Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

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Cary Grant stars as an advertising executive who dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems. (See the 1980s Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit for an updated version of the same idea.) The big appeal here are the two leads, Grant and Myrna Loy, who were each in their early 40s and at the peak of their careers. Together with solid support from Melvyn Douglas and a screenplay that might have been tailor-made for their polished brand of comedy, the stars dominate this simple project. --Tom Keogh

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Cary Grant is hilarious as a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape the confines of his family's tiny midtown apartment. So he designs his dream home in the suburbs and discovers the project wasn't as easy as it seemed. The house gets larger. The bills get bigger. The problems just won't go away. Eventually, the whole affair becomes a nightmare-a very funny nightmare-that left audiences laughing in 1948 and will have you in stitches, too. This is the comedic masterpiece that inspired the popular 1987 movie "The Money Pit." It's an adventure in homeowning that strikes a familiar chord with everyone who's ever bought a house. Year: 1948 Director: H.C. Potter Starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas

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The Greatest Movie Ever Built!.......2007-07-08

This is simply one of the greatest Cary Grant movies out there. Follow along as Cary Grant (Mr. Blandings), Myrna Loy (the Mrs.), and their ever intrusive lawyer, Melvyn Douglas (as Bill Cole), strive to get away from city life and build their dream home in the country.

What follows is a hilarious 'nightmare' of a building process, with debts and depressing comedies adding up for the grand finale. Anyone that's built their own house needs this DVD. Don't let the '1948' date fool ya - this is an excellent classic!

My favorite movie..........2007-05-12

This movie has been my favorite since I was a young girl ~ I am now in my mid-fifties...and I have yet to change my mind.
My favorite actor of all time, Cary Grant, puts in one of the most wonderful performances of his career in this film...as a hapless, exhausted, overburdened middle-class ad exec trying to build a home in the country for his family ~ and set back at every turn through (usually) no fault of his own.
His bank account takes a severe beating by the end of the story, but he indeed gets what he wants...however, not without nearly losing everything of value beforehand!!
This story is one that continues to entertain, enchant and enthrall viewers even today ~ generations after it was first released to the public.
I daresay that the public in those days was thoroughly delighted and if they still made movies like this today, we would be lucky indeed.

A must watch for all homeowners/contractors!.......2007-04-18

My contractor husband has decided this is mandatory viewing for all homeowners even thinking of building or remodeling their home! The film highlights some of the foils of building that perfect dream home, and trust me, not all of them are exaggerated. This is great comedy, even if it does hit a little close to home for those who have 'been there and done that'. I especially love Cary Grant's performance as the flustered husband trying to please everyone while stressed about coming up with a new advertising slogan for 'wham ham'. A slogan that is vital if he wants to keep his job. Wonderful classic!

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Mr. Blandings Is a Miss.......2007-04-13

I'm an "old movie buff" and I find this to be a pretty awful movie. It's really full of the most simple-minded dialogue. See these great actors in something that's a little less polemical. The writers' social conservatism just jumps off the screen. You could use this for a Media Studies film to contrast with an "old film" from the same time that shows people living with much more self-awareness. Two stars only for the bright young daughters - great actresses!

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.......2007-04-10

You have to be an old movie 'Buff' to enjoy this one. It's a feel-good, old-time movie. Entertaining.

James and the Giant Peach (Special Edition)

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James and the Giant Peach (Special Edition)
Starring: Simon Callow , Richard Dreyfuss , Jane Leeves , Joanna Lumley , and Miriam Margolyes
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ASIN: 630595027X
Release Date: 2000-10-03

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Roald Dahl's modern classic for children becomes a delightful combination of live action and stop-motion animation by the team that made The Nightmare Before Christmas: director Henry Selick and producers Tim Burton (Batman) and Denise Di Novi. The story concerns young James (played for real and through voice-overs by Paul Terry), who is orphaned and left in the charge of two cruel aunts (Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley). Rescued by a mysterious fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach, drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon). The collection of actors and their creepy-crawly alter egos are a delight, especially when some of the song-and-dance numbers (tunes are written by Randy Newman) get everyone going. --Tom Keogh

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Take a bite out of Disney's delicious Special Edition of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the popular children's book by Roald Dahl that inspired this imaginative film. This amazing mix of live-action, stop-motion animation and computer-generated special effects includes bonus materials never before available. When young James spills some magic crocodile tongues, a giant peach grows as huge as a house. Climbing inside, he embarks on a thrilling and magical odyssey that only the creative team from TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS could bring you. Along the way you'll discover the famous star voices of Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves (FRASIER), and Simon Callow (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE), plus the inspired music of Randy Newman. Enjoy -- it's a peach of a journey!

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Childhood memory.......2007-07-28

I remembered this movie from when I was a kid and deciced to hunt it down. I'm glad I did. It's not the same as when I was a kid but still a pretty good movie. I work in a learning center and the afterschool kids love it too. Good stuff.

GREAT SONGS AND VISUALS MAKE THIS TIM BURTONS BEST ANIMATED FILM.......2007-03-31

I love this movie! The visual may not be a macabre as Nightmare Before Christmas or Corpse's Bride, but the joyful songs by Randy Newman and the story pacing make this a big winner! This is a great film for the family,but there are some scary moments for the younger kids so beware! The DVD transfer is very good.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN A REAL RHINO!.......2007-03-16

James and the Giant Peach...one of the most beloved stories out there. I remember when I first read it back in fifth grade, all the way back in 1995. Our class had been introduced to Roald Dahl's stories, and we couldn't get enough. Going through nearly everything he wrote for kids and young adults, James and the Giant Peach always stood out. Not too long after reading a few dozen Dahl books, word got out that James and the Giant Peach was getting a movie. Talk about ironic, eh? The fact that it was done in the same puppet format as The Nightmare Before Christmas caught my attention (yes, I saw NBC in theaters before the current mall goth trend), and I couldn't wait to see it. Seeing it back then, I loved it. Seeing it again 5 years ago, it still ruled. Just the other night? Yeah, it still manages to hold up. And like the other two main puppet stop motion movies from the past decade, NBC and Corpse Bride, James went under appreciated. I don't remember it doing too hot in box office receipts, and there wasn't much merchandise for it. Heck, all I have is my 15" Grasshopper. And James' release on dvd is anything but "special", as the box would lead you to believe claiming this as the special edition. That's a shame too, because I'm sure if it were released today, it'd do a bit better. James and the Giant Peach is one of the best family movies I've seen, and the fact that I can still enjoy it at almost 22 years old (especially given how harsh I can be on things like this) really says something. And hey, the differences between the book and movie aren't much, so no book-purists are going to be knocking this one much!

