Patrick - All Region DVD

Starring:Liam Neeson
Studio: Vision Video
Product Type: DVD

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Description
This docudrama, presented by Faith & Values Media, takes a new look at one of the best-loved and least-understood icons of world religion. The story of the real St. Patrick is part adventure tale and part spiritual awakening, with the future saint rising from slave to liberator; learning to forgive and ultimately love his enemies; taking up a cause no one believed in; and finally lighting a fire that kept western civilization alive. His legacy has had an impact not only on Ireland, where he was able to forge a ground-breaking synthesis of Christian faith and Celtic traditions, but also on all of civilization.

This portrayal of the life of Patrick, who lived in the fifth century, was shot on location in Ireland, using actors in period dress to recreate scenes from Patrick's life. It features the voices of two of Ireland's top actors, with narration by Liam Neeson, and Gabriel Byrne as the voice of Patrick. On-camera commentary is provided by Frank McCourt, renowned Irish-American author of Angela's Ashes, who offers keen insight into how a foreign evangelical would have interacted with the Irish. Additional commentary is provided by noted scholars and authors.

People of all faiths will find this an enthralling and challenging story.

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"UNCUT never before released." Popular live-action martial arts epic based on the hit arcade game! TAGLINE: Evil has just met its match. SYNOPSIS: In 2007, New Angeles is ravaged by earthquakes, tidal waves and vicious gang wars. The evil tycoon Koga Shukois obsessed with finding both halves of the Double Dragona talisman which will give him awesome mystical powers. Teenage brothers Jimmy and Billy wind up with the missing half thrusting them into the adventure of their lives. Marian and her vigilante Power Corps help them summon all of their courage, resourcefulness and martial-arts skills to stop the villain's evil plan. A Cult favorite! ++++ DVD Features: Officially licensed release from South Korea with 4:3 Full Screen display and Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo in ENGLISH with optional (removable) subtitles in English and Korean. Special Features: Cast & Crew; Photo Gallery. Some of the text on the package is written in Korean.

Customer Reviews:

Is the uncut version worth it?.......2006-06-12

The Double Dragon dvd has been out of print for nearly three years now. Double Dragon has always been one of those movies in the sense that people either love it or hate it. People have often bashed this movie complaining about how it doesn't relate very well to the arcade and nintendo games. While that may be true, the film definately relates to the Neo-Geo version of Double Dragon. As for the movie itself, it is definately a B-flick though I personally found it to be entertaining. Double Dragon is without question an action/comedy. Though some argue that there is more comedy than action, I say that both the action and the comedy blend well. The humor is a bit dumbed down at times mainly due to Scott Wolf's cheesy yet catchy one-liners as well as the character of Abobo getting transformed into a mutated imbecile. For those of you who are familiar with Mark Dacascos, his martial arts performance is good in this movie along with Robert Patrick's character, Alyssa Milano's and Linda Lash's good looks, and the overall setting of futuristic Los Angeles. Now onto the uncut dvd... It is important to note that despite the feature listings on this website, there are no cast & crew filmographies or any production notes to speak of. The uncut version is in full frame versus widescreen. So is the uncut version worth it? Normally I would not care about a movie including four extra mintues of added scenes though in this case the four extra mintues of added scenes are worth viewing. If you wish to view Double Dragon, decide which version you would prefer; the original widescreen version or the full frame uncut status?

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Patrick: Separating Fact from Fiction
Solid, Educational, Entertaining, Excellent Music & Scenery

Patrick - All Region DVD
Starring: Liam Neeson
Manufacturer: Vision Video
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ASIN: B0001V4QJO
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Description

This docudrama, presented by Faith & Values Media, takes a new look at one of the best-loved and least-understood icons of world religion. The story of the real St. Patrick is part adventure tale and part spiritual awakening, with the future saint rising from slave to liberator; learning to forgive and ultimately love his enemies; taking up a cause no one believed in; and finally lighting a fire that kept western civilization alive. His legacy has had an impact not only on Ireland, where he was able to forge a ground-breaking synthesis of Christian faith and Celtic traditions, but also on all of civilization.

