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Amazing
Excellent and I don't even do war flicksDefinitely a must see.
Greatest Movie Ever

WOW Its about time!!!
"Sing a Song of Gladness and CHEER", for "Scrooge" is HERE!
"Thank you very much!"Playing the infamous, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge in this musical version was Albert Finney, who received a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for the role. Joining him were Alec Guiness as the ghost of Jacob Marley, David Collings as Bob Cratchit, Edith Evans as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Kenneth More (1914-1982) as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Paddy Stone as the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Michael Medwin as Ebenezer's nephew Fred, Mary Peach as Fred's wife, Richard Beaumont as Tiny Tim Cratchit, Frances Cuka as Mrs. Cratchit, Karen Scargill as Ebenezer's sister Kathy, Laurence Naismith as Mr. Fezziwig and Suzanne Neve as Isabel Fezziwig. The songs that were sung in the film, including my rating for each, are listed below:
* "A Christmas Carol" (4.5, sung by Chorus).
* "Christmas Children" (4.5, sung by David Collings, Richard Beaumont and Karen Scargill).
* "I Hate People" (5, sung by Albert Finney).
* "Father Christmas" (4, sung by 'Street Urchins').
* "See The Phantoms" (4.5, sung by Alec Guiness).
* "December the 25th" (4, sung by Laurence Naismith & Chorus).
* "Happiness" (4.5, sung by Suzanne Neve).
* "You...You" (5, sung by Albert Finney).
* "I Like Life" (5+, sung by Kenneth More & Albert Finney).
* "The Beautiful Day" (4, sung by Richard Beaumont).
* "Happiness (reprise)" (4.5, sung by Suzanne Neve & Albert Finney).
* "Thank You Very Much" (5+, sung by Anton Rodgers (playing Tom Jenkins), Albert Finney & Chorus).
* "I'll Begin Again" (5, sung by Albert Finney).
* "I Like Life (reprise)" (5, sung by Albert Finney).
* "Father Christmas (reprise)/Thank You Very Much (reprise)" (5, sung by Albert Finney, children & Chorus).
* "A Christmas Carol (reprise)" (5, sung by Albert Finney & Chorus.)
Overall, for being engaging and entertaining, as well as having good music, I rate the 1970 musical "Scrooge" with 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it.

Chock-full of exceptional episodes, this third season started out with a bang (the superb season opener "Anne," in which a runaway Buffy finally returns to her Slayer calling) and never let up. Among other highlights, the season introduced former vengeance demon and soon-to-be regular Anya (Emma Caulfield), fleshed out Angel's tortured character (and readied him for his own series), and featured a hilarious doppelganger Willow (Alyson Hannigan), a vampire from a parallel universe, who in Willow's own words was "evil and... skanky... and kinda gay!" (Total foreshadowing there, folks.) The season's pièce de résistance, though, was the two-parter "Graduation Day," wherein Faith tries to kill Angel, and the students of Sunnydale High prepare to do battle with a mutated mayor and his army of demons. Aside from the series' exceptional writing and acting, this compelling year of Buffy was anchored by the consistently excellent Gellar, as well as Dushku's complicated Faith, a girl you truly love to hate. By the time you finish these episodes, Faith will have cast a spell on you that you'll find very hard to shake. --Mark Englehart

