Two and a Half Men - The Complete First Season

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Hedonistic bachelor Charlie (Charlie Sheen) is a jingles writer who, he blithely states, makes a lot of money for doing very little work, sleeps with beautiful women who don't ask about his feelings, drives a Jag and lives at the beach, and sometimes, in the middle of the day, for no reason at all, likes to make himself a big pitcher of margaritas and take a nap out on the sundeck. His brother, Alan (Jon Cryer), evicted from his house by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, is "rigid, inflexible, uptight, obsessive and anal-retentive." Charlie and Alan are "twisted Jungian archetypes," according to series co-creator Chuck Lorre in one of this set's bonus features. If by "twisted Jungian archetypes," he means Oscar and Felix from The Odd Couple, then yes, Charlie and Alan are "twisted Jungian archetypes," and this inaugural season finds rich comic tension in their period of adjustment. Charlie is a Man Behaving Badly, whose idyllic life is upended when "fuddy-duddy" Alan moves in, accompanied by his impressionable 10-year-old son, Jake (Angus T. Jones), with whom he shares custody with his iceberg-cold, sexually confused (a comic conceit thankfully abandoned by season's end) estranged wife, Judith (Marin Hinkle). Alan is a single father who is appalled by his amoral brother's lifestyle and by the influence Charlie might have on Jake ("Uncle Charlie, I understand the point spread, but I'm still confused about the vig"). And then there's Berta (effortless scene-stealer Conchata Ferrell), Charlie's formidable, tart-tongued housekeeper who is initially driven out the door by Alan's fussiness ("The peanut butter stains on Jake's shirts really require an enzyme presoak").

Two and a Half Men is a guy show that sets feminism back a good three decades. Women are portrayed as either bimbonic objects of lust (Transformers' Megan Fox guest stars as Berta's teenage granddaughter), vengeful and retaliative (Heather Locklear as Alan's divorce lawyer), crazy hot (Jenna Elfman as an unstable single mother on the run), or emasculating (Holland Taylor as Charlie and Alan's mother, or, as Charlie refers to her, "Mom, the Impaler"). The charming Melanie Lynskey's is a particularly thankless role, that of Rose, Charlie's "insightful and disturbing" stalker, who becomes Jake's babysitter. While Charlie's "bad-boy act" could quickly get old in lesser hands, Sheen, in the past not the most natural of comic actors, is in his element. Charlie's genuine affection for Jake goes a long way toward redeeming his character (and lack of it). Two and a Half Men, a People's Choice Award-winner its first season, really adds up with a crudely funny sense of humor that is all kinds of wrong, but also smart and, at times, even sweet. --Donald Liebenson

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Charlie Harper is a bachelor in paradise, complete with Malibu beach house, overpaid job and a very active dating life. Then his uptight brother Alan, in the throes of a divorce, moves in - and brings his 10-year-old son Jake with him. Sorry, Charlie. It looks like paradise lost. This 4-disc set includes all 24 Season-One Episodes of the breezy comedy - the People's Choice Award winner as Favorite New Series - starring Charlie Sheen as Charlie and Jon Cryer as Alan. As the brothers reestablish a sense of family, Charlie also bonds with Jake (Angus T. Jones). Holland Taylor is the guys' domineering mother, Marin Hinkle is Alan's icy ex and Melanie Lynskey is Rose, who thinks one date with Charlie means life-long commitment. Meet the Harper men - two adults, one kid and no grown-ups.

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Hilarious!!.......2007-09-01

This is the funniest show on television today. I can't believe that US audiences have had to wait so long to get this DVD set. I can't wait to see it. I didn't start watching until it moved into the time slot Raymond was in so I missed the early years. Does anyone who already has the set know if the vanity cards that display (ever so briefly) at the end of every show are on the DVDs? They are hysterical also. If you don't know what I'm talking about go to Chuck Lorre's website and check them out. You have to pause the show right at the end to see them. It's easy with Tivo and so worth it! I'm ordering my set today. Bring on season 2 (and 3, etc!!).

Charlie Sheen Saves His Career.......2007-08-08

Charlie Sheen saved his career with this show....This show is hilarious mostly due to the comic timing of Sheen and Cryer.....Sheen is basically playing a version of himself (minus the drug abuse that has plagued him in the past) Cryer does the whole neurotic thing to a T, showing why the producers of Friends were wrong to pass over him for the role of Ross (yes, true story) The only negative is the kid..There is no need for him..The show could be an all out R rated comedy similar to Married With Children in edginess but the kid is not a fit..He cant act and is out of place..He should be on Hannah Montana as Hannah's dorky fat friend and not on this show......It will be funny in a year or two to see what the writers and producers do when the kid is 14 years old and 200 pounds all those cutesy fart jokes just wont cut it....More Charlie, more Jon, more of the mother, LESS of the kid

It's about time!.......2007-05-28

Finally this show is on DVD. I thought it would never happen! Keep them coming! Kudo's to Charlie and Company, I don't think there has ever been a funnier show made. May we have many, many years until it's "Two and a half Old Men"! John, Arlington TX.

A SITCOM THAT DREW CONSISTENT LAUGHS.......2007-05-27

Most of my friends who have seen this show wouldn't think twice before they concurred: it's flat out hilarious. I had my reservations about Charlie Sheen in a role not unlike his cameo at the tail-end of Spin City--a suave yuppie and a consummate Lothario--but he is the delight of this party! Few can fit so snugly in the role of a relaxed, affluent young retiree lounging in his Malibu seafront apartment when he's not effortlessly schmoozing with the opposite gender. He's at his wry sharpest.

There's excellent chemistry between him and Jon Cryer, who plays his uptight, righteous elder brother. As they tackle mature subjects such as frivolous relationships and artificial insemination and pretty much everything that surrounds this nature of things, the brother's smart-mouthed son is kept ever so cleverly in the dark. These parallel tracks of young and old humor lend the show some sparkling dimensions. The little boy, Angus Jones, is a natural. Some of us may have seen him at the Emmy Awards last year. An outspoken housekeeper, a domineering mother, and a cutting curmudgeon of an ex-wife round out an ensemble cast; any episode featuring Holland Taylor's portrayal of a prim and proper modern-day mom of the two brothers in her crisp Chanel skirts and bright red lipstick can almost guarantee a laugh-riot.

