Red Line

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Studio: Vintage Home Ent.
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Great movie=one you won't want to miss!
Lane Frost Rides Again....
Best Little Film You Never Heard Of
Brought Back Good Memories
great story for both men and women, young and old

8 Seconds
Starring: James Rebhorn , Cameron Finley , Carrie Snodgress , Dustin Mayfield , and Clyde Frost
Director: John G. Avildsen
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ASIN: B00002SSKG
Release Date: 1999-12-21

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The title refers to the time required by all rodeo cowboys to stay on a bull if they want a judge's score. For them, such a short time can seem like an eternity. The same is true of the beginning of this true story, a country tale of Lane Frost, a real-life, crowd-pleasing bullrider who rose to rodeo fame in the late '80s. The characters seem so irrepressibly good, so unreal, that the film comes out of the chute without a buck or much of a purpose. But Frost's story, and that of his relationship with his wife, Kellie (Cynthia Geary), eventually gains momentum. Luke Perry is an underrated actor, and he balances an "aw-shucks-ness" with an internal spark that makes that salt-of-the-earth stuff not so salty. When the film is finally over and the end credits show home movies and stills of the real-life Frost, you'll wish the ride was just a little longer. --Keith Simanton

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True story of rodeo legend Lane Frost, a bull-riding champion born to ride. Starring Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin and Cynthia Geary. Directed by John G. Avildsen

Customer Reviews:

Great movie=one you won't want to miss!.......2007-04-11

This movie is great. Some of the details are inaccurate to the real life story of Lane Frost. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie-probably more than 10.

Lane Frost Rides Again...........2007-03-14

Luke Perry is excellent in this Bio-Pic of Rodeo great, Lane Frost. This is a great film. Stephen Baldwin is a laugh riot as Bull Riding Champion, "Tuff" Heddamen. This is a really well put together film. I really liked it. Nobody can deliver a "feel good" movie like John G. Avildsen (Karate Kid, Rocky)....and this is no exception. You really get a sense of who Lane Frost was, and what the "Rodeo Life" is really like. It will make you laugh, it will make you mad, and it will make you cry. This is a great film that is definetely worth the price of admission. So, saddle up and get ready for a great ride !!! 4 Stars.

Best Little Film You Never Heard Of.......2007-03-04

Long before the PBR became a household word, there were world champion bull riders Lane Frost and Tuff Hedeman. Luke Perry and Stephen Baldwin bring these characters to life.

Based on the true story of Lane Frost, this movie takes a few artistic licenses (adulterous affair, ect) but basically stays true to form. You can't help but like Lane and Tuff, and get caught up in the world of bull riding.

A few swear words and the aforementioned affair should be explained to young viewers before watching but otherwise the movie is ok for kids.

Brought Back Good Memories.......2007-01-20

I went down the road many a night heading to the next rodeo listening to most of these songs. Lane was an exceptional person he had a good heart, Lanes theme says it all.

great story for both men and women, young and old.......2007-01-19

this is an absolutely wonderful movie. its got something for everyone. i love it for the great rodeo scenes and all that revolves around being a cowboy and rodeo life. my girlfriend loved it for the love story. absolutely brilliant movie, great story.

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MORTAL KOMBAT

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Starring: Robin Shou , James Remar , Talisa Soto , Sandra Hess , and Brian Thompson
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In defiance of the Elder Lords, the evil Outworlders are back to wreak hell on Earth. Led by the mighty Shao Kahn, their gruesome goal is humanity's complete and utter destruction. Earth's last and only hope is the mighty martial arts warrior Liu Kang.

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From first to worst........2007-06-10

Mortal Kombat is a great movie. The best video game movie ever and fun even if you never played the game. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is the worst video game movie ever made. First off, anytime you can't get the same actors to reprise there roles you know you have a bad movie. A different Sonya and a different Rayden (No way Christohper Lambert would have done this stinker... not even after Highlander 2). The plot isn't just weak, it's stupid. One of the worst sequels ever made.

Inferior sequel.......2006-08-11

I loved Mortal Kombat,and I thought the sequel would carry on the great Kombat legacy.I was heartily dissapointed when I saw annihilation.Brian Johnson was cool as Khan,but some of the special effects were so fake I had to laugh.Robin Shou returns as Liu Kang,the savior of Earth.After killing Shang Tsung,the group heads on home when all of a sudden,the Emperor busts up the party and sends his minions down.There,Khan makes his first appearance,along with his abnormal,yet awesome soldiers.Johnny Cage is killed,and Rayden(now played by James Remar)fights Khan,winning but sacrificing Johnny Cage.Now,Earth has seven days before it's destroyed.What I didn't like about this movie was appearances by people who had died in the first film,like Scorpion and Sub-zero.Who heard of Sub-Zero having a brother.Another thing that got me was how Liu Kang's fighting got worse since the first film.He was losing every battle,except the end,and even then he wasl osing.Do not get this film if you want to avoid dissapointment.

