Rebel Without a Cause (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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When people think of James Dean, they probably think first of the troubled teen from Rebel Without a Cause: nervous, volatile, soulful, a kid lost in a world that does not understand him. Made between his only other starring roles, in East of Eden and Giant, Rebel sums up the jangly, alienated image of Dean, but also happens to be one of the key films of the 1950s. Director Nicholas Ray takes a strikingly sympathetic look at the teenagers standing outside the white-picket-fence '50s dream of America: juvenile delinquent (that's what they called them then) Jim Stark (Dean), fast girl Judy (Natalie Wood), lost boy Plato (Sal Mineo), slick hot-rodder Buzz (Corey Allen). At the time, it was unusual for a movie to endorse the point of view of teenagers, but Ray and screenwriter Stewart Stern captured the youthful angst that was erupting at the same time in rock & roll. Dean is heartbreaking, following the method acting style of Marlon Brando but staking out a nakedly emotional honesty of his own. Going too fast, in every way, he was killed in a car crash on September 30, 1955, a month before Rebel opened. He was no longer an actor, but an icon, and Rebel is a lasting monument. --Robert Horton

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In one of the most influential performances in movie history, James Dean plays the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens - and still reverberate 50 years later. Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo were Academy Award nominees* for their achingly true performances. Director Nicholas Ray was also an Oscar nominee for this landmark chosen as one of the all-time Top 100 American Film by the American Film Institute.

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REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE IS VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 100 ALL-TIME GREATEST FILMS EVER! .......2007-08-31

I am writing a review on the legendary landmark film entitled "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" starring three of Hollywood's all-time greatest movie icons ever. I give you the late great JAMES DEAN, the late great and always beautiful NATALIE WOOD and the late great SAL MINEO. "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" was originally released in 1955 by Warner Brothers.

Juvenile Delinquency was not shown very much in movie form on the screen until a movie entitled "THE WILD ONE" starring the late great MARLON BRANDO was released in 1954. In my opinion, "THE WILD ONE" would set the stage for the legendary movie that I'm about to review for all of you today.

When "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" was released in 1955, it would be JAMES DEAN that would take most of the credit for the hoodlum look in the 1950's such as sporting a leather jacket, blue jeans and a switchblade. Believe it or not, if you remember HAPPY DAYS from the 1970's, the time setting was in the 1950's and the hoodlum character Authur Fonzarelli (Fonzie or The Fonz) had a poster of JAMES DEAN on the inside door of his closet. The Fonz idolized DEAN which would symbolize many bikers and hoodlums idolizing and looking up to DEAN.

In many ways, "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" is considered one of the many few breakthrough movies that deals and tells the story about troubled and confused youths in America crying out for their identities and desperately wanting for their parents to hear what they have to say. "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" would also open many new doors for the many other youth movies dealing with youth subject matters that were yet to come in the late 1950's and into the 1960's. In reality, "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" is an extremely powerful film that was far ahead of its time.

In my opinion, as for the acting in "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE," Hollywood or Warner Brothers couldn't have found three finer or better actors to play the parts in this legendary film than JAMES DEAN, NATALIE WOOD and SAL MINEO. All three of these legendary movie icons lit up the screen with their strong, emotional and powerful performances. JAMES DEAN'S acting ability was so convincing mostly because he related to the character he was playing and he knew how to express his feelings on camera. In reality, DEAN was truly expressing his feelings for real on the screen and was not acting.

What can I possibly say about the always beautiful NATALIE WOOD that hasn't already been said. WOOD would begin her career as a child star at such an early age that by the time she filmed "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE," she was now ready to enter a new phase of her life and career by growing out of the child star image and blossom into one of Hollywood's most beautiful leading ladies and sex symbol's ever. WOOD would deliver a powerful performance as DEAN'S girl interest who also craved to be accepted by the youths or peers in her school and older society such as her parents in the 1950's.

The newcomer actor that would also take top billing along side DEAN and WOOD would be SAL MINEO. SAL MINEO'S acting performance was outstanding and complimented both DEAN and WOOD perfectly. SAL MINEO'S character did not have a family in the movie at all so he pretended that both DEAN'S and WOOD'S characters were his parents and he felt that he could build a happy home with them. This situation would force both DEAN'S and WOOD'S characters to grow up and take a good look at themselves. And because none of their parents or the older society would listen to them, the youths would rebel against them, and that is what would make "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" into the legendary movie it was destined to become.