The true hallmark of a successful sitcom is the degree to which you end up warming up to its characters. Amidst its spate of one-liners, 2&1/2 Men does a fairly decent job of making viewers relate to its characters. None of these archetypal characters is new, but each is idiosyncratic without being wildly over-the-top. There are even some touching episodes such as the one when Charlie's favorite neighborhood girl sets off to a distant destination, leaving his supposedly wooden heart all aflutter.

If the recent drought of funny shows on TV is any indication, sitcoms are no cakewalk. There have only been a handful of the truly funny ones that did not run out of steam in their later days and kudos to the scriptwriters for making 2&1/2 Men belong plushly in that elite league! I must say I am not pleased with the damage that this 'introductory price' may wreak on your wallet, but that's a minor quibble for a DVD you know you're going to be watching more than once.

Germany has 2nd season out on DVD!.......2007-05-19

I don't understand y the USA hasn't gotten this on dvd, season 2 has been released here in Germany!! See a pic of the cover above. The show is called "Mein cooler onkel Charlie" in Germany!!

Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3 (Charlie Chan's Secret / Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo / Charlie Chan on Broadway / The Black Camel)

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Charlie Chan Movies - Volume 3
The Last of the Oland Chans
Charlie Chan Vol. 3 is a winner all around
We love all the old Charlie Chan movies
a nostalgic delight

Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3 (Charlie Chan's Secret / Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo / Charlie Chan on Broadway / The Black Camel)
Starring: Robert Young
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ASIN: B000QGDJG0
Release Date: 2007-08-14

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"Hollywood is famous furnisher of mysteries," observes the honorable Honolulu detective, Charlie Chan, in The Black Camel. And few cinematic sleuths are as renowned or beloved as Chan. As the chief of police proclaims in Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo, "All the world knows of Charlie Chan." For devotees of Earl Derr Biggers' literary creation, this is an essential boxed set that marks the beginnings and the end of the franchise's Warner Oland golden era. In addition to vintage treats such as The Black Camel (1931), the earliest known-existing Chan film to star Oland as the iconic sleuth, it also contains intriguing extras, including the 1929 film Behind the Curtain, which features E.L. Park as Chan in this character's first (albeit fleeting) screen appearance in a Fox film (and, like butler Jeeves' mere one-sentence walk-on in the P.G. Wodehouse short story "Extricating Young Gussie," it is a most inauspicious beginning for such a towering figure in popular culture).

The Swedish-born Oland portrayed Chan in 16 films. This set includes his last two as Chan before his untimely death in 1938, Monte Carlo and Charlie Chan on Broadway, both released in 1937. Give your regards to Broadway, in which a dame "still hot enough to blister" is murdered over an incriminating diary. This set also includes the eerie Charlie Chan's Secret (1936). The films are a bit creaky, but that's part of the fun. Each has its charms and delights, from the rat-a-tat New York slang that baffles Chan in Broadway to his signature aphorisms that range from the sage ("Though loved one seem to be taken away, remain always near") to the puzzling ("Sometimes very difficult to pick up pumpkin with one finger"). Keye Luke provides comic relief as enthusiastic No. 1 son in Monte Carlo and Broadway. Camel features Robert Young in his official screen debut and Bela Lugosi, fresh from Dracula, as a sinister mystic with too much influence on an actress with a skeleton in her closet. The audio commentaries on Camel and Secret are efficient and informative (did you know that Goldfinger villain Odd Job was styled on Chan's look?). Other entertaining segments unearth Oland's career, Chan's influence on detective fiction, and those "Chan-isms." Also fascinating is a re-creation of Charlie Chan's Chance, one of four lost Oland/Chan films. For those who have yet to make Charlie's acquaintance, this Chan-tastic collection is an excellent introduction. As one admiring cop states in Broadway, "You just think you have (met a detective). Now, go and meet Charlie Chan." --Donald Liebenson

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Disc 1: Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) **Full Frame Feature (B&W) **Commentary by Film Critic Ken Hanke & Film Historian John Cork **Charlie Chan and the Rise of the Modern Detective **Dr. Henry Lee: The Modern Day Charlie Chan **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery

Disc 2: Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) **Full Frame Feature (B&W) **The World of Charlie Chan **Chanograms: The Aphorisms of Charlie Chan **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery

Disc 3: Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) Side A: **Full Frame Feature (B&W) **Charlie Chan is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery **"Warner Oland is Charlie Chan" Poster Gallery

Side B: **"Behind That Curtain" (B&W) (91:00) **Released in 1929, this film features the first appearance of the Charlie Chan character at Fox.

Disc 4: Charlie Chan - The Black Camel (1931) **Full Frame Feature - B&W **Commentary by Film Critic Ken Hanke & Film Historian John Cork **Charlie Chan's Chance: A Recreation of a Lost Chan **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery

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Charlie Chan Movies - Volume 3.......2007-09-14

Love Charlie Chan! - Thanks to whoever made these movies available on DVD. I have Charlie Chan Volume 1, 2 and 3 and I love them all. Warner Oland was the best Charlie Chan!

The Last of the Oland Chans.......2007-09-09

Volume 3 of the Charlie Chan series gives us the last remaining Chan films known to exist starring Warner Oland. Like Volumes 1 and 2, they are good, clean fun and a "must own" for any mystery lover. After having watched chopped up prints on TV for many years, its great to own pristine copies of these highly entertaining movies.

Charlie Chan Vol. 3 is a winner all around.......2007-09-06

The movies were beautifully, I dare say lovingly restored. It is a pleasure to watch them. And the special features, which include what is said to be the first ever appearance, though a very brief one, of CC in a movie, and the reading of the script of a lost CC film, are extremely interesting and worth watching.

We love all the old Charlie Chan movies.......2007-09-06

They don't make them like this anymore. If you like old movies you'll love this one.

a nostalgic delight.......2007-09-04

Chan films are still very entertaining, and their dvd release capitalises on this by decent restorations and nice artwork and packaging. The films in this third collection are uneven but interestingly diverse. My fave is The Black Camel, a more serious Chan film highlighted by some truly beautiful location photography of Hawaii. I must agree with a previous reviewer, however, that you do get a lot of flimsy cardboard and plastic for your money: discs housed in digipacks (rather than the usual junky plastic cases) and a sturdier box would have resulted in a far better package. Although the extra featurettes are a decent attempt to contextualise the movies, they also suffer from a very dull visual sense (lots of talking heads saying little) and a generalised, almost anti-intellectual approach - a more thorough examination of the era and the notion of "Orientalism", and the implications of a Swedish actor portraying a Chinese man, could have given the Chan films legitimate historical significance. As it is, you'll probably watch the featurettes once and forget them. At least we have Warner Oland's immensely charming portrayal of Chan to watch again and again.

Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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One of the BEST movies ever!
A Guy Movie and so much more.
Spanish Subtitles
A Special Monkey
What's the first rule of fight club?

Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Starring: Edward Norton , Brad Pitt , Meat Loaf , Helena Bonham Carter , and Zach Grenier
Director: David Fincher
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B00003W8NM
Release Date: 2000-06-06

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2-Disc set is loaded with Extra Punch!

Bonus Features

Four audio commentaries by the cast and crew, including David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter.
Five deleted scenes and outtakes.
Original sketches, oil paintings, storyboards, publicity stills and lobby cards.
17 behind-the-scenes vignettes.
Anamorphic widescreen format
Languages:English 5.1 surround; English and French Dolby Surround

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Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Van Quattro, Markus Redmond, Michael Girardin, and Rachel Singer. Directed By: David Fincher. Running Time: 139 Min., Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Twentieth Century Fox.

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All films take a certain suspension of disbelief. Fight Club takes perhaps more than others, but if you're willing to let yourself get caught up in the anarchy, this film, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is a modern-day morality play warning of the decay of society. Edward Norton is the unnamed protagonist, a man going through life on cruise control, feeling nothing. To fill his hours, he begins attending support groups and 12-step meetings. True, he isn't actually afflicted with the problems, but he finds solace in the groups. This is destroyed, however, when he meets Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), also faking her way through groups. Spiraling back into insomnia, Norton finds his life is changed once again, by a chance encounter with Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), whose forthright style and no-nonsense way of taking what he wants appeal to our narrator. Tyler and the protagonist find a new way to feel release: they fight. They fight each other, and then as others are attracted to their ways, they fight the men who come to join their newly formed Fight Club. Marla begins a destructive affair with Tyler, and things fly out of control, as Fight Club grows into a nationwide fascist group that escapes the protagonist's control.

Fight Club, directed by David Fincher (Seven), is not for the faint of heart; the violence is no holds barred. But the film is captivating and beautifully shot, with some thought-provoking ideas. Pitt and Norton are an unbeatable duo, and the film has some surprisingly humorous moments. The film leaves you with a sense of profound discomfort and a desire to see it again, if for no other reason than to just to take it all in. --Jenny Brown

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One of the BEST movies ever!.......2007-09-10

This movie will move you, as will the book, but this brings the book to life. And what a life it is. It will be changed after watching Fight Club!!

A Guy Movie and so much more........2007-09-05

This gets labelled as a guy movie all the time. It's definitely one that's aimed toward guys but it's a sophisticated and well put together movie that I feel anyone could enjoy. There's points in the movie that may be too 'touchy' for females but the story well then makes up for it.

I'm not going to go into detail about the movie seeing as the number of review before mine that have, but I will go into detail about the DVD features.

David Fincher knows how to put out DVDs, this, as well as Seven (New Line Platinum Series), feature no less than 4 commentaries. Also included are plenty of feautettes, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes footage. The case is awesome just as well. This is a must have. It very well may be the best movie David Fincher ever directed.

Must Have.

Spanish Subtitles.......2007-08-30

Also Spanish Subtitles
Subtitulos en español.

The Amazon's description is really bad, don't have all the info that users needs.

A Special Monkey.......2007-08-24

When i first saw this movie, i was inspired by the scenes of the vultures torturing the young monkeys. The fact that honey mustard was used for their baptism was somewhat freightening, but the movie redeems itself when Brad Pitt (also known as Mr. Stromboli) inherits two million pounds of green roses.
An interesting oak tree once spoke to me. He held my hand. Gently. Ever so gently. And he told me that everything would be okay. Maybe it was his courage that led me to bring him into bed with me. That was painful. But his gentle caress took me to deep oceans of heavenly chocolate. The morning after was awkward. I made him scrambled eggs with turkey bacon, but he did not have a mouth. So i polished his leaves instead. Or maybe it was that he was actually a woman at heart. A purple woman.

What's the first rule of fight club?.......2007-08-24

Most people don't know the first rule of fight club. This film made me a Norton and Pitt fan. I didn't like the ending but I like the movie over all.

Corey Cotta, Author of All of Yesterdays Tomorrows.

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Something Different
THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HUMAN RACE ON THE EXTINCION LIST!
Prepare to snooze
AN UNIQUE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE in HI-DEF GLORY
If this is what the world's going to come to ... Why are we here?

Children of Men (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi , Michelle Hussain , Rob Curling , Jon Chevalier , and Rita Davies
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
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ASIN: B000N6TX1I
Release Date: 2007-03-27

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Presenting a bleak, harrowing, and yet ultimately hopeful vision of humankind's not-too-distant future, Children of Men is a riveting cautionary tale of potential things to come. Set in the crisis-ravaged future of 2027, and based on the atypical 1993 novel by British mystery writer P.D. James, the anxiety-inducing, action-packed story is set in a dystopian England where humanity has become infertile (the last baby was born in 2009), immigration is a crime, refugees (or "fugees") are caged like animals, and the world has been torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism, and political rebellion. In this seemingly hopeless landscape of hardscrabble survival, a jaded bureaucrat named Theo (Clive Owen) is drawn into a desperate struggle to deliver Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey), the world's only pregnant woman, to a secret group called the Human Project that hopes to discover a cure for global infertility. As they carefully navigate between the battling forces of military police and a pro-immigration insurgency, Theo, Kee, and their secretive allies endure a death-defying ordeal of urban warfare, and director Alfonso Cuaron (with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki) capture the action with you-are-there intensity. There's just enough humor to balance the film's darker content (much of it coming from Michael Caine, as Theo's aging hippie cohort), and although Children of Men glosses over many of the specifics about its sociopolitical worst-case scenario (which includes Julianne Moore in a brief but pivotal role), it's still an immensely satisfying, pulse-pounding vision of a future that represents a frightening extrapolation of early 21st-century history. --Jeff Shannon

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Something Different.......2007-09-15

This is one of those movies that presents a possible future of what the human race might look like after some catastrophe occurs.

