Holiday Heart

Starring:Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, Jesika Reynolds, Mykelti Williamson, Johnathan Wesley Wallace, Blu Mankuma, Lorena Gale, Phil Hayes, James Kidnie, Benz Antoine, Guy Fauchon, Ron Selmour, Patricia Idlette, Mary Antonini, Emy Aneke, Roger Haskett, Errol G. Farquharson, Bob Dawson (II), Scott Swanson, Willie Taylor
Director: Robert Townsend
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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Under a thick carpet of green-dyed yak fur and wonderfully expressive Rick Baker makeup, Jim Carrey is up to all of his old tricks (and some nifty new ones) in this live-action movie of Dr. Seuss's holiday classic. He commands the title role with equal parts madness, mayhem, pathos, and improvisational genius, channeling Grinchness through his own screen persona so smoothly that fans of both Carrey and Dr. Seuss will be thoroughly satisfied. Adding to the fun is a perfectly pitched back-story sequence (accompanied by Anthony Hopkins's narration) that explains how the Grinch came to hate Christmas, with a heart "two sizes too small." Ron Howard proves a fine choice for the director's chair with a keen balance of comedy, sentiment, and light-hearted Seussian whimsy. Production designer Michael Corenblith gloriously realizes the wackiness of Whoville architecture, and his rendition of the Grinch's Mt. Crumpit lair is a marvel of cartoonish, subterranean grime. Then there's Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen), the thoughtful imp who rallies her village to recapture the pure spirit of Christmas and melts the gift-stealing Grinch's cold, cold heart. You've even got a dog (the Grinch's good-natured mongrel, Max) who's been perfectly cast, so what's not to like about this dazzling yuletide movie? The production gets a bit overwhelmed by its own ambition, and the citizens of Whoville (including Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon, and Bill Irwin) pale in comparison to Carrey's inspired lunacy, but who cares? If a movie can unleash Jim Carrey at his finest, revamp the Grinch story, and still pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. Seuss, you can bet it qualifies as rousing entertainment. (Ages 5 and older.) --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Jim Carrey's Grinch.......2007-06-27

Who doesn't love this version? I'm not a big Jim Carrey fan, but this is a Christmas must-see for our family every year.

So Stupid, It's Funny.......2007-02-22

I love this movie! It is so incredibly stupid and funny. It is absolutely ridiculous and slightly crass. The grinch and the whos look like a bunch of clowns. The film was predictable and completely ripped off from the animated TV special. This isn't as stupid as Barney, because at least the makers of this film actually tried to be funny, rather than just childish and retarded. This film has gotten a lot of mixed reviews on amazon.com, so be sure to rent it before you buy it.

The Grinch with Jim Carey.......2007-01-18

I LOVE IT! It is one of the best Christmas movies out there. I watched it 3 times, this past Christmas, and could have watched it again. It is hilarious!!!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!.......2007-01-08

It never gets old! The deleted scenes are great. This is a fun movie for the whole family. We watch it every year, usually twice! Even if you aren't a Jim Carrey fan, you will be in this one.

Great holiday fun.......2006-12-26

I totally enjoyed the remake of the "The Grinch stole Christmas". It was alot of fun and the special effects were remarkable. I am not a Jim Carrey fan, but this one is absolutely fantastic!! It is alot different than the orginal cartoon story, and if I might say, it is alot better. A must see for holiday fun!!!!

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Very touching.
Emotion Stirring
Not Worth the Time to Watch
THE VERY BEST GAY THEMED STIRY I HAVE EVER SEEN BAR NONE!
One of the Best Movies, Perfect Acting and Directing

Holiday Heart
Starring: Ving Rhames , Alfre Woodard , Jesika Reynolds , Mykelti Williamson , and Johnathan Wesley Wallace
Director: Robert Townsend
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B00005ALM8
Release Date: 2001-05-29

