Super Troopers

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Captain O'Hagen (Brian Cox) tries in vain to control the imaginations and hormones of his bumbling team of five Vermont Highway Patrolmen. But when the opportunity to solve a real crime rolls their way, the formerly inept Super Troopers pounce into action to become highway heroes.

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Starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Brian Lox, Daniel Von Bergen, Marisa Coughlan

Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar

Running time: 103 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant Modern Comedy.......2007-08-20

It's a rare occasion for me to find a comedy in the 2000's that ensues hilarity and doesn't let up on it one bit. Enter Super Trooper, a comedy in which five highway patrol cops do whatever it takes to save their police station. However, these cops are rather inept and are always beaten by the neighboring patrol. Just by watching the opening scene, when the highway patrol deals with these stoners, you'll get a sense of what you're in for. The standout character is definitely Officer Rod Farva, the most inept out of all the patrol, and the one who is always getting into trouble. I'm not going to explain this any more, since I don't want to spoil the movie for you, but if you're wanting a comedy that is truly deemed to be a classic, buy this movie. Or rent it. Just watch it.

Feel good movie.......2007-08-15

Great flick to watch with your buddies! It is hillarious. Definitely Jay Chandrasekhar's BEST movie.

More cliched cop comedy.......2007-07-13

The best thing I can say about this movie is that at least they didn't use the cops and donuts cliche. Every other cliche was thrown in from both police movies and fraternity movies.

"wee little shenanigans!".......2007-07-08

I thought this movie was ok the first time I saw it, but it really grew on me with repeated viewings. A goofy, off-beat movie that's just good mindless fun!

Not quite funny, entertaining, or clever enough.......2007-06-05

Besides the opening and ending scenes, this movie is full of mediocre one-liners and wacky antics that just aren't funny enough to warrant an hour and a half of your life. That, along with the meaningless story line, leaves very little to redeem this movie. Don't waste your time unless this is your flavor of humor.

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loved it
Outstanding
have 2 watch it more than 1 time
PHENOMENAL!
is her art as forgettable as this movie?

Frida
Starring: Salma Hayek , Mía Maestro , Amelia Zapata , Alejandro Usigli , and Diego Luna
Director: Julie Taymor
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ASIN: B00005JLPK
Release Date: 2003-06-10

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Salma Hayek makes up for many bad movies with her fierce performance in this sumptuous film. Hayek plays the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, whose tempestuous life with her unfaithful husband, muralist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), drives the story of Frida. Maverick director Julie Taymor (Titus, the Broadway stage production of The Lion King) pulls out a wealth of gorgeous visuals to capture everything from the horrific bus accident that damaged Kahlo's spine to her and Rivera's trip to New York City, where Rivera's political leanings ruptured a commission from the Rockefeller family. Though the script spends too much time telling us how great Frida's painting is (rather than trusting in the power of the images themselves), Taymor's dynamic energy and Kahlo's forceful personality give Frida genuine emotional impact. The superb cast includes Roger Rees, Valeria Golino, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Antonio Banderas, and Edward Norton. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Nominated for six 2002 Academy Awards(R), including Salma Hayek for Best Actress, FRIDA is the triumphant motion picture about an exceptional woman who lived an unforgettable life! A product of humble beginnings, Frida Kahlo (Hayek) earns fame as a talented artist with a unique vision. And from her enduring relationship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina -- CHOCOLAT), to her scandalous affairs, Frida's uncompromising personality would inspire her greatest creations! Also starring Antonio Banderas (SPY KIDS), Ashley Judd (KISS THE GIRLS), Edward Norton (RED DRAGON), and Geoffrey Rush (QUILLS).

Customer Reviews:

loved it.......2007-09-06

This movie was great all the way around-the scenery-the actors-the story line!
I really enjoyed it. Plus I learned about an artist I probably never would have....what a woman she was.....

Outstanding.......2007-08-26

Is this an accurate depiction of Frida's life? I have no idea, and I don't care. This movie is an intelligent, interesting, and beautiful piece of art in its own right.

have 2 watch it more than 1 time.......2007-07-04

I could not get into this movie at 1st,but the more i watched it i liked it more and more.if your a salma fan it's good.i expected there to be alot of naked scenes but there were only a few

PHENOMENAL!.......2007-05-30

salma hayek is BRILLIANT and julie taymor needs to make more films! absolutely stunningly gorgeous film with vibrant colors. the film may not be in spanish, but the culture is certainly made apparant through the visual aspects of this film. one of my all-time favorites! everyone must own this film! especially those who are fans of the artist herself - frida.

is her art as forgettable as this movie?.......2007-05-12

she painted alot of pictures, and she married a famous artist, and she had a mustache, and theres alot of nice music. the film is vastly less important than it thinks it is; i dont know enough about its subject to determine if thats fair ...

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the complications of a novel put into film- brilliantly done
Okay
Eroticatic-
What is all about beyond intimacy?
Not what I expected

Sex and Lucia (Unrated Edition)
Starring: Paz Vega , Tristán Ulloa , Najwa Nimri , Daniel Freire , and Elena Anaya
Director: Julio Medem
Manufacturer: Palm Pictures / Umvd
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ASIN: B0004Z32NI
Release Date: 2004-10-19

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Sex and Lucia engages mind and body with its time-bending narrative and images of beautiful Spaniards having vibrant sex. The story shifts between past and present, fact and fiction, so a plot summary won't capture it, but… A young writer named Lorenzo falls into a passionate relationship with a waitress named Lucía. But he also finds himself drawn to a young nanny taking care of a child who just might be the result of an anonymous fling Lorenzo had with a woman he met on an island the year before. Lorenzo fantasizes about the lives of all of these women until a horrific event sends him into a suicidal depression. This may sound obscure or flat, but Sex and Lucía unfolds clearly and beautifully, featuring stunning visual images of both nature and flesh, and weaving a poetic spell much like the director's previous film, The Lovers of the Arctic Circle. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

the complications of a novel put into film- brilliantly done.......2007-09-06

most people watch this movie for the amazing intimate scenes, but the kicker is really the mind-bending way it tells the very human and emotionally charged story- complicated and artistic plot twists acted out on film rarely accomplished by any but hitchcock or krzysztof kieslowski, from a passionate female latin viewpoint. amazing. gorgeous. watch it completely alone or with someone who won't mind pausing for you to express your love for the film...

