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 | Sublime's Brad Nowell : Crazy Fool (Portrait of a Punk) | |
 | "What age did he die" | 2004-07-11 |
| Every review says Brad Nowell died to young, but how many years did he actually liveA? Anyone? | ||
 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | |
| "Great piece of film" | 2004-06-16 |
| This documentary was liking watching a newsreel of the time and the place where the stars were working and promoting this wonderful piece of work. It's historical and quite memorable of the achievement in the film itself which behind the scenes also had its dramatic twist and turns. | ||
 | Le Cercle Rouge (The Red Circle) - Criterion Collection | |
| "remember the force Luke" | 2004-05-09 |
| "When men, even unknowingly, are to meet one day, whatever their diverging paths, they will inevitably come together in the red circle." Its just a title relax/ | ||
 | Raise the Red Lantern | |
| "Raise the Red Latern -- Horrible Import DVD" | 2003-12-08 |
| The film is great. The imported Chinese/English subtitled version has English subtitles alright, but they are a terrible translation. | ||
 | El Rey Leon (The Lion King) - Disney Special Platinum Edition | |
| "A Wonderful tale of life that kids can enjoy" | 2003-11-20 |
| for spanish purpose info. The Platinum Editon series 1st Snow White, 2nd Beauty and the beast, and this year Lion King have all had a second edition made in Spanish. So you will only get French choices on the English version. This seems only to be with the Platinum ediitions Monster's Inc. Others such as Sleeping beauty and Finding Nemo seem to have boyth English and spanish in ine set. I don't know why they choose these technical details, but for my Aunt who wants to teach her daughter Spanish, I did some research as to what titles were accible in Spanish. Most of them are produced in Spanish in VHS and easier to find, such as Alice in Wonderlad, Tarzan, etc. Please emai me if I can help find you a disney spanish title. | ||
 | Long Time Since | |
| "Description of DVD" | 2003-10-06 |
| New Year's Eve 1972,a woman (super model Paulina Porizkova) leaving a party hits something with her car. Not knowing what--or possibly who--she hit, the incident and its disturbing sound haunt the driver for years. Now, she lives with a lonely man (Jeff Webster) and the event has taken over her psyche. A strange combination of people--a drifter (Julian Sands) and a waitress (Julianne Nicholson) enter the woman's life and may hold the secret to the past that has troubled her so in this film that blurs the line between nightmarish fantasy and reality. | ||
 | Long Time Since | |
| "Description of DVD" | 2003-10-06 |
| New Year's Eve 1972,a woman (super model Paulina Porizkova) leaving a party hits something with her car. Not knowing what--or possibly who--she hit, the incident and its disturbing sound haunt the driver for years. Now, she lives with a lonely man (Jeff Webster) and the event has taken over her psyche. A strange combination of people--a drifter (Julian Sands) and a waitress (Julianne Nicholson) enter the woman's life and may hold the secret to the past that has troubled her so in this film that blurs the line between nightmarish fantasy and reality. | ||
 | Horse Crazy | |
| "Horse Thieves Picked the wrong horse." | 2003-09-30 |
| This is a greatr family film of children drying to make their dreams real. One boy feels he can get to see the Mustang horse he dreams about and stowsawy in his brothers car to cross city;s through the plains. ANyhow, the kids are busted in their hiding, and the Brother makes them waut with the broken down car while he goes to find help. The kids use this time again to plot and find their dream horse in the wild. The Cinematography is beautiful of the west and there is a lot of comflict bewteen villians (horse thieves) and downright good people in heart. Who offered to help find the kids while they abandoned the car to find their mystical horse. If you enjoyed the adventures of Goonies and the story of Stand By Me, you will find not a such complex of socializtion going on among groups, but rather a boys determination to catch the last wild horse. Good clean family movie. | ||
 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | |
| "This is a guy-friendly chick flick" | 2003-05-18 |
| Topless girls on a European Beach, Fighting war scenes, hey I was actually able to tell my date what happened. | ||
 | Zuppa di Pesce | |
 | "Info. on the film" | 2003-05-17 |
