Gilmore Girls - The Complete Seventh Season

Customer Reviews:

Nobody's favorite season...still, sorry to see it go.......2007-09-12

So ends my favorite show on television! Sad, sad, sad. I am so going to miss the Lorelais! Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel created two of the most delightful characters to ever grace any show. They were warm, smart, funny, beautiful, and totally watchable and believable. From the beginning, the Palladinos created a world filled with excentric, loving characters. Who wouldn't want to live in Stars Hollow; have coffee at Luke's, get some cake at Westin's, or catch a show at the BWR?
So season seven was a bit of a disappointment, that's a fact. Six years of building toward Luke and Lorelai finally finding happiness, only to have Lorelai wake up in Christopher's bed, marry Christopher, split with Christopher and there she is wondering if Luke still cares and Luke wondering if she still cares. Still, they managed moments that flickered with the sparkle of the Palladino years, and at its worst, Gilmore Girls was still my favorite hour of television.
I just finished watching the rebroadcast of the final episode. It was sad and touching and warm and ended almost perfectly. I liked that Luke and Lorelai seem to have come to an understanding, I loved that Rory is off to be a reporter, I loved the town coming together for the farewell party, but one thing would have made the ending even better.
As the camera pans out from Luke's Diner in the final shot, and this is not in any way a criticism of Sam Phillip's wonderful music, wouldn't it have been perfect to end with Yo La Tengo doing "My Little Corner Of The World"?

ALTERNATE ENDING.......2007-09-08

Wouldn't it be great if another channel could get together with Amy Sherman-Palladino and pick up where she left off to create an entire alternate seventh season of the Gilmore Girls?! Even if it was a short series with 7 episodes. Until that happens, for me this series never really ended.

My Blurb.......2007-09-02

I have been a devout fan of the Gilmore Girls since it's first episode. The witty banter and pop-culture reference made this show unique among a mish-mash of teen dramas. GG is different in a way that draws you in, makes you feel like you're a friend of the town. Over the past 7 years Lorelai and Rory have taken us into their world, we watched them grow, and make comedy from disadvantage, and share so a wonderful bond, the pair truly had a great chemistry in which the writers had mixed in the mother daughter dialogue but crossed over to the best friend dialogue, the pair really transcends the normal conversational contexts that lie between most mother-daughter-duos. However, I am saddened that since around season 5 the writing declined and the characters seemed to have lost that magic chemistry so dominant in the first 4 seasons. And while season 7 was one of the busiest most dramatic seasons... the writing had slipped so far down the tube, that the show didn't feel like the same show. It was comparable to walking into a room when a really close couple had just had a spat... there was such a pretentious air to the dialogue and to the chemistry. It all seemed very forced and unnatural, which was a HUGE CONTRADICTION to the other seasons. I will always love the show, the characters, it's where I go when I want to get away from the world and I have watched the seasons so many times, I can spout the lines verbatim, but I had to say 7 was truly a disappointment for me... especially the last episode... the dynamic of the show was completely taken away by how they left it hanging.

A Banal and Saccharine Train Wreck.......2007-09-01

I consider my 'Gilmore Girls' DVD collection to be complete without the addition of this ill conceived and incompetently written final season.

It's very sad that the creator, Amy Sherman Palladino, wasn't given whatever she needed in order to stay on and oversee the conclusion of her remarkable show in the manner it deserved. Instead, she left after Season Six and took the heart and soul of 'Gilmore Girls' with her.

Worst episode ever: French Twist
Most obnoxious characters ever: Lucy and Olivia

The Stars of Stars Hollow.......2007-08-28

The last season of Gilmore Girls may not be the best of the series, but it by far surpasses most other television shows currently on the air. The witty banter is still just as break-neckingly amusing, and the chemistry between Lorelai and Luke is still just as amazingly palapable. Rory is still just as smart, cute and funny. Kirk is still way out there crazy. Sookie is still cranking out babies and cooking great food in her hilarious manner. Paris is still a neurotic over achiever. The elder Gilmores are still charming and controlling, and Christopher still can't be counted upon when he is needed. The fact that the fringe characters and the town of Stars Hollow itself are so important to the series is part of what makes this such a memorable and wonderful show. I can't think of another series that just makes one smile as much as our beloved Gilmore Girls.

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Fifth Season

Average customer rating:

Good season, skimpy extras
Good DVD
One of the most riveting seasons...
Girlmore Girls rocks!
Not my favorite Season....

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Fifth Season
Starring: Gilmore Girls
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000BB1MIC
Release Date: 2005-12-13

Product Description

Gilmore rising: Lorelai. The Dragonfly Inn is a huge success. And Lorelai's romance with Luke (the just-gotta-be relationship fans have waited for!) steams up Stars Hollow. Gilmore going down: Rory. College, boys and career plans crash and burn, leaving the once-confident golden girl reeling. Fasten your seat belt for a fabulously funny and heartbreakingly dramatic Season 5.

The wit, charm and eccentricity that have created legions of Gilmore Girls devotees are on glorious display in all 22 episodes of the hit series' fifth year. Adding more sparkle is the brilliant array of totally off-kilter, totally engaging supporting characters: Sookie, Paris, Lane, Kirk, Michel, the imperious Gilmore pere et mere and a townful more. See you in Stars Hollow!

Running Time: 957 min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Perennially one of the WB's highest-rated series, Gilmore Girls hit its creative high point to date with its stellar fifth season, which started out with young Rory (Alexis Bledel) feeling the fallout of doing something terribly non-Rory-like: sleeping with Dean (Jared Padalecki), her married ex-boyfriend. Rory's indulgence in adultery put, for the first time, a serious, sharp wedge in her relationship with her mother, Lorelai (Lauren Graham), who was both shocked by her daughter's behavior and worried Rory would repeat the mistakes Lorelai made at her age. But while Rory jetted off to Europe with her grandmother (Kelly Bishop) for the summer, Lorelai finally got her relationship with diner owner Luke (Scott Patterson) into a serious groove, starting with an official (and incredibly sweet) first date and others that involved, if you can believe it, a Swedish Pippi Longstocking movie. And as Lorelai navigated romantic terrain in Stars Hollow (terrain that of course did not run smooth), Rory found life more complex in her second year at Yale, as her relationship with Dean became increasingly strained. Not only that, she found her attention turned towards preppy Logan (Matt Czurchy), a spoiled rich kid who represented everything Rory couldn't stand--and was of course immediately attracted to. Little did Rory know that Logan's entrance into her life, and her interaction with his family, would be the catalyst for one of the most momentous decisions she would ever make.

