Emperor Jones

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The Emperor's New Groove - The New Groove Edition

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Emperor's New Groove
The Emperor DEFINITELY has a "New Groove"
Groove?
Laugh out loud funny!
I LOVE KRONK!

The Emperor's New Groove - The New Groove Edition
Starring: David Spade , John Goodman , Eartha Kitt , Patrick Warburton , and Wendie Malick
Director: Mark Dindal
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Originally developed as an epic called Kingdom of the Sun, The Emperor's New Groove lost scale and most of Sting's song score (some of which can be heard on the soundtrack) on its way to the screen. The end result is the lightest Disney film in many a moon, a joyous romp akin to Aladdin in its quotient of laughs for kids and adults. The original story centers on the spoiled teenage emperor Kuzco (David Spade), who enjoys getting the best of his Aztecan subjects. When he fires Yzma (Eartha Kitt), his evil sorceress, she seeks revenge and turns Kuzco into a llama with the help of her hunk of the month, a lunk named Kronk (Patrick Warburton). Alone in the jungle, the talking llama is befriended by Pacha (John Goodman), who has just been told to vacate his pastoral home by the human Kuzco. What's an ego to do? That's pretty much the story and the characters--simple, direct, fun--a Disney film on a diet. For any fan of the acidic humor of Spade, this is essential viewing. As narrator of his tale, Kuzco uses a sarcastic tone to keep the story jumping with plenty of fun asides (he even "stops" the film at one point to make sure you know the story is about him). Even better is character actor Warburton (Elaine's stuck-up boyfriend on Seinfeld), who steals every scene as the dim-witted, but oh-so-likable Kronk. There's even a delicious Tom Jones number that starts the film off with a bang. --Doug Thomas

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If you liked ALADDIN, you'll love Disney's THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE, where outrageous comedy rules! Audiences and critics alike raved about this hilarious animated adventure. "Ebert & Roeper And The Movies" gave it "Two Thumbs Up." Faster than you can say "Boom, baby," arrogant Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his devious advisor, Yzma, and her hunky henchman, Kronk, who want to rid the kingdom of this beast of burden. Now the ruler who once had it all must form an unlikely alliance with a pleasant peasant named Pacha. Together, Kuzco and Pacha must overcome their differences as they embark on a hilarious, "groovy" adventure that will have you howling with laughter.

Customer Reviews:

Emperor's New Groove.......2007-05-14

I love this movie! It is so funny! One of Disney's best! David Spade does a great job as the voice of the Emperor in this movie.

The Emperor DEFINITELY has a "New Groove" .......2007-01-04

This movie is so cool and funny!!! I love Emperor Kuzco and how Kuzco cares abouut himself. It was funny. This movie showed how Kuzco learned how to step outside his own world and get along with other people around him, not being selfish. It's filled with many special features too!

Groove?.......2006-12-17

I remember when "The Emperor's New Groove" came out. A lot of people were raving about it, and that kind of put me off. Still, I finally got round to watching it, and it's not too bad, actually. It's light hearted with a South American flavor, featuring a little bit of music by Sting (sung by Tom Jones), which I appreicated. The story features a South American emperor transformed into llama trying to turn back into his old self, while he changes (in other ways) for the better along the road. Simple enough, but that's all it needs to be.

A fine, light hearted Disney adventure. Worth a look for animation fans.

Laugh out loud funny!.......2006-10-20

I love this movie. How can you not with such hilarious diologue? One of my most favorites is when Yzma outlines her first plan to get rid of Kuzko. Ending with a hilarious "I'll smash it with a hammer!" But diologue aside, there's so much more to this movie. The characters are so wonderfully individual, from self-absorbed Kuzko, to evil Yzma with her "secret lab", to dim witted Kronk with his shoulder angel and devil
(Secondly, look what I can do.
Um, I don't see how that...
No, no. He's got a point.)
Over and over agian, this movie will keep you laughing. Watch, and enjoy.

I LOVE KRONK!.......2006-09-24

When I saw this movie in the theater, I thought it was just okay. But then someone gave it to me on VHS, and the more I watched it, the funnier it became. Now I'm addicted and have to have it on DVD. This movie is HILARIOUS!!

