The Principal

Starring:James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright, J.J. Cohen, Kelly Jo Minter, Esai Morales, Troy Winbush, Jacob Vargas, Thomas Ryan, Reggie Johnson, Leo Downey, Danny Kovacs, Jessica Wilson (III), Zoltan Gray, Rick Hamilton, Danny Williams, Wood Josh, Kathryn Knotts, Elliott S. Valderrama
Director: Christopher Cain
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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Bar none: one of the best seasons, if not THE best.
Compelling Viewing
Dallas Season 6
The best season so far.
Great series

Dallas - The Complete Sixth Season
Starring: Howard Keel , Victoria Principal , Susan Howard , Priscilla Presley , and Sheree J. Wilson
Director: Michael A. Hoey , Don McDougall , and Vincent McEveety
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ASIN: B000JLTRFE
Release Date: 2007-01-30

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Dallas: The Complete Sixth Season begins with a bang: Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes), Bobby (Patrick Ewing) and Lucy (Charlene Tilton) vote to remove J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) as president of Ewing oil. Big stuff, but J.R. soon lands a job running competitor Harwood Oil. Meanwhile, in this classic primetime soap, J.R. and brother Bobby find themselves on opposite ends of a titanic clash set in motion by patriarch Jock Ewing's will once the latter is declared legally dead. And now that he is officially deceased, Jock's widow, Miss Ellie, becomes interested in a social life again. This results in some discomfort for J.R., who wants his mom to be mom, despite having almost blackmailed her in the first place to release the will. Ludicrous as it all might sound, Dallas is always nothing less than absorbing, and the changes and surprises that come with the territory--the ever-shifting alliances, the come-from-behind victories, the constant scheming to tear down family and friends--are fascinating.

In Dallas: The Compete Fifth Season, J.R. won back his estranged wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray). Yet she seems to be having second thoughts about life as a Ewing, prompting J.R. to take another crack at convincing her to stay with him--while doing his bidding in unscrupulous business maneuvers, of course. Sue Ellen and sister-in-law Pamela (Victoria Principal) become unexpectedly close, and even more unexpected is Pamela's request to husband Bobby that he drop the fraternal competition with J.R. to run Ewing Oil for good. Abortions, tensions, and a chance for longtime, obsessive enemy of the Ewings Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), so recently comatose, to get even with his nemesis are all on the menu. As usual, watching Dallas is like witnessing a car crash and being too mesmerized to leave. --Tom Keogh

Description

The saga of the wealthy Ewing family continues in its sixth season - full of sibling wars, adultery, reconciliation and power struggles. Season 6 starts with ice: J.R. gets the cold shoulder when the family votes him out as president of Ewing Oil. And it ends with fire: Southfork ablaze, with four Ewings trapped by roaring flames. In between, J.R. and Bobby bare-knuckle it out in their biggest fight yet over Ewing Oil, thanks to their father's will. It seems Jock just couldn't decide who should inherit, so he split the company in half and gave his boys one year to see who could make the biggest bucks ? and win the whole shebang. Plus Bobby and Pam split up, J.R. and Sue Ellen remarry and J.R. sees Cuba's jail system from the wrong side of the bars. Add a Texas whirlwind of lying, cheating and bed hopping and, as J.R. might say, "Darlin', this here is Dallas!"

Customer Reviews:

Bar none: one of the best seasons, if not THE best........2007-07-04

Dallas season 6(really season 5) is unbelievable.like some other seasons, the storylines and arcs in this season come fast and strong. I even liked this season more than season 3, which everyone seems to favor the most. But i think this is my favorite with the season before it maybe in 2nd place.The end of the previous season, everyone finds out Cliff Barnes attempted suicide partly because of being cheated by J.R.Miss Ellie tells him something to the effect of" You are a cold and unfeeling man,J.R, and as soon as BObby gets back( from California with pam, investigating christophers birth),I will dismantle you as president of Ewing OIL", and in this season opener, she does just that...Little does she know J.R, soon runs another oil business,Harwood Oil, via a pretty little thing named Holly Harwood, who at once becomes Jr's reluctant ally,and then rival. Holly plans her revenge,and has much to do with changing his and SueEllens life in a way that has reprecussions for the rest of the series.The previous seasons, you got glimpses that Pam and Bobbys marraige was headed for trouble.When Jocks will is read and announces the fight for Ewing oil, their marraige cannot survive the intense change in Bobby and the toll it takes.In some episodes Bobby is irritable and downright nasty!(around the time he and ray are following Walt Driscoll), and this is the first season Bobby resorts to J.R like tactics like blackmail, to get his way in the business world..also worth mentioning is the more prominent reintroduction ( she was introduced in a previous season as were many other characters)of Cliff and pams devious half sister Katherine Wentworth, and Prescilla Pointer as their mother, Rebecca respectively. Miss Ellie gets closer with Clayton....boring, and Cliff is an amazing actor,,,he really owns the scenes he is in and ended up as one of my favorite characters as the series progressed although i feel he was unlikeable in the early seasons.lastly, The Lucy/Mickey storyline just kills me.The writing and chemisty between is so soft, and feels so special, you almost forget you are watching two characters in a tv show...I dont want to give anything away, but they make him out to be the love of Lucys life, certainly much more of a connection than she ever had with Mitch.Their story arc culminates in a very important plot point ...Charlene Hilton(lucY) is another one that won me over this season, from the abortion storyline at the beginning of the season( she was really pregnant by the time they started shooting the season, which explains all the funny/clever ways they had her sitting down or standing behind something for the first few episodes), to the Mickey storyline, you could really see what a good actress she was, and her costar was very talented too.All the episodes are excellent, none are boring,like all dallas seasons, the last 4 or 5 episodes are especially juicy, and the season finale office confrontation between J.R and Pam is classic, I promise you will want to watch this season over and over.

Compelling Viewing.......2007-05-21

We love Dallas! The storylines just keep getting more intriguing. Can't wait to purchase Seventh Season. Hope they never come to an end!

Dallas Season 6.......2007-05-21

Product arrived on time in excellent condition.
As always Amazon is a great place to deal with.

The best season so far........2007-05-16

Up until this sixth season came along, season 3 was my favorite. The 6th season sees J.R. more vicous and cold as ever before. With Jock dead, J.R. and Bobby are at each others throats to see who will gain full control of Ewing oil. Bobby gets his hands dirty in a blackmail scam, and when J.R. attempts to take over and run another oil company with his usual form of manipulation, and double dealing, he finds himself staring down the wrong end of a gun. I enjoy Dallas for the dirty business deals, and back-stabbing, I could'nt care less for the soft, emotional, feel sorry for me, crybaby junk, so if you want to know about that, read someone elses review.

Great series.......2007-05-14

Really enjoyed the contest between Bobby and JR. Cant wait for season 7.