GREAT LOL COMEDY!.......2006-08-05

I won't lie. This movie sucks.

However, it is so cheesy and lame that it will make you wet your pants. I don't care what people say, but I like the no-name actors and the wanna-be power ranger ninjas. It is a great movie because it is the worst movie ever.

Also, I must add that the action was utterly stupid and the acting was absolutely pathetic. :) Great movie, though.

Yes, I will agree, the plot sucks. However, there is no plot, therefor the movie rocks.

Buy it now and own the best movie ever for two bucks used and new. It's the corniest and cheesiest movie ever! :)

Flawless victory? I think not !.......2006-06-12

Three years after the first mortal kombat film, fans couldn't wait for Annihilation to come out. Unfortunately, the sequel did not do well at the box office and after viewing it, I can see why. First, I will start with what is positive about the movie. Kitana had more of a role as did Jax, I preferred Sandra Hess as Sonya a little over Bridget Wilson even though she did a good job with Sonya's character in the first movie, some of the fight scenes (Jax vs. Cyrax, Sonya vs. Mileena, Liu Kang vs. Baraka, Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion) were sequenced good, the dvd bonus features were nice, and the soundtrack was awesome. These positive aspects, however, could not save the overall film from disappointment. So what went wrong? Like the first MK, Annihilation attempted to blend two mortal kombat games into one movie (mortal kombat 3 and ultimate mortal kombat 3). Unlike the first MK, however, the blend was not successful. Too many characters were put into the movie and therefore the character development for most of them was almost non-existent. Aside from that, only three of the actors to my knowledge returned from the previous movie though it is understandable why the other actors did not return. What else went wrong with this sequel? Some of the acting was either over-the-top and/or downright pitiful. Shao Kahn's character along with Raiden's character was poorly resembled. Also, some of the characters didn't even get much screen time at all. One flaw that is immediately noticed at the beginning of the movie is that one of the main characters gets killed off (I won't say who because it is probably obvious). While some of the fight sequences were good, most of them were rushed and some were just flat-out ridiculous. This goes double for the animality sequence. Sadly, MK Annihilation doesn't rank up with the first one. Despite all this, there is some good news. After eight long years of waiting, a third mortal kombat film will hit the big screen with most of the actors returning from the first movie. Plus, the third installment will not only kontinue where the first left off but will also ignore the events of Annihilation.

MORTAL KOMBAT.......2006-03-21

I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS MOVIE AND I WAS CHARGE FOR IT
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CAN SOMEONE EMAIL ME WITH THIS INFO
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or call me at 312-404-0267 my name is ROSSANNE MCCULLOUGH

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Exquisite Cinema
Quite different angle on a war movie
Combat: up close and personal
Moral, spiritual depravity
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The Thin Red Line
Starring: Kirk Acevedo , Penelope Allen , Benjamin Green , Simon Billig , and Mark Boone Junior
Director: Terrence Malick
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ASIN: B00005PJ8T
Release Date: 2002-05-21

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One of the cinema's great disappearing acts came to a close with the release of The Thin Red Line in late 1998. Terrence Malick, the cryptic recluse who withdrew from Hollywood visibility after the release of his visually enthralling masterpiece Days of Heaven (1978), returned to the director's chair after a 20-year coffee break. Malick's comeback vehicle is a fascinating choice: a wide-ranging adaptation of a World War II novel (filmed once before, in 1964) by James Jones. The battle for Guadalcanal Island gives Malick an opportunity to explore nothing less than the nature of life, death, God, and courage. Let that be a warning to anyone expecting a conventional war flick; Malick proves himself quite capable of mounting an exciting action sequence, but he's just as likely to meander into pure philosophical noodling--or simply let the camera contemplate the first steps of a newly birthed tropical bird, the sinister skulk of a crocodile. This is not especially an actors' movie--some faces go by so quickly they barely register--but the standouts are bold: Nick Nolte as a career-minded colonel, Elias Koteas as a deeply spiritual captain who tries to protect his men, Ben Chaplin as a G.I. haunted by lyrical memories of his wife. The backbone of the film is the ongoing discussion between a wry sergeant (Sean Penn) and an ethereal, almost holy private (newcomer Jim Caviezel). The picture's sprawl may be a result of Malick's method of "finding" a film during shooting and editing, and in some ways The Thin Red Line seems vaguely, intriguingly incomplete. Yet it casts a spell like almost nothing else of its time, and Malick's visionary images are a challenge and a signpost to the rest of his filmmaking generation. --Robert Horton

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A powerful frontline cast - including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney - explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.

