Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Widescreen Edition)
Director: George Lucas
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DVD (22 March, 2005)
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If The Phantom Menace was the setup, then Attack of the Clones is the plot-progressing payoff, and devoted Star Wars fans are sure to be enthralled. Ten years after Episode I, Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), now a senator, resists the creation of a Republic Army to combat an evil separatist movement. The brooding Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is resentful of his stern Jedi mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), tormented by personal loss, and showing his emerging "dark side" while protecting his new love, Amidala, from would-be assassins. Youthful romance and solemn portent foreshadow the events of the original Star Wars as Count Dooku (a.k.a. Darth Tyranus, played by Christopher Lee) forges an alliance with the Dark Lord of the Sith, while lavish set pieces showcase George Lucas's supreme command of all-digital filmmaking. All of this makes Episode II a technological milestone, savaged by some critics as a bloated, storyless spectacle, but still qualifying as a fan-approved precursor to the pivotal events of Episode III. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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Continues this saga does...
And the review continues...so the hero has been chosen and it is time for Anakin to begin his legendary adventure in that galaxy far far away. It has been 10 years since he was found by the now deceased Qui-Gon Gin and began his Jedi training under Obi-Wan Kenobi. Just when things were going well who just happens to show up. Padme Amidalla the now Senator for her home planet Naboo...and the wackiness ensues!!! `Attack of the Clones' is a step up above `The Phantom Menace' as all second chapters are in the great stories. The characters have been introduced and now its time to give them a problem. Unfortunately this episode is another disappointment to the obsessed fans of this story because what is featured is the love story between Anakin and Padme the to be parents of Luke and Leia, but don't count this one out so quickly my friends there some great things to be seen.

In this movie I loved that we got to see Courosant in its grandeur after being one of the biggest teases Mr. Lucas gave his fans with the special edition of `Return Of The Jedi' I loved the night clubs, the traffic and even the dinner...I felt very proud to be a New Yorker watching that. We also get to see how the system of Jedi training works and now we understand that Yoda really did instruct Obi-Wan because he trains every single Jedi. I also loved how we finally get to see the origin of the most mysterious character in the story to date...of course I'm talking about Boba Fett and I was amazed how his role in the story was much more complex than many had thought. There are also a few other pieces that are revealed which of course we all left hanging in the air just waiting for the next 3 years to pass for the space to be filled with Episode 3.

Altogether the movie is enjoyable unless you spent all your life living in your parents' basement and downloading scripts trying to spend hours upon hours memorizing every single level of the death star. It still however lacked that one little piece which we all had to wait another 3 years to see. Not even the great signature BMF lines from Sam Jackson, or Yoda's surprising fight scene at the end couldn't keep me satiated. Otherwise...the force was still with Mr. Lucas at that point in time and once again another fun film put in the books.

Hmmmm?
I just finished watching the series before heading out to watch Episode III. I had only once seen 4, 5, and 6 when they appeared in theatres and fell asleep during Return of the Jedi. My first reaction after rewatching them all was "how did Lucas get so famous writing this drivel?" I have to assume the only reason Hayden kept the part was because he looked so good in his Jedi uniform and could swing a saber well because the boy couldn't act a bit. His line delivery was painful. The Visine tears were laughable.

Lucas, Amadala was always heavily covered. Even when she went out in disguise in Menance, she wore modest attire. What in the hell persuaded you to put the girl in disco lycra, sheer bare back J.Lo scarfs and belly dancing attire? You completely short circuited her character.

Although Anakin's chase of Amadala is believable (likewise Han's of Leia), Amadala's speaking of her former crush and Anakin's stepbrother's girlfriend were completely out of line. I only have episode two on VHS and the deleted scenes of the two in her bedroom and them with her family talking about whether he was her boyfriend were horrid. How could Lucas even film such Ozzie & Harriete blather to put in a Star Wars film. How out of focus could he be?

The arena fight was a mess. They just threw everything and the kitchen sink in there.

Yoda and Count Dracula. I kept yelling "Go for the knees, go for the knees!!!"

Could have been better
First off, Haydan Christiansen's acting as Anakin was horrible. Normally, I wouldn't care, but he's the central character and should at least be able to read lis lines belivably. Mark Hamill was nowhere near a great actor, but he made you feel what Luke felt, not boredom. Other than that, this movie wasn't that bad. Until the end, that is. I loved the fight between Obi-Wan and Jango. I think it's my favorite Star Wars action moment. And yes, Jar Jar Bink's role has been significantly reduced, thank god. But I began to hate this movie after Anakin and Padme touched down on Geonosis to rescue Obi-Wan. The conveyer belt scene was terrible and felt like it belonged in an episode of Tom & Jerry, not a Star Wars film. When C-3P0's head was switched with the battle droid's I knew this film couldn't redeem itself. The arena scene was pretty good, but it was ruined when the Jedi arrived. Jango was killed off way to quickly, and I don't know how Dooku and the other Separatists got away. The fight between Yoda and Dooku was lame (I mean come on, he was a puppet in the original 3 films. he could barely walk!!!). The only real purpose this film served was to explain what the Clone Wars were, and give us insight into the relationship of Anakin and Padme. Speaking of which, why would Padme marry Anakin after he admitted to slaughtering dozens of innocents. I think that scene was essential to showing his darker side, but he should never have admitted it to her. ... Read more

Asin: B00006HBUJ
Subjects:  1. Science Fiction   

The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark/The Temple of Doom/The Last Crusade) - Widescreen
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DVD (21 October, 2003)
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As with Star Wars, the George Lucas-produced Indiana Jones trilogy was not just a plaything for kids but an act of nostalgic affection toward a lost phenomenon: the cliffhanging movie serials of the past. Episodic in structure and with fate hanging in the balance about every 10 minutes, the Jones features tapped into Lucas's extremely profitable Star Wars formula of modernizing the look and feel of an old, but popular, story model. Steven Spielberg directed all three films, which are set in the late 1930s and early '40s: the comic book-like Raiders of the Lost Ark, the spooky, Gunga Din-inspired Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and the cautious but entertaining Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Fans and critics disagree over the order of preference, some even finding the middle movie nearly repugnant in its violence. (Pro-Temple of Doom people, on the other hand, believe that film to be the most disarmingly creative and emotionally effective of the trio.) One thing's for sure: Harrison Ford's swaggering, two-fisted, self-effacing performance worked like a charm, and the art of cracking bullwhips was probably never quite the iconic activity it soon became after Raiders. Supporting players and costars were very much a part of the series, too--Karen Allen, Sean Connery (as Indie's dad), Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Denholm Elliot, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies among them. Years have passed since the last film (another is supposedly in the works), but emerging film buffs can have the same fun their predecessors did picking out numerous references to Hollywood classics and B-movies of the past. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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He will Always be the Name of Adventure
In 1975 Steven Speilberg took you into a sea of terror, in 1977 George Lucas took you into a galaxy full of heroes,villians and many creature species. These two legends came together to introduced as the ultimate hero in the ultimate adventures. The legendary Harrison Ford as the legendary wip cracking archeologist Indiana Jones. The greatest adventure films of all time that truly embody Hollywood history are on DVD, All 3 of Indy's epic adventures, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Now bring home these classic treasures because theres no adventure hero like Indiana Jones. I'm thrilled for Indy's 4th adventure. If you have never seen these movies and your an adventure fan, well your missin out on adventure masterpieces that has a household name and pop culture icon. These films spawned the TV series Young Indiana Jones and two Disney theme parks; Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spetacular in WDW and Indiana Jones Adventure in Disneyland. Bring home the legendary adventures of the legendary Indiana Jones. These are treasures you been waiting to open. "snakes, why it have to be snakes?"

All together now
Everyone is going to have a favorite film. However these work well as a set and are worth the purchase. And the extra goodies or special features of the set add to the experience.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

This is the first in a series of fun to watch action packed movies based on what an archeologist should be. Being a first you will not notice the pattern of the film unless you are used to Saturday matinees.