| This is not my review, but rather info. I found in trying to learn about the film so be mindful it is biased; however with Amazon giving no review whatsoever, I figured I might as well share what info. I found. Forget my star rating I chose neutral because I had to choose something. I have yet to see the film. Taken from Facets: Set between the 1950s and late '70s against the beauty of the Tuscany seaside, Fish Soup offers small sketches of family behavior and psychology, from gatherings to complicated relationships. Narrating with a rare balance of frankness, naturalness and tenderness, Infascelli reveals a Chekhovian understanding of family relationships as we follow the development of Isabella (Chiara Caselli) and her relationship with her father (Philippe Noiret) and family. With Macha Meril, Andrea Prodan, Renzo Montagnani and Fausto Fiorentini. "A family-size Amarcord set of recollections" (L'Avvenire). Italian with English subtitles. Set between the 1950s and late '70s against the beauty of the Tuscany seaside, Fish Soup offers small sketches of family behavior and psychology, from gatherings to complicated relationships. Narrating with a rare balance of frankness, naturalness and tenderness, Infascelli reveals a Chekhovian understanding of family relationships as we follow the development of Isabella (Chiara Caselli) and her relationship with her father (Philippe Noiret) and family. With Macha Meril, Andrea Prodan, Renzo Montagnani and Fausto Fiorentini. "A family-size Amarcord set of recollections" (L'Avvenire). Italian with English subtitles. | ||
 | Harrison's Flowers | |
| "Bret Fetzer -- hope reviews is not his day job" | 2003-03-27 |
| Yes, your editorial reviewer here, Bret Fetzer, claims, "...Though MacDowell isn't a great actress...," and I am wondering why would I ever read a review without checking who wrote it First. I supposed I made a mistake. Thank you Bret! Never vagain will I have to waste my time thinking you might have something worthy of reading. | ||
 | Alice and Martin | |
| "Simple Review" | 2003-02-01 |
| I do not have to use fancy or intelligent words to give my review to such an enjoyable romantic film like so many foreign film buffs love to do. Quite simply I would like to say this was a charged psychological drama that I think the actors did a fine job playing their roles. This was the first movie I had seen of Binoche since I did not count my falling asleep during "The English Patient" (yawn, what a snoozer, that was one boring chic flick); However, I found this movie to be quite entertaining and mysterious. | ||
 | NFL Matchup of the Millennium | |
 | "It's Fiction" | 2003-01-29 |
| Ok, so you want to see a computerized matchup of Rocky Marciano fight Muhammed Ali, or How about Babe Ruth hit on John Smoltz, well that is pretty much what you get here only with the NFL. A fictitous story that can not replace what makes all sports worth there true value, the human spirit. I guess if your a real fan, and you want to go on an imaginary trip on what ifs, I think a better solution is to throw on a Monatana Jersey, and place a few Packer Jersey's on your kids, and see if they can stop you. jk. | ||
 | Barocco | |
 | "I liked it" | 2003-01-26 |
| Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani star in this suspenseful noir tale of black-mail, deception and murder. A young woman (Adjani) convinces her ex-prizefighter boyfriend to accept a bribe to tell a lie that discredits a local politician. When the boyfriend is murdered, she is racked with guilt until she meets the killer (Depardiue - a dead ringer for the murdered man. The murderer is now in hiding from his former employers (who will kill him too) and the police. He accepts the woman's need to "reinvent" him as her dead boyfriend - literally transforming his identity. But can love transform his soul as well? Techine infuses the classic elements of film noir with a daring moral dimension breaking the shallow boundaries that enervate the multi-hide of lesser contemporary homages to the genre. 1976, 102 Minutes, French with English subtitles. | ||
 | Barocco | |
| "I liked it" | 2003-01-26 |
| Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani star in this suspenseful noir tale of black-mail, deception and murder. A young woman (Adjani) convinces her ex-prizefighter boyfriend to accept a bribe to tell a lie that discredits a local politician. When the boyfriend is murdered, she is racked with guilt until she meets the killer (Depardiue - a dead ringer for the murdered man. The murderer is now in hiding from his former employers (who will kill him too) and the police. He accepts the woman's need to "reinvent" him as her dead boyfriend - literally transforming his identity. But can love transform his soul as well? Techine infuses the classic elements of film noir with a daring moral dimension breaking the shallow boundaries that enervate the multi-hide of lesser contemporary homages to the genre. 1976, 102 Minutes, French with English subtitles. | ||
 | Barocco | |
| "I liked it" | 2003-01-26 |
| Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani star in this suspenseful noir tale of black-mail, deception and murder. A young woman (Adjani) convinces her ex-prizefighter boyfriend to accept a bribe to tell a lie that discredits a local politician. When the boyfriend is murdered, she is racked with guilt until she meets the killer (Depardiue - a dead ringer for the murdered man. The murderer is now in hiding from his former employers (who will kill him too) and the police. He accepts the woman's need to "reinvent" him as her dead boyfriend - literally transforming his identity. But can love transform his soul as well? Techine infuses the classic elements of film noir with a daring moral dimension breaking the shallow boundaries that enervate the multi-hide of lesser contemporary homages to the genre. 1976, 102 Minutes, French with English subtitles. | ||
 | Bears (Large Format) | |
| "The grace and shear strength of Bears" | 2002-06-25 |
| Documentary Film made for IMAX theatre. The Back of the box says this: {Discover the world of bears and experience a fascinating encounter with one of nature's most inspiring and misunderstood creatures. From a past steeped in mythology to a future shrouded in uncertainty, this film contains stunning footageof these enterprising omnivores in the full glory of their varied natural habitats. Come closer than ever before to polar bears on the Arctic tundra, black bears in Montana and grizzlies in Alaska as they struggle to raise their cubs, and most importantly, to survive in an increasingly human-dominated world.} The Bonus features of this DVD include: *Bear Wars *Wild on the set *Making of Featurette *Bears of the World Interactivity Directed y David Lickley. Well I hope this was helpful. | ||
 | Children of a Metal God III: Redemption | |
| "46 minutes of thrashing cycle action" | 2002-06-18 |
| From freeride, to motocross, to desert racing, the "Children Of A Metal God" trilogy has got it all--most of it on crystal clear 16mm film. A must for any dirtbike enthusiast! | ||
 | Vanilla Sky | |
 | "Two Thumbs Down" | 2002-06-13 |
| Sad to see all that talent on screen have to try and make a bad script good. If you seen the movie "Fatal Attraction" you will have gotten the idea of what the movie is about, and tie in at the end the movie the "Usual Suspect" and Kablam you have Vanilla Sky. People might think this is cool, but it was simply ridiculous. The movie has no originality, and is not thought provoking at all, unless one hasn't given thought to marketing scams damaging a person's life. | ||
 | Kendall Payne - Jordan's Sister | |
| "Very moving inspiration" | 2002-06-13 |
| I was taken by this young girls talent and truly enjoyed her song, "On my bones." Her music was great, inspiring, and soulful. | ||
| Alice and Martin | |
| "Not your typical Hollywood fairy tale" | 2002-05-27 |
| A romantic love affair that is against all odds. Intense Psyhchodrama and shocking symbolism (hence do not be eating during this movie) takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride of suspense. Survival seems to be the necessity, but can one survive without love? The character Martin will try and the movie will keep you wondering. | ||
 | Arcade Party Pack | |
| "SMASH TV a winner" | 2002-05-26 |
| The editorial review by Gamespot above is concise and accurate for the explanations in difficulty of controls for Sprint and 720. Toobin was doable, but the real fun of this pack was Smash TV. If there was no continue choice for SmashTV at end of game, I would never know what the end of the game looks like, because it is very hard to get that far with out the continue choice. However, if you choose not to continue, your challenge will be great in getting there with the given lives per game. I bought this game for SMASH TV, and KLAX was another fun (controllable) game I got out of the bunch. I Was satasfied. | ||
 | My Louisiana Sky | |
| "A cute family movie" | 2002-05-21 |
| Although I have not seen this movie on the DVD format, I can say I saw it on VHS, and it's a clean wholesome family movie of a girl coming of age story in the south during the 50's. The story focuses on the family itself and the growing pains of a girl with no siblings. (Taken from VHS cover....Based on the award winning book, "My Louisiana Sky" is a heartfelt portrait of one girl's emotional journey to a place she'd always dreamed of and the road back home.) I rated it three stars cause I grew up with brothers, and there was little for me to relate to in this movie, Its a family kind of Hallmark film. I don't know if the movie has a rating, but its a definite G rating movie. Its kind of in the genre of "Old Yeller" by Disney. | ||
 | PS one and LCD Screen Combo - 94016 | |
| "Great item" | 2002-05-21 |
