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A CLASSIC! THE BEST ROCKUMENTARY FILM EVER!
This is Spinal Tap is the brilliant rockumentary/mockumentary chronicling the band Spinal Tap's tour of the United States. This was Rob Reiner's debut film, and what a film to begin with. This is Spinal Tap remains somewhat of a cult classic, but its hilarious characters, awesome music, and brilliant storyline comes to life on screen, and everyone could enjoy this movie. Michael McKean plays the lead singer David St. Hubens to perfection, while Harry Shearer plays Derek Smalls with great finesse. A young Christopher Guest plays Nigel with a quiet brilliance, and Guest would incidentally go on to direct and star in two of his own mockumentary films, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN and BEST IN SHOW, which I must say, are equally genius, especially the recent sleeper hit BEST IN SHOW. Also great is Tony Hendra, as the cricket-stick wielding manager of the band. June Chadwick is strong as David's girlfriend Jeannine, and Bruno Kirby makes a great cameo as the limo driver. The other supporting cameos are fantastic, coming from Fred Willard(who won a Best Supporting Actor award from the LA Critics for his role in BEST IN SHOW), Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal, Fran Drescher, Angelica Huston, and Paul Shaffer. This utterly hilarious movie is excellently directed by Reiner, who plays the director of the mockumentary within the film, Marty Dibergi! Fantastic!

Original Rockumertary
This Is Spinal Tap pokes fun at documentary films with what faux director Marty DiBergi calls a rockumentary. While MTV took this title and actually had rockumentaries, VH1's wildly successful Behind The Music series is a take off (albeit a serious one) of Tap's concept. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer star as a fictional English heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The film follows them around on their concert tour and the hoopla surrounding the release of their album Smell The Glove. The three stars are hysterical. They conduct themselves with a mock seriousness and that better than everyone attitude that stars often assume. The concert sequences are great as the Tap's songs are great spoofs of the metal genre with titles like "Stonehedge" & "Big Bottoms". The movie is woefully short, so the extra footage is a welcome addition. Tony Hendra is brilliant as the band's put upon manager and a young Fran Drescher shows up as a record label executive while Dana Carvey and Billy Crystal have a small bit as mime waiters.

Fantastic
The classic This is Spinal Tap is truly the greatest depiction of a rock band in cinematic history. I remember watching this for the first time with my buddies...everything thats happened in this movie has happened to me. The guy getting stuck in the pod, the tour dates being cancelled, playing under a puppet show, all of it!! And my buddies are sitting there laughing and Im like....this isnt funny. And THATS what makes the movie so great.....its SO realistic.

The definitive rock and roll band movie.....get it today!!

Big and stupid. And clever. VERY, VERY clever.
Alright, I'm not going to bore you with the details or story of this sublime Reiner "documentary," nor am I going to babble on and on about how spot-on a parody of NWOBHM (that's "New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" to the uninitiated) this is.

Instead, I will offer you some quotes. Those alone should give you plenty of insight as to why this is one of the greatest movies of all time. To wit:

"Oh, there actually is, uh... there was a Saint Hubbins?"
"That's right, yes."
"What was he the saint of?"
"He was the patron saint of quality footwear."

"You know, just simple lines intertwining, you know, very much like - I'm really influenced by Mozart and Bach, and it's sort of in between those, really. It's like a Mach piece, really. It's sort of..."
"What do you call this?"
"Well, this piece is called "Lick My Love Pump".

"As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll."

"Here lies David St. Hubbins... and why not?"

"Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It's just not really widely reported."

"It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black."

"We are Spinal Tap from the UK - you must be the USA!"

"You can't really dust for vomit."

"This pretentious ponderous collection of religious rock psalms is enough to prompt the question, 'What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day too?'"

And of course: "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
"These go to eleven."

Not laughing? Well, the visuals are even funnier--malfunctioning stage props, a guitar solo that probably singlehandedly gave birth to the "neo-classical" shred style, unique ways to use a violin, and of course lots and lots of retarded sexuality and bad poetry. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Derek Shearer absolutely NAIL it. Everybody should have this film. Especially metalheads who aren't afraid to have a good, long laugh at themselves.

Rockin' and Mockin'
When this film was originally released, its targets were hard rock bands like Whitesnake and Dio, along with overly pretentious concert films like The Last Waltz and Song Remains the Same. 20 years later, the film still holds up - and practically everything in it could apply to newer bands like the Darkness, and VH1's ridiculous Behind the Music TV series. Why? The cast and creators manage to walk the fine line between satire and homage while staying in love with the spirit of rock n'roll. Sure, band members Nigel, David, and Derek may be half-witted hacks but we love them because they reflect not only most of our rock heroes - but our rock fantasies as well. There's a sense of joy in this film that's absent in many 'serious' rock bands and films that are soon forgotten. Director Rob Reiner was also smart enough not to aim for a constant barrage of one-liners and slapstick. There's actually a story and a subtext here that most parody films totally lack. The DVD comes with a grab-bag of Spinal Tap goodies, including a hilarious commentary track and rock videos. This one's a comedy for the ages. ... Read more

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A different view
Ok maybe 4.5 stars, but I couldn't pick that. Since I would give avengers 76 5 stars, 4 and 1/2 would be appropriate for this. I agree the stories aren't quite up to the first year, (although I have plowed through the first 12 episodes in a little more than 24 hours; I did have to sleep) but they are entertaining none the less. I still remember 2 of the stories("Angel of Death", "Emily") from 25 years ago when this was shown late Friday night on CBS. I was anxious to get them just to see those two again. Sure, "Emily" is silly at times, but the best avengers stories bordered on the absurd at times but still kept you enthralled(remember the Emma Peel episode where they knock down the walls at the end?)
"Obsession" allows Purdey to show some real emotion and while it is a change of pace to see the avengers in Paris and Toronto, Steed looks dashing wherever he is and there is lots of good interplay between the three characters. Still well worth purchasing.

disappointing
This season was far worse than the first one. This is caused by two problems beyond the ones described in my review of the first season.

The first problem is that the scripts would have made good programs if the surrealistic-subtle satire style of the earlier Avenger programs was adhered to. The dead serious cops and robbers style of the New Avengers was not matched to the scripts.

The second problem was the lack of funds caused by several financial backers not investing in the program at the last minute. Because of the seriously limited production budget, the scenes are dragged out beyond the optimum length to pad the program to an hour. One example is several minutes of a police car being driven around city streets at the legal speed limit.