Buffy Season 3, The Best
The Best Series of BuffyAnne - 7/10 Good start but not brilliant. Buffy is living away from home trying to get over Angel, and she falls into a hell dimension.
Dead Man's Party - 7/10 Good handling of the uncomfortable feelings between the Scoobies, but why zombies?!
Faith, Hope and Trick - 8/10 The New Slayer, Faith, arrives, but she unintentionally brings with her some new baddies...
Beauty and the Beasts - 9/10 The return of Angel. Major Buffy angst.
Homecoming - 10/10 Cordelia's selfishness leads Buffy to challenge her for Homecoming Queen, Willow and Xander kiss, and Mr Trick holds a Slayerfest '98 competition. A really brilliant episode, full of great Cordelia and Buffy bitchiness and the ending is really funny!!
Band Candy - 10/10 Another brilliant episode. The adults of Sunnydale eat bewitched candy that reverts them to a youthful state of mind... and Giles and Joyce do something they will regret... and Ethan Rayne is in this one too!!
Revelations - 9/10 Faith's new watcher arrives but isn't all she seems to be...
Lover's Walk - 10/10 THE angst episode of the series. Oz and Cordelia see Willow and Xander kissing, Spike comes back after Drusilla has broken up with him... this episode really plays on your emotions, especially when they trick you by showing you a funeral scene near the end (people who have seen this episode will know what I mean!)
The Wish - 10/10 Another great episode, set in an alternate universe where Willow and Xander are vampires. The best part is the slow-motion fight-scene at the end, where we see our Scoobies fighting and killing each other *sniff*.
Amends - 8/10 Good episode although it didn't appeal to me instantly like most of the others did. The gang tries to find out why Angel is back in town and meet the First Evil (who crops up again as the Big Bad in Season 7). Jenny Calneder appears in this one.
Gingerbread - 9/10 Two children are found dead, the town goes on a witchhunt and blame Buffy and Willow for their deaths, and attempt to burn tbem at the stake. It is hilarious how Buffy kills the baddy in the end... and oooh, evil Joyce!!
Helpless - 9/10 Buffy's powers are taken away by Giles without her knowledge so that she can take a Council test pitting her against a vampire with only normal human strength. BUT the vampire escapes from his containment...
The Zeppo - 10/10 A Xander-centric episode, which although a big battle happens, we don't actually see much of it because we are following Xander being an unsung hero trying to stop the school from being blown up. And sleeping with Faith.
Bad Girls - 8/10 Pretty nothingy for most of the episode, following Buffy's downwards spiral to be like Faith, but a brilliant plot point when Faith kills a human...
Consequences - 7/10 Continues the angst over whether Faith will tell the police that she killed the man...
Doppelgangland - 10/10 Continues The Wish. Willow-vampire has been sent to this dimension, and there are some of the funniest Buffy scenes ever when Angel tells Buffy and Xander that (he thinks) Willow is dead and they already know about the Willow-vampire, and when Willow confronts her vampire self.
Enemies - 9/10 Faith's bad side is exposed when she and the Mayor - the Big Bad of season 3, and the best Buffy villain ever, he is just such a jovial yet evil chap - take away Angel's soul with magic. Only their trick is in turn tricked by Buffy.
Earshot - 8/10 Buffy gains the power to hear people's thoughts, which is quite a weak individual plot line, but there are some very funny moments - Giles walking into the tree at the end, for instance.
Choices - 7/10 Buffy wants to take the fight to the Mayor, but when Willow is captured, it doesn't seem like such a good idea. Ooh, and Oz is violent.
The Prom - 7/10 Another weak stand-alone episode where werewolves are trained to attack the Senior Prom. Nice that all the characters are dancing with their love interests, even Buffy. A feel-good episode before the seaon finale.
Graduation Day Parts 1 and 2 - 10/10 The best season finale of the lot, tying in first place with Season 2 finale where Buffy killed Angel. Faith shoots Angel with a poisoned arrow,l Buffy stabs Faith because the only cure for Angel is the blood of a Slayer, but Faith manages to get away, so Buffy sacrifices herself and only just survives, Faith is in a coma and Oz and Willow sleep together for the first time. In the second part the whole school attacks the Mayor as he ascends on Graduation Day, Cordelia stakes a vamp for the first time, we see Jonathon attacking vampires with great gusto, Harmony is bitten... And Buffy blows up the Mayor... and the school. The ending is simple and very poignant, with the cover of their yearbook saying, "The future is ours".
An amazing series. Faith is a very complex character, and the Mayor is a brilliant villain, like a kindly uncle, but you can see the evilness in him, but almost a nice kind of evilness. He is a truly amazing character. This is the last series where they are at high school, and after this series Buffy seems to loose something, a certain centered quality, since the Scoobies paths split out so much after this, as peoples' lives do when they enter university. This, and series 2, should be owned by everyone. All hail Joss Whedon.
The season with Faith.This season brought in Faith a character that is a favorite of many of the fans of the show. It saw Angel leaving along with Cordy. It got a new, awesome, opening with a fuller sounding theme. And it hearaded the coming of Dawn and it saw what would be one of Buffy's final nemisis, The First, from the episode "Amends."
This season closed the chapter of the relationship of Buffy and Angel (there are appendixes to that chapter though in later seasons). It also graduated Buffy and the gang from high school. This season was fantastic but not as good as the next one.