Customer Reviews:

Exquisite Cinema.......2007-05-29

Stunning. Director Terrence Malick brilliantly portrays the dichotomies of life and death, of humankind's dark, yet brilliant soul, and nature's beauty and indifference in this adaptation of the 1962 James Jones war novel. This cinematic masterpiece boasts extraordinary acting performances from a cast of actors including Nick Nolte, Adrien Brody and Sean Penn. Cinematography and soundtrack in this film are lush and beautiful, the camera work is astounding. "The Thin Red Line" is a sensual, rich and emotive journey through a South Pacific island jungle during the WWII battle of Guadalcanal.

Quite different angle on a war movie.......2007-05-20

I watched this movie late in the evening, after coming home from my son's 14th birthday party. My festive mood quickly turned responsive and contemplative. My son watched part of it too but fell asleep due to exhaustion. Thin Red Line is a fascinating view on a dark and cruel chapter of WWII, the bitter, relentless fight over Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of war. What struck me most about this film is the fact that man's conflict is set against the overwhelming background of nature and the elements. Although the fighting is intense and without mercy, nature is in large part undisturbed by it and uninterested in the outcome. The fighting scenes are intersparsed by scenes of tranquility and peacefulness. American GI's and Japanses Imperial troops are both depicted as accidental heroes and victims. There are exiting vistas and images of nature, animals, sunsets and sundowns, clouds and the omnipresent jungle. You hear the rustling of the wind in the grass and the trees. Like it must have been for the soldiers most of the time. Although there are parallels with Saving Private Ryan, it is an altogether different approach. The acting is great. Especially Jim Caviezel's and Sean Penn's. The actors doing a cameo (John Travolta, Nick Nolte)in my view are far less convincing.
I recommend this movie to anyone who is bored by the average run of the mill war flick with brainless heroes who rampage through the movie shooting everything that moves without being hit or hampered by remorse. Mr Terence Malick did an excellent job. I look forward to his next movie, whatever that may be. An intelligent, philosophical and artful anti war-movie depicting the cruelty of man and the senselessness of human conflict in all its degrading details. I was truly impressed by it.

Combat: up close and personal.......2007-05-02

I read James Jones' book many years ago, but found it a memorable account of the fighting on Guadalcanal. Director Terrence Malick did a masterful job of capturing Jones' essence in this film. The combat is sudden, brutal, unforgiving. Yet the cinematography is breathtaking. The juxtaposition of beauty and agony is gripping. An all-star cast seems a bit overdone in places, with big-name celebrities making only brief appearances at some rather odd intervals. The philosophical thoughts by some of the characters was an intriguing ingredient, but again, echoed Jones' writing. For war film junkies or WWII buffs, this is a must-see. For those who want their war fix in flag-waving, glorious hero style, this isn't for you.

Moral, spiritual depravity .......2007-04-05

Perhaps the most poignant aspect of 'The Thin Red Line' is that most of the Human Race -- more specifically, most Americans (I'm American) -- cannot comprehend the significance of this film. It's not that these people are intellectually incapable of understanding the subject matter, either; it's Humanistic and spiritual; the intelligence that most all Human beings possess. Objectivity amongst those (myself included) that posses the capability helps heightening the experience in several ways, but the bottom line is the absurdly important theme of this work of art (this is one film that labeling a "movie" would be demeaning and completely unsatisfactory) -- that theme is one of death. Films like 'Saving Private Ryan' are conducted with blatant conservatism and, truly, pale infinitely in philosophical significance. Not that Spielberg's vision was thoughtless or without merit, but it wasn't progressive in the way that Malick presents his convictions.

