The Bishop's Wife

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Perhaps if The Bishop's Wife had lapsed on its copyright and fallen into the public domain like It's a Wonderful Life, it would be as much a Christmas staple as that classic. It certainly deserves to be. Dudley (Cary Grant) is an angel sent down by the prayers of a new bishop (David Niven). The bishop is trying to build a new cathedral, and he's so entrenched in his fundraising that he's watching his own marriage crumble around him. Loretta Young is devoted, moist-eyed, and basically a great date for the tempted Dudley. They drink in the afternoon, go skating at night, and make impulse buys. The skating sequence beats mightily on one's suspension of disbelief, but the rest of the film is an absolute joy. Grant is suave, worldly, and enchanting. A wonderful present for anyone who has not seen it. --Keith Simanton

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Heavenly bells are ringing, jubilant choirs are singing and Christmas joy is blanketing the world like freshly fallen snow. But the Yuletide spirit has yet to warm Bishop Henry Brougham's Victorian home. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, the preoccupied young clergyman has neglected his loving wife Julia, and now only divine intervention can save their marriage! But the powerful and handsome angel sent from above has a mind of his own and teaching mortal Henry an immortal lesson inromance isn't all he's got planned! Starring Oscar(r) winners* Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven, and featuring "a stellar supporting cast" (The Hollywood Reporter) that includes James Gleason and Monty Woolley, this delightful romantic comedy is wondrous, witty andtruly divine! *Grant, Honorary Oscar (1969); Young, Actress, The Farmer's Daughter (1947); Niven, Actor, Separate Tables (1958)

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The Bishop's Wife.......2007-06-25

Nominated for Best Film at the 1947 Oscars, Henry Koster's sweet, thoroughly charming "Bishop's Wife" was a big crowd-pleaser in its day, and has since become one of our more cherished holiday films. Cary Grant was never smoother playing Dudley, the most debonair of angels. Co-starring David Niven and a dazzling Loretta Young as the title character, this joyful, witty film still has something to say about keeping the spirit of Christmas alive all year round.

Touched by an Angel - A Heart Warming Story .......2007-06-05

If you are looking for a movie to watch on Christmas day with your family, you must include this heart warming story about an angel who intervene the busy lives of an Episcopalian bishop named Henry Brougham (David Niven) and his wife Julia (Loretta Young). This movie is set in Yuletide spirit with bells ringing, choir singing, Christmas wreaths decorating the walls of churches, homes, shops and buildings, and streets and neighborhoods covered with fresh snow. During this time, an angel named Dudley (Cary Grant) enters the lives of the bishop and his wife as an office assistant. At the Victorian home of Bishop Henry not everything is going well. Years of neglect about his own family left Julia on her own while the bishop is busy raising funds for a new cathedral. Dudley's attentiveness, charm, and sheer magical powers drive Julia to him, but Dudley is only interested in helping Henry to get back with Julia. The writers have cleverly crafted many moments between Dudley and Julia that would be purely romantic, but writers did not forget to remind us that Dudley is an angel and he is not romancing Julia. Several instances of walking down the street, driving in the country and having lunch at local cafeteria makes her feel that she is appreciated as a woman. The magical ice-skating scene where Dudley charms everyone with his skating ability, and helps Julia to glide on ice is a memorable scene of the movie.

Dudley's "angelic" effect is felt by many: He touches the lives of people he comes in contact with. As the friendship between Julia and Dudley becomes strong, Henry begins to feel that Dudley is a devil trying to steal his wife, but soon all ends well when Dudley completes his job by helping Henry to raise money for the cathedral. Cary Grant is spectacular and charms not only Julia but many viewers. I was most impressed by the performance of Julia who is attracted to Dudley; she is tender, romantic, and vulnerable, yet she also knows that she is a wife and a mother.

Did you see an Angel?.......2007-03-19

When movies didn't have to be edited. This is a classic Christmas movie, good family movie. I don't want to give it away. You'll just have to see it.

An under appreciated classic.......2007-02-05

This is without doubt one of the finest Christmas flicks ever made. Cary Grant just does Cary Grant sooooo Well. I highly recommend this movie once you have watched Grinch and Elve too many times...this will help you get back into the true holiday spirit.

Best Christmas movie !!!!!!.......2007-02-04

I and my family as well as friends I have shared this with we all just love it!!!!!! Preformances are wonderful!!!! And one that inspires the true feelings and meaning of Christmas !!!! A MUST have!!! Start your tradition now!!! Thank you

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Fully Exposed for fun
"The Full Monty - Fully Exposed Edition"
FALSE ADVERTISING OF A (NOT) FULLY EXPOSED EDITION

The Full Monty - Fully Exposed Edition
Starring: Robert Carlyle , Mark Addy , William Snape , Steve Huison , and Tom Wilkinson
Director: Peter Cattaneo
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ASIN: B000M341RI
Release Date: 2007-03-06

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A group of unemployed Yorkshire steelworkers hopes to replenish their empty wallets and boost their flagging morale by following in the footsteps of the Chippendale's strippers. These guys are hardly what you would think of as buff, and few can even dance. They simply take these problems in stride, because these are men with a plan--displaced, unemployed, and feeling suffocated by the women in their lives, they just want to earn a little respect. The dialogue and interaction between these men will have you screeching with laughter, but of equal importance is their sense of camaraderie and caring. First-time director Peter Cattaneo is a name to watch for; he easily conveys the sheer humanity of these people in their small town with their sad stories and irresistible sense of optimism. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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Fully Exposed for fun.......2007-05-13

If you enjoyed the original then you should be pleased with all the new bells and whistles in this edition.

"The Full Monty - Fully Exposed Edition".......2007-05-13

I thought with the title saying "FULLY EXPOSED" that there would be a different ending than the theatrical version. BOY, what a disappointment! It was exactly the same!

FALSE ADVERTISING OF A (NOT) FULLY EXPOSED EDITION .......2007-04-18

I saw this movie in the theater, when it first came out, and thought it was a good movie! I bought it, advertised as an all-new, fully loaded and FULLY EXPOSED EDITION! What I saw, was the same movie, and if they showed anymore, then in the original movie, I never saw anything different! Checking to see that this is 2007, and on top of it, a European movie, one would expect to see, as the viewers in the movie itself saw, THE FULL MONTY!

