Safe

Starring:Julianne Moore, Peter Friedman, Xander Berkeley, Susan Norman, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Mary Carver, Steven Gilborn, April Grace, Peter Crombie, Ronnie Farer, Jodie Markell, Lorna Scott, James LeGros, Dean Norris, Julie Burgess, Martha Velez, Chauncey Leopardi, Saachiko, Tim Gardner, Wendy Haynes
Director: Todd Haynes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Carol White (Julianne Moore) is a mousy housewife living the affluent life in the San Fernando Valley when, over the span of a few months, she begins to develop debilitating sensitivities to her environment. A permanent at the hair salon makes her nose bleed and her skin go bad, exhaust from a truck causes her to cough violently, she's allergic to the new couch, goes into seizures at the dry cleaner's. No one understands or credits her condition, least of all her husband or family physician. But the symptoms worsen, and Carol eventually discovers others who suffer from similar environmental illnesses. She checks into a desert spa that caters to those in her predicament, and the staff regales her with touchy-feely, infomercial-style affirmations. All of this could have been broad satire, but director Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine) opts for a filming style that captures the empty elegance of Carol's passive lifestyle and looks on with clinical dispassion, so that you can hear the oppressive quiet surrounding her. It's positively eerie, so you know you're not watching just a worthy cause picture or movie of the week. Haynes has more ambition than that, even going so far as to insert a slight buzzing sound in the soundtrack to accentuate the unease. Fluorescent lights? Power lines? Who knows? Maybe it's safe to call it the ominous rumblings beneath the surface of Carol's life, from antiseptic affluence to septic isolation in the spa environment. A model of sustained tone, boasting one of the most remarkable performances by Julianne Moore, from a whole career of remarkable performances. --Jim Gay

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Not for my family

Suprisingly entertaining

Great Way to Teach Your Kids About Stranger Safety

My son learned A LOT from this CD.

Safety Simplified

Stranger Safety
Starring: Angela Shelton , John Walsh , Carol Cordova , Kevin Meier , and Connor Cordova
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
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ASIN: B0009LS9Y4
Release Date: 2005-05-24

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Kid safety is an important, yet often difficult topic of discussion between parents and children. The Safe Side's "Safe Side Super-Chick" is a decidedly zany host who successfully combines slapstick humor with serious, practical safety tips for kids. "Safe Side Super-Chick" breaks the population down into three quickly discernable categories: "Safe Side Adults" that kids know well and can always trust to keep them safe, "Don't Knows" like the mail carrier or the lady at the park and "Sorta Knows" like a coach or a schoolmate's parent. As "Safe Side Super-Chick" interacts with "Don't Knows" and "Sorta Knows", she offers seven specific safety tips to keep kids safe and, with the help of real kids, details simple, concrete actions and phrases that empower kids in a variety of potentially dangerous situations. Best of all, the presentation is never scary, but always extremely funny--that means that kids ages 2 to 10 will actually enjoy learning about safety. Kudos to Julie Clark (creator of Baby Einstein) and John Walsh (host of America's Most Wanted) for creating a safety video that's highly entertaining, informative, and practical. --Tami Horiuchi

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A message from John Walsh: I'm the host of a television show that I wish wasn't needed. But it is. Thankfully, 38 missing children have been recovered by our work at "America's Most Wanted." In 1981, the lives of my wife Reve and I were changed forever. Our beautiful son Adam was abducted from a mall in a nice area of South Florida. Sadly, two weeks into the biggest search for a child ever in Florida, our son was found murdered. In my quest to find justice and fight back for victims, I lobbied Congress to change the laws and to change how police search for missing children. I'm proud to say that the movement I started is still going strong. There's a national organization dedicated to helping children (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) and now this country and its media are beginning to understand that our children need to be informed about how to stay safe. In 1981 not much was known about child abduction and exploitation. Parents knew very little and, tragically, children knew even less. Today we're proud of the awareness that children have about the dangers that face them. Children see images everywhere of kidnappings and exploitation. We only need to think about what we've seen in the past year--pedophiles in the clergy, Internet predators, and others who are in positions to take advantage of children's trust in them--to know that kids are still being victimized at an alarming rate. I hope that's about to change. As a crime fighter and host of a popular TV program that has saved lives, I'm proud to be teaming up with a woman who knows how to teach children. Kids want to know what to do, and parents need to be prepared. Like me, Julie Clark is a parent who cares. She has a proven track record of teaching kids. Her passion and experience make this series of safety videos for children something that parents and kids will want to watch. Now parents and kids will do what I've been doing for more than 23 years--they'll fight back.

Customer Reviews:

Not for my family.......2007-06-29

While the overall content is fine - the presentation was terrible. The girl acted like a lunatic (and a very messy one) most of the time, managing to get food all over her face every time she ate anything - GROSS. It may help with strangers, but it's stone age manners. My girls (10 and 12) did laugh once in a while and watch the whole thing, but I didn't have to tell them twice to put it back in the library bag to return it. I'm Very Glad I didn't buy it! The 2yo cried and ran from the room! And they have no desire to check it out a second time.