Akeelah and the Bee (Widescreen Edition)

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I-N-S-P-I-R-I-N-G!
great flix
It's not about just spelling, it's about R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Awsome!!
Surprise Delight

Akeelah and the Bee (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Keke Palmer , Laurence Fishburne , Angela Bassett , Curtis Armstrong , and J.R. Villarreal
Director: Doug Atchison
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ASIN: B000G1R394
Release Date: 2006-08-29

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There aren't enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe the excellence of Akeelah and the Bee. Superbly written and directed by Doug Atchison, this PG-rated family drama covers the same dramatic territory as the acclaimed 2002 documentary Spellbound and the 2005 drama Bee Season, but the fictional story of 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is, if anything, even more entertaining, inspiring, and full of hope for the potential of children everywhere. Although reluctant at first (and fearful of being labeled a "brainiac" by classmates at her under-funded middle school in South Central Los Angeles), Akeelah grows determined to win the district, regional, and ultimately the Scripps National Spelling Bee, aided by the able coaching of an English professor (Laurence Fishburne) who, like Akeelah's overworked single mother (Angela Bassett) is slowly recovering from a devastating personal loss. Structured like a conventional sports drama, Akeelah and the Bee rises above its generic trappings to become an uplifting and deeply moving study of friendship, pride, fair play, and above all, the value of self-confidence and realization that there's more to life than winning. As played by the young Palmer in an award-worthy performance, Akeelah is a winner in the best sense of the word, and so is this wonderfully positive movie. --Jeff Shannon

Description

An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn unites her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.

Customer Reviews:

I-N-S-P-I-R-I-N-G!.......2007-06-05

At first, this would seem like a typical against-all odds themed films that you've all seen before, but there is more depth to this than that. Emotionally complex and gratifying tale of a young girl in the ghetto who overcomes to try to be a spelling champ.

What I found interesting is not only the complex relationship she has with Laurence Fishburne (in one of his best roles) as her mentor and his fascinating (and unexpected) motives in helping the unrelated Akeelah, and the friendship and comraderie she develops with an Asian and Latino competitor (the former's relationship with his father is a subject for another movie itself),.

But one really stereotype-shattering scene in the film that fascinated me more than anything else is when Akeelah's wannabe drug-dealing gangster brother riducules her. The older drug dealer that her brother looks up to puts a stop to this and encourages Akeelah. I loved this because it shows a seldom-seen aspect of ghetto life-even hardcore thugs sometimes want to see kids take another path than what they have chosen. Having experienced this myself as a child, this scene gave this movie an addded icing to the top for me! The way the neighborhood puts a lot of hope into Akeelah and rallies around the child as a symbol of the possible is moving beyond words.

Imagine Jimmy Stewart coming back as a preteen African-American girl and you get the idea. See it, and be I-N-S-P-I-R-E-D!

great flix.......2007-06-01

I was apprehensive at first and did not want to see this in the movies however, decided to rent it on Netflix - I'm glad I did. My interpetation of this movie was not a race issue. It was a story about a community who thought that a girls dream was impossible and foolish, came together and assisted her. She was not your typical child; but had the desire, help and work ethics to accomplish her goal. In this movie children picked their friends because of common interests not race or income. The ending was great - a little spice changes the bee.

It's not about just spelling, it's about R-E-S-P-E-C-T.......2007-05-22

I missed "Akeelah and the Bee" in theatres and I sincerely regret that. This is one of those films that you leave with a tear in your eye and a song in your heart. "Akeelah" is not just about spelling, but about dreaming--and spreading the contagion of dreams to the most unexpected people.

The soundtrack for this film is also one of the best I have ever heard. Whoever orchestrated the music did a fabulous job selecting inspirational songs from Old School to new funk. Both are well worth owning and playing again and again.

Awsome!!.......2007-05-18

I saw the movie for the first time and was thrilled. I thought this was a great family movie and very very encouraging. Keep up the good work Laurence and Angela. Hopefully you guys will do more movies together. All others in this movie did a great job as well. So enspiring for African American families. Would love to see more on this level. Lastly, I have 3 words to say.
Great! Great! Great!

Lynn from OKC

Surprise Delight.......2007-05-16

When Akeelah and the Bee first was released, I did not rush to see it,
depite favorable reviews. It seemed each week that other movies were
more to my interest. Then, I rented it on Netflix. And was I surprised!
This is one of the best family friendly films I have ever seen. From
the first moment, this movie sets just the right tone, and continues to
get everything just right. Keke Palmer and Lawrence Fishburne and the
entire cast are superb. The script is outstanding. I personslly liked
the film better than any of the 5 academy award nominees, including
Little Miss Sunshine, my preference for best picture of the 5 nominees.
Don't miss this gem. My only regret is it is a fictional story.

How to Eat Fried Worms (New Line Platinum Series)

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Amusing for Kids
Pure Entertainment
Nice Friday After School Movie
Don't try this at home
Nothing like the book have your kids read it instead

How to Eat Fried Worms (New Line Platinum Series)
Starring: Luke Benward , Hallie Kate Eisenberg , Adam Hicks , Austin Rogers , and Alexander Gould
Director: Bob Dolman
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ASIN: B000J10FLY
Release Date: 2006-12-05

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The popular 1973 kid's book How to Eat Fried Worms gets a respectful, straightforward translation with this 2006 movie. When bullies put worms in his thermos, Billy fights back--and only gets in deeper trouble when he makes a stomach-churning bet that he can eat ten worms. Using a variety of cooking schemes, the pack of bullies make a slimy meal even more repulsive, but Billy--to his own surprise--takes on everything they throw at him. As the disgustingness escalates, he discovers that not everyone is what they seem. Though many story elements are changed from the book, How to Eat Fried Worms treats the situation and characters with intelligence and integrity. There are a few cartoonish moments (including some inventive animated sequences), but overall the movie is down-to-earth and sincere, delivering some simple and unforced messages about courage and friendship along with the gross-out humor. The kids--including Luke Benward (Because of Winn-Dixie) as Billy and Hallie Kate Eisenberg (probably best known from a series of popular Pepsi ads) as a too-tall girl who shares Billy's outsider status--aren't overly slick, and the scenes between Billy and his father (Tom Cavanaugh, from the TV show Ed) feel honest and unpatronizing. A modest but heartfelt movie. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Author Thomas Rockwell's hugely popular book, "How to Eat Fried Worms", is now brought to the big screen! On his first day at a new school, eleven-year-old Billy goes up against the school bully in a challenge that ends up with a total gross-out date...to eat 10 worms in one day! As the pressure mounts, Billy must summon all his strength to meet the dare, all the while keeping his weak stomach from betraying him and his big mouth from getting him in even more trouble!

