Joe's Wedding

Starring:D.W. Moffett, Kate Vernon, Tammy Isbell, David Hewlett, Aidan Devine, Sabrina Grdevich, Harvey Atkin, Jayne Eastwood, Peter Keleghan, Sean Power, Philip Williams, Maria Syrgiannis, Vincent Marino, Lesley Kelly, Carlo Rota, Ian Heath, Marlow Vella, Bradley McInnis, Rudy Rempel, Steve Keeping
Director: Michael Kennedy
Studio: York Home Video
Product Type: DVD

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green

Average customer rating:

cute
A low budget fun time...
Quirky but Cute...
Just as I thought
Daniel Letterle

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
Starring: Daniel Letterle , Diego Serrano (II) , Shanola Hampton , David Monahan , and Richard Riehle
Director: George Bamber
Manufacturer: Regent
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Gay & Lesbian | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Gay & Lesbian | Genres | DVD | Video

( M ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Another Gay Movie
Dante's Cove
Third Man Out
Adam & Steve (2005)
Poster Boy

ASIN: B000HC2M16
Release Date: 2006-10-10

Amazon.com

Based on Eric Ormer's comic strip, The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green is an almost fluffy romantic comedy starring Ethan (Daniel Letterle), a gay man whose trials and tribulations amount to not much more than difficulties in dating and finding a rented apartment. Leo (David Monahan), Ethan's ex-boyfriend, is selling the house Ethan currently resides in, while Ethan enters a whirlwind romance with baseball fetishist, Kyle (Diego Serrano). While Ethan debates where to live, he dumps Kyle and starts dating Punch (Dean Shelton), a cute, young real estate agent who hatches a plan to sabotage Leo's intentions to sell the property. The finest moments of this situational comedy occur when the Hat Sisters (Joel Brooks and Richard Riehle), a pair of cross-dressing, older lovers, are on screen cracking jokes and looking like Erma Bombeck. Meanwhile, Ethan's mom (Meredith Baxter) advises him to seek courage in order to find the right man, as Ethan tires of the dating game. Director George Bamber's adaptation is entertaining, though the entertainment feels as if its at the expense of some characters who are the most stereotypically gay. Because of the film's employment of stereotypes, it's difficult to sympathize with Ethan's plight. Clearly not meant to challenge intellectually, Ethan Green does contain some endearing scenes that make it mostly fun to watch. --Trinie Dalton

Description

This hilarious gay romantic-comedy follows Ethan Green, an adorable 26-year year old professional assistant looking for love in all the wrong places. A self-proclaimed serial monogamist, Ethan finds that no boyfriend is really "the one". -Based on the popular cult comic strip by Eric Orner, published since 1990 -Loaded with laugh-out-loud bonus features

Customer Reviews:

cute.......2007-06-27

see what one man dose to see the one he realy wants is right next to him and all the mistakes he makes to relize this

A low budget fun time..........2007-06-19

Though I'm not familiar with the comic strip on which this movie is based, I did watch the special feature by its author (Eric Orner) and if he's happy with the transition from pen and ink to live action film, then I'd suggest it was a success. After all... who'd know better than him? The overall story is about Ethan Green, a 26 year-old guy who continually sets himself up to fail in his relationships.

I've watched the film twice in the course of a week, because I was really intrigued by the stereotypes exhibited in the movie. Ethan (played quite talentedly by Daniel Letterle) is characterized as a "serial monogamist" though his monagamy might only last a day or two as in the case of his fling with Punch Epstein, played by Dean Shelton. Next, we have the lesbian roomate (strongly delivered by Shanola Hampton) who photoshops her former girlfriend out of all their pictures, replacing her with the picture of their cat! We have a twink teenager, hunky ex-boyfriends (including a recently married baseball player played by Diego Serrano), a Log Cabin Republican and of course, the Hat Sisters (hilariously portrayed by Joel Brooks and Richard Riehle) who are based on real people in Massachusetts.

The stereotypes come in many ways, but mostly in the round-robin relationships shown by the gay men in their 20s (or in the case of Punch, almost 20s), but most stereotypes are borne in truth, so it does ring genuine in that respect. What seems more wishful than real is the super-over-supportive mother played by Meredith Baxter. She's an awesome actress, but the character is more gay-friendly than Debbie on Queer as Folk.

In listening to the commentary by the Director, Screenwriter and Exec Producer, you learn a lot about how they made this film on such a low budget and with the help of their friends. At one point, the commentators actually wonder if anyone was still listening to their commentary - I was and it was very insightful - worth listening to if you have the time.

All in all, a fun film... a good way to spend an hour and a half. A good deal of the cast is straight, which is a testament to their acting ability. Letterle and Serrano specifically do very well in their parts which is not always the case when a straight actor plays gay.

