Power Rangers Monster Bash Halloween Special

Content Listing
Episode List:
1. Party Monsters (Samurai)
2. Trick or Treat (MMPR Season 1)
3. Life's a Masquerade (MMPR Season 1)

DVD Extras:
Halloween Safety Video (1 Min) It's good to see Power Rangers do their PSA's again

Great Action and Halloween Fun!
If you love the Power Rangers, and you love the creatures that they battle, this is the DVD for you. With two episodes that are just filled with action and battles between the Power Rangers and some downright eerie villains, this is a DVD that any fan of the show would simply love. These episodes were two that I had not seen in the past so I enjoyed watching them and they truly were jam-packed with battles and creatures for the Power Rangers to defeat. The episodes were fun and engaging, and even my oldest who really did not watch any of these episodes enjoyed watching and the overall plot.

Power Rangers Samurai Halloween Special: Monster Bash
As soon as I started watching this Halloween DVD I couldn't stop laughing. Power Rangers Samurai Monster Bash Halloween Special is a DVD I would recommend to any Power Rangers fan. I also loved the two Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Halloween episodes. I am really pleased with my purchase.

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Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years

The Best Cops Return!!
Cagney and Lacey are back - my favorite female police partners return in this four-disc boxed set featuring all of their reunion movies on DVD for the first time.

The team of Christine Cagney, portrayed brilliantly by Sharon Gless, and Mary Beth Lacey, portrayed equally well by Tyne Daly, hardly need any introduction. Co-starring in Cagney & Lacey during the 1980's, the women portrayed two women detectives fighting crime and sexism in the New York City Police Department.

In doing so, Cagney & Lacey redefined gender roles in TV dramas. Now, it hardly seems possible that a series starring two women leads would not only be controversial, but a true pioneer in challenging the sexism that prevented women from obtaining untraditional jobs, but it was. While another groundbreaking cop show of that era, Police Woman, starring Angie Dickinson, should also be lauded, it was Cagney & Lacey that went much further in focusing the series spotlight on two professional women,...

We want all the seasons
I don't understand why after season 1 we get the post tv movies and not season 2. can someone explain this to me ?
It's great to have the series finale but we want all the remaining seasons to be released as well.

4 Great TV Movies & Outstanding Extras on Each!
Whats amazing about these four TV movies is how they retain the feeling of the original TV show. Each film feels like a slightly extended TV episode (and that's a compliment!). Just like the wonderful series, there is a central mystery to each but the REAL focus and power is in the the lives of Cagney and Lacey. The writers wisely chose to remain faithful to the TV show and not try to change a winning format just because they had more time to tell the story. These four films were made when several other TV shows were being brought back to TV in reocurring TV movie formats (like Columbo, The Rockford Files and Perry Mason). Its a shame that C&L was treated so badly when CBS changed presidents and after very impressive reviews and ratings, the second two TV movies were dumped in bad time slots with no advance advertising. Each film contains a newly-produced 20-minute interview that offers fascinating, affectionate, and brutally honest recollections by Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, producer...

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6 Bullets

Good dtv!
To my surprise, this is playing on Google Play for only 3.99 so I rushed to watch it...twice for that matter. I rather enjoyed it. I'd rank it pretty much on the same level as Assassination Games, JCVD's and Ernie Barbarash's other collaboration. Both movies were on the cusp of making the leap from being "good" to being "damn good". The script in AG is a bit stronger but JC does a much better job in 6B. He is in fantastic shape and doesn't sleepwalk at all through his performance. He looks and performs the best he has in years. The action is pretty well done and there is a good amount of it...even quite stylish at times. Like AG, Ernie gives us a really cool opening intro to the movie and JC kicks some serious ass in it. For the most part, 6B is shot really well, considering the budget. Acting wise, I thought everyone was above average for a DTV...with the exception of Bianca(JC's daughter). Even though she isn't in it that much, I thought her line delivery was just awful. Kris(JC's...

Better than expected
As action movies go, this one was above average solely because of the acting of Joe Flanigan. Without him, it would have been just another Van Damme movie set in an eastern European country with bad local actors. The plot was simple, a couple loses their daughter and has to enlist Van Damme's character to help get her back. Anna-Louise Plowman was adequate as the near hysterical mom who's not quite the shrinking violet you might expect, and Charlotte Beaumont was terrific as the daughter. But it was Flanigan and his expressive face that stole the show. Let's hope this exposure leads to bigger and better roles. Oh, and Van Damme was more like his old self than usual also.

Good film; Van Damme place in my heart is assured.
I rented this from redbox, curious to see what Van Damme was up to after Expendables 2. Since my teen years I have nourished a soft spot in my heart for him, and have followed all his films since the 90s. I was saddened to hear about his substance abuse issues, and hoped he would overcome these obstacles. After seeing S.Segall's latest B-release, I didn't have terribly high hopes for this movie, but was really pleasantly surprised by its quality on all counts, and so pleased to see JVD in the martyred-hero role that I love him best in. I prefer him as a tormented good guy to a villain, although he did make a nasty-hot-bad-ass in E2. The subject matter, child-sex-trafficking, was very current and presented in a very moving and non-cheesy way. Eastern Euro location; very evocative and cool. The script, editing, dialogue, character development were basically excellent. There is one beat'em-up scene set in the butcher storage area that is pretty macabre and very striking. For a short...

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The Last of Sheila

CLEVER, FUNNY, AND JUST FABULOUSLY SCRIPTED!
If you love mysteries and are tired of the brainless detective films being released on a regular basis these days, you OWE it to yourself to watch this taut yet darkly sardonic thriller!

The Agatha Christie type script (Death on the river Nile, for instance, where many plausible clues are dropped for attentive members of the audience) is nothing if not supremely intricate and as much of a guesser as I am, the film has me riveted every time I watch it.

With the possible exception of Welch, who may be guilty of being somewhat deadpan as the glam queen, almost every other actor comfortably nails his role. Great timing.

Despite the relatively dry DVD (nothing special in the "special features") I highly, highly recommend this fabulous feast of film. Buy it, for you will watch it more than once for sure.

Finally - the DVD of this wonderful brainteaser of a film
The Last of Sheila is a love or hate for most folks. I fall into the love category. A GREAT cast beautifully embodies the twisted, neurotic hollywood-types in this whodoneit or even whodonewhat for that matter. The screenplay is full of incredibly witty, sharp dialogue and it layers puzzle upon puzzle until the very end. Then - one last joke at Hollywood's expense before the final credits. Coburn, Benjamin, Cannon and Mason are particularly excellent here. Some flashback twists might get confusing, but keep watching - it pays off beautifully. Oh, and Bette Midler's closing credits number is just the perfect iceing on this multi-layered, very dark chocolate cake. Just excellent!

An Evening with Dyan, Richard, and Raquel.
The first wonderful thing about "The Last of Sheila" directed by Herb Ross is that it's a who-done-it of the first order. The writing by Tony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim is masterful and packed with insider Hollywood dish. The cast is second to none and all working at the top of their form. There are a few particular standout performances. James Mason gives us his restrained all in the pivotal roll of Phillip. He adds in the process this film to his long and distinguished list of credits. Raquel Welsh brings out for our appreciation the famous Raqui figure but also in this, her follow up to her first great roll in "Kansas City Bomber", she shows a little more of her range than most expected or allowed her at the time. Joan Hackett as Lee is touching and brilliant in one of the best rolls of her too short career. The incendiary Dyan Cannon inhabits Christine and with her raucous laugh steals the show from everyone with her thinly veiled "Sue Mengers" Agent to the stars turn...

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Classic Monsters Spotlight Collection (The Mummy (1932) / The Wolf Man / The Invisible Man / Phantom of the Opera (1943))

An excellent, budget-priced re-issuing of the 1999 Universal Monsters discs, and technically a FIVE-movie collection!
IMPORTANT NOTE, ADDED JUNE 22, 2012: This review was originally posted to the Universal 100th Anniversary Classic Monsters DVD 4-pack that includes Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein and Creature from the Black Lagoon. However, Amazon has seen fit (as they so often do) to ALSO post the reviews for this product on the listing for the SECOND Universal Monsters 4-pack, which comes out in the fall of 2012, and which does NOT contain these films, but four other classic monster films: WOLF MAN, INVISIBLE MAN, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and THE MUMMY. Please don't think that I placed it there myself, if that's where you happen to be reading it. Thanks.