Okay.......2007-05-13

It definately kept your interest. Mainly because it was hard to follow and the story is so strange that you just had to see what was happening next.

Eroticatic-.......2007-01-10

A very romanic and very erotic movie. Paz Vega is one of the most beauitful actress to come along in years, and has moved into the mainstream of movie making. The story is a wondrous love story. I would recommend it for adults.

What is all about beyond intimacy?.......2006-07-19

This dramatic movie exposes many sex activities. Beyond all that, what is the message to send for the viewer? "Do you want to have wild sex with strangers?" Or "do you want to have intimacy sex with your lover?" With all the sex enjoyment, love and "blood" relationship is the final count after all. This is the destiny but not up to our choice. This is why Lorenzo falls into suicidal depression. This is why Lorenzo bursts into sorry tears to Comandrona. This is why Lucia rejects Tony's sex even there is a strong indication of sex enjoyment. Are these sex activities necessary? Let's look at it in different way. Can the movie have same visionary and emotional impacts without sex scenes? The answer is clear. Overall I enjoy this move very much, even have a shock for many days.

Not what I expected.......2006-07-05

In a word this movie was disappointing. It's supposed to be about beautiful Spaniards having sex on a magnificent Mediterranean island. Well there wasn't that much sex and the photography was nothing special. Add that to a plodding pace and poor plot and you don't get a very good film

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Good movie for all ages
Good chemistry, but campy story & too little love too late.
Best in the Trilogy!
needs a director's cut and another sequel
Much Better Than "Three Men and a Baby"

Three Men and a Little Lady
Starring: Tom Selleck , Steve Guttenberg , Ted Danson , Nancy Travis , and Robin Weisman
Director: Emile Ardolino
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ASIN: B00005T7I3
Release Date: 2002-04-02

Description

The comic hijinks of Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson -- three carefree bachelors turned doting dads -- delighted audiences in the #1 box office smash THREE MEN AND A BABY! Now this handsome threesome is back in the critically acclaimed and equally charming sequel! The hilarity soars to new heights as the trio continues to bring up baby Mary, who is now an adorably curious 5-year-old. All is well until Mary's mother accepts a marriage proposal and permanently relocates to England -- taking Mary with her! The ex-dads quickly discover how empty life is without their little lady, and go to outrageous lengths in their efforts to win her back!

Customer Reviews:

Good movie for all ages.......2007-01-18

I've seen it numerous times and still find it exceedingly funny. For those of you that don't like corneyness, this might not be the best choice.

Good chemistry, but campy story & too little love too late........2006-12-05

The actors were wonderful and had great chemistry together. But the comedy was too forced, the tale too campy, especially at the end, and the love was too little too late in the storyline.

Best in the Trilogy!.......2006-08-07

Oh, this movie is pure joy on an ice cream stick. If you like to smile and see people that shouldn't be rapping singing rap songs (for comic effect!) then this is the movie for you.

Get ready to be delighted by Ted Danson's debonair character that all the women love, and Tom Selleck's brainy hearthrob that make all the women swoon, and Steve Guttenberg.

You know what my favorite part of the movie is? You guessed it. The Little Lady. Because in Three Men and a Baby, the Baby couldn't have any silly little lines because it was too young (and was a baby). But now--spoiler alert!--the baby grew up to be a Little Lady, and she says wisecracks that are both precious and life-affirming.

Three Men and a Little Lady is probably the most dramatic movie you'll ever see, and that's including Awakenings, where everyone gets healthy and then sick again.

needs a director's cut and another sequel.......2006-07-07

3 Men and a Baby was a one of a kind comedy that showed three men struggling to take care of a baby girl. Six years later (this sequel was actually made three years after the original) Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Steve Guttenberg are raising and rooming with the little lady known as Mary as well as Mary's mother (Nancy Travis) who returns from her brief role in the first movie to play a larger role in this one. Does the sequel hold up to the first? To a degree I can say it does. The humor is good and so is the acting for the most part. I felt, however, that this film was a bit rushed. There were not any major plot holes to speak of but I wish that the movie had of been a bit longer than what it was. I just want to point out that Leonard Nimoy did not return to direct this film. Plus, the dvd like 3 Men and a Baby has no features though unlike 3 Men and a Baby cannot be viewed in widescreen. 3 Men and a Little Lady is certainly worth viewing despite these minor flaws. While I can see why some people favor the original a bit more, this sequel is a decent follow-up that shouldn't be missed. It would have been nice for another sequel to come out in which Mary is a teenager along with Selleck, Danson, Guttenberg, and Travis returning for a third time. Oh well, I guess that is just wishful thinking.

Much Better Than "Three Men and a Baby".......2005-08-03

This is one of those rare situations where the sequel is significantly better than the original film.

"Three Men and a Baby" was a girl flick -- silly plot, cute baby, three men acting like Alan Alda (i.e., effeminate), enough to make any reasonable person want to throw up.

"Three Men and a Little Lady" is infinitely superior, and funnier. I never thought much of Ted Danson until I saw the final scene in this film, in which he plays a senile Anglican priest -- a comic masterpiece that is alone worth the price of the disk.

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Campy fun in a box!
Comicbook Mania At It's Best!
Tank Girl
Tank Girl DVDs
Hysterical!