Quirky but Cute..........2007-05-23

I thought that this movie was pretty cute. Daniel Letterle is an okay actor, however his performance was a bit, shall we say, shy of a 'real' personality. I have seen it three times now since I have bought it 2 weeks ago. It's just a cutecute movie. The ending is kind of shocking though. You think you are going to be left hanging but then it comes right back and ends somewhat satisfyingly, just okay. I loved the cartoon storyline of the realtor in the movie.

Just as I thought.......2007-05-14

DVD arrived quickly. Was in great condition and exactly as expected.

Daniel Letterle.......2007-03-26

If you have seen CAMP and Love Daniel Letterle You will like this movie

Party Line Dances (Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series)

Average customer rating:

This DVD was easy to follow and a lot of fun
Another excellent dvd from Shawn Trautman
Makes line dancing really easy
Party Line Dances
Best for your money!

Party Line Dances (Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series)
Starring: Shawn Trautman
Director: DanceLessonDVDs.com
Manufacturer: XiDance.com
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Westerns | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Educational | Genres | DVD | Video

( P ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Kids & Family | Independently Distributed | Stores | DVD | Video

Special Interests | Independently Distributed | Stores | DVD | Video

Independently Distributed | Indie & Art House | Stores | DVD | Video

General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

A Quick Start Guide to Line Dancing (Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series)
Essential Line Dances Volume 1 (Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series)
Couples Ultimate Dance Sampler (Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection)
Essential Line Dances Volume 2 (Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series)
Anyone Can Dance: Nightclub Freestyle

ASIN: B000BRQWTA
Release Date: 2005-10-16

Product Description

This DVD is the perfect choice for people who are going to a party, a wedding, a bar mitzvah, a New Year's celebration, or even a Country Night Club and need a crash course. This 80-minute DVD takes you from never having danced before to looking good on the floor in just minutes. By teaching what you need to know to get out there and look good on these dances, this DVD will quickly get you to where you want to be. Filmed in HD and complemented by multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, this DVD is perfect for bringing the Line Dance class with clear, logical lessons to your living room! In what seems like just minutes, you'll learn the Electric Slide, the Cotton Eyed Joe, Slappin' Leather, Macarena, the Tush Push, and the Boot Scootin' Boogie. Plus, as a Special Bonus, you'll learn several options for spicing these dances up a bit and adding in your own styles. Shawn Trautman has been a coach and mentor to numerous World Champions as well as countless social dancers since the early 1990's. Shawn welcomes people from all walks of life regardless of shape, size, or ability to his classes. His broad experience in both dance and Advanced Learning Techniques makes his methods of instruction innovative, easy, and fun. If you're ready to learn, Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection is the way to go. Order Party Line Dances, and be ready for your next event!

Customer Reviews:

This DVD was easy to follow and a lot of fun.......2007-06-01

Shawn Trautman is great in this instructional DVD. His instruction was easy to follow and a lot of fun. I recommend this DVD to anybody wanting to learn basic line dancing.

Another excellent dvd from Shawn Trautman.......2007-05-25

Shawn Trautman has done a great job of breaking the dances on this dvd down into easily remembered bite-sized chunks that don't overwhelm a person and that's quite a feat considering the sheer number of dances covered on this dvd. You definitely get your money's worth. The camera angles work well and Shawn's instruction is low key and patient without being boring.

Of course, the best part for me personally is that you can always watch the dvd again and again if that's what it takes for you to "get" a certain part of the dance and nobody's going to get worn out or impatient with you.

So if you've longed to get up and join in the fun when people start dancing, but haven't because you think you're too much of a klutz this is a perfect place to start. Most highly recommended.

Btw, my fiancee and I also own the Slow Dance dvd (for my upcoming nuptials) and we both absolutely loved it as well.

Makes line dancing really easy.......2007-05-20

My last experience with line dancing was a disaster, so I'm glad I followed through with this one. It was very easy to follow along with and I liked the fact that it wasn't overdone. I could see the instructor's feet as well as his body, and the steps were easy to follow with some good variations to throw in to make it more interesting. This is not an aerobics DVD, but if you want to learn how to do the dances to go out and get and have fun line dancing this is a really good one to learn from.

Party Line Dances.......2007-05-05

I am very pleased with Shawn's DVD. He breaks the steps down into manageable parts. I also like the steps shown from the different angles. This DVD is a must for all beginners.

Best for your money!.......2007-05-04

I was very pleased with this purchase as well. The way Shawn teaches is much easier to learn from than any line dance instructor I've taken from in the last couple of months since I started. The dances are taught a little faster than Line Dance 101 and adds several useful steps as alternates. These are still some pretty easy dances, but they're good to know. Highly recommend.

Average customer rating:

You'll never look at the Godfather the same way again!
Mafia!
If you are a fan of spoof movies ....
GOD BLESS LLOYD BRIDGES
Warning: Watching this may cause you to laugh to death!

