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Being a ballerina myself, any ballet is really worth it to me. Of course, these specific dancers are absolutely amazing at what they do, but I found it to be a little awkward at times with camera views and such. It does stay true to the story of Romeo and Juliet, and of course the orchestration is amazing. I truly suggest this to anyone interested in this aspect of the arts.

There are already lots of superlatives used by other reviewers for this performance. Indeed, the dancing is superb and it is probably difficult to see something like this one in our days. However, Margo F. is desperately and hopelessly old here, and although her dancing is perfect, I could not totally believe her interpretation because she was playing a 14 years old girl. She is well over 40 when this was filmed and it showed. Somehow, I also noticed some rigidity in her movements. I agree with some critics who say that she reigned in Royal ballet for too long and was careful to destroy all competition. The result is this, although technically perfect but not very believable performance. Nevertheless, it is still a great one.

In 1965 I saw Nureyev and Fonteyn dance 'Romeo And Juliet' at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago (I still have the program) and can attest to Maltin's comment that "zoom lens is a poor substitute for live performance". While those gorgeous moments will remain forever with me I would not forgo for an instant the pleasure of viewing what Czinner captured in his 1966 film of this ballet. This is dance drama as only Nureyev and Fonteyn could create it, and I don't believe it has ever been surpassed.

MacMillan created his 'Romeo And Juliet' not for Nureyev and Fonteyn but for Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable, and Gable was bitterly disappointed when his role was given over to Nureyev who didn't hesitate to inject his own changes into the choreography. Nureyev was perfectly cast as a randy Renaissance playboy suddenly entranced by Juliet's demure girlish innocence so perfectly projected by Fonteyn. She was forty-six at the time yet through her dancing she transformed herself into a romantically inspired teenager. The experience of this in the theater was stunning, as one is not diverted by camera close-ups, but even in the film I find myself thoroughly convinced by her portrayal. Of all the ballets that Nureyev and Fonteyn danced together this one most perfectly captured the contrasts in their personas that made their partnership so unique. He has been described as "fire", she as "light", and the synergy between them was unforgetable in this ballet.

In his choreography MacMillan does a masterful job of characterizing Romeo who in the opening scene makes a play for Tybalt's girlfriend, Rosaline, dances in abandon with the harlots of the town, and then pursue Rosaline to the Capulet's ball. In contrast we meet Juliet playing with a doll in her anteroom and shying timidly away from her suitor, Paris. But at the ball Juliet plays the mandolin and Romeo, intruding himself, dances for her generating a spellbinding attraction between them that flowers into the balcony scene. Juliet gives herself to him, timidly at first but then freely in an exquisite pas-de-deux by which all subsequent performances by other dancers must be judged.

Czinner's film of this ballet is filled with memorable moments; Desmond Doyle's outstanding portrayal of the menacing; treacherous Tybalt; David Blair's rendition of Mercutio's death; Romeo and Juliet's parting pas-de-deux filled with tenderness, longing, and grief (Shakespeare's words, "Oh thinkest thou we shall ever meet again?" fill the moment). But of all it is perhaps the tomb scene that remains the most vivid.

Hearing of Juliet's death Romeo invades the Capulet's tomb, dispathes Paris, and mourns over Juliet's body. In Nureyev's lifts of Fonteyn's limp body he recreates a semblance of their balcony and bedroom trysts, pathetically trying to dance life into her once again, until overcome at last he takes poison and dies. Juliet awakens and now it is Fonteyn's turn to match Nureyev's sorrow and desperation as she realizes the tragic consequences of her failed plan. The poignancy of their deaths is so well realized the one felt a sense of relief when at last Rudi and Margo materialized before the curtain to take their tumultous curtain calls. This ballet is a perfect marriage of Prokofiev's sumptuous score, MacMillan's evocative choreography, the exquisite dancing of Nureyev and Fonteyn, and we are most fortunate to have it all preserved in Czinner's film, a "must own" for every lover of dance.