We hit the deck running on this one as we see Indiana Jones making a John Wayne type of entrance. So much that you do not notice the dubious looking character next to him Statipo (Alfred Molina). Until he says "Give me the Idle and I will give you the whip."

Now settled down, after his near miss with the natives, Harrison Ford is a professor (Indiana Jones) teaching the fact that archeology is a search for facts not some thrill ride.

That very afternoon he is confronted by some government agents. It seems that his old professor Abner Ravenwood has disappeared. They picked up some radio transmissions that contained the name of Abner and a city Tannis. Immediately Indiana Jones knows that the Nazis (natural bad buys) are looking for the Ark of the Covenant (which can be used as a weapon of unspeakable power) and somehow he must bet them to it for the sake of the world.

He is helped by an old love interest Marion (Karen Allen) and rivaled by an old nemesis Dr. Rene Belloq (Paul Freeman).

Does it really exist?
How can he beat them to it?
Why is he on the outs with Abner?

Hold on for a thrill a minute and don't eat any bad dates.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

The "now standard Indiana" formula is there and there are a lot of fun parts to this movie. However the bad guys are too bad and the situation is too spooky. Be sure to watch "Riders of the Lost Ark" first even thought this takes place chronologically earlier.

Once again James Bond has nothing on Dr. Jones (Harrison Ford) as he negotiates for a treasure and is double crossed at every turn, barely escaping with his life, also the acquisition of a steriotipical blond singer Wilhelmina Scott (Kate Capshaw), and his new sidekick Short Round (Jonathan Ke Quan).

In his hasty retreat he does not realize that there are greater forces at work insuring that he fulfill his destiny to recover a sacred object and all the children of a beleaguered village.

Is he up to the challenge?
In this case does being blond help or hinder?
Will Short Shot prove that size does not matter?
Take heart!

Be prepared for a dark passage "a little too dark for my taste".
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

It may just be coincidence but this time Harrison Ford that was a carpenter is not Dr. Indiana Jones (Junior) and his last crusade (until the next film) is to obtain a cup of a carpenter.

Even though this film can stand on its own, it can be more fully understood if you watch "Raiders of the lost Ark" first.

Once again we start out with a young Jones trying to save an artifact from pillagers. This lets us know of his heroic energy and introduces his father Professor Henry Jones (Sean Connery) and his obsession with the Holy Grail, even to the exclusion of his relationship with Junior.

Now grown Dr. Indiana Jones gives a class and explains that Archeology is a pretty strait forward science and not some search for legends. He receives a mysterious piece of post.

He is then approached by group of rich people that are in search of the Grail. It turns out that their top researcher has disappeared. Yep it is Professor Henry Jones. What can Indiana do but go looking for his father. He is accounted by his best friend who runs a museum Dr. Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliottt) as they team up with the last person to see his father Dr. Elsa Schneider (Alison Doody.) He gets a final warning "Do not trust anybody."

Will he find his father?
If he dies what will they have to talk about?
Does the Grail really exist?
Who are the mysterious people following him?

One of my favorite scenes is where Dr. Jones disguised in a German uniform bumps into Hitler (Michael Sheard of Star Wars fame).

Have fun watching this great film with the banter between Hennery and Junior. And remember "do not trust anybody."

The only thing that needs to be changed
Is the packaging. The huge box, the plastic cases holding each CD separately. I have not seen one person complain about this. This trilogy is on of the greatest achievements in cinema history, and it comes as four individual cd's jammed together inside plastic cases. I really have no idea why studios do not release trilogies in box sets that resembled tv shows season releases (i.e., the X files...I mean, have you seen their season box sets?). The same for the star wars trilogy. Why are they so cheap, can't they spend a few extra bucks on making a nice box, holding all cd's without those horrid plastic cases?

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Asin: B00003CXC5
Subjects:  1. Feature Film-action/Adventure   

Newsies
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Audio CD (30 January, 2001)
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Arguably one of the oddest films to emerge from the modern Disney Entertainment empire, this scrappy 1992 live-action musical tells the tale of a turn-of-the-last-century labor uprising among New York City's newsboys (or "Newsies")--an especially ironic topic given the Mouse House's own historical labor relations problems. It was also a valiant attempt to revive the glory days of the Hollywood musical, and Alan Menken (fresh from his triumphs Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid) serves up a rousing retro slate of songs (with lyrics by Jack Feldman) that both evoke the Ragtime-era story and bring a musical revivalist's fervor to the task of reanimating one of filmdom's most endangered genres; a throwback to be sure, but an energetic and infectious one. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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No words can describe how much I love this movie
When I first rented this film, I was going through my "The Mighty Ducks" phase. I was searching on the internet about it and I came a across this site that was inspired by aaron lohr (Mush in Newsies) I was like "wut the heck..." so I check it out and there was a bunch of people talking about how much they loved the mighty ducks and newsies so I decided to rent newsies and find out wut the fuss was about. it turns out that this has become one of my favorite movies/musicals EVER! I fell in love with it and watched it everday.
Every single day for about 5 months, I would sit in class, waiting for the long day to be over so I could go home and watch Newsies. It shows Disney at its best and reminds the way they did things around the 90's. its a shame Disney doesn't make movies they way they use to. I just hope one day I could make a production like that and bring back the good old days.
so my advice is to buy this soundtrack and movie! RIGHT NOW!!

Makes Me Want To Dance
I set my alarm each to wake-up to the song "Seize The Day" the songs are this Soundtrack are some of the best and most inspiring songs- they kind of remind me of a kiddie-version of Les Miserables. I love each of the songs and find them inspiring this is perhaps the best work done by the man who gave us the classic songs from Beauty and the Beast and brought us Little Shop of Horrors. The movie was simply brillant and remains to this day to be one of my favorite musicals but, this C.D will impress it will make you want to get up and change the world! All in all this C.D. is definately a good buy!!!!

Truly original
I am a huge newsies fan.I would watch the movie whenever I could, and a couple of my friends and I would mock the dance moves of the kids in the film.We all love the soundtrack, and my personal favorite is The World Will Know.I am in theatre, and have been since I was 6.I did a dance in my dance class to Seize the Day when I was 7, and loved it even then!Its a wonderful soundtrack for adults as well as children. I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Special Widescreen Edition)
Director: Chris Columbus
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DVD (08 February, 2005)
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Here's an event movie that holds up to being an event. This filmed version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, adapted from the wildly popular book by J.K. Rowling, stunningly brings to life Harry Potter's world of Hogwarts, the school for young witches and wizards. The greatest strength of the film comes from its faithfulness to the novel, and this new cinematic world is filled with all the details of Rowling's imagination, thanks to exuberant sets, elaborate costumes, clever makeup and visual effects, and a crème de la crème cast, including Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, and more. Especially fine is the interplay between Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his schoolmates Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), as well as his protector, the looming Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane). The second-half adventure--involving the titular sorcerer's stone--doesn't translate perfectly from page to screen, ultimately because of the film's fidelity to the novel; this is a case of making a movie for the book's fans, as opposed to a transcending film. Writer Steve Kloves and director Chris Columbus keep the spooks in check, making this a true family film, and with its resourceful hero wide-eyed and ready, one can't wait for Harry's return. Ages 8 and up. --Doug Thomas ... Read more

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Your a great wizard Harry friendship and bravery
This movie was so much better than I possibly could have imagined it. I was not a new-comer to the on-going saga of Harry Potter. I had started reading the books in third grade and the the first movie of the seven part tale came magically to life. This movie exceeded all my expectations and if possible more. I'm in my 8th grade year and I have seen this movie countless times. It follows the story in one of the best book to screen adaptations I have ever seen. Hogwarts catsle is amazing. The Qudditch scenes are superb and the cast is perfect.
The performances of the child actors are great. The adult actors work the magic well and bring their characters to life.

