Juno (Two-Disc Special Edition with Digital Copy)

A Complex Tale Told with Humor, Tenderness, and Simplicity
Teenage pregnancy is frequently a starting point for myriad philosophical arguments: some see it as a major problem, some see it as an argument for the need of early teaching of contraceptive technique and sex education, some see it as a reason for championing abortion, and some see it as a piece of life that confronts families in both positive and negative ways. JUNO is a beautifully written (Diablo Cody) and directed (Jason Reitman) version of unplanned pregnancy offered by a splendid ensemble cast: it is a movie that could modify the sociologic outlook of many people in a very strong fashion.

Juno (Ellen Page) is sixteen and talks her best friend Bleek (Michael Cera) into having sex: the result is a surprise pregnancy that Juno shares with her girlfriend Leah (Olivia Thirley) and the store clerk Rollo (Rainn Wilson) even before informing Bleek, a likable kid who seems fairly flat about the situation. After discarding abortion as a viable solution, Juno informs her...

Two-Disc Special Edition Chock Full o' Extras!
Juno was Little Miss Sunshine of 2007 - the little independent film that could. Once the studio realized that it had a successful crowd-pleaser on its hands, the film was promoted from the art-house circuit to the multiplexes. Actress Ellen Page and first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody became the film's breakout stars garnering the lion's share of critical raves and awards with Page getting an Independent Spirit Award and Cody an Academy Award. Now that all of the dust has settled, Juno can be reassessed to see if it really has the staying power and substance to cut through all of the hype and stand-up to the inevitable backlash.

There is an audio commentary by director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody. The first thing that you notice when listening to Cody talking is how well Ellen Page mimicked her way of speaking. Reitman tends to dominate the track and, not surprisingly, talks about...

Wondering what "...with digital copy" means?
It means the bonus disc includes a digital copy of the film that can be automatically downloaded to a laptop or iPod. Seems obvious after you know it, huh? The second disc also includes some extra bonus features not on the single-disc DVD -- four featurettes titled "Way Beyond 'Our' Maturity Level: Juno - Leah - Bleeker," "Diablo Cody Is Totally Boss," "Jason Reitman For Shizz" and "Honest To Blog! Creating Juno."

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Boston Celtics: 1985-1986 NBA Champions - Sweet Sixteen (Collector's Edition)

Missing Game 5 fight
First let me say the set is great but it is not complete and unedited. The only reason to watch Game 5 was the fight in which
Ralph Sampson and Jerry Sichting went at it. Unfortuantley it has been
edited out. I know the NBA doesn't want to promote violence but the
fight was a major part of an otherwise unexciting series. It should
have been included. Otherwise the set is great.

Not including the fight in game 5 is horrendous
How can they possibly say that this is the complete series as broadcast in its entirety? Total garbage that they edited out the fight. It happened NBA so get over it. Absolutely ridiculous.

Very good Finals set
Presentation of the product: Each game is on one disc, all inside a well presented multidisc case. I would rather have each game on a single disc slim case but this format really saves space on your library.

Game 1: Complete game. Running time: 96 minutes. No pregame or postgame shows. No extras. Good image quality but a bit pixelated (8/10) watching it on a 40" LED TV. The Celtics strike first but the highlight of the game is Akeem Olajuwon exploding for 25 first half points.

Game 2: Complete game with some minor shortcuts (for example, the time between a foul and the free throws is cut off a number of times). Running time: 84 minutes. No pregame or postgame shows. No extras. Image quality remains the same as Game 1, but this one has some audio issues in the 2nd quarter when many times the voice of the commentators turns too low. The day before this contest Larry Bird received his third consecutive MVP trophy and he really showed why in this one, scoring 31...

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The Complete Toxic Avenger (7 DVD Box Set)

"GREAT BUT A LITTLE LET DOWN"
This is a great box set indeed, i give it 5 stars for the unrated version of the original toxic avenger and the awesome and very gory part 4. it gets 1 STAR FOR THE RIP-OFF PART 2 THAT IS NOT UNRATED AND HAS MAJOR GORE CUT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toxic 2 is R-Rated version!
Great box set - nicey packaged and at a reasonable price.My only gripe is that toxic 2 is the R-rated version and is missing many scenes of extreme gore which helped make up for the weakness of the sequel.Even Kaufman points out that this is the cesored version in the audio commentary.A shame that the UNRATED description as pointed out by amazon is a lie.BEWARE!!