In closing, I highly recommend this legendary movie for everyone of all ages. Its a real trip watching what it was really like growing up and going to high school in the 1950's. "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" would be chosen as one of the Top 100 all-time greatest films ever by the American Film Institute. The sad part of watching this legendary film years later is that JAMES DEAN, NATALIE WOOD and SAL MINEO all died mysterious and controversial deaths while still in their prime. DEAN died in a violent car crash in 1955, WOOD drowned in 1981 and MINEO would be stabbed to death in 1976. What a tragic loss for Hollywood and the entire world. So here's to you my late great sweet NATALIE, the late great JAMES and the late great SAL. May you all rest in peace. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS MOVIE HISTORY," need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I truly hope that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also deeply hope that you will continue in reading all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. "REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" RULES! NATALIE WOOD FOREVER! JAMES DEAN LIVES! SAL MINEO LIVES! R.I.P. JAMES BYRON DEAN A.K.A JAMES DEAN, Born 8 February 1931, Died 30 September 1955 at age 24. R.I.P. NATASHA NIKOLAEVNA ZACHARENKO A.K.A. NATALIE WOOD, Born 20 July 1938, Died 27 November 1981 at age 43. Also R.I.P. SALVATORE MINEO, JR. A.K.A. SAL MINEO, Born 10 January 1939, Died 12 February 1976 at age 37. Forever in Entertainment, John L.

Teenage Exploitation Movie.......2007-08-03

The opening scene shows a man dressed in a suit and tie who lays on the ground to look at a toy monkey! [Symbolism?] Jim Stark is arrested for "plain drunkenness". Judy is at the police station, she was wandering around in the early morning (she has a problem with her father). [Jim has a problem in growing up.] John is brought in for shooting some puppies! [A sign of a bad future?] Jim's parents have conflicts, his striking the desk shows his troubled personality. Jim's inability to make friends suggests his peers recognize his troubled psyche. Jim quickly sobers up after his talk with the Juvenile Bureau officer. Jim's father offers good advice about picking friends.

The field trip at the Planetarium predicts the end of the world [symbolism for this movie?] Is this some type of conditioning to confuse students? Jim Stark meets a local gang and undergoes an initiation rite. Back home his dad wears an apron over his business suit! [Unbelievable?] Unlike other teenagers, Jim does not have a good appetite. Judy also has a problem with her home life. [Does the script show cartoon characters?] Then we see the strange game of "chicken" that sets a bad example for kids foolish enough to identify with these characters (who seem to have little parental supervision). One driver bails out, the other has an unintended consequence. Jim gets to drive Judy home. John tags along, like a lost puppy. John also drives a motor scooter, a symbol of an odd choice. At home Jim drinks milk out of a glass bottle [more symbolism?].

Back home Jim delights in scandalizing his parents with his confession of wrongdoing. His parents try to talk sense to him but Jim seems to be self-destructive. [No wonder he has trouble making friends, they sense his troubled psyche.] The script calls for Jim and Judy to go up the hill to an old deserted mansion (in the middle of Griffith Park?). John is attacked by Buzz's friends, they take an address book to find Jim. John figures out where they went. [There seems to be some symbolism in meeting in an empty and desolate house.] Their talk and laughter seems out of character for these teenagers. The fantasies of John show his psychological problems. Jim and Judy talk about what they want. [Can teenager really know what they want?] Buzz's three friends find where Jim is hiding. Now there is more trouble, and the police show up. Jim's parents show up for more drama and ironic comments. The teenagers flee to the Planetarium. Will the end of their world come soon? Jim seems to develop a new personality. The ending seems long and drawn out for no apparent reason, unless it is to lull the viewers for the surprise ending. [I found this to be quite amusing.] There was little news coverage of this police action, that would not happen in real life.

After 50 years the only reason to watch this film is for historical reasons. What made this so popular in its day? Pandering to teenagers? It has a clunky script and story, like some drive-in movie of that time.

