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Blue Crush (Surfing Documentary)
Released in DVD by Ventura Distribution (14 January, 2003)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Director: Aaron Fishman
Not to be confused with the 2002 feature film of the same title, Blue Crush is billed as the original all-girl surfer's movie, and it's guaranteed to please devotees of the sport. It's a mixed blessing, however, because it assumes familiarity with the sport and its superstars, dispensing with any educational or historical detail that would appeal to neophytes. After all, how can this film be dedicated to Rell Sunn (the pioneer of female competitive surfing, who died in of breast cancer in 1998 at age 47) and fail to explore her illustrious career? This haphazard approach extends to profiles of the young women who regard Sunn as their hero; we learn little of their backgrounds and how they rose to prominence on the waves. Blue Crush works best as a globetrotting, music-video tour of surfdom's prime locations (Samoa, Hawaii, the Gold Coast, South Africa) hosted by the sport's most prominent competitors, including several (Rochelle Ballard, Megan Abubo, Sanoe Lake, Keala Kennelly, Kate Skarratt) who appeared in Universal's popular feature. It's a lot of fun, especially if you "hang ten" on a regular basis. --Jeff Shannon
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Spelling error...
Just wanted to say, its Keala Kennely... not Kennedy. Shame. Great movie however.

Joan the Woman
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (24 April, 2001)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
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The greatest Joan of Arc of the screen
Well, though having watched Milla Jovovich as the new "Joan of Arc" in Luc Besson`s film a few weeks ago (although it is very good) no other treatment of the story comes as close as this 1916 masterpiece, which stands up as one of the first true epics in cinema history. You may wonder about the melodramatic storyline and the propaganda input into the movie when glorifying Joan of Arc as the saviour of France even 600 years later from the German enemy, but these scenes are more than made up by the typical DeMille treatment, involving grand scale battle scenes, beautiful sets for the time, a great performance by opera diva Geraldine Farrar (very holy) and a rousing organ score which will certainly haunt you even after seeing the movie. A movie that certainly rivaled "Intolerance" for the title of the greatest movie in the 1910`s. And a scene you certainly won`t forget is the moving climax when Joan is burned as a saint ... shot in an unbelievable beautiful done hand-colored scene that shows everyone the almost magical power of the silent screen. Certainly one of Cecil DeMille`s best films, even in this early stage of his career.

My Best Girl
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (26 October, 1999)
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director: Sam Taylor
In My Best Girl, Mary Pickford demonstrates the winsome charm that won her the title "America's Sweetheart." She plays Maggie Johnson, a sensible stockroom girl at Merrill's, a five-and-ten-cent store. This is the heyday of the big five-and-dimes and Robert Merrill (Hobart Bosworth), the store's wealthy owner, is clearly a stand-in for F.W. Woolworth. The opening shot of Maggie displays Pickford's prodigious gift for physical comedy. She stumbles onto the selling floor laden with pots and pans, kicking them out of her way and wearing them like shoes. Then, when a salesgirl takes a break, Maggie is given the chance to be a salesgirl herself for a fateful few moments.

Maggie's first and only customer is the owner's son, Joe Merrill, (fresh-faced and sunny Charles "Buddy" Rogers). Maggie has no clue of the young man's pedigree, as he is slumming as "Joe Grant." His father has insisted that he work his way up as a humble store clerk without benefit of his famous name. The chemistry between Joe and Maggie is instantly apparent. Maggie takes him down to the stockroom, where he's helpless with the simplest tasks. "You know, you're awfully dumb," she tells him. But thanks to her patient training, he's eventually promoted to the position of her boss. (It's an appealing role reversal of the principals in the "Pygmalion"/"My Fair Lady" tale.) In the meantime, of course, they fall in love.

