Chilled Movie Reviews

Truly amazing! Better than Alien Dreamtime, but in the same vein. The graphics are even better, and the music is compelling even without Stephen Kent on didgeridu. What this one has that AD lacks is a storyline with characters. If you're familiar with Terernce McKenna's writings, you'll have no trouble figuring out what "blue apple" really is!

very interesting... Lady Miss Kier (of Dee-Lite fame) makes a groovy and bizarre appearance. great CGI stuff here, plus an interesting storyline that weaves in and out of the graphics. philosophical, makes you think...

I do not think I've ever seen a sequel that surpasses the prequel to such a degree as this film does. The opening quarter of an hour of the film is one of the best ever, that engages the attention of the viewer immediately. Action scenes are poignant and dramatically effective at the same time. I believe that the Lakota were far more sensitively portrayed than they were in 'A Man Called Horse' - when they seemed to do very little than shriek incoherently at each other and everyone else. The scenery and the costumes are great and are very authentic given the detail usually given to most films of this era.

The film begins with Harris returning to America, initially for a year, to visit the Lakota band that enslaved and later adopted him in the 1820's. He finds that his adoptive Yellow Hand people have been slaughtered by a group of trappers and an enemy tribe; the survivors enslaved or driven from their homeland. Harris eventually meets up with the survivors and helps revitalize their spirit enabling them to win back their homeland. If there is one fault with the film it is this; once again native people need a white man to save the day. If you can disregard this it is an excellent film - my favourite scenes being the Sun Dance and the Yellow Hand women getting the upper hand with the Arikaras!

the show it self gets five stars. the dvd collection has very poor quality. it looks like it was done on a vcr at someone's house and burned on dvd. there was not even any liner notes. it looked like a bootleg when i received it. i loved the show and that is the only reason i an keeping it. NOT WORTH THE 70.00+ they are charging for it. hope this helps!

I remember that the only thing in 1994 was how important it was to watch MY SO CALLED LIFE with my mother... it was the only thing that brought us together and when it was over the time me and my mother spent together also started to be over... When it went off the air I could never find a more enjoyable show that could even relate to MSCL... so when I found out that they were putting it in dvd I went absolutely crazy... so when I finally bought it and rewatched every episode I became actually happy and it had been awhile since I felt this way so it was like finding a piece of my heart... The way I related to Angela and some of the other characters was unreal... I mean it was almost as Winnie Holzman had taken pages from my life and created this extraordinary wonderful show... I was so sad to see it go but I guess moving on is apart of life but really unable to do after rewatching every show... and I still do almost every weekend... This show is so relatable and so real and is just an all around beautiful show that is a much watch!!! From the creators to the writers to the cast... It is really a wonderful must have show!!!

It's impossible to overstate just how good this show is. Watching it again after so many years, I kind of expected to see a slew of flaws that escaped my notice before. But to my delight it's just as well written, acted, and produced as I remembered. If you have seen this show before, you can't help but want to buy it. And I heartily recomend that you do.

Married couple Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna ("Born Free," "Ring of Bright Water") return in the first sequel to "Born Free." In the first movie, "Born Free," Travers and McKenna played the role of the Adamson's, the real life African animal preservations who raised lions in captivity and re-released them into the wild. In "An Elephant Named Slowly" and "The Lion at World's End (aka "Christian the Lion")" they play themselves returning to Africa and Adamason's compound. This would be followed by "Living Free," and "To Walk with Lions (2000)." "An Elephant Named Slowly" plays it mostly for laughs with Bill and Ginny coping with a beat up jeep that only starts when a special password is spoken into it's motor, being held at bay by a family of frisky elephants, and a gag about beans, beans, and more beans. Inspired more by Dean Jones comedies than anything else, this film will delight children and fans of the series. A jazzy score and cartoon title sequence add to the fun.

At last! At last! I have waited 20 years to own this movie! I saw it the last time it was on TV (and on crackly home recording since). The unofficial sequel to Born Free, Slowly is the story of Bill Travers' and Virginia McKenna's return to Kenya after falling in love with the country when filming Joy Adamson's story about Elsa the lion cub. Whilst house-sitting for a friend, they find themselves the neighbours of three unruly elephants who, according to the local gamekeeper, have "adopted" them. It is very funny, very silly, the scenery/wildlife is breath-taking and the music is amazing. Watch out for the stars feeding the baby black rhinos lollipops - gorgeous! I highly recommend this movie to anyone with a sense of humour and a heart.

My 2 year old daughter loves this movie! It is great for teaching her the names of all the animals and talking about the wonderful scenery. Nothing bad happens and there is no profanity, etc. I highly recommend this movie as something to watch *with* your child to talk to them and experience it with them. It is really too simple for an adult to watch, but fabulous to train your child learning about the world.