If you read the book, you can skip this paragraph, but if not, here's how the story goes: James lived as a normal young boy with a great mom and dad. Unfortunately, they were eaten by a mad rhino one day. This caused James to live with his horrid aunts, Spiker and Sponge. They abuse him, underfeed him (his dinner is usually fish heads, uncooked), make him do all the chores, and yell at him if he questions them. Granted, James is a pretty annoying kid, but at his age, he shouldn't be treated like that. One day, an old man encounters him outside the house, and offers James a bag of neon green crocodile tongues. They're actually just little bugs that glow and hop around, and are full of magic. He gives them to James, but the kid trips and they go flying everywhere, going into the ground. Soon enough, Spiker and Sponge notice a peach growing on a dead tree. It continues to grow until it's probably a good 20 feet around. They charge people all across England to see it, and make some good money. But one night, James goes out to check the peach, and ends up going inside. After unknowingly ingesting one of the crocodile tongues, James completely changes in appearance, and comes across a group of huge talking bugs within the peach. He befriends them, they get outta Spiker and Sponge's grasp, and head towards New York, a place where James' parents were going to take him before their untimely demise. James and crew embark on quite a journey while making way to America, including fighting a huge mechanical shark, skeleton pirates, and fighting things like hunger and distrust.

Ok, I gotta get the so-called "plot holes" out of the way first. Yes, there's a mechanical shark that is never once explained. It appears out of the ocean, and goes to attack the peach. That's its purpose- peril for the gang. But when you see that the fish it consumes end up being the fish heads that James gets for dinner, I guess it makes a little sense. There are a few others that are around later in the movie, but none of them should bother you too much. If anything, the movie's more of a visual treat, seeing how amazing the puppet work was back in that era. The movie took 3 years to make, which is longer than most would care to put into movie, especially a stop motion one where you have to work hard just for one second of film. The grasshopper, centipede, spider, earthworm and ladybug puppets all look fantastic, and are full of character. The glow worm puppet looks like a robot fused with an old lady, but is barely seen. Some have complained that the crew of bugs is too stereotypical in that the grasshopper represents an English gentleman, the spider a French cafe dweller, the centipede a New York cabbie, and the ladybug a motherly figure. Given that none of them go too far into the stereotypes (the grasshopper breaks this several times just before the pirate scene), it's not a big concern, and if you're complaining about bug stereotypes, you take movies too seriously. The whole thing was a blast to watch, and I look forward to watching it with my daughter when she grows up. Sure, there are some potentially scary images, mostly of the rhino storm cloud, and one whole "bad" word (they even say "god" here! GASP!), but this is a straight up family movie, and if you have to shield your child's eyes and ears for things like that, you have my prayers. Besides, if anything, you should be shielding their eyes from Sponge in the bikini top when her and Spiker are tanning.

The picture transfer got an ok treatment. I saw a bit of grain, but nothing too serious. The movie was presented in full screen as well, and I know for a fact that some stuff is missing. It's obvious when you get group shots of the bugs and half of one is missing from the shot. I forget if that's how it was in theaters, but I wouldn't imagine so. The audio gets better treatment, making good use of surround sound on several occasions. The action sequences amazingly use the 5.1 track. It could still use a bit of cleaning though.

I seem to be having bad luck with special features and family movies these days, as James and the Giant Peach only has one worth mentioning. In addition to the usual trailers, song/music video and promotional materials, there's only one featurette, and it is the standard "it was great working on this movie!" fare...for under 5 minutes. Yep, that's all. You see a few voice actors, the director, and some behind the scenes footage, and it's done. Some special edition huh? The movie came out 10 years ago, so there went any hope of a 10th anniversary edition with more features. I guess we're stuck with this as the only release unless an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray one gets more, but I don't see that happening.

I really do love this movie, even if the kid that plays James is just barely less annoying than the one who played Charlie in the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. When he's in puppet-form, he's more tolerable, but not by much. This movie's all about puppets though, so animation fans will absolutely love this one. Most of the acting is solid, the songs are fairly good (not NBC standards, however), and it doesn't drag on in any places. I'd say that's all you need for a family movie. If Roald were alive at the time of its release, I'm sure he wouldn't have hated it like he did Willy Wonka. At least this thing has a lot of views from a child in it, and keeps things simple, the way it was intended. Besides, there are some great one-liners like the earthworm mentioning how his brother was cut in half, and how he now has two half-brothers. Here's hoping we get another stop motion movie sometime this decade. We need more people putting hard work into these things and less of the standard pampered animal ends up in the wild fare!

My all time favorite.......2007-01-17

This is one of my all time favorite movies. That is why I purchased it. Enjoyed watching it over and over again.

James entertains all ages.......2007-01-10

I love this movie, my kids love this movie, my grandkids love this movie. It is a movie for all ages. Very entertaining and provides a strong positive message.

Wild Strawberries - Criterion Collection

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When do we lose the sweet essence of youth?
Essential film genius: Bergman's 'Smultronstället.'
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Wild Strawberries - Criterion Collection
Starring: Victor Sjöström , Bibi Andersson , Ingrid Thulin , Gunnar Björnstrand , and Jullan Kindahl
Director: Ingmar Bergman
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ASIN: B00005UQ7T
Release Date: 2002-02-12

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An elderly college professor sets out in his car to receive an honorary degree--and takes a trip instead through his own past and subconscious--in this bittersweet but ultimately tender and understanding 1957 film by Swedish master Ingmar Bergman. Casting Swedish star Victor Sjöström in the lead, Bergman, then at the height of his powers as an international filmmaker, uses flashbacks and bright, lyrical storytelling to capture the full arc of one man's life: the successes that seem fleeting, the disappointments that linger in the memory, the regrets that never seem to let go. In some ways, it can be seen as a forerunner of Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, except that Bergman's sense of irony is always more profound. --Marshall Fine

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The film that catapulted Bergman to the forefront of world cinema is the director's richest, most humane movie. Traveling to receive an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg (masterfully played by the veteran Swedish director Victor Sjöström), is forced to face his past, come to terms with his faults, and accept the inevitability of his approaching death. Through flashbacks and fantasies, dreams and nightmares, Wild Strawberries captures a startling voyage of self-discovery and renewed belief in mankind.