People of all faiths will find this an enthralling and challenging story.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Chapter titles provided for easy scene access
• Commentary from Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes
• Commentary from producer/director Pamela Mason Wagner
• Music and Image Montage
• Patrick and Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi trailers
• Patrick Discussion Guide

Customer Reviews:

Patrick: Separating Fact from Fiction.......2007-03-18

Likable from start to finish, 'Patrick' seems like most narrated cable documentaries one sees. Narrated by Liam Neeson, the movie is filmed with gorgeous Irish landscape and reinacted reasonably well by little know actors. Separating fact from fiction in the history of St. Patrick's life is their mission. Partly biography experts from historians to authors expound about his life. Fascinating and worthy subject matter, even clocking in at 53 minutes. There are special features as well, including a short interview with author, Frank McCount.

Solid, Educational, Entertaining, Excellent Music & Scenery.......2005-10-18

There are two 21st century dvds on the life of St. Patrick. Both are good for what they are. You must decide which is best for you.

First a tidbit of trivia concerning Patrick's life. Patrick wrote letters and a bio explaining his life. He lived about the turn of the 5th century. During the 7th century legends arose concerning his life that include numerous tales of miracles (the greatest of which was his driving the snakes out of Ireland). Enough said.

If you want an excellent docudrama that highlights the historical Patrick, this is the dvd for you. It is excellent in every way and much more entertaining that most docudramas. I don't think you will be disappointed.

If, however, you want a more theatrical presentation that includes the legends of the 7th century, choose ST. PATRICK, THE IRISH LEGEND. This is a fun "feel good" drama that should play well especially to children. The special effects leave some to be desired (see my review on that dvd), but it is much more of a "movie" than a "Documentary".

I own both, but my personal choice is the docudrama. I personally think real life is ever so much more exciting than fiction.

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If you like 60's jazz, then this is the ticket....

All Night Long [Region 2]
Starring: Patrick McGoohan , Carol White , Colin Purbrook , Ray Dempsey , and Betsy Blair
Director: Basil Dearden
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ASIN: B0000Z0IB6

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If you like 60's jazz, then this is the ticket...........2007-06-29

Interesting movie, relatively unknown here in the US, re-released and re-mastered to reflect the popularity of perhaps, its best-known star, Patrick McGoohan, better know for his role as John Drake in "Secret Agent" and the cult-favorite, "The Prisoner." Richard Attenborough, also a name very familiar to fans of British cinema, rounds out the rest of the cast featuring a who's who's of 60's popular jazz: Dave Brubeck, Johnny Scott, Johnny Dankworth, Tubby Hayes, and none other than the legendary Charles Mingus all in cameo roles.

The plot is a hip and cool reworking of Shakespeare's "Othello" amongst the jazz clubs and warehouses in London circa early 60's. McGoohan, the baddie, shines here as talented but a manipulative drummer, Johnny Cousin (shades of Iago) who attempts to draw a former, and newlywed jazz diva, Emily (Betsy Blair) out of retirement ultimately pitting her against her jealous husband, jazzman Aurelius Rex (Paul Harris).

BAFTA-award winning director, Basil Dearden, effectively adds a "noir" atmosphere to the film: tall warehouses reflected on the wet streets of 60's London's most popular clubs for the "in" set where the clink of glasses and spirited conversation prevail. By no-means a piece of celluoid art per se, but an engaging and interesting movie with well-developed convincing characterizations and some great jazz riffs to boot!

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this one's just awful...
What is UP with all the negative reviews ?!!
McCarthy this ain't.....
We all choose which horses we pursue
Beautiful, wrenching movie.

All the Pretty Horses [Region 2]
Starring: Matt Damon , Henry Thomas , Penélope Cruz , J.D. Young , and Laura Poe
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
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ASIN: B00005N52W

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Adapted from Cormac McCarthy's award-winning novel, All the Pretty Horses cries for epic length but runs only 112 minutes for theatrical release. Drastically shortened during a lengthy stretch between production and release, this operatic drama feels as if huge chunks are missing, and what remains are fragments of a masterpiece that might have been. Unless a more definitive version is revealed, we must settle for this faint echo of McCarthy's ambitious narrative, in which dispossessed Texas rancher John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) ventures to Mexico in 1949 to revive his fading dreams of cowboy glory. With best friend Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas), Cole's odyssey takes him from youthful idealism to rugged, often horrific, and ultimately ennobling tests of integrity.

