Dunsmore

Starring:Candace Miller, Kadeem Hardison, Jeff Chase, Brian Lally, Dana Emberson, Alicia Lagano, J.W. Moore, Alan Lilly, Christian Kebbel, Talia Shire, W. Earl Brown, Rus Blackwell, Barry Corbin, Jeanetta Arnette, Brett Rice, Shannon McClung, Hank Stone
Director: Peter Spirer
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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This video is the sequel to the beloved children's book and video Anne of Green Gables. It continues the story of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and headstrong young orphan in 1890s Canada, whose hot temper matches her red hair. Anne of Green Gables told of Anne's adoption by an elderly brother and sister, Marilla (Colleen Dewhurst) and Matthew Cuthbert, and her childhood adventures in the idyllic village of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. Anne of Avonlea takes up the story soon after Matthew's death, when Anne has graduated from college. It follows her struggles and adventures as an aspiring writer and English teacher in a private school on the mainland. Girls seven and older, as well as adults, will enjoy this intelligent and beautifully made film, first shown on PBS. It's filled with themes parents can discuss with their daughters--including self-reliance, generosity, and perseverance. It also gives a realistic portrayal of the situation for women during this historical period, through characters that are multifaceted and human. Anne's struggle to find her voice as a writer, to handle difficult people maturely, to stay optimistic despite setbacks, and to nurture her students are both thought provoking and entertaining. Girls will also enjoy Anne's romantic travails, as she tries to decide between two suitors: her childhood friend Gilbert, and a rich, handsome, and mysterious widower. The film is beautifully filmed, and the costumes and settings portray an idyllic time and place. The cast is excellent. Megan Follows as the spirited Anne and Dewhurst as the gruff but tender Marilla give especially fine performances. --Elisabeth Keating

Customer Reviews:

not as good as the first.......2007-06-01

not nearly as good as the first, but still quality family entertainment.

One of the BEST all time movies.......2007-05-26

What a wonderful and sweet show. It's rare that you find a movie with substance and heart. At the end of the show, you just sit back and feel satisfied and enriched by the whole beauty of the characters. A must see for anyone wanting to feel happy and encouraged.

Great!.......2007-05-18

Megan Follows is great as Anne and continues to do so in this sequel to the first one. Exciting and full of warmth and love.

Beautiful and sweet and so entertaining.......2007-05-18

I'm a HUGE LM Montgomery fan. I have read every single book of hers and I even travelled to Prince Edward Island last year on a vacation. Seriously a huge fan. And this film adaptation while not being exact is seriously as good as it gets. Megan Follows is AMAZING and I just love the entire supporting cast. I can't watch this without tearing up! Everything is just as it should be...they really did capture the heart and soul of PEI that Montgomery was always trying to convey and ANNE is brought to life on the screen.

You will love this and so will your kids.

A Favorite.......2007-05-16

Great film! Continuing the growing up of Anne was a wonderful experience, just about on par with Anne of Green Gables (first installment) a series of movies I've watched many times over the years. I'm happy to say I now have all three on DVD's in my collection. Great acting, actors and story line. I recommend it to friends and family whenever the subject of favorite movies come up. I recommend it highly to one and all. The third DVD (The Continuing Story) is good too. I recommend buying all three DVD's separately rather than in the boxed set. The boxed set sometimes has the wrong DVD instead of the 3rd installment.

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Blu-Ray in America, HD-DVD in Europe!!!
Blu-ray brings a classic back to life
Disappointing Transfer
HD-DVD Total Recall Review, AUSTRALIA RELEASE!!!
Poor transfer to blu-ray

Total Recall [Blu-ray]
Starring: Marc Alaimo , Pricilla Allen , Ray Baker , Marshall Bell , and Roy Brocksmith
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: B000HIVOIM
Release Date: 2006-08-29

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Blu-Ray in America, HD-DVD in Europe!!!.......2007-07-01

Arnie is Doug Quaid, a simple construction worker who is bored with his uneventful life and wishes to be more and to do something meaningful. He's fascinated with going to Mars and meeting the mysterious woman of his dreams (that would be Melina) despite the civil war brewing withing the colonies. His wife Lori (Sharon Stone, looking gorgeous) is appalled with all things Martian and quickly nixes that idea. The only way Quaid is going to come close to the red planet is if he takes a Rekall vacation, a company that literally offers you a 'dream' vacation memory implant. Quaid wishes to go as a secret agent and all seems well until they send him to sleep.

As soon as he's unconscious Quaid seems to wake up in a rage, claiming his name is not Quaid but Hauser. And it's not just the dream going wrong since the Rekall technicians have not even implanted the dream yet. Blacking out again and waking up in a cab, Quaid has totally no recollection of anything that has happened and is confused to find his life turned upside down. His wife and colleagues are trying to kill him, dozens of armed henchmen are after him, he seems to have acquired lethal killing skills from nowhere and he apparently has some unfinished business back on Mars, despite the fact that he's never been there. Or has he?

Once on Mars for real (or is it?) he finds himself involved with the beautiful Melina (Rachel Ticotin, even prettier than Sharon Stone), the underground resistance and battling their arch-nemesis Vilos Cohaagen, a bureaucrat who has the entire planet under his control. It seems that Hauser was Cohaagen's right hand man and left clues for the fabricated Quaid persona to topple Cohaagen's regime.

