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Discomfort and Realism Have Never Been So Funny
The Office almost didn't succeed.It wasn't because it wasn't funny (it is), wasn't well-acted (it is), or due to poor reviews (critics loved it); people were too afraid that it would pale in comparison to the British series of the same name upon which this show is based.Also, it is a very different style of comedy, which is a huge turn-off to people who are comfortable with the numerous (read: cookie cutter) sitcoms that flood the airwaves each year (Arrested Development fans know what I'm talking about).Anyway, with only a 6 episode first season, things looked pretty grim.Fortunately, the show was able to stay on the air long enough to win over a respectable fanbase, and now it looks like it will be here for a while.But about that first season...
The Beginning of Someting Incredible!!!!!
If you want someting new, something fresh, something different; The Office, season 1, is for you!Not incorporating your regular "set up and punch line" comedy, this show will definatly have you laughing out loud.
The season that started it all
Office hype is all over the media these days.The show won an emmy and Steve Carrell is "hot" right now.So, if you've become a fan of the show during the second or third season, you need to buy this DVD so you can see where it all began.
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Stanley Kubrick's striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgess'sfamous novel is a masterpiece.Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-in-cheek performance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of young hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs, breaking into people's homes, and raping women.While other directors would simply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick maintains Burgess's dark, satirical social commentary.We watch Alex transform from a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment that attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment.The catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick cure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime.Read more

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Ahead of it's time, Excellent Kubrick Film
First off, this was not an easy bood to make into a movie, but Stanly Kubrick did an excellent job of doing so, not cutting out too many of the details either.This movie was way ahead of it's time, with excellent cinemetography, great acting, and excellent adaptation to script of a book that tells a tale of young Alex and his gang in a world he live raise "ultraviolence".A nice glimpse into the mind of an Antisocial.Rent this, Buy this, worth owning.One of the many of a series of Excellent Kubrick films of the 70's.

Second movie in a very special trilogy.
I ama fan of Stanley Kubrick, and I can see something very special about this movie, that makes me consider this one as the second installment of a so called, by myself, "trilogy". 2001: A Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange & The Shining, they three share a feeling of loneliness, a sense of an external consciousness who is watching, from outside the Universe, the characters in the films, there is a feeling of a paranormal environment, manifest by the lighting, the sharp contrast of colors white, blue, red and fog in some of the scenes. And, this special environment is made even more surreal by the very special soundtracks of "Atmospheres" by Gyorgy Ligeti , "Timesteps" by Wendy Carlos, or thescore in The Shining by Carlos' couple too. Perhaps these three stories are part of the intervention of the Black Monoliths on the development of Mankind...Who knows? Buy these movies, they are highly recommended.
great film by kubrick but what else is new
this film is a has a very nice story about a man named alex who loves to rape woman and fighting/stealing,but that all changes when he goes to jail. then while in jail he hears about a thing that a doctor is doing to stop people from being bad. so later the doctor picks alex to be like a ginny pig for this test. he is forced to watch horrable things while hes eyes are forced open. after getting these test alex can one longer be bad because if he does he gets real sick..
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Third movie in a very special trilogy.
I have understood that this movie was not well received neither by the audience nor by the critics, and that even the writer Stephen King was not happy with the final result on the silver screen. But, being a fan of Stanley Kubrick, I can see something special about this movie that makes me consider this one as the third installment of a so called, by myself, "trilogy". 2001: A Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange & The Shining, they three share a feeling of loneliness, a sense of an external consciousness who is watching, from outside the Universe, the characters in the films. There is a feeling of a paranormal environment, manifest by the lighting, the sharp contrast of colors white, blue, red and fog in some of the scenes. And, this special environment is made even more surreal by the very special soundtracks of "Atmospheres" by Gyorgy Ligeti , "Timesteps" by Wendy Carlos, or thescore in The Shining by Carlos' couple too. Perhaps these three stories are part of the intervention of the Black Monoliths on the development of Mankind...Who knows? Buy these movies, they are highly recommended.
About so much more than horror
The Shining is Kubrick's take on a horror film. Thus it contains multitudes. Embedded meanings and dark nights of the soul that underpin what is essentially a small scale story of isolation and madness in an isolated Colorado hotel. Like the novels of Samuel Beckett, the Shining strips human psychology down to the floorboards. And what is revealed is a wretched and inescapable image of terrible things that men have done in the past, are doing now, and will do again in future time.