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Got it Memorized
Disney's Demon Llama
The Emperor's New Groove
Funny movie!
great movie

The Emperor's New Groove
Starring: David Spade , John Goodman , Eartha Kitt , Patrick Warburton , and Wendie Malick
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Got it Memorized.......2007-06-14

YZMA--"Tell us where the talking llamer is, and we'll burn your house to the ground."
KRONK--"Uh, don't you mean, or?"
YZMA--(heavy sigh) "Tell us where the talking llamer is, OR we'll burn your house to the ground."
PACHA'S-DAUGHTER-WHOSE-NAME-I-FORGET--"Well, which is it? That seems like a pretty crucial conjunction."

That is one of my favorite quotes from the movie. Which isn't saying much, for if I were to tell you ALL my favorite quotes, I would be quoting the entire movie. Which I can do. But I don't think anyone here wants that.

Featuring the considerable talents of David Spade, Patrick Warburton, Eartha Kitt, John Goodman, and others, this movie is, in a word, gorgeous. It is one of the only animated movies I can watch now, as a fifteen-year-old, and still adore. (Though I'd love to see the originally planned film, KINGDOM OF THE SUN -- it sounds interesting, according to the professional reviews.)

Matching Kronk's wackiness is Yzma's hilarious villainy ("Pull the lever, Kronk! WRONG LEVEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!") and matching off Kuzco's selfishness and sarcastic wit is Pacha the peasant. In this movie you end up rooting for the "villains" -- Kronk and Yzma -- almost as much as Kuzco and Pacha. Kuzco is, of course, at the beginning, more a villain than a good guy anyway.

THE PLOT: By firing his millenia-old adviser Yzma, Emperor Kuzco gets himself a death wish from said advisor, aided by her hapless right-hand man, Kronk, who accidentally mixes up the poison with extract of llama and turns the former emporor into a long-necked hairball. Too softhearted to hurl the bratty eighteen-year-old Emperor over the edge of a waterfall, he accidentally trips and throws the bag holding Kuzco onto the cart of Pacha, the leader of a village Kuzco means to demolish in order to build himself a summer house with waterslide -- "It's my birthday gift to me!!!" Together, Pacha and Kuzco must get Kuzco back to the palace and back into human form -- but meanwhile the new empress Yzma has found out about Kronk's blunder and is chasing him too -- or, rather, Kronk is, and she's riding in a litter he's wearing as a backpack.

I can't give much more enthusiastic praise for this movie than I've already given, but I'll just leave you with one last, classic quote between Yzma and Kronk.

"WHAT? A llama? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!"
"Yeah...weird."
....
"Take him out of town and finish the job! NOW!"
"But what about dinner?" (Kronk is a talented chef, did I mention that?)
"Kronk...this is kind of important."
"But what about dessert?"
"Ah -- well, I suppose there's time for dessert."
(Kronk nods eagerly) "And coffee!"
"All right, a quick cup of coffee. THEN TAKE HIM OUT OF TOWN AND FINISH THE JOB!"

Disney's Demon Llama.......2007-04-23

I was once an anti-fan of Disney. "The Emperor's New Groove," by my reckoning, marks the temporal moment when Disney went wrong. So wrong that it's right. In fact, I am firmly convinced that those giving the green light to projects, as well as those clearing a project for release, were out of their brainwashed Disney Gourde when making and releasing this movie. Thank the Incan gods for that!

To repeat the warning: "beware the groove!" Groo-oo-ooove... Never have I laughed so hard during an animated Disney flick. As I've now introduced this movie to so very man people, I had the opportunity of being there for my blood-sister to turn to me and ask, "I don't like this guy. Am I suppose to like this character?"

"No, no you're not. Not at all!"

For fun and adventure, my brother Tristan developed the "Emperor's New Groove Drinking Game." Every time you hear the words "Kuzco" or "llama," everyone watching takes a shot. I had to add this, as Disney accidentally left this information out. Everything else has been included.

The Emperor's New Groove.......2007-03-16

The phrase, "Don't judge a book by its cover" is one of the many phrases shown in this movie. Once arrogant teenaged emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-advisor's botched plan, it really doesn't make that much difference. Then, with the help of a village leader, Pacha, Kuzco (although not at first) eventually realises his mistakes.
(A few of these mistakes being firing someone because they're ugly, trying to build a water park on a village, leaving someone hanging to their death AND being extrememly self-centered).
This DVD is also packed with bonus features, and two discs, which can make hours of fun watching.