Suprisingly entertaining.......2007-06-28

I didn't know what to expect with this video. I was told it was pretty good, but really, how can a video about safety keep the kids entertained? This one did. The main character is awesome and zippy and the video moves at a quick pace while keeping things simple. They go back over points and reinforce definitions. My three year old understood it, and asked to watch it two more times. And he isn't a good movie watcher. He wants to watch things about cars or explosions and this held his interest.

Great Way to Teach Your Kids About Stranger Safety.......2007-06-15

We bought this on the recommendation of a friend, and we are very happy with this purchase. The video is really goofy and fun - perfect format to hold our kids' attention. It delivers the important stuff in a fun, repetitive way so it sticks in our kids' minds. They are now openly repeating the video, stating "Grandma is my Safe Side Adult" or "That man over there is a Don't Know." The actor in this video is really talented - I'm surprised she doesn't have her own show (maybe she does?) because she could give The Wiggles, etc. a run for their money.

My son learned A LOT from this CD........2007-06-14

I noticed my son, who's 5, loved to talk to people wherever we would go anywhere. I felt that he had no awareness of the danger of strangers. I bought this DVD and WOW my son "got it" right away. He now asks if its ok to talk to anyone and guides his little sister to do the same. This DVD is a must have for safety reasons. It's fun too!

Safety Simplified.......2007-06-13

I encourage families of children and teens of all ages to view this video. It provides excellent tips on how to stay safe. The safety concept in this video is clear for all ages to learn and become aware of his/her surroundings.

Submitted by Nicole Smith, Author: Box of Chocolates - Box of Chocolates

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HD DVD gives film rich upgrade
Better than I expected
great movie for multiple viewing
Wonderful!
A classic movie with a great cast!

Out of Sight (Collector's Edition)
Starring: George Clooney , Jim Robinson , Mike Malone (II) , Donna Frenzel , and Manny Suárez
Director: Steven Soderbergh , and Charles Kiselyak
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ASIN: 0783229402
Release Date: 2006-04-18

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Out of Sight scored critical raves, but its title sums up the theatrical fate of Steven Soderbergh's coolly comic crime caper and misfit romance based on Elmore Leonard's novel. But this is the sort of buried treasure home video was created to rescue.

George Clooney comes into his own as a leading man in the role of inveterate bank robber Jack Foley. Incarcerated, he uses another inmate's prison break as a cover for his own escape. Waiting for him, according to plan, is his partner, Buddy (Ving Rhames). Also waiting for him, not according to plan, is federal agent Karen Sisco (the ravishing Jennifer Lopez). She finds herself disarmed in more ways than one when she is deposited in the getaway car's trunk with Jack. But that doesn't stop her from joining the task force created to capture him, while he plans "one last heist."

Out of Sight is a rich, entertaining film, stylish without being showy, faithful to the integrity of Leonard's potent dialogue and quirky characters, and seamlessly acted by a dream ensemble. Standouts include Albert Brooks as convicted insider trader Richard Ripley, who while in prison brags to the wrong people that he has $5 million in uncut diamonds hidden in his house; Don Cheadle as Maurice (don't call him "Snoopy") Miller, with whom Jack warily teams up to steal said diamonds; Dennis Farina as Karen's protective father (his idea of a birthday gift is a Sig-Hauer .38); and, in unbilled cameos, Michael Keaton, reprising his Jackie Brown role as FBI agent Ray Nicolet, and Samuel L. Jackson.

If you liked Get Shorty and Jackie Brown, you'll find this, well, Out of Sight. --Donald Liebenson

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Out of Sight was one of the best movies of 1998, but ironically this superior crime comedy was a box-office disappointment. Fortunately the movie can enjoy a long life on home video, where it can be savored by anyone who missed its original release. Making his best film since 1989's sex, lies, and videotape, director Steven Soderbergh pays tribute to the signature wit and intricacy of Elmore Leonard's novel, brilliantly adapted by Scott Frank, the gifted screenwriter who previously adapted Leonard's Get Shorty. The movie's a prime showcase for the talent and chemistry of George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, respectively playing a career bank robber who's escaped from jail and the federal agent who falls for his charms while tracking him down. Soderbergh directs with confident visual flair, shifting time- lines (à la Pulp Fiction) to weave together subplots and maintain vivid focus on Leonard's splendid characters and smooth-as-silk dialogue. While the sexy repartée between Clooney and Lopez recalls the vintage interplay of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Ving Rhames and Steve Zahn add ample comic relief as Clooney's accomplices. Dennis Farina is memorable as Lopez's father, and Albert Brooks is almost unrecognizable as a Wall Street crook whose mansion--and a cache of uncut diamonds--provides the setting for the film's climactic caper. As orchestrated by Soderbergh, the film offers a feast of plot twists and surprises, but it never loses track of its delightful characters and the clever wit that brings them so vividly to life. The Collector's Edition DVD includes commentary by Soderbergh, deleted scenes, production notes, theatrical trailers, and more. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

HD DVD gives film rich upgrade.......2007-06-17

Out of Sight is one of my favorite Clooney flicks- George Clooney in an Elmore Leonard flick with the typical set of convoluted characters in both high and low places is a fun film. The Universal HD-DVD is gorgeous! The rich colors of Miami pop on my big screen tv at 1080i and remind me why I can't be bothered to spend $10 per ticket to go to a theater anymore!
I liked the fact that Universal doesn't clutter up the disk with any annoying intros that you can't fast forward through- Warner Brothers does that.