Mafia!
Starring: Jay Mohr , Billy Burke , Christina Applegate , Pamela Gidley , and Olympia Dukakis
Director: Jim Abrahams
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Crime | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video

Comic Action | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Slapstick | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Farce | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Comic Criminals | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( M ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Spy Hard
Wrongfully Accused
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots!

ASIN: 6305268797
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Amazon.com

This hapless comedy may actually work a lot better on video than it did in theaters. A parody of contemporary mob movies (with a few sidebars skewering such hits as Forrest Gump and The English Patient), Mafia! most closely resembles the first two Godfather films in its generational saga of a gangster family. Lloyd Bridges plays Don Cortino, a native Sicilian who presides over a crime syndicate, and Jay Mohr plays his Michael Corleone-like son. The film is by Jim Abrahams, formerly of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker directing team (Airplane!, The Naked Gun), single- handedly trotting out the old dumb-joke aesthetic that worked wonderfully a lifetime ago but looks a little creaky in the era of There's Something About Mary. Silly allusions to every crime film (GoodFellas, Casino) produced in the last three decades and featuring at least one wise guy or made man find their way into Mafia!'s gags, but most are arbitrary and shrugged off. The film tanked in theaters for good reason; on the other hand, Mafia! might have a lot more to offer if you're slumped on your own couch at the end of a long day, ready for brain-dead entertainment and absolutely apathetic about comic integrity. Even a film this instantly stale on the big screen might have its place in video posterity. -- Tom Keogh

Description

Taking aim at Hollywood's greatest gangster films, MAFIA! is the hilarious comedy spoof that packs all the laughs you'd expect from the hit-making director of AIRPLANE! and HOT SHOTS! In this sidesplitting saga of disorganized crime's most dysfunctional family, legendary star Lloyd Bridges rules the underworld as the ruthless, powerful ... and ceaselessly clumsy ... Godfather Vincenzo Cortino. When the time comes to choose the next Don Cortino, however, a riotous rivalry breaks out between his two sons: one a war hero (handsome Jay Mohr -- JERRY MAGUIRE) and the other a raving psychotic! Also starring sexy Christina Applegate (JUST VISITING) in an outrageously funny cast -- you'll happily die laughing with this dead-on mobster movie parody that offers entertainment you can't refuse!

Customer Reviews:

You'll never look at the Godfather the same way again!.......2007-06-11

Another absolute "must-have" if you love the spoofs of Abrams/Zucker fame. Lloyd Bridges as the Godfather is priceless. Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt and get this movie!!

Mafia!.......2007-01-15

This is one incredible and loveable movie. I've watched it 3 times so far and each time I laugh until my sides hurt.

If you are a fan of spoof movies ...........2006-07-23

If you enjoy movies like Airplane and Scary Movie (and let's not forget Attack of the Killer Tomatos), this one is for you.

GOD BLESS LLOYD BRIDGES.......2005-09-27

Everyone knows this movie is funny, but what some people might not know (unless you read the credits)is that this was Lloyd Bridges last movie. He died shortly after completeing his work on his last movie, Meeting Daddy, which was released in 2000. He died on March 10, 1998. This was an extremely funny man and that is more than evident in all the films he made throughout his life. This movie is just an example of how brilliant he was as an actor. He is still missed.

Warning: Watching this may cause you to laugh to death!.......2005-08-12

I would say this is the greatest parody-type comedy ever without Leslie Neilson. The story about Vincenzo Cortino, who flees Sicily in 1901 for safety by swimming across the Atlantic, and the life of himself and his family. The plot may be a little confusing, as the movie is changing between past and present, but it does become clear after a while. Plenty of nonsense, slapstick comedy, with plenty of parodies from the Godfather movies and Casino. A great movie that you can watch again and again, a must buy for those who love this type of movie.

Average customer rating:

UNDERRATED COMEDY
What a find!
Light hearted and funny!
One of 1990's most popular films
ITS SO FUNNY I LOVE IT

Betsy's Wedding
Starring: Bibi Besch , Joey Bishop , Larry Block , Julie Bovasso , and Sully Boyar
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

All Deals | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( B ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The Pick-Up Artist
For Keeps
Father of the Bride (15th Anniversary Edition)
Pretty in Pink (Special Collector's Edition)
Paperback Romance

ASIN: B000068MBR
Release Date: 2002-09-03

Amazon.com

Alan Alda wrote, directed, and starred in this lightweight comedy about a wedding and the havoc it causes in one family. Dad (Alda) wants it big and splashy; Betsy (Molly Ringwald), the one who's actually getting married, wants something small and personal (and is even considering eloping). As the momentum shifts back and forth between lavish and intimate, other comic tussles are played out in the background--such as how Dad is going to pay for all this. The best moments belong to the odd couple of Ally Sheedy and Anthony LaPaglia: She's a cop and the bride's sister and he's a Mafia underling who discovers he has a thing for a woman in uniform. Even if it doesn't add up to much, it's painlessly entertaining nonetheless. --Marshall Fine

