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Maximum Overdrive
Starring: Barry Bell , John Brasington , R. Pickett Bugg , Jack Canon , and Giancarlo Esposito Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002B161E Release Date: 2004-09-07 |
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MAXIMIUM OVERDRIVE.......2007-05-13
Classic Stephan King movie.......2007-03-26
I love Stephen King-- But the movie does not do his work any justice........2007-03-26
Classic Thriller/Horror Flick.......2007-02-05
Pure cheese........2007-01-28
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Maximum Overdrive
Starring: Barry Bell , John Brasington , Jack Canon , Giancarlo Esposito , and Frankie R. Faison Manufacturer: Trinity Home Ent ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00030AZCK Release Date: 2006-11-07 |
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Maximum Over drive.......2007-05-30
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Super Hits of the '70s - Have a Nice Day
Starring: Bachman-Turner Overdrive , Free , and Dr. Hook Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005JG6O Release Date: 2001-06-12 |
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Culled from the video archive of Germany's popular MusikLaden TV show, this compilation of live performances offers the proverbial something for everyone, from the blue-eyed soul of Hall & Oates to the three-chord thrash of the Ramones. It's an incongruous mix, united only by the chart-rising popularity of each selection, spanning the 1970s and presented, with mixed results, in remastered Dolby 5.1 sound. The hilarious low point is Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's drunken, unruly romp through "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." And while you're trying to reconcile such ethereal hit-makers as Melanie and Bonnie Tyler with more seasoned performers like Van Morrison and Jethro Tull, you can be grateful that these vintage clips, several including extended jams, have been so faithfully preserved. By the time the Ramones fittingly close the disc with "Blitzkrieg Pop," you'll be having a very nice day, indeed. --Jeff ShannonDescription
Break out your polyester shirt and platform shoes and get ready to party! There was no escaping these "outta sight" songs in the '70s--some of the most memorable live performances of the "Me" generation. Far out, man! Songs: Eighteen (Alice Cooper), Horse with No Name (America), What Have They Done to My Song Ma (Melanie), China Grove (Doobie Brothers), Sara Smile (Hall & Oates), Year of the Cat (Al Stewart), Warm Love (Van Morrison), Nothing is Easy (Jethro Tull), Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones), You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman-Turner Overdrive), All Right Now (Free), The Cover of the 'Rolling Stone' (Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show), Brand New Key (Melanie), Come and Get It (Badfinger), Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (Johnny Rivers), Ventura Highway (America), Rich Girl (Hall & Oates), With You There to Help Me (Jethro Tull), It's a Heartache (Bonnie Tyler).Customer Reviews:
Have a Pretty Nice Day.......2006-12-30
Dr.Hook alone is worth a four star........2002-07-16
BEST 70's DVD COMPILATION TO DATE!!.......2002-04-15
Far Out!.......2002-01-25
Great music, "classic" performances!.......2001-12-27
The video and sound quality are very good (apart from a bit of over-psychedelic effects on Free's cut)--great when one considers that they are from the early 70's. And the performances are uniformly very-good-to-excellent. I can't believe anyone would find them "boring" because they aren't simply the familiar album versions. (Is it me or is something backwards here???) BTO doesn't have quite the full energy of their studio cuts, but Tull and the Ramones give nothing up . Dr. Hook's antics are hilarious (with an amazing feedback-assisted 'break' in their song) and even Hall and Oates are quite listenable. In my opinion, Alice Cooper *performing* live is better than any overproduced "music video".
Just about all of the 19 songs are as good as their album counterparts; several sound even better. Watching this eclectic assortment of classic rock artists playing live is simply a real treat for the eyes and ears.
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Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive 1
Starring: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000SGHSG0 Release Date: 2007-09-18 |
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Five brave teens set out on an exciting global treasure hunt to track down five long-lost jewels from the Corona Aurora, Crown of the Gods. They must decode mind-crunching puzzles, embark on mythical adventures and overcome spectacular battles or Dark Forces will wear the Crown and evil will be unstoppable. The Entire universe's fate rests in the hands of Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive.
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Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive 2
Starring: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000SGHSGA Release Date: 2007-09-18 |
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Five brave teens set out on an exciting global treasure hunt to track down five long-lost jewels from the Corona Aurora, Crown of the Gods. They must decode mind-crunching puzzles, embark on mythical adventures and overcome spectacular battles or Dark Forces will wear the Crown and evil will be unstoppable. The Entire universe's fate rests in the hands of Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive.
