The Road (El Camino)

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Studio: Vanguard Cinema
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An Instant Classic!
In need of some repair
One of the best animated features ever!
Can't believe this didn't win the Oscar!

Cars (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Mario Andretti , Jack Angel , Michael Patrick Bell , Susan Blu , and Rodger Bumpass
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ASIN: B00005JNS0
Release Date: 2006-11-07

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There's an extra coat of hot wax on Pixar's vibrant, NASCAR-influenced comedy about a world populated entirely by cars. Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is the slick rookie taking the Piston Cup series by storm when the last race of the season (the film's high-octane opening) ends in a three-way tie. On the way to the tie-breaker race in California, Lightning loses his way off Route 66 in the Southwest desert and is taught to stop and smell the roses by the forgotten citizens of Radiator Springs. It's odd to have such a slim story from the whizzes of Pixar, and the film pales a bit from their other films (though can that be a fair comparison?). Nonetheless, Cars is another gleaming ride with Pixar founder John Lasseter, who's directing for the first time since Toy Story 2. There's the usual spectrum of excellent characters teamed with appropriate voice talent, loads of smooth humor for kids and parents alike, knockout visuals, and a colorful array of sidekicks, including a scene-stealing baby blue forklift named Guido. Lightning's plight is changed with the help of former big-city lawyer Sally Carrera (Pixar veteran Bonnie Hunt), the town's patriarch Doc Hudson (Paul Newman), and kooky tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy). The Incredibles was the first Pixar film to break the 100-minute barrier, but had enough story not to suffer; Cars, at 116 minutes (including some must-see end credit footage), is not as fortunate, plus it never pierces the heart. Trivia fans should have bonanza with the frame-by-frame DVD function; the movie is stuffed with in-jokes, some appearing only for an instant. Ages 5 and up. --Doug Thomas

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From the acclaimed creators of TOY STORY, THE INCREDIBLES, and FINDING NEMO comes a high-octane adventure comedy that shows life is about the journey, not the finish line. Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on the old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson (Paul Newman), and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame. Revved up with a sensational soundtrack, featuring Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, James Taylor, and others, plus exciting bonus features, including the exclusive short movie "Mater And The Ghostlight," CARS is full of freewheeling fun for everyone.

Customer Reviews:

great movie!.......2007-07-02

disney / pixar makes great movies and this is one of them! great family movie with a great storyline. loved it

An Instant Classic!.......2007-06-30

I would rate this along the lines of "Toy Story" as far as a child's ability to relate and enjoy the film, and for staying power.

My 3 year old son is addicted to this movie. The "speed" and "lightening" and even the classic music used in the film (Route 66 and the first song I heard right after getting my driver's license at 16 - Life is a Highway) make the perfect blend for a life-long HIT!

The actual story is original - tying racing with the story of Route 66. The characters are likable and entertaining for ALL ages!

Whether you are 3 or 103, I think you will enjoy the originality, comedy, music, action and even a little bit of romance! Two thumbs up and a must- have for all animation film collectors!

In need of some repair .......2007-06-28

Pixar usually makes children's films that also appeal to adults on many levels, including jokes that fly well above the heads of youngsters. My son, who is three, loves to watch the first ten minutes of "Cars." Then he gets extremely bored and stops watching. Good films, such as "Finding Nemo," "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and "Toy Story," will hold his attention for the duration. (He knows "Finding Nemo" from start to finish and has watched it, at minimum, fifty times.) I also enjoy good children's movies (I know most of the lines from "Finding Nemo"), yet I find this film tedious. At a runtime of nearly two hours, I cannot sit through the entire movie in one sitting and even then have a difficult time watching all of it. It starts out well enough and the ending, with its positive messages of friendship, loyalty and good sportsmanship, is quite good. Much of the material in between, however, is fairly weak. Scenes drag on far too long and are just plain dull. The messages could have been conveyed in fewer and more truncated scenes and still have been as effective. The basis for a very good film here is certainly evident. As usual, Pixar's animation is excellent and the tone is just right for kids: simple without being condescending and with very sparse scatological humor (which is an astonishing feat, given Larry the Cable Guy's involvement). The voice acting is well cast and features uniformly fine performances. With more judicious writing and editing, "Cars" could have been another Pixar classic. (2.5/5 stars)

One of the best animated features ever!.......2007-06-24

Every medium has its own unique opportunities, with animation its the ability to express emotion that has universal appeal without all of the trappings that come with an actor of a specific gender, race, etc.

The cars in Cars are more human than human. This is a very touching movie and true quality family fare. Its a great movie to buy- we watch it over and over and over.

Can't believe this didn't win the Oscar!.......2007-06-20

I watched this with two aging race drivers: one a local dirt track champion and the other a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. We all loved this movie. Besides being a high quality animated presentation, my companions pointed out the accuracy and realism regarding the racing episodes and techniques that was evident to them. This movie will be a classic!