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In a break from his usual he-man roles, Ving Rhames takes on the persona of "Holiday Heart," a church choir-directing female impersonator who is openly gay, religious, and alone. His loneliness ebbs when he rescues Wanda (Alfre Woodard) and her daughter from her drug-abusing boyfriend. He invites the pair to live free of charge in the duplex across the hall from his own and they form a family of sorts. But Wanda hooks up with a well-heeled drug dealer (Mykelti Williamson) and soon falls back into drug addiction, leaving Holiday to give up his own dreams and take care of the girl. Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) directed this R-rated cable movie that earned Woodard a Golden Globe nomination for her stark performance as a woman whose intelligence and love for her daughter are no match for the demons of her addiction. Screenwriter Cheryl L. West, who adapted her stage play, gets credit for combining the sentiment of a family story with the harshness of street life. The film's noble desire not to pretty things up does make for some tough scenes and a less-than-happy ending--thus the restricted rating. But the film has its fun moments, too, many of them thanks to Holiday's mincing fellow impersonator Jambalaya Blue, played with relish by Jonathan Wallace. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) directs an all-star cast featuring Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible: 2), Mykelti Williamson (Three Kings) and Alfre Woodard ("Miss Ever's Boys") in a Golden GlobeÂ(r)-nominated* performance. Based on the wildly successful stageplay by writer Cheryl L. West, Holiday Heart is a "poignant" (The Hollywood Reporter), heartfelt drama about how love can overcome addiction and prejudice. Choirmaster by day and female impersonator by night, creatively talented Holiday (Rhames) is a lonely man living with a broken heart until he befriends a bright young girl and her drug-addicted mother (Woodard). Helping them offthe street and into an empty apartment across from his, Holiday quickly forms a special bond with them. But when the mom hooks up with a dangerous drug-dealing boyfriend (Williamson), their worlds are again turned upside-down, forcing Holiday to confront his own prejudices if it means saving the two people he so desperately loves. *2001: Actress in a Leading Role - Mini-Series or Television Movie

Customer Reviews:

Very touching........2007-06-25

This movie really moved me and those that were watching with me. Some violence and drug use but not Gorey, relevant to the plot. Well acted by Ving Rhames and Alfre Woodard. Rated "R" and they mean it. Children should not see this unless over 18. You can sometimes find it playing on the "BET" channel. That is ware I first saw it. Enjoy

Emotion Stirring.......2007-01-26

This is a movie about love, tolerance, and redemption. It is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Ving Rhames' performance was superb, and so was Alfre Woodard's. I highly recommend this outstanding movie. It will stir every emotion within your soul!!!

Not Worth the Time to Watch.......2006-12-20

What on earth does 'gayness' have to do with this story? This is nothing but a not so cleverly disguised progay movie. If Holiday had been any other kind of eccentric other than a carnal. warped one, it might have been a movie worth watching. If you care about traditional, righteous values, skip this movie. There are too many wholesome similar movies to waste time on this one.

THE VERY BEST GAY THEMED STIRY I HAVE EVER SEEN BAR NONE!.......2005-11-27

Lately I have been buying as many of the quality gay themed DVD's and VHS movies AMAZON.COM has and folks they have many many many. I have had a chance to look at most of the Gay themed DVD's I brought so far. I have loved many if not most of them for they all moved me in special ways. I am happy I brought all the Gay themed DVD's I have from AMAZON.com and would do so again in a heartbeat.

That said nothing I have seen holds a candle to the story, the acting, the realness of the characters, the locations, the passion, the glory the joy the sadness the pain the plot twists everything about this Movie was so real to me. I watched so much of this movie through a veil of my own tears. I cried with pain one minute only to cry with joy the next and I am not a man easily given to crying but this movie touched me in places few things I have ever experienced do. I can count on one hand the films that have been the blessing in my life seeing this movie has been and have 2 fingers left over.

This DVD starts real showing a slice of inner city life staying true and real to its meassage throuhout. During the drama nothing gets watered down or sugar coated. The movie while not vulgar or base is adult subject matter that always treats its audience as INTELLIGENT adults. Holiday Heart is sensitive to its subject matter and you grow to love all the people even when they are not the best people in the world. You feel the struggles each of the characters are dealing with and you feel their pain and hurt and laugh right alone with them. You invest so much of yourself in these characters that after viewing this Holiday Heart you are in some ways spent emotionally because you feel as if you have lived this movie not just sat through it.

I do want to give any of this movie plot away because it is just too good and I do not want to steal its awesome impact. I will say this story ends in a most tragic painful irony yet you feel good for from this deepest pain your pain is transformed to joy. At the very end of Holiday Heart you are left to dwell in the bitter sweet triumph and partial victory that yes again brought me to tears. Thats what makes this so real, is that the crafts prople who created this movie could have made it sappy schlock that resolved all issues in a patented hollywood happy ending but they did not. The endind is sad but real. The victory is there but only a partial victory but so often in life we win only the victory incomplete. In the end there was redemption of a sort an addict mother brought for her child a christmas gift replacing one she stole years earlier the sadness is she paid far more than mere money in an attenmpt to give her child back a lost part of childhood.

