New Best Friend

Starring:Mia Kirshner, Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain, Scott Bairstow, Rachel True, Taye Diggs, Glynnis O'Connor, Joanna Canton, Eric Michael Cole, Oliver Hudson, Dean James, J. Michael Hunter, Edmund Kearney, Don Henderson Baker, Shawn Michelle Cosby, Ralph Price (II), Lynda Clark, Ben Epps, Dale Frye, Scott Miles (II)
Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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When egghead Scotty Smalls moves to town just before the summer vacation of 1962, his first priority is to make friends. He heads to the nearby sandlot only to humiliate himself before the local kids, but star player Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez befriends the awkward boy, teaches him the basics of baseball, and welcomes him to the team. It's a summer filled with camaraderie and fun until Smalls hits his first home run. Problem is, Smalls's home run sends his stepfather's "Babe Ruth" autographed baseball into a neighboring yard that's patrolled by a snarling, slobbering monster called "The Beast." Creativity reigns and hilarity ensues when the boys risk everything to retrieve the ball. A final heroic encounter with "The Beast" and his owner yields some very surprising results. Action, humor, and friendship permeate this 101-minute film appropriate for ages 5 and older. Rated PG due to name-calling and some pubescent behavior. --Tami Horiuchi

Description

It's the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his folks (Karen Allen and Denis Leary). Kids call him a dork—he can't even throw a baseball! But that changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field. It's the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses, and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded Beast and its owner (James Earl Jones) who live behind the left field fence. Soon nine boys have become best friends, Scotty is part of a team, and their leader has become a local legend in this hilarious and warmhearted comedy.

Customer Reviews:

My grandson's favorite.......2007-05-22

He is 7. We watched it once awhile ago. He talked so much about that great movie with the big dog that I finally sent him one of his own!

A Classic, lots of laughs!.......2007-05-07

Great movie for a baseball lover or someone who loves to laugh!

I had this on VHS for a bit and was glad when it was releasedon DVD. Now it will last FOR-EV-ERR!

A funny and classic baseball-worship kind of movie.......2007-04-12

Scotty Smalls moves to Los Angeles in the early 60's just two weeks before the 5th grade school year ends, which isn't enough time to make friends before summer vacation. He's still getting used to his new step-father and doesn't know how to catch or throw a baseball, and to make matters worse doesn't even know who the "Great Bambino" is. Some of the neighborhood kids gather every day at "the sandlot," their own personal baseball kingdom, and he tries to casually join them. But it isn't until Bennie Rodriguez, the best and most ardent player of them all, asks him to join and gives him the confidence he needs to learn to play. It makes for the best summer of his life and lifelong friendships, especially when he unknowingly uses a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, and hits it over the fence into the yard of "The Beast," a huge baseball-eating dog.

This is one of those classic baseball-worship movies on a par with "Field of Dreams" and other favorites. Plus, it's a great family movie with few profanities - it's funny and the things the kids do and say resonate with everyone whether or not you grew up playing another sport or in another time period. My kids love to watch it regularly, and I'm impressed with how good some of the children actors are (James Earl Jones also has a bit part at the end). I especially like the scene where they play baseball against the "rich kids" on their real baseball field (mostly because it's the field where I played Little-League as a kid - which wasn't on the "rich" side of town and it's not really LA!), but my kids like the pool scene.

Excellent movie for young baseball players.......2007-03-31

Bought this for my 8 year old grandson for his birthday and although he never heard of it, he absolutely loved it and had to go out and buy the Sandlot 2 right away! Nice, clean, fun with a learning behind it (of course).

NOT A BASEBALL FAN, BUT GOOD MOVIE.......2007-03-26

IM NOT A BIG BASEBALL FAN SO TO ME THIS MOVIE WAS OK. THE ACTORS ARE REALLY GOOD AND THEY MAKE IT AN EXCITING MOVIE TO WATCH EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A BASEBALL FAN! THE BEST PART IS THE "KISS"

Scooby-Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed (Widescreen Edition)

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Scooby-Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed
JASON'S MOM
I Enjoyed It More Then the First
better than the first
Much MUch MUCh MUCH better than the first!

