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Better Than Sex
Released in DVD by Columbia Tristar Hom (29 July, 2003)
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Starring: David Wenham and Susie Porter
Sometimes the right actors can make all the difference. Without David Wenham (Boys, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) and Susie Porter (The Monkey's Mask), Better Than Sex would still be a sexy romp, but it would also feel very familiar. Let's face it: there is no shortage of movies about one-night stands--just because this one lasts three days does not make it original. Fortunately, Wenham (Josh) and Porter (Cin) have chemistry and charm to burn. How they meet is irrelevant; it's what they do--and say--in Cin's loft that counts. There is (tasteful) sex to be sure, but also frank talk; sometimes to each other, sometimes to the camera. Their friends even chime in on occasion, in response to phone calls and gossip about their relationship. In the end, you don't learn anything new about sex, but you do get to know two likable people, for whom you can't help wishing the best. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Relationship Deja Vu
This film is great fun. Even if you've never had a one night stand, this film will remind you of all the crazy things you said, wanted to say, did, or wanted to do when you were in or beginning a relationship. It has some nice touches--the Greek chorus of friends who add perspective to the situation, and the omniscient taxi driver who "guides" the relationship along. The music is terrific, too.

absolutely wonderful
I saw this movie last night after looking forward to it for over a month and was not let down, it went beyond any expectation I may have had. I had a smile on my face practically the whole movie. It's impossible to not feel for both characters. The humor is real and natural, the delivery of the plot fantastic. After so many 'girl likes boy, boy likes girl, both are scared to admit it' movies, you think you've had enough and its all the same, but not this one. Loved both Susie Porter and David Wenham also, great actors, great chemistry. You must go see this. I wish more american movies were this smart and endearing if only so I could have easier access to seeing them.

A must-see movie
This movie is thoroughly enjoyable - a light and funny film worth taking a look at with a great turn of events.

Great Fishing of North America, Fly Fishing the Northwest, Volume 1
Released in DVD by 2q (01 October, 2002)
MPAA Rating:
Director: Charles West
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Very Useful DVD!
This is a great DVD! It takes full advantage of the DVD format. In fact, you'll not only watch this, you'll use it. It is loaded with local insight about some of the most beautiful and challenging places to fish in the US, and these guys know what they are talking about. Also, there is a good 'Tips & Techniques' section that provides a lot of useful general information about fly fishing. The scenery and quality of the video make watching this DVD as close to being there as you can get.

The Haunted Mansion
Released in Theatrical Release by (26 November, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Rob Minkoff
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, and Jennifer Tilly
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Best Disney Ride/New Movie
I think out of the many Disney World and Disneyland rides, The Haunted Mansion is the far best. The movie looks like it's going to be awsome. ... Enjoy :)

THEY GOT A BUNCH OF DEAD PEOPLE IN THE BACKYARD
Since I went on the ride at Disneyland-I know this movie will be good-the special effects look good-and the haunted mansion looks good!

Eddie Murphy always plays the funnyman-he was cool as the donkey in shrek-that donkey is so cute!

There was a neat effect on the ride-when you are just walking around inside the mansion-there are these pictures on the walls-and they look normal and everything-until you walk past them-the pictures turn into skeletons!

Also on the outside of the mansion-there is a horse and buggy set up-but there is no horse!

WELCOME FOOLISH MORTALS TO THE HAUNTED MANSION-THERE IS NO WAY OUT-YOU CAN TRY THE FRONT DOOR-AND THE WINDOWS-OF COURSE THERE IS ALWAYS MY WAY-HA HA!

And if you look at the ceiling-you can see that the ghost host has hung himself!

DONT PICK UP ANY HITCHHIKING GHOSTS!

Last Resort
Released in Theatrical Release by ()
MPAA Rating:
Director: Paul Pavlikovsky
Starring: Dina Korzun and Artyom Strelnikov
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LAST RESORT deserves a wider audience
When a Russian woman and her son arrive in England to be with her fiancee, she certainly never expects to find herself requesting political asylum and being sent to an immigration center where they must stay for up to a year until her paperwork clears. When her fiancee abandons her, her future seems uncertain.

LAST RESORT relies on natural performances, striking composition, and a harsh, but ultimately uplifting story to really score high. Dina Korzun is magnificent as Tanya, bouncing from despair to motherly concern to delight with a charm and naturalness that truly works. Artyom Strelnikov, as Tanya's son Artyom, is wise beyond his years, the more realistic of the two, and thoroughly convincing. Paddy Considine as Alfie, the one man who befriends her also wins us over with his easy-going and natural performance.

