The Cure

Starring:Brad Renfro, Aeryk Egan, Delphine French, Mona Powell, Andrew Broder, Jeremy Howard, Joseph Mazzello, Annabella Sciorra, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Corman, T. Mychael Rmabo, David Alan Smith, Delia Jurek, Fran Korba, John Carroll Lynch, John Beasley, Raymond Nelson, Scott Stockton, Dale Handevidt, Nicky Katt
Director: Peter Horton
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

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One summer, two boys went in search of a dream and found the friendship of a lifetime. Joseph Mazzello (The River Wild; The Lost World: Jurassic Park) and Brad Renfro (Ghost World, Apt Pupil) star in this heartwarming adventure story filled with laughter, compassion and the enduring power of hope.

New to a quaint, riverside community, eleven-year-old Dexter (Mazzello) and his single mom are quickly shunned when it s learned the boy has AIDS. Next door lives Erik (Renfro), a lonely latch-key bully who surprisingly initiates a friendship. But trouble soon finds the twosome after they read a tabloid that suggests a New Orleans doctor has a cure. Determined to find him, the boys build a raft and set sail down the mighty Mississippi, Tom Sawyer style, in a magical, often hilarious journey that gives Dexter a chance to experience life as it should be lived and will change both boys lives forever.

Directed by Peter Horton (TV s Once and Again, MDs ), The Cure is a brilliantly captivating story for the whole family which KNBC-TV hails as a testament to friendship, loyalty and love.

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This heartfelt drama tells us it's an AIDS movie that's not about AIDS. When this film keeps its promise (roughly the first three-quarters), it's a winner, a film about a truly notable friendship between two 11-year-old boys. Diagnosed with AIDS from a blood transfusion, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello) has gratefully bypassed most of Kübler-Ross's stages of death. He is, however, an outcast among his peers until Erik (Brad Renfro) comes along and finds him quite normal. Their bond deepens as they look for a cure for the disease using odd forms of scientific theory. Part educational text, part Mark Twain adventure, part tearjerker, the movie relies on something not found in movies these days: a love affair of male friendship. At its center are two of the best pre-actors around. Mazzello (Jurassic Park) has a professional presence on screen. The wild card is Renfro in only his second role (the other was The Client). As the outgoing, Huck Finn-ish boy, he has impressive physical abilities that communicate a naturalness on screen. The film's sappy hospital scenes bog down the picture tremendously, but they do lead to two special scenes that end the movie. The Cure is an assured directorial debut by TV actor Peter Horton (thirtysomething). An interesting note: single mothers raise both kids, a fact never lingered on--refreshingly so--in the script written by Robert Kuhn. --Doug Thomas

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A thousand carats gem!
One of the best movies ever made
Argueably the best anime I've ever seen.
Must See
Excellent movie

Princess Mononoke
Starring: Hisaya Morishige , Jada Pinkett Smith , Billy Bob Thornton , Yuko Tanaka , and Yoji Matsuda
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Manufacturer: Miramax
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ASIN: B00003CXBK
Release Date: 2000-12-19

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This epic, animated 1997 fantasy has already made history as the top-grossing domestic feature ever released in Japan, where its combination of mythic themes, mystical forces, and ravishing visuals tapped deeply into cultural identity and contemporary, ecological anxieties. For international animation and anime fans, Princess Mononoke represents an auspicious next step for its revered creator, Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service), an acknowledged anime pioneer, whose painterly style, vivid character design, and stylized approach to storytelling take ambitious, evolutionary steps here.

Set in medieval Japan, Miyazaki's original story envisions a struggle between nature and man. The march of technology, embodied in the dark iron forges of the ambitious Tatara clan, threatens the natural forces explicit in the benevolent Great God of the Forest and the wide-eyed, spectral spirits he protects. When Ashitaka, a young warrior from a remote, and endangered, village clan, kills a ravenous, boar-like monster, he discovers the beast is in fact an infectious "demon god," transformed by human anger. Ashitaka's quest to solve the beast's fatal curse brings him into the midst of human political intrigues as well as the more crucial battle between man and nature.

Miyazaki's convoluted fable is clearly not the stuff of kiddie matinees, nor is the often graphic violence depicted during the battles that ensue. If some younger viewers (or less attentive older ones) will wish for a diagram to sort out the players, Miyazaki's atmospheric world and its lush visual design are reasons enough to watch. For the English-language version, Miramax assembled an impressive vocal cast including Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup (as Ashitaka), Claire Danes (as San), Minnie Driver (as Lady Eboshi), Billy Bob Thornton, and Jada Pinkett Smith. They bring added nuance to a very different kind of magic kingdom. Recommended for ages 12 and older. --Sam Sutherland

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Claire Danes (THE MOD SQUAD), Minnie Driver (GOOD WILL HUNTING), and Billy Bob Thornton (ARMAGEDDON, SLING BLADE) head a cast of hot Hollywood stars who lend their talents to this exquisitely animated, overwhelmingly acclaimed adventure epic! Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka (Billy Crudup -- WITHOUT LIMITS) sets out for the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi (Driver) and a proud clan of humans against the forest's animal gods, who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke (Danes), a young woman raised by wolves! Also starring Gillian Anderson (THE X-FILES) and Jada Pinkett Smith (SCREAM 2), this monumental struggle between man and nature will have you transfixed as stunning artistry blends with epic storytelling to create a uniquely entertaining motion picture!

Customer Reviews:

A thousand carats gem!.......2007-06-19

The Princess Mononoke is a contemporary fable, an outstanding story, a vibrant and emotive warning for us, the human beings, but besides, iot's an invitation and (if I may)a smart returm to the roots of myth and the encounter with the Geeat Spirit of the Forest, wolves and characters that have aprofound specific weight and transcendence into we denominate the primordial essence of the nature's scream.