"They had to be corrected, too"
Why is it we love Jack Nicholson even as he attempts to murder his wife and son? He is one of those actors who is always a delight to watch, whatever his character's disposition. Jack Torrance (Nicholson) agrees to take care of a hotel in the off season so he can work on his writing in peace, so his wife, Wendy, and son, Danny, tag along. They should have realized they were not as alone as they thought because their son's friend, Tony, apprised them of this via shining. Does Jack really love his family the way he says he does? Is it true alcohol makes us hurt the people closest to us, or is it a demon of another sort? The unique pleasure of a Kubrick film is not necessarily the story itself; rather, it is the unique way in which he tells it. Watch his movies for the performances he coaxes from the actors, for the deliberate pacing or for his sardonic humor. Much the way Frank Sinatra could take any song and make it his own, Kubrick could take any source material and brand it indelibly with his own distinctive mark. Pure cinematic enjoyment. As an aside, I would dread being in Stephen King's family. Is Jack Torrance his alter ego? Does he fantasize about killing his family? Nah, but one has to wonder why so many of his stories involve writers... ... Read more

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Arguably the greatest black comedy ever made, Stanley Kubrick's cold-war classic is the ultimate satire of the nuclear age. Read more

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Nothing Better
For me, this movie is both classic in a theatrical sense and in a personal way. As the daughter of a Hitler historian, I spent my childhood listening to my father discussing not only 'Der Führer,' but the opposite end of the spectrum in Josef Stalin. He discussed the Cold War in depth with me, and by the time I was in middle school, I knew more about the Red Menace that most of my classmates combined. For me, however, the Red Menace was almost like a joke--the Cold War was over, communism didn't have a good foothold anywhere, and it seemed like the end of the story.
Don't Bother With 40th Anniversary Edition
Get the cheaper verion.The 2nd disc in the 40th Anniversary Edition is virtually worthless.There are the usual previews, etc., and some film critics, plus McNamara babbling, and, and Spike Lee.I gotta tell ya.I can't, for the life of me, figure out what Spike Lee has to contribute regarding the period or commentary about the film.
Timeless Dark Comedy
The time period for this movie is the Cold War but the comedy will endure for all time. I have no doubt that future generations will enjoy this creative masterpiece as much as us cold war babies have. ... Read more

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Possible product packaging issue
I purchased the boxed set in mid-August 2006 and unfortunately, due to a defective disk, returned it immediately.I say unfortunately because the set was immaculate otherwise.Amazon's replacement service kindly sent a replacement set the day I was sending the original back--gotta love that; thanks Amazon!HOWEVER, the replacement was not packaged completely.My replacement set did not include individual cardboard envelopes for the three plastic hard cases.(The holder which holds the three hard cases together was there; but each hard case is further protected by a cardboard envelope, which helps keep them from rubbing against each other in the holder.This is important; because each hard case has chrome-like lettering which could rub off over time without the added protection.This is apparently a QC issue wherever the sets are assembled--I do not think Amazon was to blame).So, regrettably, I returned this set as well.Just be aware you may receive a set which doesn't contain individual cardboard envelopes for each plastic hard case.If you can live with that, it's no big deal and you will love this set--I'm just picky!Star Trek rules!And thanks again, Amazon, for your superb customer service!

