5 comments about If a Man Answers.

1. I love this movie as a beautiful memory from my childhood. I thinks it's an enjoyable and truly funny comedy with a lovely Sandra Dee at her best who matches perfectly with her stage&real life partner Bobby Darin.



2. Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin play out an entertaining 'Junior Miss' variation of "Pillow Talk" in the sparkling romantic comedy IF A MAN ANSWERS (directed by Henry Levin, based on a novel by Winifred Wolfe).
   
   Sandra Dee plays Chantal Stacy, a half-American, half-French and all-New York glamour girl, who stumbles across the path of photographer Eugene Wright (played by Bobby Darin). The sparks fly and they're soon married, though Eugene still clings to his comfortable bachelor lifestyle. Chantal's mother (Micheline Presle) supplies her with the key to the perfect marriage...a book on how to train your dog! The same principles apply to husbands, apparently. Pretty soon, Chantal has Eugene precision-trained, until the situation dissolves into comedic chaos when he discovers the deception...and turns the tables on Chantal!
   
   IF A MAN ANSWERS is a delightful screen outing for Dee and Darin, and while the movie as a whole seems a direct steal from "Pillow Talk", it's a very fun ride. It's great seeing Micheline Presle here, too. The movie also features John Lund, Cesar Romero and Stefanie Powers.
   
   The DVD transfer is sharp and bright for the most part, tightly-letterboxed in 2.00:1 anamorphic widescreen. The trailer is also included. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).



3. Chantel Stacey (Sandra Dee) is the very French daughter of an American father and a French mother who met, fell in love, and married in Paris. She is very pretty and all the boys like her (she likes them too). So when her Dad decides it is time for her to start thinking about marriage, she comes home the next day with three engagement rings! As Chantel can't decide between her three fiances, she chooses to return all the rings. But she gets discouraged and tells her mother, "I haven't even been proposed to in a whole week!"
   They move to New York where she meets Eugene (Bobby Darin),a fashion photographer who's not at all interested in marriage...until Chantel changes his mind! After they get married, she follows her smart mother's advice and reads a book about how to have "the perfect husband." Things get quite hilarious after that!
   
   This is a very cute and enjoyable movie!



4. Our 4 daughers have quoted this movie throughout their years of growing up! It's one of the cutiest!



5. This is a cute farce but I found the story plodding at times. Dee and Darin make the entire thing work. They're funny, adorable and make a cute couple.
   
   The story itself is off balance. I couldn't identify with any of the characters.
   
   It was nice to see Dee as a domestic wife who knew how to cook!! She didn't in real life. And its kind of sad to watch her as well knowing that she battled anorexia all her life. If it is true that the camera adds ten pounds then Dee was rail thin because she's nothing but skin and bones in this feature, although still beautiful and charming.
   
   Darin does well by his role and he's too charming not to be loveable.
   
   The movie is worth a look but it won't be among my favorites. I much prefer Dee and Darin in "That Funny Feeling" instead.
   
   Dee and Darin get 5 stars. The movie only gets 3.

5 comments about Great Expectations (1998).

1. Every time I think of this movie, for some reason, the beautiful score comes to mind. I can't get it out of my head, it really is addictive. As for the movie, it is certainly watchable, but lacking. The performances are all good but it felt off at times. I have never read the book, but I was told its not really anything like it. However, as a movie, its pretty decent, even good at times. I think its a tad too long though, and it seemed dragging at times. I didn't really feel anything emotionally for any of the characters, and I think that is what bothers me every time I watch this.



2. What a great adaptation of the brilliant Dickens novel. Alfonso Cuaron has directed a gorgeous and utterly romantic movie. There's beauty and poetry in every shot, and the scene where Finn declares his love to Estella under the rain is more moving than anything I've seen in movies in a long time. The score is simply ravishing and the paintings by Francesco Clemente are amazing.
   
   Anne Bancroft, Chris Cooper, Robert DeNiro make a fantastic supporting cast, and Ethan Hawke is moving and utterly believable as Finn. I'm not a fan of Gwyneth Paltrow, but I have to admit she makes a pretty great Estella.