Total Recall is certainly one of Arnie's and Verhoeven's most imaginative and creative movies. The Mars town of Venusville is basically Amsterdam's Red Light District with booze, drugs and sex everywhere, the violence is so ridiculously over-the-top that one cannot help but laugh at it (despite a lot of the gorier bits being censored by the evil MPAA), the vision of the future is incongruously bleak but colorful and fanciful yet primitive. The contrasts between Earth and Mars are similar to Western and Third World comparisons.

The visual effects, if slightly dated, are simply amazing. Jerry Goldsmith's awesome score is, at once, atmospheric and action-packed. The set-pieces, especially Quaids vision of the alien furnaces, are just ludicrously entertaining and the 'is it a dream or is it real' premise puts such a wonderfully surreal twist on the whole thing. Sci-Fi has never been so outrageous. What do you expect with mad genius Dutchman directing? And I do believe that it IS real.

The HD-DVD may be missing any extras but the film looks absolutely gorgeous in 1080p and is surely one of the best-looking HD-DVDs I have seen so far. Very, very impressed indeed. Highly recommended.

Blu-ray brings a classic back to life.......2007-06-12

For those who complain about the quality, I don't know what kind of equipment they were watching this on, but I've seen my fair share of blu-ray movies and this one was right up there.

Clear colors and nice sound - we had a blast reliving this movie from the past. I highly recommend it!

Disappointing Transfer .......2007-02-15

I Love Total Recall as a movie hence the reason I've bought it for a 3rd time, after VHS and DVD. I must say I was very disappointed with this transfer, why when films can be cleaned up prior to transfer do they make us buy such a crap transfer!? I mean I bought the Rambo1 Blu Ray from Lionsgate/ Studio Canal which is now 25 years and that is a superb transfer, even the French HD of Basic Instinct is a Cracking transfer by Studio Canal, In Comparison Total Recall is a let down, and to be honest when we fork out our hard earned cash for movies we love on HD formats we expect a marked improvement, why should we make excuses that this film is old, what 1990 is old! When film companys that do spend the money get results, have you seen the Bond Remasters on DVD, some of these are over 40 years old and look better then ever (cant wait for the blu rays of them!) Overall Buy this if you must have it, but be prepared for a let down visually!

HD-DVD Total Recall Review, AUSTRALIA RELEASE!!!.......2007-02-10

Totall Recall is distributed by Universal and Studio Canal in Australia, which means we get Total Recall released here on HD-DVD, not Blu-ray. This also means they'll be releasing Terminator 2 (Theatrical) here aswell.

Totall Recall on HD-DVD, fairs up pretty nicely.

Video: 3.5/5
Picture Quality is great, with sharpness and clarity on par with most HD-DVD releases. Grain is definatley present, but this is what's expected for such an old film. Comparing it to the previous Special Edition DVD, the HD-DVD is a HUGE STEP UP. Also, this HD-DVD's colour has noticeably been PUMPED UP in SATURATION, which is a very nice edition (Mars has never looked so pretty). I also read that it is a much better transfer than the Blu-ray release.

Sound: 3.5/5
We get a DTS-HD master here, and it sounds great. Although, it's hard to judge when I haven't got an AMP that fully supports lossless audio, but what i heard on the down conversion is great.

Special Features: 0/5
We get nothing here, NOTHING!! Studio Canal have to do much better than this.

Overall: 3.5/5
Whilst no Special features, Total Recall is still worth the purchase. it's such a classic Arnie action flick, every fan should own either the HD-DVD or Blu-ray version.
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-zallapo

Poor transfer to blu-ray.......2006-12-22

This is a bad-transfer to Blu-ray. My DVD is just as good and has more extras also! Don't waste your money.

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70th Birthday gift for a set of twins.
A Timeless Classic
SuperB
PLEASE RELEASE THIS DVD IN WIDESCREEN!!!
Could have been great

Twins
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Danny DeVito , Kelly Preston , Chloe Webb , and Bonnie Bartlett
Director: Ivan Reitman
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DeVito and Schwarzenegger as fraternal twin brothers? Hey, why not? This delightful 1988 comedy by Ivan Reitman--about genetically designed twin siblings who discover each other at the age of 35--works out just fine, thanks largely to great chemistry between the two stars. Despite a certain amount of rough action and tension, the film really gets a lift from the palpable innocence Reitman develops, and the female costars (Chloe Webb and Kelly Preston) bring some interesting texture of their own. This is a film that walked the tightrope of a high concept and completely succeeded. To see how easy it is to stumble in a similar situation, check out DeVito and Schwarzenegger in Reitman's Junior. The DVD release has a full-screen presentation, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

70th Birthday gift for a set of twins........2007-05-25

I pasted the faces of the birthday boy and girl over Arnold and Danny.
It was a great fun surprise.

A Timeless Classic.......2007-05-02

This is such a great movie, but the dvd is really not too good. Like many other great older movies, the studio has not given this movie the proper dvd transfer that it diserves.

SuperB.......2007-01-12

Arnold has always been funny (in this movie:). One of his first comedies. I like. He's just :)

PLEASE RELEASE THIS DVD IN WIDESCREEN!!!.......2006-12-21

Those of you at Universal Home Video, please please please release this great film in its original WIDESCREEN format, along with Kindergarten Cop! Both films deserve better than 10-year-old pan & scan transfers!

