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Very Bad Things is a Very Bad Movie
The poster says "If you didn't like There's Something About Mary, you'll hate Very Bad Things". I did like There's Something About Mary, and I still hated Very Bad Things. This is without a doubt, THE worst movie I have ever seen (even worse than Van Damme's Streetfighter). Christian Slater was annoying in Robin Hood, brilliant in True Romance, and quite good in Broken Arrow and Hard Rain, but this is his worst performance ever! Cameron Diaz is a pathetic drip in this movie (who I think I was supposed to feel sorry for, but didn't). Doesn't give you anyone to go for, but gives you too many people to hate. Complete garbage! | 0negative
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great
I like adam sandler, he is my favorite actor, i saw the commercial and thought this looks wierd but its a good, clean, funny movie for my little brothers to watch to, he could have done better because hes adam sandler but it was ok | 1positive
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Brilliant Commentary
The commentary by Katherine Orrison is worth the cost of the entire package. Brilliantly spoken with a wealth of information this is about the best DVD commentary I have ever heard. There is non of the usual nonsense diatribe ,instead there is a rich history of what is occurring on screen. The commentary is a 5 star effort and should be viewed first- it is that good and well worth the time. | 1positive
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An Unnecessary and Poorly Done Sequel
Against my better judgment I picked up this direct to video sequel at Fry's for $20. Well, that's $20 that would have been better spent using as toilet paper, it certainly would have proven more useful.The first Descent was easily one of my most favorite horror movies ever, it was original, well acted, and extremely well done. It was a horror movie that reaffirmed what I have always said, you don't need a huge budget to make a great horror flick, as the Descent was certainly made on a modest budget. I own the special edition which contains both endings, and I MUCH prefer the original ending than the US ending. Supposedly Americans wouldn't be able to handle the darker, more depressing ending of the original, so they pulled a Spielberg on the ending and had the main character escape the caves. This Descent II begins where the US version ends. As I never do in my reviews of movies, I'm not going to get into the plot because someone else has covered that already I'm sure. What I will say is this movie stunk for the following reasons:1. It was completely unbelievable Sarah would be dragged back down into the cave system she escaped from in her obviously traumatized and wounded state.2. Once down there, as she finally gets her memory back, shows absolutely no emotion at having been dragged back down into that hell. Instead she becomes Rambo woman, clams up and goes into kick ass crawler mode. I don't know, were it me, I would have let the idiots who dragged me back down there have a piece of my mind for doing so, and then let them know of the extreme danger they're in and what they're facing.3. Speaking of idiots, as in the rescue group, they're unremarkable characters, with zero character development and thus zero emotional attachment to any of them. In the first movie we send quite a bit of time with the ladies before they ever enter the caves, and thus through proper character development form a bond with all of them. Therefore their deaths become all the more tragic. Not in this movie though, I felt absolutely nothing when these characters were killed off.4. As is usually the case with an untalented director and writer, lots of blood and gore was substituted for a well directed, well written movie. As gory as the first movie was, this one significantly ups the ante, with fountains of blood due to crushed heads, ripped out jugular veins, severed hands, and various other gruesome deaths. There was even a defecation scene thrown in for good measure to make sure we were sufficiently grossed out, if we weren't already by that point. Lots of gore and blood does not a good horror movie make, without all of that other important "stuff" like a good plot, a good script, a good director, good character development, and good actors.5. The surprise appearance of a character from the first film is beyond ridiculous. It's like the director was grasping at straws to make the movie "good," and so decided to bring back a character from the first film who's chances of surviving was a million to one. Really it shouldn't take a stretch to figure out who I'm talking about, and yes, if you're nodding your head in disbelief saying to yourself "there is no way she would have lived to make it to a second movie," that's exactly what I was thinking when she appears. Not only did she survive, but she was cruising around like nothing ever happened to her, even though she was barely able to walk in the last scene we see her in from part one.6. The ending, oh the ending, I don't think I have ever seen a more stupid and pointless ending ever. Enough said about that.I'm going to pretend I never saw this film so as not to tarnish my memory of the amazing first film. Actually, the only version I watch is the UK version, and in that one there could be no Descent part 2, so really I had no business even watching this film. But, curiosity got the better of me, and the lost $20 and two hours of my time serves me right for going against my better judgment buying this movie in the first place. Please, if you're a Descent fan, and especially a fan of the original ending, do not make the same mistake I did. Or if you're still itching to see this movie maybe you'll be the lucky one who buys my used copy from Movie Trading Company, where it's going tomorrow. | 0negative
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Dragonball devolution
Hey, let's kick some more dirt on this one! So what does it say about a movie when, in talking about it, you open with the caveat: "If you'd just lower your expectations..."? DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION happens to fall (plummet?) into this awkward category. Me, I know diddly squat about Dragonball or Dragonball Z, other than they feature dudes with funky spiky hair (but don't all animes?). So I walked into the theater with not much of a preconceived notion. Then I walked out, shaking my head and thinking that this film sucketh more than my working girl pal Back Alley Sally (down at the corner of Hollywood and Vine; she takes coupons).I knew I was in for a horrible when, in the early moments, the camera cuts to a bead of sweat dripping in meaningful slow motion from some guy's nose. Then it's on to the petulant teen getting martial arts instruction from his adoptive Asian grandfather. Young Son Goku (Justin Chatwin) is well-versed in assskickery but he's been self-controlled all his life and allows his school mates to rag and bully him. Things change on his 18th birthday, when his grandfather presents him with an odd orange orb called a dragon ball and tells him there are only six others like it.Shockingly (but not really) the grandfather is murdered, and then it's on for the quest to save the world. Two thousand years ago the world was nearly destroyed by the otherworldy menaces Lord Piccolo and his disciple Ozaru. Now Lord Piccolo is back, all green and destructive and vaguely looking like that smoldering English vampire from BUFFY. The only way to stop him is for Goku to gather all the dragon balls, at which point a dragon emerges to grant one perfect wish. Along the way, Goku picks up folks to help him. Emmy Rossum is miscast and just sounds wrong as the beautiful inventor Bulma. Chow Yun-Fat, embarrassingly over-the-top, shows up in a Hawaiian shirt as Goku's mentor, Master Roshi, and Pat Morita really needs to climb out of his grave to slap the sifu out of him. Somewhere, I can feel John Woo carefully distancing himself. And there's some unmemorable young Asian guy playing a mercenary-minded bad boy. I'm frankly startled the world got saved.I'll say this, the martial arts stuff is fairly cool (Chatwin's stunt double has got mad skills), and I even dug the near futuristic setting. And that pretty much sums up stuff that I liked. There's much here that's incoherent and painful and just dang silly. Philosophical conceits get bandied about, leading to irritatingly cryptic lines like "To be at one with myself, I must be two." DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION is what happens when Hollywood goes the cynical "Let's just cash in, eff the fans" route. As mentioned, I don't know much about the original manga and the anime version, but I have friends who went all howling apenuts about this movie. They were pretty cheesed. But, strictly as a movie goer, I say there are other things to slam, putting to the side the extreme dis to Dragon Ball's manga mythos and continuity.The biggest detractor is the acting. It's as if all the actors involved knew going in that this was already a lost cause and so just didn't bring their best mojo. Justin Chatwin is... not good. I had qualms when I first learned that they'd cast a white dude for the part of Goku. It's like Scott Wolf in DOUBLE DRAGON all over again, in the sense that the guy is just totally wrong for the part. Justin Chatwin has the charisma of my third toenail. And his line delivery is so wooden that even William Shatner is saying, "Oh, hell, no!" ("My grandfather is dead. He.. was murdered. I... will... avenge him.").I have no wish to dis on James Marsters, who was so awesome as Spike. But he's so bogged down here by shoddy dialogue and layers of green make-up that he never had a chance.The only one who leaves a good impression is that Asian girl who plays Chi Chi, Goku's love interest. It's a good thing her hotness supersedes her character's crappalicious name. When I think of a name like "Chi Chi," images of ugly little poodles and old Puerto Rican pro golfers come up, and I'm not turned on.It's amusing in a way that one of the dragon balls just so happens to be in the hole that Goku and pals had fallen into. And then, sooner than you'd think, it's like the film writers, I guess feeling that even their slapdash approach requires too much effort, just gave up and called it a day because, out of the blue, Bulma informs the rest that Piccolo had just gotten a hold of the remaining four dragon balls. Ta-da! No more scurrying around looking for dragon balls! This quest sucks! If I want airbending techniques, I'd just scarf a bean burrito. | 0negative
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AND THE ELEVENTH SHOULD BE TO WATCH THIS FILM !
I do hope that did not sound blasphemous ! I happen to enjoy this movie very much, and try to watch it if my schedule permits when it plays around this time every year. Who would believe that the material used to create this movie (- that would be the bible, for those of you not "in the know " - )shines far, far brighter than the sets, stilted "fifty-ish " acting (at times ) , and the as well fifties -looking paradys of "ancient" egyptian attire - complete with the max factor blue eye-shadow , to match all of those silken drape gowns with their gold lame' threadings. The point is , as threatening to distract as some of these details are from the total picture experience, they do not. They could not, and can not. In fact, so discerned is the writing of this screenplay that any schloar of its content will find that they are immersed in the truth-in action of this re-inactment from ancient history. This is to say ... all is as it should be in this film that attempts and succeeds in conveying an epic story, in all of its epic proportions. The director of the ten commandments made the movie clean. The actors who carry the film (perhaps because of, in fact, that stilted, fifty-ish acting style in vogue at the time ) made it easy to read. The sets- in all of their haunting simplicity -made it brilliant. And the special effects made it ...well...rock ! This film is a spiritually enlightening film , it is an easy and informative film to watch, and its subject matter is eternally profound. Lets here it for the ten commandments. | 1positive
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Love love love it.