With this season of Gilmore Girls, creative forces Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino finally found a way to make the Stars Hollow-Yale dichotomy work perfectly, as each location still stood alone but had decided repercussions on the other. Gone were freshman-year anxieties for Rory and in their place were more adult romantic concerns as well as a class consciousness that, for the first serious time, found Rory on the side of the haves and not the have-nots. While the Rory-Dean drama played itself out nicely and succinctly, it was the devilish Logan who lit a fire underneath this Gilmore girl; the episode "You Jump, I Jump, Jack" was a lovely twist on the '30s romantic comedies that found rich folk at play with words and deeds. Bledel started to fully blossom as Rory grew from ingénue to leading lady, and she was matched peerlessly by Graham, whose passion, anger, stubbornness, and ravishing beauty all came to a head in "Wedding Bell Blues," which featured her two greatest nemeses: her mother and Rory's dad, Christopher (David Sutcliffe). The show's trademark eccentricities were all in place--including a Pulp Fiction party and an elementary school production of Fiddler on the Roof, among other things--but it mined the best drama of its run with the season's last four episodes, which found Rory's confidence shaken to the core. To give any of the proceedings away would spoil the drama, but suffice it to say you will be glued to the TV for this season's final four hours; it's Gilmore Girls at its phenomenal best. --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews:

Good season, skimpy extras.......2007-09-04

The show is more of what I've come to love about the Gilmore Girls. A lot happens this season that keeps you on the edge of your chair.
I was disappointed to see the "Gilmoreism" booklet that has accompanied the previous box sets was missing. Instead, it was replaced by a flyer that directs you to a website to find definitions. It seemed a little cheap when compared to previous season box sets. Otherwise, another must have box set for fans of the show.

Good DVD.......2007-06-22

The producers did a very good job in portraying the growth of the characters. It is still a very good show, some might say better than when it started out.

One of the most riveting seasons..........2007-04-05

Just 16 years apart, Rory Gilmore and her mother Lorelai are best friends. They share a love for breathless quip-filled conversation and coffee, frequenting Luke's Diner in the downtown of Stars Hollow, their fictitious Connecticut suburb.

In Season 1, 16-year-old Rory decides she wants to transfer from the public high school to Chilton, a ritzy private school in Hartford. To make it happen, Lorelai has to make the ultimate sacrifice -- beseech her parents Richard and Emily, with whom she hasn't been on good terms since she announced her teenage pregnancy. Although estranged with Lorelai, the elder Gilmores are more than eager to accept their young granddaughter into their lives. They agree to foot the bill -- on one condition. Both Lorelai and Rory must attend dinner at the elder Gilmores' home every Friday evening.

Reluctantly, Lorelai agrees. The resulting Friday night dinners set the stage for much hilarity and snark throughout the seasons -- as well as the occasional glimpse into the Gilmores' sad past, hinting at everything that went wrong in their relationship, well before Rory's birth.

Also seen on the show are diner proprietor Luke, a quiet, loyal friend to both mother and daughter with a building crush on Lorelai; Lane, the Korean-American daughter of a stern single mother and Rory's best friend; Sookie, chef at the Independence Inn, which Lorelai manages; Kirk, a quirky "townie" who mysteriously shows up everywhere anyone's doing anything; dance instructor and romance expert Miss Patty; and many others. Rory's father Christopher is also around sporadically, as he and Lorelai fight an attraction which has intertwined throughout their lives, but never seems to work out.

In this season, Rory embarks on an affair with her ex-boyfriend Dean, who married the past season. Her actions drive her and her mother apart - as well as many fans, who viewed Rory's decisions as completely un-Rorylike. But meanwhile, Rory's also fighting an attraction to rich bad-boy Logan, a fellow member of the Yale newspaper and a mysterious campus secret society. Sookie learns she's pregnant with her second child, Luke's and Lorelai's relationship grows more serious, and the elder Gilmores announce their separation.

Although the show is supposedly set in Connecticut, the writers and producers never really make that believable to a native (i.e. Rory and Lorelai walking around with thin coats, wide open, supposedly in the middle of winter. Still, I can overlook that -- it's fun having one of my favorite shows set in my own state. That way, I almost feel like I might really bump into a Stars Hollow resident somewhere along my way... :-)

Girlmore Girls rocks!.......2007-03-09

I bought my GF all seasons of the Gilmore Girls and it keeps her quite happy. Very addicting series and a fair price from Amazon.

Not my favorite Season...........2007-02-17

Season 5 of Gilmore Girls was disappointing. Mostly, because I really loathed the direction the writers took with Rory, the boring Luke/Lorelai pairing and Ritchie Rich, um, er.. Logan character. The only bright points in this season was the development of Lane, the ending of the relationship between Paris and that creepy professor, and the dragonfly inn.

First my peeves: I found Rory incredibly obnoxious this season. She started off as such a wholesome, nice girl, but has slowly become an obnoxious rich brat. Her treatment of her Grandmother, her insensitivity to Dean, and the the way she behaves is just rude and callous. I really expected more from her. Plus, what I like about this series is the small town atmosphere. The richer than God friends Rory has been hanging out with make me feel like I'm watching Dynasty.

Lorelai has regressed to about 13. Since when does Lorealai need protection by her daughter? The Luke/Lorelai pairing bored me. I just don't see any chemistry there. Luke's treatment of Dean was obnoxious. I found it difficult to believe that Lorelai and Rory wouldn't have some issue with that. Okay, so they give their own mother the cold shoulder for playing matchmaker and don't get annoyed with Luke for trying to engineer Rory's relationship....Okay.

The girls were hypocritical and irritating this season. I'm hoping season 6 is better. Thank god this was just a rental.