One might indeed believe that Rudi defected in June 1961 to dance with Margo but the truth is that he was about to be arrested by the KGB in Paris and sent back to Russia. He threw himself upon the mercy of the French police, escaped, danced with the Cuevas company in Paris, and then with the Royal Danish Ballet. He didn't dance with Fonteyn until February 1962.

I ordered this DVD and I am so disappointed in it that I have not been inclined to watch any of my collection of about 15 operas on DVD. I was attracted to this because Carreras was the tenor, and I have so many operas featuring Placido Domingo. The version, with Carreras, is very amateurish. I can't believe this was presented at the Metropolitan, which I think is the information given. I am now in the process of ordering the Domingo version, and hope it will be more to my satisfacition. It took me a long time to add Carmen to my collection. Because of its popularity,I have seen it so many times. Now, I am once more interested in watching it again - a version I can appreciate.

Anticipating my participation in an upcoming production of this Bizet classic, I got the DVD of the Met's production of CARMEN. I'm very pleased to own it, and hope that those who read this review do purchase it.

James Levine's conducting of this work is magnificent. You can just see the passion that he brings forth for this opera. He is paired with a very talented group of singers in the principal roles. Singing the mysterious Carmen is mezzo Agnes Baltsa. Now, at first glance, Baltsa's age really got to me. She looks considerably older than her part should be. However, there's something about her performance that just seduces. It's a combination of the nuances in her stage movement, as well as the versatile singing range she has to offer--especially in her 1st act Seguidilla. José Carerras (of "3 Tenors" fame) brings a certain gusto to his Don José, which works for the most part, but can get overdone in a few spots. Bass-Baritone Sam Ramey offers an appropriately pompous Torero in his singing of Escamillo.

The biggest standout in this cast, however, is in soprano Leona Mitchell's portrayal of shy country girl Micaëla. Her 3rd act aria "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" is SOMETHING ELSE!! The supporting roles of Dancaïre and Remendado got an enjoyably slimy characterization, and Carmen's gypsy friends Frasquita and Mercédes are intriguing in the 3rd act "Card Trio."

My first qualm with the DVD is the lack of extra features. Granted, this opera was filmed in 1988, but a documentary or even some production notes other than in the liner notes couldn't have hurt. My next qualm was with 2 distracting video qualities. First off, there are some times where some lighter pixels in dark areas were very evident and distracting. Also on some televisions, the video quality is automatically brightened whenever a subtitle appears...

These are small things, and really aren't much of a bother when you consider the gem of the DVD: wonderful performances onstage and in the orchestra.

I love this opera. I watch it about twice a year. Whatever Baltsa's technical imperfections (she doesn't have that divine, superlative clarity of Callas), she has an earthy, almost motherly tone I could listen to all day. Mitchell and Ramey both had their intense emotional range as usual and the charisma of these two singers is nearly palpable. I only wish they had been able to get on-stage with one another. Carreras' consciousness of his star power seemed to pop up inopportunely, usually at some moment of character-driven agonizing. He aquitted himself very well however, considering the fact that the part of Don Jose is, in terms of interpretation, sometimes much harder to do than Carmen.

Everybody's got their own idea of which opera singer's performance takes her part to the point where she becomes Carmen. For me, this performance is the one. About two minutes into her first appearance, I didn't care that Baltsa was physically plain -- she was the most beautiful woman in the world. The fact that she was beautiful, not pretty, added strongly to the poignant flavor of the story. I loved her, but that's just a personal preference. You may hate her as some other reviewers did. But whichever way it goes, you will have a strong impression.

Levine, with his half-open mouth, wild, unselfconscious gesticulating (okay, it's called conducting and I've done it a little, myself), and gleeful fascination with his work is sometimes more interesting to watch than the opera itself.

This is only for completists. If you have every Beach Boys CD, and the three other great DVD's, you can buy this. It is only 20 minutes, one concert with about 50 fans, March 1964. It is post Beatles, and all still have their greaser hairdo's. (By September of 1964 Dennis has full Beatle bangs, Al and Carl are sporting Dave Clark type bangs to the side, and Brian is kind of hanging his pompadour low.) Contray to another review, Brian does look like he's enjoying it, and this is far from his last concert. They sing great, the sound is ok, but as I've said, you have to really want to see it to pay this much for 20 minutes.