Better than I expected.......2007-05-02

I first saw this movie in a cheap second-run theater in Columbus, Ohio, where nothing else I remotely wanted to see was playing. On the way in, I was highly skeptical about the combined talents of Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney.

On the way out, I was hailing Clooney as the new Cary Grant, and had a fresh appreciation for Lopez' charms. This sharp, clever film offers a host of pleasures--suspense, romance, and some witty dialogue. The story is not always told chronologically, but the narrative quirkiness adds to the movie's appeal.

After seeing Out of Sight, I started to seek out all of director Steven Soderbergh's movies, and have found almost all of them as consistently entertaining.

great movie for multiple viewing.......2007-04-09

I saw this movie for umpteenth time just recently (my seventh, I think). George Clooney (Good Night, Good Luck,
O Brother, Where Art Thou?) is delicious in it, Jennifer Lopez (The Wedding Planner, Selena) proves her rising star power, and Steven Soderberg (The Good German, Ocean's Eleven) as a director manages to delight, as always. This movie never ages and the jokes never become old. I could watch it over and over and be entertained.

Wonderful!.......2007-04-04

One of George Clooney's best movies! The chemistry between George and Jennifer Lopez is wonderful and the dialogue is crisp and clean. A lot of sexual tension between them and they pull it off wonderfully!

Oh, and the bathtub scene with George is not to be missed!

Great movie!!

A classic movie with a great cast!.......2007-01-16

Author Elmore "Dutch" Leonard has written over forty novels in about as many years, most of which have been turned into feature films. To my knowledge, only four of his crime thrillers have been turned into successful movies: 52 Pick-up, Get Shorty, Jackie Brown, and Out of Sight. Whatever the magic is that Mr. Leonard puts into each of his books, few directors are able to capture it on screen. The same thing can be said for the novels by Stephen King. Only a handful of well-made movies come to mind. When the magic is captured, it's a truly amazing experience to behold in the arena of movie making. Out of Sight, starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, is one of these rare experiences where everything comes together perfectly. The director, Steven Soderbergh, and screenplay writer, Scott Frank, were able to stay true to Leonard's words, as well as being able to transfer the heart and soul of the story to the big screen. Though it seems like few people actually saw this film when it was released theatrically, this is the movie that I think made major stars out of Clooney and Lopez, not to mention boosting the careers of Don Cheadle and Steve Zahn and Ving Rhames. Out of Sight, like Get Shorty and Jackie Brown, is now considered a classic to fans of the "crime caper." This is a movie that you want to have in your film library.

Out of Sight deals with Jack Foley (played by Clooney), the country's most successful bank robber. When Jack escapes from a Florida correction's facility, he accidentally runs into Federal Marshal, Karen Sisco (played by Lopez), who's at the prison to serve some papers. Unable to leave her behind, Jack and his pal, Buddy (played by Rhames), toss her into the trunk of her own car. Jack climbs in behind her, and Buddy quickly drives the car away from the prison and to safety. It's during the trunk ride that Jack and Karen develop feelings for each other, each realizing the impossibility of the situation. After the getaway, Jack refuses to forget Karen and what the experience meant to him. This eventually leads Karen to Detroit, where she hopes to arrest Jack before he can pull off one last score. Of course, both of them have to call a time out in order to see if there's any real chemistry in their relationship and, boy, is there! Unfortunately, Jack has to go ahead with the final robbery and Karen will have to arrest him, if she gets the opportunity. No one ever said love would be easy.

Though George Clooney has done a number of extremely successful films since Out of Sight, I still consider this movie to be his best. He captured the charm and wit of Jack Foley to a tee and made you believe that a bank robber and a Federal Marshal could actually fall in love with each other. Jennifer Lopez was also at her best in this movie. She shined with beauty and intellect and determination as a Federal Marshal who's prepared to shoot the man she loves, if it comes down to that. Don Cheadle brought the character of Maurice (aka Snoopy) alive in such a way that you couldn't help but like him, even though he's the bad guy. That's a tough job to do for any actor. I will say that Steve Zahn came close to stealing every scene that he was in as the pot-smoking Glenn Michaels, making you laugh out loud at his realistic, yet funny behavior. The cast was simply perfect all the way around, bringing special nuances to their characters that made them stand out. There were even cameo appearances by Michael Keaton, reviving his role as Ray Nicolette, the ATF agent from the movie, Jackie Brown, plus Samuel L. Jackson in a short, but powerful scene at the end that brings a hopeful smile to your face. This is also the movie that established a partnership between Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney. They would go on to make several more hit movies together after this one. Out of Sight is definitely the type of film that you can watch over and over again. It'll make you laugh, while keeping you on the edge of your seat for the final showdown. I only wish that Hollywood could make more movies like this. The extras include a thirty-minute behind the scenes documentary, plus twenty minutes of deleted scenes and a movie commentary with its director and screenwriter.