3. Great Expectations starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow is a sexy film but the fault doesn't lie with the actors but rather with story. The two stars have never been better, their chemistry is intoxicating and that scene at the drinking fountain, can you say hot, hot, hot! Some of the dialogue seems forced and the direction is somewhat awkward. Robert De Niro and Anne Bancroft have the strangest roles in this film and don't expect an exact interpretation of the Charles Dicken's classic. The ending is what saves the film, give this movie a viewing.



4. I remember enjoying this film as a teenager, before I had read the book. I found Miss Havisham glamorous and eerie and Estella and Pip's watery kiss's enticing. Now that I have not only read the book, but teach it at GCSE I decided to re watch it. I'm afraid I have to agree with some of the comments here - the film completely failed to engage my emotions. There was none of Dickens's characterisation and humour, which was why the romance was no more real than a kiss in a glitzy music video. I admit the film was visually stunning, but the script was really quite uninspiring and the characters flat and one dimensional. I know it was supposed to be modern, but sometimes people do say clever / funny things even in this day and age - I think Miss Havisham's comment about her cat eating other cats was about sum total of witty dialogue! Joe's forced 'carefree' laughter and Bently Drummel's total failure as a villain were also particularly trying! One the upside I imagine kids could write pages of criticism on this for media coursework so its not all bad!



5. This is a great makeover (not a remake) of the English 1946 black and white film which was much closer to the Dickens original both in time and setting when it begins: South East England just after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the Thames Estuary where one can discern the floating hulks of pensioned off warships stripped of masts and rigging and turned into holding prisons for felons awaiting transportation to Australia. In this 1998 version the time is the late twentieth century and the setting is the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the South Western Florida coast, faraway from the more fashionable Florida Gold Coast on the Atlantic Ocean side.
   
   Any filmmaker today who dared to remake the 1946 film would be doomed to failure as it would be a hard, if not impossible act to follow. Having said that the newer film is a gem precisely because the producers did not make that mistake and for a score of other creditable reasons as well, not least the superb cinematography and soundtrack. It is as if a builder were told to reconstruct a beautiful aging mansion but to keep the facade and the basic structure while having complete liberty to do whatever he felt best for the interior. The 1998 film is therefore the modernised version of Great Expectations, probably close to what Dickens would have actually written had he been alive today. The filmmakers have preserved much of the novel's structure and a little of the facade but have gone to incredible lengths to put a new stamp on it, with considerable success.
   
   Let me say that the much esteemed 1946 black and white English movie had its faults. John Mills who played the part of the grown up hero, at 38 was really to old for the part. Also while a 17-year old very lovely Jean Simmons played cruel young Estella to perfection, Valerie Hobson as the older Estella was a terrible miscasting. The 1946 had Alec Guinness in his first actor part in movies (he was merely an extra in a 1934 film) looking much younger than his real age. Unfortunately, the supporting role he played in the 1946 movie has been eliminated from the 1998 version.
   
   For no reason that I can explain the 1998 producers decided to change virtually all the characters names. The hero Pip becomes Finn, the prisoner, formerly Abel Magwitch, is now reduced to Lustig, etc & etc. I would have trashed my DVD if they changed Estella's name, fortunately they had the sense not to do that.
   
   The opening and closing scenes in the new movie are in the Gulf. Finn (Pip) is set upon by Lustig , admirably played by Robert de Nero with his wonderful elastic features who has been hiding beneath the shallow waters off the Gulf coast. As the there are no prison ships floating around one has to imagine how he go there. What immediately follows is pretty well by the book, it would have to be a otherwise it would be another story. Finn dwells in a shack with his elder sister and her ex- fisherman boyfriend Joe (name unchanged). The trawl fishing industry has died and Joe ekes out a living by mowing lawns and other odd jobs. In Dickens Joe is a blacksmith, but an odd job man in the newer movie. Such a fellow in the 1990s would as likely have had a bolt cutter handy as a blacksmith would have a file in the 1820s. Equally useful tools for an escaped prisoner to release himself from iron shackles.
   
   In Dickens the sister is ugly and unpleasant but an honest homemaker, in the new version she is an attractive slut who moonlights as a prostitute. In Dickens she dies , in 1998 she just disappears. In both versions Joe is a simple jolly fellow who likes his young charge.
   