THE BEACH BOYS - THE LOST CONCERT is a nostalgic reminder of the Southern California of the 1960s, where the Pacific-washed edge of the place was populated with sun-tanned surfers and their girls, and the Beach Boys could be heard on every car radio and beach blanket transistor.

The DVD, only 22 minutes in length, has the group singing 9 of their songs, including "Fun, Fun, Fun", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Surfer Girl", "Surfin' USA", and "Shut Down". The performance on March 14, 1964 - before a live audience - was filmed by promoters to air on closed-circuit TV in theaters. The DVD seems to be a faithful reproduction of the original B&W film, though one gets the impression that the promoters were working on a limited budget. The teenage audience, the makeshift stage, and the overworked sound system suggests that the venue was a commandeered high school gym. And, as the camera pans the fans, I was left wondering, "Did we really look that geeky?" (I myself was a high school frosh at the time.)

Regardless of the unsophistication of the production, this DVD is a must see for Beach Boy fans of that long ago era when US pop-music performers could still be well-groomed, clean-cut, and heart-breakingly All-American, and their lyrics celebrated fast cars, bikini-clad girls, and catching the next monster wave.

Though I grew up in Malibu, the center of the SoCal beach culture, I was never a surfer myself. I would have been disowned by my Mom at least, to whom "surfer" conjured up visions of long-haired, lazy bums (only to be replaced in the 70s by "long-haired, drug-ridden hippies"). But, in that carefree period of my life, the sun shone, the ocean breezes swayed the palms, the waves caressed the beach off Point Dume, and the Beach Boys provided the background music. I miss those days. Truly.

If you own the "Beach Boys Concert" album, you will enjoy watching this DVD as they share the same time period - and thus - concert sets and bits between the songs.
The video is pristine and the audio is very clean. Their performance is quite good and a lot of fun. I enjoyed it because it wasn't perfect. All too often, the only clips from this time have the bands lip-sync their latest hit record.

I am somewhat disappointed in this DVD. I take a Pilates class and this program doesn't do many of the exercises my instructor does. She also doesn't explain what the exercises are for as well as not reminding you to breathe. She does say inhale-exhale, but I need someone to just say "breathe". I think this would be a good beginning workout for someone who hasn't taken a class. She does the same exercises for each level and just modifies the positions to make them harder as you get stronger. While this aspect is good, it can also be boring after a few times. I would have liked to have more workouts available for the price I paid.

I have used a lot of exercise videos, this is the best ever. For one thing she gives you time to think. You use ever muscle in your body, without killing youself. Best ever for older people. I would recomend it for every one.

Bob P

If you are a Pilates fan and you also love ocean scenery, this is one of the best workouts yet! I love the "yoga" atmosphere and Suzanne Deason is actually a yoga instructor who has been teaching for over 25 years. She brings a calming influence and intuitive awareness to the entire workout. You learn to integrate mind, body and breath.

The focus is not only on exercise. This DVD also has a small pamphlet with a nutrition and weight management guide (more a reminder than a complete program). Suzanne's philosophy is to regain a sense of balance and then you can use diet and exercise to help you with your weight loss. We all know that when we are stressed, we munch more and make poor food choices. If you take an hour to exercise each day, you will notice you are eating more salads, drinking more water and basically making better choices because you feel more calm.

You will notice an increased awareness as far as the whole mind/body connection is concerned. You will feel more awareness during the day and the days that follow this workout. It is as if your entire body is more in tune and you have more confidence on all levels.

The scenery is gorgeous and you can truly escape into Maui! Lately, I'm thinking of exercise as a mini vacation for my soul and body. This workout also calms your entire nervous system and gives you an inner calm and confidence on a higher level than most workouts.

First, you are watching just Suzanne sitting near the water and then two friends join her to show you the beginner and intermediate versions of the exercises. Suzanne shows the "challenge" exercises. If you have done any Pilates videos, you can almost be assured you will be able to do the challenge section. I found it warmed my body completely, yet I was not out of breath.