Daniel Radcliffe is THE Harry Potter. He not only looks the part but does a stunning job of bringing the main character to life. He is simply irriplacible.
Rupert Grint is perfect for the part of Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend. His sarcastic lines and facail expressions are down right Ron.
Emma Watson as the know-it-all Hermione Granger is straight on. She plays Hermione to the right amount of annoyance to loyalty to the character of the book.
Tom Felton as the sly,cunning,and evil Draco Malfoy is perfection. He brings his character to life on the big screen.
All these young actors do amazing jobs of the difficulty of bringing Harry's world to life. The DVD is loaded with extra features. If you have not seen this splendid movie you have strongly been missing out on the magical phonomen of Harry's world. See you on platform 9 3/4!!!

Viaje mágico del papel al celuloide
Llegó el momento de hablar de Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal. A estas alturas, muchas personas ya deben haberla visto, a juzgar por las colas en los cines donde la proyectan y la venta anticipada de tickets que resultó ser muy exitosa.

Los que leyeron los libros, al menos el primero, saben perfectamente sobre qué trata la historia. Para aquellos que no tengan la mínima idea sobre el fenómeno Potter -y me cuesta creer que hayan personas que no sepan "nada"-, aquí les va resumida la trama: Harry Potter vive con sus tíos, los Dursley, que le han mentido sobre la muerte de sus padres y lo mantienen dentro de una alacena bajo la escalera. Letras misteriosas comienzan a llegar para Harry cuando cumple 11 años, hasta que finalmente el pequeño se entera que es un mago y que ha sido aceptado para el primer curso en la prestigiosa Escuela Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería. En ese lugar, Harry se hace amigo de Ron Weasley y Hermione Granger y junto a ellos, se embarca en grandes aventuras en Hogwarts, un lugar más allá de la imaginación de Harry, donde descubre sus talentos extraordinarios, se enfrenta a temibles enemigos y consigue a la familia que nunca tuvo.

Hay toneladas de magia en Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal; hasta una muggle como yo lo puede notar. Una superproducción que deslumbra tanto en lo visual como en su ejecución, Harry Potter nos abre los ojos al mundo sublime de la magia y la fantasía. Hayan o no leído el libro, es un portal para aquellos dispuestos a dejar volar su imaginación. Los límites entre la realidad y el mundo mágico son desdibujados con tal sutileza que no nos percatamos como el mundo de Potter se convierte en nuestra realidad.

Decir que la cinta es completamente fiel al libro sería mentir. Sin embargo, el director Chris Columbus y su equipo técnico hicieron maravilas para recrear el mundo descrito con exquisito detalle en los libros de J.K. Rowling. Incluso en dos horas y media de duración, la cinta jamás podría dar un 100% de atención a toda la novela.

Pero a pesar de esto, Harry Potter es una cinta que no sólo logra mostrarnos la mayoría de la historia narrada en la novela, sino que lo hace exitosamente en casi todas sus escenas. Virtualmente, cada personaje es interpretado por un actor que aglutina por completo las descripciones hechas por Rowling, desde la sabihonda Hermione Granger, hasta el ambigüo e impredecible profesor Snape.

Hay drama, aventura, misterio, suspenso y humor. ¿Qué más tiene la película? Me hizo reir, aplaudir, chillar, gritar de miedo y asombro, sonreir y suspirar. Me hizo creer en un mundo donde la magia es una profesión honorable que existe con el propósito de hacer justicia y luchar contra el mal. Un mundo donde la amistad es sinónimo de familia, lealtad y apoyo. Donde afortunadamente, nadie es perfecto ni espera que tu lo seas.

Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal no es una película más, es un mundo con sus propias y fantásticas reglas mágicas.

SIMPLY MAGICAL
I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I love the books and when i first heard a movie was being made I was very excited. The movie was just as I hoped it would be. It had all the elements from the orginal book. Chris Columbus was able to catch the magical world of Hogwarts the way J.K. Rowling created it. He also was able to portray the friendship of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
Chris Columbus is an excelletent director that can bring to life a world of wizards, wands, brooms, and most of all magic. ... Read more

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Winnie the Pooh - Seasons of Giving
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VHS Tape (09 November, 1999)
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Three marvelous cold-weather stories from Disney's popular Poohtelevision series are combined into one video.A slight error in judgment has led the gang in the 100 Acre Wood into spring in "Groundpiglet Day." Rabbit's rushing about defeats the true purpose of the holidays in "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving." Rabbit is also the center of "Find Her, Keep Her" when he adopts a wayward bird. Even though this is a new collection of cartoons, the 70-minute tape keeps closely to the spirit of the '60s Pooh classics (unlike previous Pooh cartoons). A new song from Disney songmasters the Sherman brothers is sung (along with their famous title number), and Paul Winchell returns as the unmistakable voice of Tigger. That's not the late Sterling Holloway voicing Pooh, but a remarkable impersonation by ace mimic Jim Cummings. (Ages 3 and up) --Doug Thomas ... Read more

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The most horrible embarrassment Disney has made
Anyone with a two-year-old will have to watch the same movie over and over and over again.This is NOT the movie you want to watch.Better options include both The Tigger Movie and Piglet's Big Movie.

First of all, the animation is very bad.Remember the Pooh cartoons that used to be on ABC on Saturday mornings?That's what this is like.Choppy animation and sharp coloring.Not the soothing watercolored sketches that are in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

THEN - they've completely massacred the characters.If you like the sensitive nature of Piglet, the generosity of Pooh, the impulsivity of Tigger, and the uptight Rabbit, you will hate this movie.

The movie follows no distinct plot line.It begins with a misunderstanding of the season (is it November or February?) that can be blamed on individual sheets of Rabbit's day-by-day calendar (now, where would a rabbit get one of these???) blowing away in the wind.

Next, there are about twenty or thirty minutes dealing with the way they figure out that it's nearly Thanksgiving (that's odd - I didn't realize that the English celebrated American Thanksgiving) and the accompanying preparations.Naturally all of Rabbit's friends bungle the Thanksgiving, but make it all right later.

As if this movie wasn't bad enough to start, we morph from the first story line into an absolutely dreadful segment (which takes up the rest of the movie) about a horrid little kestral named, appropriately, Kessie.Kessie is a very whiny little bird who is somehow orphaned and abandoned in the Hundred Acre Wood in DECEMBER.

The rest of the movie focuses on Rabbit's foster parenting ability, and his struggle to let Kessie go, as the seasons change and she prepares to fly south.

As a previous reviewer said, it's extremely obvious that this movie was patched together to get it ready in time for Christmas.

Adorable Movie for 'Winnie-the-Pooh' Fans
In this wonderful 70-minute film, we are brought to the Hundred Acre Wood in three different delightful tales that are sure to brighten up even the coldest day of the year, for viewers of all ages.

SEASONS OF GIVING starts on a cold and blustery day in the Hundred Acre Wood, when Piglet, Pooh, Rabbit, and Tigger set out on a quest to find Winter, a season that they seem to have "missed." While searching for Winter, the four friends begin a wild search to find the perfect ingredients for the greatest Thanksgiving feast, which eventually leads to the Christmas holidays, and a surprise visit from a very special friend.

In the first story, GROUNDPIGLET DAY, we meet up with the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood, as they ring in Spring.

The second story, starring Rabbit, A WINNIE THE POOH THANKSGIVING, we find the beloved Rabbit rushing about, which ultimately defeats the true meaning of the holiday season all together.

The third, and final story, again starring Rabbit, FIND HER, KEEP HER, features Rabbit showing his soft, and caring side, instead of his often grumpy side, when he finds, and adopts a wayward baby bird.

Featuring gorgeous animation, five brand new songs on this straight-to-video release, and everyone's favorite characters, Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Beaver, Roo, Kanga, and Christopher Robin, this film is sure to be a pleaser for the entire family to gather around the TV, and watch during this enchanting season. Winni-the-Pooh fans can not miss this movie!

