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Excellent, Excellent DVD. What a treat. Great piece of music. Loved listening to it in 69. Love it now. I like Deep Purple. I like their sound. This doesn't sound like Deep Purple per say. If you remember they sounded a different couple of ways. This was yet slightly different than those because they are performing this piece. Great musicians. Very satisfying piece of music. Oh yea this is the Ritchie Blackmore version. You know the real Deep Purple guitarist. Great picture and sound quality. Jon Lord's commentary on the menu thing option is very entertaining

Después de escuchar por muchos años la grabación de este concierto en los ya descontinuados discos de vinilo, es un verdadero gusto ver a la banda en sus primeros años y al mismo tiempo escucharla con un sonido extraordinariamente mejorado.
Asimismo, son muy recomendables las escenas de los ensayos previos al concierto. Solo tiene un detalle; una pequeña parte del primer movimiento parece no haberse grabado.
Para todos los seguidores de "Deep Purple", éste debe ser un DVD de colección.

First off, if you're not into freestyle snowboarding, stop reading. On the other hand, if you think some guy doing a CAB360 over a road is pretty cool, this is your cup of adrenaline.

From Todd Richards to Mickey LeBlanc, everyone in this video spents very little time on the snow and a lot of time in the air or on a rail (or two). We're not talking simple trick like straight air with a grab; think Rodeo, CAB, BS720, 50/50 on a tree branch, handrails, etc. Guys go BIG with a capital B, I, and G. This is not really a snowboard video as much as it is a stunt video involving snowboards. Jackie Chan would pay to see stuff like this.

And lastly, a good trick needs a good film crew to capture it. And Whitey is one of the best at doing that. Bottom line, Destroyer will fill up the hungriest freestyle enthusiast.

This DVD is nasty with so many great snowboarders like mikey leblanc, gigi ruf, and chad ottestrom. This DVD also has the previous kingpin productions movie "The Revival" It pretty much the same snowboarders as "Destroyer" and just as much action. Buy this DVD if you enjoy watching some sick snowboarding.

For those of you who know Franco for his late 60's/early 70's amateurish horrotica/eurosleaze flicks, this will come as one big surprise.
The cinematography on "Le Diabolique Docteur Z" is as lavish and gorgeous as if it had been directed by one Mario Bava (and god knows how much I admire the director of "Whip & The Body"). The casting is good, especially the creepy Howard Vernon, the script is OK, the dialogs sometimes quite amusing (especially Franco's own character) but most of all the lightning, photography and direction are simply breathtaking.
Although I find some of Franco's later films thoroughly enjoyable (especially the splendidly surreal and jazzy "Venus In Furs" - among the best experimental erotic films of all time, screams for a DVD reissue! - more than the overrated "Vampyros Lesbos"), I can't help but regret that he didn't put as much love and care in his later projects - and some of them looked promising on paper - and especially that he didn't cast the spanish goddess Soledad Miranda in a similarly crafted film. "Diabolical Doctor Z" could very well be Franco's ultimate masterpiece, along with the aforementioned "Venus In Furs" and closely followed by the charmingly eerie "Awful Dr Orloff". I say "could" because I have "only" seen about 30 of his 180 odd entries and I am always ready to see some burried gem resurface some gloomy friday evening at the cinemathèque of Paris (I keep my fingers crossed...)
About this DVD reissue... The image and soundtrack (especially important in a Franco film as the score is as always simply beautiful) are crisp and the overall impression is that the guys at Mondo Macabro have done their job quite seriously. The bonus documentary is interesting but quite out of place on this DVD as most of the people interviewed keep on insisting on Franco's amateurish approach to making films which is nowhere apparent on the painstakingly-crafted "Dr Z". I also regret the lack of exerpts from the various films mentioned - I suppose they couldn't get the rights - as most of them are not available on DVD. But don't let that put you off - after all, you don't buy a DVD for its extra features, do you? - Dr Z is a masterpiece!

Definitely the greatest of Franco's earliest films and one that set his themes and obsessions for his entire career. Fantastic cinematography and great visuals all add up to an essential Euro sex horror movie. Miss death's spider stage show is one of the great scenes of the genre.
Watching this movie it's obvious why even Orson Welles chose Franco for a sidekick!
The DVD looks great, and comes with the subtitled french track as well as the US dub audio. For me, a movie as important, and a lot wilder, than Eyes Without a Face, for setting the tone for Euro-horror over the next 30 years!

If you don't pee in your pants laughing with this one, you need a humor transplant! The Spaniards have finally come up with a movie true to their carefree, natural, witty nature. This movie would be second only to "Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown." I recommend it for those days when you just need a little comic relief in your life!

This film is about a robbery done by the most unlikely group of robbers, with Maribel Verdu (Y Tu mama tambien)
I strongly recommend this film.

Simply put, .... this is a great DVD.
It's a beautiful concert, recorded magnificently, both visually and audibly.
This is Englebert with a full and stunning orchestra. It's a wonderful concert with many many songs of differing styles and rhythms. But mainly he falls on the ballads that we all love to hear. His voice is in fine form, he has some nicely placed dancers to enhance certain moods and the orchestration is rich and mature.
This is just lovely.
Then to cap things off, there is a one on one walk through his house and garden. We listen in on an interview with him at his home, as if we are in the room with Englebert. It's a great DVD one that I am sure any romantic will enjoy.

What an entertainer! By far, the best I have ever seen. Engelbert not only delivers his outstanding signature of song, but his excellence in showmanship. Delightful, humorous and romantic all in his "total package" delivery. A must for everyone....even if you are not a fan. I guarantee you will be after seeing this.