Essential Bookend Box of Brilliance!!
All episodes of the rare and impossible to find Toxic Crusaders TV series are featured in this 7-disc set. Only 4 have been previously released on DVD and getting the entire 13 episodes alone is worth the very affordable price of this set.

But, apart from that, of course the director's cut versions of the four classic Toxic Avenger films are included as well, along with the feature length documentary "Apocalypse Soon: The Making of Citizen Toxie", making this the most complete, affordable and essential set of any great filmfranchise.

You may have one or more of Toxies films already, and to be honest, without at least the first one no collection of important horror films can be taken seriously. (You might even, and possibly mistakenly, have picked up the R-rated version of the best film in the batch: Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger part IV".) But in any case you do yourself a big favour buying this box-set. Even if you are lucky enough to already own the (now...

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Lon Chaney Collector's Edition

You can sell stuff cheaply if you steal it
It costs a lot to properly prepare silent films for video editions. One must obtain the original film, restore the film, prepare a digital video master, and commission music. Thus, purchasers of silent film on DVD usually get what they pay for -- and this "Collector's Edition" is no exception.

Shameless St. Clair Vision has copied "Ace of Hearts" from the TCM/Warner DVD Chaney set, they have copied "Hunchback", "Oliver Twist, "Outside the Law," "The Shock" and "Nomads of the North" from the Image Entertainment DVD editions, "The Penalty" appears to be from Kino's DVD edition, and I strongly suspect but am not certain that "The Phantom of the Opera' originates with a VHS tape from Video Yesteryear (it is the 1929 sound reissue edition run at an appallingly slow 16 frames per second). Of course the tints and musical scores from their source copies have been stripped off, so these editions are somewhat degraded and entirely b&w with often-inappropriate needle-drop scores...

Lon Chaney rarities at a low price.
I can't bomb this set.
It is what it is....a bargain DVD set offering half decent to not so great prints of Lon Chaney films from the 20s.
The films include:
Phantom of the Opera(1925)-Not a good print,like most public domain versions.The 1929 rerelease version.
Hunchback of Notre Dame(1923)-Half decent print.Buy the Image version if you really like this movie.
Oliver Twist(1922)-Pretty good print.Image has a better print available,though.
The Trap(1924)-Genuine rare Chaney vehicle is not a horror film but a drama about revenge against a man scorned.
A good Chaney performance.Not available anywhere else on DVD.
The Penalty(1920)-Essential Chaney.Sub-Par print.Go with the Kino edition of this one.
Shadows(1922)-Okay print.Image carries best print.(at 24.95!).
Flesh and Blood(1922)-REALLY rare Chaney film about Chaney's escape from prison and his plot for vengeance.
Good Chaney film,avaiable only on this set.
Ace of...

Buy for Flesh and Blood
The Chaney fan will probably already have most of these films on authorized editions elsewhere, but you probably wont have Flesh and Blood, this set is merely worth it to pick up this title, as far as I know this is the only dvd available with Flesh and Blood on it, if you do not have the Trap either this is a good place to grab this film as well, The Trap is also avaiable through Alpha Video and is most likely the same print as this. So if you dont have either of these Chaney rarities then this set is worth it, but only buy this set for those two films, Buy the other more well known titles on the authorized editions they are worth the extra money for better transfers.

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The Mask/Son of the Mask

DVD's Mask & Son of the Mask
I bought this DVD set for my grandson and he loved both the movies. I would recommend this to anyone who likes to laugh.