RIP OFF!!!
How long is Paramount going to milk the Star Trek name?There is NO WAY I'm going to cough up $175 for a DVD set of three seasons of ANY show.
Huge price drop just in time
They are going to be re-releasing the original series with added computer generated graphics and effects.When I found this out I went to Amazon to check used copies of the original series so I would have a collection of the origial series without the added CGI.The whole series used to cost upwards to $400 at some retailers, and I was able to pick it up just now brand new off Amazon for ~$175, which is still steep for a non-fan, but is a great deal if like me you want to have a collection of the original series, especially before they add the CGI. ... Read more

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i learned something
I must admit I bought this movie because i wanted to see Anne Hathaway nude but as I watched it I realized that it really was a good movie.

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Wreaking Havoc With My Sensibilities
What can I say about the truly inspired film "Havoc" that hasn't been said before?Barbara Kopple, an Academy Award winning documentarian, taking a grittily realistic look at urban youth dabbling in gang culture--sounds like a recipe for success!Add a talented cast of appealing up-and-coming actors given really meaty roles--awesome!
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When Stanley Kubrick recruited Arthur C. Clarke to collaborate on "the proverbial intelligent science fiction film," it's a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience.A daring experiment in unconventional narrative inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel," Read more

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Third movie in a very special trilogy.
I ama fan of Stanley Kubrick, and I can see something very special about this movie, that makes me consider this one as the third installment of a so called, by myself, "trilogy". 2001: A Space Odyssey, Orange Clockwork & The Shining, they three share a feeling of loneliness, a sense of an external consciousness who is watching, from outside the Universe, the characters in the films, there is a feeling of a paranormal environment too, manifest by the lighting, the sharp contrast of colors white, blue, red and fog in some of the scenes. And, this special environment is made even more surreal by the very special soundtracks of "Atmospheres" by Gyorgy Ligeti , "Timesteps" by Wendy Carlos, or thescore in The Shining by Carlos' couple too. Perhaps these three stories are part of the intervention of the Black Monoliths on the development of Mankind...Who knows? Buy these movies, they are highly recommended.
Pure Cabala!
At the end of the movie, Kubrick was going to have the Star Child destroy the earth by detonating atomic bombs but he backed off claiming that he didn't want to repeat the ending of Dr. Strangelove.Could it be that he didn't want to appear too obvious?
GREAT DVD
** This review is only for the limited DVD version**
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Andrei Konchalovsky's expansive television mini-series production of Homer's epic poem gets off to clumsy start as he tries to squeeze the Trojan War into a mere half hour, but once the arrogant but honorable Odysseus (strikingly played by Armand Assante) and his loyal crew begin their doomed voyage home, this film turns into a fantastical adventure. Integrating often-stunning special effects with inventive art design, Konchalovsky achieves a beautiful look on a limited budget as he follows the 10-year ordeal of Odysseus from his battles with the Cyclops and the magical Circe (Bernadette Peters) to his secret homecoming and his confrontation with the treacherous Eurymachus (Eric Roberts). Isabella Rossellini appears as his spiritual guide, the goddess Athena, with Greta Scacchi as Odysseus's faithful wife and Vanessa Williams as the seductive Calypso. The rest of the cast includes Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbé, Christopher Lee, and Irene Papas. The production was shot on location in and around the Mediterranean, making for a lush, lovely visual experience. Read more

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A Near Perfect Rendering of an Epic Tale
This particular film adaptation of Homer's epic poem, staring Armand Assante as Odysseus, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, from the studios of Hallmark Entertainment, is more than likely the best film rendition of this grand story.
Good, faithful adaptation
In the comentary, the director upfront admitts wishing to focus on the most entertaining parts of the Odyssey and this he does. I do not believe their is much to criticize (although there are some to be done) given the fact that even with scenes removed the runtime of the film is close to four hours. Therefore credit is due for fitting as much as they did.
A Wasted Voyage
Although the book version of the Odyssey was capturing, the movie was rather disappointing because they left out quite a few scenes and changed the story a bit in some parts, which made it rather dull.
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Riding the strange '50s nostalgia wave that swept through America during the late 1970s (caused by TV shows like Read more