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When do we lose the sweet essence of youth?.......2007-09-12

The late Ingmar Bergman masterfully guides a touching journey through the life of an elderly teacher. He paints a vivid picture of the man's past with meticulous fashion. Memories, regrets, fears, and dreams are all intertwined in this humanistic portrayal.
The college by my house is honoring Bergman along with some other classic foreign cinema (only $2 admission!). I feel extremely lucky to have caught this on the big screen. Such a great movie! There are some surreal aspects in parts of this story. I'm sure I didn't grasp all the elements of this art film to their full extent, but the overall message is undeniable--live life to the fullest.

Essential film genius: Bergman's 'Smultronstället.'.......2007-08-09

The world lost one of its greatest film directors last week. In his "celluloid poems" (as Woody Allen calls them), film genius Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) examined the human condition in all of its bleakness, despair, humor, and hope, expanding our sense of what it means to be human. He favored intuition over intellect, and his films typically pondered the deepest concerns of humanity: mortality, loneliness, faith, and love. Considered one of his greatest films (and one of my personal favorites), Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället) (1957) brilliantly examines the life of an aging, 78-year-old medical doctor, Professor Isak Borg (Victor Sjöström). This film is about two journeys. While traveling with his lovely daughter-in-law, Marianne (Ingrid Thulin), from Stockholm to Lund to receive an honorary degree, Professor Borg also takes an inner journey of self-discovery; his daydreams, nightmares, and fellow travelers force him to face his past, examine his faults, and accept the inevitability of his impending death. Bergman's film explores the difficulties of marriage and human relationships, and the inability to communicate. Savor life's wild strawberries while you can. Success is fleeting, but regrets and disappointments will follow us for the rest of our lives. Because Borg's inner journey is universal, Bergman's film will always remain relevant and emotionally powerful.

Criterion's edition includes a pristine digital transfer of Bergman's bittersweet masterpiece, a 90-minute documentary by filmmaker and author Jörn Donner, improved English subtitle translation, and a commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie. Highly recommended.

G. Merritt

A life-changing experience.......2007-07-30

I saw this film when I was perhaps twenty. I was visiting a friend at Cornell and we went to a crowded student auditorium and saw the film on a Saturday night. When the film ended and the lights went up, I remember the silence. Except for a few people fighting back sobs, you could hear a pin drop. This film had hit a bunch of college kids that hard. Today, one can see it again and learn so much. Back then, I remember having only one thought--when I die, will their be anyone there to say that they like me? For anyone intimidated by Bergman, don't worry. Yes, many deep and important layers of art and philosophy can be explored in his movies. But just as often, a crazy, emotional, heartfelt explosion will go off in your head while you watch his movies. I experienced it in Smiles of a Summer Night, Persona, Scenes from a Marriage, The Seventh Seal, and most profoundly with Wild Strawberries. Enjoy!

Masterpiece.......2007-07-29

Many reviewers have given Wild Strawberries five stars and I see no reason to disagree. I have only seen the movie once, but I know it is one I will watch many times at different points in my life. The film is a masterpiece of reflection, memory and nostalgia. Bergman's directorship is sublime, as the elderly Isak Borg encounters dreams, nightmares as he travels to be honoured for his work as a doctor, but faces to the inner turmoil of his consciousness. It is the best portrait of what it must be like for a reflective, elderly man to be nearing the end of his days I have ever seen on screen. The set pieces - the childhood reprises, the rowing couple in the car accident, the bohemian, vibrant menange a trois with Sara, her fiance and escort (or other lover?) - accumulate to create a compelling, moving and tense tapestry. And the women (especially the wistful Marianne, who accompanies her uncle Isak for his journey, and suffers from her own marital problems with her angst bedevilled husband) are amongst the most beautiful in all cinema.

Wild Strawberries was my first Bergman film. But I know I have had the rare experience of discovering an artist whose work I know will compel me for years to come. Thankfully, there are many more jewels in the Bergman canon to appreciate.

For mature and wise viewers........2007-07-28

For most college-age students the Bergman film that seems to work best is "The Seventh Seal," even though "Wild Strawberries" is a similar story. The "plague" that Isaak Borg confronts isn't bubonic but old age and death, and his trip to the University to receive a medal is as pointless as the knight's trip to Elsinore to escape the plague. The journey that matters in both stories is the inner quest for meaning and purpose in a life that, in Isaak Borg's case, has produced a cold, judgmental, alienated old man. But in this film Bergman moves from theological questioning and the meanings of suffering and faith to the interior realm of time and memory and their relation to understandings of the self. Borg's journey allows him to see, first, that he has come up short and that there are serious questions to be asked about the way he has conducted his personal life; and, second, that even at the age of 80 he has been granted the opportunity to "re-vision" his past life, to affect people in the present, and to change. Few moments in cinema are as satisfying as the final shot of Borg falling asleep, a slight smile on his face, as he arrives at a peaceful moment of understanding and acceptance. At the beginning of the film, he awakens from a nightmare in which there are clocks without hands; at the end, he is back in time, reconciled with his past and with those who matter in his life. It's a moment of powerful atonement and redemption, optimistic but not implausibly so.

"Wild Strawberries" makes up for John Huston's evocative but ultimately unsuccessful filming of James Joyce's "The Dead." The director catches some of Joyce's elegiac poetry but fails to capture the character of Gabriel Conroy. In one of the more powerful epiphanies in all literature, Gabriel sees, for the first time, his wife--as a lover but of a dead man rather than himself--and the gulf the separates them. His redemption, like Borg's, occurs almost at the last instant. No longer a superior, learned and arrogant being cut off from the relatives he has just patronized, his atonement, like Borg's, comes as he is rejoined to loves past and present, to both the living and the dead. Borg's moment of grace comes in the form of wild strawberries; Gabriel's, falling snow.

The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 2 (Romance on the High Seas / My Dream Is Yours / On Moonlight Bay / I'll See You in My Dreams / By the Light of the Silvery Moon / Lucky Me)

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The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 2 (Romance on the High Seas / My Dream Is Yours / On Moonlight Bay / I'll See You in My Dreams / By the Light of the Silvery Moon / Lucky Me)
Starring: Doris Day
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ASIN: B000MGBLQO
Release Date: 2007-04-10

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Doris Day fans will be dizzy with pleasure over The Doris Day Collection, Volume 2. This package of six Warner Bros. films covers the early phase of Day's movie career, including her debut picture, and is actually better and more of-a-piece than Warners' previous Day set. The box doesn't include anything from the later Rock Hudson stage of her career: This is the former Doris von Kappelhoff in full youthful sparkle, with her tomboyish attitude and freckled perkiness (and skillful singing, which is showcased in each film).