Description

Like PARENTHOOD and MOONSTRUCK, BETSY'S WEDDING is a funny, feel-good movie about a wonderfully eccentric family and their hilarious trials and tribulations -- it's about everything but their daughter's wedding! Anything can and does happen when the funky bride-to-be casually announces her engagement, setting off a series of crazy events, including accidental meetings with the mob, oddball romances, and riotous revenge schemes! BETSY'S WEDDING is the perfect comedy hit, featuring an all-star cast and an irreverent story filled with all the warmth, wackiness, and humor you won't want to miss!

Customer Reviews:

UNDERRATED COMEDY.......2006-06-04

Loved it, and have for a long time. For some reason most people either haven't watched it, or didn't get it. Obviously from the reviews here you can see I am not alone in my rating. Joe Pesci is HILARIOUS, and the movie is filled with other great characters and funny moments. Just keeps you interested with witty dialogue and universal life experiences. Like 29TH STREET this is another underrated movie, which should after watching it cacth your attention if you like romantic comedies, like WHEN HARRY MET SALLY etc. Enjoy...

What a find!.......2005-03-12

I did not expect much from this movie, perhaps because I had just finished watching 20 Dates, one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Betsy's Wedding was a delight, very sweet, and incredibly funny. I have seen movies about wedding disasters before, but this one had me laughing until it hurt. Alan Alda and Madeline Kahn were outstanding as Betsy's parents.

Light hearted and funny!.......2004-11-25

Alan Alda, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwold, Joe Pesci and the late Madeline Kahn star in this funny wedding movie. Everyone knows Alda as a funny man who has been turning in some more serious performances latley but who knew Joe Pesci could be funny? Naturally, there is trouble over putting Eddie Hopper's (Alda) daughter's (Ringwold) wedding together.

Hopper's family is comfortable but not rich but the other family is rolling in dough and wants to take over the wedding. Oscar Henner (Pesci) is in construction but has ties to organized crime. Oscar is having an affair with his secretary but his wife (Catherine O'Hara) knows all about it. Hopper's other daughter (Sheedy) falls for the nephew (Anthony LaPaglia as Stevie Dee) of Oscar's not so honest associate (Burt Young). She's a cop and he's connected to the mob. Eddie borrows money from Oscar to pay for the wedding but Oscar charges him interest. Oscar involves Eddie in a deal with his associate but to get out of the deal might get him killed. Oscar offers to find a tent for the wedding but cuts a deal with someone and gets the wrong kind of tent. By the way, Oscar rents an apartment to the newlyweds in one of his tenament slum buildings!

The wedding turns out to be a disaster of course. The tent leaks and then a hole is opened in the roof of the tent and the rain pours in. The food gets ruined and Eddie has to send out for pizza and everyone has to take their shoes off because the tent gets flooded.

By the way, look for Samuel Jackson (unknown then) in a very small bit part in the taxi depot scene.

It's lots of fun. No nudity, sex, violence. There is some foul language. I suggest a viewing of of at least 13.

One of 1990's most popular films.......2003-12-31

In Alan Alda's "Betsy's Wedding",he is Eddie Hopper,a construction foreman and architect. His daughter Betsy(Molly Ringwald) and her boyfriend Jake Lovell(Dylan Walsh) announce their engagement at a family gathering. Betsy's sister Connie(Ally Sheedy) is happy herself but jealously upset because she can't find herself a man. The late Madeline Kahn is Lola,Eddie's wife. At the gathering Lola's sister Gloria Henner(Catherine O'Hara) tells her she plans to get even with her husband Oscar(Oscar winner Joe Pesci) for all his inept schemes. Gloria says "Someday,when I have my nice little nestegg,I can take a walk and he can go f--- himself." Anthony LaPaglia is Stevie Dee,a guy who would later in the film become Connie's boyfriend. Stevie Dee's uncle Georgie(Burt Young) is a business associate of Oscar's. There's once scene where when Betsy and Jake meet with the man performing their wedding ceremony,the Dixie Cups' CHAPEL OF LOVE is played. They want to be pronounced "husband and wife" instead of "man and wife" and they have "obey" omitted from "love,honor and obey". The late Julie Bovasso plays Rose,Eddie's mother and Joey Bishop is Eddie's deceased father. The father,as a ghost,is seen and heard only by Eddie. The wedding was somewhat disasterous. It took place in a rented tent on a rainy evening. The tent was made of cheap,not-too-strong materials so a hole in the roof where the rain fell into increased to the point where it caved in. After a heated argument between Gloria and Oscar at the reception also in the tent,Gloria pulls a loose thread causing the growing hole and the dowse of fallen rain. So Connie and Stevie Dee can be together more often,Stevie Dee applies to the police academy,since Connie's a cop. Unbelievably,the wedding dinner was pizza! By the way,Oscar planned to divorce Gloria and become romantically involved with his secretary,who also attended Betsy's and Jake's wedding. That was one of the things that led to the argument. The wedding ceremony was performed in the Jewish style. Jake stepped on a wine glass wrapped in a cloth napkin. This film was Alan Alda's most successful and not a minor hit like "A New Life",another one of his personally scripted films.