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Fourth Season

Average customer rating:

Another Great Season.
OK Season
Love from across the pond.
Smart, funny...and set in Connecticut!
Enjoyed

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Fourth Season
Starring: Gilmore Girls
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0009WFF6S
Release Date: 2005-09-27

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The sum of its parts was definitely greater than the season whole as Gilmore Girls kicked off its fourth year by separating its high-powered mother-daughter duo. After years of toil at snooty private school Chilton, Rory (Alexis Bledel) was finally off to the greener pastures of college as she began her first year at Yale. The not-so-long distance put a crimp in her relationship with her mother, Lorelai (Lauren Graham), as the two were forced to continue their chatty conversations via phone--not exactly the same as trading barbs face-to-face. While Rory adjusted to college life with cranky roommate Paris (Liza Weil) in tow, Lorelai found herself without a daughter, but gained a boyfriend in the form of Jason "Digger" Stiles (Chris Eigeman), a childhood friend and now her father's business partner. But the lure of Stars Hollow, the Gilmores' cherished country town, would prove too hard to resist, as Lorelai finally made plans to open her own inn, and the two ladies found themselves attracted to town residents--for Lorelai, an intensifying of her friendship with diner owner Luke (Scott Patterson), and for Rory, a return to old boyfriend Dean (Jared Padalecki), which put a decided tension into a show that sorely needed it. Nevermind that both men were married to other women!

The first half of the fourth season definitely foundered, as the show's usually topnotch creative team struggled to find a way to keep the Gilmore chemistry afloat despite separating their main characters. There wasn't much drama to be found for Rory in starting college, and though it got off to a great start, Lorelai's relationship with Jason never fully gelled. However, once the show got its girls into the arms of their Stars Hollow men, it turned around almost immediately, surging towards a creative revival that put its ratings higher than they'd ever been before. Along the way to its surprising and complex season finale, there were great episodes to be had: "Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist," which found Rory and Paris on spring break; "The Reigning Lorelai," centering on an unexpected funeral; "The Festival of Living Art," which had Stars Hollow resident re-creating classic works; and "Luke Can See Her Face," which finally brought the Luke-Lorelai romance to the forefront. The season may have started out rough, but this fourth year ended with a bang, and the promise of more fireworks to come. --Mark Englehart

Description

Boola boola! Rory starts her first year at Yale. Moola moola! Lorelai finally opens the Dragonfly Inn, although it takes her last dime (and a loan from Luke). The Gilmore girls return for another scintillating, snappy-patter year of Gilmore Girls. Welcome, Gilmore groupies, to the fourth season of the series acclaimed for its agile balance of life and laughter. Oh yes, and love. Lorelai has a romantic fling with her father's new, younger partner, but ends the year with the guy every fan has known was right for her all along. For Rory, Cupid seems to be on sabbatical -- then Dean and Jess re-enter her life. Sookie gets a Davey, Lane gets a life, Kirk gets a girlfriend(!) and you get a 22-episode vacation in Stars Hollow, plus DVD Extras and a mint on the pillow.

DVD Features:
Additional Scenes
Challenges:Stars Hollow Interactive Triva Game
Other:Who Wants To Get Together - a montage of the season's best hook-ups. Goodies & Gossip - Fun Factios appear on screen throughout the Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist episode.

Customer Reviews:

Another Great Season........2007-09-01

Gilmore Girls is the type of show you share with a best friend, sister, mother or daughter. The quick wit will have you laughing, and rewinding trying to catch it all. This is a series that never dissapoints!

OK Season.......2007-08-08

I love the quick wit of the "Gilmore Girls" and the relationship between the Lorelais as well as those with the characters who populate their town. This season was like many college freshman years are--a year of transition--its clear that a lot of things are uncertain about how the show will move forward given that the cast is split up. This season has its moments so it isn't altogether disappointment but hang in there until season five, when the girls hit their stride again.

Love from across the pond........2007-05-16

I am an English fan who was put onto this series by a friend. I did not know a thing about them till then, there were no Gilmore's in my life.
I bought series one and waited to see if they were that good. I am now on series 5. A few people thought 4 lost strength with Rory going away, but I found it kept going beautifully, especiall the business side of it with Mr Gilmore's comings and goings and how they had a knock on effect. I love this series and will be very sad to see the last one ever, but I gather series 7 is going, so still have some more to look forward to. I am lucky to have found a little multi-regional DVD player so I can take the Gilmore's away to boring events and journeys and even dog sitting on the west coat of Ireland, where there was no TV signal. A great bonus! They will crack the boredom anywhere.

Smart, funny...and set in Connecticut!.......2007-04-01

Having literally grown up together, 19-year-old Rory Gilmore and her 35-year-old mother Lorelai are best friends. They share a love for breathless quip-filled conversation and coffee, frequenting Luke's Diner in the downtown of Stars Hollow, their fictitious Connecticut suburb.

In Season 1, 16-year-old Rory decides she wants to transfer from the public high school to Chilton, a ritzy private school in Hartford. To make it happen, Lorelai has to make the ultimate sacrifice -- beseech her parents Richard and Emily, with whom she hasn't been on good terms since she announced her teenage pregnancy. Although estranged with Lorelai, the elder Gilmores are more than eager to accept their young granddaughter into their lives. They agree to foot the bill -- on one condition. Both Lorelai and Rory must attend dinner at the elder Gilmores' home every Friday evening.

Reluctantly, Lorelai agrees. The resulting Friday night dinners set the stage for much hilarity and snark -- as well as the occasional glimpse into the Gilmores' sad past, hinting at everything that went wrong in their relationship, well before Rory's birth.

Also seen on the show are diner proprietor Luke, a quiet, loyal friend to both mother and daughter with a building crush on Lorelai; Lane, the Korean-American daughter of a stern single mother and Rory's best friend; Sookie, chef at the Independence Inn, which Lorelai manages; Kirk, a quirky "townie" who mysteriously shows up everywhere anyone's doing anything; dance instructor and romance expert Miss Patty; and many others. Rory's father Christopher is also around sporadically, as he and Lorelai fight an attraction which has intertwined throughout their lives, but never seems to work out.

In this season, Rory becomes a freshman at Yale, while Lorelai and Sookie realize their lifelong dream of opening their own inn. Rory's ex-boyfriend Dean is hired to work on the construction, and Rory's discomfort is increased when she's invited to his wedding. Lorelai dates a colleague of her father's, and Sookie gives birth to son Davey.