The cueing is excellent and actually, Suzanne is not talking during the exercises, she is talking about what you are doing. It is as if you are just working along with three other students. This approach does take some of her personality out of the workout and yet it made it more personal and calming. So, she is still cueing, but not talking while she
is exercising, it is more of a dubbed over approach.

You need: Pilates Mat or Yoga Mat and Pillow.

The workout starts with an excellent "creating awareness" warm up that wakes up all your muscles. If you have chosen to go with the combined workout (recommended at first so you can see what level you enjoy), you can follow the begginer, intermediate or advanced versions or switch between them depending on your level in that particular exercise. You can also chose to just do the partially modified or the fully modified versions. This is more relaxing as you don't' have to listen to instructions for all three versions and you can up the challenge level if you want to go with the advanced versions.

The Exercises: Foot and Angle Work, The Hundred, The Roll-Up, Leg Circles, Single-leg Stretch, Cross-Cross, Hip Circles, Double-leg Stretch, Gentle Spine Twist, Spine Stretch, The Mermaid, The Saw, Quadraped, Swam Preparation, Lower Body Leg Lifts, Swan, Child's Pose, Bridges, Hamstring Stretch, Scissors, Unicycle, Side-leg Lifts, Side-leg Circles, Inner Thigh Lifts, Bicycle, Double-leg Circles, Standing Roll-up, Cat Spine, Arch Curl, Side Stretch, The Hammock.

The exercises were chosen with the idea that larger bodies would be performing them. Amazingly enough, many instructors don't take this into consideration. The pace is perfect and I felt I could do all the exercises without feeling I had to reach some impossible goal.

There is a way to access additional information about a specific exercise when a special icon appears. This is called the "personal instructor" option.

The funniest thing was while doing the "Cat Spine" exercise, my one cat was walking under me, back and forth thinking I must be a cat. It was cute. The exercises were all familiar, yet Suzanne does include some variations I had yet to try. Her Swan was more like a swim and I liked that version more. Her roll-ups don't quite go as far over as I'd like, but with any workout, you can change the exercise if you like another one more. There is more foot/ankle work which is always a good thing because most workouts don't focus on this area at all.

So, you get three workouts on one DVD:

Complete 60-minute Pilates conditioning workout
Two 45-minute workout variations to allow you to progress to the next level

Well organized, smooth transitions and comforting environment. Excellent music and ocean scenery was a real plus!

Recommended for Pilates & Yoga fans who love well organized and highly effective workouts. See my other favorites at: seasonedwithlove.com/fitness_videos.htm.

Also look for:

Gaiam Pilates beginning Mat Workout
Gaiam Pilates Intermediate Mat Workout
Gaiam A.M and P.M. Pilates Mat Workout

~The Rebecca Review.com

THis film is boring but the kung fu is brilliant! 8 kung fu masters get together to write a book which contains secrets of each of their styles. When they are murdered somehow Jackie ends up with the book. Everyone tries to steal the book from Jackie but ofcourse they have to fight my hero (Jackie) first!

this movie's plot is weak and steriotypical, the dubbing is [bad] and Jackie barely smiles, but the kung fu, which is what I bought it for in the first place, is excellent.

I study both the snake and the crane styles of shaolin and I must say, aside form all the cartwheels and usuall razzle dazzle of movie kung fu, the coreography, (which Chan was highly involved in) was excellent and mostly true to the real styles of shaolin.

If you like alot of action, blood and childish swear words dubbed in to movie then buy this.

It's excellent

This is, hands down the best Jackie kung-fu movie ever made! It has some of the best fight scenes ever filmed and the story is actually very good and has somewhat of a twist ending. By far, this is the ULTIMATE JACKIE WUP-[rear]S movie! This film was done before Jackie found a sence of humor, and he lets loose on all who oppose him, even the chicks(they are awesome kung-fu in their own right). All the action leads up to my favorite fight scene at the end.... DO NOT PASS UP THIS MOVIE!!!!! If you are thinking, don't! Just buy it!