ITS SO FUNNY I LOVE IT.......2003-04-12

ITS A FUNNY MOVIE ALAN ALDA DID A WONDERFUL JOB ACTING WRITING DIRECTING IT I CAN WATCH IT 10 TIMES OR MORE AND NEVER GET BORED WATCHING IT.

Amazon.com

Billy Crystal plays Mickey, a basketball referee who has to accompany his estranged father's body to France, where the old man requested to be buried with the other members of his D-Day platoon. Unfortunately for Mickey, the airline loses his body. Fortunately for Mickey, this leads him to meet Ellen (Debra Winger), an airline executive who takes personal charge of the case and even joins him at the funeral. A whirlwind Paris romance leads to marriage, but that's when the complications begin... The story of Mickey and Ellen's marriage is recounted by their friends (played by Joe Mantegna, Cynthia Stevenson, Julie Kavner, Richard Masur, John Spencer, and Cathy Moriarty) as they wait for Mickey and Ellen to arrive at a dinner party. And of course these friends have their own stories, which are played out in witty shorthand as they bicker about who's going to tell the next part of the Mickey/Ellen saga. Forget Paris is uneven (unsurprisingly, Winger is stronger in the dramatic sections and Crystal in the comic parts, a schism that takes its toll on their chemistry), but its best parts hold up, even if the whole is shaky. Plus, the movie's theme (that romantic memories aren't what makes a marriage work, you have to live in the present) is explored with conviction and tenderness. --Bret Fetzer

Description

The romantic life of NBA referee Billy Crystal is on the rebound when he falls for airline employee Debra Winger. Crystal also directs this transatlantic comedy slam dunk with top-notch supporting cast of comedy pros, including Joe Mantegna, Cathy Moriarty and William Hickey.

Customer Reviews:

inspirational and encoraging for anyone struggling to keep a relationship.......2007-05-08

Over looked romantic film destined to become a classic with a grade A cast and intelligent imaginative script! Look for many director and plot misdirections to keep you interested, without being confused. GREAT date flick and a MUST WATCH for anyoneone struggling to keep the "till death do us part" FEASABLE.

An Unfortunate Lack of Chemistry Between an Ill-Used Winger and a Battery-Operated Crystal.......2006-09-12

I can see why Debra Winger went into a self-imposed exile after this tiresome 1995 studio product, as she looks ill-at-ease as a romantic comedy lead. Here is an accomplished actress who seizes roles with a palpable life force when she is in the right vehicle. However, Winger seems lost playing against the stand-up shenanigans of Billy Crystal, and consequently they never really connect in any believable way. Much of the blame has to be placed on Crystal, who not only starred but also directed and co-wrote the film with Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. He seems intent on doing a retread of "When Harry Met Sally" but this time following a seemingly incompatible couple through marital discord.

Crystal plays Mickey Gordon, an NBA referee who tries to abide by his estranged father's wishes to be buried in France. The airline has unfortunately lost the casket, and their Paris-based customer relations executive Ellen Andrews tries to correct things for Mickey. Of course, they fall in love since it is Paris, and they get married almost immediately. Complications ensue with Mickey on the road and Ellen unable to conceive a baby. The central conceit of the film is its framing device, a dinner where a group of their friends congregate and share their remembrances of Mickey and Ellen's courtship and marital problems. How they are able to relay such intimate details is never really addressed since it's a plotting contrivance we are supposed to accept.

The other problem is that Crystal is not really acting here but performing his comedy routine as Mickey. Many of his lines sound overly familiar with many of the jokes having a forced feeling, and the role is virtually interchangeable with his Harry from the earlier film. Nevertheless, there are some truly funny bits, such as the running gag with Ellen's senile father (played by a befuddled William Hickey) repeating road signs in the car and the scene with the pigeon getting stuck to the side of Ellen's head. But it's not nearly enough. A solid supporting cast has been assembled as the friends - Joe Mantegna, Julie Kavner (particularly funny), Richard Masur, Cathy Moriarty, John Spencer, Cynthia Stevenson - though they act more like a chorus to the proceedings. The inevitable ending feels hollow since the relationship never felt that resonant. Despite some attempts at serious moments during the second half, this is the type of lightweight film that doesn't linger too long in one's memory. The 2000 DVD has no extras.

