Family Reunion: The Movie

Starring:Michael Colyar, Jay Cooper (II), Bebe Drake, David Edwards, Shar Jackson, Jennifer Johnson (XVI), Jamal Mixon, Jerod Mixon, Reynaldo Rey
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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It's summer and it's time for the Best and Black family reunion. At their last reunion, the families were at each other's throats. This year, it's going to be complete mayhem!

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Starring Bebe Drake, Jamal Mixon, Michael Colyar, Red Grant, Reynaldo Rey, Shar Jackson

Running time: 85 minutes

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Best thing around
Lionel and Jean ... one last look! As Time Goes By - Reunion Special
TV at its best
thoughtful
We want more "As Time Goes By".

As Time Goes By - Reunion Special
Starring: Daniel Ryan
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As Time Goes By - Complete Original Series
As Time Goes By - Complete Series 8 & 9
As Time Goes By - You Must Remember This
Ladies in Lavender
As Time Goes By - Complete Series 7

ASIN: B000CDSS22
Release Date: 2006-01-10

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The rich, textured chemistry of Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer remains a pleasure in this two-episode reunion special of the beloved British sitcom As Time Goes By, the ongoing story of a couple that lost touch in their youth and rediscovered their love later in life. Made three years after the last season but starting right where the last episode left off, Part 1 begins with Jean (Dench, Mrs. Brown) feathering the nest for grandchildren, even though Lionel (Palmer, He Knew He Was Right) points out that neither Judy (Moira Brooker) nor Sandy (Jenny Funnell) have gotten pregnant yet. It turns out that Judy and Alistair (Philip Bretherton) have been trying, with no results, and Judy suspects the problem may be Alistair--who is wildly overcompensating to prove his virility. Meanwhile, Sandy is upset because Harry (David Michaels) seeks a promotion that may put him in harm's way. And in the middle of all this, Lionel gets a very unexpected visitor from Africa.

If you're unfamiliar with As Time Goes By, this is not the place to start--the great pleasure to be had from these episodes comes from having watched the wonderful development of these characters over the nine previous series. As ever, the humor is subtle, gentle, but always psychologically apt and acted with deft aplomb. Dench and Palmer are compelling and delightful as a married couple who may find each other exasperating yet never fall out of love. Also included are outtakes from throughout the previous series and a short but charming documentary that follows the creation of an episode--the marriage of Judy and Alistair--from the first read-through to the final filming in front of an audience. Fans will be thrilled to get a glimpse of Bob Larbey and Sydney Lotterby, the two men who respectively wrote and directed every single episode of the show from the beginning. --Bret Fetzer

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The lyrically funny romance of Jean and Lionel continues its whimsical course in the Reunion Specials as Jean Pargetter's (Dame Judi Dench) great anticipation for grandchildren is revealed much to husband Lionel's (Geoffrey Palmer) dismay. With son-in-law Alistair and daughter Judy having problems things don't look too promising. But will Jean's dream of becoming a grandmother come true when Sandy and her husband Harry return from Canada?

Customer Reviews:

Best thing around.......2007-06-11

I am so glad that I purchased this DVD set. I just love to watch BBC Comedies and this one is just so enjoyable to watch over and over again. If you like to watch reruns, you'll have to buy this set.

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Lionel and Jean ... one last look! As Time Goes By - Reunion Special.......2007-06-11

For those addicted to that Holland Park couple, former British Army Second Lieutenant Lionel Hardcastle and nurse-turned-secretarial-agency owner, Jean Pargetter, and the members of their household, the "As Time Goes By - Reunion Special" affords one last look. As superbly acted and produced as all of the episodes from the nine season series, we get another chance to say goodbye to these delightful characters. Best watched after viewing all of the seasons' episodes again.

TV at its best.......2007-05-22

Brilliant from beginning to end. Must have seen each episode a dozen times. HINT TO HUSBANDS: My wife thought it was the best Christmas gift ever.

thoughtful.......2007-05-13

I love this series and was very please with the reunion special. they don't make shows like this anymore.

We want more "As Time Goes By"........2007-05-13

Unmlike the United Sataes that waits 20 to 30 years before having a tv series reunion and they only reminisce with flashbacks, the British do things right.
After the successful BBC tv series, "As Time Goes By" left the airwaves in 2002, they had a reunion 3 years later on December 3, 2005. In fact, the entire cast returned for two brand new episodes with a new storyline.
DVD running time: 1 hr. 35 min.

Returning: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Moira Brooker, Philip Bretherton, Jenny Funnell, Daniel Ryan, Moyra Fraser, Paul Chapman, Janet Henfrey, Frank Middlemass.

Jean Hardcastle is very excited that Judy & Alistair, as well as, Sandy & Harry are returning for a visit. In fact, jean has prepared a bedroom by buying 2 baby cribs. None of the girls are pregnant yet, however Jean wants to be ready for future grandchilden and hopes Judy has an announcement to make.
Lionel is being much more sensible about this, but jean wants Lionel to have a man to man chat with Alistair.
Lionel gets a surprise visit from Patrick (David Oyelowd). Penny, Stephen, Rocky and Mrs. Bale also come by to visit.

This DVD set also includes 8 1/2 minutes of very funny blooper and outtakes from the original run of the tv series and reunion special and a behind the scenes featurette.

Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer also appeared together in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Mrs. Brown (1997).

Let's hope for many more reunions!

Note: In the United States, "As Time Goes By" is a very popular tv series and is still broadcast on the PBS Network. On KCET, in Los Angeles, it is broadcast on Saturday 7:30pm or 8:30pm.