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Fail-Safe
Important History
Credible Plot Brought Low By Poor Technical Advice
Blast from the past!
Good movie, average DVD

Fail-safe (Special Edition)
Starring: Dan O'Herlihy , Walter Matthau , Frank Overton , Ed Binns , and Fritz Weaver
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ASIN: B00004XPPE
Release Date: 2000-10-31

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It's Dr. Strangelove, but without the laughs. Fail Safe, made within a year of Strangelove and at the height of cold war atomic anxiety, posits a similar nightmare scenario. A U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered toward Moscow, ready to drop its load. The U.S. president (Henry Fonda) and various military and congressional leaders must then scramble to deal with the disaster. The built-in suspense is well maintained by director Sidney Lumet, working from a script by former blacklisted writer Walter Bernstein. The solemn, serious approach doesn't begin to touch the brilliance of Strangelove's inspired take on the nuclear nightmare, but Fail Safe is absorbing and well acted (a memorable role for Walter Matthau, for instance). The movie enters unexpected territory in its final minutes; conditioned for feel-good endings, viewers are still genuinely shocked by the plot turns in the final reels. The climax comes as a sobering slap in the face, intriguingly staged by Lumet. Now that the cold war has passed on into history, Fail Safe stands as--thank goodness--an interesting period piece. --Robert Horton

Customer Reviews:

Fail-Safe.......2007-06-27

Of all the edgy doomsday thrillers that have unnerved us since the 1960s, nothing beats Sidney Lumet's chilling "Fail-Safe." Throughout the film, set in the control room of Strategic Air Command, Lumet expertly uses his camera to build claustrophobia and tension. The scenes with Fonda as the President and young Hagman as a petrified Russian translator are especially riveting. Walter Matthau also makes your blood run cold playing against type as a dispassionate nuclear-arms expert. Made when Cold War paranoia was at its height, this is a masterwork of relentless suspense.

Important History.......2007-05-09

This film is a good movie to watch for a historical perspective of the times, but in actually watching it for entertainment it suffers. The acting is good if wooden, the story is interesting but slow. I recommend this movie only for those interested in film history or the history of the era.

Credible Plot Brought Low By Poor Technical Advice.......2007-02-27

While I guess the disappearance of Soviet Russia takes much of the continuing value out of movies such as this one [our current enemies will never be bothered with hotlines], those of us who remember those days will always be deeply moved by well done films of this genre.

This book, along with On The Beach and one or two others, were serialized in our local paper when they came out, and we all got to tremble and have nightmares one instalment at a time.

On the positive side of the ledger for the film version: (1)The basic story line,was quite conceivable to movie audiences at the time and therefore VERY frightening. (2) The script, the actors and the director keep the tension at a nerve cracking pace throughout. And (3) especially outstanding performances were turned in by the President, his translator, C-in-C SAC [though decidedly not the Curtis LeMay type] and the flight commander.

On the other hand, a good deal of the movie's credibility, to me at least, was destroyed by some layout decisions as well as technical errors. (1) While we have all since learned, along with President Reagan, that there is no 'war room' a la Dr. Strangelove, it seemed highly unlikey to me that the President would be compelled to make all his decisions completely isolated from his top advisors, not to mention maps, mock-ups and the video board everybody else had. There just seemed to be something important to credibility missing as he would hear the voices over the telephone in a totally unequipped room. There would be no opportunity for multiple speaker give and take as well as the chance to view faces, body language and visual and electronic data. While it heightened the sense of claustrophobia it diminished authenticity...so important in a story of this kind. (2) "Whitey" or "Blackie" [I think he was called both in the course of the movie] is supposed to be a pivotal character. Am I being unnecessarily niggling when I say he lost all credibility because he didn't know how to wear his stars correctly? He should have watched Sterling Hayden in the other movie. Sorry, but that was a real turnoff for me. He redeemed himself somewhat in the final scene he plays in his flight suit, but a multimillion dollar production should have hired somebody who knew that one. (3) Didn't at least one of the air police guys [all one and two stripers] have officer's capshields? It could just be the film quality of my copy, but I looked at that scene over and over and that's what I saw. And (4) How did the otherwise brilliant and believeable screenwriter get away with leaving a full colonel's parents in the basement? The social paranoia I saw in every full colonel I ever came close to made that scene laughable... as did the fact that he was kept in such a sensitive post with that sort of skeleton hanging in the closet. When I was in SAC you didn't get close to the nuclear alert area with a family situation like that, much less be in a position to influence what the guys in the nuclear alert area did.

