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Studio: York Home Video
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VeggieTales - The Bumblyburg Superhero Value 4-Pack

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We love it!
Big Hit
VeggieTales - The Bumblyburg Superhero Value 4-Pack, oh yeah!
Good Value
Couldn't be happier!!!

VeggieTales - The Bumblyburg Superhero Value 4-Pack
Starring: Veggie Tales
Manufacturer: Big Idea
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie
VeggieTales - Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush
VeggieTales - Lord of the Beans
VeggieTales - Heroes of the Bible - Lions, Shepherds and Queens (Oh My!)
VeggieTales - Where's God When I'm S-scared?

ASIN: B000228EZY
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Description

Enjoy the all-time favorite Larry-Boy favorites in this 4-disc set with over 210 minutes of content! The Bumblyburg Super-Hero Value Pack includes the following: VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Fib, VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed, VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle and a bonus disc with four complete Larry-Boy 2D shows. Additionally, the Super-Hero value pack has over six hours of family friendly bonus material like Larry-Boy trivia, how Larry-Boy got his plungers and much more.

Customer Reviews:

We love it! .......2007-06-27

This was great. My four-year-old loves it! He is a real Larry-boy fan and these movies fit the bill for him! Even my older boys (age 9 and 8) enjoyed the moveis.

Big Hit.......2007-05-14

My little Veggie Tale fans loved this collection. We've watched it countless times, and I love the moral and biblical lessons it provides. Well worth the price. You get 3 movies and 4 shorts in one pack. Big hit with all of my children, ages 7 and under.

VeggieTales - The Bumblyburg Superhero Value 4-Pack, oh yeah!.......2007-05-13

My eight-year-old is going through a superhero phase. You should have seen him Easter morning when he saw he was getting all the Larry Boy movies/cartoons. The price was worth it a hundred fold, and I like the Veggies too. Great packaging in a convenient fold-out format, excellent art work, and easy-to-navigate, kid-friendly DVD menus. I recommend it to all the Veggie Tales fans in your life.

Good Value.......2007-04-11

I am pleasantly surprised at what you get for the money and my son loves veggie tales, but I was a little dissappointed in the stories. I didn't find them as captivating as our only other larry boy adventure: "larry boy and the bad apple", but maybe over time they will get more catching.

Couldn't be happier!!!.......2007-01-21

This is a great set. There are hours of shows as well as lots games and activities the kids love.

The Bourne Supremacy/The Bourne Identity Value Pack

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The Power of Observation keeps Bourne ahead of his predators...
Bourne movie series are GREAT, but the books suck
Who am I??
Mindless - and Good
Bourne away

The Bourne Supremacy/The Bourne Identity Value Pack
Starring: Matt Damon , Franka Potente , Brian Cox , Julia Stiles , and Karl Urban
Director: Paul Greengrass , and Doug Liman
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007R4TSK
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Customer Reviews:

The Power of Observation keeps Bourne ahead of his predators..........2006-07-22

As a strategy consultant, & whenever I go to the movies (or watch movies at home), I often take the opportunity to seek out possibilities of using them to teach life (survival) skills to participants in my seminars & workshops.

The two Bourne movies, namely The Bourne Identity & The Bourne Supremacy, are two great examples.

Both movies are loosely based on Robert Ludlum's work, which included The Rheinmann Exchange, The Osterman Weekend & the Holcroft Covenant. They have also been made into great movies.

In the first move, with the opening scene: An unconscious young man is pulled out off the Mediterranean coast by a fishing boat one stormy night. Thinking that the young man is dead, a curious fisherman with a scalpel finds two bullets in his back & a microchip in his hip. The chip reveals a Swiss bank account. But our wet hero isn't dead but realises that he has amnesia. He then rushes to Zurich. In the bank vault, he discovers his name, Jason Bourne (played by Mark Damon). In addition, he finds a baffling pile of different passports, all with his picture, and a large chunk of cash. In the US Embassy, he bumps into Marie (played by Franka Potente), along with the fact that someone wants to kill him. Armed with a bag of money and superb martial arts skills, & with Marie by his side, he scours Paris for clues about his identity and past life...& finds himself in the middle of two assassination plots (one assassin was played by Clive Owen, as 'The Profesosr') masterminded by rouge elements of the CIA.

In the second movie, with the opening scene, continuing from the first movie: Jason Bourne is recovering in Goa, India with Marie. He spots a mysterious dark-glassed man with the wrong clothes while jogging. He escapes with Marie but she is shot in the ensuing chase. The next scene shows CIA operatives under deputy director Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) conducting a sting operation to fish out a mole in CIA but something goes wrong. Her subsequent investigation leads to the highly-classified Treadstone project, which apparently involves Jason Bourne. She even finds evidence that Bourne is behind what happened to her botched operation. So Bourne sets out to clear his name. The remaining part of the movie shows Bourne outsmarting CIA operatives - & the assassin (played menacingly by Karl Urban as Kirill) - & tracking down the rogue elements in the CIA with shady connections to the Russian mob, who have jointly framed him in the first place.