Could have been great.......2006-05-28

You have to wonder what is going on in the minds of some of these Hollywood directors these days. The script is hilarious and the film company could have had a classic on their hands save for one fairly major quibble - the casting! Who in their right minds would believe that Arnold Schwartzenegger and Danny De Vito were twins. Apart from the lack of any physical resemblance they don't even have the same accent or dress the same most of the time. I have to admit it did rather detract from the film as far as I was concerned. I think they should have gone for the obvious choice and cast The Proclaimers instead.

Road to Avonlea Season 3 - Spin-off from Anne of Green Gables

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ROAD TO AVONLEA THE 3 SEASON
Charming.
great season for a great show!

Road to Avonlea Season 3 - Spin-off from Anne of Green Gables
Starring: Barbara Hamilton , Molly Atkinson , Joel Blake (II) , Albert Millaire , and Rosemary Dunsmore
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ASIN: B0001Q4D1K
Release Date: 2004-11-22

Description

From the producer of "Anne of Green Gables":

"Family programming filled with warmth and charm...." - LOS ANGELES TIMES

This 4-Disc DVD Boxset is the complete third season of "Road to Avonlea" / "Avonlea" (as shown on the Disney channel). Olivia's (Mag Ruffman) simple wedding plans get out of hand as Hetty (Jackie Burroughs) takes over and manages to alienate everyone in the family including Sara (Sarah Polley). Felix's (Zachary Bennett) humorous attempt at making money turns tragic as his horse, Blackie, dies in an accident. Avonlea hires an effervescent and charming new schoolteacher (Christopher Lloyd), whose unorthodox approach to teaching, inspires the children, but leaves the parents suspicious. Sara trades places with Jo Pitts, a street-smart waif who passes as Sara's double. However, as Sara leaves PEI for adventure, she only finds danger and mystery alongside Gus Pike (Michael Mahonen); while Felicity (Gema Zamprogna) lies about her family background in order to gain admission into a prestigious ladies college. On a sad note, this volume ends with the death of one of Avonlea's most beloved townsfolk, Marilla Cuthbert (Colleen Dewhurst); tying this episode into "Anne of Green Gables - The Sequel" and "Anne of Green Gables - The Continuing Story."

Disc 1
Ep. 27 - Ties That Bind
Full Cast & Guest Star Bios
Behind the Scenes Featurette

Disc 2
Ep. 28 - Felix and Blackie
Ep. 29 - Another Point of View
Ep. 30 - When she was Bad...
Ep. 31 - ...She was Horrid

Disc 3
Ep. 32 - Aunt Janet Rebels
Ep. 33 - A Dark and Stormy Night
Ep. 34 - Friends and Relations
Ep. 35 - Vows of Silence

Disc 4
Ep. 36 - After the Honeymoon
Ep. 37 - The Courting of Hetty King
Ep. 38 - High Society
Ep. 39 - Old Friends, Old Wounds

Special Features include:
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Full Cast & Guest Star Bios
- Languages: English, French

Customer Reviews:

ROAD TO AVONLEA THE 3 SEASON.......2007-05-15

GREAT MOVIE YOU JUST WANT TO CONTINUE SEE THE SERIE

Charming........2007-04-06

Charming children and adults get into fun predicaments. If you liked "Little House on the Prairie" or "Anne of Green Gables"; you should like this. Seasons 1-6 are excellent.

Beautiful scenery, farm, horses, period costumes, with women in pretty dresses, period sets, realistic characters, likeable characters, lively pace, and inviting activities, take you to a nicer place.

Christopher Reeve, from the movie "Superman", guest-stars in a melodrama, mysterious but lively episode "A Dark and Stormy Night" (Writer-Hart Hanson). Another good episode is where Sarah and Felicity babysit their little nephew who is a little terror; the "Friends & Relations" episode. Usually an episode is able to focus on just a few of the characters with depth; but in this unique episode, many of the characters interact, at a lively pace. Very creative that the writer (Heather Conkie) was able to involve everyone with depth (and I wonder if it was planned or just happened with the plot). The episode "Vows of Silence" has a scene that is very funny, and another quietly funny/charming scene (Writer-Hart Hanson).

Disney spared no expense to create warm and humorous escapades.

This series has been my best money value; dividing the 13-episodes by the cost: $51÷13 episodes = $3.92 per 46-minute episode. Sells new in Canada for $80.

great season for a great show!.......2004-05-05

Road to Avonlea is my all-time favourite television show, and I'm so pleased that it's becoming available on DVD. Season 3 is an excellent season, and in my opinion, one of the best. There is great character development as the children (especially Felicity) begin to grow up. We also get to see another side of Aunt Janet (other than as Alec's wife), as well as more episodes with Gus Pike. The focus is becoming less on Sara Stanley (although she is still a main character) and more on the rest of the King family.
My only complaint with this DVD is the lack of bonus features. I hope the next RtA DVD includes features such as cast interviews, behind-the-scenes, and bonus footage.

episodes on this DVD (I put a * next to my favourites):

*The Ties that Bind - Olivia and Jasper's wedding! very funny, and very touching

Felix and Blackie - Felix starts a delivery service with his horse, Blackie.