   Finn (Pip) falls n love with super rich young Estella when he is sent to be her playmate in the old dilapidated mansion where Ms Dinsmoor (Miss Havisham) dwells. The original Dickens recluse is more distraught than evil but the 1998 Dinsmoor is aggressively nasty and conniving , a role played well by the late Ann Bancroft. While in the new version one glimpses for a second the remnants of the wedding feat that never happened it does not feature as much nor the darkened dining room as in the earlier version where the rather pathetic woman spurned at the altar still wears her ragged white wedding dress decades after. In contrast Ms Dismoor is quite stylishly clad and her long term plot to induce Finn to fall in love with Estella is more immediately evident.
   
   New York City replaces London as the venue for Finn (Pip) after he meets a lawyer who informs him he has an unknown benefactor who has Great Expectations of him. Everything Finn needs to make his success as an artist in the Big Apple will be provided only the name of his mysterious patron cannot be revealed ( back in the 1830s Pip is making his name as a young law man but we have to have a plausible reason to see Estella in the nude). Of course , while in New York Fin bumps into Estella (as Pip does in London).
   
   The grown up Estella is played exquisitely by the very versatile actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who looks convincingly like a grown up version of the younger girl Finn used to play with. (A truly wonderful shot in the old mansion shows the transformation of the dancing pair from children to young adults in a single twirl). Most filmmakers since the 1980s have felt obliged to have nude scenes and soft porn love making embedded somewhere if there is a romance going on so this version of GE is no exception. All I can say is that the lurid scenes are very tastefully done, it's the most of I've seen of Ms Paltrow in the buff since watching Shakespeare in Love (another 1998 movie). She has a body that men dream about , even if her features are rather plain, but she is certainly more attractive, even when clothed , than Valerie Hobson in the same role back in 1946. I still have not made my mind up about Ethan Hawke as Finn. Is he really that gormless looking-almost to the point of idiocy- or was that just for the part? Nevertheless, he plays the role fairly well. The character is supposed to be a bit naïve, more believable of somebody whose career goal is to paint rather than one who wants to follow law.
   
   Of course, Lustig (Abel Magwitch) shows up in towards the end, as in the book, but in entirely different circumstances. In the book and the 1946 movie his final scene is in a prison hospital after a futile attempt to escape the police. In 1998 it's in a subway car after trying to flee with Finn from some mobsters who are after his blood. In both case the dying prisoner reveals that he is Finn's (Pip's) benefactor as a reward for the only kindness that was ever shown him back in the Gulf (Thames Estuary).
   
   In both movies the final reconciliation between the hero and Estella occurs when they meet by chance back in the grounds of the old mansion which is about to be torn down. Unlike in the 1946 movie and the novel the vengeful recluse is reported to have died and does not suffer the dramatic and grisly end shown in the earlier movies.
   
   Let it be. Either the original version or the reconstructed one make a great story whatever one's expectations. The professional film critics canned the 1998 version for no valid reason. The usual banal credo that any movie produced in the 1930s or early 1940s no matter how hammy the acting, is a classic and must merit four stars and any attempt to make or make over such movies in the 1990s merits only two stars at best (excrementas bovinorum!).
   
   Even if the 1998 version was a flop, and to my mind it was an amazing work, it would have been redeemed at least partly by the superb cinematography. The 1946 film did a great job with black and white film which used to be the normal standard for dramatic movies with Technicolor more often chosen for comedies, westerns or musicals. The 1998 film makers have done wonder with their box of colours and sound tracks. The opening scenes and credits instil the very essence of salty tidewater with the lettering waving around as ifin motion the ripples on the surface of the sea.
   
   Joe's homestead shack is set in a decadent Western Florida jungle, all shabby but picturesque poverty with lush sub-tropical vegetation, the call of birds and the endless monotonous clicking of cicadas. With Spanish moss dripping from tree boughs. Al this is very evocative , one can sense the inherent dampness, the heat and humidity seeping in and almost smell the pungency old wood, rotting fish and the tangy salty smell of sea marshes and tidewaters. I have seldom seen a movie that can convey so much sensuality purely by sound and vision.

5 comments about Man's Favorite Sport?.