Far beyond its relevant significance, there is a lot of significative issues that you should take into account, because the kinetic script involves you from start to finish.

Don't overlook this picture, beacuse it's much more mature than many pretended films for adults.

Fabulous is the word to qualify this extraordinary novie. Don't miss it!

One of the best movies ever made.......2007-05-31

It's an allegory about the moment when Humankind stopped living with the Natural and Spirit worlds, and sought to master them. Man's need for Nature, BTW, was also a major theme of Miyazaki Hayao's earlier classic "My Neighbor Tottoro". The English dub is okay, but do yourself a favor and listen to the Japanese Audio with the subtitles "on". Don't be put off by the "Anime" tag. This isn't about transforming superheroes or kiddy card games. It's a heart-felt epic, and you'll forget you're watching animation within a few minutes of hitting "play". If at least one Miyazaki film isn't on your list of "Best Movies-Ever", then truly you are missing out.

Argueably the best anime I've ever seen........2007-05-23

I am a huge fan of anime. I have watched everything from Naruto (unfortunately) to Bleach (highly recommended) but this anime movie is the best I have ever seen. It is a good watch for anyone, even those who simply think of anime as simply a "cartoon." The characters are incredibly deep and the usual sense of right and wrong is blurred creating for an incredibly interesting ride. I highly recommend this film to everyone. Hope you enjoy!

Must See.......2007-05-14

My family LOVES this movie. It is "One of Roger Ebert's top 10" for a reason. The cast is great, the story is moving and the animation is breathtaking. The really cool thing about this DVD is you can watch it in English or in Japanese with English subtitles.

Excellent movie.......2007-05-13

After I saw Spirited Away I was interested in this type of movies. I am very satisfied with this movie. Highly recommended!

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The Special Edition IS Anamorphic!!
Terrific reissue from Fox of sci-fi Cold War gem
Another Gem Of Sci-Fi - And Mature To Boot!
This film is... well...Fantastic!
I need to ask-here we are...

Fantastic Voyage (Special Edition)
Starring: Stephen Boyd , Raquel Welch , Edmond O'Brien , Donald Pleasence , and Arthur O'Connell
Director: Richard Fleischer
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ASIN: B000O78KWE
Release Date: 2007-06-05

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2001: A Space Odyssey took the world on a mind-bending trip to outer space, but Fantastic Voyage is the original psychedelic inner-space adventure. When a brilliant scientist falls into a coma with an inoperable blood clot in the brain, a surgical team embarks on a top-secret journey to the center of the mind in a high-tech military submarine shrunk to microbial dimensions. Stephen Boyd stars as a colorless commander sent to keep an eye on things (though his eyes stay mostly on shapely medical assistant Raquel Welch), while Donald Pleasance is suitably twitchy as the claustrophobic medical consultant. The science is shaky at best, but the imaginative spectacle is marvelous: scuba-diving surgeons battle white blood cells, tap the lungs to replenish the oxygen supply, and shoot the aorta like daredevil surfers. The film took home a well-deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Director Richard Fleischer, who turned Disney's 1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea into one of the most riveting submarine adventures of all time, creates a picture so taut with cold-war tensions and cloak-and-dagger secrecy that niggling scientific contradictions (such as, how do miniaturized humans breathe full-sized air molecules?) seem moot. --Sean Axmaker

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The adventure of a lifetime occurs not in the outer reaches of space, but inside the human body. An elite team of medical and scientific specialists race to save a top government scientist who is suffering from a blood clot on the brain. Their mission: be reduced along with their submarine-like craft to microscopic size, enter the bloodstream of the ailing scientist, and journey to the brain to perform an emergency procedure. With only sixty minutes to complete their mission, the scientist find themselves fighting off an attack by white corpuscles, caught in a tornado-like storm in the lungs, and struggling to survive sabotage from one of their own.

Customer Reviews:

The Special Edition IS Anamorphic!!.......2007-06-12

There was question about whether the updated Special Edition release of "Fantastic Voyage" would be remastered in anamorphic widescreen, since it wasn't stated anywhere in the release information, or, actually, on the DVD itself. On the grid on the back of the DVD case (which lists different soundtracks, subtitles, etc.), it only states "Widescreen 2.35:1"...which, as any owner of a widescreen television knows, is deceiving, since that doesn't necessarily mean it will automatically adjust to your television.

No worries with "Fantastic Voyage"! The print looks fabulous, and it brings back all those inner-space sci-fi memories! If you're a fan, you'll undoubtedly pick this up. If you've never seen it...man, what a ride. I wish I could go back and experience it for the first time again!

Terrific reissue from Fox of sci-fi Cold War gem.......2007-06-12

Fans of 60's science fiction will appreciation the deluxe terrific reissue of "Fantastic Voyage" put out by Fox. While very much a product of the mid-60's, "Fantastic Voyage" holds up surprisingly well in just about every area. I doubt that fans need a recap of the plot but I have one at the end of this review if you're interested.

First up we get a brand new marvelous looking transfer for the film. It isn't perfect but it couldn't be because of the source material. Some shots appear soft and a bit blurry due to the process photography/visual effects added to shots but that's unavoidable and fairly typical of films from this time before digital video. Colors are bold and as bright as I remember them.

Unlike the previous release we get some really good extras as well. The featurette on visual effects has Richard Edlund ("Close Encounters", "Blade Runner") discussing the difficulty of shooting a visual effects film like "Fantastic Voyage" in 1965 (it was releasedin 1966). Like "Forbidden Planet", "Fantastic Voyage" pushed the barrier of visual effects for its times something NOT appreciated by a lot of viewers. Edlund points out that building the Proetus both in full size and miniature allowed director Richard Flesicher opportunities that most directors wouldn't have in being flexible in his shooting. Also, the Proetus full scale exterior had an interior set mimicing the set for the inside of the ship which allowed them to shoot through the windows and not worry about having to do mattes as often creating a convincing environment.