This is by far my favorite musical, not the concert but the actual musical from the 70's. When i saw Alexis Smith the first time i fell deeply in love. Of course i was only 24 at the time.Even though this is just the concert version minus the terrible cutting and editing it's better than nothing at all. This cast was also wonderful with it's vintage and well polished cast, I gave it the four stars only because it's not as complete as the CD. After all most of the people that would buy the concert version would also have been fans of the original show itself so why not include all the production numbers.Maybe if enough people make compaints do you think they may re-do this DVD?To all those wonderful women who were in the original production,,,Hats off, to those wonderful girls.. The likes of this will never come again.

It has been noted several times that this DVD is not a recording of the famous concert at Lincoln Center, but a documentary of that concert including rehearsals and some of the concert. The concert was used as the platform to make the first full recording of this incredible score. Many may not realise that in order to preserve the show on 1 LP, the original Broadway cast recording had substantial cuts made while it was being recorded. The OBC cd's released later include only one cut song from that original cast recording. The OBC recording of Follies is a crime to be sure.

But back to the DVD. This is an interesting behind the scenes look at the mad house it took to present a full stage concert of Follies in about a week. It is interesting to watch Thomas Z. Shepherd at work here as the record producer. (An interesting comparison would be to buy the documentary of the recording of Company to see a younger Sheperd at work) There are scenes in the rehearsal halls, the terror of opening night and wonderful scenes on stage.

If you are a theater lover, this DVD is a wonderful documentary of how a show like this is put together. And there are wonderful clips of Carol Burnett singing "I'm Still Here" and Elaine Stritch singing "Broadway Baby". And who can ever resist Barbara Cook?

The packaging may be confusing for die hard theater fans. The DVD cover uses the famous David Byrd logo from the original Broadway cast and not the photograph cover from the recording. But dont let that fool you, this documentary is worthy of any serious theater lovers collection.

True...this is not "the best" documentary film ever made, although it IS pretty darned good, and part of the criticism may come because most of us who would want to see this would be just as happy with just one long uncut take of the concert on film...but we do have that on CD (thank goodness!). And what a concert it was!!! This is as near a dream cast as one could hope for. Of course there will be be endless quibbling over that opinion, and endless comparisons to the OBC...that's the glory of theatre...many opinions. But the overall arc and energy of this concert is amazing and that cannot be disputed...the CD is a classic... and one of those rare few "I wish I were there" events captured on recording. That said, the documentary does offer delight in the backstage glimpses it gives, especiallly after several (hundred? thousand?) listenings to the CD. For instance...I went into this already worshipping and adoring Barbara Cook (for me there can be no other Sally Durant), but after watching, I was really hooked onto Lee Remick too. And there were lots of discovery moments like that because of the documentary...so it did indeed, bring me someplace that the concert CD alone did not, and for that I truly value this DVD. So, perfect? No. (And franky, what is?) But it is worth watching and re-watching, especially if you are a total Follies junky, or learning to become one. How many other backstage stories can you say that of? For me, darned few...this one's a keeper. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I was really looking forward to my first glimpse of the gamed Japanese hardcore wrestling, especially since this DVD has Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) and Terry Funk on it. Well, I was bitterly dissappointed. First off, if you are an ECW fan, I don't think this will excite you. Other than seeing fireworks go off a few times during a match, these matches are way less exciting than your average ECW match. If you are a WWF fan, you'll find these matches slow, boring, and extremely lacking in actual wrestling (with a few exceptions).

These matches have zero "match psychology". They basically amount to the guys punching and kicking each other until everyone has had a turn in the bed of barbed wire, or the exploding fence or whatever the gimmick is. There are some non-hardcore matches on here, which are also pretty lame, with the exception of the bonus match, featuring TAKA Mitchunoku (who you might know from Kaentai in the WWF). I guess the rule is that you either have exploding barbed wired or wrestling, but not both.

Additionally, the commentating is HORRENDOUS. These guys are terrible, and maybe that contributes the crappy quality of the match (a wrestling match DOES include commentary, folks), but they don't have much to work with.