1. Following some successful romantic comedy teamings with Doris Day ("Pillow Talk", "Lover Come Back") and Gina Lollobrigida ("Come September"), Rock Hudson found another delightful leading lady in Paula Prentiss. MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? teams them with legendary screwball comedy director Howard Hawks.
   
   MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? recounts the adventures of angling 'expert' Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) who is invited to take part in a prestigious fishing tournament. However, Roger can't even throw a line, let alone catch a fish! When press agent Abigail Page (the delightful Paula Prentiss) finds out about Roger's problem, she decides to give him the ultimate crash course in fishing...
   
   Initially, director Howard Hawks wanted to fashion this movie as a semi-remake of his 1938 classic "Bringing Up Baby", to the point where he even approached Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn about starring in it!
   
   The film features a great musical score by Henry Mancini as well as fine supporting performances from Maria Perschy and Charlene Holt. The DVD includes the trailer. (Single-sided, dual-layer disc).



2. Typical Rock Hudson -- goofy, love story, and just plain fun. I'd seen it years ago and just wanted it for my collection.



3. This is a classic example of the old saying "those that can't do - teach". Rock Hudson plays Roger Willoughby a writer portrayed to be an expert at fishing that has never been in his life. When he is entered in a fishing tournament as the resident expert, he is in a pickle. Paula Prentiss plays Abigail Page the unsuspecting one that got him into the tournament. As Roger learns to follow his own advice, it is laugh out loud funny.



4. THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROMANCE MOVIE OF ALL TIME--RIGHT BEHIND THE SECOND AND FIRST "AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER" AND "ROME ADVENTURE" NONE OF THAT HORRIBLE ANIMALISM SEX--BUT PURE UNADULTERATED PLAYFUL WINNING OF THE HEART OF ANOTHER---GENTLY, TENDERLY, SWEETLY! THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH STARS SHOWING THE INDICATE MY PLEASURE IN THE WATCHING OF THIS MASTERPIECE, OF THE DANCE OF HEARTS FULL OF LOVE. PROBABLY WATCHED THIS 20 TIMES. NEVER TIRE OF THE ENJOYMENT OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!! RICHARD MILLER



5. I had never seen this movie, and looked forward to viewing it, in part because I think that Howard Hawks may have been the grestest American movie director. I began to worry during the credits which played to possibly the worst movie theme I have ever heard. When I saw the theme was credited to Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini, I was stunned. Then the movie began, and I suppose it was okay if you like comedies that never make you laugh. The movie almost seemed to be an in-joke on Hudson's double life, but I don't suppose that can be proved. Why did the writers have Hudson reveal his secret to Prentiss in the first few minutes? Wouldn't concealment until near the end have given more comic opportunities? Was the fake Indian chief funny even in 1963? I think Hawks forgot at times that he was not directing Cary Grant, whose subtleties and physical grace (with him the scene of climbing upside down into Prentiss's car might actually have been funny) would have added some humor on their own. Hudson was not without a lesser talent , but you don't see it in this movie.

5 comments about A Fish Called Wanda.

1. Kevin Cline at his best. I just love this movie for a host of reasons. For anyone that loved the Monty Python humour. John Clesse is great and so is Michael Palin. Just loved this film.



2. I have always thought this film was very funny. Basically the end of Jamie Lee Curtis & Kevin Kline's careers. NEVER had another hit film either of them.
   
   This is a film that needed an updated DVD package. No extras at all. Won an Oscar for Kline & was a hit but this package has NO extras. Glad a n updated DVD package is always available.
   
   "Don't call me stupid".
   
   My rating is for the film not for the bare nothing special DVD package.
   Extras, where are the extras?
   
   I never liked Palin's character Ken.
   
   Does have both wide screen & stand versions of the film depending on what you prefer.
   
   Does have a good brochure with film information plus chapter search list.



3. If you don't like this movie you need psychiatric care. This collection of great actors are at their best in his wacky, crazy movie about a jewel heist. Kevin Kline is great as a rather stupid ex-cia agent. Jamie Lee Curtis is very, very sexy. John Cleese has never had a better role. And Michael Palin is wonderful as a stuttering nice guy. Best comedy for all concerned.



