Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)

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Arguably the greatest black comedy ever made, Stanley Kubrick's cold-war classic is the ultimate satire of the nuclear age. Dr. Strangelove is a perfect spoof of political and military insanity, beginning when General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden), a maniacal warrior obsessed with "the purity of precious bodily fluids," mounts his singular campaign against Communism by ordering a squadron of B-52 bombers to attack the Soviet Union. The Soviets counter the threat with a so- called "Doomsday Device," and the world hangs in the balance while the U.S. president (Peter Sellers) engages in hilarious hot-line negotiations with his Soviet counterpart. Sellers also plays a British military attaché and the mad bomb-maker Dr. Strangelove; George C. Scott is outrageously frantic as General Buck Turgidson, whose presidential advice consists mainly of panic and statistics about "acceptable losses." With dialogue ("You can't fight here! This is the war room!") and images (Slim Pickens's character riding the bomb to oblivion) that have become a part of our cultural vocabulary, Kubrick's film regularly appears on critics' lists of the all-time best. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

I didn't Laugh Once........2007-09-09

I asked for a bunch of comedies from the 60s & somehow this war satire landed in the pile. At least it was't one of those lame 50's propoganda films & had a somewhat interesting twist; this time an introverted American biggot nutcase is the bad guy, with his own president against him at every step, & Russua is the innocent victim. I couldn't get through more than 1/2 of it.

Peter Sellers at his best!!.......2007-09-01

I have been used to Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther movies but this 1964 movie is WONDERFUL! One movie..three different roles. Dr. Strangelove has stood the test of time since its release. If memory serves me correct this movie was originally to be released in late 1963 but was delayed due to the assassination of President Kennedy. George C.Scott did a superb job in his role. The scene in which the President (Peter Sellers) calling his Russian counterpart was hilarious. Worth watching again!!

funny story but bad timing.......2007-08-28

The first time that I saw this film, I thought it was the funniest.
but now, in this current time frame, it was sad, knowing that a war was
going on and our men were being killed for no good reason.

Sellers at his best!.......2007-08-23

For years I have heard about this movie, and I finally bought it at a time when I had the opportunity to watch it. Wonderful!! Sellers is a comic genius, and the subtly of the laughs is the great thing in Dr. Strangelove.

Better Each Time I See It.......2007-08-22

I have to admit that when I first saw this, it didn't actually make me stop worrying and love the bomb. However, almost everything about it is just perfect- from the gun battle in front of the Air Force's "Peace is our profession" sign to the Russian ambassador taking secret photos in the warroom after the end of the world to Dr. Strangelove's miraculous cure (when my 15 year old daughter recovered from her stroke, I had her rise from her wheelchair and say, "Mein Fuhrer, I can valk!"). Highly recommended as one of the greatest, if grimmest, comedies ever.

A Night at the Family Dog 1970 (The Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Santana)

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the dead at the dog
Excellent time capsule
A night at the family dog
SAN FRANCISCO'S FINEST HOUR
I WANT MORE

A Night at the Family Dog 1970 (The Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Santana)
Starring: Various Artists
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ASIN: B0009PBLZE
Release Date: 2007-08-07

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Filmed on location at the Family Dog Ballroom in San Francisco in September, 1970, the show captures the heyday and diversity of the San Francisco sound with three of the most well known bands to emerge from the scene: Santana, who would release their second album at the end of 1970; The Grateful Dead, including original band member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who were making a name for themselves with their jam-filled performances; and Jefferson Airplane, who were at the time the biggest of the bands from the area.

San Francisco was an area of artistic creation during the mid-to-late 60's. Whether it was art, poetry or music, the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco was the place for like-minded individuals to explore and create. Noted jazz columnist Ralph J. Gleason took note of the exploding rock music scene and produced several television specials and documentaries spotlighting the music emerging from San Francisco. A Night At The Family Dog is one part of a two-part series (the other is Go Ride The Music) that aired on The National Educational Television Network in 1970.

The audio for this program has been extrapolated up to Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes from their original mono source! This show has never sounded or looked so good!

Track Listing:
Santana
-Incident At Neshabur
-Soul Sacrifice
The Grateful Dead
-Hard To Handle
-China Cat Sunflower
-I Know You Rider
Jefferson Airplane
-The Ballad of You And Me And Pooneil
-Eskimo Blue Day
A Super Jam
-All Star jam with members of all 3 bands!

Customer Reviews:

the dead at the dog.......2007-09-09

This is a little piece of history captured for our viewing pleasure...
It only makes you wish there were more old vintage performances available
on dvd... Cheers to eaglevision for keeping the past alive and relevent..

Excellent time capsule.......2007-09-04

this is an approx. 1-hour color videotape, 16-track recorded snapshot of February 1970 performances by these three bands at The Family Dog in San Francisco. Originally produced at the time for public television broadcast; see the review entitled "Amazing Performances" for details ... also disagree w/ "It's Not the 60's" review comment: Grateful Dead were still to break new musical ground from 1970-74 esp. after 1971 when Keith Godchaux joined on piano, as was Santana with even more jazz-oriented 1972-74 albums and lineups (powerhouse drumming from Michael Shrieve here).

for 58 minutes you'll be transported to a time and place in music which can't come back - savor it.

A night at the family dog.......2007-09-01

Glad to see they rereleased this dvd.Performances are great ,the music is right on,but it could have been a lot longer.Buy this dvd to see the great PIG PEN with the DEAD.Priceless.