What really gets me is that there is a special feature focusing on Hayabusa, and it shows very brief clips of him in some great looking matchups. High flying moves and real wrestling. Unfortunately, the match he's in on this DVD is a stupid exploding ring electrified barbed-wire "deathmatch" and he gets punched and kicked a lot and then thrown into said gimmick items.

I give it a 2 instead of a 1 simply because you don't see exploding ring matches a lot, and it was interesting, but not worth the price of the DVD by a long shot.

Jason The Terrible vs. some FMW Mid-Carder
Mid-Carder got some offense but Jason beat ...him and pinned him after a Snowplow variation. 5.5/10 worst match. each match is bloody and more violent as the tape progressed after this match.

Mad Dog vs. Shark
Bloody women's match with blades and fire. Mad Dog makes Shark submit. 7/10

FMW Six Man tag team Street Fight titles
Mike"Gladiator"Awesome,Horace"CPA"Boulder(Hogan)and Hiskatsu Ooya vs. Leather Face and the Headhunters.
Oh my ..., what a match this is. Awesome showing his toughness by beating ...them with one bad knee. Leather Face pins Horace after a bloody encounter. 8.5/10

Barbwire and Glass Death Match.
W*ng Kanemura vs. Cactus Jack
Awesome. Both these guys unrelenting and I loved each and every minute of it. Cactus Jack pins Kanemura. 8.5/10

Barbwire ropes Death match
Combat Toyota vs. Megumi Kudo
This was without a shadow of a doubt, the most violent womans match I have ever seen. Combat Toyota's final match and they did not dissapiont. Shows how tough both of them are. 9/10

Tag Team Exploding barbwire match
Terry Funk and Mr. POGO vs. Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka
The most brutal match I have ever seen. POGO and Funk win after a Double Piledriver on Hayabusa. After they use POGO's sickle to literary rip Hayabusa's match off. This makes HIAC'98 (KOTR)and ECW look like a walk in the park. 9.5/10

This is not for anybody who thinks ECW is too brutal for tv. This takes extreme to the extreme. I liked it a lot.

Man, the main event is AWESOME and Brutal. This is the real BLOODSHED Hardcore Wrestling should always be like. Wrestlers are risking them selves for HONOR and FAME and Who's the man, that's the question you'll find in this DVD. IT'S GONNA TAKE BLOOD. SWEAT. AND MORE BLOOD TO BE THE KING OF THE DEATH MATCH. Here are the matches and ratings of each match:

Match 1: Nanjyo vs. Jason the Terrible (Poor)
It's the introduction match which mostly be average or below average. (*)

Match 2: Mad Dog Nagayo vs. Shark Tsuchiya (Good)
Well, it's a tough girls match that hell breaks loose. Knives, Kerosine, and chains are all fair game so stand clear...

Match 3: Horrace "CPA" Boulder, Mike "GLADIATOR" Awesome, and Ooya vs Super Leather and the Head Hunter Twins (Good)
NO COMMENTS...

Match 4: Cactus Jack vs. Kanemura (Excellent)
BARBED WIRE, BROKEN GLASS, NO RULES APPLY DEATH MATCH. BANG! BANG! As everyone know Cactus in ECW, He's a 100% HARDCORE SON OF a GUN that loves pain and BLOOD...

Match 5: Combat "Mother in Law" Toyoda vs. Megumi Kudo (Excellent Ending)
It's Combat "Mother in Law" Toyoda's final match in the FMW and she is pitted against onetime partner Megumi Kudo. Watch out! The ring is surrounded with electric barbed wire--so, ground yourself because the sparks are gonna fly. It's very SAD ending, sometimes you have to cry...
Electric barbed wire in the ring and on the floor, knives, Fire, Gasoline,and what ever it should take to win this match...

HIGHLY RECOMENDED for All HARDCORE Fans of FMW and ECW... THIS IS WRESTLING AT ITS HARDEST!
FMW DVD is beyond WWF(Entertainment wrestling) and WCW(Entertainment). This is HARCORE, VIOLENCE, AND CHAOS.