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How To Make An American Quilt
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Love this movie.
"No rules to follow-go by instinct-and be brave"4 1/2 ****'s
patches of life

How to Make an American Quilt
Starring: Winona Ryder , Anne Bancroft , Ellen Burstyn , Kate Nelligan , and Alfre Woodard
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
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ASIN: 0783230486
Release Date: 1999-02-23

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Based on the bestseller by Whitney Otto, this film seemed to miss all the poetry and the ephemeral charms of the wispy novel by trying to make a concrete movie out of it. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse (who made a similar hash out of A Thousand Acres), the film centers on Winona Ryder, who is debating her impending marriage and decides to make up her mind while spending the summer with her grandmother (Ellen Burstyn). This leads to a variety of encounters with Grandma and her sewing circle (which includes Anne Bancroft, Kate Nelligan, and Maya Angelou, among others), who reminisce about men, love, and marriage. It's put together piecemeal, like a quilt, but the parts add up to a fragmented, unsatisfying whole, despite some solid acting. --Marshall Fine

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How To Make An American Quilt.......2007-06-27

This has always been a favorite of mine & now I'm happy to own it!

LOVED THIS MOVIE!.......2007-05-15

This movie has to be one of the best. It shows marriage to be what it really is, and that doesn't mean a fairytale ending. It's a movie I'd show to any of my friends and I would say an all time favorite of mine. It's a must buy!

Love this movie........2007-04-12

I purchased this movie for the simplicity of it and all of the beautiful women who were featured in the movie, notably Maya Angelou, Jean Simmons, and the other beautiful ladies in this film along with Winona Ryder. It's a movie I will watch again and again.

"No rules to follow-go by instinct-and be brave"4 1/2 ****'s.......2007-04-08

One of things about Jocelyn Moorhouse films (PROOF,THE THOUSAND ACRES) is that she knows how to direct scripts that include a multitude of characters that have their own individual stories -which is not always an easy task to accomplish.Moorhouse succeeds brilliantly! The screenplay which was adapted from Whitney Otto's novel tells a tender story of 26 year old Finn (Winina Ryder) and the seven women who have been a part of her life off and on since early childhood.These women have been meeting regularly over at least thirty years in order to make quilts.The magic in making a quilt is "the ability to make the right choices which enhance the other colours,whereas the wrong choices dull the quilt."The end purpose of the quilt is in "seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches." Throughout this touching and almost magical film filled with poignant performances uniformly,the women devulge their collective life choices one by one to Finn who,not certain of her path in life or her certainty in marrying her fiance,learns from these older women how to possibly choose rightly in all areas in her own life.Each woman has a deep tale of love,desire,betrayal,jealousy,anger and heartbreak,yet each has survived to learn some lessons about love and forgiveness, and it is these life lessons which become the patchwork quilt that they give to Finn.The conclusion:"life has no rules to follow:go by instinct:be brave."
This really is an excellent film and the ever brilliant Thomas Newman has once again composed a heartfelt score to weave into this delicate piece of art.This movie is so reminscent of other films such as STEEL MAGNOLIAS,THE DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD and THE JOY LUCK CLUB that deal with the "collective conscience" of an ensemble of women who are indelibly connected to aid a younger struggling woman.
I personally am not fond of the label "chick flick" being attached to films such as this.AMERICAN QUILT is a story that teaches life lessons to all people about choices and the learning and maturing process that all humans undergo.Perhaps the most interesting character in this film is that of the tortured artist Dean,husband to one of the women.It is through Dean that we see that men are figures too with sensitivies who make the same mistakes and wrong choices that women do,and yet still have the same capacity and need for love and forgiveness.
The film constantly flips back and forth from the past to the present,but Jocelyn Moorhouse keeps every story clear and each character identified and in focus, as well as keeping the films themes ever before us.

patches of life.......2006-12-31

The POINT of the story is that love is often imperfect but it is up to each person to decide to salvage the good in a relationship. The main plot is that Winona's character, Finn, is recently engaged but she has a problem committing - not only to her fiance, but to a topic for her thesis, and so on. She's got some misconceptions about what life and love are about. She goes to spend the summer with her grandmother and great aunt; the women of their quilting bee see her confusion and open up to her about their own experiences with love. Every story involves pain, most involve infidelity. However, these women show Finn how they have patched together a life of contentment, i.e. a patchwork quilt.

The quilts in the movie are beautiful; however, not a lot is said about quilting. It's basically the motif. The bonuses that I have are not worth paying extra for - cast bios (I mean, if you are reading this, you could fine more online) and a few notes about the production. I was disappointed that there was not much information on the quilts and quilters that worked on them; I know I've seen articles on it here or there. I think this is one of the few movies where, if you like it, you probably REALLY would have enjoyed the director commentary, on things like the quilts, the locations, the era, the actors, etc.

Winona Ryder is the weakest actor is this movie; the rest of the ensemble in incredible, especially Ellen Burstyn, Anne Bancroft, Alfre Woodard, and Maya Angelou; there are also many great actors in small parts (Clare Danes, Samantha Mathis, Joanna Going, Dermot Mulroney, Kate Capshaw...). All in all, it is a good movie that does have a point!

The Tyler Perry Collection (I Can Do Bad All By Myself/Madea's Class Reunion/Meet the Browns/Madea's Family Reunion)

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The Tyler Perry Collection (I Can Do Bad All By Myself/Madea's Class Reunion/Meet the Browns/Madea's Family Reunion)
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Tyler Perry Collection

The Tyler Perry Collection (I Can Do Bad All By Myself/Madea's Class Reunion/Meet the Browns/Madea's Family Reunion)
Starring: Tyler Perry Collection
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The Tyler Perry Collection: 3 Pack DVD Collection
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ASIN: B000A6T2KS
Release Date: 2005-09-06

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It was awesome.......2007-06-14

It was wonderful and I can't wait until Mr. Perry make more movies

Wonderful.......2007-05-02

I am very pleased with these dvds. It was a real bonus to get 4 of them at the price they were offered.

The Tyler Perry Collection (I Can Do Bad All By Myself/Madea's Class Reunion/Meet the Browns/Madea's Family Reunion).......2007-03-09

excellent condition

The Tyler Perry Collection.......2007-01-06

I truly enjoyed each movie within the collection; however, I felt after watching each movie their plots were similiar. In addition, several phrases were used repeatedly.

Tyler Perry Collection .......2006-11-11

I just loved this set. Well worth the money spent. This is something that the whole family can enjoy. Tyler Perry and his cast are superb. I look forward to seeing what Tyler comes out with next.