At the heart of this film is the beautiful relationship between mother and son. Tanya is fiercely protective of her son, yet treats him like an equal... and in many ways he is. A scene where Tanya must tell Artyom of a poor choice she made to make money is sublime in its beauty.

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town/The Little Drummer Boy
Released in DVD by Sony Wonder (11 September, 2001)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass
Starring: Fred Astaire and Mickey Rooney
This 53-minute, 1970 animated film may be the most delightful of those sundry, stop-motion animated Christmas perennials that show up on television during the holidays. The clay animation production, boasting a wonderful musical score and art direction that occasionally underscores the flower-power era in which it was born, tells the story of Santa's origins, in which Kris Kringle decides to get toys into the hands of poor children in gloomy Sombertown. Charmingly narrated by Fred Astaire and featuring voices by Mickey Rooney and Keenan Wynn, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town presents a nice bridge between two generations of entertainment, the classic and the hip. --Tom Keogh
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Santa A+, Aaron...eh...
If you're a big fan of SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN and have only a peripheral interest in THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, this is the DVD for you. SANTA looks terrific, and the original name of the penguin ("Topper") has even been restored on the DVD (for some reason he's "Waddles" in syndication). If, however, you're like me and love both stories, especially if you've been watching LITTLE DRUMMER BOY since it was originally broadcast on the network, you're going to be super disappointed in the quality of that program. Another review mentioned DRUMMER BOY as being "grainy." "Grainy" is not the word. Although I understand it was made from the original film negative, it looks like they took the worst print copy to make a transfer from. There are white dust flecks all over the print. In some places the sound effects are missing: for instance, before Aaron sings "Why Can't the Animals Smile" there was a lead-in and lead-out of him beating his drum. On the DVD there is big empty silence instead. The noise and jeers of the crowd are also gone. In another spot, a man's voice is reading Greer Garson's narration. The night scenes seem murky; when Aaron comes up to the gates of the town, I remember being able to see the name "Bethlehem" over the gate. The DVD scene is so dark you can't make it out. In short, I'm not tossing out my DRUMMER BOY videotape. If SANTA didn't look so crisp and nice I'd probably get rid of the DVD. Disappointing...sorry, Rankin-Bass.

A Very Prophetic Story of the Cold War.
When I took American History in College, my teacher explained the political undertone of the Wizard of Oz. With that in mind, I was able to see the undertone of this story. First, for parents-as a kid I used to enjoy the annual showing of this feature. Now to the undertone:A baby, Santa Claus (capitalism), is abandoned on the doorstep of elves (industrialists). The elves are unable to get their product, toys, to town. When Santa grows up, he decides that he has to make the trip to town, but first he has to go through the territory of the winter warlock (socialism-regulation). Meanwhile, in town, the Burgermeister-who rules the town with all the zest of a communist dictator, has outlawed toys and set mandatory labor for all the kids in town (how commie of him). When Santa gets to town, he befriends the town schoolteacher (education) and is branded an outlaw for giving out toys (how capitalist of him). A cold war ensues between the burgermeister and santa with santa making an annual raid to pass out toys and foil the burgermeister. The end of this story explains well why communism doesn't work.

Santa Claus classic
Excellent film for those that love classic Christmas stories. Buy it now. That's an order.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (13 May, 2003)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Glenn Ford and Ron Howard
Decades may pass, but The Courtship of Eddie's Father never loses any of its abundant charm. Long before he became an Oscar®-winning director, 8-year-old "Ronny" Howard (then appearing on TV's The Andy Griffith Show) costarred with Glenn Ford in this heartwarming family classic, later adapted into a TV series (1969-72) starring Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz. While the later show adopted a hip, late-'60s sensibility, this 1963 production is more straight-laced and, for its time, remarkably frank--and disarmingly funny--about the many questions that precocious son Eddie (Howard) has for his widower father (Ford) as they recover from the death of wife and mother. A perfect director for this delicate material (wonderfully adapted from Mark Toby's novel), Vincente Minnelli hits all the right notes of sadness, hope, and parental concern; Ford's unspoken love for a helpful neighbor (Shirley Jones) may be a foregone conclusion, but romantic subplots (and Eddie's diligent matchmaking) add plenty of domestic drama. Sweet but never saccharine, this timeless Courtship is guaranteed to make you smile. --Jeff Shannon
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The Courtship Of Shirley & Ronny
Of course, being a huge Partridge Family fan I have encountered every film Shirley Jones ever made. The Re-teaming of Shirley Jones and Ronny Howard (Also 1962 THE MUSIC MAN) for this film was a delight. She looks beautiful in this film, too. And the scene between Ronny Howard and Glen Ford at the end of the film had me rolling with laughter. He was truly an amazingly gifted young child actor. His sincerity and believability was remarkable for such a young age. His preformance alone would have been enough in this film but every actor gives a wonderfully talented performance (Even Jerry Van Dyke). So, if you want to see a funny, touching and romantic view of the world through the eyes of a little boy for his father......Buy this movie. It's a step back into the early 1960's where life was simpler and movies still had style. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!