I think it's more harsh than ECW DVD's but at least ECW and FMW are MUCH better than WWF and WCW. It's Worth your $money$, beleive me, especially the Main Event. GO FOR IT.

This is undeniably the worst stand up performance ever.Martin Lawrence is a decent actor.Big Momma's House is hilarious.But in stand up,he can't joke his way out of a paper bag.Almost every other word is a swear word.I don't mind swearing,but it can get old fast.Also,the topics discussed in this DVD are the same topics every black comedian has talked about:race,drugs,and sex.When Richard Pryor and Chris Rock do this,it can be funny.When Martin and other certain comedians do it,it is not funny.His routine on racism is the most racist routine of all time.His impression of a white man is really annoying.If you want to hear a good impression of a white man,check out Dave Chappelle's "Killin' Them Softly."He is hilarious.Steer clear of this and Runteldat".

I saw this at my man's when I went home from college for the weekend, and he wouldn't let me borrow it b/c he has to show everyone who stops by this DVD. Well, I don't blame him b/c I laughed so hard. I haven't laughed this much through a comedy ever. I reccomend this DVD to anyone who loves comedy b/c Martin is sooo funny!!! I just had to own it myself

Ah what can I say, not only do you know Martin is funny but look at the credits, he is also executive producer. Timothy Mark, David Knoller and Michael Hubbard made a wise choice to producers for this. Director Thomas Schlamme also made a wise choice by being involved with this. This video is so funny it's unbealivable...Oh man this is great buy it, buy the dvd what evr, just believe me and buy it.

If your looking for good Anime with lots of action and great fight scenes, DON'T LOOK HERE. The few, exuse me, TWO fight scenes this movie has are lame. You'd find more action in a Pokemon movie.

I like my Anime filled with lots of action, some blood, and good story telling. "fun filled anime, with lots of comedy"; Don't believe the hype. I wouldn't punish my family by making them sit through this ....

As it stated above, Ayane's High Kick is one of my favorite movies. It was an impulse buy, and the first time I watched it I was disapointed. Well, then I saw it again, and I loved it!!(anyone here seen my reveiw of BIG WARS? This happens every time!) It has cute characters and good fights. I'm glad I bought it!

I really really really liked this movie, It was awesome....of course I could be saying this because I am a punk who is really into kickboxing but I thought the movie rocked. I liked the Intro song, "Fight for Yourself," by the Street Beats. If anyone knows how I can get the soundtrack or a cd by "The StreetBeats," email me at bruun@bellsouth.net Thanx, SpAk.....out

Although the humor is spotty, there are many laugh out loud sequences. (I count the Prince sequence as one of my absolute favorites.) Do not judge this by the HBO special, or even the VHS. The DVD includes so much more priceless airtime. Stay tuned after the credits to learn why you must buy his next musical album, then stay for the next two encores to find why he is the people's comedian!

Be warned....this concert has a LOT of vulgarity. If you can get past that, the show is hilarious. Jamie Foxx is a gifted impressionist (Prince, Al Pacino, Mike Tyson, Bill Clinton) and physical comedian (Michael Jackson's declining moonwalking ability, a giraffe loping away from a lion, himself having a conversation with Al Pacino). There are several funny routines, including a post-9/11 riff on anxiety, an encounter with Prince, Foxx's trip to Africa for "Ali." Perhaps the funniest material of all, though, is the stuff not shown on the HBO special. There are two very funny musical encores where Foxx plays piano/organ and sings--and he's surprisingly very good. I enjoyed this far more than I expected to.

Impossible not to laught literraly, Jamie foxx is the funniest ever no contest if you want to see pure funny buy this dvd buy it now don't wait just run to the store and tell them u want jamie foxx and you want him now then go buy it again and again until you run out of money then go get a job save all your money and continue to purchase this dvd until you own so may copies that you need to buy it just one more time just for jamie then you'll be happy jamie will be happy we'll all be happy just so you know this dvd could just be the best dvd ever made and if you don't beleive me just watch it for yourself and you'll find out.