Pashto Movie Reviews

Everything about this film, the cast, dialogue, scenery, photography, plot, characterizations etc, combine for a tour de force. Mitchum has never been better cast, and Jane Greer is the perfect counterpoint for him. Paul Valentine as Joe is terrific, and how about some of the one liners! I have seen this over 15 times and with each viewing it just gets better.

I loved this film, the remake in the 80's (Againist All Odds) with Jeff Bridges and James Woods is good, but the original black and white with the darkness and the great, great acting of Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum leaves this terrific film in a class all of its own. Mitchum has a natural look of sad, tired, worldliness that just naturally fits with the film noir characters as in "Farewell My Lovely" as this wonderfull film. No Mitchum or film noir library would be complete without owning this one.

This is one of the sexiest, wittiest, forties films of all. Double crosses abound, the bad guys are by far the best dressed in shoulder padded suits and two toned shoes, and the plot, concerned in part with gang leader Kirk Douglas evading an IRS bust, is as twisting and devious as the mind of femme fatale Ms Greer. Every part in the film is memorable thanks to great writing - even the waitress in the opening diner scene has punchy repartee worthy of Rosalind Russell. The bad guys get their come-uppance but true to film noir convention, the good-bad guy hero Robert Mitchum doesn't prevail. Most film noir have an earnestness about them, fate and doom hovering in the background. Much of OUT OF THE PAST is funny in a cynical, world weary, knowing way . It is to my mind the most enjoyable of all film noir. Stands up to many viewings and is worth revisiting regularly to remind you what great movie making is.

Duke Freid has returned to Godashim to find that his country is the next target of Zaibach. Faced with the inevitable, he asks Alan Shezar join with him. These two and Escaflowne must face the Four Demon Armies of Zaibach - some 55,000 men and 10,000 Guymelefs (war robots) - an overwhelming force. All of this to fulfill Folken's plans to gain control of the treasure of Freid - the power of Atlantis.

Hitomi is in crisis. Because of her peering into the grim future, she is plagued by memories of her horrid visions and refuses to help Van. The Prince without a country becomes determined to do for himself what Hitomi has taught him, with unexpected and nearly disastrous effects.

Who is the mysterious ruler of Zaibach, who complains that a dragon is keeping him from seeing the future in his Destiny Prognostication Engine. Now we find that he is an old man, once come from earth, but his agenda - is it really the conquest of all Gaea?

This is the turning point in the series. There can be no question at the end of this DVD that this is more than just another struggle between the forces of good and evil. The care that is taken to fill out each character and make fabulous kingdoms come alive makes this a drama that is far more believable than its fantasy setting.

Each episode offers something new, a piece of history, a new character like Dryden the trader, the strange Ispano people who made Escaflowne. This is one of those cases where anime shows its ability be the equal of film in drama and quality.

This series is quite a amazing. If you can sit down and watch through the entire series over a couple of days with someone else who enjoys it I promise you won't be disappointed. This volume offers some answers, some new questions and some amazing fights. If you liked the first 3 volumes or even some of them you won't be disappointed.

keep the faith,
dExtrosien

good good anime series. top notch directing, story, characters buy them all! but be sure to watch subtitled version.

If you like bad movies/B movies you will love this movie, and if you don't well I think you shouldn't even waste your time reading this review.

Horrible acting, very obvious fake gore, laugh out loud monster, weird dialog, unbelievable characters, and a "twist ending". This movie has everthing that makes a movie so bad its good.

the dvd is packed with extras noted above. If you are a bad movie fan you must see this film!!!

I willingly spent 30 of my hard-earned dollars to own a copy of this film when you only could get it on VHS. so all I own is the film itself, a film that brought me and ten of my friends into full-blown MST3K mode when we saw it once (complete with rewinding and watching a couple scenes over and over because they were so bad). A friend of mine had thought to bring PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE because he thought it was bad, but quickly yielded. This was worse. Obviously. And therein lies its beauty.

The fact that the DVD contains something entitled "Brad Grinter: Nudist" puts it into the realm of the sublime.

