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This movie is an excellent example of how a comedy should work, story structure to punchlines and memorable characters. Ben Stiller adds a wonderful presence to this film as well as the writing and pacing. As a film maker I consider this a classic.

I like this movie because it's funny. I like how Ben Stiller puts the kids of the camp on unsafe diets. I like how he does it very nicely. I like how this movie carries a message with it about self-respect. Yep, I'm twenty-two years old, and I still like this movie even after five years have passed. Funny, isn't it? I highly recommend this movie to anyone of all ages.

This movie is hilarious!! Someone reviewed this movie on cd now and said that the messege to the movie is that fat kids are better then everyone else and all the healthy kids are stupid, and that it's full of stereotypical stuff. Well, if you happen to pay attention to the movie a little then you'd see that the messege to the movie was that over weight kids can do just as much as skinny kids and it also says that you shouldn't make fun of someone just because they are bigger and more heavy. It also says to be happy for who you are, even if you are a big kid. Anyway, I love this movie, I watch it whenever it is on and I end up telling my self, "I gotta buy this movie". So I'll have to buy it sometime. Ben Stiller is hilarious in "Heavyweights". Ben Stiller Plays the new owner of Camp Hope, and he puts all the kids on really unsafe diets. Like 20 mile hikes, food deprevation, and more. All the kids at the camp decide to rebel against him! I'd give this movie more stars if I could. Really great movie!!

Being a "Doctor Who" fan for over two decades running, I rejoiced to see the series finally making its appearance on DVD. "Ark in Space" is one of the reasons why; it's one of the best episodes of the "monster season" that inaugurated Tom Baker's great run as the Doctor, one which saw a "who's who" (no pun intended) of some of his greatest nemeses. Yet "Ark in Space" stands out for its careful pacing, which brilliantly mounts the tension as the Doctor and his companions face a menace which threatens to wipe out one of the last remnants of humanity.

Many people often complain about the special effects of the series, which is understandable given their low-budget nature and the expectation created by "Star Wars" and other sci-fi extravaganza to dazzle viewers with computer-generated pseudo-realism (something the BBC acknowledges with the new CGI footage on the DVD of the space shots). But such complaints miss the point; the show succeeded because of great writing and quality acting, not glitzy visuals. Few episodes better demonstrate this than "Ark in Space", which creates suspense for the viewer even though you know that the "aliens" at one point are little more than actors in green bubble-wrap. This is why "Doctor Who" continued on long after more visually spectacular (but creatively flat) shows like "Star Trek", "Space 1999", and "Battlestar Galactica" had disappeared from the airwaves. Hopefully, the BBC will remember this as they revive the series once more; until then, fans have to settle for the glacially slow release of the classic episodes on DVD.

Here we have possibly the best remembered story from the Tom Baker era, and only his second aired adventure as The Doctor. The simple yet affective sets and the cast both contribute enormously to a solid script and turn this story into a well-paced sci-fi action adventure. The sense of isolation thousands of years into the future, overshadowed by the looming threat of the Wirrn as they slowly awaken and breed to slaughter the sleeping humans on board the Ark is very well excecuted. The tension slowly builds accross four episodes and blends well into the next story (The Sontaran Experiment) making the last four stories from Tom's first season into a single coherent plotline. If I could pick just one Tom Baker era DVD to own, this would be it.

1974's Season 12 saw the introduction of a new Doctor in the form of Tom Baker and while the first story "Robot" had the public wondering what had happened to Jon Pertwee, the second story "The Ark in Space" made them quickly forget him.