Tank Girl
Starring: Lori Petty , Ice-T , Naomi Watts , Don Harvey , and Jeff Kober
Director: Rachel Talalay
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B000059H98
Release Date: 2001-04-10

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The Year is 2033. Earth has been clobbered with a comet, civilization has been destroyed, and it hasn't rained in 11 years. Nearly all the water on the planet is controlled by the evil Water and Power company, which is in turn controlled by the even more evil Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell). Who stands in the way? Some mysterious mutants called the Rippers and, of course, Tank Girl. Lori Petty plays Tank Girl, the wisecracking, defiant heart of the movie, as kind of an inner child gone wild. Unfortunately Petty can't quite carry a movie on her own--her zingers frequently fall flat and she seems to be continually worried that we still like her. Luckily there's Naomi Watts as Jet Girl to save the day: smart, shy, and inherently way more appealing than Tank Girl. Tank Girl is based on the comic of the same name, and it is visually an eye-popper. It's worth watching for the insane set and costume designs alone. --Ali Davis

Description

If you're into in-your-face visuals, outrageous action sequences and non-stop explosive laughs, this is your "rip-roaring power surge of a movie" (L.A. Weekly). The year's 2033 and since a humongous meteor hit earth, the world just hasn't been the same. No Movies, No Cable TV, NO WATER!!! A mega-villain, Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell), the leader of Water & Power, holds the world in his grasp since he controls all the H2O down to the last drop...or so he thinks. Two colossal enemiesstand in his way: (1) The Rippers - an army of half-men/half-kangaroo people whose sole purpose is to bring down the W & P, and (2) a chick with a tank and tons of attitude - a.k.a. Tank Girl (Lori Petty). Kesslee had better get a grip on reality and his water jugs because not even a run in her stocking is going to stop her from saving the planet.

Customer Reviews:

Campy fun in a box!.......2007-07-11

Ah delightful.. Tank Girl.

its campy, its fun, its stylized, and totally delightful. If your in the mood to have fun, and watch a movie with everything from poetic dog men, sparkly silver strippers, evil maniacal villians, jets and tanks, and punk rock everywhere, then this is the movie for you!

I love this movie, I just think its great fun, and for that price, who can pass it up? ^^

Comicbook Mania At It's Best!.......2007-04-07

Tank Girl is a contender for cult film status as we speak! This has to be the best film ever done in the comic character genre! It is just so funny,belly laugh,funny!!! Lorie Petty was perfection as Rebecca Buck,our own favorite Tank Girl. Naomi Watts played straight woman to Petty's manic force with equal aplomb. The Rippers(kangaroo-human mutants) added to this mix of meyham and merriment! Booga(Tank Girl's love interest)was adorable. Jeff Kober(in a very rare comedic turn for this great character actor)managed to keep Booga the vigilant warrior,yet infuse the character with the innocent,childlike qualities,as called for in the original source material! Ice-T,grumpy,profoundly arrogant,scored as the Ripper,T-Saint. Malcolm McDowell,as the wickedly dark,Kesslee,finishes out the stand-out members of the cast.
The DVD of Tank Girl was a quality production,but simply the film,itself. There were no extras and this was a bit disappointing. There was a lot of controversy between the director of Tank Girl,Rachel Talalay, and the studio over the edit of the film. It would have been just grand if a lot of the deleted footage could have been added to the DVD. A director's commentary and reflections from the cast would also have been a welcome addition. However,on the whole,the DVD of Tank Girl is well worth the buy.

Tank Girl.......2007-03-11

This film is just fun! If you like action, explosions, and to laugh. Then this one is for you.

Tank Girl DVDs.......2007-02-14

I ordered two copies of TANK GIRL, and they arrived very early in the arrival date spectrum. My only complaint is that in one copy, the center part of the inside of the DVD was broken, allowing the DVD itself to move freely inside the case. The DVD didn't get damaged, but now the case is trash.

Hysterical!.......2007-02-09

Lori Petty before she joined the reserves and met Pauly Shore. Just as funny!

Million Dollar Baby (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

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Deserving of the praise and admiration, a film that truly becomes a part of you...
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Soft and sweet, thoughtful and powerful...
Million Dollar Hilary!
Reminiscent of another era

Million Dollar Baby (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Jay Baruchel , Marcus Chait , Mike Colter , Joe D'Angerio , and Morgan Eastwood
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ASIN: B00005JNP1
Release Date: 2005-07-12

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Clint Eastwood's 25th film as a director, Million Dollar Baby stands proudly with Unforgiven and Mystic River as the masterwork of a great American filmmaker. In an age of bloated spectacle and computer-generated effects extravaganzas, Eastwood turns an elegant screenplay by Paul Haggis (adapted from the book Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner by F.X. Toole, a pseudonym for veteran boxing manager Jerry Boyd) into a simple, humanitarian example of classical filmmaking, as deeply felt in its heart-wrenching emotions as it is streamlined in its character-driven storytelling. In the course of developing powerful bonds between "white-trash" Missouri waitress and aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), her grizzled, reluctant trainer Frankie Dunn (Eastwood), and Frankie's best friend and training-gym partner Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman), 74-year-old Eastwood mines gold from each and every character, resulting in stellar work from his well-chosen cast. Containing deep reserves of love, loss, and the universal desire for something better in hard-scrabble lives, Million Dollar Baby emerged, quietly and gracefully, as one of the most acclaimed films of 2004, released just in time to earn an abundance of year-end accolades, all of them well-deserved. --Jeff Shannon

Description

"I DON'T TRAIN GIRLS", trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is a fighting chance. Clint Eastwood plays Dunn and directs, produces and composes music for this acclaimed, multi-award-winning tale of heart, hope and family. Hilary Swank plays resilient Maggie, determined not to abandon her one dream. And Morgan Freeman is Scrap, gym caretaker and counterpoint to Dunn's crustiness. Grab your dreams and come out swinging.

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Deserving of the praise and admiration, a film that truly becomes a part of you..........2007-09-14

I made the grave mistake of watching this movie with my infant daughter a few nights back and by the time Frankie Dunn gets to explaining what `Mo Cushla' means to Maggie I was a complete and utter mess. Yes, I'm an emotional wreck when it comes to films that tug the heart strings, and `Million Dollar Baby' is just that kind of movie. It's funny because come Oscar season 2004 I was a huge supporter of this film but ended up getting caught up in the backlash especially with Swanks Oscar win. It's a shame because I unfortunately shelved this film for quite a while allowing the opinion of others to influence my opinion of this film. With the birth of my daughter I've been up plenty of nights with nothing much to do but watch movies to drown out the cries and `Million Dollar Baby' just so happened to be one of the first films I decided to watch again. I'm glad that I did, for as much as it drained me emotionally by the end it helped remind me why I was such a supporter of the film the year of its release. `Million Dollar Baby' is truly an astounding film.

