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The Love Bug (Special Edition)
Released in DVD by Walt Disney Home Entertainment (20 May, 2003)
Starring: Dean Jones and Michele Lee
This savvy Disney hit from 1969 made a star of a Volkswagen precisely when the car was becoming more popular than ever. Dean Jones and Michele Lee head the cast in a story about a VW bug with a mind of its own. Disney point man Robert Stevenson, director of The Absent-Minded Professor, Mary Poppins, and lots of other Disney live-action hits, makes the slapstick work perfectly and keeps the laughs coming. Buddy Hackett is very funny in a supporting role. --Tom Keogh
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A real family classic!
One of the best classic Disney movies, now on DVD!!!!!This is one of the best Disney movies of all time. Who doesn't love the idea of a Beetle that comes to life? This movie has quite a few real-life applications, which you'll just have to watch to find out. But, it still is a great story to see in action.
The Love Bug will get you if you don't watch outThis is one of the best of the Disney live action movies from the 60s. I love the part where they drag race against the hippies in the hot rod! Ok, it may be a bit dated, but it's good clean fun for the entire family. The DVD has a nice clean print that looks terrific. Plus, it has tons of extras. If you are a fan of this movie, the DVD is a must buy.
Six Feet Under - The Complete Second Season
Released in DVD by (2002)
In some ways, HBO's Six Feet Under plays kid brother to stellar BMOC The Sopranos: it's spunkier, less refined, chancier, and a bit of a punk. Nevertheless, the show set in the Southern California mortuary Fisher and Sons deserves its place in the pantheon of great television series. The initial season was a showcase for the most original characters, including tight-lipped brother David (Michael C. Hall) coming out of the closet, emotionally trippy mom Ruth (Frances Conroy), and the most complex girlfriend on the face of the planet, Brenda (Rachel Griffiths). Slowly, the major force in season 2 is the unassuming lead, Peter Krause. Part of the long line of good-looking actors who never get respect because they make it look too easy, Krause (Sports Night) finds the perfect blend of optimism with a wonderful, bittersweet anguish as Nate, the prodigal son.
The initial season's happy ending is forgotten as relationships change, the business is still under fire from the evil conglomerate Kroehner, and a lively dream sequence is just around the corner. As with the premier season, creator Alan Ball lets many others direct and write the show, but his stamp is all over it. The eccentricities of the characters are shaped, and not always suddenly. Take daughter Claire (Lauren Ambrose), who sheds her bad boyfriend only to find more complex relationships on her road to discovering her own groove. One person in the mix is Ruth's beatnik sister (Patricia Clarkson, in an Emmy-winning role), a joyous embodiment of thriving--if aging--counter culture. Another new character is Nate's old girlfriend, the granola-loving Lisa (Lili Taylor). With Brenda heading down another destructive course, Nate is at more than one crossroads by season's end. For fans who groove with the wild, serio-comedic world of the Fishers (and let's face it, many didn't), the second season goes down like a fine meal of fusion cuisine. The show shares an unfortunate family trait with its HBO big brother: although both were lavished with multiple Emmy nominations the first two seasons, both took home only token awards. But then there's always next year. --Doug Thomas
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Six Feet Under - Complete Second SeasonThis is my all time favorite show. My bro is too cheap to get HBO and I need this for him for a Christmas gift. Last year's gift was soooooooooooo late because of the release date. Don't make me late with his present again this year!
LIFE IS SHORT, MOVE IT!Where, oh where, could season two be? Oh, where, oh where could it be???
Easy money to be made for HBO - c'mon guys! Demand is there, believe me!
Must. Have. More. Six. Feet. Under.Season 4 is just around the corner, and Season 2 still hasn't made it to DVD? What's going on here?
I'd like to catch up on Seasons 2 & 3 (which I've only seen parts of) before the new season starts!
I'd like to catch up on Seasons 2 & 3 (which I've only seen parts of) before the new season starts!
The Doctor
Released in DVD by Buena Vista Home Vid (24 February, 2004)
Starring: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, and Elizabeth Perkins
William Hurt is perfectly cast as an arrogant surgeon who treats patients like interchangeable cogs in the machinery of his medical practice. Then he is diagnosed with throat cancer and, as the title of the memoir on which it is based tells us, he gets a taste of his own medicine. The subplot involves the solidarity between doctors, which is shattered when the newly conscious physician discovers that one of his partners (Mandy Patinkin) is trying to cover up a case of malpractice. Hurt is solid, as is Wendy Crewson as the doctor who treats him and Elizabeth Perkins as a fellow cancer patient. Interestingly, Hurt's fellow actors Patinkin, Adam Arkin, and Christine Lahti all wound up playing doctors on TV's Chicago Hope. --Marshall Fine
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A Great Movie!I just love this movie. I saw it when it first came out back in the early 90's and just recently saw it again. I cannot believe I went all this time without watching this beautiful movie! I just recently acquired a VHS copy and have now watched it twice in only the last few days. What I like about the movie, first of all, is the fact that what happened in the movie then--with arrogant doctors, paperwork shuffling, etc.-- still applies today. The plot has never grown old. But what I really appreciate about the movie is the variety of issues it includes. It is to my understanding that this movie is required by atleast some medical schools for their curriculum. I do know however, that there are some doctors who apparently have not seen this movie (I know by experience of course) and need a dose of it themselves.