We also get an isolated music score with a commentary track as well featuring Nick Redman, Jon Burlingame and Jeff Bond discussing Leonard Rosenman's marvelous music score. They are quiet about 40 minutes in when Rosenman's score kicks in but the first 40 minutes these music/film historians focus on everything from the casting, to bits of trivia about the shooting of the film. We also get storyboard to film comparison of the whirlpool scene as well as a deleted scene from the script with storyboard illustrations. The electronic press booklet includes the original press booklet. My only complaint is its a bit too small to read at times even on a big screen TV but otherwise looks quite good. We also get some of the movie-tie-in's including a mention of Isaac Asimov's novel adapted from the script (where he fixed some of the holes in the script and science gaffs). We get lobby cards, posters, radio and TV ads as well as the original theatrical trailer. The interactive portion of the gallery also allows us a 360 view of the 5 foot model of the Proetus as well as its smaller (just a couple of inches)version used for long shots and designed for visual effects mattes.

Fox has done a very nice job on this 40th Anniversary Edition (even if it is a year late)of this classic Science Fiction film. Sure, the dialogue is occasionally awkward but it's a film very much of its time and holds up remarkably well with strong performances by Stephen Boyd, Donald Pleasance (in one of his first roles as a villain), Arthur Kennedy, Raquel Welch and others.

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Plot: Set during the Cold War, Grant (Stephen Boyd) is called in to escort Jan Benes (Jean Del Val) a man with information vital to the safety and security of the United States. When their motorcade is attacked, Benes is injured and goes into a coma. Grant is again recruited this time to accompany a team of a surgeon (Arthur Kennedy), government doctor (Donald Pleasance), nurse (Raquel Welch) and Navy pilot (William Redfield) on a journey of tiny proportions. They are going to be miniaturized be injected into Benes and travel in a state-of-the-art sub called the Proteus to destroy the blood clot threatening Benes life. Complications arise, however, when it appears they may have a saboteur in their midst.

Another Gem Of Sci-Fi - And Mature To Boot!.......2007-06-08

Rare was the occasion that science fiction was treated like anything more than a "kids movie" in days of yore. Sure, there were all-age features of the golden age of Hollywood, like say "Forbidden Planet" and "War Of The Worlds," but even the best of these had a whiff of...unseriousness. This film, "Fantastic Voyage" was the first "old" sci-fi film I saw that actually made no bones about the subject matter being mature - even though the premise was a tad beyond credibility.

The special effects were truly special, for starters. The team who wordked on it spent a lot of time and money to make the interior of the body look realistic. This added to the whole feeling of alienation while our heroes - including a very sexy Raquel Welch - were swinging about in the body of our tragic victim. And the wirework that went into giving the viewer a feel of "swimming" were fantastic (sorry), an early example of the miracle of wirework in the U.S.

The actors as well give a feeling of believability by the way they never give a wink-and-a-nod performance. They handled it much like any other acting job despite being told (you're really tiny and you're stuck inside someone's body." Kinda hard to keep a straight face with that, to be sure, but they do so, and that adds mileage to what could've been a silly premise.

I enjoy what's being done now special-effect wise, but there's something to be said for watching a great example of how it USED to be done. The hard way. Making reality conform to what you want it instead of whipping it up on a computer. Younger people (whose ideas of special effects start with, oh, say, "The Matrix") should take note of this, and other, older examples of Hollywood wizardry. It may be cool to be a sci-fi film fan now, but even back in the day, properly done sci-fi rocked!

This film is... well...Fantastic!.......2007-06-06

Please, please, please never remake this film. I love it just the way it is. It is stylish, well directed, beautifully photographed, and the special effects are great within the context of the film itself. I wish I could have seen this in the theater. This film has a distinct style all it's own. It's obvious watching it now how much has been directly or indirectly influenced by the look and feel of the film. Even Alien, with it's limited crew working on a ship with one lone double agent owes something to Fantastic Voyage.

This film is required viewing for any sci-fi fan.

I need to ask-here we are..........2007-06-03

2 days from street date, with no information on any extras or whether FV and VTTBOTS have been remastered, or just the same transfers from 5 years ago...

It is listed as a 'Specail Edition'

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Stephen King's Best Film Adaptations Are Not Horror Films
Throught provoking
good book
The most perfect movie I have ever seen.
The Green Mile

The Green Mile
Starring: Patricia Clarkson , James Cromwell , Jeffrey DeMunn , Dabbs Greer , and Bonnie Hunt
Director: Frank Darabont
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ASIN: B00003CWQU
Release Date: 2000-06-13

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John Coffey is not like the other death-row prisoners. He absorbs the pain of inmates and guards alike, heals their ailments, rights their wrongs. John Coffey works supernatural miracles. But will this falsely convicted gentle giant stave off his own execution? Tom Hanks leads a powerful ensemble that includes Michael Clarke Duncan as Coffey in this powerful, uplifting tale reuniting The Shawshank Redemption s two major creative forces: filmmaker Frank Darabont and author Stephen King.

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Starring: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graham Greene (II), and Sam Rockwell. Directed By: Frank Darabont. Running Time: 188 Min., Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Warner Home Video.