To me it's hard really to categorize this film. If you haven't seen the movie you may want to read my review with the foreknowledge that while won't reveal the ending of the film I will divulge information you may not be privy to. `Million Dollar Baby' plays out like two separate films. There's the sports drama that unfolds throughout the first half and then there's the paced dramatic second half that has absolutely nothing to do with boxing. What ties these two halves together is the relationship drama unfolding between Frankie Dunn and Maggie Fitzgerald. It's one of the sweetest yet ultimately devastating father-daughter sagas in recent years. What makes this all the more involving are the stellar performances by Hilary Swank and Clint Eastwood. They are so in tune with each other, so connected with their characters and with their cast mates that you believe them through and through and that is the key factor in understanding and appreciating this film.

Maggie Fitzgerald is a middle-aged waitress who feels her life has wasted away without ever truly becoming what she wanted it to become. Her family is a vapid void of who she used to be, a carousel of white trash self centered bodies who take what they can and give nothing but heartache. They criticize Maggie for her dreams even when she attains them but welcome the checks she sends home every week. Frankie Dunn is a trainer at the end of his rope. He's losing his fighters because of his ethics and he's losing himself as he struggles to reconnect with his daughter who's given up on him years ago. Maggie believes Dunn to be the best trainer there is and wants nothing more than to be his fighter, but as Frankie so bluntly puts it, he don't train girls. Maggie is persistent though, and eventually she breaks him down. He agrees to train her on the condition that she will find herself another manager when the time is right, but when that time comes he realizes he can't let Maggie go. It's that realization that makes this film all the more heartbreaking.

The movie is far more than a `down on her luck girl becoming a prized fighter' type film. It's more about heart than anything else. Stripped bare of its boxing backdrop and you have a film about the deepest most remote parts of love, a love that can only exist between families. This is not about romantic or lustful love but about respect and admiration. Hilary Swank plays Maggie with such determination, such heart that you feel for her, you love her every step of the way. It's a shame to me that Hilary has only done two good films. Watching her in this film and even to a greater extent in `Boys Don't Cry' it's hard to imagine that she's the same actress to give us `The Core'. I can't decide if Swank is a good actress or a lucky one, but hating aside her performances in both `Million Dollar Baby' and `Boys Don't Cry' are brilliant. I will admit that Kate Winslet's performance in `Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' was better and more deserving of Oscar gold, but I can completely understand and get behind the academy's decision to crown Swank once again.

Clint Eastwood also pulls out a fascinating performance. The first time I saw this film I was so blown away but Swanks performance that I didn't truly grasp the magnificent portrayal of Dunn that Eastwood provides. His subtle variations of emotion are so expertly mannered that I can't help but wish they would have handed him the Oscar. He was so controlled here and watching his shift from arrogant and demanding to content and understanding to depressed and defensive as he comes to grips with Maggie's situation. He was, in a word, outstanding.

While I love Morgan Freeman and feel that his presence in this film is wonderful I am less impressed with his performance than with any other in the film. His Oscar win in my opinion was undeserved for his character is not all that impressive. In fact I feel that the idea of Eddie Dupris is more impressive than the limited amount of depth the script allowed for him. He could have been a more powerful presence but he lacked something that both Swank and Eastwood were able to deliver. I hate to single out Freeman as the flaw here because I truly love the actor but there really is nothing else in this film I can find fault with.

In the end the film, including Freeman, is a masterpiece of modern cinema. Sure it may appear sappy in some areas but ultimately it's rewarding in the same vein. It's a truly extraordinary accounting of a beautiful relationship between a girl in need of a father and a father in need of a daughter. It's a movie that will make the burliest of men cry and to me a film that can invest itself so deep in an audience as to evoke real emotions is a film that is deserving of all the praise it can receive. `Million Dollar Baby' is just that film. I'm sorry for ever allowing others to influence my opinion of you when I knew you were always a gem. I promise to never let that happen again.

Please enter a title for your review.......2007-08-31

Best picture? Really? Against The Ropes had more flavor than this. I can't even tell if this is supposed to be set in present day or like 30+ years ago, or if that ambiguity is intentional. The old trainer dude makes some arbitrary statements about "pride" and "heart" intended to pass for wisdom, and the way the other boxers in the gym behave makes it seem like a prison for the mentally disabled. Swank's character's manner of speaking like Huck Finn makes her seem at home in the asylum atmosphere, but there is no exploration of her progression as a fighter, it's just like one minute the trainer says she knows nothing and then suddenly she's convincingly winning all her fights. And what is the title supposed to mean?

Soft and sweet, thoughtful and powerful..........2007-08-27

It was only after I watched "$1M Baby" the second time, that it's power, via its simplicity, knocked me over. Eastwood has a way of allowing the audience to absorb the material, and, as mentioned in the extras, Paul Haggis' screenplay hadn't reached it's final draft before Eastwood decided that the primitive screenplay as it was would be more effective. It was a good decision. Characters are complete, and in the hands of the letter-perfect cast, there is no question about who these people are, what they want nor where they've been. Various plot twists keep things interesting, and there's a softness, even in the fight scenes, that makes you adore these people. Hilary Swank, once again, was in an Oscar race with Annette Bening. She deserved both. Excellent film!

Million Dollar Hilary!.......2007-08-25

While I'm not into women's boxing, per-se, this was nonetheless quite a powerful movie. The plot has an unexpected twist in it, and I would admonish people who view this movie NOT to find out what the twist is before watching it.

I swear, you could dress Clint Eastwood up in a pink dress, put little girly hairpins in his hair and he would STILL be more macho than the lot of we men. In this film, he portrays a past-his-prime boxing trainer who is without any top-notch contenders to teach.

Hilary Swank is a girl who shows up @ the gym some day, pays her dues and wants to get a trainer. Eastwood's character is reluctant to be her manager as he's never dealt with women boxers below. However, in the end her charm wins him over.

Morgan Freeman is great as an over-the-hill boxer who had a very bad experience in his final bout. His character is kind of the "stabilizing force" of the movie.

