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From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand," Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea"). Read more

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Good film...GREAT 2nd DISC FEATURES!!
First... let's just say that somebody needs to tell Ashley Tisdale to lose the boots. They're only gonna be even more embarrasing in 20 years than they are today. Where are Joan and Melissa when we need them!? "Kiss the Girl"? ... pass.
One of Disney's Finest Achievements!
In a wonderful kingdom under the sea lives the beautiful mermaid princess, Ariel, seventh and youngest daughter of King Triton, ruler of Atlantica. Ariel's feisty spirit and gorgeous red hair make her a bit of a favorite among Triton's daughters, and her passion for learning human ways and collecting of their artifacts causes much stress to her family and friends. After spying a handsome, young, human prince aboard a ship one evening and saving his life, Ariel is instantly love-struck, and this is completely unacceptable to her overbearing, human-hating father. In a desperate and rebellious action, Ariel turns to a seductive sea witch for help, who takes possession of Ariel's beautiful voice in exchange for a magical spell. The spell changes Ariel's fish-like tail into a lovely pair of human legs, but there is a condition attached. If Ariel can't get the young prince to fall in love with her in three days and seal it with a kiss, the spell will be broken and Ariel will join the witch Ursula's collection of hideously transformed victims. Luckily, the prince is in love with her already, though he doesn't know it. Prince Eric is obsessed with finding the young lady who saved him from drowning that night and whom he caught a glimpse of as she sang to him just before disappearing. When he takes in the now human Ariel after she appears seemingly washed up from a shipwreck, her inability to speak makes him sure she is not the one. Voiceless and only left with her beauty and exuberant charm, Ariel and her animal friends must try their best to make the prince see that she is the lost love he has been searching for, but the Sea Witch will do all she can to stop them before time runs out! If Ursula holds power over Princess Ariel, the king himself will have to bow down before her!
DEEP SEA IN FUN. MAKE A SPLASH WITH THIS MERMAID!
Finally, the long-anticipated eighth addition to Disney's Platinum Collection is here making quite the splash---the bonus tracks in this disc-disc edition include a brand-new making-of feautrette, never-before-deleted scenes, a backstage peek into the world of Imagineering, music videos, special effect demos,and song demos. We often wondered how Ursula ended up a sea witch (some others calling the multi-tentacled terror an "octopus"); one of our favorite deleted scenes reveals Ursula's real identity . . . unless you've been basking in a seaweed wrap all these years, Ursula is voiced by the Cape's own Pat Carroll. Getting it done has never sounded so true. And terrifying.
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Movie is great, but don't bother with the Collector's Edition!
As a DVD collector, I was more than willing to fork over the extra ten dollars to pick up the X-Men: The Last Stand Collector's Edition. Unforntunately, I have never been more disappointed.
Wrap Up
I enjoyed this movie for what it was.I also enjoyed the first two movies as well.They seemed to depend a lot more on characterization and the human/mutant discriminations.This one seems to go more for the slam bam action more than story.The mutant battle at the end of the movie is great.This movie kills off several major characters, makes some major changes to others, as well as introducing us to new major characters Beast, Angel and Juggernaut.To quickly sum it up, Jena Grey returns from the dead as Phoenix, a not so nice but very powerful mutant.Professor X and Magneto are at odds as to what to do with her.Meanwhile a mutant boy who can take away the mutant ability is used to create a cure for mutants.Some see this as a savior, others look at it like genocide.Thats when the real battles start.Enjoyable action film with great special effects.Though this wraps up the overall X-Men trilogy nicely, there was a slight tease at the end of more possibilities.

Superb, it doesn't get any better than this!
I loved this movie and cannot understand why anyone who is truly a sci-fi fan could not love this movie.It was action packed with great special effects and a very well thought out plot.This combination is almost impossible to find in movies today.Nothing, since the Terminator II can compare to this movie.Hats off to everyone involved in this fantastic production.For those of you who can not apppreciate a gem sci-fi such as this, stick to something you know. ... Read more

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There's an extra coat of hot wax on Pixar's vibrant, NASCAR-influenced comedy about a world populated entirely by cars. Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is the slick rookie taking the Piston Cup series by storm when the last race of the season (the film's high-octane opening) ends in a three-way tie. On the way to the tie-breaker race in California, Lightning loses his way off Route 66 in the Southwest desert and is taught to stop and smell the roses by the forgotten citizens of Radiator Springs. It's odd to have such a slim story from the whizzes of Pixar, and the film pales a bit from their other films (though can that be a fair comparison?). Nonetheless, Read more