*Another Point of View - Aunt Hetty resigns from teaching Avonlea School, and she is replaced by Professor Dimple, who introduces the students to modern ways of learning.

When she was bad...she was horrid (2 parts) - Sara gets fed up with Aunt Hetty controlling her life, so she runs away and leaves a double (Jo Pitts) in her place.

Aunt Janet Rebels - Aunt Janet campaigns for women's rights to vote.

A Dark and Stormy Night - Gus gets a job at the White Sands hotel and falls for a mysterious guest.

*Friends and Relations - the ladies are off to an auction while the men go ice fishing. Sara and Felicity must mind their mischievous cousin "Lucky".

Vows of Silence - Felicity "borrows" her mother's valuable family heirloom and loses it. She is afraid to confess the truth until she fears it will be too late.

After the Honeymoon - Jasper entertains a (female) scientist Sidney Carver, who is researching bats. Olivia tries to support Jasper, even though she finds the work horrifying.

*The Calamitous Courting of Hetty King - Aunt Hetty is wooed by a dynamic skate salesman, Wally Higgins.

*High Society - Felicity is offered a chance at a scholarship at the prestigious Kingsport Ladies College.

Description

From the producer of "Anne of Green Gables":

"Road to Avonlea is solid, engrossing family fare with classy acting, splendid photography and a fine period look." - VARIETY

This 4-Disc DVD Boxset is the complete second season of "Road to Avonlea" / "Avonlea" (as shown on the Disney channel). Sarah Stanley (Sarah Polley) and her cousins continue to wreak havoc and land in trouble, much to the adults' dismay and disapproval. In addition to the light-hearted and fun-filled stories that dominated the first volume, each of these episodes is a textured and compelling exploration of life in the mythical farming village of Avonlea. This second volume is a treasure trove of adventure, mystery and romance, family rivalry and comedy.

Disc 1
Ep. 14 - Sara's Homecoming
Behind the Scenes Featurette

Disc 2
Ep. 15 - How Kissing was Discovered
Ep. 16 - Aunt Hetty's Ordeal
Ep. 17 - Of Corsets and Secrets and True, True Love
Ep. 18 - Old Quarrels, Old Love

Disc 3
Ep. 19 - May the Best Man Win
Ep. 20 - Family Rivalry
Ep. 21 - The Sea Ghost
Ep. 22 - All that Glitters

Disc 4
Ep. 23 - Dreamer of Dreams
Ep. 24 - It's Just a Stage
Ep. 25 - A Mother's Love
Ep. 26 - Misfits and Miracles

Special Features include:
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Languages: English, French

Customer Reviews:

Too expensive!.......2007-04-23

I loved this series when it was on. I watched it while I was in college and back then the Disney Channel was a premium station so I paid extra for it just so I could watch this show. These sets are just too expensive. I guess not enough people buy them to make it possible for the producer to offer them at the lower price you see for other TV series but I think a lot more people would buy them if they were priced lower. I know I would!

The magical, wonderful world of Avonlea!.......2007-04-15

Watching this series truly brings to mind my own childhood where I used to have many happy adventures with my friends in our small town. In this second season, young Sarah Stanley & her friends find more adventures, with the introduction of some new characters.
The episodes in this season are:
Sarah's Homecoming : Sarah returns to Avonlea after a family tragedy. A sad episode.
How Kissing was Discovered : the blossoming Felicity King pines for love, and suffers a crush... also we are introduced to a new character, a young man who has a sad past.
Aunt Hetty's ordeal : Hetty King is visited by her old rival, Ms Stacey [the very same Ms Stacey, Anne's mentor in Anne of Green Gables]
Of Corsets, and Secrets, and True, True Love: Rachel Lynde, and an old flame? Marilla takes in two orphaned relatives, much to Rachel's chagrin, and the ensuing pandemonium is hilarious.
Old Quarrels, Old Love: Hetty King and her old beau are reunited. A sad episode.
May the Best Man win: Olivia King is wooed by two men, the reliable Jasper Dale, and the pompous ex-beau who abandoned her once before.
Family Rivalry: The other King sibling returns for a brief visit,but things are not all rosy with the King clan.
The Sea Ghost : Michael York plays an old seaman here.Gus Pike's past returns to haunt him.
All that Glitters : the possibility of hidden treasure on the island proves too hard to resist for Sarah, Gus and friends.
Dreamer of Dreams : focuses on Jasper Dale
It's Just a Stage: Sarah's aunt, a famous stage actress comes to visit, with unsettling consequences.
A Mother's Love: does one have to have experienced childbirth to be a 'real' mother? Avonlea is abuzz with the essay competition for Mother's Day.
Misfits & Miracles: Ms Stacey brings a directive that the Avonlea school is to field a hockey team, and Sarah tries to learn how to skate. Also, the theme of development in the town is highlighted here.

The second season is as good or even better than the first. The storylines flow smoothly, and the acting is excellent. We also notice the development of some of the characters, such as Gus Pike, whose story is developed this season. Olivia and Jasper are edging closer to being more than friends, and Sarah is truly at home in Avonlea. This is one of my favorite television series, and reminds me of a much more innocent time, when children truly lived their childhoods, and where good values were treasured and honored.