Scooby-Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr. , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Matthew Lillard , Linda Cardellini , and Seth Green
Director: Raja Gosnell
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B0002B1628
Release Date: 2004-09-14

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The animated pooch detective returns in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, which packs a wealth of ghostly villains from the Saturday morning cartoon into one movie. When Mystery Inc. opens a museum exhibit of costumes of their old foes, a new masked foe appears and steals everything--and before you know it, all the costumes come to life, chasing Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr., Head Over Heels), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar, TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Velma (Linda Cardellini, Freaks and Geeks), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard, SLC Punk), and the computer-animated Scooby Doo all over Coolsville. It's no better or worse than the first Scooby Doo movie. Watching live-action scenes that you've previously seen in two dimensions is vaguely uncanny; it's like deja vu turned inside out. Also featuring the weirdly unsynchronized lips of Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Seth Green (Austin Powers), and Peter Boyle (Young Frankenstein). --Bret Fetzer

Description

Scooby and the gang confront an anonymous masked villain who is plotting to take over the city of Coolsville by wreaking mayhem with a monster machine that creates Mystery Inc.'s classic foes.

DVD Features:
Additional Scenes:Additional scenes with director's commentary
Documentaries:TRUE GHOUL HOLLYWOOD STORY
Documentary:DANCING DOG: See how they made Scooby dance and learn how to dance like Scooby
Featurette:TRIPLE THREAT FEATURETTE: Scooby gives an inside look at the stunts, sets and visual effects
Interactive Menus:THE SCOOBY-DOO MONSTERS UNLEASHED CHALLENGE: Help Shaggy solve the mystery with audio and visual clues
Music Video:2 Music Videos: Big Brovaz, "Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again" and Simple Plan, "Don't Wanna Think About You"
Other:BEHIND THE MYSTERY MYSTERY: THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING PANTS: Go behind the scenes with our roving reporter as she tries to uncover who stole Shaggy's pants

Customer Reviews:

Scooby-Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed .......2007-03-17

I just love it! I am a Scooby-Doo fan.

JASON'S MOM.......2007-02-24

Great movie for all ages. Our family realy enjoyed this movie. Highly recomend!

I Enjoyed It More Then the First.......2007-02-22

It's a big night in Coolsville. A museum is opening and its main exhibit is a tribute to the Mysteries, Inc. gang featuring the costumes of many of the creatures they've defeated over the years. Naturally, everyone is on hand for the opening. But things don't go smoothly. Much to everyone's shock, the Pterodactyl Ghost comes to life and starts flying around the museum. When Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and Scooby-Doo try to stop it, they make a mess of the museum.

Fred (Freddie Prinz, Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and Velma (Linda Cardellini) immediately spring into action trying to figure out how and why the monster came to life. The obvious suspect is Old Man Wickles (Peter Boyle), a former foe just released from jail.

When more of their former foes come to life, the townspeople turn against the gang. Can they stop the monsters, stay alive, and solve the mystery?

I haven't seen many of the cartoon episodes, but this movie actually made me wish I had. These monsters were creepy yet cool at the same time. Overall, the story was much better then the original movie with several viable suspects. Shaggy and Scooby attempt to shed their goofy image and gather actual clues, but on the whole, the gang even works together this time. Once again, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini are the standouts of the cast, while Seth Green and Alicia Silverstone are great additions this time around.

This sequel should appeal more to fans of the series. While forgettable, it's also good for a couple hours entertainment.

better than the first.......2007-02-14

A word of warming even though this movie got a PG rating I do not recommend it two any one you should be at least 12 or older. The reason why is because grow up as a little kid and not being able to tell real from fake well I had a lot of nightmares from watching some of the earlier scoby do movies witch ame out in the mid 1990s and early. To be more specific the movies in the cartoon series that gave me nighmares were Zoombie Island, Reluctant Werewolf, Boo Brothers, and the Ghoal school. In this movie and evil villian capture the costume of some the gangs famous foe from the past and turns them into relive monster including Captain Cutlers, ghost and the 10000 volt ghost. If you like this and you I also recommend Scoody Doo I