4. A Fish Called Wanda is a delightful little comedy about a heist-gone-right-gone-wrong.
   
   It seems that there's very little honor among thieves, when four crooks can't follow the get-away plan they'd concocted because they're too busy trying to screw each other out of the loot. We follow them as they plot, and counter-plot against one another, leading to what is possibly the most hilarious torture scene ever filmed, and a number of awkward, aborted attempts at adultery.
   
   The question finally becomes: who is so low that they'll manage to out-con the others? And to answer that, you need to watch the movie.
   
   Fun, funny, and not showing age one bit. Four stars.



5. Monty Python's John Cleese once again offers up a spectacular example of what makes him such a revered comedic force. Written by Cleese and set in London, this comedy has the drama of a bank robbery and subsequent legal proceedings and a romantic twist. Yet, this is not a "chick flick" by any means. Cleese's Monty Python buddy Michael Palin delivers a stellar performance as the stuttering hold-up sidekick, as JC plays the barrister (defense lawyer) for the man who organized the robbery. Again...since Cleese wrote it and sets it in London, there are only 2 American main characters (which in typical British form) Cleese busts on by giving them playfully negative American stereotypes: Jamie Lee Curtis plays a girl who will (let's keep it clean) "hook up with" and then stab in the back anyone who can make her rich. And Kevin Kline plays an obnoxious, loud-mouthed vulgarian who pretends to be smart and classy, but truly shows no intelligence and is gauche and tasteless. Don't take it too seriously though, my fellow Americans....this movie is great fun! The story unfolds beautifully, and the subtly developing romance between Cleese and Curtis (which begins as an opportunistic ruse by Curtis that blossoms into something more) is handled quite well. For fans of British comedy, there are also small appearances by other British stars such as Geoffrey Palmer and Steven Frye as well. Cleese, who has given us so much in the world of comedy, delivers once again! 5 stars to this wonderful comedy classic!

5 comments about On Golden Pond (Special Edition).

1. Fonda and Hepburn won Oscars for this movie. This film gave Fonda his only Best Actor Oscar. It is a great story about an old couple who are take care of a teenager while their daughter goes on vacation with the boy's father. The acting is phenomenal, superb, excellent and every other synonym. One should play close attention to the relationship on camera between the characters of Jane (who plays the daughter) and Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda actually bought the rights of the movie so that her father could play the lead. Jane has said that this film help resolve many issues between father and daughter. This movie also marks the first time Hepburn and Henry Fonda worked together. During the movie he wears a hat which belonged to Spencer Tracy. Hepburn did all her won stunts, including the diving into the cold water (she was an adept swimmer). The movie is just great, it is very well acted, it has an amazing story and it is a classic.



2. One of the best movies of all times. Everyone needs to see, its great and so realistic.



3. Now this movie was well worth buying not only was it funny but sent a very warm message to any mothers heart.



4. On Golden Pond is a sentimental favorite for me. Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda are just heartbreaking together, you could feel the tension and sadness in their peformances. Katharine Hepburn is a gem as well, I really like her in this film, her vulnerable side is her ace in the hole. This film won best picture and Henry Fonda received his first Oscar shortly before he passed away. On Golden Pond shall move you to tears, get the tissues ready!



5. FOR NORMAN AND ETHEL THAYER,THIS SUMMER
   ON GOLDEN POND IS FILLED WITH CONFLICT
   AND RESOLUTION.
   
   WHEN THEIR DAUGHTER ARRIVES,
   THE FAMILY IS FORCED TO RENEW THE BONDS
   OF LOVE AND OVERCOME THE GENERATIONAL
   FRICTION THAT HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS.
   
   NORMAN MUST FIND A WAY TO OVERCOME
   HIS FEAR OF DYING.WHILE CHELSEA TRYS
   TO BOND WITH HER FATHER TO REBUILD
   THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
   
   THIS IS A MUST OWN FILM.

5 comments about The Beast (Two-Disc Special Extended Version).

1. I didnt see ABRIDGED version on the first dvd they released. And how is it suddenly out of stock right on the release date.
   
   
   A great tv movie and story with suspensfull build up, now lets hope we get this version soon



2. This release is not an official version by Universal, but under licence to a company that release rare titles called TIMELESS MEDIA GROUP. Originally they released the edit version of this 2 part mini-series of the `The Beast' . Now here is the uncut version.
   