What that catastrophe was I don't know but somehow women cannot become pregnant.

Why the world (or at least England) has descended into chaos and despair I also don't know. Perhaps as nobody was born and the work force retired there was nobody left to take their place. There were no kids left to work at McDonalds, etc.. so anarchy eventually broke out perhaps.

This is an interesting concept as far as what sorts of things could really destroy the human race or at least put the world into a similar state. Pathogens were created in the former Soviet Union during the cold war that could do something like this. Hopefully these will never fall into the wrong hands.

Mainly I picked up this movie to see the sniper from 'The Bourne Identity' in another role. He's more of a good guy in this movie although he's back in the cross hairs again.

To me Clive is a great actor.

Clive is the main character so I wonder why he's not listed in the description on amazon.com:

Starring: Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi, Michelle Hussain

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THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HUMAN RACE ON THE EXTINCION LIST!.......2007-09-13

this film was great. it was deep, and had a lot to say. really makes you think, about the world and the population in general. petty things that don't matter compared to a fear of us being no more on this earth. another point made is that mother nature is above all science, and man here. very well written, the whole story was very interesting, and shows what one man with nothing to live for, would do for mankind. clive owen gives a brilliant performance. this put his name on the map, defenitly. well acted, nailed his character right on the mark. from an ordinary man to a hero in a day. julianne moore and michael caine played meaningful roles, both gave a huge sacrifice for the miracle of the world. this movie is very entertaining, shows how the world because of us has gone to hell, all hope is lost, when out of nowhere we get a second chance. brilliant idea, loved it.

Prepare to snooze.......2007-09-01

What a great concept for a movie and what a poor execution of it! The story is that the world has gone sterile (no more babies being born) but nature has fought back and one woman is finally pregnant. Trouble is, she's not part of the "preferred" class and the upper-echelon would disect her and her child if given half a chance. Clive Owen is called into service to shuttle her through numerous dangers and get her to a rebel group called "The Human Project" where she'll be safe. The downside to this movie is that it takes FOR FRIKKIN' EVER to tell that story and there's way too much exposition that takes place. The story moves about as slow as molasses on a cold day in January.

There are good performances. Clive Owen does great. Michael Caine is hilarious with his "pull my finger" bit. Some of the other lesser-known actors turn in competent performances as well.

The movie just lasts too long and moves way too slowly for me to reccommend anyone see it...unless you've got insomnia and need something to help you go to sleep. It's a shame because when I heard the premise for this story, I thought it was going to be a real winner.

AN UNIQUE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE in HI-DEF GLORY.......2007-08-29

Two things can be said about this product:
a) This is a great film.
b) This is a great HD DVD edition.

SYNOPSIS: The world is in chaos in 2027. Mankind decays slowly and faces its extinction as infertility has been the rule for over 18 years. Theo (Clive Owen), a disillusioned man, must escort through a sea of unimaginable adversities the most precious person: a pregnant woman.

THE FILM is great at many levels. First, I'd say it is because of a great cast. Clive Owen is the perfect "zombie", a man who just lets himself go on with nothing to look forward to. His performance is unforgettable as a passive anti-hero who'll go all the way in order to accomplish his mission. Julianne Moore is also perfect as she gives a very quiet and underplayed performance as an activist hunted by the police (with whom Theo was once in love). Michael Caine shines (as usual) as an old hippie who now lives in the woods - in fact, his performance made me go back many times because it is so rich and physical... I really had to see it again several times at certain scenes.

The Production Design is a landmark.
Rarely we have seen such a puzzling look at the future. It is not Blade Runner. It is not Star Trek. It is not I, Robot. It is simply (if I try to define it) a version of the future which is incomplete... as (like i said before) mankind is slowly disappearing, the future becomes stagnant and reduced to minimum signs of utopia and evident signs of dystopia.

The direction is precise and creative.
The director really succeeds in giving us his full vision of the story, in scenes that are absolutely great. Using excruciatingly long takes, he really succeeds in giving us the true feel and the emotion behind the story. The car sequence is unbelievable. The old building shootout scene is unbelievable - just to chose two.

The cinematography & camera work are perfect.
From the composition of the shots to the light in each shot/scene... the camera movements, the focus... everything here is right. I loved the blood drops on the lenses. you really don't see things like that every day...

The screenplay is near perfect.
Well paced and well developed. It makes all journeys though "urban chaos" look like Disneyland. Characters and situations are very well written. I really felt the screenplay went where the story needed to go.

Special effects are perfect.
THEY ARE UNBELIEVABLY GREAT!!!!!

This HD DVD edition is a combo disc meaning that the disc comes with two sides: side A is a HD DVD side. Side B is a regular DVD side you can play everywhere.

Isn't it great?

The extras are great:
- Picture in Picture interviews with the director, crew and cast. (an exclusive HD DVD format feature not possible in the Blu-ray format).
- U control feature: exploring the imagery (another HD DVD exclusive feature that takes advantage of HDi).
- Info & Commercials: expanded from what we saw in the movie while we watch the movie. VERY DISTURBING! (another HD DVD exclusive feature).
- The Possibility of Hope: a documentary exploring the themes you'll find in the film.
- Under Attack: a short piece showing us how they made two very hard scenes (yes, the car sequence is there!).
- Deleted scenes (the one in the Art Ministry is my favorite).
- Theo & Julian: a short piece detailing the characters/actors relationship.
- Futuristic Design: a short piece on the stunning visual aspects of the film (a must see!).
- Commentary.

This is one those titles that really show you how great HD DVD is.
HD DVD is truly a great format. It delivers the goods. It is the best choice.
A treasure!

If this is what the world's going to come to ... Why are we here?.......2007-08-28

Amazing how two films about babies that I've seen in the past couple of days (this and Knocked Up) can make me feel so differently about the world. For starters, Knocked Up made me feel depressed about relationships in general. Children of Men ultimately makes me feel like getting on a roof top and shooting all the zombies.

Wrong film.

Children of Men ultimately makes me feel like getting on a roof top, with a megaphone, and telling everyone to throw away their pill, their condoms, etc. If every woman in the world is going to end up infertile, then lets get procreating now!

Hahahahaha.