Romanticism has its own limits!.......2006-06-27

A romantic comedy, that deals with the end of the honeymoon and shows where the real marriage begins. Billy Cristal and Debra Winger add substance and spices to this classic comedy of mistakes around the figure of a Basket trainer who must leave as a modern gypsy.

To my mind one of the last original comedies in the nineties.

This is Kathy and Rich !!!.......2006-03-03

This is the best romantic comedy ever! My wife and I have watched this movie a hundred times and it never fails to make us laugh and fall in love all over again. We relate to how bad things are when we're apart and just how wonderful life is when we're together! I couldn't recommend a movie more highly. The best thing one could do is buy this movie now and share it with the one you love often.

Paging Meg Ryan..........2005-11-27

Mickey and Ellen (Billy Crystal and Debra Winger), both 40ish career people, fall in love during a dream-like week in Paris, then spend the next several years trying to make "happily ever after" work out in spite of career, family, and settled habits. There is much to enjoy here: a talented cast, a romantic soundtrack, and some nice observations on the difficulties of reconciling career and marraige. However, the chemistry between Crystal and Winger never quite works and the dialogue is laden with one-liners that are supposed to be zingers but generally fall flat. In the end, it just didn't come together for me. It is, however, much superior to "City Slickers II," also written by Crystal in partnership with Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.

Average customer rating:

A completely original low budget masterpiece
So close to greatness, and yet so far.
A New Cult Classic!!!
Great Zombie Movie!!
Better than expected

Zombie Honeymoon
Starring: Tracy Coogan , Graham Sibley , Tonya Cornelisse , David M. Wallace , and Neal Jones
Director: David Gebroe
Manufacturer: Showtime Ent.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Horror | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Genres | DVD | Video

4-for-3 Horror | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

4-for-3 Science Fiction & Fantasy | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( Z ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Cemetery Man
Feast (Unrated) [HD DVD]
Severed - Forest of the Dead
Slither (Widescreen Edition)
House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim

ASIN: B000CPH9UM
Release Date: 2006-02-14

Description

How far will you go for true love? After pledging their undying love for one another, happy newlyweds Danny (Graham Sibley) and Denise (Tracy Coogan) head to the Jersey Shore for their honeymoon. The romantic start to their new life is cut short when Danny is attacked on the beach and Denise discovers that her new husband has become a flesh eating zombie! As he tries to contain his cannibalistic behavior for the sake of their marriage, Denise decides to stand by her man "for better or worse". But will Danny's decay eventually cause Denise to forsake her true love? One part horror flick and one part romantic comedy, Zombie Honeymoon is guaranteed to first melt your heart, and then tear it out! Written and Directed by Dave Gebroe.

Customer Reviews:

A completely original low budget masterpiece.......2007-05-14

"All I am trying to do is kill as few people as possible before we get on the plane tomorrow!"

This movie is a riot! It is a clever low-budget blend of humor and horror. Unlike other attempts at mixing laughs and screams, this is truly a zombie romantic comedy. Imagine Brad and Janet (yes, from Rocky Horror) leaving the church as the wedding couple instead of just friends, and instead of ending up at a castle inhabited by alien sex-fiends on a dark stormy night - they go to their uncle's beach house and "Brad" gets turned into a zombie. Yeah, it's just like that, except it's not the 1970's anymore (thank god!). Just as cheesy, just as fun, but no sing-along musical numbers. The wife (Tracy Coogan) is the kind of woman every man wants to marry. Sexy, supportive, and loyal enough to (without provocation) punch the [...] out whose arm you are munching on (in public), just to make sure that she doesn't attract a crowd. The acting varies from mediocre to reasonably good, depending on the actor.

This movie has a realism that belies the fact that it is a zombie movie. In the sense that it is entitled "Zombie Honeymoon," that is precisely what it is, despite some previous reviews feeling cheated by the title. It is a really f'ed up honeymoon: Your new husband is now a zombie and you have to deal with the circumstances and consequences of his new eating habits, decaying flesh, and what that does to your plans to skip own forever.

Tracy Coogan really holds the entire movie together, and Graham Sibley as Danny ["Brad" in my earlier analogy]) is occasionally hilarious as he ever-so-casually gallivants around with his face covered in fresh blood, often munching on various body parts. The make-up is pretty good considering the low budget, and the soundtrack rocks. Both of the lead female characters overtly possess psychic powers, which seems to be an allegory for something that escapes me due to my limited mental acuity, but who cares anyway? Psychic chicks are hot. In the final analysis I came away with this realization: Loyal women are by far the best, and the biggest problem with having a zombie husband is that it really screws up your relationships with your friends. Stay for the ending. True love does exist in zombie movies after all.