How one can see the film as pretentious or self-indulgent is truly beyond me, and I to attain the belief that it is also a matter of elitism, pathological symptoms of an inability to deal with the subject of non-existence. There are wonderfully smart people, too, that dismiss this film, which is why it's truly such a shame; these people have grown so much on an objective level, reaching brilliant levels of luminosity, but the nature of our currently disconnected, post-modern world, with its absolutely aggressive fight with our Human nature, has made us entirely unable to deal with the repercussions of it. Thus, these geniuses which so many of us truly are have been spiritually, subjectively suppressed to the point that that entirely different level of intelligence -- emotional, spiritual -- has been neglected. Now a days, especially, it's almost seen as stupid, which really boils my %#@U*(U%@) blood, because the social, Human consequences of this elitist mentality has served to provide a severe inferiority complex among those that do have spiritual ideals and, in their deepest self, know that they are right. They are dreamers whose dream has crawled desperately into the hole of isolation and despair. What's wonderful about 'The Thin Red Line', though, is that it so movingly brings out this hope within us by emphasizing the utterly horrific -- especially for the heroic, psychologically broken down individuals -- nature of war and suffering. It's the quintessential expression of the dichotomy between hate and love, good and evil, spiritual light and dark. And this is Malick -- truly one of the most important Human beings on the planet -- an Einstein of our day -- so everything is presented in the most realistic, least manipulative way possible -- in a WAY; Hans Zimmer's score parallels these themes and subtext, additionally, and it's one of the most emotionally powerful scores I've ever heard (this is Hans Zimmer, too; never before, nor since, has he dealt or composed a score with such amazing thought and intellect). At any rate, I say "in a way" because the ultimate, redemptive, religious theme of the film is that it is possible to attain levels of consciousness that we so ignore; it IS preachy, but only because Malick's presented philosophy is firmly rooted in an ultimate answer, or at the very minimum, expressing the POSSIBILITY of what we can become through free will and love, hope and faith.

I have no intention of commenting on the value and brilliance of the filmic genius of Malick's creation, suffice to say his conveyance of all of this existential idea is only possible through an utter capability and talent that few have. That's the other thing -- I love directors like Cameron, Spielberg, etc, but they are ultimately so much less reflective and, in the larger scheme of things, important, because they are afraid, or possibly simply unable, to express film in it's highest form -- where narrative ultimately ceases to fall behind thought, philosophy, and truly powerful subtext. They fail to comment, at least in comparison, on the subjective experience of our Human existence; that's what separates Malick from these talented directors (on the other hand, colder, philosophical filmmakers such as Kubrick and Cronenberg and debatably near-equal in brilliance -- which is why I love them so -- but the generally despairing worldview -- at least morally, surely their themes revolve around hugely important Human issues such as individual, sexual evolution, death, mystery, etc, but they are generally far less hopeful in the end (I will state, however, that Cronenberg's 'The Fly' is one film that rivals my intimate connection to 'The Thin Red Line'; in its case, the possibility of such a powerful view of non-existence following death makes 'The Fly' almost more tragic in a way, because it is so utterly discomforting and sad).

I could go on and on, but I think I got across some of my convictions and beliefs, and more than anything -- Love -- towards this film, and I hate to dismiss the beauty of the cinematography and unrivaled acting by these amazing men, but I have limited space, and I get fatigued, too!

I'm not where I want to be in Life, spiritually, but I am growing. I love you all. Why does a part of me feel squeamish saying that? Because to so many of us it comes across as a pathetically gooey, sentimental, truthfully meaningless act. Love IS an act, of true respect and utter compassion, in its higher states, and the fact that we've dismissed that over time is arguably the biggest tragedy of our world. (and even if you stand by the notion that the particular vision and belief is an illusion -- a state never really partook in as a collective species -- you must also confront the fact that you are denying it as an ideal in itself, because it's so very possible you, too, consider that notion of heaven on earth the truest dream of all.

The World as Will and Representation.......2007-04-03

This is not a "war film" and it is not an "antiwar film." What Malick (a former philosophy student) has done is *use* the setting of modern warfare as a way of communicating the essence of Schopenhauer's metaphysics and ethics. Underneath the surface of the observable, individuated phenomena, the essence of the world is will: a non-individuated, passionate yet pointless destructive striving. The will is embodied in Nick Nolte, who lives to fight and win, while recognizing that his way is the way of "nature." "Look at those vines, Staros, swallowing everything. Nature is cruel." True insight into the nature of the will, however, leads to compassion for the suffering of others, since we are all One behind appearances, and renunciation of desiring (and its inevitable concomitants, conflict and suffering). The denial of the will is represented by Jim Cavaziel. According to Schopenhauer, if one recognizes the futility of willing but cannot achieve this state of complete ascetic denial, the only other alternative is to mitigate one's own suffering by keeping one's expectations as low as possible. This stance is embodied by Sean Penn. From the first, crucial dialogue between Penn and Cavaziel, the agenda of the film is placed before us: given that the world is as it is, should we cling to this world and despair, or should we turn away from it and transcend? As Penn says, "there's no world but this one." Cavaziel replies, "I've seen another world." *That* is what the film is about: a choice between mysticism and nihilism.