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Great show!
EXCELLENT FILM
Overtly Stereotypical on Models.
Just the right amount of sunshine
Black Comedy Masterpiece

Little Miss Sunshine
Starring: Abigail Breslin , Greg Kinnear , Paul Dano , Alan Arkin , and Toni Collette
Director: Jonathan Dayton , and Valerie Faris
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000K7VHQE
Release Date: 2006-12-19

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Pile together a blue-ribbon cast, a screenplay high in quirkiness, and the Sundance stamp of approval, and you've got yourself a crossover indie hit. That formula worked for Little Miss Sunshine, a frequently hilarious study of family dysfunction. Meet the Hoovers, an Albuquerque clan riddled with depression, hostility, and the tattered remnants of the American Dream; despite their flakiness, they manage to pile into a VW van for a weekend trek to L.A. in order to get moppet daughter Olive (Abigail Breslin) into the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. Much of the pleasure of this journey comes from watching some skillful comic actors doing their thing: Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette as the parents (he's hoping to become a self-help authority), Alan Arkin as a grandfather all too willing to give uproariously inappropriate advice to a sullen teenage grandson (Paul Dano), and a subdued Steve Carell as a jilted gay professor on the verge of suicide. The film is a crowd-pleaser, and if anything is a little too eager to bend itself in the direction of quirk-loving Sundance audiences; it can feel forced. But the breezy momentum and the ingenious actors help push the material over any bumps in the road.-- Robert Horton

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Take a hilarious ride with the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families in comedy history.

Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program...with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl (Toni Collette) lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother (Steve Carell), fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers?the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive (Abigail Breslin) and Dwayne (Paul Dano), a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather (Alan Arkin), whose outrageous behavior recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant in far-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her?with riotously funny results.

Customer Reviews:

Great show!.......2007-07-03

Hilarious, from start to finish. You listen and stare at each other in amazement that they collectively grasped the concept of the whole family on a road trip persona. It was a great show and I loved the moral of the whole thing that family comes first, no matter what!

EXCELLENT FILM.......2007-07-01

Little Miss Sunshine sounds like a cute, girly film but in fact it is an excellent film that touches so many topics. Little Olive (played by Oscar Nominee Abigail Breslin, brother of Spencer Breslin) tries out for the Little Miss Sunshine Pagent and must ride there in a car (which is like a character) with an array of interesting people. She is with her suicidal uncle, drug addicted dirty yet loving gradpa, her "I'm not talking till I get what I want" brother, her unsuccesful father who is annoying, and her loving mother who is trying her best to provide for the family. The film is fun, heartful and makes wou want more. The acting is amazing and the writing is spectacular. It deserved every Oscar it got and the Best Picture nomination. The writers masterfully switch from a depressing scene to the funniest part in the movie. AMAZING FILM

Overtly Stereotypical on Models........2007-06-27

It was an alright movie; however, that ending was not what I expected it to be for a movie entitled "Little Miss Sunshine," because there was no "Sunshine" in the end.

Just the right amount of sunshine.......2007-06-25

A very funny, occasionally moving and at times disturbing look at a typically dysfunctional family on a road trip to a beauty contest for pre-pubescent girls. The entire cast is great - Alan Arkin (who is hilarious) won the Oscar, but really any one of the six could have won. What I like about Little Miss Sunshine the most is that it's a feel-good movie that never feels corny or manipulative. The reason being that hovering around the sunshine the film casts are the dark clouds of depression, suicide, drug abuse and failure. The film could be just as easily depressing and dark as it could be sappy and sentimental, but the two polar opposites keep the other in check and create a fun, quirky atmosphere. The film isn't perfect - its comments on beauty pageants and America's obsession with winning seem a bit forced, contradictory and weigh down everything else. Despite its flaws, I dare you to watch Little Miss Sunshine without cracking a smile and feeling good. Recommended.

Black Comedy Masterpiece.......2007-06-22

Cynical, sarcastic, biting, dark, this is hands down the funniest movie of 2006. Wonderful movie, great script, great actors, what's not to love? A very smart comedy, which will have you in stitches.

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reality
So good to see again
Shirley Valentine
Great chick flick
a must see for all women

Shirley Valentine
Starring: Pauline Collins , Tom Conti , Julia McKenzie , Alison Steadman , and Joanna Lumley
Director: Lewis Gilbert (II)
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ASIN: B000MGBSIU
Release Date: 2007-05-01

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British actress Pauline Collins repeats her stage success as the character Shirley Valentine, a married woman who decides in her middle years that she wants more out of life. Leaving her spouse behind, she heads to Greece, where she grows close to a low-key, local bloke (Tom Conti). Collins and director Lewis Gilbert (Educating Rita) choose to let the character, as she did in the play, speak directly to the audience at times, and the gamble works in terms of creating a gentle, intimate atmosphere. Conti is a bonus, a warm presence and funny to boot. --Tom Keogh

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In the role that won her Broadway's acclaimed Tony Award, Pauline Collins is the hilariously endearing Shirley Valentine, a wisecracking, completely unpredictable English housewife who proves it's never too late to recapture your dreams. Bored with her suburban life, Shirley takes a chance on adventure when a friend invites her on a vacation to Greece. Within no time she's back to her rebellious teenage roots, saying yes to a wild fling with a handsome rogue (Tom Conti) and the life she's always wanted.