So close to greatness, and yet so far........2007-02-28

Zombie Honeymoon (Dave Gebroe, 2005)

How great is a movie going to be when the box informs you that, in the movie's opening scene, a newlywed couple head for the Jersey shore to begin their honeymoon? You see that and, unless you're from New Jersey (I guess), you assume you're going to get stupid slapstick that can either be brilliant (viz. Return of the Living Dead) or worthless (viz. anything Troma made after Surf Nazis Must Die). And the movie starts off looking like it's going to head in that direction (with, of course, a bit of gratuitous nudity; after all, this is a honeymoon). It's dumb, but it's funny. Then, however, the movie takes a turn down a very dark side street just when you expect it to hit the real heights of hilarity. A zombie stumbles out of the waves while the happy couple are lazing on the beach, and vomits a sticky black goo all over Danny (Love Thy Neighbor's Graham Sidley), the groom. Needless to say, this turns him into one of the living dead, and we can prepare ourselves for all sorts of silly jokes about marriage and living death. But, um... no. Suddenly the film decides it wants to be a bleak, ugly allegory for addiction, as Denise (Six Tulips's Tracy Coogan), the bride, tries to adjust to, well, life with a husband who has to consume flesh to survive. And as a parable of addiction and its fallout, Gebroe (who also wrote the screenplay) has come up with a brilliantly nuanced script. If it had been played straight throughout, I'd probably be calling this one of the great underrated movies of our time, a fantastic new take on The Man with the Golden Arm. Except that, well, it's not, because it's never sure it wants to be that movie instead of the genre slapstick it starts out as.

This is even more depressing because for a microbudget indie horror flick, it's practically Oscar material. Sibley doesn't really have to do much after the first half hour but growl and go after cute travel agents, but come the last half-hour of the movie. Coogan shines more brightly than any actor I can remember seeing in a recent microbudget (save Dennis Hopper in House of 9, but hey, that's Dennis Hopper). Tonya Cornelisse and David Wallace, as friends of the couple, and Neal Jones, as a cop who's suspicious of the mysterious disappearances surrounding Danny, are more than competent (compare Jones to Joey Lawrence in Rest Stop and you'll see where I'm coming from here). And while no one's going to be confusing Dave Gebroe for David Lean any time soon, this is good, solid work for a second movie. If only the movie could have decided what it wanted to be and stuck with it. **

A New Cult Classic!!!.......2006-10-03

I loved this movie! It's a great relationship movie for the zombie set. The characters are never unconvincing and the plot works very well. There's not one moment in the film where I wasn't wondering how this was going to end. When the ending came, it was well thought out and acted to perfection. This is a cool movie. If you've ever been in any type of relationship, then you will want to see this movie. Boys and girls, the name of the game is commitment, and these two characters have that. Bravo Mr. Gebroe!

Great Zombie Movie!!.......2006-10-01

I got this movie to have a good laugh at a B zombie movie. When I started to watch it, it was more serious than I intended. I really liked this movie!! It does have it's funny parts but also has it's very serious side as well. I really recommend it.

Better than expected.......2006-09-26

Frist off, the acting is GOOD which is a far cry for a majority of horror films, and most zombie films. The gore is decent, but the storyline is compelling enough to carry the film. I'd recommend this for under $10. I was pleasently surprised by this movie.

Average customer rating:

Sometimes you are better on your own!!
A very entertaining and funny film...

Wedding Bell Blues
Starring: Illeana Douglas , Paulina Porizkova , Julie Warner , John Corbett , and Jonathan Penner
Director: Dana Lustig
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

All Deals | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( W ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Changing Habits
Reckless and Wild
Cherry
'Til There Was You
Wedding Daze

ASIN: B00002RAT9
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Description

As intelligent as it is absurd, "Wedding Bell Blues" pokes great fun at the twists and turns of modern love. The result is an outrageous comedy of love, marriage and misadventure. Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Production Credits, Filmographies & Awards

Customer Reviews:

Sometimes you are better on your own!!.......2001-09-21

Rented this before on a whim. I've rented it several times since (am now buying it to save money!). It is one of my favorite indy films. A fun story about three roommates who head to Vegas in search of Mr. Right Now, and what they learn about themselves along the way. I highly recommend it!

A very entertaining and funny film..........2000-02-11

This was actually a movie I caught on cable half way through, and then I rented it. It was worth the rental fee! This is a story of three single women all hoping and wishing to be married before they are old and gray. Ileana Douglas is my fave in the movie, and the other women are charming too. a good cast, some interesting insights into marriage, relationships, and sex. Also, good writing! a very well rounded film, which was never released widely. catch it on video if you like romantic comedies with an attractive cast.