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Pixar can do better -- much better
Pixar has quite a high bar to maintain and they falter a little on this one.Based on my 12 year old neice's suggestion, she and I watched this film.Pixar's usually pretty good right?Both of us at one point looked at each other about half way through to figure out what time it was.The film has great messages and wonderful animation but the execution is really flat and boring.Pixar is noteable for being exceptional, something that's hard to do with animated films that will be appealing to both kids and adults.It's enjoyable for the most part but this clearly is the first of the Pixar films to fall noticeably short.

Pixar Continues To Shine
Oh, how easy it would be to duplicate one's success with a tried and true formula, but not Pixar. And this it what makes them so special and unique. They like to take risks. Thank goodness for John Lasseter and the wonderful team of animators at Pixar because they did it again. "Cars" was thoroughly enjoyable and great entertainment. This was definitely challenging, computer-animated cars. Who would have thought that when it all started with toys that we'd make it through bugs, monsters, fish, and talking cars? Pixar is a true delight. This is a fun movie. I look forward to watching it on DVD since I only saw it once in the theater. Once again, you have great voice-over work and immaculate landscapes for the cars to roam through. All of Pixar's movies are genuinely heartfelt and "Cars" is no exception. If you have Pixar's others movies on DVD, then you don't want to skip this one. "Cars" is great for either adults or kids. Don't hesitate, get this great dose of computer-animated eye candy before the stores run out.

so far, so good...
Disney movies really aren't my thing.For example, I recently bought a few movies from WalMart: Serenity, Slither, and Final Destination II... none of which are Disney movies.I used to think that Disney movies were mainly for kids. Granted, I do have the entire Lilo and Stitch series, but beyond that, my late Disney experiences have been from watching old WD movies like Beauty and the Beast and Finding Nemo with my 5-year old cousin (and don't take that as a rip on Finding Nemo; I actually really liked that movie).What really attracted me to Cars in the first place, however, was the fact that it had Larry the Cable Guy in it, as the lovable but somewhat dimwitted Tow Mater (known throughout the film simply as Mater), seeing as I am a HUGE fan of Larry's material.I finally got to see the movie as a result of a bootleg copy I got from a friend.I must say, it is one of THE best Disney movies I have ever seen.It was very family-friendly and overall quite hilarious.
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TV at its Best. Catch up if you haven't seen them all.
Is Grey's Anatomy a steamy/McDreamy drama about sex, lust, and all things dirty? You betcha. But it's more. It's savvy writing, insights galore, friendships tested to the breaking point, heartbreak of the real variety, and yes, five people trying to become something that actually is important--surgeons who save lives. It's hard. People die, and sometimes they had something to do with it. It takes everything they've got to slug through and all the sex and fun makes it barely bearable.
A good balance between medical reality and romance
Lead Character Meredith Grey's life sometimes makes you just want to turn away and shake your head.There are some seriously disappointing moments here--and as her best friend Christina says, "Meredith is all dark and twisty."The ensemble cast is fabulous and some of the episodes are so heart wrenching "Into You LIke A Train" where an couple of strangers are stuck togetether after a train wreck and only one can survive, are beyond tear jerkers.I think Grey's will go down as one of the best medical dramas on TV since M*A*S*H and ER.Many of the episodes are worth watching over and over.

Ellen A. Kim hit the nail on the head
I think the Editorial Review by Ellen A. Kim, above, is a perfect description of Season 2.Like the other reviewers here, I am continuing to watch the show, but I'm glad to see Meredith out of her "slump."I found her terribly annoying in Season 2.I was half-hoping McDreamy would stay with his wife (who softened quite a bit by the end of the season) and the vet would fall for Izzie!We'll see how season 3 progresses.Anyway, worth purchasing to catch up on what you might have missed. ... Read more

