Blood and Honor

Blood and Honor


Starring:Maria Ortiz, Miles O'Keeffe, Rena Watts, Stancy Clements, Andy Hamrick, Joseph Casterline, Autumn Vena, Mary Tretchell, Michelle Bauer, Jeffrey Alfiero, Phillip Newman, Shelley Holmes, Tavia Upshaw, Andre Buckner, Rick Martin (II), Earl Clark (II), Jennifer Huss, Maurice J. Fagan, Larissa LaRenne, Kathy Bell (II)
Director: Donald Farmer
Studio: Digital Multimedia
Product Type: DVD
The First Olympics - Blood, Honor, and Glory (History Channel)
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Review from Oz
 The First Olympics - Blood, Honor, and Glory (History Channel)
Starring: First Olympics
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00022FW6S
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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The First Olympics: Blood, Honor, and Glory includes three exciting History Channel documentaries about ancient roots of the Olympics in fact and myth. Curiously, the first two films, "The First Olympics" and "Blood and Honor at the First Olympics," are essentially the same, with slightly different narration, editing, and chapter titles. Of the two, "Blood and Honor" is a little more streamlined and is voiced by Leonard Nimoy, but the material is compelling enough to check out both works over time. Among other things, one learns that the first Olympians competed in the nude for all sports, that winning was everything and penalties for fouls and bribes were severe, and that there has been an Olympics committee--and Olympics competition every four years--since 776 B.C. "The Greek Gods" is a fine supplemental work introducing us to Zeus, in whose honor the Olympics were born, and the other divinities on Mt. Olympus. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Review from Oz.......2004-08-21

A compilation of three documentaries "The First Olympics", "Blood and Honour at The First Olympics" and "The Greek Gods". It consists mainly of the same archival film footage used over and over again in "The Real Olympics", "The Games for The Gods" and "The Ancient Greek Olympics" with different narration and contradictory "facts" gleaned from a few historical writings and some Greek Pottery and then integrated with an enormous amount of hypothetical supposition and personal opinions from so-called "experts".
I quote "expert" Ann Stewart (Professor College Year in Athens) "The important thing for a man to do was marry a virgin and produce children. The only way to keep virgins was the practise of homosexuality, and so it was encouraged." That's great. It leaves us with a mental picture of young Adonis screwing his friend so that he can keep little Aphrodite for a rainy day. And of course his friend obligingly "rolls over" and lets him because "Well that's what friends do for each other. Don't they?".
I thought I must have reached the bottom of the bucket with this little spark of absurdity, however from there on in it's downhill all the way with such little gems as " Women had to be "tamed" for marriage, and the best way women could be "tamed" was to show them naked athletes". And it just goes on and on.
The actual film footage is quite good but this is not a disk to buy.
Blood & Honor/Crazy Horse & Custer
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    		Blood & Honor/Crazy Horse & Custer
    Starring: Blood & Honor , and Crazy Horse & Cu
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    ASIN: B00005QY8L
    Release Date: 2001-10-30
    The Civil War: Blood and Honor
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		The Civil War: Blood and Honor
      Starring: Civil War-Blood & Honor
      Manufacturer: Madacy Home Video
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      ASIN: B000GG4XRE
      Release Date: 2006-12-05
      Blood and Honor
      Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
      • The worst movie I've ever seen
      • Should not be compared to...
      • Proof there's no life after film school!
      • WHAT A FARCE!
      • Excellent pick for the April 1st Holiday.
      		 Blood and Honor
      Starring: Maria Ortiz , Miles O'Keeffe , Rena Watts , Stancy Clements , and Andy Hamrick
      Director: Donald Farmer
      Manufacturer: Digital Multimedia
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      ASIN: B00004XMV2
      Release Date: 2000-08-01

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars The worst movie I've ever seen.......2005-08-04

      I got this in a Civil War movie 4 pack. It's simply the worst film I've ever seen. Poor acting, poor coordination. No exagerations.

      5 out of 5 stars Should not be compared to..........2005-02-18

      Ok .. It is not "Gone With The Wind" or "Gods and Generals" What it is a "5 Star Amateur Effort" on a Civil War Story with no 6 or 7 figure actors. It utilizes Civil War reenactment footage and some good photography..

