Odd Man Out

Starring:James Mason, Robert Newton, Kathleen Ryan, Cyril Cusack, F.J. McCormick, William Hartnell, Fay Compton, Denis O'Dea, W.G. Fay, Maureen Delaney, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Robert Beatty, Dan O'Herlihy, Kitty Kirwan, Beryl Measor, Roy Irving, Joseph Tomelty, Arthur Hambling, Ann Clery, Maura Milligan
Director: Carol Reed
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Description

It's the last day of school, and the kids of Dimmsdale eagerly await the start of those fun-filled months of Summer Vacation. But this summer the grownups of Dimmsdale are worried that their kids are getting too wild, so they call a town meeting to find a solution for their concerns. Enter Flappy Bob, the clown founder of Flappy Bob's Happy Peppy Learnatorium. Timmy and his friends are enrolled in Flappy Bob's school, and they immediately see all hope of a fun summer dwindling away. Timmy realizes he must find a way to bring fun back to summer, and it's all done through the magic of song.

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Save the fairly odd parents. Please!!!!!!!.......2006-01-27

Butch Hartman said on hes site that Nick is going to cancel the fairly odd parents. please sign this petition. to bring it back.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savefop

with a lot of mail we can really make a difference and we might still save Fop.

Everyone, please write to Nick Believe me, if they get enough mail they will sit up and take notice.

so lets try to bring the show back please.

it is one of the best cartoons on tv. with your help we can bring it back!!!!!

Great DVD.......2005-11-13

The Pixies (Ben Stein) are hilarious in this dvd. The kids love it. The music is great and so is the story. It's better than full feature movies put out by the studios.

This Rocks Out Loud!.......2005-10-20

I loooooooove the songs in this, my favorite lyric in each of these. Well, starting with Kids Just Being Kids. "Kids just being Kids, close your eyes and count to three". It just adds to the actual fun of the song! Flappy's Song, well...I think it was the very end of it. I can't make out the words, they were singing all at the same time! Pixies Rap, another one! Oooh, "Adults Ruin Everything". Probably...when Timmy sings the last part "now it's kids who rule". 10 And In Charge, this is my favorite, favorite song in it and it would probably have to be when he sings "How can you be so dissapointed? This gets better by the hour. No worrries, no strife, baby, this is the life!" And suddenly....BOOM! Um...Jorgen's Song. It's not the lyrics, it's just that it's funny how he beats up Cosmo and Wanda, but he mostly bothers Binky. This is my sis's favorite, "Where Is The Fun?" my favorite part would have to be..."Where is the fun? Why should I trust you?" Or... "You were the one who wanted to shun everything I always thought fun". Um..."As Long As I'm Floating With You" probably..."I know that I am naggy, I know your naggy too. I know that I'm demanding...oh, man, is that true!" Cosmo made a great save, didn't he? That other song...it's very short but probably when Flappy sang something about that the arcade is closed early. Um..."Hey Flappy Bob, Can't You See What They've Done? (Reprise)" since it's a mix of all the songs except Jorgen's Song and As Long As I'm Floating With You, it'll have to be the finale part which is the Adults Ruin Everything melody or I'm 10 And In Charge melody, but I do like the part where Flappy and Timmy sing "Adults ruin everything, at least that's what I thought. You kids ruined everything, that's the lie I bought". Ok, the final one. Kids Just Being Kids (Reprise). Probably the ending part where Timmy and his friends stand with their families. That was adorable! I did my favorite parts during the song, and Christmas will never be the same once I hear these songs over and over again.

CORRECTION!.......2005-08-07

"It also had cool musical numbers like "Kids Just Being Kids," "Flappy's Song," "Adults Ruin Everything," "Timmy's Song," "The Pixie Rap," "Where Is The Fun?," "As Long As I'm Floating With You," "Unfun Parentals," "Let's Get Fun," and "Kids Just Being Kids Reprise."

Whoever wrote that review was wrong... well those are the songs, but not their correct names. And that might confuse some of you a bit! I'm sorry but I'm a HUGE Fairly Oddparents freak and if someone calls my two favorite songs by their wrong names I get mad. Here's an overview of all the songs (and there real names!)

Kids Just Being Kids-School's just out for the Summer and Timmy and his classmates are just being kids and destroying the town while having fun.

Flappy's Song-Flappy Bob, owner of Flappy Bob's peppy happy camp learn-a-torium is trying to convice the parents that for all their worries to end the kids should go there, so he can make money and have a kid free world.