I received the item fast and in great condition.Love the series and can't wait to buy the next season on amazon. Great price and great item. Enough said. | 1positive
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Revolting
I'm not gonna bash people for liking this movie. because i wanted to like it, its definately my kind of movie. but i nearly threw up with the trailer scene and the rape. i thought wes craven was pretty good at filmaking but to put this into a movie is disgusting. Most of the girls i know were haunted by that scene days afterwards. i certainly dont speak for all women, but i have never felt so degrated by watching that scene. i will never watch another wes craven movie again. i wonder if people would feel differently if a man was raped? maybe i'm being overly dramatic, but are we that desensitized to women being raped that watching a disgusting mutant commit the rape is entertainment? it makes me sick | 0negative
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Three Extremes II: Deceptive Packaging by Lions Gate films
Lions Gate has released another horror anthology, the predecessor to the hugely successful horror omnibus "Three Extremes", only they have misleadingly called the set "Three Extremes II". Those purchasing the discs will be given the false impression that latest release by Lions Gate is a sequel, when in fact, it is a much weaker compilation put out several years before the popular set which includes Miike's "Box", Park's "Cut" and Fruit Chan's "Dumpling". Amazon, by erroneously listing the names Bai Ling, Park Chan-wook and Fruit Chan on "Three Extremes II", have further complicated matters. The sooner they correct this mistake, and alert customers to the intentionally deceptive packaging by Lions Gate films, the better. Meanwhile, avoid this set. Furthermore, the longer version of "Dumpling" on the 2nd DVD of the other set is superior to the shorter one. | 0negative
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It's a Wiz
This movie is a delight to watch over and over and now that it is on DVD it is even better. The simplicity of the special effects reminds you of the original Wizrd of OZ very kid friendly | 1positive
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Awesome follow up to season 5
Don't care about the negative reviews. This is one of the best seasons of 24 and if the 5 last episodes don't bring you to the edge of your seat, nothing in the world will. AWESOME!!! | 1positive
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weakest 24 season so far
Just finished watching season 6 on DVD. (I live in Europe and it has been out a few weeks already) Dumbest ideas ever in 24. Fox should definetely fire the writers! There got to be more qualified people out there?Don`t buy it. Rather buy season 5 (which was great) | 0negative
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Too light, even for me.
When I rent it I didn't expect much but I never realized that was going to be so under my expectations. Something good, the scenery (paisaje) is beatiful. | 0negative
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Misleading
The movie box would make it seem like your typical zombie fare...unfortunately what you get is a bad B movie, which, with the exception of the head-drilling and gut-puking (5 minutes of the whole movie), had to rate among the most boring films ever. I'd definitely rent it before I bought it, and I wish I had. | 0negative
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This Movie is Great!!!
This is a Very Spooky Combination Comedy Movie LOL I Just Loved it !!! I would love if they would make a Part 2 of this Movie :-) | 1positive
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50 Years Later...and Still a Great Story
How true-to-life is this immensely popular film? In an article written for ESPN Page 2, Jeff Merron notes a number of differences between the "real" story about a small Indiana high school which wins the state championship and the "reel" story which appears in the film directed by David Anspaugh, with Gene Hackman starring in a script written by Alvin Sargent. (The entire article can be accessed by visiting http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020327.html.) The significant differences noted by Merron include these:"In real life, Milan High School didn't come out of nowhere. The Indians had made the state semifinals the previous season. In reel life: The team that wins the championship is Hickory High. In real life: The team that won the championship is Milan High. There is no town of Hickory in Indiana. In reel life: Hickory wins the title in 1952. In real life: Milan won the title in 1954. In reel life: The previous coach dies, which is a crucial part of the plot -- the team's star player, Jimmy, doesn't play part of the season because he's so upset. In real life: The previous coach, Herman "Snort" Grinstead, who Bobby Plump (the real-life hero) said in an ESPN chat was "the most popular coach in Milan's history," was fired for ordering new uniforms against the superintendent's orders."In reel life: Coach Dale alienates just about everyone with his independence, and there is a town referendum on whether the school should keep Dale on as coach. In real life: Marvin Wood did face an uphill struggle, because he replaced Snort and changed both his offense and defense. But by the time the Milan Indians were playing their championship season, he had won the town over. In reel life: The assistant coach, "Shooter," (played by Dennis Hopper in an Oscar-nomination performance), is the town drunk and the father of one of the players. In real life: There was no assistant coach."These may be among the most significant differences between "real" and "reel" but invariably, certain liberties must be taken with historical material to increase and enhance the dramatic impact of a film based on (but not limited to) that material. In this instance, Anspaugh, screenwriters Pizzo and Sargent, Hackman, and their associates have a story to tell and they tell it very, very well. As always, Hackman is first-rate, as are Barbara Hershey in her role as the obligatory love interest (Myra Fleener) and Hopper as Shooter, a name so appropriate to the character that nothing more need be said. Yes, this is a "feel good" film among several (e.g. Rudy on which Anspaugh and Pizzo also collaborated later) which have been immensely popular. However, the film has crisp direction, an excellent cast, and a story line close enough to what really did happen in 1954. FYI, here are a few brief passages from the official Web site of Milan, Indiana:"Milan, Indiana, a quiet rural town in the southeastern part of the state, was the scene of one of the greatest basketball stories in history.The rise of the 1954 Milan basketball team actually started the preceding year.In 1953, the team went all the way to the final four only to be beaten in the semi-finals.Then the 1954 season arrived."In a high school of 162 total students, 73 were boys. A young Marvin Wood was returning for his second year as coach, along with Marc Combs and Clarence Kelly. The core of the 1953 team also returned. From this came the David vs. Goliath championship story."Although their accomplishments seem to have grown to almost mythical proportions as the story of the greatest underdog in sports' history throughout the years, there was a real team who lived a dream that came to life. Under the leadership of twenty-six year old coach Marvin Wood, the Indians began their rise to the top of the 751 teams entered in that year's tournament, with a record of 19-2. The mighty men of Milan then cruised through the state tournament relatively untested, until the final game against Muncie Central. The Indians were paced in scoring throughout the game by senior Ray Craft. However, Coach Wood's delay tactic game plan would place the ball in the trusty hands of another senior, Bobby Plump."Bobby Gene Plump, who at-the-buzzer hit the shot that gave tiny Milan High School the 1954 state basketball championship over the Muncie Central Bearcats. Called `the most famous shot in Indiana hoops history,' the real-life event became the basis for the fictionalized movie, Hoosiers. Milan beat Giant Muncie Central 32-30 in the final seconds of the game."Although Hoosiers may differ somewhat from what really happened in 1954, so what? Both the film's story and the Milan team's season affirm the same values which now seem so rare 50 years after Bobby Gene Plump's winning shot.Question: Why are no SPECIAL (rather than cheesy) Features provided with the DVD version? That is disgraceful! | 1positive
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What was she thinking?
This is close to the worst move I have EVER seen. It simply had no plot, no storyline, NOTHING. Thank god I didn't waste the money to see this in the theaters. Sophia should be ASAHMED of this waste of time! | 0negative
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Actually a good film ... then the ending went supernova
There have been plenty of summaries of "Knowing," so I won't bore everyone by rehashing the details. Personally, I found the film extremely compelling. Granted, the "end of the world" plot has been done to death, but this was a unique spin. With great characterization and riveting action sequences, this film had it all in the can.Up until the end, when it suddenly turns into a Snuggle commercial.What was unutterably galling was the in-your-face message that "Knowing" imparts. The gentle, wise aliens arrive, but only to save the cutely precocious but oh-so-annoying children. Yup. Lest you doubt that we live a child-centric nation that reveres all things small and darling (who are cuddling bunnies) and worships youth over maturity and wisdom, "Knowing" will hammer that home. If you dream of beautiful planets inhabited by attractive Caucasian children running through fields of gold, you'll find "Knowing" divine. Heck, just fast-forward so you can see the happy-ever-after. The last 30 seconds are the entire movie in a nutshell.Sad thing is, it could have been so much better had the powers that be had the courage to step outside of the box and give it a real ending--even if it were far more brutal. | 0negative
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Hands down, the worst film of the year 2000.