SAN FRANCISCO'S FINEST HOUR.......2007-09-01

Beyond the film quality which is 1970's average at best, this DVD is Rock essential. Santana, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, the light show and hippie dancers is short in length, but still worth every penny. SANTANA - Carlos Santana in recent years admitted the original band was his best. They follow the Woodstock performance here playing two instrumetals proving they were no one hit wonders. "Abraxas" was not out yet, so it was still a work in progress. The musicianship is better than Woodstock, though not the fire. Gregg Rolie, "Chepito" and the rest made this more of a group than in the later years when the guitar hero was backed by... "Who's He Got This Year"? THE GRATEFUL DEAD - Why was this band never the same after Ron "Pigpen" McKernan died? He was the group's premier showstopper. Jerry Garcia was the leader, "Pigpen" the spark plug. He lets it all go on the R&B "Hard To Handle" lifting the room to peak level. The jam on "China Cat" is just a notch bellow "Europe 72". Still doggone good. The drummers sizzle. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - Jack Casady's blistering bass solo alone on "The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil" is something to watch and hear. The guy is wired. Grace Slick, vocals and Jorma Kaukonen, guitar are in sync on "Eskimo Blue Day" even though after the song, it's apparent Slick is loaded. This was a great 60's band that splintered later into three parts. The Airplane is better here than at Woodstock and Monterey. THE ALLSTAR JAM is good only for watching. Carlos, Jerry and Jorma seem to respect each other too much rather than trying to top each other. Which band steals the show? It's a three way tie, all having shining moments that will never again will be dupliated. Now that "A Night At The Family Dog" is finally available, I hope next to follow will be the "Fillmore: Last Days" movie on DVD.

I WANT MORE.......2007-08-30

Musically this dvd is 5 star material, If it were a cd this would be a 5 star review. Problem being the brevity and editing. This dvd is much too short (about one hour). The editing flaws include slo-mo shots of a chick hippie-dancing in a sheer dress w/out a bra (even as I type this I feel wrong complaining) the problem is it'll be during peak jams where I would rather see Jerry or Santana's hands or even facial expressions than borderline soft-core porn. The material is great though, Pigpen on video alone is worth the price. It's obvious the cameraman got into the "special punch" that night and just shot whatever the hell he felt like tripping on. For completionists.

Airplane! (Don't Call Me Shirley! Edition)

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Just Plain Funny!
Never get tired of this movie
still zany after all these years
Airplane -still crazy after all these years
funny

Airplane! (Don't Call Me Shirley! Edition)
Starring: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Frank Ashmore , Jonathan Banks , Craig Berenson , and Barbara Billingsley
Director: Zucker, David , and Zucker, Jerry
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ASIN: B000B5XOWA
Release Date: 2005-12-13

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The quintessential movie spoof that spawned an entire genre of parody films, the original Airplane! still holds up as one of the brightest comedic gems of the '80s, not to mention of cinema itself (it ranked in the top 5 of Entertainment Weekly's list of the 100 funniest movies ever made). The humor may be low and obvious at times, but the jokes keep coming at a rapid-fire clip and its targets--primarily the lesser lights of '70s cinema, from disco films to star-studded disaster epics--are more than worthy for send-up. If you've seen even one of the overblown Airport movies then you know the plot: the crew of a filled-to-capacity jetliner is wiped out and it's up to a plucky stewardess and a shell-shocked fighter pilot to land the plane. Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty are the heroes who have a history that includes a meet-cute à la Saturday Night Fever, a surf scene right out of From Here to Eternity, a Peace Corps trip to Africa to teach the natives the benefits of Tupperware and basketball, a war-ravaged recovery room with a G.I. who thinks he's Ethel Merman (a hilarious cameo)--and those are just the flashbacks! The jokes gleefully skirt the boundaries of bad taste (pilot Peter Graves to a juvenile cockpit visitor: "Joey, have you ever seen a grown man naked?"), with the high (low?) point being Hagerty's intimate involvement with the blow-up automatic pilot doll, but they'll have you rolling on the floor. The film launched the careers of collaborators Jim Abrahams (Big Business), David Zucker (Ruthless People), and Jerry Zucker (Ghost), as well as revitalized such B-movie actors as Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, and Leslie Nielsen, who built a second career on films like this. A vital part of any video collection. --Mark Englehart

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The persons and events in this film are fictitious - fortunately! A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, Airplane! features Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/stewardess/co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... and more. Their hilarious high jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love... the list whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next.

Customer Reviews:

Just Plain Funny! .......2007-09-03

This movie is just so funny! It makes up for so many bad comedies made now. This movie was made on a small budget using some unknowns and veteran television stars. It was a stroke of genius and became a second wind for Leslie Nielson who would go on to The Naked Gun series. This movie is just a gem and is highly recommended.

Never get tired of this movie.......2007-09-01

Don't call me Shirley. I actually got to use that phrase one day. I was so happy. I have watched this so many times and it never gets old. The very first time I watched it I lost it when the reporters went flying into the booths and they fell over. It never gets old.

still zany after all these years.......2007-08-23

Airplane! deserves its place in motion picture history as of the funniest spoofs on film of seemingly just about everything and everyone under the sun--including disaster movies! The plot moves along at a good pace and the acting really holds your attention. The one liners and ridiculously silly scenarios are bound to make just about anyone laugh.