I just saw Christina on tour with Justin Timberlake in San Antonio and it was AMAZING! I quickly rushed to buy this dvd and its so cool! Christina is very talented and I LOVE THIS DVD!it has beautiful and fighter and other stuff its great!

This DVD contain the Best video I ever seen in all my life. Floria Sigismondi (who has directed some arilyn manson videos) did a great work puttin Christina Aguilera in a new style and never seen before!with a video called 'Fighter'. The DVD is amazing 'cause it also have the 'Beautiful' video. Without a doubt This DVD will stay forever in the mind of the fans of the creativity and the Christina Aguilera fans.

Because there is the original audio on that DVD, I'd definitely recommend it. However, only one girlfight in it.

I just got this dvd last night and popped it in. I really liked it. Unlike fighting mad this video doesn't have music playing over the fights. You can hear every blow being struck. The quality of most of the video is quite good. A definite must for your collection.

In the sequel to "Benji", kidnappers target someone else - Benji! As Benji tries furiously to get back to his family, and escape from his kidnappers, there some really great scenes. My personal favorite is where Benji grabbs a string of hot dogs and takes off down the street! This isn't as good as Benji, but it is worth watching anyway.

The film FOR THE LOVE OF BENJI should be added to all family video collections. It picks up where the previous movie leaves off. The family goes on vacation and brings their beloved mutt Benji with them to a foreign land. Benji once again faces adversaries but manages to make new friends along the way. This movie is about a dog with a heart of gold. If you enjoyed the movie BABE, you will surely enjoy watching Benji's adventure unfold in this film.

I got hooked on the World Famous Pontani Sisters after seeing them perform at the Slipper Room, and now I can learn how to dance like them! (Just gotta get one of those costumes!!!) My friends and I laugh all the way through this workout, and the Q&As with the sisters is really cool. Who knows, I might even get in shape!

this dvd is awesome, the pontani sisters are super cool- not like normal work out people. They are super cute and have the greatest outfits ever! I wanna be one! The dance you learn is totally cool and my friends and I all know it and do it together!
The extra's on the dvd are really funny!
I love it!

GTO is a hilarious series centered around a young teacher who attempts to turn around a nightmare class at a middle school. I hate giving away too much in reviews because that could spoil the story for some of you, but this series in a way reminded me of a tamed series of Goldenboy. It's jam packed with comedy, has some good drama, and you must try a few episodes before judging this anime. 5 stars all the way.

It may not quite hang with its bigger, badder, shoot-em-up, slash-em-to-pieces, giant robot anime bretheren, but when it's all said and done, Great Teacher Onizuka may end up being the most addictive anime series ever.

The plot is simple enough: Eikichi Onizuka, a former bike gang member, college karate champ, 22 years old and a bachelor, has taken it upon himself to be the world's greatest teacher. with little or no qualifications, he somehow gets accepted into a prestigious school, is assigned the worst class of delinquents ever, and proceeds to work on taming the adolescent beasts.

Simple plot, complex protagonist. Onizuka is the definition of "man-child," the battle with the man and the child within him always in conflict. This is key as the series plays up the ongoing battle between the students and adults, be it teachers, administrators, parents or politicians. Onizuka is into videogames, internet porn, costumes, launching bottle rockets and ogling schoolgirls. At the same time he has a better sensitivity toward the real causes of the students problems, be it parental conflict, bad past experiences with teachers, money or bullying. Then again, he likes to deal with his problems in the most unorthodox methods, i.e. beating up students.

Just like standard fighting animes, Onizuka has to deal with various opponent-students during the course of the series. Bully Aizawa Miyabi, teacher-humiliator Urumi Kanzaki, super-smart Kikuchi, and fierce Kunio Murai, as well as the various teachers and administrators, particularly vice-principal Uchiyamada.

The art is on a par with Dragonball Z, and watching this series in Japanese is *necessary*! Not only are their numerous word jokes (that a student is suffering a trauma, pronounced "tora-uma" evokes an image of a giant tiger-horse animal in Onizuka's mind), or that the English teacher struggles with and forces English, the story has pretty significant differences from the English to the Japanese version. The Japanese vocal cast is far superior, and the vocal intonations better match the facial expressions; the storyline and what they say are far more risque and naughtier than the English dub as well.

This is an odd DVD collection to stop at Vol. 7. The series is a 43-episode set, so at a clip of four to five episodes a disc, there should only be about three to four volumes upcoming, max. Also, Vol. 7 ends on the biggest cliffhanger in the series yet (Onizuka always faces the threat of losing his job each time, but this one is huge), and Volumes 8 and 9 provide the closure to that series as well as the start of a different phase.

However, you'll get the all important first volume, where Onizuka's teaching tactics first develop, before joining Holy Forest Academy. There's also Vol. 4, "The Test," which is by far the best of the series, involving numerous storylines, and introducing Urumi Kanzaki. That Vol. 4 was so good probably explains why Vol. 5 feels like it drags along, and makes it the weakest one of the series.

The extras are nothing more than character sketches, previews, montages, and an interview with the creator in Japanese.

A great series that makes commentary on a real life societal situation in Japan, with the paranoia of students toward adults, that is much more accentuated than here in the states. Also recommended are the Live Action GTO TV Drama Series (for which the final episode was the most watched ever in Japan) which follows the anime and manga storylines loosely (characters are made into composites, and Onizuka is more real-lifey), as well as the GTO live action movie that takes place after the live action series.

Highly recommended series, but waiting for the US releases to complete and to arrive in boxed-set form would be better.