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What you don't expect is how good and true this can be ?
Clerks is by far one of the most innovative films for the nineties . Before Sopranos claimed New Jersey , Clerks shows another side to the Garden State . The convenience store is one of thousands in our state . You can't go for a mile without seeing one of them or another . This convenience store has quirky cast of reg...
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A Great Children's Version !
I love Rowan Atkinson as Mr . Bean who I always felt was more of a cartoon character than an actual human being . Mr . Bean is quite childlike in his nature . We don't know where he come from or who is his parents or anything else . We see him constantly try to handle life on earth without guidance unless you count his...
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It could have had a future !
Of all the television shows that I have seen , good or bad , I remember Lottery for some strange reason . It was never the hit that should have been . It taught us that life can change for the better or worse with wealth . It was interesting that these two men always had $5 , 000 with them and a check to unsuspecting p...
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An African Masterpiece !
The Gods Must Be Crazy is about a bushman played by a real life bushman from Africa . He comes across a Coke bottle which is something that he has never seen before . Paddy Byrne , a Briton or Irishman , narrates the background of the bush tribes in Africa . The story is set in Botswana where a young female teacher com...
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It's not great but it's getting better !
Okay , I was a fan of the Australian show but there a lot of obvious differences between the American version . First , I have to say that the pilot opened with Kim leaving her husband Craig of six weeks of marriage because over her selfishness-vanity behavior . You see it in this episode more clearly . Kim is a self-o...
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A Delight Surprise !
Terence Stamp who should be knighted for his services to drama , plays Wilson , a British convict newly released from prison . He gets a newspaper article in the mail about his daughter Jennifer's demise . Unsure of the actual cause of her death , he travels from Britain to Los Angeles to investigate . He meets a male ...
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A Surprising Guest Appearance by one of America's Acting Treasures !
Let's face it , getting Julie Harris to appear in an episode of Family Ties must have been a hoot . She plays an older mature woman returning to college and is one of Mallory's classmates . Of course , the woman befriends Mallory and tries to bond with her despite Mallory's resistance and reservations about being linke...
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Today is Friday the Thirteenth !
This film was low budget with cast members such as Betsy Palmer as Mrs . Voorhees and an unknown young actor named Kevin Bacon . The plot is simple . A bunch of young adults go to the campsite to set up a summer camp . They filmed this in Blairstown , New Jersey which is on the border of Pennsylvania and still pretty m...
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A Diet to Die For !
Thanks her new neighbors and friends , Peggy gets inspired to take a diet program called Thinnergy . The problem is that all she wants is attention from her husband and being on the diet alone isn't going to work out . Once Al is on the diet , he can persuade to get her off . This is the first episode after the pilot ....
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Marcus & Will-An odd couple !
Will played by the dashing Hugh Grant is a single bachelor looking for love in all the wrong places including a single parents ' support group where all the other members are women who are not as attractive as he would have liked them to be . One member , Susie , draws his attention even though he falsifies being a div...
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A Childhood Classic Brought To Life !
As a child , I fondly remembered Charlotte's Web , the animated version . I have no desire to see the live version . Debbie Reynolds will always be Charlotte , the creative brilliant spider , who befriends Wilbur . I remember Fern saving Wilbur from his own death and raising him as a baby . Once the runt grows a little...
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Well , they asked for it , didn't they ?
Ramona and Mario have been trying to get Jill in a tennis re-match for whatever reasons . Finally , Jill has a pro-tennis player who gets injured so she gets a replacement , Simon , after Bethenny suggests him . Jill and Simon practice once but Simon's still flu-ridden but still plays okay . The look on Ramona's face i...
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Capital City should be on DV
I agree that Capital City should be on DVD . I watched this show only by accident in 1994 and fell in love with Rolf Saxon as Hudson Talbot . It was nice to see Americans who work abroad in London in the financial industry for a change . I loved Rolf in this role and loved every other role that he has been in . I can't...
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Not Stone's Best Film to Date !
I don't think this is Stone's best film to date . In fact , I loved JFK and consider it to be a masterpiece . Platoon is a war film and I'm not crazy about war films in general but Stone's direction and personal experience with Vietnam is clearly an effective tool in this film's brilliance . It's raw , ugly , dirty , a...
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A Quiet Classic of a Film !
