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FIRE IN THE SKY is the comprehensive story of a logger named Travis Walton who mysteriously disappears in 1975 only to turn up bloodied and bruised five days later. Walton and co-workers accidentally discover a UFO and unfortunately they all escape except Walton who is elevated aboard the bizarre aircraft. Onboard he undergoes painful unearthly medical treatments and tests. ... Read more

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Decent movie, best part is the experiment
I remembered watching this movie with my dad and i thought it was just another alien abdudction movie, whoopdeedoo. Then came the part where the syrup falls into his mouth and he recollects all the events he encountered while he was inside the spaceship. I am pretty certain however, that what the aliens did to him in that experiment room never actually occured. They cover him with some sort of blanket that melts onto his skin and he just starts screaming so they put the blanket over his head. Then they start doing this experiment where they use clamps and needles, at one point it looks like he's about to take a needle in the eye (ouch!). I'm sure if they did something like that he still wouldn't be around today. But even so, that's the best part of this movie. D.B. Sweeney acting skills really show through in that sequence. The rest of the movie is based on Travis's friends telling the police what happened and what led up to it, then trying to prove to everyone they didn't murder Travis. All in all it is a good movie, but I suggest you don't let your kids see it.

Good But Has Exceptions.
The Travis Walton case remains one of he most popular in the folklore of alien abduction stories. I think the mere fact a movie was actually produced about it proves it's resonance. But, alas, the movie almost works if not for two main problems: It has too much of a vague, quick pace and it is not even accurate as according to Walton's description of the abduction experience in the book. The movie as a movie isn't too bad, there's some good acting, and some story elements which might seem cliché don't seem too out of place here. The best scenes involve the encounter with the UFO and the frightening experience within. These are, one must admit, some of the most realistic scenes of supposed alien abduction ever made. They are indeed intense and scary, making one wish he/she never gets abducted by aliens (even if you don't believe in them). However, the fault for someone who already is familiar with the Walton case is that these scenes both disappoint and effect. They affect because they are realistic, but they disappoint because they never resemble for a second what Walton describes in his book. In it he writes about the aliens looking like humans and giving him a tour of the ship etc. etc., pretty nice and hospitable extraterrestrials, but in the film they are small, hairless beings who treat Walton like helpless cattle and force him to go through a horrible exeprience involving medical experiments. What's the deal? Does the movie want to entertain us or make us believe? The movie as a whole successes in keeping the viewer wondering, especially in the scenes where Walton is still missing and everyone theorizes where he has gone. The ending is too quick and answers nothing, a few more minutes and we might have at least gotten information on Walton writing the book and going back to a normal workday. But alas, this is all we get, it works, but deserves a little more.

BEST ALIEN ABDUCTION MOVIE EVER!
BEST ALIEN ABDUCTION MOVIE EVER!, thats all that needs to be said!

Amazing
I have seen the movie so many times. I find my self renting it every year, or at least seeing it some how, this year I have seen it 3 times already. When I talk about aliens, and UFO's with people this movie always comes into the equation. I'm a major in Film in college, and this is my number 1 in the alien abduction categorey. Dont worry folks you should be seeind more then a few great alien movies comming out in theaters with me alive! so get ready, I'm starting my second as we speak.

Give it six stars
Man do I love this movie, I seen it coutless times and it still graps my attention. Based on a true story about a man who was abducted by aliens. You see him before he was abducted, his family and friends and how he was treated by the aliens in the SKY. This movie is so scary because its TRUE! ... Read more

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Based on the characters and story from the best-selling book by Stephen King, The Dead Zone is unique psychological thriller that combines a rich mix of action, the paranormal and a continuing quest for justice. Johnny Smith’s life is interrupted by a near fatal car crash that leaves him in a deep comma for six years. When he regains consciousness he discovers that he now possesses amazing psychic powers - powers that allow him to see into the life of anyone he touches. ... Read more

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Compelling, Riveting...Yes!
I had, recently, seen brief bits of the DEAD ZONE television show and I had garnered an observation that the production, acting, special effects, and script were of a superior kind...and my main purpose/motivation for renting the DVD television premiere.

What I viewed was everything I expected and much more. The storyline/script is smartly written, with each scene vital and drawing the viewer in (i.e. you or me). The exploration of this man's coma/accident-induced powers...the untapped realm of the brain known as the "dead zone"...is explored with great imagination and emotional impact.

There was one scene that placed me in awe of the production values of this film. It involves the dead zone guy's Vietnamese doctor who, through his patient's powers, discovers that his mother is alive, not dead as the doctor had thought. In the reunion scene...a scene that will make you reach for the tissues, I have not seen in a long time a film that displayed such raw and genuine emotion (with special mention going to the actors in this scene). Just thinking about that scene makes me savor film and the power/art of film-making at its best. The exhileration of the reunion, with no dialogue whatsoever, was truly astounding. Once you see that scene, you'll know what I'm talking about (get the tissues in advance)...