The action begins at an airport where people are boarding a plane to Chicago. Elaine (Julie Hagerty), a stewardess on the airplane, is leaving her lover Ted Striker (Robert Hays), a shell shocked pilot with tremendous issues about his mistakes during "the war." Ted races to the airport to catch up with Elaine and even winds up buying a ticket (which is literally giving off smoke, because Ted asks for what was then the "smoking section") to get on the flight with Elaine.

The plane fills with passengers--and some have problems designed to create hilarious scenarios throughout the film. There is a young girl who needs a heart transplant, two religious zealots, a young boy who almost gets propositioned (!!!) by the Captain Oveur (Peter Graves), the nuns on board, and many more.

The cameos are worth the price of admission alone. Look for Kareem Abdul-Jabaar to play himself masquerading as copilot Murdock; and Ethel Merman plays shell shocked Lieutenant Hurwitz in her final screen role. Barbara Billingsley (the mother from Leave It To Beaver) plays "Jive Lady," a white older woman who understands black street language; and Jimmie Walker plays the man who wipes the windshields of the airplane before they take off. Two of the writers of the script who also directed the film, Jerry and David Zucker, play ground crewmen at the airport when the plane is getting ready to take off as well. Great!

Initially the flight goes well although Ted and Elaine can't quite see eye to eye about staying together--the flashbacks to the times they spent together as lovers include great spoofs of classic scenes in From Here To Eternity and Saturday Night Fever. However, when people onboard get sick because of poisoned fish, trouble quickly ensues. The flight crew becomes far too ill to fly the plane; and then Ted is called upon to rise to the occasion and guide the plane to a safe landing. Soon Ted and Elaine are the only ones able to stay in the cockpit as they try desperately to land the plane in Chicago.

The DVD sports the "long haul" version which integrates cast interviews, deleted scenes and more into the film. You even get a trivia track as well as the standard commentary track by producer Jon Davison and writer/directors Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker. One reviewer writes that they were surprised and somewhat frustrated that quite a few of the "long haul extras" cannot be viewed separately from the movie. I can't blame them; but at least the producers of the DVD tried to be creative with a new way of presenting extras. This is only a minor disappointment for me.

Overall, Airplane! shows great forethought; and it amazes me that it was filmed in only about five weeks! The laughs never stop and the countless one liners pop out at you and make you laugh like you haven't laughed in years. Airplane also gently pokes fun at racial and social stereotypes; and the way the film goes about this makes it all the funnier. I highly recommend this film for people who love comedy film and for people who enjoy spoofs of major motion pictures.

Enjoy!

Airplane -still crazy after all these years.......2007-08-08

If you are feeling the burdens of life, if the boss, the blues, and the bills gotcha down - escape for awhile, kick back, and allow your sense of the ridiculous to come out. Put in this copy of Airplane in your DVD player and allow the kid in you to laugh at the absurdly ridiculous. You'll feel better after you did. No, this isn't art, it isn't fine cinema, but it doesn't pretend to be. It is what it is-adolescent humor and escapist entertainment. Sure, it was made awhile ago, and some of the cultural icon jokes may whiz past some younger viewers, but it still has enough comedy to catch all ages. No pompous stiff-shirted film maven would like this, but who cares? Laugh it up!

funny.......2007-08-02

this is really funny movie you will ever watch. I couldnt stop laugh. You have to watch the whole movie to understand and laugh.

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Masterpiece
Colorized classic
North byNorthwest
the best classic film ever!
No hotter love scene anywhere...

North By Northwest
Starring: Ed Binns , Leo G. Carroll , Bill Catching , Philip Coolidge , and Lawrence Dobkin
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ASIN: B0002IQEHI
Release Date: 2004-09-07

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A strong candidate for the most sheerly entertaining and enjoyable movie ever made by a Hollywood studio (with Citizen Kane, Only Angels Have Wings and Trouble in Paradise running neck and neck). Positioned between the much heavier and more profoundly disturbing Vertigo (1958) and the stark horror of Psycho (1960), North by Northwest (1959) is Alfred Hitchcock at his most effervescent in a romantic comedy-thriller that also features one of the definitive Cary Grant performances. Which is not to say that this is just "Hitchcock Lite"; seminal Hitchcock critic Robin Wood (in his book Hitchcock's Films Revisited) makes an airtight case for this glossy MGM production as one of The Master's "unbroken series of masterpieces from Vertigo to Marnie." It's a classic Hitchcock Wrong Man scenario: Grant is Roger O. Thornhill (initials ROT), an advertising executive who is mistaken by enemy spies for a U.S. undercover agent named George Kaplan. Convinced these sinister fellows (James Mason as the boss, and Martin Landau as his henchman) are trying to kill him, Roger flees and meets a sexy Stranger on a Train (Eva Marie Saint), with whom he engages in one of the longest, most convolutedly choreographed kisses in screen history. And, of course, there are the famous set pieces: the stabbing at the United Nations, the crop-duster plane attack in the cornfield (where a pedestrian has no place to hide), and the cliffhanger finale atop the stone faces of Mount Rushmore. Plus a sparkling Ernest Lehman script and that pulse-quickening Bernard Herrmann score. What more could a moviegoer possibly desire? --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece .......2007-07-24

One of the great movies of all time. One of Hitchcock's best. rather than go for the boxed set - which includes a few of his lesser lights - decided to cherry pick a gem. North By Northwest is a classic. AFI Top 100. Anyone who's a fan of Hitchcock - or just suspense in general - or great movies specifically - you cannot miss with this one.