Her 1948 debut, Romance on the High Seas, actually presents Day in a different light from her subsequent well-scrubbed image. (Maybe this is what co-star Oscar Levant meant when he later quipped, "I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.") She's a sassy, hep-talking band singer, drawn into an unlikely (and extremely silly) plot involving confused identity during a South American cruise. Michael Curtiz might not be a comedy director, but the script is fun and there's no mistaking the spectacle of a star being born.

The follow-up, My Dream Is Yours, returns Curtiz and leading man Jack Carson in a tale that has some parallels to Day's real life: she's a singer with a young child, looking for her breakthrough. The movie's a serviceable but humdrum backstage story with great vintage locations, and Bugs Bunny appears in a surreal dream sequence. The Technicolor shines here, as it does through much of the set; the only black-and-white film is I'll See You in My Dreams, an enjoyably low-key biopic of lyricist Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas), who wrote so many of the signature tunes of the 1920s. A great score ("Makin' Whoopee," "It Had to Be You") help this one past the conventions of the composer biopic; Doris plays Kahn's alpha-female wife.

Day's rising popularity was confirmed with the success of On Moonlight Bay and By the Light of the Silvery Moon, a pair of old-timey musicals based on Booth Tarkington's "Penrod" stories. Nostalgia for the WWI era runs high in these sugary confections, with Doris paired with Gordon MacRae and a batch of vintage tunes. The strong ensemble and the backlot re-creation of a bygone era are almost impossible to resist.

By her own account, Day was exhausted by her Warners contract at the time of Lucky Me, the latest film (1955) in this set. The lame showbiz story indicates as much, with Doris stranded in Miami and coming to the attention of composer Bob Cummings. The widescreen CinemaScope process gives some oomph to the musical numbers, and if Day herself was exhausted it doesn't show; America's sweetheart never failed to turn on the high beams, and it's easy to see why the moviegoing public needed her to twinkle. --Robert Horton

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Doris Day, America's sweetheart of the '40s, '50s and '60s, returns to DVD on April 10 with six more new to DVD titles as Warner Home Video releases The Doris Day Collection Volume 2, following the success of 2005's first collection. Volume 2 features six more new-to-DVD titles, focusing on Miss Day's golden years at Warner Bros., where her film career began. The collection contains her blockbuster screen debut Romance on the High Seas, as well as such audience favorites as My Dream is Yours, I'll See You in my Dreams, On Moonlight Bay, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, and Lucky Me - films which contain a treasure chest of musical standards that include "It Had to be You," "Makin' Whoopee," "I'll String Along With You," "'Ain't we Got Fun" and dozens more.

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All but one great!.......2007-09-17

I liked/wanted all but one of the titles in this collection. So, for me, it was a great value. Quality is very good - best I've seen.

Only one not on my list of favorites was "Lucky Me." It was her first Cinemascope pix and a musical. So, to each his own.

Great Collection!.......2007-09-14

Doris Day movies brighten any day and these six movies are no different. I enjoy watching them over and over again. The singing is always lovely and the plots are never dull. The extras on each dvd are fun to watch also. I look forward to watching them with my kids when they are older.

Fabulous Movie Collection.......2007-09-13

My 10 year old daughter has been a Doris Day fan for the past three years. She absolutely loves Doris Day!!!! I gave this collection to her for her birthday this year and she just loves it. To give your child movies that are wholesome with such a talented actress. She sings along to the movies when she watches them. Great collection for Doris Day fans or anyone who loves the classics or just watching a great collection of movies.

Hooray for Warner Home Video!.......2007-08-26

To add to all the previous reviews, this set really showcases the phenomenal talents of Doris Day. Each dvd in this set proves that she is one of the greatest talents of our time. What I'd like to emphasize here is the extraordinary job that Warner Home Video has done remastering each one of these films. The results are georgeus and totally flawless. It proves that when the right effort is made to do this task well, the results can be spectacular...I've never seen a better quality product!

Nice collection.......2007-08-05

On Moonlight Bay and By the Light of the Silvery Moon are two of our favorite Doris Day movies, but I'm happy with the rest of them too. My Dream is Yours gets a little dragged out, but still fun. If you like the early Doris Day movies you can't go wrong with this set.

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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Dieter Dengler's Escape from Captivity
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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Starring: Werner Herzog , and Dieter Dengler
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ASIN: B000M7FO0M
Release Date: 2007-03-27

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Educational Media Network-Winner, Golden Apple 1999 Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming-Winner, Silver FIPA 1999 San Francisco International Film Festival-Winner, Golden Spire 1998 International Documentary Association- Winner IDA Award 1997 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival-Winner, Special Jury Award As a young boy, Dieter Dengler watched as Allied planes destroyed his village. From that instant, he knew that he wanted to fly. So at 18, he moved to America, enlisted in the Navy, and was promptly shipped off to Vietnam. During one of his first missions, however, Dengler was shot down over Laos and taken prisoner. Despite torture and starvation-at one point he weighed 85 pounds-he escaped, and after a harrowing journey through the jungle on foot, returned home. Today, even comfort and success cannot dispel the demons of his past. In this remarkable, award- winning documentary, director Werner Herzog returns to the jungle with Dengler, to tell an incredible tale of courage and survival against impossible odds. Includes a 5x7 Theatrical Poster Replica

Features: Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs Production Notes Werner Herzog Bio

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Little Dieter Needs to Fly.......2007-08-23

This is a well produced documentary on the life of US Naval Aviator, Lt. Dieter Dengler during the Viet Nam War. I ordered this DVD because I knew of him when I was a Yeoman in the US Navy. One of my duty stations was at the Naval Annex in Arlington, VA. near the Pentagon. My office kept track of Naval Jr. officers in the aviation branch, during Viet Nam. It was a joyful day, when I was able to move Lt. Dengler's card from the POW file back into the active duty aviator file, when I heard of his escape from prison camp there. Now I get to see the late Lt. Dengler and hear his personal recollections and his miracle escape. He was a highlight to me during my service in the USN. A must see DVD, of a brave American warrior.

Dieter Dengler's Escape from Captivity.......2007-08-23

an inspiring story of courage and determination superbly told by Dengler and brilliantly filmed by Herzog. the Vietnam conflict and America's involvement in it evokes many disparate points of view; this film, and the story it tells, unites us all in our admiration for this brave airman.

BUYER BEWARE: NO CLOSED CAPTIONING.......2007-08-17

I confess that I haven't watched this film; I couldn't, because there is no closed-captioning. I made the assumption that there would be captioning, but I was wrong. Don't make the same mistake if you need captioning.

