Kite

Starring:Konami Yoshida, Ann Connel, David Alan Pickelsimer, Kevin Potts, Chuck Denson Jr., Dave Underwood, David Richani, Charlie Watson (II), Heather Laska, J.R. Rodriguez, Rick Sisk, Jeff Johnston, Les Jenkins, Sean P. O'Connell, Shane Callahan, Paul Johnson (II), Susan Somerz, Scott Bailey (II), Larry Tobias, Tamara Burnham Mercer
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Studio: Anime Works
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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In Japan cartoons and animated features do not encompass fantasy or slapstick personification of animals, but instead delve into the wondrous serendipity and the dark purposes of human interaction. Kite is a prime example of their expression within this genre. With its darkly disturbing La Femme Nikita-style story line, this film begs to be more than the 45-minute event that it is, rivaling the live-action works of Luc Besson and even John Woo. The story involves a college student, Sawa, whose family was brutally murdered. Sawa is adopted by Mr. Akai, the police detective investigating the case, and a twist occurs when we find that Mr. Akai has trained and utilized Sawa as an assassinating angel of vengeance to eliminate the undesirables able to slip through the net of the legal system. In the undertaking of one of these missions, Sawa meets Oburi, another orphan trained like her for the same purpose, and she is placed in the classic position of having to make a life-changing decision. Insights into the truth about Sawa's past are revealed through abstract flashbacks as the film progresses at maniacally breakneck speed, with intense gun battles and blood and guts galore. Kite is exquisitely animated by Yasuomi Umetsu and accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack composed by An Fu, and the only flaw is that it could have been expanded by exploring more of its profound emotional revelations. --Hector V. Barrientos-Bullock
Description
Sawa may seem innocent and naïve, but don't be fooled. She's a cold-blooded killer, and if you're on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system frees more criminals each day, a detective trained Sawa to be his instrument of justice. Now she will go to any length to execute her targets.

Disney's Little Einsteins - The Legend of the Golden Pyramid
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My kids LOVE Little Einsteins!

Good shows

very good

Golden Pyramid here we come!!

picky mom

Disney's Little Einsteins - The Legend of the Golden Pyramid
Starring: Little Einsteins
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000LSAIZ8
Release Date: 2007-02-27

Description

Are you hot on the trail of the coolest adventures under the sun? The sky's the limit with DISNEY'S LITTLE EINSTEINS™. Join Rocket, Leo, June, Quincy and Annie on a daring trek across the Egyptian desert. Their quest: to find a legendary Golden Pyramid and unlock its magical, musical secrets. Travel to the Far East for a parade of beautiful kites along the Great Wall of China. Then, head west to the City by the Bay where you'll fly -- and sing! -- higher than ever before to help a brave little toy plane rescue a green helicopter. Whether your preschooler is exploring the Forbidden City, soaring over the Golden Gate Bridge or solving the riddle of the Sphinx, THE LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN PYRAMID is the perfect passport to a world of exciting new discoveries you can experience together. © The Baby Einstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved. LITTLE EINSTEINS and the Little Einsteins logo are trademarks of The Baby Einstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved. EINSTEIN and ALBERT EINSTEIN are trademarks of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. All Rights Reserved. www.albert-einstein.org

Customer Reviews:

My kids LOVE Little Einsteins!.......2007-06-07

All of this series is wonderful! My children love them and they are educational to boot! Would definitely recommend the entire series.

Good shows.......2007-05-14

My daughter loves Little Einsteins. She learns so much from watching them. The only problem with their movies, is that they are repeat shows from television and then usually 1 new episode, which after I purchased this was out on TV within a month or so. Wish they would have a new actual movie like there first one, the Huge Adventure.

very good.......2007-05-08

My daughter learn alot on this dvd, such as counting and singing too.

Golden Pyramid here we come!!.......2007-04-29

I have seen this episode on the Disney Channel before. Although it is not my personal favorite, I too have learned some interesting tidbits from watching all of the episodes. My daughter is only 10 months old and has been watching it since she is- 2 months old!

My husband told me that they watch TV together in bed on Saturday morning while I am at the gym, and that she seemed mesmerized. I went out and bought the DVD's and would play them for her while she was in her swimg. Sure enough, at about 3 months she was laughing at the characters!

Another amazing program by a fantastic company. My friends tease me that I listen to the videos even when Kate is not in the car!