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A luciously animated but unpleasant and inconsistent misfire from a fine animator.
GREAT SERIES of DVD... ALL Dogs...
Good but dark
So much more than a cartoon!
All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven
Starring: Loni Anderson , Judith Barsi , Kelly Briley , Earleen Carey , and Dom DeLuise
Director: Bluth, Don , and Goldman, Gary
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ASIN: B000056H26
Release Date: 2001-03-06

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All Dogs Go To Heaven is a musical, animated exploration of the fundamental conflict between good and bad and of the notions of caring and friendship. While all dogs may be welcome in heaven, the open admission policy doesn't necessarily ensure that a dog is worthy of, or even ready to accept his heavenly blessing. When criminal dog Charlie Barker (Burt Reynolds) and his sidekick Itchy (Dom DeLuise) escape from the dog pound, it isn't long before they realize that former business partner-in-crime Carface (Vic Taybak) has turned against them. Carface puts a permanent end to the partnership by killing Charlie, but Charlie ascends to heaven only to spurn his promised life devoid of surprises and fight to return to a life of vengeance, danger, and adventure on earth. When Charlie realizes that Carface has been using the animal-talking talents of young orphan girl named Anne-Marie (Judith Barsi) to further the success of his gambling business, Charlie steals her away and starts his own lucrative business venture. Charlie and Anne-Marie begin to become friends, but Anne-Marie's strong sense of what is right conflicts with Charlie's complete lack of moral standards and puts their friendship at risk. Worse, Charlie's quest for revenge threatens his own life as well as the lives of his friends Anne-Marie and Itchy. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

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Set in 1939 New Orleans, this colorful, song-filled story centers on Charles B. Barkin, a roguish German Shepherd with the charm of a con man and the heart of a marshmallow. Out for revenge against his double-crossing former partner, a cigar-chomping pit bull known as Carface, Charlie finds himself guardian to a lonely little orphan named Anne-Marie. Her astounding ability to talk to animals leads this unlikely pair on an adventure packed with thrills, laughs, tears and true love.

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A luciously animated but unpleasant and inconsistent misfire from a fine animator........2007-05-17

Around the late 1970's, animator Don Bluth, frustrated with the output his company, Disney was churning, defected from the Mouse House to form his own studio. His first production, THE SECRET OF NIMH, was a brilliant feature that still holds up well to this day. This was followed by AN AMERICAN TAIL and THE LAND BEFORE TIME, both of which were made under the involvement of Steven Spielberg and were commercially successful. Although none of those two films had the dark adult appeal of NIMH, they still are very charming, enjoyable features for both children and grown-ups. But before long, Don Bluth had his first major misfire with ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN; critics were especially harsh on this film, and matters weren't helped by the fact that it opened alongside Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID.

Considering that the movie has such a friendly-sounding title, one would expect ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN to be pleasant family fare. Instead Bluth provides a surprisingly dark story involving gambling, deceit, crime, mistreatment, and murder. That itself is not a problem for an animated feature per say, but it does call into question over whether the film is for children. On the other hand, it's hard to say whether adults will find much to enjoy in ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN. In short, it's a movie with a major identity crisis.

Set in a dreary junkyard of New Orleans, the movie starts out when Charlie B. Barkin, a rough-and-tumble German shepherd, is run over by a car courtesy of his former gambling casino partner, a nasty, cigar-puffing pitbull, Carface. Before you know it, Charlie finds himself in heaven, albeit by default. Here a whippet angel, Annabelle, tells him that "all dogs go to heaven because unlike people, dogs are usually loyal and kind." This line represents the confused nature of the movie, since the dogs in the movie, the whippet aside, are presented as anything but.

Upon realizing that he's been murdered, Charlie steals his way back to Earth and plots to get even with Carface. With the reluctant help of his dachshund pal Itchy, Charlie "rescues" Carface's prize, AnneMarie, a human girl who can talk to animals (in order to predict who will win the rat races). Charlie claims that he will help the little cutie find her a family, but in reality he is using her skills to win fortunes at the race so that he can build a more elaborate casino of his own to bring Carface down. Although he refuses to admit it, Charlie does grow to love AnneMarie...

The concept of the story isn't as problematic as the execution. Aside from the human girl AnneMarie and a flamboyant musical alligator who appears about three-quarters through (with the vocal pipes of Ken Page), none of the other characters emerge as likeable, nor frankly, are even worth caring about. Unfortunately, that also applies to Charlie; in trying to make him an anti-hero, the script (composed by more than ten writers) only succeeds in rendering the character TOO unlovable. As such, the audience feels no empathy for Charlie, and worse, his redemption at the end of the movie does not come across as convincing. (Further damaging to the character is the disappointingly uncharismatic vocal performance from Burt Reynolds.)

Besides the lack of an endearing lead, the movie's other problem is in the structure of the story. The slowly-paced plot jumps all over the place and makes a habit of throwing in extra scenes which serve no purpose but to pad out the movie's running time. The aforementioned musical alligator (who resides in a danky sewer infested with native rats) seems to have been thrown in from nowhere, as does a scene where Charlie tries to show his generosity to AnneMarie by feeding a pack of pastel-colored pups pizza. The whole screenplay feels like a rough first draft; a bit more polish could have made this a tighter, impactful story.

Matters are not helped by the lackluster musical numbers by Charlie Strouse and T.J. Kuenster (AnneMarie's song and the gator's ballad are the only good ones; the latter in particular benefits from Ken Page's mellifluous vocal) or the uneven voice cast. As mentioned, Burt Reynolds' stiff and lifeless Charlie detracts from his already unlikeable character even further (the only exception is a fiery confession to Itchy about his true intentions toward the end). Dom DeLuise as Itchy is pretty good, but he's had better roles, notably Tiger in AN AMERICAN TAIL and Jeremy in THE SECRET OF NIMH. Ken Page, as mentioned, is awesome in anything he does, but his character has such a small part that his overall contribution is unremarkable at best. Similarly wasted are Loni Anderson (as a collie who once sired a litter with Charlie), Melba Moore, and Charles Nelson Reilly. Judith Barsi as AnneMarie is probably the only voice that comes across as truly memorable, partially because her character is the sole legitimately likeable one in this depressing and joyless show.