By reading the title of this review, I know that declaring this low-budget, Sundance Film Festival entry the worst is a bold statement (after all, Freddie Prinze Jr. did come out with a few movies last year), but after going to the city's local artsy film theatre (yes, you that read correctly) to see a film that was supposed to depict kids, like me, who don't exactly relate with the hundreds of teenage flicks ("She's All That," "Clueless," etc.) that come out each year. Well, walking out of the theatre, numerous violent images came into my head, directed towards the people in the theatre who were telling me how "tight" the movie was, the pseudo-ravers who I happen to run into everyday, and the makers of this film.Like watching a train wreck, I viewed "Groove" once more afterwards, with the security of a stop-button in my hand (and the fact that I get free rentals for being an employee of a video store). The DVD isn't half-bad. But...it does nothing to change my already-negative opinion. ("Fight Club" however converted me thanks to the DVD).Well, on to the review. The makers of this film act as if they have been to one party before and have watched hundreds of Dateline specials about the film. They try to capture the essence of the rave generation by putting some psycological meaning towards it. They also poorly capture the feeling of being at a rave. I felt like I was watching an electronic special episode of "Days of Our Lives." "Dawson's Creek" would have captured the scene better (and I hear they have tried). Each of the characters are one-dimmensional and say the most absurd dialogue throughout the film (remember the conversation where Steve Von Wormer talks about 'The Nod'?). The actors are all under-trained, especially the young woman who catches her fiance kissing another guy. I didn't waste any of my brain to remember her name.For a truly painful experience, enjoyed only by those who either don't have any knowledge of good filmmaking or who feel that they are going against their generation by disliking the film, see "Groove." | 0negative
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Thought-provoking, not mass-consumption
This movie is an experience, not a story-- I love how the feeling of despair and resignation are so perfectly expressed. It's hard to watch in many ways...we don't want to relate to the sadness, pity, and surrender that we are being shown-- but my god, it's a powerful tale. It is worth your time-- but if you watch it hoping for sci-fi effects and astronomical fireworks, you're watching for the wrong reasons.This is a deeply memorable movie. | 1positive
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Babe
An excellant movie which fits both kids and adults. The storyline is unbelievable, but then how do you understand what animals are saying to each other in times of stress. | 1positive
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marginally better than ST II - HERO OF FEDERATION
Disappointing addition to STARSHIP TROOPER franchise. Why is this movie so bad? Boring, yet gratuitous CGI nudity. Pointless plot is not related to anything in THIS franchise ("bugs take over spaceship -- just blow it away with your zillions of other spaceships -- no wait, then we would have no movie") BUT could well have been named ALIEN RESURRECTION REDUX. CGI looks like ASSASSIN'S CREED cutscenes not like APPLESEED or a good CGI film. In particular, the CGI artists have a real problem with fabric so all of the "costumes" (not "uniforms") in the film shine like they are made of plastic. I know the ROUGHNECKS TV show had the same problem, but that was many years ago. The most annoying part is that this movie was supposed to use the same characters and stuff as the original BUT DOESN'T. The actors voices are different. The character designs look nothing like the original -- Johnny Rico is now David Hasselhoff's Nick Fury -- Carl Jenkins is taken from ROUGHNECKS -- the female characters, regardless of age, all look like the cover of LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW. All of the rich uniform, weapon, spaceship, and prop designs of the original have been thrown away and replaced by "new" designs based on "superhero" video games (which is why you have "costumes" not "uniforms"). Massively oversized weapons taken from WARHAMMER board game. Only the music and the mobile infantry logo is retained from the original. | 0negative
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The Blair Witch Project
Soooo Baaad. . .What a complete and total waste of time! If your rating system allowed it, I would have given it ZERO STARS ! Totally boring, and completely devoid of any redeeming qualities. Do you want to know what is really scary? The mere thought that there are people amongst us who have seen BWP, and actually rated it good. Those of us with any common sense left should all be afraid.....BE VERY A-F-R-A-I-D ! ! | 0negative
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Great movie
The Cretins were what made this movie good. If it weren't for them, this movie would've sucked. The only reason I didn't give this movie five stars is because I was hoping it would have been the Cretins that mutated. I'd never seen this film before, but now that I have, I'm glad I bought it. | 1positive
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A very eye-opening movie
Recently I sat down to watch the movie Fast Food Nation. If you haven't yet seen this movie or read the book, I strongly recommend you do! The movie really shed some light on the fast food industry, showing how McDonald's and other companies attempt to persuade an ever-fattening American public into thinking their burgers--here is the disgusting part, are largely made of chemicals and fecal matter--have some sort of nutritional value.It also talks about our corrupt agriculture industry and even takes us inside of a slaughterhouse--where the working conditions are horrid, and workers are often treated worse then the cows they butcher.This is not meant to be a fun movie but more it opens your eyes as to what is happening to the food we are eating and hopefully it will cause you to at least make some changes to your eating habits. We all know our waistlines, heart and arteries suffer when we buy a super-sized meal--but this movie will reveal things that will absolutely astonish you![...] | 1positive
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A must for Christmas to watch!
I introduced this movie to my son when he's 3 and we watched it many times during the holidays. Now he's 5 and requesting me to send it to him in Texas. It's a great movie to watch @ Christmas' season..... | 1positive
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It can get worse, and it does.
I watched this movie late last New Years Eve at a B-movie party. Noone there had seen or heard anything about it. As we watched, we kept saying "It can't possibly get worse than this." And it did... over and over. Everyone involved loves horror/sci-fi b-movies. All of us were apalled. I give it one star only because I can't give it less. I walked away from this film feeling like less of a human being for having seen it. | 0negative
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VIBRANT COLORS
The photography for this 1960 (?!) tv show is fantastic----almost dayglow colors for the sets and costumes. The photography is certainly the best thing about this disc.Way back then one hour shows were actually 50 minutes long, not the 45 or less minutes now days, so for one disc and two episodes it's akin to a full lenth movie. For a kids' show, the sets are cheap, but that's part of its charm.The Oz episode is the best of the two, for the obvious reason that Temple lost out to Garland in the movie version, though here she's playing a different role. And Arthur Treacher is in this episode too, after he and Temple were in a John Ford (!) movie together. Arthur Treacher, of his fish and chips fast food chain, and Merv Griffin's talk show sidekick.It's probably only worthwhile for a curio, Shirley Temple as an adult with some cleavage, and an nbc 1960 (?) show in peacock color, but I paid less than 25 cents for my copy, so, for that price you can't go wrong. | 0negative
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Burn notice series
I came across this series on television and didn't know that this had been on for awhile. I really loved it and ordered all the DVD series. | 1positive
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I love Dexter!
This is such a good show. If you haven't watched it, you really need to. Even the slightly 'slower' storylines are interesting enough to keep me looking forward to the following week's new episode and keep me thinking about it all week, hoping it will come sooner. Highly recommend this show, and if you haven't seen it and are starting new, you need to start with season 1 and watch at least the first 3 episodes before you judge. When I watched Season 1 Episode 1, I was thinking, WHAT are my friends and family recommending but I kept going and I soon thought it was brilliant. | 1positive
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This movie rocks!!!!!
I saw this movie for the first time when I was 10 and I have rented it so many times after that my mom refused to rent it anymore. Then I wanted to buy it but she told me I already had the movie memorized. After a long hard search I finally found it. My friends and I watch this movie every friday, it is "our" movie. This is the movie that made me want to go to Catholic school, I in turn would not encurage people to go to drastic measures such as that. You need this movie, your life is not complete without it. | 1positive
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Excellent film, poor transfer
Surprise, surprise. Waterbearer has produced yet another poor quality Pasolini DVD. While this disc admittedly isn't as bad as their release of, say, Porcile, it's nowhere near the treatment this film deserves.As with the other Waterberer Pasolini DVD's, this one features burned-in subtitles that are really difficult to read, no chapter stops, and the same 30-minute documentary.I understand that there is a superior Region 2 release of this film, but I don't have a region-free player so I can't really verify that information.This is a fantastic film, and deserves better treatment. For now, however, this is all we've got. | 1positive
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Wonderful drama
Characters are just wonderful. i love everything about Downton Abbey. Such a different time and not simple. Complex with so many rules and standards | 1positive
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Undead DVD
Undead is a five star movie. If you love the undead, if you love over the top story lines, if you love the down under, if you love movies that make you smile while at the same time make you think what the hell?, you will love Undead. | 1positive
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Pretty good Hockey Movie
Was surprised to see that there was a Slapshot 3 when I saw this at Walmart, I liked the original, the 2nd one was so so,but this one actually turned out to be a pretty good movie and I would most certainly recommend it- especially if you like hockey. | 1positive
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You've probably already seen segments of this film...
...because it's been parodied, mimicked and imitated since it came out. Homages to "Potemkin" can be found in everything from Woody Allen ("Love and War") to DePalma's "Untouchables." It's a real landmark in cinema. I'm happy to see it restored on DVD, because some of the early VCR versions were not well-done. This book is one of the great early textbooks on cinematography and editing, and is a fascinating watch. | 1positive
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how disappointing : - (
Thanks for this DVD. Now we all know at least that the background of "The Lord of the Rings" is the world war and no longer just a fantasy story. Endless scenes of fighting, bombing, Hitler (Sauron), factories, soldiers and all this between Germany (Mordor) and the rest of the world (Shire) is never ending.J.R.R. Tolkien made clear that he had the idea with the ring, the fight, between good and evil in his head before the war even started. The whole story is strongly linked to the hobbit.All I can say "what a waste of money!!!" If your a real fan of the movie please don't buy it !!!!!!! | 0negative
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BORN TO WASTE 90 MINUTES OF MY LIFE
Trust me.............this movie had some potential with the initial premise but in the end if falls terribly Flat. The Storyline had this movie trying to be to many things . At one point it sorta tried to be a comedy. Nothing worked to well. It was a concept made into a movie . The storyline was lacking as much as the acting. Trust me ....Pass on this pointless tale. It was Bad and should of been called BORN TO WASTE 90 MINUTES OF LIFE. The only thing I would RUN from is this Movie. AWFUL! | 0negative
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Melancholia
This was a brilliant short story, masterfully brought to the screen. Mr. von Trier created a magnificent film that is truly THE definition of poignancy. | 1positive
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Excellent visuals and fast paced
Saw only a few episodes of anime and while interesting could not hold my attention. The live action movie diluted the epic a bit but was a big success in my opinion. Stunning visual effects and more or less effective acting. Recommended for fans of epic fantasy, knowing the anime is not necessary and may actually give you an unneeded bias. I will admit that I was mesmerized by Nicola Peltz and that added to the attraction of the movie. | 1positive
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Best present at the birtday party
Best present for the 2-year-old that loves Garfield! Amazing how this captures their attention. This is a live action movie with the cat computer animation. I must admit I didn't watch the video from start to finish, but I'm sure the kids loved it all the way through. | 1positive
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-5 rating. Oh my God, worst movie ever. Definitely B-movie, is there an F rating?