Customer Reviews:

reality.......2007-07-01

I first saw this movie in 1989 - there is something for most women who have become less than themselves by taking care of everyone except themself. You can identify with the husband/wife , girlfriends and mother/child relationships. So if you need to get away - even though it is through Shirley - do it. This is a wonderful story of a 40'ish English woman who finds herself again - and has a good time on the way. I am so glad it is finally out in DVD - I have been looking for it for years.
I have to honestly say that this is my favorite movie!

So good to see again.......2007-07-01

Watch this movie any time you feel sad for a real pick me up--I laughed till I cried!!!!

Shirley Valentine.......2007-06-27

This movie is a wonderful suprise. It's about women who have lost their identity. We are someone's mother and someone's wife, but what happened to us, our hopes, our dreams. Shirley Valentine is about a woman who takes a chance by traveling to another country and discovering herself along the way.
The movie is funny with lots of British humor, the characters are people you know and it shows the Shirley she was, the Shirley she is and the Shirley she wants to be. It's a must have for any woman over 35 who feels old, dreams of running away from everyday life, work, children and what to fix for dinner again. I've bought multi copies for women in my family and friends.

Great chick flick.......2007-06-27

This great old movie is one that all women past the age of 40 can relate to and share together. I watched it with my 87 year old mother and she liked it as much as I did. My good friends recommended it to me and I plan to pass it on to others.

a must see for all women.......2007-06-17

for any woman who has ever felt unappreciated or underappreciated, this movie is bound to lift your spirits. You can live vicariously through Shirley Valentine as she lives out her fantasy of breaking away from her humdrum life and rediscovers the person she used to be. check it out, you won't be disappointed.

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great movie!
An Instant Classic!
In need of some repair
One of the best animated features ever!
Can't believe this didn't win the Oscar!

Cars (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Mario Andretti , Jack Angel , Michael Patrick Bell , Susan Blu , and Rodger Bumpass
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Release Date: 2006-11-07

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Customer Reviews:

great movie!.......2007-07-02

disney / pixar makes great movies and this is one of them! great family movie with a great storyline. loved it

An Instant Classic!.......2007-06-30

In need of some repair .......2007-06-28

One of the best animated features ever!.......2007-06-24

Can't believe this didn't win the Oscar!.......2007-06-20

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DEVERITAS, DEVERITAS!!!!
"Monsters, Inc." is much better than this by 20 miles!!!!!!!!!!
shrek
The First and the best
I Stand Corrected - Shrek's Not Just A Good Movie, It's A GREAT Movie

Shrek (Full Screen Single Disc Edition)
Starring: Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy , Cameron Diaz , and John Lithgow
Director: Andrew Adamson , and Vicky Jenson
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ASIN: B00009ZYC1
Release Date: 2003-08-19

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William Steig's delightfully fractured fairy tale is the right stuff for this computer-animated adaptation full of verve and wit. Our title character (voiced by Mike Myers) is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live his days in peace. When the diminutive Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) evicts local fairy-tale creatures (including the now-famous Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and the Gingerbread Man), they settle in the ogre's swamp and Shrek wants answers from Farquaad. A quest of sorts starts for Shrek and his new pal, a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy), where battles have to be won and a princess (Cameron Diaz) must be rescued from a dragon lair in a thrilling action sequence. The story is stronger than most animated fare, but it's the humor that makes Shrek a winner. The PG rating is stretched when Murphy and Myers hit their strides. The mild potty humor is fun enough for 10-year-olds but will never embarrass their parents. Shrek is never as warm and inspired as the Toy Story films, but the realistic computer animation and a rollicking soundtrack keep the entertainment in fine form. Produced by DreamWorks, the film also takes several delicious stabs at its crosstown rival, Disney. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews:

DEVERITAS, DEVERITAS!!!!.......2007-06-30

Una de las peliculas mas graciosas de todos los tiempos es esta increible historia del "Ogro que se enamoro de una princesa"; una historia maravillosa de un mostruo verde y solitario, odiado y perseguido, que prefiere vivir su vida vacia y monotona en su pantano; una vida que cambia cuando conoce (y se enamora) de Fiona, una princesa cautiva en un castillo esperando ser rescatada, la cual que hace al Ogro verde cambiar su forma de pensar y ver nuevos horizontes en su vida; INIGUALABLE es el papelazo que hace un chaparro y charlatan burrito (donkey, cuya voz en español la hace el chistosisimo Eugenio derbez), que se hace amigo de Shrek y sencillamente ¡se roba la pelicula!!; todo el filme en general lleno de simpaticos personajes de cuentos de hadas y un enano malvado y fanfarron (Lord Facquad) contra el cual nuestros amigos tienen que librar una tremenda pero comica batalla; ¿vale la pena comprarla?¡¡HE VISTO SHREK MAS DE 14 VECES Y NUNCA ME ABURRO DE VERLA!!! ¡¡¡SI; VALE MAS QUE LA PENA!!! ¡¡COMPRENLA!!!