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Great if the Sing-Along Works For You
I returned two of these discs thinking they were defective, before I realized that the sing-along feature just doesn't work on many DVD players.I was finally able to get it to work on my Humax Tivo DVD player/recorder, but when I had tried to play it on my Phillips and Toshiba machines, the songs would be skipped over completely during movie playback, and random lines of the songs were skipped during playback of specific sing-along tracks.Also, no lyrics would show up at all.I was very bummed since this was the only reason I purchased this new edition.

Grease is still the word
All I have to say is finally!!! Finally they have a collecter's edition of Grease with bonus features. I have been waiting years for an edition like this. If you're a lover of Grease buy this DVD!
Fine new Rydell Edition... Remastered Video & Audio... Delightful Extras
I won't go into praising the movie. It's already an American Classic and obviously anyone who's contemplating buying this will already love it. I felt guilty about double-dipping but the cute leather jacket was an irresistable gimmick. The following discusses mainly technical aspects of the new disc.
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This movie truely filled my imagination
I searched high and low for this movie for a very long time. i saw this movie when i was about 9 years old and i am 29 now. i couldn't remember the name of it until about 2002. i was searching online and really making up names for it until it came on television. and ever since then i had to have it. this movie back then really had my imagination going about the future. but overall i have to have this movie in my movie collection. i love it.

Childhood classic
I first watched this movie as a kid in the 80's, and practically wore the old vhs copy out back then. It was great to find it on dvd and relive the memories all over again. This movie has a little bit of something for everyone. Also of note is the pioneering CG special effects used in this film.. (the environment mapping on the spaceship). Groundbreaking for the time...

Young and old love this movie!
This movie left such a positive impression on my daughter when she was little that now even though she is 23 years old she asked for the dvd as a Christmas gift! ... Read more

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Decades before the Hollywood film industry became famous for megabudget disaster and science fiction spectaculars, the studios of Southern California (and particularly Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) were renowned for a uniquely American (and nearly extinct) kind of picture known as The Musical. Indeed, when the prestigious British film magazine Read more

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Fun to Sing Along With!
Yes, I am one of those obnoxious friends who likes to sing along with the movie.And not only that, I've seen this one so many times, I can talk along with the dialogue, too!Yes, ladies and germs, this is Singin in the Rain!The fabulous movie that has brought you such unforgettable lines as:
Singing in the Rain -most excelent
This movie entertains over and over again.The quality of the film on the dvd is great.The extra's on the dvd are well worth it.If you love Gene Kelly this is one you will really treasure.

Amazing movie, even more amazing extras!
This film, I think, can be considered to be the greatest musical of all time. I just LOOOVED it! Gene Kelly's magic feet dance to catchy Jazz-Age tunes, there are colorful musical numers, and superb comedy. What more could you ask for? And I'm glad it's finally out on a 2-disc special edition, with great special features. I loved the documentaries on disc 2, but what I REALLY LIKED about the extras were the musical clips from the movies where the songs originated! I didn't know about Freed/Brown songs then, I was suprised to find out that the movie was based on all of those songs from the early talkies. Those clips just changed my life. I bought most of the movies they were excerpted from. Now I know who Eleanor Powell is, I know who Robert Taylor is, and I'm totally hooked on their films! I've seen practically all of Eleanor Powell's movies! I mostly love about the extras is the "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" clip. The first time I saw it, I was just dazed, and I was wondering who the heck Robert Taylor and June Knight were. I thought that musical number was the most beautiful and most escapist and most romantic number I'd ever seen in my life. Taylor and Knight make a LOVELY looking couple. Oh, and I've also seen 2 of June Knight's few films. So I bought Broadway Melody of 1936. Now, it's my favorite movie. If you don't see that you're missin' out big time. This movie, Singin' in the Rain started movie collecting which consists of over a 100 DVDs and rare VHSs. So I just want to say that Singin' in the Rain is one of my favorite movies of all time, and thank God for it, or else I'd never have liked musicals and old movies in the first place. P.S. The song "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' really should've been a big production musical number in Singin' in the Rain. Bet it would've turned out wonderful, because that's such a great song, maybe even better than the title tune! ... Read more