I love watching Barbara Mori's other telenovelas and she is still as eye-candy as ever but I hope she stops making Bollywood movies.PROS:- Barbara Mori is a great actress but she's given corny love or poetry lines in this movie.CONS:- The male actor is horrrrible. Need I repeat that?- Bollywood tried to cram every feature of American movies into this movie and it doesn't work.- Stupid comedy scenes like when they run out of a bank and he gets hit by car door.- The character for the male actor is a dancer/action hero/doctor who can stitch open wounds/ and can take out the entire mafia in the last scene all by himself... I'm surprised he didn't take them all out with his bare hands! Geez.- Cheap peeping-tom shot down Barbara Mori's blouse of her cleavage in the car scene after robbing the bank.- Shallow character development: How in the world did Barabara Mori's character fall in love with the male actor? In the last scene, why would the butler betray his loyal mafia family by running over the Mafia's son??- Not believable logic: At the wedding scene, how is it that the male actor can remember the long line "I love you" in Spanish yet he can't remember to say "Si" to accept his wedding vow???- Too many stupid car chase scenes to try to be like American movies like when they drive down the road and can make all the police cars flip and do loop-de-loops. Geez.- Too predictable because of dumb director: the scene after the wedding where his friend comes out to give them their passports and the camera frames him standing in front of the window forever as if he's waiting to be shot and I guessed that correctly. Geez.- The title "KITES" is a good analogy but had nothing to do with the movie other than being poetic.- In the last scene where he is able to single-handedly shoot all the mafia members down, my gosh he is super human; I was expecting the next scene to show him leap tall buildings in a single leap too.TO BARBAR MORI: You're a much much better actress than this. PLEASE stop making these B-movies. I own your other movies like RUBI and I've seen the wonderful movies that you're capable of. I'm glad to see you've tried something new but you're best at the dialog scenes, not action hero.SUMMARY: Stay far far away from this movie. I lost count of how many times I wanted to turn this movie off but I had to see how beautiful Barbara Mori is and her great acting skills. Movie has a lot of shallow checkoff list of features but no depth. | 0negative
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The Original Dracula Movie
This silent classic is the original DRACULA adaptation. Some say it is the most frightening one. Taking Bram Stoker's novel and turning it into a masterpiece. Some names had to be changed around from the novel when Stoker's wife found his novel was being filmed without proper permission. Count Orlok, the rodentlike vampire is perhaps the most animalistic screen portrayal of a vampire ever filmed. Defiantly a must have if you are into horror movies. | 1positive
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One of the Best Shows on TV
In my opinion, this is one of the best Shows on TV. From the first time, I watched it, which was not till about the fourth episode of Season One, I was hooked. I have bought Season One also and I will certainly buy Season Three when it comes out. | 1positive
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One Of The Better Westerns Of That Era
I was very impressed with this film. I would have to rate it as one of the better classic-era westerns. I say that for the whole thing: the acting, mature dialog, no- nonsense story and excellent cinematography.Director Anthony Mann, who did several well-photographed film noirs around this same era, also made some westerns such as this one. It has that same film-noir look. Mann and Jimmy Stewart collaborated on several westerns during this period. . If you like this movie, I recommend the Mann-Stewart film "Bend Of The River."In a nutshell, the story is about a man, "Lin McAdam," (Stewart) who owns this prestigious Winchester 73 rifle, a weapon he won fair-and-square in a contest. It is then stolen and passed on from villain to villain. All of those villains are interesting characters.Aiding Stewart act out this interesting tale are Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake, Will Greer and J. C. Flippen. All of them are fun to watch. | 1positive
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Unrealsitic Stupid Movie
I bought this movie years ago and I deeply regret it. This movie is unrealistic, has no graphics just fake crap, and doesn't make sense. It is supposed to be about werewolves but turns out to be about kangaroos that kill people. Some parts are werewolves but others are kangaroos. Never bother watching. Never. | 0negative
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Very educational movie on Alaska's glaciers and wildlife!!
It is amazing how this movie portrays Alaska's magnificence and wildlife. I have seen many Alaska movies over the years, but this one stands out as unique in that it shows the most BEAUTIFUL blue icebergs and CALVING GLACIERS. The calving glaciers in this film is so stunning it will make you sit back in your seat wondering how on earth the filmmaker was able to capture it.I bought 5 of these from the seller "Travel Movies" to send off to my grandkids as Christmas presents. I was surprised to see that I received five autographed copies in the mail from the filmmaker, so that was a cool surprise.My older son plans on taking an Alaska cruise in 2010 and I'm sure he will marvel at the craftsmanship of how the film was put together.I highly recommend that you buy this movie! This is a great movie. I recommend it. Once you show your friends the huge chunks of ice breaking off the glaciers and falling into the sea, they will be stunned. | 1positive
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Really great quality in picture detail but bad CGI upgrade
This set was at the top of my list of titles to buy when buying an HD DVD player and I was somewhat disappointed. The level of detail in the original camera negative after the restoration was astounding, making my old DVDs (I bought the first 40 DVDs released about 9 years ago) look not that good. But. And there is a but here. The digital upgrade that was done to all the episodes were bad, really bad. All shots of the Enterprise in space, either orbiting a planet or treking through space, looked like bad CGI. The ship had no substance and didn't look real at all. In the documentary on disc 10 they said that did it in the spirit of what it would have looked like if it was done today. But it wasn't made today, it was made in the 60's, the greatest decade in American Television. It had groundbreaking special effects and to "upgrade" the effects using the technology today is like discarding everything that those amazing people at Paramount's effects department did. The fact that it looks the way it does originally is what I, and I expect many other Trek fans too, love about the show. It's a timecapsule to the what things were done back then and the groundbreaking ideas that Gene Roddenberry had that would make really great television. The next thing I see is people saying that Ray Harryhausen's or Willis O'Brien's work on "Jason and Argonauts" and "King Kong", respectively, now isn't good enough anymore and redo those magnificent effects too. I look at the effects in Star Trek in the same league as the work of those magnificent people. I would advise people to just skip this set and buy the DVD set with the original effects and music intact.Oh, yes, the music. They even redone the music in the entire season, discarding the really great recordings that Alexander Courage (and his colleagues) did on the show. They also made the mistake of having Kirk saying his famous "Space. The Final Frontier" speech in the second pilot (the first was "The Cage" made into the two part "The Menagerie") "Where no man has gone before".Please do yourself a favor and stay away from this set and cherish the DVD set or the 40 DVDs earlier released. | 0negative
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Silly, But Fun & Fast-Moving
If you enjoyed Jim Carrey's "The Mask," you might enjoy this Jackie Chan film. It has a similar storyline but instead of a mask, it's a suit someone puts on and the hero receives supernatural powers.It's all extremely silly but with a lot of slapstick and outrageous scenes, you are going to get some great laugh-out-loud scenes and some really stupid not-funny stuff....especially in a Chan movie. To me, the good stuff in here outweighed the bad. Jackie is an amazing man, with the stunts he can do at his age.Meanwhile, Jennifer Love Hewitt is easy on the eyes, especially showing us her body, but her character in here is pretty lame. The whole movie is pretty brainless but - if you know that in advance - it's a fast-moving 99 minutes and a good diversion from the seriousness of life. | 1positive
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Fast Food Nation
Very good movie. The end scene has turned me into a vegetarian.... honestly... after a life long love of meat. | 1positive
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MORE OF THE SAME
THE POLICE ACADEMY GETS MORE CADETS AND THEY ALL WORK ON BRINGING DOWN CRIMINALS. THIS WAS THE LAST SEQUEL THAT STEVE GUTTENBERG WOULD RETURN FOR. VERY BORING AT TIMES. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, STILL MUCH BETTER THAN THE SEQUELS THAT WOULD FOLLOW. THE HIGHLIGHT HERE IS A YOUNG DAVID SPADE. | 0negative
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A VERY IMPORTANT MOVIE!!!11
Short review: Strip away the nice soundtrack and pretty cinematography, and all we have here is an average Lifetime Network weeper with two homosexual men as the leads.But of course, no one will tell you that. Everyone's gushing over how CONTROVERSIAL this film is (it isn't, merely just another pretentious, boring excuse for the Hollywood establishment to pat itself on the back) or how accomplished Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall's acting is (it isn't, unless you consider constant mumbling profound and affecting in some way). Others rave about Ang Lee's beautiful portrayal of the American West, and it is certainly nice, but merely window dressing.Apparently many are dissappointed that this got turned down from Best Picture, granted instead to the equally manipulative and shallow Crash. Truth is, neither deserved the win. I can think of several 2005 pictures (Munich, Lord Of War, Serenity, A History Of Violence) off the top of my head that were far more watchable and interesting than this steaming, self-congratulatory pile. Of course, as far as "Westerns" go gimme A Fistful Of Dollars or Once Upon A Time In The West any day. | 0negative
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Which movie are we talking about here?
What could be more confusing than this listing. Is this DVD The Immigrant or is it Eric McDonald's documentary about Eric Campbell? | 0negative
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Really????
To sum this movie up in three words: rude, crude and lewd! To call this a romantic comedy is a great stretch. As I am writing this review, I really can't recall any scenes that I thought were laugh out loud funny. I can, however, remember many scenes that were down right tacky. AND, it should have been rated R. The other reviews really let me down on this one. | 0negative
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A Classic Western where Stewart reveals his darker side...