The Doctor decides to take UNIT's chief surgeon, Lt Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter), on a quick trip in the TARDIS to prove to him that really was a space/time machine. When Harry and Sarah (Elizabeth Sladen) emerge with the Doctor they discover themselves on space station in the far future. The Doctor finds a damaged console and attempts to repair it to activate the station's life support system but accidentally engages the intruder defense system. While the Doctor and Harry dodge energy blasts in the control room, a dazed Sarah is teleported to another part of the ship where she is placed into cryogenic suspension. With the defense system deactivated, Harry and the Doctor set off to look for Sarah. They eventually come across a stasis chamber full of preserved humans awaiting revival. They locate Sarah's capsule and attempt to revive her. Meanwhile the Doctor finds the mummified body of a giant wasp-like insect which appears to have damaged the space station's clock preventing the human from awakening. With his repairs complete, the humans start to revive and the first one to emerge is Vira, the first Medtech, who is disgusted to find what she regards as primitive savages onboard her ship, is confused by the presence of the dead insect and then horrified to find that one of the capsules is missing its occupant and that the remains of an alien membrane are attached to the inside of the shell. The Doctor deduces that the dead alien had laid eggs in the missing crewman which had hatched, devoured him and was now infesting the station's solar stacks. In order to slow their development the Doctor heads off to shut down the stacks while more human are revived. Sarah is reanimated along with two technicians and their leader, Noah. Noah doesn't trust the strangers and follows the Doctor, preventing him from shutting off the power, but becoming infected by the Wirrn larvae. The alien cells start to mutate Noah into an adult Wirrn and cause him to kill one of the revived Techs. Other Wirrn start to emerge from their cocoons in the power room and the alien Noah demands the remaining human bodies in stasis be left as hosts for more Wirrn eggs...

Once again the BBC has done a wonderful job of remastering the prints onto DVD. The story line is excellent and is somehow similar to Alien and you can't help but wonder if this might have made a good adult horror movie on the big screen if it had a bigger budget. There is also the option to replace the laughable original model shots of the space station and the shuttle with new CGI effects in order to "upgrade" the show for a more modern audience that are not used to cardboard spaceships suspended from fishing lines. A classic story with some excellent acting that will give you 90 minutes of pure viewing pleasure. The commentary with Tom Baker, Elizabeth Sladen and Phillip Hinchcliffe provide a funny and interesting guide to the making of this fan-favourite romp!

Attention Dvd include "The Late Great Johnny Ace" not write on tracklist.
Video Quality: Very Good
Sound Quality: Very Good . not 5+1
This dvd not have extra feature!!

A truly wonderful concert! A tribute to the true poets of the 60s. The concert includes many of the best loved compositions from the S&G years: Mrs. Robinson, The Boxer, America, The Sound of Silence. It is truly a gift from the past. Drama here too: an ominous moment when Paul is singing about Lennon's death (The Late Great Johnny Ace) and an audience member rushes him--he finishes the song fine. What is most enchanting is to see the two of them enjoying themselves, and enjoying each other. For all of those (like me) who have worried about whether friendship survives after the breakup (so many of them) of the great acts of the 60s, it is wonderful to see these two pat each other's backs. They enjoy each other, and the music shows it. Marvelous concert!

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In an interview it was said that season 2 was going to be "lighter" because of 9-11. Big mistake. Dog boy? There were so many bad bad moments. I became embarassed to having admitted to liking the show during the 1st season. That's what killed it. Mia and her mind games was funny but overall this season languished without a direction. Suddenly Jessica Alba being the most beautiful woman in the world couldn't do anything for the show. It's such a shame that this season killed the show. Remember the panning shot of her on the tower as a trailer before the show debuted in 2000, the potential it had?

Maybe someone with a real talent could revive this concept and make Max the hero with emotions she was promised to be. But only as a theatrical release.

the second season is good but not as good as the frist...

This second season of Dark Angel, while it had a fair amount of good episodes, wasn't as strong as the first, which was refreshing and original both in terms of stories and cast. The second season opens with the destruction of Manticore, but a re-tooling probably did it in. Characters such as Joshua (can you say, Beauty and the Beast) Aisha (featuring an as yet unknown Ashley Scott, whose Huntress character in Birds of Prey was far superior), and Alec (a strong point) seemed to be just plunked down for plot devices, and the lack of Jam Pony storylines made for a general lackluster season. The Halloween episode was throwaway filler, and Lydecker being reduced to a neutral presence was also a negative. Pick it up if you are a devoted fan of Jessica Alba and the show, but get your feet wet with the first season if you plan on making an investment ,and decide from then if you need them all.