The moment when Maggie realizes Joe's true identity is stunning. She runs back to her humble family on "Goat Hill": fumbling father, (Lucien Littlefield), lachrymose mother (Sunshine Hart), and reprobate sister (Carmelita Geraghty). Is Maggie and Joe's love affair doomed? Or will they sail away to paradise together? Only those who see My Best Girl can learn the answers to these burning questions. --Laura Mirsky

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Sweet and Important
This movie is interesting to watch because ten years after it was made, Buddy Rogers and Mary Pickford were married. It is also a wonder that Mary was around the top of the hill when she made this and yet she still looked so young and beautiful. Emotions soar out of this film that are felt in movies of today. One never notices that it is silent; it simply isn't an issue.
One of my favorite scenes is when Mary deliberatly pushes her belongings off of the car she is riding on so that she can see Buddy for just a little longer.

The Most Charming Silent I've seen Yet!
I'm just sobbing like a baby!

My husband just surprised me for my birthday with 'My Best Girl'. I have been building my silent movie collection for almost 2 years, and not one actress has ever moved me so much as Mary Pickford!

I adore her in every film I've seen thus far, and all the others are DEFINITELY worth buying--bad prints or no, but this...this film is now my favorite Pickford film and in my Top 10 for all silents.

I am not a sappy girl, nor do I fall for romance-type films, but 'My Best Girl' is SO winsome, and SO charming! Please go off and read at least one Pickford biography and then rewatch 'My Best Girl'. I was so skeptical, b/c I'm not a big girly movie fan, but this is one you HAVE to own if you love Pickford! Her leading man in the film is Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, the man she married 10 years after this film was made. At the time, her idyllic marriage to Douglas Fairbanks was just beginning to falter. They divorced in 1935, and two years later, she became Mrs. Buddy Rogers. Buddy is so smitten (in a tastefully restrained way) in every scene, in real life, and it's so lovely to watch him falling nutty-head-over-heels for Mary. It's anyone's guess if Mary felt the same--a tribute to her gifts as an actress--but it was pure bliss trying to guess if she had been!

Funny, smart and BEAUTIFULLY shot (if you've seen a lot of silents, you can tell that this one was made toward the end of the era. You're in for SUCH a treat--the shots are nothing like any in other silents of the same age.) I laughed out loud, and shed big ol' 'I'm not a girly movie fan' tears!

Treat yourself, and buy the Milestone copy. An excellent, clean print, with wonderful sharpness and great picture quality. The few and far between muddy spots go away SO quickly. And the score is so thoughtful, and complements the action and the period impeccably. Buy it up, and send a message to the Pickford Foundation that we want more of these DVDs QUICK!

There are a few home movies & newsreel clips from the Pickford Foundation collection included on the MILESTONE DVD, and watching them just tickled me to no end. All of them were private reels of Mary and Buddy at their wedding, their honeymoon, and later. Again, being not a terribly romantic girl, I sure surprised the heck outta myself by sobbing out loud after reading that "Buddy was always fond of saying that he'd married his 'best girl.'"

A sap I was not, until now!

Great Classic
Very funny movie. The story line was great... it was so cute. I would recommend this movie to anyone, young and old!

The Nun's Story
Released in DVD by (18 July, 1959)
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Director: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Audrey Hepburn and Peter Finch
Fred Zinnemann's epic drama is a splendid showcase for Audrey Hepburn, who stars as the young nun Sister Luke, who is deeply spiritual yet conflicted about whether or not she can conform to convent life. Though the film is a mesmerizing--and quite leisurely--two and a half hours, its plot is fairly simple--young Gabrielle (Hepburn) enters the convent pledging her life to God, learns the disciplines associated with the life, receives her dream assignment of going to the Congo as a missionary nurse, and once there, is forced to face whether she is meant for the rigorous life of poverty, chastity, and most difficult of all, obedience. The film does a marvelous job of portraying the challenges of cloistered life without being either off-putting or overly romantic. And Hepburn, sometimes with only her eyes, communicates all the drive, faith, and conflict of a young woman so torn. --Anne Hurley
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Dreadful
I wish I had known the film was about the triumph of selfishness and pride before purchasing it. I found the film carried a strong anti-Catholic message in justifying the nun's abandonment of her solemn vows, rather than seeing her departure as her personal failure.

The Disobedient Nun's Story
It is quite an entertaining for a secular viewers but rather a very disturbing thing to the soul of those who understand what it means for taking vow of obedience in the religious order. To me, the movie is about an ambitious nurse who takes advantage of the religious life for her own fame. There is no spiritual inpriration or any benefit for any good catholic viewer who may know what a real value of a consecrated person should be.

