Air Bud - World Pup

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Three is a charm for the Air Bud franchise, which returns to the screen to showcase the athletic talents of Buddy, the golden retriever who made his film debut as a basketball star in the original Air Bud (1997). If the second movie, Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) wore out its welcome (with Buddy as a football dynamo), Disney's third installment seems to have rekindled its initial freshness. Buddy takes to the soccer field this time, and he has the immense good fortune of being joined by real-life U.S. Women's Soccer Team champions Brandi Chastain, Brianna Scurry, and Tisha Venturini, among others. Kevin Zegers returns to the story as Buddy's owner, who falls in love with the only girl on his own soccer team. While sparks fly on and off the field in that romance, Buddy has a love interest of his own and soon becomes a father to six puppies. The drama heightens when a couple of puppy thieves (who closely resemble Jasper and Horace from 101 Dalmatians) pose as dog catchers and make off with the pups. A hilarious chase, assisted by dozens of courageous canines, ensues. Dog lovers in the audience will be pleased to know there is no insinuation of dog abuse here and there are no sad pet moments. Parents can skip this one, knowing their kids will enjoy plenty of benign entertainment while viewing some great soccer stunts by real-life champs. (Ages 4 and older.) --Lynn Gibson

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Disney is proud to present the second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular family favorite, AIR BUD! Buddy masters two new starring roles ... soccer player and father. AIR BUD: WORLD PUP is loaded with laughs and cool soccer action as Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's soccer greats Brandi Chastain, Briana Scurry, and Tisha Venturini, meanwhile keeping a protective eye over his adorable new family of soccer-playing puppies!

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great one.......2006-03-24

i bought this dvd for my grandson, and he loves watching it because he loves basketball. He is only 4 yrs old and has almost worn the movie out

Boring I have this to say!!!.......2006-02-22

This is not really the best movie. I've seen it but then I stopped watching it forever and ever. I'm not really into soccer movies. I liked the first, the second and the Air Bud movies much better. Don't buy it at any source... VHS or DVD.

Air Bud - World Pup.......2006-02-22

My 7 and 10 year olds loved the movie. I couldn't finish watching it. It was a bit too much for me.... It will occupy pre-teens for an hour.

Air Bud --- The Review.......2005-07-02

Air Bud becomes a DVD reviewer and starts a life time job by reviewing all of the Air Bud movies and spin offs. Okay, a joke. The whole air bud thing is the sequels that wont go away. Great kids movie recycled over and over and they almost work. This time Air Bud happens to be a soccer player. The plot is almost the same. The kid is almost the same. But this time there is a cameo by the olympic woman's soccer team. These are good movies. You will have fun.

THE BEST AIR BUD MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-06-25

This movie was GREAT!!! The acting was GREAT!! It's a great movie for kids and grown-ups! When Josh enters the Soccer team the smart Golden Retriever Buddy enters as well. He turns out to be a GRAND player! Buddy also meets up with a lady Golden Retriever named Molly. Buddy and Molly fall is love and soon have 6 puppies. When two bad guys dognap the puppies Buddy, Molly, Josh, josh's girlfriend and Josh's sister must rescue the puppies and get to the game in time!
Watch this movie!

Charlie Rose with Tim Burton; Johnny Depp (November 15, 1999)

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I LOVED IT
Nice interview

Charlie Rose with Tim Burton; Johnny Depp (November 15, 1999)

Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
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ASIN: B000IU32AC
Release Date: 2006-09-18

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An interview with the director of the film Sleepy Hollow, Tim Burton. Burton speaks about the inspiration for the film, the classic Washington Irving story on which it is based, and his chemistry with the actor Johnny Depp. Then, Depp, the leading actor in Sleepy Hollow, talks about his performance and shares his reasons for choosing unconventional roles.

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I LOVED IT .......2007-05-09

IT WAS LIKE JOHNNY WAS IN THE ROOM .
I SEEN IT 6 TIMES ALREADY IT IS HOT.