Gut Wrencher.......2007-08-12

Dieter Dingler was the only Vietnam era pilot to escape from POW camp and live to tell his story. He was the poster child for all of us who followed as pilots at that time. Survival training always included Dieter Dingler stories. This is told in the first person and parts of it are gruesome because what happened to him was gruesome. Includes his younger years. Born in Germany. Rations. Village bombed. Alone in New York on streets. Explains why he survived later and after surviving a crash landing in Laos. Very lucky to survive the crash.

Good documentary.......2007-08-08

Interesting man, interesting life, well told story. Although, I'm sure dramatic flair was added to spice up the story. Worth watching more than once.

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A CLASSIC! CAGNEY & BOGART?...........AND THERE'S MORE?
Another great James Cagney movie
Great Nostalgia!
A very New York movie
"Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say?"

Angels With Dirty Faces
Starring: James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan , and George Bancroft
Director: Michael Curtiz , Bobby Connolly , and Robert Clampett
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ASIN: B0006HBV28
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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A CLASSIC! CAGNEY & BOGART?...........AND THERE'S MORE?.......2007-07-07

This has been a favorite of mine for many years. I wish they would released "Crime School" on DVD! What is the problem?? The whole cast is great in this tale of two childhood friends who take two very different paths as the result of a dumb idea and one of the boys getting caught by the police. They just don't make them like this anymore! No wonder today's youths of the world have no character! I know, I don't want to see who's running this world in 50 years! The DVD boost a nice transfer and some cool extras. This is also available in a Gansters box set(well worth it!)If you haven't seen this film,your missing the best of the best! Bring "Crime School" to DVD please!

Another great James Cagney movie.......2007-05-29

This is a superb movie. James Cagney was awesome. Dead end kids are all dead now, I think. Very good old time movie. It actually had a moral to it's story. Today's filmakers and actors should take note.

Great Nostalgia!.......2007-04-16

I purchased this movie for my husband, who collects antique radios. We merely wanted to see the bar-radio. We enjoy all things Art Deco and vintage, particularly 20-40's. We realized that we were really enjoying the movie! It's a bit sappy, but weren't all movies from the era?

A very New York movie .......2007-04-08

(To Kristopher Haines) you asked "What did audiences see in these kids?" Many kids in the northern cities saw themselves, or knew of wise guy tough kids just like the Dead End Kids. They also knew or knew of a 'Father Connelly' who would try and set neighbourhood tough kids on the right path in life.

If you were a New Yorker you might have been similar to one of the kids depicted in this film yourself. In 1938 many actors & actresses in motion pictures were from New York, thus Hollywood made movies with the New York viewing audiences in mind. That's why the movie going public liked their antics.

After the war when the East End Kids evolved into the The Bowery Boys their fan base grew even larger. Today they have a substantial following amongst old movie fans, and yes many of these fans are from the Tri-State area (NY/CONN/NJ), Philly, Boston, Providence, Chicago etc, since those fans related to the Boys growing up, or watching their re-runs on TV.

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The Warner Gangsters Collection (The Public Enemy / White Heat / Angels with Dirty Faces / Little Caesar / The Petrified Forest / The Roaring Twenties)

"Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say?".......2007-03-14

Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) was always a troublesome kid, but what do you expect from a guy who grew up in the slums? The only difference between him and the man who became the preacher (Pat O'Brien) is that Rocky got caught stealing and the preacher didn't. So Rocky went to juvenile detention and graduated to the slammer thanks to his ties to bigshot gangsters. He agreed to take the fall for them at the advice of his lawyer (Humphrey Bogart) at the promise that he'd jump right back in with them when he got out. What a sucker he was.

When Rocky gets out, he finds that his old friends have turned on him and used up his money. He doesn't take lightly to that and uses his intelligence to outsmart them time after time. In the meantime, upon returning home, Rocky meets up with some childhood friends including the preacher and a girl he used to pick on (Ann Sheridan). He also meets the new town hoodlums (The Dead End Kids) and becomes their idol. However, Rocky's life was never destined for a happy ending.

This film is incredibly powerful because it comments on so many modern issues. Is the criminal a victim of his own free-will or of his environment? And in being a criminal, does that make him all bad? Also, the relationships between the characters are great because they're so well established. Cagney is perfect in the role, a street-wise, easy-going guy you can't help but love despite his imperfections. Also notable are the Dead End Kids, especially Leo Gorcey whose strong personality and looks are very similar to Cagney's.

This is an excellent film that transcends the gangster genre.

Les Miserables - The Dream Cast in Concert

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Another muscial DVD
Bombasic and cheesy
The best of the best - -
A Moving Musical
A Spectacular Masterpiece

Les Miserables - The Dream Cast in Concert
Starring: Colm Wilkinson , Philip Quast , Ruthie Henshall , Jenny Galloway , and Alun Armstrong
Director: John Caird , Paul Kafno , and Gavin Taylor
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: 0767812131
Release Date: 1998-11-17

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The 10th anniversary concert video of the international musical sensation Les Misérables might be the best thing to appease fans until a full-fledged movie comes along. Or it might be even better, as feature films are often subject to extramusical casting considerations and this 1995 dream cast is superb. Reprising their roles from the original London company are Colm Wilkinson (Valjean), Michael Ball (Marius), and Alun Armstrong (Thenardier). From Broadway come Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Lea Salonga (Eponine), and Michael Maguire (Enjolras); from a later London production comes Ruthie Henshall (Fantine); and from Australia comes Philip Quast (Javert).

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score vividly captures the passion of Victor Hugo's epic tale of post-Revolutionary France, combining tear-jerking ballads ("I Dreamed a Dream," "Bring Him Home") and rousing anthems ("Do You Hear the People Sing"). The format of this concert is closer to that of a dramatic cantata rather than a fully staged production; the singers stand at their microphone stands with an orchestra and chorus behind them, but they do wear costumes and participate in some movement. At certain points such as the climax of the barricade scene, the video switches to action from a stage production. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra sounds great, and it can be thrilling when 200 choristers (dressed in logo T-shirts) rise to their feet for a full-company number such as "One Day More." Also, subtitles provide date and scene information and help move the story along.

The 147-minute video contains footage not seen when Les Mis was a PBS pledge-drive staple, most notably the encore in which a progression of 17 actors who have played Valjean around the world share "Do You Hear the People Sing?" Each sings a line in his native language, a testament to the enduring power of this show to audiences everywhere. --David Horiuchi

Description

The 10th anniversary of the international musical sensation Les Misérables is celebrated in this 1995 concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. The all-star cast features Colm Wilkinson (Valjean), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Michael Ball (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Lea Salonga (Eponine), Philip Quast (Javert), and Alun Armstrong (Thenardier). Favorite songs from the Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg score include "Who Am I?", "I Dreamed a Dream," "Master of the House," "One Day More," "Do You Hear the People Sing?" and "Bring Him Home."