But did I expect too much, to see, a fully nude male, from the front, which, at least in this country, the U.S. is like showing the Holy Grail. Women, of course, are fair game, showing them fully nude, dancing together or kissing each other!

Have men do any of this, and American audiences gasp, and giggle nervously. Show a few limbs and heads getting cut off, with blood spurting, and people clap for more!

Do we wonder why record breaking violence keeps increasing?

If you enjoy 2 discs that contain dated boring details, and don't own the original DVD release, you might have waited for nothing! The opportunity to update it, and show what we've all seen before, especially in this innocent and inspiring story line was missed! Yes, I truly felt ripped-off!

I do want to add, that the original movie itself, deserves at least four stars!

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this might have been the greatest generation, but it certainly wasnt because of this tripe
Waste of time and money!
A MOVIE STILL TRUE TODAY
Since you went away
A sentimental, loving, inspiring, and charmimng film of 1944.

Since You Went Away
Starring: Claudette Colbert , Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotten , Shirley Temple , and Monty Woolley
Director: John Cromwell
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ASIN: B0002KPHZ6
Release Date: 2004-10-19

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A three-hour weepy extraordinaire, this 1944 offering from producer David O. Selznick (who also wrote the screenplay) was a tribute to all the families who stayed behind while their men went off to fight in World War II. Claudette Colbert is the mother of daughters Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple; first seen coming home after dropping her war-bound husband at the train, she becomes the model of courage and strength on the homefront. The plot has a Saturday Evening Post feel today, as it follows the family's day-to-day life and struggles, whether with a crotchety boarder (a delightfully starchy Monty Woolley) or oldest daughter Jones's doomed romance with departing serviceman Robert Walker. They don't make them like this anymore and it's too bad. Nominated for a fistful of Oscars, it took only one, for its shadow-drenched black-and-white cinematography. --Marshall Fine

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Nominated* for nine Academy AwardsÂ(r), this heart-warming, soul-stirring (Variety) portrait of life on the homefront during World War II is a magnificent picture rich in humor and poignant with heartbreak (The Hollywood Reporter). Claudette Colbert heads an all-star cast,including Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple, in this beautifully produced picture that gets into your heart (Los Angeles Examiner). With her husband Tim off at war, Anne Hilton (Colbert) struggles to be a pillar of strength for her daughters Jane (Jones) and Bridget (Temple). During America's darkest hours, she bravely steers her girls through heartbreak and hardships as she eagerly awaits news from overseas and wonders if life will ever be the same. *1944: Best Picture, Actress (Colbert), Supporting Actor (Monty Woolley), Supporting Actress (Jones), Cinematography (B&W), Art Direction (B&W), Editing, Music Score (won), Special Effects

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this might have been the greatest generation, but it certainly wasnt because of this tripe.......2007-04-25

an attempt at an american "mrs miniver", and 60+ years later it falls just as flat. the usually vibrant claudette colbert gives one of her stiffest performances, with insufficient support from a list of otherwise usually reliable castmates, e.g. joseph cotten, jennifer jones, hattie mcdaniel, &c. the one solid performance is from agnes moorehead as the town biddy, and theres a major curiosity performance by a teenaged shirley temple, long past her age of appeal. perhaps this bucked up people on the homefront during ww2, but it does little to inform &/or entertain today.

Waste of time and money!.......2007-03-13

Don't purchase this one. It's a pointless, plotless waste of time and money. It goes absolutely nowhere for 3 hours. From the write-up, we thought it was going to be a good movie. Wrong! It turned out to be a total waste of our family's time. We threw the DVD in the trash.

A MOVIE STILL TRUE TODAY.......2007-03-09

PURCHASED THIS MOVIE FOR MY WIFE THAT SHE HAS SEEN SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS, BEGINNING WITH THE OLD "MILLION DOLLAR MOVIE". HAVE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF THIS BUT NEVER SAT TO WATCH IT IN ONE SITTING. IT'S REALLY MY WIFE THAT REQUESTED IT. CONSIDERING THE WAR OF TODAY, WITH THIS TAKING PLACE ON THE HOMEFRONT IN WWII, THE IMPACT ON THE FAMILIES OF THOSE SERVING STILL HOLDS TRUE TODAY.

Since you went away.......2007-02-20

I am a Shirley Temple collector, movie was great. They do not make good movies anymore like they use to. She is my favorite actresses. I was impressed to have it on DVD. Excellent movie.

A sentimental, loving, inspiring, and charmimng film of 1944........2006-07-04

"Since You Went Away" was a film that revealed the other side of war. It showed the emotions of the families who had to struggle with, or without a family member going off to fight, and how people coped with the daily life. The most touching scene of the movie, was when the train slowly chugged down the dark tunnel, into complete blackness, knowing that her husband is never returning. I can't really say that this movie will bring you to high spirits (Especially if you're very emmotional), yet it does tell an incredible story. Everybody in "Since You Went Away" is extremely talented, with much skill, although Shirley Temple wasn't as convincing in her role as her other co-stars, and leading actors. This movie is NOT cosidered an old fashioned "Chick Flick." It is a family film for everyone to enjoy. Although the producer of "Since You Went Away" wanted this movie to be just as great as "Gone With The Wind," it (unfortunately) didn't quite make the cut, yet it was a definite success of its time, and still continues to be a family favorite. I would HIGHLY recommend you see this film: rent it, or surely buy it. I hope this review has helped.

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Blood and Sand - The Movie
Why does FOX still neglect Rita Hayworth ?
Two beautiful people, Tyrone Power and Rita Hayworth, tell us all about ambition, temptation and redemption. It involves bulls
Someone once said "Technicolor isn't true to life - It's BETTER than life'
Quinn and Hayworth's Pasadoble remains one of the movie's best remembered moments...

Blood and Sand
Starring: Tyrone Power , Linda Darnell , Rita Hayworth , Alla Nazimova , and Anthony Quinn
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
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ASIN: B000JLQPQI
Release Date: 2007-05-01

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You have to wait over 20 minutes for Tyrone Power's entrance in Blood and Sand, but it's a good one: a close-up of Power grinning like FDR, his hair oiled and a cigar jutting out of his teeth, framed against a blood-red backdrop. This is the young matador Juan Gallardo, now grown after the opening reels have established his childhood as a bullfighting prodigy. What happens upon Juan's return to Seville is high Technicolor drama: success in the ring, romance with a childhood sweetheart (Linda Darnell), and then temptation in the arms of a dangerous temptress (Rita Hayworth).