OK, a bit OTT, but what a harrowing film this is to watch. It's all about the world in 2027 (twenty years away) when no child has been born in 18 years, as all women are infertile, and the world's youngest human is murdered. Clive Owen (I know!) is sought out by an ex girlfriend (played by Julianne Moore) to help protect a pregnant girl.

It's set in a very dark and depressing England, filled with guns, violence and lots of not very nice things. The film did grip me from beginning to end, purely because of how shocking it is, despite the fact I hate Clive Owen's acting with a passion. It's a infinitely shocking movie, which will leave you depressed, full of no passion for life anymore - yeah, I do let myself get too affected by movies sometimes. Give me a couple of days. The best thing to do after watching this movie, is to get into bed with the person you love and stay there. Hehe.

Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii (Deluxe Edition DVD)

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The best Elvis performance. Get leid!
Elvis in Hawaii is great........
Elvis was the real deal
One Of The Most Important Moment of The Music
Elvis Aloha From Hawaii

Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii (Deluxe Edition DVD)
Starring: Elvis Presley , James Burton (II) , Jerry Scheff , Charlie Hodge , and John Wilkinson
Director: Marty Pasetta , and Gary Hovey
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ASIN: B00025L4JO
Release Date: 2004-06-22

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Far superior to any previous home-video version, the huge deluxe edition of Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii captures over four hours of footage from the King's historic televised concert from January 1973. The main concert is presented in its entirety for the first time since its original worldwide satellite telecast, and reedited to remove the now-dated split-screen "montage" look. But that's not all--as a prelude to the concert, the first disc includes 17 uncut minutes of the "Elvis arrives" footage (only 2 minutes of which appears in the concert film) followed by the complete rehearsal concert that took place two days before the telecast. This rehearsal, which was released separately on video as The Alternate Aloha Concert, is rougher than the official show, but more relaxed and often more satisfying musically.

Leading off disc 2 is footage of five songs ("Blue Hawaii," "Ku-U-I-Po," "No More," "Hawaiian Wedding Song," and "Early Morning Rain"), including multiple takes, recorded after the performance, four of which ("No More" was the exception) were incorporated into the American television special that was shown a few months after the live telecast. Those four songs are not included in the uncut version of the concert on disc 1, but the original version of the American television special is also on disc 2 so you can watch the concert the way you've always watched it for the sake of nostalgia, or you can compare it to all the other pieces you've seen and decide which you like better. Either way, Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii is an embarrassment of riches that's rivaled only by its companion release, the three-disc deluxe edition of Elvis's '68 Comeback Special. --David Horiuchi

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1. Elvis Arrives And Greets Fans 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra 3. See See Rider; Vamp\ See See Rider 4. Burning Love 5. Something 6. You Gave Me A Mountain 7. Steamroller Blues 8. My Way 9. Love Me 10. It's Over 11. Blue Suede Shoes 12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 13. Hound Dog 14. What Now My Love 15. Fever 16. Welcome To My World 17. Suspicious Minds 18. Introductions By Elvis 19. I'll Remember You 20. An American Trilogy 21. A Big Hunk O' Love; A Big Hunk O' Love - music element (with copyright) 22. Can't Help Falling In Love; Can't Help Falling In Love\ Vamp 23. Also Sprach Zarathustra; Also Sprach Zarathustra\ Vamp 24. See See Rider 25. Burning Love 26. Something 27. You Gave Me A Mountain 28. Steamroller Blues 29. My Way 30. Love Me 31. Johnny B. Goode 32. It's Over 33. Blue Suede Shoes 34. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 35. I Can't Stop Loving You 36. Hound Dog 37. What Now My Love 38. Fever 39. Welcome To My World 40. Suspicious Minds 41. Introductions By Elvis 42. I'll Remember You 43. Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On; Long Tall Sally\ Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 44. An American Trilogy 45. A Big Hunk O' Love 46. Can't Help Falling In Love 47. Vamp 48. Blue Hawaii; Blue Hawaii - music element (with copyright) 49. Ku-U-I-Po - Take 1; Ku-U-I-Po - Take 1 - music element (with copyright) 50. Ku-U-I-Po - Take 2; Ku-U-I-Po - Take 2 - music element (with copyright) 51. Ku-U-I-Po - Take 3 52. No More - Attempted Take 53. No More - Take 1 54. No More - Take 2; No More - Take 2 - music element (with copyright) 55. Hawaiian Wedding Song - Take 1 56. Hawaiian Wedding Song - Take 2 57. Hawaiian Wedding Song - Take 3 58. Hawaiian Wedding Song - Take 4 59. Early Morning Rain 60. Paradise, Hawaiian Style 61. Also Sprach Zarathustra 62. See See Rider 63. Burning Love 64. Something 65. You Gave Me A Mountain 66. Early Morning Rain 67. Steamroller Blues 68. My Way 69. Love Me 70. Johnny B. Goode 71. It's Over 72. Blue Suede Shoes 73. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 74. I Can't Stop Loving You 75. Hound Dog 76. Blue Hawaii 77. What Now My Love 78. Fever 79. Welcome To My World 80. Suspicious Minds 81. Introductions By Elvis 82. I'll Remember You 83. Hawaiian Wedding Song 84. Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On; Long Tall Sally Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 85. An American Trilogy 86. A Big Hunk O' Love 87. Can't Help Falling In Love 88. Credits

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The best Elvis performance. Get leid!.......2007-09-16

The performance is classic with some of the best rockin roll songs. Iconic Elvis. He even busts out the karate moves. My favorite song is Hunka-hunka Burnin Love.

Elvis in Hawaii is great...............2007-09-14

With the 30 year anniversary of Elvis' death recently, I fell back in love with Elvis's music. The Hawaii concert is my favorite. I played in a band in the seventies and performed many of the songs that are on this DVD. It brings back many fond memories. I enjoy Elvis' voice in his later years than earlier. He had an unbelievable voice that has not been matched before or since. A voice rangeing 3 octives is extraordinary. He may have made it shaking and dancing in the 50's but his voice on this DVD in the 70's was much better. He had a great band. You will not regret buying this DVD. I miss him more now than I did 30 years ago.

Elvis was the real deal.......2007-08-24

As a certified 100% Percent Elvis Fan and Graceland visitor I can say with out a doubt. When you see a concert like this I can say ELVIS IS NOT DEAD!! He lives in our hearts. He's the man.