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"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of movies. Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama (The Shawshank Redemption was the first) is a very faithful adaptation of King's serial novel. In the middle of the Depression, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) runs death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Into this dreary world walks a mammoth prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Duncan) who, very slowly, reveals a special gift that will change the men working and dying (in the electric chair, masterfully and grippingly staged) on the mile . As with King's book, Darabont takes plenty of time to show us Edgecomb's world before delving into John Coffey's mystery. With Darabont's superior storytelling abilities, his touch for perfect casting, and a leisurely 188-minute running time, his movie brings to life nearly every character and scene from the novel. Darabont even improves the novel's two endings, creating a more emotionally satisfying experience. The running time may try patience, but those who want a story, as opposed to quick-fix entertainment, will be rewarded by this finely tailored tale. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews:

Stephen King's Best Film Adaptations Are Not Horror Films.......2007-06-24

This film is wonderful, although the ending is not at all what I had hoped for and I suspect that this might have been a part of why there were mixed reviews- beyond the comparisons with the book. It has a bit of Shawshank in it and some great actors that are familiar to King and Hanks best work.

Throught provoking.......2007-06-24

Usually, i dont like prison movies, but with Good ol Tom Hanks in the lead and the supernatural aspect Green Mile is an exception. This movie is sickening at times (the electrocution) Uplifting (the healings) It is a death row movie. This cast and crew do a great job. the special effects are great. The End gives the viewer something to think about at least it did me.

good book.......2007-06-06

Do you know what it's like to get blamed for something you never did, well this book THE GREEN MILE takes that to the extreme when John Coffey a miracle from God is accused for the rape and murder of two little girls. He really was trying to use the powers God gave him to heal the wounded or as he would say, "take it back." John found the little girls hurt and wounded and he tried to help them but they both died in his arms and that's were the police found John holding the dead girls. Cold Mountain Penitentiary (the green mile) is where John Coffey was sentenced to die from the electrical chair, and this is where basically the whole book takes place. The main characters in this book are Paul Edgecombe, Brutal, John Coffey, and more prison guards. This story takes place over 80 years from start to finish. The problem was that Paul had to put John Coffey a friend, gift from God, and also an innocent man to death. Paul solves this problem by asking John Coffey what he should do because he didn't want to kill an innocent man nor a gift from God. Paul asked, "on my judgment day, when the lord asks me why I killed one of his greatest miracles what will I say, that it was my job?" John just said, "You just tell him it was a kindness you had done." Three major events that affected the plot were John being put on death row, Finding out that John could heal the wounded, and when John died from electrocution. My favorite part in the book was when Percy Wetmore a man who nobody liked squashed Del's mouse just to be a jerk. So once Percy left John healed the mouse and Percy came back the mouse was running around and Percy could not believe his own eyes. I believe that the message in this story is that you should be good to people so they be good to you. This way when you die your not scared because you knew you were the best person you could be. In this book there is always something happening to make you want to keep reading. I would make the book a little bit shorter to improve it but that's the only thing. If you are going to read this book you should like action and entertainment.

The most perfect movie I have ever seen........2007-04-18

Ok, granted nothing can be completely perfect. But I never seem to be able to find a single thing to complain about in this film. It's based of what happens to be the only Stephen King novel I have ever read. While I love just about everything about it, the thing that always comes to mind is how perfectly every major role was cast in this film. Tom Hanks was definitely a wonderful choice for the central character. Nobody could be more perfect for the role of the gentle giant that is John Coffey than Michael Clarke Duncan. I'll never forget that huge reveal of what appears to be the scariest looking man imaginable until you finaly see his face and immediately know he wouldn't harm a hair on your head. Supporting characters are also well cast, especially those of Eduard Delacroix, Bill Wharton, and Percy Whetmore. If you haven't seen this movie I urge you to do yourself a favor and pick it up.

The Green Mile.......2007-03-24

The pinnacle of Tom Hanks' career, under the direction of a Master.

X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition)

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I want more Xmen!!
X Men The Last Stand
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Failure of a finale

X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Hugh Jackman , Halle Berry , Ian McKellen , Famke Janssen , and Shawn Ashmore
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ASIN: B000HCO83Q
Release Date: 2006-10-03

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X-Men: The Last Stand is the third installment in the popular superhero franchise, and it's an exciting one with a splash of fresh new characters. When a scientist named Warren Worthington II announces a "cure" for mutant powers, it raises an interesting philosophical question: is mutant power a disease that needs a cure, or is it a benefit that homo superior enjoys over "normal" human beings? No surprise that Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants resist the idea that they need to be cured, and declare war on the human race. But it's a little tougher for the X-Men, led by Professor X (Patrick Stewart), Cyclops (James Marsden), and Storm (Halle Berry). If you're Rogue (Anna Paquin), for example, your power means you can't even touch your boyfriend, Iceman (Shawn Ashmore). To compound matters, someone previously thought dead has returned, and might be either friend or foe.

With director Bryan Singer having moved on to Superman Returns, the franchise passes to the hands of Brett Ratner (Rush Hour), whose best work is done in the big action sequences such as a showdown between mutant armies. But it's difficult to manage the sheer volume of characters when adding longtime comic-book stalwarts such as Beast (Kelsey Grammer) and Angel (Ben Foster), and one character in particular deserved better than an off-screen dismissal. And fans of the original Dark Phoenix comic book story might be underwhelmed by the movie's resolution. X-Men: The Last Stand is presumably the last film in the series, but the ambiguous ending leaves possibilities open. Look for the two writers most responsible for making the X-Men who they were, Stan Lee and Chris Claremont, in early cameos. --David Horiuchi

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Experience the awesome power of The X-Men's epic, final battle. Join well-known mutant heroes and villains, and meet a cadre of all-new warriors -- including Angel, Beast, Juggernaut and Colossus -- in this thrilling, explosive adventure!

After a controversial "cure" is discovered, mutants can choose to retain their superhuman abilities or give up their unique gifts and become "normal." When peaceful mutant leader Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) clashes with his militant counterpart, Magneto (Ian McKellen), the battle lines are drawn for the war to end all wars.

Bursting with nonstop action, spectacular special effects and exclusive extras, X-MEN THE LAST STAND is a force of nature that "will blow you away!"