In the two movies, Jason Bourne demonstrates his uncanny ability to observe & pay attention to what's around him - note: notice the exceptions in the details of the environment - which allows him to constantly stay ahead of his predators & at the same time, stay agile (mentally & physically) to anticipate dangers & get out of precarious situations.

For example...remember the scene in the second movie...after he had jogged at the beach, he observed a dark-glassed man whose clothing & behaviour somehow did not match the environment...

His ability to stay calm, size up dangerous situations & come up with super-quick, innovative solutions to escape from capture is well demonstrated in both movies.

For example...remember the scene in the first movie, where he jumped down several storeys with a dead body as cushion while blasting his gun at his assassins running up the staircase...the scene in the second movie, where he improvised a weapon out of rolled newspapers & an explosive escape using a magazine stuffed into a burning toaster in a quickly engineered gas-filled room...Wow! that was great!

Naturally, I am also fascinated by the many unique fighting sequences (particularly the one within a tight environment in the second movie), car chases, cat & mouse games, etc. in both movies.

Additionally, what I like about both movies is the total absence of super-duper gadgets commonly found in such spy-thriller movies. Jason Bourne used only his sheer human ingenuity & creativity to outsmart his enemies.

To end my review, I must add that I have enjoyed watching both movies, experientially as well as educationally.

Bourne movie series are GREAT, but the books suck.......2006-05-13

A warning for those of you thinking of reading the books that the movies were based on: The books (B. Identity, B. Supremacy, and B. Ultimatum) and the movies (B. Identity and B. Supremacy starring Matt Damon) have absolutely no relationship whatsoever. The movies were excellent, the books are a miserable waste of time.

The plotlines in the two movies aren't anything like those in the books. The plots laid out in the books are completely implausible, and frankly moronic. The movies writers obviously realized that the books were crap so they just wrote their own story lines.

Bottom line: Don't waste your time on these books, watch the movies instead.

Who am I??.......2006-04-06

Matt Damon is marvelous at rogue agent Jason Bourne: fluent in several language, martial arts expert, holder of multiple passports, a Swiss bank account, and high intelligence. Both movies were great except that Marie was murdered in the sequel. Ludlum's Bourne really does come alive in Damon. From Asia, to Berlin, Moscow, Paris, New York, this is way better than James Bond!

Mindless - and Good.......2006-02-01

Mindless action entertainment - and good. Fantastic martial arts and car chase scenes, clever plotting, and excellent acting by the ensemble casts in both films
make them highly entertaining. When you need a little adrenalin boost, these films can be just the thing.

Bourne away.......2005-09-03

Robert Ludlum may have passed on, but his work is definitely alive in the cinema. His taut Jason Bourne series has been adapted into two movies (so far), "The Bourne Identity" and "The Bourne Supremacy," which are action-packed but also brimming with flaws.

"The Bourne Identity" opens with an amnesiac (Matt Damon) being hauled onto a fishing boat, with two bullets in his back. Once he's recovered, he goes in search of his identity -- and finds links to a sinister organization that is out to kill him. And as he goes on the run, Jason Bourne must uncover who he is and why he is a fighting machine.

"The Bourne Supremacy" opens with Bourne tormented by nightmares, even though he's living peacefully in India. But then his enemies are after him again, and even destroy his beloved girlfriend. Now Bourne is out for revenge against the people who won't leave him in peace -- assuming that they don't kill him first.

What can an action movie do that hasn't been done before? That's a hard question to answer, and most efforts (any "XXX" movie, for example) fall horribly flat.

But these two movies attempt to find something unique. And they succeed to some degree: "Bourne Identity" has a stripped-down appeal, complete with down-the-stairs car chases and stark European cities, and although the story seems to meander at times, it isn't peppered with stale witticisms and gadgets.

Unfortunately, the second movie was done by a different director -- a far less talented one. And so the cinematography is downright atrocious, with half the scenes done in a shakycam style. Even on a small screen, it's enough to make you seasick. At least it distracts from the stumbling if tense plot.

Matt Damon obviously threw his all into these films. His acting is made intriguing by its intensity, which keeps him from seeming like yet another James Bond clone, albeit one with amnesia. Much of the film's tension comes from Damon, and he also provides it with some surprisingly realistic-looking fights.

