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15,900 | [
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15,901 | [
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15,902 | [
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15,903 | [
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15,904 | [
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15,905 | [
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15,906 | [
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] | 319 | 397 | I wanted to watch this, to get a inside look at the show. It told the story more of Robin Williams, then Mork & Mindy. Still, thought it was great. We got to see, Robin always being 'on', no matter what. The performance of Diamontopolous was awesome.<br /><br />The introductions of the main players, seem so real to me.... | 1 |
15,907 | [
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15,908 | [
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15,909 | [
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15,910 | [
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15,911 | [
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15,912 | [
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15,913 | [
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15,914 | [
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15,915 | [
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15,916 | [
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15,917 | [
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15,918 | [
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15,919 | [
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15,920 | [
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15,921 | [
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15,922 | [
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15,923 | [
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15,924 | [
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15,925 | [
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15,926 | [
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These people love to sing and dance and fool around
Alice has a series of sensual adventures among these characters
<br /><br />The film was originally shot as a ... | 1 |
15,927 | [
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] | 551 | 686 | When I was engaged, my fiance and I would frequent the adult bookstores. He would look for his favorite mags, and on occasion a video that caught the eye. As much as I enjoyed the one-on-one with him that the media caused, there was never a video that I really enjoyed. I had seen only one other movie way back when ther... | 1 |
15,928 | [
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15,929 | [
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15,930 | [
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15,931 | [
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15,932 | [
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15,933 | [
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15,934 | [
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15,935 | [
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15,936 | [
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15,937 | [
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15,938 | [
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15,939 | [
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15,940 | [
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] | 136 | 172 | I first saw this on the big screen with my girlfriend. It was a fun romp with some cool music. Kristine was on the Playboy cover, and the centerfold, as I recall. She's really cute and perky and has lots of charm. The movie made me want to see more of her and so I kept a look out for her in other stuff. She's in Steven... | 1 |
15,941 | [
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15,942 | [
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15,943 | [
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15,944 | [
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15,945 | [
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15,946 | [
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] | 139 | 170 | Excellent entry in the RKO Saint series with well-written original script, good camera work and transitions, good directing to handle some twists in the plot, good editing to keep the flow constant, and good acting. George Sanders is suave and witty. Jonathan Hale simply is Inspector Fernack. Paul Guilfoyle plays a mob... | 1 |
15,947 | [
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15,948 | [
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15,949 | [
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15,950 | [
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15,951 | [
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15,952 | [
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] | 107 | 128 | Come on. Anyone who doesn't understand the greatness of this here cartoon should be kicked off any critic's panel. They should not be allowed to be heard, because they obviously have no sense of humor whatsoever. <br /><br />Anyone who does not love this here animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery should be chained to ... | 1 |
15,953 | [
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15,954 | [
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] | 141 | 171 | Tex Avery's tenure as director of cartoons for MGM was in the 1940s and 50s was one of the brightest moments in cartoon history. His cartoons were exceptionally inventive and surreal with MANY weird touches that were later celebrated in the movie THE MASK. Eyes popping out when a guy sees a girl, impossible stunts and ... | 1 |
15,955 | [
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15,956 | [
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15,957 | [
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15,958 | [
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15,959 | [
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15,960 | [
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15,961 | [
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15,962 | [
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15,963 | [
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15,964 | [
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15,965 | [
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15,966 | [
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15,967 | [
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15,968 | [
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15,969 | [
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15,970 | [
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Finally, a true Colombian film crosses the border(s) to shows how Bogotá and Colombia really are! I am an American of Colombian and French heritage sick and tired of seeing Colombia so perversely and ignorantly portrayed by Hollywood and others.<br /><br />How many of you are aware that Colombia is the ... | 1 |
15,971 | [
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] | 452 | 569 | "When I die, someone will bury me. And if they don't, what's the difference. Who gives a damn, huh?" Thus the philosophy of life (or lack there of) is summed up once and for all in this less than classic but nevertheless fun spinoff of Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy."<br /><br />In the opening scene, three obviously e... | 1 |
15,972 | [
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15,973 | [
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] | 203 | 250 | Leonard Maltin gave this film a dreaded BOMB rating in his 1995 Movie and Video Guide. What film was he looking at? Kid Vengeance or God's Gun are bombs. This film is a delight. It is fantastic. It is literate. It is well mounted. It is beautiful photographed, making a brilliant use of colors. Right from the opening sc... | 1 |
15,974 | [
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15,975 | [