I dunno... Just seems like a very artful production was brought low by blunders easily prevented. Three Stars

Blast from the past!.......2007-01-23

As a child of the '50s I can remember when the book came out, reading it and being terrified how the world could end at any minute. When the film was released it showed no softening of the message, but the impact was lost due to the release of Kubric's "Dr Strangelove". Somehow Peter Sellers humourous spin on things coupled with the superb final vision of Slim Pickens riding down on the bomb to the sounds of "We'll meet again" just had everyone I know crying with laughter at the stupidity of it all. Surely nobody would let this sort of thing happen, would they?
. Looking at this film again many years later and it seems to have regained it's power to depict the frighteningly easy way in which we can slip into the abyss. The superb acting of Henry Fonda and Walter Mathau bring a terse and well written script to life, with the young Larry Hagman totally believeable as the Presidential interpreter.
As we watch events unfolding in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the race of uncontrollable powers in the Third World to produce and stockpile nuclear weapons along with their delivery systems, "Fail Safes" chilling message becomes as relevant today as it did so many years ago.
Watch this film, then look at our present day political leaders. Apart from the fashions, has anything changed? The starkness of black and white as opposed to colour filmstock only serves to underline the warning that there is no middle way, we have to choose now as we had to choose then.
A superb film that every thinking person will do well to watch and keep alongside "Schindlers List", both as a warning and a lesson.

BUY IT!

Good movie, average DVD.......2006-08-12

The movie is excellent, focusing on the strategy and tactices of nuclear brinksmanship. Henry Fonda wears the role of President well.

How would YOU atone for the act of accidentally bombing a major city?

[In an earlier review, I thought I had caught a filmography error, but this is not the case]

March 3, 2002 Reviewer: "rhyre" (Cincinnati, OH)

Enjoyed the movie as much as when I first saw it in the 70s.
I only encountered two problems:

1) Original film quality
A digital restoration of the original film print is in order, I noticed a lot of graininess and flecks in the image.

2) Larry Hagman seems to be slightly confused with Gene Hackman in the filmography under 'special features'.
For example, Larry Hagman is credited with an appearance in the 1978 Superman movie. Lex Luthor was played by Gene Hackman.
[This is not true, Larry Hagman AND Gene Hackman both appeared in Superman: The Movie, in different roles. Larry Hagman played the character of 'Major']

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dam the thing we do to find out
gripping
Pretty Good Movie.
suprisingly good
One of the Best Ever

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Starring: James Marsden , Scott Speedman , Sofía Vergara , Barry Papick , and Charlie Corrado
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dam the thing we do to find out.......2007-06-30

all i have to say is remember who you did it with because you never know when it will come and get u in the end. This movie is about a young man who tracks down the erson he swares gave him hiv and lurse him back to his appartment and takes his blood to be tested and if he is positive he will kill him if not let him go. Plus did i forget to say he dose this 5 years after he sleeps with him and you find out he was married befor to and this is the onley guy he slept with

gripping.......2007-05-14

The acting is really good and the storyline gripping and believable. Recommended watching.

Richard

Pretty Good Movie........2007-03-27

I thought the movie flowed rather well. A great flick to watch as a movie night with friends. Only gave it 4 stars because I thought the ending could have been presented a little better but, it was still pretty good.

suprisingly good.......2007-02-07

This is good! No doubt about it. Good cast! Believable story. obviously it was a play before hand. but great story. that Marsden guy was surprisingly believable at being gay. well worth watching, only problem is shoddy sound and no subtitles in English

One of the Best Ever.......2007-01-21

"THE 24TH DAY"

One of the Best

Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride

"The 24th Day" is an independent film of a play written and directed by Tony Piccirillo and is unquestionably one of the best films to be released in the last few years. How it managed to go almost unnoticed is a question I will never understand. It s one of the most engrossing stories I have ever seen, the acting is what awards are made for and dialog and direction near perfection. It is a beautifully moving film that you will not likely forget. Let me say from the outset that this is going to be a major rave review. I know that I give a lot of good reviews but "The 24th Day" rises high above almost everything else I have reviewed. I just don't understand how I could have missed it--it is already three years old (but it is available on DVD).
I feel I must say that in my opinion it is one of the finest achievements of American cinema. The script is one of the most amazing pieces of writing around and the acting seems to have fallen from paradise.
From the moments the credits roll you are treated to a beautifully photographed film. The film opens in a singles bar and slowly moves to the cluttered and musty apartment of Tom (Scott Speedman). Here it is quite cleat that Tom's guest, Dan (James Marsden) thinks that he has come to have a sexual experience. As the banter between the two men progresses, we hear a lot of typical cruising jargon and then all of a sudden, Tom reminds Dan that this is not the first time they have been together. Five years previously they had an evening of sex and that had been Tom's only foray into gay sex. During the last few weeks, Tom has been stalking Dan in revenge. It seems that he is HIV positive and the only place he could have gotten the virus was from Dan. Tom in turn transmitted the virus to his wife who after testing positive died in a car crash--just 24 days before.
Dan becomes captive to Tom and is tied and gagged while Tom withdraws a syringe of blood which he takes to be tested for HIV. He informs Dan that if it tests positive, he will kill him; if it is negative Dan is free to go. All of the action takes place in the apartment in this two character drama. During the dialog of the avenger and Dan such topics as truth, AIDS, gay vs. bisexual vs. straight sex, meaningless sex and commitment arise.
As we watch the development of the "relationship" between the two men, each disclosure becomes more and more startling and the men go through transformations, each more frightening then the one before until the story reaches an almost unbearably surprise climax. The audience is left to decipher and resolve the final issues. I sat in my seat exhausted. The movie wore on me and the tension was exceedingly strong.,
This movie is the real thing--it is provocative, it is tense and it is impossible to predict. Never preachy, the film makes some interesting insights into personal responsibility.
It is the actors that make the movie what it is. It is not easy to maintain the level of tension when there are only two actors on the screen. Both of the actors are so much into their own roles that when the movie was over, I sat bewildered and lost when I realized that I had actually been watching a movie and not really experiencing the tension that the actors portrayed. What really gives this movie its importance is the way it confronted real issues, those that we as gay men should constantly be aware of. It shows us that everyone is responsible for his own conduct and the consequences. We live in a world where strange things are accepted--bare backing for one and substance abuse for another. What this movie portrays is what every man has to think about and to embrace. Here is a gay drama that addresses sexual responsibility in a mature and adult way.
Here is the best of low budget drama. We have two actors carrying a film alone, on their shoulders and doing so admirably and with style. The simplicity and storyline of the film a so much and this is a film that YOU MUST SEE.