Customer Reviews:

Amusing for Kids.......2007-05-17

This is definitely one for the kids. They'll love the childish humor played out in a movie about eating worms. It's gross, but it's also a bunch of boys so it's perfectly understandable. That's what it was made for anyway. If you're looking for a good family film, then you might try this one. It's not the best, but your kids will get a kick out of all the sliminess and silliness.

Pure Entertainment.......2007-05-08

Kids will love this funny, yet pretty disgusting story about boys with a bet about eating worms.

Nice Friday After School Movie.......2007-05-07

I gave it 4 stars because the movie didn't have too much in common with the book. We read the book first in the school and watched the movie to compare, characters, and plot. Kids thought the book was better. Nevertheless, I have to say they really enjoyed the movie, even when I could not enjoy it as much. I had kids from 3rd, 4th and 5th grade and they really liked it. They laughed and at the same time made sounds like Yauck!!

Don't try this at home.......2007-04-07

It's hard to call a film cute when the story revolves around a kid eating worms in a variety of ways, but certainly there's a lot to this film once you look beyond the whole yuck factor. It actually succeeds in turning worm-eating into a metaphor that resonates with meaning for adults as well as children, for we all have to eat a worm or two every so often (again, metaphorically) as part of life. It's all about how we project ourselves, and how honest we are to ourselves and those around us - especially those we really want to impress. What I'm trying to say is How to Eat Fried Worms is actually a wholesome film with a number of important life lessons to impart to viewers.

It's never easy being the new kid in school, largely because of that one bully who makes it his mission to harass and establish his dominance over everyone - especially newbies. For Billy (Luke Benward), it starts with a major glaring session upon arrival and quickly builds up to a thermos filled not with a delicious Kool-Aid type drink but a whole gob of nasty, disgusting worms, all of it courtesy of Joe (Adam Hicks), who sits atop the classmate food chain. Billy makes the spontaneous decision to play it cool, claiming that he eats worms all the time, then closes with a perfect toss of one worm into Joe's face. Yes, it looks like a small triumph for the little guy over the big bad bully, but the resulting taunts of "Worm boy" soon compel Billy to make the fatal mistake of "the bet." Before he knows what he's doing, he's bet Joe that he can eat ten worms on Saturday, with the loser having to come to school with a bucket load of worms in his pants.

As Billy's new friend Erika (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) often says, boys are just weird. Joe's gang goes all out to come up with some of the most disgusting fried worm delicacies they can imagine (don't ask me why they think it's harder to eat a fried worm than a squishy live one). The levers of power shift as Billy manages to stay in the game, everyone seems to learn something about himself along the way, and the outcome of the bet doesn't seem all that important when all is said and done. Don't judge anyone too quickly stands among this film's various lessons to all of us, but it will obviously play best to boys and girls who can personally relate to the vagaries of playground dominance that give rise to such silly yet all-important contests as Billy's worm-eating challenge.

Nothing like the book have your kids read it instead.......2007-03-01

I gave it 3 stars because it did make my kids laugh. But over all they were disappointed. I had them read the book first which they thought was much better. The only thing it really had in common with the book is that a kid made a bet to eat worms other than that forget it. I could not bring myself to watch the whole move. The part I disliked the most was that the main character and his little brother hate each other which was entirely uncalled for.

Dallas - The Complete First and Second Seasons

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Not what it appears to be
Who wants to remember this garbage......
A very slow start...
I loved it!
Great TV Show

Dallas - The Complete First and Second Seasons
Starring: Howard Keel , Victoria Principal , Susan Howard , Priscilla Presley , and Sheree J. Wilson
Director: Don McDougall , Alex March , and Linda Day
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ASIN: B00028G7LG
Release Date: 2004-08-24

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Dallas: The Complete First and Second Seasons is an American equivalent to those British miniseries about historical chapters in that country's royal monarchy. Full of family in-fighting, political intrigue crossed with personal triumph or disappointment, and plenty of sensational infidelities and betrayals, Dallas is a captivating story of a wealthy oil family's power and travails. It is also uniquely fun and daringly absurd, albeit with a straight face; this hugely successful, primetime soap opera began in the late 1970s and ran 14 seasons in all, built on a handful of primary relationships that stretch credulity but never descend into self-parody.

Not unexpectedly, Dallas begins with a Romeo and Juliet tale that instantly exposes an old feud between two families and strips the civilized veneer from several major characters. Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy), youngest of three sons of independent oilman Jock Ewing (Jim Davis), arrives at the Ewing clan's Southfork ranch just outside Dallas, Texas, with a new wife, Pam Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal). Pam is the daughter of Digger Barnes (David Wayne), an old business rival of Jock's and one-time suitor of the Ewing matriarch, Eleanor (or "Miss Ellie," played by Barbara Bel Geddes). Pam's also the sister of a state senator, Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), whose vendetta against the Ewings is played out in the legislature, imposing costly regulations on their business and holding committee investigations into questionable practices of company president J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman). Pam's status as the newest Ewing causes an uproar in the family (besides being a Barnes, she also dated the Ewings' genial but lonely foreman, Ray Krebbs, played by Steve Kanaly) and prompts Dallas' charming villain, J.R., to make many Iago-like attempts, over the first two seasons, to drive her from Bobby's arms. Pam has a different set of problems with the other, jealous Ewing women, including J.R.'s possibly barren and alcoholic wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), and teenage Lucy (Charlene Tilton), daughter of exiled Ewing son Gary (Ted Shackleford). With new and old resentments flying and everyone deeply suspicious of everyone else's motives (even the ailing Jock doesn't trust J.R.), there's plenty of drama to chew on. Still, storylines are often larger than the sum of these parts, with lots of kidnappings, marital affairs, plane crashes, and shootings ratcheting up suspense. Dallas is pure pleasure, a little guilty, perhaps, but not a sin. --Tom Keogh

Description

Power, wealth, sex, glorious extravagance. One place has them all - Dallas. This 5-disc set includes all 29 of the hugely entertaining show's First- and Second-Season Episodes, including a cast reunion special. Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal and more play Texas sons and daughters whose lives revolve around oil, family and power. And Larry Hagman portrays petroleum magnate J.R. Ewing, whose pursuit of, in no particular order, money and clout knows no limits.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary featuring Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, and creator David Jacobs
Featurette:Soaptalk Dallas Reunion, SOAPnet special featuring Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, and Charlene Tilton

Customer Reviews:

Not what it appears to be.......2007-07-03

THe first season isn't really the first season of Dallas in this box set. I'm a true Dallas fan. The first few episodes was actually the mini-series version, then the block of the first Season. So Season Two isn't included in this set at all! I was disappointed and wanted everyone else to know that if you're thinking about buying this set, please be aware that it doesn't include Season Two.