Woody Allen directed this film which is more character driven with six leading roles starring his then-partner in life , Mia Farrow , Oscar winner Dianne Wiest , Jack Warden , Emmy Winner Elaine Stritch , before Law & Order Sam Waterson and the late Denholm Elliott CBE . Amazingly , Allen doesn't have to go far to film...
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Excellent Television Movie !
Mare Winningham is really one of the great unsung American actresses of our generation . She is exceptionally talented whether she is playing the daughter of a deaf couple who must sign language to communicate with her parents . She is the their ears to the world and often must translate between her parents and the hea...
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James Earl Jones is terrific in this role !
I remember when this show came on the air and how it ended . It was a terrible shame because James Earl Jones is one of our country's finest actors . Finally , he gets a series of his own but the show never really gained a large following after a season and was canceled by the network . It did have a terrific cast and ...
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Peggy Works at a Department Store
All Peggy wants is a VCR which everybody was getting back in the day but Al refuses to buy one . Marcy has a good idea that Peggy gets a job . To Peggy , that's a bad idea . She gets a job working in the clock department at a large department store with guest star and boss played by Ernie Sabella . It's not a bad episo...
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In Memory of Heather O'Rourke !
This film would have been tossed away if it wasn't for the fact that this film was Heather O'Rourke's last appearance before her tragic death . Heather will always be remembered as Carol Anne Freeling despite her many roles on television and film . The movie is dedicated in her memory because she was the heart and soul...
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What a Mess of a Dress !
Aunt Fran played memorably and unforgettably by Rue McClanahan is tightly wound up since she was nominated for a local award for her article on a crossing guard . She writes for a local paper which her sister regards as a throw away paper since it's free . She begs her to iron her new dress from the evening that she go...
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It should have been a huge success !
For some strange reason , I always remembered this show . Maybe it was the outrageousness of it all or the fact that parodied Dallas . Anyway , I loved Dixie Carter , Ann Wedgeworth , Nedra Volz , and Delta Burke here more than I liked Dixie and Delta on Designing Women . I love parodies and this show should have been ...
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Choco-Boring Not !
Okay , the film has a first rate cast including the wonderful Oscar Winner Juliette Binoche who plays a single mother who comes to a small village in La Belle France where the rules are governed by a small-minded mayor . Anyway , Lena Olin plays a battered wife who is taken in by Binoche's character . Dame Judi Dench p...
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Something to replace the Monday Blues !
Actually my mother was a fan before I became one of this show . I can't wait to see it regularly in syndication . The chemistry between CHarlie Sheen and Jon Cryer is absolutely perfect . The Harper brothers are both opposites . The casting of Angus Jones as Charlie's son Jake is quite brilliant . He is so naturally fu...
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The Girls Are Back in Town or the Hamptons !
They should rename the show , Housewives of the Hamptons , because the first few episodes are mostly filmed in the Hamptons area where celebrities and the super-rich live and spend during the summer months . Personally , I would prefer to live in the Hamptons year round than to live in New York City because I love the ...
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A good refreshing talk show
After only two years , they were canceled . I only got glimpses of the show on the E Daily Soup which I loved . I like Charlie Chase and Lorraine Crook and I think they did a fairly good job at not being Regis and Kathie Lee or Regis and Kelly with a good country sense . They reached out to an audience that was down ho...
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Canadian CSI : Vancouver Edition !
Okay , I watched the Cold Squad a few times . Expect for the fact that we have so many CSI and Law and Order shows on the air , Cold Squad would have been a great stand out . I applaud Canadian actress , Julie Stewart , who plays the lead cop , Ali McCormick , in all 7 seasons . She is on par with Dame Helen Mirren in ...
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Hoffman and Cruise ! A Sweet Dream Come True !
This film was the first time that I heard of autism . Dustin Hoffman is brilliant as autistic Raymond Babbitt who was kept away from his younger brother , Charlie , played brilliantly by Tom Cruise . The film is about the brothers who travel to Los Angeles from Ohio and how they bond over the journey despite Raymond's ...
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You'll Never Look at a Paper Bag again !
First , I got started watching this show because of Vanessa Redgrave . I was not too crazy about it and later I returned when they had the slicer terrorizing poor Miami . Anyway , Abby Mays is not unattractive but according to society and Christian , she is because beauty is in the eye of the beholder or fashion magazi...
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Groundbreaking ! Tyson and Wyatt steal the show !