Colorized classic.......2007-07-04

An unfortunate aspect of growing up in America is that the turnover in culture is so fast that many older classics are almost unknown to the modern generation. This is especially so with old movies, which, outside of holiday fare like the Ten Commandments or The Sound of Music, do not make comebacks once a decade or so, unlike clothing fashions. This is why so many young people have never seen an Alfred Hitchcock movie. For the longest time, I was one of the ignorant masses, until my mother told me about this great movie-maker. I picked this up at the local library and watched it, and was amazed. This is probably one of the best movies I have ever seen. Part thriller, part romance, part suspense and part action, this movie presaged modern Hollywood fare such as The Fugitive, National Security, and Enemy of the State for example. There is gunfights, chase scenes, set-ups, cliffhangers (literally), and of course the famous cover shot of Cary Grant getting chased by an airplane in an open field. And like many modern action movies, this one has the climax right at the very end, followed immediately by a cut to the closing kiss of hero and heroine.

This DVD restoration is great. The film and audio quality is flawless. The special effects are also top-notch and comparable to anything seen on network TV today. And most importantly, a great storyline. I highly recommend this movie.

North byNorthwest.......2007-07-01

The video quality of this DVD is excellent. Though the package doesn't say that it has been remastered, it is better than my previous DVD version. To me, it was worth the cost to upgrade.

It was by reading the amazon reviews that I chose the latest versions of "North by Northwest" and "To Catch a Thief." I want to thank those of you who submitted the previous reviews, and commented on the quality of the video images.

the best classic film ever!.......2007-06-16

What can I say? This movie is great. It has everything, from intense action and mystery that is built up by the amazing score, to the perfect actors and actresses portraying well written and witty, and sometimes sexy, dialogue. As well as the exoticly filmed locations and that 50-60's style. Recommended for everyone.

No hotter love scene anywhere..........2007-06-01

A good film and a great film...

No spoilers here. Simply mentioning things not mentioned (much) in other reviews, here:

The frenetic music as Manhattan traffic is reflected in one of the anonymous AKA boring glass International Style skyscrapers. Hitch's hymn to the worst of modern life. Doreen Lang as Maggie, Grant's cute and long-suffering secretary and their dialogue from the lobby throughout the taxi ride. No hotter love scene anywhere, in any film, ever made, than when Cary Grant ends up at Eva Marie Saint's table in the dining car. Scorching! Grant's line "I've never been in Pittsburgh!" Hitch loves cars and the juxtapositions of them are fun throughout--some of the best and worst models ever made are clustered in this film. Old Westbury looks nice on film. Jessie Royce Landis' lines in traffic court ("Roger, pay the two dollars!") and in the elevator ("You boys aren't really trying to kill my son?"). The auction scene scene. The sunglasses scene. The shaving scene. The female patient's "Stop!...STOP!" classic double take when Cary Grant appears in her hospital room. The pseudo Frank Lloyd Wright hideout. Every detail is dead on. In Summary...

This is without any argument or exception one of the top ten films of all time and Hitchcock's best, bar none.

Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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I didn't Laugh Once.
Peter Sellers at his best!!
funny story but bad timing
Sellers at his best!
Better Each Time I See It

Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Peter Sellers , George C. Scott , Sterling Hayden , Keenan Wynn , and Slim Pickens
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B0002XNSY0
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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I didn't Laugh Once........2007-09-09

Peter Sellers at his best!!.......2007-09-01

funny story but bad timing.......2007-08-28

The first time that I saw this film, I thought it was the funniest.
but now, in this current time frame, it was sad, knowing that a war was
going on and our men were being killed for no good reason.

Sellers at his best!.......2007-08-23

Better Each Time I See It.......2007-08-22

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

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A wonderful classic
Strange, weird movie
A look into human endevors. Great movie
Those Magnificant Men and Their Flying Machines
One of the RARE Classics

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Starring: Stuart Whitman , Sarah Miles , James Fox , Alberto Sordi , and Robert Morley
Director: Ken Annakin
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B00014NEX0
Release Date: 2004-03-16

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This extraordinary comic version of the historic 1910 London-to-Paris air race features the greatest aviators from around the world. They all come together when a stuffy, but very rich, newspaper publisher decides to sponsor an airplane race across the English Channel, offering 10,000 pounds to the winner. The escapades between the American, British, French, German, Italian and Japanese teams result in the most daring and hilarious in-flight acrobatic stunts ever caught on film.

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Running Time 137 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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An air race from London to Paris provides the premise for this marvelous comedy, which features thrilling aerial photography and some stupefying stunt flying. It's set in 1910, when the (lovingly re-created) airplanes of the period were likelier to sputter and crash than they were to go in a straight line. The international contest requires an international cast, including Stuart Whitman as a cowboy American interested in the ladylove (Sarah Miles) of an English ace (James Fox). Alberto Sordi and Gert Frobe represent the Italian and German nations; Terry-Thomas plans frightful sabotage for race day. From the jaunty opening song and the great opening-credits drawings by Gerald Searle onward, the movie has a pleasingly breezy tone that sits well with the meticulous flying sequences. This is a delightful example of a certain kind of internationally flavored film of the period, somewhat similar to The Great Race, released the same year (1965). --Robert Horton

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A wonderful classic.......2007-07-11

I have wanted to get this movie on DVD for a long time. I always loved watching it as a child. It even fostered my dream to fly. Here I am, a private pilot working on my commercial license.