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Awesome set.
What Amazon doesn't tell you is that the Spanish version is also included in the Dracula DVD. Nice extra. I watched them all, and the quality is good, sound is also very good. Some of the commentary is. I don't remember Tom Weaver commentint of the Creature DVD last time. I love to listen to the commentary. I love the fact that they're on separate disks. I only wish they were on Blu Ray. Should have included Wolfman or Wolfman Meets Frankenstein. For the 100th Anniversary, put out a classic Monster Blu Ray set.

DVD review
Growing up, I LOVED these old "horror movies". Like the format of "multi-movies" on the same DVD. VERY PLEASED with this product. Fast shipping, too, made this transaction VERY POSITIVE!!! THANKS!!!

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Zotz!

ZOTZ! William Castle's Unkept Promise of Fun
"The Magic Word for Fun...ZOTZ!" Thus reads Columbia Pictures' withering one-line ad campaign for William Castle's "Zotz!" (starring Tom Poston, Jim Backus, Margaret Dumont and Cecil Kellaway), an alleged comedy that debuted to no particular acclaim in 1962. Obviously the marketing department was slap out of lipstick for this pig.

What's regrettable is that "ZOTZ!" could have been a smart and even sexy flick if Castle had stuck to the premise of Admiral Walter Karig's novel of the same name.

For those scratching their heads, Karig's 1947 story was a fanciful metaphor for the dilemma of the Age of Nuclear Weapons... What do we do with a weapon capable of annihilating any thing, any enemy, any country, and with as little effort as pointing a finger?

What do we do? Well, for starters, we learn not to point fingers and threaten our neighbors, or we might very well destroy ourselves. A simplistic observation for those of us with nearly 60 years of Cold...

"ZOTZ? What's ZOTZ?"
Thanks to the marvelous WILLIAM CASTLE FILM COLLECTION, after nearly 50 years I have finally gotten a chance to see a movie that fascinated me as a child.

In ZOTZ! (1962), ancient language college professor Tom Poston translates the inscription on a 5,000-year-old coin, and learns how to use its magical powers.

This silver dollar-sized disc gives the possessor three different powers:
1.) Point at anyone or thing and it causes exquisite pain.
2.) Look at any living thing, say "Zotz!" and it goes into slow motion.
3.) Point and say "Zotz!" and the target instantly dies.

Poston's rival for the retiring Dean's position is Jim Backus, a real weasel who kowtows to his superior and openly lobbies for the promotion while tearing Poston down. The Dean is played by Cecil Kellaway, and his wife is the perfectly cast Maggie Dumont.

Louis Nye, Poston's associate on...

Lighthearted comedy
I first saw "Zotz!" on late-night TV sometime in the mid to late 1960s. For years I had wanted to see it again, and finally had the opportunity when it came out on DVD. It was much as I had remembered it.

There are parts that are hilarious, particularly when Professor Jones (Tom Poston) thinks he has his 5,000 year old magic coin with him (but doesn't) and releases a cage full of rats (or are they hamsters?) at a rather formal gathering, thinking he will kill them by pointing and uttering the word "Zotz!" Unfortunately, the coin is not in his possession at the moment and the rats run around the house, causing all sorts of consternation (and some laughs for the viewer). So, there's the slapstick element. And if one wants an hour or so of slapstick entertainment, Zotz! is a reasonably funny movie.

However, the movie continues, and almost becomes a whole different movie. It leaves the college campus (where, as a former college teacher I can say that there have...

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The Incredible Shrinking Man [DVD + Digital Copy] (Universal's 100th Anniversary)

surprisingly good hard scifi
This is one of those films I had to see as a kid. The protagonist was handsome, it had terrifying details in a normal house, and the effects looked believably horrific. I even got a paperback version of it, which was superlatively written, in the same style as the internal dialogue of the shrinking man. I had to see it again.

OK, as a 50s film, it is the magic of radiation at the base of it. A couple are on a sail boat trip, the husband is outside and caught in a strange mist though his wife isn't. Upon their return home, he notices that he is losing weight. The doctor confirms this and that he is getting smaller, which the couple suspected. As the process continues, the house cat attacks him and he escapes, and yet is trapped in, the basement. There, as he searches for food and continues to shrink, he finds a horrifying new adversary, a spider.

What distinguishes this film is the dialogue the man has with himself. He finds his masculinity compromised...

Thought provoking sci-fi film that holds up well
Finally, a stand alone US release of this terrific classic.

"Incredible Shrinking Man" reminds me of a great episode of "The
Twilight Zone". It's thoughtful, well-written, and ultimately pretty
daring in its conclusions. And, indeed, Richard Matheson, who
wrote many of the best Twilight Zones, wrote the script.

Hokey at moments, with a few special efx that are pretty badly dated,
it's still tense, inventive and emotional, with good twists and turns,

It's also ultimately very thought-provoking, and raises some interesting
(and vaguely Buddhist) ideas about the meaninglessness of size in the
vastness of the universe.

This film could be the poster child for what's now called by Hollywood a 'smart genre film' i.e.
it can be advertised as a genre movie (horror, action, sci-fi, etc.) but transcends the
limitations usually associated with that genre to become a special, well-made film that can
speak to...

INCREDIBLE! Top Shelf Classic Sci-Fi.
Perople who seek out lost classics, forgotten fantasy, science fiction, horror, cult films, b movies stop looking, this is a gem that needs to be in your collection. this movie was awesome! I watched this for the first time since i was a child. I was truly amazed at how good this film was. the acting, the special effects, the drama, and the philosophical/religous ending, all executed very well. this movie will keep you engaged. my kids of 3, 5 and 8 watched the film the entire way threw and liked it which says alot for a black and white film. one of the things that really stood out was the trumpet solo durring the opening credits. beautiful! do not hesitate to buy this film. no matter what you like you will apreaciate this movie.

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Two Gates Of Sleep

Beautiful.
I thought this was a very engaging picture and well done. The acting and minimal dialogue worked well with the majestic cinematography. It was worth my ten bucks!!! I look forward to seeing the work this director brings in the future.





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I Love Lucy Season 1

Patience Rewarded
I love "I Love Lucy." Whenever I find it on TV, I watch and find myself laughing no matter how many times I've seen the episode. Naturally, it was one of the first shows I knew I wanted on DVD. I wished I'd waited for this set, however.

When season one was first released, it was huge and expensive. Knowing how much I wanted the show, I ignored the price and bought it. Now, over a year later, we get a set more in line with the other three released to date. Now there are only seven discs, and it's much thinner. This takes up a fraction of what the original did on my shelf. Yet all the extras and quality are still there. Believe me, I checked.

So what do you get? You get the 35 official season 1 episodes plus the "lost pilot" that was found and released several years ago. The episodes have been restored and they haven't looked this good in years. Picture is original full frame black and white and sound is original mono. While there is occasional dust and such...

Dieting, Lucy's Play, the Lease, Gossip & Vitametavegamin!
Over 50 years ago during the early years of broadcast television, the very inspired talents of Lucille Ball (1911-1989) and her then husband Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) were showcased on their hilarious television show "I Love Lucy". TV execs had initially rejected the plausibility of the show because of Desi and because they intended to tape the shows. However, thanks to the tireless efforts of Lucille Ball and Desi's obvious talents, the show first aired in 1951 and quickly became one of the most successful TV shows during all six of its regular seasons. As Lucy and Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy", Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were joined by William Frawley (1877-1966) and Viviane Vance (1909-1979) as their best-friends/apartment landlords of Fred and Ethel Mertz.

The first season of "I Love Lucy" that aired between 1951 and 1952 has 35 memorable episodes:

1. "The Girls Want To Go To the Nightclub": For the Mertzes' anniversary, Ethel & Lucy want to go a nightclub,...

This DVD set should have been done like this originally!
I am a huge Lucy fan and just love her shows. With the price of the other version of this set, along with all the space it took up I avoided buying it. I agree with many of the reviewers about the GREED behind the first version of the I love Lucy complete first season DVD set. It takes up so much space (9 DVD Boxes) and it is expensive. Well I guess the powers that be at CBS finally listened to the dissapointed fans. They are now releasing this Reissue of I Love Lucy - The Complete First Season in what they call a new slim pack and the best thing is that it will be under $50.00 which is almost half the price of that other version. The DVDs will also be cut down to 7 instead of 9 which gives you more episodes per DVD. The will be one box set rather than 9 individual boxes. I encourage anyone who is in the process of buying that other more expensive version to wait because on May 3, 2005 this New slim pack and more affordable version will be released and the package looks a lot more...

