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526,462 | 4,445,210 | 1,066,641 | 8 | A Lot More Than They Bargained For | The first part of the year 1862 is covered in this second installment of the " The Civil War " nine-part TV series . At this early junction , the war has become much more than a lot of people back then thought it would ever become . Troubles occur for Lincoln as his son dies , and for Union military leader George McCle... |
526,463 | 4,445,210 | 1,066,646 | 8 | Lots Of Info To Start This Series Off | This first segment in this 9-part television series looks at the beginnings of the American Civil War : how the South felt and why it seceded from the Union ; President Abraham Lincoln's election , and the beginning battles of this famous war . This , being the longest episode of the series at 100 minutes , had a lot o... |
522,635 | 4,445,210 | 148,472 | 8 | A Rough Day Trying To Deliver The Milk | This is strange cartoon that offers both a lot of good and bad : the good being funny sight gags and the bad being an annoying sadistic-like young kid who loudly cries and torments Flip , who is a milkman in this cartoon . It don't think poor Flip had a milk bottle left after this kid got through destroying everything ... |
525,141 | 4,445,210 | 1,066,649 | 8 | Memorable Telling Of Appomattox | The final 10 minutes or so of this episode , the discussing of what happened when Generals Grant and Lee met in Appomattox for the surrender of the war talks is fantastic . The description of these two men was so dramatic and so eloquently expressed that it made up for the unpleasantness in the first hour of this eight... |
522,263 | 4,445,210 | 1,066,648 | 8 | Grant & Lee Battle On | The year 1864 marks the fourth year of this horrible war . Pictures sent depicting some of it are so horrendous people can't look at them . They show one here , and you'd swear this was a photo of someone in a concentration camp in World War II . The man was nothing but skin and bones . Horrifying . The more was learns... |
523,788 | 4,445,210 | 793,129 | 8 | A Lot Of Information About This Famous Country | This also goes under the name " Globe Trekker " and was a series of hour-long travelogues that were televised sometime in the mid 1990s . ( This was my first look at any of the shows and I saw this on DVD . ) Justine Shapiro is the host and narrator for this tour of Vietnam , a country that became very famous in the 19... |
525,039 | 4,445,210 | 925,248 | 8 | Very Interesting , But Armstrong Was Missed | This recently-released documentary had some fantastic footage in it , and a very personal look at many of the astronauts who went to the moon . Overall , that is a very exclusive club : only about a dozen men ever did it in the history of the world and just eight or nine ever stepped foot on it . Most of them are still... |
523,917 | 4,445,210 | 156,025 | 8 | ' Not Fade Away ' At Apt Opening Tune | Pictured here in concert are the Rolling Stones in Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium in the early ' 90s . The South Florida crowd really enjoyed this concert , as you will see and the old codgers - the Stones - didn't disappoint , putting on yet another entertaining show . I don't remember all the details but I remember this ... |
526,209 | 4,445,210 | 43,090 | 8 | A Very Good , Unknown Film Noir | This was a bit of a sleeper , better than I thought and not a well-known film to begin with , since it never came out on VHS . William Holden and Nancy Olson both worked on Sunset Boulevard this same year this was released and here are together again . Actually , I like the two a lot better in this film than the much b... |
526,096 | 4,445,210 | 95,765 | 8 | The Loves Of ' Toto ' Beautifully Told | After seeing this special edition DVD which shows the entire 174-minute film ( in addition to the 121-minute one that most of us had seen over the years , ) my rating of this film was elevated . This review is of the longer " director's cut . " Most of the new footage involved the main's character's romance while he wa... |
525,848 | 4,445,210 | 43,088 | 8 | Powerful Film Unfairly Treated | The more I watch classic films , the more I discover what a great year 1950 was in the movie business . Here's another good film , and one many people are probably unfamiliar with . This one revolves around the newspaper business . Dan Duryea , as usual , is interesting as " Mike Reese , " a bad guy-turned-good guy jou... |
523,126 | 4,445,210 | 245,562 | 8 | Another Decent Modern-Day WWII Movie | It's nice to see World War II films making a comeback , as they have seemed to do since the arrival of " Saving Private Ryan " in 1997 . This is another of them and with modern technology the viewers get to experience some very realistic action scenes . The main thing is that the story is interesting . With a John Woo-... |