Average customer rating:

Good comedy

Hi Diddle Diddle
Starring: Adolphe Menjou , Martha Scott , Pola Negri , Dennis O'Keefe , and Billie Burke
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Classic Comedies | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Screwball Comedy | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Comedy | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

4-for-3 Comedy | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $9.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( H ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The Eyes of the Mummy
The Young in Heart
The Jeeves Collection (Thank You, Jeeves! / Step Lively, Jeeves!)
James Cagney - The Signature Collection (The Bride Came C.O.D. / Captains of the Clouds / The Fighting 69th / Torrid Zone / The West Point Story)
Best Foot Forward

ASIN: B0002W4TR6
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Customer Reviews:

Good comedy.......2000-03-25

Billie Burke has just lost her fortune on the eve of her daughter's marriage. Son-in-law Dennis O'Keefe is convinced his financeer father, Adolphe Menjou, can get it back. The problem--Menjou is more of a con man living off a dole from his opera-star wife. Script is weak, but has its moments. I especially like Billie Burke practicing her double-takes. This movie, while a pleasant comedy, is not up to O'Keefe's inspired roles in the original Brewster's Millions and Up in Mabel's Room.

Average customer rating:

Enjoyable...3 1/2 stars
Feel Good Summer Romance Movie
Must-See This Movie
Funniest movie ever!

The First to Go
Starring: Zach Galligan , Corin Nemec , Kurt Deutsch , Michael Woolson , and Steve Parlavecchio
Director: John L. Jacobs
Manufacturer: Mti Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Comedy | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $9.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( F ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Farewell to Harry
Alone
A Reason to Believe
The Rising Place
Loving Jezebel

ASIN: B00002E1ZW
Release Date: 1999-11-16

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable...3 1/2 stars.......2006-09-11

Even though this movie is predictable and contains one of the worst lines ever written for a film, "cab service on this island leaves something to be desired" it's fun to watch and has some funny moments. Laurel Holloman fans will enjoy it.

Feel Good Summer Romance Movie.......2001-05-09

For anyone for enjoys taking a Summer extended weekend trip with some of the guys just to drink, get some sun and hope to hook up, this is a great movie. A group of guys go away to some Hamptons style island in the hopes of meeting the perfect woman, while making sure they have a beer in there hands at all times. The idea is to "derail" one of their friends weeding plans. A feel good movie that makes you want to plan a Labor Day weekend getaway to an island somewhere!

Must-See This Movie.......2001-02-03

A witty charming hilarious romantic farce. (it could have been the story of my life). You really ought to check it out. Great cast. While she is planning the wedding, his buddies are planning the divorce.... get it when it comes down in price.

Funniest movie ever!.......2000-09-16

The movie was hilarious. It was about a guy who's fianceed to this wonderful woman but his friends (like good buddies are) try to scare her off this marriage by challanging her to tennis matches, and trying to seduce her to make sure she's the perfect girl for him. Unlike other girls they've scared away, their games backfire and they realize too late that she's the perfect girl for their friend. So now, they're on a mission to set things right.

America's Sweethearts / My Best Friend's Wedding

Average customer rating:

America's Sweethearts / My Best Friend's Wedding
Starring: Julia Roberts , Dermot Mulroney , Cameron Diaz , Rupert Everett , and Philip Bosco
Director: P.J. Hogan , and Joe Roth
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

( A ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
ASIN: B00000F6M2
Release Date: 2003-02-11

Amazon.com

America's Sweethearts
America's Sweethearts is just the kind of romantic froth that makes for pleasant viewing on a lazy, rainy day. While Julia Roberts, John Cusack, and Catherine Zeta-Jones offer high-wattage marquee value, costar and cowriter Billy Crystal reworks Singin' in the Rain for latter-day Hollywood, where estranged superstars Gwen (Zeta-Jones) and Eddie (Cusack) reluctantly promote their latest movie by pretending their messily disputed relationship is still going strong. The studio chief (Stanley Tucci) is desperate for a hit, so he hires a seasoned publicist (Crystal) to orchestrate a press junket that will cast everyone in a profitable light. The catch: The director (Christopher Walken) has abducted his own film in an act of artistic extortion, and Gwen's sister and longtime assistant Kiki (Roberts) is the true object of Eddie's desire. Chaos ensues at the luxury hotel where the junket is scheduled, and America's Sweethearts pokes easy fun at the cynical machinery that keeps Hollywood running. Quotable quips are delivered in abundance, and while Zeta-Jones is readily convincing as a bitchy narcissist, Roberts effortlessly steals the show with her trademark charms. All of which makes America's Sweethearts lightly entertaining, even though it never rises (like Roberts's earlier Notting Hill) to the level of classic romantic comedy, hampered by a script that too often substitutes easy laughs for ripe satirical invention, flashing a phony grin when it should be baring its fangs. --Jeff Shannon

My Best Friend's Wedding
One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancée (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realizes she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behavior, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalize on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director P.J. Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon

DVD:

DVD

DVD

DVD

Korn - Deuce

Honeymooners: Lost Episodes, Vol. 2

Werewolf Shadow (REGION 1) (NTSC)

DVD: Framed By Seduction

Eckhart 4 - Oswald, das Stinktier