Cicely Tyson is one of the best actresses ever . In this staged drama , she plays Vickie Ives Gunther , former singer turned housewife and mother . Vickie doesn't cook or clean because she has a full-time housekeeper . She does nothing because she's tough and stubborn . She and her husband come from Harlem to the River...
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A Must for Vanessa Redgrave fans !
Erica Noughton is played by the fabulously talented Vanessa Redgrave who believe it or not turned down Damehood in 1999 . She should have been made a Dame years ago but that's another story . Here she is sexy , sensual , and believe it or not is extremely beautiful at her age far more than women half her age . Anyway ,...
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The Dream Queen !
While Steve's away , Marcy almost gets into a scam about the driveway being repaved but the guys only use something that washes away in the rain . It was Al that warned her that if it's too good to be true then it's a scam . After Marcy realizes that she was almost had and Al was right , how was she going to tell Al ? ...
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It's worth a watch !
It took me awhile to warm up to John Larroquette and Christine Baranski , they're both professional and veteran of the sitcom world . Between them , they have about six or seven Emmys maybe more between them . Both John and Christine are wonderful and believable as a veteran married couple to watch even with mediocre m...
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Johnny Be Lately !
Al and Peggy get tickets thanks to Bud spending a night at Johnny Be Good's for it's final night . Johnny Be Good's was Al and Peggy's place growing up and it probably was a symbol of a dying breed of restaurants at the time . Anyway , Al and Peggy think they have it easy but Kelly doesn't get invited to a cool party a...
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Slightly Out of Order of Sequence !
Vinton Harper has fallen head over heels over his next door neighbor , Food Circus Cashier-Naomi Oates ( played beautifully by All My Children star Dorothy Lyman ) . Naomi has just sold her home and got $5 , 000 . They go to the Bigger Jigger , the local hangout in Raytown where the show is set . After a few drinks and...
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Al and Steve buy a Car !
Al and Steve bond while restoring a car that they bought from one of Kelly's dates who she dumps when she learns that he sold his car . Al and Steve restore the car and they become obsessed with it much to the dismay of their wives , Peg and Marcy . While Peggy recalls her days in the backseats , Marcy confesses that s...
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Great cast but average writing !
The sitcom version was far different from the film version . I remember Sally Struthers coming into the role . During the 1980s , there was so many sitcom on television that some like this one were canceled because of average ratings but gained a following . Four years later , they reappeared in syndication where they ...
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Stood and Delivered Well !
Stand and Deliver is another movie about life in the classroom and the politics of school . Edward James Olmos earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance as the over-dedicated , overworked teacher who chooses to do so much and get so little . The movie shows how his class of mostly Latino students from Sout...
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If you go to England , you should watch British Soaps !
I like Emmerdale . Since I live in America , it is hard for me to get shows like East Enders , COronation Street , Emmerdale and other British soaps . Emmerdale has been around as long I have been alive . I have watched it a couple times . But I am an avid American soap watcher , the main difference between British and...
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Lovely Linda Fiorentino and Cast !
After watching Dogma for the umpteenth time on Comedy Central , I became a Linda Fiorentino fan along with others out there who wondered what happened to this promising actress since 2002 . I have seen other films . This one shows that she can play a desperate housewife who can be both strong and vulnerable to her husb...
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Don't Count This Show Out !
Okay , I am off of Desperate Housewives and have switched to Fox's comedy line-up . Personally , I don't miss the women on ABC . I love the fact that the best sitcoms today are animated which cuts away the politics of the shows . You don't have to worry about kids getting older or at all . American Dad is a pretty good...
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Not as Bad As It Looked !
Spanglish was a surprise because the commercials on television made it look so unappealing when it has a first rate cast and maybe a second rate script . The stars include Adam Sandler , Tea Leoni , and the always fabulous Cloris Leachman . The characters in this clash of cultures and classes are about the wealthy Los ...
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Not bad ! Quite funny !
It turned out to be a good idea after all . I actually liked this movie since I have seen it years ago . I can't remember until now the appeal . It's actually cute and well-done without any real nonsense . It actually makes sense when you watch it . It is actually entertaining without overdoing it . It's a great family...
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The True Pursuit of Happiness !