"Monsters, Inc." is much better than this by 20 miles!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-22

This movie isn't all that great. It is only funny in the beginning. Princess Fiona kind of gives me on my nerves and what is all this talking about LOVE in the end????????? Please, this movie isn't really that good!! Monsters, Inc was much better, more funnier, more enjoyable, much better. Get Monsters, Inc insted. That is the movie of the feature and will always be. You'll be happier.

shrek.......2007-06-12

Shrek PG

Doesn't everybody like movies? Sorry I'm getting off track! Their different categories in movies, my favorite is comedy movies. I'm going to talk about a popular movie that has two sequels, and no , I'm not talking about Shrek 2 or 3.I'm talking about shrek the
Original. In the movie it starts off with the two main characters, Shrek and Donkey, going off on a dangerous adventure to save Princess Fiona, so Shrek can get his home
Back. Throughout the movie there is a lot of comedy. You also meet a lot of characters,
That come and go during the movie such as Gingy, the gingerbread man.
My opinion is that this movie is very funny. If I was on a deserted island and could only bring four things, I would bring this movie, a TV, a generator, and DVD player. When I saw this movie I could not stop talking about it. If I could rate this movie from one to ten I think it would be a ten.
I recommend this movie to everybody! This is an outstanding movie. If you didn't see this movie, you should go and rent it now.

The First and the best.......2007-06-08

shrek is one of the best animated movies that dreamworks did, it's funny, brilliant and charming. this is a must see- must own movie. it's awesome.

I Stand Corrected - Shrek's Not Just A Good Movie, It's A GREAT Movie.......2007-06-06

The first time I saw "Shrek" I enjoyed it, thought it had some neat characters and really good animation. But that was about it; I wasn't bowled right over and didn't see how it ranked up there with other animated movies from the early 2000s like "Spirited Away" and "Lilo & Stitch". But quite a while later they brought out "Shrek 2", and more recently the third chapter, and they both looked good, and I decided that instead of going right into the newer ones, I'd go back. Rent the first one over again and see if there was something I missed - even if there wasn't, it was pretty good the first time and would probably be a good refresher for the next ones.

I don't know if the stars were way out of alignment that first time, or if I just wasn't in the proper frame of mind; but the most recent time around I enjoyed "Shrek" ten times as much. So I stand corrected, it does belong up there in the same breath with "Lilo & Stitch" and "Spirited Away" and so on.

In a fabulous kingdom, a monarch named Lord Farquand has banned all 'fairy tale creatures', and the elves, blind mice (3 of 'em), little pigs (3 again), and so on seek refuge anywhere they can, ending up en masse in the swamp around Shrek's wooden hovel, where Farquand's soldiers fear to tread. Shrek is a big, green, powerful and occasionally bumbling ogre who isn't 'trying to be cranky while hiding his tenderness underneath' - he's sumltaneously a cranky lummox and a sweet-minded, noble creature of great heart (although that latter part is kind of a light hidden under a barrel for the first half of the movie). So as not to give the whole story away, I'll skip to the jist - in order to force Farquand to lift his ban on the fairy tale creatures (thus enabling them to leave his home and leave Shrek in peace and solitude), Shrek agrees to embark on a journey (which a talking donkey named, appropriately enough, Donkey, accompanies him on) to rescue a sleeping princess from a castle guarded by a fierce dragon.

The three main players of the show - Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona - are brilliant characters who play great off of one another. The supporting cast is loaded with colorful individuals (the Gingerbread Man is a great show-stealer), and the movie is full of humorous fantasy action and some great, often wry, wit. If one wanted to quibble, I still think it could have done without as much of an emphasis on flatulence-humor, but when it's got as much prime comedy and as much heart as "Shrek" does, who wants to quibble? It's got everything you want in an All Ages movie, full of charm, adventure, humor, love and fantastic visuals, and textured - like some of the old bugs Bunny cartoons - with extra, subtly hidden, little jokes and moments that older viewers will appreciate but won't elicit too many awkward-to-answer questions from three year-old viewers. And as a last note, don't forget to stay past the end credits for some final treats. It's priceless.

The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Extra Frills Edition)

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A must see
must see
Hugo Weaving is adorable!
A bus they name Priscilla
"I Love The Nightlife. . . I want to boogie"

The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Extra Frills Edition)
Starring: Alan Dargin , Bill Hunter , Ken Radley , Terence Stamp , and Hugo Weaving
Director: Stephan Elliot
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Release Date: 2007-06-05

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A surprise hit in America, this 1994 Australian comedy is anchored by Terence Stamp as a transsexual who, in the company of two drag queens, travels to a remote desert location to put on a lip- synch performance--to the amazement of the locals. Getting there on a pink bus named Priscilla, the trio stop and play for people all over the Outback, getting the same homophobic, bewildered responses. The weak link in the film is dialogue that seems to have been pulled from "Queer Movie Banter for Dummies," all bitchy and cliché-ridden but fortunately salvaged by strong acting. The most fun comes whenever the three are performing; fans of Abba will be particularly pleased. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, cast and crew bios, optional French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