524,919 | 4,445,210 | 25,862 | 8 | This Tarzan Film Just About Has It All , Including Skin | Considered by almost all the critics to be the best of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films , I have no argument with that , although there are a couple of others I thought just as entertaining . One thing : it's the longest of the series that I've seen at 105 minutes . I've only seen six of them but this was longer tha... |
524,921 | 4,445,210 | 133,093 | 8 | A Bit Confusing But A Big F / X Treat | Special-effects were the drawing card when this came out at the end of the 20th century , and those effects were spectacular . They lived up to their billing . Unfortunately , the story was a bit confusing for much of the two hours , a bit too secular-minded for me , although others have viewed this with Biblical analo... |
525,005 | 4,445,210 | 351,382 | 8 | Ten Minutes Of Absurd Fun | A stingy man who cannot throw anything out , even to the point of eating the pits of cherries , winds up paying for his obsessiveness in a very strange way . One day , a small sprout grows on top o his huge bald head . He snips it off , and this happens a few more times . He even saves the snippings . Eventually , a ch... |
522,299 | 4,445,210 | 69,765 | 8 | A Story About Real Friendship | There was nothing hokey overly melodramatic about this story , and usually you get that with a sports story or about a good person dying . In this case , we have a combination of the two . This is simply a mellow , sweet-natured human interest story well-acted by the two main stars : Michael Moriarity and Robert De Nir... |
523,943 | 4,445,210 | 737,764 | 8 | Historically Inaccurate But Makes For Good Drama | I made a mistake of reading about Ma Barker before watching this second episode in the first season of The Untouchables . It kind of ruined things , because this story is almost entirely fabricated for dramatic purposes . In real life , Ma Barker never was directly involved in any of her boys ' crimes and certainly wou... |
527,136 | 4,445,210 | 148,289 | 8 | A Tribute To Rock Guitarists | Guitar greats discuss their instrument , and other artists , in this interesting segment of the History Of Rock ' n Roll series . It was interesting to me because I love a good guitar sound , which is one reason I am big fan of the blues as well as rock . Les Paul is not a name young people probably recognize but he is... |
524,621 | 4,445,210 | 69,865 | 8 | Matthau Makes The Modern-Day Noir Work | This was a pleasant surprise ; better than I thought it would be , although I shouldn't have been surprised since Walter Matthau usually plays interesting roles . What I appreciated was the realism of the story , except for two things at the end of the film such as no one coming to investigate a loud chase scenes and f... |
522,519 | 4,445,210 | 737,786 | 8 | Gangsters Do Themselves In | Jack Weston plays a slob-like thug nicknamed " The Artichoke King " who is terrorizing the produce industry in New York City . In town for a brief stay , Elliott and the boys decide to see if they can get this sick murderer before he causes more harm . This was an interesting episode thanks to a number of facts present... |
527,334 | 4,445,210 | 25,922 | 8 | The Quirks Of ' 30s Popeye Cartoons | For some strange reason , I've noticed that in a lot of these 1930s cartoons - Popeye's and others - flames from fire come alive . The flames take on a human personality and do human things . In here , one of the flames from a burning house sidles even over to the fire alarm box to send for the firefighters ! In other ... |
527,220 | 4,445,210 | 43,014 | 8 | Give It At Least Two Looks | On my first viewing , I wasn't particularly impressed with this movie but I liked it a lot more on the second and by the third - when it's magnificently transferred on DVD - I was fan , too . This is a good visual film , particularly when it shows the inside of this incredible mansion where a lot of the scenes take pla... |
525,658 | 4,445,210 | 104,802 | 8 | The Best ( and only ) Mambo Movie I've Ever Seen ! | Excellent " mambo " music and colorful characters made me rate this a " 9 " after the first viewing . After several looks , the novelty - how many mambo movies are there ? - wore off and it settled in as an " 8 stars " film but I don't regret seeing this several times . It's fun to watch . Armand Assante was particular... |
525,478 | 4,445,210 | 148,346 | 8 | A Pretty Wild Version Of ' Jack And The Beanstalk ' | I read where this was the first of the Celebrity Productions Comicolor cartoons . Color at the movie theater had to be a very , very big thing to audiences back 75 years ago . The cartoon still entertains today . Jack and his mom are broke and hungry . The animals in the house are starving , too . It's not a pretty sig... |
523,961 | 4,445,210 | 737,740 | 8 | Guest Stars Add Spark To This Melodrama | The end of prohibition is less than a year away and the gangsters are starting to look for other avenues to keep their criminal activity alive , Walter Winchell informs us in the opening narrative . Crime now is centered on such things as " the numbers racket , call girls , gambling and dope . " This story , however , ... |