Confusing? This is all just in the first episode of Alias, the brainchild of Felicity creator J.J. Abrams that plays like a cross between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and James Bond. With its double-edged tension (how long can Syd play double agent?) and one heck of a MacGuffin (the dreaded Rambaldi device, the mythic creation of a Renaissance genius), the show leads its viewers from episode to episode with visceral, compelling action, not to mention the nascent romance between Syd and her CIA handler, Vaughn (Michael Vartan), and her clashes with her heretofore distant father. Sharp, smart, and always suspenseful, Alias' center was held by the gorgeous Garner, a stellar action heroine and an even better actress who could pull off Sydney's exotic undercover missions and conflicted emotions with equal dexterity. By the end of this first season, which concludes with a breathtaking cliffhanger, you'll be seduced into Alias' world with, happily, no desire to escape. --Mark Englehart

RICHLY ENTERTAINING -- THE BEST SEASON OF TV YOU'LL EVER SEEAlias is to spy thrillers what Star Wars is to science fiction: sheer escapist fun with enough underlying drama to give it some depth. Since it's designed to be escapist entertainment, it's not intended to be realistic (there's even a little science fiction worked in), but it's no parody either -- the superb acting, which IS emotionally realistic, is a pleasure to watch. Alias is a rich labyrinth of tense espionage, twists and turns, thrill-ride suspense, mysterious secrets, inter-organizational intrigue, character humor, and poignant drama performed by a top-notch cast. It's wonderfully complex, as any great spy-thriller should be, and in this case, complexity has never been so much fun.
Alias is very serialized, so you must see it from the beginning! If you haven't been watching and you want to give it a try, then I can't recommend the season one DVD set heartily enough.
If you've been avoiding trying Alias because you've assumed it's just another hot-chick action show, then, quite frankly, you have absolutely no idea what you've been missing. Although it is true that Alias is part action show and that Jennifer Garner is "hot," Alias is NOT just another hot-chick action show. On the contrary, Alias is in fact richly entertaining at a great many levels. This is reflected in the fact that season one was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards (of which it won two) and that Jennifer Garner won a Golden Globe Award for best dramatic actress for her role as Sydney Bristow in season one. The wonderful thing about this show is how it can have depth and wonderful acting but not be afraid to be a whole lot of fun at the same time.
This show is SO MUCH FUN! Buy this set and prepare to sit on the edge of your seat!
I am addicted to Alias!!!
Very Good

