SETI Movie Reviews

you're already to disc 3, so you know whether you love or hate the show. so i'm jsut gonna give my thoughts on this trio of episodes. Audio, picture still good, same as first 2 discs. Extras slim a few sketches and an interview. THhese 3 episodes really lend little to the series as a whole. Perhaps if a second season were made these would matter, but as it stands only theast one really has anything to do with anything.
-the first one dorothy gets a cat and finds out its part of a genetic experiment. I suppose this kinda relates to teh series, but only the final episode and its a long stretch. A pretty ood ep, but the villain is way goofy, he' got huge ... hair. But the mosnter is cool lookin'
- Beck is back in the second episode, dorky as ever. Once again if the series had been longer this would have made a difference, but as it stands it's just a quicky ep. with no real point. THere's a standard bigo/ other robot fight in the end. it's real short, and not to exciting.
-The most informative of the 3 this episode shows datson ,remembering an old movie. It also provides evidence that paradigm is not the only city remaining on earth.

If obnly this series had been longer then all these episodes could have all been little pieces to a larger puzzle. But as it stands, the disc provides no new info. I liked it but not as much as the other 3. SO once again if your eally into the series and liked disc 1 and 2 then buy this and it'll help bring together everyone in paradigm. Tells alot about datson and, explores dorthy and roger's "relationship". worth (the money) t oa big o fan.

This volume is one that I like the most and if the cover art, which is personal think it best out of the series, this volume is full with action. This one has some of the best writting and give you a little insight in one of the characters, but I won't tell you because that is a major spolier.

It goes without saying that pretty much everyone who sees the Big O series adores it...so on to the content!

This DVD had some of my favorites on it. "Winter Night Phantom" is on the same par of excellence as the Cowboy Bebop episode "Ballad of Fallen Angels". Characters that would be clumsy and tripping in other anime resonate with a fierceness that reaches out and gives you chills as you stare it straight in the eye.

Dorothy reminds me of a snarky version of Data. Her other side is express more vibrantly, more beautifully, in "Missing Cat". Dorothy reminds me very much of the Asimov stories indeed. The same human without being human is there. The point is not unobserved that, in many ways, she is in fact more human than Roger.

The episode with Beck didn't do as much for me, but it was still very good. All in all, a great collection indeed.

The DVD was nice too; crisp images and sound, even on my relatively "old" (going on 2 years now) player. The music is elegant and haunting, and the voices are simply marvelous and lend worlds to the characters. This occurs both on the Japanese track as well as the English version -- the latter being no small miracle in and of itself.

So if you're a fan of the show, pick this baby up. If you're not, give disc one a whirl and you'll be rushing back here in no time, I guarantee it.

THE HOT ROCK IS a forgotten comedy gem starring the enigmatic Robert Redford proving he can do light comedy when given the right vehicle. Fans should look for another forgotten gem he did early in his career (No, not BAREFOOT IN THE PARK), SITUATION HOPELESS, BUT NOT SERIOUS... a WWII comedy starring Redford with Mike ("Mannix")Conners and the great Sir Alec (Obi Wan Kenobi)Guinness. THE HOT ROCK is a light caper film about four jewel thieves, lead by Redford, out to heist a rare diamond in Manhatten. The film is mostly a series of hilarious failed attempts to steal the diamond with some twists and turns, and double crossings. One funny scene is when they use a helicopter to land on one of the New York city building rooftops and they end up on the wrong rooftop because from above, everything looks the same. Good ensemble casting with George Segal (tv's JUST SHOOT ME), Ron Leibman (NORMA REA), Paul Sand, Zero Mostel (THE PRODUCERS). The script has good comedic banter (mostly between Redford and Segal), and the New York City locations are a plus. Overall, one of Redford's forgotten comedy films that ranks up there with SNEAKERS. Note: One interesting (if not sad) part of the film is during the helicopter sequence, is that they fly by the World Trade Center still under construction (the movie was filmed back in 1972).

Many actors have played John (although some have changed the name to protect Donald E. Westlake) including George C. Scott, Paul Lemat, and Martin Lawrence, but Robert Redford did it first and best. I also think some of Quincy Jones best work was done on the soundtrack. William Goldman did a great transfer of the novel to film.