One Of The Most Important Moment of The Music.......2007-08-10

A great show to celebrate the music and the person of a man who bring his own image and the incomparable voice to another degree on the world music... And still hard to believe that Elvis Presley never went to others countries...

About this version, what can I say? It's a really great stuff to collect! On the first disc you will find two shows that happened on Hawaii plus, a short video when Elvis arrived at the Island... On the second disc, another version of the main show but with some changes made by the television broadcast.. All this stuff in a pretty package...

Don't think... You have to buy It!

Elvis Aloha From Hawaii.......2007-04-12

It is a complete package (original TV broadcast version, and unedited version of that same show, and the "dress rehearsal" show that preceded it. Take your choice, they are all here. A must for any Elvis fan.

Peanuts Holiday Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas/A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown)

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Peanuts Holiday Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas/A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown)
Starring: Charlie Brown , and Linus
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: 0792169182
Release Date: 2000-09-12

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Two of the all-time cartoon classics It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) and A Charlie Brown Christmas (a Peabody and Emmy winner from 1965) highlight this three-disc, six-episode set. Although the DVDs contain no extras (good grief!) and could have been combined on a single disc (drat!), the collection looks and sounds wonderful on DVD. The content is the same on the VHS and DVD sets, with two episodes per tape or disc. Accompanying Pumpkin is You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown, a cute spin on politics that has aged very well since its 1972 release. Christmas sports a lackluster sequel of sorts, It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown (1992) that has Sally dwelling on getting (instead of giving), Charlie Brown facing a spending dilemma, and everyone suffering stage fright before the annual school play. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) also won an Emmy but is not as well known as others; it also suffers from not having the original cast. Snoopy is foremost in helping to put on an impromptu feast (toast and popcorn) as the gang keeps forgetting the true meaning of the holiday. Also on the disc is a better Thanksgiving venue, The Mayflower Voyages (1988), part of the This is America, Charlie Brown series that breathed new life into the franchise. Mostly narrated by Linus, the show traces the Pilgrims' plight and doesn't talk down to youngsters on the hardships they faced. It's a treasure of a gift (for others or yourself), all nicely packaged. --Doug Thomas

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Buy it!.......2007-08-15

Everybody loves Snoopy! If you buy it you'll be patting yourself on the back when you sit down to watch this on the holidays. Almost didn't get it myself but I love having them!

A Must Have.......2007-07-07

Now we don't have to worry about catching the best holiday treats on their scheduled TV nights. We can schedule time to sit as a family and enjoy the same classics we did as kids.

This is a parents must have........2007-05-14

Nostalgia aside, Peanuts is common sense in motion. This is must have for any child.

Great memories, super gift idea!.......2007-04-05

We bought this great holiday collection for our grown daughter. She loves watching these timeless, classic animated movies because they bring back happy childhood memories of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. Our future grandchildren will enjoy these treasures for years to come. Definitely a super gift for kids of any age, 1 to 100.

Problems with the DVD Zone.......2007-04-01

The DVDs are great, but I live in Chile and I had problems with the DVD Zone. It was impossible to watch them in my DVD Player, so I had to watch them in my notebook. I think Amazon should give detailed information about DVD Zones and how to solve the problems.

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I LOVE ELVIS

Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite
Starring: Elvis Presley , James Burton (II) , Jerry Scheff , Charlie Hodge , and John Wilkinson
Director: Marty Pasetta , and Gary Hovey
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ASIN: B000G7PO6M
Release Date: 2006-08-01

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Elvis, Aloha from Hawaii Concert DVD (audio track list) January 14, 1973

1. Also Sprach Zarathustra
2. See See Rider
3. Burning Love
4. Something
5. You Gave Me a Mountain
6. Steamroller Blues
7. My Way
8. Love Me
9. Johnny B. Goode
10. It's Over
11. Blue Suede Shoes
12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13. I Can't Stop Loving You
14. Hound Dog
15. What Now My Love
16. Fever
17. Welcome To My World
18. Suspicious Minds
19. Introductions by Elvis
20. I'll Remember You
21. Medley: Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
22. An American Trilogy
23. A Big Hunk O' Love
24. Can't Help Falling in Love

Post-Concert "Insert" Songs for American TV Special

1. Blue Hawaii
2. Ku-U-I-Po
3. No More
4. Hawaiian Wedding Song
5. Early Morning Rain

Bonus features:
Original 1973 Commercials & Promos
Photo Gallery

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ELVIS AT HIS BEST.......2007-08-23

I THINK THIS DVD SHOWS ELVIS AT HIS BEST A MUST FOR ANY ELVIS FAN,LONG LIVE THE KING,THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ELVIS.

The King.......2007-08-10

What else can be said? Elvis was, is and always will be the King of Entertainment. If anyone has any doubt of that, watch this video.

wonderful concert.......2007-08-06

Excellent concert of Elvis, every time I put on this DVD I am having really great time !

Loved it.......2007-06-08

I saw the special when on TV and also the Show when he came to my town and it is the same special and show I show. Shows Elvis at his best. Geat music.

I LOVE ELVIS.......2007-05-14

I am a huge Elvis fan so no matter what the product, if he's on it, I will LOVE it!!

Pete's Dragon (Disney Gold Classic Collection)

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Pete's Dragon
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Pete's Dragon (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Starring: Helen Reddy , Jim Dale , Mickey Rooney , Red Buttons , and Shelley Winters
Director: Don Chaffey
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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ASIN: B00004R9A6
Release Date: 2001-01-16

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This story of a winsome orphan and his guardian dragon features an Academy Award-nominated score and song, Helen Reddy's "Candle on the Water." The combination of a live-action story with an animated figure was innovative in 1977, and the green dragon with pink wings will still charm youngsters today. However, its plot has the boy running from a nasty family to whom he's been sold into slavery, as well as an evil magician who tries to steal the dragon for his parts. These dark story lines may scare or bore younger children, who only want to see Elliot the dragon belch fire and give Pete rides on his back. And older children who might appreciate the plot may scoff at the relatively crude animation. This leaves a rather narrow audience window of about ages 3 to 7. A cast of veterans includes Shelley Winters, Mickey Rooney, and Red Buttons, who all turn in the hammiest of performances. Acting newcomer Reddy demonstrates both why her acting career never took off and why her singing career did. (Lines like "You're a bunch of superstitious ding-dongs" don't give her much help.) However, her sometimes awkward performance as the lonely lighthouse keeper who gives the boy a home provides the film with its heart. Bottom line: it's a keeper for diehard Disney fans, dragon lovers, and those who remember this movie fondly from their childhood. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend--a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora (Helen Reddy), and her father (Mickey Rooney), Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.