Adults Ruin Everything-The pixies convince Timmy that adults are the cause to all his problems, and timmy tells us how everything bad is because of adults so he wishes kids could rule the world.

Pixies Rap-Just a song... really no point... explains how the pixies made a plan to take over fairy world by using flappy and timmy.

Timmy's Song-Timmy has become the president of kid world and he describes how he's going to make everything better by assigning jobs and having "candy for breakfast and ice cream for lunch!"

Jorgen's Polka-Jorgen Von Strangle tells Cosmo and Wanda about how shocked he was to see kids had all the power, and so now he has to take all the fairies away from the kisd since they're in no need of them.

Hey Flappy Bob-Here's the song I was upset about... it is not called "where is the fun?" as most people believe... it's called "Hey Flappy Bob" and it's the best song in the whole musical! Plus it's totally addictive. Timmy tries to convice Flappy that the Pixies are using him and that flappy needs to decide whether to trust timmy or the pixies to find what fun really is. "Who is the one? The one I can trust to tell me what's fun!?"

I'm Floating With You-Cosmo and Wanda's song about how Cosmo and Wanda met and got married etc. It also expresses how much they really love eachother. If you really want to know how they met, listen to Wanda's half of the song because Cosmo only talks about it for two lines then goes on to talk about how dumb he is.

Unfundamentals-Yet another mishap... its not called "Unfun Parentals" doi cuz the fairies don't really have parentals (except Cosmo.) It's an unfundamental meaning it is the opposite of fun. This song talks about how now that Flappy bob rules the world how everything is unfun and boring.

Hey Flappy Bob Reprise-This is pretty much every single song from the show (except Jorgen's song and the fairies songs) wrapped into one. It talks about how Flappy and Timmy are going to make everything fun again!

Kids Just Being Kids Reprise-Once the world is back to normal the kids have fun and become theirselves again. Too bad Flappy Bob's Learnatorium has now become Gary and Betty's Learnatorium. (you remember happy peppy gary and happy peppy betty?) Well Timmy wants to make the place fun so they end it with song!

i'm a kid just being a kid.......2005-07-12

"School's Out! The Musical" is a fun and entertaining movie for kids. It has a lot of characters and songs. The Pixies are the BEST!!!!!

S C H O O L ' S O U T ! T H E M U S I C A L
Summer is supposed to be the best eight weeks of the year, but not when your parents send you to Flappy Bob's Camp Learn-a-torium! Find out what happens when Timmy wishes kids called all the shots in this rockin' musical journey!

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S
BONUS EPISODES
"The Big Superhero Wish!"
"Most Wanted Wish"

"OH YEAH!" SHORTS
"The Fairly OddParents!"
"Where's the Wand?"

THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS ON MTV'S TRL

DOLBY DIGITAL
English Stereo
French Stereo

I also just ordered "Channel Chasers" and "Abra-Catastrophe." I'll review them when I get them.

SCHOOL'S OUT! THE MUSICAL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

"Wanna stop for a corn dog, some nachos, maybe a slushee?"
-Sanderson, to H.P.

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Withstands the Test of Time!
A work of art with a flaw
Sinner's Progress
Visually compelling, intellectually less so
Very Impressed & Somewhat Disappointed

Odd Man Out
Starring: James Mason , Robert Newton , Kathleen Ryan , Cyril Cusack , and F.J. McCormick
Director: Carol Reed
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305186693
Release Date: 1999-01-12

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Film noir is a term usually associated with American films of the 1940s and 1950s, but this British classic from 1947 fits the definition in almost every respect. It's one of the milestone films of its era, highlighted by what is arguably the best performance in the illustrious career of James Mason, here playing the leader of an underground Irish rebel organization who is seriously wounded when a payroll heist goes sour. Left for dead by his accomplices on the streets of Belfast, he's forced to hide wherever he can find shelter and refuge, and as his gunshot wound gradually drains his life away, his lover (Kathleen Ryan) struggles to locate him before it's too late. Although the IRA and Belfast are never mentioned by name, this film was a daring and morally complex examination of Northern Ireland's "troubles," and its compelling tragedy hasn't lost any of its impact. A study of conscience in crisis and the bitter aftermath of terrorism, this was one of the first films to address IRA activities on intimately human terms. Political potency is there for those who seek it, but the film is equally invigorating as a riveting story of a tragic figure on the run from the law, forced to confront the wrath of his own beliefs in the last hours of his life. It was this brilliant, unforgettable film that established the directorial prowess of Carol Reed, whose next two films (The Fallen Idol and The Third Man) were equally extraordinary. --Jeff Shannon

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Hailed for its sensitive treatment of a difficult subject, "Odd Man Out" is a tale of ordinary people trapped in the web of Northern Ireland's troubles. Irish rebel Johnny McQueen (James Mason), maimed and bleeding, weaves an escape route through Belfast's seedy underground while each of his comrades falls prey to bounty hunters and police in director Carol Reed's (The Third Man) classic film noir.