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Stanley Kubrick's 1987, penultimate film seemed to a lot of people to be contrived and out of touch with the '80s vogue for such intensely realisticportrayals of the Vietnam War asRead more

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wow stan could sure make a powerfull movie but what else is new
great powerfull movie this was,, i really enjoy how stan dosent have to add a score to make the drama more powerfull thats how good the directing is. i also enjoy the story very much. i really dont see many movies that show the break down people feel in boot camp. the only bad thing is it was full screen but still i love this film!!!

Real
The first half of this film is the most accurate portrayal of USMC boot camp I have ever seen, outside of actually being there. I've read that R. Lee Emery, who played the senior drill instructor, was initially hired to coach other actors for the role. But he did such a perfect job himself that Stanley Kubrick hired him for the job. If the film had ended after the first half alone, it would have been phenomenal.
Probably a good film for the psychology student...
I do not wish to compare this movie to other films about the Vietnam War -- I'll leave that to others who have seen a number of these films or have themselves been war veterans.What I do want to talk about is the horrendously psychological brutal and vicious treatment of the soldiers, acted out in the first half of the film, as they begin their training, prior to being sent off to war.Its no big secret that young recruits are put through intense training and perhaps this is necessary to a certain point in order to properly prepare them for eventual battle.That said, the drill sgt in this film was more than brutal -- he was unnecessarily sadistic in his treatment of these young men, and this was of course most prominent with his treatment of Private Gomer Pyle.
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Stanley Kramer's sprawling 1963 comedy about a search for buried treasure by at least a dozen people--all played by well-known entertainers of their day--is the kind of mass comedy that Hollywood hasn't made in many years. (Another example from around the same time is Blake Edwards's

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The Golden Standard for classic Film Comedy
Even seen the movies Rat Race (with Whoppi Goldburg, Seth Green, Cuba Gooding Jr) ? Scavenger Hunt (With Cleavon Little & Roddy McDowell)? Midnight Madness (with Micheal J. Fox)? Time Bandits (Sean Connery, Shelly Duvall, John Cleese as Robin Hood)? If you may have seen any of these films, you should owe a debt to the greatest Chase movie ever,It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Zany Madcap Comedy At It's Best!!!
Stanley Kramer put together a great all-star cast for this zany 1963 madcap comedy starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Terry-Thomas, Ethel Merman and Phil Silvers as they are part of a mad dash and running amuck to find money buried under a big "W" in Santa Rosita Park where one silly thing happens after another.
Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World dvd
I returned this as I found out it was either letterbox or wide screen format, I only buy or want tapes or dvds that fill the entire tv screen, otherwise I dont buy them ... Read more

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Saved from the brink of cancellation by its loyal fanbase, Read more

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Star Trek TOS season three reviewed by Chroesus
Star Trek TOS season three is not the best of the three seasons and is a bit uneven in the quality of the episodes. It has it's highs and it's
Cool series
An epic sci-fi phenomenon began in 1966 when the first season of "Star Trek" began to broadcast on U.S. televisions. Created by the legendary writer Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991), the series was intended to run for five years detailing the missions of the mammoth starship known as the U.S.S. Enterprise, which was only one of several starships that were part of the United Federation of Planets' Starfleet. Unfortunately, the series was prematurely cancelled after only three complete seasons in spite of efforts of Gene Roddenberry, letter-writing campaigns conducted by fans to keep the show alive and 5 Emmy Award nominations. Ironically, it was only six weeks after the final third-season episode was broadcast (6/3/1969) that astronauts Neil Armstrong and 'Buzz' Aldrin became the first human beings to ever set foot on an extraterrestrial world, Earth's moon, on 7/20/1969. Then, instead of being forgotten after cancellation, in syndication, "Star Trek" began to rise in popularity in the early 1970's to such an extent that Paramount Pictures began toying with the idea of resurrecting the show. Instead, following the extremely successful 1977 sci-fi blockbuster film "Star Wars" (written and directed by George Lucas), Paramount Pictures did resurrect the show in the form of several big-screen films beginning in 1979. With a new generation being introduced to the fantastic universe created by Gene Roddenberry, more "Star Trek" television series were created. In total, there have been six "Star Trek" television series (5 live-action, 1 animated) and ten big-screen films; but all of them owe their thanks not only to Gene Roddenberry, but to the original "Star Trek" series cast and the many fans that kept the original show in syndication long after it was cancelled.