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Fail Safe DVD Could Have Been Better
Excellent Remake of a Chilling Movie

Fail Safe
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss , Noah Wyle , Brian Dennehy , Sam Elliott , and James Cromwell
Director: Stephen Frears
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000NTPG7K
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Description

OscarÂ® winner George Clooney (Syriana, Ocean's Thirteen) and Emmy nominated Noah Wyle ("ER," "Librarian: Quest for the Spear") head an all-star cast in this tense and powerful Cold War thriller performed live on network TV (CBS). An electrical malfunction prevents the Pentagon from stopping a pilot (Clooney) whose jet has been mistakenly ordered to drop nuclear bombs on Russia. Facing world nuclear annihilation the American President (Richard Dreyfus) must choose between an all-out war or the planned nuclear bombing of New York City as compensation. Based on Sydney Lumet's classic 1964 "Playhouse 90" presentation from the novel by Harvey Wheeler and Eugene Burdick. Directed by Oscar-nominee Stephen Frears (The Queen, The Grifters, Dangerous Liaisons). All-star cast includes Richard Dreyfus, Noah Wyle, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Harvey Keitel, James Cromwell, Hank Azaria, Sam Elliott.

Customer Reviews:

Fail Safe DVD Could Have Been Better.......2007-06-26

The DVD for this version of Fail Safe is actually in the widescreen format. The package says it is in a matted widescreen format and I measured the aspect ratio at about 1.67:1. Unfortunately the DVD was not anamorphic (not enhanced for widescreen televisions). At this point in time Warner Brothers should have made this disc anamorphic. Other than that the movie and disc were fine.

Excellent Remake of a Chilling Movie.......2007-06-26

As someone who grew up in the shadow of the Cold War, this movie has always intrigued me. A truly scary premise especially now that the machines have taken over (sorry, that's a Cyberdyne joke).

This made-for-TV remake was broadcast live in 2000 and I was most impressed. I am a technical flaw-spotting fiend and I only spotted one glitch - I'll let you find it.

The plot is already explained so I'll address the cast - well chosen, and the production values - top-notch. Live TV is most unforgiving and this was pulled-off in good fashion.

Sadly this scenario has been supplanted by terrorism but nevertheless, for those who recall the truly excellent 1964 version, this modern take still manages to grip you with suspense. Once I finish this review I am ordering a copy. You should do the same.

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It's a Big, Big, World - Safe and Sound
Starring: It's a Big Big World
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000NQRV5I
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Product Description

It's a Big Big World takes place in the beautiful World Tree, set in a rainforest, where Snook, a charismatic sloth, lives with his diverse group of animal friends. Together they investigate the world around them and discover how different things live, grow and change. It's a Big Big World's patented "Shadowmation" technique combines puppetry and computer graphics to bring the characters and their environment to life.

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Out on a Limb: It's Winslow's birthday and he decides to go where no marmoset has ever gone before - up to the very top of the World Tree. But when he gets stuck on a high branch and has to be rescued, he realizes that even though he's older, he still needs to be safe.

The Big Sneeze: Bob received a bouquet of flowers and soon after he can't stop sneezing. But with a little help from Madge, his sneezing stops and he learns all about allergies.

The Itch: Bob has an itch that he thinks was caused by a poisonous plant, so he investigates all the plants in the World Tree to make sure everyone stays safe.

Bones: After hurting his arm, Winslow learns the hard way what happens when you don't take time to let your injuries heal.

The Sting: Wartz's frog friend Greenie is afraid of Stripey the bee, but with a little help from his friends, he learns some ways to stay safe around bees.