Strange, weird movie.......2007-04-12

I bought Magnificent Men because my four year old loves old airplanes and he actually watched the whole movie from beginning to end. When the airplanes are actually moving and the race is on or they're practising is quite interesting and somewhat engaging. The rest of the silliness is just that...silly and fun...esp. for a four year old. Some of it of course is over his head. The anniv. edition has some great info on how the film was made and who actually flew those original made machines.
The airplanes are definitely the star of this film.

A look into human endevors. Great movie.......2007-04-11

I just loved the way this movie unfolded, with a wonderful story line and reproduced "Real plains" It all flowed so well, with the way the world was then it showed how big the world use to be.

What ever happened to Intermissions ? Well we have a one here It really brings me back to a time when a long movie was made comfortable with a little more popcorn and soda.

Those Magnificant Men and Their Flying Machines.......2007-02-25

This was sent in great shape. It also is a great older movie about the first flying machines to be in that era. It involves a race of these older machines that was a lot of fun to watch.

One of the RARE Classics.......2007-01-23

This is a great movie for airplane buffs and those who enjoy comedy. The filming and stunts are amazing. To think this was the beginning of aviation. A must see for anyone who appreciates comedy and/or aviation. A family favorite at my house, one we view over and over. The laughs never seem to stop.

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Zaney!
Completely funny and entertaining.
Replaced my worn out disc.
Slow start but funny movie
Not Worth Your Time

Rat Race (Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Breckin Meyer , Jenica Bergere , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Carrie Diamond , and Douglas Haase
Director: Jerry Zucker
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ASIN: B00005RYLX
Release Date: 2002-01-29

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Modeled after 1963's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Jerry Zucker's Rat Race lacks the irreverence of Zucker's 1980 hit Airplane! but has enough chuckles to make it an agreeable time-killer. Like Mad, Mad, Mad..., it employs a huge ensemble of comedy stalwarts, assembled by an eccentric hotelier (pearly-toothed John Cleese) to race from Las Vegas to New Mexico for a $2 million jackpot. With a backstage gambling subplot, Rowan Atkinson's Italian-geek lunacy, Seth Green's slacker antics, and some nicely understated work from SCTV alumnus Dave Thomas, the movie has almost as many highlights as clunkers, and Zucker's embrace of easy gags and traditional slapstick will tickle anyone's old-fashioned funny bone. Other ingredients are hopelessly stale: Whoopi Goldberg's frantic mugging, Cuba Gooding's latter-day Stepin Fetchit, "mature" humor that compromises the movie's broad appeal, and the assumption that crashing vehicles are inherently hilarious. Lamentable decisions, perhaps, but Rat Race maintains a pleasantly altruistic spirit. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Zaney!.......2007-08-24

This movie is one to watch over and over again. It's just fun and I think I see more each time I see it.

Completely funny and entertaining........2007-07-26

When it comes to movies that everyone can find comedic, Rat Race is high on my list. With its entertaining storyline and jokes (some obvious and some not so), this film is a must see.

So what's this movie about? Basically, a group of different people from all walks of life are at a casino when they discover that they've been picked to enter a race. If they win, they get 2 million dollars.

What's to like about Rat Race? The first thing I must point out is the amount of famous actors/actresses in this film. I'll also add that each of them are different in their own way which allows the audience to sort of pick a favorite to win the race. From Whoopi to Amy Smart, to "Mr. Bean" to Cube Gooding, there's enough great acting to impress all. The second and most obvious thing I must point out is the rather impressive amount of jokes and comedy. As I said above, each actor/actress provides different forms of entertainment and they are each funny in their own way. For example, while Whoopi and the brothers' comedy may be obvious and typical to some, "Mr. Bean"'s comedy is not obvious and only those with a certain sense of humor may appreciate him. Lastly, the storyline may not be all that original but it will have you at the edge of your seat in anticipation.

And what's not to like? Not much. The one thing I didn't like was the ending. Without giving too much away, I'll say that I found it to be rather corny yet in some ways fitting with the rest of the film. That's my only negative.

I'm giving this movie 4/5 stars. I will say however that I generally give comedic movies a max of 4 stars because they are mainly made to entertain, not to enthrall. With that in mind, if you're looking for a good, humorous movie that'll provide loads of entertainment, be sure to check out Rat Race.

Replaced my worn out disc........2007-05-07

Loved the movie so much that we wore ours out, and we needed a new one. Fast delivery, so we are very happy.

Slow start but funny movie.......2007-01-23

I watched this movie because I was assured by someone whose judgment on comedy I trust implicitly that it was worth watching. Otherwise I almost surely would have given up, because it takes far too long for the story to get off the launchpad. (John Cleese and Dave Martin are both entirely wasted in their roles. A real shame.)

But when it does take off, it becomes a Roman candle and burns very brightly indeed. There's a certain scene where all of the dull preliminaries are clearly over, and you see a couple of knuckleheads come up with what must be one of the very worst examples of problem-solving in human history. The result wass (for me) beyond funny. It was nearly stroke-inducing, I laughed so hard. And in this scene, as with several others, it wasn't just the extreme gag (which was definitely funny), but also the performances from the actors, who strive to maintain calm in the face of the rising tide of chaos and insanity that is, after all, pretty much of their own making.