Best buy of the year so far
I loved the mask with Jim Carey. The Mask 2 was just a bonus. I bought this movie for my kids 10 days ago and it hasn't come out of my daughters DVD player since the first night. My son and daughter say its one of the best movies that they have seen in a while and they are movie buffs.

present for our to be son in law
This was a Christmas gift for our daughters boy friend, now this would not be a movie for me, but he liked it I'm sure..Thanks

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Wee Willie Winkie

One of Shirley's best; nice restoration job
Fox continues to release the Temple films without any real extras; this one appears to be no exception. Since it was also part of a John Ford boxed set, it underwent an extensive overhaul (about 77 hours according to the background information on the DVD). Original elements at Fox were unusable for "Winkie," but the final result is very good. There is NO colorized version to choose from here, but rather a sepia-tone version, just as the film was originally released. For film buffs, this is a plus!

"Wee Willie Winkie" (1937) VERY loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's popular story. Taken by her mother (June Lang) to live in India, a young girl (Temple) gradually wins the heart of her feisty grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith), a colonel at a British army outpost. Before long, she captures the hearts of his entire regiment as well as his chief enemy (Cesar Romero), using her charms to prevent a full-scale war. Directed by John Ford; definitely one of Temple's best films, thanks to the...

Shirley in India!
One over-looked strength of so many Shirley Temple movies is that they can introduce young children to the topic of death and loss in a sensitive way. When Shirley's soldier friend Victor McLaglen dies of his wounds in his hospital bed during Shirley's visit, it is obvious to the audience, but not to the naive child. I found that scene the most touching in the whole movie. In other respects, it is a very good piece of movie-making, with old war horses C. Aubrey Smith and Cesar Romero turning in solid performances as Shirley's commander-grandfather and the villainous enemy to British concerns, respectively. Shirley manages to quell troubles in India, at least for now, by virtue of her innocence and pluck. Well worth seeing.

Beautiful restoration!
I never realized this film was originally released in different tints for different scenes until I read the story of its restoration, which is included on the DVD. It was an unusual process at the time - usually a film was either in color or black and white. The restoration is indeed a magnificent job!

Wee Willie Winkie was Zanuck's way of trying to hold up his "falling star" by putting Shirley in a different "formula" and Wee Willie (as is Shirley's other 1937 release, Heidi) is a successful endeavor. By 1937, box office audiences had grown a little weary of the "little orphan Shirley" plots that were essentially the same story with variations in each theme. Zanuck paired Shirley with John Ford for the first time in an attempt to give her something more to do than dance and be cute. Shirley found Ford to be a difficult director but someone she later bonded with and he even became her first child's godfather. Missing from this film are the "cutsey" things written...

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Loverboy/Lucky Seven

DVD, Loverboy/Lucky Seven
DVD, Loverboy/Lucky Seven. I loved both movies. The product was new and it was received in excellent condition. I received it quickly and with no problems. If you like Patrick Dempsey, you will love these two movies.

Great Movies
Great Movies. Loverboy/Lucky Seven. Patrick Dempsey is the greatest. I love to see or watch any movie he is in.

good two-fer...
Okay, okay...Loverboy is my favorite Patrick Demsey movie of the 80's...always will be... I saw "Lucky Seven" on Lifetime years ago and remembered that being cute... Saw them both since purchasing this double feature and am happy with my purchase...

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A Date with Judy

"I think men are awful! Even the ones you think are wonderful..."
A delightful entry in the Jane Powell cannon, "A Date with Judy" is a sunny, happy movie with fun songs, bright technicolor photography, and an impossibly beautiful Elizabeth Taylor in her pre-screechy days.

Based on a popular radio show, "A Date with Judy" stars our Jane as a spunky teen growing up in Southern California. Her boyfriend (sort of) directs the school band, his name is Oogie, and he's completely devoted to her. So of course when handsome Steven (a young Robert Stack) comes to town she ditches Oogie and chases after Steven with reckless abandon. But Steven has his eye on Oogie's older sister, Carol. "You're the most beautiful girl in Santa Barbara, and you know it," he tells her, and because she's played by Elizabeth Taylor it's hard to argue. There's also the always welcome Carmen Miranda, teaching Judy's father to rumba, and a host of familiar character actors to join in the fun.

I would put "A Date with Judy" up there with the best of Jane Powell,...