Robert Redford and George Segal team up in this fun 70's movie as New York City Diamond thieves.Also Zero Mostel does a superb job portraying a criminally crooked lawyer with a cool musical score from the reknowned Quincy Jones.It's a cooler than cool flick comparable to Robert Redfords other film"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!!

My son is a die hard fan so either way I'm buying it. With the great job thay did the first one there is no way this could be bad. The movie was great I say "Go, Scooby"

Yeah-alright-Im gonna take the world tonight it feels so right!

When I went to The Rundown-I saw that the theatre alreadly has a poster up for Scooby Doo 2!

I just know that this is gonna be great-since I love Scooby Doo-and Seth Green is gonna be in this one so thats even greater!

And its good that the same cast is gonna be in it again-with a whole new adventure!

It was great to actually see a poster for Scooby Doo 2!

GO SCOOBY DOO AND THE GANG!
AND SETH GREEN OF COURSE!

I hope it's good is all I can say! The first one was great! And I really want to see it when it's in theatures. I knew it was going to come out because of Nickolden mag. I wnat to enjoy it, hope you do to! :)

This 1998 Indian film is based on a novel by Rohinton Mistry. It's set in 1971 in Bombay, at a time just before the Bangladesh war. Roshan Seth is cast as a bank clerk who lives with his wife and three children in a crowded apartment complex. He once came from a wealthy family, but all that has changed and life is a struggle. His oldest son is refusing to go to technology school and wants to be an artist, he and he wife are always bickering, and his little daughter gets sick with Malaria. There's also a mentally challenged young man who creates turmoil and an old woman who is some sort of a witch. To add to his troubles, the government wants to knock down a wall in front of his building in order to widen the road and thereby create even more pollution.

When he receives a letter from an old friend who asks for his help, he quickly says yes, even though he has to agree to receive a mysterious package. There are politics involved which I didn't understand but it didn't matter who the bad guys were because the focus was more on the personal choices made by the people.

The best part of the film was its setting. It brought me right into the city of Bombay with its overcrowding, its filth, its sounds and its people. I could almost smell the air and feel the grit on my skin. Life is difficult there, but the city was just a backdrop for the story, which I found slow but mildly interesting. The acting was so good however, that it made up for the some of the plot's shortfalls. I enjoyed the film. And recommend it.

it's easier to tell what the movie is not about-the war in bangladesha, it's only the background timing, being a parsee, although there are scenes around the tower of silence complete with sounds of vultures inside.
it is about a quiet parsee bank teller and in the background his wife. Friends die, son leaves home, he's pulled into a dangerous plot, done with great technic and attention to detail and character development. thanks for a window into bombay.
i am sorry that movies like this never seem to get a showing in America, maybe it is that we really are too shallow for thoughtful and sensitive films like this. we desire action, not thought, we desire clear cut issues, not the gentle how do i live each day authentically and true to my convictions that you see in this movie.
i like the painted wall. the images and the devotion they showed them will long remain in my memory, fondly.

richard williams

You hear about such movies only as a matter of happenstance because they are commonly shrugged off as "art cinema" amidst India's glam-bam Bollywood cacophony. To anyone even mildly familiar with the dark underbelly of meaningful cinema in India, the star cast is enough to grab a copy of this priceless DVD -- Roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Om Puri.

But that's not half the reason I recommend this movie whole-heartedly. Gunnarsson (an Icelander!) and Taraporewala seem to have done an immaculate job of adapting Mistry's touching eponymous novel to the screen.

This is a simple yet subtle story of a middle-aged Parsi bank employee in Bombay in the 70s and the various facets of his interactions with his immediate family, friends/neighbours, professional circle etc, sensitively exploring how these bear upon his life. Despite the period in question, I can assure you that this movie beautifully captures the typical middle-class Bombay life as it is now, in particular the nuances of a minority (Parsi) man.

Yet it manages to offer a heart-warming view of our modern condition in almost any urban setting, not just Bombay. And thankfully the characterizations do not pander to a global stereotype of the Indian middle class as normally seen in the movies of Monsoon Wedding genre for instance.