| This monitor/game console combo has great advantages. One, it does not have to tie up the television. Kids can play the game anywhere in the house where there is an outlet. With a car adapter it can be taken on the road for long road trips. A couple precautions might be considered. The small screen will effect some games, but not many so that the reading of small print is difficult. The monitor can be an eyestrain with overly extended use. The monitor/game counsel comes with a warning, as do all standard game counsels that extended game play can cause seizures. It's not common, but what is common is the normal strain one might experience on the eyes when being on a computer for many hours. The game can cause this eyestrain because characters are small and one gets best fun holding it up close to the viewing area. I highly recommend this item for convenience, but not for the standard gaming arrangement in the household. Learning games for children will be more interactive on a normal TV screen. | ||
 | The Usual Suspects (Special Edition) | |
| "Usual Suspect" | 2002-05-13 |
| Great suspense, great mystery; is the glass half empty or half full, perhaps there may be no glass at all. Quite shocking its effect, that it offers originality to its genre. | ||
 | Super Bowl XXXVI - New England Patriots Championship Video | |
| "Great Highlight Film" | 2002-03-11 |
| If you are familiar with NFL films, you will be pleased with a whole season leading up to the Superbowl of all the highlights and ups and downs of the season. The special features show two songs done live at the Superbowl by U2 with a tribute to the victims of 9-11, and another short documentary of a Tribute to America, where it shows the players uniting together to remember and honor the lost lives of the 9-11 tragedy as well as uniting as one country. I would even like to say, you will get the best snapshot on still frames of the referee blunder that kept Oakland from winning the game at Foxboro in the snow. The footage is very picturesque as the snow causes havoc and perserverance from the players. Interesting enough, they film also has a short feature on the 1976 PAtriots. Another seasoned highlight of the past where the opposite circumstance happened. A bad call from the referee keeps the Patriots from going on in the playoffs during 76, and who do you think got lucky from that bad call? Thats right --- Oakland! Well balanced features and tributes, makes this DVD a good buy for football fans. | ||
 | Creed - Weathered | |
| "A band that is perfecting their art" | 2001-11-28 |
| I have listened to Creed since their debut album. I was so happy to see them performing at the Thanksgving NFL Classic in Dallas this year. This halftime show was timely to what was going on in our country. Children harmonized with Scott Stapp in giving a chorus to "Don't Stop Dancing." Their show gave me a few peeks to songs on the new album,the third Release album. Now since I have purchased the album my expectations have been met with good melodies and good rock that I have thoroughly enjoyed on their previous albums, the album did not dissappoint me. Wish I could have said that about some of my old girlfriends, but oh well! | ||
 | The Inner Circle | |
| "Powerful" | 2001-05-03 |
| Watched this movie in our Russia and Film class at the University. This one was my favorite of all the films we watched. One gets a sense of the power Stalin had over his people and the Russian pride in following him as their leader. The personal story in the film though is what kept my interest, and watching this story unfolds with so many dramatic elements. (I needed a tissue -- shhhh don't tell anyone, the room was dark, no other students noticed.) | ||
 | Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole - Facing Future | |
| "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | 2001-01-30 |
| A truly great song that touched me hearing this man's voice and being inspired by it. I like the other songs on this album as well, when I want to create a Hawaiian atmosphere, but if you are looking for the Somewhere Over the Rainbow song by itself, you will find it with a better collection of Jazz songs, in the Finding Forrester Soundtrack. | ||
 | Sinéad O'Connor - Faith and Courage | |
| "Many Things Compare to this LOL" | 2000-07-01 |
| I loved her old song, "Nothing Compare 2 U", but I didn't hear anything on this album that captured the same heart and soul. I am sure she is trying, but maybe to hard. She gets an A for effort, but a C for this album. (If there were 6 stars I would give a three, but there are only five, so I give this one a 2 and a half --- right up the middle--- but the half is implied here by lack of that being a choice) | ||
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