I am 46 years old at this writing and might well live another 30 years or more GOD willing, if that is the case I will not likely ever invest another 90 minutes of my existance as wisely as I have in seeing this movie because to me it is just that damn good.

If ever ANYTHING AMAZON.COM HAS IS A MUST BUY ITEM, THEN Holiday Heart ~ Ving Rhames IS IT TOTALLY COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT ANY DOUBT IN MY MIND! I thank God he let me see this movie and I can only pray you take time to see it as well. If you care at all about enjoying a part of the uniquely black gay experience you can not miss this DVD it is just too good to miss for any reason.

This Movie Made Me Want to Go To Paris TOO! Thank you for reading my review.

One of the Best Movies, Perfect Acting and Directing.......2005-08-03

"Holiday Heart" is one of the best movies I've seen. The acting, by everyone, was superb. Robert Townsend's direction and vision of the film was on point. I believe Alfre Woodard is one of the most underrated actresses and Ving Rhames is truly versatile as an actor. This movie will take you from laughter to tears to fear to compassion. This is a must see and must have movie.

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Jim Carrey's Grinch
So Stupid, It's Funny
The Grinch with Jim Carey
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!
Great holiday fun

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Starring: Christine Baranski , Jim Carrey , David Costabile , Michael Dahlen , and Josh Ryan Evans
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B00005LOUQ
Release Date: 2003-10-07

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Customer Reviews:

Jim Carrey's Grinch.......2007-06-27

Who doesn't love this version? I'm not a big Jim Carrey fan, but this is a Christmas must-see for our family every year.

So Stupid, It's Funny.......2007-02-22

The Grinch with Jim Carey.......2007-01-18

I LOVE IT! It is one of the best Christmas movies out there. I watched it 3 times, this past Christmas, and could have watched it again. It is hilarious!!!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!.......2007-01-08

It never gets old! The deleted scenes are great. This is a fun movie for the whole family. We watch it every year, usually twice! Even if you aren't a Jim Carrey fan, you will be in this one.

Great holiday fun.......2006-12-26

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UNIMPRESSIVE !! - LACKING EXTRAS

How The Grinch Stole Christmas [HD DVD]
Starring: Christine Baranski , Jim Carrey , Clint Howard , Bill Irwin , and Molly Shannon
Director: Ron Howard
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: HD DVD

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ASIN: B000IOLZZW
Release Date: 2006-11-21

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UNIMPRESSIVE !! - LACKING EXTRAS.......2006-11-23

Let me start with the good or at least the acceptable. The picture and sound quality are what you've come to expect from a mid-level HD-DVD catalog title. Picture quality isn't "stunning" like some other releases, but it is obviously a hi-def dvd. The sound quality is average. The DTS soundtrack is only available on the regular dvd side. The bad comes when you expect to see the same extras that were included in the original "collector's edition". Gone are the bloopers, deleted scenes, videos & documentaries, in fact the only real extra is a directors commentary with Ron Howard. In a word PATHETIC !! Universal seems to be trying to become the new FOX, expensive products with no value added features, my advice.....save up for the double dip.

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Jim Carrey's Grinch
So Stupid, It's Funny
The Grinch with Jim Carey
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!
Great holiday fun

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Starring: Christine Baranski , Jim Carrey , David Costabile , Michael Dahlen , and Josh Ryan Evans
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B00006AFF5
Release Date: 2002-11-05

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Customer Reviews:

Jim Carrey's Grinch.......2007-06-27

Who doesn't love this version? I'm not a big Jim Carrey fan, but this is a Christmas must-see for our family every year.

So Stupid, It's Funny.......2007-02-22

The Grinch with Jim Carey.......2007-01-18

I LOVE IT! It is one of the best Christmas movies out there. I watched it 3 times, this past Christmas, and could have watched it again. It is hilarious!!!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!.......2007-01-08

It never gets old! The deleted scenes are great. This is a fun movie for the whole family. We watch it every year, usually twice! Even if you aren't a Jim Carrey fan, you will be in this one.

Great holiday fun.......2006-12-26

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A Matter of Principle
Great story, terrible DVD (and VHS) transfer
A Matter of Principle
Should Be 10 Stars
At last I have found you!