The movie continues to encounter a few bumps and drags even after it's gotten underway. There was one scene in particular (involving a Seinfeld alum) that my friend thought was priceless, but I felt like it was a rehash of a gag I'd seen several times before. When I saw the premise, I knew exactly how it would end up. But there were still plenty of solid laughs for me, and for the most part, once the film gets rolling, it maintains a furious comedic pace which at times reaches up and touches the truly manic. The screenwriters came up with some really original gags and then played them to the extreme.

The movie exhibited a curious symmetry in that the end was dull and mechanical and not at all funny, as if they felt the need to bring the movie back to the tedium of the beginning. But I'm talking about only the last brief scene. (Apparently the producer owed a favor to a lame 90's rock band.) It's just unfortunate that the movie ended with a clunk instead of a bang.

Not Worth Your Time.......2006-10-16

Vegas - a city where millions go hoping to get rich. And for nine lucky people, that just might come true. While playing the slots, each of these people won a special gold coin inviting them to lunch. At the lunch, they learn they have been selected to participate in a race for $2 million dollars. All they have to do is be the first to get to a locker in the train depot in Silver City, New Mexico.

Naturally, everyone is skeptical at first. But what if it is true? No one can walk away from that possibility, and they all begin to race for the money. But set backs in the form of airport closures, car wrecks, and cows stand in their way. Who will get there first?

The more important question to ask is, does the audience care? In my case, the answer is no. I kept watching, waiting for the movie to get better, but it never did. There were a few truly laugh out loud moments, but most of the movie fell flat.

The biggest problem it had is the lack of character development. With a running time of just under two hours, there isn't time to get to know all the characters. Since I didn't care, I didn't find their predicaments funny.

Then there is the climax. Instead of building on everything that had come before, it took a turn out of nowhere that wasn't even that funny. It was more of an anti-climax that really made me feel like I had wasted my time.

The few funny moments in this movie aren't worth watching the rest of the movie to see. Instead of wasting your time here, watch the classic that inspired it, IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD.

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See you in L.A. folks!
Great movie
Absolutely brilliant.
Back to The Ride Back
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Midnight Run
Starring: John Ashton , Robert De Niro , Danielle DuClos , Dennis Farina , and Richard Foronjy
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ASIN: B00008O38F
Release Date: 2003-06-03

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Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is a tough ex-cop turned bounty hunter. Jonathan The Duke Mardukas (Charles Grodin) is a sensitive accountant who embezzled $15 million from the Mob, gave it to charity and then jumped bail. Jack s in for a cool $100,00 if he can deliver The Duke from New York to L.A. on time. And alive. Sounds like just another Midnight Run (a piece of cake in bounty hunter slang), but it turns into a cross-country chase. The FBI is after The Duke to testify the Mob is after him for revenge and Walsh is after him to just shut up. If someone else doesn t do the job, the two unlikely partners may end up killing each other in this hilarious, action-filled blockbuster from producer-director Martin Brest (Beverly Hills Cop).

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Starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina

Directed by Martin Brest

Running time: 2 Hours 7 Minutes

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Director Martin Brest rocketed to the top of Hollywood's A list with the blockbuster success of Beverly Hills Cop, and this 1988 follow-up is even better. Midnight Run is a genuine rarity--an action comedy that's dramatically satisfying--thanks to a sharp script by George Gallo, the superb teaming of Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, and Brest's consummate skill in combining suspense and humor with well-developed characters. De Niro plays a maverick bounty hunter whose latest assignment is Grodin, an accountant accused of embezzling from the Mob. De Niro thinks he's in for an easy job, transporting Grodin (who's afraid to fly) from New York to Los Angeles, but soon discovers that both the FBI and the Mafia are hot on Grodin's trail. Equal parts road trip, action thriller, and a quirky character study, Midnight Run moves at a breakneck pace but still gives De Niro and Grodin time to create rich, memorable performances as two men who seem to be opposites, but gradually develop mutual respect and admiration. Mainstream entertainment at its best. --Jeff Shannon

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See you in L.A. folks!.......2007-07-04

After starring in loads and loads of serious movies in a row, Robert Deniro needed to do something light and felt that Midnight Run was just what he was looking for. Originally a Paramount project, the suits wanted to team him up with Cher for some sex appeal (oh, dear GOD no!) but director Martin Brest (teehee) vehemently opposed this idea and the project ended up at Universal.

The role of Jonathan Mardukas ended up going to deadpan Charles Grodin (though a young Bruce Willis auditioned) since Martin Brest (teehee) felt that he had the best chemistry with Deniro. I'm glad he didn't make that compromise. Can you honestly imagine Midnight Run with Cher??? Deniro is Jack Walsh a tough, ex-cop bounty hunter who is offered $50, 000 by a shady bail-bondsman to capture crooked accountant Jonathan 'The Duke' Mardukas and escort him from NY to LA for a court appearance. The Duke embezzled millions of dollars from crime boss Jimmy Serrano (the always great Dennis Farina) and gave it all to charity so it's not just California justice who wants to get their hands on him. The FBI also want The Duke for their own purposes and The Duke is a clever and cunning enough to chuck as many spanners in the works as possible. So it's not just a simple matter of hopping on a plane...or an easy Midnight Run.

With Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton) another sleazy bounty hunter after them too and loads of double crosses Midnight Run becomes a sort of action/comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles character drama with enough F-words to give TV censors a nervous breakdown. Back in the stinkin' early 90s the stinkin' BBC dubbed out every stinkin' swear word with the most hilariously awful stinkin' choices. Why? Honestly, this kind of thing makes me wonder what the hell is going on the minds of these censors. Do they honestly think that they're making the world a better place by not exposing full-grown adults to an ancient Anglo-Saxon word for making love? But that's a separate rant altogether.