Much MUch MUCh MUCH better than the first! .......2007-02-03

I liked this one better than the first one because it's funnier and a much better plot. And plus It's got most of the villains from the cartoon on it like... Pterodactyl, The Black Knight Ghost, The Skeleton Men, Zombie, Captain Cutler, Miner 49er, The Tar Monster, The 10,000 Volt Ghost, and The Cotton Candy Glob which was not on the cartoon... I wonder why. Now the person who brings all those villains to life is an evil masked figure who could be Dr. Johnathin Jacobo, Old Man Wickles, or Patrick. And all of the costumes are in a museum which Patricks made with the exhibits. It's up to Mystery Inc to stop this masked figure and his monsters. And this time Fred is a better leader, Daphne is tougher, Velma is smarter, Shaggy is Shaggier, and Scooby is Scoobier. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS FILM!

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This is not Wiccan Propaganda...
Wicca dogma in Scooby Doo???
Wicca Propaganda Film - Hello!?!?
The ghost is real, not a masked person...
Caution Advised, But Still Great!

Scooby-Doo! And the Witch's Ghost
Starring: Scott Innes , Frank Welker , Mary Kay Bergman , B.J. Ward (II) , and Jane Wiedlin
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ASIN: B0006IIPH6
Release Date: 2005-02-08

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Scooby-Doo is making a big comeback with several helpings on TV and new videos. The series' writers are smart enough to mildly spoof themselves, and this movie opens with Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Frank, and Velma solving a crime that ends with the now-classic Scooby line, "It's... [insert some administrative minion/angry neighbor/disgruntled relative], only to have the criminal bleat, "And I would've gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for you kids!" There they meet one of Velma's idols, fright-writer Ben Ravencroft (voiced by an effective Tim Curry). Smitten Velma and gang accept his invitation to his New England hometown festival. When one of Ravencroft's ancestors suddenly swoops down from the supernatural heavens, the gang's on alert. This movie is appropriate for viewers 4 and up (although some of the animated frights may haunt sensitive viewers). It's also for their parents who may have been fans in the series' initial run. The cool and fun soundtrack's catchy tunes include a song performed by the Hex Girls, one of whom is none other than former Go-Go Jane Weidlin. If the theme song's got a country beat, that's because it's sung by Mr. Achy Breaky himself, Billy Ray Cyrus. --N.F. Mendoza

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From a mysterious museum to a haunted New England village, join Scooby-Doo and the Gang as they set out on their most spellbinding adventure ever! When world-famous horror writer Ben Ravencroft tracks down the Mystery Inc. team to figure out why a ghost has decided to haunt his hometown's popular Autumn Harvest festival, suspicious spirits are only the beginning! Before long, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred find themselves delving dangerously deep into Ravencroft's family secrets. Was his beloved ancestor Sarah a kindhearted healer, or an evil witch whose legacy now threatens the town...and maybe even the world? With out-of-this-world excitement, spine-tingling thrills and supernatural fun, follow Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the gang through every hilariously hair-raising twist of their all-new animated feature to find out!

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This is not Wiccan Propaganda..........2007-05-23

Scooby and the gang help an author look for the diary of his ancestor; he claims she was wrongfully accused of using her magic for evil.

I have read many of the reviews trashing this as Wiccan Propoganda. If it were truly Wiccan Propaganda, then the supernatural element would be out! There might be spells and potions used, but a ghost trapped in a book and a giant turkey would never have been used. The supernatural parts are for entertainment...because portraying real Wicca would be uninteresting--any portrayal of a religion is most likely to be inaccurate...

1. We will never see an accurate story about the history of Islam because any portrayal of Muhammad is punishable by death.

2. "The Da Vinci Code" was attacked as trying to make people question the divintiy of Christ and accusing the Catholic Church of a major cover up--I am Christian; this movie did not make me question Christ's divinity; it reminded me that he was also human. I am Catholic...I have always thought of religion as a form of government, so I would not be surprised if there are some cover ups.