Funny movie!.......2007-01-18

Not only did it keep me laughing, but it got me serious points with the hottie I bought it for :)

great movie.......2007-01-17

This is one of my favorite movies. I recieved this item in just a few days and would recomend this seller.

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Very unusual. Very good.
Truly Memorable Screen Adaptation of Shakespeare's First and Bloodiest Tragedy:,
Anthony Hopkins is the new Lawrence Olivier
Don't bother asking for money, he's Titus Andronicus.
Well-done adaptation of raw, terrifying play

Titus
Starring: Osheen Jones , Dario D'Ambrosi , Anthony Hopkins , Jessica Lange , and Raz Degan
Director: Julie Taymor
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Considered by many to be Shakespeare's worst play, Titus Andronicus is a bloodthirsty tragedy full of villainous heroes and bottomless revenge--hardly the stuff of big-screen directorial debuts, it would seem. Yet Julie Taymor dives headfirst into moviemaking with Titus, a spectacular adaptation that manages to find beauty and humor in the piles of carnage.

The story begins simply enough by Shakespearean standards: celebrated Roman warrior Titus Andronicus (Anthony Hopkins) returns from a hard-won victory to bury his slain sons and avenge their deaths by killing the eldest son of his enemy, Tamora, queen of the Goths (Jessica Lange). Tamora responds by seducing the impressionable new emperor and setting all of Rome into a downward spiral of revenge, madness, and death.

Taymor, who won a Tony for her Broadway production of The Lion King, throws all her theatrical sensibilities at the story--armies are exquisitely choreographed, blood is shed so beautifully that it hardly seems real, and characters are costumed in symbolic combinations of ancient Roman and 20th-century garb. She plays up the dark comedy at every opportunity, lending a carnival flavor to the story's most gruesome moments. Excellent performances from Hopkins (whose deranged Titus is more than a little reminiscent of Hannibal Lecter), Lange, and the supporting cast help make the endless treachery credible. --Claire Campbell

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Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange ignite the screen in a strikingly original "coup de cinema" (The New York Times). "Titus" is a "wild ride" (Chicago Tribune) - a shocking journy into the depths of the human heart - a place where vengeance and passion reign supreme. A film by Julie Taymor, acclaimed creator and director of Broadway's "The Lion King."

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Very unusual. Very good........2007-06-23

I know almost nothing of Shakespeare and am not educated to appreciate the stage. I am just a mid-western schmuck that likes to watch a good movie (and will promptly tag a bad one appropriately).

I accidently stumbled onto a video of "Titus" and began watching it, not knowing what I was getting into. Whoa!! This thing is incredible. Maybe a few logical holes in the plot (as described by other reviewers), but since we've got 4th century Roman soldiers riding motorcycles and wearing combat boots . . . you gotta just kinda go with it.

Being Shakespeare, the dialogue got ahead of me now and then, but --- visually this film is absolutely awesome. The story is great (a bit brutal, but I was 10-4 with that). The acting is sublime: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, newcomer Harry Lennix, et al. Musical score is right on. It obviously required genius, much courage, and plain hard work for director Julie Taymor to pull this off - but pull it off she did indeed.

Just a great, great movie experience and a definitive "change of pace" for most of us. Very cool. Check this out (adults only please).

Truly Memorable Screen Adaptation of Shakespeare's First and Bloodiest Tragedy:,.......2007-03-24

Made by a very talented director, "Titus" is a stylish, visually stunning, energetic and truly memorable adaptation of the bloodiest parade of horrors which the first tragedy of the young Shakespeare is. More of the horror show than powerful and poetic later Bard's tragedies, "Titus Andronicus" offers betrayal, murders, tortures, rape, and cannibalism for which Julie Taymor's vision was just perfect in transferring this blood fest to the screen. If it is not enough, the movie has one of the greatest performances in Shakespeare's tragedies I've seen and it is Harry J. Lennix as Aaron. Never have I seen an actor who was able to combine both, noble Othello and the embodiment of evil, Iago in one character so convincingly with such power. Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, and Colin Feore all give terrific performances.