A final farewell from Steed and friends
Alas... all good things must come to an end and in 1977, it really was the end of the road for Steed and his Avenging partners.

I'm a huge fan of the New Avengers but of course most who love the original Avengers series from the sixties have little regard for this seventies version. Watching this final batch of 13 episodes comprising the second season of the show, it's easy to see why. Even I have a hard time defending my favorite show!

The first season was so vastly different to the original sixties incarnation in many ways that it could not easily be regarded as inherently part of the same show. But there was enough style, humor, panache and charm to carry it through and the creation of Purdey (played so wonderfully by Joanna Lumley) was surely enough to keep Mrs. Peel's fans intrigued and captivated. Sadly the promise of the first season simply evaporated in the second, which cannot be regarded as much more than a very, very distant cousin to Steed's original outings.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly what the problem is. Certainly it's not helped by there being three very different styles of production throughout the thirteen shows. Six were made and produced in the UK, three in France and four in Canada. The Avengers was such an undeniably British experience that taking the show abroad was never likely to work. Steed always looked out of place in his bowler and with the furled umbrella, even in swinging sixties London, but the dignity of the character and the quirkiness of the format always carried the day. Once placed in Canada or even Paris, he simply looks ridiculous and it no longer makes sense. The six British made shows are clearly rejected scripts from the first season and indeed in the case of "Medium Rare" is actually a rehash of a script used in another series altogether ("Thriller" made by ATV a few years earlier). But it is what it is. French and Canadian money was needed to finance the show and it's at least interesting to see the show try and develop and follow a new format. It's just such a shame it couldn't work.

The quality of the DVD is excellent, the on screen menus very well executed and the sleeve and box artwork is striking. Like the first season, there is an odd choice of photographs for the box with Steed hardly looking his most svelte and composed. Perhaps his worried expression is an indication of what to expect inside!

There have been many rumours that the Avengers would come back once more, but other than the (quite dreadful) movie it has never amounted to much. The format simply could never work without Patrick MacNee as Steed and even in 1977 his age had already caught up with him. So this box set remains a tribute to the last TV adventures of one of TV's greatest heroes. Thanks A&E for a great box set. ... Read more

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In this epic mini-series based on Jules Verne's novel, Englishman Phileas Fogg (Pierce Brosnan) prides himself on his clockwork discipline. Fogg is so confident of his ability to beat the clock that he bets a small fortune with members of the Reform Club that he can use modern transportation methods to circle the globe in 80 days! With servant Jean Passepartout (Eric Idle), Fogg soon finds himself crossing war-torn Paris, traversing the jungles of India and Burma, and dueling with Jesse James on the American prairie! And if that weren't complicated enough, Fogg is the prime suspect in a London bank robbery, and Detective Wilbur Fix (Peter Ustinov) is pursuing Fogg and Passepartout, in hopes of returning Fogg to England to be arrested-and to collect the reward money!

The voyage even brings an unforeseen responsibility when Fogg rescues the beautiful Princess Aouda (Julia Nickson) and she arouses long-dormant feelings in Fogg's bachelor heart. Can Fogg acknowledge those feelings? Will he win the bet? Will he give Fix the slip? The ending is one you don't want to miss! ... Read more

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A Great Entertainment
This is a charming and wonderful journey to watch. I enjoyed it a great deal, but be warned... this is NOT a family movie. Today's youth with short attention spans who like blood and monsters won't understand this one. Save it for the adults. Its well written, well acted and simply great fun.

journey with lots of obsticales
I saw this movie last summer on tv. When I started watching it I had no idea that it was as long as it is, otherwise I probably wouldn't have watched it, what would have been a mistake. Then this movie is wonderful. The only reason I can see that some people might not like it is, that it doesn't use all this high technology, full of action and sex scenes that we are used to now a days, when watching a movie. For me it is a welcome change and I enjoyed it, but everyone has their own opinion and is entitled to it.
Another thing I like about this movie is all the build in obstacles Pierce Brosnan has to go through on his quest. Often, it seems to me, that once he got out of one problem, he faces another one, what creates suspence on whether he will reach his goal or not. Also I highly appreciate the differente cultures portrayed in it.

Lost a lot of fun!!!
I watched the same film in VHS few years ago.
It was very impressive and had a lot of fun.
But after I got this DVD, it really disappointed me!!

A lot of scenes have been REMOVED: just like the chapter in China, Japan and India.And that part(saving the princess) has gone also.

If this is a miniseries, I guess they really didn`t have an idea about when and where to cut it!!!

Excellent movie however DVD lacks quality
This is an excellent movie which aired as an mini movie in 1989. The movie has a nice flow and the characters are quite vivid. Around the world imagery is quite colorful. It was a delight to watch it again. Unfortunately, the DVD quality resembles that of VHS. It was a poor quality transfer for a DVD considering that this movie was shot using Panavision equipment.

Wonderful family movie
I think this is a perfect movie to watch when you have several hours to spend relaxing. It's very long but you don't have to watch it all in one sitting. You'll want to get back to it as soon as possible though because it keeps you wanting more!
I divided it up into two evenings. This is one movie you can watch with your grandmother or with children around and not be embarrassed. I think it's a great family movie. And the picture was fine. I used to have the VHS copy and this DVD was much better quality. ... Read more

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The main draw of these low-budget horror pictures is their unabashed affection for the great horror movies of the past. In Waxwork, Zach Galligan and his teen friends investigate a wax museum, where they are menaced by the re-animated tableaux. It's about as energetic as a wax dummy. The sequel is livelier, with Galligan now passing through a time portal that transports him to various classic film scenarios:Frankenstein, Dawn of the Dead, Alien, and, briefly and amusingly, Nosferatu (that's Drew Barrymore as one of the virgins cowering in bed). But why no parody of Vincent Price in House of Wax? It goes on too long, but there are weird celebrity guest stars aplenty (Bruce Campbell, David Carradine, Martin Kemp). Director Anthony Hickox helmed both offerings, without quite deciding how much humor was too much humor. In short, genre cultists are pretty much the exclusive audience here. --Robert Horton ... Read more