Although the show is supposedly set in Connecticut, the writers and producers never really make that believable to a native (i.e. Rory and Lorelai walking around with thin coats, wide open, supposedly in the middle of winter. Still, I can overlook that -- it's fun having one of my favorite shows set in my own state. That way, I almost feel like I might really bump into a Stars Hollow resident somewhere along my way... :-)

Enjoyed.......2007-03-29

I would suggest this series to any Mother and Daughter, LOL. My 20 year old daughter and I have a blast watching the Loreli's.

We really enjoy the witty words and the fast pace.

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Second Season

Average customer rating:

Gilmore-rific!
Great Girls
Lorelai and Rory
Gilmore Girls Season Two
Smart, funny...and set in Connecticut!

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Second Season
Starring: Gilmore Girls
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002Y4TOM
Release Date: 2004-12-07

Product Description

Those acclaimed Gilmore Girls are back for a second season of warmth, charm, zingy repartee and heart-stopping moments of drama. In this 6-disc set are all 22 irresistible year-two episodes about the people you've grown to love: young single mom Lorelai, her super-achieving daughter Rory, her elitist parents Emily and Richard, and a whole town of dreamers and eccentrics. New faces also come to Stars Hollow, including Luke's nephew Jess, whose rebelliousness offends the town, but whose passion for books attracts Rory. Hearts break and mend, careers end and begin, folks stumble and pick themselves up in a series that's "blissfully brilliant" (Ken Parish Perkins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram).

Episodes:
1 - Sadie, Sadie
Hammers And Veils
Red Light on the Wedding Night
The Road Trip to Harvard
2 - Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy
Presenting Lorelai Gilmore
Like Mother, Like Daughter
The Ins and Outs of Inns
3 - Run Away, Little Boy
The Bracebridge Dinner
Secrets and Loans
Richard in Stars Hollow
4 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket
It Should've Been Lorelai
Lost And Found
There's the Rub
5 - Dead Uncles and Vegetables
Back in the Saddle Again
Teach Me Tonight
Help Wanted
6 - Lorelai's Graduation Day
I Can't Get Started
+ Enhanced Content

System Requirements:

Running Time 976 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Love was in the air at the beginning of the second season of Gilmore Girls, as both Gilmores found themselves in the midst of perfect, giddy relationships--or so they thought. Lorelai (Lauren Graham) had accepted the proposal of English teacher Max (Scott Cohen) and was excitedly planning her first wedding; Rory (Alexis Bledel) was back on happy footing with townie hunk Dean (Jared Padalecki) after a dust-up near the end of season one that prompted a mini-break for the teen twosome. However, series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino had anything but smooth sailing on the horizon for her heroines, giving Lorelai a severe case of cold feet and Rory a major distraction in the form of Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), the bad boy newly arrived in town. Soon, Rory found herself extremely attracted to Jess, while Lorelai rekindled the flame of passion that once burned long ago with Rory's father, Christopher (David Sutcliffe), who made his way back into her life despite a girlfriend in the wings.

After the minor romantic speed bumps of the first season, the introduction of actual conflict into the second season of Gilmore Girls helped give the happy-goofy atmosphere of Stars Hollow a decided tension, as Rory tangled with her emotions over Jess and began the first tiny steps away from her good-girl persona. The episode "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," centered around the annual town auction of picnic baskets, was a wonderful portrait of Rory's conflicting adolescent feelings for both Dean and Jess. However, it was Lorelai's simmering chemistry with former flame Christopher, only hinted at in the first season, that gave the show its energy as well as its heartbreak, culminating in the stellar season finale "I Can't Get Started." But lest you think Gilmore Girls was centered only on romance, the second season also gave the expansive ensemble cast many hilarious moments, ranging from the hallway politics of Rory's private school to the town antics that shaped the Gilmores' daily lives. Through it all, the appealing Bledel and the radiant Graham exuded wit, charm, and a way with snappy patter not seen since the golden days of '30s screwball comedy. --Mark Englehart

Customer Reviews:

Gilmore-rific!.......2007-09-01

One of the best season's of the best series on television! Top notch writing, acting, and dialogue. I can't say enough good things about Gilmore Girls!

Great Girls.......2007-07-06

Season 2 comes on the heels on the highly successfull season1 and just gets better every year.

Lorelai and Rory.......2007-06-05

These to are full of it and it makes things very entertaining. Funny, interesting, with witty humor.

Gilmore Girls Season Two.......2007-05-07

Love It and happy with the price! It was also a fun surprise that a bag of microwave popcorn was packaged with it!

Smart, funny...and set in Connecticut!.......2007-04-01

Having literally grown up together, 17-year-old Rory Gilmore and her 33-year-old mother Lorelai are best friends. They share a love for breathless quip-filled conversation and coffee, frequenting Luke's Diner in the downtown of Stars Hollow, their fictitious Connecticut suburb.

In Season 1, 16-year-old Rory decides she wants to transfer from the public high school to Chilton, a ritzy private school in Hartford. To make it happen, Lorelai has to make the ultimate sacrifice -- beseech her parents Richard and Emily, with whom she hasn't been on good terms since she announced her teenage pregnancy. Although estranged with Lorelai, the elder Gilmores are more than eager to accept their young granddaughter into their lives. They agree to foot the bill -- on one condition. Both Lorelai and Rory must attend dinner at the elder Gilmores' home every Friday evening.

Reluctantly, Lorelai agrees. The resulting Friday night dinners set the stage for much hilarity and snark -- as well as the occasional glimpse into the Gilmores' sad past, hinting at everything that went wrong in their relationship, well before Rory's birth.

Also seen on the show are diner proprietor Luke, a quiet, loyal friend to both mother and daughter with a building crush on Lorelai; Lane, the Korean-American daughter of a stern single mother and Rory's best friend; Sookie, chef at the Independence Inn, which Lorelai manages; Kirk, a quirky "townie" who mysteriously shows up everywhere anyone's doing anything; dance instructor and romance expert Miss Patty; and many others. Rory's father Christopher is also around sporadically, as he and Lorelai fight an attraction which has intertwined throughout their lives, but never seems to work out.