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The Liquidator

Taylor Made Bond Spoof
As soon as you hear the wonderful voice of Shirley Bassey behind the credits, you know you are treading on Bondian territory and unfortunately, Director Jack Cardiff's 'THE LIQUIDATOR'-1966 never got to see its own series due to poor box office. With a screenplay by Peter Yeldham based on a novel by John Gardner who would scribe future James Bond novels in the eighties, actor Rod Taylor plays Boysie Oakes , an average bachelor who gets recruited by British Intelligence represented and played by Trevor Howard to be an assassin eliminating rogue and problem agents. Turns out that Oakes can't stomach the job so he recruits another assassin to do his work. When that guy is killed and Oakes goes AWOL with actress Jill St. John who is drop dead gorgeous and lethal, things get complicated. What ensues is a series of vignettes which veer on the verge of slapstick but never enter into the crude shenanigans that bogged down a number of spy yarns such as Director Val Guest's 'WHERE THE SPIES...

Good fun for all
Having seen this movie but once, decades ago; it was so long ago i completely forgot about the beginning wartime episode, none the less, it remained firmly lodged in my memory as great entertainment. Rod Taylor is totally believable as a bumbling sort of hero or liquidator if you please. Trevor Howard is excellent as always as Colonel Mostyn. Jill St. John was good as Iris. Wilfrid Hyde-White who was excellent in "My Fair Lady" was equally so in this production.

The plot, direction and dialogue are well done and the film transfer is very good, no doubt a result of it being filmed in Panavison.

As a teenager when this came out my fondest memory from this film is of the bar in Boysie Oakes flat. I wanted one of those for years.

Other notable roles for Mr. Taylor include, Dark of the Sun, Bearcats (short lived TV series), Fate is the Hunter, Giant and of course the original Time Machine.

When serious spy movies such as the Bond...

A Great Movie
This is such a fun movie to watch & one that any Rod Taylor fan should add to the collection.

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Harvey [DVD + Digital Copy] (Universal's 100th Anniversary)

A Real Gem
Elwood P. Dowd is happy to share a drink with anybody he meets, and he likes to give them his card and invite them to have dinner at his home. His charm is disarming. People will tell their troubles over a drink, he says. Then he introduces them to his friend, Harvey, and Harvey is sooo much bigger than anything they've got... Harvey is an invisible (usually), six-foot tall white rabbit. Harvey is also too big for Elwood's society-conscious sister, Veta, and her unattached daughter, Myrtle Mae, to cope with. Veta makes a mistake, however, when she tries to get Elwood committed to a sanatorium.

Jimmy Stewart is superb as Elwood P. Dowd, but Josephine Hull steals the show as his totally flustered sister. She is, quite simply, at her wits' end. This is one of only two movies that I know of that feature Hull (the other is "Arsenic and Old Lace"). Both are personal favorites, and Hull is excellent in both. The rest of the cast is also outstanding in this adaptation from a...

Pulitzer Prize winning Play adapted to film & now on DVD !!
"Harvey" a play written by Mary Chase began its long run on Broadway in 1944 and won the Pultizer Prize for best original American play in the same year. Harvey ran for another 4 years for a total of 1775 appearances. In 1950 Universal Studios acquired the film rights for a whopping $750,000 and signed Jimmy Stewart as the fun loving inebriate Elwood P. Dowd wealthy aire to the Dowd estate.

Summary; Harvey is a whimsical story about a fun loving inebriate millionaire Elwood P. Dowd (Stewart - he is perfectly cast - in an Oscar Nomination Role for Best Actor) & his very large white invisible rabbit (6 foot 8 inches), Harvey. Through his eccentric behavior with his friend Harvey, aggravates & is a constant embarressment to his family, especially his sister Vera Louise (Josephine Hull - she came from the original Broadway cast - in an Oscar Winning performance - Best Supporting Actress). Vera tries everyway to have Elwood addmitted to a mental hospital. A wonderous journey &...

May I introduce you to Harvey?
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it." That cheerful comment sets the tone for "Harvey," a movie about a lovable guy whose way of dealing with the harshness of reality is simple: Make his own.

Veta Louise Simmons (Josephine Hull) hopes to arrange a wonderful marriage for daughter Myrtle May (Victoria Horne) in the upper echelons of society. There's one problem: her wealthy brother Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) has an imaginary pal, a six-foot-three rabbit called Harvey. After Elwood accidently wrecks a party by introducing Harvey to everyone, Veta decides to have him committed.

Unfortunately, when Veta takes Elwood to the sanatorium, the staff come to think that the fluttery socialite is crazy, and is trying to get her sunny brother out of the way. So they lock her up, and let him go. After that mistake is straightened out, the psychiatric staff and Elwood's long-suffering family try to find...

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Civil Love

Add this to your list of favorites!
Once in awhile you come across a love story to be added to your list of favorites. For me, "Civil Love" is one of those movies.

Rachel and her two children must find a way to survive on their own after the death of Rachel's husband a year earlier. A soldier for the Union Army during the Civil War, Rachel's husband was killed by enemy soldiers. When faced with a proposition to remarry the local sheriff, will Rachel do so, even if it means being married to someone she doesn't love? And what will she do about the stranger she found injured in her barn? After all, the stranger is a Confederate soldier - just like the ones who killed her husband.

Daniel recently escaped from a Union Army prison. A Confederate soldier from Georgia, Daniel is shot in his attempt to return home. Will he survive the brutal cold? Will he be able to outrun the two men relentlessly searching for him? What happens when he collapses in a barn, only to discover later it is the barn of a woman...

A Romance First and Foremost
This story provides an interesting premise for a love story, and for the most part, it delivers.

The set-up is not totally unfamiliar: a single mom with children, isolated, trying to make a go of it in a primitive enviroment. Along comes a handsome(once he shaves) mysterious stranger in need. The added relish, it's the Civil War; he's of the enemy that killed her husband, and he's recently escaped from a brutal prison.

It's a great plot for interesting interactions, and an ever present feeling of danger looms overhead, makes it all the more romantic. Can he be trusted? Will the authorities catch up to him and kill him? Can the heroine resist the growing feelings she's developing?

In general, the filming, sets, and acting are fine. It's a tad low budget, and in places, it comes across like TV show and the costumes a bit stagey looking. The outdoor shots with the cold were much better, and the music flows fine with the scenes, which can be problem...

Good idea for a story but.....
I love the civil war era and so was excited to see a new movie from the era...but with all the information about the 1860's couldn't somebody have done some research? The costumes are awful. Totally awful!! There was no synthetic fabric in the 1860's. Also no zippers and the styles were totally wrong. Besides that the mom seemed way too young to have kids that old. The Confederate soldier has no southern accent but one of the men hunting him did. The wood chopping scene...it was obvious that the wood was already split. I gave it 2 stars because it was a sweet love store.

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Keith Wann's ASL (Sign Language) Comedy Tour

Funny!
The comedy in this production is a laugh-out-loud collection of stand-up routines seemingly geared towards a cross-over audience [Deaf/hearing/coda/student]. The majority of the video is voice interpreted, however the last 15 minutes or so is ASL only. So, heads up if you aren't sufficiently fluent.

Ironically enough, if you are hard of hearing or even mildly hearing impaired, the audio interpreting could be a problem, since it is a bit distant and echoed. The video stream isn't captioned.

Despite these two issues, I would definitely watch again. It's very funny.





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Megaforce

My Screen Debut!
I was fortunate enough to have been flying C-130 Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base when this film was made. A call went out for volunteers to go to Las Vegas for an unknown "film project". Most of the guys in the squadron demurred, thinking it would be an "Air Force Now" recruiting propaganda film, and a general hassle. I, on the other hand, would have crawled through shredded glass on hands and knees for ANY excuse to escape West Texas for awhile.

When we contacted McCarran Int'l (Vegas) Airport, we were vectored South and given a radio frequency to contact a Forward Air Control team. They brought us in to land on a dry lake bed. No sweat, this is what the Herc was born to do.

The first clue that something very unusual was up came when a modern, fully air conditioned bus picked us up at the airplane. This was NOT standard USAF procedure! We drove around a sand dune and saw . . . well, I can only describe it as being very much like a circus tent. We were...