Nice interview.......2007-01-11

If you are a really Johnny Depp Fan you should have this
interview (or Tim Burton Fan or both)
The interview is about Sleepy Hollow.

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A fun movie from the '70s with McClure battling more silly monsters
It's All About Princess Dia
Silly Fun
Entertaining and a classic.
Another classic!

At the Earth's Core
Starring: Doug McClure , Peter Cushing , Caroline Munro , Cy Grant , and Godfrey James
Director: Kevin Connor
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B00005O06Z
Release Date: 2001-11-20

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High adventure and hooty special effects make At the Earth's Core a colorful camp treat. Doug McClure plays David Innes, the brawn to Dr. Abner Perry's brains. The two have developed the Iron Mole, a vehicle that bores through solid rock. A test run goes too well and before you know it they're neck-deep in scantily clad cave women and telepathic lizard-birds. Peter Cushing has a good time playing against his usual type as the absentminded Professor Perry, while McClure sticks to cigar-chomping macho swagger. Older kids will enjoy the colorful sets and fire-breathing animals, while adults will get a kick out of the hilariously outdated gender politics. At the Earth's Core is well worth turning off your brain and taking a look. DVD version includes the original trailer and French and Spanish subtitles. --Ali Davis

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A fun movie from the '70s with McClure battling more silly monsters.......2006-04-28

In the late 1970s Doug McClure made a career out of movies like this. Starting with THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT in 1975 he managed to come out with one such movie a year until WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS in 1978 (curiously titled on the Amazon catalog as WARLORDS OF THE DEEP). And this effort is the second in the "series" (the sequel to LAND, THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT was a 1977 release).
Essentially they follow much the same formula, in essence a group of people from a past era discover an unexplored realm, mingle with an undiscovered people and battle some of the cheesiest monsters ever committed to celluloid.
In this effort McClure plays David Innes, an American who agrees to back a Victorian scientist (played wonderfully by horror veteran Peter Cushing) in his experiment to bore into the side of a mountain in Wales. Sounds simple enough, except they misjudge the power of their contraption (the Iron Mole) and end up at the center of the Earth among a group of people enslaved by giant birds.
The mere physics aside this is a pure popcorn B-movie, but it is a lot of fun too. I'm a sucker for center of the earth movies, whether that be the classic James Mason version of JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH to the 2003 thriller THE CORE. So, perhaps it should be no small surprise that I have a fondness for this movie.
Of course there's also the power of nostalgia. I never saw this movie in the theater (though I did catch WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS there), but I saw it when it arrived on television. I must have been about 10 years old. In other words - I was too young to care about the physics that tell us that the center of the earth is pure molten, swirling lava. And too young to care that the giant birds were clearly just people in giant costumes, but not too young to notice that Caroline Munro was incredibly attractive. It's not surprising that the next year she would be appearing as a femme fatale in the James Bond movie THE SPY WHO LOVED ME.
Yes, Munro is a real attraction for this movie, but I also enjoyed the performances of Cushing and McClure in what is 90 minutes of 1970s camp. Overall it's worth a spin and the DVD includes the original theatrical trailer.

It's All About Princess Dia.......2006-03-28

'At The Earth's Core' is sci-fi silliness from '76. There is absolutely no reason why anyone would want to watch, or own this film. Well, maybe one reason and that reason would be CAROLINE MUNRO! Yes, the beautiful Brit who played the sexy Margiana in 'The Golden Voyage of Sinbad' three years earlier is back as the scantily clad Princess Dia and she looks as incredible as ever.

Watch Princess Dia in her two piece loincloth run from the dumbest looking bunch of blow-up dinosaurs and giant, woman eating, telepathic birds you've ever seen. Make no mistake about it, this DVD is for Caroline Munro fans only, a silly but lovely guilty pleasure to be sure.