Courtship of Eddies Father Is Finnaly On DVD
I love this DVD. I had always loved this movie and I bought the DVD of this title on May 13, 2003 which was the release date/

I love the special features on this great dvd.

This dVD is about a sweet Father (Glen Ford) who is a widow and his son Eddie (Ronny Howard). The Father is trying to get remarried but every time he brings home someome Eddie doesn't like her. The person who we wants his father to marry is the girl next door Shirley Jones. Well this movie ends well

Overwhelming!
That movie stuck in my mind for decades.It has a magic ingredient that nails you on your seat.I love it!

Freaky Friday
Released in Theatrical Release by (06 August, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Mark S. Waters
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, and Mark Harmon
In the wonderfully entertaining Freaky Friday, teenager Anna (Lindsay Lohan) and her forty-something psychiatrist mom Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) have sunk into a rut of frustrated bickering--until a magic spell causes them to switch bodies. Suddenly Tess finds herself faced with petty teachers, vicious rivals, and a hunky boy, while Anna has to cope with her mother's neurotic patients as well as her befuddled fiance (Mark Harmon), who doesn't understand why his bride-to-be is suddenly recoiling from his embrace on the eve of their wedding. Both Lohan and Curtis turn in deft, delightful performances, with Curtis showing a surprising flair for physical comedy. The movie even manages to explore serious issues about fractured families, new parents, and adolescent sexuality with honesty and empathy--and without making the story stop dead in its tracks. It's a mother-daughter film that fathers and sons can enjoy just as much. --Bret Fetzer
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A re-make that's BETTER than the original??
I am a big fan of the orignial Freaky Friday. but this one is even better. Yes, truly. I was surprised to see such a well done re-make. The performances are great, the updates work and the character motivations are much more solid this time around. jamie Lee Curtis delivers and so do her costars! And the music is GREAT

Great Movie
If you loved the orginal verson then you will love this one even more. The story is pretty much the same as the old one only this story is set in today. This movie is so funny especially Jamie Lee Curtis. This movie you can watch over and over and still wanna watch it again. Its a great movie for any age group. Also the music through out the movie is pretty good not to mention how well Lindsey sings (Watch out Britney and Hillary Duffy)

Movie for the whole family
First of all i didn't like Jamie lee curtis but after i saw this movie she was awsome so was lindsy but jamie stole the show she had the best parts of the whole movie my whole family just loved it i was espeesialy suprised to see how many adults reviewed this movie at Amazon.com

Dragonheart - Collector's Edition
Released in DVD by Universal Studios (12 August, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, and Sean Connery
In the closing paragraph of his 1996 review of Dragonheart, noted critic Roger Ebert summed up this adventurous fantasy quite nicely: "While no reasonable person over the age of 12 would presumably be able to take it seriously, there is nevertheless a lighthearted joy to it, a cheerfulness, an insouciance, that recalls the days when movies were content to be fun." That's precisely the quality that makes Dragonheart so appealing, despite the fact that it didn't exactly take flight and breathe fire at the box office. The movie takes itself seriously without sacrificing the wit and cleverness that make it so entertaining. It's about the last of the great dragon slayers, Bowen (Dennis Quaid), who teams up with the last of the great dragons, Draco (and voiced by Sean Connery), after they realize that killing each other would put them both out of business! So they devise a bogus dragon-slaying act that's a huge hit as they tour from village to village. Later, they must rouse the peasantry against the loutish Prince Einon (David Thewlis), whose life was once saved by Draco, but who now violates the "Old Code" of honor with a ruthless reign of terror. As Ebert rightly noted, Dragonheart is no masterpiece, and its story (which was originally conceived as a darker, more serious drama) isn't likely to capture everyone's heart (dragon or otherwise). But it's full of exciting action, witty dialogue, and gallant heroism, and in the presentation of a realistic talking dragon it's a milestone in computer-generated special effects, far surpassing the breakthroughs of Jurassic Park three years earlier. --Jeff Shannon.
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The Best Dragon Movie EVER!!!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! It is one of the best ever!!! It shows dragons the way I think dragons should be shown: as good guys, with feelings and a personality, not the way some movies show dragons as mindless, heartless murdering beasts.