      1 out of 5 stars Proof there's no life after film school!.......2004-12-20

      Words cannot best describe how I feel about this movie, but perhaps I can try. What did I feel when I watched this movie? I think it was along the lines of pain, torture, grief...at one point there was crying. I think halfway through I even had a knife to my wrists and only the hands of those nearby saved me.

      Imagine taking all those famous Civil War sagas like "The Blue and the Gray" or "North and South." Now imagine combing all that into an hour and twenty minutes. Now imagine giving it a budget of $5 and casting all your film school friends as characters. What I have just described is this movie.

      This movie is low-budget in every aspect of the word. The dresses look like they came from a highschool play, the same room is used like once or twice, and the military uniforms are only uniforms because the people wearing them happen to be in the military and they also happen to be wearing them. The blood in one scene looked like smeared lipstick (I'm not kidding). And the battle scene...ho ho ho! The battle scenes are the best! Imagine this:

      1) Shots of a re-enactment.
      2) Shot of two confederate guys shooting.
      3) Shot of two union guys shooting. One falls down.
      4) More shots of a re-enactment.

      That's the battle scene.

      And acting, well, that just tops the charts. Really bad southern accents combined with the corniest lines imaginable do not make for good cinema. "Ah thought ah lehft mah killin'...on da battahfeeld." Even Miles O'Keefe, the poor man's poor man's poor man's poor man's Chuck Norris, can't save this movie. He had more dignity running around blaring NO! in "Cave Dwellers."

      Should you see this movie? If you've seen "Gettysburg," "Glory," "Gods and Generals," "North and South," or "The Red Badge of Courage"...then go out and buy those movies. Forget you ever read this review and forget you ever heard of this movie.

      1 out of 5 stars WHAT A FARCE!.......2004-10-07

      BLOOD AND HONOR is one bad movie.
      1. The same battle scenes are shown twice, with the same results. The blood looks like ketchup more than any film I've ever seen.
      2. Miles O'Keefe receives star billing and is hardly in the movie at all.
      3. The acting by all (except a mildly effective Andy Hamrick in the role of Craig) is atrocious. The girl who plays Caroline is so bad, she's hilarious.
      4. The direction is inane and amateurish; the narration is ridiculous.
      5. This plays like a bad, real bad Barbara Caitland novel.
      6. The movie ends out of nowhere and we never know what happens to Miles O'Keefe's character.
      7. During the out credits, they show actors in scenes that weren't even in the movie. Like who is the black couple and where did they even come from?
      8. A film produced by David Heavener, one of b movie's most inauspicious actors/directors/singers.
      DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME UNLESS YOU REALLY LIKE BAD BAD MOVIES.

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent pick for the April 1st Holiday........2003-03-17

      This is without a doubt the finest film ever made. The acting is sans rival. Especially effective is the director use of period costumes which he uses with a surreal flourish. Despite the gore of battle, the hoop skirts and civil war reinactment garb remain unsoiled. This is a film that will stay with you, sort of like a extra greasy meal that comes back to haunt you at 2 in the morning. APRIL FOOL.
      Civil War Disc 2 ~ 2 Movies {Blood and Honor & Hearts in Bondage}
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Civil War Disc 2 ~ 2 Movies {Blood and Honor & Hearts in Bondage}

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        * * * 2 MOVIES ON ONE DOUBLE-SIDED DISC! * * * DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: *FEATURE PROGRAMS *INTERACTIVE MENUS * SCENE ACCESS * * * BLOOD AND HONOR: AS WAR SWEEPS THROUGH THE SOUTH, PLANTATIONS ARE BURNED AND LIVES ARE DESTROYED. YANKEE TROOPS, LED BY RENEGADE COL. EVANS, TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MARLEY PLANTATION AND HOLD HOSTAGE TWO BEAUTIFUL SISTERS. THE BULLETS OF WAR FLY IN THIS BLOODY CIVIL WAR EPIC - 90 MINUTES * * * HEARTS IN BONDAGE: UNITED STATES NAVY LIEUTENANT KENNETH REYNOLDS (JAMES DUNN) IS ENGAGED TO CONSTANCE JORDAN, (MAE CLARKE) WHOSE BROTHER RAYMOND (DAVID MANNERS) IS ALSO A NAVAL OFFICER. WHEN VIRGINIA SECEDES FROM THE UNION, KENNETH REMAINS LOYAL TO THE NORTH WHILE RAYMOND PLEDGES HIMSELF TO HIS HOME STATE. - 72 MINUTES * * *
        Bonanza: The Stranger/Blood on the Land/Badge Without Honor/The Gunmen
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          		Bonanza: The Stranger/Blood on the Land/Badge Without Honor/The Gunmen
          Director: Lewis Allen , Chris Christenberry , William F. Claxton , Nicholas Colasanto , and Robert L. Friend
          Manufacturer: Direct Source Label
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          Release Date: 2002-10-29
          Sangre Por Sangre
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            		Sangre Por Sangre