I, too, cannot wait for the rest of the season to come out on DVD. And though I rented this movie, I plan to also buy it shortly.

I believe the reason this film was so effective as a pilot for the rest of the show is the directoral prowess of Michael Pillar whose ability in film production is most evident in the latter years of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Whether or not you like that latter television series, those shows, especially the 5th-7th seasons, were critically praised. Pillar's influence in the DEAD ZONE is visibly apparent. I do not know whether the rest of the series has held to the same production values, however, I have viewed several episodes that were quality-made.

This film deserves a 4.5 rating...

Great TV pilot on a DVD packed with extras for the fans
This TV series pilot movie (actually first 2 episodes of the series) is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. It is an excellent adaptation of the novel for an on-going TV series. Anthony Michael Hall shines in the role of Johnny Smith and brings a real sense of sympathy to the role. It's hard to believe you are watching a grown up "Rusty Griswold" from the "Vacation" movies.

I was happily surprised when I watched this movie and at the end it successfully makes you want more - and as a hook for a TV series its up there with pilots like that of "The Invisible Man (2000)".

This disc also has a host of extras such as commentary by the cast over the feature. They come out with a lot of interesting remarks on how long it took to film, cast changes and story changes and network interference in the plot and character outlines. There is also a look behind the scenes in a mini-documentary, TV ad spots etc.

If you enjoyed the series, or simply have heard good things about it, pick up this DVD for a superior adaptation of a Stephen King book. A very addictive primer for a great TV show.

Dead Zone Fans Beware
Warning -- If you are looking for the unaired original Dead Zone pilot episode that was offered for a short time as a bonus to those who purchased the First Season Set, do not buy this DVD.

Although this is a great DVD, it is the same first episode that is included in the First Season Set.

I purchased the first season set after the deadline for taking advantage of the offer for the bonus DVD. I really wanted to see the original unaired pilot episode and I mistakenly thought that this was it. To my dismay found that it was the 2 hour series premier that I already had on the First Season Set.
I guess this one will find its way to a friend or end up in the used bin at the video store.

If you are unfamiliar with The Dead Zone and don't want to lay out the bucks for the complete First Season Set, this DVD is an outstanding intro to the series. However, if you love the series, go for the gusto and get the set. I'm on my second viewing of the set and can't wait for the release of the Second Season Set.

Very good for a TV show
The pilot is included with the first-season DVD, so now I have two of them. The production is very good, as are the special effects, especially the scenes in Vietnam where debris is frozen in mid-air while the lead character walks through the dustry street.

The story is tight, and the writing is good. I'd like to have seen Rev. Purdy's character better explained, but I think that will make itself known in the first season, which I'm now watching.

Overall, it's a really good story and makes you think about the possibilities.

I'm glad it's a cable show, because the cable shows these days seem to do a better job at developing characters and offering something fresh and unique. That is: They aren't afraid to take chances.

I think we've all had enough reality on television that "The Dead Zone" is a welcome chance to walk on the other side.

Stephen King's novel is turned into a pretty good TV series
"The Dead Zone" is one of my favorite Stephen King novels and I have taught it a couple of times in class because of the way in which the series of events persuade Johnny Smith to do what he does at the end. It is also one of the best Stephen King books to recommend to people who do not like Stephen King books (i.e., monsters and scary things). The 1983 movie version of "The Dead Zone" was one of my least favorite Stephen King movies, mainly because I thought the casting of Christopher Walken as Johnny was a mistake; Johnny has to be more of an ordinary guy in extraordinary circumstances, and nobody can ever mistake Walken for ordinary. Anyhow, the idea of turning "The Dead Zone" into a television series instantly appealed to me, because the premise of the character and the episodic nature of the novel, both lent themselves to such an adaptation.

The premise is fairly simple. Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall) is a high school teacher who has some minor psychic abilities as a result of a childhood accident. One night, after a fun date with his fiancé, Sarah (Nicole de Boer), Johnny is in a car accident. He wakes up six years later to find his perfect life is gone and that now, when he touches someone, he gets intense psychic images that serve as warnings of back things happening. With great power comes great responsibility and Johnny tries to use his gift to help.

There are some problems with this movie that serves as the pilot for "The Dead Zone" television series, but creators Michael and Shawn Piller come up with several significant changes from the novel that serve as a solid foundation for the first season and beyond. This television pilot is actually the first two episodes thrown together (for distribution as a movie if the series was not sold), with the first hour devoted to establishing Johnny's new situation and the second to the serial killer story from the novel. The main problem is that there are several instances where things get a bit rushed: Johnny wakes up in the hospital and Dr. Tran (Rick Tae) IMMEDIATELY tells him that he has been in a coma for six years. Dr. Tran wants to wait to tell Johnny that his mother died and his fiancé got married during those six years, but the whole six years of your life gone in an instance he hits this guy with right away. Similarly, in terms of everything that Sarah has to tell him he picks up on in flash when he touches her and even the wall that exists between Johnny and Sarah's husband Walt Bannerman (Chris Bruno) does not last long in the second hour of the show. Also, if you want to have fun nitpicking, Johnny would have known about O.J. Fortunately, while the serial killer plot gets resolved in the second hour, as dictated by the USA network, the series did go on to take its time with Greg Stillson.