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Another muscial DVD.......2007-09-17

If you like the music from Les Miserables then this is for you. Some lovely singing and music. Very enjoyable.

Bombasic and cheesy.......2007-07-13

I guess I am one of the few who has seen this show and of course this "theatrical event" and find the music and the story to be so over the top that it is embarassing. The score is repetitive and totally derivitive. The show just never seems to end it drags on and on. Hopefully history will show that people who enjoy this garbage will not be treated to a 75th anniversary production. This tripe along with Phantom of the Opera, Martin Guerre and Miss Saigon are "of an era" and hopefully will be consigned to the trashcan of history. Better you go see the Forbidden Broadway version! I certainly hope that the world has grown up a bit.
To quote another source. All strum and drang bombast and noise and signifing NOTHING

The best of the best - - .......2007-06-10

I have this show in the VHS format and am more thrilled each time I see it. It is very touching and goose-bump-raising. Would love to have it with English sub-titles, which means on DVD, which means $118.00 or more, which my budget won't allow. But if anyone out there can hack it, it would be well worth the investment. Just let me warn you, however, the more often you see it, the more you will love it. Be sure to see it to the bitter end of the tape/disk, where there is an unexpected treat: The main (or one of the main) songs is shared by maybe 12 different artists, each from a different country, each from a different production of the world-wide show, each singing one phrase following the previous one of the song. Thrilling! The music is haunting throughout the show, and there is not an inferior voice in the whole cast. All send goose-bumps, and the projection of emotion is superb. Don't miss it, in whichever format!!

A Moving Musical.......2007-04-23

Unbelievable! I bought both the CD soundtrack, and the DVD of this inconcievably brilliant musical collaboration and automatically was hooked.

I've never seen any other Les Miserables performances on stage. I do admit I watched the movie starring Liam Neeson. But when I watched this concert, I was immediately biased.

Colm Wilkinson has such a heartwarming yet awe inspiring way of bringing Jean Valjean to life. And the fact that at his age he could still hit those higher notes was just a testament to him being on the dream cast.

Ruthie Henshall. Fantine the mother of little Cosette played by Hannah Chick. Never before have I seen a more perfect merging of character and performer. When she sang I Dreamed A Dream, you could feel and see every emotion coming forth. You could believe what she was going through, and she deserved her spot on the dream cast.

Judy Kuhn. Older Cosette. Before Pocahontas, Judy Kuhn made Cosette her own. She made it quite seen that she enjoyed her role and that she was feeling the love for Marius who was played by Michael Ball. Micheal Ball being the brilliant vocalist he was, was another testament to his role and spot on the cast.

Phillip Quast as Javere. A character I felt so many emotions for. Hatred, understanding, pity, respect. He was definately a character for the ages. And Quast was so tear jerking as Javere, especially when his character commits suicide. I did truly feel sorry for Quast's character, and I also respected his determination once he performed the song Stars.

Lea Salonga as Eponine. Another Disney veteran(Aladdin), her performance of On My Own deserved the outstanding ovation she recieved. She was tender, she was honorable, she made it quite easy for the audience to be sympathetic to her cause and strife.

Other very honorable mentions include Adam Searles who played Gavroche, Michael Maguire who portrayed Enjorlas, Alun Armstrong who played the innkeeper and of course Hannah Chick whom I mentioned earlier portrayed the younger Cosette.

The best performances in my opinion were the ensemble performing the song One Day More during the end of Act 1, Michael Maguire's performance of Do You Hear The People Sing, the epilogue of the performance at the end of Act 2, and one performance I didn't expect to mention, Michael Ball's performance of the song Empty Chairs At Empty Tables.

Keep an eye on the DVD for the gathering of every Valjean from the performances around the world performing with Colm Wilkinson a multi lingual version of Do You Hear The People Sing, and then belting out with the rest of the ensemble a powerful encore of the chorus from One Day More.

Do you hear the people sing? Well if you buy this DVD of Les Miserables, I garauntee you will and more.

A Spectacular Masterpiece.......2007-04-06

Les Miserables is always wonderful, but the Dream Cast Concert surely deserves a special mention. I have seen the DVD five times, and still am held spellbound by the exquisite music and amazing performances.
It is truly the Dream Cast. Colm Wilkinson delivers his songs with a beautifully perfected panache. He manages to portray Valjean with both the veiled threat of the ex-convict and the softened repentance of the philanthropistic mayor. Phillip Quast is the epitomy of Javert, managing to create an Inspector who is both law-bound and human at once.
Alun Armstrong performs the most hilarious Thernadier I have ever seen, expertly backed by Jenny Galloway.
Michael Maguire is a passionately fierce Enjolras, and Michael Ball performs Marius with just the right touch of good humour. Ruthie Henshaw's Fantine is suitably poignant, while Lea Salonga's clear voice and superb acting skills make certain that her Eponine will never be forgotten.
While I found the singing and acting fantastic, after a few viewings of the DVD, the discerning watcher becomes more intrigued by what the performers are doing while sitting down. The interaction between Javert and Valjean is especially intriguing. It's satisfying, too, for all those who wished that the two redoubtable characters could have been friends.
Also worth a mention is the heart-stopping rendition of Do You Hear The People Sing at the end of the concert performed by 17 Valjean's from some of the World's productions.
I highly reccomend this production.

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Great fun to watch
Fine alexandre
Erotic Dreams of Jeannie
Who are these people who thought this was good?
This was OK, but was expecting more...

The Erotic Dreams of Jeannie
Starring: Erotic Dreams of Jeannie
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ASIN: B0002W4U6G
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Description

In a remote cave in Moronico, an Army major uncovers a strange treasure chest containing a beautiful bottle with one sexy surprise: a gorgeous genie (Nicole Sheridan)! Back in America no one believes his story, and soon the Major's in hot water with his future father-in-law who, along with his daughter, is plotting to get his hands on Tony#s $6 million inheritance. Packed with parody, political satire and hip humor, here's a laugh-filled, effects-laden spoof that'll leave you breathless!