Customer Reviews:

I want more Xmen!!.......2007-07-04

Great movie I hope they make more Xmen movies was a tease at the end you need to make sure to see.

X Men The Last Stand.......2007-06-27

This copy did not have all the extras associated with a DVD. The movie was good but I missed all the extra screens and stuff.

Whose fault is it anyway?.......2007-06-18

I've watched this movie a couple of times now, and I still can't decide if I like it or not. Some complain about Halle Berry's increased role in the film. I don't understand how she couldn't have a bigger part, since Cyclops and Professor X die and Jean is a zombie most of the time. That only leaves Wolverine and Storm as the remaining members of the team!
My question has to do with the script. Which came first, the poor script or folks jumping ship, or did a bad script get even worse when key players bolted?
Marsden and Singer ran off to do Superman. Superman was good, but it wasn't great. Since the story is about Dark Phoenix, it would seem that Marsden would have had a bigger role as Cyclops in X-Men than as Lois Lane's fiance. And Singer had done the two previous very successful X-Men movies. Why would he think doing Superman would be better than XMIII? It sounds like both men knew a bad thing when they saw it and ran away as fast as they could.
And what about Patrick Stewart? Did the original story called for Xavier's death, or did Mr. Stewart want to be written out of the story? His death seemed to serve no purpose in the storyline - other than it was easier to show her evil side by killing him off as opposed to having DP destroy star systems as she did in the comic.
Of course the other possibility is that they were setting up the Wolverine movie by doing away with the X-Men......

The Best movie in the X-Men trilogy!.......2007-06-16

This is the Best movie in the X-Men trilogy! I enjoyed this movie a-lot! It's more entertaining than Bryan Singer's X-Men movies. Brett Ratner and Hugh Jackman did a great job with this movie! X-Men the Last Stand is great film! Bryan Singer is a poor director! Bryan Singer's work on Superman Returns proves that he could not direct a superhero film. X-Men :The Last Stand is a must see movie! A

Failure of a finale.......2007-06-12

This is supposedly the last in the X-Men series before they go on to more focused films like Magneto and Wolverine. The Last Stand is appreciably different than the two previous installments due primarily to it featuring a different director, and secondarily because they continue to introduce more characters from the series. This does make it markedly more difficult to maintain focus. The original X-Men comic books took years to move through the same story arc. This was evident while viewing this film. The story seemed fractured because there were so many sub-plots. It was almost like there was a bunch of different movies cut and put together. The forays into the characters we forgot we were supposed to care about are forgettable, and could easily have been cut. However, it was an entertaining film throughout with great acting and spectacular effects. The battle scenes were bigger than the last two films because the mutants moved from the underground to do battle out in the open. I really don't know what else to say. Now that I'm actually writing this down, the movie wasn't all that great. It was a lot of fun to watch, but it could have been much better. The effects tried to compensate for the weaknesses elsewhere, but even the giant finale battle was sort of aloof. We were sort of detached from what was actually going on, and I felt it was more of an atmosphere of battle than actual action. I think as a package of three films - the X-Men trilogy - everything would be really cool. I enjoyed it, I really liked it, but it is far from being the pinnacle of movie making - even at comic book standards.

Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition)

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I WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR THIS ONE
The least popular in the series
zombie love
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Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition)
Starring: Terry Alexander , John Amplas , Don Brockett , William Cameron , and Lori Cardille
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ASIN: B00008G8L9
Release Date: 2003-08-19

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Chapter three of George Romero's mighty zombie trilogy has big footsteps to follow. Night of the Living Dead was a classic that revitalized a certain corner of the cinema, and Dawn of the Dead was nothing short of epic. Day of the Dead, however, has always been regarded as a comedown compared to those twin peaks--and perhaps it is. But on its own terms, this is an awfully effective horror movie, made with Romero's customary social satire and cinematic vigor--when a "retrained" zombie responds to the "Ode to Joy," the film is in genuinely haunting territory. The story is set inside a sunken military complex, where Army and medical staff, supposedly working on a solution to the zombie problem, are going crazy (strongly foreshadowing the final act of 28 Days Later). Tom Savini's makeup effects could make even hardcore gore fans tear off their own heads in amazement. --Robert Horton

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Divimax is a High Definition (HD) film transfer process that provides state-of-the-art picture quality--and can be viewed on any home entertainment system.

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I WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR THIS ONE.......2007-06-21

I LOVED THE NIGHT AND DAWN OF. THIS ONE HAD SUCH BAD LANGUAGE I COULD NOT WATCH IT. I LOVE BLOOD AND GUTS BUT THAT LITTLE FOUR LETTER WORD, YOU KNOW WHICH ONE, REALLY PUTS ME OFF...

The least popular in the series.......2007-05-31

"Day Of The Dead" is, without a doubt, one of the GORIEST films ever made. The premise is pretty simple. A medical team, and a military unit are holed up in an underground missile silo, occaisionally flying a helicopter up and down the coast, looking for fellow survivors, while unbelievably gruesome experiments are being performed by one of the medical personnel on captured "specimen" zombies, in an attempt at finding why the dead are walking. The soldiers just want to shoot them in the head, as that's all that has been proven to stop them; the problem? The zombies outnumber the living by at least 400,000 to one. There's just too many. With a way to modify their behavior, maybe the survivors can stand a chance, but the odds are slim to none of such an insane idea working.

Of course, tensions mount. The claustrophobic living conditions, the bleak atmosphere, and physical and mental strain are taking a very heavy toll, as hope is quickly vanishing. They just want to get out of there, but, as Doctor Logan says, "...where would you go?" People critical of this movie say it has too slow a start, but I say no. The script focuses mainly on how these people are coping, and they aren't coping very well. Detractors say the dialogue has too much shouting, but I wonder how these people themselves would act in such egregious, horrible conditions. No, it is a very well-written script, albeit not George Romero's original one, which everyone says is far superior. It is a very tense screenplay, depicting, in what I would call a very realistic scenario. Not the world being overrun with walking dead, of course, but imagine a somewhat diverse group of people who really can't stand one another, being trapped in a situation where they must cooperate, but just can't anymore. A bloodbath is just one bad day away.