Disappointed.......2007-01-10

I love this series, so when rating Season 2 as a whole I would give it 5 stars, if this series was purchased for me. I gave it a 1 star for the following reason. It was advertised as subtitled. I purchased this set for my deaf daughter who absolutely loves the series. I had to return this set because she couldn't watch it. Amazon, though, did cheerfully and quickly refund my money. I really hope that this problem is fixed in the future as I would like to purchase it for my daughter.

Charming........2006-08-19

Charming children and adults get into fun predicaments.

If you liked "Little House on the Prairie" or "Anne of Green Gables"; you should like this. Seasons 1-6 are excellent.

Beautiful scenery, period costumes and sets, pretty dresses, farm, horses, a little humor, realistic characters, likeable characters, lively pace, and inviting activities, carry you to a nicer place.

This season has some interesting episodes:
~Michael York guest-stars in two episodes as a mysterious, sea captain in search of buried treasure ("All That Glitters").
~"Old Quarrels, Old Love", about the rivalry and friendship of Rachel Lynde and Hetty King has an excellent ending that is subtle and touching; without words, yet moving.
~Sarah's cousin comes to visit; famous stage actress, Miss Pigeon Plumtree; a melodramatic episode.
~There's lots of humor in the episode, "A Mother's Love" (writer: Suzette Couture) where Sarah leads Felicity to believe she was switched at birth with a girl of a poor family.

Disney spared no expense to create warm and humorous escapades.

This series has been my best money value; dividing the 13-episodes by the cost: $51÷13 episodes = $3.92 per 46-minute episode. Sells new in Canada for $80.

Best so far.......2006-07-06

Season two is definetly where the stories take off. Wonderfully funny and emotionally moving, all in one great set.

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READ THE BOOK FIRST!!!
Disappointing
A stupid movie
Dreamcatcher - the movie
This is Destiny that goes DEEP!

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Starring: Morgan Freeman , Thomas Jane , Jason Lee , Damian Lewis , and Timothy Olyphant
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
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Regardless of its critical roasting, Dreamcatcher is a must-see for Stephen King fans. In adapting King's epic novel (itself an amalgam of familiar King plotlines), director Lawrence Kasdan and cowriter William Goldman sacrificed much of the character depth that gave the story its crucial humanity, resulting in a tame frightfest about four longtime friends (Damian Lewis, Jason Lee, Thomas Jane, Timothy Olyphant) whose past--and a shared gift of telepathy--connects them to a present-day alien invasion in the snowy forests of Maine. Like an ambitious episode of The X-Files, this slick production offers slimy "weasels" that gestate in human bowels; ominous aliens who seize control of bodies and minds; a secret military strike (led by Morgan Freeman) against the invaders; and enough gross-out humor to satisfy jaded horror buffs. Unfortunately, it just isn't scary. Despite its A-list advantages, Dreamcatcher works best as a glorified B-movie, likely to benefit from lowered expectations. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Four young friends perform a heroic act and are changed forever by the uncanny powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they are overtaken by a blizzard, a vicious storm in which something much more ominous moves. Challenged to stop a deadly alien force, they confront an unparalleled horror, with the fate of the world in the balance.

Customer Reviews:

READ THE BOOK FIRST!!!.......2007-06-29

I just finished the book and I would give it 4+ stars. If you don't read the book you could be lost wondering what in the hell is going on during the movie. The movie was entertaining but fell way short of what it could have been. If your looking for a great movie look else where. If you looking for a little fun and entertainment I would recommend this movie. Read the book first though.

Disappointing.......2007-04-03

This movie could have been so much better. It started out fairly well but just didn't hold together after the initial introduction. The movie lost me completely in the bathroom scene. You've got a monster trapped in the toilet, but that toothpick on the floor is out of your reach, and you need it so badly that you let the monster out to get it? You have to ask yourself, "What's WRONG with this person?"

Morgan Freeman's performance in this movie was also a big disappointment. He's such a talented actor, but here he seems to be just going through the motions. His character just falls flat. And as noted in an earlier review, the hair and eyebrows make him look silly and cartoonish.

No big surprises in the final battle sequence. You pretty much know by this point who the two sides are going to be. But that last little bit after the fight - whose idea was that? I just wanted to shout at the television, "What? NO! That CAN'T be the end!" What a let-down.

A stupid movie.......2007-03-26

I don't like it. The story sounds unoriginal. I saw the summary to the book (which I have not read and never will), and I can say that it is one of King's worst ideas. The movie's plot is worse. I advise you to stay away and never watch this crap.

Dreamcatcher - the movie.......2007-03-11

Seems to chop up the story from the Stephen King novel it is based off of, but don't they always? Four friends who were bonded at childhood by a special friend who called himself "Duddits" go to an annual cabin for a hunting and camping excursion. Suddenly animals in the forest are running for their lives, and a hunter making strange sounds has come to their camp. Rick McCarthy seems to be ill, but this guy and his belching is the least of their concerns. A destiny is revealed, as Duddits link to the realization of an alien force is about to come true. Snowy Mountains and psychological wars will be waged, and Morgan Freeman plays the captain of a specialized yet somewhat rogue military force that has overtaken the entire area. There is a lot going on so pay attention, because you might miss the entire point. The film doesn't do a great job of showing Duddits ultimate connection with everything, but it works okay. Tom Sizemore also stars as Owen, a member of the military group who realizes that one of the captured hunters (played by Thomas Jane) seems to be able to read his mind, and also seems to be showing him that his commander is out of control. The entire human race hangs in the balance! Gory weasel like creatures and of course, Aliens with BIG eyes abound. Jason Lee and Timothy Olyphant also star. Entertaining Science Fiction type movie that is kind of fun.