For Anthony Mann the Western was 'legend'- and 'legend' makes the very best cinema! Mann's work was full of intensities and passions, visually dramatic, and the action always excitingly photographed...Stewart, a docile actor with the ability of displaying anger, neurosis and cruelty, made with Anthony Mann, five remarkable Westerns: "Winchester '73;" " Bend of the River;" "The Naked Spur;" "The Far Country;" and "The Man from Laramie."In "Winchester '73," Stewart reveals his darker side... He offers all the reserves of anger, inner ambivalence, and emotional complexity in his nature that his audiences had, up till this time, failed to catch...A carefully chosen cast increases the proceedings in fine style: Shelley Winters is at her saucy best; Dan Duryea perfect as the vicious, sneering psychopathic villain; John McIntire great as the unscrupulous character; Charles Drake so good as the man who attempts to face his tormentor; and a very young Rock Hudson, attempts the role of an Indian Chief..."Winchester '73" is the story of a perfectly crafted and highly prized, rifle in the Dodge City Kansas of 1876... Stewart and his estranged brother, who bears another name (Stephen McNally), compete fiercely for possession of it, and though Stewart wins, McNally steals it and sets off cross-country with Stewart in pursuit... What gives the pursuit an element of the demonic, is Stewart's determination to revenge his father's death at the hands of that same renegade brother--a revenge fed by long-standing fratricidal hatred...Photographed in gorgeous Black & White, the film comes on as powerful and arresting, acted with deep feeling and intense concentration, not only by Stewart but by all the supporting characters...Look fast for a promising newcomer, Tony Curtis, the soldier who finds the rifle after the Indian attack... | 1positive
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The Kobayashi Report
I really didn't care for this movie. I'm glad I didn't actually have to pay for it. | 0negative
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Mind Games
I don't often watch the oldies, but a while ago, I was intrigued with a term a group of women friends used - "gaslighting" - in reference to men who play mind games with women to cover their womanizing and their lies. When I asked for an explanation, I was directed to watch this movie for the origins of the term.In this 1944 version of a British melodrama originating in 1939, directed by George Cukor, Ingrid Bergman stars as a young woman being slowly driven to madness by the mind games played upon her by her deceiving husband, played by Charles Boyer. The man she loves is not who he appears to be. To cover his deceptions, he slowly drives Bergman into psychological torment by first drawing her closer to him with loving behavior, then, just as she begins to feel some degree of happiness, suddenly and inexplicably pushing her away again, accusing her of lies or unsound judgment to cover his own dark nature. She loves him, and desperately tries to be ever more loving to him, but no matter how she tries to appease his moods, is never able to satisfy him. A once sane and strong person has gradually been reduced to an anxiety-ridden, trembling woman who no longer knows up from down. When he blatantly flirts with the housemaid (a shallow and silly female only too eager to see the better woman so humiliated but quickly falling under his mind control, too) in front of her, Bergman tearfully asks why he must so humiliate her, and he angrily accuses her of being too sensitive, of imagining things, even while demeaning her to his woman friends behind her back, strengthening the illusion that she is a lunatic whose judgment cannot be trusted. He is, in fact, married to another and having an affair with the housemaid, but Bergman cannot see his lies for the torment of her own confused mind. She begins to question her own judgment, her own senses, what should be obvious to her or anyone, but what he has convinced her is the deterioration of her sanity. She has already had one nervous breakdown and is fast heading for another. Even as she tries to please her husband, he spirals into anger should she ever question his behavior, throwing the blame back on her, stonewalling her as she begs for his "forgiveness" for questioning him.One almost starts to feel a little nuts just watching this process. The suspense builds as at last an outsider to this psychological torment, a Scotland Yard detective played by Joseph Cotten, comes to Bergman's aid, finally convincing her that she's not mad, that the man she loves is not only a liar and a womanizer, but also a murderer and thief. She nearly succumbs to her husband's mind games yet again, fearing his anger, but a climactic scene brings sweet satisfaction along with psychological freedom at long last.I may just change my mind about watching the occasional oldie but goodie. For all the melodrama and stiffness of acting in old movies, the stories of human nature can be just as real and relevant today. And it is always fascinating to trace back the route of a phrase still used today to describe questionable behavior in contemporary relationships. | 1positive
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Excellent
If you've heard tunes from La Bamba, you'll want to watch the movie. If you've never heard the soundtrack, check out an MP3 here on Amazon sometime of "Donna" and "La Bamba". The music by this teenager really makes this movie.The story of a boy who became a rock n roll star at 17, La Bamba is a good see not just for an historical account of the life of Ritchie Ricardo Valenzuela (Valens), but for the music and the feeling behind that music.The movie rocks from the get go, with tunes like ''Rip it Up'', "Ooh! My Head", "We Belong Together", "Come on Let's Go", "Donna", "La Bamba" and more.Superb performances by the riveting Lou Diamond Phillips (who plays Ritchie Valens), the brooding and angry brother played by Esai Morales, and Rosana DeSoto who plays Ritchie's mom.I got the dvd a month back and have seen it 6 times already, mostly using scene selections for the later views. Be sure to watch the special features including interviews with Ritchie's real mom as well as the real Donna. See if you can spot a cameo by Ritchie's mom in the movie.A fun movie, very well produced, great full screen video quality, great music. I'm the kind of guy that loves musicals from Jesus Christ Superstar to Singing in the Rain, from My Fair Lady to Swing Time.. La Bamba, for me, is about the music by a kid who was born to sing.Along with Ritchie's compositions (performed by Los Lobos), my biggest take away from the movie is this: music touches hearts the same way for everyone. | 1positive
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Documentary Vs. Reality
Mike Wilson takes a valid swing at Moore but ends up falling on his face.It seems the best that Wilson can throw at Moore is that he is guilty of manipulating and cutting certain situations to help him express his points....DUH.Documentaries are not Reality. The director simply culls thousands of hours of footage into whatever form they can to convey their own feelings about the subject. Documentaries have always done this.When Michael Moore walks out of a bank with a rifle in Bowling for Columbine, it's not the point that it took him one day, two weeks, or six months. The points is.....WHY ARE BANKS GIVING AWAY GUNS IN THE FIRST PLACE! Why is the idea of mixing commerce and fire arms so appealing. Why such a cavilier attitude about deadly weapons. Thats his point. When I first saw that scene I didn't care when he got the gun, but Moore got his opinion across.Michael Moore might be a bit of a blowhard, but I trust his motives.Nice try but this film is a softball pitch with no justification. | 0negative
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Great Show
I have read a number of the books this series is based on and I have to say HBO has nailed this one. The cast is great, the production values high and the writing solid. The openning credits are great too. The series differs in some ways from the books, but I like that as it makes it more interesting and in some cases has improved the story line and some characters. Buy the series set. and read the books, it's all good fun. | 1positive
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Movie good - Disc bad
This is not about the movie. I didn't open till a week later, and found that the dvd was damaged (unplayable, dent in the disc) | 0negative
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Absolutely hysterical
Who says the sitcom is dead? Not since Arrested Development has a sitcom been this truly hysterical and quick paced that you don't know what to expect next. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, originally premiering on the FX network in 2005, revolves around four friends: Charlie (Charlie Day), Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), and his sister Dee (Kaitlin Olson); all of whom own and run an Irish bar in downtown Philadelphia. They get into all kinds of crazy hijinks through misunderstandings and just plain bad judgement, ranging from being mistaken as a gay bar to Charlie lying about having cancer. Yes, there's nothing really wholly original about the show's premise, but it remains hysterically funny throughout. The second season of the show finds Danny DeVito joining the cast as Dennis and Dee's father, who isn't the sanest of the bunch either. This DVD set compiles the first two seasons of the show, and is definitely worth picking up for viewers who turned it when it first premiered, as well as newer viewers who may be anxiously awaiting the upcoming and long awaited third season of this very funny show. | 1positive
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"If she learns that there are hundreds of flowers..."
"...just like her, it will break her heart." The little, nameless prince comments about his flower/friend who is his sole companion of his tiny planet whilst roaming through fields of wild rose bushes on planet earth. I haven't read the book, yet the boa constrictor story is in both. I know this because I once tried to read The Little Prince in Spanish to a little hispanic girl who started laughing hysterically when I got to the boa constrictor that ate an elephant part of the story. My rudimentary Spanish did not include the Spanish word for boa constrictor in my vocabulary, so I was totally clueless as to her reaction. I had to ask her to explain to me in her rudimentary English, the story. (So much for my bilingual story telling days!) I do like the movie, though it's a bit dated and a little strange! I'm not so bothered about the fact that the little prince decides to seal his fate by becoming prey to a poisonous snake. What would you do if you were stranded in the middle of the Sahara desert with no one to take you back to your tiny planet, no telling how many light years away? I'm no judge of content appropriate for small children, not being a parent myself, yet if you consider when Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote the book, in 1943, and think of the fate of so many innocent children in Europe and elsewhere in the world during the world wars, I think one would realize that, unfortunately, little children are so many times witnesses and victims of so many terrible, and terrifying things. Perhaps, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was trying to make some sense of that sort of tragedy in his book since he was actively involved in fighting for the French in WWII. I love the story of the friendship that develops between the stranded pilot and the extraterrestrial, little prince which is mainly the plot of the whole story. Watching the movie I was reminded of so many biblical themes, of wanderings, temptations in deserts, the fall of man in Genesis, of the symbolism of water in religious rituals, and of life's basic necessities such as friendship, love, food and water. Plus, there are so many wise proverbs said by the little prince and his lost aviator companion to entertain. | 1positive
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Tease with no substance
I was very patient waiting for a plot to appear or at least some gratuitous eye candy. Neither happened. Spend your time and money on something else. | 0negative
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THE QUINTESSENTIAL DYLAN VIDEO
The problem with most Dylan DVD videos is that there are too few of them that concentrate on the period when he was at the incandescent height of his genius but lots of them after he jumped the shark. For various reasons; possibly lack of appreciation at the time as well as Dylan's famous introverted antipathy to being filmed, there is little quality footage of this early and exciting period especially the electric with The Band. Don't Look Back is excellent but it is strictly acoustic. The Eat the Document Video is the closest thing I have seen but it contains so little of Dylan singing and performing and much is wasted on banal incidental peanut gallery footage for which its filmmaker (Pennebaker) deserves eternal condemnation. However, what snippets of Dylan singing and performing that it does contain are priceless gems that are poignant reminders of how great this film could have been. Now we finally have a film that lives up to the teasing and tintillation of Eat the Document. Pennebaker should take a lesson from Scorcese about how to make a real film and not a kaleidoscopic collage of garbage. No Direction Home is a true smorgasbord of bliss for the Dylan fan. Finally, we have the performances that have been denied us for so long. Scorcese gives us a nice chronological history of the rise of Dylan punctuated by numerous lengthy snippets of songs and performance footage. What is probably the icing on the cake are the full length performances added as special features that give us full length performances of a few classics such as Like a Rolling Stone. Finally we can see how Dylan looked and acted as he sang the classics we have experienced only through audio up until now. | 1positive
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A beautiful restoration
Although I have owned the Cocteau "Beauty and the Beast" on tape for a number of years, I was hesitant to buy the Criterion Collection restored version on DVD because I had read that there was a new sound track: an opera by Philip Glass. What was not clear to me was that the new sound track is only one of the options; another is the original sound track, much cleaner than on the tape version.Many DVDs of restored classics include examples of the restoration; this one doesn't. I played the Criterion DVD, then my VHS version, and I was amazed at the difference; the DVD makes the film look as if it were made yesterday; the tape version has all the scratches, pops, and muffled dialogue that are more or less typical of tapes made from deteriorated films. The subtitles on the DVD are easier to read than the ones on the tape (the DVD uses a different type font), there are two different commentaries included among the options, and the Philip Glass opera version is there as well. There is a print bonus as well: a booklet that includes the text of the original fairy tale, Cocteau's comments on filming it, and a critic's comments on the film.The opening credits alone are worth the price of the DVD: Cocteau himself, writing on a blackboard (the tape version only displays text against a background). | 1positive
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Why the hype?