Anthony Hopkins is the new Lawrence Olivier.......2007-02-09

I'm not an intellectual movie watcher, I like to be entertained, so my taste runs the gamut of Devil's Rejects to Mel Gibson in Hamlet (he was very good buy the way) And I love Shakespeare but, big, BUT, the verbage should be modernized, However, but, big, BUT, Titus is the exception - all thanks to Anthony Hopkins in the Lead role. It's an old story, because of a man being obtuse, his whole family suffers. This is bloody, gorey, but beautifully presented and performed. Everyone that acted in this should have won awards. Enjoy!

Don't bother asking for money, he's Titus Andronicus........2007-01-29

By conventional wisdom, Shakespeare's tale of murder, revenge, rape, cannibalism, treachery and mutilation (both on and off-stage) is the worst of the 38 or so plays attributed to him. Maybe it is and maybe it isn't. My pick for worst Shakespeare is Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus is still my favorite of any play by any author (with Lanford Wilson's The Rimers of Eldritch running a close second.
Yes, the play isn't up to the literary standards of Hamlet, yes, it lacks the coherent picture of the characters' motivations we find in King Lear, yes, there are loose ends and unexplained actions. Aaron the Moor is evil because he is evil, not for any particular reason (like Richard III). He does bad things because he likes to do them, not because he wants some advantage (like Iachimo in Cymbeline). There's no indication of why the Goths would follow a renegade Roman in an attack against a city ruled by their own queen. Titus sends his grandson with a load of weapons to Chiron and Demetrius in Act IV, but there's nothing more said about it. Queen Tamora visits Titus disguised as the goddess of Revenge for no apparent reason other than to hand over her two knuckleheaded sons to the Andronicii to be killed and baked into pies. When Titus appears dressed as Chef Boy-ar-dee at the start of the big knife fight in Act V, his costume is dismissed in two lines.
Picky, picky, picky.
The violence and inexplicable behavior is so over the top that it can't be taken seriously any more than a 3 Stooges movie. When Moe hits Larry with a pipe wrench, we know that in just a couple of minutes, somebody is going dump a pot of hot coffee down Shemp's pants. When the kitchen blows up at the start of the film and Titus returns to Rome with his army (which looks like a bunch of computer-generated special effects but was really Croatian police academy cadets wearing blue mud), the scene is so weird that we have to keep watching just to see how it comes out. This is a movie that makes us put our hands over our eyes and peek through our fingers. Sort of like watching Jerry Springer.
Seeing Anthony Hopkins as Titus on his descent into madness (or maybe it was a descent into feigned madness) was a little disconcerting for me. He's very good, but personally, I think Ed O'Neill would have done a better job. Jessica Lange is hot as Tamora, and to the director's credit, is even more so without taking her shirt off.
The dialog is a little hard to follow, partly because the actors are reciting their blank verse lines as conversational speech, and partly because the music is a little heavy-handed. The surreal scenes go on for too long for my taste, and the bacchanal scene seems to be there just to provide some gratuitous nudity.
For a straightforward production of Titus Andronicus, I'd suggest the BBC Shakespeare series. For an evening of highbrow entertainment mutated into guilty pleasure, I'd go with this version.

Well-done adaptation of raw, terrifying play.......2007-01-26

I began watching this DVD with dread, because I knew what was coming in the form of violence and brutality between the players in Titus Andronicus.

The movie adaptation is very good. It stylishly and artfully brings to the screen the evil, violence, vanity and sorrows of humanity illustrated in Shakespeare's play.

The acting is absolutely superb on all counts...I could not imagine it being better. The creative theatrics are interesting and soften the brutality of the play. The meshing of different eras helps to span the gap of time from the Roman empire to today and make this relevant to our time.

This is Shakespeare's raw tragedy, unrefined by the divine eloquence of Hamlet or Macbeth. Even Richard III cannot measure up to the corrupting evil nature of Aaron and the Goths. Still, the verses are profound and measured to stir the heart of listeners.

This is not for the squeamish and I would recommend reading the play prior to watching the movie so you know somewhat what to expect in action and plot.