Hilary is toned & buff for the film. She looks sexy even with a broken nose and blood all over her face. On top of that, she's an accomplished actress. This will be one of the most memorable roles in this timespan of her career, although I have a feeling she will still be active as an actress in her 50's & 60's.

This is a sports movie, but it is a very atypical one. It is as much about Hilary's character as it is about her boxing prowess. Hilary portrays a girl trying to break away from poverty, and the thing she is best at is boxing. There is perhaps more character development in this film than any other movie I know of. That's always a plus for a sports film!

Reminiscent of another era.......2007-08-01

Clint Eastwood's `Million Dollar Baby' is about a gruff, macho boxing trainer who trains an enthusiastic young woman. Its description belies the fact that it is an unusually subtle and moving film.

Less ambitious than Eastwood's previous movie `Mystic River', `Million Dollar Baby' centers on Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood), an irritable boxing trainer who runs a gym with Eddie Dupris (Morgan Freeman), a former boxer known as "Scrap-Iron", who also works as a janitor. Their life is somewhat stagnant until Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) interrupts their world. She is a southern girl who visits the gym every moment she is not waitressing. Maggie wants nothing but to be trained by Frankie. As convention has it, he at first refuses, due to her sex and age, but eventually gives in.

Yet the film is far from conventional. It does not have a catchy moral message or one-liners. Morgan Freeman's beautiful narration is both poetic and natural, as is all the dialogue. The characters, who could easily have been uninteresting stereotypes, are well drawn and portrayed with restraint. Eastwood's acting pales slightly in comparison to Freeman and Swank, but he fits his role perfectly. Frankie is hardened and quietly tormented, but he searches for assurance and tenderness.

Freeman is also superbly cast as Eddie, whose eye was knocked sightless in his final fight. He is witty and genuine; he cannot stand watching people fall short of their potential. Eddie is more than a saintly sidekick; he has an edge that allows him to view the world realistically.

Maggie is perhaps one of the kindest, most sincere characters in cinema. Swank is unquestioningly believable as an earnest girl driven by a desire to box. She is honest and strong-minded and does not box for the violence (unlike some of her opponents, including a particularly scary boxer played by Lucia Rijker). However, like the other characters in this film, Maggie is alone.

Maggie and Frankie find glory in her boxing career. It is not because she is uncommonly talented; it is because she strives for success and because the two of them find satisfaction meeting the other's expectations. More importantly, Maggie and Frankie find each other, and their relationship is far less cliché than it sounds.

A few moments are predictable and exaggerated, including Maggie's redneck family. But overall, `Million Dollar Baby' is poignantly humanistic and timeless.

The La Scala Opera Collection / Adriana Lecouvreur, Lucia di Lammermoor, Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Lo Frate 'Nnamorato, La Fanciulla del West, La Donna del Lago, William Tell, Attila, I Due Foscari, I Vespri Siciliani

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11 Operas Over 30 Hours of Great Music!
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A great buy
Spectacular Opera From La Scala

The La Scala Opera Collection / Adriana Lecouvreur, Lucia di Lammermoor, Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Lo Frate 'Nnamorato, La Fanciulla del West, La Donna del Lago, William Tell, Attila, I Due Foscari, I Vespri Siciliani
Starring: Edita Gruberova , Mirella Freni Samuel Ramey , and Placido Domingo
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ASIN: B000FA577Q
Release Date: 2006-07-25

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Ta tata ta La la la.......2007-08-22

Very, very nice collection of first rate performances! If you enjoy opera on DVD it is a great opportunity to enrich your collection! The price is right and the selection is very tasteful and encouraging. I especially liked "Attila" it is a real treasure recorded.
Highly recommended! I'm short on words to describe how magnificent this collection is

11 Operas Over 30 Hours of Great Music!.......2007-08-05

Opus Arte presents outstanding television archive recordings of performances from the Teatro alla Scala beautifully packaged as a high quality box set, each title complete with an informative booklet.
The La Scala Collection brings together works from some of the best loved composers. Donizetti, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and Pergolesi. Renowned conductors Riccardo Muti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Lorin Maazel and Stefano Ranzani lead the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala in these magnificent productions. These splendid performances feature some of the most famous opera singers in the world including Thomas Allen, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Daniela Dessi, Alessandro Corbelli, Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Cheryl Studer and Sara Mingardo. A collection no opera lover should be without. The titles are:

Mozart: Don Giovanni
Riccardo Muti conducts a great cast, with Thomas Allen in the title role of the great seducer, in the 1987 La Scala recording of Mozart and Da Ponte's tale of lust and subversion.

Rossini: Guglielmo Tell
Riccardo Muti conducts a fine cast led by Giorgio Zancanaro in the title role of Rossini's towering and opulent last opera with the Corps de Ballet, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala.

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti's great tragedy is his undisputed masterpiece of melancholic romanticism, with the doomed love between Lucia and Edgardo retold from Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor. The 1992 production heightens the story's powerful libretto with its dramatic visual design and first class musical performances.

Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Lorin Maazel conducts this cast in Jonathan Miller's 1991 production of the compelling and evocative opera, which Puccini himself considered his best work.

Pergolesi: Lo frate nnamorato
Rediscovered by conductor Riccardo Muti, this forgotten opera was filmed in the 1989 period production. A rare recording of Pergolesi's second opera.

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte
Daniela Dessì and Delores Ziegler lead the cast in Mozart's brilliant and witty opera as the two women whose faithfulness in the face of romantic love is ruthlessly tested in Da Ponte's comic tale. Mozart lavishes some of the finest music ever written on the unfolding story of the two sisters chaotic love affairs with their two Italian army officers.

Verdi: I due Foscari
Renato Bruson takes the role of the Venetian Doge Francesco Foscari in Verdi's dark, three act tragedy based on a drama by Lord Byron set in 15th century Venice, Gianandrea Gavazzeni directs the 1988 La Scala production of a work that is hailed among the best of Verdi's early operas, and that led him to a career of operatic immortality.