Rebel Without a Cause.......2007-06-26

One of the most iconic films of the 1950s, Nicholas Ray's "Rebel" was the movie that cemented James Dean's reputation as the embodiment of the restless, disillusioned teen. Hyped as a story of juvenile delinquency, "Rebel" questions the suffocating complacency and conservatism of mid-century American society with raw force. Fresh from his debut in "East of Eden," Dean is explosive as the brooding, misunderstood Jim, his performance equalling Brando for its moody intensity, while Wood, Mineo, and Jim Backus (as Dean's spineless father) make stellar additions to a superb cast.

Happy Customer........2007-05-20

I bought this DVD as a gift for a friend. He liked it very much.

Avery good Movie.......2007-05-07

The discs are in very good condition, I enjoyed a very clear image.

Rebel Without a Cause (Single Disc Edition)

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REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE IS VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 100 ALL-TIME GREATEST FILMS EVER!
Teenage Exploitation Movie
Rebel Without a Cause
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Avery good Movie

Rebel Without a Cause (Single Disc Edition)
Starring: Corey Allen , Jim Backus , Tom Bernard , Virginia Brissac , and Marietta Canty
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ASIN: 6305558140
Release Date: 1999-09-21

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In one of moviedom's most influential roles, James Dean is Jim, the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens -- and reverberates 40 years later. Before the feature are three Behind-the-Cameras segments from the Warner Bros. Presents TV series (including a "safe-driving" interview withdrawn from airing following Dean's September 30, 1955 death) about Rebel Without a Cause. A documentary segment exclusive to this Warner Bros. Classics edition contains recently recovered screen tests and outtakes that show intriguing variations on what ended up in the final film.

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REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE IS VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 100 ALL-TIME GREATEST FILMS EVER! .......2007-08-31

Teenage Exploitation Movie.......2007-08-03

Rebel Without a Cause.......2007-06-26

Happy Customer........2007-05-20

I bought this DVD as a gift for a friend. He liked it very much.

Avery good Movie.......2007-05-07

The discs are in very good condition, I enjoyed a very clear image.

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Delicious
Just. Plain. Awful.
Give it an "A" for "awful"
psuedo-intellectual bombast
An descent, powerful and emotional look on Antigone

Antigone - Rites of Passion
Starring: Janet Eilber , Bertram Ross , and Amy Greenfield
Director: Amy Greenfield
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ASIN: B0000541UK
Release Date: 2001-01-09

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Delicious.......2006-06-01

We saw this sophomore year in Honors Humanities after reading Antigone. I enjoyed it very much. It was actually very educational. I now understand that there are some very strange people in the world. This video was almost like "educational" softcore porn, which pretty much everybody in my class enjoyed. If you want to make somebody laugh, this is the movie to have them watch, but make sure they understand Antigone's story first.

Just. Plain. Awful........2006-03-16

Maybe this film has some redeeming qualities. I sure couldn't find any.

This movie is essentially soft-core porn with a really bad soundtrack. The costumes clash (you have some characters wearing basically rags and the rest wearing things that wouldn't be out of place in the Matrix). I really haven't found a lot that matches up with the actual play. I wish the characters would actually speak themselves, instead of having a narration. After all, I'm sure they're not all mute.

This tops my 'Worst Films Ever Seen' list, which isn't very long. And I'm sure it's on a 'Worst Films Ever Made' list. Somewhere. I hope.

Give it an "A" for "awful".......2004-03-11

From beginning to end, the students in the AP English Class at my high school where stunned by the "over-dramatic" and offensive imagery portrayed in this movie. It was too much to bear. I would never, ever recommend under any circumstance borrowing, buying, or being gifted with this film.

psuedo-intellectual bombast.......2003-12-05

Where to start? Amy Greenfield's "emotionally relentless, visually stunning" interpretation of the classic play is admittedly "relentless" and I was indeed "stunned." The video was purchased to augment an eleventh grade honors class, ostensibly to show a different, modern, visual interpretation of a Greek classic that touches us still, thousands of years later. Sophocles's play does still affect us today because it taps into primal human issues--family honor, immortality, fate, the role of government, faith, and the list goes on. Greenfield's overblown piffle does not. I do not recommend this for anyone, except as a study in bad, self-important "Art" with that tell-tale capitol "A". This isn't dance. The important dialogue is absent. The music is discordant, oppressive and the best part of the whole mess. The oracle at Delphi was clear to both Oedipus and his father, Laius: Oedipus will kill his father, marry his mother and have monstrous children. Finally, in the form of Amy Greenfield's "Antigone: Rites of Passion" we have the monstrous child at last. Apollo is always right. And you know what? He'd tell you not to buy this turkey.