Great family movieBeautifully photographed and acted, the script takes a old story and presents it in a manner that lets the story live anew.
The 4 stars is because I save my 5 star grades for something extra, extra special, unique and brilliant such as The Lion King and the Princess Bride.
10 stars!!Danielle de Barbourac, after the death of her father, grows up as a servant girl under her stepmother and two stepsisters (one of which is not so bad). She is a girl with a strong will and a stronger throwing arm, as she flings apples at the runaway prince as he speeds away on her family's horse. He is thrown off the animal by her strikes...Danielle realizes its the prince, and so the story truly begins.
Prince Henry dreads having an arranged marriage to the Princess of Spain and has ran away many times. He is in many respects, still a young boy. After this episode, the King informs him that he will have until the masked ball to choose his own wife, or else the arrangement with Spain holds.
Henry sees Danielle again as she dresses up like a courtier to save one of the servants that her stepmother has sold into slavery. She looks familiar, but Henry can't recall. He is intrigued by this spitfire of a girl and Danielle leaves him with the name Countess Nicole de Lancre.
The romance evolves through several forbidden "dates" with Leonardo da Vinci as the "fairy godfather". Meanwhile, Baroness de Ghent (the stepmother) and Marguerite (evil stepsister) has had their eyes on the Prince ever since they received news that he will be able to choose his own bride.
I will not ruin the climax of the movie as it is the best part of the film. But needless to say, they lived happily ever after. It's a wonderfully enchanting film and Drew Barrymore couldn't be more perfect for the role. This movie also has many great quotes full of wit, humor, and love. It will touch your heart and I couldn't recommend this film more. It's a must-see and a must-buy!
The score by George Fenton is also powerful, touching, and magical. I recommend the soundtrack for all lovers of the movie as well as classical music.
~Tell Me a Fable~Instead of the original mice, her fellow servants are her friends, and Leonardo de Vinci is her "fairy godmother".
Her gown was gorgeous and the location was awesome. The accents were a bit bumpy, but everything else was great!
The fable was told differently in this movie and Andy Tennant did a good job directing the film. It's an awesome movie! Watch it and see for yourself!

With no songs, no sidekicks, and no cheap ending, The Iron Giant is a refreshing change-- like an off-Broadway production compared to the glitz of Disney's annual animated extravaganzas. Director Brad Bird may have Family Dog and The Simpsons to his credit, but this film doesn't have that brand of scatological humor. As with the best family entertainments, there are gags that adults will howl at while the kids are watching something else (see Bird's interpretation of cold war propaganda). And the star is one cool piece of animated magic. Voiced by Vin Diesel (Saving Private Ryan's hulking Private Caparzo) and filled with more gadgets than a Swiss army knife, the giant is a grand thing to behold. And like another famous cinema tin man, our hero--and the movie--has heart. Superb entertainment for ages 5 and up. --Doug Thomas

Classic
Great movie, but don't buy it now!
A Classic Nobody Saw....but Everyone Should
Inevitably, of course, the story is also a cautionary tale about the price of success for both the Temps and their mentor, Motown founder Berry Gordy (Obba Babatunde). With hit records and tours, Williams and his partners grapple with drugs, alcohol, depression, jealousy, and delusions of grandeur. In particular, the galvanic lead singer David Ruffin (Leon) serves as both a focal strength and potential destroyer for the group, as his ego combines with a mounting cocaine habit to create a monster. At the same time, Gordy's eventual decision to leave his and the label's home, Detroit, for Los Angeles marks a loss of innocence for the group and their label-mates. The film provides ample insider detail about how the former Ford assembly-line worker created and controlled his unique hit factory.
Based on the biography coauthored by Williams and former manager Shelly Berger, the project gets a vital boost from behind the camera, thanks to executive producer Suzanne DePasse, herself a former Motown exec, and director Allan Arkush (Rock 'n' Roll High School). That lineage probably pulls some punches in terms of individual characters and Gordy's machinations, but it also affords The Temptations its convincing detail, as does the generous running time--a mixed blessing, due to the original two-part broadcast, which might have benefited from tightening for this video version. Giving the show its greatest kick are the group's original hits, performed and choreographed convincingly in lip-synched sequences. --Sam Sutherland