To BAD this is a GREAT movie!This is an excelent film. I can't beleve a movie of this class is not avalable on DVD. What is wrong with the movie studio? For now I will pop my VHS in and enjoy one of the best movies of both the 80's and 90's.
A Triumph!With sensitive performances by William Hurt, Elizabeth Perkins and Christine Lahti, The Doctor is a must see. Masterfully written, the story will touch anyone who has experienced the insensitivity of the medical profession and wished for a doctor who would empathize with the challenges and concerns of a personal health crisis. But there's more. The Doctor will be a film that you see and see again. The tremendous messages about important relationships, life and death will keep you coming back.
My Brother the Pig
Released in DVD by Ardustry Home Entert (13 May, 2003)
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Great film for kidsFor your kids or the kid in you, this film is funny, endearing and warm.
Fun family filmMy daughter taped this off nick last year and she watches it over and over--and it's very funny. My son also loves the nanny in it.
This Pig Went to MexicoMy family saw this at a screening and laughed out loud--and I wasn't bored like in Atlantis. Good video.
Gilmore Girls
Released in DVD by (05 October, 2000)
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It will be on cheap DVD disks.Knowing Warners, it will be made on cheap DVD disks with zero bonus features. Which is okay because it's a terrible show anyway.
Two thumbs upI started watching this show when it first aired and I've been a fan ever since. I enjoy the perspective of another high school student (now college) about life. It has always been very enjoyable to be able to get away from the stress of my life and watch this witty and entertaining show. I recently even got my boyfriend in it. I tried to make him watch the 3rd season with all the drama and he didn't enjoy it, but he loves watching the new season with Rory in college because of the humorous story lines. I fully recommend this show to anyone and everyone!
Gilmore Girls is coming to dvd in 2004For all of who love the witty banter that happens in Stars Hollow, you will be so exiceted. Warner Brothers is going to release the first season on dvd. This show rocks. It reminds me of me and my mother's relationship, and the relationship that i would love to have for my future daughter. It is truly fab.
Father Goose
Released in DVD by Republic Studios (26 March, 2002)
Starring: Cary Grant and Leslie Caron
Cary Grant's penultimate feature before retirement was this cheerful 1964 effort to overturn his career-long image of urbane sophistication. As the unshaven, messy misanthrope Walter Eckland, a World War II-era beach bum who monitors Japanese air activity for the Australian navy in exchange for booze, Grant makes a convincingly hard-bitten, hard-drinking antihero. Until, that is, a pretty French schoolmistress (Leslie Caron) and her seven little charges (all girls) survive a nearby plane crash and invade Eckland's raunchy isolation. Directed by 1960s hit-maker Ralph Nelson (The Lilies of the Field, Charly), Father Goose is a glossy comedy that also does justice to its more suspenseful scenes (a deadly snakebite suffered by Caron's character is especially memorable) and leaves plenty of room for Grant to indulge in some entertaining if atypical screen behavior. All in all, this is a minor treat in the actor's magnificent filmography. --Tom Keogh
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A Charming ComedyFATHER GOOSE is a charming comedy about a decadent American expatriot (Cary Grant) who gets pressed into service as a coastwatcher by the Australian Navy during World War II. Grant is stationed on a lonely South Pacific island until he unwittingly is forced to rescue Leslie Caron and her band of young French refugees who join him at his outpost.Trevor Howard is an Australian Navy Commander who maintains radio contact with Grant.
Much credit goes to Director Ralph Nelson and Peter Stone with his fellow screenwriters. Cary Grant is superb as usual and Leslie Caron is gorgeous.
FATHER GOOSE won an Oscar for Best Original Story and Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Editing and Sound.
Cary Grant Out Of A TuxedoCary Grant stars as an ex-professor who has sought refuge (and isolation) in the South Pacific while World War Two rages around him. He is forced to volunteer as a lookout on a remote island, which instead of being invaded by the Japanese, becomes overrun by seven schoolgirls and their teacher Leslie Caron, survivors of a plane crash. Although charming is usually the word used to describe the typical Cary Grant character, it doesn't work in this film. The gruff and frustrating Grant wants nothing to do with the girls or their stubborn teacher, but it's a small island and they're hard to avoid. Grant and Caron work very well together in this blend of comedy and some action. It's a change of pace for both, and they acquit themselves nicely with a good chemistry and sense of character. Grant also has a number of terrific moments with Trevor Howard, his military contact via the radio. Directed with a light touch by Ralph Nelson, he wisely lets Grant do his thing and let's the script speak for itself. It's good to see Cary Grant out of a tuxedo for a change, and it's great to see a comedy that comes from character and situation, rather than put-down one-liners.