Kirk out!!
When I was a kid, wearing my mail-order "Captain Kirk" command shirt of gold vellour, the words "Third Season Trek" were synonymous with "bad." To compare something with the Third Season meant invoking images of failure, disaster, and sudden, irrevocable decline. Some of the individual episodes of this season also became buzzwords for something that, for lack of a better description, just plain sucked. "Space hippies!"; "What have you done with Spock's brain!?"; "You half-black!"
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Meg Ryan emerges bloodied but unbowed from this botched comedy by Lawrence Kasdan (Read more

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Spectacular Romantic Comedy in Paris, Cote D'Azur
Ever since "Harry Met Sally", "Sleepless in Seattle", and "You've Got Mail", Meg Ryan is synonymous with romantic comedy. Her facial expressions, amusing antics and humorous predicaments make her one of Hollywood's most adorable and adored comedic actresses. "French Kiss" meets all the above criteria, plus more. It has a great story line, twisted and twisting plot with well developed characters and romantic escapades set in Paris, Cote D'Azur and Provence (or other French wine country setting).
My favorite scene
This movie is really cute. Fluffy and not too deep but really funny. Meg Ryan is in rare form. I love the scene at the sidewalk cafe!

A cute romantic comedy
Being a Kevin Kline fan but NOT a Meg Ryan fan I did not want to see this initially.My husband talked me into it.I think it is a pretty run of the mill romantic comedy.If you like either or both of the actors you will probably like this movie.In my opinion the best scene is when Kevin Kline's character is teaching Meg Ryan's character about the wine where he comes from. ... Read more

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Decades before the Hollywood film industry became famous for megabudget disaster and science fiction spectaculars, the studios of Southern California (and particularly Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) were renowned for a uniquely American (and nearly extinct) kind of picture known as The Musical. Indeed, when the prestigious British film magazine Read more

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Fun to Sing Along With!
Yes, I am one of those obnoxious friends who likes to sing along with the movie.And not only that, I've seen this one so many times, I can talk along with the dialogue, too!Yes, ladies and germs, this is Singin in the Rain!The fabulous movie that has brought you such unforgettable lines as:
Singing in the Rain -most excelent
This movie entertains over and over again.The quality of the film on the dvd is great.The extra's on the dvd are well worth it.If you love Gene Kelly this is one you will really treasure.