Silly Fun.......2005-12-30

It is impossible to confuse this movie with anything serious. Doug McClure is adventurer David Innes, who accompanies Dr. Abner Perry (Peter Cushing) on a journey into the earth's core. Once they pair reaches the interior of the earth, they discover that everyone speaks English, except for the telepathic Meyhas, who communicate telepathically to the accompaniment of sound effects that clue you in to what is happening.

Suitable to a movie of this type, one of the people that David and Dr. Perry discover is Princess Dia (Caroline Munro, who also appeared in the James Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me" the year after this movie was released, both Dr. Phibes movies, and "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad," among others). Princess Dia is suitably undressed for the occasion, providing incentive for David and Dr. Perry to upset a status quo that appears to have existing for thousands of years.

In addition to the Meyhas, which are bird-like lizards, are other critters that appear to have some vague connection to dinosaurs, or perhaps I would be more accurate in saying that many of the creatures have vague connections to dinosaurs. Other creatures appear to be completely fictional. The environment seems to be a jungle, in a movie set sort of way.

This movie is a genuine cheese-fest, and yet it is enjoyable if you disconnect it from Edgar Rice Burrough's original story and watch with your brain mostly disconnected. Or you could make fun of it as you watch it (which is what I tend to do). If you have enjoyed other movies filmed about the same time using a similar style, "The Land That Time Forgot (1975)" and "The People That Time Forgot (1977)," this one will be a must-have for your collection.

Entertaining and a classic........2003-07-21

This movie starts good, but it get static, silly and stiff toward the mid-end of it. Overall: Fair to Good.

Another classic!.......2003-07-02

When I was a kid, Doug Maclure movies were a Sunday afternoon tradition. Giant rubber dinosaurs and paper mache monsters. Awesome!!! Still as much fun to watch today as they were 20 years ago.

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A Magical Journey
For the kid in all of us
Very accurate
Silent Peter
Okay production of Peter Pan

Peter Pan
Starring: Betty Bronson , Esther Ralston , Cyril Chadwick , Mary Brian , and Jack Murphy
Director: Herbert Brenon
Manufacturer: Kino Video
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ASIN: B00001YXE2
Release Date: 1999-11-23

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J.M. Barrie's play about the boy who refused to grow up has become a stage classic and a revival standard, but in the movies Disney's animated musical version remains the most famous incarnation. Nearly forgotten is the original 1924 live-action version, a lavish silent fantasy that captures the fairy tale magic of flying children, wicked pirates, and a wondrous storybook land where kids never grow up. Tomboyish Betty Bronson, with an innocent smile and a mischievous spontaneity, is the eternally adolescent boy while towering Ernest Torrence (the burly comic actor best known as Buster Keaton's gruff father in Steamboat Bill Jr.) plays a gleefully flamboyant Captain Hook. This faithful adaptation flies from the Darling nursery to the thick tangle of the Lost Boys' forest, where elaborate, cartoonishly exaggerated animal costumes wander the trails and a floating ball of fairy light reveals herself as a lovely, petite girl in a gossamer gown and glowing hair. A curious thread of American patriotism peaks in the pirate ship climax when the Lost Boys replace the Jolly Roger with the stars and stripes and fly the ship into the stars. Long thought lost, a beautiful 35mm print was recovered years ago and serves as the basis for this restoration. Anna May Wong costars as Princess Tiger Lily, and a fine new score by Philip C. Carli accompanies the film.

The DVD also features a 30-minute interview with costar Esther Ralston, an essay by film historian Frederick C. Szebin, and a treasure-trove of archival stills and promotion materials in a photo gallery. --Sean Axmaker

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A Magical Journey.......2006-08-04

Peter Pan is a classic story that never gets old. Children love the idea of being able to fly to a wonderful place of fun and imagination, and adults love to go back to a time when they felt the same way.

As always, Peter Pan is played by a woman, this time she is Betty Bronson. Although hardly a recognizable name today, Bronson worked very hard to win the role over the top names of the day. Alongside her are actresses Esther Ralston as Mrs. Darling, Mary Brian as Wendy, and Anna Mae Wong as Tiger Lily. Ernest Torrence makes a great Captain Hook, though one might not expect him to.