The film is, of course, a remake of the silent 1922 Rudolph Valentino hit, but there's no mistaking it for that one: not least because of the torrid tones of the Oscar-winning cinematography by Ernest Palmer and Ray Rennehan, and the equally lush score by Alfred Newman. The director here is Rouben Mamoulian, whose operatic style meshes with the subject--bullfighting--and the old-school approach to heavy-breathing melodrama. The movie's a little too operatic for pacing purposes, and that opening definitely goes on too long. But the attractions include Rita Hayworth reveling in the bad-girl role; you can hardly blame Juan Gallardo for wandering, even if Linda Darnell is fully in her early-career lusciousness. And then there's Anthony Quinn, who swims around Gallardo like a shark sniffing blood. Tyrone Power is physically right for the role, and his steadfast earnestness suits the character. If it all seems faintly ludicrous today, it was good enough for box-office success in 1941, keeping Power's late-1930s winning streak going. --Robert Horton

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TYRONE POWER, LINDA DARNELL, and RITA HAYWORTH star in Rouben Mamoulian's stunning remake of the 1922 silent classic. A "potent drama of love and danger, pride and death," this "magnificent presentation" (Variety) tells the story of a handsome matador torn between his loving wife and a beautiful, unscrupulous aristocrat. Juan (POWER), the naÃ¯ve son of a once-famous bullfighter, tries to recapture the glory of his family's name. Though he is branded fifth rate, he soon becomes Spain's greatest matador and returns home top marry his childhood sweetheart (DARNELL). But when a beautiful, passionate aristocrat (HAYWORTH) seduces him, Juan succumbs to her temptations, only to see his own happiness and success crumble.

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Blood and Sand - The Movie.......2007-08-28

A love triangle in which an aspiring bullfighter falls under the spell of a beautiful woman.

Why does FOX still neglect Rita Hayworth ?.......2007-06-27

The studio made 3 movies with Rita Hayworth. Blood and Sand was even the movie that made her a real Star even though she worked at Columbia afterwards. Why is FOX not proud of having had her ? Why did they put such
a little pic of her on the new Cover as if it was only a Tyrone Power film ?
Why do they totally neglect MY GAL SAL which even does not exist on video ?
Hayworth was the combination of the 2 big female stars that
20th Century Fox had in the forties : She was the perfect match between
the dancing abilities of BETTY GRABLE and the beauty of GENE TIERNEY.
To bad they do not realize this even in 2007 : BLOOD AND SAND is a glorious
example for a great movie with 2 great Stars.

Two beautiful people, Tyrone Power and Rita Hayworth, tell us all about ambition, temptation and redemption. It involves bulls.......2007-05-30

Blood and Sand is an allegory of a man's pride, lust and ambition, who is redeemed by the love of a good woman and a death ennobled by regret. In other words, the movie is a Hollywood weeper. At just over two hours, it's way too long. Still, it shows what can be accomplished when professionals take hold of a teary melodrama and give it color, sleekness, sex and, at 27, an extraordinarily handsome leading man in Tyrone Power. Rita Hayworth, as the femme fatale, is almost as pretty.

Young Juan Gallardo, poor and illiterate, dreams of becoming a famed matador. As a young man (Tyrone Power), he achieves his goal, along with the friendship of men he knew when they were children and the love of his childhood sweetheart, Carmen (Linda Darnell). But fame and money can bring superficial values, and Juan's head is turned with a vengeance. He becomes a great matador, but spends money freely, ignores his old friends in favor of hangers-on and, even worse, he forgets the love of Carmen, now his wife, for the lush and erotic charms of Dona Sol (Rita Hayworth). Although Carmen is lovely, she spends much time looking either compassionate or sad. Dona Sol, or at least Rita Hayworth, is another matter entirely. Hayworth, in a white, form-fitting gown, is something to see as one evening she strolls with perfect posture and a perfect chest toward the poor sap Juan. He doesn't have a chance. In time, his skills become dull and Dona Anna finds him dull and moves on. At last he rediscovers his values and his roots. Wouldn't you know it, just when he restates his love for Carmen, he meets this one particular bull in his last fight. It has two very sharp horns. Music up, lights down, hankies out.

The movie seems to go on and on. We spend almost half an hour on Juan's boyhood before Tyrone Power shows up as a young man. It's nearly an hour before we encounter Rita Hayworth. For Hayworth, the wait is worth it. Her character is selfish, rich, beautiful and all the things a teenaged boy's erotic dreams are made of. This was Hayworth's first color movie and she knocks 'em dead. Says Natalio Curro (Laird Cregar), the effete and envious newspaper bullfight critic, "If this," gesturing at the bullfight arena, "is death in the afternoon, she," gesturing to Dona Sol, "is death in the evening." Towards the end of the movie Hayworth does a dance in a cantina with Anthony Quinn (as an upcoming bullfighter Dona Ana is about to leave Juan for) which is charged with sex.

What redeems the movie, in my opinion, is the professional gloss Darryl F. Zanuck and his team gave the film. At this point Tyrone Power was emerging as a box office power house for 20th Century Fox. Zanuck saw to it that Power was surrounded by the studio's best. The entire look of the film, from the poor village where Juan came from, to Dona Ana's luxurious estate, from street scenes to the arena itself is framed beautifully. Everything has that detailed, lavish, almost awe-inspiring perfection that only highly skilled professionals and a lot of studio money can provide. Color is used to create particular palettes for key scenes, often considerably more subtle than the garishness of many early Technicolor films. The actors all do fine jobs. Power, as usual, is earnest, but with his looks it works. Linda Darnell, obviously being groomed by how carefully she is lit and photographed, hasn't much to do but does it well. It's always good to see Laird Cregar being loathsome, and J. Carrol Naish and John Carradine as two old friends are authentic and don't overact. Anthony Quinn in an important role without much screen time makes an impression. And Rita Hayworth almost stops the movie every time she shows up.