SCOOBY-DOO AND THE WITCH'S GHOST is a story that plays fair. It reveals a truth that exists in all religions...a truth that my research shows Wicca the most willing to accept--there are those who use religion for good and those who use it for evil. Religion is not good or evil within itself--it only has the "power" given to it by the practioner.

If this movie makes one question his Christian faith, then the doubts are more deep-seeded than anything in a SCOOBY-DOO story will ever bring out. If SCOOBY-DOO makes you question your faith, see a priest or a therapist.

Wicca dogma in Scooby Doo???.......2006-11-23

I saw most of this movie with my children; they watching a little afternoon TV while I cleaned. I was pretty surprised to see the content of the Wicca religion, and Wicca songs about Earth Wind and Fire sung by "nice girls" with vampire teeth. They made it sound like, "Oh we are Wicca, there is nothing wrong with that!" Another reviewer mentioned that this would never be tolerated if this movie included dogma from Judaism, Islam or Catholicism. I let them finish watching, because I wanted them to see the whole thing before I explained to them that many people in the world believe that Wicca is a religious venue for witchcraft. I am not sure if they caught the whole idea about Wicca from the movie, but you know, these tiny little minds are like sponges. Next thing you know, my daughter will be casting spells saying, "but mom, I saw it on Scooby Doo!" I agree with another reviewer that it should be clearly stated on this movie that it contains content about Wicca. I only saw it on TV, which I could have turned off. What of those who spent their good money on it and found out later that it includes positive teaching about paganism.

Wicca Propaganda Film - Hello!?!?.......2006-11-02

Not for kids, unless you want to endoctrinate them into wicca.

The ghost is real, not a masked person..........2006-10-13

Ok, from someone who partakes in _NO_ religion at all...so there!

0 spoilers.

This is the oddest Scooby-Doo i've ever seen compared to others. The character animation looks a tad bit more dramatic. The soundtrack and sound samples are much more mastered than other Scooby-Doo's. The plot is very well thought out and takes more than just a drooling smile to follow.

Now i like these elements i have listed so far, but 1 thing as mentioned by everybody else pulled 1 star from it for me...the ghost is real. In case you missed it, i'm not religious at all. However, a real ghost? No matter how many controversial elements one might find in a Scooby-Doo, a mask of some sort should be pulled away at the end (it must be so :-).

Now, for those of you that know something about Mr. Hanna or Mr. Barbera from their interviews, articles, books, etc., they _MIGHT_ of changed the plot so the ghost was not real and that's it. At some point however, for those who go looking hard and long enough, they will find what they are looking for. So the gang finally found it, so be it.

If you have children or a child and you choose not to show it to them, atleast watch it your adult-self. Scooby-Doo is a fantasy cartoon. Scooby-Doo has been portraying reality in it's very own fantasy all these years. It's really great to see the gang share with us, something alot of us consider fantasy, for themselves for a moment. If i wasn't so bent on seeing the mask flying off, i would of gave it a 5. Old habbits die hard :-).

Caution Advised, But Still Great! .......2006-07-11

This 2nd chapter takes place almost immediately after "Zombie Island" concludes. While I don't consider this 2nd chapter quite as good as "Zombie Island," this 2nd chapter nails down the formula for a good sequel. It brings back enough familiar elements (the gang), but it offers a different adventure. While this 2nd chapter is not quite as intense as "Zombie Island," it would probably still be a good idea for parents to screen it before they give it to their children. Scooby and the gang solve a mystery (at least in part) at a museum and meet the writer Ben Ravencroft. He invites the gang to visit his 'quiet' home in Massachusetts. For an animated movie, the scenery is actually quite impressive. Well, Ben and the gang discover that the town is anything but quiet due to the publicity over the possible presence of a witch's ghost. (The Mayor and the T Shirt guy bear a striking resemblance to Boss Hogg and Sheriff Roscoe.) Naturally, our favorite gang gets curious but Scooby and Shaggy are more interested in food. (Big surprise.) There is a hilarious scene where they go to a restaurant that is too good even for them. Well, Ben and our gang meet the Hex Girls who play good music and at the same time draw some suspicion. This is a difficult movie not to ruin, but I'll try. The misleads make sense upon discovery, and just when we think the movie is over, we find out that the real horror is yet to come. Though it doesn't quite pack the punch of "Zombie Island," the climax is really well done and surprisingly scarey. Again, this movie may be a little too much for young children, but older children and even some adults are bound to enjoy this.