Jessica

picky mom.......2007-04-29

I bought this dvd for my son who is 20 months and he just loves it!! He totally interacts with the cartoon, answering questions and helping rocket "blast off"! We also have Little Einstein's Huge Adventure... they are really cute, intertaining, and very informative for the little ones.... Highly recomend!

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The Blue Kite
Starring: Tian Yi , Wenyao Zhang , Xiaoman Chen , Liping Lu , and Quanxin Pu
Director: Zhuangzhuang Tian
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Starring: Konami Yoshida , Ann Connel , David Alan Pickelsimer , Kevin Potts , and Chuck Denson Jr.
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
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ASIN: 6305741018
Release Date: 2000-03-14

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In Japan cartoons and animated features do not encompass fantasy or slapstick personification of animals, but instead delve into the wondrous serendipity and the dark purposes of human interaction. Kite is a prime example of their expression within this genre. With its darkly disturbing La Femme Nikita-style story line, this film begs to be more than the 45-minute event that it is, rivaling the live-action works of Luc Besson and even John Woo. The story involves a college student, Sawa, whose family was brutally murdered. Sawa is adopted by Mr. Akai, the police detective investigating the case, and a twist occurs when we find that Mr. Akai has trained and utilized Sawa as an assassinating angel of vengeance to eliminate the undesirables able to slip through the net of the legal system. In the undertaking of one of these missions, Sawa meets Oburi, another orphan trained like her for the same purpose, and she is placed in the classic position of having to make a life-changing decision. Insights into the truth about Sawa's past are revealed through abstract flashbacks as the film progresses at maniacally breakneck speed, with intense gun battles and blood and guts galore. Kite is exquisitely animated by Yasuomi Umetsu and accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack composed by An Fu, and the only flaw is that it could have been expanded by exploring more of its profound emotional revelations. --Hector V. Barrientos-Bullock

Description

Sawa may seem innocent and naïve, but don't be fooled. She's a cold-blooded killer, and if you're on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system frees more criminals each day, a detective trained Sawa to be his instrument of justice. Now she will go to any length to execute her targets.

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very funny musical
For fans of old films
Quirky, Quaint, and Cute
This movie's the cat's meow, the bee's knees, and on the up and up,.
Stuck In Time--And It's Not Jake

Man of Century (1999) (Ws)
Starring: Gibson Frazier , Cara Buono , Ian Edwards , Brian Davies , and Susan Egan
Director: Adam Abraham
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: B000069HZD
Release Date: 2002-08-06

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This one-joke movie would have made a classic two-reel short. At 77 minutes it overstays its welcome, yet its goofy preposterousness is so sweet-natured that you'll probably develop a grudging fondness for it. Gibson Frazier, with his crackerjack musical-comedy moves and long, sharp-edged, comic-strip face, plays an aggressively chipper newspaperman named Johnny Twennies--a cross between the go-getters Harold Lloyd played in silent comedies and the motor-mouth hipsters perfected by Lee Tracy and Jimmy Cagney in the early talkies. Johnny wears '20s duds, writes on a vintage typewriter, sends telegrams instead of e-mail--yet he's living in modern-day New York City. He doesn't register anything that wouldn't have fit into the world of those movies from which he appears to have sprung: for instance, that his girlfriend (Susan Egan) is horny as a bedbug, or that his photographer sidekick (Anthony Rapp) is gay. None of these comic ideas comes to much, but Frazier (who cowrote with director Adam Abraham) can really dish out the snappy patter, and the black-and-white camerawork is the bee's knees. --Richard T. Jameson

Description

The sidewalks of New York will never be the same thanks to sharp-dressing, fast-talking newspaperman Johnny Twennies (Gibson Frazier), an ace reporter stuck in the 1920s who's blissfully unaware that he sticks out like a sore thumb in modern Manhattan. His girlfriend is fed up because he hasn't even kissed her, his boss wants him canned, and the local mob wants to bump him off because he's hot on their trail. Can Johnny blow the lid off an important crime scoop, get the girl, and keep himself from getting killed? A feast for the eyes in glorious black and white, this charming indie hit takes you on a rollicking tour of love, music, and laughter, now dressed to the nines for the first time on DVD in this splashy special edition!

Customer Reviews:

very funny musical.......2007-05-13

I liked this movie very much. the characters were great and the music was terrific.