Lets ride
This movie holds a special place in all our hearts. It's just a great story. Audrey pulls off this difficult roll with ease. Just another movie to prove she is one of the greatest acteress of all time. It was cool

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Remember the Titans (Full Screen Edition)
Released in DVD by Disney Studios (14 January, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Boaz Yakin
Starring: Denzel Washington
With only one major star (Denzel Washington), an appealing cast of fresh unknowns, and a winning emphasis of substance over self-indulgent style, Boaz Yakin's Remember the Titans is, like Rudy before it, a football movie that will be fondly remembered by anyone who sees it.

Set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, the fact-based story begins with the integration of black and white students at T. C. Williams High School. This effort to improve race relations is most keenly felt on the school's football team, the Titans, and bigoted tempers flare when a black head coach (Washington) is appointed and his victorious predecessor (Will Patton) reluctantly stays on as his assistant. It's affirmative action at its most potentially volatile, complicated by the mandate that the coach will be fired if he loses a single game in the Titans' 13-game season. The players represent a hotbed of racial tension, but as the team struggles toward unity and gridiron glory, Remember the Titans builds on several subplots and character dynamics to become an inspirational drama of Rocky-like proportions.

Yakin--whose debut, Fresh, was one of the best independent films of the 1990s--understands the value of connecting small scenes to form a rich climactic payoff. Likewise, Washington provides a solid dramatic foundation (his coach is obsessively harsh, but for all the right reasons) while giving his younger co-stars ample time in the spotlight. The result is a film that achieves what it celebrates: an enriching sense of unity that's unquestionably genuine. (Ages 9 and older) --Jeff Shannon

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Aren't there any teenagers that can portray teenagers?
I liked the message of this movie alot but was amazed that they had so many 30something year old guys playing highschoolers... Aren't there any teenage actors that could play teenagers? Therefore I couldn't ever believe the acting... Please Disney! There are some fine youthful actors out there!

I don't even like football and I Remember the Titans
This is a phenomenal film. It truly is. Denzel delivers as does every other member of this huge, amazing cast. The boys on the football team--reviewers have complained about their age... It takes maturity to convey what needed to come across here. Perhaps, no, there weren't ample teenage boys to fill the roles. No matter. They seemed young and they did well. EXCELLENT, inspiring film. SEE IT>

best movie of all times
Although im not a football fanatic, this movie is the best one ive ever seen. before i got to go see it for the first time when i was a freshman in high school, i thought it was gonna be another dumb disney movie that would be underrated. after watching it, it became the best movie of all, in my eyes.

story takes place during the early 70s in alexandria, virgina. schools are becoming integraded, T C williams high school. football team players was both black in white. in the beginning, they were against each other. but then they come together and so does the city. this film will touch ur heart and stir up ur emotions. not a minute of that movie goes on that i dont get goosebumps. i recommend this movie to everyone, even if they hat football with a passion. this will also make u realize how bad the turmoil with race was back then and how tehy manged to over come it. whoever give this movie below a 4-star, they better think twice and watch it twice. this movie should deserve a 10-star if it ever existed

Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition)
Released in DVD by Disney Studios (20 March, 2001)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Boaz Yakin
Starring: Denzel Washington
With only one major star (Denzel Washington), an appealing cast of fresh unknowns, and a winning emphasis of substance over self-indulgent style, Boaz Yakin's Remember the Titans is, like Rudy before it, a football movie that will be fondly remembered by anyone who sees it.

Set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, the fact-based story begins with the integration of black and white students at T. C. Williams High School. This effort to improve race relations is most keenly felt on the school's football team, the Titans, and bigoted tempers flare when a black head coach (Washington) is appointed and his victorious predecessor (Will Patton) reluctantly stays on as his assistant. It's affirmative action at its most potentially volatile, complicated by the mandate that the coach will be fired if he loses a single game in the Titans' 13-game season. The players represent a hotbed of racial tension, but as the team struggles toward unity and gridiron glory, Remember the Titans builds on several subplots and character dynamics to become an inspirational drama of Rocky-like proportions.