Much of Cole's ordeal is sparked by his forbidden love for Alejandra (Penelope Cruz), the beautiful daughter of his Mexican employer, whose family honor is threatened by their mutual attraction. A gunslinging teenager (Lucas Black) casts a black cloud over them all, and All the Pretty Horses becomes a test of Cole's ability to navigate a labyrinth of distorted truth, imprisonment, and hard-fought redemption. All of which begs for emotional depth and carefully developed characters, but this truncated film lacks both. Scenes jump from one to the next with obvious gaps between them, lending no opportunity for emotional investment. It's clear that director Billy Bob Thornton is attempting to redefine the Western, and the effort is laudable on many points, notably in its perfect match of visuals and a flavorful musical score. There's much to admire in this film, making its shortcomings all the more lamentable. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

this one's just awful..........2007-06-12

Not much I can say here that hasn't been said by others. "All the Pretty Horses" (the book) was one of the best novels to be written in the past 20 years. "All the Pretty Horses" (the movie) has been edited to a point where it makes no sense.

Also, John Grady and Alejandra are supposed to be 16 and 17 years old, respectively. In a coming-of-age story, that's kind of important. Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz are WAY too old for the roles.

What is UP with all the negative reviews ?!!.......2007-02-25

I think this is a good film as I explain below. Others on this review area disagree. I can only attribute the many negative reviews for this film to a few possibilities: The movie is certainly not as 'complete' as the book. As with any film-adaptation, the movie bears differences from the book ( though it follows the main theme and plot closely ). The main differences being that scenes had to be deleted from the movie that were in the book. Perhaps many reviewers had read the book and were disappointed by the differences. If the movie is viewed as its own entity, I believe it stands very well by itself and is a great work of art

Other reasons that I can only attribute the bad reviews to are these; Maybe the reviewers wanted the cowboy-main characters to be wise-crack, cocky, with-an-attitude kind of guys like sutherland and harrelson in "The Cowboy Way" and other modern westerns. Or, as other reviewers have said, this wasn't a predominately love-story movie, as perhaps billed.

In any event, All The Pretty Horses definitely makes my list of top movies I've ever seen. The main characters have a certain humility and quietness to their character and their way. I imagine this is the way men who roamed the range in the 1940's probably were - Not like today's urban, fast-talking, slick, always having a witty in-your-face comeback, like so many protanganists in movies today. It's refreshing to see the aforementioned humble and courageous type of character pitted against the unfairness of life.

This movie is about decisions. It is about events that we don't want to happen. That we may try to prevent. And then, when these events happen, more bad fortune follows....almost as we knew it would....and it does. This is the unfairness that is real life. But more than unfairness, the theme of courage and holding to one's honor culminate at the end of the movie.

The music is wonderful and appropriate for the western setting. The acting is very good. There is drama, action, the proper building of expectations and tension and then its resolution, and humorous scenes as well. I agree that the movie could have been longer as I was wanting to watch these characters more. But Hollywood wanted a nice, compact, 'western-romance'.....and Billy Bob, the director, wanted to tell his story of the novel on film.....the compromise that resulted was a shorter film than he wanted. Nonetheless, this film is a well-directed and powerful drama which gives life to the mythic frontiers of the old southwest.

McCarthy this ain't............2007-01-29

If you haven't read the book, you will have a much tougher time enjoying this as it is very difficult to follow standing on it's own. If you've read the book before you saw the movie, then feel perfectly free to B!tch about how it doesn't do any justice to McCarthy's novel, because it doesn't. This movie is flawed and edited to the point of incoherence, you are unable to connect with the characters if you are not already familiar with them. It might have one of the worst soundtracks for a piece of this magnitude that I have ever heard. The reason I am able to give it three stars is because I have read all of McCarthy's books and can find some level of enjoyment watching his work be produced visually, but it just doesn't hold up to the novel in any way. If you're expecting a good old love story, then this is definitely not for you. McCarthy doesn't write heartwarming happy-tales for young lovers. His work deals with grittiness, vast landscapes, morality, mortality, and manhood. I think this is actually the happiest of all of his stories, and it ain't that happy. I hope if they make the second book of the trilogy into a movie, which is actually better than this book, they get a production team capable of handling such a large quantity of material. Billy Bob is just not suited to handle something so big. His strength lies in smaller details and stories, like Sling Blade. The supporting cast is fine, however, and Damon as good of a performance as you could give for a flawed script and being miscast.
Their just aren't to many happy endings when it comes to Cormac McCarthy.