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Slick, subtle, and worth a look see
If You Want to See Soccer Moms Playing Undergraduates
Cut Them Some Slack - New Best Friend Rocks!
Taye Diggs Owns
A great movie for a hot date!

New Best Friend
Starring: Mia Kirshner , Meredith Monroe , Dominique Swain , Scott Bairstow , and Rachel True
Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams
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ASIN: B000068QJR
Release Date: 2002-07-16

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A breath of fresh air in a stale genre, Zoe Clarke-Williams's canny look at the catty world of college cliques is the smartest dissection of the complex world of class envy, social acceptance, and the seduction of privilege since Heathers. But this drama plays it for tragedy. Local working-class girl Mia Kirshner is transformed from social outcast to campus Cinderella and adopted into the hedonistic party world of a trio of rich fun-loving sorority princesses (Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain, and Rachel True), and comes out the other end in a drug-induced coma. Confidently directed and elegantly constructed in puzzle-piece flashbacks, this sensitive, sympathetic, smartly made drama is refreshingly free of glib moralizing, the rare young-adult film that twists the usual clichés and leaves its audience with more questions than answers. The DVD also features an audio commentary track by director Zoe Clarke-Williams. --Sean Axmaker

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Slick, subtle, and worth a look see.......2006-08-03

This is a movie I did not fully appreciate until after it was over and I wanted to watch it again. The premise is, poor girl Alicia goes to a rich person's school where everyone except her is amoral, meaning in plain English they like sex and drugs. But wait a minute. Who is really into sex and drugs in this movie? Who is really envious of whom? Alicia, who is supposed to be the moral poor girl, ends up in hospital due to a drug overdose. Is Hadley, who is far wealthier than Alicia, really envious of her and not the other way around? Why do we feel such intense sympathy for the comatose Alicia? And why is some of the music, especially the music that plays at the end while the credits are running, so haunting?

This film plays with your mind as you watch it and does not get caught in the process. Great acting doesn't hurt, either.

This movie critic says, check it out.

If You Want to See Soccer Moms Playing Undergraduates.......2005-10-03

"New Best Friend" is another entry in the "steal another woman's life" sub-genre; the best of which are "Single White Female" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"; the worse of which you can catch almost any afternoon on the Lifetime Channel. For some reason this type of identity theft happens exclusively to women.

There are just two basic ways to play this type of story. You can make the woman evil at the beginning and let the audience watch knowingly as she hatches and implements her evil scheme. Or you use misdirection to make her appear a good person, as a seemingly unplanned series of events break in her favor until she is revealed to be evil in the climatic scene. Unfortunately the makers of "New Best Friend" could not decide how they wanted to play it and things crash and burn early. We first meet Alicia (Mia Kirshner) scamming the college's financial aid office for scholarship money. We now know that she is a bad person and will view all her subsequent activity with suspicion. But the director and editor apparently forgot that this revelation had been made and spend the next 50 minutes laying misdirection to make us think that Alicia is a good person. This introduces the only element of suspense, not about whether she is evil but about when the director and editor will wise up and stop wasting our time with transparent misdirection.

"New Best Friend" suffers more than most from the teen movie curse of a cast too old to be portraying undergraduate students. There are really only two big parts, Hadley (Meredith Monroe) and Alicia (Kirshner). They were 31 and 26 respectively at the time of the production. It almost works for the 26 year-old Kirshner when she plays the mousy version of Alicia but it becomes glaring when she is transformed into the glamed-up version of Alicia. Monroe's casting is simply a joke, about like having Nicholette Sheridan try to pass as a classmate on "Lizzie McGwire". She looks much closer to a mid-life crisis than to a term paper.

The producers must have owed a lot of favors because this age issue extends to most of the supporting characters. Taye Diggs who plays the town sheriff is younger than most of the students.