I don't get why people like this movie so much.... The majority is in the woods with a girl and two girls and they just talk to each other and are in the woods forever.... Gee, creative. \If it's not boring it gets to the dumbest parts, like the dumb videotape part and the staircase thing. This isn't original. I'm happy I haven't seen the sequel. | 0negative
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"Truth is Whatever Gets the Most Applause!"
Altman has made some very good movies, and some very bad ones, often right next to each other. Viewing this film right after the highs of "Nashville" will surely lead to a serious Altman letdown. Historically, of course, coming out during the Bicentennial and right after that great film, expectations that were very high were mostly dashed, and this film quickly joined other Altman stinkers in the "not good" Altman film repository, right next to "H.E.A.L.T.H."But time has been very kind to this Altman sleeper. I found Newman's performance exhilarating and comic, and Joel Grey hilarious and knowing. Like many of Altman's films, this one is about the mythmaking of contemporary pop history, and the "necessary illusions" required by the audience to buy into and celebrate these myths. Although the particular target here is western pop history, Altman's aims are much broader: the legacy of Native America abuse, the need of the audience to create and celebrate "hero myths," and the schematic critique of star-worshipping history, written by the "winners." Frank Kaquitts plays the critical role of truth-teller, and is understated and very funny as Sitting Bull, who joins Buffalo Bill's troupe with his interpreter, attempting to add some reality to Cody's wildly distorted (and wildly popular) western shows.While the script of Altman and Alan Rudolph has some typical Altman flaws, fat, and excess, the benefit of time and careful reflection has served this little gem well. | 1positive
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From MainlyPiano
"Pigeonholes" is a one-man multimedia show created, directed, and performed by Neal Fox. Utilizing animation, dance, and spoken word in addition to the sixteen original songs, Fox has created a dynamic 90-minute musical production that incorporates caustic humor, social commentary, satire, and heartbreaking truths. The musical styles are all over the map, underscoring Fox's reputation for being extraordinarily eclectic. He mentions in the interview that follows that attempts by the music industry to "pigeonhole" his own career have been a frequent source of frustration, and this production is a strong demonstration of why Fox is impossible to classify. A lot of music with a message is either strong lyrically or musically, but Fox's material is both. Pigeonholes is his labor of love, a creation that is done exactly the way he wanted with no holds barred. Three years in the making, the results are unique, thought-provoking, and very entertaining. This performance was recorded at the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood in 2005. A soundtrack CD is also available."Pigeonholes" begins with some silly but amusing "advertisements" that are projected onto a screen, accompanied by a medley of the show's songs. Next, "Evolution" presents a dramatic instrumental prelude that accompanies a slide show depicting Earth's beginning through industrialization. The closing shot is Fox with "REJECT" stamped on his forehead, leading into the somewhat autobiographical title song which is very catchy and includes a back-up trio of animated pigeons. From there, we go to "Alone With My Dreams, Tonight," a story that tells a tale of loss due to an impetuous mistake in youth. The emotion and depth of the story are a poignant reminder of the late Harry Chapin. "No Balls" is rude, crude, and totally hilarious. "The Antidepressant Song" is a great blues story of a famous singer who loses his career because his life becomes "so pleasant" after being prescribed antidepressants. Bravo! "Got War?" and "Tell Me Why" are a powerful and painful pair of anti-war songs from a young child's perspective. "Bar Noir" is slinky blues with a funny spoken-word story about a bar musician and a sexy patron. One of my favorites is "Pickup in Aisle Three," a song about a self-important grocery clerk who lives for the chance to use the loudspeaker at the store whenever there is a mess. Visually, "(How I Love To) Squeeze My Squeeze" is amazing. Fox's back-up trio (projected on a screen behind him) is actually three different takes of himself. One has a mustache and goatee, one has the mustache, and one is clean-shaven. The seamlessness is remarkable (and the old-timey song is cute, too!)! An interview with the world's oldest rap artist is a riot. His multitude of body piercings includes a glittery arrow through his head. That leads into his somewhat raunchy but fun "Let's Do It Till We Get Irritated," which also includes impressive animation. After all of this zaniness, Fox plays a gorgeous love ballad for his wife, Naomi, "When The Real Thing Comes Around." This guy can do anything, and to prove it, he also performs his "Human Rights Suite," an elegant instrumental with a slide show presenting the key elements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was signed by the UN after WWII but has been largely ignored. The closing piece is the wrenching "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way," about working toward world peace and "keeping the dream alive no matter what the cost." What an ending to an incredible performance!I have to admit that I was not familiar with Neal Fox until a couple of months ago when I reviewed his "Solo Piano, Volume 1" CD and songbook. Now I have added a new favorite artist to my list. Check it out! | 1positive
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This is not the worth the money
I LOVE Scooby-Doo......normally. This movie was VERY disappointing. The story jumped around way to much, making it hard for my 6yr old to follow. Was mostly about Scoob and shag, again my son did not like that. He really likes Freddy......so needless to say this is one video we should have viewed before buying, because it will probably never be watched again. Very disappointed, big waist of money. If you like the whole cast don't waist your time with this one. | 0negative
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stories that needed to be told
I think the more stories that are told about the realities and consequences of war are what we (americans) really need right now. The people interviewed were clear and informative and intelligent.However there were a few places where there would be pictures flashing by, barely fast enough to see, combined with really intense music. I found myself getting really scared about the whole thing. like in films where you know the bad guy is about to reach around the tree and kill the girl, the music is what makes the scene remotely scary. those moments seemed to me (for lack of a better word) similar to the way the Right tell their stories...JUST TO BE CLEAR, I AGREE 150% WITH THIS FILM AND IT'S MESSAGE!!!!!!!! and it needs to be seen | 1positive
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Make way for a Marine Corps fighter pilot!
This is an astonishing film. As the son of a career military man, I recognised some of the aspects of growing up in such an environment. The constant moving, the impermanence of things, and the general competitiveness that comes with the atmosphere are very accurately portrayed. Fortunately for me, my father was not the domineering Great Santini type!Robert Duvall plays a Marine Corps fighter pilot, one of the best of an elite corps, with an ego to match. His name is 'Bull' Meechum, but he styles himself the 'Great Santini'. Blythe Danner puts in an exquisite understated performance as the long-suffering yet loving wife, the strong and caring mother. Michael O'Keefe had what was perhaps the best role of his career as the coming-of-age son, competing with his father yet yearning for love and approval. Stan Shaw likewise turns in an excellent performance as Toomer, the black local who gets into trouble. While many of the other supporting cast did not go on to great fame, it is certainly not due to lack of acting ability as shown in this film.Despite being nearly a quarter of a century old now, the film stands up to the passage of time. The characters remain believable; the situations and cinematography bear up well. The film has a timeless quality that qualifies it as a classic, and portrays both the military and southern experience realistically without distortion pro or con.The main drama is between Meechum and his son Ben, but the secondary plot lines are strong without distracting from the primary interaction. The films ends in a strong, sombre mood, as the respect that has grudgingly built between father and son is finally realised, and the family dynamic continues its slow evolution as the family moves to yet another home at the end.The scene in which Ben, the son, finally beats Bull Meechum at basketball, at anything (Ben mentions it is the first time ANY of the children have beaten him at anything) is classic. Both Duvall and O'Keefe give strong performances as their respective characters, Duvall the father who is at once proud of his son for succeeding and still angry at his own shortcomings, lashing out at the family, and Ben, who stands his ground to claim his victory, despite the taunting and pettiness of his father.The DVD version presents no special features to speak of ; it is essentially a video on disc. However, it is a film that is well worth having in one's collection, and were they available to give, it would get ten stars. | 1positive
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Great Movie
This is the type of movie you want the young girls and boys to see...to help them with future relationships. honestly. | 1positive
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streaming not good!