I've seen a lot of bad movies in my day, but frame for frame, nothing measures up to Blood Freak. The plot involves a Vietnam vet who assists a girl with car trouble, meets her evil skank of a sister, gets hooked on drugs, works for the girls' father, eats a drugged turkey, and becomes a turkey headed monster craving junky blood! This movie is delightfully tacky and inept in every possible way. Also, look out for the best line ever uttered in a movie, "You're just a dumb bastard who doesn't know where it's at anyway!" Thankfully, Something Weird Video has lovingly released this title on DVD with tons of extras! The short films are so campy and ridiculous; they are worth the price of the DVD themselves. This is a must for any serious fan of camp, sleaze, and just plain awful movies.

this vol. is like the best of all 6 vols., in this vol it shows inuyasha battling sesshoumaru, and how inuyasha loves kagome and cares for what happens to her. It also shows how inuyasha starts to find out the truth about Naraku and how he was onigumo, the simple human who became an unbeatable demon , it really is a sad story cause inuyasha throws kagome back in the well and takes the jewel so she can't come back, but she does come back thanks to shippo,what would happen if her weren't around. I recommend for inuyasha fans to watch it, there are some sad parts and a funny part in there, but you have to own it.

I was at my friends house when I first saw Inu Yasha. At first I thought it was just another one of the boring shows on Adult Swim. But after watching it, I became curious and decided to watch the next episode the next night (just to see if it was a good show or just a good episode). I began to watch more and more episodes and now i am totally obsest with it. Though hard to get my family to change the channel, it is all worth the persausion. Inu Yasha is just one of those great shows that don't come around very often.
Inu Yasha is a story (more like legend) about a young girl named Kagome who, on her way to school is pulled into an ancient well and is transported to a different world and mystery and imagination. In this different world, she meets a half-demon named Inu Yasha who is looking for pieces of a broken amulet called the Shicone jewel that, if in the wrong hands, could bring choas and distrustion to the world. Kagome tags along with Inu Yasha to discover that she can sence any pieces of the jewel when near. Inu Yasha is not looking for the Shincone jewel to bring back piece to his world, but so he can become all demon.......
Sound interest? Maybe a little? I didn't explain it as good as it can be explained but if a little interested, Inu Yasha is on at 9:30 (pacific time), right before Kidikare. ENJOY!!!

Inu-Yasha Vol. 7 - Episodes 19, 20, 21

Well that long waited volume II is here and as usual it does not disappoint. I would go into detail but that would spoil it for those who have not seen it yet. Need less to say that the action is intense as always. The animation is crisp and sharp. As for the sound effects they are fantastic.
Maybe if ADVfilms.com realizes that there is a high demand from the sales of Mazinkaiser. Just maybe they will release Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger on DVD here in America. I am aware that there are more dvds of Mazinger Z out there(about 3 or 4) but they are in Japanese with English subtitles, which is not a problem for me. Now the only problem I see is that they say they that they can be played in any dvd player which is untrue. All dvd(s) are created to work for only one certain region of the world and it will not play on a dvd player that is from a different region.
Once, I did receive my copy of the DVD. I was disappointed to read on the back of the casing that this would be the final episodes. During the final battle it leaves the possbility of a future emergence for the evil Dr HELL. E-mail ADVFILMS.COM and let them know you want more Mazinger dvd(s) created for us. Also tell them to contact Amazon.com to ditribute them.

*** The following IS A SPOILER do not read unless you have already seen the dvd.

*** During the final battle Mazinkaiser is at the door steps of the evil Dr HELL. It seems that the armies of the island are no longer there for the DR. The only option left for the Doc is to retreat and fight another day. Well, here is where the creaters of Mazinkaiser have left the possibility for the series to continue. You see it seems that the Doc's rocket that he was escaping in calapsed during maiznkaiser's final attack. The entire island was on fire as this occured. So it could have been some other form of explosion that just so happened to obstruct Koji's view leaving him to believe that the Doc is dead.

The first DVD caught me by surprise, and I snapped it up as soon as I saw it. Being a longtime fan of Tranzor Z/Mazinger Z, and knowing of Mazinkaiser only as a video game character to replace Mazinger Z, I knew it was a must-have.

Then, I saw that the second volume was due out shortly. Once it arrived, I picked it up too, and was not disappointed. It has the same excellent animation and campy, over-the-top storyline we expect from a Mazinger series, as well as (of course) the super robots themselves.

My only complaint is that this is the LAST DVD in the series, and that it contains only 3 episodes. Mazinkaiser must have been only a 7-episode miniseries. Still, it was quite thrilling, and no punches were pulled. I hear there are Mazinkaiser movies out there as well, so I wait on them with baited breath.