All I can say is that if you are genuinely interested in meaningful film, you won't regret watching this hidden marvel of movie making. Highly recommended.

I thought this was very cute video all 3 of my children could watch. My fave part was the Rugrats one. It made the video digestible for those of us over the age of 3. LOL

My sister and I love Dora, Little Bill, Blue and Christmas. We rented this DVD so many times that my Mommy finally gave up and bought it for us. We love it!

Great video and we especially loved the Rugrats episode. It was a great treat b/c we did not know beforehand that it was on the video. It made it watchable for everyone over 2 in our house.

This is a pretty kewl DVD for what it is. I bought it knowing that there was a 3-D adventure on there, and it's good for what it is. However, I also thought that the actual episode "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" was also on it. The Actual episode is *NOT* on there as well. It is just the 3-D adventure. The animation of it is adequte and very reminiscent of the Xena game for Playstation if you've seen that. The computer animation isn't as good as the new Johnny Quest series on Cartoon Network . The voices are not the same as the episode (i.e. Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer, Bacchus, Orpheus) - they are not voiced by Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, and Ted Raimi. However, the actors try to do as best as they can to at least imitate the spirit of the characters, though Gabrielle is sometimes played a little too young and melodramatic, but that's also some of the writing. Zeus and Hera narrating the story are hilarious. Hera is very reminiscent of Xena's disguise of "Ezra" in the 3rd season episode, "Vanishing Act." Nothing like Meg Foster as Hera in "God Fearing Child," but very funny in a Fran Drescher sort of way. Also, you can not fast forward this or skip to chapters or anything. If you want to try another choice, you have to start all the way at the beginning. Still, it's nice to see scenes that could have been in the episode and some great lines, like Bacchus referring to Joxer as the "stupid funny man," or all the times Xena and Gabrielle get to tell Joxer to shut up. Joxer fans, don't fear, he has some good lines of his own. The possibility of different endings is nice, and it definitely will require multiple viewings before you can experience all of the different choices. Also, ignore the picture of Xena and Callisto on the cover. Callisto is not in this - at least, I haven't found her in it. However, for a big Xena fan like me, it's pretty kewl to have, especially to impress fellow Xena fan friends.

I was highly impressed with this DVD. I wasn't expecting much from it, but I was blown away by the graphics and the outcomes of our choices. Although it isn't Lucy Lawless providing the voice of Xena, they picked a pretty good vocal double. The DVD is excellent, a must have for any Xena collector!

This an DVD is interactive 3D adventure. It does not star Lucy Lawless, it is a 3D animated adventure. However, it is still a MUST HAVE for Xena fans. Use your remote control of your DVD player to make choices as decide what Xena will do next. You decide what happens next, which weapon to use, and more. It is very cool. If you don't like making choices, just watch the movie and it will still play out. I believe it was adapted from one of the shows and several "multipaths" were added.

Also, another title coming out soon is Superman, Menace of Metallo. If you like this one, check it out too.

Very cool way to use your DVD player...

This DVD is not out in stores yet, but I have seen all the episodes in here and are going to focus on one...The Big Book About Us is a good episode for your kids to learn about favorites, learn some of Joe's favorite things, and learn a little bit about bookmaking. Then we come to the 100th Day episode. This episode mostly takes place on a stage built in the back of Joe's living room. It contains a very bouncy song entitled "100 Days" and creates the feeling for your kids that they are at a very big gala party, complete with montages of snippets of episodes (some of which, to my knowledge, haven't been released yet- maybe they all will be by the time this DVD is released) The only problem here is that if you're hoping for a usual Blue's Clues episode, you aren't getting it. There is no game of Blue's Clues, none of the songs from the new show are played except for "We Sat On Down" during a montage, and there is even a misleading part where Mr. Salt asks Blue what her favorite part has been about the first 100 episodes, and she places a pawprint on the screen. Is it time for a game of Blue's Clues? No, just a montage of clues that have been found already. This episode is a good way for your child to remember all the fun he's had, but if he doesn't understand the concept of 100 days, skip it.