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What was in the Hatch? The cliffhanger from season one of Lost was answered in its opening sequences, only to launch into more questions as the season progressed. That's right: Just when you say "Ohhhhh," there comes another "What?" Thankfully, the show's producers sprinkle answers like tasty morsels throughout the season, ending with a whopper: What caused Oceanic Air Flight 815 to crash in the first place? As the show digs into more revelations about its inhabitant's pasts, it also devotes a good chunk to new characters (Hey, it's an island; you never know who you're going to run into.) First, there are the "Tailies," passengers from the back end of the plane who crashed on the other side of the island. Among them are the wise, God-fearing ex-drug lord Mr. Eko (standout Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje); devoted husband Bernard (Sam Anderson); psychiatrist Libby (Cynthia Watros, whose character has more than one hidden link to the other islanders); and ex-cop Ana Lucia (Michelle Rodriguez), by far the most infuriating character on the show, despite how much the writers tried to incur sympathy with her flashback. Then there are the Others, first introduced when they kidnapped Walt (Malcolm David Kelley) at the end of season one. Brutal and calculating, their agenda only became more complex when one of them (played creepily by Michael Emerson) was held hostage in the hatch and, quite handily, plays mind games on everyone's already frayed nerves. The original cast continues to battle their own skeletons, most notably Locke (Terry O'Quinn), Sun (Yunjin Kim) and Michael (Harold Perrineau), whose obsession with finding Walt takes a dangerous turn. The love triangle between Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway), which had stalled with Sawyer's departure, heats up again in the second half. Despite the bloating cast size (knocked down by a few by season's end) Lost still does what it does best: explores the psyche of people, about whom "my life is an open book" never applies, and cracks into the social dynamics of strangers thrust into Lord of the Flies-esque situations. Is it all a science experiment? A dream? A supernatural pocket in the universe? Likely, any theory will wind up on shaky ground by the season's conclusion. But hey, that's the fun of it. This show was made for DVD, and you can pause and slow-frame to your heart's content. Just try and keep that head-spinning to a minimum. Read more

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Not Quite as Good as Season 1 But It's Still LOST!
I think that the reason people don't like Season 2 as much as Season 1 is because you get so attached to the characters. It was quite sad when Boone bit the dust, but he had to and you'll find out.
Good but not great
OK. I do not love Lost but in some ways season two was slightly stronger than season one. IN season one you had a fantastic pilot and then almost no real storyline. This may also be slightly the case in season 2 at times but at least the quality of the dialogies and acting makes the interaction between the characters credible (or more credible at least). While some of the mroe intriguing things in Season 1 are not exploited at all (the monsters) there is much more emphasis on the presence of the Others, even if still very little is being explained. One thing that is somewhat tiring is that whenever one point has been clarified, there comes the next unexpected cliffhanger situation which is not allways necessary. In some ways you need to watch the whole thing in one go in order to make it satisfying since the single episodes themselves do not allways make for coherent viewing.

A different focus than Season 1, but a good difference
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Over the Hedge is a really cute movie.
I wasn`t aware that `Over the Hedge' is based on a comic strip. I've never seen it, but I can only imagine that it would be just as good as the film, if not better. And while it's not an astonishment, I can say that Hedge is genuinely enjoyable, and great fun for everyone.
Why So Short?
I rented this on DVD Tuesday, 10/18/2006 from Blockbuster.Arriving home, I immediately popped it in my Family Room DVD player and started playing it for my son and daughter!My son loved it!It was cute, funny, and full of Chipmunk cheer!I thought CJ was adorable!
Hammie on Caffine, One of the highlights of animation in the lastyear!!!
This movie is at times side splitting funny.RJ, a lonely racoon with a taste for processed human food gets himself in a pinch with a bear that want's nothing but RJ's pelt if he doesn't get his food back.In trying to get the food that he ruined back, RJ learns a valuable lesson that their are bigger things ins life other than material goods, and mainly, that is family.
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Astonishing
I admit to being a little troubled by the close of this season.(I won't say why so as not to give anything away.)However, now that season three has begun, I understand why they did what they did.The second half of season two is as good as the first half was.It is full of intrigue and rich in character development.The show is honestly an exercise in character development.The sci-fi setting is not the focus; the struggle, both internal and external, of the characters is.I think this is the selling point of the show and what makes it so amazingly great.See it!Love it!Buy it!

