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The Dish
Starring: Sam Neill , Billy Mitchell (II) , Rosalind Hammond , Christopher-Robin Street , and Luke Keltie Director: Rob Sitch Manufacturer: Warner Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items: ASIN: B00005MKKS Release Date: 2001-08-31 |
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The Dish, a good-natured and effortlessly funny Australian drama-comedy directed by Rob Sitch (The Castle), is filled with warm-hearted characters and has a factual hook that's irresistibly inspiring. This cumulative goodwill springs forth from the rural town of Parkes in New South Wales, where a 1,000-ton radio observatory dish is recruited to relay telemetry, voice, and television signals from the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. To make sure the dish delivers Neil Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind" to 600 million eager viewers, site director Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill, at his gentle best) relies on a three-man crew consisting of an American NASA watchdog (Patrick Warburton, resembling a bearish Clark Kent), a sarcastic engineer (Kevin Harrington), and a lovestruck math whiz (Tom Long) who's pining for the sister of the dish's rather dimly overzealous security guard (Taylor Kane).Numerous other supporting characters add color to the proceedings, and crises arise (albeit briefly) when power outage, signal loss, and windstorms threaten to spoil Parkes's proudest hour. It all rates a bit high on the cuteness meter, but The Dish is so smoothly amusing that you won't object to its eagerness to please. By focusing on the Aussie locals, the film reminds us that the moon landing was an occasion of global unity, and pride in all humanity is reflected in the wondrous smiles of Cliff, his crew, and the citizens of Parkes. That they played such a small but pivotal role in this historical milestone is just one of many joys to be discovered in this delightful little movie. --Jeff Shannon
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Feel silly adding to this uniformly favorable pile of reviews.......2007-07-22
The Dish.......2007-04-10
Fun and great history, too.......2007-03-25
"The Dish" leaves us feeling good.......2007-03-05
A sweet-natured movie, well acted and amusing.......2007-01-14
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Dish Dogs
Starring: Sean Astin , Matthew Lillard , Brian Dennehy , Shannon Elizabeth , and Maitland Ward Director: Robert Kubilos Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items: ASIN: B00004TX5U Release Date: 2000-08-29 |
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Please enter a title for your review.......2007-04-15
a great film!.......2003-07-28
1-1/2 stars -- Movies don't get much wacker than this.......2003-04-15
If it doesn't, you're right. This movie was made for video and it isn't even worth that. I advise everyone to watch something else. (By the way, has anyone else noticed that Shannon Elizabeth has put a "no-nudity" clause in recent contracts - and she hasn't worked since?)
A pretty good movie!.......2003-02-18
Shannon Elizabeth looks different!.......2002-03-03
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I Married a Strange Person!
Starring: Charis Michelsen , Tom Larson , Richard Spore , Chris Cooke , and Ruth Ray Director: Bill Plympton Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000A1HR8 Release Date: 2003-08-19 |
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From animation genius Bill Plympton comes this high-spirited and sexually charged comedy about a wife who realizes that the man of her dreams isn't quite what he seems! Keri Boyer promised to love her husband Grant for better or worse, but she never expected this. It seems as though an odd growth on Grant's neck has given him the ability to will his fantasies to life. In no time, he's torturing his annoying mother-in-law, dreaming up bizarre sexual adventures and turning his wife's life upside down. But when everyone from an ambitious television executive to a hopeless Las Vegas comedian to an overly enthusiastic Army colonel wants a piece of Grant's growth for themselves, it's up to this little lady to save her husband and her sanity.Amazon.com
Because two copulating birds bash into his satellite dish, the blandly handsome Grant develops godlike powers. When he and his new bride Kerry have sex, the entire house joins in, from the soap dish to the electric sockets. Grant manipulates her breasts to form balloon animals; he changes her into a blonde, then a nun, then the Statue of Liberty. Basically, he's become an animator like his creator Bill Plympton, able to make the world reflect his every id-driven whim. Is it any wonder that Kerry begins to question if Grant is still the same straight-up guy she married? Plympton's new animated movie, I Married a Strange Person!, opens with a quote from Picasso: "Ah, good taste, what a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativity." Plympton has taken this perhaps a little too much to heart, but with a good dose of sprightly charm. Plympton's drawing style vibrates, shimmies, and pops with boyish cheer. The movie is regularly punctuated with breezy songs that you'd imagine sound great on a ukulele, sung by some guy in a straw boater. Over-the-top sex and violence and crazed excursions into the origin of belly-button lint combine to produce a weird, sparkling movie. I Married a Strange Person! is clearly the pure product of Plympton's imagination, without any meddling from studio executives. --Bret FetzerCustomer Reviews:
Tell EVERYONE, just do it quiet........2006-10-23
Ambitious yet clever.......2004-06-02
What I saw was an ambitious yet clever attempt at exploring storytelling through animation. The plot involves an everyman gets an odd lobe in his neck that increases the imagination section of his brain, causing any thing he thinks of to come true. What better way to bring about the surreal images that follow? Many of the scenes reminded me of Ralph Bakshi's early work, especially perhaps "Streetfight (also known as "Coonskin") - except, of course, those were based on drug highs, while Bill Plympton's work is based on the limits of the imagination - to which there are none. If you want to have grass ride a lawnmower over a human, go ahead! If you want to play with women's breasts like they're balloons, fine!