Excellent!I'm not sure of anyone I've ever known, or of any personality type who was not or would not be entertained by this movie.
Witchblade
Released in DVD by (12 June, 2001)
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Complete waste of timeOne of the worst TV movies of the past few years. i don't know what's worst: to see yet another bad Matrix rip-off without the slightest trace of creativity or to see a good actress like Yancy Butler embarassed by the bad script and direction.
Witchblade on DVDWhen they release witchblade on DVD, the sales will be astounding. I have at least 100 military friends who also have at least 20-30 friends who said they would buy witchblade on DVD. I can't believe they haven't got the Witchblade series on DVD. I purchased all TV episodes and watch them at my leisure over and over again and then greatly anticipate the next season to purchase. Hopefully soon, they'll get the TV series Witchblade on DVD and again the episodes on TV. I would watch both. Come on people, get off your duff and see there are millions who love Witchblade.
Need More WitchbladeThis was a dramatic thought-provoking ORIGINAL series that had so much potential. It was refreshing to see a series that had depth instead of some of the raunchy reality shows on TV today and to see a positive femaile role-model who is able to take care of herself. There is a pettion with approx. 15,500 signatures that are still hoping to find this series a new network for a third season. If that doesn't happen it would still be great to have the rerun. I would love to see the entire series on DVD. I just wish TPTB would release it so that the fans that were left hanging still have a part of Witchblade.
Cardcaptor Sakura - Friends Forever (Vol. 3)
Released in DVD by Pioneer Video (08 May, 2001)
As 10-year-old Sakura Kinomoto's abilities as a Cardcaptor increase, her life grows more complicated. When she meets Sonomi, the mother of her best friend Tomoyo and the president of a major toy company, she discovers Sonomi is a cousin of her mother, Nadeshiko. Sonomi looked after the lovely, klutzy Nadeshiko when they were growing up and still resents Sakura's father for marrying her closest friend. But also she's mature enough to recognize that Professor Kinomoto made Nadeshiko very happy during her brief life. Sakura is enchanted to learn about her mother, who died when she was only 3. Kero, Sakura's irrepressible familiar, provides a comic counterpoint to serious feelings in these episodes, playing video games and demanding his share of any snack. Shaoran Li, the rude new boy from Hong Kong, continues to compete with Sakura as magical Clow Cards appear and have to be subdued. Matters take a turn for the worse when Li develops a sort of crush on Yuki, the high school student Sakura adores. No American cartoon studio would tackle this story line, fearing accusations of promoting homosexuality from conservative watchdogs. Li's attraction to Yuki isn't sexual, but the normal feelings of a lonely 10-year-old in need of a big brother/role model, and the emotional honesty only adds to the charm of Cardcaptor Sakura. Rated 13 and up, but story line aside, appropriate for a younger audience. The series is available in an edited format entitled Cardcaptors that aired on the Cartoon Network. --Charles Solomon
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Sweet? You betcha!Just like the two DVDs before it, FRIENDS FOREVER is a wonderful set of episodes. Sakura is just as adorable as ever and we start to see even more of the relationships - Li, for example, along with his interactions with everyone else. After all, he didn't join us until the last episode of the second DVD.
On this DVD, Sakura is faced with challenges such as saving the life of her friend while trying to capture the card controlling her and battling a card that turns back time! There are also two adorably sweet episodes that address the relationship between Tomoyo's mother and Sakura's mother and Sakura gets to learn more about the mother she never knew. No shortage of moments to 'Awww' over on this DVD!
Also, as a nifty bonus, there's an art gallery in the extras. Included are about 25 pictures of Sakura and her friends - concept drawings showing different poses and facial expressions, along with the occasional battle costume. It's not a whole lot but it's cute to flip through once or twice. Like the rest of my Sakura DVDs though, I buy for the show, not the extras.
I was just as thrilled to see this one as I was the previous two - Sakura is still just as darling as ever. The artwork is gorgeous, the voice acting wonderful, and you'll find yourself laughing and smiling in no time.
I'd rate this a million stars if I could!Now here's some great animation! It's nothing like the stupid dub Cardcaptors, it's over a million times better! It's so sweet and cute, and also funny! Buy the subtitled version instead of the dub. To all those people who buy the dub, you don't know what you're missing!
Great video!Buy this one instead of the English version. This one is so much better!