Rossini: La donna del lago
Director Werner Herzog and conductor Riccardo Muti combine with the finest of casts to lavish Rossini's rarely performed Neapolitan masterpiece, set in feudal sixteenth century Scotland, with the genius it deserves. June Anderson is an outstanding Elena (the Lady of the Lake) in the 1992 production of the melodrama based on Sir Walter Scott's poem.

Verdi: Attila
Riccardo Muti conducts a fine cast in the powerful and atmospheric 1991 production of Verdi's ninth opera, whose story of the heroic tussle between Ezio, a Roman general, and Attila, the Nordic invader, was written for the 1846 Teatro la Fenice season and premiered there to huge acclaim.

Cilea: Adrianna Lecouvreur
Cilea's four act opera of jealousy and tangled love, first performed in Milan in 1902, is based on the true story of Adriana Lecouvreur, an 18th Century actress at the Comedie Française, whose rival for the love of Maurizio, Count of Saxony, is the married Principessa die Bouillon.

This was a wonderful set that I got from Amazon. When you break it down you are only paying around $6.50 per opera dvd. I love to go to the opera just like any other opera fan, but you can pay anywhere from $40 to $80 for one viewing. For $70 you can watch these over and over again and enjoy them just as you would if you saw them live in the theatre.

i love opera.......2007-08-03

although i have not viewed all the operas in the collection,those that i have seen are excellent.i am sure when i have viewed the rest i will feel the same way.

A great buy.......2007-07-28

Not everything here is the greatest, but there's enough good stuff that at the price it's a great buy. The productions are basically television relays from La Scala productions of the 80s, so the visual quality isn't exactly hi-def, and sometimes a bit muddy and rough (all the operas but one are on a single disk, so I'm sure the bit-rate isn't very high), and the audio is good but not spectacular. I haven't watched everything, but I've sampled all the operas, and every one looks like it has something interesting in terms of production or performance. The productions are very straightforward and sometimes grand and impressive in a traditional way. No nutso Euro-trash modernist reinterpretations here! Only the William Tell is anything but straightforward: it uses huge photo back-projections of scenes from the Swiss Alps, and isn't ridiculous. The Muti Cosi fan tutte and Don Giovanni are both excellent, as is the Maazel Fanciulla del West. The casts are mostly strong, if not always overwhelmingly good. Some terrific performances, some good ones, and some that are just so-so - basically what you could hear at the Metropolitan or another major international opera house, rather than the attempts at all-world casting you get (or used to get) in studio recordings. Apart from all that, maybe the biggest attraction is the relative rarity of the operas themselves: Verdi's Attila (early), I Due Foscari (early), and I Vespri Siciliani (unusual), Rossini's mammoth William Tell (the only 2-disker), Cilea's not-that-often-encountered verismo opera Adriana Lecouvreur, and, rarest of all, Pergolesi's Lo Frate 'Nnamorato, set in Naples and mostly sung in Neapolitan dialect, and a delightful production! Most of the operas are conducted by Riccardo Muti, but there are one or two by older La Scala regulars like Gianandrea Gavazzeni. For less than ten bucks an opera, what can you lose?

Spectacular Opera From La Scala.......2007-01-09

Not only are the performances top-notch, but the production values exceed what one has grown to expect from operas on DVD. Each opera in this collection conveys the feeling (almost) of sitting in the audience.

This collection was recommended by a friend who works in opera. He not only is a talented producer, but is very close with his euros. I was about to order an opera DVD which cost most of what I paid for this entire set!

First Class Opera at a bargain basement price.

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The actors delivered a decent performance, particularly Jackson and Hamlin
One of the greatest and most mature movies made about love ever.A gay classic!
A Perfect Movie, Sad, But True.
a classic
An Admitted Gay Classic

Making Love
Starring: Michael Ontkean , Kate Jackson , Harry Hamlin , Wendy Hiller , and Arthur Hill
Director: Arthur Hiller
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ASIN: B000BZISX0
Release Date: 2006-02-07

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The studio marketed Making Love as "one of the most honest and controversial films we have ever released," adding that "it may be too strong for some people." That was then, and what once seemed shocking now seems tame. Still, it's hard to imagine the more sexually explicit Brokeback Mountain without it. On the surface, Beverly Hills physician Zack (Michael Ontkean, Twin Peaks) and his TV producer wife, Claire (Kate Jackson, Charlie's Angels), are the ideal couple. A smartly-dressed Gilbert and Sullivan fan, Zack appears to have little in common with denim-clad, openly-gay novelist Bart (Harry Hamlin, L.A. Law). They meet when Bart makes an appointment for a check-up, and the two hit it off. Turns out they share a love of "corny old movies." Afterwards, Zack can't stop thinking about his vain, if affectionate patient. Lunch leads to dinner, which leads to physical intimacy (sex is suggested rather than shown). Zack is falling in love, but Bart has no interest in commitment, and Claire suspects another woman. Making Love is narrated by Claire and Bart, who speak directly to the camera. It's unclear whether Arthur Hiller, best known for Love Story, is going for documentary-style realism or foreign film-style sophistication, but the technique does differentiate Making Love from your average soap opera (story credit goes to Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg). Though Hamlin has maintained the highest profile since, it's the sensitive performances of Ontkean and Jackson that anchor this no longer groundbreaking, but still relevant romantic drama. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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What would you do if your husband fell in love - with another man? "Making Love" is about Zack (Michael Ontkean) and Claire (Kate Jackson) - two attractive, successful and playful affectionate partners who share the perfect marriage. He's a medic. She's a TV exec. And they're about to buy an absolutely gorgeous Beverly Hills home. Enter Bart (Harry Hamlin). He's a gay writer whose striking good looks pepper his social life with enough one-night stands so that he easily avoids commitment. When they first meet, Zack is merely curious. Gradually, he decides to take the plunge. Less about homosexuality than self-discovery, "Making Love" tackles the fundamentals of life - pain, loss, recovery - with astonishing sincerity and candor. Some critical scenes - such as when Zack tells Claire what's really happening to their marriage - are handled with a sensitivity rarely found in American movies. Highlighted by touching performances, "Making Love" really probes the depths of passion - in all of us.

