Veterans Day Movie Reviews

First of all, I am a huge Def Leppard fan so automatically I am going to love this DVD, but even if you have never heard of the band, this DVD is still for you.
Def Leppard, one of the biggest rock bands in the 1980s, shows exactly why they were so famous in this incredible DVD. The DVD has two main parts to it- the music videos and the live performances. The live performances come from their "In the Round, In Your Face" tour. The live performance part of the DVD is my personal favorite as it spotlights the talents of all the band members. The concert is incredible and the people working the camera do a great job in making the viewer feel like they are sitting front row and center.
Once you are tired of the live performance (like that would ever happen), Def Leppard has provided their actual music videos that were played on TV. Both the sound and visual quality are incredible. The videos are a lot of fun to watch.
So basically, if you are a Def Leppard fan, or even just a casual rock fan in general, give this DVD a try. The classic Def Leppard hits like "Photograph," "Pour Some Sugar on Me," "Rock of Ages," among many others, will keep you pumped for hours.

You won't be disappointed with this one. From start to finish the band is on fire. The sound is superb and the video editing is superb.

If you think hair bands were all hype, just watch these guys do it live. Def Leppard has always been known for its overly produced sound. Hearing it raw and powerful on this disc shows you they were not [losing] anything in the studio. They sound the same live.

The DVD package of Def Leppard's HISTORIA/IN THE ROUND IN YOUR FACE is hard rock at its finest!

First, there's the HISTORIA program, which is a treasure for any fan of 1980s hard rock or rock of any era. Lots of classics such as "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" and rarities, including "Me & My Wine": A great rock song and amusing video.

Then, there's the awesome concert video IN THE ROUND IN YOUR FACE... During the band's Hysteria Tour, the band seems more energetic than ever! (Certainly more than in their ARCHIVES video, which I also recommend.) Here, the band is at the peak of their hard rock creativity. The band's entrance is spectacular and they just keep going! This was at the time when guitarist Steve Clark was with DL and let me tell you... He is a wild man on stage who really adds to the show! It is a shame that he passed on. God rest his soul. This tour also marks the triumphant return of drummer Rick Allen after his unfortunate accident.

The concert was filmed at McNichols Arena in Denver Colorado in which the band's stage is in the center, which allows not only the band to be more personal with the crowd, but provides a much bigger and better sound! Every song is a knockout! Also, there is another element that ARCHIVES does not have... Guitar solos! Steve Clark performs a brief solo intro to one of the songs, but Phil Collen gives a more lengthy solo that is sure to please... "Loud and proud... !" as vocalist Jim Elliot states.

The special features include interesting interviews with the band members and bonus music videos that express the band's diversity. All great songs, keeping in mind that not every song is going to sound like it belongs on the Hysteria album.

Whether you are a fan of DL or a fan of hard rock, buy this DVD and crank it up!

My 19-month-old daughter does not watch TV, movies, or anything we've tried before...until we bought The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. I loved this classic when I was little, and now my daughter does too! She would be content to sit on my lap and watch Pooh from dusk until dawn if I let her! We have the Piglet movie as well, but it's just not the same Pooh, and she doesn't seem quite as interested in it. The best thing about this DVD is that it's something she loves, and something that won't drive me crazy like Barney or Teletubbies, so even when I've heard the Rumbly in my Tumbly song six times in a day, hearing it one more time doesn't really bother me. This movie is an absolute MUST for any parent who just needs time to clean up the kitchen or even relax for a moment. This movie will save your sanity!

This is a hear-warming classic for the whole family to enjoy! They did a WONDERFUL job on this cute movie, everyone is so cute and happy that it makes me smile!

This is one of the Disney's materpieces. I'm in my 20's and I grew up with Winnie the pooh not only with the movie but with the tv series and the Book. It is hard to imagine a more delightful DVD introduction to A. A. Milne's cherished Winnie the Pooh books than this 1977 short stories, which gathered the Disney studio's original trio of animated featurettes: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966): Pooh of course goes out looking for hunny and gets into some trouble, the Oscar-winning Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968): the hundred acre woods is flooded and piglet is in trouble, and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too (1974):this is one of my favorite of the short stories where you meet tigger and you hear him sing his memorable song. Pooh was a pet project of Walt Disney, whose children loved the books about the "willy nilly silly old bear" and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Faithful to the look and gentle spirit of the books, these mellow shorts do Milne proud. With the voices of Sterling Holloway as Pooh, Paul Winchell as Tigger, and John Fiedler as Piglet, the delightful characters come to life. The DVD edition includes a honey jar full of additional special features, including interactive sing-alongs and various activities. But the best part is how they restored the animation vivid and stunning as i would believe as when the movies first arrived in theathers. This movie is my family's favorite. At least once a month my nephew watches it and sings along and is enchanted by silly Pooh, little piglet, gloomy eeyore, rabbit and his gardening,know it all owl, kanga and little roo and bouncy tigger too. This is sure to be in your dvd collection already or soon, where you can be enchanted by one of disney's greatest materpieces about a boy named christopher robin and his nilly silly old bear pooh and his friends and a wonderful place called the hundred acre woods!
5 stars ***** two thumbs way way way up!