See Below for Info on How to Exchange DVD for New "Fixed" Disc
So there have been a few reviews noting the sound inconsistency with the recently-released Hen's Tooth DVD of Megaforce. I have purchased this edition and compared it to a rip of the Dutch DVD and agree that the Hen's Tooth (hereafter abbreviated, "HT") DVD does indeed sport an audio mix wherein the voices do sound higher than the original release. As a believer in preserving films in their original form, I was disappointed with this oversight. I went to HT's website and sent them an email expressing my (and others') concerns. I received a reply from Steven Newmark, the president of Hen's Tooth Video:

"Yes, we have heard from several people about this.

We are in the process of examining our master and our engineer is doing some
comparisons.

We don't think this is an issue of speed but perhaps of EQ. I will write to
you when any decision is made."

So there you have it. Unknown yet if, once the audio is corrected, we will be...

This film should be on DVD!
Spread the cheese!!!! Someone should release this classic 80s action flick! As one reviewer pointed out, MegaForce mirrors US' post 9/11 strategy, it might be DubYah's favorite movie.

What I remember about this movie when I saw it as a kid, was the cool rocket-firing motorcycles (which later appeared in the PC game Command & Conquer), the dune buggies (which became real in the US Army's Fast Attack Vehicle) and other fantastic military hardware. Also, no bullet nor projectile can't touch Barry Bostwick despite in a motorcycle without any armor! And as far as I remember, they were facing a Mexican dictator! How's that for fostering good relations with your neighbors?

My memory of this movie is rather sketchy, but I knew I loved it so please I want to relive my more innocent days and please release this on DVD!!!! Get Megaforce and watch it back to back with GI Joe the movie!

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El Fin

Muy buena nos hizo reír mucho
La película esta buena, tiene su comedia pero también una buena moraleja, muchas veces nos preocupamos por algo que definitivamente no podemos cambiar porque no esta en nuestras manos, lo único que podemos cambiar es nuestra manera de comportarnos para ser mejores personas, ayudar al prójimo, y nos enseña que mientras tengamos vida hagamos lo que realmente queremos mientras no afecte la vida de otra persona, haaa y reímos mucho, hay palabras que hace mucho no escuchaba.

Amelie meets Panic in Year Zero!
I thought it was pretty good, overall. It was like a cross between Panic in Year Zero! and Amelie. It has some violence, sexual content and a good bit of crude language. It is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Genial, divertida, tierna
Es una película divertida, muy entretenida pero con un espíritu propio, tierna. Hecha con ingenio y creatividad a pesar de las carencias. La historia es lo que sostiene esta divertida película. Recomendada.

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The Cool Ones

vintage sixties movie
the cool ones is entertaining if you like 60's movies. it has an interesting cast including tv's "tammy" debbie watson, phil harris, the infamous "singer" mrs. miller, nita talbot, roddy mcdowall, and glen campbell. the movie music is by lee hazelwood and billy strange and it includes the song "this town" which frank sinatra covered and nancy presented in her special "movin' with nancy." the l.a. scenery is fun, too, since it visits olvera street. the movie pays a silly tribute to the classic teen music show "hullabaloo" with its "whizbam" spoof, and there are some obscure musical acts like the leaves that make appearances. the writers tried to scuff up the movie a little bit with some unnecessary profanity and the plot is wacky but the cool ones is still a hoot to watch if you symbolically still live in the sixties and intend to remain there forever! i recommend this release of the dvd, too because it played beautifully in my dvd player and sounded exceptionally clear as well.

It's cool!
Roddy Mcdowall playing a guy with lots of issues is funny. Some of the songs are memorable. The leading man is a little stiff. But the plot is simple and its a fun return to the rock and roll of the 60s. If you don't think to hard its a nice film.

The Cool Ones
I liked the songs, and I like the actors and actresses. I been looking for this movie for a long time. Glad I found it.

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Having A Wild Weekend

More Like "Dave Clark 1"
This film, which is a cross between A Hard Days Night and the Marx Brothers, focuses almost completely on Dave Clark as stuntman (and alleged kidnapper) Steve and his relationship with meat poster girl Dinah. The other four members of the band are in the background, partying at their pad, attending a fancy dress ball, and keeping the authorities on a wild goose chase while Steve and Dinah experience one adventure after another on their way to Dinah's dream island. In fact, I don't think Lenny Davidson says one word throughout the picture. On their way they meet a group of half-stoned beatniks, an eccentric older couple, and other interesting folks. The film tries to bring depth to most of the characters, except the Dave Clark 4 who remain rather vacuous fun boys. At the time, the Dave Clark Five were promoted as a cleaner cut, non-smoking, drug-free and athletic alternative to the Beatles (probably only the latter was true, as the band members were former gymnists). Clark's...

British Invasion Gains Another Lasting Milestone
The American title of the Dave Clark Five's movie, "Having a Wild Weekend" seems to utilize a bit of the advertising menace which makes a great amount of the plot of their film, known in Great Britain and previously available under that title, "Catch Us If You Can." "Having a Wild Weekend" kind of draws attention to the Beatles' first movie, "A Hard Day's Night." So, as the adage goes, what's good for the gander. The Warner Archive has now brought us an American DVD of the film which is the first movie for director, John Boorman who would very soon later helm the fabulous "Point Blank" starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson, and also later "Deliverance," "Excalibur" and "The Emerald Forest," all very fine motion pictures. I would not say "Having a Wild Weekend" is superior to the Beatles' movie(s) directed by Richard Lester, but they were certainly given due accolades at the time they were released. The Dave Clark Five movie, thanks to Warner Archive, is getting some new insight...

A good romp but not enough Mike, Lenny, Denis, or Rick.
I have seen the movie several times and have enjoyed it but it falls short of the mark. There is too much Dave (character Steve) and not enough Mike, Lenny (who plays a mute), Denis, or Rick. The soundtrack has some good songs but only two from the LP of the movie. The rest of the supposedly original soundtrack is not there. Instead there is music from older albums. To me this is a great disappointment. I happen to think that the album is the best the group ever recorded and would have made the movie so much better. In fact at times the music in the movie adds nothing to the production of the film. In fact it takes away from the overall quality. For example, at the masquerade ball the song "I Can't Stand It" from the Epic LP "Coast To Coast" keeps repeating the same verse again and again. It became annoying. Why didn't the group put another song into the scene? It was a dance scene and they wanted the action to continue. They could have played the...

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Nick Dalmacy's Scorn

true story!
This is a true story for so many women, including myself. I experienced domestic violence in my past relationships!. And i can relate to this move first-hand in so many ways. This movie is recommended for anyone who may be a victim of domestic violence or curious to wanting to know about domestic violence. My advice to anyone who is going through domestic violence is to please get help and get out of the relationship. Mr. Nick Dalmacy thanks for making this powerful movie and putting together a true wake-up call not just for the black community, but any race of people thats experiencing the same thing.

BEST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MOVIE OF ALL TIMES!!!!
I heard about this movie and when I finally downloaded it and watched it i was surprised. It was actually a very good movie. Great story line. Wish they make more movies like this. I give it 5 stars.

A great movie,beautiful story
I heard talk about this movie among people who attended a film festival in San Diego a few years ago.
Amazing film with a wonderful ensemble of young actors. The story blew me away. Very well told, truly something different...not a predictable ending at all.
Make sure you see this film.
I can't wait to see the next production by these folks.

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Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 20th Anniversary Ed [Blu-ray]

De Mornay's finest film ever!
Who would've thought that The Hand That Rocks The Cradle would've become so popular ever since its 1992 release? After being broadcast on the networks many times and finally put on cable, the viewers ratings show that this thriller is one that manages to gain more popularity with each showing. Starring Rebecca De Mornay as the estranged wife of an obstitrician accused of sexual molestation, she seeks out the woman who brought up the charges (Annabella Sciorra) after her husband kills himself. De Mornay's character, Peyton Flanders, worms her way into Annie's home, posing as a nanny in order to make Sciorra's family her own. The suspense builds to sometimes frightening heights as Peyton begins to destroy Annie's life, misplacing papers and making things not what they seem. The climax is one of the best suspense endings I've seen in my life, and the acting from each person in this film is amazing and truly believable. Unlike so many other movies, this one is not...

A little revenge never hurts, right?
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is one creepy film but I enjoyed it. Rebecca de Mornay plays a manipulative and revenge-seeking nanny. I am kinda surprised this thriller is directed by Curtis Hanson, doesn't seem like his type of movie. I won't give away too much but De Mornay's character has been through a tragedy and she will stop at nothing to seek solace even if it means driving a happily married couple insane. I highly recommend this cat and mouse game, enjoy!