Chris Gardner's inspirational story is brought to life by Oscar nominee Will Smith . His son , Jaden Smith , plays Chris ' son Christopher in the film . In this story , Chris Gardner is a man who wants to be a broker at Dean Witter . Unfortunately , Dean Witter internships don't pay a salary for six months . I hope the...
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A great sitcom the old fashioned way !
There are too many new styles of the sitcom but the one that works best is the old fashioned way with an audience and indoor set . That 70's Show is a great example . When the show came on the air , nobody really heard of Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp much less the adolescents played wonderfully by Topher Grace and ...
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Robin's touching performance !
I remember this movie because I took a junior college course entitled literature and film . One of the books was Saul Bellow's novel , Seize the Day . I don't remember much about the story but I remember the film . It's set in New York City about a poor man played to perfection by the one and only Robin Williams . It's...
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It's worth watching once !
Emma Thompson really blossoms as an actress in this very difficult and moving portrayal of middle aged college English professor . It was based on a play but I can't imagine anyone playing Vivian Bearing than Emma . She plays a woman with ovarian cancer . Her battle with cancer is long and difficult and not short of pa...
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X-way !
One of the great things about the X-Files was that the show had two strong leading characters Scully and Mulder played by Gillian Anderson and David ( I forget his last name , sorry ) who should have got together but they wisely played it safe keeping them apart . I loved the relationship in the beginning but the show ...
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Nothing like the 1939 classic version !
I didn't read the book by L . Frank Baum so I can't say if this adaptation is faithful but it was adapted by his son for a screenplay . In this silent film version , everything is minimal but still it is entertaining at times . The cast stars Dorothy Dwan as Dorothy . The supporting cast has Oliver Hard from Laurel and...
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It Wasn't Amazing but It was Good !
This show had legs and an interesting plot . Jon Cryer plays Teddy Z , a guy who doesn't want to work in the family business , a Greek bakery . Instead , he would rather work in show business . he gets a job in the mail room and gets the attention of a film star who wants him as his agent . With little or no experience...
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Solid Comedy Starring Arthur Lowe !
I bought the DVD series because I was desired to see it . None of the local PBS stations in the New York City area bothered to show it in recent years , I found Arthur Lowe to be the heart and soul of this show as Father Duddleswell . The young actor , Daniel A . , plays a young priest named Father Neil Boyd . I have t...
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You're on a Vision Quest !
Linda Fiorentino pretty much debuted as the love interest to Matthew Modine in this film , Vision Quest , which is an odd title for a film anyway . It was also entitled Crazy for You based on Madonna's song for the movie . Both Madonna and Fiorentino were still new at the time . The writing for this story is bit predic...
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On the edge of your seat ! Another longtime soap bites the dust !
The Edge of Night to me now is a distant memory . I do remember it being canceled which I thought was a terrible shame . There is only 1 half hour soap on television today . So I am going to write about the importance of daytime drama to the New York City entertainment community . It was the backbone and a place for ac...
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Not Imus ! But still refreshing !
Morning Joe came out of the Don Imus-Rutgers fiasco . After several different co-hosts like Stephanie Miller , Jim Cramer , etc . , Joe Scarborough who was a congressman from Florida turned broadcaster along with his sidekicks such as Mika Brezinski whose father is Zbignew Brezinski worked for the Carter Administration...
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Didn't read the book but the movie is quite good !
Vivien Leigh was one of the great actresses of her day despite her own personal difficulties . Her film career was shorter than most of her peers but she still earned two Oscars for unforgettable performances in classics as Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche Dubois . This film could have easily earned her an Academy Award as ...
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Mickey Rourke the Wrestler both make comebacks !
Who would have thought that washed up and notorious Mickey Rourke would be the front-runner for an Academy Award for playing Randy Ram Robinson , a veteran professional wrestler and celebrity in the wrestling entertainment world . First , I am not a wrestling fan in the least and this film shows the bruises , damage , ...
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Suddenly Griffin !
It's no wonder that Kathy Griffin has become a star since her days on the show , Suddenly Susan . She was one of the best parts about that show and her relationship between Brooke Shields on screen and off-screen was of great affection . Shields was maid of honor at Griffin's wedding . Now , Kathy is the star of her ow...
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Preferred the Older One !
I would have liked to have seen this version of George Orwell's classic , Animal Farm , to be animated rather than a live action film . I am not saying that the film is not worthy but I liked the older one with animation . I think anything with animals would be better off animated in the first place . They have a first...