Long story short, if you're a Mazinger fan, get this DVD. It's not for kids (it had graphic violence and some nudity, like the first DVD), but it'll make you feel like one.

Mazinkaiser,
The only ultra robot, with the capability of wreaking havoc into the heart of evil! On the first volume, Mazinger Z, and Great Mazinger, two of Japan's mos powerful titans, duke it out against Baron Asura, and the nefarious Doctor Hell. Mazinger gets kidnapped, and Koji finds out, that the answer for this new menace, with old enemies, is Mazinkaiser, built by his grandfather, Dr. Juzo Kabuto, who built Mazinger, in hopes that he could stop Dr. Hell's evil plans of new world order. In this volume, Koji finds himself, fighting the ghosts from his past... Anyway... you need to see this one, and buy the first one, if you have not bought it yet!!!! A remake of the 1972 series, MAZINGER Z, you will find this series, worth watching, and collecting.

Taking bunch of over excited kids to soccer practice is always a challenge. I started playing "All the right moves" in the car and it got them engaged from start. They are pumped up when they reach the field and they try to practice the routines at home. Producers have done good job at keeping kids engaged while showing them the techniques.

We got this DVD a couple months back, and my kids have watched it dozens of times. They practice the moves in front of the TV, then they go in the yard and prctice on each other for hours on end. Great Job guys!

Hello, my name is renamon_is, age 11, and for those of you who don't know, I'm here to review The 'Flint the Time Detective Blast From the Past (Vol. 1)' DVD. As you can guess from just looking at it, it's just 100% "Anything But Serious". For all the "Hard-Core" anime people out there, this is definitely NOT for you, at least not to buy. But, if you see it somewhere go ahead and rent it just for laughs- This show is SO stupid it's funny. It's about a young caveboy named (you guessed it) Flint, who lived with his Father chasing wild Dinosaurs and such. Then one day, the Evil Petrofina the Time thief and her henchmen, Dino and Mite came from the future and turned poor Flint and his father into fossils. And so, later in the 25th century, two kids dig up the fossilized versions of Flint and his dad (plus a good-guy time traveler named "get along") and take them home to defossilize them. Flint's dad turns out being stuck as a slab of rock though, but the professor figures out a compromise that you'll just hafta watch for yourself. Flint learns English, and so everyone decides that to raise a caveboy in modern times would be a good idea. Later Flint becomes a 'Time Detective', and their adventures lead to talking stone mallets, snake-birds that turn everything into gold, armored knights, queens of 7th century Japan & more. If you and your family are looking for something along the lines of "Pokemon" or "Digimon" then this is for you. Plus several voices from the cast of Digimon add to the hilarious fun of this adventure. I give it 5 stars and a "HOOM BA HOOM BA HOOM BA!!!!!"

This video has pretty good plot, about a small caveboy, Flint, and his father, who get caught in "time wars" if you would call it that, and end up in the 25th century. It's a good-hearted show that's suitable for all ages, since when the small creatures they're after, called time shifters, are turned evil by Petra Fina, Flint doesn't fight them to make them good again. He makes them remember their good inside. And that sets a good example for children of all ages.

In the 4th episode (Stolen Hagoromo)
A mysterious metamorphosis has befallen Aya. The being that now stands before them is a girl who has a totally different personality and appearance. Calling herself Ceres, she's determined to extinguish the lives of all the members of the Mikage clan with her incredible powers. Can Yuuhi bring Aya back from over the edge?

In the 5th episode (Tooya's Destiny)
Tooya manages to save Aki from a group of thugs and instructs him to return to the Mikage residence, but Aki refuses, disgusted by his own grandfather who would hunt down his own grandchild. Understanding Aki's feelings, Tooya brings Aki to the Aogiri residence instead, where he is joyfully reunited with Aya. One night, however, as Aya and Aki are sleeping in the same room, Ceres takes over and tries to murder Aki!

In the 6th episode(C Project)
In order to learn more about Tooya and the plor of Mikage, Aya, accompanied Yuuhi, decides to tail Tooya. As she enters the building, however, Yuuhi finds himself locked out, with Aya being trapped inside! As Aya explores the building's interior, Kaga confronts her. It seems that he wants to summon Ceres no matter what the cost!

I'm happy to see even more characters introduced. I can never tell what happens next. This series just draws me in. Highly recommended!!!