An descent, powerful and emotional look on Antigone.......2002-04-28

When I ordered it I did it because I knew that Diamanda Galas - my favorite artist - was partially responsible for the music. I'm usually very pre-occupied with modern "glances" on Ancient Hellenic tragedies. It is my belief that a remake of something as classical, as powerfull and as timelessly meaningful as every Ancient Hellenic tragedy is can be eigther a masterpiece or a complete disaster.
The first few minutes that I watched, I felt that it would be a disaster but I thought "what the hell, I gave my money to buy this DVD so I'll watch it to the end". And so I did.
I'm not in a position that makes me to say only that I fortunately didn't switch off my DVD player. I'm in the position to say that I feel extremely previleged to have Amy Greenfield's work on Antigone. And that's because I figured out that she has kept a very basic element of Ancient Hellenic tragedy. The slow and escelating motivation of the viewers interest for the play. Antigone realy gets more and more interesting as the minutes pass.
I won't get involved in a detailed analysis of the film witch realy exposes its meanings and its power little be little. I just want to say that Amy Greenfield did such a splendid work that she deserves to claim that she did a remake equal only to masterpieces.

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Have always known
This was interesting new material for me in this case
KRS-One "Free Mumia"
Zero stars...Don't support a cop killer
Lack of a "fair" trial does not equal innocence

Mumia: A Case for Reasonable Doubt
Starring: Maureen Faulkner , Danny Faulkner , and Mumia Abu-Jamal
Director: John Edginton
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ASIN: 6305228906
Release Date: 1999-02-26

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America's most "celebrated" death row inmate, former NPR radio journalist, activist and accused cop killer, Mumia Abu-Jamal, speaks on camera for the first time from behind prison walls. Contains new footage not included in the 1996 HBO special

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Runnig Time 74 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Mumia: A Case for Reasonable Doubt joins the likes of The Thin Blue Line, Brother's Keeper, and Paradise Lost in its depiction of a justice system that is sometimes not conscientious about whom it convicts. Mumia Abu-Jamal had been on death row for 14 years at the time this film was made in 1996, following his conviction in the shooting death of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. Yet the film makes a persuasive case that events, as told by eyewitnesses whose original statements are claimed to have been either coerced by the police or concocted to please the prosecution, did not unfold the way the investigating officers say they did. A "confession" the police claim they got from Mumia in the hospital (both he and Faulkner were shot) never happened, according to the attending physician who was with Mumia the whole time. Forensic evidence suggests the murder weapon was not the one carried by Mumia, who worked nights as a cab driver, and in any case the weapon had no prints on it. The judge on the case was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and had the largest murder conviction record of any judge in the country. On the other hand, Mumia, formerly a member of the Black Panthers, refuses to give a full account of what happened the night of December 9, 1981, when the murder occurred. The seeds of doubt sowed by this film should be enough to make anyone crave knowing what really happened. --Jim Gay

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Have always known.......2006-07-17

The only people who would disagree with this mans story..are those that are a part of the oppressive system of criminal justice..either in Philadelphia or elsewhere.As a current investigator it is easy to see the violations in this case..I can sense the racism and overall lack of fair play as it relates to wanting to keep a voice from being heard..
When one is as articulate as Mumia abu Jamal, it should be easy to understand how and why Pennsylvania wants to kill him..That police officer was killed by his own..and Mumia will be free..that is why he is still alive. gET OVER IT

This was interesting new material for me in this case.......2006-02-27

I found it disturbing to the number of questions about the philadelphia da's office in the proof which would lead to a death penalty sentance

