt, and many more stunning vistas. The cumulative effect is the feeling that the world--from the busiest metropolis to the most serenely remote wilderness landscape--is dictated by "chronos," the rhythm of time to which all living things must submit. Like Koyaanisquatsi and Baraka, this is one of those eye-candy films that was conceived according to its specific theme, so it's not only a soothing visual experience but a thought-provoking study of our fascinating planet. --Jeff Shannon

Chronos [HD DVD] Specifications

Chronos imparts a unique vision of our world - the first non-verbal, non-fiction motion picture filmed in time-lapse photography, scored with exotic instrumentation in a multi-channel Surround soundtrack. The Ultimate DVD offers easy-to-navigate Home Theater enhancement tools that guide you through the process of fine tuning your system for maximum performance! Instruction in English, Spanish, German, and Spanish.

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Difference Between 1080i And 1080p

2009-11-08T21:45:00.001-08:00

If you have a high-definition TV (HDTV), there are a number of factors to consider, you have chosen. Some things to consider are: Do you like the look of the TV is, they fit into your room and then a lot of technical things that make the eyes glaze, or perhaps really might interest you. This article explains some of the technical details, especially the image resolution and the way the image is created on the screen. Image resolution and scanning are neatly summedby figures such as 1080i and 1080p. We will discuss what these numbers mean, some other types of image types available, and the difference between 1080i and 1080p.

The 1080-bit refers to the image resolution. Both 1080i and 1080p have the same image resolution. This means there are 1920 pixels, which is the screen and 1080 pixels on the screen. This is equivalent to 1920 x 1080 pixels on the screen in total. For some reason the industry uses only the number of pixels in theScreen as a reference to the image resolution. 1080 pixel resolution is the best thing you get at the moment. Other types of resolution are 720p (x 1280 720), 480p (720 x 480) and 480i (640 x 480).

The i-and p-type bit the way is put the image on the screen, or scan type. The i stands for interlaced. Interlaced scanning is an older method by the image on the screen. It is more common in older style CRT TVs. The p stands for progressive and is the modern way to sharethe image on the screen.

The picture comes on the screen very quickly, but the advancing technology is smoother and less than the flickering interlaced method. Thus, it is claimed that the picture will be better using the progressive method, however, is barely perceptible in his eyes. It may also be better for fast action movies or fast changes in the picture, but here it is questionable whether this will pick up the eye.

1080p the best is what you get in the momentRegarding the latest technology. It allows you to burn the most of the next-generation DVDs, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.

1080i the best current standard for HD television is used.

Thus, only 1080i and 1080p mean, how clear the picture will be displayed on the screen and how quickly placed the image on the screen.

The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD]

2009-11-07T20:45:00.001-08:00

The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD] Review

Great movie... I'm not sure if the Blu-ray edition is quite different from the DVD, but it's nice.

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The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD] Overview

As noted critic Pauline Kael wrote, the 1987 box-office hit The Untouchables is "like an attempt to visualize the public's collective dream of Chicago gangsters." In other words, this lavish reworking of the vintage TV series is a rousing potboiler from a bygone era, so beautifully designed and photographed--and so craftily directed by Brian De Palma--that the historical reality of Prohibition-era Chicago could only pale in comparison. From a script by David Mamet, the movie pits four underdog heroes (the maverick lawmen known as the Untouchables) against a singular villain in Al Capone, played by Robert De Niro as a dapper caesar holding court (and a baseball bat) against any and all challengers. Kevin Costner is the naive federal agent Eliot Ness, whose lack of experience is tempered by the streetwise alliance of a seasoned Chicago cop (Sean Connery, in an Oscar-winning performance), a rookie marksman (Andy Garcia), and an accountant (Charles Martin Smith) who holds the key to Capone's potential downfall. The movie approaches greatness on the strength of its set pieces, such as the siege near the Canadian border, the venal ambush at Connery's apartment, and the train-station shootout partially modeled after the "Odessa steps" sequences of the Russian classic Battleship Potemkin. It's thrilling stuff, fueled by Ennio Morricone's dynamic score, but it's also manipulative and obvious. If you're inclined to be critical, the movie gives you reason to complain. If you'd rather sit back and enjoy a first-rate production with an all-star cast, The Untouchables may very well strike you as a classic. --Jeff Shannon

The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD] Specifications

As noted critic Pauline Kael wrote, the 1987 box-office hit The Untouchables is "like an attempt to visualize the public's collective dream of Chicago gangsters." In other words, this lavish reworking of the vintage TV series is a rousing potboiler from a bygone era, so beautifully designed and photographed--and so craftily directed by Brian De Palma--that the historical reality of Prohibition-era Chicago could only pale in comparison. From a script by David Mamet, the movie pits four underdog heroes (the maverick lawmen known as the Untouchables) against a singular villain in Al Capone, played by Robert De Niro as a dapper caesar holding court (and a baseball bat) against any and all challengers. Kevin Costner is the naive federal agent Eliot Ness, whose lack of experience is tempered by the streetwise alliance of a seasoned Chicago cop (Sean Connery, in an Oscar-winning performance), a rookie marksman (Andy Garcia), and an accountant (Charles Martin Smith) who holds the key to Capone's potential downfall. The movie approaches greatness on the strength of its set pieces, such as the siege near the Canadian border, the venal ambush at Connery's apartment, and the train-station shootout partially modeled after the "Odessa steps" sequences of the Russian classic Battleship Potemkin. It's thrilling stuff, fueled by Ennio Morricone's dynamic score, but it's also manipulative and obvious. If you're inclined to be critical, the movie gives you reason to complain. If you'd rather sit back and enjoy a first-rate production with an all-star cast, The Untouchables may very well strike you as a classic. --Jeff Shannon