Fun, Nostalgic, Adorable Charmer!
Get ready for laughter, romance, wonderful musical numbers, and an overall UPBEAT, FEEL GREAT time!!! Among the main stars in this fun color musical are Jane Powell, Scotty Beckett, Liz Taylor (just sixteen yrs. old ), Robert Stack, Carmen Miranda, and Xavier Cougat. The story is set in Santa Barbara, CA where sixteen yr. old Judy Foster (Powell), a vivacious teenager, finds herself in all kinds of chaos due to misunderstandings and family mixups. Lots of fun song and dance numbers by the charming Carmen Miranda. Powell sings gorgeous renditions of "Judaline" and "It's a Most Unusual Day." I LOVE THIS MOVIE and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!

LET THE FUN BEGIN
A cluster of MGM stars are showcased in this song-filled comedy that keeps you chuckling from beginning to end. Jane Powell is Judy Foster, who sings weekly on a local radio show sponsored by next door neighbor Elizabeth Taylor's father. Liz's younger brother, Oogie, is the leader of the band for the show and is also in charge of the music for the big school dance which everyone is preparing for. He also has a crush on Judy. But Judy and Liz both have a crush on local soda fountain adonis, Robert Stack. Guess who wins?

In the meantime, Judy's learns that her father, Wallace Beery, is seeing Brazilian bomshell, Carmen Miranda, on the sly. Not realizing that he is taking dancing lessons to surprise his wife, Judy manages to frustrate relationships in several different directions.

The whimsical plot is laced with several dazzling musical numbers. Jane sings the up-beat "It's A Most Unusual Day", the radio show's theme song "Judaline", a mad-cap duet with...

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Miracle/The Rookie

Sports
Miracle/The Rookie The DVD was free of defects and arrived on time. The movie Miracle was very enjoyable for me as I watched the real game on T.V. The Rookie was heart warming. My son "borrowed" my orignal DVD as he is an advid sports fan so I let hime keep it and I bought a replacement.





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The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection, Vols. 1 & 2

Great campy sci-fi from the 1950's
Universal has finally seen the folly of their ways in selling this set exclusively via Best Buy and is re-releasing both volumes 1 & 2 in one set. Included are all ten films in the original sets, but once again there will be no extra features - just the films themselves and some trailers. If you love the great campy horror films of the 1950's you'll love this set. The following is from the press release on the new combined set:

Tarantula (1955, 81 min.)
An experiment to create a growth formula that could end starvation evolves into a nightmare when a contaminated spider grows gargantuan - with an appetite to match!

The Mole People (1956, 78 min.)
Deep below the surface of the earth, three scientists stumble upon a tyrannical tribe of albinos who have enslaved a mutant - and dangerous - race of mole people.

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957, 81 min.)
After encountering a mysterious radioactive mist, an ordinary businessman finds his...

The ultimate "B" movie set
Although I bought both these sets at Best Buy when they were released, I'm delighted that folks who may have missed out on them can now own these great films on DVD.

To be honest, only a couple of the films might be considered bona-fide sci-fi classics, which occasionally rise above the limitations of typcial fifties "B" movie material. THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN is one the most thought-provoking and existential films from the period. And THE MONOLITH MONSTERS rises above its low budget with some simple yet impressive effects, and better-than-average performances.

TARANTULA and THE DEADLY MANTIS are entertaining parts of the wave of Giant Killer Bug movies that ruled the screens in the 1950's. MANTIS sports one of the more ridiculously memorable critters of the era. CULT OF THE COBRA and THE LAND UNKNOWN incorporate the then-popular sub-genre of "jungle thrills" into their scripts.

The real oddity of this collection is DR. CYLCOPS. It's the only...

The big, the small, the lost and the shifty
In the early days of talkie films, many of the major studios carved out their own niches: MGM did the spectacular movies and the musicals, Warner Brothers did the social issue and gangster movies and Universal did the monster movies. By the 1950s, Frankenstein and company were generally played out, so Universal switched from the supernatural to the "scientific" monsters. These films were for the most part B-movie fare and generally fun, but also formulaic enough to merit parody, most notably on Mystery Science Theater 3000. In fact, at least three of the ten movies in The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection were redone on MST3K.