This is Destiny that goes DEEP!.......2007-01-05

I watched this flick years ago and recently purchased it-I loved it even more this time. Watch the alternate ending-both have deep meanings but I think the director's picked the best in the original release! If anyone doesn't get the meaning behind the plot-they need to watch it again-it helped me understand that the boys bonded for life by a (chanced?)single event...Destiny.

Road to Avonlea The Movie - Spin-off from Anne of Green Gables

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Love This Series
2 episodes = 1 movie

Road to Avonlea The Movie - Spin-off from Anne of Green Gables
Starring: Barbara Hamilton , Molly Atkinson , Joel Blake (II) , Albert Millaire , and Rosemary Dunsmore
Director: Paul Shapiro , Otta Hanus , and Allan King
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ASIN: B00007JMF4
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Description

From the producer of Anne of Green Gables:

Through the combination of the episodes "The Journey Begins" & "Proof of the Pudding", this digitally mastered movie was created as an introduction to the award-winning "Road to Avonlea" series. In it, Sara Stanley, a young socialite, is suddenly sent to live with her deceased mother's relatives in Prince Edward Island. She must adjust to life in the small rural town of Avonlea and learn to get along with her cousins who become victims and cohorts in Sara's antics and misadventures. Everything comes to a head when the adults are called away and her older cousin, Felicity, is left in charge not knowing what troubles will ensue.

Includes: - "The Making of Avonlea" featurette with cast & crew interviews and behind-the-scenes information.

Customer Reviews:

Love This Series.......2007-03-07

I am a fan of L M Montomery's work and I love how Kevin Sullivan can turn her books into wonderful productions.
Anne of Green Gables , the sequel and the continuing story are loved by so many people around the world
and this movie turn series that lasted seven seasons is no exception.
If you enjoyed the Anne Movies or/and books by L M Montomery you will not be disappointed with this production.
I have brought this and An Avonlea Christmas for my friends.
No Complaints only praise after viewing them.

Kevin Sullivan Site is giving the vedios away
http://www.sullivanboutique.com

2 episodes = 1 movie.......2006-06-26

If you haven't seen the Road to Avonlea series this would be a good way to find out if you are going to like it. I liked it and am now buying the series.

Basically, the movie is episodes 1 and 6 cut and edited together to make a reasonably coherent movie. There is a bit of a continuity jump in the middle but that is to be expected.

Road to Avonlea is based on L M Montgomery ('Anne of Green Gables' Fame )stories about Sara Stanley a "poor little rich girl" sent to live with relatives on Prince Edward Island.

It has all the charm and grace of "Anne of Green Gables" and all the humour too. If you are looking for a family friendly movie then this has a lot going for it.

The disk has a small extras section giving some backgound to the series. If you want to know more about the series have a look at the reviews for seasons 1-7.

Tales From Avonlea - The Complete First Season

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Crowd pleaser
Very Enjoyable Viewing
starts slow
Love the show--why isn't it all in here??
Disney's Tales are NOT complete

Tales From Avonlea - The Complete First Season
Starring: Barbara Hamilton , Molly Atkinson , Joel Blake (II) , Albert Millaire , and Rosemary Dunsmore
Director: Paul Shapiro , Otta Hanus , and Allan King
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ASIN: B000AXWGSG
Release Date: 2005-11-08

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Set in turn-of-the-century Canada, this Emmy-winning children's classic is drawn from four novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery of Anne of Green Gables fame (notably The Story Girl and The Golden Road). Known as Avonlea in the US and Road to Avonlea north of the border, Tales From Avonlea presents the first season of the CBC/Disney Channel co-production. When her widowed father is accused of embezzlement, wealthy, wide-eyed Sara (Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter) is sent to live with working class relatives on Prince Edward Island ("The Journey Begins"). Thus marks the start of seven years in tight-knit Avonlea. Sara's maternal family, the Kings, assume she'll be arriving from Montreal alone, but she's accompanied by the imposing Nanny Banks (Frances Hyland), who immediately starts pushing everyone around, so Sarah's aunts, Hettie (Jackie Burroughs) and Olivia (Mag Ruffman), send her away. Sarah is heartbroken. Plus her cousins Felix (Zachary Bennett) and Felicity (Gema Zamprogna) are most unkind, but cousin Andrew (Joel Blake), who is more mature than the rest, becomes a fast friend (while Felicity gets her comeuppance in "Proof of the Pudding").

