Easy Money

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Rodney Dangerfield gets a load of respectand a chunk of changein Easy Money! Joined byJoe Pesci and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dangerfield is outrageous as a working-class buffoon who takes on the first-class tycoons in this million-dollar comedy!Monty Capuletti (Dangerfield) has everything money can't buya loving wife, two devoted daughtersand a few things it can: he drinks, smokes, gambles and eats way too much! But Monty couldn't be happier especially when he learns that his mother-in-law has left him a hefty inheritance. There's just one catch: according to the will, he must turn his vices into virtues before he can turn his windfall into cold, hard cash! Now, themisbehaving Monty will have to put the brakes on the binging and trade his lifestyle for a LifecycleÂ(r), or lose his one shot at the family fortuneforever!

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Deeper Than We Might Think. .......2007-04-09

While "Easy Money" may APPEAR to be a simple comedy, it really confronts us with many problems of our human condition. Monty (Dangerfield) is shown as a child photographer who is good at his job. We soon learn that he has several vices. (Smoking, drinking, some illegal drugs, gambling, and some lustful desires) But he is an EVERYMAN. Most of us have at least 1 vice. To some extent, we are ALL Monty. Soon afterwards, a will from his mother in law offers $10,000,000. to Monty if he can shake off all his vices. (And lose weight on top of that.) Monty's friends confront us as well. They are GREAT at telling Monty why he should go through with it. They are also REALLY GREAT AT TELLING Monty he should not drink, smoke, overeat, etc. But they continue to do it themselves, and at times IN FRONT of poor Monty. Again, to some extent, we are all Monty's friends. To make matters more difficult, Monty's rival heir Clyde (Jeff Jones) wants the money for himself, so he looks for ways to tempt Monty into his former vices. (To a large extent, Clyde represents the presence of the devil.) Clyde CAN NOT force, but he can CERTAINLY tempt. Quite convincingly, Monty's tense feelings start to get the better of him, and the movie stops being funny. A notably sad scene is where Monty loses his job. (For the record, I am guessing the boxing scene was taken out for 2 reasons. (a.) In uncut form, there was nothing to indicate Monty had fallen asleep. (b.) In a way, the boxing scene breaks the consistency of the film. Monty losing his job is most appropriately followed by his crying in front of the tv.) Moving on, comedy reenters when Clyde offers Monty a great job. But little does Monty know that Clyde is going to make one final attempt to defeat Monty. (Like the devil, Clyde can't just pull something out of the sky...Monty to some extent has to consent by accepting the job...and the patterns of Monty as a person have to somehow be involved.) In yet another moment as the devil, Clyde confronts Monty's friends with their hypocrisy: "If you're really Monty's friends, you'll stop making it so hard for him...You do want Monty to have the money don't you?" In a well done scene, tensions explode at Monty's house, and we see that the desire of money can destroy our lives that undoubtedly had their problems, but really weren't so bad to begin with. SIDE NOTE: Check Paul's letter to Timothy in the Bible: "For the love of money is the root of all evil" ('Timothy' 6:10). Without ruining the ending, Monty comes through magnanimously. On a trip to Coney Island, he invites and forgives his friends (who could have been more helpful to him), someone who accidentally wounded him, and even Clyde who tried to tempt him throughout. But the devil (Clyde) does get one small but significant consolation prize that he laughs darkly at. And this is true to life too. Usually when we think we beat the devil, he manages to get a small consolation prize. (Remember the end of "The Devil and Daniel Webster?") Low class comedy? Not on your life! "Easy Money" confronts us with our weaknesses, as well as our hypocrisies. It also shows us how the desire for money can hurt us; it shows how the devil works; and it shows the beauty of forgiveness.

NEEDS A DELUXE TREATMENT! CLASSIC COMEDY.......2007-03-13

This a a very funny movie! Dangerfield and Pesci work great together. The 3 star rating is for the low rent DVD treatment. This really deserves an upgrade! Still a must have for me!