Yakin--whose debut, Fresh, was one of the best independent films of the 1990s--understands the value of connecting small scenes to form a rich climactic payoff. Likewise, Washington provides a solid dramatic foundation (his coach is obsessively harsh, but for all the right reasons) while giving his younger co-stars ample time in the spotlight. The result is a film that achieves what it celebrates: an enriching sense of unity that's unquestionably genuine. (Ages 9 and older) --Jeff Shannon

Average review score:

Aren't there any teenagers that can portray teenagers?
I liked the message of this movie alot but was amazed that they had so many 30something year old guys playing highschoolers... Aren't there any teenage actors that could play teenagers? Therefore I couldn't ever believe the acting... Please Disney! There are some fine youthful actors out there!

I don't even like football and I Remember the Titans
This is a phenomenal film. It truly is. Denzel delivers as does every other member of this huge, amazing cast. The boys on the football team--reviewers have complained about their age... It takes maturity to convey what needed to come across here. Perhaps, no, there weren't ample teenage boys to fill the roles. No matter. They seemed young and they did well. EXCELLENT, inspiring film. SEE IT>

best movie of all times
Although im not a football fanatic, this movie is the best one ive ever seen. before i got to go see it for the first time when i was a freshman in high school, i thought it was gonna be another dumb disney movie that would be underrated. after watching it, it became the best movie of all, in my eyes.

story takes place during the early 70s in alexandria, virgina. schools are becoming integraded, T C williams high school. football team players was both black in white. in the beginning, they were against each other. but then they come together and so does the city. this film will touch ur heart and stir up ur emotions. not a minute of that movie goes on that i dont get goosebumps. i recommend this movie to everyone, even if they hat football with a passion. this will also make u realize how bad the turmoil with race was back then and how tehy manged to over come it. whoever give this movie below a 4-star, they better think twice and watch it twice. this movie should deserve a 10-star if it ever existed

Lady for a Day
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (23 October, 2001)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Warren William and May Robson
Based on a story by Damon Runyon, this Frank Capra film was nominated for several Oscars® after it was released in 1933 (it was remade by Capra as Pocketful of Miracles in 1961). A tenderhearted Depression-era comedy, it tells the story of Apple Annie (May Robson), a panhandling street vendor who has kept her real identity hidden from a daughter being reared in Europe. When the grown-up daughter comes to New York for a visit, Annie turns to gambler Dave the Dude (Warren William) for help. He transforms her--temporarily--into a high-society grande dame, but not without complications. The film is nearly stolen by Guy Kibbee, as a judge posing as Annie's husband, but Warren William, a John Barrymore lookalike, and dour Ned Sparks get laughs too. --Marshall Fine
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stay away
This wonderful film is a total disaster in its DVD format. Frank Capra Junior calls it a restored print which is a joke. The film is often dark, details are hard to see and there are sprocket holes, white spots and all kinds of detractions in the film. How could Image and Capra release this mess on DVD! This outstanding film deserves much better than is offered.

A Good Capra DVD
Lady for a Day is a fine Capra film. The story concerns a street vendor Apple Annie (May Robson) who has deceived her daughter that she is a High Society lady. The daughter, who has been living in Spain, decides to visit and what's more brings along her prospective fiancé plus his father, a Spanish count. So as not to scupper her daughter's marriage, Annie must enlist the help of her underworld friends to continue the deception. The film is at times very funny with a tone which looks ahead to the Screwball comedies of the later thirties. It is also often rather moving, with May Robson's terrific performance eliciting a great deal of sympathy. The rest of the cast is equally fine. Warren William as Dave the Dude is that most unusual of characters a gangster with a heart of gold. Guy Kibbee, familiar from so many thirties films, is always fun to watch. This time he plays a pool shark who agrees to pretend he is Apple Annie husband. Jean Parker, as Apple Annie's daughter Louise, will be familiar to anyone who has seen the 1933 version of Little Women in which she plays Beth. Her role in Lady for a Day could hardly match that role, but she still performs well with her memorably unusual voice. She also looks absolutely stunning. It's even possible to glimpse a young Ward Bond, as a policeman on a horse, obtaining an apple from Annie.