523,845 | 4,445,210 | 35,414 | 8 | Spoofing Abbott & Costello , And Introducing ' Tweety ' | A takeoff on Bud Abbott and Lou Costello , famous comedians of the classic era , we have two cats : " Babbit " and " Catstello " just trying to survive and find food , like climbing a very tall tree for a bird snack , if they can get it . That little bird turns out to be " Tweety , " the little yellow ( later on ) cana... |
526,549 | 4,445,210 | 25,963 | 8 | Wimpy's Trademark Line | This starts out like a Betty Boop cartoon , meaning with a song . Popeye and Olive have opened a diner and they are seen outside of it on opening day , singing and dancing " We Aim To Please . " After that , we see Wimpy and Bluto standing on the other side of the street , observing . " Watch me obtain a hamburger with... |
526,490 | 4,445,210 | 94,697 | 8 | A Loving Tribute To ' Bogie ' | This is one of the longer bonus features you'll see on a DVD but it is well worth your time if you are a fan of Humphrey Bogart . The late actor's wife , Lauren Bacall , looks back fondly at her hubby , so this is a loving tribute . There is a lot of information here , along with film footage of his famous and not-so-f... |
527,036 | 4,445,210 | 183,649 | 8 | One Way To Get Your Message Across ! | I only looked at this because a friend loaned it to me so , at zero cost , what could I lose ? Well , it was a lot better than I anticipated . Oddly , even though it's only 80 minutes long , I think this could have been better with about 10 minutes chopped off . It starts to repeat itself too much near the end . You ha... |
522,438 | 4,445,210 | 25,316 | 8 | Could Have Been Super With Different Ending ; Still A Top ' Classic ' | The first movie to sweep all the major Academy Awards , this film is still popular today . That's probably so because the dialog between the two stars of the picture - Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert - is just great . Those two make this fun to watch . I enjoyed it , however , much more on the first viewing than subs... |
524,150 | 4,445,210 | 1,206,156 | 8 | A Totally-Insane ( But Fun ) Episode | There are so many wacky , insane things in this episode , I wouldn't know where to start . Suffice to say , this show continues people with green blood , a deer killed with a crossbow and then having a skirt put on it ; a lady who wears tinfoil and says she communicates with aliens , a 60-some year old married couple w... |
527,144 | 4,445,210 | 265,349 | 8 | Great Suspense | This gets high marks for suspense alone . It is a very tense movie , guaranteed to keep the first-time viewer glued to his / her seat . It might even raise a few hairs on the back of your neck ! Dramatic music also helped with the suspense . In addition , we get some fine acting performances from Richard Gere , Laura L... |
522,891 | 4,445,210 | 44,984 | 8 | Bugs Vs . The Oil Baron | Wow , the puns and the parodies , etc . , are in full bloom right off the bat in this takeoff of Texas and it's oilmen and all their money . Bugs ' even has his own address : " Deepinhola , Texas . " Down there , in his semi-fancy hole in the ground , Bugs is first seen singing and playing the banjo . Here are some of ... |
525,024 | 4,445,210 | 36,334 | 8 | Daffy Is One ' Scrappy ' & Patriotic American ! | As others have explained here , this cartoon was made as part of the film industry's bid to help the U . S . and Allies with the World War II effort . The message in this one , with Daffy Duck providing the message with laughs , was to encourage people to save scrap so that it could be converted to weapons and ammo . S... |
524,714 | 4,445,210 | 79,116 | 8 | Even Better If You've Seen The Famous Site | An excellent second half of this film elevates it overall as the Alcatraz inmates plan and then execute their escape , narrowly missing several disastrous occurrences . The suspense during those scenes is outstanding . Clint Eastwood is good as the fairly low-key character " Frank Morris " and most of the inmates are l... |
524,675 | 4,445,210 | 148,676 | 8 | My Favorite Of The ' Riverdance ' Performances | This is a " revised " Riverdance presentation , staged at Radio City Music hall in New York City . Of the three Irish " dance " musicals that I watched during the mid to late ' 90s ( which includes the first " Riverdance " and " Lord of the Dance " ) I liked this one the best . I thought it was better than the original... |
524,552 | 4,445,210 | 192,298 | 8 | Getting To Know The Family Better | This documentary was interesting to me because I saw it right after reading both of Frank McCourt's books : Angela's Ashes and Tis . So , I was interested to see what the documentary offered . What it offers is a brief summary of what happened to Frank and is three brothers after they had all arrived in the United Stat... |
523,569 | 4,445,210 | 36,348 | 8 | Nice Camera-work In Here | This is a very entertaining Sherlock Holmes film with some of the best - maybe THE best - camera-work I've seen in the Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce series . The photography was better than the story , which was disappointing only in that it was too easy to spot the killer . Heck , even I found it no problem , so it must ... |