An incredible show to get into
Battlestar Galactica had a full count of episodes in season 2 but decided to give fans and themselves a break halfway for a couple months. Inexplicably, the season is not in one big set but rather split in half at full price. It's one of those kind of unforgivable things that doesn't derail the season simply because the episodes are so great. While things in the middle section somewhat sag, they're bookended but awesome episodes that should appeal not only to sci-fi fans but drama fans in general.
The Best Show on TV just gets better and better
People who have an opinion about BATTLESTAR GALACTICA tend to fall into three camps.First, there are those who dismiss it because it is Sci-fi and as a result have no interest in it.After all, those Trekkie types have no real aesthetic judgment and will like just about anything as long as it has spaceships, lasers, robots, and aliens (nevermind that BSG has neither lasers nor aliens).Second, there is the extremely small but rather fanatical group of fans of the original show (widely referred to as TOS) who are adamant that the new show (or GINO as they love to refer to it--"Galactica in name only") simply must be a horror because, well, STARBUCK is a guy in the new series!There is a third and rapidly growing group:those who consider BATTLESTAR GALACTICA either the best show on TV or at the very least among the best.Within the latter group there is a not insignificent group who wonder whether it might not be the best show in the history of television.
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Movie is great, but don't bother with the Collector's Edition!
As a DVD collector, I was more than willing to fork over the extra ten dollars to pick up the X-Men: The Last Stand Collector's Edition. Unforntunately, I have never been more disappointed.
Wrap Up
I enjoyed this movie for what it was.I also enjoyed the first two movies as well.They seemed to depend a lot more on characterization and the human/mutant discriminations.This one seems to go more for the slam bam action more than story.The mutant battle at the end of the movie is great.This movie kills off several major characters, makes some major changes to others, as well as introducing us to new major characters Beast, Angel and Juggernaut.To quickly sum it up, Jena Grey returns from the dead as Phoenix, a not so nice but very powerful mutant.Professor X and Magneto are at odds as to what to do with her.Meanwhile a mutant boy who can take away the mutant ability is used to create a cure for mutants.Some see this as a savior, others look at it like genocide.Thats when the real battles start.Enjoyable action film with great special effects.Though this wraps up the overall X-Men trilogy nicely, there was a slight tease at the end of more possibilities.

Superb, it doesn't get any better than this!
I loved this movie and cannot understand why anyone who is truly a sci-fi fan could not love this movie.It was action packed with great special effects and a very well thought out plot.This combination is almost impossible to find in movies today.Nothing, since the Terminator II can compare to this movie.Hats off to everyone involved in this fantastic production.For those of you who can not apppreciate a gem sci-fi such as this, stick to something you know. ... Read more

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McDreamy!!!!
I own Season 1 and 2.Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Keigl, etc., great show!I have everyone in my family including my friends addicted to it!!!Buy it, you won't regret it.

I got hooked on "Grey's Anatomy" late...
The DVD was a great way to catch up.Grey's is turning out to be one of my all-time favorite shows.There's good characterization, drama and a lot of interesting medical cases.
Addicting show
I recently bought season 1 of Grey's Anatomy. I think the show is great.I am not much of a tv watcher but this show peaked my interest.It has many great actors in the show, especially Chandra Wilson. She is a powerful actress.The cast is diverse and the show keeps you wanting more. I just ordered the 2nd season and I can't wait to watch that one too.Its nice to find good shows on tv once again. ... Read more

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Beating a dead horse
I tried it and I didn't like it.
As good as ever, if not better!!!!
I purchased this season with trepidation as I was dubious about the changes in the casting as i had loved the previous 8 seasons with Richard Dean Anderson and the rest. The humour was excellent and each episode was most enjoyable leaving me always wanting more. Well, imagine my surprise when i watched the first few episodes to find that the changes had not detracted from the show at all but made it every bit as good as before. The writers etc have not tried to replace the O'Niell character but have introduced a new dynamic with some excellent humour. The episodes have been very good and while I still have 4 episodes to watch, I am hoping that the rumours about the show being cancelled after season 10 are not true. I will watch this show for as long as it is available. (I have to watch on DVD as i do not get the show on TV here). I love the new humour from all the cast and the transition from the Gou'Ald to the Ori has been interestingly handled. It is also great to see that the team do not always succeed, but i hope that they do eventually overcome the ORI.
Disappointed in the Box set Great series
I am both disappointed in Amazon and MGM , first the so called BOX set was released 3 weeksearlierat Sam's clubfor $27.00 but it was the thin pack so I did not buy it because I own the other (8 seasons) in the (BOX) set Amazon was to release it in a few weeks so I waited and pre bought what I thought was the BOX set , not the thin set well when the package came in I was disappointedI went to Sam's I was going to buy the thin pack and return the Amazon order. Well Sam's Club sold out of the season 9 right away.
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