In this season, Rory continues dating Dean, her first serious boyfriend, while fighting an attraction to Luke's bad-boy nephew Jess. Lorelai becomes engaged to Max, a teacher at Chilton. Emily wants Rory to participate in a debutante ball, and Lorelai and Sookie want to realize their dream of opening their own inn.

Although the show is supposedly set in Connecticut, the writers and producers never really make that believable to a native (i.e. Rory and Lorelai walking around with thin coats, wide open, supposedly in the middle of winter. Still, I can overlook that -- it's fun having one of my favorite shows set in my own state. That way, I almost feel like I might really bump into a Stars Hollow resident somewhere along my way... :-)

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Third Season

Average customer rating:

Wife loves it
great show
Why Season 3 Is My Fave GGs DVD!
Another fantastic season
Love the Gilmore's!

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Third Season
Starring: Gilmore Girls
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007OY2MG
Release Date: 2005-05-03

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Senior year meant some surprising changes for the Gilmore girls, as both Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) wrestled with their pasts in order to figure out what the heck they were going to do with their futures. In the wake of finding out that her relationship with Rory's dad was not to be rekindled, Lorelai endured a variety of suitors as she attempted to keep her life on an evil keel--not easy when her former flame's girlfriend was pregnant (and clueless), her former fiancé shows up unexpectedly, and her beloved inn suffers some unforeseen damage. If it was minor drama for Lorelai, it was full-fledged soap opera for Rory, who broke up with longtime boyfriend Dean (Jared Padalecki) in the wake of her attraction to the moody bad-boy Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), only to find her new relationship fraught with difficulties. Add to that the pressure of getting into college (Harvard or Yale?) and stressful senior class politics at the snooty Chilton private school, and it's a wonder she still had time to crack wise at breakneck speed with her mom and the rest of Stars Hollow.

The center of the third season of Gilmore Girls was the Rory-Dean-Jess triangle, which played out with surprising sensitivity and not a bit of sadness; it all came to a head in the episode "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" in which Rory and Lorelai's quest to win a dance marathon ends in tears and break-ups. The year's teen drama did have a tendency to put the adults on the back burner, but the luminous Graham made the most of her character's dilemmas, whether gauging her growing attraction to diner owner Luke (Scott Patterson) or wrestling with her parents' continuous meddling. While it is hard to pinpoint a specific compelling story arc for this season, that doesn't mean it wasn't filled with the charm, smarts, and rapid-fire dialogue that made Gilmore Girls one of the brightest shows on television. Stellar supporting turns from Liza Weil as Paris, Rory's friend and nemesis by turns, and a pre-O.C. Adam Brody, as a band member who falls for Rory's best friend Lane (Keiko Agena), also punctuated the drama of the season with great comedy. --Mark Englehart

Description

More fun, more flames, more flameouts: more Gilmore. This Deluxe 6-Disc Set contains all 22 third-year episodes (plus bonus features) of The Gilmore Girls, the hit series known for its witty, rapid-fire dialogue and poignant, suds-free storylines. For mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, it's a year of change. Much of it is expected, like Rory's graduation from Chilton and the anxiety of waiting for college acceptance letters. But much of it is not. Rory starts the year with two boyfriends (that may be two too many). Lorelai rekindles the flame with Max (maybe). Lane meets Mr. Right (at last). Sookie gets a surprise (a good one). And so does the Independence Inn (not such a good one). The girls are waiting (get watching!).=20

Customer Reviews:

Wife loves it.......2007-09-06

Got the series on DVD for my wifey. She loves it. I would give it a 5 star rating if the series didn't end so crappy ...

great show.......2007-08-08

i love watching this show, the story is great, despite the fact that sometimes they talk waaaaaaaay too fast lol

Why Season 3 Is My Fave GGs DVD!.......2007-07-24

I love Season 3. Why?
1. We get to see Lorelai as a teen and the whole Rory backstory.
2. The Fire at the Inn is my favorite episode
3. Rory's hair
4. Paris/Rory's friendship really starts rolling
5. School choice--surprising yet understandable
6. Lane's band
7. I like the Jess as a boyfriend/Dean as a friend angle
8. Birth of Gigi

So many reasons. I really feel like this is the season that everything got rolling. There is a great emphasis on the town and all it's quirks. Patty's "One Woman Show" is especially fun.

Another fantastic season.......2007-07-06

Season 3 brings us to Rory's senior year and another fantastic year. This show maintains top writting every episode.

Love the Gilmore's!.......2007-06-16

Witty writing and love the light-speed pace!

Gilmore Girls - The Complete First Season

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Gilmore Girls DVDs
That Warm Fuzzy Feeling.....
Gilmore Girls 1st Season-Great!
We could watch this as a family

Gilmore Girls - The Complete First Season
Starring: Gilmore Girls
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Release Date: 2004-05-04

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A very atypical mother-daughter relationship is at the center of Gilmore Girls, a comedy-drama that immediately set itself apart from the herd with smarter-than-smart dialogue and an endearing mix of whimsical comedy and family drama. Set in the Capra-esque burg of Stars Hollow, where everybody knows everyone and eccentrics abound, Gilmore Girls was less a mother-daughter show and more of a screwball buddy comedy in which the two buddies happened to be parent and child. Pregnant at 16, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) left her rich parents to bring up her daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel) on her own terms; when Rory herself turns 16, Lorelai wants to send her academically gifted daughter to the prestigious Chilton school. The catch is, Lorelai can't afford it on her own, and rather than let Rory go without, the elder Gilmore girl brokers an uneasy truce with her parents (Edward Herrmann and Kelly Bishop), who finally get a chance to bond with their granddaughter while financing her education.