526,173 | 4,445,210 | 87,004 | 8 | Now Here Is Something Different ! | Can you say " different ? " Have often do you see a movie in which the lead character never utters one word ? That's the case here , a unique story of an alien who crashes near Harlem , a famous black neighborhood in New York City . The alien is a black man , so he fits in despite not being able to speak ! He's just lo... |
523,329 | 4,445,210 | 51,560 | 8 | Sad To Say , The Last Of The Droopy Theatrical Cartoons | Droopy takes a commercial flight to Ireland and winds up taking a solo sightseeing tour , buying a little leprechaun hat from a lady on a street corner , and then visiting " Shillelagh Castle . " En route , our favorite Irish dog , Butch , spots him and thinks he's just seen his first real leprechaun ! Butch follows hi... |
526,379 | 4,445,210 | 45,000 | 8 | A Shock For First-Time Viewers | Wile E . Coyote versus Bugs Bunny ? Wow , this was a new one on me , when I first saw it , but it occurred a couple of times in Loony Tunes cartoons . . . . and we , the viewer , are the winners for it . Also different for first-time viewers of this collaboration between two LT stars , is hearing Wile speak . . " Allow... |
527,455 | 4,445,210 | 113,862 | 8 | Genuinely Nice Bio Film That Hits Mostly The Right Notes | This is simply a nice , dramatic story of a music teacher's life . Richard Dreyfuss plays the teacher , " Glenn Holland . " It spans 30 years of his career with a tear-jerking ending . Endearing characters make it a memorable film . The focus of the story is Dreyfuss and three students he gives special time to over the... |
526,403 | 4,445,210 | 1,062 | 8 | Short Message - And To The Point | I wonder if this was a major problem a long time ago . I'll bet it was . I am referring to the subject matter of this early and very short D . W . Griffith film : rude people wearing big hats to the theater and blocking the view of those in back of them . Considering that people have probably been inconsiderate for as ... |
527,396 | 4,445,210 | 36,279 | 8 | Real-Life Justifiable WWII Paranoia In Cartoon Form | This was my first look at a " Private Snafu " cartoon . All I know is I first see some nerdy - looking private walking around the Army camp and saying in rhyme , " I just a learned a secret ; it's a honey , it's a pip , but the enemy is listening so I won't let it slip . " After that I thought this was going to be very... |
525,888 | 4,445,210 | 443,706 | 8 | The All-Consuming Zodiac Killer | A couple of years ago , I read an article about how some people are still obsessed with the Zodiac serial killer case . Since the murderer was never apprehended , this case has fascinated a number of people for almost 40 years . There are websites and all kinds of people , apparently , who can't let go of this famous c... |
524,323 | 4,445,210 | 44,843 | 8 | Seal-ing The Deal | This is more of a " cute " story than a comedy , although it has both charm and laughs , along with some nice artwork . In essence , a baby seal escapes from the zoo . The animal is tired of blowing horns ; his job is boring . He tells this to Jerry Mouse after winding up in the swimming pool where Jerry and Tom live .... |
522,729 | 4,445,210 | 824,379 | 8 | Phil Collins Gives You A Lot Of Bang For Your Buck - Almost Too Much | Phil Collins gives a long seriously long concert in Berlin , Germany , on July 25 , 1990 , doing 24 songs ! This is one of the longest one-man concert videos I've ever seen . Actually , as good as Collins ' songs are , and as good a singer as he is , it's almost too much . . . . at least for one continuous viewing . It... |
525,051 | 4,445,210 | 894,294 | 8 | Sad Portrayals Of Ex-Child TV Stars | Pirated movies and Albanian hit men are two of the subject matters here as a former child acting star is found murdered . Actually , he was about a half hour away from being buried in Potter's Field . He had been listed as a " John Doe " when found in a ravine , dead for about three weeks and rotting . Not a pretty sig... |
524,197 | 4,445,210 | 79,240 | 8 | Nice Period Piece For A Heist Flick | Wow , this is a wonderfully-filmed movie that especially looked good since it was one of the first DVDs I purchased a decade ago . Rich colors and good period detail of 19th century England made it visually attractive . However , the picture was too grainy . I hope someone has re-issued this and given it the transfer i... |
524,404 | 4,445,210 | 60,371 | 8 | Fun And Educational , Thanks To Brown | This was an entertaining and educational trip around the world . It follows two American surfers who are seen visiting West Afrcia , South Africa , India , Australia , New Zealand and , of course , Hawaii . For one thing , it was interesting to see how they looked at prices of things . For example , in Africa , they ar... |