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The actors delivered a decent performance, particularly Jackson and Hamlin.......2007-04-10

If this movie were to be released this day in age, I doubt it would get much attention. But it very well may have been considered cutting-edge and enlightening for its time (early 80's). I felt that it could have focused more on the development of the struggle between the husband and wife after she finds out he is involved with another man. It seemed as though that revelation was rather late in the movie-- and the emotional recovery time for them was a little impractical under the circumstances. That being said, the actors delivered very decent performances in light of what they had to work with. Kate Jackson always delivers well and Harry Hamlin did a particularly fine job with what was probably a very difficult and controversial role for him to take on at the time.

One of the greatest and most mature movies made about love ever.A gay classic!.......2007-04-10

This movie has aged like fine wine.A sensetive and mature look at gay relationships,and how gay men find themselves and there place in our society.This movie touched me deeply.I can't watch this movie even now without crying.This movie has three of the most honest character portrayal's of love I have ever seen in any movie.
Making love can touch anyone,gay or straight.Love is universal!

Beautiful 16:9 transfer,and wonderful sound really bring this classic to life.For a super low price!

A Perfect Movie, Sad, But True........2007-04-03

It wasn't perfect in a sense that they were Gay, but these things happen all the time in everyday life of people. I felt bad for the wife. Wow, what a blow to someones life. Michael Ontkean sure played his part. It's a interesting movie.

a classic.......2007-03-13

This movie was nicely reviewed by Sandy Mc Lendon, David Kucharski and Mark Knight who express much I agree about in a very fine, sensible and sensitive way. Even what I happen not to agree about is very finely written.

This is an all time classic for gay people and everyone interested in gay-themed movies.

It was one of the first openly gay films ever released by a major (1981 - it seems ages ago now) but this is not all of it.

First of all, nobody dies here... well, one side character does, but there is nothing wrong with it because that death has a sense different from mere convenience.
The three main characters are, at the end of the film, alive and kicking, all three with a comparatively whole life and many ammunitions still to shoot.

Secondly, the setting is rather middle class, well to do, so to say. There are no drag queens (no offence intended, I am just underlining that anything sensational is avoided), no gay-people bashing gangs, no tragic illnesses (AIDS was no issue yet), no intruding cops.
This is hardly a coincidence. I am convinced that authors were willing to give such a normal understated approach as was possible and the effort really pays off: no melodrama here, just a lot of raw, tear moving human emotion, a lot of character interaction, a lot of meaningful dialogue.

Thirdly, the story may appear a little dated now (costumes really are: dear Goddess, did they really dress like that?): a husband discovering he has repressed his real self for too long, but even admitting it may not be that actual it is so tastefully done, with so much professionality, the the viewer is dragged into this simple story.
Not to say that, as another reviewer has already pointed out, coming out is one thing, but learning to accept oneself for what one truly is can never be a dated subject. It can only be ill or well treated.

Fourth, the acting is distinguished. Kate Jackson had unfortunately a rather unpleasant acting voice, but she overcomes this problem and gives us an emotion stirring lively figure. I know very little of her two male co-stars but here, helped by a masterful script, they are perfect, always believable and to the point.

I believe nobody loving good cinema should miss this one. No gay man, especially.

An Admitted Gay Classic .......2007-02-24

Twentieth Century Fox took a chance back in 1982 when it produced and released "Making Love." The critical response was mixed at best. The heterosexual audience shouted negative comments during the boy on boy kissing scenes. The gay audience members were not enough to assure financial success. However, the film now deserves a reappraisal.

I didn't like the movie when it first came out. For many years I thought it was a bland, over glamorized, unrealistic depiction of a gay man coming out, and leaving his wife. In spite of what some people have said, this was NOT the first positive film about a gay man released by a major studio. Look back 10 years to United Artists "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" for that Big First. "Sunday.." even had a love scene involving a passionate kiss between Peter Finch and Murray Head. And yeah, straight people grossed out in that one too. "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" was also hailed as a cinematic masterpiece by the critics. However, again, director John Schlesinger's film didn't make a dime at the box office.

As I watched "Making Love" in 2007, post "Brokeback Mountain," I saw the film for it's very real virtues. The cast of Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin and Michael Ontkean is attractive and affecting. So what if you're always aware of them acting? Most of the movies Hollywood releases every year involve artificial performances from major name players. Ontkean in particular gives a nicely understated interpretation.

Even if certain scenes don't ring true, such as the talking heads telling the audience their feelings rather than the script demonstrating those emotions, and the dialogue is somewhat trite at times ("What about passion! What about support!"), the basic conflict of the characters does.

I hadn't realized how important the Ontkean/Hamlin love scene and the happy ending, were until after seeing 1993's "Philadelphia" neuter any feelings of physical passion from Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas' lovers, and the furer that greeted "Brokeback Mountain" last year.

In the mid-2000's no major American gay movie star has yet to come out of the closet. Patricia Nell Warren STILL cannot get her very moving, very dramatic 1974 novel, "The Front Runner" made into a movie. Hollywood producers, gay and straight, are still terrified of presenting an honest depiction of of gay people without tragic consequences as a main subject(see "Brokeback..." and "Philadelphia" again). "Making Love" really deserves to be seen, or seen again. I'm glad I did.

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Brilliant Modern Comedy
Feel good movie
More cliched cop comedy
"wee little shenanigans!"
Not quite funny, entertaining, or clever enough

Super Troopers
Starring: Christian Albrizio , Aria Alpert , Geoffrey Arend , Jay Chandrasekhar , and Marisa Coughlan
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
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ASIN: B0000AC8LX
Release Date: 2002-08-06

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Always looking for action, five over-enthusiastic, but under-stimulated Vermont State Troopers raise hell on the highway, keeping motorists anxiously looking in their rear view mirrors. Between an ongoing feud with the local cops over whose you-know-what is bigger and the state government wanting to shut them down, the Super Troopers find themselves patrolling the boundaries of good taste as they hilariously and unwittingly skid towards solving the crime of their lives.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant Modern Comedy.......2007-08-20

Feel good movie.......2007-08-15

Great flick to watch with your buddies! It is hillarious. Definitely Jay Chandrasekhar's BEST movie.

