Highball

Starring:Justine Bateman, Peter Bogdanovich, Andrea Bowen, Dean Cameron, Rae Dawn Chong, Chris Eigeman, James P. Engel, Carlos Jacott, Lauren Katz, Catherine Kellner, John Lehr, Ryan Postal, Christopher Reed, Annabella Sciorra, Ally Sheedy, Eric Stoltz, L.B. Straten, Dean Wareham
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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Funniest Movie Ever
A miserably tedious and pointless film
Excellent movie
Better than Mr Jealousy - not as good as Kicking &Screaming
subpar versus Kicking & Screaming and Mr. Jealousy

Highball
Starring: Justine Bateman , Peter Bogdanovich , Andrea Bowen , Dean Cameron , and Rae Dawn Chong
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
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Mr. Jealousy
Kicking & Screaming - Criterion Collection
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Barcelona
Metropolitan - Criterion Collection

ASIN: B00004XPP8
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Customer Reviews:

Funniest Movie Ever.......2006-12-20

This is the funniest movie I have ever seen I thought it was much better than Kicking and Screaming

A miserably tedious and pointless film.......2005-07-07

Ignore the blurb on the VHS box, the movie is not about a couple's hot parties with hip friends, it is about a couple's awful parties with jerk friends. Now, that might not be a bad thing -- in fact, I think it could be easier to make a good movie about bad parties than about good ones -- but the advertising is dishonest.

Much worse, though, is the the pointless and boring character of the movie, which is about a bunch of stupid or verbally sadistic "friends" who mostly don't like each other. While I've known cliques that keep getting together despite frictions between some members, it's inconceivable that these people would keep getting together for these abusive and tedious holiday events. Also, the couples' relationships, which come and go between these parties, are unexplained and mostly unexplored, as are some individuals' character changes, and indeed, almost everything that doesn't happen at the parties themselves.

Excellent movie.......2004-12-17

This movie is gorgeous. We consider ourselves connoisseurs of movies, and this is one of only a few that we own. If you get subtle yet truly funny comedy, own this movie.

Better than Mr Jealousy - not as good as Kicking &Screaming .......2004-08-08

If possible, view this on DVD - you'll want to cue up several different scenes. Yes. The lighting is poor, the acting is hurried, the set is something from an old high school musical (probably from Western NY). It was filmed in a week - don't kill the messenger. Nonetheless, if it's 1 am, and you can't sleep - THIS is the movie to watch. Don't expect 'Caddyshack', or 'Old School'- some parts ARE hysterical, but its humor is subtle (particularly the mannerisms of certain characters, plot holes that aren't explained, etc) - which is precisely why one can view it over and over again.

NOTE: If for no other reason - you must see this film, for the scene of the two giant lizards conversing over work at the Halloween party. Never on celluloid has the "F" word been so prefectly placed.

subpar versus Kicking & Screaming and Mr. Jealousy.......2003-01-06

Perhaps predictably, this movie suffers from not having the same kind of time and money invested in its production compared to Kicking & Screaming and Mr. Jealousy. Those two films had a uniquely beautiful combination of literate dialogue and humorous ensemble interaction. While Highball had many of the same actors from the first two movies, the overall dialogue and themes were totally different. The first two movies had irreverence mixed with the sympathy of nostalgia and the difficult emotional transition to adulthood. Highball had no direction at all.

While I no longer remember all the details of Highball, I felt that the characters were poorly defined and the plot less meaningful than Mr. Jealousy and Kicking & Screaming. The movie seemed incomplete and hastily put together.

Customer Reviews:

Funniest Movie Ever.......2006-12-20

This is the funniest movie I have ever seen I thought it was much better than Kicking and Screaming

A miserably tedious and pointless film.......2005-07-07

Excellent movie.......2004-12-17

This movie is gorgeous. We consider ourselves connoisseurs of movies, and this is one of only a few that we own. If you get subtle yet truly funny comedy, own this movie.

Better than Mr Jealousy - not as good as Kicking &Screaming .......2004-08-08

subpar versus Kicking & Screaming and Mr. Jealousy.......2003-01-06

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Join us for a look at the legendary DC-3, now in service for over 50 years! Meet the people who maintain them and keep them running, meet the pilots who fly them. Enjoy interviews, take part in the walkround, see engine startups, taxying, take-offs and landings, and fly in the cockpit. We spent time with Dreamflight, who do pilot and first officer training with the famous "Rose", and Catalina Flying Boats who carry freight to and from Catalina Island from Long Beach. Some Awesome DC-3 action, live the legend!