Erika Sorocco

Sweet & Touching Pooh Film!!
This is a sweet and touching Pooh film. I strongly suggest watching it if you haven't. I am proud to have it in my collection. I first rented this video from my local video store. Once I watched it I just HAD to have it. It is that good. I knew that it would be a Pooh video that I would watch over and over. ... Read more

Asin: B00000J2JC
Subjects:  1. Christmas   

The Emperor's New Groove (2000 Film)
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Audio CD (14 November, 2000)
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Disney's score-heavy soundtrack to the animated "Emperor's New Groove" blends a scoop of splashy and sentimental contemporary tunes with a shovelful of evocative, masterfully crafted compositions. Big-name artists such as Shawn Colvin, Eartha Kitt, and Tom Jones each signed on to sing one of five Sting-penned songs, and Sting himself lends vocals to two tracks (one a duet with Colvin), so the stars are flying high. But fans of these folks may feel they're forever flipping through the wordless orchestral numbers in search of the record's radio-friendly fare. But buyers with more eclectic listening habits are in for a fully engaging if sometimes jumpy sonic ride: Composer John Debney sends pulses racing then mellows them out on tracks teeming with tension ("Beware the Groove"), trepidation ("The Jungle Rescue"), or tenderness ("A New Hope"), and Sting as songwriter doses up splashes of spice by way of the salsified "Perfect World," for which Jones's considerable vocal energies couldn't be better suited, and the prickly "Snuff Out the Lights," which is put across with practiced insouciance by a pucker-faced, still-out-of-this-world-after-all-these-years Kitt, who also plays the movie's devious diva Yzma. "My Funny Friend and Me," Emperor's end-title song and the record's first single, presents a more familiar Sting, and not only because he's its singer. Soundwise, it hardly strays from the artist's huge-selling adult-skewed ballads--his bread and butter in recent years--and as such, it, along with the tender duet "One Day She'll Love Me," grips the potential to send this record racing up the charts. --Tammy La Gorce ... Read more

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Great CD based on original movie premise
This CD is great, the Sting songs are, as to be expected, wonderful, especially the ones he sings.It is unfortunate though that this CD has very little in common with the movie as it was released.The movie was originally intended to be a serious drama, based on the "Prince and the Pauper" storyline, but it apparently didn't work, so Disney rushed to change it into a buddy-comedy.I guess the timeline to get the revised movie into theaters didn't allow for them to make significant changes to the soundtrack, because songs that support the original story (Disney was to call the movie "Empire of the Sun") still appear on the soundtrack, even though they have absolutely nothing to do with the movie as released.

All that having been said, this is a truly enjoyable soundtrack/score combination.

Crystal clear scores, excellent songs, but a bit lacking...
Looking back on my first review, I would like to make some modifications and change my ratings.

While the songs are excellent and the scores are good, the scores lack some of the scenes and cues from the movie itself which I desired to listen to; particulary the opening sequence.

Otherwise, the Sting songs; in fact all of the songs (save the annoying "Lamma Lamma") are great and the score is mostly lively, yet still somewhat lacking.

In short, the New Groove soundtrack is good, but there are definately better pieces with the advent of the Atlantis and Shrek scores, both of which are avaliable at Amazon.

It had to be Disney
I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting anything good aboutEmperor's New Groove.Then I got the Cd and realized that Sting wrotegreat songs for the film.I like the sound of all the songs. There ismore, I just got the spanish version of the soundtrack and it is greattoo, the Walk the llama llama song is even better in this CD, it evenhas some extra lyrics that the english version doesn'tinclude. .... The title in spanish is even better "Las Locurasdel Emperador" which means something like "The Emperor'sFrolics" ... Read more

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The Emperor's New Groove (Disney Collector's Edition)
Director: Mark Dindal
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DVD (01 May, 2001)
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Originally developed as an epic called Kingdom of the Sun, The Emperor's New Groove lost scale and most of Sting's song score (some of which can be heard on the soundtrack) on its way to the screen. The end result is the lightest Disney film in many a moon, a joyous romp akin to Aladdin in its quotient of laughs for kids and adults. The original story centers on the spoiled teenage emperor Kuzco (David Spade), who enjoys getting the best of his Aztecan subjects. When he fires Yzma (Eartha Kitt), his evil sorceress, she seeks revenge and turns Kuzco into a llama with the help of her hunk of the month, a lunk named Kronk (Patrick Warburton). Alone in the jungle, the talking llama is befriended by Pacha (John Goodman), who has just been told to vacate his pastoral home by the human Kuzco. What's an ego to do? That's pretty much the story and the characters--simple, direct, fun--a Disney film on a diet. For any fan of the acidic humor of Spade, this is essential viewing. As narrator of his tale, Kuzco uses a sarcastic tone to keep the story jumping with plenty of fun asides (he even "stops" the film at one point to make sure you know the story is about him). Even better is character actor Warburton (Elaine's stuck-up boyfriend on Seinfeld), who steals every scene as the dim-witted, but oh-so-likable Kronk. There's even a delicious Tom Jones number that starts the film off with a bang. --Doug Thomas ... Read more

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Love the Llama
Five stars you bet!The funniest Disney move in LONG time, and for once something that doesn't focus on death (as it seems a lot of Disney does.)My kids love it as much as I do.Witty humor for adults and silly stuff for the kids.David Spade is absolutely perfect for this role and how could you not love Puddy (from Seinfeld) as Cronk!Buy it before it goes in the Disney vault.

Funny Disney, especially for adults
When the movie starts you see a sad lama sitting in the dark. Then you hear the voice of David Spade and the fun starts. Animations are always mentioned in the lists of movies actors have made and deservedly so; ever since 'A Bugs Life' and 'Ants' have the on-screen animated figures started looking like the actors themselves, including the humor and antics.

The story is the usual Disney. Good people vs Bad people, cool animations, a lot of songs, and a good dose of humor. Provided in the most part by David Spade and Patrick Warburton, you may remember him as Elaine's Boyfriend Puddy in Seinfeld or a small part in a few episodes of 'Newsradio', his dry, dumbwitted remarks are hilarious and the best thing about this movie.

The theme song by Tom Jones is also funny (he is credited as 'theme song guy') and has the great line "an enigma and a mystery, in Meso-American history".

Even as an adult I had to laugh out loud sometimes. You can say what you want about Disney, they can deliver movies that suit 3 year olds through 103 year olds.

Too good for words!
This movie is great for kids of all ages! I'm fifteen and i still love this movie with all my heart.This is not your typical disney movie! This movie ROCKS!! You can watch it over and over again without getting tired of it! I confess, I have watched it so many times i know all the words by heart and can recite it to you. But thats okay since all my friends know the words by heart too! Never have i seen someone who watched this movie and didnt like it.The best thing is that it never gets old. It's one of those movies where everytime you watch it you notice something new.You will not regret getting this movie!! ... Read more

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Toy Story: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
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Audio CD (27 March, 2001)
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When Disney and Pixar were producing their computer-animation breakthrough Toy Story, a project whose R&D costs alone demanded a blockbuster payoff, the conventional wisdom would have been to turn the music-scoring chores over to the stable of writers who'd made the likes of The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast such sound successes. Instead they wisely handed the task to one Randy Newman, a musician who'd built his reputation writing some of the most skewed and astringent pop songs in history. The result is a technological marvel with a very human heart. "You've Got a Friend in Me" and "Strange Things" offer delight to listeners of any age, while "I Will Go Sailing No More" sounds like a melancholy orphan from Little Criminals--even if it's only lamenting a goofy, marooned toy space ranger. Newman's instrumental score is by turns gleeful and heart-tugging--one of the richest musical scores of the genre. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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The Musical Accompaniment to Pixar's First Big Picture.
TOY STORY was the first feature-length motion picture that Pixar released in theatres.The movie was literally ground-breaking in what it did for animation and also included one of the best movie plots to be seen on screen that whole year (1995).In addition, there was the music.Randy Newman has been plugging out show tunes for years on end. However, with the release of the TOY STORY, Newman entered a new era. Some will disagree and others will say that TOY STORY is when Newman sold out, but with the TOY STORY soundtrack, Randy Newman's music went mainstream in a major way and became popular with a whole new audience (largely composed of children and young adults).