I still remember regularly watching the show when it was still in production, and I still watch it quite often on FX today. When I saw that they'd finally released a season box set, I knew I had to buy it. I must say seeing this first season is drastically different from what the show became in later years. They actually ate food (YES REAL FOOD) in a couple of episodes this season. However, as interesting as this is to see where the show began. The DVD release leaves lots to be desired. #1 Picture quality is simply horrible on several of the episodes. (Definately not what you expect when you buy a DVD.) I've seen movies 30 and 40 years old that have been remastered, so I'm sure it would be possible to do a decent transfer on a tv show that's what 15 years old? #2 Lack of special features. I realize that most of the stars of the show are now doing other projects and are quite busy. And I wouldn't expect them to find outtakes or deleted scenes from that long ago, but how about some commentaries. Surely the producers or directors could take some time to give fans of the show some decent bonus features.

The first season of any show has it's ups and downs and MWC certainly did as well. Some of the episodes are hysterically funny. I particularly enjoy I shot the sherif where Al mistakenly shoots Steve and Marcy's guard dog. The characters changed and evolved over time and in the first series Al's avoidance of physical contact with Peggy is not quite as exaggerated as it would become in later seasons. This is a great start at having this show in a DVD collection and I look forward to other seasons becoming available.

Finally, after a very long and restless wait, "Married with Children: Season One" is now available to own on DVD. Considered one of the raunchiest and most vulgar shows in its time, these 13 glorious episodes are here for your viewing pleasure for the very first time on DVD. These guys ain't the Cosbys, that's for sure.

The show revolves around a shoe-salesman, Al Bundy, and his lovely (lovely??) family. His wife is always on his case about money and refuses to clean or cook the house. The kids are always driving him up the wall with their constant bickering and getting into trouble. The only sane one in the family appears to be sane is the dog (although he doesn't really do much). Yep, it's "Home, Sweet Hell" for Al Bundy all day, every day. You can just feel the love.

I forgot how funny the first season was. I don't think a second went by where I wasn't laughing hysterically at the Bundy hijinx that was occurring in each episode. Personally, I think Al Bundy has some of the funniest lines ever. All 13 episodes are some of the funniest TV you'll ever see. It's nice to finally see them earn a home in the DVD world.

Here are the 13 episodes that are included in this set:
"Pilot," "Thinergy," "Sixteen Years and What Do You Get," "But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy," "Have You Driven a Ford Lately," "Whose Room is it Anyway," "Al Loses his Cherry," "Peggy Sue Got Work," "Married' Without Children," "The Poker Game," "Where's the Boss," "Nightmare on Al's Street," and "Johnny B. Gone."

This 2-disk DVD set also includes extra features like bonus trailers and the "Married with Children Reunion Special" that aired on FOX awhile back. The picture and sound quality is pretty good, considering how old the show is.

"Married with Children: Season One" is a must-have for any Married with Children fans. Hey, with Christmas coming up pretty soon, this would make a great gift. The Bundys were a crazy family, but they were family nonetheless. Check out these 13 episodes as soon as you can and prepare yourself for some high quality entertainment.

I am a big james garner fan and enjoyed some of the romantic comedies that marked the career of doris Day. This was an enjoyable movie, but not one of my favorite. Doris probably did her best work with Rock.

I like Garner better in Cash McCall and Wheeler Dealers if we are talking Romantic Comedys. I like Garner best in the two SUPPORT YOUR... movies.

and one sure to be enjoyed by Doris Day & James Garner fans alike! Not to be missed!

A must for a doris day fan.
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Bert Stern was a still photographer who got the opportunity to take a film crew to the 1959 Newport Jazz festival. With limited time and film, Stern and his crew set out not just to record a musical event, but to record a social experience.