It sounds like a premise potentially fraught with angst and trauma, but in reality Gilmore Girls was one of the freshest, airiest, most enjoyable shows to air on the perpetually melodramatic WB network, critically praised once viewers got hooked on its unique brand of humor. Rory's growing-up adventures, including her acclimation to snooty Chilton and romance with townie dreamboat Dean (Jared Padalecki), gave the show a teen-friendly feel, but Gilmore Girls was anchored in the adult by the luminous Graham, a brilliant comedic leading lady who could turn dramatic on a dime and never break stride. The show's hallmark was its rat-a-tat, whipsmart dialogue, delivered perfectly by Graham and Bledgel, as well as a host of wacky supporting characters who would go on to become invaluable cast members. The first season allowed the show--and its lead actresses--to bloom gracefully and establish a deep, humorous rapport that lent itself perfectly to weekly travails both comedic and dramatic. --Mark Englehart

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People often mistake Independence Inn's manager, headstrong single mom Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and her equally willful teenage daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel) for sisters. Lorelai and Rory cope with the same emotional ups and downs, including Lorelai's overbearing, old-money parents and the joys and frustrations of the male gender. But when Rory's attention turns from dreams of private school and Harvard to thoughts of boys and adolescent self-reliance, single mom Lorelai begins noticing more of her own rebellious youth-only 16 years ago-in Rory. This heartfelt, humorous drama appeals to young and old alike with its blend of traditional family issues and hip, contemporary attitude. Reacquaint yourselves with television's most appealing mother-daughter duo in this collectible six-disc DVD set, which contains all 21 episodes from the first season including the pilot episode.

Gilmore Girls has been honored with an AFI Award and two Viewers for Quality Television Awards, and it was named New Program of the Year by the Television Critics Association. Series star Lauren Graham ("Townies," "NewsRadio," and "Bad Santa") was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series and received two consecutive nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series from the Screen Actors Guild. Graham has also won two Family Television Awards. In addition, series star Alexis Bledel ("Tuck Everlasting") has won a Young Artist Award and a Family Television Award. The series, Gilmore Girls, won a Family Television Award for New Series and was named Best Family TV Drama Series by the Young Artist Awards, which also honored series star Keiko Agena in the supporting young actress category.

Gilmore Girls is the first series to make it to air supported by the Family Friendly Forum's Script Development Fund. An initiative between some of the nation's top advertisers and The WB, the program is intended to offer a greater array of compelling family programming on network television. The strong, loving, mother-daughter relationship portrayed in Gilmore Girls reflects the growing reality of this new type of American family.

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gilmore girls collection.......2007-09-10

This seller is awesome! The wrong season of Gilmore Girls was sent and she was very helpful and refunded my money without any problem. I would definitely buy from this seller!

Gilmore Girls DVDs.......2007-08-31

Love this first season! I was not a fan of the TV show at first. Now I am a fan! Begin with season 1 and keep on buying the rest. I also enjoy rewatching the series episodes.

That Warm Fuzzy Feeling............2007-08-28

Gilmore Girls is one of those shows that turn a really bad day into a pretty good one. The cast is superb, the scenery is amazingly beautiful, and the writing is top notch. I have always personaly thought of GG as more like a book than a television series. It manages to suck you in and place you right in Stars Hollow instead of treating you as a passive viewer. Like a pair of warm socks, Gilmore Girls will make you feel cozy and happy to be exactly where you are.

Gilmore Girls 1st Season-Great!.......2007-08-23

This is by far one of the better seasons. A great beginning before the writers got a little crazy with the "sometimes not so intelligent" dialogue towards the end of the series! Some really touching scenes between Lorelai and her Mom and between Lorelai and Rory. I can watch this over & over again!!!

We could watch this as a family.......2007-07-29

We discovered the Gilmore Girls and were anxious to go back and watch the earlier episodes.This series allowed us the opportunity to watch them as a family, without commercials.

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An interesting movie, but not Mansfield Park.
I think this is one of the best Austen movies (so shoot me.)
An improvement over the book
Rent this. Don't buy.
Fascinatingly brilliant, romantic, and dark at the same time

Mansfield Park (1999)
Starring: Hannah Taylor-Gordon , Talya Gordon , Lindsay Duncan , Bruce Byron , and James Purefoy
Director: Patricia Rozema
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Release Date: 2000-07-11

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This fun and sexy comedy tells a timelessly entertaining story where wealth, secret passions, and mischievous women put love to the test ... with delightfully surprising results! When a spirited young woman, Fanny Price, is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns "their" ways, she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own! Featuring an exciting ensemble cast of young stars -- you'll join critics everywhere in their overwhelming praise of this smart, playful, and funny hit!

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An interesting movie, but not Mansfield Park........2007-09-06

This would have been an interesting movie if the film makers had titled it something other than "Mansfield Park." However, since they chose to present it as a rendition of the Jane Austen novel, I think they took far too many liberties with the story.

The biggest difference was in the character of Fanny Price. No matter how badly we in the twenty-first century want to believe it, she was *not* a modern, outspoken, independent woman. She was deeply conservative. If the film makers disliked that aspect, why choose this book to film at all?

No film can completely capture the spirit of a novel. But when I watch an adaptation I want to feel that it was created with a fundamental level of understanding of the book, and appreciation for it. This film fails.

I think this is one of the best Austen movies (so shoot me.).......2007-08-31

So often Austen movies are mis-cast and the characters you loved become just annoying. I think this movie was cast great. I realize that some liberties were taken, but I thought the tone was great. It moves fast, and Fanny Price is given more life than the book did. It makes her out to be a little bit more like Austen herself would be in my immagination. When so many of the other movies have blown it (by casting too old, too stupid, too mean etc,) this movie got a lot of things right. It made me want to read the book again which was probably a good goal for them.

An improvement over the book.......2007-08-30

I greatly enjoyed this movie. While the characters are different from the book, the plot is essentially the same. The literary Fanny is, to put it bluntly, a "drip" and the literary Edmund is a sanctimonious prig. The Fanny in the film is bright, sardonic, and literary-minded, much like the young Jane Austen, while still being high-minded and loving. This Edmund, while still being serious and with a vocation for the church, is more capable of having fun. One can see why they're together. In the book, I couldn't.

Rent this. Don't buy........2007-07-27

I'm glad I chose to rent this before I bought. I own many Austen romances in movie form, but I won't bother buying this one. I didn't care for the interpretation at all. The cast had decent potential, but no one really stood out. This really wasn't romantically protrayed. I also didn't appreciate the raunchy undertones that were added. Not necessary and not appropriate for a wide audience.

Fascinatingly brilliant, romantic, and dark at the same time.......2007-07-14

This is one of my favorite movies and the best film version of Mansfield Park that has been made. Frances O'Connor does a wonderful job of capturing Fanny's emotions and letting us see into her mind. What's more, the romance between Fanny and Edmund is full of the tension and yet sweet, innocent, and deep love that Jane Austen portrayed in the book. All in all, a wonderful a film, one you have to see if you loved the book!