The print used for the Image DVD is not perfect. The main problem is that towards the end of the film, the right hand edge of the picture has been damaged so that white marks appear on the print. This only affects a small portion of the picture, but it is a little bit distracting. For the most part however, the print is clear and sharp. Even when there is some damage, the rest of the picture is fine. I have seen any number of thirties and forties films which have survived in worse condition than Lady for a Day. Moreover the sound quality on this DVD is above average for a film from this period. The wonderful dialogue is easily audible and the soundtrack has very little background noise. As an extra the DVD includes a commentary by Frank Capra Junior. This is a DVD which Capra fans should enjoy.

An Underappreciated Capra Classic
I love this movie. All of Frank Capra's films are great, but this is the one I like the most(this and YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU). It's a wonderful story of a "woman of the street" trying to put on a good show for her daughter when she comes to visit(and introduce her fiance). It's a touching and funny film and goes sadly unheralded(at least Criterion released in on laserdisc). I often think of it in the same class with the Barbara Stanwyck classic, STELLA DALLAS. A must for any classic film fan, an absolute must.

Blue Crush (Full Screen Collector's Edition)
Released in DVD by Universal Studios (06 January, 2004)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: John Stockwell
Starring: Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez
With refreshing energy, Blue Crush is the kind of movie that girls and young women deserve to see more of. It's mostly for them (although nice tans and bikinis will attract the guys), and it rejuvenates the surf-movie tradition by showing real girls with real friendships, coping with absent parents, borderline poverty, rocky romance, and the challenge of raising a kid sister. For young Hawaiian Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth), those responsibilities are motivations to excel as a champion-class surfer... if she can overcome the fear of drowning, which she nearly did in a previous wipeout. Supportive friends (Girlfight's Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake) help her reach the climactic competition on Oahu's infamous Bonzai Pipeline, and like Saturday Night Fever, this engaging film uplifts the working class without condescension, riding high toward the joy of achievement. Himself an amateur surfer, director John Stockwell (Crazy/Beautiful) captures the extreme thrill of the sport while respecting the forces of nature and human behavior. --Jeff Shannon
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Nice photography, lousy plot
Well, the girls in the film were alright, other than that, there's not much else to say about this shallow plotted movie.

Fluffy entertainment.
Maybe it was just the fact I was in the mood for something lightweight and melodramatic, but I found myself oddly entertained by Blue Crush. That's not to say I give it a strong or even cautious recommendation. Hell, I'm not quite sure what to say, except that I found the cliched story mildly enjoyable and lead actress Kate Bosworth both quite pretty and talented.

Bosworth stars as Anne Marie, a hotel maid in Hawaii who lives with her two friends (Michelle Rodriguez and someone I don't recognize) and her younger sister, Penny (Mika Boorem). In their spare time, she and her friends surf, particularly as practice for the upcoming "big" competition that you know is going to pad out the lengthy conclusion. Anyway, complications arise when Anne Marie finds herself falling for a handsome pro football player (Matthew Davis) who's arrived for the pro bowl. Which will she place above all else, her newfound boyfriend or the big surfing competition?

As far as lightweight entertainment goes, Blue Crush delivers just enough that you won't feel you've completely wasted almost two hours of your life. This is thanks mostly in part to Bosworth's performance, she's sympathetic and likeable, showing hints of a promising career. Then there's Matthew Davis, who's shown he can deliver a good performance (Below, for instance) and is okay as the pro quarterback, but more importantly, he and Bosworth actually have some decent chemistry together.

Most people consider the movie's anchor to be the surfing sequences. Aside from a scene of horrible CGI, these setpieces are lovely to look at and shot quite well, but they are repetitive, and by the final competition, it just drags uncomfortably. Amidst the story are the typical cliches, including a scene in a bathroom stall that you just know right from the get-go how it's going to pan out.