The special make-up effects are among Tom Savini's best work. The zombies in this installment are more decayed looking, which ties in with how the story unfolds in the series. In "Night..." most of them look somewhat ordinary, and the black and white film just makes it eerie. In "Dawn... (the original)" Most of the undead are just discolored, with a few really nasty ones, as time has taken its toll. In this installment, in 1985, seventeen years after the contageon has started, most of them are in the final stages of post mortem rot. It really is what the world would be if such an awful thing could take place.

One little subtlety in the script, that looks like an inconsistency, but isn't, would be when Rhodes decides to start executing people. The people he shoots do not get back up. And one of the soldiers suicides after being bitten in the shoulder by a zombie. He doesn't get back up, and the hordes of undead feast on his carcass. These deaths happened underground, not from infected zombie bites. Keeping in mind, the reason for this outbreak was in "Night..." in 1968, and the reason was some kind of radioactive fallout from a contaminated space probe. The air above ground is contaminated. Hence, underground, and no reanimation. Plus, two of the deaths were from gunshots to the head, guaranteeing no reanimation.

It is a simple, yet very complex story, and some people don't get the ending. It's simple, really. The first scene (spoiler here) is a dream sequence, and after all the nightmarish events of the story, the last remaining characters flee to an island somewhere out in the ocean, and apparently one fell asleep, just to wake up on the island. Physical exhaustion. The last part of the escape, jumping to the island, is nothing more that a time-lapse in the script.

Yes, this is a very good movie of this type, one that I feel is underappreciated.

zombie love.......2007-05-30

Don't get me wrong, here--this is a film with flaws. It had quite a low budget even for its time, and it is nothing if not completely over-the-top (but in a good way). The blood is a little too red. Some of the zombies are just people wearing black and blue spray-on paints. The ending is a bit lacking, and far too comic-booky/Hollywood for some.

However, it's still cleverly done, and once you get into it, the cut corners will fly past your vision. There are some special effects that are still amazing to this day, the characters are interesting, the dialogue is well done and at times intentionally hilarious, and it's got some of the most ridiculously gory and memorable death scenes, right up there with the sleeping bag sequence from Friday the 13th and Phantasm's first death-by-sentinel-sphere.

I can't bring myself to compare it to the other "Dead" films, because it has a distinctly different feel. It's gritty, harshly lit, and consummately '80s.

As for the zombie called "Bub"--be prepared for a rather confusing experience. I had mixed feelings about Bub at first, but now I think I'm in love with him. He is a mouldering, humanoid Gentle Ben. Sherman Howard's performance is enthusiastic, and, dare I say, cute. He obviously got a kick out of the role, and it's always nice to see actors having as much fun as he obviously did (and said as much, in the supplemental materials, which are a blast to watch in and of themselves). Don't underestimate ol' Bub, though. He proves himself to be quite the hardass in the end, even if he does love Beethoven. It's worth noting that a lot of the scenes involving Bub were mostly ad-libbed, which, if you're aware of the fact, adds to the experience.

Long story short, I love the hell out of this movie, and it's probably my favorite of the original trilogy. It's a fun romp, and if you can get past and/or embrace the idea of an adorable gun-toting zombie, you're guaranteed a rip-snortin' good time.

Watch the extras, too! It's worth it if only for the hilarious behind-the-scenes videos of actors struggling with the makeup. Buh huh huhh!

Not very good........2007-05-29

People who are enjoying newer zombie movies like the remake of Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days/Weeks Later may want to steer clear of this one. It's full of rock stupid, bickering, cruel human characters that scream obscenities at each other. It's not good. It's really painful to watch, and I think it'll turn your soul to tar and your brain to oatmeal with repeated viewings.

The best zombie movies in my opinion are the ones that make you feel like it's the end of the world, with violent death around every corner. It's you, with perhaps a small band of survivors, trying to hold out against the destruction of civilization and the human race. This one makes me root for the zombies, and frankly, it loses me there.

I highly recommend you skip this one, and see Dawn of the Dead (2004) or 28 Days Later instead.

Deserves a second look..........2007-05-17

When I first watched "Day of the Dead" many years ago, I must say I thought it was boring. My mind was not ready for the philisophical musings, the complicated relationships, and the strong decisions made by all of the characters.

Watching it now, I realize what an outstanding movie it really is. The plan "B" of the original idea, this movie stands out with a deep story and lots of zombie gore.

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Good Story, Wooden Characters
Riveting Science Fiction Thriller
Bug, bug, whose got the Bug ?
Even better than I remembered it
Dated, but still a good movie...

The Andromeda Strain
Starring: Arthur Hill , David Wayne , James Olson , Kate Reid , and Paula Kelly
Director: Robert Wise
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B00008438U
Release Date: 2003-04-01

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Directed with clinical precision by Academy Award winner Robert Wise, this compelling account of the earth s first biological crisis is perhaps the most chillingly realistic science fiction thriller ever made. After an errant satellite crashes to earth near a remote New Mexico village, the recovery team discovers that almost everyone in the town are victims of a horrible death, with the mysterious exception of an infant and an old homeless man. The survivors are brought to a state-of-the-art laboratory descending five stories beneath the ground where the puzzled scientists race against time to determine the nature of the deadly microbe before it wreaks worldwide havoc. A trailblazer in the areas of special effects and inventive sets, The Andromeda Strain is based on Michael Crichton s best-selling novel that created national paranoia for its topical relevance to the first moon landing.