Description

They came. They conquered. They looked fabulous. This wonderfully inventive, visually stunning and incomparably funny Australian import about three drag performers braving the vast, rugged outback won the 1994 Academy Award(r) for Costume Design. Veteran actor Terence Stamp (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace), Hugo Weaving (The Matrix), Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential) all give hilarious ? and heartfelt ? performances in a three-fishes-outta-water story that's "one of the wildest movies ever made" (Rex Reed, New York Observer)! With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick (Weaving), Adam (Pearce) and Ralph (Stamp) each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered pink tour bus "Priscilla," this wickedly funny and high-drama trio head for the Outback...and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits. You go, girls!

Customer Reviews:

A must see.......2007-06-27

This is a great movie and a must see. This is much better then what was on TV. Better color and like the extra parts not shown on TV.

must see.......2007-05-24

The original To Wong Foo, really worth a spin. Terrance Stamp and cast are good for a laugh.Drags a bit in spots (pardon the pun), but worth it just to see the costumes, better yet the Aussie wit.

Hugo Weaving is adorable!.......2007-04-16

This is a great movie if you're into this sort of thing. I'm a fan of Rocky Horror and Hedwig and the Angry Inch so I like to add this to the list. Although all three are very different they each have great music. I love the character interaction. Everyone seems to be so comfortable. Great movie!

A bus they name Priscilla.......2007-04-04

There was a real trend in the mid nineties with films like "The Birdcage," "Too Wong Foo," "Its my Party," and "Love! Valor! Compassion!" exploding onto the screen as America began to feel more at ease with its gay brothers and sisters. And as we watched these movies, a whole `Gay Comic Genre' was really born. Also we can't forget about the popularity of gay stand up at that same time.

"Priscilla" did indeed avail itself of this trend, and every gay humor trick in the book. It also managed to slip us some really amazing visual, comic and compassionate moments. Except for rabid, card-carrying homophobes, this Australian road-movie-with-a-difference is a charmer. The three are: aging transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp), youngish occasional bisexual Tick or Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and gay-all-the way Adam or Felicia (Guy Pearce), the youngest.

The trio's specialty is to appear on-stage dressed in the most outrageous, garish, feathery female outfits, undulate and sort of dance while lip-synching to 1970s disco songs, from ABBA to whatever comes close to Z. They do their lavish karaoke excellently, and the musical selections are a constant treat. Bernadette is the wisest and quietest of the three, and most serious --she hardly ever cracks a smile. Mitzi is a bit mercurial, sometimes solemn, and sometimes buoyant. Felicia, the wildest of the bunch, is full of animal spirits, a prankster who gets often on the others' nerves. But still, there is essential harmony among those divergent types.

Remarkably, their characters, with all the flamboyance, misadventures, mean hearted blokes, and desert creatures (not to mention some very musical Aborigine) kept them admirably cool, show quiet tenacity and retain their sense of humor, so that no matter what the circumstances, there is never panic or hysteria. In a peculiar way, this steadiness blends in well with the beautiful, barren landscapes which often take on a surreal look. This is an entertaining and touching movie. Recommended to anyone with a great sense of humor!

"I Love The Nightlife. . . I want to boogie".......2007-04-02

Considering the scarcity of honest to goodness real looks at the drag queen world from the movie camera angle, this movie is a flower above the rest. All three involved on the long open road trek aboard the "S.S. Priscilla" are totally involving and do not allow a moment for the audience to ho-hum. Like Bernadette comments, "Yes. . a bloody good performer 7 days a week."
My only critical observance is that, being I have been to some real live authentic drag shows myself, I have observed mostly professional like performances with the best of them. And considering that this troop of gals is on high par with the elite Le Girls, I sometimes wonder why they allow their final antics after each performance sink into a yearning for audience approval of where they just performed. Most real professional performing drag queens do not sink into a quest of approval, or wanting to be loved, especially after they just brought the house down to the knees of the dance idolizing fans before them. Usually the performances that triggered enthusiastic crowds brought high applause rather than discerning jestures, odd looks, and a raving audience isolated in the dark corners of the theater. These are not the real drag shows that I have seen, that belted swell songs and left audiences gasping for more.
Other than that, this movie is far better than the rest in drag show material, behind the scenes, and around the tour bus that ventures where no drag queens have dared gone before.

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DEVERITAS, DEVERITAS!!!!
"Monsters, Inc." is much better than this by 20 miles!!!!!!!!!!
shrek
The First and the best
I Stand Corrected - Shrek's Not Just A Good Movie, It's A GREAT Movie

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Starring: Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy , Cameron Diaz , and John Lithgow
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ASIN: B00003CXXJ
Release Date: 2001-11-02

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DEVERITAS, DEVERITAS!!!!.......2007-06-30

"Monsters, Inc." is much better than this by 20 miles!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-22

shrek.......2007-06-12

The First and the best.......2007-06-08

shrek is one of the best animated movies that dreamworks did, it's funny, brilliant and charming. this is a must see- must own movie. it's awesome.