TOY STORY is a buddy flick and the songs and music on the album reflect that.From the wonderful "You've Got a Friend in Me" to the charming instrumental "Woody and Buzz", the music and songs of TOY STORY reflect an awareness and mentality that is often missing in movie music.

I enjoy listening to the instrumental pieces on the album, but am especially fond of the regular songs. Those songs are:

"You've Got a Friend in Me"--the song that captures the whole
buddy-theme of the movie.As a sidenote, this was one of the
most requested songs on the children's radio show I used to
produce.

"Strange Things"--a song about one's self-awakening and the
frustration felt in the goings on.

"I Will Go Sailing No More"--one of the saddest and most
haunting songs I have ever heard sung in a movie, the song is
all about the loss of a dream.

The TOY STORY album isn't for everyone. However, fans of the film and Randy Newman fans will probably enjoy it, not to mention Disney maniacs.

One Of The Better Soundtracks
I'm not a huge soundtrack fan but this is a good soundtrack.It has all of the vocal songs from the movie along with most of the instrumental stuff.If you liked the music in the mvie this would be a good buy.

Newman gives us fun music to listen to
Randy Newman, in addition to being an excellent singer and songwriter, delivers a great orchestral score for Toy Story. "You've Got a Friend in Me" is a great song, along with "Strange Things" and "I Will Go Sailing No More." The instrumental tracks contain a lot of variations on themes from these 3 songs played, in addition to a lot of other themes and ideas. The average person might think that scoring for an animated film would mean that the music would have to fit the scene exactly on every single move, otherwise known as mickey-mousing, done in the old Warner Bros. cartoons. However, Newman scores it as if it were a drama and just listening to the music would tell you that. There are some comedic and fun parts in the music, which hint that it is an animated film, but not like the cartoons of old. The score is overall enjoyable, light-hearted, and fun. Other parts of the score contain jazz related ideas and there is action music present in several of the cues, which Newman does an excellent job writing. A great soundtrack to own and listen to for people of all ages. ... Read more

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Disney's Hercules: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
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Audio CD (27 March, 2001)
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beautiful
as usual disneys soundtracks are a work of art. alan menken is a genius and while you're listening you're just replaying the movie inyour mind. it is a treat.

wow!! ALAN MENKEN IS GREAT!!
i just wrote this review 'cause the ones amazan has were from three years ago so here we go ... the best song in this soundtrack is go to distance , which Alan Menken wrote , i'm a big fan of disney , but this soundtrack wasn't enough for the movie ,something's missing here,more voices the one i recommend is the little mermaid , that one's great

Best Menken music ever
The title says everything. Hercules features the most wonderful music you can imagine. Even The Little Mermaid can't top Hercules! ... Read more

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The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Audio CD (14 October, 1997)
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Before Broadway was Disneyfied and Times Square became a mall, the best Broadway musicals were being written for Disney animated features by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. Their songs for The Little Mermaid created the mold from which their even more popular work (Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin) would be cast. Almost every tune in Mermaid has its (slightly inferior) counterpart in Beauty, for example. But there's no topping the Oscar-winning calypso show-stopper, "Under the Sea"--in which a Caribbean crab convinces you that "Darlin' it's better/Down where it's wetter." Other songs, just as delightful, are even more impressive in the context of the movie. The rapturous "Kiss the Girl" accompanies a scene in which, despite the whispered urgings of creatures all around, the romantic hero does not act on the title's advice!That's the kind of abstract dramatic (OK, comedic) conceit you'd expect from Harold Pinter rather than Disney. And the gruesomely hilarious "Les Poissons" gives us a fisheye view of a kitchen where the seafood chef is a sort of French Ed Gein--a sadistic murderer who brutally tortures and chops up his victims, then eats them! Who says Disney never did black comedy? "...I stuff you with bread/It won't hurt, 'cause you're dead/And you're certainly lucky you are...." Lyricist Ashman may not have been Cole Porter, but he was the next best thing. --Jim Emerson ... Read more

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A great soundtrack to a wonderful movie!
You will never hear anyone saying that the music of Little Mermaid is bad! The soundtrack is the Little Mermaid is a classic by itself. This soundtrack is the main reason why the movie became a classic. Even though the movie was excellent, the soundtrack uplifted the movie to become one of the biggest hits of 1989, and one of the best animated movies ever.

The music for this soundtrack is beautifully composed by Alan Menken, who later continued to show his talents with Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and Hercules. In fact, it was the turning point of Menken's career from writing music for Sesame Street, to winning a numerous number of awards for his compositions in movies. In teaming up with the late Howard Ashman, the duo created really catchy tunes for this movie like `Under the Sea' and `Kiss the Girl', and well as moving songs like `Part of your World'. All the songs fit perfectly into the movie and goes really well with the story, not stalling it in anyway. You really feel for the characters while they are singing, like Ariel during `Part of your World'.

It is really hard to pick a favorite track since all of them sound so good, even the entire score of the movie. It is not surprising that this movie won 2 Academy Awards, one for Best Score, and the other for Best song `Under the Sea'. `Kiss the Girl' was also nominated for Best song It also won a Golden Globe award for the same song. After listening to the soundtrack, I am sure that at least one of the songs will remain glued to your head. This is one of the few soundtracks which both kids and adults will enjoy alike.

Return from the Abyss.
At the time that THE LITTLE MERMAID came out, the Walt Disney studio was in major trouble. They helped paved the way in animation and CGI, but they hadn't had a major hit on their hands in a long time. The animation department at the studio had failed to produce a solid success in a long time and rumors were circulating that the company might end up doing something drastic, like selling off assets.Then THE LITTLE MERMAID came out and Disney saw a complete turn around. The movie revived the art of animation and helped secure Disney's foundation so that it could produce later films such as BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ALADDIN, and THE LION KING.THE LITTLE MERMAID has a good story and the plot is still memorable today. However, the thing that sets the film as almost being a classic is the soundtrack. THE LITTLE MERMAID set a whole new course for Disney and in some ways paved the way for the revival of movie musicals. After all, the movie is basically an animated musical. The songs from the film are sung so much nowadays that they are commonplace, but they are still memorable and just as moving as they were the first time I heard them.Some of the main songs include:

"Daughters of Triton"

"Part of Your World"

"Under the Sea"

"Poor Unfortunate Souls"

"Les Poissons"

"Kiss the Girl"

My favorite song in the arrangement is "Kiss the Girl", though "Part of Your World" is a close second. I am also one of the few people I've met who enjoy "Les Poissons".

The second half of this album includes the rest of the score from the filmThe score won a 1989 Academy Award for Best Score. A must have for Disney fans and a great piece of music to listen to in general.

I love this cd, but..!
I adore the movie and I love the music, but how could they leave out Vanessa's Song? That's my favourite song in the movie! ... Read more

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The Little Mermaid (Limited Issue)
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
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DVD (07 December, 1999)
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From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand," Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea"). Mermaid put animation back on the studio's "to do" list and was responsible for ushering Beauty and the Beast to theaters. A modern Disney classic. --Keith Simanton ... Read more

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One of Disney's all time greats!
The Little Mermaid came out a year after I was born. I guess I only find it fitting to write a kid's review, because all of the wonderful memories i have from it were when I was a kid. It simply is a stunning movie, regardless of being a disney classic.
It chronicles the story of Ariel, a young mermaid who dreams of becoming a human to be with her love, Eric. However the only way she can be human is by sacrificing her voice to the evil sea witch ursula. She also has two sidekicks, the absolutely hilarious sebastion and the sweet, shy flounder. I found the story to be expertly crafted and entertaining for adults and children. After 16 years, I finally rented it again and it was as magical as it had always been. I can't wait until it is re-released in 2008 on DVD. It stands against such classics as the lion king, and beauty and the beast. All three of these movies have EXCELLENT music as well as wonderful characters, both comical and serious. Highly Recommended!

A fantastic movie, but you may want to wait....
This is no doubt a beautiful and classic disney film.

