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21,700 | [
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21,701 | [
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21,702 | [
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21,703 | [
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21,704 | [
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21,705 | [
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21,706 | [
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] | 140 | 173 | Just Go see this movie. It taps into everything awesome about rock and roll, the band comes up with some great songs (Classico, Pick of Destiny, Master Exploder etc). All this with the Humor of Teancous D makes this the best movie ever.<br /><br />The Cameos are great right of the back, with Meat Loaf and Dio singing t... | 1 |
21,707 | [
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21,708 | [
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21,709 | [
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21,710 | [
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21,711 | [
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21,712 | [
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21,713 | [
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21,714 | [
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21,715 | [
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21,716 | [
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21,717 | [
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21,718 | [
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21,719 | [
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21,720 | [
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21,721 | [
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21,722 | [
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21,723 | [
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21,724 | [
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21,725 | [
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21,726 | [
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21,727 | [
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] | 180 | 222 | I am not a big music video fan. I think music videos take away personal feelings about a particular song.. Any song. In other words , creative thinking goes out the window. Likewise, Personal feelings aside about MJ, toss aside. This was the best music video of alltime. Simply wonderful. It was a movie. Yes folks it wa... | 1 |
21,728 | [
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21,729 | [
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21,730 | [
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21,731 | [
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21,732 | [
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21,733 | [
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21,734 | [
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21,735 | [
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21,736 | [
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21,737 | [
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21,738 | [
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21,739 | [
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21,740 | [
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] | 219 | 299 | Yes, I give it a 10 because I compare it not only to others of it's kind but also to the dreck one is bombarded with on a daily basis in what's laughably called today's "popular culture." That aside, the film is beautifully cast, as has been stated elsewhere, and gives us a fairly good look at popular theater of the la... | 1 |
21,741 | [
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21,742 | [
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] | 179 | 238 | Before I continue forth with the new millennium, I will go back in time once more because I had completely forgotten about these gems!!!!!<br /><br />In 1987, Disney, while still a "low" company in the 80s, was able to start a series of films on television called "Not Quite Human," about a geeky teenager who, like in "... | 1 |
21,743 | [
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] | 235 | 279 | Purportedly made back to back with 'Erotic Nights of the Living Dead' with the same cast and setting but for certain this one does not have Laura Gemser. Much derided by all I rather like this movie. Sure enough the storyline and dialogue are codswallop, but this is so beautifully filmed in such a marvellous setting an... | 1 |
21,744 | [
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21,745 | [
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21,746 | [
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21,747 | [
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] | 110 | 126 | The first time i saw this movie was on a flight between Guangzhou, China and Los Angeles. It was a real hoot and made the trip pass with much less discomfort than the normal 10 hour flight. I tried to locate a copy of it without success until I discovered a copy for sale on eBay. Having now watched it twice, I recommen... | 1 |
21,748 | [
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21,749 | [
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21,750 | [
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21,751 | [
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21,752 | [
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21,753 | [
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] | 479 | 563 | Fat Man And Little Boy were the code names of the two atomic bombs that were dropped in reverse order on Nagasaki and Hiroshina. How these came to be and came to be in American hands is the story of this film.<br /><br />The terms by the way are the code names of two bombs fueled with plutonium and uranium. Fat Man was... | 1 |
21,754 | [
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] | 226 | 266 | If you know anything about the Manhattan Project, you will find "Fat Man and Little Boy" at least an interesting depiction of the events surrounding that story. The film is in all ways a very realistic portrayal of these events, and in many ways it is almost too real (such as some scenes involving radiation poisoning).... | 1 |
21,755 | [
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21,756 | [
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21,757 | [
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21,758 | [
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21,759 | [
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21,760 | [
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21,761 | [
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21,762 | [
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21,763 | [
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21,764 | [
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21,765 | [
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21,766 | [
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21,767 | [
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21,768 | [
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21,769 | [
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21,770 | [
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21,771 | [
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21,772 | [
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21,773 | [
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21,774 | [
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21,775 | [
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21,776 | [