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Withstands the Test of Time!.......2007-01-09

Recalling my fondness for James Mason as an actor, I recently bought a DVD of "The Desert Fox." Although Mason is as usual excellent in the title role, the film itself seems so dreadfully dated! I then realized that my continued regard for Mason as an actor actually stems from his performance as Johnny McQueen, in Carol Reed's "Odd Man Out," which I first saw as a child (Mason's luminous interpretation of the dying McQueen has cast a glow on my memory of all his performances, including a hypothetical reading of the telephone book!). I can never forget the scene in the artist's garret when, in a moment of recognition, McQueen "speaks with the tongues of men and of angels."

"Odd Man Out" does not disappoint, even after sixty years. It still brings fresh tears to my eyes. How can the film miss with the nuanced direction of Carol Reed, the haunting music of William Alwyn, and the splendid cinematography of Robert Krasker--to say nothing of the actors? Every character--from the urchins on the street to the anonymous passers-by--some who help; others who hinder--is perfect. Kathleen Ryan gives a beautifully understated performance as the woman who will die for McQueen, and Robert Newton is brilliant in the role of Lukey, an artist, whom starvation has driven beyond the point of madness. The actors, who play Lukey's companions-in-misery--Shell, a down-and-outer looking for rewards, and Tober, a ruined medical student, whose Eton accent speaks of better times--are splendid.

As for Mason, "Odd Man Out" brought him fame as well as the attention of Hollywood, and a subsequent series of mediocre--albeit entertaining--potboilers, in which his gifted performances simply do not compare to his timeless interpretation of the Irish militant, Johnny McQueen. Jamie, we hardly knew you!

A work of art with a flaw.......2006-12-29

It definitely reminds me of "The Third Man" -only this one in Dublin-, the other Carol Reed classic, this one with the valuable help of Orson Welles.

In Odd Man Out the story is completely different though. I have to admit that it took me some time to appreciate it well. It is slow. It goes in crescendo in emotion and intensity of drama, and suspense as well. But many times it is frustrating because the resolution never takes place, it keeps postponing and postponing, and one has to get irritated at this. But there is a purpose in making it this irritating way: To show all the characters that play around the passive heroe. Very much like what the characters involved in the passion of Christ. So I did the wrong thing by focusing in the heroe and not in the variety of persons that reveal a part of human nature in their interactions with James Mason.

A film that needs a second viewing and a lot of meditating. However, it does not stand at the level of "The Third Man", although it tries to shoot even higher.

Sinner's Progress.......2006-12-23

This film is described as Crime, Drama, Thriller, but it is really none of these. It is an allegory. It starts with quite a realistic set-up, but gradually the Irish rebel, Mason, turns into Everyman: moving through unidentified streets in an unidentified town somewhere in Ireland: a sort of Irish Catholic Pilgrim's Progress. He meets a large number of varied characters on his suffering way towards his ultimate fate. The whole story is somewhat creaky, although well-shot and well-acted in general. It is stagey, and although quite ingenious, still rather mechanical with its serial introduction of one stereotype after another. The message, we must love one another or die, is delivered in a manner which can only be described as heavy-handed. Nevertheless, it is still quite interesting, and although few of the actors are actually Irish, there seems to be quite a good feel for Irish lower-class society of the period. All the performances are enjoyable to watch, and some of the faces and actions of the street-kids give the ambience a patina of authenticity. The ending introduces an element of suspense, as we are at one point led to believe that the outlaw is going to get away. This didn't happen in films of the 1946 era. The disc cover that I have describes Mason as a "hitman". Incredibly misleading.

Visually compelling, intellectually less so.......2006-07-01

If this gets 5 stars, what do people give a truly great film?