My advice:Wait for the 2-disc "Platinum Edition" to be released.It will contain the extra bonus features that the "Limited Issue" lacks.Also, if you wait you can probably find it for about 20 dollars, which is much better than buying it second hand right now for a ridiculous price.You will get more for your money if you wait!Also, you should know that Disney has decided to speed up their releases with the Platinum series (from 1 every year to 2 each year).So, Little Mermaid will be out in October of 2006.So, if you can wait a year and a half to get the better version, I would recommend it! Especially if you're into extras and bonus features (because the limited issue has NONE!)

So, if anyone is interested, Cinderella is the next Platinum DVD to come out in October of 2005, followed by Lady and the Tramp in March of 2006, and then (finally!) The Little Mermaid in October of 2006

(For 2007, the March release will be The Jungle Book and then 101 Dalmations in October)

For more information... UltimateDisney.com is a great website!

I hope you found this advice helpful, as my wish is for everyone to be able to enjoy this gorgeous Disney film!

Wonderful!Disney's greatest film since "The Rescuers!"
Disney was sure going down, they hadn't had a good hit film since The Rescuers, the era which followed only offered bland films at the rhythm of Oliver & Company.This film is one of the greatest Disney films ever, it features beautiful animation and great songs, the only problem is minor "reality holes" once in a while.

The story of 16-year-old Ariel is really something.A young mermaid goes against her father's wishes in order to achieve what she wants, to be with the handsome human prince Eric which turns the little mermaid to the powers of the wicked Ursula, who always reminded me of Madame Medusa from The Rescuers, with two ferocious pets as well.Ursula does her magic after singing a catchy song "Poor Unfortunate Souls" and turns Ariel into a human, now Ariel has only three days to receive a kiss from Eric so as to be human for the rest of her days.However, Ursula has plans and will not let Ariel be happy, even if it means cheating by turning herself into the beautiful Vanessa, who with Ariel's voice succeeds at capturing the heart of the prince.Thanks to the help of the wise Sebastian and the playful Flounder, Ariel manages to get her way and find true happiness in the world of humans.However, after watching the film, you'll want her too as Ariel is one of the sweetest pricesses ever brought up by the Disney animators.

Besides beautiful animation, fun-loving characters and an outstanding plot, The Little Mermaid also offers beautiful music, one of my favorites being the whole "Fireworks" melody, the songs, "Part of your World," "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl" are top-notch, too!

The only problem with the film (Which is rather minor) is the sometimes loss of "reality," sometimes it seems as if animators had forgotten that the characters were floating underwater, a fair example is when Sebastian falls from high above, when he usually "slides" down peacefully, that fall was seen as if he had fallen in land instead of underwater, but these little mistakes are minor and do not make the film any less wonderful.

Naturally, this film has been added to the line of Platinum releases and will be getting the ultimate DVD release sometime soon, although this will most likely be the last of the series.Don't waste your money in outrageously priced DVD copies only available on eBay and Amazon, since the last release was poor and not worth the money. ... Read more

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If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
by Bruce Campbell
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Hardcover (23 June, 2001)
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A Groovy ride through the life of a cult icon
The B movie actor Bruce Campbell invites his readers to ride with him through the choppy waters of blue-collar Hollywood. By opening If Chins Could Kill you get exactly what he promises: a glimpse of the crazy world of cinema. Moreover, the centerpiece of the book -and as such of Bruce's "rich" acting career- is the creation of a real low budget cult phenomenon that made the foundations of Hollywood shiver. At the age of 21, Bruce and his friend Sam Raimi started working on their first full-feature movie, assisted by a bunch of naïve, but highly enthusiastic youngsters. That first feature would become know as The Evil Dead. Sam Raimi would turn out to be a really great director who gave birth to films like Spider-man and A Simple Plan. And Bruce? Well, he did what he did best: playing the actor eternally doomed on being on the verge of a major breakthrough... and proud of it!

But Bruce is more than a B-movie actor. He is also a great storyteller. The memoirs he has put down to paper mostly break down to a sum of quite hilarious anecdotes, but at the same time overwhelm you with a feeling of genuineness and admiration for the art of filmmaking. Although quite some of his adventures in that strange celluloid world turn out differently than he had hoped for, Bruce maintains a light-hearted perspective throughout his story. He tells his story in an amusingly self depreciating manner, but never fails to convince the reader that whatever he did, he had an absolutely groovy time!

For everyone who is interested in how movies come to life, If Chins Could Kill is also a very insightful book. But even if the movie business does not tickle your fancy, this book might be one of the funniest autobiographies you'll ever read.

You wanna title? I'll give you a title...
Chins is a fun read plain and simple. The back of the book (or in this case product description) will tell you all you need to know about what you're getting into.

Bruce Campbell is down to earth, and funny. Instead of being boring and clinical or dramatic and wallowing in the things that went wrong, this book is more 'bad things happen, good things happen, and, sometimes, REALLY bizarre things happen: Here's what and how'. This anecdotal approach makes the book easy to either pick up and put down (like breaks and lulls at work) because of the short chapters and stopping points within the chapters, or sit down and read for hours because of it's easy conversational tone.

Want to learn more about Bruce Campbell? Read this book. Independant films? Cult fandom? Television? Ups and downs of acting? Book signings? Cross country traveling? Scurvy? Its all covered.

My only complaint is there's no list of his roles. He speaks about them (including commercials, bless 'im), but it would have been nice to have an actual list in the back somewhere. That's the only thing and, really, that's nitpicking.

Recommended for Bruce fans, movie fans, and people in search of a great read.

Titles are hard to think up...........
I haven't read this book yet, but wanted to throw a little piece of trivia out. Campbell was also the star of the best TV series that nobody has ever seen (IMHO) - The Adventures of Briscoe County, from about 10 years ago, or so. The man is a true character...... ;-) ... Read more

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Army of Darkness
Director: Sam Raimi
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VHS Tape (12 October, 1999)
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A movie that only true horror buffs could love, Army of Darkness is officially part 3 in the wild and wacky Evil Dead trilogy masterminded by the perversely inventive director Sam Raimi, who would later serve as executive producer of the popular syndicated TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Raimi's favorite actor, Bruce Campbell, returns as Ash (hero of the first two Evil Dead flicks), a hardware-store clerk who is magically transported--along with his beat-up Oldsmobile and a chainsaw attachment for his severed left forearm--to the brutal battlefields of the 14th century. He quickly assumes power (who else in the Middle Ages packs a shotgun and a chainsaw?), and unites his band of medieval knights against the dreaded Army of the Dead. Raimi gleefully subverts almost every horror-movie cliché as he serves up a nonstop parade of blood, gore, and vicious sword-bearing skeletons--an affectionate homage to animator Ray Harryhausen's classic Jason and the Argonauts. The frantic action is fun while it lasts, but even at 80 minutes Army of Darkness nearly wears out its welcome. You know that Raimi can maintain the mayhem for only so long before it grows tiresome, and fortunately this madcap movie quits while it's ahead. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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0 STARS:Talk about stupid, this thing is ridiculous.
When I watched "Army of Darkness", I tried really hard to keep an open mind, but much to my dismay, I had to admit that this movie is utter trash and completely boring.I actually liked "The Evil Dead"...a pretty good movie, so I thought I should check out this sequel...boy was I wrong!!I couldn't believe that I had heard so many good things about this movie and it was jst incredibly terrible.I guess this movie appeals to a very limited auction or as they say has a small "cult following".I must admit this whole Medieval theme is extremely lame...it definitely gets stupid and very boring, very fast."Army of Darkness" falls more into the category of a cheesey sci-fi comedy rather than a horror flick.As a horror movie, it fails miserably.Therefore, I cannot recommend this trash to anyone who is a true horror movie fan...avoid this garbage at all costs.Some people call "Army of Darkness" a horror movie...I just call it "rubbish".

Genuine and Original!
This is one of my all time favorite zombie, horror movie and at the same time it's one of those movies that made me laugh also the most. No, this is not another zombie cheap flick (when I say cheap I mean horrible) it's one of those films that will give you the chills and will make you spill your drink, if you're having any, due to the laughter that will be inevitable.