525,501 | 4,445,210 | 1,024,352 | 8 | A Lot Of ' Macs " For Your Money Here | Boy , there are really dragging out this deal with our star " Mac " ( Gary Sinise ) going through all this interrogation and court hearings , etc . , over the serial killer scumbag who jumped from the roof killing himself in last week's finale . For political gain and other reasons , the higher-ups - " Stanton " and " ... |
522,280 | 4,445,210 | 404,054 | 8 | This Is The Way It Should Be | In this television special , the first in the series I believe , Frank goes it alone . . . . and that's the way I like it . I bought this to hear and watch Sinatra , not other people . Here , Frank sings some of his more famous numbers ( and favorites of mine ) such as " I've Got You Under My Skin , " " I Get A Kick Ou... |
523,771 | 4,445,210 | 954,379 | 8 | Can You Say ' Over The Top ? ' | In a season ( the third ) that is producing weird stories for the first time ( most weeks , thus far ) we get two outrageously-goofy stories . Get this : one guy named Noah has built an ark in his backyard and has four couples already living it in , prepared a new flood to occur any day . Noah is found shot to death in... |
525,565 | 4,445,210 | 131,325 | 8 | A Winning Combination | After seeing how good the combination of director Frank Oz and actor Steve Martin was in " Dirty Rotten Scoundrels , " I wasn't surprised that the two would make " Bowfinger " interesting , too . It's not the caliber of " Scoundrels , " but it's still fun to watch . Eddie Murphy , as usual , is responsible for a lot of... |
523,686 | 4,445,210 | 36,119 | 8 | Some People ( or mice ) Enjoy The Chase | There was a lesson to this story , one of those " you don't miss what you have until you lose it " or " the grass is always greener on the other side , " etc . However you phrase it , Jerry discovers he'd rather have Tom chasing him around the house than no Tom at all . He misses the excitement . He doesn't think so in... |
525,047 | 4,445,210 | 351,167 | 8 | I'll Leave The Interpretation To Others & Just Enjoy The CGI Artwork | This is more of visual experience than any story or point but . . . . wow , what visuals ! This is magnificently drawn and probably quite unlike any other animated short you've seen , although it did remind me of some of the cool stuff done when computer animation began with stuff like " The Mind's Eye . " This is more... |
522,685 | 4,445,210 | 79,308 | 8 | Wacky Characters Make For Fun Movie | It's funny how it was decades since viewing this movie again but I always remembered Dom DeLuise experimenting and lighting up a joint , and then laughing hysterically . That laugh put me in tears laughing so hard at him laughing and wheezing ! DeLuise , who I was sorry to see abuse the Lord's name in vain so much in t... |
522,950 | 4,445,210 | 51,698 | 8 | ' Happy Easter ' From Little Quackers | The Easter Bunny delivers a gift to Tom and Jerry one Easter morning - a brightly-colored egg . The two adversaries fight over it , until it hatches on Tom's head . It turns to be " Little Quackers , " a tiny yellow duck who has been in a handful of other Tom and Jerry cartoons . Here , the little guy has two sentences... |
527,412 | 4,445,210 | 435,174 | 8 | Things Turned Out Better For Landau Than Lugosi | Martin Landau begins this " documentary " by telling us , " One of the things I said to Tim ( Burton , director ) was ' what you want me to play here is a 74-year-old morphine addict , an alcoholic and a guy who had violent mood swings ? That would be hard enough , but the character happens to be Bela Lugosi , who ever... |
524,709 | 4,445,210 | 51,228 | 8 | Good Artwork & Harpoon Gag | Wile E . Coyote ( Famishus Vulgarus ) disappears literally in a cloud of dust that begins on the road and winds up hundreds of feet in the air as the Road Runner ( Birdibus Zippibus ) wins again in the opening scene of this cartoon . Wile goes back " to the books , " so to speak for his next attempt , reading " The Art... |
527,543 | 4,445,210 | 421,715 | 8 | As Time Goes By | I found this to be an interesting film ; certainly not boring as I had heard from a few people who saw it in the theater . To me , it was simply good storytelling . Yes , it's slow , especially by today's movie standards , but it's certainly a unique story and it's nicely filmed , acted and directed . Story-wise , it's... |
523,955 | 4,445,210 | 106,489 | 8 | Interesting Portrait With A Killer ' Hero ' | Here is a realistic-looking and an involving story of the street life in New York City's Bronx section in the 1950s and 1960s . Excellent acting and a good job of re-creating the era and site's atmosphere are main things going for this film . Also the soundtrack is very , very good . The main problem I have with the fi... |
525,107 | 4,445,210 | 218,839 | 8 | A Bit Sleazy , But Very Funny | Considered by many who have watched all three of Christopher Guest's " mockumentary " films as his funniest , " Best In Show " is guaranteed to evoke a number of laughs and offend someone . This is a typical modern-day comedy meaning that sex jokes dominate and there is both a gay and lesbian " couple . " So , if you'v... |