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Directed by Robert Wise

Running time: 2 Hours 11 Minutes

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The best-selling novel by Michael Crichton was faithfully adapted for this taut 1971 thriller, about a team of scientists racing against time to destroy a deadly alien virus that threatens to wipe out life on Earth. As usual with any Crichton-based movie, the emphasis is on an exciting clash between nature and science, beginning when virologists discover the outer-space virus in a tiny town full of corpses. Projecting total contamination, the scientists isolate the deadly strain in a massive, high-tech underground lab facility, which is rigged for nuclear destruction if the virus is not successfully controlled. The movie spends a great deal of time covering the scientific procedures of the high-pressure investigation, and the rising tensions between scientists who have been forced to work in claustrophobic conditions. It's all very fascinating if you're interested in scientific method and technological advances, although the film is obviously dated in many of its details. It's more effective as a thriller in which tension is derived not only from the deadly threat of the virus, but from the escalating fear and anxiety among the small group of people who've been assigned to save the human race. The basic premise is still captivating; it's easy to see how this became the foundation of Crichton's science-thriller empire. --Jeff Shannon

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Good Story, Wooden Characters.......2007-06-05

The Andromeda Strain is one of the must-see movies I missed in high school when it was first released and one that has remained in the back of my mind as one to see eventually. So, when I saw it on special recently at a local book emporium, I snapped it up.
Well, believe it or not, this is my first experience with an adaptation of the work of Michael Crichton. He has been so hyped over the years, I've ignored him. Imagine my surprise to discover that the Andromeda Strain is based on one of his early novels.
He definitely fed public paranoia here with this one. This was the age of the Vietnam War, when fewer and fewer people believed what US leaders told them. Additionally, there was much general unease about secret projects of the Defense Department and NASA. Agent Orange was just becoming an issue and there was some fear of outside contamination after the recent moon landing. Many wondered what other lethal agents were being concocted in secret, and what could happen if those with oversight lost control of them? Justified paranoia had many thinking the worst and made the Andromeda Strain so credible to many. When viewed today, with the benefit of three decades plus worth of biological and technical crises behind us, many would say that such paranoia remains justified.
I found The Andromeda Strain to be a good story clothed in a language of science that is a mystery to most people. But the characters are largely one-dimensional and the acting itself often very wooden. The worst of these is the female scientist dragged from her lab to participate on the team assigned to save humanity from the mysterious and putatively extraterrestrial plague which had already nearly wiped out the inhabitants of a fictional New Mexico village. Her wise-cracking character reminds me of "Maude" with an education. Then there were the various military men whose dialogue is so lame and stilted as to induce wincing.
However, the story itself helps the viewer overlook the undistinguished cast and gives the viewer cause to reflect on the what-ifs of an actual biological emergency. Only an early form of the virus of political correctness that manifests itself on occasion detracts from an otherwise interesting movie. There are many parts of the film where you will be spellbound. Younger viewers may be blase about the technological marvels revealed in the film, but those over fifty may still find wonderment in what was on the cutting edge for its day.
I recommend the Andromeda Strain as a good specimen of early 1970s science fiction film-making. It isn't the best sci-fi movie I've ever seen, but its far from the worst.

Riveting Science Fiction Thriller.......2007-05-27

There are several types of science fiction movies. The rarest, and for some of us, one of the more interesting types, is one where the focus is on the science rather than the fiction and the hype. There a no big, exciting monsters, but the science is readily evident along with state-of-the-art technology for 1971.

The U.S. government launches a satellite into space to gather material from space. When the satellite returns, it has brought more than just inert matter from space; it has brought something that lives. Unfortunately for the town of Piedmont, the thing that lives is hostile to human life.

The U.S. military gathers scientists from around the country at a secret laboratory called Wildfire to analyze the satellite and to determine whether they can stop the organism from destroying all life on earth. In the meantime, the organism, now called the Andromeda strain, has moved from the town of Piedmont and has killed again.

Though the movie heightens tension by focusing on the threat the organism places on mankind, the real tension is in the laboratory. We learn the foibles of each of the characters and we are pulled into their tension as they attempt to find the organism and try to figure out how to stop it - if they can.

One of the issues that face the team of scientists in the underground laboratory is the nuclear bomb that will destroy the laboratory if an organism should escape. It is the responsibility of one of the scientists to deactivate the bomb. However, not all the deactivations stations are working, and if you are caught in a section where there is a non-working station when all the doors are sealed, the only way out is through the laser-filled core.

"The Andromeda Strain" boasted excellent technology. The graphics showing the underground laboratory were superb for the era. The graphics of the organism replicating were also phenomenal. The setup of the underground laboratory and the decontamination procedures were excellent. If you love the science in science fiction, you will find that this movie is the movie for you. If you prefer action and fiction in your science fiction movies, then you may want to pass this classic by.

Enjoy!

Bug, bug, whose got the Bug ?.......2007-05-23

As far as Science fiction goes ala movies, this is one of the better flicks in this catagory. Good acting and a attention grabbing plot and viewers will shout ! "THATS ENTERTAINMENT ". Buy it, you'll like it !!!!!!

Even better than I remembered it.......2007-05-15

I've had some bad luck recently tracking down older movies that I saw and loved as a kid, only to re-watch them and find out that they weren't very good (my most recent example is the movie "Night Of The Comet").

Well this movie I remember seeing as an ABC afternoon movie after getting out of school and loving it. Thankfully, It's just as good as I remember and even more so! The movie itself is fantastic in it's pacing, which even though is slow-paced, it's still very suspenseful throughout. The extra cool part of this DVD is being able to look at the original author, Michael Crichton's, first book/movie. He has since written some of the best stuff (Jurassic Park to name one) and has some very interesting stuff to say in the extras.

Speaking of extras, the DVD has some really great extra content for the movie and for Michael Crichton fans. I just wish there was more of it cause it goes by real fast.