Barsi aside, the only real positive about ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN is the animation. Technically, this film has some of the most imaginative visuals from Bluth's team (by 1980's standards, that is), particularly a frightening scene where Charlie has a nightmare about ending up in a fiery underworld ruled by a gargantuan satanic canine-demon. If anything, the movie is more of a triumph of animation than storytelling.

On the whole, however, I cannot recommend ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN as good entertainment. Even though I recognize that the movie has its fans and the climax does admittingly provide some energy and a moving conclusion, the overall package is not in the same league as Bluth's better efforts. Animation buffs will marvel at the lush artistry, but by the time it's over, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN could very well leave a bad taste in your mouth.

GREAT SERIES of DVD... ALL Dogs..........2007-03-13

Overall the DVD was good and very much appropriate for young children. However, after a couple of weeks it had fallen to the back of his preference list. We've not watched it in over a year now. I guess this isn't so different from any other DVD we have.

I would recommend this for young children. It does have quite a few concepts that are not appropriate, but are presented in a way that is way over the heads of children adn does have a few scenes that very concervative parents may term violent.

Good but dark.......2007-01-13

I first saw this movie when I was about 8 years old. Even though it was rated G there were several parts in this movie that scared the daylights out of me and gave thousands of nightmares for several years after I saw it the first time. This movies content has several impropriate content stuff in it for those under thirten. This includes contents of gambling drinking, lying, stealing, revenge, murder, kidnapping and other. I don't recomend leting any under thirteen watch this movie unless there supermature or super supervised. The two most intense parts in this movie were the dream seqeunce when the main characters a German shephard Charlie dreams he is pulled down into hell by a Tornado. The other part that scared me the most was when Charlie and Ann Merry are captured by these native mice and for reasons never explained are offered as scarfices to a Shamu size alligator. For those of you that have young sibglings under 13 the All dogs Christmas charol maybe the only all dogs movie they may be able to watch. You don't have to listen to what I say but I thought I'd just warm you so you might not have nigtmares until you are in your mid teens. I must go now have a nice day.

So much more than a cartoon!.......2006-12-22

As a child, there was no better cartoon than `All Dogs go to Heaven', since I was such a dog lover. As a child you watch a cartoon for the animation not for the story. As an adult though you tend to get more out of films like this because, while being a cartoon, `All Dogs go to Heaven' is so much more. With a moral that is so profound films of today tackle it over and over, this film succeeds mainly because we are given a timeless lesson in the most unlikely of places.

The story revolves around Charlie (voiced by Burt Reynolds) and his partner in crime Itchy (voiced by Dom DeLuise) who are murdered by crime lord Carface (voiced by Vic Taybak). After ascending to heaven only to return back to earth in order to live a life of crime, Charlie comes across Anne-Marie (voiced by Judith Barsi), a young girl who is being used by Carface to further his gambling efforts. At first stealing her away for his own selfish gain, Charlie begins to form a strong friendship with Anne-Marie that is soon compromised by not only his own morally corrupt tendencies, but also the growing dangers of Carface and his bloodlust towards Charlie.

Yes, as some have mentioned this cartoon borders on the dark overtones, but remember that the reason this is so `scary' if you should so call it is because as adults we can see the truth inside the sad story, but as children they will miss that entirely and will be absorbed in the animation and the `cute little puppies'...I guaranty it. I watched this almost everyday when I was a toddler...and I slept fine. It's only now that the story really haunts me.

All Dogs Go to Heaven.......2006-10-27

Really, the only reason I'm writing this review is to debunk the "too dark for children" issue. C'mon people! Has the world gone soft or something? I watched this film when I was at least five years old back in the early 1990's and I thought it was incredibly satisfactory. Ya, it was scary in some parts. Ya, it was violent. So what? I don't remember getting any nightmares or crying or anything. In fact, the gritty tone of this movie was what made it so special. Most animated films these days are so horribly politically correct and "dumbed down" for children that I don't even know how they can stand to watch them themselves.

Charlie, the protagonist of the story, I have to agree with the naysayers, really is an evil character. He lies, cheats, and steals all throughout the movie. Near the end, he says "Look, I don't care about the girl! I tell her things now and then. I pretend to be her best friend but its bologna!" But it's thanks to this horrible side of him that makes the climax of the film so powerful. If you haven't seen it yet, then I won't give it away specifically, but basically what happens is he overcomes his former self and does the right thing.

What I'm really trying to say is don't judge too harshly just because it's a little non-ethical with it's storytelling compared to today's standards. The movie really does have an honest side and is a welcome addition to anyone's collection.

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as good as it gets
........The China-Burma Campaign [ 1941-1945]
wartime romance with Victor Mature and Li Li Hua

China Doll
Starring: Victor Mature
Director: Frank Borzage
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Release Date: 2007-04-24

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Victor Mature's long-suffering, bloodhound visage is the central image in Frank Borzage's wartime romance drama China Doll, a perfect example of what critic Andrew Sarris once referred to as Borzage's films about war as an intrusion on the emotional privacy of lovers. Mature plays Air Force Captain Cliff Brandon, stationed in China and training elite pilots by day during World War II. At night, Brandon becomes a drunken loner shunning the company of his men, Red Cross nurses, and local women who try to sell him comfort. Things change when Brandon, stumbling home from a bar, agrees to buy an old Chinese man's daughter, Shu-Jen (Li Hua Li), for three months, a decision the officer instantly regrets in the cold light of day. Convinced by his sole confidante--a priest (Ward Bond) running an orphanage--that the only honorable way out is to let Shu-Jen fulfill her three-month obligation, Brandon soon finds himself falling for her and re-embracing life. With the world on a collision course with itself, however, Brandon and Shu-Jen's shared destiny departs from the life of mutual salvation and closeness they've earned. Borzage's delicacy with the love story finds echoes in parallel relationships between other characters. In fact, struggling for a clear path to intimacy in the midst of battle seems very much on the minds of everyone in this movie. Action sequences are reasonably crisp, though they're not designed to thrill so much as devastate viewers. A climactic scene set at an Air Force base under attack by Japanese pilots is one of the most powerful and poignant wartime visions in American cinema. --Tom Keogh

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as good as it gets.......2007-06-01

Old school romance. Probably enjoyed more by the over 30 group or pure romantic. Picture quality is A-1. A movie with a romance and war theme.