If you have seen 'The Evil Dead' then you're on the right track to start this one since it is the sequal. Bruce Campell's character goes to the midieval age to try to find a way back to the present, modern time. But in order to do that he must go into a journey fighting the dead itself. You will see how the can guy can screw up and will make you laugh alot and also how he kicks zombie ass in this movie, which all scenes showing are truly original.

Most entertaining undead movie ever
I don't know about the specific special release or bonus packages for this movie (so maybe I should be careful how I rate this), but the movie itself is top notch. Unless you're a hardcore afficonado, I'd recommend buying one copy of this movie and leaving it at that. ... Read more

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Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
Director: Sam Raimi
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VHS Tape (17 February, 1998)
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Writer-director Sam Raimi's extremely stylized, blood-soaked follow-up to his creepy Evil Dead isn't really a sequel; rather, it's a remake on a better budget. It also isn't really a horror film (though there are plenty of decapitations, zombies, supernatural demons, and gore) as much as it is a hilarious, sophisticated slapstick send-up of the terror genre. Raimi takes every horror convention that exists and exaggerates it with mind-blowing special effects, crossed with mocking Three Stooges humor. The plot alone is a genre cliché right out of any number of horror films. Several teens (including our hero, Ash, played by Bruce Campbell in a manic tour-de-force of physical comedy) visit a broken-down cottage in the woods--miles from civilization--find a copy of the Book of the Dead, and unleash supernatural powers that gut every character in sight. All, that is, except Ash, who takes this very personally and spends much of the of the film getting his head smashed while battling the unseen forces. Raimi uses this bare-bones story as a stage to showcase dazzling special effects and eye-popping visuals, including some of the most spectacular point-of-view Steadicam work ever (done by Peter Deming). Although it went unnoticed in the theaters, the film has since become an influential cult-video favorite, paving the way for over-the-top comic gross-out films like Peter Jackson's Dead Alive. The DVD version presents the film in its original 1:85 to 1 aspect ratio, and includes the theatrical trailer. --Dave McCoy ... Read more

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Highly Creative, Highly Funny
Fun, unconventional horror/comedy, focusing more over style and inventiveness rather than logic and trite, mainstream pitfalls. This film is much like a cartoon, Raimi's tribute to The 3 Stooges, with Bruce Campbell doing a splendid job at making us laugh -- while covered in blood.

Many have complained about the story, explaining that it is shallow and underwritten. This isn't so. It's written to do one thing: make way for fun, creative wackiness. And it's full of imagination, full of emotion, full of life. Also, in the end, we care for Ash, and want to see more of him. Now is that bad writing? To care for the film's main character?

This film is told not through words from the screenplay, but by the images from the camera.

In a way this can be seen as an "Art" film, because of how unconventional it is, and maybe it's just.

Artists and experimental fans will find this film enjoyable.

I did (^_^)

0.5 STARS: Too much lame comedy & generalized stupidity!
The movie "Evil Dead II" contains too much lame comedy and extremely ridiculous creatures plus outrageous gore scenes to be effective as a "pure" horror movie.If you want to call this movie a sci-fi comedy, fine, but don't call it a pure horror movie because it isn't.If you want to have slap-stick comedy and "Three Stooges" like antics then make a cheesey comedy like this movie, but just don't put it in the horror section, ok?In my opinion, this is a poor movie as far as the horror movie genre is concerned.It's one thing to be gorey and imaginitive, but it's another thing to be just plain stupid and ridiculous and that's what we have here in the "Evil Dead II".I recommend the superior original "The Evil Dead" to this ridiculously stupid sequel and that monstrosity of a movie called "Army of Darkness".

Not being a big fan...
...I can still understand why it is a classic. The "comedy" of Evil Dead 2 really is of a certain style, it made me laugh a couple of times -in fact; I found myself laughing more often than I jumped in my seat. It is far overrated as a horror-movie, it's not scary at all -perhaps for its' time though, but compared to the Asian-horror-movies ruling this genre today it is not even to be compared to the "impact" of those.

The acting by Bruce Campbell, well, I don't think anyone else cold have been more fit for this character. He has a suitable face, with all the various expressions for all the kinds of crazy happenings taking part of the story behind Evil Dead 2. The other actors, well, they were just there -and that was probably the purpose of their contribution.

The effects; good for its' time? I don't know? Looking fake today anyway, but I understand this was a low-budget-movie. And the bad effects somehow becomes a part of the humour.

That being said; Another movie far overrated in my opininon, but indeed watchable. I don't know how many more times I'll watch it, but it feels ok to have added it to my movie-collection. ... Read more

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The Evil Dead (Book Of The Dead Limited Edition)
Director: Sam Raimi
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In the fall of 1979, Sam Raimi and his merry band headed into the woods of rural Tennessee to make a movie. They emerged with a roller coaster of a film packed with shocks, gore, and wild humor, a film that remains a benchmark for the genre. Ash (cult favorite Bruce Campbell) and four friends arrive at a backwoods cabin for a vacation, where they find a tape recorder containing incantations from an ancient book of the dead. When they play the tape, evil forces are unleashed, and one by one the friends are possessed. Wouldn't you know it, the only way to kill a "deadite" is by total bodily dismemberment, and soon the blood starts to fly. Raimi injects tremendous energy into this simple plot, using the claustrophobic set, disorienting camera angles, and even the graininess of the film stock itself to create an atmosphere of dread, punctuated by a relentless series of jump-out-of-your-seat shocks. The Evil Dead lacks the more highly developed sense of the absurd that distinguish later entries in the series--Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness--but it is still much more than a gore movie. It marks the appearance of one of the most original and visually exciting directors of his generation, and it stands as a monument to the triumph of imagination over budget. --Simon Leake ... Read more

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I laughed the whole way through
This is one of those horror movies where you can not stop laughing.Within the first 30 minutes, a girl is raped by a tree...a tree, if that doesn't tell you enough. The "special effects" in this movie are very entertaining. If you're looking to be scared, you should probably steer clear of this, however, I think it is well worth a look.

3 STARS on the weak side.Pretty good, but a bit overrated.
Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" is a pretty good horror movie and overall, I enjoyed watching it, but to say that this movie is above criticism simply isn't plausible.

The movie is about five young people, probably in their mid to late 20's, who decide to venture off to this remote cabin deep in the woods somewhere.The viewer is immediately introduced to some kind of evil phenomena as he/she watches from the evil entity's vantage point moving from place to place...I like that about the movie as I think it creates a atmosphere of pure and unalduterated evil which is stalking its unsuspecting prey.As the movie proceeds, the audience begins to see that these five youngsters are indeed not alone and when one girl named Shelly is literally raped by the woods, strange things begin to happen.Ultimately, Ash is confronted with a situation that involves all four of his friends (including his girlfriend whom he seemed to love) being killed and turning into some evil kind of zombie like being.The special effects in this movie are pretty good and this provides some good but somewhat overdone extreme gore scenes.Ash must either kill these zombies who were his friends, or he risks becoming one of the Evil Dead himself.

Now, as I was reading the Amazon.com reviews about this movie, I was so excited about seeing "The Evil Dead" and receiving my DVD copy.Being a strict horror movie purist and having little patience for nonsensical and corny comedy in horror movies, I probably should have been a bit more skeptical before viewing this movie.

There is some cheap and stupid comedy in this flick, but the horror outweighs the bad considerably and I walked away after viewing this movie with a satisfied feeling that I had watched a worthwhile and entertaining horror movie.That being said, I do not think this movie warrants the raving reviews that it has received...people that believe this is a 5 star movie cannot possibly be 100% pure horror movie fans.

I think the overall plot is quite good, but could have been developed better.There are some pretty good scares and gore scenes in this movie.The acting is average and the directing is pretty good.Nevertheless, I give this movie a weak 3 STAR rating and recommend it to horror movie fans, but I cannot honestly say that this movie is a horror movie classic...it is good, but it is NOT great or a classic by any means.However, that being said, a 3 STAR rating from me is quite good because I am a rather tough horror movie critic.