Throughout the year Sarah will make other friends, like shy inventor/photographer Jasper Dale (R.H. Thomson). With his help, she'll convince a wealthy businessman to make a sizable donation to the school library fund. "You are unstoppable," Dale tells her in "The Story Girl Earns Her Name." Then there's pious busybody Rachel Lynde (Patricia Hamilton). She and Sarah will bond after a smallpox epidemic brings them together in "The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's." Other friends include Peg Bowen (Susan E. Cox), "The Witch of Avonlea," and Lynde's housemate, Marilla Cuthbert (Colleen Dewhurst, who previously appeared with Hamilton in 1985's Anne of Green Gables). Avonlea ran for six more seasons and became Canada's longest-running, highest-rated TV series. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Description

Experience all the charm of a homespun saga as TALES FROM AVONLEA takes you on enchanting journeys of unforgettable trials and triumphs. In this soul-stirring collection, Sara Stanley comes of age in an all-new environment filled with family, friends, and foes. Amazing events follow as Sara gets acquainted with her emotionally guarded guardian, Aunt Hetty, and feuds and frolics with her prank-playing cousins, Felix and Felicity. Through the sharing of dreams, disappointments, and life's little everyday disasters, they not only find their way -- but also a very special place in one another's hearts. Full of love, laughs, and lessons, and cherished characters of all ages, TALES FROM AVONLEA imparts time-honored values and ventures that never go out of style.

Customer Reviews:

Crowd pleaser.......2007-06-27

This product was so very enjoyable and so very wholesome, we enjoyed watching it as a family without any concern for language or what they might show. Great family movie

Very Enjoyable Viewing.......2006-11-10

I love this series and enjoyed these DVD's along with my daughter. My only regret is that I didn't purchase the actual series collection rather than this set. I think my money would have been better spent on the original series than this short collection. But as an introduction to these delightful episodes, I highly recommend it.

starts slow.......2006-03-27

this is a very good series, but starts off slow. The first few episodes are almost unwatchable....but it gets much better

Love the show--why isn't it all in here??.......2006-03-09

I've been waiting to get an affordable version of this great show. So I guess I didn't really want affordable, I wanted the WHOLE show. I still give it 4 stars because it is great--love the characters, the locale, the stories, etc. But, why, oh why, did they take a hatchet to the editing of these episodes?? It is very disconcerting to watch the episode and just know you are missing key elements.

I'm glad I've recorded the original versions on VHS. I'll copy them to DVD from there.

:(

Disney's Tales are NOT complete.......2006-01-20

I was looking forward to buying this since the dvd packages released in Canada are twice as expensive as this release.

I was planning on buying it and then I started reading reviews on other sites where people have access to both the Canadian dvds and Disney's. While the Canadian dvds do has missing scenes, it is because the scenes got lost due to lack of preservation over time. (Both Sullivan and Disney had access to the same material to produce the dvds, so even Disney would not have been able to recover these missing scenes.)

Disney's contains missing scenes as well--however, these scenes have been purposefully edited out to cut down the runtime. Each episode on the Disney dvd has been edited to take out as much as 15 minutes per episode.

This is a much beloved series and why Disney would edit down the storylines makes no sense at all. I would rather pay more for a dvd that has ALL the material from the episode rather than a cheaper version that PURPOSELY edited out material. Furthermore, Disney is messing with the artistic integrity of the series by editing out scenes. (Disney aired the series commercial-free and with all their content intact, which makes the editing of the series for dvd release even more perplexing.)

Disney may have had very valid reasons for editing the material, however, they can't rightly call it a 'complete' season when it is INcomplete.

If Disney plans to release a season 2 of TfA, let's hope that they include all the scenes.

Road to Avonlea Season 6 - Spin-off from Anne of Green Gables

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ROAD TO AVONLEA THE COMPLETE SIX SEASON
Pleasant.

Road to Avonlea Season 6 - Spin-off from Anne of Green Gables
Starring: Barbara Hamilton , Molly Atkinson , Joel Blake (II) , Albert Millaire , and Rosemary Dunsmore
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Road To Avonlea - The Complete Fifth Volume (Boxset)

ASIN: B000FILXEY
Release Date: 2006-05-02

Description

"One of television's more successful family shows." - THE NEW YORK TIMES

This 4-Disc DVD Boxset is the complete sixth season of "Road to Avonlea" / "Avonlea" (as shown on the Disney channel). "Road to Avonlea" takes on a more mature tone this volume as the characters of Avonlea grow and continue to face overwhelming hardships, as well as pleasant surprises. Sara Stanley (Sarah Polley) shocks Avonlea when she announces she is leaving to study in Paris and Felicity King (Gema Zamprogna) finally accepts Gus' (Michael Mahonen) proposal of marriage only to learn that he is lost at sea.

Disc 1
Ep. 66 - The Return of Gus Pike
Behind the Scenes Featurette

Disc 2
Ep. 67 - Lonely Hearts
Ep. 68 - Christmas in June
Ep. 69 - Fools and Kings
Ep. 70 - Comings and Goings

Disc 3
Ep. 71 - The Trouble with Davey
Ep. 72 - Great Expectations
Ep. 73 - A Fox Tale
Ep. 74 - The More Things Change

Disc 4
Ep. 75 - Home is Where the Heart Is
Ep. 76 - What a Tangled Web We Weave
Ep. 77 - A Time to Every Purpose
Ep. 78 - Homecoming

Special Features include:
- Behind the Scenes Featurette

Customer Reviews:

ROAD TO AVONLEA THE COMPLETE SIX SEASON.......2007-05-15

THAT IS A GRAT MOVIE YOU JUST WANT TO SEE ALL OF IT.

Pleasant........2007-04-06

Season-six weakens in episode consistency compared to earlier seasons. Out of 13-espisodes, 8 are pleasant, 2 break believability without the real Cecily, and 3 are good. None reach the level of excellent, reached in some episodes of earlier seasons. However, the pleasant stories of Avonlea do continue, so I am happy enough with my purchase.