   Universal originally released the 2 Disc Laserdisc (2hrs 56mins Complete 2 part mini-series Uncut version) commercially in the US in 1996.
   
   What I like about this production are the unique cast, the familiar faces; Look out for two former Australian's Soap `Home & Away' stars Les Hill and Andrew Hill (The two young divers). The drama in between especially the relationships and the blend of mild terror of the deep make this production enjoyable. The special effects are pretty impressive. The giant squid, I thought was really realistic and terrifying especially when it opens it's beak.
   
   This was a made for TV Drama based on the book by Peter Benchley.
   It was first shown on TV, Christmas 1996 here in the UK over two nights.
   
   Now for the 2 DVD Discs itself. Firstly this was digitally recorded, both picture and stereo sound. I have the uncut version on Laserdisc released by Universal back in 1996, and as far as I can see no scenes are missing in this 2008 release. It is UNCUT. In comparison the picture quality is better than the laserdisc and is DVD quality. The original broadcast of `The Beast' was in stereo as well as the video (Edit) and Laserdiscs releases. For some reason this 2 Disc set has a mono-mix sound. Why?? If you are not bothered about the sound, this is still and enjoyable watch considering the low cost of this DVD set. It has a good menu system on both discs, but is bare bones, with no extras whatsoever. The DVD cover is quite nice, though the back cover is similar to the earlier edit version DVD release. It also come in an outer cardboard sleeve.
   
   Fans and people who like this TV production have been waiting for this uncut version to surface on DVD for a long time and will no doubt welcome this release.
   
   Perhaps Universal or this `TIMELESS MEDIA GROUP' may release the original stereo version with extras on the discs in the future. But it is great to see this fantastic TV mini-series on DVD.



3. Wow, waited a long time for this one, and finally it is here. This is the complete unedited Mini-Series that was first broadcast on NBC. Time to get rid of the short VHS and previous DVD releases as this one is the real deal. If you bought the first DVD release I'm sure you found out it was severely edited, missing about 64 previous minutes from the original mini-series. Rejoice it is all restored here in a very nice package for a very good price. This is one of the classic rubber monster flicks of the late 1990's and is terrific fun to watch, just buy it.



4. To be frank, I've been waiting years for 'The Beast' to be released in its entirety on DVD. We've seen condensed released before, yes. This. however, is nothing like the releases seen before. It releases the mini-series on two discs, Parts I and II appropriately, as it was initially aired. Some of the creature effects may be a touch cheesy at times (the tentacles whipping aimlessly across the Seafox comes to mind), but at other times it is horrifyingly convincing.
   
   In my mind, the creature effects team did a staggering job bringing Architeuthis dux to terrifyingly convincing life. In particular, the juvenile A.dux was rendered with an obvious eye to biological realism. Perhaps the proportions are thrown into ranges we've never confirmed for this species, but with that in mind, we have no measure of the exact size for this species being that man is incapable of probing the ocean depths wholly. Steve Alten addresses this well in his novel "Primal Waters" when he deems man the master of all earth's domains but one - the deepest regions of the ocean, which remains as alien to us, in many ways, as the far reaches of space.
   
   Also, for those unfamiliar with marine life, one shouldn't be too quick to denigrate the behavioral interpretation of A.dux in this mini-series. It hearkens well to Benchley's novel, which was based on the premise questioning "what if the giant squid were simply a much larger equivalent to the Humboldt squid," which as many who are familiar with the species know, are often thought to be more vicious than sharks when caught, cornered, or for that matter, hunting. The voracity of the Humboldt is what inspired this take on the Giant Squid, and is what led literary critics to originally deem the creature in the book as making "the shark in jaws look like a goldfish." The squid's intelligence, viciousness, and perhaps even vengefulness are rendered well in the mini-series, as one watches the billowing mantle soar across screen with the massive tentacles and whips snaking behind (again, immense credit to the creature effects team for making the animal so convincing). All together, the story is solid, the effects for a mid-90s mini-series are good, the creature (again) magnificent, and the acting excellent (with the GLARING exception of the soap-opera-like daughter of Whip Dalton and her peers). For fans of Benchley or creature films, I can't recommend this highly enough.