We all choose which horses we pursue.......2006-12-18

I recommend this movie because it touches on the following ideas:

1) In the course of your life, you we love someone more than they love you. They will not return your love, for any number of good reasons. This concept is illustrated in the main relationship between Matt Damon's and Penelope Cruz's characters.

2) You will make some promises in your youth, promises that seem like the best solution at the time. No matter how "good" or "moral" of a person you become, you will likely have to choose to break some of those promises, spoken and unspoken. And as you grow older, you will be defined not by whether you kept all your promises, because that is likely impossible, but rather by what concepts you ultimately choose to prioritize and to live by. Alejandra chooses to keep her spoken promise to her Aunt and to not to see or communicate with John Grady further. And Alejandro chooses to break her unspoken and spoken representations to John Grady that she would love him and be with him. And Alejandro also breaks any promises she may have ever made to herself to live free, to pursue her loves and aspirations, and to not repeat the mistakes of her mother's generation. As the Aunt states early in the film, women in that culture do not get the same freedoms and second chances as men. The women in that culture choose whether to acquiesce and promote those double standards or fight against them. Alejandro makes her choice.

3) You may not be able to achieve your own personal dreams or freedoms, but in understanding the pain involved in that concession, you will have tremendous motivation to take advantage of every opportunity to help others achieve their dreams and freedoms. John Grady is not able to get what he wants, but he takes risks to free the old man from his unfair prison, and he returns Rawlins' horse to him.

To be honest, I thought the cinematography was below average, the editing was not fluent, the movie is a little too long, and the shot framings were often 2-dimensional and too close. The opening lighting on the horses running at night looked like they were lit with giant spotlights - totally artificial and wrong for the time period the movie was set in. But I'm a sucker for stories with complex and intelligent moral reasoning, so I recommend this movie with a fast forward remote firmly in hand.

Beautiful, wrenching movie........2006-11-19

With great acting by Damon and company. I could wish for the directing to be a bit better -- probably the editing that was at fault. I could easily have watched another hour of this movie. It's possible that some of the bad reviews come from the promotion of All the Pretty Horses as a love story between Damon and Cruz. It simply isn't the focus of the movie. The focus is more about what you love and lose, your home, your horses, your friends, your honor, and the west itself, being sold to developers at the time.

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Le Jaguar (Imported, All Region)
Director: Francis Veber
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000J9XX8I

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DVD in original jewel case.

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this one's just awful...
What is UP with all the negative reviews ?!!
McCarthy this ain't.....
We all choose which horses we pursue
Beautiful, wrenching movie.

All the Pretty Horses [Region 2]
Starring: Matt Damon , Henry Thomas , Penélope Cruz , J.D. Young , and Laura Poe
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005RZP6

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Customer Reviews:

this one's just awful..........2007-06-12

What is UP with all the negative reviews ?!!.......2007-02-25

McCarthy this ain't............2007-01-29

We all choose which horses we pursue.......2006-12-18

Beautiful, wrenching movie........2006-11-19

All Night Long (1963) Import Region 0 DVD

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Dave Brubeck and Charlie Mingus

All Night Long (1963) Import Region 0 DVD
Starring: Patrick McGoohan , Paul Harris , Dave Brubeck , and Charlie Mingus
Manufacturer: The Rank Organisation
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ASIN: B000MF3E9M

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Audio English, Optional Subtitles in Portuguese and spanish. Fullscreen

Customer Reviews:

Dave Brubeck and Charlie Mingus.......2007-03-23

The Opening credits list this as A Rank Organisation, Bob Roberts Production. The movie is something in which Jazz buffs will be interested. It has a "Peter Gunn" feel throughout. In the forefront are some great Jazz riffs by such notables as Dave Brubeck, Charlie Mingus, Johnny Dankworth and Tubby Hayes. Richard Attenborough is listed and has a smallish role. Patrick McGoohan has a larger role and accomplishes this with a star turn. Keith Mitchell also has star power. Paul Harris is stellar, but the unsung heroes of this UK produced "Jazz thriller" based loosely on Othello are Brubeck and British trumpeter Bert Courtley. McGoohan closes the film with some pretty solid drumming, but we all know how that was done, yet he looks the part. It is taken straight from VHS to DVD with no digital improvements.

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