Those familiar with Brest's (teehee) previous mega-hit Beverly Hills Cop will find a lot of Midnight Run's pacing and cinematography familiar. He is the kind of director that only makes a movie every five years or so but I have a feeling that Gigli has ended his career for good. Don't let that tarnish your feelings toward this film though. Even if Midnight Run didn't have a clever and funny script the chemistry between Deniro and Grodin is worth it alone. We've seen odd-couple buddy/buddy types before but they do it with class.

Although it's nearing 20 years old, Midnight Run seems timeless in way (despite the very liberal 80s attitude towards smoking), mostly because it knows it's nothing but pure entertainment that, for once, isn't dumbed down for the lowest common denominator. These days we get crap like Epic Movie and Talladega Nights. Where did the R-rated comedies go? What grim times we live in.

Not sure about Danny Elfman's score though. Totally the wrong choice of composer, my only complaint.

The HD-DVD sports a 1080p 1.85:1 image that is not entirely perfect. While the daytime scenes surely sparkle, the darker scenes can seem a bit too grainy. Though this is obviously due to film stock and lighting rather than the DVD lack of quality. A couple of slim extras are included.

Great movie.......2007-06-08

This is a great movie. I loved this and this is probably my favorite movie of all time. Robert DeNero is great. Greate story, direction etc.

Absolutely brilliant........2007-02-04

This the kind of the movie that you will likely watch far more than once. It is raw, it is funny, it's the kind of movie that leaves you feeling that you had as much fun (0r pain) as those starring in it. You feel like you're with them.

Extremely entertaining, one of the best movies I have seen of its kind. The two main actors are wonderful together. I can't recommend it enough. The touches of humour through it, the very real touching human situations that are not over the top or nauseating.

I cannot fault it, keeps you amused from beginning to end. And at times could have you in stitches.

Back to The Ride Back.......2007-01-25

This is a great movie! I love Bobby DeNiro and Charles grodin together,BUT,has anyone noticed that this is the same identical movie plot of 'The Ride Back' with Anthony Quinn and William Conrad in 1957?
A renegade lawman goes after a wanted man and gets him to agree to return with him to justice due to greater obstacles which face him if he continues to evade the law. On the journey,(The Ride Back),they are confronted with one threat after another which force them to co-operate with one another just to survive the trip back. The black and white lines of good and bad are likewise blurred until,on the return,you like both characters equally when a similar resolution is met. Look familiar now?
Still a great flick with some snappy comeback lines. One of my favorites was when 'The Duke' told Jack,"My wife's hung in there with me through all of this",(he had just stolen millions of dollars of a syndicated drug dealer's money-*not a spoliler*-),to which Jack,(DeNiro),replied,"Jeez,yeah boy,with you and all your millions;what a trooper!"LOL

Untouchable.......2007-01-19

This is easily one of the 10 best films of the 80s. As a comedy or an action flick, or even a drama, it's near-perfect.

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Better than expected
Needed a feel good something to watch on a cloudy day.
Great! Movie!
Flaccid, Time-Spanning Rom-Com Plays Strictly by the Numbers
Lots of Fun!!!

A Lot Like Love (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Amanda Peet , Ashton Kutcher , Taryn Manning , Aimee Garcia , and Lee Garlington
Director: Nigel Cole
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ASIN: B0009UZGIM
Release Date: 2005-08-23

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The words "subtle" and "Ashton Kutcher" rarely appear in the same sentence, but here goes: A Lot Like Love, a romantic comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet, is surprisingly and pleasantly subtle. The story starts when Emily (Peet, Igby Goes Down) and Oliver (Kutcher, Dude, Where's My Car?) meet on a flight to New York and have a tryst in the airplane bathroom. After a day's dalliance, they part and don't meet again for four years--when they meet, spend a day together, part, and don't meet again until...you begin to get the idea. The script could have been dangerously cute, but director Nigel Cole (who helmed the delightful Calendar Girls) carefully steers Peet and Kutcher, two actors not generally noted for their grasp of character nuance, towards fairly three-dimensional portrayals of two floundering twentysomethings who can't seem to find the right moment. There are a few rom-com cliches--at one point, Oliver serenades Emily in front of an audience of her neighbors--but most of the movie is low-key, engaging, and smacks of actual human experience. Also featuring Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) and Kathryn Hahn (Anchorman). --Bret Fetzer

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In the spirit of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY comes A LOT LIKE LOVE, the romantic comedy about destiny and the possibilities of a chance encounter evolving into a close encounter of the happily-ever-after kind. Ashton Kutcher (GUESS WHO) and Amanda Peet (SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE) set off sparks as opposites who attract and have a one-flight stand from LA to New York. When the trip's over, they are too -- and both move on but can't really let go. As they search for love that doesn't end in disaster, they keep finding each other. And while the chemistry that first brought them together keeps generating heat, the timing is always wrong. This funny and disarming story of modern romance will have you falling in love over and over again.