Temptations - Today, Tomorrow & Always Forever!
Fantastic MovieI was proud at the performances by all the actors in the movie. Even though she had a small part, I was proud of Rhonda Ross Kendrick who is Diana Ross' and Berry Gordy's daughter who played Maxine, Paul's wife, I was proud of her performance as well.
Sure there were inconsistencies in the movie. Yes, the producers of the movies should have let the audience, particularly the younger audiences know what happened to the lives of these wonderful, yet troubled men who made up the Tempting Temptations.
(...)want to know about all that, read Otis' book or do research for yourself. But other than that, the movie was excellent in my book. The choreography in this movie was OUTSTANDING. The music was fantastic and the costumes was fabulous.
I would recommend this movie wholeheartedly. Yes, in some ways this movie is factual as well as fictional, but it is still worth watching and it will make you go out and read the book and do your own research about this fantastic group who will always be the number one in my book.
Excellent!!!!
Inevitably, of course, the story is also a cautionary tale about the price of success for both the Temps and their mentor, Motown founder Berry Gordy (Obba Babatunde). With hit records and tours, Williams and his partners grapple with drugs, alcohol, depression, jealousy, and delusions of grandeur. In particular, the galvanic lead singer David Ruffin (Leon) serves as both a focal strength and potential destroyer for the group, as his ego combines with a mounting cocaine habit to create a monster. At the same time, Gordy's eventual decision to leave his and the label's home, Detroit, for Los Angeles marks a loss of innocence for the group and their label-mates. The film provides ample insider detail about how the former Ford assembly-line worker created and controlled his unique hit factory.
Based on the biography coauthored by Williams and former manager Shelly Berger, the project gets a vital boost from behind the camera, thanks to executive producer Suzanne DePasse, herself a former Motown exec, and director Allan Arkush (Rock 'n' Roll High School). That lineage probably pulls some punches in terms of individual characters and Gordy's machinations, but it also affords The Temptations its convincing detail, as does the generous running time--a mixed blessing, due to the original two-part broadcast, which might have benefited from tightening for this video version. Giving the show its greatest kick are the group's original hits, performed and choreographed convincingly in lip-synched sequences. --Sam Sutherland

Temptations - Today, Tomorrow & Always Forever!
Fantastic MovieI was proud at the performances by all the actors in the movie. Even though she had a small part, I was proud of Rhonda Ross Kendrick who is Diana Ross' and Berry Gordy's daughter who played Maxine, Paul's wife, I was proud of her performance as well.
Sure there were inconsistencies in the movie. Yes, the producers of the movies should have let the audience, particularly the younger audiences know what happened to the lives of these wonderful, yet troubled men who made up the Tempting Temptations.
(...)want to know about all that, read Otis' book or do research for yourself. But other than that, the movie was excellent in my book. The choreography in this movie was OUTSTANDING. The music was fantastic and the costumes was fabulous.
I would recommend this movie wholeheartedly. Yes, in some ways this movie is factual as well as fictional, but it is still worth watching and it will make you go out and read the book and do your own research about this fantastic group who will always be the number one in my book.
Excellent!!!!

This Is My Favorite Movie
Johnny Depp as the loopy Captain Jack Sparrow
Truly amazing!

Great Movie! Everyone should see!
Hillarious and more complex than the game!This movie is full of suspense, adventure, and laughter making it a must see! And the best part is you can try to solve the mystery on your own through the movie if you so desire!
Comedy + Mystery = Brilliant!
In those times of dispute you need people willing to go out and say, "hey, I will get myself killed if it saves 1,000 lives somewhere now and in the future." And having an uncle in WW2, this movie made me even more proud of him. I would find myself bragging that my uncle fought to save lives, even if he had to take some in the process, and after this miniseries I found myself even prouder. This movie makes you proud of them because you see what they have to put behind them to do. When I watched the scene with Maj. Winters running onto a hill only to see a young boy kneeling in the grass and he hesitates to shoot him, you come to realize this is something these men will never forget. They realize what they're doing, but they do it because it's their duty.
This was an amazingly well done miniseries. I was so proud of it. I remember before it came out on HBO I would count down the days waiting for it to come on. Then when it did I would record it every week because I had school the next morning and couldn't stay up late. So I'd get home on Monday and sit down and watch it. There's nothing to explain the feelings you get when you're watching this. It's like you're actually living through it.
And it was actually nice to see a war documentary type movie that didn't have a love story written in. I can't tell you how much I loved this mini series.
I'm 18 and can respect a movie like that. It's more than just about heroes and winning, it's an insight on the horrors of war that you've only heard about.
Who could foget the poor guy who died yelling, "I don't want to die," over and over again?
Not to mention the music composed by Michael Kamen is beautiful. Rest his soul.