Sarah appears in one episode.

A different actress plays Cecily, appearing and starring in two episodes. The original actress, in spite of the small part, created a likeable and memorable Cecily with a distinct personality; that she could not be replaced without notice. The two emotional Cecily episodes depend on the audience remembering and liking the original Cecily, but then switch someone else as Cecily. Who's idea was that? If they were unable to sign the original actress for another season after flowers and gifts, they would have done better to leave Cecily out entirely.

This season has less scenic outdoor photography that was so appealing.

The touted "Behind-the-scenes" is only a "preview" of this DVD that you have already bought, and the producer saying it is a nice season.

The writers of my favorite episodes of the early seasons, Heather Conkie, Suzette Couture, and Hart Hanson, are missing this season; (there are other excellent writers too).

These disappointments should be forgiven, in light of this wonderful series. It really is a great series.

You should start with the first season. Charming children and adults get into fun predicaments. If you liked "Little House on the Prairie" or "Anne of Green Gables"; you will like this. The realistic, likeable, characters are people that I would like to know. Avonlea is a place that I would like to visit, with beautiful countryside, farm, horses, period costumes and sets, women in pretty dresses, charm, some humor, interesting activities, and a lively pace.

Disney spared no expense creating fun escapades.

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As I recall
A Great Science Fiction Mind Blowing Ride
Mind-blowing scifi action!
Great movie, lots of twists.
Total Recall.

Total Recall (Special Limited Edition)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Sharon Stone , Rachel Ticotin , Ronny Cox , and Michael Ironside
Director: Paul Verhoeven
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ASIN: B00005N918
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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This science fiction blockbuster from 1990 began its production life as a very different movie than the one that was released. An adaptation of the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," Total Recall was originally conceived of with Richard Dreyfuss starring as a Walter Mitty-like character who experiences a variety of artificially induced fantasies. The movie we know is a mega-budget action epic set on Mars. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a normal working man who discovers that his entire reality has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Oscar-winning special effects and violent action propel the twisting plot, in which Arnold manipulates his manipulators in a world of dazzling high technology. Director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop) indulges his usual penchant for gratuitous bloodshed, but the movie has enough cleverness to rise above its excesses. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

As I recall.......2007-03-08

Excellent film. The action in Schwarzenegger films is renowned. Often the writing, in the action films at least, is as well. This film ranks at the top! Truly a discussion film. Was it all a dream, did it really happen, What about the girl, the blue sky? There's plenty of evidence to support both sides of the discussion. Try it, you'll like it!! No discussion there.

A Great Science Fiction Mind Blowing Ride.......2007-03-04

I love this film and eventhough it's 17 years old I still think it's great fun. I mean what's more original than either taking a vacation to another planet for real or taking a trip there that's only real in your mind. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a man who's obsessed with going to Mars after a bunch of weird dreams he has of him there. His wife played by Sharon Stone "at her hottest, well next to Basic Instinct" is jealous since he's having dreams of another woman with him. He goes to a place called Recall that can send you to certain places in your mind with an implant that Arnold decides to go to anyway.

After he gets the implant he finds that he's not on Mars but that everyone is chasing him with guns...including his hot wife who claims she was never his wife and just playing the part. He learns that he was never who he thought he was and was really a bad guy who got his memory erased and filled in with false memories. But could it be that the implant never went wrong at Recall and that he's really just living out the fantasy of the implant. Since he did describe that he'd like the hot brunette from his dreams there and that he did ask to be a spy and well since he did wind up on Mars too.

We never really learn which makes this movie even more fun since I waited for years for a sequel with it all either turning out to be real or not real. But really this is a perfect film without ever finding out. It's like you're experiencing all the confusion that his character has and the film feels like one great Science Fiction nightmare come to life. It has realistic and fun effects and is just great to look at even 17 years later. There's just not many films that compare to the excitement and fun that Total Recall gives you. Some might consider it a classic if it wasn't a little too over the top violent though. But even with all the violence this is one hell of a fascinating movie.

Mind-blowing scifi action!.......2006-11-19

This is one of Schwarzenegger's best. He looks so energetic in this movie.
And Sharon Stone partners him very attractively. The movie will take you to Mars... It will have you thinking about what's real around you and what is just a dellusion... May be you too were a secret agent, but they erased your memory? This movie will help you to remember your dreams about beautiful space adventures.

The story is by the same writer Philip K. Dick, who created the story for "Bladerunner" as well. The original story for "Total Recall is titled "We can remember it for you wholesale".
The film setting is totally futuristic, with fantastic architecture and concept vehicles. Shootings, chasings, suspence, metro stations, hotels, videophones, Mars, the love town "Venusville" - you get all the features of a great movie. Don't hesitate, watch this movie now, if you haven't seen it already. You'll be glad you did!

Great movie, lots of twists........2006-09-16

Total recall is a great thriller! It has many twists and turns, and the acting is superb. Predator will always be Arnold's best movie, but Total Recall is in the top six. Please note that there are some very, very, disturbing images that will keep you awake for weeks!

Total Recall........2006-06-16

Need to see this movie.Rated R for persuive strong bloody violence,strong language,and some comic nudity.

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