Considering that bull fighting is a bloody business, where some people believe killing is an art and courage is not cheapened by spectacle, the movie goes to great lengths not to show us the reality of the picadors slicing into the bull's neck muscles, the animal's blood seeping down its sides, the occasional disemboweling of a picador's horse by the bull, the gorings of the matadors or the sword thrust into the neck of the bull which all too often doesn't kill cleanly and leaves the bull thrashing and trying to stand. The movie does give us a picture of the drama, the man versus animal contest, the roaring blood lust of the crowd and the inner workings of the arena. The average Roman citizen from 150 A.D. might have found it too tame, but he would have appreciated the intentions.

The DVD transfer is first rate. Extras include a commentary and a restoration comparison.

Someone once said "Technicolor isn't true to life - It's BETTER than life'.......2007-01-21

If you desire to know why in hell people were excited with Technicolor when it first got popular, we're talking the kind of color that jumps off the screen and seeps into your skin, here is presented in the grand style of Hollywood's golden age "BLOOD & SAND". This movie has the best color ever. I use it as a reference disk to show off what Technicolor was REALLY like.

Truly any one of the movies below could be studied for the art of Technicolor. Many of them are over 40-50 years old and sparkle like new.Due much in part to Warner Brothers restoration process.

Here is my Technicolor Reference list:
1) Blood & Sand

2) Singing In The Rain

3) The Garden of Allah (with Marlene Dietrich)

4) Auntie Mame (with Rosland Russell

5) Robin Hood (with Errol Flynn)

6) Gone With The Wind (Warner Brothers special edition) The scene where she waiting in that red dress at the front door after Clark Gable forces her to go to Melanie's party.

The numerical order has no meaning other than to list.

Quinn and Hayworth's Pasadoble remains one of the movie's best remembered moments..........2006-12-19

'The Mark of Zorro' and 'Blood and Sand' confirmed Rouben Mamoulian's enduring concern with drama conveyed through movement of characters and camera... The former was a rousing, deliciously ironic swashbuckler; the latter an adaptation of Ibañez's story about a simple country boy whose success as a matador leads him into temptation and towards a violent early death... Rudolph Valentino had scored one of his biggest success with 'Blood and Sand' in 1922, and the same story served as a Tyrone Power vehicle nineteen years later...

Color, and Mamoulian's almost choreographic direction, turned the motion picture into an exquisite melodrama, where all the passes and swirls of the bullring were vividly depicted: The parade of the bullfighters and their entourage, the race of the vicious predator into the arena, the matadors flashing their yellow and pink capes...

Rita Hayworth blood-red lips and scarlet fingernails, contrast the cool colors of her Spanish mansion, and show her off to glittering advantage...

In her sensuous screen Pasadoble with Anthony Quinn, she looks sensational in her rose evening gown, symbolic of the Spanish bullfight flavor...

The arrogant and passionate dance, based on Flamenco dancing that characterizes the man as the matador and the lady as his red cape, is performed with style and surety... The colors, rose and green, are blended to perfection with the amazing prowess of an appealing couple in tune with the balanced perfection of shapes and the sweeping movements of Rita Hayworth...

Quinn is perfect for redoing old Valentino roles... He always demonstrated his grace and remarkable agility on the dance floor... This sequence remains one of the movie's best remembered moments...

Mamoulian begins the film with a 30 minute prologue, establishing the characters ten years before the main narrative...

Juanillo, just a little boy with fire, vigorously illiterate but possessing his father's passion for bullfighting, is seen by night currently taking the bullfighting world by storm... Not least for his exceptional brave and agile style of fighting but also for his age... Juanillo adores the art of bullfighting... Hr runs off to Madrid with his boyhood friends, Manolo, Nacional Pablo and La Pulga...

After winning a certain reputation as a 'flat-footed novillero,' Juan (Tyrone Power) returns years later to Seville to marry his childhood sweetheart, Carmen Espinosa (Linda Darnell - a voluptuous beauty with perfect complexion), and brings her to live in his luxurious home where he has installed his mother (Alla Nazimona) and his sister, Encarnacion (Lynn Bari).

Then he goes on to become the 'first matador in Spain' showing his individual personality by the combination and variations of his passes... Juan brings the bull past his body with the elegance of a premier ballet dancer, making it seem effortless and beautiful...

As his popularity climbs Juan's entourage of hangers-on increases joining his boyhood friends Nacional (John Carradine), Manolo de Palma (Anthony Quinn), La Pulga (Michael Morris), Pablo Gomez (Charles Stevens), Sebastian (William Montague), and his loyal dresser, Garabato (J. Carrol Naish) who left the ring just as he came in to it, 'without a peseta.'

But all is not so perfect in the ranks of Juan's cuadrilla... Nacional is anxious to leave bullfighting for politics, and Manolo, jealous of Juan's success, wants to make his own name in the ring... And then there is the on-going feud Juan has been engaging in with Natalio Curro (Laird Cregar), the famous bullfight critic who had insulted the memory of his father...

When Juan established himself as Spain's most important matador, Curro opportunistically affirms: 'At last Sevilla has a matador. The greatest matador of all history. The first man of the world. The day he was born, there was salt in the air, a great quantity of salt.'

And at one of Juan's 'great afternoon', we are introduced to the stunning Doña Sol des Muire (Rita Hayworth) whose chief passion is bullfighting and, in particular, handsome matadors...

The torrid Spanish beauty had little difficulty, in luring the new risen star away from his home...

Falling under her tempting beauty, Juan begins an affair with her at the expense of both his faithful wife and his career... His skills as a matador go downhill and his bad attitude loses him all his once loyal friends...

'Blood and Sand' is sensitively directed by Mamoulian and might be considered one of the greatest examples of Technicolor film-making... The film won an Oscar for Best Color Cinematography, and was nominated for Best Interior Set Decoration...

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"Hot Stuff"
Different and great....
Simply Wonderful!
What a great movie!
Great Movie

The Full Monty
Starring: Robert Carlyle , Mark Addy , William Snape , Steve Huison , and Tom Wilkinson
Director: Peter Cattaneo
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ASIN: 6305622914
Release Date: 2002-05-21

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Six unemployed men, inspired by a touring group of male strippers, decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own-but with one small difference. They intend to go the "full monty" and strip completely naked! In this hilarious, heartfelt comedy, these six friends discover the inner strength to bare it all in front of the world. This "enchantingly funny crowd-pleasing" comedy (David Ansen, Newsweek) features the music of Donna Summer, Gary Glitter, Sister Sledge and Tom Jones.