An entertaining time
The plot is a bit predictable. You'll probably guess most of the plot twists before they come. The demented nanny. The saintly, stuttering black handyman whom she has fired. The mousy, asthmatic wife. The clueless husband. There are sadly, few surprises in this movie.

So why four stars instead of zero or one? Well, Rebecca DeMornay is superbly chilling in the role. She's absolutely believable as the nanny who has her very real reasons for going off the deep end. (In fact one of the few surprises in the film is that she is given a solid reason for flipping out. I sort of hate to say this, but I was kind of rooting for her over the very mousy Annabella Sciorra.)

The scene with DeMornay in the woman's bathroom at the arboretum was great. Her character, Payton, was quite soulless, and she made you feel her chill. She never plays a false note. The stares she gave could stop people in their tracks. You really do think this woman could kill...

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Faces of Findhorn

A great document!
This film delves into the place, the founders and the people that made it so magical. A must see for any individual that is interested in permaculture or sustainable living.

A good introduction...
This film provides a good introduction to the Findhorn community, and provides insight into both the accomplishments and struggles that the group faced as they grew into a larger organization.

The film makers also did an excellent job of providing an egalitarian view of the individuals involved in the Findhorn project, and gave equal face time to group members regardless of their status as celebrities in the wider culture.



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Dreams From My Real Father: A Story of Reds and Deception

This Movie Answers Questions and Fills in Blanks
Some will call this film conjecture, but for me it filled in a lot of blanks and made perfect sense. I have done a lot of reading on Barack Obama since before he was elected. (He was my senator from IL.) I always felt we were being asked to vote for a pig in a poke because really so little was known about him. He hid his grades and college records, and there were lies and changing stories about his friendships, connections, etc. If you are transparent, you don't have to lie, hide things, or change your story. Plus, unlike most candidates, there were no friends, classmates, or people in his past who came out to talk about him. Some who attended college when he did, said they didn't even know or recall him. Strange. And it didn't add up. His books told us what HE wanted us to know, but there again, it just didn't all square. So people like Jerome Corsi and others started investigating and asking questions. Then the facts really weren't squaring. The birth certificate...

Refreshing Alternative to the Obama Media House of Worship
To all of the critics of this film, I say, its a welcome breath of a President who has frozen all of his personal records, all of his academic records, and has more than flaunted multiple fake birth certificates. Regardless of your view of him, any thinking person can see he's a person hiding things, and then also hiding nothing. Its interesting to see how divided the reviews on this film are. They're almost half positive, half negative. The review status alone is almost a statement about this President in that he's no unifying voice. He's a divider and will continue to be. But he's also a myth maker. He has all of the myth believers deeply infatuated, and then those that see through the myth, deeply antagonized. Its like one half of the country took the blue pill, one the red. For those awake, I'm thankful for this film. And for me, as watcher, thinker, vs "believer," its not just about Obama, its about a long time deception being staged here in America through our White House and...

best article yet!
DNA test would be interesting!one father is still alive, the other dead and the grave probably guarded .I m sure nobody has access to O s DNA, so You figure!.

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King of the Underworld

Throwback to early 30s crime dramas
"King of the Underworld" is a 1939 crime data based on an original screenplay by famed crime writer W. R. Burnett ("Little Caesar", "Beast of the City", "High Sierra", "This Gun for Hire", "Asphalt Jungle", "Scarface"). The plot borrows heavily from Warner Brothers "Dr. Socrates" (1935) with Paul Muni as well as "The Petrified Forest" (1936) with Humphrey Bogart.

In a complicated plot, a mob surgeon is killed and his innocent wife (Kay Francis) under suspicion gets involved with the mob boss (Humphrey Bogart), a man who fancies himself a modern day Napolean.

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) usually played second fiddle to Edward G. Robinson ("Kid Galahad", "Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse") and James Cagney ("The Roaring Twenties", "The Oklahoma Kid", "Angels with Dirty Faces", "Dead End"), but here he gets his first starring role, even though it is a B film. Only two years later, in 1941 he starred in "High Sierra" and "The Maltese Falcon" and he became a big name star,...

Bogart
Another good Bogart movie. Was searching on Amazon for his movies and seen this one. Never seen it before and had some good reviews. I was not disappointed. Fast delivery

Great Movie - Great Vendor
Great addition to my Humphrey Bogart collection. Vendor was quick in fullfilling this order. Will definately use them again. Thanks

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Mixed Nutz Volume 2 - The Adventures of Babak, Jae & Gang

Big fan! Can't wait for Volume 3
I bought this on Oznoz and not on amazon but I want to support the producers so I am also going to write a review here for amazon. Mixed Nutz is a great and funny TV series and we watch it in Persian so my kids can learn Farsi. The DVD now comes in English but also Arabic and hindi I believe which is great for kids who are learning those languages. We really liked the food episode and the song was great - we also loved Bollywood dreams - with Sanjay and the teacher! Very funny stuff and thank u big bad boo producers!





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The Crowd Roars (1932)

Cagney Feels the Need for Speed
James Cagney teamed up with director Howard Hawks for this uneven racing melodrama. Despite its 70-minute running time, "The Crowd Roars" (1932) loses some momentum off the track. Worth seeing for the impressive race sequences, Cagney's dynamism and solid performances by the Warner Bros. stock company. Fitfully entertaining, but not Cagney and Hawks at their best.

Historical
I love this film. As an avid racing fan and historian this film is a must have. Good footage of old race cars and speaking parts from some racing legends. Billy Arnold winner of the 1930 Indianapolis 500 has a speaking part. 1932 Indianapolis 500 winner Fred Frame is profiled in the film as well.

CAGNEY BURNS UP THE TRACK
Cinema legend James Cagney could always be depended upon to deliver an energetic performance, and in THE CROWD ROARS (Warner Bros. 1932), the dynamic actor turns in one of his best from Hollywood's fabulous pre-code era.

Cagney plays a racing champ who tries to prevent his kid brother (Eric Linden) from entering the racing profession, and also wants him to break off his romance with a girl (Joan Blondell) whom Cagney considers is a goldigger. Things come to blows when Cagney's gal (Ann Dvorak) becomes fed up with his controlling nature and calls it quits, which drives Cagney to drink, resulting in tragedy on the track when he becomes responsible for the death of his best friend and fellow racer (Frank McHugh).

THE CROWD ROARS was directed by the great Howard Hawks who was a racing aficionado himself and was therefore able to infuse the production with a gritty authenticity that really comes across well. The realism is especially achieved by the location...

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Lisztomania

A disgrace Warner persist on VHS.
Indispensable, cult-status Ken Russel movie (not only for fans of The Who), that masterfully captures and subversively portrays on screen classical piano player/composer Frantz Liszt's personality: a legendary genious of a man whose life and times match that of a Rock star, 100 years before Rock was invented. If Glenn Gould is the flamboyant 20th century classical piano player that rocked an establishment, just watch this movie to compare the original Master on his heyday.

Unfortunatelly however, VHS does not deliver. The movie should've long ago been digitally transfered on DVD. Don't get mislead by Amazon referring to this product as DVD 1992 release, it's default listing manner. If you look closely by the picture it's actually VHS edition only. True, Warner still persist not to release it on DVD, obviously they don't expect a blockbuster out of it. Guess we'll have to wait for Criterion Collection to salvage it. 4* for the movie, 0* for Warner.

Cult Film: For freaks who know their Classical music history
I had the rare and unexpected pleasure of seeing this film in a theater in college and, fortunately not while on drugs. Knowledge of (classical) music history, particularily from the late Romantic period (and if you know about Franz Liszt's life, all the better) helps one to appreciate all the little "in-jokes." An appreciation of mid-70's "stadium-rock" culture also helps. Casting Roger Daltrey as Liszt seems about perfect as he adds that modern rock-star's charm to the salacious fellow.

It certainly takes liberties with interpretation of historic events (as Russell's "biographies" tend to do) but there is a lot of outrageous humor. Witness the scene when exiled in the Countessa's castle, Liszt has this fantasy sequence where she comes riding in on top of a 10-foot penis. Bizarre as it may seem, it's not entirely unrealistic; Liszt was a known philanderer and let's face it, he loved the ladies and they adored him. Wagner, who spends...