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] | 462 | 580 | "When I die, someone will bury me. And if they don't, what's the difference. Who gives a damn, huh?" Thus the philosophy of life (or lack there of) is summed up once and for all in this less than classic but nevertheless fun spin off of Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy." In the opening scene, three obviously evil gunmen... | 1 |
15,976 | [
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15,977 | [
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15,978 | [
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15,979 | [
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15,980 | [
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15,981 | [
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] | 852 | 1,203 | Based to some extent on writers, David Croft and Jimmy Perry's, own experiences as Butlins Holiday Camp entertainers in the UK during the same timescale the programme follows, "Hi-De-Hi!" epitomises the 'slapstick, postcard humour" of post-war Britain. Set in the fictitious seaside town of Crimpton-on-Sea, "Hi-De-Hi" c... | 1 |
15,982 | [
100,
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] | 130 | 150 | I get really fed up with sitcoms; you feel you always know what is coming so it ceases to be funny. On the other hand, Hi De Hi, you rarely know what is coming and it's laugh out loud funny. I have just purchased the second set of the series, (series 3 -4)and I am surprised at just how much I am enjoying it all - again... | 1 |
15,983 | [
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] | 751 | 1,053 | I very nearly did not see 'Hi-De-Hi!'. I think it must have been the title that put me off. In those days, the Welsh language editions of 'The Radio Times' only used to print titles of certain shows without imparting a scrap of information as to what they were actually about. 'Hi-De-Hi!' suggested to me a bad quiz show... | 1 |
15,984 | [
200,
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] | 195 | 263 | Having reviewed 3 of the 4 Perry and Croft sitcoms, I thought I would get them all done now. Dads Army, is my all time favourite sitcom, It ain't half hot Mum is also a classic as is You Rang M'Lord. I don't regard Hi De Hi as a classic, but it is still funny.<br /><br />It's about a holiday camp, similar to Butlins, b... | 1 |
15,985 | [
200,
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] | 188 | 237 | A cranky police detective suspects a French duke of being the infamous thief ARSÈNE LUPIN.<br /><br />John & Lionel Barrymore costarred together for the first time in a motion picture in this intriguing crime drama. Alike and yet so different, they are the perfect counterpoint to each other. John plays his role with su... | 1 |
15,986 | [
700,
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] | 522 | 707 | Believe it or not, the Mona Lisa actually got stolen once, and was missing for nearly two years. In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's 'La Gioconda' (better known as the Mona Lisa) was taken from the Louvre by a petty thief (and former Louvre employee) who allegedly sought to return the world's most famous piece of art to its n... | 1 |
15,987 | [
200,
300
] | 177 | 232 | A remake of the 1916 silent film, based on the 1909 novel by Maurice Leblanc. The detective series would be made into numerous plays, films and TV series in the UK, the US, and France over the years. This 1932 version starred the smashing Barrymore brothers John (as the Duke) and Lionel (as Detective Guerchard). They w... | 1 |
15,988 | [
200,
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] | 216 | 261 | John Barrymore plays a gentleman who is also the thief, Arsene Lupin. While no one knows for sure this is the case, the inspector (Lionel Barrymore) is sure of it but cannot prove it. So, Lionel spends much of the movie following John--hoping to catch this brilliant and slippery thief.<br /><br />Although I liked the f... | 1 |
15,989 | [
800,
900
] | 614 | 848 | Sure, it has its pretentious moments, it plays like art-house, live-action Fantasia, but it also has moments of deep beauty and humor. Omnibus films are always a problem, but I have always had a keen interest in them. I will now rate the segments individually.<br /><br />Nicolas Roeg - "Un ballo in maschera" - This seg... | 1 |
15,990 | [
200,
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] | 202 | 283 | I'm an opera buff, and operas are full of sex, blood and death. It may help to know the librettos of the operas the arias are from to really appreciate this film -- my mileage is very different than Tug-3. I am a classical music lover, and I liked this film.<br /><br />I loved Ken Russell's "Nessun Dorma" segment, and ... | 1 |
15,991 | [
400,
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] | 254 | 407 | 10 respected directors each shot a short film with operatic arias as the inspiration (and music). I'll do each one separately:<br /><br />Nicolas Roeg (dir)--Giuseppe Verdi (music). A story about an assassination attempt in 1931 Vienna. Theresa Russell (Roegs wife) plays a man! Not bad--very beautiful and exotic. Russe... | 1 |
15,992 | [
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] | 126 | 157 | Robert Altman, Nicolas Roeg, John-Luc Goddard--you were expecting a fun film the entire family could enjoy? These and other directors were obviously chosen because they have not followed the mainstream, but created it. For those that complain that they did not adhere to the original story of the opera--How often does t... | 1 |
15,993 | [
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] | 157 | 203 | Definitely worth watching.<br /><br />Ten different directors each present a segment based on their favorite opera aria. You don't need to be an opera lover to watch this film. (Although, of course, if you hate opera, you're really going to have a bad time with this!)<br /><br />Not surprisingly the segments range from... | 1 |
15,994 | [
100,
200
] | 168 | 199 | I saw this movie in the early 1990's when it had been out on VHS for a little while. At the time, I found it to be interesting, and was especially struck by the Ken Russell segment, with the visions of the accident victim in triage and surgery.<br /><br />Last night, at a 2nd-run showing of the latest Indiana Jones mov... | 1 |
15,995 | [
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300
] | 196 | 256 | Guess a few upscale film directors were sitting around sipping their absinthe, grappa, aramangac or jungle juice some night in the 80's during the Cannes or other film festival and one said "Hey, guys let's do a movie where each of us creates a segment around a world class aria." Welllll...it kind of sort of worked. Cl... | 1 |
15,996 | [
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] | 141 | 169 | When I read the synopsis for "Messiah" in the television guide, I was not prepared for what was in store. The story follows DCI Metcalfe trying to solve a case of grisly murders being taken out across London. He soon realises a pattern, there is a serial killer on the loose, killing people with similar names and jobs t... | 1 |
15,997 | [
100,
200
] | 150 | 193 | What can I say? You expect only the best in drama from the BBC and MESSIAH is not an exception to the rule.<br /><br />MESSIAH is a great thriller, a truly shocking and creepy tale about a serial killer who cuts out victims' tongues and replaces them with silver spoons. Police Officer Red Metcalfe (Ken Stott) and his t... | 1 |
15,998 | [
0,
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] | 39 | 43 | The DVD release of this superior made for TV BBC drama is a more than welcome addition to my collection. Great acting, gripping story, and wonderful direction all add up to one of the best BBC dramas in years. | 1 |
15,999 | [
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] | 215 | 259 | I have to say when it comes to Book to Movie Adaptations the BBC rarely lets me down. Now regarding this mini-series. I love the Starling Novel, it's by far the best murder/mystery I've ever read. The Mini-series, it defiantly made my day when I saw it. The primary story was kept near perfectly intact. The characters m... | 1 |
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