More cliched cop comedy.......2007-07-13

The best thing I can say about this movie is that at least they didn't use the cops and donuts cliche. Every other cliche was thrown in from both police movies and fraternity movies.

"wee little shenanigans!".......2007-07-08

I thought this movie was ok the first time I saw it, but it really grew on me with repeated viewings. A goofy, off-beat movie that's just good mindless fun!

Not quite funny, entertaining, or clever enough.......2007-06-05

The Harder They Come (includes Soundtrack CD)

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sense of the place where we live !
Not anamorphic! Save your money!
Jamaica
Great Film
A Jamaican thundering film!

The Harder They Come (includes Soundtrack CD)
Starring: Beverly Anderson , Janet Barkley , Carl Bradshaw , Prince Buster , and Elijah Chambers
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ASIN: B000BT9966
Release Date: 2006-08-22

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Director-producer Perry Henzel's all-Jamaican-made 1973 classic, one of the most beloved and longest-running of all international cult favorites, fiercely expresses the live-wire Jamaican spirit--an impoverished Africa tuned to American radio. The film also incorporates an archetypal passion for "outlaw" justice common to American Westerns, which were a staple of the Caribbean theater circuit at the time. Released just 12 years after Jamaica achieved independence, The Harder They Come also reflects the disenchantment that soon followed a massive post-independence exodus from the island's country hamlets to the tropical ghettos of Kingston, where a more grinding urban poverty awaited. Brilliantly shot, directed, written, and acted, especially by singer Jimmy Cliff in the leading role and Carl Bradshaw as his archenemy, the film tells an anthemic Jamaican story to seductive rhythms of a soundtrack that became a reggae bestseller. Ivan, a country boy who dreams of fame as a singer, rides into Kingston on a rickety country bus in the opening scenes, only to meet with disaster heaped on disaster, always at the hands of those masked as friends. In a breathless defining climax, Ivan finally breaks from his passivity and begins to wreak his revenge. Soon Kingston's music Mafia and the equally corrupt authorities are after him, but like the real-life people's hero (a man named Rhygin) on whom this character is partially based, Ivan leads them on a maddening chase--much to the delight of the people--eluding capture until the movie's shocking final moments. --Elena Oumano

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WITH A PIECE IN HIS HAND HE TAKES ON THE MAN! Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff stars as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin, an aspiring young singer who leaves his rural village for the city of Kingston, hoping to make a name for himself. Robbed of his money and possessions his first day in town, he finds work with a self-righteous, bullying preacher, and an unscrupulous music mogul who exploits young hopefuls. In desperation, the simple country boy turns outlaw, at war with both the police and his rivals in the ganja trade. Ivan's dream of stardom soon becomes reality as he rises to the top of the pop charts and the most-wanted lists. This gritty, groundbreaking film brought reggae music to the international stage, made Jimmy Cliff a star, and demonstrated that music and art can change the world.

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sense of the place where we live !.......2007-03-22

This movie is the best reggae movie ever made !!!
I have seen it since i am kid, and now i owe the DVD !!!
This great sensational movie needs to be shared!!!!

Not anamorphic! Save your money!.......2006-09-24

I was extremely disappointed, on buying this DVD, to discover that the new, restored version is not an anamorphic transfer. It blows my mind that in this day and age, a historic film like this would be restored, remastered and released without using the best possible format.

More's the pity, as it appears that the actual transfer is an improvement over the earlier Criterion version. Nonetheless, this is an expensive "Deluxe" release, and those with widescreen TVs will undoubtedly want to wait until there is an anamorphic version (I should note that if you watch this on a widescreen TV, and zoom in so the picture fills the screen, you will not be able to read all the subtitles!). Those without fancy home-theater equipment are probably better off looking for a used copy of one of the previous releases.

It's truly sad that so much work was apparently put into the restoration of the actual film, and then a second-rate DVD was produced from it. I honestly can't recommend this DVD for anyone, especially given the list price, and would recommend that people wait for (and demand) a definitive anamorphic release of this all-time classic.

Jamaica.......2006-06-20

This is a good movie (7/10) included in the 1000 Best Movies on DVD by Peter Travers. It is an old movie, from 1973, shot in Jamaica with a very low budget, so what you see is "the raw real thing" (New Statesman). Jimmy Cliff gives an amazing performance of the song "The Harder They Come", and just for that the movie is worth watching. Then there is a story of drug dealers, this and that, but what I liked about the movie is the Jamaican flavor. The scenes at the church and the ones at the studio are, bu far, the best of the movie. There is also a dialogue between Jimmy Cliff and his girlfriend about being a dreamer that can't be missed! This 30th Anniversary Edition comes with a great documentary "Hard Road to Travel" where we are told about how hard this movie was to do, post production stories, etc. There is also a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio channel (and the mono original one, for the purists), and an interview with Perry Henzell, the pioneer of Jamaican cinema. There alse also very interesting trailers of other Xenon movies.
If you like Reggae music, this is a must. Also recommended for any popular music fan, and to any independent cinema fan. You should get the Soundtrack as well, but if you do, go for the DeLuxe (2 CD's) edition! Again, 4 stars, 7/10.

Great Film.......2006-03-09

Destined to die...Ivan is walking along the road to death with every day he lives and every breath he takes.

Frustrated at the dishonest record producers who refuse to pay him for a hit record - this was a reality in Jamaica in the 60's and 70's , many many of Bob Marley's records were sold overseas without him and the wailers ever hearing them after recording them - he decides to lead a life of crime but great and ambition sets in and Ivan desides to keep his date with destiny..

Get This.

It's ending threw me off a bit ....

I recommend this.

A Jamaican thundering film!.......2006-01-01

This has been the best movie ever made in this island. Perry Henzel focused the raising of a promising talent who comes to the big city to intend to gain fame and applauses as soon as he can. The only obstacle he could not evade was a fatal decision with the Low Depths, what it eventually will provoke his fall.

An emblematic underground cult movie, starred by the pioneer of the Reggae: Jimmy Cliff.

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