These ten movies fit into four categories, each with two or three films: the big, the small, the lost and the shifty. The "big" films deal with oversized monsters: Tarantula, The Monolith Monsters and The Deadly Mantis. Tarantula, one of three in the set directed by Jack Arnold (of Creature of the Black Lagoon fame) deals with an oversized...

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The Mighty Ducks/D2: The Mighty Ducks

A childhood favorite, but the DVD is only decent.
This is basically just throwing the two old DVDs in one case. The problem with this is that "The Mighty Ducks" is STILL NOT ANAMORPHIC, meaning that you get a widescreen image with black bars on all four sides if you're watching on a widescreen TV.

The movies themselves are wonderful, and D2 is a great disc, but the original has yet to come out as anamorphic which is just awful.

Magnificent masterpiece
It was magnificent masterpiece that bridged the land between classic art and modern day elegance. I found myself literally on the edge of my seat during every step of Gordon Bombay's adventure from his fast-living lawyer days to triumphantly returning to a sport he once loved. I can now officially say, I will never watch another piece of entertainment without immediately measuring it to the immeasurable great and mighty Mighty Ducks! (Review written by L.G. Knutson)

The Mighty Ducks/D2: The Mighty Ducks
This is a good movie for kid who loves sport it is funny they love it. Thanks & have a good day!

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Richie Ashburn: A Baseball Life

Whiz Kidz Fan
I became a Phillies fan in 1950. Have stuck with them thru thick and thin, mostly thin, since. Richie was one of my first sports heroes. The DVD was excellent. I never knew much about his personal life...Harry Kalas was at his best. Great item for all sports fans. Harry Acker VA Beach.

God Bless Richie and Harry.
If you bought this video, there's no review needed. You already know. A must for the collector and a must for any Phillies fan to share with their kids for the love of the game, the Phils and the man.

Good story about a good guy
Richie was one of my all time favorite announcers, and a Hall of Fame player, but he played before my time. Learned a lot about his career, and great anecdotes like how he'd get free pizza delivered to him while he was on the air!

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WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story

Twist of Fate
I was hesitant to buy thi set. I don't know why, considering I own over 85% of the other WWE/WWF dvds. I really enjoyed Hardy Boyz Leap of Faith dvd but that contained all of the greatest matches and did not contain blurred WWF logos. Back to this dvd though. A commerical of this set looked cool so I bought it the next day.

Matt Hardy dvd is good. A one hour story of Matt has some good moments and is overall well done. I bought it for the Edge, Lita, and Matt saga; You get one side of the story (Matt's of course), if Edge's dvd has a bio i'm sure you'll hear his side. I enjoy the footage of there early days. I wish thy put some early talent enchancement matches on this dvd but the matches are good overall. Some shocking moments are they mention ROH and have a second clip of Beniot.

Jeff Hardy is pretty much the same as the Matt dvd. It shows some of the stuff he does outside the ring which is neat. Only shocking moment is he mentions TNA.

Overall, im...

The Split Is Now Complete
TWIST OF FATE is music to my ears. It celebrates the Cameron, NC brothers as individuals, as well as their tag team run that catapulted them to stardom. It addresses the negative aspects and criticisms that both men have endured. It even goes so far as to acknowledge that there is another wrestling promotion out there (well...TNA really only gets mentioned for a few moments).

I hate to review TWIST OF FATE as a single DVD set, because part of the point is to reveal Matt & Jeff as separate people. However, my praise and criticisms for both stories are the same.

Both documentaries (Matt's is 59 minutes, Jeff's is 47 minutes) tell compelling stories of the brothers' upbringing, early wrestling exposure, bumps in their personal lives, and plans for the future. My greatest fears were twofold: I was concerned that the documentaries would be underdeveloped, and that it was too soon to a biography DVD on wrestlers whose careers are likely far from over...

A Good look into the Hardys
The Hardy brothers are one of the most talented teams out there today. They have won the intercontinental title, european, hardcore, and of course the tag team titles in their own separate rights. This two disc documentary is a good way to see how the Hardys became superstars of today.