The movie I like, streaming is /has not been a good experience, every one I have tried to watch stops & starts so many times plus never finishes is very frustrating. | 0negative
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The Best Worst Movies I've Ever Seen
I've gotten into the habit recently of watching horror movie sequels back-to-back and then reviewing them. I thought perhaps I was being anti-social, so I recently watched all four SLEEPAWAY CAMPS on four consecutive dates with the same girl. See? I'm not antisocial. Just weird.Sleepaway Camp-- The original movie is bizarre, to say the least. After a mild opening in which most of a family is killed with a speedboat, the movie cuts to two children, Ricky and Angela, being shipped off to Camp Arawak by Angela's mom, a ludicrously spacy woman. Angela, the surviving daughter from the movie's intro, appears to be mute. Ricky dutifully cares for her throughout the movie. Aside from an old black cook and a well-meaning but clueless counselor named Ronnie, the rest of the cast is almost entirely composed of mean, selfish, antagonistic people. But, phew! They start getting killed.The first person to kick the bucket at camp is a lecherous cook who openly brags about his pedophilia. He's not kidding, either. When he is introduced to Angela during lunch, in his busy kitchen, the first thing he does is drag her into a supply closet with the intention of exposing himself (and probably more). Later, he has a large tureen of boiling water dumped onto his head. Zing!The movie tries to make itself mysterious, but it's not hard to figure out who's doing the killing. Every time Angela is picked on in some way, the person eventually bites it in some overly dramatic and silly deaths. However, although the whodunit of it is not a big surprise, there's still a lot of mystery to the movie. Specifically, my date and I wondered how it ever got made. The budget appears to have been twenty dollars, and -- up to that point -- both of us claimed to never have seen such horrific acting. It was a stupid, poorly contrived, horribly done film, and the writer/director, Robert Hiltzick, had dedicated the entire thing to his late mother, a woman the dedication describes as "a doer."We couldn't stop laughing. I don't think the film was meant to be so funny. Maybe it was. Maybe that's where the phrase "campy" came from. Either way, we enjoyed ourselves. Four (accidental?) stars.Sleepaway Camp II - Unhappy Campers-- The very first thing that happens in this film: Angela (same character, different actress), is now a counselor at Camp Rolling Hills. Within the first two minutes of the film, she bludgeons a female camper and then cuts out her tongue, punishment for sneaking over to the boy's camp and telling scary bonfire stories. Angela, apparently, is like a camp chastity Nazi or something. My date is disgusted and already regretting her decision.It's obvious right away that this film is not only far more graphic and explicit (when the girls aren't topless and joking about their breasts, they are trying to get slutty with each other's boyfriends), but it is also not interested at all in suspense or drama. Angela kills every single person without even a "how do you do?" That might sound like a spoiler, but this movie doesn't have any secrets or tricks up its sleeve. A camp of sinners and sleazeballs gets sliced and diced. The end.There is a subplot concerning the two wholesomest kids in camp finding each other amidst all the devious tramps and the people being stabbed and drowned in outhouses, but these kids were apparently only halfsome, because, as I pointed out, they die along with everyone else. But I guarantee you, I didn't ruin the movie for you. No. This movie is just another dumb, horribly written and directed film that is actually pretty funny. Just as funny as the first one, though.My date refused to finish it after the outhouse scene. Four stars.Sleepaway Camp III - Teenage Wasteland-- In the first two minutes of this film, the viewer is treated to more pointless nudity and a death by garbage truck (driven by Angela). She is now on her way to Camp New Horizons, an ill-advised social experiment that forces juvenile delinquents and spoiled rich kids into tents together. This place is run by a dangerously idiotic couple and seems to have little to no funding. The only person with any degree of dignity is the camp's only counselor (!) a guy named Barney who is also an officer of the law AND the father of a camper who died in the previous film.The dialogue and acting in this film make the first two look likeSchindler's List. The characters make wild, irrational decisions. People are despicable for no good reason, and Angela never struggles with finding the time, energy, and secrecy to dispatch of most of them. She is aided by the fact that this camp, like the previous two, seems to have no schedule of events or basic supervision. In fact, budget constraints must be lower than ever, because this time around the place appears to be run out of two woodsheds. And yet, in the credits, there is this: Mr. Simpson's Porsche Provided by MEGDAL IMPORTS. Mr. Simpsons is the director, and to the best of my knowledge, neither he nor his Porsche appear in the film. Another horrible horror movie that we couldn't stop laughing at.My date said that the acting was even worse than the first film. She gave it two thumb up. Me: Four stars.NOTE: THERE IS APPARENTLY A FOURTH FILM SOMEWHERE OUT THERE. I COULD NOT FIND IT, NOR KNOW ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO VOUCH FOR ITS EXISTENCE.Return to Sleepaway Camp-- The creator, Hiltzik, was not responsible for parts 2 or 3. They were the work of writer Fritz Gordon and director Michael Simpson. For some wild reason, Hiltzik, who'd done NOTHING since the first film (according to iMDB), decided to make a REAL sequel to his first film. This is it, a movie so absolutely awful in every way, I found it nothing short of mesmerizing and have watched it twice again since.It's obvious that Hiltzik is catering to his fans, because the first death is almost identical to the first death in the first film: rude cook dies by hot liquid. The head cook is, yet again, an elderly black man (Isaac Hayes who acts in every scene as if he has recently gone blind). Muscley, dim-witted Ronnie is back as the head counselor. Reprising his role from the original, Paul DeAngelo makes bad acting look like a fine art. I'm not joking. I could watch that guy overact for hours and hours.The camp is run byThe Sopranos's Vincent Pastore, and is once again filled with the most mean-spirited, vile children ever. The kids are so rude and unruly, when they are punished for their misbehavior (by being sent to their cabins), I'm surprised they don't just hit the counselor with a rock. The hammy acting will astound you. The dialogue will baffle and delight. Even the extras in this film are as weird and wooden as life-sized cardboard puppets.The plot this time around is not very different at all. One camper, a kid named Alan, is the butt of everyone's jokes, and those who taunt and tease him end up meeting grisly ends. The thing is, Alan is the whiniest and most annoying movie character since Luke Skywalker. Played with absolutely no consistency at all by Michael Gibney, Alan is the movie's most confusing character. Does this boy have a mental disorder? Is he schizophrenic? Why does he love frogs so much? Why doesn't he ever, ever, ever change his clothes? Why is he such a jerk?Yes. Alan is just as annoying and mean as everyone else, and yet when the camp gangs up on him and shoots spit balls at him or yells at him to stop making flamethrowers out of lighters and spray cans, he starts complaining that everyone is picking on him because "he's different." He chats with his brother about a mysterious "fever." "The doctor said there'd always be effects," Alan moans as he pets a frog.It makes no sense. Nor does the rest of the film. The original actors who portrayed Ricky (Jonahan Tiersten) and Angela (Felissa Rose) reprise their roles here, which is a bit of a treat. Tiersten has obviously done no acting since the first film. He doesn't even bother looking interested, casually smoking a cigarette during a tense hunt in the woods for the bodies of slain children. Rose isn't exactly recognizable for much of the film, but it won't be hard to know point her out after about ten minutes. My date did it in twelve.My date hated the film. So did my neighbor, who refused to watch anymore after about thirty minutes. But me? I couldn't get enough. It is, without question, the most hilariously awful film I've seen sinceStarship Troopers. I chuckle now just thinking about it.I see that Hiltzik has started production on a SLEEPAWAY CAMP REUNION. Bravo, Mr. Hiltzik. I doubt very much that you'll be able to top the inane silliness, the incomprehensibly horrible acting, the deliciously cheesy plot "twists," but I'll be glad to watch you try.Even if my date is no longer returning my texts. | 1positive
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Great Show - Awesome video
This was one of the best cons - or jobs they have done on this show yet. There was enough twists and turns that would make many second guess themselves a few times. | 1positive
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A Tragic Christ
Very austere and literal version of Matthew's gospel, from birth to death of Jesus. All speechs are direct from the Gospel. Jesus is rather serious here, the defender of the poor and sick against the rich and self-righteous. Lots of close-ups on Jesus's face. Brilliant use of music. | 1positive
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My favorite movie butchered on DVD
I can't begin to explain how much it truly pains me to give this gem of a movie one star. Being a huge fan of the Ninja Turtles, I fell in love with this movie when I saw it on TV (even though it was reduced to 70 minutes, like it's evidently being released here). And once I saw the entire version (79 minutes) I fell in love with it even more.To think that Nickelodeon is going to release this movie at it's edited length is disgusting. You may think I'm over-reacting, but seriously... what is the point of not issuing the full movie? This is DVD people, there are no time constraints for commercials. And trust me, that 9 mintues they cut goes a long way in humor, action, plot explanations and even character depth (i.e. Shredder).Also, look at the cover art. As you can tell by other reviews, the coolest thing about this movie is that it stars the famous Turtles from the 1987 animated series (voiced by sound-alikes who do a great job)... and they're no where to be seen on the cover!Hopefully Nickelodeon ammends these foolish mistakes. I will gladly delete this review if they come to their senses before the release date. | 0negative
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Judy, Judy, Judy........
Those three words uttered by Cary Grant always remind me of Judy Garland and says it all! This is another one of her fun musicals and if you are a fan, you cannot help but love it. And who could ignore Gene Kelly and his incredible and wonderful style. So for a couple of hours take yourself away and enjoy the fun! | 1positive
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in terms of b movies it gets more like a 3
These types of movie are SO difficult to watch. The characters are all acting ok, but the storyline is on par with any linear story that has ever been done. I wish that I could give this a good review cause I like cody from step by step, and he can't do anything great in terms of high quick legs or really fast fist forms, but he does make up a little but for that in his power. Though the action director doesn't showcase it, you can tell that cody has plenty of power. I would love to give you some long review and give you the whole storyline but , you know what, I guess I can, Cody is going to a tournament, a guy doesn't want him to fight in it so his guy can win, so this guy acts nice at first and then when cody won't accept an invitation to throw a fight for money, he gets mean and since he is also like a slave trader he decides to put cody through some hell training with 1 enjoyable moment out of like 8 scenes.Alright so i reviewed the story only because it is no goddang simple.Overall this movie is not suggested by me and you should only watch it if you have seen every good kungfu movie, and I haven't even come close, so this sucked. | 0negative
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Your kidding me... right?
