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After your children watch Finding Nemo -- make sure they take time with the real Captain Nemo! Also - if you're children are ready to learn more about the ocean, check out Captain Jon Explores the Ocean on DVD on Amazon.

I just got my copy of this great DVD. And I love it so much. I always had been a huge fan of the movie. I really liked the fact that Disney Vault Disneyized this feature. And included exclusive interviews and specail features.

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A Doctor and his Secreatery take a sea voyage when there boat is sunk by a mysterious monster from the deep, they also meet the Hansome , And muscular Kirk Douglas. Well they go on a small voyage and they find a platform of a ship. Well they climb down it and they find themselves in the ship of Captain Nemo (James Mason) the Nautilus which they later find out is the same ship that sunk their boat and many others. They have lots of adventures which inculde a Squid Attack and a lot of other neat stuff.

Great Movie. 5 Star Rating.

Kirk Douglas and James Mason explore the mysteries of the deep in the Sci-Fi classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Rumours of a sea monster that attacks ships, has open the interests of a curious French scientist (Paul Lukas), his faithful aide (Peter Lorre) and an able harpoonist (Kirk Douglas). Upon a striking encounter, they learn that the "sea monster" is a powerful under-water vessel under the command of the vengeful Captain Nemo (James Mason). "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a remarkable adaptation of Jules Verne's stunning adventure tale. The film features a powerful story, great under-water photography and a rich music score. Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre are well cast but it's James Mason's intense performance of Captain Nemo that often drives the whole film. It also contains some impressive visuals and thrilling momments including a gripping battle against a giant squid.

Disney gives "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" the full "2-Disc special edition" treatment. The movie is presented in it's original theatrical widescreen format. The DVD contains an amazing video transfer and clear digital sound quality. Disc 2 features exclusive bonus material including Behind-the-scene featurettes, Theatrical trailer, picture gallery and audio commentaries. Like previous Disney DVD, the disc also contains forced commercials and trailers of upcoming Disney releases. Overall, it scores an "A".

Matt Groening's vision of how technology improves but people never do really shines in the 2nd season of Futurama. The jokes are as densely packed as in The Simpsons and are no less clever. Human behavior gets skewered along with the sillier paradoxes and hackneyed concepts that often appear in lesser works of science fiction. Thoroughly enjoyable, you'll find new jokes in it each time you watch it.

19 episodes, all with audio commentary, with delected scenes from 15 of the episodes and tons of extras. Some of the greatest episodes are in this volume, such as 'A Head In The Polls','Raging Bender','Bender Gets Made' and 'The Honking'. OK, OK, I am a Bender fan. But that's the best part - with four DVDs, even the fans of Dr. Zoidberg will find a few episodes they can enjoy (the poor losers). DVDs full of Nixon, new alien races, clones, the Robot Mafia, lots of talking heads plus lots of guest stars like Al Gore and Bob Barker. Futurama also steals from and/or makes fun of Star Wars, Star Trek and other Sci-Fi classics and not-so-classic Sci-Fi. Bender says to buy this collection or else!

Some people dont like this show, but to many it is the greatest show every created. While i may not laugh as many times during a futurama episode as i will during a simpsons or family guy episode, i like futurama better. The concept for the show is great. Matt Groening invented a masterpiece. If u have doubts, family guy is on fox and tbs. watch a few episodes and decide

I am a 44 year old transplanted Irishwoman and I well remember seeing this and the six wives of Henry the VIII as a child. How I looked forward to Wednesday nights. This series awoke a lifelong love of history. Further, on vacation in London I visited an exebition of the costumes used. Do you know that, to clean them, they were vacuumed and special corsets had to be worn because the costumes were so heavy!!!

I've watched this series on DVD many, many times since I bought it. The acting, the portrayals, and the costuming are amazing. This series is about as historically accurate as drama is going to get. It does suffer from some of the drawbacks of early 70s television-bad lighting, no changes of camera angle, the occasional awkward zoom effect, etc. but that hardly detracts from the series' compelling watchability. This is a must-see for anyone who loves the Tudor period.