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Sixth Season

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Wife loves it
Gilmore Girls season 7
Gilmore-rific!
Gilmore Girls series six
I love this show

Gilmore Girls - The Complete Sixth Season
Starring: Gilmore Girls
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ASIN: B000G1R4SY
Release Date: 2006-09-19

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Can it be the Gilmore Girls if the Gilmore girls aren't together? At the end of Season 5, Rory dropped out of Yale and moved into Emily and Richard's poolhouse, a decision that broke Lorelai's heart. That's handy, because one half of that heart can be deliriously happy with the big new step in her love affair with Luke. Meanwhile, the other half grieves, and it seems everyone in town wants mother and daughter to reunite. But it may take an unexpected out-of-towner to make it happen.

Of course, there's much more: Lane gets a surprise that leaves her reeling with joy. Luke gets a surprise that may send the Luke-and-Lorelai relationship reeling. What's no surprise is the snappy, wish-I'd-said-that Gilmore dialogue, knowing humor and insightful storytelling fans adore. Season 6 starts now!

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The rapid-paced banter between the mother-daughter team of Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) is the calling card for Gilmore Girls. The show's sixth year--which aired during the 2005-2006 TV season--remains witty, charming, and touching. The previous season left Yale undergrad Rory in trouble with the law after a night of very un-Gilmore-like behavior with her rich, handsome boyfriend Logan (Matt Czuchry). This season opens with Rory potentially facing jail time, undecided about returning to college, and--most disturbingly of all--fighting with her mother. This isn't a fight over who gets to eat the last egg roll, but rather a battle of wills. It will take a few episodes before the two are talking to each other again and the viewer can breathe a sigh of relief that all is well in Stars Hollow. In the meantime, Rory moves into her busybody grandparents' pool house. One evening, they invite their minister over to dinner. His job? To encourage Rory to remain chaste. Not one to be told how to live her life, Rory is nonplussed. After telling him he's a little too late to offer that advice, she asks, "Have you seen The 40 Year Old Virgin"?

After many years of playing verbal footsy, Lorelai and Luke (Scott Patterson) finally get serious and engaged. But just when things are going smoothly, Luke learns of a daughter he never knew he had. The introduction of the little girl doesn't do much for the plot--other than to slow it down and cause more fights between Luke and Lorelai. When Luke warns Lorelai, "I don't like ultimatums," she snaps back, "I don't like Mondays, but unfortunately they come around eventually." This 5-disc 22-episode set includes an eclectic and impressive range of guest stars (Skid Row's Sebastian Bach, Paul Anka, Sonic Youth, and Madeline Albright, who appears in a dream sequence as Rory's mom). But it's cast regular Kelly Bishop as Lorelai's mother Emily who is one of the show's true gems. Prim, proper, and judgmental, she's also fiercely protective of her brood. When she learns that Logan's mother said unfavorable things about Rory, Emily confronts the woman and puts her in her place. Politely, of course. By the end of the season, one of the main characters will get married, another will have an affair, and a third will have a dalliance with an ex-boyfriend. But the relationship between Lorelai and Rory remains strong. And that's what keeps viewers watching. --Jae-Ha Kim

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Wife loves it.......2007-09-06

Wife loves the series. I would have given it 5 stars if the series didn't have such a crappy ending.

Gilmore Girls season 7.......2007-09-04

I am so impressed with this show. It is life inspiring and I love all of the characters.

Gilmore-rific!.......2007-09-01

What more can be said about this spectacular series? The dialogue is unparrelled, the characters are well developed and fantastically eccentric, and the plots are well thought out and play out wonderfully. Another home run for Gilmore Girls!

Gilmore Girls series six.......2007-08-25

I bought the box set for my wife who is a big fan. We live in the UK and the sixth series is not out yet here. She watched the whole 6 disc set in 3 days! She loved it.

I love this show.......2007-08-08

i have no complaints i've seen all first 5 seasons, of course i'm gonna watch the 6th even if it sucked, i wanna know whats happens...

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It worked! I potty trained my child in one day :)
Worked like a "charm" on our Princess!
Worked for us!
Good Job Good Potty Potty
This DVD would not work if your child is still small

Potty Power - For Boys & Girls
Starring: Potty Power
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ASIN: B0002B55DO
Release Date: 2004-06-08

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It worked! I potty trained my child in one day :).......2007-09-11

I used this DVD along with the book Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day by Teri Crane. I found the book which appealed to me- after long, drawn-out potty training battles with my girls, I was not looking forward to doing that again. I read the book and planned my son's "potty party". This DVD was one of the library resources I checked out. We followed the instructions in the potty training book and things were starting to look a little hopeless. My son (3 1/2 yrs old) was NOT interested in sitting down to read potty books and the other 2 videos didn't catch his attention. I was afraid all our effort was going to waste... Then we popped Potty Power in the DVD player. At first, he acted as if it didn't interest him either, then I caught him sneaking peeks at the TV.

I could tell the songs were catching his attention, so I waited for a while, then played the DVD again. This time, when the other kids on the screen proudly displayed their potty chairs, he ran into the bathroom and hauled his new winnie the pooh potty chair out and yelled "This is MY potty chair!"

By the time the video was winding down, my son was trying to sing "I'm proud to wear my underwear" and marching back and forth just like the other kids on the video.

Later on that night, he discovered 2 diapers in his room and his sister helped him throw them away while he shouted "No more diapers for me!", making the same hand movements the girl on the video does. He's constantly singing the songs on the DVD all day long and he asks to watch Potty Power several times a day.

I do have to agree that this may not work for all age ranges, but my son just happened to love it. I also agree with another viewer that it can get on the nerves a bit, so put it on for them while you're doing something else. Personally, I can't stand the jester in the "Princess and the Potty" story, but hey, it worked, so I just bought it. :) This video worked perfectly and covered almost every obstacle mentioned in the book we used. My son did have a little trouble with going number two and was starting to hold it in, but we found the solution in the book: get his potty doll to have a poo accident and instruct the doll (My son named his doll "Bob" with the help of his sisters.) that he's not supposed to poop in his big boy underwear, poop goes in the toilet. That worked too. :) It's been a week since his potty party and my son hasn't had any accidents at all in the last 2 days. :D

Worked like a "charm" on our Princess!.......2007-09-08

Our two year old daughter borrowed this from a friend who was recently potty trained. She had been going on the potty for quite some time, but never really made the connection about going on her own. Until she watched Potty Power five times in a row! After watching it she wanted to wear underwear and has not gone back to pull ups or diapers since! She especially loves the princess story at the end. This is why I have to buy our own copy! Even though it seems to be geared more towards girls, I would recomend this to anyone.