Aside From Bosworth and Davis, the rest of the cast is serviceable at best. Michelle Rodriguez continues her "angry chick" acting and she's not very good at it, either. Mika Boorem is a talented young actress, but there's nothing here to stretch her acting chops. It's easy to see how Blue Crush became a minor box office hit. The "girl power" story draws in the scores of teenage girls and the tantalizing promise of girls in bikinis will have the guys salivating.

All this comes at the expense of the portrayal of the men in the story, who are almost exclusively seen as hot-headed, rash, and uncleanly. Only Davis shows some honorable qualities but even he is revealed to be a bit of a wild guy. Still, complain as I might, Blue Crush did entertain me for most of its running time, and I guess that counts for something. As Saturday night rental fare, this is a movie that should go down fairly easily.
** 1/2 out of *****

Blue Crash
Blue Crush is one of those movies where watching it more then three or four times is way too much. Those four times you do watch it, though, you won't regret. The plot wasn't the part that ... well thrilled me (the plot was a little dull and lacked something as another reviewer said) but the entire "fun-ness" of it all. Just watching them surf wants you to learn, and then when you see those crash scenes (woa!) and it makes you have second thoughts about wanting to surf. Buy it if you think those fours time aren't enough.

Overall: Watch it - a girls night out chick flick(in my opinion)

Blue Crush (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Released in DVD by Universal Studios (06 January, 2004)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: John Stockwell
Starring: Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez
With refreshing energy, Blue Crush is the kind of movie that girls and young women deserve to see more of. It's mostly for them (although nice tans and bikinis will attract the guys), and it rejuvenates the surf-movie tradition by showing real girls with real friendships, coping with absent parents, borderline poverty, rocky romance, and the challenge of raising a kid sister. For young Hawaiian Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth), those responsibilities are motivations to excel as a champion-class surfer... if she can overcome the fear of drowning, which she nearly did in a previous wipeout. Supportive friends (Girlfight's Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake) help her reach the climactic competition on Oahu's infamous Bonzai Pipeline, and like Saturday Night Fever, this engaging film uplifts the working class without condescension, riding high toward the joy of achievement. Himself an amateur surfer, director John Stockwell (Crazy/Beautiful) captures the extreme thrill of the sport while respecting the forces of nature and human behavior. --Jeff Shannon
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Nice photography, lousy plot
Well, the girls in the film were alright, other than that, there's not much else to say about this shallow plotted movie.

Fluffy entertainment.
Maybe it was just the fact I was in the mood for something lightweight and melodramatic, but I found myself oddly entertained by Blue Crush. That's not to say I give it a strong or even cautious recommendation. Hell, I'm not quite sure what to say, except that I found the cliched story mildly enjoyable and lead actress Kate Bosworth both quite pretty and talented.

Bosworth stars as Anne Marie, a hotel maid in Hawaii who lives with her two friends (Michelle Rodriguez and someone I don't recognize) and her younger sister, Penny (Mika Boorem). In their spare time, she and her friends surf, particularly as practice for the upcoming "big" competition that you know is going to pad out the lengthy conclusion. Anyway, complications arise when Anne Marie finds herself falling for a handsome pro football player (Matthew Davis) who's arrived for the pro bowl. Which will she place above all else, her newfound boyfriend or the big surfing competition?

As far as lightweight entertainment goes, Blue Crush delivers just enough that you won't feel you've completely wasted almost two hours of your life. This is thanks mostly in part to Bosworth's performance, she's sympathetic and likeable, showing hints of a promising career. Then there's Matthew Davis, who's shown he can deliver a good performance (Below, for instance) and is okay as the pro quarterback, but more importantly, he and Bosworth actually have some decent chemistry together.

Most people consider the movie's anchor to be the surfing sequences. Aside from a scene of horrible CGI, these setpieces are lovely to look at and shot quite well, but they are repetitive, and by the final competition, it just drags uncomfortably. Amidst the story are the typical cliches, including a scene in a bathroom stall that you just know right from the get-go how it's going to pan out.

Aside From Bosworth and Davis, the rest of the cast is serviceable at best. Michelle Rodriguez continues her "angry chick" acting and she's not very good at it, either. Mika Boorem is a talented young actress, but there's nothing here to stretch her acting chops. It's easy to see how Blue Crush became a minor box office hit. The "girl power" story draws in the scores of teenage girls and the tantalizing promise of girls in bikinis will have the guys salivating.