I waited with baited breath for this series to arrive. It came from the seller with excellent care and comfort. I look forward to viewing the series, and I thank the seller for their care in sending it to me. As Her Majesty might have said, "We are most pleased."

Awesome! The musical is coming to Toronto too. They gave it eight Tony Awards! I hear there's going to be a look-a-like contest and $19.00 tickets on December 1st at 6am at the Theater there...I think it's the Princess of Wales Theater. I'll be first in line cool cats!

I saw this film when it first came out in 1988. I loved it then. I recently saw it on the small screen. I loved it even more. Maybe its because I've followed the career of its star, Ricki Lake, and have seen her transformed from a chubby teenager into a slim talk show host. Maybe its because I can appreciate the comic genius of director John Waters who is willing to push the envelope over the top on every scene. Maybe its because I really enjoyed watching the double role played by the transvestite called Divine. Maybe its because of the outrageous clothes worn by all the characters. Most of all though, I know its because this film made me laugh out loud.

Hairspray is set in the early sixties, when teen age dance programs were all the rage. And its about a fat girl who doesn't fit in, but yet is a terrific dancer. She becomes a teenage idol though and the whole city loves her. She's smart and sassy and also wants to force the dance show to racially integrate. And she manages to do this with just the right degree of gumption, comedy and romance. The casting includes Sonny Bono and Deborah Harry as the parents of a teenager who is Ricki's competition, Colleen Fitzpatrick. And the singer Ruth Brown not only has a role of the mother of a teenager who is trying to integrate the show, she sings too. Divine plays the role of Ricki's mother as well as the male owner of the TV show. And Jerry Stiller is cast as Ricki's father.

All in all, the film is bursting with talent. I sat there, relaxed, and laughed my head off. This is truly a funny comedy. Highly recommended.

John Waters purists may argue that HAIRSPRAY, his great crossover hit, is nowhere near as lowdown dirty and outrageously sidesplitting as his earlier guerilla films, but there's no denying that this is his smoothest piece of work, with by far the best performances. Everyone by this point knows that the film concerns the attempts of Tracy Turnblad, "an upper lower-class" overweight white girl from inner-city 1962 Baltimore, to get onto a popular local television dance show and then to integrate it successfully. The entire cast (even the supporting throwaway parts: catch the facial expressions of Amber's friends when she's dissing Tracy in class) is just about perfect, and is led by three magnificent teenage performances: Ricki Lake as the supremely confident Tracy; Divine, as her charmingly pushing mother; and the scene-stealer Colleen Fitzpatrick as Tracy's rival, the abominable blonde Amber. One thing that really helps the film is the superb soundtrack from the early 60s, which keeps things hopping, and the marvelous dancing (particularly on the part of Lake and Fitzpatrick) to accompany it.

The DVD version is really a treat, offering one of the finest and funniest director's commentators ever from John Waters: it's amazing to hear how much background was behind the film, which chronicles his real-life obsession with a similar Baltimore early 60's dance show. There are also some comments from Lake, who unsurprisingly reveals what a diva she really is (she's STILL upset with Waters for making her dye her hair for the film!). But the Waters's comments are laugh-out-loud funny, and there are far more of them than Lake's, which is a blessing.

The anticipation was well worth it....a great drama that keeps me glued to the T.V. One problem is the lack of widescreen format.......hopefully they get that changed for the next season. Also, can't wait for the second season to be released!!

Getting past all the stupid teen shows and tasteless sitcoms on DVD. Someone finally said, "Let's Put The West Wing" on DVD. GREAT IDEA. At last a real show with something to say comes to DVD, and it has everything. Great writing, fine cast of actors, and a sense of realism and honesty about it, that is so missing on so many other TV shows. Let's have some more please.

YES! Good things are worth waiting for. It's one thing to relive the best television from the first year, but to have all these extra added bonuses is a real treat! I've never seen a DVD that took the time and effort to make such a well rounded and jam packed package. It makes me wonder what they will have for the second season and beyond. Excellent tidbits from Aaron Sorkin and others. Package is first class from top to bottom and well worth the price. Thank you NBC for finally putting West Wing on DVD.