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"Hot Stuff".......2007-08-01

I watched "Full Monty" directed by Peter Cattaneo first time when it was released ten years ago in 1997, became a surprising hit, and was nominated for several Academy awards. The movie instantly became one of my favorites. I don't know how close to the realities of British life it is/was but "Full Monty" is irresistible, and it features the songs of Donna Summer and Tom Jones that fit adorably to the story. I saw it again few days ago and it has not lost any of its original charm. It is funny but it is more in the realm of dramedy which is my favorite genre.

Few things I've noticed this time:

Nothing is more tiring than doing nothing. Men are really very sensitive and insecure creatures. They have to have respect for themselves and this is a great movie about how far the desperate men would go to regain it.

I think every boy would dream about having a father like Carlyle's Gaz - he is more like a buddy, not a father.

Did I mention that after seeing the movie first three times I bought a Donna Summer's CD?

And...

The finals scene is spectacular. Our heroes learned something during the two weeks they were preparing for the show. They learned how to like themselves the way they are and how to respect themselves and with that knowledge came something else: "coordination, skill, timing, fitness, and grace" and they were fabulous during their one and only performance.

Different and great...........2007-04-17

This movie is " different " and great as a
change of pace from the standard fare
that is available. Watch this movie and
be totally engaged in a new experience--
and have a great time to boot.
Highly entertaining and I do recommend it
to anyone seeking a good time movie.

Simply Wonderful!.......2007-04-07

An excellent movie, The Full Monty, brings to the screen the story of six unemployed men living in an economically depressed region of England, who in an effort to make ends meet decide to put up a male striptease act...
Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson and the rest of the cast have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is AMAZING)! Very well written and very well presented, it allows for a highly entertaining movie that can be watched over and over again!
The setting, the plot, the dialogues, the HUMOR and the MUSIC are all wonderful!
In short, The Full Monty is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection!

What a great movie!.......2007-03-08

This movie is one of the most funniest ones I've ever watched!
With it's british humor it's one you've got to see.

Great Movie.......2007-02-06

This is a great movie from the UK. It still makes me laugh everytime I see it. Since they speak European English, some of the terminology is difficult to understand, but if you watch it more than once, everything becomes clear. It is a good story about how far a father will go to keep seeing his son.

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Live at the Hollywood Bowl + Extras
Oh, yeah!!
The title's a bit misleading...
monty python live 2-disc set WHERE'S THE PARROT SKETCH?
And Now For Something Not Completely Live!

Monty Python Live
Starring: Neil Innes , Eric Idle , Terry Gilliam , John Cleese , and Carol Cleveland
Director: Ian MacNaughton , and Terry Hughes
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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ASIN: B00005O7NE
Release Date: 2001-10-23

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Volume 1:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
The Pythons invade Hollywood with live versions of classics The Lumberjack Song, The Philosophers Song, and of course, the incomparable Parrot Sketch, plus material never performed on the Flying Circus program.

Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen
See Monty Python through the eyes of Monty Python. The entire troupe, including Graham Chapman (in powdered form), joins host Robert Klein for a chance to spread the blame in this 1998 HBO 30-year retrospective.

Volume 2
Parrot Sketch Not Included: 20 Years of Python
This 20-year celebration of Monty Python (filmed in 1989 - do try to keep up) features all the greatest, unforgettable, most-requested Python sketches except, of course, for The Parrot Sketch.

DVD Exclusive!
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: German Episode #1
Brush up your Bavarian for this insane Python rarity, taped in German for German and Austrian TV, with English subtitles. Outrageous translations of earlier Python work, plus exclusive material, including cow, subtited in German, subsubtitled in Engish, performing Merchant of Venice.

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Approx. 270 Minutes total.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Monty Python TV shows, movies, records, and books are a time capsule of their anarchic lunacy. But more precious is an audience with Python, and this three-volume boxed set is as close as we can get. Live at the Hollywood Bowl is the long-sought-after 1982 concert film in which the Fab Six perform their greatest hits before a wildly enthusiastic crowd. Robert Klein moderates Live at Aspen, the irreverent 1998 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival tribute that reunited John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, and Terry Jones onstage for the first time in 18 years on the occasion of the troupe's 30th anniversary. Highlights include a shockingly funny moment involving Graham Chapman's ashes, and a joyous "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" sing-along. Less essential is 1989's clip show Parrot Sketch Not Included: 20 Years of Python, which also does not include "The Oscar Wilde Sketch," "Cheese Shop," "Nudge-Nudge," and many other signature sketches. --Donald Liebenson

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Live at the Hollywood Bowl + Extras.......2005-12-21

If you're a Python fan, you've probably seen all their TV episodes and their major feature films. This two-DVD set collects material you probably haven't seen, namely their concert film "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" and their early 1970s appearance on German television.

"Hollywood Bowl" is a true treat from the middle 1970s. By this time, Monty Python were bonafide celebrities and it's a thrill to see them perform so many of their best sketches in front of a live and supportive audience. I greatly prefer their performances here to their earlier renditions on their TV show - like all great teams they had gotten better with both experience and time. All the Pythons are especially self-confident as performers here, and as a bonus we have a couple of musical numbers courtesy of Neil Innes. I especially enjoyed the irreverent sketch where John Cleese plays the Pope.

The German Episode hasn't aged nearly as well. There's some good material (especially a mock-documentary about Albrecht Durer) but it's hampered by poor video quality. Honestly, the entire thing looks like it was filmed in Super 8 and the constant subtitling doesn't help matters. It looks like a third generation bootleg. The best of the sequences also appear (in considerably higher quality) in "Hollywood Bowl." You do get "The Lumberjack Song" sung in German, however. And it is a kick hearing Graham Chapman speak German with a thick American accent.

The remainder of the discs contain "20 Years of Monty Python," a greatest-hits style program hosted by Steve Martin, and a group interview conducted by Robert Klein. It's fun for completists.

Still, "Hollywood Bowl" is the real draw and its a pleasure to see it on a reasonably priced DVD with extras.

Oh, yeah!!.......2005-08-10

So, we have two live performances, a best-of type compilation, and a German episode in German.

Live at the Hollywood Boal has always looked like it was done on a $10 budget. It looks no better here. It's still VERY funny, and our only complete document of a live Python show.