This is one of those rare genius', smart TV Shows out there. I just recently discovered 'My So-Called Life' last year while flicking through cable and saw A.J Langer as Rayanne, who is one of my all time favourite actors. I then saw Clare Danes come onto the screen (who I'v always liked), and then I saw Jared Leto, while the time I was thinking ''What is this show'', I couldn't help but notice and be impressed by the humour of it and the true honesty of it. Watching Clare Danes as Angela Chase and her questioning of things and the humour of Rayanne, I really felt that I had stumbled onto something special and unique. Now I'm really femiliar with the show and a definite fan, I have yet to buy this on DVD but I can't wait to be the proud owner of this fine, witty, wonderful show.

The complete set is available on DVD through this site as well as others. So stop complaining.

Good show. DO NOT order through Another Universe, it is not worth the hassle. It is no longer exclusive to them, so you have a choice. Buy it now. It's up to you. Just don't buy from AU. You have been warned.

K

I agree with the last reviewer. I am a huge fan of the show, My So Called Life, and was very sad when they decided not to air it any more. Luckily though, a local movie store started to carry these boxed sets of the show. I was happy again. I bought the first two boxed sets on video (one tape being the video form of this DVD selling on this web site). I came back again and again for the third, for the last episodes. Because each set, as you see, only contains six episodes. (two on each video tape or DVD) Unfortunately for some reason they discontinued them. So I have searched far and wide for the last boxed set that was apparently dicontinued and I have had no luck so far. I am now anxious to watch the other episodes seeing as when I am done watching the first twelve, I am continuously left hanging. Knowing there are seven (I thought there is only 18 episodes all together, I have now been informed there is 19!) All in all I agree with my fellow fans of the show. NO MORE MESSIN AROUND! Either continue the sets again, ALL OF THEM! Or come out with a boxed set with THE ENTIRE SERIES! EVERY EPISODE! I will for sure be one of the first to buy it. It is true the reason this DVD is not selling well. We want ALL the episodes! Not just three, or six, or twelve...ALL OF THEM! Well thanx for listening. Hope to see the entire series soon. PS I gave the DVD a five star rating based on the show itself, not the form it comes in.

A Fish Called Wanda is, without a doubt, one of the funniest movies ever made. In the laugh per minute scale, Wanda is up there with unquestionable classics like Some Like It Hot, A Shot in the Dark, and Tootsie. Every single person in the cast plays their part perfectly. Cleese, of course, does some great work playing the best comedy of Anglo errors. One of the nicest things he does as a screenwriter is that he does not take all the great jokes for himself. In fact, every character has an equal amount of great comedy compared to the costars. And, for the audience, each character is funny in a different way, meaning that the comedy does not get tired with repetition through different sources. With this terrific comedy, John Cleese proves that there's still plenty of life in his English bones. Everything about this film is outrageously funny!

Rent, buy or whatever (borrow not steal I mean...) but A MUST SEE COMEDY...
If you do not laugh senseless at it better check level sense of humour with due urgency.
TO BE ENJOYED and probably a classic in due time...

This DVD is a must-have if you're a Monty Python fan. I loved this move when it came out at the cinema years ago. This movie is clever and hilarious. John Cleese is at his best, as is Kevin Kline. I've never gotten tired of this movie, and it never fails to get me laughing out-loud. Wish more were like this one, and I'm glad it's on a DVD.

A light-hearted, G-rated, fun kid's movie. Pre-teen detectives go head-to-head against two cartoon villans and hilarity ensues. My 13-year-old thoroughly enjoyed it. Noah Forrest was especially menacing as the chief bad guy. It was nice to watch a movie with my daughter and have both of us enjoy it.

OK after reading the reviews here I wonder if any of the others even saw the movie or just read the back of the box... Anyway, on to my review.
It was not a horrible movie, it focused more on story than action unlike others like The Duel and Storm Riders, and it is a good story, special effects where not as good as some but better than other movies of the Genre the final fight was a bit confusing to watch and somewhat uneventful, and with the many subplots there where enough loose ends to make 2 sequals just to tie them up, Hero's Daughter? Moon? Shadow? Sword? what happens to all of these characters is a mystery.
My overall review is that it is one of the better movies of the genre but not the best, if your a fan of Ekin or fantasy martial arts or even Honk Kong soap operas you should like this movie.

Hero is a man born under an unlucky star with a terrible fortune: (Everyone close to Hero will die an unnatural death). After an assassin kills his family, Hero must flee to America to start over.

Traveling to New York to begin his new life, Hero (Ekin Cheng) is taken to work at a mine. Along the way, he befriends a Buddhist monk, who admires his devotion and sense of honor. Falsely accused of murder at the camp, Hero is forced to flee yet again. When Hero discovers his wife, Jade, has also come to China town, Hero risks all to be with her... With some unforeseen consequences.

"A Man Called Hero" has some excellent special effects, martial arts fans will enjoy. For instance: there is a scene where Hero and the villian are battling on top of the Statue of Liberty which was really breathtaking. There were also several really cool scenes where Hero is battling in the city as well.