Highly recommended.

Dated, but still a good movie..........2007-02-02

Good suspenseful scifi drama, even if it is a tad dated by today's standards. Excellent story, good visual effects, still keeps my attention after all these years. -kd5-

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Miracle - More than a Sports Story!
"On A Sheet Of Ice In Lake Placid, New York" ~ Knowing When It's Your Time
Thrilling
good uplifting movie
I LOVE THIS MOVIE

Miracle (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Kurt Russell , Patricia Clarkson , Noah Emmerich , Sean McCann , and Kenneth Welsh
Director: Gavin O'Connor
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Release Date: 2004-05-18

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The miracle about Miracle is that it gets so many details right in telling its 24-year-old story about the historic victory of the U.S. hockey team at the 1980 Olympic Games. It's typical for Hollywood to compromise such period details as hairstyles and fashion when catering to a contemporary audience, but Miracle looks and feels right in every detail, capturing the downbeat mood of post-Watergate America while showing how obsessively determined Minnesota hockey coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) managed to assemble a once-in-a-lifetime team and whip them into a victorious frenzy over their Soviet champion opponents. With sharp support from Patricia Clarkson (as Brooks's wife) and Noah Emmerich (as his long-suffering assistant), Russell grounds the film with a well-balanced combination of aloofness, intimidation, and closely guarded strategy. No doubt the real Brooks (who died in a car accident shortly after filming completed) would have approved. Thanks to director Gavin O'Connor (Tumbleweeds) and the producers of the similarly laudable sports films Remember the Titans and The Rookie, Miracle brings plenty of heart--and historical accuracy--to an old, familiar formula. --Jeff Shannon

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From the studio that brought you THE ROOKIE and REMEMBER THE TITANS comes the movie everybody loves -- MIRACLE. Filled with exhilarating nonstop hockey action and heart-racing suspense, it's the inspiring true story behind one of the greatest moments in sports history — the 1980 United States ice hockey team's triumphant Olympic victory against the Soviet Union. Kurt Russell gives a brilliant performance as the dynamic and determined coach Herb Brooks, who had an impossible dream -- beat the seemingly unbeatable Soviets at their own game. Starting with a handpicked group of 26 undisciplined kids, Brooks coached them to play like they never played before, and turned 20 of them into a team that believed they could achieve the unachievable -- and in the process, united a nation with a new feeling of hope.

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Miracle - More than a Sports Story!.......2007-07-04

A story of powerful healing & believing, incredible human ability to achieve the "impossible" when using heart body and soul and working as a team, preparing and believing. Wonderfully inspiring, incredible coaching and spirit displayed by young men when our country needed this healing and unity. Love this movie and display of determination, belief, love, patriotism, and spirit.

"On A Sheet Of Ice In Lake Placid, New York" ~ Knowing When It's Your Time.......2007-04-27

Who will ever forget that memorable Winter Olympics in `80 when a young, inexperienced U.S.A. hockey squad beat the juggernaut Russian team in the semi-finals on their way to the gold medal? Well if you have just watch this movie and rekindle the memory of what was unquestionable the ultimate moment in the history of American hockey.

Released in '04, the inspirational sports film `Miracle' is a nostalgic look back at a time before professionals took over the Olympic games and young, starry-eyed college kids reached for that one glorious moment of fame. Yes it's overly sentimental and just oozing with saccharine but deep down inside I think that's how most of us want to remember this game anyway. U.S.A. versus Russia, doesn't get any better than that!

Thrilling.......2007-02-04

It is easy to summarize the plot behind this movie. It is about the 1980 U.S. hockey team that went all the way to gold in the Olympics at Lake Placid. What is harder to summarize is the era and feelings of the United States at that time, and just what a kick in the behind this game was for the U.S.

1980 was a very bad time. Inflation was horrible. We recently left Viet Nam, failing to accomplish whatever mission we had. Students kidnapped Americans from the embassy in Teheran. We suffered from a president who was tied to a politically motivated hotel break-in and from a president who was unable to effectively deal with politics in Washington, D.C.; then came the 1980 Olympic hockey team.

The hockey team of the Soviet Union was the dominant team for 20 years. They were favored to win the 1980 Olympics. The U.S. team might have a shot for bronze, if we were lucky. Instead, the U.S. team kept beating teams that "everyone" expected to beat the U.S. Americans began holding their breath as the team played each new opponent, and won. It was amazing. The gold medal game against Finland was almost an anti-climax after the game against the Soviet Union. While Coach Brooks was there to play hockey and go all the way, the biggest hurdle was going to be the tough, professional Soviet team.

This movie captures it all; the feeling of the era, details of the era, the thrill of each team victory, and Coach Brook's refusal to celebrate any victory until the truly important one. I was amazed at Kurt Russell's performance. He is compelling as Coach Brooks. Brooks is obsessed in his drive to make his team the best, and he skillfully transmits that obsession to his players. Kurt Russell was perfect for the role of Brooks, and it is one of his finest moments in a movie.

This movie is perfect for most members of the family, and may well serve as an inspiration for some family members. Some younger members of the family may be distressed by the violence of hockey, which is well replicated in this movie. You may not want to be eating while watching some portions of the movie.

Enjoy!

good uplifting movie.......2007-02-03

i like the perspective the movie tried to portray, that individual Olympians who are great at what they do are not representing themselves, but are representing their country. im really glad our hockey team won in those adverse times and that this movie was made to reflect a bit of the triumph they experienced.

I LOVE THIS MOVIE .......2007-01-28

What a great movie this was there was not one bad part in the whole Movie i think that the actors who played this made the Real guys looked amazing this is my favriot movie ever i just love it I think that Kurt Russell did a great Job betraying herb brooks i don't think that any other actor could do it as well as he did.

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Medicine man
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