For the most part, he succeeds, although there is more than enough footage of a boat race on Chesapeake bay that day to last me for the rest of my life.

The film cuts from performances to reactions of the crowd, as any concert film would. It's interesting to see the wide difference in clothing styles that appealed to people in 1959. Everything from men in suits to greasers in denim can be seen dancing and grooving along with the music.

People living nearby the festival can be seen partying on their roofs and dancing, booze in hand, to the music. People of every age are shown bopping along with whoever is on stage at the time.

Highlights: Anita O'Day's spot-on performance, in spite of the fact that she's well into her much-ballyhooed drug and booze habit (in a recent radio interview she said she couldn't remember doing this gig after even watching the film); Louis Armstrong, Jerry Mulligan, and the rather out-of-place, clearly there-for-the-kids but dressed to the nines and behaving himself, Chuck Berry. Older jazz guys have no idea what to make of Chuck, and one guy, in an attempt to "jazz up" Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen," starts playing some rather odd clarinet runs. Think "Sweet Little Bar Mitzvah."

There's a nice bunch of extras on here, too, including an interview with Stern that expalins a lot about what was going on.
If you like jazz, or documentaries, or just good music, this is a keeper.

Bert Stern has both an eye and an ear for jazz, par excellence, capturing the spirit of the Newport Jazz festival in its heyday. This is a wonderful showcase of performances, ranging from the detached Thelonius Monk to the super cool Anita O'Day. But, without doubt, the performance that stands out is that of Mahalia Jackson who brings the crowd to their feet with "40 Days" and then brings them to their knees with her closing psalm, so passionately felt.

The movie takes you through a figurative day, capturing the sea air of Newport, the quiet practice sessions, the ebb and flow of the crowd as it grows to its evening peak, with a rocking performance by Chuck Berry. The Satchmo takes a wonderful turn at the mike with Jack Teargarden joining him in a fun duet. Chico Hamilton is there in all his seriousness with Eric Dolphy highlighting the band's performance. George Shearer looks like he could be playing at the Hollywood Bowl.

I was hoping for more extras on the DVD. The movie leaves you craving for more music. The 50's were the peak of the hip jazz scene and this movie is as hip as they come.

While I've not seen other Jazz movies or documentaries, I've seen Jazz on a Summer's Day on both VHS and on DVD and enjoy it so much that I've watched it several times and just had to purchase it on DVD.

I have always loved the classic Jazz of the 1950's and 1960's and this film documents one of the best Jazz festivals around, and I think this was the first Jazz festival in what we now know as the Newport Jazz festival.

What I love about this film is how Bert Stern uses his movie camera to shoot the film, much like a still camera and framed the shots just the same. I find it works on motion film as on still photography, especially in this kind of documentary where your documenting a concert. I love the B-roll shots of kids playing, grown ups sunbathing, the dixieland jazz band, the couples driving their vintage autos, and of course the Yaught(sp?) club races and overall, I find that Bert Stern does an incredible job of showing the general atmosphere of the concert and the weather of late summer in Rhode Island.

I find this an incredible film that is worthy of multiple viewings. Not just for it's incredible of shooting techniques, but for the music that is represented here. Lots of great names such as Anita O'Day, Thelonious Munk, George Shearing, Dina Washington etc. I love Bert's use of the reflections of the boats on the water for the opening sequence, mated to Jimmy Giuffrie's live rendition of the Train and the River. All in all, I rate this film a definate 5.

Cult fan here, tattoo to prove it, but I must say I was really unhappy with this DVD. The boys put on a great show and I really enjoyed that, but the sound quality was lacking--this made the DVD painful to watch! Then I went to the interviews with the band and it's as if the guy just makes up questions on the spot. With a band that's been around for as long as BOC has, they certainly could have done some research and asked some questions that analyzed the longevity and music from BOC's perspective. The fans they chose to interview were also lame, unless you like listening to a drunken guy tell you how much he loves BOC while he is spitting and slurring his words (some of the interviews were OK, but only because they happened upon a sober fan). Just because BOC is not as popular (monetarily) as they were in the 70s and early 80s is not a reason to put out something this low of quality.