Who wants to remember this garbage.............2007-05-09

This was one of the worst Tv shows ever. We had to put up with almost a decade of back stabs, booze, a murder climax, the infamous shower season opening, and the list goes on. You must be a fat guy who is unemployed to watch this.

A very slow start..........2007-04-06

DALLAS was one of my all-time favorite TV shows. However, I didn't start watching it until 1980, around the time the entire world was in the grips of "Who shot J.R.?" fever. Now, for the first time, I went back in time to the very beginning, when it first premiered as a 5-part mini-series in April 1978 and was picked up again the following Fall.

This was a show that definately took some time to get jump-started into the nasty, continuous nightime soap opera that fans came to know and love. In fact, not until the last two episodes on the 5th disc ("John Ewing III"), does the series have any real juice to it. Nearly every episodes plays out like a three-act play, with a convenient and almost "happily-ever-after" resolution at the end. Some of the acting by supporting players can be pretty bad, too - particularly in some episodes (3 of them) that involve members of the Ewing family being taken hostage.

Boring as much of this collection may be, it is inevitably, necessary to watch to know the origin of the Ewing family and it's empire. By the time you get into the third season, though, you definately become hooked.

I loved it!.......2007-03-22

I loved Dallas the first and second series! I haved always loved Dallas from the first time that I saw it many years ago and I fell in love with it all over again. I especially liked the characters Jock and Miss Ellie. I will watch it over and over again it is one of my favorite tv shows of all time!

Great TV Show.......2007-02-24

This Series aired on CBS in 1978. My Mom, God rest her soul watched this every Friday night. I got hooked on this because of the very young but gorgeous Victoria Principal. Larry Hagman who played on I Dream of Jeannie plays the role of J.R. Ewing, Patrick Duffy plays the role of Bobby Ewing and Victoria Principal plays the role of Pamela Ewing. The show also introduces Jim Davies as Jock Ewing, Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie, and Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing. The first show as Bobby taking Pam to Southfork ranch outside of Texas where the family lives. What Jock and JR don't like, Pam is the daughter of Digger Barnes, an old business rival of Jock's and one-time suitor of the Ewing matriarch, Miss Ellie. Pam's also the sister of a state senator, Cliff Barnes whose vendetta against the Ewings is played out in the legislature, imposing costly regulations on their business and holding committee investigations into questionable practices of company president J.R. Ewing. Pam's status as the newest Ewing causes an uproar in the family because she also dated the Ewings' genial but lonely foreman, Ray Krebbs, and prompts J.R., to make many evil like attempts, over the first two seasons, to drive her from Bobby's arms. Pam has a different set of problems with the other, jealous Ewing women, including J.R.'s possibly barren and alcoholic wife, Sue Ellen and teenage Lucy, daughter of exiled Ewing son Gary. With new and old resentments flying and everyone deeply suspicious of everyone else's motives even the ailing Jock doesn't trust J.R., there's plenty of drama to chew on. Still, storylines are often larger than the sum of these parts, with lots of kidnappings, marital affairs, plane crashes, and shootings ratcheting up suspense. Dallas is pure pleasure, a little guilty, perhaps, but not a sin. I watch this because of Pam but also the ruthlessness of JR and his daddy Jock. I give this 5 weasel stars for Pam alone.

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DALLAS - 5TH SEASON
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dallas the fifth season
NEVER WILL GO OUT STYLE
A year of obsessions and tragedy

Dallas - The Complete Fifth Season
Starring: Howard Keel , Victoria Principal , Susan Howard , Priscilla Presley , and Sheree J. Wilson
Director: Michael A. Hoey , Don McDougall , and Vincent McEveety
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ASIN: B000FI9OD6
Release Date: 2006-08-01

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Blink while watching Dallas: The Complete Fifth Season, and one might miss some of the fastest moving nastiness ever seen on the granddaddy of primetime soaps. Hovering over everything is the tragic loss of grizzled patriarch Jock Ewing (Jim Davis, who died prior to season 5), off on business in South America but dead before he returns to Southfork Ranch and the arms of Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes). While the widow grieves for her loss, charming scoundrel J.R. (Larry Hagman) finds new lows to reach as he conspires to woo estranged wife Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) back to Southfork and blackmail younger brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) into abandoning his shares in Ewing Oil, thus giving J.R. control. Even J.R.'s schemes mask deeper ploys: getting back Sue Ellen means getting back their toddler son, John Ross, which means adding John Ross's ten shares to J.R.'s arsenal. Sheesh.

There's also more collateral damage than ever from J.R.'s machinations, notably the complete destruction of chronic loser Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), whose romantic overtures toward Sue Ellen stand in J.R.'s way. Not only does poor Cliff lose Sue Ellen's affections, he falls hook, line, and sinker for a fake deal dangled by a J.R. confederate, costing him the respect and support of his family and threatening his health. But there's also the infant son of Sue Ellen's late sister to think about: Bobby and baby-starved Pam (Victoria Principal) want to adopt him, but J.R. claims to be the father and threatens to take the boy away. (How do most of these people manage to live under the same Southfork roof?) Meanwhile, young Lucy (Charlene Tilton) deals with divorce and the emotional aftermath of being held hostage, and Jock's son Ray (Steve Kanaly) threatens his marital stability with impulsive investments in real estate. Everything comes to a head with a new eruption in the old Ewing-Barnes family feud, and an internal fight for control of the Ewing empire. Down and dirty, and completely irresistible. A nice special feature provides a tour of the real-life Southfork ranch. --Tom Keogh

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DALLAS - 5TH SEASON.......2007-05-18

RECEIVED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - VERY FAST! WILL PURCHASE FROM THIS SELLER AGAIN.

Excellent transaction.......2007-01-17

It was very good price, and fast shiping. What else could you ask for?

dallas the fifth season.......2007-01-12

I loved every eposide there was I loved the show when it was on the air I love it better now that I am older to understand it and know what is going on I love this drama I wish that show was still on the air. I look forward to ordering the complete set.Thanks sincerely jonathan carmical

NEVER WILL GO OUT STYLE.......2007-01-10

This show just gets more popular as the next generation gets the chance to see it.

A year of obsessions and tragedy.......2006-12-09

SPOILERS!

Major points of the season are as follows:

After suffering several miscarriages, Pam (Victoria Principal) is obsessed with motherhood.

Bobby (Patrick Duffy) is obsessed with finding the father of Kristen's baby.

Ray (Steve Kanaly) is obsessed in proving tht he can make it on his own without his wife Donna's (Susan Howard) money.

Cliff (Ken Kercheval) continues his obsession in destroying the Ewings.

Rebecca (Priscilla Pointer) is obsessed with proving herself a "good mother" after having abandoned her children when they were young.