These workouts are awesome! You can't go wrong with them. They are easy to follow; no sudden moves, and you don't have to be super coordinated to do them. I never liked to do aerobics because I couldn't keep up, and I couldn't follow along. These workouts are simple but VERY effective!! There are four simple steps to each of the three workouts you get; kicks (not Taebo-type), side steps, knee lifts and kick backs. You don't need a huge living room, you are just marching in place with a little bit of traveling forward and back but if you don't have the room, you can continue to march in place. There are three different workouts; 1 mile, 2 miles, and 3 miles. She incorporates upper body work as well with her 2 pound balls. I use 5 pound dumbbells and it's challenging but not enough to make me quit midway. I always break a sweat about 10 minutes into any of the workouts. You don't have to use weights at all, though. There are a group of people who work out with Leslie and usually one of them is modifying for you. (they aren't all super skinny either, which is nice to see). Leslie is very explanatory while working out and you aren't caught off guard with sudden moves. She talks a bit much and her laugh gets annoying; she is very high energy. The people she works out with talk a lot too but it's ok; I'd rather see them be real than to see a bunch of robots working out. The faces they make when they don't realize they are on camera are hilarious!
With regard to her talking about "God" during her workouts is not offensive. She doesn't say the word "God". She says the word Heaven maybe twice, and she says to "count your blessings." Which I don't find offensive. She doesn't go on and on about religion.
You can do the 2 mile walk in 30 minutes and the 3 mile walk in 49 minutes, I believe. I started with the two miles and did that for a few days before moving on to the 3 mile. Now I alternate according to the amount of time I have. YOu can make the 2 mile just as intense as the 3 mile walk if you add more weights or squat when you are doing the side steps.
It has been highly effective for me. I started dieting on the first of October, doing just ab workouts. I did that until the 19th of October when I incorporated cardio, some light weight training and also some bun/thigh work. I have lost 13 pounds total and 2 pants sizes; going from a 14 to a size 10 in less than a month and a half! I have seen quicker results doing these workouts than I did walking around the block, which gets rather boring after awhile. I love that I can workout anytime I want and I don't have any excuses not to. Rain or shine, I can workout! I highly recommend these workouts! I am more motivated, more energized and happier than I have ever been with ANY other workout!

I bought this set to lose the weight I gained after weaning my twins. I'm 80 pounds heavier than my alleged ideal weight (the weaning accounted for 20 of that!) so I needed something that would not stress my joints, something that would let me start off at a low level. I've found the first workout "1 Mile" to be just right. Even in the air conditioning, I get sweaty; I can feel my heart rate go up to a good level. I plan to switch to the 2 mile after I've been doing it a few more weeks, and then eventually to the 3. I can do it while the kids nap, play around me, or on the other side of a baby gate. She isn't too cutesy or rah-rah in her patter, which is a nice change.

A fan of Leslie's 3-mile walk-away workout, I purchased this duo pack in DVD mainly for my extensive business traveling when schedules are tight and I have to fit fitness in. Being able to choose from a 15-min ("Get Started) or 30-min ("Super Fat Burning") workout that only requires me to put a DVD into my laptop makes me far more likely to "do something," even when I'm tired and pressed for time. The steps are easy to learn, take little space, and provide a good heart-pumping, sweat-producing workout. I like Leslie's upbeat banter and attitude, and the fact that she includes all ages and fitness levels in her troupe. I've also recently purchased the 4-mile workout and look forward to Leslie's future productions.

Capt. Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) is near retirement and looks at it with an unsure and heavy heart. After years in the U.S. Cavalry it is all he knows and is not sure what will become of him when he leaves it. Brittles knows that the Army and life will go on, but what will his role in life be, since he lost his wife years before. This is the second and best film in the John Ford cavalry trilogy. As it Brittles is not very keen on handing over command to younger soldiers who are yet to prove themself in leading other men and in combat. For all it's worth he has little to no say about what will happen to those who take over and what will become of the indian tribe that he has worked with and delt with for so long. Victor McLaglen is a great supporter in the film as he also faces retirement and enjoys his whiskey and fights along with the other men. A story about trust and service along with changing times, it features one of Wayne's best performances. An Oscar winner for best color cinematography (Winton C. Hoch) that features Monument Valley, this is a film to see as it is a western and war film wraped into one. It is simple yet not boring and it get's to the point when needed. Grade: B+

I must watch this film 5 to 10 times a year and never get tired of seeing it. I also watch "Rio Grande" almost as often. Now when the heck are they (whoever "they" might be) going to put "Fort Apache" out on DVD?