524,460 | 4,445,210 | 78,872 | 8 | Wish There Was A Better Transfer Of This Nice Film | Not only is this a nice story , but it's beautifully photographed . That's why I was so disappointed with the DVD . The picture wasn't sharp , and even had an orange tint to it . I wound up trading it for something else . Perhaps if a better DVD transfer comes along , I'll re - purchase this . I love horse racing and a... |
526,560 | 4,445,210 | 71,276 | 8 | A Different , Inventive Kind Of Vampire Film | I've only seen a couple of Hammer horror films , but I'm impressed . They seem to be subtly effective if you're looking for a few thrills and chills , not overdoing the gore , being mild on the language but yet having a definite edge to them . " Captain Kronos " isn't super but it's enjoyable . The direction is excelle... |
524,799 | 4,445,210 | 443,536 | 8 | Looking For A Different Kind Of Animated Film ? | Now here is a modern-day animated film that is hard to classify . It's part film noir , part fantasy , part comedy , part Indiana Jones adventure , part Thin Man detective , on and on . One thing for sure : although kids might like it , this movie is geared more for adults . Even older adults as some of the humor is re... |
526,071 | 4,445,210 | 901,686 | 8 | Turning The Tables On The Tow Truck | This cartoon features " Mater , " the most lovable character in the great animated movie " Cars . " This seven-minute comes as a feature in the " Cars " DVD . Actually , all of the characters are in here , but Mater has more " screen time . " The story is a simple one of the other cars trying to teach Mater a lesson . ... |
524,315 | 4,445,210 | 265,666 | 8 | ' Quirky ' Seems To Be The Most Popular Word To Describe This | This was a quirky film that surprised me , in that I liked it . . . . at least twice . By the third viewing , I had enough but I got my money's worth out of it . That's what I would recommend with this movie : rent it before considering buying it . It's very different , and you might love but also might hate it . What ... |
522,803 | 4,445,210 | 44,789 | 8 | Good , But Tough To Live Up To That Opening | I liked this film but I got spoiled with the first 20-30 minutes . It started off so intense that I thought this was going to be fantastic : an incredibly edgy film noir . It still wound up good overall , but it never lived up to that great beginning . The story slows down a bit once the scene shifts from the heist in ... |
523,953 | 4,445,210 | 106,426 | 8 | Hauer Always Good As A Psycho | This is a " sleeper , " an intense and involving thriller that grabs you from the start . . . . but a film not people know about . Hey , only 10 people have even reviewed it here and the film is 13 years old . To be fair , I did think the finish was unrealistic which the typical killer-talks - instead-of shoots mentali... |
527,544 | 4,445,210 | 60,153 | 8 | Reliving The Campy Days Of TV's Batman | Ah , it was good to see Adam West ( " Batman " ) and Burt Ward ( " Robin " ) again , along with Caesar Romero ( " The Joker " ) , Lee Meriweather ( " Catwoman " ) , Frank Gorshin ( " The Riddler " ) and Burgess Meredith ( " The Penguin ) " - all the people who made the campy 1960s Batman so entertaining . This was the ... |
524,392 | 4,445,210 | 165,929 | 8 | One Of The Better Martial-Arts Movies | I was surprised I enjoyed much of this since martial arts movies are okay but nothing I really get into often . Jet Li plays the only likable character in this Asians vs . Blacks gang story . Some of the stunts were tremendous . Some were so over-the-top , so unbelievable that they were funny . The movie certainly isn'... |
524,081 | 4,445,210 | 51,329 | 8 | Very Comparable To " Paladin " But Not As Well-Known | This was another good western back in the ' 50s which gives me fond memories . I remember how me and my pals thought this hero was " cool , " something like Richard Boone was in " Have Gun , Will Travel . " The main differences in this western as opposed to most was that the title characterpacked a little derringer in ... |
523,271 | 4,445,210 | 113,957 | 8 | Good Suspense ; Bullock Tolerable For Once | This is a typical Sandra Bullock movie in which she plays a mousy ( but profane ) woman who is in trouble but finds a way to survive and be the hero . Sound familiar ? There are plenty of holes in this story . Things just don't add up and some of the suspense is a little corny . But - that suspense is very good . There... |
525,019 | 4,445,210 | 16,641 | 8 | ' Silent ' Ben-Hur Also Has A Lot To Offer | After seeing the famous 1959 version of this film a number of times in the last 45 years , it was interesting to contrast this 1925 silent version to it . However , let me say right off the bat that I enjoyed both versions , and I am not going to get into the " which movie is better ? " argument . This silent-film vers... |