I Stand Corrected - Shrek's Not Just A Good Movie, It's A GREAT Movie.......2007-06-06

Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series

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Spaaaace Ghooost
60' Superheros starting to be released, Maybe ALL of My Favorites. PLEASE????
Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series...
Space Ghost was the king of Saturday mornings!
How Many Minutes??

Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series
Starring: Mike Road , Ginny Tyler , Gary Owens , Ted Cassidy , and Vic Perrin
Director: William Hanna , and Joseph Barbera
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
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Birdman and the Galaxy Trio: The Complete Series
The New Adventures of Superman - (DC Comics Classic Collection)
The New Adventures of Batman - (DC Comics Classic Collection)
Super Friends - The Legendary Super Powers Show - The Complete Series
The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection

ASIN: B000OY9V7A
Release Date: 2007-07-17

Customer Reviews:

Spaaaace Ghooost.......2007-07-03

Now you're talking. I've been waiting so long for this that I'm (literally) just about to turn 46. I've had a copy of 6 taped episodes on "permanent loan" from the video store to tie me over(I'll now return it and pay the $11,000 fine). Remember that this series came out when the space race was on in ernest and so anything sci-fi or space related was all systems go on Saturday morning TV. Alex Toth was the artistic genius behind this and many of the other sci-fi related cartoons of the era (Herculoids, Jonny Quest...). The opening music is dynamite and it just gets better from there. You gotta love all the force rays, invisibility, fabulous planets... and it's just amazing how many evil insects exist in space.

There is some repetiton of the story lines between this and the other similar series but no matter - this is 60s cartoons in all it's glory. The younger viewers will love it but those who have grown up on TV cartoons of a more recent time may wonder what all the fuss is about - it's history boys so embrace it for what it is - land-mark TV. Buy 2 copies for when you wear out the first.

60' Superheros starting to be released, Maybe ALL of My Favorites. PLEASE????.......2007-06-16

It's about time!! First Space Ghost then Birdman Hopefully these shows will be released soon, Shazzan,Mightor/Moby Dick,Fantastic Four (1967 Version),Frankenstein jr.& The Impossibles,Samson & Goliath The Herculoids
Adventures of Gulliver. 1967 was the best year for me on Sat Mornings because of these shows. I was 11.Then, one day the Bommerang channel happened to show all of these on a Sat Just like I was 11 Again.
So PLEASE PLEASE keep releasing these shows.

Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series..........2007-05-25

For those that don't remember, Hanna-Barbera ruled Saturday Mornings from
7:00 am (Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel/The Impossibles/Frankenstein Jr.) until
1:30 pm (Johnny Quest) in the 1966/1967 time range.

The most interesting point I wish to make is this:
All three major networks had Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Stranger still, I
don't remember ANY of them clashing with each other during the day!

In Los Angeles, one could flip from chs. 2 (KNXT - now KCBS/Columbia)to
4 (KNBC/National) to 7 (KABC/American) and catch about all of their
cartoons. (I seem to remember Birdman airing on Ch. 4 at the time)

Space Ghost - An Interplanetary Policeman who faced all kinds of
dangerous characters. What struck me as a child was the way he
would verbally joust with his foes - he had an odd sense of humor,
that one! Gary Owens was absolutely the best choice for the voice
of Space Ghost - The episodes where Space Ghost met up with the other
Hanna-Barbera characters (Herculoids/Shazzan/Mightor/Moby Dick?)
were the best - I didn't miss one episode!!

Dino Boy - Well, I liked the Cave Man (I think his name was Ug!),
I rated Dino Boy as "okay."

As much as I liked Space Ghost, it wasn't my favorite Hanna-Barbera
Animated show (that honor is reserved for The Herculoids (which
aired on CBS with Space Ghost) and Mighty Mightor (which aired on
NBC)), but that will not stop me from reserving my copy for $20/US.
It still garners a Five-Star rating!

Space Ghost was the king of Saturday mornings!.......2007-05-18

1966 is widely regarded as the year that Saturday mornings became a ritual and an institution for cocoa puff-fueled kids, and Space Ghost was a big reason for that. The brainchild of comic book maven Alex Toth, SG spawned a host of imitators (Mightor, Young Samson, Birdman, Galaxy Trio, Herculoids, etc.) and for good reason; it was the number one-ranked saturday morning cartoon during the 1966-1967 season. It's not hard to understand why: Great character designs, colorfully bizarre villains, an outer space theme, cool music, the heroic voice of Gary Owens -- in a saturday morning landscape littered with lighter fare like Underdog, Porky Pig, Atom Ant, Casper the Friendly Ghost, the Flintstones and the Beatles cartoon -- kids ate it up. It was a more serious action-adventure show that catered to youths that couldn't get enough of the live-action escapades of Adam West and Burt Ward on the wildly popular Batman TV series.