KRS-One "Free Mumia".......2005-10-24

Knowledge, where the people at?
Free Mumia!
Channel Live! (KRS-One, come and represent)
(The wisdom)
Hah hah hah hah hah hahaha!
Free Mumia!
Everywhere I look there's another house negro
Talkin about they people and how they should be equal
They talkin but the conversation ain't goin nowhere
You can't diss hip-hop, so don't you even go there
C. Delores Tucker, you wanna quote the scripture
Everytime you hear nigga, listen up sista
Verse One: Hakim, KRS, Tuffy
I met up with this girl named Delores, a prankster
I said I MC, she said, You're a gangster
But she was caught up, she hit the floor like a breakdance
Wrapped her up like the arms in a b-boy stance
Recognize moms I'm one of your sons I'm hip-hop
in the form of Channel Live and KRS-One
Representin MC's across America
She said, You're the one who be causin all that mass hysteria
Wisdom shall come out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
But you blinded by cultural ignorance and steady judging
But judge not, lest ye may be judged
For the judgment ye judge ye shall surely be judged, you gets no love
She said, I like it, that's why I jock it
Then I said, You only on my back because I fill brother's pockets
Got em drivin Benzes Jeeps and Rolls Royces
Attackin me will leave youth with no voices
The choice is yours not mine hang with me
I'll have you freestyle and bombin graffiti
We can cut it up like like wax
Claimin I cause violence but America was violent before rap, FACT

Chorus: KRS-One
Warner, Elektra, Atlantic equals WEA
Instead of fighting them why don't you go free Mumia
Warner, Elektra, Atlantic equals WEA
Instead of fighting them why don't you go free Mumia

Verse Two: Tuffy, KRS, Hakim
Wild recital, I kicks the vital, like the _Final
Call_ as I watch, Babylon fall
I had to Rush Limbaugh, get that pig with an axe
Tuffy dips to the side, buckin cannons that's phat
Because he censors the uses of the metaphor
You can get the dick bum up
Because it's you that brings the, real horrorcore
Expenditures forgettin, gut from the poor
Why sure! Back before we were born they sold us out
Yeah Dade Jackson we know what you about
Youse a Slave Mason, not a Free Mason
Before long the Goddess Tiamat through hip-hop you'll be facin
Don't start me, cause I be the, lyricist
At the nineteen ninety-nine millenium party held at Giza
Sayin he's a, fraud, oh my Goddess
Never in your life should you disrespect an artist
Instead, focus your attention on astronomy
And the up and coming, shift in the economy
If you can't do that, then heed the final call
To free Mumia, Abu-Jamal
Hate to be so rough, it could be the White Owls
House niggaz are full of crap, like my Colin Powell
Kickin vowels, is how we relieve the tension
Until we start to bounce white people like suspension (revolution)
You paint the pictures, the black man on the corner
But tell me, who blew up Oklahoma?
The City, ain't no pity, for the beast
It's Hakim that voice from the East

Warner, Elektra, Atlantic equals WEA
Instead of fighting them why don't you go free Mumia
Warner, Elektra, Atlantic equals WEA
Instead of fighting them why don't you go free Mumia

Verse Three: KRS, Hakim, Tuffy
Buck buck! Buck buck buck!
It sound like gunshots but it could be the plot
of a chicken, definition, is what you're missin and
listen to your children instead of dissin em
Senator Dole doesn't understand the young people
Like they be sayin want to, but we be sayin wanna
They gettin dumber every summer as they walk the rope
Maybe because they cannot understand the quotes
Word, in actuality, this Norman Bates mentality
always seems to represent, minus three-sixty percent
For degrees full circle, dead from the purple
rays of the sun I gots melanin so check it
Bag your nuts quick or get sick from being naked
Suspect it, was it a means for the end
For just a few to drive the Benz while you eat the pigskins
Turned you into mannequins, cause the trick of technology
A revelation, revalations
Sensation gives me inspiration of revolution
That's my solution, there will be no sequels
I'm audi hundred forty four thousand with my people
From Caligula to Hitler, now it's Schwartzeneggar
A lust for the violence is the science of their behavior
Who enslaved ya (it's the Devil) but the God of virtuosity
And of the world created, could it be mental sodomy
Got my mind twisted like the blades of fonta leaf
I sit in disbelief as he crawls underneath
the rock cock back the glock, cause I don't trust
the Devil I rebel until Babylon is dust

Warner, Elektra, Atlantic equals WEA
Instead of fighting them why don't you go free Mumia
Warner, Elektra, Atlantic equals WEA
Instead of fighting them why don't you go free Mumia

Zero stars...Don't support a cop killer.......2005-03-10

More lies from the Mumia followers. Don't support a convicted murderer by buying this. If you have questions go to www.danielfaulkner.com. Daniel Faulkner was the police officer killed by Mumia.