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Great fun to watch.......2007-09-03

This whole series of films from Retromedia, of which "the Erotic Dreams of Jeannie" is one, are actually great fun to watch and much better than I expected out of this type of movie. They are soft-core porn films, so there are all the expected nude scenes with beautiful women, love scenes, fake sex scenes, and so forth. Nothing new there. They are very much soft core, so they have none of the explicit hard core type shots, which makes them more viewable by a general audience (these are movies that my girlfriend would sit and watch with me and enjoy). But what makes them interesting is that they actually have a great tongue-in-cheek sense of humor about them.

The films don't take themselves too seriously or try to be something other than what they are; which is refreshing. In many of these types of movies, the "movie" is usually some really bad filler that tries to just fill in the gap between sex scenes. Not so in this series of movies from Retromedia. The "filler" in these movies is actually fun to watch just on it's own merit.

The cast in this series of films, which for the most part carries over from film to film, such as Nicole Sheridan and Evan Stone, are obviously having fun doing what they're doing. I was immensely surprised and impressed by Evan Stone, who is a hard core veteran, and the sense of humor and Jim Carrey-ish physical comedy that he brings to these films; who knew?. He's just great fun to watch. Nicole Sheridan, as well as being just beautiful to look at, also is clearly having fun playing some of the silly roles that she plays in the series, such as Jeannie, the ghost in the teeny bikini, and so on.

I would highly recommend this whole series of films. "The Erotic Dreams of Jeannie," The Bikini Chain Gang." "The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful," "Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet," "Ghost in a Teeny Bikini," are all part of this series with much of the same core cast (a few actors differ from film to film). When watched as a group of films together, with the core cast moving from one silly premise to another, you can see the great sense of humor of the cast that comes through time after time.

Fine alexandre.......2006-12-29

I absolutely love alexandre boisvert. in my eyes he is extremely goodlooking and "creative" as well. I love his work

Erotic Dreams of Jeannie.......2006-11-10

Good for a soft porn movie. A little light on the plot but entertaining. Good sexual activities displayed.

Who are these people who thought this was good?.......2006-08-17

It's a bunch of 30-40 year olds with sagging skin pretending to get it on. Nothing erotic here. Not even funny acting. Do yourself a favor and check out Misty Mundae for some great erotic/funny movies.

This was OK, but was expecting more..........2006-07-09

I thought it was going to be a direct spoof of the "I Dream of Jeannie" TV show from the 1960's but it wasn't.
It was OK if you just want to waste and hour or so of your time on soft porn.

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Lucid Dream adventures...
Dreamscape Is Pure Escapsim
A Thrilling Sci Fi Picture
It's been along time since I've seen this one.
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Dreamscape
Starring: Dennis Quaid , Max von Sydow , Christopher Plummer , Eddie Albert , and Kate Capshaw
Director: Joseph Ruben
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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Release Date: 2000-06-06

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Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid) is a talented young psychic who's frittering his gifts away betting on the ponies. That is, until he's coerced by his old pal and mentor Dr. Paul Novotny (Max von Sydow) into taking part in a dream research project in which his psychic abilities make him indispensable. The project concerns "dreamlinking," whereby talented individuals like Alex hook up via electrodes and project themselves into some troubled subject's nightmares, in which they not only observe but participate in the dream, hopefully effecting some remedy. Alex is by nature a feckless guy, a charismatic scoundrel sporting a Cheshire cat's grin. But he warms easily to his new role as dream-dwelling psychotherapist, having a core of decency. Not so his nemesis, Tommy Ray Glatman (David Patrick Kelly), a dreamlink prodigy and pawn of Bob Blair (Christopher Plummer), who runs the research project for the government (he's described as the "head of covert intelligence"). Blair is worried about the President (Eddie Albert), whose nightmares of nuclear holocaust cause him to escalate disarmament talks with the Russians, much to Blair's dismay, being your basic evil, slick, smarmy covert kind of guy. Turns out Blair's real aim is to use the project to train dreamlink assassins, his star pupil being psycho Tommy Ray and his test case the President. Only Alex is there to stop them.

Dreamscape is all business, with a well-structured screenplay that lays the groundwork for the film's many admirable performances. Kate Capshaw in particular is very dreamy as a research scientist and Dennis Quaid's love interest. And David Patrick Kelly is likely to become your worst nightmare, especially when he's the Snakeman, giving an often fantastical performance. But what you're most likely to remember from this wonderful thriller is the many vivid dream sequences, aptly surreal images from the troubled psyche. --Jim Gay

Description

The President of the United States is about to be assassinated in a dream where there is no morning after. Only one man can save him--a man who must plunge himself into the President's horrendous nightmare. Dennis Quaid stars as Alex Gardner, a psychically gifted young man recruited to help Dr. Paul Novotny (Max Von Sydow) and the beautiful Dr. Jane DeVries (Kate Capshaw) in an experiment to help patients disturbed by menacing nocturnal illusions. But corrupt high-ranking government official Bob Blair (Christopher Plummer) has darker plans for Alex's unusual powers. Soon Alex is propelled inside the President's nightmare, a frightening wasteland of nuclear holocaust, and locked in a fantastic battle that could only happen in a dream. This action-packed science fiction adventure will excite and thrill you with its unusual journey through the mind's most terrifying recesses.

Audio Commentary by the Producer, Writer and Special Effects Artist - Special Effects Make-Up Making Of - Production Stills 16X9 - 1.85:1 - Color - English - 5.1 Dolby Digital, 5.1 DTS

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Lucid Dream adventures..........2007-05-20

Alex Gardner was born with certain "talents" - a telepathic genius - able to manipulate the conscious mind. But it is not until he is approached with an offer to further parapsychology that he learns just how profound his abilities can fathom.

Living a life of mundane concerns*, at the behest of Dr. Novotny {Max Von Sydow}, he returns to his former life engaging in psychical research to further the efforts of the mind to tap the abyssal subconscious, projecting into others' dreams, in what is essentially the practice of Lucid Dreaming, what some of us have already mastered. With the aid of a 'dream machine' situated in the 'dream chamber' {"Who's your decorator, Darth Vader?"; it is a nice chamber!}, which merely regulates bio-functions, it begins as a form of therapy, witnessing patients' fears, such as the man who suspected his wife of cheating {including with his brother, a priest, and... even you... Fakuda...?}; and the construction worker with bathophobia {fear of falling from high places}. The reality of the situations amaze Alex, who thereby dedicates his skills full into the project.

Upon reaching REM sleep state, each dream sequence is quite a remarkable spectacle {whose ingress, incidentally, very much resembles the I-Tunes visualizer}, with amorphous transmutations in light and sound surrounding until full presence is achieved.