This volume gives us more about the started romance with Toya and Aya. Aya still has no clue what's going on with Ceres, and no one seems willing to let her in on it. After a scene with Ceres and Aki, Aya runs after Toya, the only one left who might tell her what's going on. Toya and Aya go to Toya's apartment, and simply talk. Aya starts crying, and Toya puts his arm around her, then they sleep together (just sleeping, nothing else! ^^;;) I think this episode made the whole DVD wothwhile! After that ep, there's a really freaky scene where Aya's cousin, Kagami, tries to rape her. It was weird, but ah well. This DVD is really good, and maybe one of my faves out of the whole series. ^^;

A man (Markku Peltola) develops nearly complete amnesia when he is beaten and left for dead shortly after arriving in Helsinki. After being nursed back to health by a poor but generous family, he must make a new life for himself without the benefit of anything to start with. His lack of identity proves to be an obstacle in this increasingly bureaucratized world. But his spirits are lifted when he meets as falls in love with a Salvation Army worker (Kati Outinen) who has helped him.

"The Man Without a Past" is the second film in director Aki Kaurismaki's "Finland Trilogy". (The first was 1996's "Drifting Clouds".) I am not sure of the precise time in which the film is supposed to take place, but it looks like the 1950's in costumes and cars, and also in the characteristics of the film stock. The colors in "The Man Without a Past" look a lot like Technicolor. The recent Hollywood trend to revive old cinematographic techniques and approximate old film stocks seems to have traveled beyond the borders of the United States -or maybe it started there. And why not, as still photographers have never hesitated to use archaic methods or materials if it would give them the desired result . I'm all for it in motion pictures if it adds something to the story, and here it does. "The Man Without a Past" is a quiet film about mostly quiet characters, both literally and figuratively. The characters speak very little, and when they speak it is frequently in vague terms. Funny lines are always delivered completely deadpan. But I wouldn't call the film pretentious. It's as low-key as its subjects. It's just about a man rediscovering his identity and a joy for life, and finding a place for himself for a second time, at a much later point in life than we usually do these things. Many movie goers will find "The Man Without a Past" too uneventful, but if you'd like a quiet, almost delicate, film with a good-humored outlook, this is a good one. Finnish with English subtitles. The DVD allows you to turn the subtitles on or off, but there are no bonus features.

THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST is a wonderful, lonely, and quiet film about M, a man who has suffered amnesia after being beaten and robbed while sleeping on a public park bench in the Finnish capital of Helsinki. He does not remember his name, or know anything about his past. But instead of going on a crusade to discover his true identity, he simply goes with the flow of life. After being pronounced dead at the hospital he wakes up in a deserted industrial area near the sea and is befriended by its local inhabitants. But M soon finds that his attempts to re-enter society is strongly hindered by the fact that he doesn't remember his name. Instead of being defeated M continues to go about living his life. He eventually rents an abandoned container car and plants a small vegetable garden outside his front door. M develops a new life while leaving the old one behind.

During this film there is a lack of any type of facial expressions or emotions of the characters, even when they are speaking to each other. The dialogue is slow and serious and there is not much action involved. This is what makes THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST a truly unique film. Not many people would appreciate this film with the underlying humor and silences. There is little doubt that this is the best foreign film I've seen for some time. My only complaint about this DVD is the lack of special features. I would really enjoy listening to a director or actor commentary of this film. Regardless, this is an excellent film.

I don't have much to say about this film, other than that I enjoyed everything about it. I am as yet unfamiliar with the work of Aki Kaurismäki or any other Finnish director, but rest assured that I'll be seeking out their work after having seen Man Without a Past.

Many people have commented here on the stark, deadpan, etc. flavor of this film; I'm wondering whether it was a commentary or joke of some sort by the director in response to the common stereotype of Finns as quiet, stoic people. If you're one of those people who can deal with silence only by filling it with the first words that come to mind, you might find this movie a bit boring. If you prefer silence to mindless jabber, you'll probably find it refreshing.

Starting over...in this film the main character, M, has as complete a chance to start life anew as any of us will ever have. Although his opportunity is the direct result of a tragedy, he turns it into something else. I think this is why so many people seem to love this film (that, and the low-key humor). It's an appealing idea: having no choice other than to begin at the beginning, with no personal history: to leave behind doubts, mistakes, rejections, uncertainties, bad habits, weaknesses of character... Positivity reigns here, with M growing his few potatoes and turning a dirty, abandoned shipping container into a (nearly) cozy home complete with jukebox and dog, in a ruggedly beautiful seaside locale. For those who have dreamt of jettisoning the material and emotional baggage of everyday life and moving to the forest or a city where we are completely unknown, this movie should prove enjoyable.