For fans of old films.......2007-02-13

I would imagine the only people interested in buying this film had it recommended by a friend, because there's no other way anyone would even hear of this goofy little film. I loved it, but I can see how some viewers would find it tedious, because the criticisms are correct _ it is a bit of a one-joke movie. But it worked for me. I loved the way Johnnie Twennies's entire dialogue is filled with archaic catchphrases I've only heard in movies from the early 30s and 40s. In one scene, he slaps a man saying something like, "When I slap you, you'll take it and like it." I swear I heard Humphrey Bogart say that in the "The Maltese Falcon" when he slapped Peter Lorre around.
I laughed through the whole movie at the silliness of the premise, and the odd juxtaposition of his phrases, his dress, his whole demeanor in a modern world. I don't know. Maybe it just appealed me because sometimes I just feel like Johnnie Twennies myself.
The song track is right, there are little homages to the predictable scenes those old films always had _ like the cab chase, the nightclub scene, the down on her luck cigarette girl.
Yeah, I liked this film.

Quirky, Quaint, and Cute.......2007-01-18

This is a film about a reporter named Johnny Twenties, a late 20th century man whose demeanor and speech and lifestyle completely reflect the time of the roaring Twenties. Watch Johnny Twenties handle himself peerlessly and fearlessly as he faces off against mobsters and thugs and all others who lack chivalry and respect.

The mob is after him to do a piece on its boss, Elijah Pitts. But when Johnny hedges, they try to make him do it by force. Not everything goes according to plan for Johnny Twenties. But the film is a quaint and quirky parody of a man of another time living in our own time. In this regard, it reminded me of the 1995 Brady Bunch movie, another film where people of another culture and time try to make their way through our own modern world.

This is a relatively short film, coming in at 80 minutes. But I recommend it. An entertaining film.

This movie's the cat's meow, the bee's knees, and on the up and up,........2006-07-20

Man of the Century is an odd little independent film revolving around Johnny Twennies (Gibson Frazier), a man existing out of his time. His mannerisms and sensibilities are that of someone living in the Roaring Twenties. His colloquial speech pattern and cocky, independent persona recall James Cagney and Cary Grant, from Hollywood's golden age. He wears old-fashioned attire (hat included), sends out telegrams, types on an old-school typewriter, dances the Charleston, and is particular to tunes by Irving Berlin and the Gershwins.

Johnny Twennies resides in modern day New York yet is breezily oblivious to our contemporary times. His girlfriend Samantha (Susan Egan) is carrying a torch for him, yet finds herself constantly frustrated because Johnny insists on being a gentleman and refuses to put out. His new photographer partner seems unable to get across to Johnny that he's gay. Trouble comes calling when his newspaper editor gives Johnny one last chance to come up with a scoop before he gives him the bum's rush. Add to that the fact that two hoodlums are hassling him because of a newspaper column...well, it's all enough to give one the heebie-jeebies.

This short, weird film is short on depth, but long on style. I thought it was a blast. It was really fun watching the clash between 1990s NewYork residents (and their modern sensibilities) and the determined obliviousness of the anachronistic Johnny Twennies. The glossy black and white cinematography is apropos to the storyline and looks great. Gibson Frazier, who co-wrote the story, has the 1920s personality down pat, complete with the snappy, rapid-fire patter and jaunty, can-do attitude. Susan Egan has a perfectly pitched performance as Johnny's baffled girlfriend. Sadly, Frank Gorshin (Batman's Riddler) doesn't fare as well as the elderly, decrepit, kinky Roman Navarro, who preys on musical ingenues.

I do agree with several reviewers who suggested this would've improved even more with a shorter running time. It would've been absolute gold as a 20 minute short. Nevertheless, Man of the Century is still definitely worth checking out for the full-on commitment and realization of its wacky premise.

Stuck In Time--And It's Not Jake.......2005-07-20

This very odd film was worth the viewing-but it became tedious quickly. Director Adam Abraham, a USC grad (1995)-had a unique and creative vision that could have sustained a 20-minute one reel short. It was critically well received-but must have had a very limited theatrical release. Roger Ebert gave it 3 stars, and felt," it was an odd delight."

It had time-warp gentleness about it. The writing, done by Abraham and star Gibson Frazier-a pal of his-seemed to be accurate and well researched, in terms of the 20's phraseology. There definitely was a Ben Hecht-Preston Sturges 1928-1932 feel to the piece-hectic clipped dialogue and snappy patter. Ebert called it," THE FRONT PAGE meets modern vulgarity."