Offensove at times but funny
There are many long reviews here analyzing every detail of this film. I will only say that it does become too phantasmagoric and even in its deliberate excess and offensiveness the measure of good taste is a bit lost. I do think that it's great and entertaining that some scenes are shocking, but when the shots become too fixated on the same thing, it feels like a great joke that is being told too many times - it looses its zest. To me, Mahler was a better one in terms of being better balanced. This picture is still a good entertainment, though.

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Young Cassidy

A bit of Ford and a lot of Cardiff
In 1911 Ireland, a young labourer (Rod Taylor) has ambitions of being a writer. But poverty, working to overthrow the British invaders and romance slow his progress. Based on the life of the great Irish playwright Sean O'Casey, inexplicably called Johnny Cassidy in the film, and began by John Ford (though very little of his work is in the final film) and completed by Jack Cardiff. The film opens with "A John Ford Production" however and it has the feel of a Ford film, particularly in the propensity for Irish brawls but Cardiff brings his own sensibility to the film also which has the same empathy for Irish poor that he brought to the Welsh miners in his film of SONS AND LOVERS. Still, O'Casey's life, at least as portrayed here, simply wasn't interesting enough to sustain much interest for a feature film and despite a rousing performance by Taylor, the film follows the usual path of movie bios: poverty, struggle, success, fame, fade out. There is a compelling riot scene where the...





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Seven Seas to Calais

Taylor Made Swashbuckler
Warner Archive continues in releasing rare Euro action titles from the sixties this time with actor Rod Taylor as Sir Francis Drake wielding his sword and attitude in Director Rudolph Mate's 'SEVEN SEAS TO CALAIS' aka 'IL DOMINATORE DEI SETTE MARI'- 1962. Co directed by Primo Zeglio, it seems to be a British Italian co-production with a nice mix of genre actors. Joining Taylor is an early film appearance from future Henry VIII actor Keith Michell, the gorgeous Edy Vessal, future Spaghetti Western icon Terence Hill, the great character actor Anthony Dawson, the lethal femininity of Irene Worth as Queen Elizabeth I and slimy Arturo Dominici. Taylor gets captured by the Spanish traveling in the New World for stealing gold and quickly escapes back to England finding spies everywhere in plots to assassinate the Queen. Treachery and sword fights ensue and Director Mate who's career touched many genres including his wonderful Marlene Dietrich vehicle from the forties 'THE FLAME OF NEW...

Seven Seas to Swashbuckling Fun
"Seven Seas to Calais" is among the very best of the "spaghetti swashbucklers", second only to "Swordsman of Siena", in my opinion. Its Italian production and international cast is greatly strengthened by the presence of Australians Rod Taylor as Sir Francis Drake and Keith Michell as Malcolm Marsh, with American Irene Worth as a delightful Queen Elizabeth.

The film opens with a rousing chase through the streets of Plymouth, England, leading to a thrilling sword fight among the skeletons of the ships under construction at the wharf. Unlike other spaghetti swashbucklers, the pacing doesn't flag too badly, though "Seven Seas to Calais" is overlong at 102 minutes.

Still, with its exciting action set pieces, beautiful costumes and period setting, capable leads, sense of humor, and a good (if not great) story, this is confidently recommended for aficionados of swashbucklers and period dramas.

Awesome!!!
This is another must have for all Rod Taylor fans. He is just so handsome in this & some of the stunts that he does are wonderful. The entire movie is wonderful & I have now watched it several times. I love it so much I hope I don't wear out the DVD!!!

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China Clipper

China Clipper
I have looking for this movie for years.
Great film. Lots of PanAm clipper shots from the 1930s.
I am a San Francisco native who remembers that era as a small kid.
Story and acting also enjoyable.
A must for airplane buffs.

The Clipper Returns
This is a so-so movie with excellent views of period aircraft and airborne photography. The movie is a fictionalized version of Juan Trippe's founding of Pan American Airways and its expansion across the Pacific. Excellent photography of the original Martin M-130 China Clipper and of it flying over San Fransisco while the Oakland Bay Bridge was under construction. If you are a fan of period seaplanes and flying boats, add a star to the rating.

The Movie appears to be a very good copy of a very good original print. It does not appear to be cleaned up or remastered, but image quality is very good. I was disappointed that there were no special features or historical data other than the 1936 movie trailer.

China Clipper - a glimpse of early commercial aviation
This movie has the only available moving pictures of the Martin 301 flying boat. As a model builder, this previously long-unavailable movie provides me otherwise unavailable information about the aircraft as it was actually built. In addition there are priceless sequences of vintage air traffic (Ford trimotors, etc.) activities at the very dawn of commercial aviation. The plot also is a thinly disguised (the early Pan Am logo is on several of the aircraft) and deserved ode to Juan Tripp and his heroic efforts to build commercial intrnational aviation. By all accounts he was truly driven. Finally, the movie triggers a truly eerie feeling as one looks at Guam and Midway in the late 1930''s as PRE WW II sleepy, quaint seaplane refueling stations. What an absolutely incredible change all of the above would experience in the next 10 years.. In sum, for the early aviation enthusiast, this is a treasure trove with unique content! .

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as the time fulfills

Read the Transcripts Instead
I was excited to see this film. Unfortunately, it turned out to be amateurism and very boring. I'd previously read the transcripts written by Billy. I thought the film would present something new to the viewing audience or at least the old in a pleasing manner--wrong! The transcripts are sufficient to fill-in any gaps of information you have and present his fascinating prophesies. The film had bad audio, interminable predictions presented in print form and read to you as if you were the captive of a bad company meeting. They went back and forth repetitiously for about 30 minutes giving his prediction and the later discovery--snore! (I was falling literally asleep--just like all those company meetings.) The editing cuts were terrible. Obviously, they were attempts to make sense of long group discussions, but failed. The English subtitles of Billy speaking went WAY too fast to absorb them and were oddly translated making the reading of them even more difficult.

Bottom line:...

good film
great explanation of UFO controversies, highly recommended for the intro or learned person on this subject, check it out, it's good.

Poor Audio Poor Quality
I was very disappointed in the quality of this video. The audio was especially poor. I had to turn my TV up nearly 75% volume, and then, of course, it was distorted. The video quality was also sub-standard. I was expecting it to be as good as the other video made by this director, but it wasn't. This video did have one redeeming factor, however, and that was the last twenty minutes or so that were all of the prophesies that came true. It must have been well over fifty of them. I have always been a Billy Meier fan, even in the 70's. I do feel that he's being contacted, but I also think he might sometimes be filling in the blanks himself.

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Portnoy's Complaint

Bring Back Alexander Portnoy or I'll Complain!
I saw Portnoy's Complaint when it first hit the theatres back in the early 1970s. I was just a teenager going through my own trials and tribulations at the time. I didn't give this movie much merit; I didn't realize the validity of this movie until years later, when I got to know a Jewish boy with a so-called "typical Jewish mother." Suddenly, it all made a whole lot of sense.

Very few movies are uniquely funny, but this movie most definitely is. Alexander Portnoy is a concupiscent Jewish adolescent whose solitary goal in life is to satisfy a very hungry libido in spite of an overbearing mother who nearly drives him to the loony-bin.

I have been waiting for this movie to be re-released for many years. This movie is a classic. I'm disappointed that the decision to release it is still in the lurch. That is MY only complaint about this film.

An Excellent Movie!!
In this 1972 movie,directed by Earnest Lehman based on the novel.Starring Richard Benjamin as Alexander Portnoy during his session with his analyst,goes on from one flashback to another about his his family,childhood,sexual fantasies,women problems and his religious obsession.This is an excellent, very interesting,must see film especially for Richard Benjamin fans!!

Total Classic
I disagree that this movie is dated. I was born long before it's release and caught it one night on Bravo many years ago. It's highly offensive and absolutley hysterical. This deserves to be on DVD.

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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

"Law is the handmaiden of Justice."
This is not only my favorite western, but it is also one of my favorite films. I don't buy a lot of videos to own, but I had to have this one in my permanent library. When the DVD comes out I'll be sure to get it, too.

When I first saw this in the theaters in '72 I was attracted by the action, the humor, and the sentimentality ( I still can't keep a dry eye when I watch the final scene with the watch bear....) As I got older I realised that there is a lot more to this movie. There is a consistent theme about Law and Justice, and the distinction between them.

When we first see Roy Bean he is a petty outlaw, less than a man. He has total contempt for law and justice, which he doesn't distinguish between. Then, when he first becomes a "Judge", it is in dubious title only- to fill his own pockets. As time goes on he intuitively dispenses true Justice in the name of the Law. By the final climactic scene, when asked who he is , he replies simply, "Justice." He...