In light of his impotency, Dusty (Jared Martin) is obsessed to show how much of a "man" is he.

Lucy (Charlene Tilton) is obsessed with winning her husband back, while hubby Mitch (Leigh J. McCloskey) is obsessed with making it on his own.

Lucy's photographer, Roger (Dennis Redfield), has an unhealthy obsession with her, leading him to begin stalking the model-wannabe.

Katherine (Morgan Brittany) begins her obsession with brother-in-law Bobby, which will come to a head when she mows him down in a couple of seasons.

Vaughn Leland (Dennis Patrick) returns in his obsessive quest to bring down J.R.

And J.R. (Larry Hagman) continues, after a few missteps, to run over everyone!

Also, the writers were able to stretch out the absence of "Jock" (the late Jim Davis) by having the character noticeably absent and finally "announcing" his death in a mid-season installment, thus opening the door for the fight for control of Ewing Oil.

"The Search" becomes a tribute to Davis, interspersed with clips from previous episodes that showcased the towering and much beloved actor.

Boy, did a lot happen in these twenty-two episodes!

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ol' boys of Dallas
The greatest cliffhanger ever?
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Fantastic!
DALLAS: SEASON 3 -THE ULTIMATE CLIFFHANGER!!!

Dallas - The Complete Third Season
Starring: Howard Keel , Victoria Principal , Susan Howard , Priscilla Presley , and Sheree J. Wilson
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Release Date: 2005-08-09

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Dallas: The Complete Third Season, originally broadcast in the fall of 1979 through early 1980, surely represents one of the most raucous and tantalizing years in the life of any television series in history. Murder, banking fraud, kidnapping, adultery, alcoholism, cancer, vengeance, a miscarriage, extortion, bribery, and astounding levels of betrayal both in business and private lives are just part of the catalogue of sins that make season 3 particularly juicy. Actually, what makes the 25 episodes in this box set so much fun to watch is a viewer's gradual awareness that every crime committed, every ethical breach or personal tragedy is part of an overall design, reverberating in dozens of directions and affecting multiple relationships and numerous schemes. As enjoyable as each program is on its own terms, it's quite clear that by the 25th episode, "A House Divided," in which a major character receives a surprise-ending comeuppance, that all chickens were intended to come home to roost in the last show's very clever script.

A remarkable number of story threads found their way into season 3. Starting with a two-parter concerning the kidnapping of a newborn baby belonging to J.R. (Larry Hagman) and Sue Ellen Ewing (Linda Gray), problems just keep on sprouting like weeds. First, there's Sue Ellen's emotional deep-freeze and refusal to nurture her child as a healthy mom should, which in turn prompts the childless Pamela Ewing (Victoria Principal) to free her maternal instincts toward J.R.'s son, much to the chagrin of J.R.'s brother, Bobby (Patrick Duffy). Meanwhile, teenager Lucy (Charlene Tilton), abandoned daughter of missing Ewing son Gary (David Ackroyd), threatens to teach J.R.'s son, one day, to turn against the Ewing clan, inspiring J.R. to escalate plans to get rid of Lucy any way possible. (Gary, by the way, kicks into gear a famous Dallas spin-off by moving to Knots Landing, California.) Matriarch Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes) faces a mastectomy, making her worry that husband Jock (Jim Davis) will stop loving her, though he faces problems of his own when a skeleton found buried on Ewing property turns up near Jock's missing handgun. (Whoops.) Finally, J.R.'s almost Shakespearean manipulation of the sale of Asian oil fields to old family friends, just before those fields are nationalized, is brilliantly wicked stuff. His actions have enormous, grievous ramifications--not least of all for J.R. --Tom Keogh

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The series that invented the season cliffhanger and left the world guessing "Who Shot JR?", is now available in this special 5-disc collector's set. Relive the drama, intrigue and deception of TV's most watched event of the 80's, complete with all 25 season three episodes and never-before-seen special features. Dallas recounts the tale of Texas sons and daughters whose lives revolve around oil, family and power. And Larry Hagman portrays petroleum magnate J.R. Ewing, whose pursuit of, in no particular order, money and clout knows no limits.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Documentary:"Who Shot JR?" featurette, including interviews with series' creator and key cast members.

Customer Reviews:

ol' boys of Dallas.......2007-05-09

watching this dvd set was great. I had forgotten how much went on in the lives of the Ewings. It was a regular night time soap opera of it's time. It was great fun to watch.

The greatest cliffhanger ever?.......2006-07-25

Season Three of the long-running primetime soap opera Dallas featured quite possibly one of the busiest television seasons ever and featured what is called the greatest cliffhanger in television history in the final episode.

Of course throughout its run, Dallas was known for having great cliffhangers, but in season three, the writers and producers really hit the nail on the head. To someone who was watching the show in 1980, the final scene of the final episode of season three probably came as quite a shock. I knew what was going to happen and I was still a little taken aback. That's what great television is all about.

And season three completely plays up to that moment right from the start. With all the lying and cheating and backstabbing that take place, the writers are building viewers up so that when the big moment happens, it seems justified, yet at the same time, still comes as a shock.

The shooting of Ewing Oil president JR Ewing (Larry Hagman) created quite a buzz in the television world and when it was revealed who shot him near the beginning of season four, that episode ranked as one of the top-rated television shows of all time. But surely just about everybody would say that JR deserved the bullets.

In the age of the Internet and all other forms of information, even though I have never seen an episode of Dallas beyond the first three seasons on DVD, I know who shot JR, but I still will buy season four and get the inside track on just what he or she was thinking when pulling the trigger.

Season three certainly ran the gamut of emotions, with no time to stop and catch your breath. It began with the two part story about the kidnapping of JR and Sue Ellen's (Linda Gray) baby, John Ross Ewing III. With suspects aplenty, the Ewing Oil magnate's first thought turns to his brother in law, Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval) who may or may not be the baby's father.

When the youngster is finally returned to the family, Sue Ellen becomes cold and detached from the child, while Pamela Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal) grows attached to the child after losing a baby of her own in a horseback riding accident. Sue Ellen continues to grow detached from John Ross and an affair with Dusty Farlow, who's family would come to play a huge part in future seasons, and trips to see a psychiatrist just estrange her more. As the season ends, the entire Ewing family is concerned about Sue Ellen's drinking and JR is ready to commit her to the sanitarium, much like he did in season two.

Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and Pamela Ewing have an up and down season, as they lose a baby and also have to deal with the fallout between her brother Cliff and the Ewing family. After Pamela loses the baby, she grows very attached to John Ross, which upsets Bobby as he wants to have a baby of his own. But unbeknownst to him, Pamela is scared that a disease she may carry could affect her child. She goes on a search for her mother when it is revealed that her father Digger is not really her father. As the season winds down, Bobby and Pamela are leaving Southfork after another of JR's schemes pushes Bobby over the edge.