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Iron Road to the Isles
Starring: None
Director: Peter Crook
Manufacturer: Highball Productions
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Join award winning videographer Peter Crook on a magical journey by steam train through the highlands of Scotland. You ll see the lochs and the glens, the curved viaduct at Glenfinnan, used in the Harry Potter movies. You ll see the fishing port of Mallaig, you ll ride the Jacobite steam train through the splendid, picturesque scenery of the highlands on the iron road to the isles and learn about Bonnie Prince Charlie. Full musical score written especially for this program. Bonus Feature - Go Over the Sea to Skye and take a video tour of this beautiful island. This is a program for the entire family, one you ll want to watch over and over! Taped in WIDESCREEN HDV! Recipient of a 2006 Bronze Telly Award

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Iron Road to the Isles
Starring: None
Director: Peter Crook
Manufacturer: Highball Productions
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Join award winning videographer Peter Crook on a magical journey by steam train through the highlands of Scotland. You ll see the lochs and the glens, the curved viaduct at Glenfinnan, used in the Harry Potter movies. You ll see the fishing port of Mallaig, you ll ride the Jacobite steam train through the splendid, picturesque scenery of the highlands on the iron road to the isles and learn about Bonnie Prince Charlie. Full musical score written especially for this program. Bonus Feature - Go Over the Sea to Skye and take a video tour of this beautiful island. This is a program for the entire family, one you ll want to watch over and over! Originally taped in HDV! Recipient of a 2006 Bronze Telly Award

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Steam to Janakpurdham
Starring: None
Director: Peter Crook
Manufacturer: Highball Productions
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Tipong Coal Mine is located in Northeast India, on the border with Burma, and for the moment runs the oldest steam locomotive in regular service in the world, and a Darjeeling B class .Living on borrowed time, this 2 foot gauge railway takes coal from the mine through the jungle to a truck loading facility. Far from tourist destinations, this seldom visited little line is full of charm and character! As soon as they have the money, two bridges will be rebuilt, the coal will move by truck and this delightful little railway will die. The Janakpur Railway runs from Jayanagar, India to Janakpurdham, Nepal. This 2 6 gauge line has now dieselized, but we rode and taped a chartered steam train, with an 0-6-2 Hunswell Clarke side tank, built in 1930. We were only allowed to stay in Nepal for one night because of terrorists! The festival of Shiva was going on in Janakpurdham during our visit, and there were thousands of people on the station waiting for the diesel train, many of them rode on the roof and sides, and on flat cars on our chartered train. Run by s, the ride from the train (and the roof) and a look at the people. An entertaining look at a charming little railway!

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Tracks of the Beaver
Starring: None
Director: Peter Crook
Manufacturer: Highball Productions
ProductGroup: DVD
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Join award winning videographer Peter Crook for the trip of a lifetime along the Tracks of the Beaver, Canadian Pacific s main line through the stunning scenery of Canada s Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. You ll see the scenery, the wildlife - bear, elk, mountain goats, mountain sheep, bald eagles and osprey. You ll take side trips to Moraine Lake and Lake Louise, the Takakkaw Falls, Johnston Canyon and Mount Revelstoke. You ll ride in the cab in the western hemisphere s longest tunnel through Mount Macdonald, and you ll see the trains in the spectacular scenery of CP s landmark publicity locations, Morant s Curve, Ottertail Curve and Stoney Creek bridge. There are spotting tips for the different types of trains, and an explanation of the locomotives you might see. This is a program for the entire family, one you will want to watch over and over! WINNER OF A 2006 SILVER TELLY AWARD!

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BC Floatplane
Starring: None
Director: Peter Crook
Manufacturer: Highball Productions
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Join us at the spectacularly scenic Vancouver waterfront home of Harbour Air, the largest operator of float planes in the world. Watch turbo Otters, Beavers and twin Otters taxi out, take off and land in clouds of spray. Experience the ride from the Vancouver waterfront to Victoria Harbor from the copilots seat of a turbo Otter, listen in to air traffic control. Finally, more landings and take offs of a variety of float planes at the float plane terminal of Vancouver International Airport. Lots of action and excitement.

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Mountain Thunder
Starring: None
Director: Peter Crook
Manufacturer: Highball Productions
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MOUNTAIN THUNDER Incredible steam action on the Heber Valley and Nevada Northern railroads, with 3 engines in action. The Heber Valley s Baldwin Consolidation type 2-8-0, a former Union Pacific freight engine puts on a magnificent display with a photo freight in Utah s snow covered Wasatch Mountains, awesome runby action, all sound and fury! Sunrise to sunset action in superb weather. Next is the Nevada Northern, where we take a step back in time in the engine house, then it s off to lineside for runby action, with recently overhauled passenger 4-6-0 #40 strutting her stuff with a passenger train, including a 124 year old Pullman palace car, and Alco 2-8-0 #93 with a freight train making the valley echo with her whistle and exhaust. Some magnificent action in Nevada s high country. Not to be missed, a must see program for steam lovers everywhere! 100 mins, PLUS directors cuts and bonus feature for a full two hours!

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A Yellowhead Winter
Starring: None
Director: Peter Crook
Manufacturer: Highball Productions
ProductGroup: DVD
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Join award winning videographer Peter Crook for a ride on Via Rail Canada s famed flagship passenger train #1, The Canadian west from Edmonton through Canada s magnificent Rocky Mountains and Yellowhead Pass. Along the way, you ll see the ride from the train, the train in the scenery, some Canadian National freight trains, and the winter scenery and the wildlife. Full musical score written especially for this program, and the narration tells about the history of the train and the region. Bonus Feature - a winter ride down the Icefields Parkway - magnificent! Recipient of a 2006 Bronze Telly Award!

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