First and foremost, anything from "SalsaCrazy Presents:" is GARBAGE...their work out videos are bootleg looking. All the good reviews written about this workout or any of their workouts are written by people who work for the company or something... I've finally Figured it out!Save yourself some money and leave SALSACRAZY alone... I mean if you value your money but most of all your common sense.!!!! | 0negative
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Addicted to the series
I missed the very first episode and I really needed to see it to make sense of later televised events. | 1positive
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Wonderful Even if You Don't LIke Bloodsuckers (Vampires or TV)
I have not seen any TV, cable or broadcast, in 16 years, except going out to bars or over to friends' houses to watch things like the World Series and the presidential debates, or occasionally seeing some sitcom while visiting relatives. If I thought all TV were like True Blood, I'd subscribe to cable.Our college-age daughter left the Season 1 DVD set with us when she back to school in September. We finally started watching Friday night, and had finished all 12 episodes by Monday. Sunday night we watched 5 episodes in a row. We probably would have watched them all at one sitting, but we have a 6-year old, and this is NC-17 stuff, so we could only watch after he went to bed.The writing, acting, editing and visual style on True Blood are consistently brilliant. The first episode was a little off-putting. Vampires don't much interest me . I can't stand Anne Rice, haven't tried Twilight, and never even made it through the novel or original Bela Lugosi film of "Dracula." My initial reaction was, "This just looks like an excuse for soft-core porn." But, we stuck with it, and by the second episode, we were completely hooked. It's done old-fashioned cliff-hanger style, so at the end of each episode, you can't wait for the next one. The characters are well-developed, multi-faceted and engaging. Stephen Moyer's Bill is the sexiest screen character since Harrison Ford in "Witness." The casting of Anna Paquin as Sookie perfectly enables the viewer to project himself or herself into the story: she's pretty and a fine actress, but down to earth enough that women can imagine being her and men can imagine being with her. Someone like Angelina Jolie would overwhelm the part of Sookie. The key supporting roles of Sam, Sookie's boss at Merlotte's Bar and Grill, Jason, Sookie's horny imbecile of a brother, Tara, Sookie's hard-case best friend, and Lafayette, Tara's hilarious cousin, are very well played, as are most of the minor and temporary characters. The extremely imaginative scripts are full of suspense, insight and humor, and clever if somewhat obvious political satire if you choose to take it that way. (For example, Sookie's brother Jason bears a startling physical resemblance to Bush II, and gets himself into all kinds of messes by not thinking above his belt.) The editing is super-tight, with no scene going on too long, and yet no character or situation feeling like it has not been given a chance to develop fully. You can almost feel the swampy Louisiana nights, complete with biting mosquitoes.So, suspend your disbelief, tuck the kids in bed, and get sucked into this intelligent, sexy, extraordinarily well-done Southern Gothic adult entertainment. | 1positive
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Disney does it again
Saw this one in theaters. Couldn't wait to get it when it came out, but with my iPod, Just had to have the digital copy.I watched the mop scene quite a few times, as it was so similar to Fantasia. | 1positive
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Canada's attempt at the mainstream action genre
For those worried that Hollywood put this one out, rest assured the movie is purely Canadian. Made by a Canadian studio, with a Canadian star (yeah, Keanu is unfrotunately for me to admit, a Canadian) and it's based (ever so LOOSELY) on a book by a Canadian author. What someone forgot to do was look in on the production and see where it's director was spending the Canadian money, because it wasn't on the movie. The company up here that made it is more used to making some artsy movies (and they never have to worry) than an action flick, and I guess that's why this movie sometimes feels like it's trying to be artsy. But it makes no sense, it's dialogue is bad and it just goes on and on. The only cool thing was that guy with the whip. Even David Cronenberg couldn't have helped this one. | 0negative
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Do not buy this set!
I am a huge fan of South Park and while I loved this season, I can't stand by Comedy Central's decision to keep episode "201" censored. I LOATHE censorship and will fight to have South Park and its creators be able to express themselves as they always have because we have a thing here called FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Until there becomes a version of "201" where it is completely uncensored, I will NOT be buying this DVD set, and I urge most of you to do the same. | 0negative
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The Worst Martial Arts Movie Ever Made
This is the worst Hong Kong movie I've ever seen. For some reason it's been released (rereleased?) as Meltdown and I found it at Blockbuster. I like Jet Li (I love Fist of Legend, one of the BEST martial arts movies, unlike this one) but this movie was terrible. First, Jet Li does not actually fight anyone. Like some of his other movies, he does a lot of shooting but never actually goes hand to hand. This is left to Jacky Cheung, who is uninteresting to watch and spends all his fighting time (that is, when he's not being beaten up or running away) making fun of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, something that is not only completely undeserved, but totally unforgivable since both of them are better actors and martial artists than he is. The whole "skyscraper" part of the plot completely rips off Die Hard, another movie that is High Risk/Meltdown's superior and also completely undeserving of ridicule.In conclusion, this movie is absolutely terrible. If you like Jet Li, buy Fist of Legend and go home happy, and leave this worthless excuse for a movie on the shelves. | 0negative
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This DVD would be best used as a coaster for your coffeetable
This movie was absolutely painful to watch. The case says it's the "Best war movie since Saving Private Ryan". If this is true, Hollywood should be closed. Forever.The acting was high school drama production-level. The battle scenes were, at best, unconvincing. (Who could possibly carry a marble head on his hip through the heat of battle?)On my deathbed, I hope I'm granted an extra two hours of life to make-up for the time I wasted with this tripe. | 0negative
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Sooooooo Bad
I got this thinking that it looked ok so my expectations were not very high. This movie fell very short. This is a movie I would force s person I hate to watch. Don't even get this if you just want to see people die, it's not even a good movie for that.5 thumbs down | 0negative
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Are you people nuts ?
I am astounded by the many positive reviews of this film. It has no story and its actors seem bored and distance. It is no love story there are no sparks between the two leads. I usally like Tim robbins but here it seems he just needed a paycheck.If you have to see this movie, I strongly suggest you rent it but rent another movie as a backup. | 0negative
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Turkey Time
It's turkey time, gobble gobble. That line from the movie says it all. | 0negative
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Best in the West
I LOVED this movie.It is action-packed but also has comedy, romance and non-stop entertainment.It not only has great looking men,especially Gabriel Macht, but a real feel for the old west.I can't get enough of it.I hope they will offer an "American Outlaws 2".ENJOY,it is worth the watch...Teri | 1positive
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Meanders around and never lands
Everybody I knew that saw "Clash of the Titans" in the theater said that the problem was the bad 3D. Having just watched it on home video, I think that it has a lot more problems than that. I thought Sam Worthington was cardboard, that the plot didn't make that much sense and that it just never got that interesting. At the end of the day, Perseus has to quest all over to find a way to defeat the Kraken because the gods have given the humans an ultimatum, but it's just a weapon of Hades, who he didn't defeat. Even worse, I was pretty sure throughout the movie that Zeus was a bad guy, but at the end I think the filmmakers want us to think he's good. It doesn't work. Two stars. | 0negative
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Watching the Easter Parade
There is apparently a shortage of the Great Easter Parade film, one of the truly GREATEST musicals (of which not enough have been released). I don't know what is available RIGHT NOW, but a wonderful copy came out several years ago on Lasar Disk, so IT HAS BEEN RELEASED. | 1positive
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THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER
If you have seen South Park and think anything in there is remotely funny then watch this movie, it is brainless humor at it's best, this is my favorite movie and I can watch it again and againParker and Stone don't have many full length movies out there but this is probably the best so far. Watch it if you like these two guys and you will agree.Matt and Trey you guys are my heroes. | 1positive
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Definately naught Johnny Depp-esque
Wha' be it like ya ask? 'tis nigh bu' lame, laborous, laffable..Shoulda been made fer TV, then pre-empted by C-SPAN.. Corbin Bernson 'twas better in Major League, an' tha' charactor sucked.. Think o' this as Space Camp, without a plot, storyline, direction or Producer cuts.. th' entire movie shoulda ended on th' cuttin' room floor an' th' cast been marooned on a desert isle an' made ta watch this stinker savvy? Only redeemin' features be th' two wenchbabes in this stinker, AnnaLisa an' Princess Elizabeth.If ya has 90 minutes of yer life ya nigh be needin' anymore, rent' it would be bad enuff.. A teen-piratey-love story.. sorta... | 0negative
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Great!
It does not too much gore. Its mostly suspence and action at the same time. You must see this movie. | 1positive
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A disgrace to BSG
Sometime toward the end of Season 3, the showrunners of the new BSG had started to lose track of what they were doing; season 4 saw the series painfully collapse under the weight of its own mythology, with the writers unable to come up with a more satisfying conclusion to the story than "God did it and the characters are angels". "The Plan" is the recycled vomit of that mythology, explaining things that were better left unexplained while failing to explain the things that really needed to be clarified. And, as can be expected from a group of people who had completely lost track of what they were doing, it contradicts previous canon. If the Cyclons' "Plan" was little more than "exterminate humanity", then why did the phrase "And they have a plan" continue to appear during the opening for season 3, during which the Cylons wanted to peacefully coexist with humanity and find Earth? All of this, plus a total lack of emotional depth, make "The Plan" a disgrace to the new BSG. | 0negative
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It's hard to rate this movie - but . . .
I'm usually attracted to off-the-wall flicks - and this one is off the wall. . . However . . . 1) the film is grainy, which only got on my nerves; 2) the father was great, as was the Julien, the schizophrenic. But not much of a story line - simply showing the life of a schizo. 3) it didn't really go anywhere - this is life, mental illness is all around - it's just whether you notice it or not. I think this is way overrated for what it is - and while it had a decent cast, the characters lacked greatly. | 0negative
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ARTISTIC SPAGHETTI WESTERN, AND WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT VAL?
I know Val Kilmer is on the cover (didn't really need to be there), so I guess people were expecting something more mainstream.1. This is not a bad Western.2. You must like movies like "Ravenous", "The Proposition" and "Once upon a Time in the West".3. It helps to see the artistic approach to this movie.4. It is well directed.5. The acting isn't the best but it's made to feel like those Spaghetti Westerns of the 60's.6. A great movie that teeter's on deppression and grit.7. Watch it, not for Val, but for the feel of it!!!I loved this little hidden gem. Give it a try. | 1positive
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