The film is not pro-war, because it assumes as Schopenhauer did, that moral justifications of war are always nothing more than rationalizations of a more fundamental need for violence. The film is not anti-war, because unlike all other anti-war films, it does not set up a contrast between a morally praiseworthy form of ordinary life and a morally repugnant form of activity created by and creating war. If war is an expression of the cruelty of nature, or reality itself, moral judgment of it makes no sense---one might as well condemn the jungle for being jungle. This goes some way toward explaining the peculiar detachment the film aspires to and achieves. The catastrophe the characters are caught up in is the world itself, and the film offers no adequate response to it than to serenely transcend it.

World War II Collection (The Thin Red Line/Patton/Tora! Tora! Tora!/The Longest Day)

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ALL 4 FILMS ARE CLASSICS THAT I REALLY WANTED MAKING THIS SET A 'REEL' TREAT FOR ME!
Good package of war movies
Three Magnificent War Movies but One Appalling Fantasy
I'll tell you why...
Two bad movies for the price of five

World War II Collection (The Thin Red Line/Patton/Tora! Tora! Tora!/The Longest Day)
Starring: Martin Balsam , Sô Yamamura , Joseph Cotten , Tatsuya Mihashi , and E.G. Marshall
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ASIN: B00004TS0M
Release Date: 2000-11-07

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The Thin Red Line (1998)
In recluse director Terrence Malick's 1998 comeback vehicle, the battle for Guadalcanal Island offers an opportunity to explore nothing less than the nature of life, death, God, and courage. Let that be a warning to anyone expecting a conventional war flick; Malick proves himself quite capable of mounting an exciting action sequence, but he's just as likely to meander into pure philosophical noodling. This is not especially an actors' movie, but the standouts are bold: Nick Nolte as a career-minded colonel, Elias Koteas as a deeply spiritual captain who tries to protect his men, Ben Chaplin as a G.I. haunted by lyrical memories of his wife. The backbone of the film is the ongoing discussion between a wry sergeant (Sean Penn) and an ethereal, almost holy private (newcomer Jim Caviezel). In some ways The Thin Red Line seems vaguely, intriguingly incomplete, yet it casts a spell like almost nothing else of its time, and Malick's visionary images are a challenge and a signpost to the rest of his filmmaking generation. --Robert Horton

Tora! Tora! Tora!
"Sir, there's a large formation of planes coming in from the north, 140 miles, 3 degrees east." "Yeah? Don't worry about it." This is just one of the many mishaps chronicled in Tora! Tora! Tora! The epic film shows the bombing of Pearl Harbor from both sides in the historic first American-Japanese coproduction: American director Richard Fleischer oversaw the complicated production, wrestling a sprawling story with dozens of characters into a manageable, fairly easy-to-follow film. While Tora! Tora! Tora! lacks the strong central characters that anchor the best war movies, the real star of the film is the climactic 30-minute battle, a massive feat of cinematic engineering that expertly conveys the surprise, the chaos, and the immense destruction of the attack. --Sean Axmaker

Patton
One of the greatest screen biographies ever produced, this monumental film runs nearly three hours, won seven Academy Awards, and gave George C. Scott the greatest role of his career. Scott embodies his role so fully, so convincingly, that we can't help but be drawn to and fascinated by Patton as a man who is simultaneously bound for hell and glory. Filmed on an epic scale at literally dozens of European locations, Patton does not embrace war as a noble pursuit, nor does it deny the reality of war as a breeding ground for heroes. Through the awesome achievement of Scott's performance and the film's grand ambition, Patton shows all the complexities of a man who accepted his role in life and (like Scott) played it to the hilt. --Jeff Shannon

The Longest Day
The Longest Day is Hollywood's definitive D-day movie. More modern accounts such as Saving Private Ryan are more vividly realistic, but producer Darryl F. Zanuck's epic 1962 account is the only one to attempt the daunting task of covering that fateful day from all perspectives. From the German high command and front-line officers to the French Resistance and all the key Allied participants, the screenplay by Cornelius Ryan, based on his own authoritative book, is as factually accurate as possible. The endless parade of stars (John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, and Richard Burton, to name a few) makes for an uneasy mix of verisimilitude and Hollywood star-power, however, and the film falls a little flat for too much of its three-hour running time. But the set-piece battles are still spectacular, and if the landings on Omaha Beach lack the graphic gore of Private Ryan, they nonetheless show the sheer scale and audacity of the invasion. --Mark Walker

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Contains: *Thin Red Line, The *Tora! Tora! Tora! *Patton *Longest Day, The

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ALL 4 FILMS ARE CLASSICS THAT I REALLY WANTED MAKING THIS SET A 'REEL' TREAT FOR ME!.......2006-10-21

FIRST THOUGHTS: 4 EXCELLENT WAR FILMS ON DVD THEMATICALLY COMBINED INTO 1 SET

This set came to me as a gift from one of my sons about 4 years ago. He found it at Sam's Club and he paid about 30 dollars. Each one of the films included are films I really wanted so the set has been a 'reel' treat for me.