A Matter of Principle
Starring: Alan Arkin , Barbara Dana , Virginia Madsen , Daniel Garza II , and Aaron Freeman
Director: Gwen Arner
Manufacturer: Monterey Video
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ASIN: B0002Z0EBS
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Customer Reviews:

A Matter of Principle.......2007-02-09

5 Stars if this was a good copy of the movie. This is a great story, but I am extremely dissapointed in the DVD version. As two of the other reviewers said, the night time scenes are so dark, it makes it difficult to enjoy. I have a VHS copy I made from TV which is a little grainy, but it is far better than the DVD version. If I had read the reviews before, I never would have purchased the DVD.

Great story, terrible DVD (and VHS) transfer.......2006-03-02

I second the reviewer below on the DVD. Apparently they did not solve the problem that appeared when this was released on VHS, which was the nighttime scenes are so dark, it is hard to watch. I gave this DVD to my dad for Christmas, and he said the problems with it being too dark (almost unwatchably so) are no better than the ealier VHS version release. His home-recorded VHS, off a rooftop antenna in 1984, is of better quality than the DVD.

A Matter of Principle.......2006-01-29

We had an old VHS copy of this wonderful program taped off TV. We wanted to upgrade the quality to a DVD so we ordered this one. The DVD we received is very poor quality. It is so dark at times it is hard to make out the characters. Returning it would not give us a full refund so we are stuck with it. Very disappointing.

Should Be 10 Stars.......2001-03-06

This is probably one of the best movies made. My only copy was "kept" by a neighbor who borrowed it. That copy was off PBS from nearly a decade ago. I have searched all around for this movie and am thrilled to finally find it.

At last I have found you!.......2001-01-17

I have been searching for this movie for many years, and have scoured the TV guide every Christmas in hopes of seeing this again. A wonderful movie and Alan Arkin, being one of my favorites, is the most believable skin-flint grouch. The ending will put everyone in the Christmas spirit. Thanks Alan for a great and memorable performance.

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Jim Carrey's Grinch
So Stupid, It's Funny
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I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!
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Starring: Christine Baranski , Jim Carrey , David Costabile , Michael Dahlen , and Josh Ryan Evans
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Release Date: 2001-11-20

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Customer Reviews:

Jim Carrey's Grinch.......2007-06-27

Who doesn't love this version? I'm not a big Jim Carrey fan, but this is a Christmas must-see for our family every year.

So Stupid, It's Funny.......2007-02-22

The Grinch with Jim Carey.......2007-01-18

I LOVE IT! It is one of the best Christmas movies out there. I watched it 3 times, this past Christmas, and could have watched it again. It is hilarious!!!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!.......2007-01-08

It never gets old! The deleted scenes are great. This is a fun movie for the whole family. We watch it every year, usually twice! Even if you aren't a Jim Carrey fan, you will be in this one.

Great holiday fun.......2006-12-26

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Heart of the Canyon Country

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A Wobots Christmas: A Heart-Warming Tale for Christian Families

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A Wobots Christmas: A Heart-Warming Tale for Christian Families
Starring: Wobots Christmas-Christian
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Zak, a lonely orphaned boy, hates the holidays and is sent out to return a defective "wobot." Unknowingly, Zak has set out on an exciting holiday advernture that leads him to Scraptown, home of the misplaced and forgotten. Befriended by a misfit group of mismatched "wobots", he learns of Boggin DeMoto's evil plan to take over the city on Christmas Eve. Zak and his new friends work together to thwart the wicked Boggin, save the orphans and keep Chrismas alive. Join Zak and his "wobot" friends as they discover the true meaning of Christmas and learn that sometimes what makes you different is what makes you special.

Heart of the Canyon Country: Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Natural Bridge

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Heart of the Canyon Country: Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Natural Bridge

Manufacturer: Finley-Holiday Film Corp.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

DVD Extra - Canyon Country Music Video - The formidable landscapes of Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Natural Bridges are as dramatic as any on Earth. Editor Eleni Papagiannis has paired sweeping panoramas to captivating music, creating a truly moving music video. Be sure to watch this on a BIG TV screen with a great sound system!
DVD Extra - Utah Pioneer History - This video short story uses historical photos to introduce Utah's early explorers and pioneers - men like Escalante, Smith, Fremont and Young.
DVD Extra - Six Bonus Parks - As a special bonus, this DVD includes video short stories on six additional Utah national park areas - Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, Glen Canyon, Hovenweep, and Golden Spike.

ASIN: B000EJZGT2

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Explore the scenic wonders of Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Natural Bridges and Dead Horse Point. Discover red-rock canyons, sandstone monoliths, ancient Indian ruins, river gorges and graceful arches, and learn about the forces that forged these landscapes.

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