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The Incredible Special Effects Must Be Seen To Be Believed!
"The Howling", released in 1980 is, in my opinion, one of the best werewolf movies ever made. I first saw the movie in the theater and it literally made my skin crawl. The werewolf transformation is the best I've ever seen (An American Werewolf In London was good but not like this) in any werewolf movie. Basically, the movie is about a young television anchor woman named Karen White (played by Dee Wallace Stone) who receives phone calls from a killer named Eddie (played by Robert Picardo). She agrees to meet him in a porno shop where he begins his transformation to werewolf while White watches a porno film. Eddie is shot by police in the porno movie room and White escapes unharmed. Having gone thru quite a tramatic experience she and her husband (played by Christopher Stone) go to The Colony, which is a retreat recommended by a psychiatrist (played by Patrick MacNee) for patient's of his to recuperate. It's at the retreat that White begins to notice the people are a bit strange and begins hearing strange howling sounds at night. White's husband becomes the victim of a werewolf bite and goes thru a transformation himself during a hot and steamy scene in the woods with a female patient (played by Elizabeth Brooks) who herself is a werewolf. The movie's most horrifying scene is Eddie's (whom somehow makes it to the retreat after being shot in the head and escapes the police morgue) transformation to werewolf with a number of jaw dropping special effects that is enough to scare just about anyone. Since I've already told a good portion of the story I'll stop here. This "Special Edition" of "The Howling" is worth every cent because of all the extras you get. You have "Unleashing The Beast: Making Of The Howling" a multi-part documentary, Deleted Scenes, Outakes, "Making A Monster Movie: Inside The Howling Documentary", "Audio Commentary With Director Joe Dante, Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone and Robert Picardo", Photo Gallery, and the Original Theatrical Trailers. Not only is the picture quality superb but this "Special Edition" of "The Howling" is newly digitally enhanced in 5.1 surround audio. If you enjoy watching horror movies than this is one that you don't want to miss. Highly Recommended!

Classic werewolf movie now in an expanded DVD package!
When "The Howling" appeared in theaters in 1981, it heralded a mini-revival of the werewolf movie that took advantage of advances in special effects; two films followed later that year: "Wolfen" and John Landis's beloved "An American Werewolf in London." Although "The Howling" doesn't quite match the artistry and continual popularity of Landis's film, it nonetheless has aged wonderfully and is still one of the most enjoyable horror films of its decade. It's scary without getting too gory for the average viewer, has superb special effects that don't overwhelm the story, features a fun cast of familiar faces, and has a quirky sense of humor and loads of movie in-jokes for horror movie fans.

MGM first released "The Howling" in a no-frills DVD that let the movie down: no extras, a cheap and scratchy transfer, and a very dull mono soundtrack. Thankfully, they realized the popularity of the film and are now giving us a nice edition with revamped sound (5.1 Surround), a sharp picture, and a big bowl full o' extras.

John Sayles's script (co-written with Terence H. Winkless) unapologetically drops the classic werewolf legend into the modern-day -- in this case, the world of television news and the fad of self-help psychology. News anchor Karen White (Dee Wallace-Stone), while on a special assignment to lure out a serial killer (Robert Picardo from "Star Trek: Voyager") in the city, is attacked by something bestial. On the advice of psychiatrist Dr. Waggner (Patrick Macnee), Karen and her husband (Christopher Stone) head to Waggner's clinical retreat in the woods. However, there's something very disturbing about the other patients in the colony, and those weird wolf howls at night won't stop...

The werewolf transformations supervised by Rob Bottin still have an amazing effect on viewers. Using air bladders, make-up, rubber, and pneumatics, Bottin was able to create a real-time transformation of a human into a nine-foot two-legged wolf. We see limbs snap, snouts grow, claws sprout, the whole deal, and it's damned incredible. (Amazingly, only six months later Rick Baker would do this movie one better with the transformation in "An American Werewolf in London.")

The cast goes a long way to making the film work away from the effects. Dee Wallace provides the serious angle to the film, and is convincingly fragile. The rest of the actors add a wonderful loose humor: Slim Pickens, John Carradine, Belinda Balaski, and director Joe Dante's favorite actor, Dick Miller. The beautiful Elisabeth Brooks steals every scene she's in as a femme fatale who burns with sensuality, mystery, and one weird leather fetishist outfit. Director Joe Dante, who would go on to direct such wacky films as "Gremlins" and "Looney Tunes: Back in Action," puts his nutty sense of humor all over the film and packs it with in-jokes. The names of many of the characters are directors of werewolf movies, werewolf films and cartoons pop up on the televisions, and "wolf" items are scattered all over the place (Wolf Chili, a book by Thomas Wolfe, a reference to Wolfman Jack, a copy of the book "Howl"...and so on).

The extras, most of which are on the flip side of the disc, are excellent. There's a feature-length commentary by Joe Dante, Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, and Robert Picardo. Dante has plenty to say and is a very lively commentator, and this is a generally enjoyable audio track. "Unleashing the Beast," a fifty-minute documentary (divided into separate parts, but you can play them all together) goes into great depth on the making of the film. It includes new interviews with Joe Dante, producer Mike Finnel, cinematographer John Hora, writer John Sayles, and actors Dee Wallace-Stone, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, and Belinda Balaski. Conspicuously missing is effects wizard Rob Bottin, but you can see him on "Making a Monster Movie," an eight-minute featurette that was made in 1981. It also contains vintage interviews with Joe Dante and Patrick Macnee. The extras also include two trailers, production photos, and deleted scenes and outtakes (some of which are very funny). But the really major extras for most people will be the new picture quality and the remixed 5.1 sound. If you're a purist, you can still listen to the original mono mix -- it's here too.

"The Howling" makes most early 80s horror films, with brute slashers cutting down dumb teenagers at summer camps and slumber parties, look pretty awful. This is fun, funny, scary, smart -- and the effects will still make your jaw drop or maybe your fangs grow.

Looking for a good Werewolf movie? Look somewhere else
I am a big fan of eighties horror, I can't say the same of Werewolf movies though, since I have only seen a handful. I picked up "The Howling" after all the hype it got as a cult classic, the same kind of hype the terrific "Evil Dead" got. After watching the movie, I have to say, "Evil Dead" was much better. In fact, "Evil Dead" is on a whole different level. The plot of "The Howling" is hilariously bad (though some movies with bad plots are good i.e. "Evil Dead" and "Night of the Living Dead") and the plot is really the major weak point, along with a terribly under-developed script. The special effects, while good (from effects master Rob Bottin) are few and far between. The few seconds of cartoon animation only added to the hilarity of the sex/transformation scene. The only reason I would ever recomend anyone to see this movie is so they could see the awsome transformation scene in the hospital.