IN A NUTSHELL: SAVE $17. ON THIS SET VERSUS PURCHASING INDIVIDUAL TITLES FROM AMAZON

Within a nice outer slipcase you get 4 classic DVDs in their normal DVD packaging and wrappers. These are all releases that you can purchase seperately, but it is a little less costly to get the set. 'Patton' is a 2-DISK set that sells for $14.98 from Amazon, 'Tora Tora Tora' is $12.98, 'The Longest Day' is an edition no longer available directly from Amazon, but several Amazon sellers are offering it New from $15.98, and 'The Thin Red Line' is $9.19 directly from Amazon. It comes to over $53. plus shipping [depending on whether you get all the titles from Amazon or from vendors]. If you buy this set the shipping is free [over $25.] In essence, one can save $17. [as of today] buying this set rather than buying the individual titles, which is significant as these are not promotional DVDs and do in fact have all the 'special features' available on the individual titles.

***** THE TITLES *****

* 'THE LONGEST DAY'
* 'PATTON'
* 'THE THIN RED LINE'
* 'TORA TORA TORA'

Good package of war movies.......2005-07-20

The Longest Day is one of the best war movies ever made. And Tora 3 is a much better depiction of the attack on Pearl Harbor than that stupid Ben Affleck movie.

The Thin Red Line can be a tough one to accept. I had to watch it a few times before I liked it.

Three Magnificent War Movies but One Appalling Fantasy.......2004-02-11

It is up to the viewer to decide what is fact and what is fiction or what is utter and complete fantasy. But in my Opinion, The Longest Day, Patton and Tora Tora Tora are renowned war movies, 'The Thin Red Line' is not.

Maintaining a very slow pace throughout its three and half hours lenght, in the 'Thin Red Line' more Japanese soldiers are shown surrendering in the few hours of combat depicted than actually did the first three years of the Pacific war! (If you do not believe me, look up Tarawa, New Guinea, Marshall Islands, and Iwo Jima for example.) And of course the Americans are shown almost to last as the inhuman beasts and the Japanese as noble Samurai.

Following in the tradition of the racist epic 'Birth to a Nation', movies like the Thin Red Line and Pearl Harbor are rewriting ouf history. For example, in Pearl Harbor the Japanese are depicted as being justified in attacking, when actually the United States stopped selling the Japanese oil because they were allies with Hitler, making war on China, and had just invaded French Indochina.

I'll tell you why..........2004-02-08

To answer another reviewer's question: Why would you buy this set when you can get the individual films cheaper? You can't buy the individual films cheaper.

The version of "Patton" in this set is the 2-disc Special Edition, which is out of print except for in this set, and selling for more than the price of this entire set on auction sites.

So save some money, get the 2-disc version of Patton, and get three other great WWII films for free (essentially).

Two bad movies for the price of five.......2002-12-13

Let's face it...the Thin Red Line is the most boring war movie ever made. Tora Tora Tora is very outdated, and although it does show the attack upon Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective, it is very much outclassed by the newer movie, "Pearl Harbor,"

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The Thin Red Line - DTS
Starring: Kirk Acevedo , Penelope Allen , Benjamin Green , Simon Billig , and Mark Boone Junior
Director: Terrence Malick
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ASIN: B00005221N
Release Date: 2001-01-23

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Mortal Kombat / Mortal Kombat Annihilation

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Great movies!
First movie good, second movie bad
ROUND TWO.....FIGHT!
Mooooooortal Kooooooooombat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mortal Kombat / Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Starring: Robin Shou , James Remar , Talisa Soto , Sandra Hess , and Brian Thompson
Director: John R. Leonetti , and Paul W.S. Anderson
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Mortal Kombat: Conquest [Region 2]

ASIN: B0001WTWU6
Release Date: 2004-05-04

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Great movies!.......2007-03-28

Although I haven't bought this package, I've seen both films.

The first film was really great, it earned 5/5 stars right off the back.
The fight scenes were intense, with some great, upbeat music playing. In addition to the intensity, there was a lot of first-person views. There There was a cliffhanger ending, though.

The second film was OK, but not as good as the first one. It continues the first one, but they used totally different actors to play Raiden, Sonya, Jax, and Johnny Cage. I would give it a 4/5 stars because of the short fight scenes and over-use of slow motion. I would have given it a 3/5, but it earned a star for the awesome music. It was pretty good film, for those who appreciate the hard work of others.