Amazing movie, even more amazing extras!
This film, I think, can be considered to be the greatest musical of all time. I just LOOOVED it! Gene Kelly's magic feet dance to catchy Jazz-Age tunes, there are colorful musical numers, and superb comedy. What more could you ask for? And I'm glad it's finally out on a 2-disc special edition, with great special features. I loved the documentaries on disc 2, but what I REALLY LIKED about the extras were the musical clips from the movies where the songs originated! I didn't know about Freed/Brown songs then, I was suprised to find out that the movie was based on all of those songs from the early talkies. Those clips just changed my life. I bought most of the movies they were excerpted from. Now I know who Eleanor Powell is, I know who Robert Taylor is, and I'm totally hooked on their films! I've seen practically all of Eleanor Powell's movies! I mostly love about the extras is the "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" clip. The first time I saw it, I was just dazed, and I was wondering who the heck Robert Taylor and June Knight were. I thought that musical number was the most beautiful and most escapist and most romantic number I'd ever seen in my life. Taylor and Knight make a LOVELY looking couple. Oh, and I've also seen 2 of June Knight's few films. So I bought Broadway Melody of 1936. Now, it's my favorite movie. If you don't see that you're missin' out big time. This movie, Singin' in the Rain started movie collecting which consists of over a 100 DVDs and rare VHSs. So I just want to say that Singin' in the Rain is one of my favorite movies of all time, and thank God for it, or else I'd never have liked musicals and old movies in the first place. P.S. The song "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' really should've been a big production musical number in Singin' in the Rain. Bet it would've turned out wonderful, because that's such a great song, maybe even better than the title tune! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

It's always a small surprise to revisit this movie and realize what a subtly dark performance James Stewart gives as an alcoholic who claims he keeps company with a six-foot-tall, invisible rabbit. As Elwood P. Dowd, the actor emits a faint whiff of decay and spirits, yet Stewart also embraces Dowd's romanticism and grace with splendid ease. Based on a hit play and directed by Henry Koster, the film is terribly funny at times, especially whenever Elwood decides it's only polite to introduce Harvey to complete strangers. The supporting cast can't be beat. Read more

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Doctor,please don't give Elwood that formula 977!
For haven's sake, let him be "crazy" and pleasant, don't make him "perfectly normal" and nasty!
Charm and imagination as only James Stewart could provide
Must see film - for all ages!

Six Foot White Rabbit
A feel good classic that makes everything in the world much simpler and less complicated. The commentary by Jimmy Stewart in the beginning is excellent. A movie to be enjoyed by all ages. ... Read more

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The wartime memories of surviving World War II bomber squadrons were still crystal clear when this acclaimed drama was released in 1949--one of the first postwar films out of Hollywood to treat the war on emotionally complex terms. Framed by a postwar prologue and epilogue and told as a flashback appreciation of wartime valor and teamwork, the film stars Gregory Peck in one of his finest performances as a callous general who assumes command of a bomber squadron based in England. At first, the new commander has little rapport with the 918th Bomber Group, whose loyalties still belong with their previous commander. As they continue to fly dangerous missions over Germany, however, the group and their new leader develop mutual respect and admiration, until the once-alienated commander feels that his men are part of a family--men whose bravery transcends the rigors of rigid discipline and by-the-book leadership. The film's now-classic climax, in which the general waits patiently for his squad to return to base--painfully aware that they may not return at all--is one of the most subtle yet emotionally intense scenes of any World War II drama. With Peck in the lead and Dean Jagger doing Oscar-winning work in a crucial supporting role, this was one of veteran director Henry King's proudest achievements, and it still packs a strong dramatic punch. Read more

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It Takes A Village
I'm kind of responding to Mr. Britcher's review that seems to be criticizing this movie (is it?), or this society we live in or both. Well, as a prominent Democrat has said, "It Takes A Village". Mr. Britcher, you have the right to spew about not feeding Africa (why can't people take care of themselves though?), and bombing Europe instead, but that right of free speech is thanks to our armed forces and our politicians that have used them when appropriate. I'd like to know what your views would be about a society you would prefer to live in, but after reading your other reviews I can safely assume it would be a dark oppressive one that I would give my life to help defeat. As far as this movie goes, it was ranked #1 by the last poll taken by the American Legion for best war movie ever. I don't rank it that high, but it does take a village so I respect the voices of my fellow Vet's. I'd like to see it remade with a credible cast,
A Story Worth The Whole Nine Yards
If there is one war story to keep on your shelf, besides "Saving Private Ryan" this is it.
Peace is One Big Waste of Equipment
Hollywood comes through.Perhaps no film in history better glorifies commitment to an abstraction - in this case, low altitude bombing of industrial sites staffed largely by women and children - and its effects on command. (The claim of "precision" bombing was as ludicous then as it is now.) The film was, and may still be, shown in IBM's senior managment schools, and its effects are startling: it inspires men to become tough heroes and women to become men.
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From the premiere of its first hour-long episode on September 13, 1974, Read more