Missing the Boxing Match scene!!!!.......2006-06-15

They cut out the Boxing match scene where the lovely Kimberly McArthur(the babe on the lawn) is re-exposed to Rodney when her top pops open in temptation! WHY DID THEY CUT THIS SCENE OUT OF THE VHS AND DVD RELEASES??? Otherwisw, it's a funny movie.

Missing Scene ?.......2006-02-02

Why they cut out the boxing match scene from the DVD is beyond me.

This film captures Rodney D at his peak of popularity and comic genius, a true original! Joe Pesci and the entire supporting cast are also fantastic.
But to cut a major scene out of the film is just criminal!

Movie 5 stars, DVD has no extras & deleted scene = 3 stars

Classic Rodney! (R.I.P).......2004-10-07

This is one of those movies I saw a million times on HBO as a kid. My mother and I would laugh like hyenas. Anytime we'd heard a crying baby, we'd say "Somebody, anybody, please shut that little b*stard up!". Even though this film did not do well at the box office, I thought it was much better than "Back To School". Regarding the reviewers comments about that missing scene . . . I thought I had dreamed that up. I regret getting rid of my old VHS copy! Anyway, a LOT of great laughs in this one. THANK YOU, RODNEY! WE LOVE YOU!

Back To School / Easy Money (Double Feature)

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Rodney at his "can't-get-no-respect" best

Back To School / Easy Money (Double Feature)
Starring: Rodney Dangerfield , Sally Kellerman , Burt Young , Keith Gordon , and Robert Downey Jr.
Director: Alan Metter , and James Signorelli
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000O77LYC
Release Date: 2007-05-08

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Disc 1: Easy Money WP Disc 2: Back to School WP

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Rodney at his "can't-get-no-respect" best.......2007-03-23

These 2 films (aside from "Caddyshack") are Rodney Dangerfield at the top of his game. What a great idea to put them both on one disc. I have both films on separate DVDs, but would gladly trade 'em in for this space-saving combo package.
Ol' Rodney may be gone, and he didn't win any Oscars for his comic performances, but one thing's for sure: he kept me laughing from start to finish!
Long live Dangerfield!

The FXCM FOREX Course: An Introduction To Currency Trading with Ponsi, Ed

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The FXCM FOREX Course: An Introduction To Currency Trading with Ponsi, Ed

Manufacturer: Digivent.com
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1) Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) is the world's leading forex futures commission merchant
2) This dynamic course outlines the advantages of forex trading as well as provides insight into how to get started
3) "Crash course in trading the 24-hour forex market *Overview of major currencies
4) Fundamental analysis for forex trading *Technical analysis for forex trading
5) Great potential for profit ,you will have an excellent knowledge of what to trade and when to trade it

ASIN: B000GFPQZ8

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Have you ever wondered why currency exchange rates fluctuate? Would you like to make money from this fluctuation? If so, the FXCM Forex Course will get you started on the right track. Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) is the world's leading forex futures commission merchant. As the leader of online currency trading, FXCM serves more than 55,000 accounts in more than 90 countries. To give even more investors the opportunity to profit from the fast paced, ever-growing forex market, FXCM has created the FXCM Forex Course. This dynamic course outlines the advantages of forex trading as well as provides insight into how to get started. After completing the course, you will have an excellent knowledge of what to trade and when to trade it, and you will know how to gauge the market. If you are interested in learning more about forex trading, Forex Trading Strategies by FXCM is the perfect supplement to this course. *Crash course in trading the 24-hour forex market *Overview of major currencies *Fundamental analysis for forex trading *Technical analysis for forex trading *Great potential for profit *48 Minutes *This video is in VCD format. It will play on both CD and DVD computer drives. It will also play in most DVD players check the manual to see if your DVD player is VCD compatible.