........The China-Burma Campaign [ 1941-1945].......2007-05-30

This movie [now a DVD] was made in 1958 and it covers the pilots who flew over the Himalayan mountains from Burma-Tibet-China...this movie lacks genuine art/direction for the various tableaus look so flimsy throughout the entire film...every GI was spit-shined and plenty of booze for all hands [is there a war going on??]...Vic Mature is almost in every scene as a hard-bitten CO but shows hardly any emotion even when annoyed...the cast around him is second string all the way except for Ward Bond...and as for singer Johnny Desmond, he is totally forgettable in the role of a pilot...on the bright side the Chinese actress LiLi Hua is perfect in her virginal/traditional role and very easy on the eyes, too...the story/line is good with a tearful ending for the only survivor to arrive in the USA...I think it is over/priced for the final product...this here movie could have been Vic Mature's sayonara to his long and wonderful film career......SSGT CHRIS SARNO-USMC FMF

wartime romance with Victor Mature and Li Li Hua.......2007-05-29

CHINA DOLL is a finely-pitched wartime drama. Victor Mature plays Capt. Cliff Brandon, a disillusioned airman fighting against the Japanese. One morning he wakes up to discover he has purchased the services of a beautiful Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen (played by the celebrated Asian actress Li Li Hua in one of her rare American film appearances).

This is one of the better films produced by Frank Borzage around this period. Just like the similarly-themed "Sayonara" and "The World of Suzie Wong", CHINA DOLL explores the problems and prejudices involved in a cross-cultural relationship.

Victor Mature is fine playing Captain Brandon; but it's Li Li Hua who really owns this picture. She only made a handful of movies in America, but here she is truly magnificent. The cast also includes Ward Bond, Bob Mathias, Johnny Desmond and Elaine Devry.

It's great to see CHINA DOLL finally on DVD. The disc offers no extras but the anamorphic transfer looks a treat. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).

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A Favorite of Mine !
A Great Comedy
That old feeling dvd - wrong region
"I need dogs"
Wo can resist a movie with Bette?

That Old Feeling
Starring: Bette Midler , Dennis Farina , Paula Marshall , Gail O'Grady , and David Rasche
Director: Carl Reiner
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ASIN: 0783226772
Release Date: 1998-04-28

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Carl Reiner made this enjoyable romantic farce about a divorced couple who commence an affair at their daughter's wedding. Reiner lets the idea bounce around the story's setting and characters so that the full comic effect of the illicit relationship can be felt more chaotically, building on its own irony. Bette Midler and Dennis Farina are quite believable and likable as the not-so-estranged-anymore couple, and Paula Marshall is very good as their exasperated daughter. Not a masterpiece, but one of Reiner's best films in years, with a distinctively European flavor to the comedy. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, production notes, cast and crew bios, theatrical trailer, Dolby sound, optional Spanish and French soundtracks, and optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

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A Favorite of Mine !.......2007-05-07

This movie will never get old. It is SO funny!!!!
A must see I watch it every 2-3 months

A Great Comedy.......2007-02-12

I like Bette Midler more as a comedian than a singer, so it's no surprise that she shines in this comedy about the estranged parents of a bride-to-be who rediscover their passion for each other. I've watched it several times and enjoy it each time.

That old feeling dvd - wrong region.......2007-02-04

Great dvd - only problem is it is the wrong region for watching in nz. we have been able to get another one from somewhere else that works. Maybe putting this info on the dvd when looking to purchase it would help with this.
thanks

"I need dogs".......2007-01-15

Free spirit Molly De Mora (Paula Marshall) is about to settle down and marry the conservative Keith Marks (James Denton) son of Senator Marks.

There is just one caveat or maybe two. Molly wants to elope and warns Keith that the last thing he wants to do is to invite her feuding parents who have been divorced for 14 years.

Warning not headed both father (Dennis Farina) and mother (Bette Midler) are forced to gather and nature takes it course. After an explosive confrontation we find where Molly gets her free spirit.

This is where the fun begins as all the characters meet and mix to confront the situation.

Wo can resist a movie with Bette?.......2006-12-07

I love this movie. It is such great escapism!
They all play good roles and although not the most refined screenplay ever written, it has all the stuff that a feel good movie needs. I especially love when Bette sings that beautiful song in the restaurant; 'Somewhere Along the Way'. I adore her voice and what a great all-rounder she is. There are very few true divas that can act, sing, dance and be comedic as well.
This is one of my all time favorites for a good laugh and I have to admit that most of my favorites were never box office hits.

Madea's Family Reunion (Widescreen Edition)

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Family Reunion
Tyler is the man.
great
Hillarious
New Perry Fan

Madea's Family Reunion (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Tyler Perry , and Lynn Witfield
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Madea Goes to Jail (The Tyler Perry Collection)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Full Screen Edition)
Why Did I Get Married? (The Tyler Perry Collection)
Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life
Last Holiday (Widescreen Edition)

ASIN: B000FA57J4
Release Date: 2006-06-27

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Tyler Perry, impresario of the gospel theater circuit, brings his gun-toting granny-drag persona Madea back to the big screen in Madea's Family Reunion, a sequel to the surprise hit Diary of a Mad Black Woman. In addition to being saddled with an unruly foster teen (Keke Palmer, The Wool Cap), Madea has two troubled nieces: Lisa (Rochelle Aytes, White Chicks), who's engaged to an abusive and controlling investment banker (Blair Underwood, Something New); and Vanessa (Lisa Arrindell Anderson, The Second Chance), who can't open herself to the affection of a bus driver/artist (Boris Kodjoe, The Gospel) because of childhood abuse. Wreaking havoc on both of their lives is their mother Victoria (Lynn Whitfield, Eve's Bayou, in delirious wicked witch mode). Like Madea's previous outing, Madea's Family Reunion may induce mental whiplash--the movie zips from a discussion of flatulence to a jazz-backed poetry reading to domestic violence (Underwood, perhaps eager to leave his bland good-guy image behind, is genuinely scary), or from an act of horrific revenge to a staggeringly gaudy wedding. Though schizophrenic and morally questionable (beating an adult women is clearly wrong, but whipping a child with a belt in the name of tough love is apparently good), the movie is definitely unpredictable and never dull. Also featuring Cicely Tyson (Because of Winn-Dixie) and the poet Maya Angelou. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

Family Reunion .......2007-06-07

Tyler Perry hits the bullseye again. This item has been given by me to 6 of my friends. We can all learn something from writing of this quality and scope.