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            ASIN: B000PIIKMM

            Product Description

            UNA FUERTE HISTORIA EPICA DEL DIRECTOR TAYLOR HACKFORD SOBRE TRES PRIMOS QUE CRECIERON COMO HERMANOS EN EL DURO Y VIOLENTO AMBIENTE DE LAS PANDILLAS DEL BARRIO DE EAST L.A. EL LAZO QUE LOS UNE SE ROMPE POR TRAGICAS CIRCUNSTANCIAS DE LA VIDA, LLEVANDOLOS POR DIFFERENTES CAMINOS: PACO, A LA MILICIA Y A LA DIVISION ANTIDROGAS; MILKO, A LAS BRUTALES PANDILLAS DE LA PRISION DE SAN QUINTIN, Y CRUZ, AL MUNDO DE LA DROGADICCION. SIN EMBARGO, SUS LAZOS DE SANGRE U HONOR MANTIENEN SUS VIDAS ENTRELAZADAS MIENTRAS LUCHAN, CADA QUIEN A SU MODO, POR GANAR PODER Y RESPETO.
            Blood & Honor/Crazy Horse & Custer
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              		Blood & Honor/Crazy Horse & Custer
              Starring: Damian Chapa
              Manufacturer: Bci Eclipse
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              Release Date: 2005-02-22
              Bonanza, Vol. 3: Badge Without Honor/The Blood Line/The Courtship/Death At Dawn
              Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
              • Four classic BONANZA episodes on one DVD!!!
              • BONANZA - VOLUME 3
              		 Bonanza, Vol. 3: Badge Without Honor/The Blood Line/The Courtship/Death At Dawn
              Starring: Bonanza
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              ASIN: B00008G8S0
              Release Date: 1999-04-30

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars Four classic BONANZA episodes on one DVD!!!.......2004-06-19

              Platinum's TV Classics edition of the classic western series BONANZA is a true must-have for any fan of this landmark series!! In Volume Three of this edition,originally part of a two-disc DVD set that's on sale at Wal-Mart for $5.88!!,the following episodes include BADGE WITHOUT HONOR (9/24/60),THE BLOOD LINE (12/31/60),THE COURTSHIP (1/7/61),and DEATH AT DAWN (4/30/60).BADGE WITHOUT HONOR involves an escaped killer,who poses as the local sheriff,who searches Jason Blaine,a married man of the bride,who is a friend of the Cartwright family,who comes to take him back while he's the star witness in the murder trial of the Murdock Gang.In THE BLOOD LINE,directed by film and TV veteran Lewis Allen,Ben Cartwright accidentally kills a man in self-defense.But when the victim's son returns home,he wants to kill Ben! Next up,THE COURTSHIP has Hoss falling in love with the new woman in town (Julie Adams of "Creature From The Black Lagoon" fame).And finally,DEATH AT DAWN,the last episode of the first season,sees The Cartwrights and the local Sheriff involved in a murder innocent in which they hunt down the killer until the killer's hit man comes to destroy Virginia City and its people.These are exciting and enjoyable episodes of TV's longest-running western series,second close to GUNSMOKE!!! Platinum did an amazing job remastering both the picture and sound and even though this DVD doesn't contain the original theme music (since these shows are in the public domain and for copyright reasons),they used an orchestral version of "Return To The Ponderosa" as its opening theme which is great to listen to as it opens up the series!!! This is perhaps the best collection of BONANZA episodes out there that are in public domain and it's well worth the price!!! Check out my review for Volume Four of the series!!! Thank you Platinum for preserving this great and classic series on DVD!!!

              5 out of 5 stars BONANZA - VOLUME 3.......2004-01-12

              GREAT QUALITY - I LOVE IT.
              THE EPISODES ON THIS DVD ARE: 1. BADGE WITHOUT HONOR; 2. THE BLOODLINE; 3. THE COURTSHIP; 4. DEATH AT DAWN.

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