Baseball Double Feature - Kill the Umpire / Safe at Home

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Baseball Joyful Escape
Outstanding!
Kill the Umpire
...... STRIKE THREE!!!......YOU'RE.....OUT!!!!!
At Long Last

Baseball Double Feature - Kill the Umpire / Safe at Home
Starring: William Bendix , Una Merkel , Ray Collins , Gloria Henry , and Jeff Richards
Director: Lloyd Bacon , and Walter Doniger
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000MNOX80
Release Date: 2007-04-03

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Kill the Umpire and Safe at Home reside cozily on this family-friendly disc, a pair of entertaining movies about baseball-crazy characters with very different reasons for getting close to the game. The 1950 Kill the Umpire stars William Bendix as Bill Johnson, a working man so enamored of America's pastime that he regularly loses jobs because he can't stay out of his favorite New York ballpark when he's supposed to be at the office. Loudly disdainful of all umpires, Bill gets both a blessing and a comeuppance when his father-in-law (Ray Collins), a retired ump, sends him off to umpire school to learn the profession he deserves. After a lot of resistance, Bill understands the basic nobility of being the guy people love to hate despite also being necessary to baseball. The script is by Frank Tashlin, the animation director who would soon have better things to do in the 1950s and beyond, such as directing Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? and guiding Jerry Lewis in some of his best vehicles. Indeed, Kill the Umpire, in many ways, looks like a collection of old cartoon gags connected by Bendix's charming performance. But under the sure hand of seasoned director Lloyd Bacon (Knute Rockne All-American), it all comes together nicely.

The 1962 Safe at Home is built around the presence of New York Yankees stars Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, who prove stiff but game playing themselves in the story of a little boy who gets in trouble for overstating his friendship with them. Young Hutch Lawton (Bryan Russell), a motherless child trying hard to help his preoccupied dad (Don Collier) build a business, brags to his Little League team that he knows Maris and Mantle, then sets out on a journey to talk the legendary sluggers into going back with him to meet the team. William Frawley (who also appears in Kill the Umpire) helps keep the pace going as the Yankees' manager, and Patricia Barry is a welcome presence as Mr. Lawton's love interest. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

Kill The Umpire: When his wife threatens to leave him unless he finds steady employment, a baseball fanatic reluctantly accepts a job as a minor league umpire, "the lowest a man can get."

Safe at Home: When a young boy brags of his nonexistent friendship with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, he travels to the Yankees' spring training camp to make his boast come true.

Customer Reviews:

Baseball Joyful Escape.......2007-05-30

When the rat race of modern life gets to you there is always timeless baseball. Unfortunately the modern world has found a way to corrupt the purity of the game. These two movies harken back to the older " purer " days. Yes the movies are dated and abit corny but the values still ring true.

Outstanding!.......2007-05-14

Kill The Umpire is one of William Bendix's best performances, right up there with Life Of Riley.This is a great baseball movie from the other side of the game, the umpire's point of view.
Safe At Home is a great piece of nostalgia for baby boomers. Mantle, Maris, and the rest of the Yankees at their height! What's not to like?

Kill the Umpire.......2007-05-07

Although "Kill the Umpire" is a great Bendix classic, "Safe at Home" is more like a documentary or short that would be included with a good movie instead of billed as a double feature. This DVD is well worth owning just for "Kill the Umpire". Now if they will just put "It Happens Every Spring" with Ray Milland on DVD I will be basball movie satisfied for awhile.

...... STRIKE THREE!!!......YOU'RE.....OUT!!!!!.......2007-04-25

Very funny comedy with William Bendix at his best...wonderful tale about the [10th] player on the field...the umpire[s]...Una Merkel plays Bendix's wife in her own trademark prissy fashion....good clean family entertainment to boot about America's sporting pastime...no wonder actor William Bendix had a looong and varied career before the camera...let us return to yesteryear when the game of baseball was fun and even had heroes to cheer for...not like today's game of greed, etc....SGGT CHRIS SARNO-USMC FMF

At Long Last.......2007-04-22

Kill The Umpire is quite simply, one of the best baseball movies ever made. Ok, its not a Bull Durham or Major League, but look at when it was made!! William Bendix as "Two Call Johnson" is quite simply, hilarious in this role - no one could have played it better. Also featuring Tom DeAndrea (probably misspelled), the duo clicked so well they wound up starring in the TV version of "The Life of Riley." This is - quite simply - a great, underrated movie. Be prepared to laugh until you cry.

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HD DVD gives film rich upgrade
Better than I expected
great movie for multiple viewing
Wonderful!
A classic movie with a great cast!

Out of Sight [HD DVD]
Starring: Nancy Allen , Don Cheadle , George Clooney , Dennis Farina , and Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B000HT3Q0K
Release Date: 2006-10-24

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If you liked Get Shorty and Jackie Brown, you'll find this, well, Out of Sight. --Donald Liebenson

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Customer Reviews:

HD DVD gives film rich upgrade.......2007-06-17

Better than I expected.......2007-05-02

great movie for multiple viewing.......2007-04-09

Wonderful!.......2007-04-04

A classic movie with a great cast!.......2007-01-16

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Make Internet Safety a Priority
Safe Side Internet Safety is great
Great insight for our company.
wonderful product
super awesome!