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Released in DVD by Mgm/Ua Studios (06 May, 2003)
Starring: Steve Martin and Michael Caine
Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) is a crass, loud American. Laurence Jameson (Michael Caine) is a suave, urbane European. Their common ground is that they both are confidence men, and they meet in a train compartment as Benson is scamming his way across Europe, taking advantage of women's generosity. The two are forced into a rivalry, which culminates in a wager to see who can be the first to bilk $50,000 out of American heiress Janet Colgate (Glenne Headly). Their game of one-upmanship is, of course, brought to ridiculous heights as things progress. Written by Paul Henning (the mind behind such TV shows as Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an uneven but funny mix of Martin's physical comedy and Caine's oily charms. Martin's first role as cohort is to assume the persona of Ruprecht, the "special" younger brother intended to scare off potential brides. As Ruprecht, he comes off as a cross between The Andy Griffith Show's Ernest T. Bass and Jerry Lewis; hilarious as it is, it doesn't quite fit with the rest of the film. Once the wager is on, though, Martin slips into his overly earnest mode as an American military man suffering from hysterical paralysis, with Caine as a psychologist who takes on his case. All in all, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (a loose remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story with David Niven and Marlon Brando) is a droll, intelligent comedy, short on knee slappers but long on comic situations and characterizations. --Jerry Renshaw
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Classic farceMartin and Caine re-writing the book on comedic duos, set in the lush French Riviera. Slows down a bit towards the end, but delivers the punch right when we need it, a feel good movie to the max.
FUN FUN FUNCaine's class is as if Niven was still with us... and Martin functions at his best when in contrast with it.
I am against revealing the plot but as comedy goes there do not come any better then this.
ENJOY (at least once every two years...).
I am against revealing the plot but as comedy goes there do not come any better then this.
ENJOY (at least once every two years...).
Sophisticated Comedy Doesn't Get Any Better Than ThisThis is one of the best comedy films of the past 50 years -- intelligent, intriguing, classy and, above all, hilarious. It stands up well to repeat viewings, doesn't gain any staleness at all, and the handful of bust-out-laughing instances are so good that you still laugh out loud even if you've seen them five times. Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headley gave absolutely superlative performances, and I hope they all had a lot of fun making this film.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (21 July, 1998)
Starring: Steve Martin and Michael Caine
Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) is a crass, loud American. Laurence Jameson (Michael Caine) is a suave, urbane European. Their common ground is that they both are confidence men, and they meet in a train compartment as Benson is scamming his way across Europe, taking advantage of women's generosity. The two are forced into a rivalry, which culminates in a wager to see who can be the first to bilk $50,000 out of American heiress Janet Colgate (Glenne Headly). Their game of one-upmanship is, of course, brought to ridiculous heights as things progress. Written by Paul Henning (the mind behind such TV shows as Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an uneven but funny mix of Martin's physical comedy and Caine's oily charms. Martin's first role as cohort is to assume the persona of Ruprecht, the "special" younger brother intended to scare off potential brides. As Ruprecht, he comes off as a cross between The Andy Griffith Show's Ernest T. Bass and Jerry Lewis; hilarious as it is, it doesn't quite fit with the rest of the film. Once the wager is on, though, Martin slips into his overly earnest mode as an American military man suffering from hysterical paralysis, with Caine as a psychologist who takes on his case. All in all, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (a loose remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story with David Niven and Marlon Brando) is a droll, intelligent comedy, short on knee slappers but long on comic situations and characterizations. --Jerry Renshaw
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Classic farceMartin and Caine re-writing the book on comedic duos, set in the lush French Riviera. Slows down a bit towards the end, but delivers the punch right when we need it, a feel good movie to the max.
FUN FUN FUNCaine's class is as if Niven was still with us... and Martin functions at his best when in contrast with it.
I am against revealing the plot but as comedy goes there do not come any better then this.
ENJOY (at least once every two years...).
I am against revealing the plot but as comedy goes there do not come any better then this.
ENJOY (at least once every two years...).
Sophisticated Comedy Doesn't Get Any Better Than ThisThis is one of the best comedy films of the past 50 years -- intelligent, intriguing, classy and, above all, hilarious. It stands up well to repeat viewings, doesn't gain any staleness at all, and the handful of bust-out-laughing instances are so good that you still laugh out loud even if you've seen them five times. Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headley gave absolutely superlative performances, and I hope they all had a lot of fun making this film.
This is a fantastic movie, and a real family classic! I loved this movie as a kid, and couldn't wait to introduce my children to it. As expected, they loved it, especially the scenes where Herbie seemed to swallow Thorndyke and when he "oiled" on his leg! The DVD set is excellent, containing a nice Disney cartoon short, and lots of other neat extras. My family and I all love this DVD set, and highly recommend it to you!