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Black Snake Moan [HD DVD]

2009-11-06T20:15:00.001-08:00

Black Snake Moan [HD DVD] Review

A very hot, steamy video. Very good acting and a hot, humid atmosphere. Well worth watching. A keeper. The music is great, and Ricci and Jackson do a great acting job.

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Black Snake Moan [HD DVD] Overview

Paramount Black Snake Moan (HD-DVD)
When ex-blues musician Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) finds the town nymphomaniac Rae (Christina Ricci) left for dead on the side of the road, he vows to nurse her back to health...and cure her of her wickedness. Until then, she'll be chained to the immovable radiator in his home. But Lazarus has demons of his own: his wife just left him for his own brother. While Lazarus and Rae struggle to fix their broken lives, the situation threatens to explode as Rae's boyfriend Ronnie (Justin Timberlake) - a roughneck soldier just back from Iraq - comes searching for his missing lover.

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The lurid scenario--a nymphomaniacal white trash nymphet (Christina Ricci) is held prisoner by a bitter bluesman (Samuel L. Jackson)--gives way to an affecting tale of redemption in Black Snake Moan, writer/director Craig Brewer's follow-up to the acclaimed Hustle & Flow. Lazarus (Jackson, Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction) finds Rae (Ricci, Monster, The Ice Storm) beaten unconscious on the road in front of his backwoods house. After bringing her inside, he learns of her wanton ways and decides to exorcise his own demons by curing Rae of her sexual compulsion. Black Snake Moan could have been terrible, but Brewer takes his story seriously enough to dig into the genuine emotions of such a situation (though along the way he certainly flirts with sexploitation overtones--several scenes look like they were plucked straight out of a hitherto unknown 1970s trash classic). Ricci, Jackson, and the supporting cast (including pop star Justin Timberlake, giving a surprisingly good performance as Rae's boyfriend) treat the characters with respect, honesty, and humor. The result is off-kilter and maybe a little too fond of its sleazy cinematic forbears to truly hit the emotional notes it's after, but Black Snake Moan has considerably more substance than its marketing would suggest. --Bret Fetzer

Beyond Black Snake Moan

The Soundtrack

More Music Stars on DVD

More DVDs with Samuel L. Jackson

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BALLOONS hd tv screen saver, ambience movie

2009-11-05T20:00:00.001-08:00

BALLOONS hd tv screen saver, ambience movie Review

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DREAM WINDOW transforms your television screen to create a magic, inspiring and decorative environment. DREAM WINDOW offers a pleasant and aesthetic alternative to the standard black screen on a wall.

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DREAM WINDOW transforms your television screen to create a magic, inspiring and decorative environment. DREAM WINDOW offers a pleasant and aesthetic alternative to the standard black screen on a wall. It is appropriate for conventional televisions, LCD screens, plasma screens or video projectors. All filmed in high definition, each movie can be played non-stop and comes with various style sound tracks. Transport yourself to the skies and miscellaneous destinations with these brightly colored balloons where lies a universe of silence in the slow motion of the wind. PREVIEW AVAILABLE AT WWW.DREAMWINDOW.COM

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Jailhouse Rock [HD DVD]

2009-11-04T17:15:00.001-08:00

Jailhouse Rock [HD DVD] Review

This shows how Elvis could have been a great actor, but he became "Parkerized" into a joke. This is a great movie you should own in any form, vhs, dvd, or hd.

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Jailhouse Rock [HD DVD] Overview

Elvis Presley's third and best film is this musical romp released in 1957, just as the Big "E" was reaching the peak of his hip-swiveling pre-army success. Filmed in ultra-cool black and white, the movie stars Elvis as a good ol' boy who saves a woman from an assault but kills her attacker, so he's convicted of manslaughter and sent to jail. While doing time he takes up the guitar and becomes a singing sensation, ready for the big time when he's finally released. He becomes a big star but his inflated ego gets him into trouble with his former cellmate and his new girlfriend. Short on plot but heavy on rock & roll, this EP classic features such hit songs as "Treat Me Nice," "Baby, I Don't Care," "Don't Leave Me Now," and, of course, the classic title song, performed in an elaborate jailhouse number that Elvis choreographed himself. This is Elvis in all his big-screen glory, and the movie's upbeat ending made it a huge success during its original release. --Jeff Shannon

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