Gibson Fraser was quite good as Johnny Twenties-the newspaper reporter, who still pounded an old typewriter, wore a bowler, smoked, was naïve, and cracked wise. I liked the opening credits presented like a 20's silent film-complete with scratches and poor contrast on the print. But for me the snappy 20's patter-like Johnny saying," Say-you keep riding me like a streetcar-you're gonna have to pay the fare."-constantly juxtaposed to silly gangster street slang, complete with the "F" word-became less creative with every incidence.

The whole film seemed to be just a Johnny One-Note concept that continued way beyond its expiration date. The spirited 20's dance numbers, and the consistent staying in character for Gibson as Johnny-were truly admirable achievements. But the repeated gag ad infinitum-of Johnny Twenties existing in modern times-yet never touched by reality-wore itself out quickly. The sense of "style" seemed to override any semblance of viable or workable plot. The "book"-as they call the story in musicals-was feeble at best. With a little more imagination-the plot might have included some explication for the stuck in time scenario. Even Johnny's overbearing mother was stuck in time. For her it was somewhere between the Victorian era and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. She too-was oblivious to the modern world-sending a horse and carriage to pick up Johnny. Was this some attempt to explain Johnny's strange behavior?

The idea that modern gangsters would pursue and try and hurt Johnny, his girlfriend and his associates, had about as much allure as the plot for several THREE STOOGES shorts. The late Frank Gorshin hammed it up as a fake Italian Count who passed himself off as an Opera teacher and producer-setting up tryouts that segued into lurid sicko black leather S&M sexual scenario.

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Barney - Barney's Beach Party
Starring: Barney
Manufacturer: Lyons / Hit Ent.
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000063N5K
Release Date: 2002-04-30

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Thoughts of His Purpleness parading around in a Speedo shouldn't deter you from picking up Barney's Beach Party. Despite the dorky dance numbers and stiff dialogue (would it be Barney without them?), the made-for-video show ends up among the sugarcoated series' most palatable. It could be just the scenery, but the star seems more freewheeling in the fun-in-the-sun setting. He shows off a silly hat, slathers on the sunscreen, leads the gang on a sailing expedition, hunts for seashells, chills out with some icy creamy ice cream, flies a kite, builds a sandcastle, assembles s'mores, and even shimmies into a grass skirt for hula lessons. Best of all for dino diehards, Beach Party is a fiesta for DVD/video eyes only--50 minutes of fantasy rays you can't catch on the tube. When they're this harmless, you might as well let your preschooler lounge around and soak up every second. --Tammy La Gorce

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Kite Director's Cut Special Edition
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Manufacturer: Kitty Media
ProductGroup: DVD
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Franklin's Magic Christmas / Franklin's Christmas Gift / Franklin's Kite / Franklin's Vistor / Franklin The Spy

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Franklin's Magic Christmas / Franklin's Christmas Gift / Franklin's Kite / Franklin's Vistor / Franklin The Spy

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ASIN: B000BQK8SC

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1: Franklin's Magic Christmas, 2: Franklin's Christmas Gift, 3: Franklin's Kite, 4: Franklin's Vistor, 5: Franklin The Spy ------------------------ Franklin and Harriet are spending Christmas this year at Faraway Farm where Mrs. Turtle grew up. As Franklin, Harriet and their parents are leaving Woodland, we find that Sam has been left behind, much to Franklin's horror. The cuplprit is Harriet and so begins the struggles that Franklin has to endure as an older brother. Faraway Farm is hit by an unexpected ice storm which leaves the power out and the telephone lines down. Franklin's parents feel they must visit the elderly neighbours, the Collies, to make sure everything is alright. While they are away, disate strikes when Grandpa has a terrible fall and Grandma worries about getting him to a doctor. Franklin realizes that if he can get Dr. Bear to Faraway Farm somehow then his grandfather will be alright. So begins the magical adventure that Franklin and his stowaway , harret, undergo to get to Woodland with the help of some very special friends. Getting the Bear family to Faraway Farm saves the day for Franklin's grandfather and allows the friends and family to enjoy a wonderful "magixcal" Chritmas Eve and Franklin learns that having a little sister isn't alll that bad.

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Quick Tips from Golf's Greats
Starring: Couples , White , Kite , and Casper
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