All this comes at the expense of the portrayal of the men in the story, who are almost exclusively seen as hot-headed, rash, and uncleanly. Only Davis shows some honorable qualities but even he is revealed to be a bit of a wild guy. Still, complain as I might, Blue Crush did entertain me for most of its running time, and I guess that counts for something. As Saturday night rental fare, this is a movie that should go down fairly easily.
** 1/2 out of *****

Blue Crash
Blue Crush is one of those movies where watching it more then three or four times is way too much. Those four times you do watch it, though, you won't regret. The plot wasn't the part that ... well thrilled me (the plot was a little dull and lacked something as another reviewer said) but the entire "fun-ness" of it all. Just watching them surf wants you to learn, and then when you see those crash scenes (woa!) and it makes you have second thoughts about wanting to surf. Buy it if you think those fours time aren't enough.

Overall: Watch it - a girls night out chick flick(in my opinion)

The Horse Whisperer
Released in DVD by Disney Studios (02 September, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Robert Redford and Kristin Scott Thomas
Although it's best viewed on a big theatrical screen to take full advantage of Robert Richardson's breathtaking widescreen cinematography, it seems likely that most people will see this classy romance in the comfort of their own homes. Adapted from the bestseller by Nicholas Evans and directed by Robert Redford, the film did respectable business at the box-office, but it was too sprawling and too soapy to be a bona fide hit. Redford stars as the title character, a Montana rancher named Tom Booker, who possesses the specialized talent of healing traumatized horses through careful and affectionate rehabilitation. He gets his most challenging case when he's sought out by a fast-lane New York magazine editor (Kristin Scott Thomas, in a role modeled after former New Yorker editor Tina Brown) whose daughter (Scarlett Johansson) was injured and traumatized by an accident that nearly killed her favorite horse. When mother, daughter, and horse arrive at Booker's ranch, the big-city editor falls in love with the serene rancher and faces the painful decision of whether to stay in Montana or return to her husband (Sam Neill) in New York. Some may find this to be much ado about nothing, and comparisons to The Bridges of Madison County are inevitable, but Redford's directorial approach offers the kind of graceful stature, tenderness, and intelligence required to elevate the simple story. The film takes all the time it needs to let its characters heal and make their important decisions, and that alone makes it a refreshing alternative to the frantic pace of most big-studio productions. --Jeff Shannon
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The REAL Horse Whisperer
His name is Monty Roberts. The non-fiction book available on Amazon is "The Man Who Listens To Horses". He first started talking to horses in 1947 after watching wild Mustang communicate in the Nevada desert. Get it, read it...you will not be disappointed.

A memorable movie.
Beautifully photographed, well-written, and well directed, this movie is a joy to watch.

Recommended.

For the Horse Enthusiast
The Horse Whisperer, a 1998 production by Touchstone Pictures and directed by Robert Redford runs for 169 minutes. Starring in this romance drama are Robert Redford and Kristin Scott Thomas. As the movie takes us from New York City across country to the open skies of Montana we see scenery unsurpassed by any other film of the year. You can almost spell the mountain air as we travel through the rolling hills of a working Montana cattle ranch. The Academy award nominated sound track adds the finishing touch.
We share in Annie MacLean's (Thomas) heartbreak when her daughter is involved in a tragic horseback riding accident. Thomas now has to overcome a stressed marriage and rebuild a relationship with her daughter. To do this, Thomas must help her daughter and her horse that was equally traumatized by the accident heal. Showing her domineering attitude Thomas decides against everyone's wishes to travel across country with her daughter and the horse to find the "Horse Whisperer".
Once there, not only does Thomas find help for her daughter and horse, she also finds love. We see Tom Booker's (Redford) caring touch reach everyone around him. As the daughter and horse heal we see Thomas's situation become more difficult. As the feelings between Redford and Thomas deepen we see her struggle to choose between her family and a Montana life she has grown to love. This is a drama to see, especially for the horse enthusiast. I give it four out of five stars.

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