I was twelve years old (1975) when I first heard BOC. It was Secret Treaties, on my buddy's turntable, as we did illegal substances and pondered over the mystery and meaning of Subhuman, Astronomy, Dominance & Submission, Flaming Telepaths.... Man oh man, BOC rules. I bought OYFOOYK shortly after that and spent hours playing my guitar to Last Days of May and Subhuman. Most of my influence comes from these guys. And to set the record straight: I don't listen to anything past the first live album (OYFOOYK). The first three plus the OYFOOYK are such a perfect picture of their greatness. Just listen to what was the greatest album of 1972.....Tyranny & Mutation. Holy cow! Seven Screaming Diz-Busters, Quicklime Girl, and the wierdly wonderful Wings Wetted Down! Prog rock from Bouchard, sublime madness in their visions.
Don't Fear the Reaper is bubblegum pop. There, I've said it. Imiganos is an overworked Frankenstein of solo musicians sent in against its creator's wishes to add layer upon layer of tracks until you ended up with Buck, not Eric singing Astronomy.
But I should get to the point.
I have never seen them live. There, I've said it.
Until now.
This DVD blew me away!
There are coming to town in March.
I will be there.
Ther playing on this DVD needs to be seen to be believed. My God! Buck Dharma....Buck Dharma....Buck Dharma. Man oh man!
It was the time of my life! (get a life)
They rocked those tunes harder than I thought they ever could. 5 songs from Secret Treaties!
The Red & the Black!
Then Came the Last Days of May!!! (Wow! Wow! Wow!)
O'd on Life!! (Too cool. Eric shines on that tune!)
Quicklime Girl!

I love this band and I loved this DVD.

Chuck

The Bouchard brothers left, and were replaced by a bad-a** bassist, and a kick-a** drummer. Add that to Eric Bloom, Alan Lanier, and The unequaled Buck Dharma on guitar, and it's a formula for a major kick in the head! If you don't buy this DVD you're a fool.

I always enjoy Alfred Hitchcock's work and when he casts actresses against their normal "type" the results are usually very pleasing. It is never more evident than in his casting "against type" of Doris Day in one of my favourite later films by this legendary director, "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Hitchcock's 1956 remake of his own 1934 feature was a way for him to right some of the supposed short falls that he felt remained in the original which he was never totally happy with. Here he has updated the story and while not his best work it makes an engrossing and thrilling film to watch with its many twists and turns and unexpected red herrings thrown in.

The casting of James Stewart and Doris Day in the leads was inspired and while some reviewers have complained about Doris Day being miscast in this role I believe she does an excellent job and in her career had often played women under a great deal of distress as seen in films like "Julie", and "Midnight Lace". "The Man Who Knew Too Much", relates the story of an American couple holidaying in Morocco after the doctor husband has attended a medical conference inParis. Once there they find themselves unknowingly involved in an elaborate assassination attempt to take place at a later date in London. Learning more than they want to about those involved, they find themselves the helpless targets of those wishing them to keep quiet about what they now know which results in their son being kidnapped and taken off to London to ensure the couples silence or else. The story climaxes in London where the two have gone in a desperate effort to uncover where their son is being held. The London sequences build to the climax to the story whereby it is revealed that the assassination attempt will take place during a performance at Royal Albert Hall and it becomes a race against time for the harrassed couple to save the targeted diplomat while still ensuring the safety of their captive son. The climax that takes place during the performance which is performed without any dialogue at all really is riverting Hitchcock at his very best and is one of Doris Day's finest moments as an actress.

The chemistry between James Stewart and Doris Day is wonderful and they make a very believable couple both in the beginning when they are ordinary tourists and then when the action shifts to where they find themselves hunting down the kidnappers and trying to foil the assassin. Doris indeed has a field day in the role as the anguished mother not knowing who she can trust, and her signature tune of "Que Sera Sera", also was especially created for this film. It figures importantly in the plot during the sequences when they are rescuing their son. Doris Day originally was very unimpressed with the lyrics of this song and wanted something else used in the story but as she admitted herself in her wonderful autobiography "Doris Day: Her Own Story", she was never more wrong about anything in her life and it not only became her signature tune but went on to win the Academy Award for best song that year.

The supporting cast help also to add weight to the dramatic proceedings and first and foremost the mysterious Drayton couple played by Brenda de Banzie and especially Bernard Miles are superb. Miles becomes a master of disguise throughtout the story turning from jovial tourist, to preacher, to accomplise to an assassin to great effect. It succeeds in keeping not only the worried parents but also us as the viewers wondering just who is to be trusted, what is actually real, and what will possibly happen next to surprise us. These twists and turns are the earmarks of a good thriller and here as the action accelerates Hitchcock does not disappoint us. Another strength in this story are the wonderful visuals provided by great on location photography in both Morocco and London. According to reports it was not an easy shoot for any members of the crew in particular during the Morocco sequences. The effort however was worth it as these locations add tremendously to the overall sense of mystery and danger in the story resulting in the interest in what is happening never letting up.