This film is the truth!! The experience of growing up in a violent ghetto has never been closer to the truth than this. I grew up in the heart of the crack epidemic in Washington Heights, NYC, the birthplace of crack cocaine, so take my word for it. Everything from it's beautiful cinematography to it's skillful quick tempo storytelling, taking you from one character to the next without missing a beat is perfect!! This film is on my Top 5 favorite list and should be on yours, so enjoy!!!!!!!

forget about boyz n da hood or menace to society, gangs of new york was a joke. This is the real deal, and best of all its all based on a true story. Rocket is a boy who grows up in the slums of Rio De Janeiro a small city called " City of God" and sees the harsh brutal reality that is life in the hood. Youngs kids and teenagers run the city with guns and drug deals is an everyday occurrence. The actors are perfect, story is flawless full of surprises and twists, both shocking and humorous.

This is truly a great movie and should not be missed!!!!!!!!!

City of God is the film equivalent of being hit in the head with a sledghammer. From its opening sequence involving a fast paced chase scene between a chicken and and dozens of gun toting teenagers and children to its blood soaked ending this movie grabs you immediately and doesnt release its hold for even one moment.
You become immersed in the characters and the irony of the film in my opinion is that even the worste characters inspire pity rather than anger or dislike as is exemplified by the scene where Ze Pequeno kneels over the body of his murdered friend, crying and inefectually shoots his pistol into the air. It is his conditioned response to everything. But we, as he, realize you cant shoot someone back to life.
Products of their environment and desensitized to violence to such a level, that when one of the main characters brother's dies we see that he is less concerned with the death of his brother and more interested in the camera somone is using to take pictures of the dead body. These children have seen it all by a very young age.
The violence in this movie is chilling. Although disgusting we realize it is central to the theme and necessary to the plot.

See this movie. It is quite simply unbelievable.

Now, I normally don't watch DBZ. Actually, I used to think it was some lame, gay show on Cartoon Network for little kids. But my friend is obsessed with it and made me sit down and watch it in the original Japanese version. Watching Vegeta die with tears in his eyes made me actually cry too, even though before I hated this show. Even if you do hate DBZ, this is well worth the watch, because it's really emotional and well depicted.

OMG, these episodes are SO sad... i mean, vegeta's my fave character and i find his death deadly (LOL^^)sad... i was crying my heart our when his hand collapsed

Before I thought this show was so stupid! I sometimes saw this show in stores and I'd think "Is that dandruff flying from their hair. But after this episode, my mind changed entirely. I felt like I wanted to cry when I saw the tears rolling down Vegeta's eyes. I felt so emotional! I had not felt this way in so long. This is a touching scene that must be watched if you like Dragonball Z or not.

This show broke all the rules of the BBC in it's time! Many of the scenes would not even go over on prime time US TV right now!Running only a couple of seasons(1982-1984) All together. The Young Ones made a great impact to British comedy. They loved Monty Python but wanted to shock people even more, So that is what they did. The BBC never saw anything like it!! You have four young guys living together picking on each other and British pop lengend...Cliff Richard, Constantly. You have Rik, (Rik Mayall) A poet in his own mind. Thinks of himself as a really cool/hip guy but is really a bit of a nerd. Vivian the crazy punk/metal head (Adrain Edmondson) Who loves to smash and break things. Mike (Christopher Ryan) The ladies man who always leads the others. And last Neil (Nigel Planer) The hippy who everyone loves to make fun of and who takes most of the insults. Put them all together in a small house and it's a slug-fest! I bought this set on VHS only a few years ago for almost twice the price. At last on DVD and at this price! You can't go wrong. This DVD set also includes two other projects Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson did after the Young Ones. Not long after the show Rik and Ade teamed up again for the show, Filthy Rich and Catflap, It's not that good. However, On this DVD set is the first episode of Bottom. This is very good!! Rik And Ade team up again and go back to what they do so well...Working together. Also on this set are a a couple extra features on the making/history of The Young Ones. These are great because it's nice to see what they look like now.