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Better than expected.......2007-05-28

I ignored this movie when it came out in theaters. I had assumed it would be dumb and corny. Then I saw it on one of the movie channels and bought the DVD the same night. It's every bit as funny as it's supposed to be, and much better overall than you think it's going to be. My wife is listening to the soundtrack and dancing around the room as I write this. Even the music is good. Ashton Kutcher does an excellent job playing Oliver, the man with the 6 year plan for the perfect life. Amanda Peet is extremely entertaining as the phantom girlfriend, here today and gone tomorrow, only to reconnect a few years later again and again. Amanda and Ashton are clearly having a genuinely good time together as they make this film, and you see that it's real when you watch the bloopers in the extra features. The ending is not entirely predictable, although you can't say you didn't see it coming. But even so, it doesn't matter because it's what you wanted anyway. This is a good movie. Trust me. You'll like it.

Needed a feel good something to watch on a cloudy day........2007-05-13

Just a nice feel good movie!

Great! Movie!.......2007-05-12

This movie is really great! I watch it over and over again. The stars in it are very good also and the ending is very good.

Flaccid, Time-Spanning Rom-Com Plays Strictly by the Numbers.......2007-04-17

There is a certain manufactured charm to this 2005 romantic comedy given its predilection to be a hybrid between When Harry Met Sally... and Before Sunrise/Before Sunset with faint echoes of any number of classic time-spanning romances like Same Time, Next Year and Two for the Road. Unfortunately, the comparisons do not benefit this film given the colorless way that first-time screenwriter Colin Patrick Lynch has spelled out the formulaic elements of the story. An additional burden falls on the attractive leads, Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet, neither of whom seem fully formed as screen personas with any gravitas to keep us interested in the hapless characters they portray.

Directed by Nigel Cole in a relatively adroit manner, the episodic story centers on Oliver and Emily, a case study in opposites who begin an unexpected relationship with a bathroom fling on a transcontinental flight to New York. They have a day-long romantic whirl once they touch ground but soon part with no expectation of seeing each other again. This episode represents the ongoing structure of the plot, as they continue to meet up again and again over the course of seven years, experiencing the inevitable sparks but allowing professional and romantic complications to act as a perpetual barrier to any lasting commitment.

Contrived plot turns as presented here could be at least redeemed by the charms of the stars, but this is a stumbling block. As he showed in 2005's Guess Who, Kutcher is simply too lightweight a presence on the big screen. Even though he achieves moments of subtlety, the overall effect he achieves is blandness. Looking a tad mature for her partner, Peet fares marginally better simply because her character arc seems more developed. Together they make a charming couple but hardly memorable nor emotionally resonant. The DVD comes with an equally colorless commentary track from Cole and producers Armyan Bernstein and Kevin Messick, along with a brief blooper reel, four deleted scenes of minimal interest, and a music video, "Brighter Than Sunshine", performed by Aqualung, one of many trendy artists featured on the soundtrack.

Lots of Fun!!!.......2007-04-04

I truly enjoyed this movie....the two main characters have great chemistry together. I do feel, however, that one of the deleted scenes should have been included as it explained more fully what had taken place during the year after Oliver's company received the VC money. Otherwise, I liked the film.

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CON AIR IS CRAZY GOOD!
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Con Air
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Con Air
Starring: Nicolas Cage , John Cusack , John Malkovich , Ving Rhames , and Nick Chinlund
Director: Simon West
Manufacturer: Touchstone / Disney
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ASIN: 6304806434
Release Date: 1998-03-25

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Con Air is proof that the slick, absurdly overblown action formula of Hollywood mega-producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Crimson Tide) lives on, even after Simpson's druggy death. (Read Charles Fleming's exposé, High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess, for more about that.) Nicolas Cage, sporting a disconcerting mane of hair, is a wrongly convicted prisoner on a transport plane with a bunch of infamously psychopathic criminals, including head creep Cyrus the Virus (John Malkovich), black militant Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), and serial killer Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi, making the most of his pallid, rodent-like qualities). Naturally, the convicts take over the plane; meanwhile, on the ground, a US marshal (John Cusack) and a DEA agent (Colm Meaney), try to figure out what to do. As is the postmodern way, the movie displays a self-consciously ironic awareness that its story and characters are really just excuses for a high-tech cinematic thrill ride. Best idea: the filmmakers persuaded the owners of the legendary Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to let them help out with the structure's demolition by crashing their plane into it. --Jim Emerson

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From the hit-making producer of THE ROCK and CRIMSON TIDE comes the hard-hitting blockbuster CON AIR, starring Academy Award(R)-winner Nicolas Cage (LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Best Actor,1995), John Cusack (GROSSE POINTE BLANK), and John Malkovich (IN THE LINE OF FIRE)! A prison parolee (Cage) -- on his way to freedom -- faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country ... led by the infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich)! Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive high-flying action soars to new heights ... and delivers high-caliber motion picture entertainment!

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CON AIR IS CRAZY GOOD!.......2007-09-14

this movie is just one hell of a good time. from beginning to end. it has lots of action, suspense, and you just don't know what to expect with so many criminally insane people on board one plane. just what you'd imagine would happen, there's a leader, the followers, and a pleaser. a little bit of everything you got the smart ones, the tough ones, the weak ones, the crazy ones, and a couple of good ones. a bunch of bad seeds aboard and take over the plane to try to escape. up to one guy to be the hero. in comes nicolas cage a good old southern boy, just at the wrong place at the wrong time, his hearts in the right place, but it's him against a bunch. very strong, and determined in this film i thought he was excellent. the good guy, the loving husband, and caring father. great actor, and as always did it just right. john cusack another of my favorites. is a bit funny and nics helper on the ground. they form a friendly bond through all this drama, and the evil villian john malkovich, is a great one for sure. smart, crazy, and mean. a deadly combinat