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Heaven on Earth
During the last year I've been sampling many of the extraordinary TV series as well as
Postmodern before the term existed
Rockford Files has some of the best writing, acting and cinematography of any series ever produced, bar none--and that includes classics like "The Prisoner" or "Rawhide". Jim Rockford's character is never completely revealed and the writers sometimes abandon the plot before any denouement is possible. Guest characters are often without any affecting qualities; his father never shows him physical affection and often treats him like an estranged buddy. This is LA and SoCal of 197x. Hippies are to be rounded up, hipsters are to be viewed with suspicion.
The Rockford Files - Season One
I really liked this release.Not much in the way of extras.The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 stars is some of the episodes are not in the best of shape and they were not cleaned up, ie removing white flecks, and items that transferred from original tape.It appears the show was recorded on film, not video so it can be cleaned up.Check out The Who-The Kids Are Alright to see how they cleaned up the master.They did a fantastic job on that remaster.
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Editorial Review

Dashing Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood in the most gloriously swashbuckling version of the legendary story. Warner Brothers reunited Michael Curtiz, their top-action director, with the winning team of Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian) and perennial villain Basil Rathbone as the aristocratic Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and pulled out all stops for the production. It became their costliest film to date, a grandly handsome, glowing Technicolor adventure set to a stirring, Oscar-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The decadent Prince John (a smoothly conniving Claude Rains) takes advantage of King Richard's absence to tax the country into poverty but meets his match in the medieval guerrilla rebel Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, who rise up and, to quote a cliché coined by the film, "steal from the rich and give to the poor." Stocky Alan Hale Sr. plays Robin's loyal friend Little John (a part he played in Douglas Fairbanks's silent version), Eugene Palette the portly Friar Tuck, and Melville Cooper the bumbling Sheriff of Nottingham. Flynn's confidence and cocky charm makes for a perfect Robin Hood, and his easygoing manner is a marvelous counterpoint to Rathbone's regal bearing and courtly diction. The film climaxes in their rousing battle-to-the-finish sword fight, a magnificently choreographed scene highlighted by Curtiz's inventive use of shadows cast upon the castle walls. Read more

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legendary story brilliantly told
the fable of Robin Hood is masterfully translated to the big screen. this 1938 version, of which there were myriad renditions, is deemed the absolute quintessential version. Errol Flynn is terrific as the outlaw Saxon. Olivia de Havilland delivers an equally stellar performance as the Lady Marian. filmed in georgeous early technicolor, this is a must for anyone's film library.
Classic, timeless fun!
My children sit riveted to this old movie.They simply love it.I had rented it a couple of times, and finally decided it was worth owning.I love the good old-fashioned values...no swearing, nudity, sexual innuendos, or gratuitous violence.Nothing for parents to worry about here! This version is colorized, fyi, for those children who might be black-and-white-phobic.

Marvelous film!Movie Night leaves something to be desired
I have seen this film more often than any other single film in my life.Is it the Absolute Best Film Of All Time?Probably not, yet this is one of the best pure Hero Films that ever graced the screen.Errol Flynn simply is Robin Hood (in this very clean-cut vision); Olivia deHaviland, who I crushed on terribly as a young lad, is the perfect Maid Marion; Rathbone & Raines are perfect smooth villains, at times even admirable, yet ultimately dispicible.Yes, it is a very much Good Guys Versus Bad Guys And The Bad Guys Are Bound To Lose in its formula, but that is what we want in a film like this -- absolutes, with snappy action, clever dialogue, some good fencing scenes, bright colours, and a wonderful Happy Ending.
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