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Overall , it's funny now scream your heads off !
One British woman , Catherine Tate , is multi-talented enough to play several roles in her titled show including the woman is not drunk enough to find her date attractive enough , or the woman who screams at anything because she is easily scared , then there is the couple of new parents with a sleeping baby who won't g...
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A charming episode of one of America's best detective programs !
There is no doubt that Columbo's star Peter Falk loves this character . He always takes him out of the closet in a manner of speaking . Peter Falk would be knighted if he was a British actor but since he is an American actor and icon , we'll take him the way he is . I remember watching this episode with Golden Girls ' ...
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When it was good , it was great but when it was bad , it got worse !
Santa Barbara came on with the hopes of changing the daytime industry and it did to many respects . THe Dobsons should be applauded for their soap . Sadly , Santa Barbara was on NBC which does not care for it's daytime audience . As an Another WOrld fan , I can say that network does not show the respect of daytime dram...
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Three and an Elephant !
Sharon , Lois and Bram could be easily Canada's answer to America's Peter , Paul , and Mary but with an elephant and children's songs . I remember watching this on Nickelodeon as a kid . I remember them singing their songs included the famous elephant song and their on location in lovely Canada . I love Canada thanks t...
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Heaven's Gain is Our Loss !
It seems like only yesterday that Heath Ledger left us . His death was sudden and unexpected . As somebody once said , when it's your time it's your time to go . With the death of Heath Ledger by an accident of over-medication , Heath is finally getting the rest that he desperately was seeking for in heaven than on ear...
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Finally the Untold Story !
We all knew about Different Strokes mostly about the kids of Different Strokes . Dana Plato's fade into obscurity did not help her substance abuse problems or her alcoholism . She lost custody of her son or relinquished him because she couldn't take care of him . She couldn't take care of herself . So it was no surpris...
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Mixed Feelings !
I have to say that I was really excited for this show to appear last night but I have to say that I have mixed feelings about the whole premise of Gypsy Travelers roaming the American South in prey of loot on us buffers . I think Eddie Izzard is brilliant as Wayne and I like Minnie Driver as Dahlia . As a couple , they...
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A Series that could have lasted longer !
I'll never understand why the aliens had to be lizards or iguanas underneath their human form skin . Regardless , they return after they were liberated by smart humans on earth who finally got together to defeat them . This series was much like the two mini-series which preceded it . The aliens should realize that eart...
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Not surprised at all !
It seems that America and Britain and everybody else knew that the Japanese were up to something long before that infamous day in history . Could it have been prevented ? Why didn't they listen ? Who knows now ? Much like the events of September 11 , 2001 , people in power appeared to have ignored or misplaced their su...
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You'll laugh yourself seriously !
Will Ferrell can do almost anything and here is play a sex addicted ( heterosexual ) American men's single figure skater , Chaz Michael Michales . His main competition is played by John Heder from Napoleon Dynamite as James McElroy who is adopted by a rich billionaire who takes talented orphans and makes them superstar...
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Jump for Jump Street
This was Fox's first serious drama . It was aimed at a young audience . 21 Jump Street had a great cast including a young Johnny Depp , Peter DeLuise , and Holly Robinson among the cast members , good writing , and innovative plot about young cops posing as high school students to capture a wide variety of criminals in...
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A Great Version of the Classic Tale
I loved Mr . Magoo growing up . We don't see him much anymore on television or this special around the holiday times . We see less and less television programming devoted to the Christmas holidays . Jim Backus uses his voice as Mr . Magoo , the four eyed actor , in this special where he plays Ebenezer Scrooge , the Cha...
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And they all lived happily ever after !
I was skeptical at first about seeing this movie . I'm not into Bollywood movies at all . I saw this film with a high school senior class in Newark , New Jersey and they were captivated by the film as well as myself . Mira Nair is becoming one of the world's best known film directors as I write this review with Namesak...
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Pour Some Sugar On Me !
When Def Leppard returned to MTV with Hysteria , it was a revolution . The band members were adolescent friends who aspired to leave their Sheffield lives behind them . Instead , they became a leader in the music industry . Hysteria's legacy still lives on to those of us who remember it . The film reminded me of their ...
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well done !
Duet was a wonderful program . It was cute without being sappy or saccharine . Who could forget their first date with a married couple in the middle of an argument ? The cause of their argument was about family life . In the middle of it all , the dates try to compose themselves while the other couple are ready for com...