My daughter is 11 months old and loves Blue's Clues. She was given 2 VHS tapes and watches those all the time. I thought it would be more practical to buy a DVD to save time rewinding since she watches it on a daily basis. I was very pleased that there are 4 episodes PLUS a special 100th episode celebration (running time on this is 20 minutes plus so that alone is a bonus!) that shows clips of past Blue's Clues episodes with both Steve and Joe. Each episode encourages interaction from the child and also has some catchy tunes that actually don't get annoying. I would highly recommend and will buy more of the DVD's in the Blue's Clues collection.

I would recomend this DVD to anyone. It is fun, inventive, and educational. It can keep partents attention as well as children's. Also, it contains the only shows with both Joe and Steve, which makes it even more fun with great interaction between the two.

My band (EXIT) has two songs in the movie, and we even performed at the Marco Island Film Fest where it was premiered. We all thought it was a well written and well acted movie. The movie is mostly geared for children but the plot is fun and upbeat and will be suitable for all ages.

This movie is recommendable. Though I think its G rating is a bit too lenient because of Gwen's bikini scenes, aside from that the movie is really clean. It portrays a typical younger-brother/elder-brother struggle: Mitch, 11, discovers his new neighbor's 16-year-old beautiful and cute daughter: Gwen. He is determined to ask her out on a date, but his elder brother Sean, almost 17, is also interested and obviously much better suited for Gwen. The bitter struggle between the two brothers begins....

The movie is light and humorous, with some action and a little suspense. An all-happy end crowns the movie. Nice!

i have been hunting this movie for many years.. i finally had a chance at a beaten up copy from my local video shop and was about to buy it when i found it on amazon.com in dvd format..

its an awsome thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie..

i would reccomend it to anyone who likes the disaster move genre..

I originally saw this in the theater when it first came out, and several times on TV. Unfortunately it seems to have disappeared from network programming, and my local video store both.
This was one of the most intense "cat and mouse" type thillers of it's day. The battle of wits between Fallon (R. Harris) and the bomber will keep your eyes locked on the screen to keep from missing anything. The plot and storyline are as intricate as the bombs themselves.
If you enjoyed the more recent movie "Blown Away" then you will enjoy this one. Blown Away used many of the same techniques developed in Juggernaut, and is the logical film decendant of this classic.

I had seen the movie years and years ago, it had not lost any interest as far as I can see, That is why I ordered it. I reaally enjoyed it. If you are looking for the a fast paced movie where it keeps you glued to your deat I would say look no further because of the cast it has some of the silver s creens greatest.

I was very surprised to see this in my video store. After I saw it, I was more surprised that it never reached theaters (at least not here) and never got any press. "Notes From Underground" remains faithful to the original text which is hard considering the first half of the novella is just one man's rants on paper.

"Notes From Underground" for those who don't know it is the story of "A sick man, a spiteful man" who spends his better days in solitude and reflects with bitter sarcasm and confrontal truth the past events in his life. From dinner with old school friends who hate him to his love-hate relationship with a prostitute. Many of the scenes as they were when I read the original book are hard to watch because of it's emotional honesty.

This film version takes the novella to today's world. Instead of writing down his notes, the main character tells his confessions to a camera. The set up reminds me of Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape. The film does a good job at being creataive but good and faithful to the text.

I would recommend reading Dostoyevsky's book first then see this movie because there are certain in the novella that cannot be done on the screen. Still I enjoyed this film and thought it well worth your time. Good job Gary Walkow.

This movie explores the intricate mind of a building inspector (Henry Czerny) who has few friends and a sour disposition. He resents his circle of "friends" and feels that they only use him for their personal gain. He doesn't seem to attract women and eventually has an encouter with a prositute(Sheryl Lee) with whom he tries to help out. He is torn between his need for love and disgust for her profession; his feelings of isolation do not facilitate for a healthy relationship. This film takes a look at the darker sides of one's personality. Most can relate to this flim on one level or another....whether it be social dysfunction, isolation from the opposite sex, or simply feeling used by others. The movie is mulit-texutred with amusement, irony,and sadness. I highly recommend this film.

When I first heard of an adaptation of Dostoyevsky's Notes From Underground (Zapiski iz Pod Polya) to modern day US, I thought no way! But you have to see this. The true feel of Russian literature captured by amazing acting and a gripping adaptation. Strongly recommended if you like literature, film or thinking!