A Texan Reviews John Huston's Judge Roy Bean
This ace of a flick really catches the spirit of the old judge who made his own law west of the Pecos. They don't make small colorful eccentric little films like this much these days. Everybody in the movie is right on the money too. A beautiful Jaqueline Bisset stars as the judge's tough assertive daughter. This must have been one of her earliest roles, and she turns in a fine endearing performance. And of course there are too many great names in this movie, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowell, Stacey Keach, Tony Perkins, and of course Paul Newman as the judge himself. Do yourself a treat and pick this one up! You'll be glad you did.

A timeless treasure by one of Hollywood's greatest directors
The 60's and early 70's produced several great comedic westerns i.e. Cheyenne Social Club, Dirty Dingus Magee, McClintock, Great Scout, The Rounders, Evil Roy Slade, Support Your Local, etc. The list goes on and on. Those movies were all great, but pretty much one dimensional and set the tone for some collective disappointment over the content of Judge Roy Bean.

There are some great hilarious moments in this film but I never really got it until recently. It's actually a love story above all else, and a comedy, as well as John Huston's own statement about the retreating old west. If you view it in that context you'll be very impressed. If you're looking for pure comedy you may find that it drags in moments. However, this is the last time you'll get to see Paul Newman with that devilish Eddie Felson/Ben Quick light in his eyes, he was made for the part as a self-appointed and self-styled Judge/philosopher that dispenses justice to just about everyone that wanders through his town...

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Railroaded

5 classic NOIRS from the studio vaults
Wow! Great deal! These films retail for $29.95 each. This collection includes great titles from great directors (Fritz Lang, Anthony Mann) and they star some of Hollywood's all time greats like Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, Jack Palance and many more. Here's a little description for each film:

SUDDEN FEAR (1952) - STARRING JOAN CRAWFORD, JACK PALANCE & GLORIA GRAHAME - DIRECTED BY DAVID MILLER - NOMINATED FOR 4 ACADEMY AWARDS - SYNOPSIS: Joan Crawford turns in one of the most emotionally charged performances of her career as a playwright who must use her plotting skills to save her own life, in this beautifully crafted film noir thriller. On a train headed home to California, Myra Hudson (Crawford) falls in love with, and marries, actor Lester Blaine (Jack Palance) whom she has just fired from her most recent New York play. Back on her San Francisco estate, something evil appears to be lurking just beneath the surface of the couple's idyllic life. Enter Gloria Grahame as...

Tight, sharp, taut--classic film noir
The short (73 minutes) of this film is not a problem at all; Anthony Mann's direction is so strong that there's no wasted moment. While some films noir suffer from being overly stiff (cf. The Big Combo), this one's fluidity is definitely in evidence. John Ireland is the standout here, but the two female leads--Sheila Ryan and Jane Randolph--are almost as good. A real plus, plotwise, is the 'good girl' falling (at least temporarily) for the bad guy.

Similarly, the 'bad girl' ultimately turns good. These reversals, coupled with the bad guy's peculiar behavior (the infamous perfuming of his bullets) and an unusual shoot-out in a long-after-closing bar full of upside-down barstools make for an interesting film.

Hugh Beaumont's good guy cop is a well-matched foil to John Ireland's Duke Martin, whose occasionally drunk girlfriend meets with Beaumont, near the end, to rat out what she thinks is her two-timing boyfriend.

Definitely one of the better films noir on DVD.

A GREAT MOVIE
John Ireland is sensational in this movie, as always. He is one of the best actors ever, and it is sad he is not remembered that way. RAILROADED and RAW DEAL are both wonderful showcases for his talent. I reccommend any movie with John Ireland in it.

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The Red Headed Corpse

"You're Just Like All The Others! A Pig! A Disgusting Pig!"...
THE RED HEADED CORPSE stars Farley Granger (STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, THE PROWLER) as a drunken painter who, after watching a group of free-loving hippies, is given a female mannequin to take home (!!). At first, it's just a mannequin w/ a red wig. The painter fixes the broken parts of its face, paints features on it, and starts talking to it... a lot! We get the impression that this guy is either extremely lonely, or has slipped several gears! Perhaps both. Soon, through some magic, or mental illness, the mannequin becomes a living woman. At first, she's mute, and waits all day for him to return home for dinner and champagne. Then, she begins talking, and we see that she's transformed into Erica Blanc (THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE)! She's also become quite demanding, and insists that he paint her naked. Alas, now the woman starts to feel a little lonely herself, and decides to share herself w/ other men. This causes suspicion, jealousy, and death (um, sort of). THE RED HEADED CORPSE is a very...





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Tornado Range

I LIKE IT
I BOUGHT THIS MOVIE FOR MY FATHER. HE IS A BIG EDDIE DEAN FAN. HE HAS ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.





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Danger!! Death Ray!

Save your money!
Picked this up as an MST3K fan - I was curious what the unedited version of the movie was like. I knew that as a manufactured on demand movie from a little known DVD company I shouldn't expect much, but the END OF THE MOVIE IS MISSING! There is a good two minutes missing from the end of this DVD (fans of the just-released MST3K version will back me up on this) - the scene after the laboratory is destroyed and super-spy Bart Fargo tosses is wrist-watch/two-way radio out the window when his bosses try to call him back home is entirely missing. Beyond that, the transfer's not that bad looking. Would be great if a cleaned up version in its original widescreen were to be released - the movie itself is cheezy fun. Just a shame that this DVD doesn't contain the whole movie.

I give it two thumbs up
I think the movie was just great. The actor Gordon Scott played this scene was out standing , and I wish there was more actors like him.



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Randy Rides Alone

One of The Duke's most memorable early films
Randy rides alone; heck, he's John Wayne, and John Wayne can take care of himself. In this Lone Star Pictures 1934 production, he does make a couple of mistakes early on, though. First, he wears a black hat - this has nothing to do with what happens, but it just doesn't seem like a good idea for a good guy to be wearing a black hat. Second, he decides to do a little investigating on his own when he walks into the Halfway House and finds everyone inside dead. This opening scene is really quite memorable. Nobody bled from gunshot wounds in the 1930s, of course, but there is a mysterious someone behind the wall using the old "holes in the eyes of the picture" ruse to watch Randy as he looks around, giving the scene a nice little creepy touch. Randy is arrested for the murders, of course, but it's really Marvin Black ("master of disguise" Gabby Hayes) and his gang of desperadoes responsible. Spunky Sally Rogers (Alberta Vaughn) refuses to reveal the location of her uncle's stash in...

Randy Rides Alone!
Another sensational Lone Star Duke western. It can also be easily enjoyed on the big screen, since the DVD transfer is quite stellar, and the negative has been obviously cleaned up and remastered for new music.
Randy Bowers (Wayne), finds a saloon full of corpses, and is caught inside by the lawmen. He is accused of the crime, and locked up in prison. A young woman decides that Wayne is not part of the murdering gang, and bails him out. He decides to join the guilty outlaws to search out the genuine killer. George Hayes co stars as "Marvin Black", or "Matt the Mute." Wayne discovers that Black is responsible for this, and brings the outlaw to eventual justice.
A western that should be appreciated by all, especially John Wayne fans.

How John Wayne became John Wayne
Randy rides alone, as with most of John Wayne's B westerns is a depression era, low budget vehicle that has to be watched carefully. while the plot may not stimulate the senses, take the time to watch Wayne. In these B westerns, he is actually perfecting the John Wayne signatures that would make him a box office champion in the years ahead. It was during these films that he for example, perfected the patented spin of a colt revolver as it leaves the holster. This "trick" he would later use to add a razor's edge to the role of Ethan Edwards, in John Ford's 1956 classic "The Searchers". If you are a Wayne afficianato, you will pick up many of these things as you watch "Randy rides alone". These traits that in this reviewer's humble opinion, make this less a B western than sheer John Wayne 101.

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Run After Me Until I Catch You

Nice film but DVD quality is poor.
This is a wonderful French film with a charming performance by Annie Girardot. Although it is good to find a DVD-R available with English subtitles, the print used for this release is poor. The video looks like a VHS print, with poor contrast and faded color. It's a pity since this is such an entertaining film.