This Hitchcock thriller provides a very non-traditional role for Doris Day to tackle but it's one of her more appealing pieces of work in my opinion. Made just prior to her great success in the "bedroom comedies" such as the classic "Pillow Talk" it showed her dramatic talents like no other film has. If you love a good mystery with good acting, strong direction and eye popping locales then you can't go past Alfred Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much".

One of his best! This movie along with Rear Window and Phycho were prime exanples of why Hitchcook will live on forever as one of the best directors in the history of film.

This is a very fine film. OK --we know this is definitely from the 50's and we can tell Stewart and Day are sitting in a studio wagon surrounded by artificial backgrounds etc. etc. But the drama is palpable and characters are great, all the acting fine from the leads down to just about every character actor.
Jimmy Stewart is his usual believable, natural self as an ordinary American tourist typical of that era (rather well off but, as usual, the everyman).
Don't believe that Doris Day doesn't do a wonderful job too. So it's annoyinig that she is weepy -- how would YOU react if spies (or today's terms -- international terrorists) kidnapped your only child? I find it far, far more unbelievable when movie heroes (and heroines) react as if they are not human, only slightly stressed, never faultering, never too emotional, never fumbling or irrational in the middle of incredibly extreme situations. I found her entirely believable and normal.
Judging the scene where she is at the back of the hall (Royal Albert Hall) but doesn't run to tell someone, consider the situation -- anything she did could have repercussions against her son. You are frozen with fear and horror, and there is no clear-minded, cool solution that would also guarantee your son's life. The scream is a simple reaction of horror to something she did not know how to stop.
The person who commented about the actor portraying Mr. Drayton was spot-on, too. He seems to transform himself throughout the movie. I also like the humor that manages to assert itself here and there. My only reservation is with the end -- it is unsettling. You have been along for the long suspenseful ride and then are thrown out of the car. Seems rather quirky. ...

As a huge fan of both Doris Day and James Garner, as well as numerous movies they have made individually, I was ready for a great comedy. After all, "Send Me No Flowers" and "Pillow Talk" are classics.

How disappointing this movie was. Outside of a few laughs concerning the swimming pool, this was one boring scene after another.

Of course, it's always great to see Edward Andrews and Burt Mustin (one of my all time favorites). But this one is best rented rather than bought....if you think you MUST see it.

After falling in love with Doris Day's Les Brown recordings, I decided to give her later movies another chance. Before hand I had the impression as many people do of her being a 50's housewife stereotype. Through her big band music I learned otherwise. But this movie didn't help.
The first half hour had promise. It had ideas but about half way through and just throw in whatever it could. It was obvious Rob Reiner who I'm not too fond of ran out of ideas. Doris Day was charming towards the beginning but even she couldn't hold this together. The person who really steals this movie is Kym Karath, the little cutie who later played Gretl in The Sound of the Music. The children's scenes and their observations about their parents are the best moments of the movie.

Rock Hudson was lucky not to be in this project. These roles were made for Rock but James does okay. The problem isn't him. It's that his character is so unlikable. For a better Doris Day film of this period see Pillow Talk. It's worthy of her talent.

Well I was so impressed when I found this DVD and bought it on Amazon.com but I was dissapointed whne I found out that it had hardly any specail features. I mean the only specail feature was that it had the Theatrical Trailer. Which if you buy the current VHS edition it has that on it to. But they can't always get exlcusive interviews with Doris Day and James Garner I guess.

Here Is A brief description of the movie.

Doris Day and James Garner . Are a regular suburbanite couple who live in a regulay suburban are of Los Angeles. Well one day. One of James Garner's patients gets pregnant. Well she calls James Garner and asks if he and his wife can come to there house for dinner. Well while they are there The ladys father is watching a commercial for HAPPY SOAPS. Well Doris Day sees it and tells of a experience that she had early that day with her daughter. Which was as follows "Mommy that old soap smells like the cracks in the school yard, I want you to use the HAPPY SOAP. Well when Doris Day is done with the HAPPY SOAP. Her little girl says Mommy now my hair smells like my Piano Teacher". Well when the man hears that he hires Doris to be the spokeswoman for his soap. Well at the begining she only did one commercial a week.But after that she starts getting crowded with appointments . Well at the end she learns that her real place is at home.

Great Movie. 5 Star Rating.