Summary: A knight of the Old Code named Bowen has sworn himself to hunting down and killing every dragon in the world. The reason: his apprentice, Prince Enion, was badly wounded when the villagers revolted against his father, the King. The Queen took the prince to a dragon that lived nearby and the dragon saved him by giving the boy half of his heart. Soon after, the ex-prince became the King and began to forget everything Bowen taught him. Bowen, thinking it was the dragon's heart that corrupted Enion, vows to kill all dragons.

12 years later: Bowen comes across a dragon who claims to be the last dragon. After a endless fight, the knight and dragon form a truce. After their schemeing makes them a lot of $, Bowen and the dragon, who Bowen named Draco, meet a villager named Kara, who wants to lead a revolt against Enion. With the help of Bowen and Draco, she is able to get villagers to join their cause.

As the fight begins, Draco is captured. Now Bowen must find a way to rescue his dragon friend and somehow kill Enion. But... what will the knight of the Old Code do when he finds out that there is a terrible and deadly connection between Draco and Enion? What will Bowen do when he finds out that the only way to end Enion's terrible ways once and for all is to...

I love how the director added in the parts of light humor along with action and slight plot twists which all add up to a slightly surprise ending. The end (which I wont give away) is so sad that I always get teary eyed no matter how many times I watch it. Bring lots of tissues to this movie. If you like dragons, then you will LOVE this movie!!! I can promise you!!!

A genuine classic in composite digital 3D animation
If you have enjoyed Gollum in the epic Lord of the Rings movie series, you must see this. This is one of the most successful early attempts at including digital 3D animation in live action features. You either love or hate the story, cast and characters. I am a big fan of all three. It is a fun and heart warming movie.

THE STARS ARE MADE OF DRAGONS
DragonHeart is a awesome movie!

I first saw this film when I was on summer vacation-and I saw it in the theatre like 4 times!

DragonHeart is about a guy who is about to be king-but he is wounded and his mother asks a dragon to save him-taking pity on the guy the dragon gives him half his heart-telling the guy that he must rule with honesty.

But when the guy becomes a king-he treats everyone cruelly-and
kills anyone he doesnt like!

So steps in this dragonslayer who becomes friends with the last dragon-who he names Draco-after the group of stars in the sky shaped like a dragon!

I wanna buy this dvd-to see how Draco looks!

It was pretty sad when the dragon dies in the end-but it was the only way the kings evil would be destroyed!

You will never win unless Einons evil is destroyed-and to do that you must destroy me!

I am the last one!

I love dragons-they are not evil like everyone thinks they are-
they are just misunderstood creatures who hide and lurk in caves simply because they are different!

When I looked at the stars one night-I swear-it was in the shape of Draco!

There are alot of shapes like that in the sky-there must be a dragons heaven!

Why must you knight errands out to make a name for yourself-always pick on us dragons?

Your one who kills dragons for money?!

No animal should be killed for money!

It just simply is very wrong!

Dragonheart - DTS
Released in DVD by Universal Studios (12 August, 2003)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, and Sean Connery
In the closing paragraph of his 1996 review of Dragonheart, noted critic Roger Ebert summed up this adventurous fantasy quite nicely: "While no reasonable person over the age of 12 would presumably be able to take it seriously, there is nevertheless a lighthearted joy to it, a cheerfulness, an insouciance, that recalls the days when movies were content to be fun." That's precisely the quality that makes Dragonheart so appealing, despite the fact that it didn't exactly take flight and breathe fire at the box office. The movie takes itself seriously without sacrificing the wit and cleverness that make it so entertaining. It's about the last of the great dragon slayers, Bowen (Dennis Quaid), who teams up with the last of the great dragons, Draco (and voiced by Sean Connery), after they realize that killing each other would put them both out of business! So they devise a bogus dragon-slaying act that's a huge hit as they tour from village to village. Later, they must rouse the peasantry against the loutish Prince Einon (David Thewlis), whose life was once saved by Draco, but who now violates the "Old Code" of honor with a ruthless reign of terror. As Ebert rightly noted, Dragonheart is no masterpiece, and its story (which was originally conceived as a darker, more serious drama) isn't likely to capture everyone's heart (dragon or otherwise). But it's full of exciting action, witty dialogue, and gallant heroism, and in the presentation of a realistic talking dragon it's a milestone in computer-generated special effects, far surpassing the breakthroughs of Jurassic Park three years earlier. --Jeff Shannon.
Average review score:

The Best Dragon Movie EVER!!!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! It is one of the best ever!!! It shows dragons the way I think dragons should be shown: as good guys, with feelings and a personality, not the way some movies show dragons as mindless, heartless murdering beasts.

Summary: A knight of the Old Code named Bowen has sworn himself to hunting down and killing every dragon in the world. The reason: his apprentice, Prince Enion, was badly wounded when the villagers revolted against his father, the King. The Queen took the prince to a dragon that lived nearby and the dragon saved him by giving the boy half of his heart. Soon after, the ex-prince became the King and began to forget everything Bowen taught him. Bowen, thinking it was the dragon's heart that corrupted Enion, vows to kill all dragons.

12 years later: Bowen comes across a dragon who claims to be the last dragon. After a endless fight, the knight and dragon form a truce. After their schemeing makes them a lot of $, Bowen and the dragon, who Bowen named Draco, meet a villager named Kara, who wants to lead a revolt against Enion. With the help of Bowen and Draco, she is able to get villagers to join their cause.

As the fight begins, Draco is captured. Now Bowen must find a way to rescue his dragon friend and somehow kill Enion. But... what will the knight of the Old Code do when he finds out that there is a terrible and deadly connection between Draco and Enion? What will Bowen do when he finds out that the only way to end Enion's terrible ways once and for all is to...

I love how the director added in the parts of light humor along with action and slight plot twists which all add up to a slightly surprise ending. The end (which I wont give away) is so sad that I always get teary eyed no matter how many times I watch it. Bring lots of tissues to this movie. If you like dragons, then you will LOVE this movie!!! I can promise you!!!

A genuine classic in composite digital 3D animation
If you have enjoyed Gollum in the epic Lord of the Rings movie series, you must see this. This is one of the most successful early attempts at including digital 3D animation in live action features. You either love or hate the story, cast and characters. I am a big fan of all three. It is a fun and heart warming movie.

THE STARS ARE MADE OF DRAGONS
DragonHeart is a awesome movie!

I first saw this film when I was on summer vacation-and I saw it in the theatre like 4 times!

DragonHeart is about a guy who is about to be king-but he is wounded and his mother asks a dragon to save him-taking pity on the guy the dragon gives him half his heart-telling the guy that he must rule with honesty.

But when the guy becomes a king-he treats everyone cruelly-and
kills anyone he doesnt like!

So steps in this dragonslayer who becomes friends with the last dragon-who he names Draco-after the group of stars in the sky shaped like a dragon!

I wanna buy this dvd-to see how Draco looks!

It was pretty sad when the dragon dies in the end-but it was the only way the kings evil would be destroyed!

You will never win unless Einons evil is destroyed-and to do that you must destroy me!

I am the last one!

I love dragons-they are not evil like everyone thinks they are-
they are just misunderstood creatures who hide and lurk in caves simply because they are different!

When I looked at the stars one night-I swear-it was in the shape of Draco!

There are alot of shapes like that in the sky-there must be a dragons heaven!

Why must you knight errands out to make a name for yourself-always pick on us dragons?

Your one who kills dragons for money?!

No animal should be killed for money!

It just simply is very wrong!

Billy Madison
Released in DVD by Universal Studios (02 January, 2002)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Tamra Davis
Starring: Adam Sandler
For Adam Sandler fans only, this dopey comedy features the former Saturday Night Live star as an overindulged rich guy whose father insists he repeat grades 1 through 12 before taking over the family business. The scenario is perfect for Sandler's infantile leanings (which he has fortunately outgrown in more recent movies), and for the most part the jokes about being too old and too big for the experiment are obvious. Chris Farley and Steve Buscemi turn up in uncredited cameo appearances, but otherwise the film is pretty dismissible, except for those diehards who can't get enough of Sandler. --Tom Keogh

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