Entertaining funny, but story wise not very good
For much of the gorey and bloody scenes, it was very entertaining, and for the most part humorous.Though this movie's story plot isn't that great, I think you could ignore it and still enjoy it.The one thing that really stumps me is that the dead can be re-animated by playing a tape, that really bothers me.Besides that almost everything is pretty good, although the character Ash is almost always covered in blood or a bunch of blood is being splattered on him, and in some ways they overdid it a bit too much.

I would recommend that people watch this movie, highly entertaining, gorey, and humorous, which is oddly enough a great combination.I will say that that was one horny tree, and if you would be interested in what that means, go watch the movie!!! ... Read more

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Halloween III - Season of the Witch
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
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DVD (29 September, 1998)
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The one Halloween sequel in which He doesn't come home, Halloween III: Season of the Witch was producer John Carpenter's attempt to get the series away from the original's psycho-on-the-loose story line and turn it into a vehicle for more far-fetched Halloween-themed horror tales. Incredibly, the fans voted for more of the same and Carpenter walked away for others to rehash the Michael Myers plot line in a succession of look-alike movies that are still turning up every few years.

After the mysterious death of a toyshop owner, a doctor (Tom Atkins) and the man's daughter (Stacy Nelkin) investigate the Irish-dominated Northern California community of Santa Mira, a company town owned by the Silver Shamrock Novelty corporation. Atkins and Nelkin are typical low-rent horror movie protagonists, dim bulbs who discover an Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style conspiracy involving sharp-suited corporate robots. But guest star Dan O'Herlihy steals the film as a Celtic joke tycoon who hates the way American kids are despoiling the religious spirit of Samhain and decides to teach them a nasty lesson. His scheme, which involves a stolen Stonehenge megalith and a techno-magic spell that turns the heads of TV watchers into writhing masses of snakes and insects, is value for money, and O'Herlihy mixes enough serious malice into the charm to come across as a great screen bad guy. --Kim Newman ... Read more

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Let's be fair: it's still not a good movie.
I agree with anyone who feels it's unfair to bash this movie strictly because there is no Michael. That's not fair to the movie makers. However, notwithstanding this fact, this is still a pretty crappy movie. The plot is anything but believable, even for a horror fantasy. The idea of the killer masks is less than inspired, and the whole story would be best told in an hour-long episode of the Outer Limits or something. It's too watered down for a full-length picture. The only reason to see this movie at all is for the scene with the kid's head being turned into a pile of creepy crawlers, and the woman who died similarly after her mask tampering got her a "laser beam" in the face, reducing her mouth to a gory hole (complete with the bug crawling out). Once you've cued up to these parts and watched them, this movie really has nothing more to offer. Don't even get me started on the artificial semi-robots with mustard for blood, because this movie only suffers from their inclusion in the story. By the time this movie was done, I was cursing myself for not re-renting Night Of The Living Dead. Sitting through this movie is punishment enough for making the mistake of renting it. I can only imagine how one would feel having bought the DVD.

Season of the Witch
Okay, I'll admit that because of the series, I thought Michael Myers was going to be in it.

Then I read that what they had planned to do was do different halloween horror movies, using the Halloween name, and no Michael Myers. Okay. Fine. I don't really care of MM anyway.

So, knowing all THAT, I saw the movie.

And honestly? I thought it sucked. You're waiting and waiting.. and okay yes, bugs are gross.. There's just so much that's unexplained.

And.. yeah the ending is bizarre and creepy a little bit.. but not as much as I would have liked.

I actually can say that I liked Nightmare on Elm Street 2 better. And that's one of the worst sequels in the world.

I say avoid this movie unless you are INCREDIBLY curious.. And remember, you won't see the William Shatner masked maniac in this one.

the worst halloween
this is the worst halloween movie michael myers is not even in it it has nothing to do with the first two its not like it is the same story its a diffrent story and a diffrent type of horror the first two were slashers this one is sci fi it has one or two good parts but it is really bad skip this one watch the rest the first halloween is one of the best films ever made if you like horror movies i reccomend you the first halloween ... Read more

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The Blair Witch Project
Director: Eduardo Sánchez (II), Daniel Myrick
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The Blair Witch Project
Anyone who has even the slightest trouble with insomnia after seeing a horror movie should stay away from The Blair Witch Project--this film will creep under your skin and stay there for days. Credit for the effectiveness of this mock documentary goes to filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, who armed three actors (Heather Donahue, Michael Williams, and Josh Leonard) with video equipment, camping supplies, and rough plot outlines. They then let the trio loose into the Maryland woods to improviseand shoot the entire film themselves as the filmmakers attempted to scare the crap out of them. Gimmicky, yes, but it worked--to the wildly successful tune of $130 million at the box office upon its initial release (the budget was a mere $40,000).

For those of you who were under a rock when it first hit the theaters, The Blair Witch Project tracks the doomed quest of three film students shooting a documentary on the Burkittsville, Maryland, legend of the Blair Witch. After filming some local yokels (and providing only scant background on the witch herself), the three, led by Heather (something of a witch herself), head into the woods for some on-location shooting. They're never seen again. What we see is a reconstruction of their "found" footage, edited to make a barely coherent narrative. After losing their way in the forest, whining soon gives way to real terror as the three find themselves stalked by unknown forces that leave piles of rocks outside their campsite and stick-figure art projects in the woods. (As Michael succinctly puts it, "No redneck is this clever!") The masterstroke of the film is that you never actually see what's menacing them; everything is implied, and there's no terror worse than that of the unknown. If you can wade through the tedious arguing--and the shaky, motion-sickness-inducing camerawork--you'll be rewarded with an oppressively sinister atmosphere and one of the most frightening denouements in horror-film history. Even after you take away the monstrous hype, The Blair Witch Project remains a genuine, effective original. --Mark Englehart

Curse of the Blair Witch
Are you wondering just exactly who the Blair Witch was? What the Burkittsville, Maryland, legend was all about? Or what exactly fascinated student filmmaker Heather and what possibly took her, Mike, and Josh from this earth? Get all your background questions answered by Curse of the Blair Witch, a one-stop-shopping "documentary" originally produced for the Sci-Fi Channel as a tie-in marketing tool. Entirely fictionalized, Curse of the Blair Witch focuses both on the past and the present, with copious info on the Blair Witch myth as well as on the disappearance of Heather, Josh, and Mike. As it turns out, the original witch was one Elly Kedward, who was accused in 1785 of taking blood from several children; she was subsequently banished to the harsh winter woods and left for dead. Her grisly and bloody legacy involves missing children, polluted water, disemboweled men, and a serial killer of children who claims to have been haunted by "an old woman ghost." Aside from some ineffective "newsreel" footage of the serial killer, all this intriguing information is presented convincingly and chillingly. Curse may in fact freak you out more than the movie, and it evokes the great, pulpy In Search Of series of the '70s, one of the prime inspirations for filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. News clips of the search for Heather, Josh, and Mike lend a vérité atmosphere to the proceedings, but shed little light on their mysterious disappearance or their characters. Basically, it's a tease to go see the movie. Still, The Blair Witch Project provided only ever-so-slight information on the legend that haunted the forest, so you'll want this cleverly constructed mock documentary to supplement your knowledge of the film. --Mark Englehart ... Read more

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Proyecto siniestro, destino fatal
El Proyecto de la Bruja Blair es una especie de documental sobre tres estudiantes de cine que entran al bosque de Burkittsville en Maryland, Estados Unidos, para encontrar a la legendaria Bruja Blair. Liderados por Heather, quien dirige el documental y está obsesionada con filmar cada segundo del viaje, la siguen Josh y Mike. Un año más tarde, nos informa la escena de apertura del filme, el material filmado por el trío es encontrado.
Escrita y dirigida por dos jóvenes cineastas de la Universidad de Miami, esta cinta usa una premisa ya empleada en el cine, pero le da un enfoque totalmente novedoso, pues lo centra únicamente en las grabaciones