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Maximum Overdrive
Starring: Barry Bell , John Brasington , R. Pickett Bugg , Jack Canon , and Giancarlo Esposito Manufacturer: Anchor Bay ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000509C5 Release Date: 2001-04-10 |
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"I'm gonna scare the hell out of you," intones Stephen King in the trailer for his sole directorial effort, the much-maligned Maximum Overdrive. While the end result doesn't live up to that boast, this sci-fi/horror tale isn't as awful as it's been described. King's script (based on his short story "Trucks") focuses on the patrons of a North Carolina truck stop, which comes under attack by a convoy of trucks and other machines animated by Earth's passage through the tail of a "rogue comet." King's fans, tired of half-baked screen adaptations like Cujo and Children of the Corn, expected a horror home run from Maximum Overdrive and instead got an old-fashioned drive-in movie filled with car crashes, cheapjack gore, and fart jokes. Needless to say, they stayed away in droves; the film's failure helped ruin producer Dino De Laurentiis's DEG Films and forced King to sheepishly claim that he had created a modern-day Plan Nine from Outer Space. While the film is torpidly paced and often amateurishly acted, it's no worse than any direct-to-video thriller, and King's ear for dialogue occasionally shines through the gloom. Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle register as a heroic cook and his black-hearted boss, respectively; the cast includes Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson's voice), Giancarlo Esposito, and Marla Maples (!) as a victim. Anchor Bay's letterboxed print is the R-rated theatrical version; the film was cut extensively after receiving an X rating for violence. The original trailer and a thorough biography on King are also included. --Paul GaitaCustomer Reviews:
Mindless Thrills; Could Have Been Worse, But Definitely Could Have Been Better........2007-01-19
What a stifferoo!.......2006-11-07
Really good truckin movie.......2006-06-11
maximum terorize.......2006-01-23
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE SEEMS STUCK IN REVERSE!.......2005-10-19
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3 from the Mind of Stephen King (Children of the Corn / Creepshow 2 / Maximum Overdrive)
Starring: Stephen King Manufacturer: Anchor Bay ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000844JA Release Date: 2003-04-15 |
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Children of the Corn
Creepshow 2
What is it about hitchhikers that makes them such a sure-fire bet for horror? This question is addressed in the final segment of Creepshow 2, another Stephen King-George Romero collaboration. "The Hitchhiker" is the simplest and best of the three tales on display here, with Lois Chiles as a cheating wife who just can't seem to get rid of a hitchhiker... no matter how hard she tries. The collection gets off to a slow start with "Old Chief Wood'n Head," a sleepy story of Native American justice. "The Raft" is a passable teens-in-peril number, but it worked better on the page than on screen. Romero adapted the King stories but emphatically did not direct, which accounts for the drop-off from the kicky fun of the first Creepshow. King appears as a dimwitted truck driver--a foreshadowing of Maximum Overdrive? In any case, this one's for diehard fans only. --Robert Horton
Maximum Overdrive
"I'm gonna scare the hell out of you," intones Stephen King in the trailer for his sole directorial effort, the much-maligned Maximum Overdrive. While the end result doesn't live up to that boast, this sci-fi/horror tale isn't as awful as it's been described. King's script (based on his short story "Trucks") focuses on the patrons of a North Carolina truck stop, which comes under attack by a convoy of trucks and other machines animated by Earth's passage through the tail of a "rogue comet." King's fans, tired of half-baked screen adaptations like Cujo and Children of the Corn, expected a horror home run from Maximum Overdrive and instead got an old-fashioned drive-in movie filled with car crashes, cheapjack gore, and fart jokes. While the film is torpidly paced and often amateurishly acted, it's no worse than any direct-to-video thriller, and King's ear for dialogue occasionally shines through the gloom. Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle register as a heroic cook and his black-hearted boss, respectively; the cast includes Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson's voice), Giancarlo Esposito, and Marla Maples (!) as a victim. --Paul Gaita
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Awesome box set!.......2004-03-17
King is long winded and these movies rock.......2003-05-08
Scraping the bottom of the barrel for horror fans........2003-04-19
Two of the movies included here are beyond abysmal, "Creepshow 2" and "Maximum Overdrive". "Creepshow 2" contains none of the wit, stlye, or camp of the original movie. All it gives us is [weak] storytelling, lousy acting, and few points of interest. "Maximum Overdrive" fairs somewhat worse, with machines coming to life and killing people. More inexplicable is the fact that Stephen King directed this movie, and did it with seemengly no attention to style or cohesive storytelling. These two movies are pretty much the bottom of the barrel for Stephen King enthusiasts.
The only redeeming feature of this collection is the campy "Children of the Corn", which is by no measure an excellent movie, but it has it's moments. When I was yonger, this movie was a favorite. I would watch it once in a while for camp value, but nothing more.
The fact that this DVD collection is a bargain-bin filler probably explains why there are no extras, outside of the trailers included on a few of the discs. Fans hoping for a more complete retrospective of King's movies will be sorely disappointed by the lack of extras, if they are not already let down by the movies themselves. Overall, there is little to recommend this set on. Save your money.
OK collection.......2003-04-11
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Maximum Overdrive [Region 2]
ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B0000AGVQ5 |
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Overdrive "Live" Hawaii's Hottest Music Video - Volume 2
Manufacturer: Way Out West Enterprises - The Place to be Production ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000MS6KG8 |
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The highly anticipated Volume 2 from the Overdrive Live music video series features some of Hawaii's hottest music videos. Artist: Nuff Seed; Ka'ena; Kekai Boyz; Justin; Hi Risk Faktor; Opihi Pickers; Kalaeloa; Jerry "Pilo" Javier; Koauka; Tiana featuring Jeneeen; Ho'pnu's; The Pipeline Band and, B.E.T.DVD:
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The Magic School Bus - Creepy, Crawly Fun!
Open All Hours - The Ginger Men
Jackie Chan: Master with Cracked Fingers/Fantasy Mission For