Ewing matriarch Miss Ellie Ewing (Barbara Bel Geddes) faces a battle with breast cancer, which forces her to get a masectomy. She keeps everything to herself as she is afraid that the change in her life will stop her husband Jock (Jim Davis) from loving her. Jock also faces a tough fight from Miss Ellie when it is revealed that he was married before he met her and divorced his wife when she developed mental problems. Jock, JR, Bobby and ranch foreman Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly) go on a hunting trip that finds them being shot at and JR and Jock's lives at stake thanks to Jock's business tactics many years earlier when he still ran Ewing Oil.

Young Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton) is enrolled at college and starts dating a lawyer named Alan Beam (guest star Randolph Powell) who JR is using to set up Cliff Barnes. Lucy dates the young man mainly because she thinks JR hates him, but secretly, he and JR are working together to get Cliff out of the Office of Land Management. They become engaged as JR hatches a plot to get Lucy out of Dallas for good, but his plan backfires when Jock gets Alan a job in Dallas. Lucy also gets to spend time with her parents, Gary (Ted Shackleford) and Valene (Joan Van Ark) who also spin off into their own prime time soap opera Knot's Landing, during this season.

And of course JR. His biggest storyline of the season is his mortgaging of Southfork to finance oil wells in Asia, wells which strike it rich and become a boon for Ewing Oil. But nationalization of the Asian wells sends JR scrambling to sell off most of his shares to his "Business partners," who in turn are dealt a staggering loss, giving any of them a motive to shoot him in the finale. He also has an affair with his wife's sister Kristin (guest star Mary Crosby), who plots with Alan Beam for revenge, giving both of them, as well as Sue Ellen, who he is planning on sending to a sanitarium, a motive to shoot him. It seems JR had a lot of enemies. No wonder the ratings were so high for the who done it show.

As for extras, this set has a couple of good commentaries with Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy, including on the "A House Divided" episode, the final cliffhanger at the end of the season. There is also a featurette on the show and its popularity, particularly in dealing with the cliffhanger of JR being shot.

All told, this was a great follow-up to a solid releas of the first two seasons. I never watched this show on television, mainly because I was too young, but I am thoroughly enjoying the episodes on DVD.

Gotta watch the fourth!.......2006-06-13

This show just keeps getting better and better with each season. this season dealt mostly with Sue Ellen, JR, and their baby(or more importantly who the baby's real father was). other episodes include Jock being accused of murder. Miss Ellie finding out she may need a masectomy, Sue Ellen trying to decide between staying at Southfork with JR and going with her new love Dusty, Sue Ellen's trampy sister Kristen coming to Southfork and screwing with people in more ways then one, and of course J.R. trying to put Sue Ellen back in the sanitarium. has some great one liners also. my favorite had to be Sue Ellen talking to J.R. saying "which [...] are you gonna be with tonight." which J.R. replies back "anybody's better then the [...] I'm looking at right now!"
cant wait to watch season 4 and season 5 will be out soon!!!

Fantastic!.......2006-05-31

I just LOVE the show, and owning the DVD's is WONDERFUL!

Additionally, the book "Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime-time Soap" by Barbara A. Curran is fun to own along with the DVD's. You can see what was going on behind the scenes in each of the episodes and glean amazing facts about the cast and characters.

At least go for the DVD's. They are fun to watch.

DALLAS: SEASON 3 -THE ULTIMATE CLIFFHANGER!!!.......2006-04-17

As this season begins, you can tell by the story lines unfolding that this season is going to be really special! Larry Hagman's JR is at his cunning best, with beautiful Mary Crosby turning in a fine performance as Sue Ellen's ambitious sister. By the end of this season's episodes, you would think that the cliffhanger would be all about Jock Ewing's involvement with the murder of a former ranch hand, and Cliff Barnes handling the case is extra icing on the cake! I discovered that this was going to be the season's cliffhanger, (while watching the documentary) but the network wanted more episodes for the year's season, due to the show's popularity and audience draw, for more commercial time to be bought. The producers and writers decided to build up the last few episodes to the shooting of the show's villain, JR Ewing! The dramatic performance of Barbara Belle Geddes in the "Mastectomy" part 1 & 2 episodes, the kidnapping of JR and Sue Ellen's baby, along with the final episodes building up to the night that JR gets shot, is prime time TV that is brilliantly done! I've just watched the first six episodes of "Dallas: Season 4," and it's got the same entertaining addiction that season's 1, 2, and 3 had! I'm ready for season five, or at least an announcement of a release date! "Dallas" is too good a series just to stop with season four!

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And now we know the rest of the story
dallas IV
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Dallas- fourth season
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Dallas - The Complete Fourth Season
Starring: Howard Keel , Victoria Principal , Susan Howard , Priscilla Presley , and Sheree J. Wilson
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ASIN: B000BVM1TG
Release Date: 2006-01-24

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Following a tumultuous third season that culminated in the shooting of likeable villain J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) by an unknown assailant, Dallas: The Complete Fourth Season is relatively tame by comparison. Still, it begins with no fewer than four episodes stretching out the mystery of who (from a wide field of candidates) actually shot J.R., with the victim's alcoholic wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), looking like the chief suspect. Meanwhile, with J.R. out of commission and possibly paralyzed by a bullet pressing against his spine, brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) reluctantly takes the reins of Ewing Oil at the insistence of his father, Jock (Jim Davis). Prepared to buy a refinery at a bargain price—something Jock always wanted but J.R. could never deliver—Bobby is set to take Ewing Oil to a new level of success, but finds his authority undercut by J.R., who is pulling strings from his hospital bed.

Another suspect in the shooting, Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), brother of Bobby's wife, Pam (Victoria Principal), tries to jumpstart his return to Texas politics by making trouble for the Ewings in the Texas legislature. Bobby himself, burned out on the family business, tries his own hand at the state senate, a useful place to be once Jock and Ewing matriarch Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes), mired in a personal conflict that heads toward divorce, find themselves on opposite sides in a land dispute. Other story threads include a rocky marriage between granddaughter Lucy (Charlene Tilton) and a medical student (Leigh McCloskey), and extramarital distraction for lonely Pam and Sue Ellen. Perhaps the biggest scandal of the season is J.R.'s manipulation of a counterrevolution in the Southeast Asian country where Ewing Oil fields were disastrously nationalized--a crime that could come back to haunt him. --Tom Keogh

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The saga of the wealthy Ewing family continues in its fourth season - full of sibling wars, adultery, threats of divorce and doomed new marriages. In its fourth season, Miss Ellie learns shocking news about Jock that she finds unforgiveable, J.R. battles for his life and for control of Ewing Oil and the Ewing wives look elsewhere for love. Don't miss out on the season that solved the greatest cliffhanger in television history: Who Shot J.R.?