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Whimsical Family Musical.......2007-08-25

"Pete's Dragon" is a solid family film that's full of music, fun, and adventure. It stars Sean Marshall as Pete, a lonely orphan who's managed to escape from the hands of the evil Gogan family who legally "bought" him from the orphanage. A friendly and sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott helps him escape, and they end up in the coastal town of Passamaquoddy, Maine. Unfortunately for Pete, Elliott gets them into a lot of trouble with the locals. They hide out in a cave until a friendly lighthouse keeper (Helen Reddy) finds them and takes Pete in to live with her and her father (Mickey Rooney). No one believes that Elliott really exists (except for Nora's dad) until Elliott trashes the town school. A travelling "doctor," Dr. Terminus (Jim Dale), and his partner in crime, Hoagie (Red Buttons), cook up a scheme to capture Elliott and use him for profit. Oh, and the Gogan family is still looking for Pete as well. To top it all off, Nora longs for a lost love whom Pete claims that Elliott will find. It's all played out lighthearted and sort of silly, scattered with music and horseplay throughout.

The cast is very strong. Including all of the above mentioned legends and newcomer Marshall, the cast also includes Shelley Winters as the Gogan matriarch, Jim Backus ("Gilligan's Island"), and Jeff Conaway ("Grease" and "Babylon 5"). The music is very good, although it isn't on the same level as songs featured in other Disney classics. For the 1970's, the blending of animation and live action is pretty good.

The DVD itself is okay. The digital transfer is good although a few shortcomings can be seen in the film. The audio is good except in a couple of the songs, where it gets louder and quieter at brief times. Special features include a fun featurette called "Man, Monsters, and Mysteries" which highlights a still-standing theory on the Loch Ness Monster. There's a modest "Where's Elliott?" game, a Disney Family Album excerpt, preview trailers, and a funny short featuring Donald Duck called "Lighthouse Keeping."

If you're a big fan or collector of Disney, this film is a nice purchase. If you only want films that the whole family can watch, you might want to preview this disc before buying it. The film may get a little boring for youngsters since the dragon isn't always on screen and their are long segments of nothing but live action and story development that might lose their interest. Also, the run time clocks in at just over two hours. That's not good if you have an impatient tot running around. My six year-old enjoyed it, but she loves musicals to begin with. Overall, "Pete's Dragon" is a decent family musical film for families with children five and up. Enjoy it.

Pete's Dragon.......2007-06-27

The movie is as good as a I remember it when my daughter was little.
My four year old granddaughter absolutly loved it and was mesmerized by it
and loved playing the games.

Pete's Dragon.......2007-05-10

More Disney fun with a Dragon and a lighthouse family. Colors are brilliant and music sounds wonderful

Great generation after generation........2007-04-13

I remember watching this movie over and over again as a kid and now my kids are doing the same. Great for 4 - 6 year olds, they love all the classic songs and choreography.

Not so good.......2007-03-24

The movie is great but the cd is defective. It keeps on getting stuck on the same spot. I'm trying to return it but I can't get any reply to my e-mails.

Bridget Jones's Diary (Collector's Edition)

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I love this
This movie is a classic
Laugh out loud funny for the dating disfunctional
One of my favorite romantic comedies

Bridget Jones's Diary (Collector's Edition)
Starring: Renée Zellweger , Gemma Jones , Celia Imrie , James Faulkner , and Jim Broadbent
Director: Sharon Maguire
Manufacturer: Miramax
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ASIN: B0002W4SWC
Release Date: 2004-11-09

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Featuring a blowzy, winningly inept size-12 heroine, Bridget Jones's Diary is a fetching adaptation of Helen Fielding's runaway bestseller, grittier than Ally McBeal but sweeter than Sex and the City. The normally sylphlike Renée Zellweger (Nurse Betty, Me, Myself and Irene) wolfed pasta to gain poundage to play "singleton" Bridget, a London-based publicist who divides her free time between binge eating in front of the TV, downing Chardonnay with her friends, and updating the diary in which she records her negligible weight fluctuations and romantic misadventures of the year. Things start off badly at Christmas when her mother tries to set her up with seemingly standoffish lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), whom Bridget accidentally overhears dissing her. Instead she embarks on a disastrous liaison with her raffish boss, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant, infinitely more likeable when he's playing a baddie instead of his patented tongue-tied fops). Eventually, Bridget comes to wonder if she's let her pride prejudice her against the surprisingly attractive Mr. Darcy.

If the plot sounds familiar, that's because Fielding's novel was itself a retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, whose romantic male lead is also named Mr. Darcy. An extra ironic poke in the ribs is added by the casting of Firth, who played Austen's haughty hero in the acclaimed BBC adaptation of Austen's novel. First-time director Sharon Maguire directs with confident comic zest, while Zellweger twinkles charmingly, fearlessly baring her cellulite and pulling off a spot-on English accent. Like Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill (both of which were written by this film's coscreenwriter, Richard Curtis), Bridget Jones's stock-in-trade is a very English self-deprecating sense of humor, a mild suspicion of Americans (especially if they're thin and successful), and a subtly expressed analysis of thirtysomething fears about growing up and becoming a "smug married." The whole is, as Bridget would say, v. good. --Leslie Felperin

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Academy Award(R) winner Renée Zellweger (Best Supporting Actress, COLD MOUNTAIN, 2003; CHICAGO) and Hugh Grant (LOVE ACTUALLY, TWO WEEKS NOTICE) star in a delightful comedy about the ups and downs of modern romance. Bridget (Zellweger), a busy career woman, decides to turn over a new page in her life by channeling her thoughts, opinions and insecurities into a journal that becomes a hilarious chronicle of her adventures. Soon she becomes the center of attention between a guy who's too good to be true (Grant) and another who's so wrong for her, he could be just right (Colin Firth -- LOVE ACTUALLY)! Based on the best-selling book, BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY is another acclaimed crowd-pleaser from the hit makers of FOUR WEDDING AND A FUNERAL and NOTTING HILL.