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Very unusual. Very good.
Truly Memorable Screen Adaptation of Shakespeare's First and Bloodiest Tragedy:,
Anthony Hopkins is the new Lawrence Olivier
Don't bother asking for money, he's Titus Andronicus.
Well-done adaptation of raw, terrifying play

Titus
Starring: Osheen Jones , Dario D'Ambrosi , Anthony Hopkins , Jessica Lange , and Raz Degan
Director: Julie Taymor
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Very unusual. Very good........2007-06-23

Truly Memorable Screen Adaptation of Shakespeare's First and Bloodiest Tragedy:,.......2007-03-24

Anthony Hopkins is the new Lawrence Olivier.......2007-02-09

Don't bother asking for money, he's Titus Andronicus........2007-01-29

Well-done adaptation of raw, terrifying play.......2007-01-26

Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist (The Emperor Jones / Body and Soul / Borderline / Sanders of the River / Jericho / The Proud Valley / Native Land / Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist) - Criterion Collection

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An excellent release

Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist (The Emperor Jones / Body and Soul / Borderline / Sanders of the River / Jericho / The Proud Valley / Native Land / Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist) - Criterion Collection
Starring: Paul Robeson , Henry Wilcoxon , Wallace Ford , Kouka , and John Laurie
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Paul Robeson is today known for little more than singing "Ol' Man River" in Showboat, but this hefty and potent collection from Criterion (seven movies and a rich trove of documentary features and commentaries) should return Robeson to much-deserved cultural awareness. An imposing, charismatic black actor who demanded respect when most black actors were trapped in mammy and minstrel roles, and a singer whose deep, rolling voice won him acclaim on the concert stages of Europe, Robeson was among the most significant performers of the 20th Century--until the 1950s, when the U.S. government suspended his passport out of fear that Robeson's commitment to social progress and civil rights would project a negative view of America. But even before then, Robeson's career took place outside of the establishment channels of Hollywood. Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist includes two silent films (Body and Soul, a melodrama railing against the hypocrisies of the church, made by the pioneering black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux; and Borderline, a startlingly inventive story of an interracial love rectangle, made by film theorist Kenneth Macpherson), both given additional vitality by contemporary jazz scores; three movies from Robeson's rich period in England (Sanders of the Valley, Jericho, and The Proud Valley, which chart both Robeson's rising social conscience and his increasing clout in the industry); Robeson's most significant Hollywood film, The Emperor Jones, adapted from the Eugene O'Neill play that shot Robeson to stardom in the first place; and the movie that probably reflected Robeson's social beliefs more than any, the remarkable and riveting semi-documentary Native Land, which Robeson narrated.

Robeson is one of those rare actors, like Bette Davis or Humphrey Bogart, whose performances drive his movies as much as the director or the screenplay. Much is made of Robeson's powerful voice and intimidating physique, but just as impressive are his piercing eyes; in every role, a questing intelligence bursts through, looking at the world and cutting through charades and illusions. Criterion packages always have phenomenal extras, but Portraits of the Artist is unusually complex because Robeson's life is as important to his stature as his movies. These excellent features capture the world around Robeson, a world that both raised him up and tore him down. Far from a musty historical document, this is a film package that matters, which will reward and surprise viewers used to conventional notions of Hollywood and America. --Bret Fetzer

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All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson (1898-1976) was a towering figure and a trailblazer many times over. He made perhaps his biggest impact, however, in the medium of film. The son of an escaped slave, Robeson managed to become a top-billed movie star around the world during the time of Jim Crow America, always striving to use film to educate viewers about equality, democracy, and the rights of workers. Though he eventually left movies behind, using his international celebrity to speak on behalf of those denied their civil liberties and ultimately becoming a victim of ideological persecution himself, Robeson left a film legacy that continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African American.

Customer Reviews:

An excellent release.......2007-02-25

This Release of Paul Robeson films is a great release from Criterion. Released for Black History Month, this set includes 7 feature films and two documentaries.

Each disc contains two fims and select special features

"The Emperor Jones" is about a black man who escapes from a chain gang and flees to the West Indies.
"Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist" is a biographial documentary about Robeson narrated by Sidney Poiteir.
"Body and Soul" is about a corrupt preacher.
"Borderline" is about a group of interracial lovers
"Sanders of the River" is about an African tibesman
"Jericho" is about a black World War I soldier who deserts and heads to Africa,
"The Proud Valley" is about a coal miner in Wales
"Native Land" is socialist documentary film about labor unions.

Disc one contains commentary for "The Emperor Jones" by historian Jeffrey C. Stewart, "Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson" a retrospective containing interviews various black filmmakers and performers including James Earl Jones, and an interview with Robeson's son, Paul Robeson Jr.