Tyler is the man........2007-05-31

The moive was generally good fun and the message pretty clear. I personally still prefer Diary of a Mad Black Woman but I am certainly looking to seeing Daddy's Little Girl.

great.......2007-05-20

i enjoyed every single moment of this movie and it got here in a very timely manner

Hillarious.......2007-05-14

Perfect "chick flick". It makes you laugh, then you get mad, then you cry, then you're happy again. The movie makes fun of some old worn out sterotypes, then it breaks them by showing people who are more true to life than people's perceptions.

Perfect to the very end. I rarely like a movie well enough to purchase it. I'm so glad I bought this one.

New Perry Fan.......2007-04-16

After seeing Diary of a Mad Black woman, I decided to give this movie a spin and I'm glad I did. The number one thing I'm surprised by is Perry's deep subject matters and at the heart of his message about the power of forgiveness. This is not some hammy Lawrence movie like Big Momma's house. It's a drama and a comedy and I don't think it was unbalanced at all. Whenever things get too serious, Madea would show up and deliver the message with a laugh. For me it was great to see Cicely Tyson, Dr. Maya Angelou and Lynn Whitfield working together. Perry has found a good thing and I wish him nothing but continue success. Highly Recommended.

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shazam! them southern gals sure is a caution, aint they?
Great Service, Great Product
Very entertaining!
Three Unlikely Sisters make Fun
Crime of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart
Starring: Diane Keaton , Jessica Lange , Sissy Spacek , Sam Shepard , and Tess Harper
Director: Bruce Beresford
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ASIN: B00013RC6Q
Release Date: 2004-02-03

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Three Oscar-winning actresses have a go at one of playwright Beth Henley's southern-fried comedies, and cook up an agreeable gumbo. In the town of Hazelhurst, Mississippi, Diane Keaton dithers her birthday away as one sister (Jessica Lange) returns from a flopped attempt at a singing career in Hollywood, and the other sister (Sissy Spacek) languishes in jail after shooting her abusive hubby. Truth be told, all three have been a little touched in the head ever since the long-past day when their mother hanged herself along with the family cat. Bruce Beresford provides the workmanlike direction, and Sam Shepard and Tess Harper contribute supporting turns. But this one's all about the three skillful stars, who eschew showboating and defer to each other with real grace--they have the rhythms of family conversation down pat, and they embody the glances and sighs of sisterhood, rather than acting them. --Robert Horton

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shazam! them southern gals sure is a caution, aint they?.......2007-05-12

ok, i dont wanna pick on jessica lange and sissy spacek, but why didnt they get sally field to play the third sister instead of diane keaton? huh? then we could have had all three of the country tragedy troika of a year before. instead we only get two, but together with diane they manage to star in one of the most oppressive adaptations of a play you will ever see. not that beth henleys play was much better (and she IS responsible for the screenplay as well), but at least at a play you can get out at intermission. i am soooo tired of southern women being portrayed as whining (yet oddly sophisticated) harpies. artificial dialogue, ugly to watch, i would rank this among the worst ive ever seen if not for the fact its too forgettable to make the list.

Great Service, Great Product.......2007-01-04

Although it has been a while since I made this purchase I do remember that I was well pleased with the prompt delivery and the excellent condition of the DVD upon its arrival.

Very entertaining!.......2006-07-20

Typically films that blend comedy and drama don't come off very well. They have a tendency to swing from one extreme to the other without establishing a happy medium. "Crimes of the Heart" is not like that at all. The blend of comedy and drama is smooth and effortless. Basically the premise is a look at the relationship between the quirky Magrath sisters in the small town of Hazlehurst Mississippi. Elder sister Lenny (Diane Keaton) is an aging spinster with little experience with men. Middle sister Meg (Jessica Lange) has had more than her fair share of men and scandals that result. Youngest sister Babe (Sissy Spacek) has just shot her abusive husband and is facing a lengthy prison term if convicted. It is this event that brings the sisters together where their idiosyncrasies and past resentments surface and set the stage for some amusing confrontations and revelations. To me this film is synonymous with a warm hug as the atmosphere is very welcoming and familiar and as viewers we can really feel like a part of the Magrath sister's world. The performances are terrific and very natural. There's no impression of upstaging or attention mongering. The three leads act with each other as opposed to acting "at" each other. Tess Harper and Sam Shepard complete the film with their supporting turns. This is a great film that gets better with additional viewings and interestingly enough becomes more compelling and entertaining. Lots of fun!

Three Unlikely Sisters make Fun.......2005-12-19

Crimes of the Heart is the screen adaptation of the hit Beth Henley play. The McGrath sisters are an unlikely a set of sister. Their family was once the pillar of society but now they have fallen from grace.

Lenny (Diane Keaton) is the oldest sister, Meg (Jessica Lange) is the middle sister and Babe (Sissy Spacek) is the baby sister. Each is very different. Lenny has become a spinster (well she was a spinster even before she was old.) Meg has always been a free spirit and has fled the small southern town (well, she left a under a cloud.) Babe had everything come easy to her and married a successful lawyer. Also, there is cousin Chick (Tess Harper) who married above her station and is quick to point out the sisters faults.

As the film starts Lenny is celebrating her birthday, alone. Babe returns to the family home after shooting, but not killing, her husband. Meg also returns for a reunion under these unpleasant circumstances. Of course, what follows is the sisters reopening old wounds. Meg also opens up one of her own old wounds by reuniting with her high school sweetheart, Doc (Sam Sheppard or Mr. Jessica Lange). But the big question is why did Babe shoot her husband (Beeson Carroll)? She won't even tell her own lawyer (David Carpenter).