I would recomend you see teh 1981 movie "An American Werewolf in London" or the 1940 movie "Wolfman" (starring Lon Chaney Jr.) They are much better than this, which has only become a cult classic because the director, Joe Dante, and the star, B-movie heroine Dee Wallace-Stone.

THE HOWLING
Rated R: Strong Sexual Content/Nudity, Violence, Language

This is a Cult Classic Werewolf Movie.
TV Newscaster Karen White (Dee Wallace) is nearly murder by a Serial Killer (Robert Picardo) and she becomes traumatized by her near-fatal encounter. When a Psychiatrist (Patrick Macnee) advised to be One of his Patients at a Secluded Retreat called "The Colony". Karen decides to go to "the colony" with her husband (Christopher Stone) but once, they arrived at the place. Things don't go well for the Couple as Planned for the themselves. Karen makes a terrifying discovery, the people that Karen meets at "the colony" are not as they seem to be.

Directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins 1 & 2, Piranha, Small Soldiers) made a genuine, scary horror film with a sense of humour. This low budget film was shot in 28 days with a budget of $1.1 Million! This was One of the Critically Successful Horror Films of 1981. Although "The Howling" is One of the Three Werewolves Movies of 1981. The Others are:Oscar Winning-An American Werewolf in London and Underrated-Wolfen. The film has amazing Transformation Make-Up Effects Scenes by Oscar-Winner:Rob Rottin (Fight Club, Legend, Total Recall). Six-Time Oscar Winner:Rick Baker (Men in Black, The Nutty Professor, Harry and the Hendersons) was the Make-Up Effects Consultant, while Baker was Working on An American Werewolf in London.

DVD has an good anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer (Also in Pan & Scan) and an strong-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound (Also in the Original Mono Sound). DVD has an fun and entertaining commentary track by the Director & Actors:Wallace, Stone & Picardo. Which the Commentary was Recorded for the 1996 Special Edition Laserdisc. DVD Features are Good:A Five Part Featurettes, Over 9 Minutes worth of Deleted Scenes, Outtakes and more. Actor turned Comedy Hollywood Director:Dennis Dugan (Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore, Saving Silverman) has a Supporting Role here. Now with this new DVD Transfer, we could enjoy the Amazing Special Effects for the Werewolves Transformations Scenes. Which Previous Video were always Dark and Gray. Dante's Regulars:Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, Kenneth Tobey and Especially-Dick Miller are also in this film. Watch for a Uncredited Cameo for B-Movie King Producer/Director:Roger Corman. Also the Creator of Monsters Magazines:Forrest J. Ackerman also appears in a Cameo and Co-Screenwriter:John Sayles appears in a funny cameo as a Morgue Attendent. A Cult Favorite for Years to Come. Good Scary Music Score by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Trauma). Screenplay by Sayles (Alligator, Limbo, Lone Star) and Terence H. Winkless (The Nest). Grade:A-.

ah, the howling movies...
this is a review for all of the howlings, which i believe are all *excellent* films. bad acting, goofy effects or lack thereof? how could they be so great?
i don't think many people can appreciate a bad horror film and fail to see the joy in viewing one. if you take any of the howlings as serious horror films, of course they're not going to be the best movies you've seen. (so the first one was a pretty decent werewolf movie but don't tell me that was superb acting and a little ridiculous- i was subjected to violent pornography so we can't make love. what?!) so if you're not already a fan of bad horror movies, i first suggest that you prepare yourself to view at best, a horror-comedy. anticipate the one-liners and nonsensical scenarios and the werewolf effects that amount to lots and lots of rubber and a guy in what looks like a bigfoot costume. embrace these elements and laugh. laugh heartily. the good thing about these movies is that the plot is never too asinine or to boring to lose interest, in fact they can be quite creative: a group of people stuck in a huge house thing to only find out there's a werewolf amongst them, marsupial werewolves! what more could you possible want? and let's not forget about unecessary sex (howling2) the main ingredient in the formula for a bad -i mean good- movie. in times when presented with movies of this ilk, i say turn a bad situation into a light one. buy all of the howlings and poke fun at them, then move on to the amityville sequels (especially no.4). ^_~ ... Read more

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Don't know why, but I really liked this!
All in all, I'd have to say that this was a below-average Bond film. The girl, Stacy Sutton (Tanya Roberts) threatened to singlehandedly bring the entire movie down herself. She is easily the least interesting off all the Bond girls (a geologist who works at city hall? Pul-Leeeze!), and she did a very poor acting job to boot.

Still, I can't help having a lot of fun every time I watch this. Stacy aside, all the characters are interesting (Zorin, MayDay, Jenny Flex). This film goes all over the place: the Eiffel Tower, aristocratic England, diving scenes, horse races, mining scenes, the Golden Gate Bridge, and finally a blimp (emblazoned with the famous "Zorin" logo of course)!

It's so off the wall that it works. Roger Moore is hitting on girls a third of his age (of course from the looks of it he was 93 when he made this one), there's action all the time, and a far-fetched but interesting plot.

There are many better Bond movies than this, but somehow this is one that I like to watch quite a bit. I really can't defend my liking this, I just do!

This movie is to view, and the nay sayers the kill
A View To A Kill is one of the most maligned of the Bond movies. Majority of critics trashed it...but never gave any substantial reason to back up their opinions. Oh, so Roger Moore is hitting sixty...oh so Tanya Roberts can't act (I wouldn't blame her, she was given a character who was written as an idiot), so it was a little long, but hey, being a Bond fan, I was not disappointed. It has everything I expected in a Bond film and it delivers... Great villain in Christopher Walken....a good psychopath. Great henchwoman in the form of Grace Jones. Great Bond girls in Fiona Fullerton and former Miss World Mary Stavin. Great performance by Patrick MacNee. A View To A Kill is visually stunning compare to other Bond films. The color is absolutely fantastic! Oh yes, John Barry's score is also another highlight of this film. FOr some weird reason, this movie has been claimed by some to be a remake of Goldfinger. I never made the connection, and still do not see the connection. But then, those who made this claim never gave any adequate explanation in the first place other than to trash it out of malice. A View to A Kill was a smash when it was release, despite the naysayers. And it will continue to be one of the more popular Bond movies ever made. If I am stuck on a deserted island with only one Bond film to a accompany me, and the choice is From Russia With Love or A View to A Kill; A View to A Kill will be my pick anytime of the day.