Disc 1
Disc one is only about Matt's story but others speak on matters such as Jeff and Edge. It starts with Matt telling how him and Jeff lost their mother at early ages and how their father took care of them. Matt then moves to how he became a promoter early in his career & then coming to the WWE with Jeff. He talks about his struggles early in his WWE career and then expresses how the ladder match and the tables match launched his and Jeff's tag team success. Also how Lita came to be a part of the Hardys and then the relationship her and Matt had together. Jeff and Matt being split up and becoming individual stars. The matter of the whole Edge and Lita thing is touched on and how Matt...

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Punk Love

Romantic and tragic modern day Romeo and Juliet
The way this film is shot - deep blues and beautiful imagery - is definitely a treat on the eyes. Sarah and Spike are a young punk couple trying to make their way in a world that is more hostile than we'd like to think, taking solace only in each other - and in the lush drug world of heroin.

The story is nothing we haven't heard before, and Sarah's abusive home life can seem over the top at times. However, the two young actors give life and realism to the fights and reconnections that exist in a dramatic teenage relationship. The small glimpse we have of Spike's family life is brief, but I found it fairly touching, and the ending breaks our hearts and makes us think of what could have been, "if only..."

There are some interesting directing choices in various scenes, and there's not a lot of focus on the "punk" side of the couple - aside from a scene featuring Spike's audition for the band and the general squalor of the teens' lives in general - but the desperate...

Honest Portrayal of a Junkie's Life
Punk Love is one of those kinds of movies that leave you feeling you need a shower because it deals with drug junkies living it utter squalor. I think this movie would be best watched by traditional values teens with two things in mind. First, this is the type of life taking drugs inevitably leads to, so avoiding drugs would do one well. But, the second issue that families might discuss is the unfairness of life. Sarah was once just as innocent and precious a baby as any born into any family. But, Sarah didn't find love in her family; she found parents who were too overwhelmed by their own problems to give Sarah the attention she needed. Then, the stepdad forced himself sexually on her, obviously for some time. The question to discuss is what we, as loving people, can do to help kids such as Sarah. In the end, all she really wanted and needed was love, not drugs to numb the pain.

As in any honest film dealing with drug addiction, there is a lot of bad language...

very dark and gritty
i think the acting was very good especially from the two leads. great movie that you wont regret watching. watch this

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Country Remedy

Great Film - Touching Character Journeys
This is a touching indie movie, perfect for when you need a break from all those action blockbusters and want to watch a movie centered around characters & their personal journeys. The N. Carolina mountain scenery is an ideal place for the main character Dr. Gibbs (Cameron Bancroft)and his son to face up to their grief over the loss of their wife/mother. The colorful characters of the community add humor and warmth to the story. Actress Bellamy Young is pitch perfect from her character's first encounter with the Dr. Gibbs. The payoff at the end of the film is emotional and powerful. I definitely recommend this film!

I Love This Film
I love this film. I have seen "Country Remedy" and want two copies to give as gifts. It is story about grief and transformation. I laughed and cried - the characters are so real. The story is beautiful and the mountain setting is beautiful. This is the kind of story you want to see again and to share.

dougv
An excellent movie. Well acted and good story.
One problem, which stopped me from giving it a 5 star rating: The voices were often hard to hear, so I had to turn up
the volume to almost maximum to hear what they were saying. At times you had to quickly turn down the volume or hurt
your ears.

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It's Probably Just My Thyroid

I'm sure it is my Thyroid, lol
I have other DVD's of Anita Renfroe and just love to watch them, and this is no exception. She will have you laughing so hard and not having to worry about what she might say. She has answered all my questions now.... I am sure it is just my thyroid, lol.

Get Ready to Laugh
Ok, I saw Anita Renfroe live at Women of Faith: Over the Top this year. She is a riot!!

She is very random. She talks and has parts of a conversation, and then quickly changes to another topic (Very female) She is a mix of stand up and musical comedy.

A humourous explanation about the Thyroid tells how it works, and some of the problems that the thyroid causes.