What many people don't realize is that Space Ghost shared it's timeslot with another program called "Dino Boy in the Lost Valley," which was an entertaining program in its own right; kudos to Warner Brothers for including those segments in this set. A predecessor to Land of the Lost, Dino Boy features a young boy who is marooned in a prehistoric valley populated by dinosaurs and cavemen. Featuring plenty of tyrannasaurs and lushly painted backgrounds, it is a worthy addition to any cartoon fan's collection.

What Space Ghost and Dino Boy had that later saturday morning cartoons didn't was actual ACTION! In the late Sixties, partially in response to Space Ghost, parental groups lobbied to have violence of all kinds be removed from children's programming, resulting in bland, lackadaisical programming for the most part. That is why I am jazzed that Space Ghost and Dino Boy is finally being released on DVD! Couple that with the rumors that there is an extensive behind-the-scenes documentary about Toth on this set, and this is a must-buy!

This set contains all 20 episodes (18 season-one episodes and 2 season-two episodes):

Season 1
Each episode features two seven-minute Space Ghost segments with one seven-minute Dino Boy segment between them.
"The Heat Thing" / "Marooned" / "Zorak" (September 10, 1966)
"The Lizard Slavers" / "The Moss Men" / "The Web" (September 17, 1966)
"Creature King" / "The Treeman" / "The Sandman" (September 24, 1966)
"The Evil Collector" / "The Fire God" / "The Drone" (October 1, 1966)
"Homing Device" / "The Mighty Snow Creature" / "The Robot Master" (October 8, 1966)
"The Iceman" / "The Wolf People" / "Hi-Jackers" (October 15, 1966)
"The Energy Monster" / "Valley of the Giants" / "The Lure" (October 22, 1966)
"The Cyclopeds" / "The Ant Warriors" / "The Schemer" (October 29, 1966)
"Lokar - King of the Killer Locusts" / "The Bird Riders" / "Space Sargasso" (November 5, 1966)
"Brago" / "Giant Ants" / "Revenge of the Spider Woman" (November 12, 1966)
"Attack of the Saucer Crab" / "The Rock Pygmies" / "Space Birds" (November 19, 1966)
"The Time Machine" / "Danger River" / "Nightmare Planet" (November 26, 1966)
"Space Armada" / "The Vampire Men" / "The Challenge" (December 3, 1966)
"Jungle Planet" / "The Terrible Chase" / "Ruler of the Rock Robots" (December 10, 1966)
"Glasstor" / "The Sacrifice" / "The Space Ark" (December 17, 1966)
"The Sorcerer" / "The Marksman" / "The Space Piranhas" (December 24, 1966)
"The Ovens of Moltor" / "The Spear Warriors" / "Transor - The Matter Mover" (December 31, 1966)
"The Gargoyloids" / "The Worm People" / "The Looters" (January 7, 1967)

Season 2
The two new episodes in this season consisted only of Space Ghost episodes that promoted other Hanna Barbera superheroes that debuted on CBS in 1967, including Mightor and Shazzan.
"The Meeting" / "Clutches of Creature King" / "The Deadly Trap" (September 9, 1967)
"The Molten Monsters of Moltar" / "Two Faces of Doom" / "The Final Encounter" (September 16, 1967)

How Many Minutes??.......2007-05-12

Amazon, pretty sure the 2 discs are longer than 2 minutes. Please update the description.

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story

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Does this really need a review?
The good, the bad and the hilarious
Yawn.
Family Guy: The Movie Review
Too funny...Stewie is my favorite

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story
Starring: Seth MacFarlane , Alex Borstein , Seth Green , Mila Kunis , and Lori Alan
Director: Peter Shin , and Pete Michels
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ASIN: B000A3DFV8
Release Date: 2005-09-27

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In this exclusive 83 minute DVD premiere, featuring brand new, never before seen content, Stewie, the maniacal baby genius, is distracted from his plans for world domination when he sees a man who looks just like him on television. Convinced that this man must be his real father (after all, how could he possibly share genetic material with the dimwitted Peter?), Stewie sets off on a cross-country road trip to find him. But his incredible journey leads him to discoveries far more vile and shocking that anything found in his diaper.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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For Family Guy fans, there are no freakin' sweeter words than "Never Before Seen." A triumphant homecoming for the Griffins, Stewie Griffin is not so much a movie as it is a not-yet-aired three-episode story arc enhanced with a home-video-exclusive "red carpet premiere" prologue and an epilogue (capped, of course, with a fart joke). Family Guy's resurrection is a television miracle, and its creators have rewarded the faithful by picking up right where they left off, offending any and all sensibilities (recasting Jesus as comic magician Art Metrano), dissing the celebrity disenfranchised (Ellen Cleghorne references, anyone?), and generally taking potshots at anyone on their enemies list (Stewie breaks the neck of a reporter for Entertainment Weekly, the magazine that once called Family Guy "the Awful Show They Just Keep Putting on the Air"). The Untold Story! is a star vehicle for Family Guy 's breakout character, in which the mega maniacal and matricidal infant has a Grinch-like change of heart after a near-death experience (and a disturbing encounter with Steve Allen in Hell) and, more life-altering, discovers a football-pated man who could be his father (the truth is more shocking!). As go the gags, so goes Family Guy, and there are enough good ones here to compensate for the many misfires. The Miller-esque (as in Dennis) penchant for channeling arcane pop culture can grow tiresome. But for those who do remember the words to the Who's the Boss theme song, know (or still care) who Steve Bartman is, and are always up for "a sexy party," this will be the greatest story ever untold. --Donald Liebenson

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Customer Reviews:

Does this really need a review?.......2007-05-10

A great feature presentation of arguably the best comedy animation series ever made.