Ayashi no Ceres or as known in the American version, Ceres, Celestial Legend, did not appeal to me personally. I fell in love with the first Yu Watase series I'd watched, Fushigi Yugi, and I had very high expections for AnC; perhaps too high.

The series, while somewhat interesting, just did not have the magic that Fushigi Yugi had. I found Aya to be one of the most irritating female protagonists I've ever seen in an anime series; as Ceres she was much better, but I could not get rid of my dislike for her character to enjoy this anime much.

Watch this series if you just want to be entertained for a while; if you want a beautiful series that's thought-provoking, tear-inducing and absolutely lovely to watch, I suggest you get Fushigi Yugi first. I guarantee you'll love it.

I fell in love with this series as soon as I popped it in the dvd player!! The characters are beautifuly drawn, the story line is awesome! Romantic and tragic, this leaves you on the edge of your seat! Full of bishounen guys too! Who could ask for more!? There's some neat extra's on here, including a short interview with Yu Watase herself about how she feels about the support of her fans. There's also a nice character profile on here, along with a clip of Yu Watase drawing. You have the option of English or Japanese audio with subtitles. "Scarlet" the opening song, is sooooo gorgeous, I just wish that it had the translation on there since it has a text-less opening and ending, the only down side. But other than that this is a great title to get, full of action, romance, and just an awesome series! The story starts out with Aya (girl)and Aki (boy), 2 normal twins who are about to turn 16. But on the day of their birthday they are summoned to their Grandfathers estate, along with the whole extended family!! They recieve a mysterious gift that determines their fate, and turns Aya's family against her! Can she find out the truth before her family kills her? Could she really be the descendent of an angel? You won't want to miss this series, I guarantee it will quickly become one of your favorites!

I really enjoyed watching this series. I found the story line very interesting all the way through. I won't explain it because the other reviewers did a good enough job of that. It was hard to stop watching once I got started because every episode ends with sort of a cliff hanger. It was well worth watching and the money I spent buying it. The music is good, too. The opening theme, Scarlet, has got to be one of the prettiest theme songs I have ever heard. The DVDs I own have an interview Yu Watase in Japanese (of course) with subtitles, a character gallery, and other things. Over all, Ceres is another great series inspired by Yu Watase's work. Whether you like FY or not, you should definitely check this out. Rent it if you are really unsure about it, but I suggest buying it.

This film shows the great injustices done by the British government against Irish native Gerry Conlan, his father Guiseppe, and the entire Conlan family. Takes place during the 1970's in terrorism torn Belfast and London. When Gerry and his friend Paul are falsely accused of being the IRA terrorists responsible for the bombing of the Guilford Pub which left five innocent victims dead, the police investigators use brute cruelty to force a confession by all of the accused. The Conlans are sentenced to terms in prison ranging from 4 years to life without parole. When Gerry's father, Guiseppe, dies in prison, Gerry sets out to clear his father's ( and his own) name. A touching real-life masterpiece that reveals a corrupt system of justice. A must see.

For whom this is a first approach to the movie, expect a memorable experience in the last scene, when the the charges are dismissed in the appealing trial of Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his acctitude toward his new possibilities of life, a performance that will touch you in deed. But, if you are of the lucky ones who had the chance to see the movie in home theathers, you will certainly miss the very well known U2 song which uncomparable enhanced the impact of Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson performances at the culminating scene. Simply memorable.
Anyway, despite of this, the DVD release of this movie really worths it and it's a "must have" if you are addicted to this genre.

This movie should have won an Oscar and Daniel Day-Lewis should have won one too (Both were nominated). He did a magnificent job as a petty crook in Northern Ireland, who gets in trouble, and moves to London, where he gets in much bigger trouble when he is falsely accused of blowing up a pub in Guildford, and thus becomes one of the "Guildford Four."

Although the other three have minor parts, this movie is about Gerry Conlan (Day-Lewis), and his father Giuseppe, expertly played by Pete Postlethwaite, who turns in an Oscar-type performance himself. The touching scenes between Gerry and his father, show how their relationship changes over the years.

Emma Thompson, as lawyer Gareth Pierce, is the one, however, who manages to unravel the government's reason for keeping these innocent prisoners locked up. Using a cunning devise, she manages to get the necessary details from official British documents, which allows her to prove the innocence of the prisoners. Thompson does a superb job, as she takes it on her own, without any coaxing by Gerry, to win this case.

Everyone should love the ending of this DVD, as justice is finally served, after 15 hard years in jail for the "Guildford Four."