The only strange thing about this film is that all of the animals are played by people in fuzzy suits. There is a dog, a crocodile, and wolves played by people. The special effects are pretty good; the flying children look good for the time period and Tinker Bell is done very well. However, sometimes it is obvious that people and objects are being pulled by strings, and there is a major error in the beginning. When Peter Pan is trying to stick his shadow back on, the light in the room casts a real shadow onto the floor.

All of these things aside, this is a really entertaining film. The sequences in Neverland seem very short because they are so fun, and the story really pulls at your heartstrings. The central theme of family is very prevalant.

For the kid in all of us.......2004-05-28

The first thing you notice in the film is the credits. Among them is George Ali as Nana the dog. Then there is a reminder that this film is for the kid in all of us and that even the pirates are kids at heart.

As the scene opens up we see that this film is more of a stage play captured on film. Nana takes center stage and is so well portrayed that you have to remember it is a George in a fur suit. For people that do not know the story it is well played out and you find yourself actually anticipating the next sentence. For those that do know the story you are in for a few surprises. There are a few scenes of Neverland that look a tad like the California coast. The crocodile is cute.

Several things stand out in this film that you can not help but notice; among them are that it is Americanized to the point that when the pirate ship is taken the "Jolly Roger" is replaced with "Old Glory" instead of the "Union Jack". There seems to be lots of medicine handed out. And surprise, a brief request for audience (this means you) participation. Peter Pan traditionally is portrayed by a woman however Betty Bronson is a tad over developed for the part. Bronson is very convincing.

This is the story if a young lad that decides never to grow up. He is snooping around the Darling house and being spotted escapes with the exception of his shadow that got caught. On a return trip he convinces the Darling siblings to fly of to Neverland where they have many adventures with pirates, Indians and fairies. Will they also never grow up and what will the parents do?

All in all the film follows the story and you may find this to be one of if not your favorite version.

Very accurate.......2004-01-08

I recently bought this movie because I'm a huge fan of Peter Pan and I was curious to see this 20s rendition of the lovely story. Though I wasn't expecting much, it was very accurate to the story. A very good movie, but I was a little disappointed at how they made the Darling children into patriotic Americans. Sure that would have been fine had they really been American..but no... Yeah the patriotism was borderline cheesy. But I guess we can't win all the time. If you can get past that, it's an amazing movie. Betty Bronson did a good job at the boy who never grows up, very cute. I'd recommend it for anyone who likes Peter Pan or old movies (or both for that matter).

Silent Peter.......2003-09-05

Paramount's 1924 production was a major film in its day, an epic and a hit. Although James Barrie had written extensive screen treatments (totally new Peter Pan material now lost, apparently), for this film, none of it was used by the studio.
However, Barrie retained casting approval, even after a massive search for the woman to play Peter. Nevertheless, the creator's presence and imprimatur proved to be good fortune for the studio.

This 1999 dvd of a restoration of the film is important, although I believe it deserves a better overall presentation for us today. The story is an adaptation of the little fairy play we're all familiar with. Though stiffly directed by the temperamental Herbert Brenon, the story takes its own time and was filmed on a stage. The picture looks fine, and the orchestral score composed for this release shows affection for the material. The special effects are often simple, ingenious, and charming. However, it includes a real pirate ship in open water and mermaids on an island shore. George Ali's performance as Nana and the crocodile are almost worth the price of the disc; if you see it, you'll know what I mean. The special features of the disc, goodies we've all come to enjoy, are the bargain basement variety here. There is a fine essay on screen describing the film's background. But the feature of Esther Ralston's remembrances (she played Mrs. Darling) doesn't work on my disc. Selecting it stops the disc. Cold. The feature of production stills is adequate but incomplete. Perusing other books on the subject and the silent film era reveals many more production and publicity stills than are on the disc, including a theater lobby photo of Michael Darling (7 year old Philippe de Lacy) standing up bare in the bathtub while Nana, with cloth in paw,washes him. The adaptation also includes many of the traditional errors relating to Peter Pan, for example, Peter (Betty Bronson) crows like a rooster, but in the real story Peter doesn't do that, that is, his "crowing" means that he's bragging and strutting around; and it's not Never Never Land, it's the Neverland. At the end, after some patriotic American sloganeering, the Lost Boys fly off in the Jolly Roger and raise the Star and Stripes. The meeting between Peter and Wendy is described in the essay as "fey", and that's accurate. One of the things they got right was how unapproachable Peter is. Both Wendy and Tiger Lilly (played by Anna Mae Wong) want Peter as a husband. Well, boyfriend. All Peter wants is a mother.