The DVD line up:

*What I'm Talking About
*LASIK and Hi Def
*Dadsense
*Creative Memories
*Lay a Little Snare for You
*It's Probably Just my Thyroid
*Before I Eat
*Grocery Store Games
*Magazines and Catalogs
*Letter to My Younger Self
*I Sing for Them
I loved this video!! I did also see "Two Thumbs Up" and it was cute, and humorous to see the changes Anita made through the years (Greatest songs - so far) type of video.

If you've ever watched Banana's comedy, they will sometimes pick on people just to get a laugh. Anita...

It is just my funny bone!
It takes a woman with an eye and ear for the humoristic entertainment value of being a woman to show that our challenges of getting older are funnier than we let on.

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Totally Baked (Unrated)

TOTALYY BAKED - DELIVERS - AMAZING
Nothing but fun! Totally Baked delivers laugh after laugh and makes a clear point about how outdated and ridiculous marijuana laws are. I loved the film and would recommend it to anyone...its the kinda movie you can watch over and over again and it never gets old.

Well Presented
I was expecting to watch just another stoner movie and instead I got a movie that was full of facts about the truth behind Marijuana in Corporate America. It was a funny movie that was very serious about the fight to legalize Marijuana - and presents and excellent case for it (that is not just 3 minutes of the movie).

Insightful, well reasoned
Ought to go a long way towards helping ease the anti-marijuana laws. - Insightful, appropriate, well researched and a well-presented case. . .ugh, hold on a minute. . .never mind. . . Oh, wow, man! It was cool. Yeah, real cool movie.

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Les Formidables

This Movie Surprised Me By How Good It Was
I must say I was very surprised at how good this Korean crime/cop movie was. I was not sure what to expect when I ordered it as there is only one other review of it on Amazon. It was originally produced in 2006. It's very exciting from the beginning to the end with lots of martial arts style fighting and over the top action. A criminal is arrested and charged with murder which he claims he did not commit. He eats plastic plates while in jail and is taken to the hospital for surgery where he manages to escape. He takes a homicide detective hostage but then the two team up to find out who really did the murder the criminal was originally charged with. Gang members and the police are hot on their trail for the rest of the movie. The acting is good, the plot is different and the cinematography is probably just a tad above average. For the price you really can't go wrong with this DVD. I enjoyed it a lot and give it a definite 4 stars. The Audio is in Korean with the English subtitles...

THE FORMIDABLE
LOVED THIS MOVIE AND HAVE WATCHED IT TWICE ALREADY. THE ACTING IS EXCELLENT. BAD GUY HELPS GOOD GUY CATCH THE OTHER BAD GUY'S.THE COP AND THE MURDERER BECOME BEST FRIENDS AND END UP WATCHING OUT FOR EACH OTHER. PROBLEMS ARISE WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE WHICH CAUSES MORE ISSUES WITH THE COP WHO IS TRYING TO SOLVE THIS CASE . NOT A FAST PACED MOVIE BUT ONE THAT WORKS MORE ON EMOTION AND JUST HOW FAR ONE MAN WILL GO TO SAVE ANOTHER REGUARDLESS OF THE COST TO HIMSELF. EACH GUY HAD PERSOANL ISSUES WHICH MADE THEM MORE INTERESTING AND ADDED DEPTH TO THE CHARACTER. I JUST LIKED IT! I HOPE YOU DO TOO. WORTH WATCHING. THANKS! THE BAD GUY WAS EXCELLENT!

Fantastic film!
i'll be frank, I rented it from Hollywood video, and I have to say it was the best film I'd rented to date. ^_^
fantastic martial arts, fantastic story line, okay maybe not fantastic story line, it is however a typical action flick, with a grain of salt and no real expectations, this film will entertain as well as surprise you, it is a fantastic film.

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The Bridges of Madison County DELUXE EDITION

A triple triumph for Eastwood with no shots fired
This 1995 film, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, stars Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep, and was also produced and directed by the former. If you're used to seeing Clint in his belligerent Dirty Harry or Man With No Name persona, then you're likely to be enormously surprised by his triple triumph in this sensitive film in which nary a shot is fired or punch thrown.