This is a great movie for the whole family! I love it, but then tere is not a John Wayne movie that I don't like! Its just wonderful!

Even though the film starred Judy Garland, what I really enjoyed about The Harvey Girls is that it operates as an ensemble musical. That is, it gives features and spotlight numbers to just about everyone in the mammoth cast. This kind of thing is usually done for all-star films or stage musicals only, but back in 1946 MGM's roster of talent was strong, if not yet infamous. Players like hypnotic deadpanner Virginia O'Brien and dancer Cyd Charisse were fairly new back then, but this film gives them individual spotlights: not only do they both sing with Garland in the nighttime ballad "It's A Great Big World," but O'Brien gets to sing "The Wild, Wild West" (with comic blacksmith Ray Bolger looking on) and Charisse gets to display her ballet dancing opposite Kenny Baker's ballad "Wait And See." Marjorie Main sings bits of "The Waltz" and "The Train Must Be Fed;" Angela Lansbury is featured in *two* saloon numbers, and Ray Bolger gets to do some of his rubber-legged dancing at the Harvey House party. And, of course, it seems like everyone on the planet is assembled for the big, eight minute production number "On The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe." There's literally something for everyone- even the oil-and-water romance (if you like that sort of thing) between Garland and John Hodiak.

I am not a Judy Garland fan per se. I bought this in July and finally got to watch it. I immediately fell in love with it. It has the charm of the old west, and you will Angela Landsbury in a way we never have I am 45 so the closest thing I saw her in is murder she wrote. Angela has a "Bad girl" role here as a saloon girl. The Harvey Girls arrive in town and open up shop next to The local Saloon. A war of such arises between good and evil. But as time is passes the walls begins breaking down. Great musical numbers, rootin tootin cowboys, and old west fun! Highly recommended to add to your video libary, I was going to sell mine but after watching it I am keeping it.

In the 1930's Judy Garland established herself as a box office dynamo. But it is with a string of phenomenal Technicolor musicals in the 1940's that she really cemented her place in the annals of film history. One of her best efforts of this decade is "The Harvey Girls" in which Judy plays Susan Bradley, a mail order bride who becomes a waitress in a restaurant in the wild west town of Sandrock. The film features the Oscar-winning song, "On The Atcheson Topeka & The Santa Fe" and is littered throughout with moments that warm the heart and fill the ear.
Warner Home Video has done this film proud with a stunning digital transfer that sparkles. Color fidelity is magnificent with a vibrance and clarity that amazes. The film's elements and soundtrack have been remastered and reflect Warner's committment to their classic film library. Also included as suppliments are two different versions of a song cut from the final version of the film, "March of the Doagies" that must have cost MGM a bundle to shoot. It is one of Hollywood's small tragedies that this musical number, in either version, wasn't seen by audiences for nearly sixty years. Thankfully, we have it back where it belongs at last. Get this disc and get ready for a rip-roaring good time.

Don't bother wasting your time or money on this movie. I don't care about the quality of the cinematography, the quality of the story is what is lacking. From the elmination of Jack, one of the Robinson children, to the blatant disregard for absolutely any speck of information from the book, this film will make you cringe in horror. Rather, go get the original book, and curl up with your family and read. It's a better use of your time than watching this garbage. It doesn't deserve the one star I was forced to give it.

I saw this movie about every other week growing up, and I still think it is the best of a slew of great Disney films from the 70's. I think anyone can appreciate this movie. It has a moral sensibility you dont find in movies these days and the pace and flow are very distinct as well. Disney flicks from this era are period pieces of a sort and they don't deliver the bang of a modern film. Even so, they resonate somehow and I heartily reccomend this one and others like Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, Hot Lead and Cold Feet, Bullwhip Griffin and a host of other Disney fare from that era. With all the new tools available to Hollywood today you can lose the ability to enjoy films like this, so buy some and pop them in the DVD player on a rainy afternoon.

I Just GOt My DVD on Saturday.

I haven't even had time to look at all of the special features yet but I love the fact that when they put this out on DVD that they did a specail edition 2 Disc DVD. I always loved this movie with John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran. I suggest this movie to anyone who likes good clean Disney fun.