5. The Beast is a fun movie. It has a great monster movie story line and plenty of action. William Petersen is amazing as always and brings a great quality to the role of Whip Dalton. His performance is the shining star of the film. I waited a long time for the full, extended release to come out on DVD, but it was well worth the wait.

5 comments about The Incredible Mr. Limpet.

1. Mr. Limpet is a stupid movie. It follows Henry Limpet who wishes he was a fish, (make sure you miss the "I Wish I Were A Fish" song.) And Mr. Limpet gets his wish to be a fish when he falls off a pier at Coney Island and turns into an animated fish wearing spectacles. Somehow or another he also is equipped with loud roar that is capable of blowing sharks away. (How he acquires this ability is a mystery that is never fully explained). He rescues a pink fish from a hook and calls her Ladyfish testifying to his own creativity. And of course they fall in love, despite the fact that Mr. Limpet is already married to a human. The climax of this plot is that Mr. Limpet joins the Navy and helps them hunt down German U-boats where he dodges Limpet-homing torpedoes with a hermit crab perched on his head.
   Mr. Limpet humor mainly comes from the hermit crab, and needless to say his humor is not very funny.
   For young children, this film is acceptable. It has NOTHING objectionable. But, if the grandparents give this movie to someone over eight-years-old it would be more suitable for them to cover the DVD with glitter and use it as a Christmas tree ornament.



2. As always, this movie is great! It is perfect for every age group. My boys loved it and I bought 4 movies so they can share it with their children. Highly recommend.



3. This is a wonder family movie. Our whole family enjoyed the movie even our 16 year old and 13year old enjoyed the adventure of the "Incredible Mr. Limpet" played by Don Knotts.



4. The DVD was received very quickly. It only took 2 days. Much faster than expected. But the circle part on the inside of the case was broken, so the DVD moves around now. Other than that I was pleased with the whole process and product. Wish I could get a new case for it.



5. This movie is timeless. My grandchildren ages 7, 9, 13 and 14 all watched it together for the first time and they all loved it. The following day they asked to watch it again.

5 comments about Jaws 3.

1. Jaws 3 DVD
   
   Quite frankly I was disappointed with this movie, but I did not watch it in 3D so that might be part of my problem.
   
   There are more skiers, oh, Yummy.
   
   Even some bumper boats, Yum Yum.
   
   Jaws 3 takes place at a water amusement park with under water glass tunnels,etc. In one shot you can see part of the Orange County, Florida logo on an ambulance so, I would presume it was shot in Orlando, Florida.
   
   Recommended for kids and Jaws completists.
   
   Gunner February, 2008



2. I loved this as a kid, in fact, it was my favorite of all the Jaws films. Most of us at a younger age could care less about story and characters, and in this case, want to see some great Shark horror action. The idea behind this film was genious in that sense. What better way to get lots of helpless people within easy grasp of a giant shark? Put them in the undersea kingdom at Sea World, inside underwater glass walkways. The scene scared me nearly to death as a kid, when the crowd is running down the walkway with the shark chasing them and breaking the glass soon after. Though nobody gets near the shark, but the people do get stuck in flooding waters for some time. Today, watching that scene is embarassing to think I used to like it, but we all have to grow up at some point.
   
   Everything from the prior films is lost in Jaws 3. Everything except a few returning characters - Mike and Sean Brody, now young adults, with Mike an employee at Sea World and Sean visiting from Colorado. The actors have changed though, with Dennis Quaid playing Mike. But a fine actor such as Quaid can't save this film. The idea, is teriffic, putting a huge shark in the middle of a tourist trap, but the execution is not quite there. This is supposed to be Sea World in Florida, but it doesn't make much sense to me that it's connected to the ocean in the film. Oh well, one of those things we'll just have to accept. It takes some time (about 40 minutes) for the characters to realize there is a shark in the park, and one of the best parts of the film is that the shark they find is only a baby (though appearing menacing enough). The real shark (mommy!) eventually reveals her 35ft. self, which was a bit ridiculous if you ask me - just too big. The shark moved worse than ever - very mechanical and looked horrible in nearly every scene. And it even growls! Whoah, what kind of shark does that? Even the horror elements aren't very scary, though they easily could be (such as the forementined people in the underwater walkways), but all the visuals look pathetic. Though it was all originally intended for 3-d, we're forced to watch this minus that, resulting in the poor effects. One of the scariest parts of the film for me, or rather more intriguing, is when we get an "in-the-mouth" view of the shark attempting to swallow Philip Royce, almost felt as if the viewer is being swallowed him/herself.
   