Lack of a "fair" trial does not equal innocence.......2004-03-19

As a hardcore progressive activist (involved in the peace movement, oppose the death penality, etc.), I've followed the Mumia situation for quite some time. However, I've been troubled, not by the pro-death penality advocates, but by the Pro-Mumia movement itself which has repeatedly relied upon lies and manipulation to make a case for Mumia.

There are claims made in this documentary that don't hold up to scrutiny.

The caliber of the gun "not matching" the murder weapon: This claim is based on a hand written note of the initial doctor who saw Faulkner's body who had very little training in ballistics. Afterwards this doctor retracted his statement and stated quite bluntly that he was just guessing. Those trained in ballistics have stated that the bullet that killed Faulker did indeed come from the gun owned by Mumia. It was in fact Mumia's gun which killed officer Faulkner. Did Mumia pull the trigger? We can't be 100 percent sure.

Mumia's brother has not testified on his behalf nor made ANY - EVER - public statement in defense of Mumia. And Mumia's brother was at the scene of the crime. Mumia activists state that the brother won't come forward because of fear of reprisals. This just doesn't make sense. Mumia has been on death row! Couldn't he make a video statement taped in another country which won't extradite him should there be any ramifications from his actions?

Mumia's confession: Pro-Mumia activists claim that the police officer who quotes Mumia confessing to the killing only came forward months after the fact. The argument is that a confession of this importance should have been reported immediately and that this kind of behavior indicates a possible fabrication given the delay. This seems to make sense on its face. However, there was another witness to this incident. A hospital security guard reported within a day or so that Mumia had confessed to the shooting. Pro-Mumia activists point out that the guard was a "friend" of Faulkner. OK, maybe that creates bias, but the fact of the matter is, the guard's statements destroys the attack on on the delayed police report - because there was no delay. This doesn't mean that no one is lying, of course.

The trial: There is in fact evidence to show that Mumia did not receive a fair trial. However, as pointed out by others, Mumia certainly didn't help his case by being disruptive. The man seemed almost intent upon angering the judge and doing everything possible to have himself removed from the court room.

Eyewitnesses: This is perhaps the most problematic portion of either side. Some say Mumia did it, some say he didn't. Some say there was a running man from the scene of the crime. Just about all the witnesses have ulterior motives and could be dismissed as lacking credibility.

Many people don't realize this, but Faulkner had on his body a driver's license which had not been called into the police department. The obvious conclusion is that this license belonged to a third suspect (Mumia, his brother, and someone else). Tracing this license, the police discovered that it belonged to a man with a solid alibi - but he had loaned it to another man who was a friend of Mumia's brother. Voila. Now you have the "running man." Unfortunately, this man has been dead for many years now, killed in an apparent gang shooting.

So did Mumia do it? And did he receive a fully fair trial? The evidence points straight to Mumia as the shooter. However, none of this means he got a fair trial or that the police didn't lie to make their case.

The problem is, Mumia has come to represent much more than a single event. Progressives of all stripes bring this case up as evidence of police lies and manipulation. This is unfortunate. Mumia's case is not as clear cut as activists make it out to be. Even worse, the constant arguing of his innocence damages the credibility of an entire movement which opposes the death penalty and the rampant racism within the US justice system. More than any other case, Mumia has come to represent to death penalty advocates the overall "lies" of the progressive left.

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Been there, done that..........2003-12-21

Suspense thrillers are supposed to keep you guessing, I guess. Unfortunately, this film offers little in the way of plot twists beyond the standard devices you've seen a hundred times before. Patrick Bergin looks like he's in it strictly for the money and Joan Severance hides behind layers of pancake to disguise her wrinkles. Take a pass.

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Who needs sound anyway?
Avoid this film...
Behind the Scene of the Medical Examiner's Office!

Autopsy
Director: Michael Kriegsman
Manufacturer: Tapeworm
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ASIN: B000053V4E
Release Date: 2000-11-01

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Who needs sound anyway?.......2005-10-01

I bought the DVD with an eye toward using it in a forensic evidence class. Unfortunately, the sound on the video is dismal. The doctor mumbles and the other pathologists look like deer in headlights. You would think there might be more than one choice for a topic as educational as an autopsy.

The reviewer who mentioned lack of context is exactly right. No history was provided, and to come to closure on the actual c/o/d was no small accomplishment either.