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And now we know the rest of the story.......2007-04-10

Okay, so without a doubt, the biggest moment in season four of the legendary prime time soap opera Dallas was the revelation of who really shot oil big wig JR Ewing (Larry Hagman) in television's ultimate cliffhanger at the end of the third season.

The shooter is revealed in the fourth episode of the season, and that episode ranked as one of the most watched episodes of any series in television history. I won't spoil the surprise if there are still one or two people who don't know and don't want to know who pulled the trigger, but the writers and actors and everyone did a great job of making sure that viewers were led down many paths and had many choices as to who it was that pulled the trigger.

The fourth season began immediately after JR was shot and continued through some tumultuos times for the oil-rich Ewing family. As the previous season ended, JR's brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) and his wife Pamela (Victoria Principal) were leaving the family's ranch, Southfork, heading for a new life in California. They were tired of JR's shady dealings and packed up and left, much to the dismay of matriarch Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes).

JR's shooting brings Pamela and Bobby back to Southfork, where Bobby takes over as temporary boss at Ewing Oil. As JR recovers, he finds ways to sneak back into power, finally leading to Bobby stepping down and JR resuming his "rightful" spot at the head of the company. However, Bobby's leadership helped the company break new ground and for that, he earned his father Jock's (Jim Davis) respect. Of course running Ewing Oil quickly taxed Bobby's marriage and sent his wife towards the arms of another man. Pam, back at her former job at a department store, finds it hard to resist the urge to cheat on her husband with a magazine editor she works with.

JR and his wife Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) have more marital problems of their own, as she is a prime suspect in his shooting and eventually finds herself in the arms of a few different men, including her former college sweetheart Clint Ogden. While Sue Ellen finds herself dedicated to motherhood, she doesn't find herself dedicated to JR, as his continued relationships with other women drive her over the edge. JR's most prolific affairs in this season are with his niece Lucy's sister-in-law Afton Cooper (guest star Audrey Flanders) and with PR maven Leslie Stewart (Susan Flannery, now of The Bold and the Beautiful). As the season draws to a close, Sue Ellen is reunited with Dusty Farlow, (guest star Jared Martin) a man she fell in love with in an earlier season and was presumed dead in a helicopter crash. She makes plans to take her baby and leave JR for the Farlow's Southern Cross Ranch, with a little help from Pamela.

Miss Ellie and Jock go through a tough time when they are on opposing sides of a development deal. When it is revealed that ranch foreman Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly) is Jock's son from an affair he had during the war, Miss Ellie believes that her husband begins to favor Ray a little more. The Takapa development deal widens the gap between the heads of the Ewing family before Bobby, who was elected a state senator in a special election, works out a compromise that suits both. After Miss Ellie and Jock make up, they head to Paris for a second honeymoon.

Ray also reconnects with the love of his life, Donna Culver (guest star and future series regular Susan Howard). They get married, much to the dismay of Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), the brother of Pamela, who is the arch-rival to the Ewing family. Cliff and Donna had been dating for a while as he ran her son's campaign.

Cliff and Pamela also track down their mother, or really, Pamela tracks her down and Cliff gets mad. Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (guest star Priscilla Pointer) moves to Dallas to try to get closer to the family she left many years earlier. Though Cliff rebuffs her attempts of reconciliation at first, he is later swayed to reconcile with his mother.

Young Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton) meets Mitch Cooper (guest star Leigh McCloskey) at college and the two get married, despite the fact that he is struggling to make ends meet. He resents the Ewing money and he and Lucy have many arguments over that. Lucy gets a modeling job thanks to Pamela's editor friend and that furthers the divide between the two and as the season ends, Lucy is heading back to Southfork.

The cliffhanger end to season four once again involved JR. Cliff showed up at Southfork for a meeting with Bobby, who he had been working with in the senate. He arrives and finds a body in the pool. He dives in, notices the (still unrevealed) body is dead. Looking up, he sees a broken railing and JR standing looking down over the pool.

The extra on this set was a pretty decent look into the show, a 2004 reunion entitled Return to Southfork, hosted by Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Victoria Principal, Ken Kercheval, Steve Kanaly and Charlene Tilton. The original stars talk about life on the set, the famous cliffhangers and more. I found this an interesting piece, as I never watched the show when it was on the air and have yet to see many of the famous scenes.

Sadly, this season marked the last appearance of Jim Davis as Jock Ewing. Though his character would continue on in the next season (on a trip to South America), the actor died before the shooting began. Davis was fantastic as the family patriarch and it is hard to imagine the series carrying on without him, though it did for another 10 years.

All in all, if you're looking for soapy drama in a true 80s fashion, you really can't go wrong with Dallas: Season Four.

dallas IV.......2007-01-18

My wife loves the Dallas series and watches them every chance she gets, from season one on. It is a good way to watch a series with fewer interruptions and on your own schedule.

THIS AWESOME SHOW NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.......2007-01-10

THIS SHOW WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE

Dallas- fourth season.......2006-11-03

If you are a Dallas fan, then you will like this season.

The quality is poor.......2006-06-21

No need to discuss the season. 100% perfect.

What I didn't like is the double layer discs that can be easily damaged if handled improperly by other people.

And worse, some of the episodes weren't digitally enhanced and in some cases, the image is very very poor. I even compared them against the tapes I have in VHS.

I think we, DALLAS fan deserve better than that.

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I-N-S-P-I-R-I-N-G!
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I-N-S-P-I-R-I-N-G!.......2007-06-05

great flix.......2007-06-01

It's not about just spelling, it's about R-E-S-P-E-C-T.......2007-05-22

Awsome!!.......2007-05-18

Surprise Delight.......2007-05-16

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A classic offbeat western
"The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" is hard1y a milestone for Huston...
The Law West of the Pecos
The most surrealist film of John Huston!
A timeless treasure by one of Hollywood's greatest directors

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A remarkable blend of otherwise disparate philosophies about legendary men, this 1972 film was inspired in part by the epic dimensions of a John Milius (The Wind and the Lion) script, which was toned down by Paul Newman's charmingly eccentric approach to the title character, who in turn was deepened by director John Huston's sensitivity to the subject of fleeting dreams. The story concerns the famous outlaw-turned-lawmaker who rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town. The film follows the quirky Bean's episodic adventures as the years pass and a variety of colorful characters come and go, including the muse who captivated his soul, the actress Lily Langtry (Ava Gardner). Huston's textured approach has an almost Altmanesque feel to it, though he demands more (and rewardingly so) obvious performances from the cast, particularly a hilarious cameo by Stacy Keach as the one tough-as-nails SOB who makes Bean a tad nervous. Highly entertaining. --Tom Keogh

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Roy Bean's life for a span of 30-odd years is recorded with all the excitement of the era.