Worked for us!.......2007-09-08

My 3 year old daughter wasn't the least bit interested in being potty trained. She liked being a "baby" but, she hated the way diapers felt too! I was going crazy with her complaining about diapers yet not wanting to wear panties either. I bought Potty Power as a last resort and 2 weeks later she was potty trained. She's been in her big girl underwear for 2 months now and still enjoys watching this DVD.(She is watching it now)Bet it will work for you too!

Good Job Good Potty Potty.......2007-09-06

We tried a lot of things to help my son learn to be potty trained, and this helped a lot. It is well done and keeps even younger childern's attention. It does not scare them into going(like their is a monster inthe potty that wants to eat your poopy, it makes it a positve experience.

This DVD would not work if your child is still small.......2007-09-04

This DVD will only work if you child is at the age where he/she wants to be a big kid. Since my child is only 2 and still thinks that she is a baby, it didn't do anything to her. I would not recommend this if you want to train your child while he/she is still small.

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Spirited Away
have to give 4...this one had to grow on me...
spirited away
Why is there ONLY 5 stars? I say 10 stars!
Best Miyazaki Film

Spirited Away
Starring: Hayao Miyazaki
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Release Date: 2003-04-15

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The highest grossing film in Japanese box-office history (more than $234 million), Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro Kamikakushi) is a dazzling film that reasserts the power of drawn animation to create fantasy worlds. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Lewis Carroll's Alice, Chihiro (voice by Daveigh Chase--Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch) plunges into an alternate reality. On the way to their new home, the petulant adolescent and her parents find what they think is a deserted amusement park. Her parents stuff themselves until they turn into pigs, and Chihiro discovers they're trapped in a resort for traditional Japanese gods and spirits. An oddly familiar boy named Haku (Jason Marsden) instructs Chihiro to request a job from Yubaba (Suzanne Pleshette), the greedy witch who rules the spa. As she works, Chihiro's untapped qualities keep her from being corrupted by the greed that pervades Yubaba's mini-empire. In a series of fantastic adventures, she purges a river god suffering from human pollution, rescues the mysterious No-Face, and befriends Yubaba's kindly twin, Zeniba (Pleshette again). The resolve, bravery, and love Chihiro discovers within herself enable her to aid Haku and save her parents. The result is a moving and magical journey, told with consummate skill by one of the masters of contemporary animation. MPAA Rated: PG ("Some scary moments") --Charles Solomon

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From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema comes the most acclaimed film of 2002. Hayao Miyazaki's latest triumph, filled with astonishing animation and epic adventure, is a dazzling masterpiece for the ages. It's a "wonderfully welcoming work of art that's as funny and entertaining as it is brilliant, beautiful, and deep" (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). SPIRITED AWAY is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world. An unforgettable story brimming with creativity, SPIRITED AWAY will take you on a journey beyond your imagination. "To enter the world of Hayao Miyazaki is to experience a kind of lighthearted enchantment that is unique to the world of animation" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). It's a fantastic tale the whole family will want to experience over and over again.

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Spirited Away.......2007-09-04

Spirited Away blends many themes together nicely in a tale bound to captivate. It conveys nicely the idea that humans are not far away from a spirit world or an animal world since spirits can transform into human figures and humans can talk to animals (such as spiders). And radishes can be Honorable. The story conveys notions of love, compassion, evil, good, human frailty, loneliness, meanness, etc. etc. all the while treating us to terrific illustrations. What a gift! Miyazaki truly is a master.

have to give 4...this one had to grow on me..........2007-08-26

Was not to wild the first time I saw this movie for I found it a bit strange. It does have to grow on one. ( or at least me) This was purchased for my daughter for Christmas.

spirited away .......2007-08-23

This is a beautiful animated film which I saw many years ago when it was shown in a local theater. It is a children's film (best for older ones) but I thoroughly enjoyed it then and am happy to have a copy to see again.
The animation is lovely. I am sending a copy to one of my grandsons who now likes Japanese animation films and wants to see this one again.

Why is there ONLY 5 stars? I say 10 stars!.......2007-08-21

This movie is unbelievable. I am a 10 year old girl, and this movie is absoulutely AMAZING. The music really drew me in, and even though it was complicated, and I was puzzled at times, it still was...well...amazing. It really appalls me how some people disliked it. it was creepy, yes, and scary at times, but still great. Only an absoulute GENIUS could have thought of this plot. At times, I cried at the magnificence of this INCREDIBLE movie. If you don't enjoy being thrilled beyond belief, STAY AWAY. I may just enjoy watching this masterpiece becuse of the Diney "Cinderella" and "Snow White" I was forced to watch, but I see I am not alone.
The plot-(CAREFUL,MAY INCLUDE SPOILERS)
There is a girl who is moving and terribly unhappy about it. Her family and she come across an empty party or carnival near a washinghouse.
There is a stand comepletly stuffed with food. The parents start eating, despite the daughter's warnings. To her dismay, her beloved parents are turned into pigs. Then she is put into the spirt world in the washinghouse, without any memory. So, she must find her name, save her parents, and help a mysterious boy and crazed spirit while in the disguise of a simple washing girl, with the supposed purpose of replenishing the spirts.
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Best Miyazaki Film.......2007-08-08

Spirited Away is, in my opinion, Miyazaki's best film yet. It was my first of his to see, and I have now been able to enjoy Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (all very interesting and fabulous films) and I can't wait to see more. But I think Spirited Away is his best movie yet because of the creativity, amazing artwork, wonderful characters (who else thinks Yubaba's nose is hilarious?) and fantastic storytelling techniques that Miyazaki uses. His other films are very entertaining as well, but it's almost like Spirited Away has "the bow on top" while the others do not :) One of my very favorite movies :)

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