The Aspen Comedy appearance is superb, a great reunion and interview with many new and hysterical bits. This is probably the final time all five will get together and really be fun.

The "Parrot Sketch Not Included" compilation has some good Steve Martin bits, and a final appearance of all six members together, shortly before the death of Graham Chapman. There's really not much more to reccomend to this.

Then there's the German episode #1. This is perhaps one of the best Monty Python shows ever, with somply great writing, a very brisk pace, almost no filler, and a great appearance by John Cleese as Little Red Riding Hood. This is the episode I turn to when I feel down, and it's inclusion is perhaps one of the best things that A&E has accomplished with their wonderful re-issues of all things Python. Very, very good.

All in all, a good set to own.

The title's a bit misleading..........2005-08-03

...but nothing can be said about the quality of material contained within these DVD's.

The first of the four main programs in this set is the Pythons' live performance at the Hollywood Bowl in the early 80's. It's a performance so intimate that you feel that you're actually in the audience watching the sketches take place, which are of high quality. I had never seen this show before I bought the DVD, and I was not dissapointed. Also on the first disk is an interview titled "Live in Aspen." This is not neccessarily a Python show, but it does bring the 5 surviving Pythons (and the 1 non-surviving Python) together on stage again. The program can be informative, but for the most part, it's hysterical. I'm not going to spoil anything for you (if you haven't had it spoiled for you already).

Disk 2 is where things start getting Not-So-Live. Not in the sense that the title implies, anyway. However, the "20 years of Monty Python" program that is present on here is probably the best thing to come out of these DVD's. It's consistently hilarious, and great for folks who are not particularly familiar with the TV show. (the end of the program is pretty cool as well). Also there is an entire Monty Python's Flying Circus episode on here. The catch? It was filmed for German TV. My personal opinion is that the episode is above average, but the enjoyment of the program is probably brought down by the fact that you have to read subtitles for 45 minutes straight. I guess this counts as more of a special feature, though.

If there's any problem with this set, it's that some sketches are repeated throughout the four programs. It gets tedious to go through them over and over again. However, getting so much great stuff for under $20 can never be a bad thing.

monty python live 2-disc set WHERE'S THE PARROT SKETCH?.......2004-02-26

just one complaint but it's a big one. under the blurb on the hollywood bowl it states clearly that the "incomparable parrot sketch" is one performed along with the lumberjack song and the philosophers song. the only reason i bought the set was for the parrot sketch. CAVEAT EMPTOR---THE PARROT SKETCH IS NOT ON EITHER DISC! there is about a 2 minute clip of the parrot sketch included in the aspen part of disc 1. but that is all. terribly disappointed not to have the parrot sketch! but there is a bit in the aspen discussion group involving GRAHAM CHAPMAN'S ASHES that is worth the price of the 2-disc set. i saw it on tv when it initially aired and laughed probably as hard as i did the first time i heard the parrot sketch. when i saw it these 5 years later i was surprised that i laughed just as hard and as long as i did the first time. you have to see it to believe it.
just be aware of what you are and are not getting. would have given it 5 plus stars if the parrot sketch were included.

And Now For Something Not Completely Live!.......2003-12-08

A&E has done a great service to Monty Python fans the world over by finally releasing rare, out of print, or otherwise unavailable Python material. Disc # 1 starts with Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl. The group opens with the song "Sit On My Face" wearing long aprons and, when they turn to go off stage, reveal their bare buttocks! This is followed by Graham Chapman, playing Colin 'Bomber' Harris, who wrestles himself to a pinfall. The Crunchy Frog skit concerns the Whizzo Chocolate Company and their choice of chocolate-covered confectionaries, such as anthrax ripple and cockroach cluster. This sketch is highlighted by Terry Gilliam throwing up in his policeman's hat and then being forced to wear the hat! The Custard Pies sketch involves demonstrating the history of physical comedy with pratfalls and pie throwing, with Terry Jones getting the worst of it. Truly, this is Monty Python at their subtle best. The concert ends with a rousing version of the Lumberjack Song. That concert is followed by Monty Python Live At Aspen, hosted by comedian Robert Klein. The group members talk about their early days at the BBC and their transition into movies. For their film work in particular, they receive an American Film Institute Star Award. Since this show was taped in 1998, Graham Chapman sadly had passed away. An urn supposedly containing his ashes represents him and also gets the biggest laughs at the event!

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This extraordinarily sweet--but thankfully not sappy--film proves once and for all that Cary Grant was devastating, period. Young, mature, or in his golden years. The reason Ian Fleming modeled James Bond after Grant is startlingly clear. Grant was 62 when this film, set during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was made. Grant plays Sir William Rutland, who is caught in the crowded rush--without a place to stay. He finds himself subletting an apartment along with Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), who's in town to be near her fiancé, a British diplomat. Also sharing their tight quarters is Olympic competitor Steve Davis (Jim Hutton), who's evasive about his sport. Soon Sir William, a distinguished businessman, finds himself playing Cupid to his young housemates.

The movie is a comedy of clever words, of misunderstandings, and, surprisingly, of physical humor. Grant, stripping down to boxers and a T-shirt, takes to the Tokyo streets, participating in "the event" to the incredulity of those around him and to the amusement of the audience. It's a priceless and very funny scene--and the film is full of such joys. Grant lived another 20 years, but this was his final film and a fine cheerio it is indeed. --N.F. Mendoza

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During the housing shortage of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two. Stars Academy Award winner Cary Grant in his last film role.

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An excellent romantic comedy with a twist.......2007-08-23

Cary Grant is known to romance the leading ladies in most of his movies with few exceptions, and this is one of them. This may be appropriate since he was 62 when this movie was made. The twist in the movie is that he sees a younger version of himself in a young American Olympian named Steve Davis (Jim Hutton) whom he meets during the 1964 Olympic Games.