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A classic offbeat western.......2007-02-15

This is one of my all time favorite western movies. I recommend it to Paul Newman fans and western fans. Notable for first appearance of Victoria Principal.

"The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" is hard1y a milestone for Huston..........2006-11-06

Bean rides into Vinegarroon, Texas in 1890, and is prompt1y beaten, robbed and hanged by degenerate outlaws and whores... The rope breaks, and he returns, shooting everyone in revenge... Then he declares himself "the Law West of the Pecos," makes the saloon his courthouse, and swears to uphold the honor of his ideal, the beautiful British actress, Lily Langtry...

He takes Marie, a Mexican girl (Victoria Principal), as his mistress, and administers justice by hanging men and confiscating their property to make the town (renamed Langtry) prosperous... Eventually, the community turns against him, and Bean rides out, defeated...

Twenty years later, in 1925, the town is run by Prohibition gangsters and evil oil men... Out of nowhere, Bean, now seventy, appears and purges the town by shooting the criminals...

In a sense, Newman comes full circle from his first Western, in which Billy the Kid also said, "I am the law," and fought evil by becoming judge, jury and executioner... But whereas Billy was a neurotic, pitiful adolescent, Bean is presented as an admirable, mystical character... The real Bean died in 1903, and scriptwriter John Milius presumably changed the date in order to contrast the wild individualist with impersonal twenties gangsters: even though he's a killer, he does it with style...

The film tries to make Bean another lovable character on the order of Butch Cassidy: he hangs and shoots men while quoting the Bible and delivering wisecracks, and he punctuates their deaths with punch lines...

Newman does his best with the material... His funniest scenes are with a huge bear named Bruno, who, like Bean, is grizzly, guzzles beer and deals violently with outlaws; at one point he delightfully evokes Bean's wrath by drunkenly licking Lily's poster... In William Wyler's "The Westerner," Walter Brennan as Bean upstaged Gary Cooper; here Bruno upstages Newman... In any case, the outrageous gallows humor and broad caricatures fail to disguise the fact that unlike Butch, Bean is a vicious fellow...

"The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" is hard1y a milestone for Huston, who portrayed hopeless dreamers more effectively in films like "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" and "The Asphalt Jungle."

The Law West of the Pecos.......2005-12-04

Solidly entertaining, whimsical biography of the hangin' judge west of the Pecos. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN stars a growly and bearded Paul Newman in the title role, guide to the life of a legend of the Old West and host to a revolving series of guest stars.

`Whimsical' seems kind of an odd word now that I think about it. After all, it connotes a lightness of spirit, and that's a hard choice of words to use for a movie that features an on-screen hanging or five. `Whimsy' is defined as `an odd or fanciful or capricious idea,' and `whimsy' begets `whimsical', which is made of sturdier stuff that its pappy - `Whimsical: adj. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability.' I'll let the word stand. John Huston's JUDGE ROY BEAN is erratic and unpredictable enough. John Milius wrote the original screenplay. With movies like `Jeremiah Johnson' and `Geronimo: An American Legend' among his credits, Milius has given ample evidence that he's a `print-the-legend' type of writer. And he takes his heroes seriously. Underneath everything - and everything piles high in this movie - there's a script that wants to make a legendary hero out of its title character.

That serious intent is subverted by Newman, whose charm is unsuccessfully buried beneath a beard and gruff exterior, and Huston, who peppers the whole thing with darkly humorous vignettes. In fact, JUDGE ROY BEAN is more or less a series of disconnected incidents, from Bean's massacre of a bar full of desperados who rolled him for his (stolen) cash and left him for dead to his circa 1920 explosive showdown with an unscrupulous eastern lawyer played by Roddy McDowell. In the interim he appoints himself judge, the law west of the Pecos, peppers the bar with posters of the beloved Lily Langtry (Ava Gardner,) adopts a black b'ar dropped off by Grizzly Adams (John Huston,) takes up with pretty young Marie Elena (Victoria Principal,) and witnesses an assortment of quirky cutthroats pass under the shadow of his well-worn noose.

If Milius wanted to plant Bean next to Geronimo and Jeremiah Johnson in the pantheon of American legends he must have cringed when Stacy Keach appeared for his twenty-minute segment. Gigged out in white pancake make-up and an Edgar Winters' fright wig, Keach plays the albino outlaw Bad Bob, who's so tough he drinks boiling coffee directly out of the pot. Bad Bob has come to call Judge Bean out, and hurls a series of insults about Lily Langtry in the attempt. I liked the darkly, surreally, humorous Bad Bob character, but he doesn't belong in a movie that's trying to keep things real. Worse, much, much worse, is the `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' like musical interlude, also known as `Picnic with the B'ar.' Newman, Principal, and their 300-pound black bear co-star cavort along the Pecos River, accompanied by Andy Williams singing the saccharine "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey." I don't know for a fact, but I believe "Marmalade, etc." effectively killed the use of cheesy musical interludes in the middle of westerns. If it didn't, it should have.

The most surrealist film of John Huston!.......2004-12-01

Once upon a time in Texas a roguish Judge :Roy Bean magnificent acted by Paul Newman . And also a weird preacher : Anthony Perkins and an albino gunman named Stacy Keach .
Blend this cocktail and you will obtain a clever, ironic and unencumbered film winking to Luis Buñuel.
Watch this hidden and treasured movie .

A timeless treasure by one of Hollywood's greatest directors.......2002-12-14

The 60's and early 70's produced several great comedic westerns i.e. Cheyenne Social Club, Dirty Dingus Magee, McClintock, Great Scout, The Rounders, Evil Roy Slade, Support Your Local, etc. The list goes on and on. Those movies were all great, but pretty much one dimensional and set the tone for some collective disappointment over the content of Judge Roy Bean.

There are some great hilarious moments in this film but I never really got it until recently. It's actually a love story above all else, and a comedy, as well as John Huston's own statement about the retreating old west. If you view it in that context you'll be very impressed. If you're looking for pure comedy you may find that it drags in moments. However, this is the last time you'll get to see Paul Newman with that devilish Eddie Felson/Ben Quick light in his eyes, he was made for the part as a self-appointed and self-styled Judge/philosopher that dispenses justice to just about everyone that wanders through his town whether they deserve it or not. This film also showcases IMO the best villian of all time in Bad Bob, a murderous long haired psychotic albino come to lay ole' Beano to rest. Victoria Principal is so cute you just want to, well you'll see. Anyway, it's very funny but it is a love story. I found that rather distraction 30 years ago but I didn't get it. Well worth a watch.

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Starring: Charlton Heston , Ava Gardner , George Kennedy , Lorne Greene , and Geneviève Bujold
Director: Mark Robson
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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