Forex Trading Strategies:Technical and Fundamental Trading Strategies Forex Currency Market

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Forex Trading Strategies:Technical and Fundamental Trading Strategies Forex Currency Market

Manufacturer: Digivent
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Forex Trading Strategies will not only teach you how to trade, it will teach you how to maximize the chances of trading successfully.
Forex Trading Strategies will not only teach you how to trade, it will teach you how to maximize the chances of trading successfully. Most beginners do not know much more than how to research and execute a trade
Students of Forex Trading Strategies will be able to better time position entries and exits, thus enhancing potentioal profits.
**A detailed look at fundamental and technical analysis, Stop placement advice
**How the general market affects exchange rates plus Risk management strategies

ASIN: B000ENZE0O

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Synopsis: Are you a beginning forex trader? Are you looking to take the next step? Forex Trading Strategies by FXCM is the perfect second step for any new forex trader. Forex Trading Strategies takes an in-depth look at technical analysis, fundamental analysis, stop placement, risk management, and gives you five step-by-step trading strategies for the forex market. As forex traders mature, they must strike a balance between using technical and fundamental analysis, as well as choosing a precise stop all the while taking into account a predetermined level of risk. Forex Trading Strategies will not only teach you how to trade, it will teach you how to maximize the chances of trading successfully. Most beginners do not know much more than how to research and execute a trade, but students of Forex Trading Strategies will be able to better time position entries and exits, thus enhancing potentioal profits. For an introduction to forex trading, try our newly released FXCM Forex Course. *A detailed look at fundamental analysis *A detailed look at technical analysis *Stop placement advice *Risk management strategies *How the general market affects exchange rates *80 Minutes *This video is in VCD format. It will play on both CD and DVD computer drives. It will also play in most DVD players check the manual to see if your DVD player is VCD compatible.

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Easy Money
Starring: Kar-Ying Law , Athena Chu , King-Tan Yuen , Teresa Mak , and Francis Ng
Director: Simon Leung
Manufacturer: Universe Laser & Video Co.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00000IBR3
Release Date: 2001-06-19

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A quite nicely assembled "international intrigue" heist picture from Hong Kong, Easy Money is a thinly disguised 1987 riff on The Thomas Crown Affair. It was one of the first films produced after martial arts star Michelle Yeoh (then Khan) became engaged to Dickson Poon, the tycoon who owned the D&B production company, and marked a conscious effort to soften her image. As a result, action-oriented Yeoh fanciers are likely to be disappointed: The kung fu goddess who had pounded whimpering males into goo in Yes, Madam and The Magnificent Warriors eschews kung fu and wears dazzling designer duds as an HK heiress who stages elaborate robberies for the sheer excitement of it. Narcoleptic George Lam, a matinee idol who was already on the wrong side of 40, plays an insurance investigator assigned to entrap the heiress and suppress any hint of scandal--only to become intoxicated by the dangerous thrills she arranges for them (auto racing, hang gliding, etc.). It's lightweight fun, with picturesque globetrotting locations from England to Greece, and a lot more erotic sophistication than most Hong Kong pictures ever dabble in. --David Chute

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Easy Money
Starring: Barbara Barondess , Barbara Bedford , Harlan Briggs , Wallis Clark , and John Dilson
Director: Phil Rosen
Manufacturer: Alpha Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000J10HSU
Release Date: 2006-11-21

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A young lawyer finds his life in jeopardy while investigating an insurance fraud.

Easy to Learn Magic Series Disk 2: Party Magic & Money Magic

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Easy to Learn Magic Series Disk 2: Party Magic & Money Magic

Manufacturer: Distron Video Corp.
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ASIN: B000BZEYG0

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This DVD contains two video courses: Volume Three: Party Magic, Volume Four: Money Magic. Tony Hassini will teach you, step-by-step, how to do amazing magic with cards, coins, dollar bills, ropes, handkerchiefs, ribbons, paper bags, pencils, balloons, and other objects found around the house. Also, Mr. Hassini will teach you the famous "Cut & Restored Balloon Trick." All of the magic in this DVD requires no skill. You will learn a complete magic act that you can do right after viewing this DVD. Mr. Hassini is the Dean of the Magic Academy and the World President of the International Magicians Society, which has over 37,000 members worldwide and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as The World's Largest Magic Society. There is no better way than to have an Expert show you How!

ESL - Easy English: Using Numbers & Money

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ESL - Easy English: Using Numbers & Money
Starring: Linda Lentini
Manufacturer: Video Tutor Inc.
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