The good, the bad and the hilarious .......2007-05-04

"Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story" is a big, colorful and tasty collection of everything we love about Family Guy (and I mean, certainly, open-mindness... and fart jokes). Don't miss nearly 90 minutes of insane Family Guy laughs, all combined in this work of genius. Join Stewie in his time-travel to the future, watch Cris grow even more fatter and Meg become a guy, and Stew himself - a 30 year old virgin.

Yawn........2007-05-02

Honestly, I only bought this because I heard that a David Bowie character appeared in it. When I actually watched it, I was saddened to see that it was just a few Family Guy episodes (rather boring ones, to tell the truth) that I had already seen strung together. I wouldn't say it's worth 20 bucks, but if you feel the need to watch this and you're a big Family Guy fan, go ahead, if you must...

Family Guy: The Movie Review .......2007-03-13

I saw separate pecies of this movie on TV and I must say that I am somewhat impressed. There are laughs and misses on this movie. I enjoyed most of the movie except the flashbacks and other off topic sequences. Some of them are funny at first and then get annoying. I wish I would have watched the movie on its DVD because I bet there were things on it that TV wouldn't show. So I guess if people are going to see this movie on TV I would read this review, but if you're going to rent it or buy it, I would rather read another one.
-Ben Russell

Too funny...Stewie is my favorite .......2007-03-09

Forgot about the Simpsons...Family guy is so funny and this dvd will crack you up. I caught myself saying "oh wow did they really say that?"...through out the entire thing. Definately recommend this one.

The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)

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beautiful movie
A love letter to a pre-Che
Great Movie
Why do so many people get this film wrong...
Let the world change you and this film also.

The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Gael García Bernal , Rodrigo De la Serna , Mercedes Morán , Jean Pierre Noher , and Lucas Oro
Director: Walter Salles
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B00005JNCZ
Release Date: 2005-02-15

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The beauty of the South American landscape and of Gael Garcia Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien, Bad Education) gives The Motorcycle Diaries a charisma that is decidedly apolitical. But this portrait of the young Che Guevara (later to become a militant revolutionary) is half buddy-movie, half social commentary--and while that may seem an unholy hybrid, under the guidance of Brazillian director Walter Salles (Central Station) the movie is quietly passionate. Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna, a lusty and engaging actor) set off from Buenos Aires, hoping to circumnavigate the continent on a leaky motorcycle. They end up travelling more by foot, hitchhiking, and raft, but their experience of the land and the people affects them profoundly. No movie could affect an audience the same way, but The Motorcycle Diaries gives a soulful glimpse of an awakening social conscience, and that's worth experiencing. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

beautiful movie.......2007-06-22

I thought this was an extrordinarily beautiful movie. The cinematography, music, acting, and pace are all superb. I'll leave out the Guevara/Castro rant, since this is not the appropriate forum, and it's not relevant to a review of this movie. Recommended.

A love letter to a pre-Che.......2007-06-16

I've read both books that this DVD is based on, and the way they are put together makes an interesting film. If you haven't yet discovered the talents of Garcia Gael Bernal, you certainly will want to see more of his films after this. Beautifully photographed, will make you want to take a tour of Latin America yourself. Perfect casting all around. Truly gives you a better understanding of Ernesto "Che" Guevaro's motivation for who he was to become. The Widescreen edition is a must to appreciate the magnificent magical feeling that makes you want to get on the back of the motocycle with them.

Great Movie.......2007-05-30

This movie is one of the best foreign flix i have ever seen. the way that they portrey Che is so interesting. finding out about one of the most memerable rebels in all of history. seeing his beginings in communism and the point of view of the native people in chile peru and all of south america. This movie is a great historical film as long as a great Drama

Why do so many people get this film wrong..........2007-04-29

First of all, this is NOT a documentary, this is a film portraying the life of a 23 year old Ernesto Guevara de La Serna looking for adventures and inspiration. There was no need to give more details or be more specific about this character. He was a young man at this point, far from becoming the infamous warrior the world came to know as Che Guevara. I love this film, in fact it one of my favorites. I am appalled to learn about his actions in Cuba and his decision to stop practising medicine. I cannot deny that I both, admire and despise what he became, but the point of this movie is to depict his journey through South America, not how he became Che Guevara and end up with Fidel Castro in Cuba.

Let the world change you and this film also........2007-04-11

One of Gael's insperational & professional roles as "che" hands down. A really really great movie of how the world chages a person and makes them wanna change the world he lives in.

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