This is a brilliant comedy with great performance by all. Sissy got the Oscar nomination but all three sisters were great. This is a great look at the early eighties mores from a small town point of view.

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Crime of the Heart.......2005-12-13

This is the one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. If I didn't know better, I would say the author knows me and two of my sisters. In fact, I am sending each of my sisters this DVD for Christmas. (I have searched for years for this movie. The rental movie places do not carry it which is such a shame. Diane Keaton is one of my favorite actresses. Gosh, amazing talent in this movie. The lemonade scene is so much like my sister!!!!! I would recommend this movie to anyone. This movie will never be outdated!!!!!!!!! GPC Panama City Beach, Fl

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Matchstick Men Has A Great Twist Ending...
Matchstick Men (Includes CD Soundtrack)
Another of Cages great preformances
It's nice to see that Nicolas Cage & Ridley Scott can still make a good film
Too many flaws,lacking intensity, a wreck, too TV-like

Matchstick Men (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Bruce Altman , Nicolas Cage , Michael Clossin , Steve Eastin , and Sonya Eddy
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ASIN: B00012QLB4
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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Marking a welcome return to the breezy style of Thelma & Louise, Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men reminds us that the director of Gladiator is equally adept with quirky comedies and offbeat characters. Smoothly adapted from the novel by Eric Garcia and set amidst the sunlit, 1950s-style architecture of L.A.'s San Fernando Valley, this gently dramatic comedy centers on Roy (Nicolas Cage), a divorcée whose career as a con artist is complicated by: (1) his ongoing struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder, which manifests itself through various quirks and rituals; (2) a wily partner (Sam Rockwell) whose criminal ambitions are greater than Roy suspects; and (3) the arrival of 14-year-old Angela (Alison Lohman), claiming to be the daughter he's never known. Turns out she's got a knack for dad's profession, and that turns Matchstick Men into a multilayered comedy with unexpected twists and surprising revelations. To say more would spoil the fun; suffice it to say that Hans Zimmer's playful score and a Sinatra-laced soundtrack are perfect complements to Cage's engaging eccentricities. --Jeff Shannon

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Matchstick Men Has A Great Twist Ending..........2007-06-11

Matchstick Men is a widescreen DVD adapted from the Eric Garcia novel of the same name. The movie stars Nicolas Cage and his close friend Sam Rockwell, and introduces audiences to Alison Lohman. The disc also includes some nice extras, such as Tricks of the Trade: Making Matchstick Men.

A glance at early scenes reveals Roy Waller (Cage) as a conman with OCD. He's partnered with Frank (Rockwell) -- both pose as FBI to solicit account numbers and signatures to drain their marks. Franks adverse reaction to pills nearly sinks them. Frank also visits the supermarket to see Kathy (Kelley.)

The routine Roy follows is disrupted when his medication falls down the drain at the kitchen sink and his condition confines him to the house. His source for the pills has also fled town; he needs a new shrink to write prescriptions. This is how we meet Dr. Harris Klein (Altman.)

Caught in the plight of talking to Klein to score pills, Roy reveals details of an old marriage -- and that he may have a child he's never seen. The good doctor intervenes, and after some phone calls he arranges a meeting between twelve year old daughter Angela (Lohman) and Roy.

His first meeting with the girl clicks, but she ruins a flimflam when she materializes on Roy's doorstep. He claims he's an antiques dealer, but leaving her alone in his house allows snooping (bundled cash, guns!) that uncovers lies. Frank and Roy also ensnare Chuck Frechette (McGill) at the Spearmint Rhino.

Some of the outstanding scenes in Matchstick Men occur only after Angela and Roy get into an argument, and she persuades him to teach her a con. He explains the system of the con this way: 1. Never work near where you live, 2. Don't write anything down, and 3. Be flexible.

The father and daughter pull off the con effortlessly, after visiting a convenience store (for a lottery ticket) and the laundromat to find a mark. There they run into a Little Old Lady (Grant) whom Angela quickly convinces to split the proceeds with because she's technically too young to gamble legally.

In case you're worried, Roy makes his daughter return the money. The next several chapters find Frank and Roy trying to finalize a currency conversion scam they've plotted against strip-club owner Chuck. Roy also discovers that having a daughter has made him more attractive to Kathy, the sexy supermarket checkout woman.

Crafty or not, when Roy rips Chuck off at the airport (using Angela as a distraction) things turn dicey. A dangerous chase through the parking garage ensues. Unfortunately, Angela was captured on CCTV in the bar; Roy also discovers her juvenile record after quizzing. Scared, Roy dumps Angela at her mother's.

Klein comes into play again when Roy suffers another harrying OCD attack, and he's run out of pills. Since Klein is out of the office on weekends, Roy makes a mad dash to the DeSoto Pharmacy looking for Prefex tablets. The altercation with the pharmacists is one pinnacle of this DVD.

Most of the cons pulled by Roy are safe, but after he's scammed Chuck out of $[...], Chuck turns up in Roy's tidy living room with a pistol pointed at Angela and Roy, and a bloodied, beaten Frank in tow. When a gun goes off, it's unbelievable who pulls the trigger.

Essentially what happens next is that Chuck gets shot -- by Angela. Roy protects her by putting her in a car headed to her mother's, driven by Frank, with instructions for Frank to never return, because he intends to drive Chuck to the hospital and take the rap for the shooting.

Now that you've heard about this heartwarming film with a wonderfully human twist ending, I hope you buy, rent or seek it out. Matchstick Men has proved to be one of Cage's more underappreciated efforts -- that's unfair since the emotion and the storytelling were so obviously clear. This DVD was really entertaining!

Matchstick Men (Includes CD Soundtrack).......2007-06-08

I bought this really for the CD soundtrack. I gave the movie to my grown children for thier collection. Movie was a 2 or 3 in my book, but the music stood out for me!

Another of Cages great preformances.......2007-05-09

This movie is another one of those clever movies that keeps your mind sharp, If you liked any of the Oceans movies you will love this one.