523,538 | 4,445,210 | 60,118 | 8 | Harrington Is Great As The Voice Of ' Deux-Deux ' | A shipload of bananas is hijacked . Well , that's an original premise , I'll say that . I don't think I've seen that storyline in the thousands of films I've watched . It's no surprise there is an ape involved ! The " trail " leads to a little English sailor with a strong accent , who says " me " instead of " my " and ... |
523,826 | 4,445,210 | 35,959 | 8 | Nice Story With Appealing Cast | This is one of those old-fashioned , nice stories with generally nice people , some good lessons to be learned and some touching scenes . You just have to go with the fantasy-type theologies , in this story dead people coming back as angels-you-can see . Irene Dunne never looked better , although the soft-focus lens he... |
525,013 | 4,445,210 | 25,410 | 8 | Nothing ' Sorrowful " About Shirley | Despite only two songs , it's another entertaining Shirley Temple film . The story is familiar ; it's been done several other times , once under the name " Sorrowful Jones , " with Bob Hope . This movie is a bit different from that one , so you could own both and have two different slants on the famous Damon Runyon sto... |
525,479 | 4,445,210 | 121,771 | 8 | This ' Whopper ' Is Out Of This World ! | One thing I can say about these " Willie Whopper " cartoons : they are never boring . They are as wild as Willie's imagination , filled with tons of sight gags , so many that there usually isn't much a story , just continuing craziness . This episode is a prime example of that and is the only I've seen so far that migh... |
526,160 | 4,445,210 | 209,053 | 8 | Lots Of Great Songs Presented Well , But . . . . . | James Taylor performs almost two hours worth of songs at a semi-famous theater in New York City in the late ' 90s . These are mostly great songs , about every hit song he ever had and more , and his voice is in fine form . The only problems I found was that it got monotonous after awhile . Although likable , Taylor is ... |
523,138 | 4,445,210 | 1,431 | 8 | Nicely Filmed Early Silent Film | For a film so old , I thought this was one of the better-photographed efforts of its day . The composition was outstanding . Just examine those shots with the wife standing on the beach and her husband and small crew rowing off into the ocean . It's perfectly framed . As for the story , it's based on a poem called " Th... |
524,170 | 4,445,210 | 44,667 | 8 | Poor Wile E . Coyote ; At Least He Never Gives Up | It's amazing the number of ploys that Wile E . Coyote tries - and has backfire - in just a s six - and-a-half half minute cartoon . The beating the poor guy takes each time is unbelievable , but have you seen a more determined character in a cartoon ? One that doesn't let defeat discourage him ? I'd like to see him win... |
525,961 | 4,445,210 | 289,765 | 8 | Good Re-Make Of ' Lecter Film ' | This is a very good " remake " of Manhunter " which was the first Hannibal Lecter movie but didn't get the press the others did because it didn't have Anthony Hopkins as the famous criminal . After " Silence of the Lambs " became so popular , and the sequel , " Hannibal , " it was decided to re-do that first film and t... |
525,217 | 4,445,210 | 94,226 | 8 | Good Movie , But I Still Prefer Stack Over Costner As ' Elliot Ness ' | I never could quite reconcile Kevin Costner's somewhat-high and weak voice with some of macho characters he played when he was younger , but I can get past that after a film has settled into the story . Costner is a good enough actor to make me believe he's anyone after awhile . However , after years of growing up watc... |
523,421 | 4,445,210 | 909,551 | 8 | Especially Hard To Take When A Victim Is Totally Innocent | Both of these cases take place in Miami , Fla , with two different lead detectives . One is a series regular : Det . Fernando Bosch while the other is Det . Emilano Tamayo . In Tamayo's case , police get a frantic 911 call stating , " The bullets are flying everywhere ! It turns out two men were in a shootout right in ... |
525,214 | 4,445,210 | 44,609 | 8 | Not That Humorous , But Very Touching | Marc Anthony , the big , brutish-looking-but sensitive bulldog , has a new friend , a tiny little kitty who makes a " home " by sleeping on Anthony's back . The big dog takes a shine to the little one and then protects him as he gets , or seems to get , into domestic trouble . The homemaker in the house makes it clea... |
525,866 | 4,445,210 | 59,721 | 8 | An Updated Noah's Ark Story | What a shock to hear someone talk right away in this cartoon ! That almost never happens as these Pink Panther cartoons are 99 percent dialog-less . Nonetheless , we hear a " Big White Hunter " type guy traveling with his guide in a jeep along the Africa plain mention about " a story about some guy who cornered all the... |
524,652 | 4,445,210 | 24,773 | 8 | Starting To Become More Clever | They have some pretty decent sight gags in here , especially the beginning when Popeye and Olive are in their ocean raft sailing toward an island . How he makes the raft go , and provide sardines , is pretty goodOnce the two get to the island , it's " Wild Kingdom " as all kinds of animals appear and none of them frien... |