Then he meets Bob Blaire, whose innocuous first introduction belies his true character as sinister mastermind, and later Tommy Glatman, a psychopathic dream killer obsessed with Martial Arts movies who actually murdered his own father. Blaire runs a top-secret organization within the CIA whose nefarious influence is all-pervasive. The two work in tandum and plan to assassinate the President {Eddie Albert**} in his dream by whatever imaginative scenario, utilizing dream weapons to achieve that end, which results in various stress and shock related maladies in "dayside" state. That is the ultimate idea herein - to cause reactive effects in which a kill in the dream results in the actual demise of the dreamer IN ACTUALITY.

Through entering the dream of an attractive female Doctor with what is essentially an incubus visualization, Alex eventually learns to project without the use of the machine, by merely stilling himself in a quiet, gloomy environment, initiating controlled breathing techniques {sounds familiar...}, he sharpens his senses enough to subsequently confront a serpentine creature known as 'The Snakeman' {a boogie-man archetype and Glatman's fearsome "totem"} who has invaded a boy's dreams. From within a haunted house on a stormy night, down a twisting staircase into an inferno of horrors, the two battle the snake beast in a fantastical scene reminiscient of white knight verses dragon. Although in the dream world, anything is possible.

After the sad execution of Novotny ordered by Blaire, Alex and Tommy square off in The President's nightmare wherein the one with the greater imagination, cleverness, and willpower prevails. The Snakeman manifests again, and through a very shrewd apparition, the President is saved.

Demon hounds, a snake monster, nuclear zombies, sudden scares, cloak and dagger scenarios, secret government conspiracies, a motorbike chase, and horrific environments fill this dreamscape of nucleic creation.

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* Seems he was betting on the horse races and runs afoul of some bookies who want in on his continual success, and otherwise was also concentrating his efforts on carnal pleasures. The question remains - there is no reason why he could not continue to pursue his fleshly interests while also contributing to the project.

** Whom you may remember as portraying Dr. Samuel Richards in the film 'The Devil's Rain', and probably more recognizably as Oliver Wendell Douglas from 'Green Acres'.

Dreamscape Is Pure Escapsim.......2007-04-23

A mild classic little film that I was happy to rediscover while DVD surfing here on Amazon. Although this film is somewhat dated, it still holds up well enough today. The dream sequences are wild and fanciful so the effects there work quite well except for the stop-action effects that while good, are very dated. They will remind you of the classic works of that early special effects pioneer Ray Harryhuasen (misspelled???). Anyhow, he did films like "Clash of the Titans" which is another fun, but again, dated film.

I always find it kinda fun to see some of my favorite actors as they looked when they first started out. This early Dennis Quaid flick is no exception. My son, who is 15, and a fan of his current work, Flight of the Phoenix and The Day After Tomorrow, quickly noticed how boyish he looks in this film and, during a shirtless scene, how he hadn't started working out yet. He boasts a decent 6-pack today at 50. Kate Capshaw, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, looked radiant in spite of her horrific 80's hairdo and gave a better performance that she did in Indiana Jones. Unfortunately, if you've seen her recently, whenever she's out with hubby Steven Spielberg, you will notice that the years were not as kind to her as to Quaid. The ageless Christopher Plummer, Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has played this kind of evil character he plays here many times. He was a staple sinister baddie for quite some time until Anthony Hopkins stepped in with his Silence of the Lamb films and other creepy roles. Plummer plays the overly zealous government man taking over a scientific experiment project for the safety of the free world in his own myopic perspective. The newcomer in this film is an actor who never made it big but should have. Sean Patrick Kelly as the villain is inspired casting in this film. He is very effective in his role of the jealous "top lab rat" as Quaid's character calls him. He is perfectly cast and his role and acting will get under your skin and stay there.

Now throw in some older and highly respected actors during this time period, Max (The Exorcist) Von Sydow playing the respectable scientist not understanding the danger of his work (which he went on to play many times later in his career such as in Tom Cruise's Miniority Report), and Eddie (Green Acres) Albert and you have a stellar cast to go with an intelligent script that does make an effort to avoid cliche-ridden roles and lines (even though some are still present). The direction is fast-paced and the score by Maurice Jarre is effective.

My only quibble with this film is noted by others who remember this film from its original release and VHS transfer and that is the subtle editing that is done for this "updated" release. It's not that I'm bothered so much by the bits that were edited out to better fit the PG-13 rating as it was very close to R in it's time, it's that they don't tell you that they altered the film and that just isn't right. In any event, the subtle editing doesn't change the film significantly and allows for more family friendly viewing.

A Thrilling Sci Fi Picture.......2007-01-20

The photo makes one think of Indiana Jones (and Kate Capshaw, who was in "Temple Of Doom", is a good reason for the comparison), but this is more science fiction. It deals with psychics who are able to enter people's dreams. This puts it into the category of true science fiction, speculating possibilities, their benefits, and their dangers.

Dennis Quaid does an excellent job as a con man with an exceptional ability. Max Van Sydow is just as good as his mentor. Christopher Plummer makes an great villain. And when somebody casts one of my favorite actresses like Kate Capshaw as the love interest . . . George Wendt also is good in a brief role, and Eddie Albert is presidential.

I will conclude that the ending bothered me philosophically. If someone wants to discuss it, feel free to let me know. However, I don't want to spoil any surprises.

In spite of that one disturbing part, I think this is a great movie. It is PG-13, meaning it is not for children; feel free to attend with your junior high or older child, where you can discuss the issues with him. And there is a lot of food for thought you can teach your children with in this movie. Not bad for a sci-fi adventure, huh?

It's been along time since I've seen this one........2006-07-12

I enjoyed being able to see this movie again.

altered .......2006-06-19

i love this movie, however, for some reason, someone has decided to edit all of the romantic scenes, brief nudity, etc. from the dvd version. if that isn't bad enough, they don't tell you that it has been altered from it's original content. i bought this dvd thinking i was getting the original that i loved only to get a chopped up version. rotten deal!

Dream Theater - Images and Words Live in Tokyo / 5 Years in a Live Time

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interesting footage, bad quality
Excellent - worthy for fans, essential for diehards.
2 Priceless DT Dvd's...for the Price of 1. Hmmm, lemme think about it.
Muy Bueno
Good 2-in-1 pack.

Dream Theater - Images and Words Live in Tokyo / 5 Years in a Live Time
Starring: Dream Theater
Manufacturer: Warner Strat. Mkt.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000286SCO
Release Date: 2004-07-13

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With their progressive metal style and exceptional musicianship (learned at the Berklee School of Music) Dream Theater grew to prominence with their MTV hit "Pull Me Under" in 1992. During that time Dream Theater developed a rabid fan base tha