Roger Moore's last outing
Released in 1985 , A View To A Kill was to mark an end of an era as Roger Moore decided to call it a day. The biggest let down of the film is the Bond girl Tanya Roberts. But on a good point you have an excellent villian played by Christopher Walken as Max Zorin a criminal idustrialised mastermind who was the result of a Nazi experiment who plans to detroy Silcon Valley and it is up to Bond to stop him. A View To a Kill may not have a very intriguing plot but it will definately keep you on the edge of your seat with one spectacular stunt scene after another especially the finale on top of the Golden Gate bridge.

Great movie.
This is a great movie. Tanya Roberts is so hot. She's a 10.

Good, I think
Mayday is one of the best henchpersons ever! She is really sinister, and her jump from the Eiffel Tower is great! Christopher Walken is good too. If it weren't for three things I would give this five stars. 1, Roger Moore is way too old now. 2, the fire engine chase scene is horrible. And most important of all, Tanya Roberts gets my vote as the most annoying character in a Bond movie. ... Read more

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Young Doctors in Love
Love the movie, I wish it was on DVD.

"Airplane" Gets hospital teatment
Jammed full of soon-to-be-stars(or at least well-known performers) had tough job to better other hospital satires, and succeeds. Gags are just as good or better than most send-ups of this type, and story has beginning, middle and ending. Loved Dr. Prang's (Dabney Coleman's)role. Michael McKeon delightful obsessive-compulsive. Strictly for those who can enjoy this type of comedy.

Right On The Pulse!
Very, very funny send up of the daytime hospital soap operas. Lots of jokes. Some don't work....most do!! I don't want to repeat any here but pay attention, because they come thick and fast....'Airplane' style. Dabney Coleman and Harry Dean Stanton really crack me up, and it's hard to look at a young Michael McKean and not think of "Spinal Tap." The main thing I want to draw your attention to is something that worried me when I first ordered this tape. At such a reasonable price, I thought it might be recorded in the dreaded EP mode. IT ISN'T!! It is a fine print from Anchor Bay in SP mode, great price, funny as H*LL, do yourself a favor and check it out. I'm glad I did.

A movie as a sit-com as a parody of a soap opera
There are some yucks in this burlesque of TV's General Hospital, but you've got to concentrate. What is interesting is the cast and what has become of them since, and what they were before, especially in TV land.

Michael McKean, who plays the lead, has had a fine career, but I remember him best as Lenny Kosnowski on TV's "Laverne and Shirley"; Michael Richards who plays a bumbling mafia hit man became Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld; Patrick Macnee was John Steed of "The Avengers" from the sixties; and although I'm sure you recognized Dabney Coleman, do you remember him from "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"?

Director Garry Marshall directed both "Laverne and Shirley" and "Mork and Mindy," which explains why "Young Doctors in Love" plays a little like a scattered sit-com. Nostalgic in a cameo was Jacklyn Zeman, who, last I heard, is still "Bobby" on General Hospital; and eye-popping in another cameo was Demi Moore, looking, I swear, a little like Monica Lewinski with muscles. (Moore was at the time also a regular on General Hospital.)

This was the year (1982) in which the beautiful Sean Young, who plays the female lead here, was also presented in the classic sci fi "Blade Runner." Who can ever forget those close-ups as Harrison Ford examined her eyes to see if she was a replicant?

The prize for best acting, however, goes to little known Pamela Reed as frigid mousy Nurse Norine Sprockett, who is sexually awakened by being romanced for her key to the drug cabinet, a surprising bit of reality amid the general mayhem.

Young Doctors in Love
This movie does for medical school what "Airplane!" did for airline disaster movies. It is a must-have for those with a love of the "B-side" comedy and have a few extra beers. It follows the paradigm of a soap opera with all the cliches. Without giving away too much, an assorted bunch of characters pursue their medical degree (and each other) and move through their residency. Good for some very good laughs: "Due to a mix up in urology, there will be no apple juice served today." Oh, yeah, Demi Moore and Sean young... ... Read more

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based on the sophisticated, quirky british secret-agent television series of the 1960s. a scientist who develops the means to control large-scale weather changes uses his discovery to wreak evil. emma peele and john steed must stop the villian for person ... Read more

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I Thought It Was GROOVY, Baby!!
If this film would have been made in the 60s it would have been a cult classic. So what's with all these sad sacks with a woody for Diana Rigg and Patrick MacNee. Their turn was 40 years ago and let's face it, with all due respect, they'd look a bit silly doing it today. This is a quirky, offbeat film with the 60s "anything goes" approach and I think it works quite well. Anything can happen at any time. Okay, I would have preferred a young Catherine Zeta-Jones in the Emma Peel role instead of Uma Thurman but what you get ain't half bad. The FX are great and the rousing climactic fight scene with villain Sean Connery and Ralph Fiennes (as John Steed) is specactular. Also the giant mechanical bee attack is first rate. The main problem people have with this movie is their total fanaticism with the 60s TV series. It's sacred to them and I can understand that. I was there the first time around as well but this is an update...just like the Bonds have been updated from "Dr No". Get used to it! Wacky, over-the-top entertainment in the "Modesty Blaise" vein with some very James Bondian touches. Love that old lady with the machine gun. I think this might even get better with repeated viewings. Yeah... I'm glad I bought it.

Flawed - yes. Turkey - No way !
At last available to own - the only movie of 98 which I went to see twice at the cinema. Ignore the bad reviews - this is NOT the worst film you are going to see this year. Yes, ok the plot doesn't make a great deal of sense and why all the British casts' accents are worse than Uma's I will never know but this is definitely the bravest movie I have seen for a long time beautifully transferred onto DVD. Great costumes, great cars, great cast and a title sequence to die for all add up to a viewing experience not to be missed. It's a pity that we didn't get the missing scenes put back into the film (which would really have helped it to make more sense) and a pity that only one of the theatrical trailers is included (but if you watch this you'll get quite a lot of the cut footage anyway !) but all the other features are top rate (and so darned funky too). Crack open a bottle of champagne, sit back and enjoy a witty, entertaining, FUN movie which never insults the intelligence of it's audience. And Hollywood when are you going to learn that you shouldn't always listen to the preview audiences - we mere mortals do actually have brains and would like to see the film the director intended. More tea for me please, Mother - but go easy on the Macaroons !!