526,567 | 4,445,210 | 59,742 | 8 | A Beloved , Very Likable Film , But Twice Was Enough | I took me over 30 years to finally watch this film , something I did in 1998 . . . . and I could see why this is such a beloved film . I watched it one other time , about five years later on DVD , but didn't enjoy it as much and traded it for something else . However , I still have a high regard for the film . The film... |
523,201 | 4,445,210 | 335,266 | 8 | Give It A Second Chance , If Needed | I admit I found it disappointing on the first look but I decided to give it a second chance and was glad I did . Only then did I appreciate Bill Murray's great performance and the wonderful photography in this movie . The vivid colors in here are really something to see . It's odd how some movies are so much better the... |
523,597 | 4,445,210 | 782,223 | 8 | Finding The Kidnap Victim & Soap Opera In The CSI Office | Some bimbo sipping her cocktail at an outdoor restaurant table gets a call on her cellphone from a desperate woman . She almost hangs up but stays on and hears this woman pleading for help , asking " Mitch " to save here . She obviously dialed the wrong number but at least the bimbo - who is shown to be really shallow ... |
524,401 | 4,445,210 | 156,812 | 8 | Some Good ' Ole Southern Charm | Here's a bit of an unusual film : a modern-day movie made more for adults than kids but could be equally enjoyed by both . There are 9 " damns " and a few other profanities , but nothing earth-shaking . It's simply the memoirs of Willie Morris , a southern boy who wound up as a famous writer and editor of Harper's Maga... |
525,676 | 4,445,210 | 120,832 | 8 | I Like This . . . . . Which Surprises Me | Most people didn't like this movie , from what I have heard and read over the years . Some of my friends who saw it didn't like it either . For some reason , I did , and that was despite a few things I normally don't put up with ( too much usages of the Lord's name in vain and the usual anti-military agenda . ) However... |
527,386 | 4,445,210 | 452,046 | 8 | A Good Mix Of Cerebral And Action | These were usually interesting stories of the FBI's profiling group called the BAU ( Behavioral Analysis Unite ) in which crimes ares solved by understanding what kind of person commits then . Most often , after figuring out who the killer is , the group goes in and captures him or her . The first 30 minutes of each sh... |
522,794 | 4,445,210 | 120,863 | 8 | Hard Movie To Like At First , But It Gets Better . . . . Much Better | This film came out the same year as " Saving Private Ryan " - two blockbuster 3-hour World War II movies - but was nowhere the same success at the box office . Up until lately , I agreed with most other people that Steven Spielberg's film was more more appealing than this Terrence Malick movie . . . . but now I am not ... |
522,598 | 4,445,210 | 105,695 | 8 | Three Charismatic Actors Elevate Hard-Edged Western | I like westerns and I like this film but I admit this is a bit hard-edged for me . It took me a couple of viewings to appreciate it . It's a tough movie with a good cast and no nonsense . The characters in here aren't the talk-now-shoot-later variety . There are a few memorable and very tense scenes in this film , and ... |
527,252 | 4,445,210 | 452,042 | 8 | The Likes And Dislikes Of The Marx Brothers | This documentary has an appropriate beginning , showing a number of people reciting one adjective apiece to describe the Marx Brothers . I don't have to repeat them here ; you know what people are going to say - mostly things like " zany . " I liked what Carl Reiner said : " our court jesters . " Yup , for years - espe... |
525,851 | 4,445,210 | 105,690 | 8 | This Seagal Flick Took The Cake | This was a fast-moving Rambo-style action flick ( good guys never get hit despite 10 , 000 rounds of ammunition fired at them ) that was very popular . It spawned a very weak sequel , par for the course . Several reviewers here wrote that it is Steven Seagal's " best movie , " and I wouldn't argue with that . . " Under... |
525,850 | 4,445,210 | 105,691 | 8 | A Film That Needs To Be Checked Out Twice | This is one of those decent crime movies that few people have heard about . It has a lot going for it . I should rate it higher since the story kept my interest all the way both times I saw it ( four years apart ) . The violence and profanity are not overdone , the main characters are very interesting and the story fin... |
523,112 | 4,445,210 | 120,855 | 8 | Animated Tarzan A Pleasant Surprise | I found this surprisingly good because not only was animation well done - which they all seem to be in the past decade - but an involving , action-packed story that was interesting start-to-finish . The action is not overdone , however . The color in here is magnificent and it looks spectacular on DVD . The film turned... |
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