The Streep character, Francesca Johnson, was an Italian war bride brought back to Iowa in 1945 by the soldier whose heart she captured. Twenty years later, she lives on a farm with her middle-aged husband and teenage son and daughter. Long since before, she's had to give up her career as a teacher because her spouse, an otherwise gentle and considerate man, doesn't approve of a working wife. She lives, without dreams or passion, a life of quiet desperation. Then along comes the Eastwood character, Robert Kincaid, during a period when Francesca is home alone, the rest of the family off to the State Fair in neighboring...

Moralists missing the point:
To those reviews centering on the "immorality" of not only the protagonists in this film, but the author of the novel, and the "Hollywood Establishment", I say this - you're missing the entire point. If "romance", "infidelity", and "lost love" are central themes of this film, then I suggest adding "human fallibility" to the list. Francesca and Robert ARE good people, who like all of us, are fallible. If they were not, then Francesca's decision wouldn't have been so difficult, and heart wrenching. Indeed, if she were truly selfish, and "immoral", she would have left her family immediately, and without hesitation.

Much of human behavior (and morality too) cannot be realistically assessed in black and white terms. Francesca and Robert are neither completely "bad", nor "good". They are decent individuals who happened to meet too late in life, in the wrong place, and thus, must suffer the consequences of these tragic, unfortunate circumstances. It's not Francesca and Robert vs...

"THIS KIND OF CERTAINTY COMES BUT ONCE IN A LIFETIME."
This movie is one of my all-time favorite romances. It begins with adult siblings looking through their deceased Mother's things where they discover a secret. They "find their way" to a letter from their Mother (Francesca played by Meryl Streep) which is the content of this movie (along with 3 journals.) Francesca's words in the letter to her children open the story. "I know it sounds awful but I couldn't wait for you all to leave. You were going to be gone until Friday. Four days--just four days." This is where the story begins, in the past.

"THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY" is about these incredible life-changing four days of Francesca and Robert. The Father and children had left to enter a steer into a fair and Francesca stayed home. Not long after Francesca's family leaves, a photographer who is lost (Robert Kincaid played by Clint Eastwood) drives up to ask for directions to a covered bridge. She tries to tell him but they both get...

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Young People

A Poignant Fox Farewell for Shirley Temple
"Young People" was Shirley Temple's final film under contract at Twentieth-Century Fox. Although she would go on to make some excellent movies as a teenager and young adult, "Young People" effectively marked the end of her reign as a child star.

In this picture Temple plays Wendy Ballentine, the adopted daughter of two vaudeville stars (Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood). She literally grows up onstage (just as Temple grew up before film audiences in the 1930s), stealing scenes from her parents and becoming an integral part of the act.

However, the Ballentines yearn for a more stable and "normal" existence, and, thus, retire from show business to take up residence in a hamlet in the countryside. It isn't an easy transition: the townsfolk seem to have a poor opinion of "show people" and shun the Ballentine family. Wendy also has trouble adjusting to life offstage: she reads "Variety" at home, teaches her entire class to do...

A sweet movie, you can watch with your kids
My six year old daughter and I watched this film together and enjoyed it very much. Shirley Temple as always, gave it her best, as well as the other actors. The story is touching and teaches children about the importance of being open to change. It teaches about caring for your fellow man, and being a good citizen. I would recommend this for parents and young children to watch together.

Temple's last Fox musical
YOUNG PEOPLE (1940) was, despite it's mix of the regular Temple movie trappings, an even bigger flop at the box office than THE BLUE BIRD, released earlier that same year. Back in black-and-white, and with the "child star" cuteness becoming a slightly uncomfortable fit for the rapidly maturing twelve-year-old Temple, it lacks a certain zest; although Temple gives a great performance and is matched every step of the way by her co-stars Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood.

The story follows vaudeville team Joe and Kitty Ballantine (Oakie and Greenwood) and their adopted daughter Wendy (Temple) as they attempt to retire on a farm in New England, only to find hostility and scorn from their old-fashioned, small-minded neighbours.

This was Shirley's last movie for Fox. After her two failures in 1940 (and with no scripts on the immediate horizon), it was decided, in an agreement between producer Darryl F. Zanuck and Temple's parents, to finally terminate her contract...

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