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Lawless Frontier

The Capture of an Outlaw Gang
The Lawless Frontier, 1934 film

There is a wanted poster for Pandro Zanti, for cattle rustling and murder. Riders drive cattle out of a pen, shots are fired. A son call for his father. Another man pumps water for a drink. Then a man comes by to water his horse. A girls sees two men on a ridge, then overhears their plans. Zanti's gang plans to attack this home, but it is now vacant. Zanti pays a man to buy bacon and flour, then plans to steal it all. The river crossing causes a load to fall off. Zanti sees this with a glass. The three race to town. Can the gang be distracted by shots? Sheriff Williams tells the men about Zanti and the $5,000 reward. [A huge sum for those times.]

The gang rides into town, shots are exchanged. The Sheriff and others look for Zanti. Will a ruse work against this gang? Can the stranger capture Zanti? Will Dusty be attacked and the wrong man blamed? Dusty recovers. Zanti gets out of his chains. "Look out, Harve!" Too late. Zanti gets...

probablay the best out there for public domain
I had compared a number of public domain prints of this film and until this point the Reel Enterprizes aavailable asa dvd-r was the best out there. There are still some dark unseeable or at least disturbing scenes at the beginning of the filmon Amazon's Reel Ent. print, but the Mr Fat print removed a very small section orf this underexposed part without changing the story line one bit.The film was made from the original negartive with aslight touch of updated background music. It is now a very watchable film for the john wayne archives. Eventhough it is also a dvd-R it is better than the rest.



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Romance of the West

Romance of the West
"Romance of the West" was made in 1946 and is a slightly better than average
B-Western with the added bonus of Cinecolor. The movie contains a generous
supply of songs, action, fist fights, shooting, romancing and the star Eddie Dean
has a fine singing voice. The songs include the well known "Lovesong of the
Waterfall" (made popular by Slim Whitman), "Indian Dawn" and "Ridin' the
Trail to Dreamland". It is interesting to note that all the songs have an
orchestral musical backing and not guitar as in most singing cowboy films, which
is a welcome variation to a well worn theme.

For a change, the Indians are portrayed as a friendly and peace loving people
who love their land.

The story is about the white man's greed for money and the fact that they want
ownership of Indian lands because it contains extensive silver deposits, so they
hire a band of outlaws to create trouble and drive the Indians out. Eddie...

GOOD EDDIE DEAN WESTERN
Video Quality is reasonable,no where near great but watchable.
Its also in Cinecolor .
Had to have it for my Eddie Dean Collection.



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Oath of Vengeance

Fuzzy Sets Up Shop
This is a review for OATH OF VENGEANCE (1944) a "B"western release by PRC and directed by Sam Nuefield.

The story concerns the outlaw problems that both local ranchers and farmers are experiencing in a wave of trouble that unknown to them is being orchestrated by businessman Steve Kinney, played by Jack Ingram, and his henchmen.

Brand new shopkeeper Fuzzy Q. Jones,played by Al St. John, afraid of losing the outstanding accounts on his books due to the impending range war, gets his pal, Billy Carson, played by Buster Crabbe, to join him in proving who's behind the ruckus. With Mady Lawrence, Charles King, Kermit Maynard, Marin Sairs, Karl Hackett.

OATH OF VENGEANCE is a very entertaining "B"western with some pretty funny comic bits contributed by Al St. John, who plays Fuzzy Q. Jones. I rate it a Four Star "B" movie.

"Buster Crabbe B-Western Series ... Oath of Vengeance (1944) ... PRC"
Producers Releasing Corporation presents "OATH OF VENGEANCE" (9 December 1944) (57 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- American actor Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California and won the 400 meter freestyle in which he medaled in the 1932 Olympics, went to work for Paramount in "King of the Jungle" (1933), next role was "Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Crabbe returned to Paramount Pictures was featured in Zane Grey Westerns which were well received, then came the roles that made him a household word "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" at Universal Picture Serials (1936-1940), meanwhile PRC Studios was looking for a leading hero "Billy the Kid" and "Billy Carson" in the 1940's B-Western series and ran its course for six years, later made several televison appearances and appeared in a series "Captain Gallant and the Foreign Legion" (1955-1957) --- relive those thrilling days when Buster Crabbe took us down the dusty trails with hard riding and straight...

decent
if you like old black and white westerns this one fills the bill. I enjoyed the story line and Buster Crabbe is one of my all time favorites

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Perils of Problemina

From my youth
I saw this movie when I was little infact it was a constant rented favorite of mine at the video store until the store closed. I recently remembered the name and tried to find it on youtube but was unsuccscful. I couldn't remember the entire title all I could remember was the name Problemina then while searching google on a whim I came accross the picture of it and I had to have it! It is an entertaining tale from what I remember and well if your kids like the 2D animation of yore then they might like this as well.





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Detour

A2zcds.com Remastered Edition of "Detour" is a piece of junk.
Five stars for the movie. I agree that this is a great work of film noir.

I knew upfront that the print quality of this film would be less than perfect. So, in order to get the very best print, I purchased all three DVDs that were available - Alpha Video, Image Entertainment, and the A2zcds.com Remastered Edition.

The A2zcds.com Remastered Edition of "Detour" is a piece of junk. Don't waste your money. It has the picture quality of an amateur You Tube video. The various shades of black and gray are broken down into large digital cubes. The digital cubes are about a half inch in size and dance all over the screen when there is any movement - which is very distracting. Also, for more than half of the movie, from the point of the movie where Tom Neal picks up Ann Savage and they begin talking in the car - the voice audio track is not in sync with the lip movement. You hear what the person says before their lips even move.

The Alpha Video release...

Want a ride?
An unshaven and weather-beaten young man sits brooding over a cup of coffee in an anonymous roadside café. A man of means by no means, as Roger Miller would put it. But Al Roberts (Tom Neal) is king of no road, and by the end of DETOUR we wonder whether he is even sovereign over his own soul.
A potential ride in the form of a friendly trucker strikes up a conversation. Where you coming from? West. Where you going to? East.
Roberts is wrong, though. He's coming from Hell and he's going to Nowhere, and the last thing he needs is a chatty trucker along for company.
DETOUR is told in a flashback from that lonely stool. Roberts and his girlfriend work as pianist/singer in a fleabag club out east. Comes a foggy night and she splits up with him to pursue fame out west. Weeks later he calls and they agree to get back together. He'll come out west and they can be married.
Being down at his heels Roberts is forced to hitchhike to California. All goes...

Gloriously Cheap, Dark Little Noir Gem
'Detour' manages to do in 67 min. what most films dream about in two hours. Made for almost nothing in 5 days by a small-time studio, this goes to show that you don't need money or big studio support to create an enduring movie. You can sense the tight budget all around. Take into consideration for example that Ulmer shot a big portion of the film inside cars (notice how the first few cars have the driver's seat on the left side, like English automobiles), a cheap nightclub and a creaky apartment. Also in the flashback sequence when Tom Neal is sitting in the restaurant, Ulmer simply put out the lights, made a close-up on Neal's face and shed a rectangular light onto his eyes to create the flashback effect. All this techniques, while not very innovative, add to the effect of this bleak little gem. A dark little drama that is deserving of it's cult following. Tom Neal is the ultimate screen chump as an innocent man who happens to land on Ann Savage's deadly lap. Ann Savage...

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'Neath Arizona Skies

neath arizona
it a very good movie even with it not to great quality the quality could improve a lot more also sound.

Neath Arizona Skies dvd and update 4/13
All prints of this film which I have viewed are in rough shape. Synergy print is better than some , but for watching (contrast/ sound) I prefer the print issued by Platinum / Echo Bridge offered as a buy one - get one free. NOW JUST RELEASED (2012-2013) IS THE REMASTERED PRINT FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE! BY MR. FAT. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MINOR CHANGES IN THE MUSIC BACKGROUND - BUT THEY ARE MINOR AND GOOD. THE PICTURE WILL BLOW EVERYTHING OUT THERE AWAY. I JUST VIEWED THE FILM AND YOU WILL DO YOURSELF A DISERVICE IF YOU PURCHASE SOME OTHER LESS EXPENSIVE PUBLIC DOMAIN COPY.

two good 1934 westerns
The pattern of children being a main part of the plot in
both these movies plays to the fact that "B" western like these
showed on Saturdays to kids across America.
The sound on the second movie was pretty bad on the tape I saw.
Cattle rustling at night is a pretty stupid plot element
in that movie ( something like the 10 shot six shooter sometimes seen in this era movie
or the lead slinging shooting style no sane cowboy would use).
I liked seeing these movies one more time...

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