And "Supremacy" is graced with two excellent performances, in the icy, taut Joan Allen and the sinister Karl Urban. Bourne's love interests aren't quite as good: Julia Stiles doesn't have enough screen time to make us like her character, and Franka Potente plays a dizzy, inglorious Bond girl for Damon to bed.

Though "Bourne Supremacy" is a dizzying shakycam trip, the films together are a taut action duology, yet they lack equally taut storylines. Matt Damon's intense performance is what keeps it from being mediocre.

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Two masterpieces for one low price

Jaws / Jaws 2 (Value Pack)
Starring: Susan Backlinie , John Bahr , Peter Benchley , Richard Dreyfuss , and Lee Fierro
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
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Jaws - The Revenge

ASIN: B00006AL1B
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Customer Reviews:

Two masterpieces for one low price.......2004-03-22

INTRODUCTION:
In the early seventies, a novel by Peter Benchley about shark attacks was fast becoming a best seller. Because of the book's success, it seemed only natural to turn it into a movie. And who better to direct it than legendary director Steven Spielberg? In 1975, after nearly two years of filming, the film version of the novel hit theaters - only to become the highest-grossing motion picture of all time (that is, until Star Wars beat the record in 1977.) In 1978 the sequel, Jaws 2 was released. And now both of the films have been combined in a value pack! Read on for my review of this set.

BASIC PLOT:
The plot of the original Jaws is simple enough - shark attacks continue occuring off the coast of a New England resort town, and needless to say, this doesn't help tourism any. This is only made worse by the fact that the local mayor (Murray Hamilton) refuses to close the beaches, because he feels it would hurt tourism. After more of these attacks occur, the chief of police (Roy Schieder) decides something needs to be done. He, an expert marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss), and a veteran fisherman (Robert Shaw), set out to put an end to this shark's life once and for all. Jaws 2, released three years later, has a similar storyline. A few years have passed since the events of the first film. During a diving expedition to the wreckage of the Orca (Quint's boat from the first film), a shark attacks the divers. Police Chief Brody becomes convinced that another great white is lurking in the waters around Amity when he discovers a camera from the doomed diving expedition, a beached whale, and the remains of a woman. In a foolish attempt to get rid of what he thinks is the shark, he is fired from his job as police chief. Meanwhile, his two sons sneak off with some friends to go sailing - unaware of the shark that is lurking in the water beneath them, and is just waiting to strike.

FILM OPINIONS:
Can anyone say "great movies"? I never would have thought films that are nearly thirty years old could have held together this well. Even to this day, the Jaws films remain favorites of many. Despite a number of hardships, Spielberg succeeded excellently in making Benchley's novel a movie. As other reviewes have stated, there are some differences between the film and the novel (the film lacks the novel's romantic subplot, Hooper survives the attack in the shark cage, Quint is eaten alive rather than dying the "Captain Ahab" death he dies in the book, the shark is blown up rather than dying from its wounds, etc.) Although many shots were shot with a fake shark, just about EVERY scene the film offers is believable. Perhaps the true attraction of this film is John Williams' score. Whenever this guy does the music for the movie, he does the job right (he also did the Star Wars films.) And, of course, his classic "shark theme" from this film became an instant classic. Combine this with some top-notch acting (especially on Shaw's part) and you've got one hell of a movie. Although Jaws 2 never quite gained the credibility of its predecessor, it was also an excellent film (I think it got a bad rap because the other two Jaws sequels were horrible.) In my opinion, the original Jaws is the superior film of the two featured, but Jaws 2 is also very good.

DVD:
The guys at Universal really outdid themselves this time. In addition to tons of storyboard and production photographs for the first film, we also get production notes, a trivia game, shark facts, a "making of" featurette, hillarious outtakes, and the holy grail of all DVD extras - deleted scenes. One of the deleted scenes hints at the romantic subplot that the final version of the film omitted, and one of them features a battle amongst humans on the water to get the shark - and the reward money. Similar extras can be found on the Jaws 2 DVD. A little message to all the companies out there who transfer films to DVD - THESE ARE THE KIND OF BONUS FEATURES PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE!

Customer Reviews:

Bourne away.......2005-11-23

Robert Ludlum may have passed on, but his work is definitely alive in the cinema. His taut Jason Bourne series has been adapted into two movies (so far), "The Bourne Identity" and "The Bourne Supremacy," which are action-packed and tautly directed but also brimming with flaws.

"The Bourne Identity" opens with an amnesiac (Matt Damon) being hauled onto a fishing boat, with two bullets in his back. Once he's recovered, he goes in search of his identity -- and finds links to a sinister organization that is out to kill him. And as he goes on the run, Jason Bourne must uncover who he is and why he is a fighting machine.