Disc two contains commentary for "Body and Soul" by Micheaux historian Pearl Bowser. Also included are new scores for both films on the disc

Disc three contains "True Pioneer: The British Films of Paul Robeson" a progarm featuring interviews with Robeson Jr. and other persons

Disc four contains "The Story of Native Land," an interview with cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, and a1958 radio interview with Paul Robeson.

Also included is a booklet with various other materials

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Excellent documentary
Emperor of Hemp
A must see!
Must See for Anyone

Emperor of Hemp
Starring: Peter Coyote
Director: Jeff Jones
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Release Date: 2005-05-17

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Whether you're already a true believer, or you're still not quite convinced, or you just plain haven't been paying attention, "Emperor of Hemp" will open your eyes and mind to the true history of the incredibly beneficial hemp plant and to the dark secrets of marijuana prohibition. Film contains startling information from Jack Herer's best-selling cult classic book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes." Includes powerful narration by Emmy-winner Peter Coyote and outstanding music from Bonnie Raitt, Joe Walsh, Cheap Trick and Kara's Flowers, now known as Maroon5. DVD also includes 1942 U.S. government pro-hemp propaganda film "Hemp for Victory."

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Excellent documentary.......2007-05-14

This documentary showed me information of great interest and also it showed me the great work a man can accomplish if he gets the right idea and the right time to do it.

Emperor of Hemp.......2007-01-19

Interesting and informative video of Jack Herer, noted hemp advocate. Well worth watching.

A must see!.......2006-11-04

If you have not seen this you should. No matter what you think you know about hemp and its by-products, you will learn new information in this documentary that will really make you think!

Must See for Anyone.......2006-01-23

Whether or not you believe marijuana and /or hemp should be legal or not, this documentary is a must-see for everyone. This isn't your run of the mill "legalize it dude" flick. Watch this movie and you will learn about the facsinating 10,000 year history of the hemp plant, while gaining deep insights into Jack Herrer's transformation from Goldwater Republican to Hemp Activist. What's amazing is how Jack, a God-Fearing, Flag-Waving pro-war Republican during the Vietnam War (and who served in Korea), transforms into a driven hemp activist after smoking marijuana for the first time and learning the true history of hemp. It's a tragedy that this movie isn't required in American Schools so that our country could know our true history. You will not be disappointed.

Emperor of Hemp: Every Revolution Needs a Hero

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Jack Herer, a real American hero

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ASIN: B0007US8AC
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Description

This is the film that the United States government does not want you to see. This is the film that contains the facts about one movement… one man... and one miraculous plant that could revolutionize the world. The best-selling book The Emperor Wears No Clothes blew the lid off the anti-hemp conspiracy and explained all there is to know about an easy-to-grow plant with infinite, non-intoxicating uses.

Why is hemp illegal? The information is in this film, and you won't believe it!

This video is about a man's fight for truth, justice and a plant. What began as a singular battle has turned into a massive movement to educate America about this environmentally beneficial plant. "Emperor of Hemp" exposes government and big-business efforts to keep the plant illegal, and takes you to the front lines of the pro-hemp movement.

Meet the "Emperor of Hemp," Jack Herer, the man behind "The Emperor Wears No Clothes." Find out how his passionate journey began. Discover how he overcame hurdle after hurdle. Cheer his ultimate vindication. Narrated by Peter Coyote, "Emperor of Hemp" could change the world ... if the American public finally realizes "The Emperor Wears No Clothes."

Customer Reviews:

Jack Herer, a real American hero.......2007-04-24

Emperor of Hemp is a brief documentary about hemp activist and author Jack Herer. This film documents his life from Goldwater Republican to the "emperor" of hemp activism. It includes footage from protests, as well as interviews with Jack, close friends, and work partners.

Although the film is only 60 minutes long, it also includes a brief history of the illegalization of the marijuana plant and the history of the hemp plant as a multi-purpose crop grown around the world, and even grown by our first president George Washington.

I hadn't heard of Jack Herer before watching this documentary, and now I'm glad that I have. He wrote the book "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", which is a very detailed and well-researched account of the uses of hemp and the reasons it was made illegal.

Overall, this movie is very interesting, and should be viewed by anyone interested in finding out more about hemp and/or the man who started the hemp movement in this country.

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Starring: Paul Robeson , Dudley Digges , Frank H. Wilson , Fredi Washington , and Ruby Elzy
Director: Dudley Murphy
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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