There's always been a problem understanding Peter Pan. There've been Freudian and Jungian interpretations, such as, Hook is Peter's father and Peter represents the collective myth of eternal youth. I see Peter as representing the Green Man myth. Barrie, from Scotland, would've known this Celtic myth. The Green Man wears a mask of leaves, comes in the Spring, and often takes a consort, the Spring or Flower Maiden, back to the forest. Peter Pan wears only leaves, comes in the Spring, and takes Wendy to Neverland. The Green Man is a symbol of new or reborn life after Winter, and Peter states he is like the little bird just hatched. There is Spring in Neverland whenever Peter's in residence.

Peter has almost always been played by a woman in professional, commercial productions (there have been a few men who've done it). Even the famous statue in Kensington Gardens, which Barrie deplored because it doesn't "show the Devil in Peter", was modeled by a girl in a dress. There is a new film opening this December 25, based more on the novel, that has a young boy, 13 year old Jeremy Sumpter, in the role. A little revolution, now and then, is a good thing. Contrary to the publicity, though, he's not the first boy to play Peter Pan in a professional production. That would be the famous child star, Freddy Bartholomew, in a radio play in 1936. Given Bartholomew's precise, educated British treble, that show would've been charming to hear. It's a pity it is lost to the ether. Curiously, almost every major production has claimed to follow Barrie's intentions, but none, including this famous film from 1924, ever has. Like with productions of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, the grown ups or censors squash the fun or alter the characters. They can't help themselves. But I've read of people, including Walt Disney, who recalled seeing this film in 1924 and always had fond memories of it. It opened Christmas morning; just imagine what a treat for the children then!

Despite its flaws and the disc's faults, this is an important film of the silent era, and is fun to watch. I recommend it to anyone who has an interest in the history of cinema or even Peter Pan.

I know Peter would love it; he loves any story about himself.

Okay production of Peter Pan.......2002-10-01

Overall this was an okay version of Peter Pan. Betty Bronson showed she had charisma, although to me she is not the ultimate Peter Pan, (Mary Martin was, but then I haven't seen it since I was eight so...) I was disappointed mostly. I was looking forward to seeing Anna May Wong on screen and she was in the movie less than a minute. Also I didn't like the ending with the lost boys, that did not happen in the book. The real highlight of this movie was the man dressed in the dog suit, so adorable and yet so cheap.

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Crane World
Starring: Luis Margani , Adriana Aizemberg , Daniel Valenzuela , Rolly Serrano , and Graciana Chironi
Director: Pablo Trapero
Manufacturer: Cinemateca
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ASIN: B00066FA9Y
Release Date: 2004-11-23

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The cranes of CRANE WORLD are the construction, not avian, kind. They underscore Argentina's struggle to recover from financial disaster and find its place in the world economy. And they represent a dream for Rulo, the overweight, middle-aged, chain-smoking hero. Winner of multiple international film festival awards, director Pablo Trapero's first feature uses non-actors in a tale that is by turns humorous and heartbreaking. This slice-of-life drama, told in a series of episodes, invites comparisons to the Neo-Realism of 1950s Italian cinema. At the center is Rulo, a one-time rock star trying to support his aging mother and musician son. As his efforts go increasingly awry, it is the love of family and friends that keeps him hopeful.

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