What really prevented me from giving this movie a five star rating was the choppy plot, and the way it was narrated. Half of the movie is told in 'real time' and the other half seems to be relayed by Hero's friend Shadow. The movie jumps from present to past, without much sense, and this was distracting. Also, the plot seemed to meander a bit, with Hero just taking what life dished out, and never doing much of anything. On the good side, Ekin Cheng was absolutely WONDERFUL as Hero, lending the role the fire it needed to breath life into an otherwise cardboard stiff character. With some editing and a decent script, I'd give this movie five stars!

This was the first Ekin Cheng movie I had ever seen and I fell in love with him the moment I laid eyes on him! I'm not a fantasy movie fan so basicly if Ekin wasnt in this movie, I would not have watched it. But, if you are an Ekin Cheng fan, you'll no doubt love this film.

This is a great movie that shows one of the early acting life of Richard Harris. This movie runs all the way from fun to the desperate struggles of life in the early American West. Please do yourself a great favor and buy this movie you will not regret the purchase and you can take that to the Bank.
Rick Freeman

I go to the movies to be entertained, and to school for history lessons. It is true that this movie is not historically accurate or representative of the real Lakota people in any way. But it is fool of action, suspense, and Color. I don't know of any Historical representations on films, that did anything more than entertain, and in some cases such as myself, arouse the desire to learn more about the factual people and situations depicted. I loved this movie.

I loved this movie! My Great Grandmother was
a full blooded Narragansett Indian. I am very sure
she would have forgiven me for liking this movie.
Just enjoy and try not to pick it apart.

The music was a real letdown for me. I think that music in a movie can become something like a supporting cast member, but this music (by Guido e Maurizio De Angelis) just didn't fit in most places. Especially when the soloist began singing. Yuck. I mean, double yuck, out of luck, upchuck. I hope they weren't trying to save money by scrimping on the score. Sometimes the very thing that can save a movie is the soundtrack, and this one just didn't cut the mustard. It didn't have any semblance of being a thoughtful composition. If it had been pressed into an album, I wonder how many people would have purchased it? I'm sorry to ramble on, but the music just pinned my emotions down on this one. Just as I would gain some interest, the music shoots it all down. Guido's score (sorry, sir) didn't need a hatchet to kill "A Man Called Blade."

Maybe it was the music, but it definitely didn't help get me into the mood of this movie, which technically is another fine transfer from an original film stock and presented by Blue Underground. Honestly? I'd rather watch the opening FBI warning (a really cool animated revolving red light instead of the plain blue page) than sit through the musical score with the lyrics being sung.

I wish Blue Underground could have given the viewer an option to turn the music off. Maybe that's why I couldn't relate to the characters. Yes it's violent and somewhat surreal, but ask me whether I cared who died? The music made me wish it would hurry and end (with no lyrics, of course). If I had a hatchet in hand while watching this, the lyrics would probably have driven me to throw at the speakers. I wished that I could have gotten past the music, but it just permeated everything.

Tech Specs and at least one Easter Egg: Region free, NTSC DVD @ 96 minutes color from an original print in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 (no full frame option) and enhanced for 16X9; English mono, Italian mono; optional English subtitles; trailer; featurette called "A Man Called Sergio (interview with director Sergio Martino); poster and production stills gallery; linear notes; a two- page pamphlet with deeper information about the movie. I found only one Easter Egg (2 previous Blue Underground discs had 3 of them that I found in each). This one is located on the Extras page. Highlight A Man Called Sergio and push RIGHT to reveal a hatchet to access.

PS- The score of two stars is for the overall DVD. If it hadn't been presented so well by Blue Underground, I would have given it only one star.

I'v herd allot of good reviews from this SP Western.I got it along with the Spaghetti Western box set. The movie was entertaining and you can expect cheesiness, but the Bayou Billy looking Hatchet character was cool and the DVD was restored very well. If it wasn't for the corny theme song they chose for this movie I would actually give it 3 stars, but every time that annoying murky theme song that didn't fit in played, It ruined my attention to the film. Overall I recommend this(although overpriced) movie,just push mute when the corny theme song plays and enjoy.

A very late entry into Italian western genre from Sergio Martino, better known as director of the "cannibal" exploit movies. Amazon's review recaps the plot very well so just a couple of tidbits: Martino has captured the essence of earlier 60's spaghetti westerns with their grim sets and grimier characters, almost to the point of parody. The theme of betrayal is very well done and even packs a surprise or two, while the motivation of greed pervades the film in better-than-average spaghetti tradition. Incidentally Martino seems to borrow the idea of a traveling dance troupe from Colizzi's "Boot Hill" with it's weird circus, and he seems to borrow plenty from Colizzi in general throughout the movie. Some others have complained about the music in this movie -- just wish I could find a separate soundtrack of this on CD! IMHO the music is great! This is one spaghetti fanatic who really enjoyed this movie although a few of the scenes could have been cropped for a faster pace -- but then again this was 1977 and not 2003! All told five stars from me and one of the best especially in light of the excellent technical rendition to DVD and restoration. A beauty! If only Martino made more like this one!