First movie good, second movie bad.......2006-11-12

I wish they weren't listed together on Amazon except for the region 2 DVD, but I guess I have to rate them together. The point being that MK was easily 5 stars. MK Annihilation, well, that was so bad, I'm not even going to average 1 and 5 and give it a 3. I'll give it a 2.

Mortal Kombat, the FIRST one, most notably starring Christopher Lambert as Rayden, was great. Watch it and party like it's 1995. It was a good story, it had good special effects, good, well acted characters, decent humor, it wasn't too gory for the little ones, and yes, a few little inside gags for the people who had played the games. Johnny Cage's 'friendship' move from the game MK2 when he defeats Scorpion, for instance, and it was totally great the way they fit in Liu Kang's bicycle kick in the fight with Reptile. Crafty. The people who haven't played the game will laugh at how inane it is without realizing it was actually taken right from the game, and the people who have played the game will snicker to themselves because they get the inside joke. And the ending is really very good. Few movies have decent endings. That was Mortal Kombat, the first movie. My rating: 5 stars out of 5.

Now, as for Mortal Kombat Annihilation, I will tell you, coming from a fan of the GAMES (so my bias would be toward being more LIBERAL in my review), that if you watch this movie, chances are you will feel the urge to go out and perform a few 'fatalities'. This movie is the pinnicle of sequels that do not live up to the originals. While Mortal Kombat is one of the greatest in my opinion, this stinker is tied for dead last among everything I've ever seen along with a few others (examples of which include but are not limited to Scary Movie and Toxic Avenger 4). It comes about from one thing more than everything else. They tried to amalgamate every tiniest element in the games MK2 and MK3 into the movie somehow. What's wrong with that? Well, as the creators of the games got more money to develop them and program sizes got larger akin with computers as they expanded by Moore's Law, more characters were put into the game, for instance. Other things were added as well, but I'll get to that. In MK1 there were 7 playable characters, plus 2 'boss' characters and one secret one. In MK2 there were many more. In MK3 there were more still, and ultimate MK3, well, that was practically just an excuse for them to throw in every crazy character that they could think of. As the games expanded, they also had a wider variety of 'finishing moves' as well as moves in general; not just the 'fatalities' of the first game, but some stuff that got, well, downright silly, but that the creators of the game just threw in for variety. Like the 'animalities' and especially 'babalities'. And all this was for one particular goal. To provide a greater variety of possible gameplay for the GAMES. Nobody REALLY knew what the heck the story that went with it was, and nobody really cared. Sure, the creators TRIED to fit some sort of weak story in to connect all the crazy characters, but it was just too many darned characters, and people didn't play the game for the story that didn't make any sense, so it didn't matter anyway. They played because it was a neat game of strategy and you get to kill your oppnent when you win, but only if you know and properly perform the finishing moves, which made performing them properly a sort of victory dance. A chance to show off and say 'ah ha ha ha ha haaaa!' And what little story there is in the game originated from nothing more than the different endings that would come up when you won the game with different characters, a side effect of this being that the different resultant versions of the stories weren't even consistent with each other, since if one character defeats Shang Tsung or Shao Khan, then another must not have, and in the next game, if the writers wanted to continue the 'story', they had to pick one (Liu Kang), but all that other conflicting junk they've already established is still there. The fact was, when it came down to it, there WAS no intelligible story. The trouble is, this blasted movie tried to incorporate every stupid character that was part of the games, and even more obnoxiously, for each one to perform many if not all of the moves they had in the games. Which made for a REALLY boring movie since there were a lot of characters with a LOT of moves to get through, which took a LONG time when you added it all up, and didn't help at all to cover the fact that it STILL had NO INTELLIGIBLE STORY!!! The result was a totally stupid non-stop special effects clip that nobody in his right mind would care about because it still didn't make any sense and was obnoxious on its own accord anyway, and was in fact so bad, even Christopher Lambert wasn't willing to star in it as the thunder god Rayden, as he was in the first movie! And man oh man, I have to say, he made a good choice to avoid this monstrosity. He's got a reputation bigger than Bruce Campbell's as a king of B movies, so you know how bad it is if he wouldn't TOUCH this one. It seems rather appropriate to me. Hat's off to him for making the right choice on that count. So watch the first one. Mortal Kombat incorporated some junk from the game but in a good way, a funny way, a not-too-heavy-handed way, and they generated an actual story that wasn't part of the game, and a good one. And just for kicks, take a look at "Beowulf", starring Christopher Lambert. They totally ripped off the opening credit animation of the Mortal Kombat movie. Maybe just an inside gag for the presence of Lambert. I don't know. But skip this one. Because if you watch it, you will wish you hadn't. Simple as that. Mortal Kombat Annihilation, I'll say, gets negative 1 star. Negative 1 averaged with 5 is 2. Thus, I give the combined set a 2.