It's nice to see that Nicolas Cage & Ridley Scott can still make a good film.......2007-02-10

"Matchstick Men" may not have been a box office success (compare it to the total gross of "National Treasure" [Cage's next film] and "Kingdom of Heaven" [Scott's next film]), but it certainly is one of the better-crafted & better-acted films to be associated with either of these men. I was beginning to wonder if Cage could ever repeat a performance like what he did in "Leaving Las Vegas." While his obsessive-compulsive con-man may not be the disaster along the lines of a suicidal alcoholic, he comes close with the impact he makes on the viewer. This could easily have veered into caricature, but Cage creates a creditable & believable obsessive-compulsive.

Perhaps this could be classified as a comedy, but it has an awfully bittersweet quality to it which makes the movie difficult to categorize with any ease. The characters of Roy & Angela (a very very good performance by Alison Lohman, who is entirely believable as a 14-year-old) are real enough to cause the viewer to have a vested interest in their ultimate fate, as the movie takes numerous twists & turns.

Ridley Scott did quite a good job at crafting a movie that avoids being too obvious, and which flows along nicely, maintaining viewer interest throughout. This was a very satisfying film, through & through...I wish these two guys could make more like this.

Too many flaws,lacking intensity, a wreck, too TV-like.......2007-02-04

MATCHSTICK MEN, released in 2003, has star Nicolas Cage as one of
its only big-name actors, obviously bringing credibility, financial
support, and leadership to the project. And his acting is standard
fare, for what we've come to expect from Cage, solid acting, and a
full day's pay for an honest day's work.

At the same time, several conclusions can be drawn from this movie.
The first, is that it severely lacks intensity in terms of the
story, and much of the supporting acting. Secondly, it is filmed,
and the story unfolds, much like in a low budget TV production,
despite some quality filming elements, from time to time. Third,
that creating, writing a script, and filming it, takes a lot of hard
work, and rare talent, and only a small percentage of pictures
actually are successful and leave an impression of average to high
quality; it's tough work, and the effort must not be underestimated.
What occurs with MATCHSTICK MEN, is that the entire movie is a mess
from the story point of view, and from a spectator's view too.

Other elements, than those mentioned, are perhaps more subjective,
and I won't hold it against the makers, such as weaving a grown-man
and child relationship, into a story featuring a small time grifter,
played by Cage, who himself, doesn't really come across, in terms of
personality, as one, as compared to, perhaps, other movies. I think
the child-grown man relation was an absurd invention.

Another absurd device, used in this movie, is that it seems to
literally serve an advertisement for psychotherapy, for Pfizer and
other pharmaceutical companies, considering the emphasis of this
movie on the leading perpetrator taking pills throughout the 90
mins.

Another unnecessary element, was soliciting sympathy for the main
grifter, on account of his own personal emotional demons, and
physical illnesses, and his need to take medication constantly, for
psychological remorse on his activities.

All these elements, combined with a confused story, add up as a
wreck in terms of a movie, despite all the best, hard work and best
intentions, from Cage and other actors, in trying to make this
project appealing. The script simply had too many flaws, and the
filming too much TV-like, and the actors, lacking intensity,
throughout. Not a keeper, by any means.

American Wedding - Unrated (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

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American Pie unrated YAY
bad taste
Trilogy Still Going Strong
Still laughing
Still going strong!

American Wedding - Unrated (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Starring: Jason Biggs , Seann William Scott , Alyson Hannigan , Eddie Kaye Thomas , and Thomas Ian Nicholas
Director: Jesse Dylan
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ASIN: B00005JMCT
Release Date: 2004-01-02

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The producers of the American Pie movies pushed their luck with a third slice of their lucrative raunchy comedy franchise, and American Wedding cooked up surprisingly well. It's the sourest serving of Pie, with half of the original cast missing, and there's something undeniably desperate about comedic highlights (involving dog poop, a lusty old lady, two strippers to offset the absence of Shannon Elizabeth, and the ill-advised use of a trimming razor) that arise more from obligation than inspiration, on the assumption that another penile mishap is guaranteed to please. And yet, that's just what this movie does for devoted Pie-munchers: It gives 'em what they want, especially when the notorious Stifler (Seann William Scott) nearly ruins the frantic nuptials of Jim (Jason Biggs) and his band-camping sweetheart Michelle (Alyson Hannigan). Eugene Levy and Eddie Kaye Thomas also return for some reliable comic relief, but the one who's laughing most is three-time Pie writer Adam Herz--laughing loudly and often, all the way to the bank. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

American Pie unrated YAY.......2007-05-10

The unrated version of this was much better then the one i saw in the movie theater.

bad taste.......2007-05-02

I thought this was a sexist movie. I wish they would make a movie of teenage girls looking at naked guys for a change!!!!iT'S ALWAYS THE OTHER WAY AROUND BECAUSE MEN MAKE THESE MOVIES AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE!

Trilogy Still Going Strong.......2007-02-15

I enjoyed watching this movie. Lots of laughs and sophomoric fun that you've come to expect from watching all the movies in the American Pie series! Yes, this movie is a bit predictable, but nonetheless entertaining to watch.

It is nice to see Jim and Michelle get married in this movie and all the funny things that happen and go wrong along the way in planning for the wedding!

Still laughing .......2006-11-16

This is almost as funny as American Pie and American Pie 2, but the humor is getting more than a little predictable. However, I am still laughing so 4 stars.

Still going strong!.......2006-08-12

American Wedding is so far the funniest installment to the trilogy.This one finds Jim and Michelle getting married,opening with what I've found to be the naughtiest scene I've ever seen take place in a resturant.Stifler brings more laughs to the screen as Stifler,who thinks the first thing that comes to his mind when he thinks of weddings:Bachelor party!The biggest scene,basically,is the bechelor party scene,where a gay guy Jim and his pals met in a gay bar brings a couple of foreign strippers to Jim's house and they party for a while,until it's busted up by the early return of Jim and Michelle's parents.Laughs and gut-busting humor ensue as the pals get caught up in what might be the best film in the trilogy.

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