Viewers clearly see what they want to see in this film, and what they want to see is something I never saw. For fans of "The Third Man" this offers a glimpse of an earlier Reed, using some of the same techniques but without the grace or subtlety of the later masterpiece. But the abundance of characters, the lugubrious pacing, the leaden foreshadowing and the lachrymose plot all add up to a less than satisfying experience. This has to be the oddest role James Mason has ever played; for the last 90 minutes of the film he groans and mumbles and collapses, but does little else, and yet manages to hold our attention. But the cast around him left me cold. When films have the proverbial cast of thousands, it is hard for any of them to be more than stereotypes. I found Robert Newton's painter a silly caricature, a bombastic and over-the-top portrayal of what a movie painter might be like. Kathleen Ryan, whose ravishing looks and stellar makeup certainly bely the supposed poverty, never catches fire. And why does she love Johnny? No idea. The priest, the cops, the drunken driver, the foolish old ladies? All right out of Irish typecasting 101.

Religious strife? Never mentioned. The Organization is not described; anyone seeing this as plunging deep in Belfast's problems is reading something the film left out.

This is a rough draft for one of the great films of all time, The Third Man. It is an entertaining and skilled production, with much to recommend it (see all these glowing reviews.) Worth the time, and certainly different. But not something I'd ever watch again.

Very Impressed & Somewhat Disappointed.......2006-04-20

I acquired this out-of-print DVD in March of 2005 and was thrilled to do so since I had heard good things about it and I was familiar with director Carol Reed, who had directed the famous noir, "The Third Man."

Well, after watching it, I was both impressed and disappointed. I was impressed with the cinematography. It was tremendous, better than the more famous "The Third Man." Scene after scene is just visually stunning. There are tons of great nighttime city scenes and the DVD transfer is top-notch. Kudos for the job Image did with this. It's a showcase for the best of film noir photography.

The disappointment was the story. It went on too long and introduced a couple of really sappy, annoying characters (a bum and his artist friend). The story had a good premise: a man (James Mason) on the run in the streets of London, with the police trying to catch him and his friends all trying to hide him or bring him to safety. All the while, the man is bleeding to death so time is of the essence. Sounds good, but it turned out to be more a human interest than a crime story, showing how some people were sympathetic to Mason, others were the opposite and some were in the middle. I did like the ending, though. It was a bit different.

On the whole, the camera-work is so good that it far outweighs the so-so story and is definitely recommended.

Odd Man Out [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]

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Odd Man Out [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]
Director: Carol Reed
Manufacturer: Carlton
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000B36KJ6

Product Description

France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o French (subtitles) o English (Mono) Synopsis: Carol Reed's taut character study (disguised as a suspense melodrama) was adapted from the novel by F.L. Green and stars James Mason in his star-making role as I.R.A. operative Johnny McQueen. Breaking out of jail, Johnny takes it on the lam, but idealism forces him out of hiding in order to raise money for the I.R.A. cause he believes in so strongly. He decides to rob a bank, but the hold-up goes bad and Johnny is seriously wounded by the police. Staggering through the streets of Belfast, Johnny meets a succession of people who either want to help him or turn him over to the authorities. Johnny finally stumbles into a pub, where he is taken in by a homosexual artist (Robert Newton) who wants Johnny to pose for him in order to capture the desperation in his eyes. Johnny breaks free from the artist and tries to make his way to the waterfront in a final effort to escape ... but the police are slowly closing in. Special Features: o Filmographies o Interactive Menu

The Stars Look Down [Non-US Format, PAL, Region2, Import]

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The Stars Look Down [Non-US Format, PAL, Region2, Import]
Starring: Margaret Lockwood , Michael Redgrave , and Carol Reed
Director: Carol Reed
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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A. J. Cronin's novel was brought to the screen by director Carol Reed. The film is set in a northern England mining town (far more realistically depicted than the back-lot Welsh village in John Ford's How Green Was My Valley. The parents of Michael Redgrave have labored long and hard so that their son can escape his grimy environs and make something of himself. While away at school, Redgrave is trapped into marriage by Margaret Lockwood, previously the lady friend of ill-tempered Emlyn Williams (the actor was himself a product of the Welsh mining community). When Lockwood and Williams resume their romance, the disillusioned Redgrave returns home, where he becomes deeply involved in a labor dispute. He ultimately decides that it is best for all if he remains in the village of his birth, working tirelessly on behalf of his friends, relatives and neighbors. Denied the larger budgets indigenous to Hollywood films, Carol Reed invested a gritty documentary "feel" into The Stars Look Down; the film brought him international acclaim, serving as a stepping stone for even greater cinematic accomplishments. Curiously, Reed himself didn't subscribe to A. J. Cronin's opinions vis-a-vis the nationalization of the coal mines; he was simply attracted to the dramatic possibilities of the tale.

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