Here is a breaf story line for anyone who has never watched this movie.

The Robinsons get shipwrecked on a island. And they have all sorts of adventrues. This is just a great movie.

Yasir Arafat is a baby.

He blames everyone for the woes of the Palestinians.

Did you see the 60 Minutes report on what a criminal he is? He is a thief!!!

The worst thing Israel has ever done is not getting rid of him years ago.

This is a pretty open minded documentary dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As it is produced by an american TV network, you will expect little information about how Israel literally stole a country from the Palestinians, but apart from that, it's a good documentary.

This is the only objective report I ever came across.All the ones
I watched or read before are biased -99% of them favoring the jews.This DVD , in contrast , shows the naked truth of how the jews under the cover of British colonialism came to Palestine as illegal immigrants and took over...
I wish I had 6 billion copies to give to the whole world for free so that they see the naked truth...

Being a Jimmy Stewart fan and having read the other online reviews, I purchased this DVD. I was disappointed mostly because of the language and the "fantasy" scene that one of the men experienced. It may have been more realistic to have that stuff in a movie of men in a plane crash, but I didn't appreciate it and wish I had been aware of that before I bought it. In my opinion, the story wasn't as good as other James Stewart films.

I've seen this movie maybe half a dozen times and I'm pretty sure each time was a Sunday afternoon when I should have been doing homework. I think I made the right choice!

A decent cast for this movie, set in the unbearable heat of the central Sahara desert. Plane crashes and there is seemingly no way out. Someone has the idea of cannibalising the damaged plane to build another airplane to get them out of there as the only other way out is to walk and the surrounding natives are none too friendly. The design of the plane is undertaken by Hardy Kruger, who claims to have designed airplanes before. Unfortunately the only designs he has done are for children's model planes. Nevertheless, Attenborough, Stewart and the gang dig deep and finally make something flyable. But do they have enough cartridges to get the engines started? Watch and find out.

A gripping movie suitable for most ages.

I'm sure that many movie buffs will remember this fine, suspenseful thriller from the 60s. Jimmy Stewart is flying a cargo plane with an interesting assortment of male passengers across the Sahara desert, and he decides to battle through an oncoming sandstorm. The sandstorm wins ! The plane crash-lands in an ocean of sand--not without casualty--and our heroes are stranded, with limited supplies, under a brutal sun. The men waste several precious days on the assumption that help is on the way. They eventually realise that survival will depend on their own resilience and ingenuity.

Of course, we have one of the finest American actors in the lead, but Mr. Stewart is ably supported by a blue-chip international cast, including Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine and Ian Bannen. As the sun gets hotter and with no rescue party in sight, this unfortunate group displays all of the human qualities that arise in desperate situations--resentment, fear, arrogance, assignment of blame, madness, cowardice and courage.

Richard Attenborough is the sensible voice of reason and compromise, which makes the scene where he finally "loses it", even more compelling. Peter Finch is the typical British "stiff upper lip " officer--stubborn and brave-- though I doubt that this role was much of a challenge to such a talented actor. Ernest Borgnine gets to chew up a little scenery as a guy who is pretty unhinged even before the plane crash--that blazing sun doesn't do him any good at all ! Well--it's 1965 and you need someone to play a brainy, cold, arrogant German--Hardy Kruger, come on down ! The other actors are excellent--Ian Bannen, in particular, is effective as a guy who would get under your skin even at the North Pole !

As another reviwer has noted, the film is perhaps longer than it needs to be, although it does give the characters plenty of time to interact with one another, and display the psychological aspects of the plot. After a while, you--the viewer--will also start to feel that oppressive heat and sand, and the tension of being trapped in this hell-on-earth. I can't really comment on the feasibility of the plan that Hardy Kruger's character comes up with to save everyone--I'm not an aeronautical engineer ! It certainly gives the film an exciting climax though.

I found the DVD picture to be beautiful--the sound typical for an almost 40-year old film.

"Phoenix" gave Jimmy Stewart another great role, later in his career, and with the supporting cast--and a liberal amount of suspense--this nice DVD could appeal to a variety of viewing tastes. Recommended.