Awful
So bad. Watch the 60's TV episodes as they have come out on VHS and DVD but don't touch this with a 10ft pole.

Steed & Mrs.Peel, Good to Have you Back !
Totally misunderstood movie. A unique and visually stunning film with fantastic costume and set design. Ralph Fiennes was superb as British secret John Steed and gave the character some much needed sex appeal which in my opinion was sadly lacking in the original series. Eileen Atkins produced a classic 60s Avengers style character with her portrayal of 'Alice'. Sadly the Avengers does appear to have been very badly hacked in the editing room at the 11th hour and would certainly benifit from a release of the full length version. 'The Avengers' stayed true to the spirit of the original TV series and visually even improved upon it - Uma Thurman looked almost edible as Mrs. Peel. A fun and highly entertaining movie if you don't take it too seriously. I for one don't know what all the critical fuss is about.
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Amiable Nonsense
It would seem that many of the people who reviewed this movie are unfamiliar with the original tv series and, as such, don't 'get it'. The combination of understated British humour and the surreal were staples of the tv series and this is reflected in the film, which is why we have criminals dressed as teddy bears and an old lady despatching the baddies with a machine gun. If you're expecting a typical Hollywood formulaic action film (as it would seem Warner Bros were!), then you will probably be disappointed. However, fans of the quirky and offbeat will find much to entertain them in this film. You may call me odd but I enjoyed it thoroughly! It's just a shame that the original longer version was butchered because the test audiences didn't get it. A Directors Cut DVD with commentaries etc would be most welcome. ... Read more

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Centuries of conspiracy unmasked in this documentary!Discover the hidden meaning inside the greatest art in history as host Patrick MacNee reveals the secrets to the strange riddles and clues within the masterpieces of Leonardo DaVinci.Revealed for the first time ever on DVD, the controversial link between Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene and Leonardo DaVinci.Explore the secret society that includes DaVinci, Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli and Victor Hugo.Unlocking DaVinci’s Code reveals the greatest mysteries of our time and the greatest secrets of our past. ... Read more

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Ahoy for adventure in this jolly good yarn of retired British military men who become the unlikely heroes of a World War II search-and-destroy mission.

Starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Roger Moore, Trevor Howard, Patrick MacNeeYear: 1980Sound: ENG; Subtitles: ENG, FR Screen Format: Side A: Standard; Side B: Widescreen ... Read more

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A good film, if a bit quiet
This film is, as has been stated previously, a throwback to a lost era in film-making. The cast is generally superb, although some are underutilized (Patrick McNee in particular). Interestingly, Barbara Kellerman was not the original choice for the female lead (according to Roger Moore's recent biography); Diana Rigg was. This is not McLaglen's best film (I think ffolkes is), but it is enjoyable nonetheless. Strangely, my copy has a very soft soundtrack. I have to crank the sound or use the subtitles to understand the dialogue.

A Good Way to Spend a Couple Hours
This film is a throwback to the classic war films pre-Saving Private Ryan. Since that film, a very good one I might add, Hollywood has attempted to out-blood n' gore itself with each new war movie. Well that's certainly a part of war, possibly THE single most important part at the personal level of conflict, but it's not necessary for a film to entertain. If all you want is to see suffering, spend a Friday night at any inner city ER. No, The Sea Wolves is something more. It tells the tale of a band of aged Boer War veterans enlisted by the British Special Operations Executive to conduct a clandestine raid on a German merchant ship transmitting intelligence to U-boats cruising the Indian Ocean. As is usually the case with Hollywood, the film takes some liberties with the actual event but it is quite entertaining nonetheless. David Niven is superb, as always. Gregory Peck's role was equalling well done, if one can excuse the rather poor English accent that tends to fade in and out. The tongue-in-cheek, very British exchanges between he and Roger Moore are quite enjoyable. I hadn't seen this movie in 20+ years and it is as entertaining as ever. I'm happy to see that lesser known films like The Sea Wolves are making it onto DVD. Just don't expect lots of body parts flying about or language that would make Mike Tyson blush.

Senior Moments Prove Vital to War Efforts...
This review refers to the DVD(WB) edition of "The Sea Wolves"....

The neutral waters off Goa, a Portuguese colony in India, is the setting for this unusual but true war story.And what's more unusual are the heroes of this dangerous mission.

It is 1943, and German merchant ships are relaying information to U-boats as to the whereabouts of Allied war vessels. The German merchants being in waters considered neutral are all but impossible to stop.Two officers(Gregory Peck/Roger Moore) of a unique British Military organazation, are assigned to the task of putting an end to these deadly exploits.They turn to a group of seniors who are veterans but haven't seen action in over 40 years. These guys spend most of their time trying to stay on their Polo ponies at their little country club. They are "The Calcutta Light Horse". Most would give their right arms to see action again, and now they will have their chance...Their mission..to board the German Vessels and destroy them!

Led by one of their own(David Niven),they jump at the chance to help the war effort, and head fearlessly into danger,and face tense situations with bravery and humor and become heroes once again.The "Sea Wolves" is great war story, that is based on actual events, and will have you smiling and rooting for the good guys all the way through. And of course with Moore involved,you know there will be some romance as well!

You can't go wrong with this cast, who only get better and better with age. Also included are Patrick MacNee and Trevor Howard.It was directed by Andrew McLaglen and based on the book "Boarding Party" by James Leasor.It was beautifully filmed on location in India.

Warner Bros. has made a nice transfer to the DVD. The picture is clear and sharp and may be viewed in Widescreen, or a Standard format.The colors are good, the ocean sparkles as does Peck's smile. The stereo surround sound is very good, although the dialouge is a little low at times, but clear and distinguishable for the most part. There are no Special features, but may be viewed with English or French subtitles.

Spend some time with these dapper Gents, you'll have fun doing it.....Laurie

Not the best non 007 movie for Moore, but close
This isn't the best Roger Moore non-007 movie (that honor IMO belongs to "Ffolkes") but it is close to the top.
An amazing cast including Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven star in this Hollywood version of an actual event.
A group of retired military men take on a mission for Britain to destroy a ship in a neutral harbor which is alerting a lurking German U-Boat to Allied trade routes in an effort to disrupt commerce.
The DVD is unfortunately a bare-bones release, but in an age when many great movies have yet to even see the light of day (Where Eagles Dare, Ffolkes, High Road to China) its great to have this classic in my DVD collection.