Absolutely the best!
The chemistry of the five main characters (Edmondson, Mayall, Planer, Ryan, and Sayle) mesh like so few shows ever have.
Why is this show so great? Because it always went for broke.
Every show is an absolute trainwreck! If you don't find it funny, you've probably been lobotomized!

I have waited and waited and waited since the early 80s for this. "The Young Ones" is a look at 4 guys, with 4 different personalities, sharing a flat, living in Britian. Watching these brings back great memories for me as well as laughing so hard that tears actually stream down my face. If you like alternative humor then this is a great pick. Buy it and meet Rik, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike as they try (or do they?) to get along with each other! You know you want to, right kids?

Above the Rim is probably the best basketball movie there is. This movie aint like Hoosiers. It has tons of street ball and action. My man 2pac stars in this movie as Birdie, a drug dealer who tries to get a talented high school player named Kyle(Duane Martin) involved in his business and play for their team in a tournament. Kyle has to decide what is best for his future but Birdie and his gang pressure him to join. The basketball scenes are crazy and the music is one the parts that stands out. The theme song played throughout the movie ("Pain" by 2pac) is still one of my favorite songs even though it is almost ten years old. This movie on DVD has the trailer and you can watch it in widescreen. Overall, its better than the VHS. If you havent seen this movie yet then buy it QUICK. R.I.P. 2pac

I WAS FIRST JUST A FAN OF 2PACS MUSIC. I STARTED WATCHING SOME OF HIS MOVIES AND FOUND QUICKLY HE WAS A GOOD ACTOR TO . IF YOU LIKE HIS MUSIC I WOULD SUGGEST U SEE HIS MOVIES TWO ESECIALLY THIS ONE IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!

Above The Rim is a very good movie. It is about a high school basketball standout and a security guard. It also stars Tupac Shakur as the security guard's gangster brother named Birdie. Shakur puts out a great acting performance and the movie is very good overall. I highly reccomend this movie!

I know, I know! I had stated on the IMDb my comments about having a so-so feeling about this movie! I know all that! (blush) But there is a HUGE REASON why I give this DVD a full FIVE STAR rating! A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL reason for we longtime Goofy lovers everywhere!

CALLING ALL GOOFY FANS FROM YEARS GONE BY! This DVD has as an added bonus feature the COMPLETE Walt Disney Presents episode "A GOOFY SUCCESS STORY"!!! Complete with Walt himself introducing it and EVERYTHING! It's just as charming as you remember it, and it makes this DVD a MUST OWN FOR GOOFY FANS EVERYWHERE! Even if you wouldn't dare touch "A Goofy Movie" with a ten-foot cattle prod, get it just for THIS! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!

I don't think anyone should feel embarrassed admitting that they like this movie- it's great! Yes, I did first see it when I was in...middle school, I think, but it is SUCH a classic! Very funny- very cool, and- it's goofy! It even has cool music! (powerline...! :) )
I've since graduated, and now I work in a kids-care center and see this movie ATLEAST three times a week, and I still love it! In fact, if it's my decision what movie gets put in, 9 times out of 10 this is what I'll choose!

(answer: LESTER!)

This movie kicked serious booty! It may not seem as good as it looks- but to me it was worth my while. Great character design, great animation, great storyline and very real in the way each generation is bizarrely different! I never liked goofy until i saw this movie. Max, Goofy's son, was clearly my favorite. Some of the road trip stops made me fall over laughing, and the climax/ outcomes of the movie were very unpredictable! I actually enjoyed the characters in the movie! Kids, teens and adults will like this movie. I liked it, and being a teenager myself, I don't feel embarrassed to comment the movie- I watched it when I was little, and now i watched it recently- honestly not expecting much- but i liked it! I enjoyed it so much I gave it 5 stars. The songs are slightly out of whack but I liked it all in all. Try it out!