Cary Grant plays William Rutland a charming businessman; during one of his business trips to Tokyo, he persuades a young woman named Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar) to sublet her apartment, when he could not find a place to stay in the city. The two become unwilling roomies because of the gender difference. While the Christine is not too thrilled with the arrangement she tries to adjust with the new situation, but it gets a little more complicated when Rutland sublets his apartment to Steve Davis. Rutland plays cupid on two young roommates in spite of their incompatible personalities, and Christine's engagement to a boring diplomat named Julius Haversack (John Standing). Rutland meddles in the young couple's romantic problems, and goes an extra distance to pretend as a competitor of 20 kilometer walk to talk to Jim during his event, and tries to heal the differences between the young lovers. The best moments of the film are Rutland's walk in his boxer shorts and a T-shirt avoiding the police and the game regulators; and sharing the cramp apartment with the two young people. Rutland makes references to his two earlier movies; Charade and An Affair to Remember by singing the theme songs.

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Cary Grant movie DVD.......2007-01-11

This is one of my all time favorite movies. I think Cary Grant is at his best in this, his last movie. He always cracks me up. The movie is in widescreen and the colors and sound are clear and rich. It is well worth the money.

Unexpectedly Hilarious.......2006-10-30

Walk, Don't Run was a delightful surprise. It was Cary Grant's last movie, in which he proves that he's not only gorgeous and charming, but also a king of comedy. Whether searching for a pair of elusive pants, playing with an ubiquitous couple of Japanese children, or "dropping by" one of the Olympic races, there's no one funnier than him. A very good movie and an unforgettable star.

"I wouldn't know what to do in the bathroom all day!".......2004-12-06

In 1966, Cary Grant retired from his distinguished 34-year acting career after starring in the lighthearted romantic comedy "Walk, Don't Run". Set in Tokyo, Japan during the 1964 Olympics, Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant, 1904-1986), a very wealthy British industrialist, arrived in Tokyo two days ahead of schedule and the lavish Okura Hotel (where he is supposed to stay) has no rooms available. In fact, the Olympics have placed a giant "no vacancy" sign across the entire city of Tokyo. Frustrated, William goes to the British Embassy to seek out assistance in locating a room. There, he is seen by the snobbish & indifferent Julius P. Haversack (John Standing) whose attitude changes towards Sir William upon discovering who Sir William is. Sir William wanders out of Mr. Haversack's office and finds a bulletin board with a advertisement to share an apartment. Desperate to have a place to sleep, Sir William grabs the advertisement and travels to its address. Upon arriving, the woman who rents the apartment, Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), doesn't want to share her apartment with a man, but is unable to convince Sir William to leave and reluctantly allows him to stay. The following day, while Sir William is conducting business with a Japanese company, he comes across an American busily taking pictures and making notes about the building's architecture. The American, Steve Davis (Jim Hutton, 1934-1979), is part of the American Olympic team, but is reluctant to discuss which event he is in. Also, insufficient room in the Olympics' housing has left Steve homeless, so he immediately latches upon Sir William to stay with him. Of course, Miss Easton is not particularly happy to discover that Sir William has sublet his part of the apartment, but again very reluctantly lets Steve stay as well. Of course, this creates even more havoc for everyone to try and use the apartment's single bathroom. Over the course of the film, it is revealed that Miss Easton is engaged to the unpleasant Mr. Haversack at the British Embassy, but Sir William would like to see the single Steve woo Miss Easton instead.

Other memorable characters in the film include Miss Easton's friend Aiko Kurawa (Miiko Taka), Steve's Russian friend & fellow Olympian Yuri Andreyovitch (Ted Hartley), the dimwitted KGB agent Dmitri (Ben Astar, 1909-1988), Aiko's parents (Teru Shimada, 1905-1988, and Lois Kiuchi) and the young boy & girl that often sit on the stairs inside the apartment building (Craig Matsunaga & Patty Siu). Fans of "Star Trek" will no doubt recognize George Takei playing the police captain. George Takei is known more for his repeated role as Lt. Hikaru Sulu in the original "Star Trek" series from 1966 to 1969 and the first six "Star Trek" films between 1979 and 1991. Memorable scenes in the film include Sir William at the Okura Hotel, Sir William meeting Mr. Haversack, Sir William arriving at Miss Easton's apartment, their first morning together, Steve meeting Miss Easton, the night at the Japanese restaurant (where Sir William proceeds to eat ham & eggs), the boat trip, Aiko's family, the police station, the race and the closing scenes. Overall, I rate "Walk, Don't Run" with 4 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys a fun & lighthearted romantic comedy.

Extremely lightweight romantic-comedy.......2004-07-03

I'm just old enough to remember the minor controversy that was stirred up by the allegedly "risque" premise of the 70's TV show "Three's Company." It's hard to believe that once upon a time the idea of unmarried men and women simply sharing living arrangements together was supposed to be shocking. If you keep that dated sentiment in mind while watching "Walk, Don't Run" then you might be able to understand why this this movie was even made.

Essentially, what we have here is a "comedy" based on the alleged hilarity that ensues when a young woman shares her Tokyo apartment with two men during the 1964 summer Olympics. Pretty Christine Easton (Samantha Egger), a British expatriate living in Japan, had advertised for a roommate, but forgot to specify a gender preference. As a result, Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant), a visiting British businessman answers her ad and, ignoring her protests of the impropriety of a man living with her, promptly pays his share of the rent and moves right in. The next day while Sir William is attending to his business he meets Steve Davis (Jim Hutton), an American architect who is also an Olympic athlete (although what event he is participating in is kept a secret until near the end of the movie). For reasons that are never explained, Sir William befriends Steve, learns that Steve has no place to stay, and that leads to Steve also moving into Christine's tiny apartment. Sir William then decides that Christine's British fiance is a bore, who doesn't deserve such a "babe" as Christine, and so he starts manuevering Steve and Christine to get together.

If you don't know that the idea of two men sharing an apartment with a woman was considered shocking in 1966 then most of the "comedy" of this movie will fly right over your head. The "comic" premise of this movie is based on showing how unmarried people can co-exist in a cramped apartment. The movie wastes an inordinate amount of time around the idea of "bathroom scheduling" by showing how Sir William trys to squeeze in his bathroom time in between Christine's. It's overlong and boring the first time, but the film then repeats it by doing it again when Steve joins the apartment. Grant's amazing gifts as a comedic actor are the only thing that make those scenes watchable and even then just barely so.