The only downfall to me was the narrative often tended to drag - so much that I was almost tempted to give this three stars. There are enough highlights through out the film to keep one interested, although one or two times I wondered how long such a story structure could last. However, like I said before, there were enough visuals to keep me interested the whole way out. I also was interested in some of the underlying meanings behind the story - like for example, did any one ever consider the scenario of a company trying to control imagination? In such a time when situations like at Disney where producers are taking over the jobs for which artists were responsible, I find that to be a strong statement.
BTW...I have the stupid Smile Corporation anthem stuck in my head. Oh well..."We are the Smile Corps Corporation! / We bring smiles a-cross the nation!..."
Insanity and sex and violence.......2004-04-11
Creative, inventive and side-splittingly funny.......2004-04-09
So, for Plympton fans, and any fan of adult animation or underground cinema, this film is highly recommended. Still, to be fair, a few words of caution: `I Married a Strange Person' is extremely hard-core, with very explicit (though hilarious) scenes of sex and violence. There is, in fact, one (funny and inventive) sex scene that lasts over five minutes. The plot, also, makes very little sense, and the movie often seems to be weirdness and sickness for weirdness' and sickness' sake. If that doesn't bother you, buy it, by all means. If you have a sense of humor and are not easily offended, `I Married a Strange Person' will be a pleasure. If you're a Plympton fan, don't even think twice - this is one of his best works. If you're not familiar with his work, by all means familiarize yourself.
how could anyone not like plympton?.......2003-11-25
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Eazy Cookin' With Chef Robert: Familiar Mexican Dishes
Starring: Robert van Houten Manufacturer: Desma Productions ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001MZ70U Release Date: 2004-03-30 |
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Eazy Cookin Familiar Mexican Dishes.......2004-05-25
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Eazy Cookin' With Chef Robert: Favorite Asian Dishes
Starring: Robert van Houten Manufacturer: Desma Productions ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001MZ71O Release Date: 2004-03-30 |
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chef Rob makes cooking eazy!.......2004-06-22
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Various - PLANET POP 13: DEEP DISH/DANZEL/ATB/MECK/LEO SAYER
Manufacturer: BUILDING REC ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000U0B7MA |
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01 Dreams - Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks 02 My Arms Keep Missing You - Danzel vs DJ Frank 03 Thunder In My Heart Again - Meck feat. Leo Sayer 04 Let's Get Down - Supafly vc Fishbowl 05 9 pm (Till I Come) - ATB 06 Make Me Feel - Benassi Bros feat. Dhany 07 Elektro - Outwork feat. Mr.Gee 08 Apache Rocks The Bottom - Scooter 09 Get Up Stand Up - Stellar Project feat. Brandi Emma 10 (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Monsta 11 I Can't Sleep At Night - Dannii Minogue 12 Feel It With Me - Ultrabeat 13 Hey St. Peter - The Disco Boys 14 Let Me Be Your Fantasy - Ashley Jade 15 So Much Love To Give - Freeloaders feat. The Real Thing 16 Shot Away - Pawn Shop
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Raw Gourmet Dishes Simplified
Starring: Victoria Boutenko Director: Victoria Boutenko Manufacturer: Living the Dream ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items: ASIN: B000R4FWQG Release Date: 2003-10-01 |
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Learn to use Victoria's simple formulas as a base for an assortment of scrumptious raw dishes. Learn to make amazingly delicious live soup in minutes. Gain confidence to create a variety of raw entrees. Discover the secrets to delectable desserts. Find out many helpful tips and tricks from Victoria.
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Various - PLANET POP 12 : BOB SINCLAIR/DEEP DISH/HI-TACK...