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21,777 | [
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21,778 | [
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21,779 | [
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21,780 | [
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21,781 | [
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] | 229 | 310 | "Watch the Skies" (2005 - 60 minutes) is an excellent documentary about movies of Science Fiction. It was produced and directed by the critic Richard Schickel, author of more than 20 books on this theme. Mark Hamill is the documentary narrator. Schickel joins directors as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas a... | 1 |
21,783 | [
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] | 150 | 190 | I suspect there are several cuts of this doco doing the rounds. The copy I saw focused heavily on Joe's erotic films and referred to his horror output in passing. There are numerous X-rated films presented in their X-rated glory and EMMANUELLE IN AMERICA'S legendary "snuff" footage (the breasts being cut off) is given ... | 1 |
21,784 | [
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] | 209 | 275 | This documentary is as unique as it's subject. And while D'Amato's staple was erotica, the film manages to show some decent clips of the films you may remember from old time, late night Cinemax... One problem... Joe did hardcore porno at times mixed with softcore erotica, even mixed in his gore films. The gore films ar... | 1 |
21,785 | [
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] | 199 | 265 | I was very excited to see a documentary on one of my favorite Italian directors. D'Amato has dabbled in everything from Horror, post-apocalyptic to hardcore Porn. He has touched upon genius a couple of times with films like Buio Omega and Emmanuelle & The Last Cannibals. This documentary is a lenghty and informative gu... | 1 |
21,786 | [
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] | 145 | 190 | A refreshing interview with the legendary Italian cinematographer-producer-director who passed away in 1999 with close to 200 features to his credit as director. A large portion is spent on D'Amato's softcore sex films including his notorious EMANUELLE entries with Laura Gemser. They also briefly cover his porn career,... | 1 |
21,787 | [
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] | 211 | 269 | Remember Greg the Bunny? It was this show that started on the Independent Film Channel, but got turned into a full blown sitcom on Fox. My cousin and I thought it was pretty funny, beyond the precocious idea of puppets taking on TV-PG material. Puppets Who Kill occurs in a similar universe, where puppets live in the sa... | 1 |
21,788 | [
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] | 117 | 165 | So totally unique and entertaining! Another great Canadian invention. A regular "Joe"(Dan) and a bunch of misfit delinquents (aka Puppets), all share residence at a half-way house. Its Dan's job to keep an eye on four 'menaces to society' and help them to rehabilitate. Bill, the homicidal dummy, Rocko the cigarette smo... | 1 |
21,789 | [
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] | 164 | 195 | There are so many episodes that make me howl over the stories<br /><br />that I wish I could pick the best ones , Rocko and Bill make for a strange pair that are beyond help but manage to play the victim and BS their way out of hard time just to drag Dan into their life of crime .<br /><br />Canadians will notice the o... | 1 |
21,790 | [
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] | 147 | 172 | I went into "The Closer She Gets" knowing that it was the story of the filmmaker's mother fighting cancer. I expected it to be a very harrowing, depressing movie. And although the subject matter is certainly emotionally wrenching, the remarkable thing about this movie is the positive message it sends. It shows a family... | 1 |
21,791 | [
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] | 172 | 198 | I saw this documentary film at the 2005 Slamdance independent film festival. This documentary is shot, directed and edited by a son (Craig) of his mother's year long battle with cancer. Shot over the course of one year "The closer she gets", is a documentary in the truest form and gives you an inside look of a family's... | 1 |
21,792 | [
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] | 145 | 164 | The Closer She Gets... is an artful documentary dealing with the death of a person I actually knew. It allows a glimpse into the private moments of the family involved in the most trying time of their lives. Parents tend to support the work of their children, in this case the subject of the documentary went above and b... | 1 |
21,793 | [
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] | 113 | 131 | This film is so different to anything you would have seen before. It's an honest and chilling account of an entire family's battle with a terminal illness. <br /><br />'The Closer She Gets' is shot in a very unique style. Craig Oulette films in a very different way.... using different angles and viewpoints, in what i f... | 1 |
21,794 | [
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] | 176 | 227 | I became a fan of the TV series `Homicide: Life on the Street' late in the show's run, but became a fan very quickly. It was a cop show unlike any other: visually different in its use of hand-held cameras, taking the viewer everywhere, with its multiethnic and mutiracial cast and their varying and fascinating personali... | 1 |
21,795 | [
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] | 87 | 112 | I have always been a huge fan of "Homicide: Life On The Street" so when I heard there was a reunion movie coming up, I couldn't wait.<br /><br />Let me just say, I was not disappointed at all. It was one of the most powerful 2 hours of television I've ever seen. It was great to see everyone back again, but the biggest ... | 1 |
21,796 | [
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] | 269 | 343 | In all truth, this really isn't a "movie" so much as an extended final episode; by this I mean that, had you NOT followed the TV series (Homicide: Life On The Street) I suspect that you would have a hard time following this made-for-tv movie. Having said that, "Homicide: The Movie" is still a great watch. I think it sa... | 1 |
21,797 | [
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] | 50 | 59 | What can I say? An excellent end to an excellent series! It never quite got the exposure it deserved in Asia, but by far, the best cop show with the best writing and the best cast on televison. EVER! The end of a great era. Sorry to see you go... | 1 |
21,798 | [
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] | 126 | 152 | Homicide: The Movie proved to be a good wrap-up to a well-written, well-directed, and well-acted series. Loose ends were tied up that weren't properly addressed at the end of the final season. The entire series, and especially the movie, provided a life-like look at life (and death) in Baltimore, a culturally unique ci... | 1 |
21,799 | [
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] | 452 | 588 | Following a roughly 7 year rocky road on NBC, it was decided to do just one last Super Installment. The Series had been on the bubble several times thanks to not having the numbers that would qualify it as a block-buster of a TV hour. It had always had a sizable, hard core of hard corps of followers. <br /><br />It was... | 1 |
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