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There is hope for the chick flick genre after all.......2007-07-18

Many were irked when Rene Zellwiger was chosen to play Bridget Jones, her being an American (let alone a native Texan) when Bridget is an English heroine. Still, she puts forth a good performance, as so many things are universal.

Bridget Jones is a thirtysomething single woman living in London, struggling with the trials and tribulations a la Woody Allen crossed with Cathy from the comics. She has to loose that weight, stop drinking so much, quit smoking, and find that intangible Mr. Right. As opposed to all the shallow, self serving female characters in most chick flicks, we related to Bridget best. She is sweet, trying her hardest and making efforts, and her bumbling antics make us laugh as much as they make us cry, knowing we have all been there at one point or another.

In a classic Jane Austinesque situation (and one of the male leads just happens to be named Darcy on top of that), Bridget finds herself torn between two men. On Christmas Day at her mother's annual party, she meets a vain, arrogant, rude man named Mark Darcy who her mother is pushing her into being friendly with. When she overhears one of his insults, she is bent into thinking what a terrible man she is and is naturally, as Miss Austin would be proud of (no pun intended), prejudiced against him. At work, she is hot for her boss, a slick, charming skirt played very well by Hugh Grant (when he is usually the lovable good guy in all his roles). In a moment of weakness, Bridget gets played. (Who hasn't been there?) She soon finds out that Hugh Grant is not just a player, but contrary to what she had been lead to believe, he was caught mid coitus with Mark's wife and not vice versa. In a great scene that we women can only dream about, the two get into a fist fight on the streets over her.

And Mr. Darcy ... He's the perfect man after all. Even when he finds her diary with all its stabs and slams against him, he goes out and buys her a new one. He knows he's not perfect and loves Bridget just the way she is. Isn't that what we all want? And he even likes those nasty granny panties she wore.

I love this.......2007-06-11

I love this movie! First of all I adore Hugh Grant, and his wit hits a homerun in this movie. But, I am a huger Zellweger and Firth fan as well.
Who does not love the way Bridget seems to always mock, and humiliate herself, yet win people over in an instant. She's a true underdog, but a loveable character looking for love...and bullocks....trouble, and moritifying moments always seem to find her. I can watch this movie any day of the week and laugh. Plus, it has a great soundtrack.

This movie is a classic .......2007-06-08

You don't have to be into chick flicks to appreciate this movie. I personally am not into the serious romance movies. This one made me laugh, tugged at my heart strings, and made me sigh. I believe this is one of Renee Zellweger's best performances. I never had a crush on Colin Firth until I saw this movie. His performance was outstanding along side with Hugh Grant's whose wit had me in stiches. The sequel was also a fabulous movie that I have yet to purchase. I also like the deleted scenes and take outs at the main menu. A DVD you must add to your collection. You will never tire of seeing it.

Laugh out loud funny for the dating disfunctional.......2007-05-07

Briget Jones Diary is a amusing look at the ins and outs of the dating world for the 30 something generation. A romatic comedy which will having you laughing to the point of tears. Bridget (as brought to life by Renée Zellweger) is a 30 something gal living in London and on the hunt for love, but sometimes willing to settle for sex, and forever psychoanalyzing (and second-guessing) herself we follow her as she tries to figure out what it is she really wants.

"It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of being single," she says sardonically in what is to become the running internal monologue that ties the events in the movie to the entries in her journal.
The story largely concerns Bridget suddenly going from miserably manless (in a hilarious early scene she gets drunk alone at home and sings along to Jamie O'Neal's "All By Myself") to having two suitors Mark Darcy (Colin Firth)and Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant)-- a situation she simply doesn't know what to do with.

I find this movie is a must see whenever im having dating issue. Its almost as if it helps to know that im not the only one who isnt in a perfect relationship package.

One of my favorite romantic comedies.......2007-04-23

I love this movie. I've traveled to England several times and this comedy epitomizes British humor. Bridget is such an easy character to relate to, a real woman with real problems. We need more characters like her out there, women who have weight issues and can't speak in public. I thoroughly enjoyed the fight scene between Mark and Daniel, it was something that you might see real men who are wimps really doing. This movie is fantastic and I highly recommend it to all women.

Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Elvis in Vegas
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Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Elvis Presley , James Burton (II) , Glen D. Hardin , Charlie Hodge , and Jerry Scheff
Director: Denis Sanders
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000QUUD60
Release Date: 2007-08-07

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What Was Warner/MGM Thinking?!?!?.......2007-09-14

First of all, the reason I bought this set was to have both versions (1970 & 2001) on DVD and while I love both versions (except for the deleted songs from the special edition), my real gripe is the bonus footage and the sound on the 1970 version of TTWII---it's in MONO!! WHY?!?

The sound on the bonus footage is HORRIBLE and the "bonus" footage sucks because it looks to be a third or fourth generation copy....an amateur could have done better editing and mixing these DVDs!!

Either way, they'll both still get lots of playing time in my DVD player...although I'll skip the "extras".

Elvis in Vegas.......2007-09-11

Thats The Way It Is was one of my favorites. The speciel disc was great and Elvis never looked better. He actually went out in the audience during the performances in vegas, it was great to see.....

Elvis at his best!.......2007-09-04

Elvis fan or not, you can't help but get caught up in this candid and true film of the legend.

A comment on Elvis - That's the Way It Is (Two-Disc Special Edition).......2007-09-03

The original was poorly edited but the idea was to show the fans and the event that was ELVIS more than Elvis himself. The Special Edition is FANtastic... the man and the music. This two-disc package is awesome because you get more footage and more songs to listen to, the only shame is that the original doesn't have re-mastered sound like the Special Edition, but the DVD quality footage is much better and for many fans it will be the first time they will see the original that clear. A highly recommended purchase for all music fans, it is the best Elvis ever looked during the concert years.

Elvis great - package poor.......2007-08-27

If you already have the previous special edition do not buy this. The first disc duplicates exactly that release. The 2nd disc whilst having a few interesting extras is the original release. This is poor quality as compared to the first disc, and duplicates the concert again (if you already own the previous special edition).

I'm afraid this is just a money making exercise to cash in on the 30th anniversary of his death.

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