ROUND TWO.....FIGHT!.......2004-10-12

If you love kung fu or action flicks pick up Mortal Kombat. This movie rocks! I was a little disappointed that the film was in PG-13 and not rate R, mainly because the MK franchise was all about the insense blood and gore. But, When I fist saw this movie in theaters it blew me away, the acting was good but the kung fu fightin' was better. The charaters in the film are all cool, I like Raiden (or is it Rayden?) the best along with Scorpion. The second film New Line produced wasnt as great as the original but still had its moments. If you haven't seen the oringial Kombat, give it a play. Hey everyone likes kung ku fightin..

Mortal Kombat Annihilation is a fun ride. Many critics out there say this movie blows, which isn't true. People who haven't played any of the games are confused at the story line and sorts. Sure the voice actin' could use a little work but who cares, the action is where its all about in kung fu flicks. I enjoyed both the 1st and 2nd film, there are tons of charaters from the games included in this movie, should please alot of the many gamers out there looking for there favorite charater appreances. Rumors, Rumors of a third instalment of the film! Will there be a round three??

Toasty....

Mooooooortal Kooooooooombat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-05-21

I cannot begin to tell everyone how great of a franchise Mortal Kombat is!! While the second movie was a disappointment, the first one is AMAZING and this DVD set it's a great collection for any Mortal Kombat or martial arts movie fans!! The fights and action are amazing!! Mortal Kombat is certainly delivering when it comes to great fight scenes pack with WICKED stunts!!

Few people realize just how great the story of Mortal Kombat really is! The movie follows the video game story (somewhat, it actually kind of kombines Mortal Kombat 1 & 2 in the first movie), which obviously adds to these awesome movies!! Don't miss out on owning the DVD collection. Even if you're not a Mortal Kombat fan, it's a great addition for any lovers of martial arts movies or science fiction/fantasy movies!!

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Contains: *Thin Red Line, The *Tora! Tora! Tora! *Patton *Longest Day, The

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Chad Mcqueen, Jan Michael Vincent, & Corey Feldman. How can you go wrong?
Like father, not like son......

Red Line
Starring: Corey Feldman , Michael Madsen , Chad McQueen , Jan-Michael Vincent , and Roxana Zal
Director: John Sjogren
Manufacturer: Vintage Home Ent.
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ASIN: B00009Y3RY
Release Date: 2003-07-01

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Chad Mcqueen, Jan Michael Vincent, & Corey Feldman. How can you go wrong?.......2007-06-05

Let us start off by saying, Chad you've done it again. First Death Ring, then Money To Burn, now Red Line. Never has chain smoking and an attitude problem looked so damn good. McQueen was not only the star of the show, but he also co-produced this B classic! But who else could have pulled this off? A lesser man would have replaced an actor (Jan Michael-Vincent) who was merely weeks removed from facial reconstructive surgery. But Chad forged ahead, creating dialouge that was barely audible. This amazing feature coupled with the extremely perplexing plot makes Red Line very enjoyable as long as you're willing to abandon all logic and accept the foregone conclusion of sheer confusion during and after the film!

Like father, not like son.............2004-03-12

Redline was supposed to be a high octane action/drama movie with a suspense topping plot including hot cars and add Chad Mcqueen (the infamous Steve Mcqueen's son), and this sounds like a hot movie right? Wrong! This movie has a very bad storyline which honestly doesn't have you holding your breath at any given time during the flick, the acting leaves much to be desired including Chad's on screen presense which is nowhere near the caliber of actor his father was, and even the car chase scenes are so flat and slow between the Jaguar XJS and Chad Mcqueen's Highland green fastback Mustang. A cheesy movie which i consider along the lines of "Overdrive", "Banzai Runner" and other b-rated car movies. Now i am a sucker for b movies, but this one truly was completely boring and makes you wonder if it was even unscripted during filming. Nice try Chad, but no cigar.

George Clooney The Collection (One Fine Day, Solaris, Thin Red Line)

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5 minutes -- that's it.

George Clooney The Collection (One Fine Day, Solaris, Thin Red Line)
Starring: George Clooney , Natascha McElhone , Viola Davis , Jeremy Davies , and Ulrich Tukur
Director: Steven Soderbergh , Michael Hoffman , and Terrence Malick
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000EXDS6Q
Release Date: 2006-06-06

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This pack contains 3 George Clooney movies in one slipcase.

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