The Safe Side - Internet Safety
Starring: Angela Shelton , John Walsh , Carol Cordova , Kevin Meier , and Connor Cordova
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Manufacturer: The Safe Side
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Release Date: 2006-10-10

Customer Reviews:

Make Internet Safety a Priority.......2007-06-13

I encourage families of pre-teens and teens to view this video. It provides excellent tips on how pre-teens and teens can navigate through the internet safely.

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Safe Side Internet Safety is great.......2007-05-15

I have an eight year old and a five year old. This DVD was appropriate for both - but better for the second grader since they get on the internet at school. It helped her realize that everything on the internet is not always what it seems to be. It was presented in a manner that was informative without going over the top with scare tactics - so both kids watched.

Great insight for our company........2007-01-11

This DVD was bought for our company...and have already heard great reviews. I recommend to others!

wonderful product.......2007-01-09

I got this for my 8 yr old son - and he said he thought it was going to be boring. We watched it together and discussed it afterward. He loved it and asked if there were any more like it! He also took it into school and shared it with his class. He said everyone paid attention and thought it was neat. It is entertaining enough to hold childrens' attention so that they understand the very important message that it is sending.

super awesome!.......2006-10-17

I bought this dvd for my son and daughter, both computer users who are under 12. it's the first time they really seemed to underdstand how dangerous the Internetcan be -- and the video does a great job of showing that the 'kids' they're talking to might really be adults. best part is that my daughter liked it so much, she brought it to school to show to her computer teacher. highly recommended.

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WARNING: Not a sequel
Best One out of all 4
HOW PATHETIC!
Great Set Up, Terrible End
Not THAT bad, but still feels a little empty

Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
Starring: French Stewart , Erick Avari , Barbara Babcock , Jason Beghe , and Clare Carey
Director: Rod Daniel
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B0000A02WB
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Product Description

It's tough being nine. Tougher still is spending Christmas with dad (Jason Beghe) at his new girlfriend Natalie's (Joanna Going) mansion even though it's loaded with all the techno-gadgets any kid could hope for! But this Christmas, Kevin (Michael Weinberg) is really in hot water again, and so are Marv (French Stewart) and his sidekick (Missi Pyle), who are trying to rob Natalie's house! With funnier and more high-tech, crime-stopping wizardry at his disposal than ever, Kevin just might finally put these crooks on ice forever - and keep his parents together while he's at it - in this uplifting, hilarious comedy the whole family is sure to love!

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Starring: Jason Beghe, Joanna Going, Michael Weinberg, French Stewart, and Missi Pyle
Running Time: 85 Min., Color
Copyright 2003 Twentieth Century Fox.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

WARNING: Not a sequel.......2007-04-24

Gees! everybody hates this movie, but why? OK, so yeah, they have different actors, and this turned out to be a disney movie, but who cares, HOME ALONE 4 haters could yell at me all they want, but they won't stop me from liking this movie. I think I enjoyed this excellent piece of work. H.A. 1, 2, and 3 were good too.

Best One out of all 4.......2007-01-07

I'm crying as I'm writing this. Why does everyone say it's bad. I've never seen an Amazon movie with a 1 and 1/2 star movie. I thought it was sssssssssssssssooooooooooooooo funny. Vera played by Missi Pyle was very funny. I'll tell you a funny scene. Shut up Vera! Well, okay I was just, I was just tryin to... Shut up you moron. Hey I'm no moron, you jerk! Shut up ya bag! Door open! Yeah, he wasn't really saying that. It's just that Kevin recorded it from earlier. I would reccomend 7 and up, because of some bad words, but still the story's great! I also like it that at the end when Buzz and Megan tripped Marv and Vera. I also like it when Natalie cried at the end, and said thank you when Mr. Prescott handed her the bag. Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed for a fifth one.

HOW PATHETIC!.......2006-06-16

What were thay thinking when they decided not to continue the storyline from the third film. Macaulay Culkin was to Kevin as Michael Keaton was to Batman. This film is suffering from the same thing Batman four faltered to. Get the picture. They should have continued the storyline from the third. Bye.

Great Set Up, Terrible End.......2006-04-08

This was a fun movie until the last twenty minutes. There was sort of a breakdown at this point and it was as if the writer/director was all of a sudden incapable of completing the movie is a reasonable manner. Not that the movie was terribly realistic or anything, but there was a major believeability breakdown at this point and then it just sort of dissolved into a cliche ending. The first fifty minutes of the movie was a great set up which could have been followed up by a great ending, but it just didn't work out that way. The movie is still fun, but nothing like it could have been.

Not THAT bad, but still feels a little empty.......2006-04-03

all right... so this movie isn't bad. but it isn't that good either.

the good things are that prescott is actually, well, good in some parts of the movie. also, they didn't call the kid another name like in home alone 3.

the bad things are that lots of the actors didn't do very well in this film and the writing is terrible. The booby traps lasted for only 10 minutes!

so either you don't watch this movie, rent it, or borrow it. don't spend your money on buying it.

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