"The Bourne Supremacy" opens with Bourne tormented by nightmares, even though he's living peacefully in India. But then his enemies are after him again, and even destroy his beloved girlfriend. Now Bourne is out for revenge against the people who won't leave him in peace -- assuming that they don't kill him first.

What can an action movie do that hasn't been done before? That's a hard question to answer, and most efforts (any "XXX" movie, for example) fall horribly flat. Bang bang, blast blast, add a few naked bodies, and that is all they do for innovation.

But these two movies at least attempt to find something unique. And they succeed to some degree: "Bourne Identity" has a stripped-down appeal, complete with down-the-stairs car chases and stark European cities, and although the story seems to meander at times, it isn't peppered with stale witticisms and hokey gadgets.

Unfortunately, the second movie was done by a different director -- a far less talented one, alas. And so the cinematography is downright atrocious, with half the scenes done in a shakycam style that bobs all over the place. Even on a small screen, it's enough to make you seasick. At least it distracts from the stumbling if tense plot.

Matt Damon obviously threw his all into these films. His acting is made intriguing by its intensity, which keeps him from seeming like yet another James Bond clone, albeit one with amnesia. He's really trying, it seems. Much of the film's tension comes from Damon, and he also provides it with some surprisingly realistic-looking fights.

And "Supremacy" is graced with two excellent performances, in the icy, taut Joan Allen and the sinister Karl Urban. Bourne's love interests aren't quite as good: Julia Stiles doesn't have enough screen time to make us like her character, and Franka Potente plays a dizzy, inglorious Bond girl who's just there for Damon to bed.

Though "Bourne Supremacy" is a dizzying shakycam trip, the films together are a taut action duology, yet they lack equally taut storylines. Matt Damon's intense performance is what keeps it from being mediocre.

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Fun For Babies (4 DVD Value Pack)

Manufacturer: Topics Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000BW3WGQ
Release Date: 2005-11-15

Description

4 DVDs full of non-stop fun and learning!
Infants may say "Goo goo", but parents will go gaga over Fun for Babies, the DVD collection of early-development aids and activities. Baby's Smart Start is specifically designed to help parents provide sensory stimulation to little ones during their crucial first year. Baby Loves Trains leaves the station to captivate newborns with colorful toy train action and animated whimsy. Creative, stimulating play activities for parent and child are always part of the lesson plan, with Baby Pre-School. Finally, introduce your child to key visuals and auditory stimulates, as well as key developmental concepts, demonstrated in Baby Prodigy. Inspiring, stimulating, and interactive: finally, here's a DVD collection as approachable for parents as it is Fun for Babies.
4 DVDs:
- Baby's Smart Start
- Baby Loves Trains
- Baby Pre-School
- Baby Prodigy

Martial Arts Theater #3: The Hot, The Cool and the Vicious/He Has Nothing but Kung Fu

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Two Great Films, but only one of them stars Gordon Liu

Martial Arts Theater #3: The Hot, The Cool and the Vicious/He Has Nothing but Kung Fu
Starring: Martial Arts Theater Super Value Pack
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000087F3X
Release Date: 2003-01-14

Customer Reviews:

Two Great Films, but only one of them stars Gordon Liu.......2005-07-29

Two fine, old-school king fu films. Note, however, only "He has Nothing but Kung Fu" stars Gordon Liu. What ploys distributers won't try to sell their items! (Also see my review of "Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu.") "The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious" stars the great leg fighter, Tao-liang (Delon) Tan.

The former is about the son of a magistrate (Liu) who suffers from amnesia, and gets tangled up in the antics of a con-man (the guy who co-starred with Liu in "Dirty Ho"--a wonderful film!) and the injustices of a local crime ring. In the processs the amnesiatic and martial arts proficient Liu unwittingly becomes a Robin Hood-like character. As always, Gordon Liu delivers. This film lacks the "feel" of Liu's later Shaw Brothers productions, but it is still very worthwhile. ****

The latter is about an honest, upright "sheriff" (Tan) of a Chinese town, a mysterious, transient ex-convict, a brothel keeper, a local crime boss and his counterfeiting ring. This film has a great American Western flair to it, and is my favorite Delon Tan film; even his English-dubbed voice is very suitable to him. Great fights, winsome characters, heroics, subplots and funny--but apt--dubbing mark this classic. The blond-haired villian sounds like he's talking through a tin can, but strangely it all seems to fit well in this film. I actually like this film more than "He has Nothing but Kung Fu." *****

(**** + *****)/2 = 4.5 stars.

Top shelf for sure!

Smokin' Aces/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

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Smokin' Aces/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Starring: Universal Value Pack
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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