The basic setup is that Hadley and two other rich party girls (played by Dominque Swain-age 21 and Rachel True-age 35) are undergrad roommates at college. They share (as their student residence) a mansion that is nicer and better furnished than the mansion on Real World-New Orleans (a premise more believable than soccer moms playing students). Alicia moves into the mansion and begins to take over Hadley's life. At least that way Swain finally gets a roommate from her own generation so the two can have a lesbian scene. Swain's supporting performance is the only good thing about "New Best Friend" and her love scene with Kirshner is fantastic, so cool and artsy that it doesn't fit with any of the other segments, maybe it was subcontracted out to a good director and cinematographer.

The unintentionally hilarious story is presented in a series of dreary flashbacks of rampant sex and nonstop parties, each proceeded by a shot of a comatose Alicia in a hospital bed. About half of Kirshner's screen time is spent lying motionless with a tube in her mouth. Not a good career move Mia.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

Cut Them Some Slack - New Best Friend Rocks!.......2005-03-01

As both a big fan of this movie and a film student, I feel that critics have been quick to judge this film as bad trash. This film has a sexy edge to it, that many other films in the "teen film" genre dare to exhibit. New Best Friend fullfills a fantasy for those girls who secretly desire to live dangerously and party every night, without it actually becoming a reality. The house is every girl's dream, and these girls are alluring and suavely tempting. The acting is far from terrible, and it was great to see Meredith Monroe in a more sophisticated and darker role than her role as Andie in Dawson's Creek. Dominique Swain once again puts in an A+ effort for her role as the cheeky deviant Sydney. For anyone who loved films like Tart and Cruel intentions,this is the film for you.

Taye Diggs Owns.......2004-03-22

New Best Friend is one of those films that grabs your attention and maintains your suspicion all the way through until the incredible ending. The screenwriting is nothing short of miraculous and Taye Diggs' ability to capture the role of the school detective is truly awe-inspiring. Why Diggs' wasn't up for an Oscar is beyond me and others of his extensive fanbase. If you want an example of acting at it's finest, tune into the scene featuring the drug dealer and witness the intesity Diggs' displays. While the rest of the acting is rather lackluster, Diggs' performance pinpoints him as the obvious catalyst of this marvel of the modern film making industry.

A great movie for a hot date!.......2003-11-13

A poor girl who falls in with rich girls suffers an overdose, and the local sheriff wannabe is brought in to investigate. The rich girls are young and very attractive, especially when they're partying in their spaghetti-strapped dresses. And the poor girl, played by Mia Kirschner, is no slouch in the looks department herself with her dark features and jet black hair.

Mia eventually ingratiates herself with all of the friends; smoking, drinking, and doing drugs - and sharing dark secrets - like when she and Dominique Swain discover that both of them had been molested by their fathers when they were ten-years-old, which causes them to bond by exploring each other's mouths with their tongues, pawing at each other's clothes, and then falling asleep in each other's arms soon afterwards.

Mia then uncovers that Rachel True, a gorgeous fair-skinned black girl, is bulimic; and Mia offers to help her quit when she's ready. Rachel is touched, but rather than make it with Mia, she shares a deep soul kiss with Ms. Swain to continue an on-going relationship with Dominique (who is bisexual).

Dominique is on a roll, but the only girl among her circle of friends she doesn't kiss is Meredith Monroe, who plays Hadley, the story's main character - and main suspect! Meredith looks a lot like Natasha Henstridge (`Ghosts of Mars'), so watching her is definitely easy on the eyes. The most risque thing she does in the movie, though, is get naked (from the back) with her boyfriend in bed. But her performance as a seemingly innocent and helpful best friend is excellent.

Besides Meredith, another fine appearance is made by Taye Diggs as this Southern college town's interim sheriff. He approaches his task with sensitivity and determination, and it is through his eyes - and the flashbacks that he's told - that we get to enjoy the girls' divulged sensuality.

Taye solves the crime, and one of the girls is brought to justice. She ends up behind bars at the movie's end - while we see Dominique, asleep and naked in bed - and lying between both her own boyfriend and another girl! (Gee, I don't remember college life to be this good!)