Avoid this film..........2005-09-23

You would be better served and entertained watching the HBO series "Autopsy" with Dr. Michael Baden. This struck me as a cheap and quick attempt to cash in on the popularity of forensic science. In this film you witness an autopsy of an elderly woman. No history is given and no explanation is given as to what is being done or why. If you do not have any medical training or background, you won't get anything from watching this.

Behind the Scene of the Medical Examiner's Office!.......2004-11-24

Great DVD, not for children, but very educational. This DVD shows every aspect of an Autopsy, from Speculating the cause of death, preparing the body, incisions, descriptions of what is being looked at and why, including weights, to the conclusion of the autopsy! This DVD gives you the feeling that you are actually a part of the Autopsy yourself!

People Who Die Mysteriously in Their Sleep (of natural causes)

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I found this movie offensive in every way...
I enjoyed this little movie.
Man did I waste my money...
Slow
Kind of like Mystery Science, but not

People Who Die Mysteriously in Their Sleep (of natural causes)
Starring: Joe Thomas , Kimberly Suffern , Stephen Wilder , Adam Lamas , and Darren Meekin
Director: Kevin Poore , and David Gaz
Manufacturer: Terra Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0006TYIR6
Release Date: 2004-12-14

Customer Reviews:

I found this movie offensive in every way..........2005-07-01

... I could imagine. It seemed that the film makers decided to try and make people as mad and confused as possible... and they succeeded with me. I started out laughing but that soon turned to anger as the movie progressed. If this was their goal then they reached it. I have no clue what the other reviewers are prattling on about... did they see this? I'm giving this movie 3 stars because I liked the Bush bashing and a few other scenes and hated the whole section with the little people at the end. If this was only an hour instead of 80 minutes it would be a classic... (if they let me choose the scenes to cut out).

I enjoyed this little movie........2005-06-28

I thought this movie was pretty good and I got some good laughs out of it. As some have noted, the production values are not real high but that did not bother me as it was quite inventive for being such a low budget affair. Some of the criticism seems pretty harsh but I guess they just didn't get into it like I did or something.

Man did I waste my money..........2005-06-27

I brought this based on the fact that all the reviews listed were raving about it. BIG mistake! I found it difficult to find any humour at all, the movies sampled were poor video quality, and I found the narration difficult to relate to what I was looking at, although if I could be bothered to watch it a second time I may get the gist of it. But I am painting my house and would rather sit and watch that dry.

I find humour in most things, in fact looking at my DVD collection now I see Simpsons, Bad Santa, The Castle, Shaun of the Dead, Reefer Madness, Kenny Everett, Mr Jolly Lives Next Door, Sledge Hammer, Curb Your Enthusiasm, so I have a pretty varied comedy taste. The only laugh I got out of this movie was at myself for having a Homer Simpson impulse buying moment after reading the reviews.

Slow.......2005-06-19

I bought this video because of some of the exceptional reviews it was given on amazon, but after watching this movie I feel slightly cheated out of 2 hours of my life. I am fan of MST3000, but this movie just dragged on and on like a wounded animal you wish would just die but doesn't. It had it's infrequent and shortly lived moments, but not enough to make up for the dreadfully dull, and unhumerous bits between.
Also, this movie would not play in my region 1 Xbox, but it would play in my Region 2 Playstaion 2. Strange???

Kind of like Mystery Science, but not.......2005-05-06

I dig MST 3000, but this movie takes the concept on a different spin. Took me about 10 minutes to catch on, but as soon as I did, it was a fun flick. I would have given 5 stars for being completely strange and making me laugh, but knocked one off because I thought the story line became hard to follow towards the end.

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CAUSE OF DEATH

Cause of Death
Starring: Michael Barak , Sydney Coale , Daniel Martine , Guy Fury , and Jay Pilot
Director: Philip J. Jones
Manufacturer: Simitar Ent.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6304652771
Release Date: 1997-10-29

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CAUSE OF DEATH.......2001-10-05

This film is NOT BAD, it has a real noir feel to it even for it's small budget. Good action and thrills. Jones seems to really have a good grasp as a writer and director. I can tell he must be a "Marathon Man" fan. I really enjoyed this film.

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Cause of Death/Patriots
Starring: Simitar DVD
Manufacturer: Simitar Ent.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305253544
Release Date: 1998-12-14

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