A man (Markku Peltola) develops nearly complete amnesia when he is beaten and left for dead shortly after arriving in Helsinki. After being nursed back to health by a poor but generous family, he must make a new life for himself without the benefit of anything to start with. His lack of identity proves to be an obstacle in this increasingly bureaucratized world. But his spirits are lifted when he meets as falls in love with a Salvation Army worker (Kati Outinen) who has helped him.

"The Man Without a Past" is the second film in director Aki Kaurismaki's "Finland Trilogy". (The first was 1996's "Drifting Clouds".) I am not sure of the precise time in which the film is supposed to take place, but it looks like the 1950's in costumes and cars, and also in the characteristics of the film stock. The colors in "The Man Without a Past" look a lot like Technicolor. The recent Hollywood trend to revive old cinematographic techniques and approximate old film stocks seems to have traveled beyond the borders of the United States -or maybe it started there. And why not, as still photographers have never hesitated to use archaic methods or materials if it would give them the desired result . I'm all for it in motion pictures if it adds something to the story, and here it does. "The Man Without a Past" is a quiet film about mostly quiet characters, both literally and figuratively. The characters speak very little, and when they speak it is frequently in vague terms. Funny lines are always delivered completely deadpan. But I wouldn't call the film pretentious. It's as low-key as its subjects. It's just about a man rediscovering his identity and a joy for life, and finding a place for himself for a second time, at a much later point in life than we usually do these things. Many movie goers will find "The Man Without a Past" too uneventful, but if you'd like a quiet, almost delicate, film with a good-humored outlook, this is a good one. Finnish with English subtitles. The DVD allows you to turn the subtitles on or off, but there are no bonus features.

THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST is a wonderful, lonely, and quiet film about M, a man who has suffered amnesia after being beaten and robbed while sleeping on a public park bench in the Finnish capital of Helsinki. He does not remember his name, or know anything about his past. But instead of going on a crusade to discover his true identity, he simply goes with the flow of life. After being pronounced dead at the hospital he wakes up in a deserted industrial area near the sea and is befriended by its local inhabitants. But M soon finds that his attempts to re-enter society is strongly hindered by the fact that he doesn't remember his name. Instead of being defeated M continues to go about living his life. He eventually rents an abandoned container car and plants a small vegetable garden outside his front door. M develops a new life while leaving the old one behind.

During this film there is a lack of any type of facial expressions or emotions of the characters, even when they are speaking to each other. The dialogue is slow and serious and there is not much action involved. This is what makes THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST a truly unique film. Not many people would appreciate this film with the underlying humor and silences. There is little doubt that this is the best foreign film I've seen for some time. My only complaint about this DVD is the lack of special features. I would really enjoy listening to a director or actor commentary of this film. Regardless, this is an excellent film.

I don't have much to say about this film, other than that I enjoyed everything about it. I am as yet unfamiliar with the work of Aki Kaurismäki or any other Finnish director, but rest assured that I'll be seeking out their work after having seen Man Without a Past.

Many people have commented here on the stark, deadpan, etc. flavor of this film; I'm wondering whether it was a commentary or joke of some sort by the director in response to the common stereotype of Finns as quiet, stoic people. If you're one of those people who can deal with silence only by filling it with the first words that come to mind, you might find this movie a bit boring. If you prefer silence to mindless jabber, you'll probably find it refreshing.

Starting over...in this film the main character, M, has as complete a chance to start life anew as any of us will ever have. Although his opportunity is the direct result of a tragedy, he turns it into something else. I think this is why so many people seem to love this film (that, and the low-key humor). It's an appealing idea: having no choice other than to begin at the beginning, with no personal history: to leave behind doubts, mistakes, rejections, uncertainties, bad habits, weaknesses of character... Positivity reigns here, with M growing his few potatoes and turning a dirty, abandoned shipping container into a (nearly) cozy home complete with jukebox and dog, in a ruggedly beautiful seaside locale. For those who have dreamt of jettisoning the material and emotional baggage of everyday life and moving to the forest or a city where we are completely unknown, this movie should prove enjoyable.