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Scooby and the gang confront an anonymous masked villain who is plotting to take over the city of Coolsville by wreaking mayhem with a monster machine that creates Mystery Inc.'s classic foes.

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Scooby-Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed .......2007-03-17

I just love it! I am a Scooby-Doo fan.

JASON'S MOM.......2007-02-24

Great movie for all ages. Our family realy enjoyed this movie. Highly recomend!

I Enjoyed It More Then the First.......2007-02-22

better than the first.......2007-02-14

Much MUch MUCh MUCH better than the first! .......2007-02-03

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ASIN: B000099T3U
Release Date: 2003-08-05

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This story centers around a high-tech biotechnology lab. From its confines comes "Max," a genetically engineered killing machine in the guise of a household pet dog.

Customer Reviews:

Solely bought it for the dog........2007-02-15

Okay so it's not a large blockbuster, but I solely bought this movie for the dog. Our friends raise Tibetan Mastiffs (in case you were wondering what breed of dog the REAL Max was), and so we had to get this movie.

I found myself cheering for the dog 90% of the movie.

Not for cat lovers.......2007-01-16

I liked this movie, it was great. I also like Lance Henriksen.

MAAAAAXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!.......2006-08-25

This movie, despite the absurd plot, really is quite enjoyable.
Basically, a dog is victimized by mad scientists to become some kind of "perfect" war machine by manipulating and extracting DNA from other animals. The result is Max: an oversized dog with an attitude that soon becomes free to roam and finds himself in the warm hands of an extreme dog lover. When I watched this movie several times I figured out in one scene why there is such a strong bond between the woman and Max. Obviously, she is into bestiality and you will see the implied act while she caresses her newfound pet on the kitchen floor. This subsequently leads to a strong jealousy between Max and the woman's human lover. She also begins to push her man away as soon as he turns on her canine lover. With this in mind the movie becomes even more comical. To add to the comic touch, is the over the top acting of the raspy-voiced Lance Henricksen whom makes this movie more watchable. This man will stop at nothing to regain control of his escaped killing machine even if it
means losing much sleep -- for no one is aware of how dangerous his mutt truly is.

Highlights: Max chasing a mailman, eating a neighborhood cat, blending into his surroundings like a chameleon and him taking apart an abusive scrapyard owner.

If you're indecisive about which genre you are in the mood for, throw in this flick, it has a little bit of everything.

Dog Day Afternoon.......2005-07-07

A reporter stuck doing filler stories wants to break into real news. She gets a tip about animal abuse from an insider at a local corporation. She sneaks in and finds outrageous animal testing going on. One animal is a large dog that she decides to take with her. The viewer knows that this is no ordinary dog but the reporter does not see it.

Max, the dog, is actually a genetic blend of several animals thus giving it abilities beyond that of normal dogs. Max is also very intelligent. Max seems to take a real liking to the reporter and follows her direction while also following his darker purposes. The corporation's head, a scientist, is trying to get Max back as he believes Max will degenerate into a fearsome killing machine.

Whether Max is good, bad, or just very good at survival should be left for the viewer to discover. Ally Sheedy as the reporter and Lance Henricksen as the corporate head both give good performances. the plot develops very nicely and never seems to bog down in the middle the way so many do. A good horror/monster/nature-goes-wild flick.

Terrible.......2004-10-17

This movie was a complete letdown. They tried to cross Cujo with The Terminator. Interesting concept, but the script completely lacks any real oomph. Awful film. Lance Henriksen deserved better.

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The Death-Defying Fall of Mr. B
White Wolves
This is not great cinema but a good story
Great for the classroom!!
rubbish!

White Wolves-Cry in the Wild II
Starring: Matt McCoy , David Moscow , Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Ami Dolenz , and Amy O'Neill
Director: Catherine Cyran
Manufacturer: New Concorde
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ASIN: 6305865620
Release Date: 2000-06-13

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The Death-Defying Fall of Mr. B.......2006-12-06

There's a film out there that combines teen themes with the white-knuckle adventure of a life-and-death struggle in the wilderness, that augments great acting with a brilliant script and top-notch production values. "White Wolves - Cry in the Wild II" is not that film. Instead, it's a poorly assembled movie that is most notable for its baffling scenes and characterizations - some that will make you scratch your head and others that will make you burst out laughing.