I love this film
I love such a film.1st ,it is on protecting Empire root from German U-boot and based on real history.2nd ,on amature attack to neutral port belonging to Portugese. Isn't it UK style ? 3rd ,many UK stars are in the film. ... Read more

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great convention dvd
I unfortunately couldn't attend the 2003 Galacticon, but this DVD really made me feel like I was there. I ordered it from Amazon and couldn't wait to pop it into my DVD player. When I did it blew me away! I couldn't be happier with this! It's a convention disc so you need to accept it on it's own terms: these type of convention DVDs are home videos that capture the moment. Having said all that, this DVD is a great memento of the 25th anniversary of Galactica. There's approx three hours of footage on this disc! The convention vibe is captured perfectly and it's great to see the cast of this great show together again. The heart and soul of the guests really shine. I'm very pleased they made this DVD available to those of us who couldn't be there to experience it in person. ... Read more

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Interesting, But...
"Angels and Demons Revealed" is a bit misleading.This documentary goes into great detail regarding the historical background of several prominent secret societies that have appeared and disappeared throughout history including the Illuminati, Freemasons, The Knights Templar, the Assassins, and the Priory of Sion.These secret brotherhoods have often been credited with, or accused of, working behind the scenes of international affairs to influence the course of human history.The evidence for this, however, is often slim and ellusive.

The biggest problem with this documentary, however, is that it really has nothing at all to do with the book "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown other than it deals with the history of the Illuminati and the Knights Templar.Both of these groups were very real, but the film puts a hugely biased slant on the story, choosing to portray them as evil underground organizations working to enslave mankind.It makes no mention of the fact that the Illuminati were themselves created in the late 18th century to promote knowledge and reason over church dominated superstition which had hindered these very Enlightenment virtues. And like the Illuminati, the Prior of Sion, if it ever truly existed, was alledged to have worked toward a similar and laudable goal.Hence it is reputed to have attracted the leading and most promising minds of their day:Issac Newton, Leonardo Da Vinci, Francis Bacon, and Benjamin Franklin.Whether or not the Priory ever actually existed is open to debate and the evidence is not encouraging.The film, however, makes great efforts to link these groups together and to paint them as part of a diabolical plan to create the dreaded New World Order. Would such men as Franklin, Hugo, and Debussy really work to create a sinister and opressive world regime?Questionable at best.

This documentary is interesting for its portrayals of the various secret societies that it investigates, but many of its conclusions are seemingly biased and highly questionable.It also, disappointingly, had little to do with the highly enjoyable novel that it purports to "reveal".

Informative and Objective
Those who are really "into" the coverup are laughing their butts off that Americans are so blinded to being mindless robots not to accept anything outside of CNN info.

This film is historial. I've been doing research on the Knights Templar, Freemasons and the Illuminati for years and they all say the same things. Check out any promotional sites for them, they all say the things.

The only one calling them liar are the ignorant and uninformed. Not even the Freemasons will deny their activity, no more than the Satanists who are not just outcast teenagers.

These societies are very much real and mixed up in all ranks of government and religious sects.

This film focuses primarily on Russia's involvment with the NEW WORLD ORDER but has some good history on the other groups pushing for the same things.

I think those who enjoy history and documentaries, those who are interested in the "behind the scenes" of politics, will really enjoy the film.

Those involved with these groups want you to think that it's just hysteria and not fact, but do the research yourself. You might actually find truth behind the myths.

I wish it had been longer with more footage of the United States envolvment, BUT it still is worth your while.

Pretty interesting...
Goes into the history and objectives of the Illuminati. Whether or not you believe they are real, it still is pretty fun to watch. Ok, maybe not so much fun as scary.... ... Read more

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You don't have to be a Kenny Rogers fan to enjoy his popular Gambler telefilms. Inspired by Rogers's 1978 hit song (which is replayed in each film) and beginning with The Gambler in 1980, this low-key series of two-night, four-hour broadcasts drew a majority of Rogers's loyal fans, and they hold up today as likeable showcases for Kenny and a lot of young 'n' old genre stalwarts.

The Gambler Returns: Luck of the Draw (1991) has an irresistible hook: As feisty Reba McEntire partners up with Rogers's Brady Hawkes, the hoary plot features a posse of stars from classic TV Westerns, from Gene Barry's Bat Masterson to David Carradine as swift-kickin' Kwai-Chang Caine, from the '70s ABC series Kung Fu. Hairstyles are wrong, production values are adequate, and the plot's disposable: On the eve of Congressional outlaw of gambling, Reba recruits Kenny to gamble cross-country from Mexico to finance a final championship poker match in San Francisco. Bloodless shoot-outs ensue as greedy villains follow their trail, but the relaxed pacing allows leg-room for multiple subplots and supporting characters, most played by still-ornery veterans of the genre.

Playing for Keeps (1994) is even lankier in its rhythms, and by then Rogers was comfortably wearing his role like an old leather glove. The plot drops Kenny and Mariska Hargitay (who'd later costar in Law & Order: SVU) into a languid rehash of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but its father-'n'-son reunion is played for keeps, as it were, and it gives this chummy TV movie some added dramatic heft. [Note: Although both films run 180 minutes, Artisan has inexplicably divided Luck of the Draw on discs 1 and 2; Playing for Keeps fits entirely on disc 2.] --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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Director Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) solemnly alerts us to the glory that was Spinal Tap in his introduction to this "rockumentary" about the legendary British heavy-metal group, featuring lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), lead singer David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), bassist Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), and a succession of drummers whose careers were cut short by spontaneously combusting on their stool, drowning in somebody else's vomit, or otherwise perishing in untimely fashion. Under DiBergi's studious interrogation, the band and their familiars retrace the band's evolution from head-bopping Mersey Beat poseurs to head-banging metal poseurs, each change in musical direction or tonsorial chic having little effect on the surviving trio's sublime idiocy. For, as St. Hubbins (he's the "deep" one, relatively speaking) sagely observes, "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

Happily for us, director Reiner, who developed the underlying story line with Guest and former Credibility Gap pranksters McKean and Shearer, stays squarely on the right side of the line, even as his writer-actors remain hilariously trapped on the other side. In lieu of a formal shooting script, the quartet created an extensive and detailed band history ripe with the sort of dead-pan detail that hard-core rock historians and screwball aficionados will savor on countless replays; with the three Tap members also musicians themselves, the "band" developed its stage act under the unsuspecting noses of L.A. club denizens, who accepted them as just as loud, flashy, sexist, and obvious as any other mullet-tressed, leather-garbed brigade of guitar slingers, circa 1984. The resulting footage thus manages to lob its punch lines and build its characters (including some thinly veiled character assassinations of various industry folks) with a loose, tossed-away verve rooted in the improvisational approach. This Is Spinal Tap remains the funniest, and most truthful, look at rock culture ever filmed and a personal best for all involved. --Sam Sutherland ... Read more

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Hits the fine line between stupid and clever
This is one of my favorite movies, no doubt. Come on- how can you resist a movie that features, among other things, a bizarre gardening accident, undersized bread, barbershop raga, and dancing dwarfs? To quote Nigel Tufnel, This Is Spinal Tap goes all the way to 11.

This Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner delivers the goods in this hilarious "documentary style" account of the rock group "Spinal Tap". This movie is a direct parody of the 70's music scene. If you remember that time period, you can take the journey back...but this time, be ready for the laughter. I strongly recommend this movie to musicians - especially those who performsd during this time setting. They'll truly appreciate the humor! This DVD is a "must see".

This Movie is a Riot
This is one of the funniest parodies of all time. Spinal Tap is SO good, in fact, that you can turn to VH1 after watching it, and bust a gut laughing at the REAL rockumentaries! If you think I'm exaggerating, try "The History of the World: Part IV: The Metal Years". It's a REAL rockumentary, but after watching Spinal Tap, it'll have you in stitches.

essential for music obsessive types
This is one DVD where you get your money's worth. All but a few of the extra scenes are fantastic. Especially wonderful are the bits where the band is musing about the speed of elevators and how your neck brakes if you break the sound barrier or the band's philosophising on the diet of gorillas - "Gorillas - culture, baboons - subculture". Oh, I forgot about the deleted scene where the Sinatra-obsessed cab driver parties with Spinal Tap.
What's great about a DVD is I can pop it in view a selected scene, say, You Can't Dust for Vomit and get a quick laugh.

The Ultimate Mocumentary
This is exactly the DVD you want to buy, because Spinal Tap only gets better each time you watch it. It's silly, weird and smart in its humor, and it's really the standard by which all mocumentaries should be judged by. A true classic every comedy fan should own. ... Read more

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THE ONLY CRIME IS THAT THIS MESS WAS MADE!
Poor Robert Preston. We understand that everyone needs to earn a living, but to earn it in such a fetid fashion is unforgivable. We shouldn't blame the poor music man ... the plot is inane, the writing pedestrian and the direction is stiffer than a Viagra test room. (You know something is very wrong when even the folks who wrote the packaging copy refer to the flick's co-star Lynn Redgrave as "Vanessa Redgrave." Poor Lynn is engaged to poor Robert. She "commits suicide" on the very the night she makes her Broadway debut ... in a show he wrote. Preston is out to prove it was murder, and gathers all the possibilites in an empty theater ... sort of "The Last of Sheila" meets "And Then There Were None." The careers of co-stars William Daniels, Patrick Macnee and Jeff Goldlbum managed to survive this horror. This film doesn't. Close the curtain. Now!

Intriguing murder mystery
One of the best made-for-TV movies I've seen. A Broadway playwright tries to catch his wife's murderer by staging a play that is designed to reveal the murderer's identity. A marvelous film with many twists and turns written by Richard Levinson and William Links, who also made the equally fabulous "Guilty Conscience" and "Murder by Natural Causes." The DVD has good picture and sound quality. ... Read more

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A graduate of Roger Corman's school of low-budget ingenuity, Joe Dante gained enough momentum with 1978's Piranha to rise to the challenge of The Howling, and he brought along Piranha screenwriter John Sayles to cowrite this instant werewolf classic. Makeup wizard Rob Bottin was recruited to create what was then the wildest onscreen transformation ever seen. With Gary Brandner's novel The Howling as a starting point, Sayles and Dante conceived a werewolf colony on the California coast, posing as a self-help haven led by a seemingly benevolent doctor (Patrick Macnee), and populated by a variety of "patients," from sexy, leather-clad sirens (among them Elisabeth Brooks) to an old coot (John Carradine) who's quite literally long in the tooth. When a TV reporter (Dee Wallace) arrives at the colony to recover from a recent trauma, the resident lycanthropes prepare for a howlin' good time.

Dante handles it all with equal measures of humor, sex, gore, and horror, pulling out all the stops when the ravenous Eddie (Dante favorite Robert Picardo, later known as the Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager) transforms into a towering, bloodthirsty werewolf. (Bottin's mentor Rick Baker would soon raise the makeup ante with An American Werewolf in London.) As usual, in-jokes abound, from characters named after werewolf-movie directors, amusing cameos (Corman, Sayles, Forrest J. Ackerman), and hammy inserts of wolfish cartoons and Allen Ginsberg's "Howl." It's best appreciated now as a quintessential example of early-'80s horror, with low-budget limitations evident throughout, but The Howling remains a giddy genre milestone. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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Due to popular demand and nearly ten years since its debut, the Sci-Fi Channel’s #1 rated series, Mysteries, Magic & Miracles Season 1 finally can be seen uncut and unedited in this specially packaged three disc set.Join Patrick MacNee as he travels the globe in search of the world’s most baffling stories and events.Season 1 brings back all those great stories from actual cases and real events.Infamous myths are put on trial as we try to answer those questions of the unsolved and unexplained. ... Read more

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60th Anniversary D-Day Collection.Men of Valor is an eyewitness account of World War II by the men and women of our armed forces who fought for a single cause: to destroy the empires of evil. Sixty years have passed since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought America into World War II an onto the shores of Europe.The men and women who recount their stories in this four-hour series are no longer young and fearless, but older and bit in awe of their younger selves.And, it is through the prism of age, wisdom and humility that they reflect on their tours of duty with honor and valor, the very qualities that defined their incredible generation. What is most remarkable about the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen in this documentary is their attitude towards their own role in the war.Without exception, each person interviewed for this series felt they only did what they were asked - to fight for their country, nothing more.As you listen to their stories you can’t help but know that these men and women did so much more than their duty, they fought our freedom, and guaranteed the lives we live today. ... Read more