   This is a fun movie overall, and even a guilty pleasure and late night popcorn flick - but it just can't be taken seriously. It's a great sequal in the sense to takes things to a completely new setting with Sea World, but everything else makes it sad that they even put the name Jaws on this.
   
   Acting - 3.5
   Characters - 3
   Horror - 2.5
   Story - 3.5
   Overall - 3



3. This movie is by far the STUPIDEST movie I have ever seen. Here are my reasons:
   1. The quality of the mechanical shark is equivalent to that of a Happy Meal toy.
   2. There's blood every 6-10 minutes.
   3. Sharks getting into Sea World? Whoever made this movie was really running low on ideas.
   4. The characters are stupid and unbelieveable.
   5. After the main characters (I can't remember their names) capture the shark that had been tormenting them and killing everybody, they put it on display at Sea World. That's real smart.
   6. The shark on display wasn't really the shark that was killing everybody, it was actually the CHILD of the shark that was killing everybody, and then they have to kill the mother (The writers probably decided to add that in because it probably would have been a weak ending if they hadn't).
   I could go on forever with reasoning why you should not watch this.



4. Here is a perfect example of griding a story into the dirt. The acting and story line are so bad in this version, you'll wonder if this movie was really a cult classic in the making.



5. It's a good thing Hollywood wised up after this one and let go of the franchise.
   This one is bad, just plain bad.
   Bad FX.
   Bad acting.
   Bad script.
   Bad directing.
   Worth a rental if you're in the mood for a good laugh.
   If your new to Jaws, go with parts one and two, skip this one.
   Oh, and the movie "Deep Blue Sea" is worth checking out if you like sharks.

5 comments about Deadliest Catch - Season 1 (5 Disc Set).

1. Excellent insight into an otherwise little know facet of life and liveliehoods. Great overview, of this industry and the people who make it happen.



2. The first few episodes are interesting but he show drags a bit as it goes on.



3. Seeing these episodes in the warm safety of our living room, my neighbors still wonder why men do this. My wife asks, how can anybody deal with the extreme risk day in and day out? What ties the crew together? What are they really like?
   
   She doesn't hear me explain. After years of marriage sometimes we communicate better without words. Spoken or written, I still can't seem to break the cognitive barrier between a woman's perceptions in a cozy living room, and the reality of working in Alaska waters.
   
   After a career in the maritime industry having worked on every Alaska harbor over the last 40 plus years, I have to say The Deadliest Catch is tops. If it can help my landlubber neighbors and friends actually admit that commercial fishing is a high risk venture, the show is coming through.
   
   There is a book called IN THE COMPANY OF FISHERS being sold on Amazon. It follows a day in the life of Moosemeat John, Alaska's oldest fisherman as he recalls his triumphs, failures, fulfillments, interruptions, loves and losses. He is from the generation of men that fathered the crew on the Cornelia Marie and the rest of the fleet. Read the book and you will learn what is in the blood of these men and why the call of the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay, and Prince William Sound is unshakeable. Find out how their women feel about their choice.
   
   The show is excellent. Some people need to know more about the fleet though. The Deadliest Catch might want to spend a little time showing and explaining the vessels. How/where are they built? What does it take to run one and keep it in top condition? Take us to a shipyard and show us one out of the water. Have a shipwright talk to us about variations in the designs. -- Wishing You All Smooth Seas and Fair Weather -- Ken Boire



4. This is a really fabulous series! I bought this first season for my father, who saw this show once and was hooked. My husband is also an avid watcher. If you enjoy the show, you may also want to check out the book "Time Bandit" by the captains Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand. It was an amazing read!



5. Thank you Amazon for the quick delivery! Both seasons arrived in a perfect package and on time. Will definitely do business with again!!

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