White Wolves starts innocently enough, with a crew of rowdy teens embarking on a camping trip with woodsman and role model Mr. B (Matt McCoy) as their guide. But after some mountaintop horseplay goes awry, Mr. B falls approximately twenty thousand feet to the ground below, crashing through trees and caroming off of boulders on his way down -- and somehow survives. Believe me when I say that this is easily the funniest plummet I have seen in a film since Sly lost his grip on that girl in "Cliffhanger".

The teens have to rescue Mr. B, and each has his or her own style, which leads to frequent clashes. Scott (Zach Morris) is an authoritarian thug who almost murders dweeby Adam (David Moscow) in a rage. Cara (Amy Dolenz) is distraught when Mr. B's accident seriously cuts into her flirting schedule. Benny (Marc Riffon) is a malcontent delinquent who can hardly function without his father figure. And Pandra (Amy O'Neill) is the weirdest one of all, as demonstrated by a "romantic" scene in which she and Adam confess their attraction to each other. It's quite possibly one of the strangest moments of teen love ever captured on film.

Just when you think this movie can't get any more weirdly, bizarrely entertaining, with ghostly white wolves appearing and disappearing and Mark-Paul Gosselaar ranting and raving, the kids get attacked by a BEAR!! You need to watch this scene in slow motion, which is where its fakeness and sheer absurdity really shines through.

"White Wolves - Cry in the Wild II" is so bad it's good, and by that I mean it's awesome.

White Wolves.......2005-11-21

White Wolve is the Sequel To A Cry In The Wild. This movie is very moving,. It is the best people agianst Nature movie i saw. I really enjoyed this movie. It is great for kids and enjoyable.

The Plot. This movie is about a group of Students Who goes on a camping trip and Thier Teacher Mr. B Accedintally falls off a mountaine and hurts himself. Now they haveto surrvive The Wilderness untile they find help.

If You Liked This Movie Check out
A Cry In THe Wild, White Wolves 2 & White Wolves 3

This is not great cinema but a good story.......2002-11-27

Over all I would recommend A Cry in the Wild 2 for family viewing. While there are a lot of holes in the story, it has an 80's feel with the clothing and hair styles (offputting to preteens and teenagers) and some lame special effects it does have some wonderful scenery, good storyline and a strong message about taking on responsiblity and challenges. There is a brief reference to a plane crash that leads one to believe this is a sequel to Hatchet (or A Cry in the Wild 1 based on Hatchet). Kid's who have read Hatchet will enjoy that connection.

Great for the classroom!!.......2001-03-31

I am a 5th grade teacher, and my children loved this movie. We watched it to go along with the book Hatchet. It is very interesting and has nothing that any parents will object to having their kids watch.

rubbish!.......2000-07-21

this was the worst dvd ever created maybe if there were a few more explosions and car chases it would have been better but this was just plain bad. This and snake eyes were the only dvds i ever fell asleep in the middle of. People who buy this should have their heads checked.

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This is not Wiccan Propaganda...
Wicca dogma in Scooby Doo???
Wicca Propaganda Film - Hello!?!?
The ghost is real, not a masked person...
Caution Advised, But Still Great!

Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
Starring: Scott Innes , Frank Welker , Mary Kay Bergman , B.J. Ward (II) , and Jane Wiedlin
Director: Jim Stenstrum
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
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ASIN: B000054OV6
Release Date: 2001-03-06

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This is not Wiccan Propaganda..........2007-05-23

Wicca dogma in Scooby Doo???.......2006-11-23

Wicca Propaganda Film - Hello!?!?.......2006-11-02

Not for kids, unless you want to endoctrinate them into wicca.

The ghost is real, not a masked person..........2006-10-13

Caution Advised, But Still Great! .......2006-07-11

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Wolves 2 great for kids and adults alike
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Great

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Starring: Elizabeth Berkley , Ele Keats , Jeremy London , Corin Nemec , and Ernie Reyes Jr.
Director: Terence H. Winkless
Manufacturer: New Concorde
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