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It was better on network television !
I hate to say this but I preferred the first family , the Pembrokes to the Powells , but beggars can't be choosers . I remember when the show first aired on CBS television . Again after a year , the show had a large following but there was not enough room in the prime time schedule for an average sitcom in the age of C...
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Next time , I'm in London !
84 Charing Cross Road is a wonderful enchanting film about the differences and similarities between the Brits and the New Yorkers over the years . Helene Hanff really was a special writer . She gave an identity to 84 Charing Cross Road to last a lifetime . Her letter writing relationship between a bookstore and herself...
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I miss Suddenly Susan still !
One of the reasons that Suddenly Susan works for me is the ensemble cast of characters including Brooke Shields . Even though she is the star of the show , she manages to evolve her supporting cast of characters like the unbelievable Vicki and Judd Nelson as her boss Jack Richmond . The show is well-grouped with this c...
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An Insightful , often hysterical and silly at times movie !
I remember Parker Posey on " As The World Turns " before she became the Queen of the Independent movies . In this film , Posey shows her potential as a top fledged actress . In this film with supporting cast that includes Omar Townsend as Moustafa , a Lebanese immigrant who works as a falafel salesman on the street , w...
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Simply an Enchanting Movie ! Take it to Broadway !
Amy Adams is simply delightful as Giselle , the engaged woman of Prince Edward , in a land called Anadalusia , a land where it lives in Animation . The beginning is a bit slow and typical . Once Giselle is tricked and pushed into the wishing well by a witch who is really Edward's evil stepmother . The cast is first rat...
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Sally , you are still missed ! ! !
I miss Sally Jessy Raphael with her glasses and her mannerisms . She came before Oprah Winfrey's success in 1986 . I liked her and the show because she dealt with difficult teens and issues like Satanism , homosexuality , transgender , cannibalism , cults , etc . I was really upset that they canceled her show because s...
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Lot Going for It !
Okay , this was the E / R show long before the drama on another network . It was a comedy and drama and a very good comedy too . The cast was first rate with Elliott Gould as the head doctor and Mary McDonnell playing the new doctor . If the show lasted longer , they would have probably gotten together and got married ...
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A Complicated But Yet Intriguing Case !
The cast of Law & Order : Criminal Intent features Mr . Big played by Chris Noth as Logan , a cast member of Law & Order , along with his female partner played by Cybil's Alicia Witt . In this law and order franchise , they do more investigative work and show the layers of depth and involvement in such crimes . The pro...
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Bone Chilling True Story !
The names were changed but it's based on a true story of the events in Skidmore , Missouri and the real villain was Ken McElroy who was very much like John Gotti without the class , style , and grace of his demeanor . He had fathered children with two women who lived together . No , not because he's a polygamist . In t...
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Philip Roth at his best !
I have been doing a lot of research on the author , Philip Roth , who wrote Goodbye , Columbus . Unfortunately , I am disappointed that it was set in the Bronx , New York and not Newark , New Jersey and that Westchester County replaced posh , upscale Livingston , New Jersey . What makes Roth special is that he really i...
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An unforgettable journey across Canada !
Mo and Willie are half-sisters that were raised by their loving grandmother , Nan . She dies in a nursing home across Canada . The granddaughters decide that she should be buried near her family homestead across country . Mo borrows an ice cream truck and the girls steal the corpse in a body bag from the funeral home o...
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Finally , Tina ' s Turn in the Spotlight !
The show is not what I expected . I caught last night's episode with Tina Fey's character , Liz Lemon , set up by Alec Baldwin's character with Thomas . It turns out that Thomas is Gretchen Thomas ( a lesbian ) . Apparently , Liz gives the impression that she is gay to her new boss played by Baldwin . Anyway , she gave...
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Hey hey what's happening now ?
I was addicted to the first series so when syndication came up with the brilliant idea of bringing back the original gang . I was thrilled . The show came back with the same gang including Raj , Dwayne , Rerun , Dee , and Shirley . It was a shame that Mabel King who played Mama Thomas never returned to the show . I fel...
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Perfect Friday Night Fare !
I have to admit that Balki and Larry were the male version of Laverne and Shirley . The show had a unique premise and it worked best with Bronson Pinchot as Balki who reminded me of Andy Kaufman on Taxi . Anyway , the show was never controversial or raised any eyebrows . It had it's moments including the relationship b...