Manufacturer: BUILDING REC ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000U07WCO |
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01 World, Hold on - Bob Sinclar feat. Steve Edwards 02 Your Body - Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall 03 Say Hello - Deep Dish vc. Anoushen Khalili 04 Say Say Say (Waiting For You) - Hi-Tack 05 La Isla Bonita - Squeeze Up feat. Rod Fame & Teishan 06 Everbody Wants To Rule The World - Chosen Few vc. Tears For Fears 07 Who's Your Daddy? - Benny Benassi 08 In My Mind - Paris Avenue feat. Robin One 09 Rock With You - Basto 10 Main In The Mirror - Rythme Fatal feat. Robin One 11 Love Changes (Everthing) - Musikk feat. John Rock 12 One - Scooter 13 So Under Pressure - Dannii Minogue 14 You Get What You Give - LMC feat. Rachel MC Farlane 15 Missing In The Rain - TH Espress 16 Last Goodbye - Da Buzz 17 Jingo's Theme - David Fascher feat. MR. Freeman & Lincon
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I Married a Strange Person!
Starring: Charis Michelsen , Tom Larson , Richard Spore , Chris Cooke , and Ruth Ray Director: Bill Plympton Manufacturer: Universal Studios ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 0783241240 Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
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Because two copulating birds bash into his satellite dish, the blandly handsome Grant develops godlike powers. When he and his new bride Kerry have sex, the entire house joins in, from the soap dish to the electric sockets. Grant manipulates her breasts to form balloon animals; he changes her into a blonde, then a nun, then the Statue of Liberty. Basically, he's become an animator like his creator Bill Plympton, able to make the world reflect his every id-driven whim. Is it any wonder that Kerry begins to question if Grant is still the same straight-up guy she married? Plympton's new animated movie, I Married a Strange Person!, opens with a quote from Picasso: "Ah, good taste, what a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativity." Plympton has taken this perhaps a little too much to heart, but with a good dose of sprightly charm. Plympton's drawing style vibrates, shimmies, and pops with boyish cheer. The movie is regularly punctuated with breezy songs that you'd imagine sound great on a ukulele, sung by some guy in a straw boater. Over-the-top sex and violence and crazed excursions into the origin of belly-button lint combine to produce a weird, sparkling movie. I Married a Strange Person! is clearly the pure product of Plympton's imagination, without any meddling from studio executives. --Bret FetzerCustomer Reviews:
Tell EVERYONE, just do it quiet........2006-10-23
Ambitious yet clever.......2004-06-02
What I saw was an ambitious yet clever attempt at exploring storytelling through animation. The plot involves an everyman gets an odd lobe in his neck that increases the imagination section of his brain, causing any thing he thinks of to come true. What better way to bring about the surreal images that follow? Many of the scenes reminded me of Ralph Bakshi's early work, especially perhaps "Streetfight (also known as "Coonskin") - except, of course, those were based on drug highs, while Bill Plympton's work is based on the limits of the imagination - to which there are none. If you want to have grass ride a lawnmower over a human, go ahead! If you want to play with women's breasts like they're balloons, fine!
The only downfall to me was the narrative often tended to drag - so much that I was almost tempted to give this three stars. There are enough highlights through out the film to keep one interested, although one or two times I wondered how long such a story structure could last. However, like I said before, there were enough visuals to keep me interested the whole way out. I also was interested in some of the underlying meanings behind the story - like for example, did any one ever consider the scenario of a company trying to control imagination? In such a time when situations like at Disney where producers are taking over the jobs for which artists were responsible, I find that to be a strong statement.
BTW...I have the stupid Smile Corporation anthem stuck in my head. Oh well..."We are the Smile Corps Corporation! / We bring smiles a-cross the nation!..."
Insanity and sex and violence.......2004-04-11
Creative, inventive and side-splittingly funny.......2004-04-09
So, for Plympton fans, and any fan of adult animation or underground cinema, this film is highly recommended. Still, to be fair, a few words of caution: `I Married a Strange Person' is extremely hard-core, with very explicit (though hilarious) scenes of sex and violence. There is, in fact, one (funny and inventive) sex scene that lasts over five minutes. The plot, also, makes very little sense, and the movie often seems to be weirdness and sickness for weirdness' and sickness' sake. If that doesn't bother you, buy it, by all means. If you have a sense of humor and are not easily offended, `I Married a Strange Person' will be a pleasure. If you're a Plympton fan, don't even think twice - this is one of his best works. If you're not familiar with his work, by all means familiarize yourself.
how could anyone not like plympton?.......2003-11-25
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The Dish [Region 2]
Starring: Sam Neill , Billy Mitchell (II) , Rosalind Hammond , Christopher-Robin Street , and Luke Keltie Director: Rob Sitch ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B00005BJCB |
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