This was Cary Grant's last movie and it's a shame that such a talent left on such a pedestrian note. However, "Walk, Don't Run" probably reinforced Grant's decision to quit. Here was an actor who, unlike many of his comtemporaries, had remained a believable romantic lead into his late 50's. Yet, here Grant is playing cupid for the superbland Jim Hutton. Grant seems to be having fun playing for the first time in his career the guy who doesn't get the girl and his look of chagrin when one of Christine's co-worker's tells him pointblank that she didn't even think that he and Christine are romantically linked is probably the funniest part of the movie. However, Grant was smart to get out after this movie if these were the roles he was going to be offered as he advanced into his 60's.

"Walk, Don't Run" was a product of Hollywood's dying studio system. It shows that Hollywood's self-imposed moral production code was breaking down as one hears Cary Grant say a curse word for the first time on-screen and the film makes no-bones that sex is a topic of discussion on several occassions. Also, one has to wonder if Sir William's befriending Steve was another nudge-and-wink reference to homosexuality that were occasionally sneaked into movies by closeted screenwriters and directors back in the day. Think about it- an older man starts following around a complete stranger, who just happens to be a young, handsome athlete, and then invites the young man to go to a bathhouse with him!

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While more cautious fans may want to pick and choose among the previously released individual volumes of Monty Python for their collection, true Pythonites will want to own this definitive, 14-volume DVD-only boxed set that contains all 45 episodes (in chronological order) of Monty Python's Flying Circus. This "persistently silly" collection encompasses three-and-a-half seasons of dead parrots, cross-dressing lumberjacks, loonies, upper class twits, and spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, and spam. Click past the occasional clunker and go directly to such signature sketches as the Ministry of Silly Walks, the Spanish Inquisition, the Fish-Slapping Dance, the Dead Parrot Sketch, the Lumberjack Song, the Cheese Shop, the Argument Clinic, and Nudge, Nudge. Taken as a whole, one marvels at how Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam thoroughly subverted television convention with "something completely different," like sketches with no punch lines ("Your average TV viewer isn't going to understand this").

A warning to the uninitiated: there is much "material that some may find offensive, but which is really smashing." Violations of something called the "Strange Sketch Act" are the least of the troupe's offenses, as witness the Oscar Wilde Sketch, the Dirty Vicar Sketch, and the Most Awful Family in Britain Sketch, all of which achieve "the really gross awfulness" all Python fans are looking for. Say no more. --Donald Liebenson

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Very Pleased.......2007-08-04

I commend revdwl for his promtness in delivery. The product was in perfect when it arrived. This product is very funny. I would suggest this to anyone who feels like they need a laugh.

A response to Mr. Keith A. Mather.......2007-04-22

First of all, Mr. Keith A. Mathar, I do indeed take that to offense. And Python was so much more than a movie, you dolt. Do some damn research.

And now for something completely different:

Well, I was about to give this four stars because of a few minor changes in a few episodes, including the censoring of the word "masturbation" in the Summerizing Proust Competition" skech. I then came to the sudden realization that THIS IS PYTHON. You can't beat it. And considering any hardcore Python fan, such as moi would be able to put this particular word in the replacement of the dreaded *beep* with the aid of their super Pythonic-Pythonesque-Pythonizing powers, it's fine. Other than that, I've watched ever episode such a rediculous amount of times, I've developed multiple personalities...

Five out of four housewives can't tell the...STOP THAT! It's much too si...Yes, I came here for an...I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT!!!!!

...See? That just keeps happening... :)

Stop! Stop! Too Silly! (Just Kidding).......2006-12-09

Monty Python is the most hilarious British comedy show in the world. From Dinsdale to the Spanish Inquisition to Mr. Neutron is Missing to the Cheese Shop, you will be falling off of your couch in spasms of hysterical laughter. The only thing that is a bit excessive and not funny is the BIZARRE cartoon parts of the show (except Dinsdale). That is all.

The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus Megaset (DVD).......2006-11-18

EXCELLENT SERVICE! My grandson will be so happy with this set of Monty Python he specially requested I get for his birthday. Thank you -- you have made a Kid Happy! Grandma Maddi

Enough to Make One Sick.......2006-10-28

To me, there is hardly anything worse than Monty Python. It is the lamest, stupidest movie in the entire history of Hollywood. Just the name alone is enough to make me cringe. No offense, folks--and I really, really mean no offense--but those who actually enjoy this stuff would have to have an IQ of three and a half.

Monty Python hardly makes any sense, and the characters are so stupid, it's enough to make you gag. If you haven't seen Monty Python yet, that's a real blessing. Take my advice: stay away from this garbage, and spend your money on something that's a lot more useful.

WWE - Mick Foley Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling (Hardcore Edition)

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Mick Foley Greatest Hits and Misses
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WWE - Mick Foley Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling (Hardcore Edition)
Starring: Mick Foley , Jonathan Coachman , Sgt. Slaughter , Tim White , and Hugo Savinovich
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Release Date: 2007-03-06

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Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses traces the storied career of the Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley. Filled with matches hand-picked by Foley himself from every aspect of his career, including his stints as Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love. Bouts from WCW, ECW, SMW, and WWE are all present.

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Mick Foley Greatest Hits and Misses.......2007-06-09

My grandson really likes this tape he loves wrestling so this was great for him

Hardcore Edition makes up for previous omissions..........2007-05-16

Mick Foley will always be one of my favorite pro-wrestling superstars. That's why when I purchased the first edition of "Greatest Hits and Misses", I was disappointed to have him continually point out that the match we were about to watch was not one of his favorites.

However, the addition of the third disk makes up for the missing true favorite bouts, and not the ones hand picked for him. The action is real, extremely intense (with most every bout in each disk), and still worth every penny despite Foley's own admission that some of the matches are not his best/favorite....

I am, however, disappointed that his cage match with Hunter (in which he redid his "fall through the cage" bit, this time breaking the canvas of the ring) was not on here, as I feel it is also one of his bests.

In all, the disk is still outstanding despite the omissions.

One of the Greatest WWE DVD's Ever!.......2007-04-30

Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses is no doubt one of the greatest superstar profiles WWE has ever released. Here's whats on it.
Disk One:
Cactus Jack vs. Big Van Vader WCW Saturday Night 4/17/1993
Some of the latter day hardcore fans may not like this one, but it was good for its time. Cactus wins.
Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs. Nasty Boys in a Chicago Street Fight
This one took place at WCW Spring Stampede 4/17/1994. I was very impressed with this match. I never thought I would see something like that in WCW (especially in 1994!) Nasty Boys win.