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Almost Perfect Film !
I never thought that I would care about a movie about horse-racing . I saw this film by chance and I thought it was incredibly first rate and worthy of the Oscar nominations . Tobey McGuire is brilliant as is Jeff Bridges , the millionaire who loses his son in a car accident and his wife played by Valerie Mahoff in a d...
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Makes you scared to go to sleep ! ! ! !
I remember this movie as a child and how frightened I was to fall asleep in case there were alien pods ready to possess my body . Demon and alien possession terrified me as a child . This movie has a strange plot in which alien pods from flowers become human replicas . I have a lot of questions as to how it is possible...
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Only Judi could have make me like Barbara !
I have to say that I have mixed feelings about the wonderful Judi Dench playing such an unlikable character as Barbara . At first , we pity this spinster who has nobody to love or lover her back . Befriending her as a woman could be dangerous to your career but Judi shows how this older mature woman has become her wors...
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Come Back , Linda , We Miss You !
Linda Fiorentino really steals the screen in this film . She holds her own with Wesley Snipes . The film has political message about guns , gun control , and violence . Of course , it must be written from a leftist liberal point of view . Wesley Snipes ' character has a grudge against guns . Along the film , we learn h...
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Highly Under-rated by Critics !
I have watched the Drew Carey show for years both on network and on television in syndication . I have to admit that it still holds up . Who could forget the fights between Mimi Bobek and Drew Carey played wonderfully by Kathy Kinney who should have been nominated for Emmys rather than being short-sighted by the televi...
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A Wonderful Children's Film based on a Classic Novel !
Edith Nesbit was before our time . She wrote this novel in the early part of the last century . The casting is first rate with Freddie Highmore as one of the children ; the divine and future Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Zoe Wanamaker CBE as the eccentric housekeeper of the castle ; the always fasci...
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A Gem of an Independent Film !
I first thought it was a Canadian film . I had no idea until I read the credits that it was filmed entirely on location in Austin , Texas . This film is quite a gem and treasure about the relationships between a father and son , Frank and Zak Nelson , after the suicide death of the family matriarch . Zak blames himself...
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A Beautiful film
The Italian film , the Best Man , is very well acted and believable about the Bride who falls in love with her husband's brother who is older and an American success . I found the movie to be well-paced and well-acted and believable . I enjoyed this film very much and do recommend it as a change from other films . Mayb...
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Short , Sweet , and to the Point !
I bought this because I'm doing Hamlet for my college class in teaching Shakespeare . It's only 30 minutes , brief , and to the point about the basics of Hamlet's story . I think the quality of the animation could have been a lot better which is why I gave it an 8 and it could have been a little more detailed in the st...
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Has a few problems but is worth watching !
The story of Needful Things comes from Stephen King , who else could it have come from . A store opens up in a small Maine town ( where else ? ) called Needful Things . The funny thing is that it's owned and operated by Christopher Plummer who appeared in Stephen King's DOlores Claiborne . Anyway , he is the devil in d...
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Save Life with Bonnie !
Life with Bonnie is a show worth saving from cancellation . It has a great cast with the great Bonnie Hunt , talented David Alan Grier , hunky Mark Derwin , and the wonderful Marianne Meulleruex . The other supporting cast members are also worth mentioning especially Holly . The supporting cast is an excellent ensemble...
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The Landlady ! !
I have to say that this episode was probably a lot more groundbreaking because Kate and Allie are forced with a rent increase because their landlady rents the apartment to one family . First of all that apartment would be affordable only to millionaires now and maybe even then . Kate and Allie decide to say that they a...
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A Great Show !
WKRP in Cincinatti was a great show with a stellar cast including Gordon Jump who played the station's owner . Gary Sandy who played one of the disc jockeys . Of course , the unforgettable Howard Hesseman as another disc jockey . The guy who played Les Nessman was also memorable as the news guy . Frank Bonner who playe...
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The Show was Cut Too Short !
The premise with Pam Dawber , Samantha Russell , as a successful San Francisco photographer who is reunited with her younger sister , Patti Russell , played by the late Rebecca Schaeffer . Supporting cast members include the wonderful Jenny O'Hara as Dixie , Sam's assistant , and Joel Brooks . David Naughton as a frien...