What outweighs these problems are some of the changes the brothers Piller made in the elements of the novel. First, on their fun date Johnny and Sarah produced a child, which gives the characters an unavoidable link and another aspect to the new love triangle. Second, related to that, is the idea to back Sarah's husband Sheriff Bannerman (this raises a question: will Johnny warn Walt about Cujo?), which adds another layer of complexity to the love triangle because Walt the husband and Bannerman the sheriff have different relationships with Johnny under different circumstances. Third, Johnny's parents are now out of the picture and in their place is the Reverend Gene Purdy (David Ogden Stiers), the beneficiary of Vera Smith's money and a powerful figure with a continuing interest in Johnny, an interest that exists on multiple levels and cannot really be pinned down. Fourth, Johnny Smith now has a sidekick, Bruce Lewis (John L. Adams), his physical therapist, and the first true believer. This allows the writers to give Johnny someone to talk to instead of finding ways to get Johnny to think out loud all of the time.

Fifth, picking up from the theatrical version, when Johnny has his visions we see him there, in the setting. An extension of this, taken from the novel, is that Johnny unconsciously mimics the person he is seeing, talking their language. This works very well with the subplot involving Dr. Tran, who is the updated version of Dr. Weizak (a nice move, both in terms of the updating and in terms of the new resolution to the question of Tran's mother). This also provides the director to come up with some stunning set pieces as everyone freezes and Johnny walks through the moment paying attention to the details (it looks like he is walking through a Matrix-like CGI shot, but it is simply done for the most part). But there are some equally impressive effects created during Johnny's visions by cutting back and forth between now and then, or by doing reverse shots from two different locations. Consequently, "The Dead Zone" has a visual style that makes for some nice examples of creativity in filming a television show.

The second hour does a nice job of establishing the rules of the game here in terms of how Johnny gets flashes of the future, but that it is a future that can be changed: you taken one moment out of the string of life and everything changes. This becomes a very workable premise for a television series, with the story of a real life superhero, on to which we throw all the interpersonal angst of Johnny's relationships. It would have been nice to have seen what this show would have done if they had been allowed to take their time with these initial story threads, but being rushed by the network seems a small price to pay if it means getting the series on the air. As a TV pilot this 2002 version of "The Dead Zone" is not perfect, but it does a very good job of establishing a solid foundation for a pretty good television series.

Final Note: If you pick up the first season of "The Dead Zone" on DVD you get the TV pilot as the first two episodes, but you do not get the commentary (which is split in half) that appears on this particular DVD. ... Read more

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Originally broadcast as Legend of Earthsea in December 2004, the Sci-Fi Channel's four-hour miniseries of Earthsea rides the coattails of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with its quest-driven story of humble blacksmith Ged (Shawn Ashmore), a wizard-to-be who is mentored by the magical Ogion (Danny Glover) as he seeks to preserve the realm of Earthsea from the evil King Tygath (Sebastian Roché). Ged's adventures lead him to the priestess Tenar (Kristen Kreuk, from Smallville) and with secrets shared by High Priestess Thar (Isabella Rossellini), they gain the power to prevail over Tygath. As presented by Robert Halmi Sr. (producer of Merlin, Gulliver's Travels and several other fantasy miniseries), this skeletal rendering of Earthsea boasts a wealth of digital effects and semi-lavish set design, but Ashmore's lack of charisma hampers a production already fraught with problems. It provoked the wrath of fantasy fans and a firm rejection by author Ursula K. Le Guin, who had watched helplessly (she wasn't involved or consulted) as her classic novels A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan were racially "whitewashed" (in Le Guin's words) nearly beyond recognition. As TV fantasy goes, Earthsea is admirably ambitious, but best enjoyed by those with no awareness of the classic books it is very loosely based on. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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LeGuin Prophecies.
In her foreward to "Tales from Earthsea," LeGuin comments on the difference between commercial fantasy and real art. Sadly, her remarks are nearly prescient, and clearly illuminate the great difference between the books and the movie:

"Commodified fantasy takes no risks: it invents nothing, but imitates and trivialises. It proceeds by depriving the old stories of their intellectual and ethical complexity, turning their action to violence, their actors to dolls, and their truth-telling to sentimental platitude. Heroes brandish their swords, lasers, wands, as mechanically as combine harvesters, reaping profits. Profoundly disturbing moral choices are sanitized, made cute, made safe. The passionately conceived ideas of the great story-tellers are copied, stereotyped, reduced to toys, molded in bright-colored plastic, advertised, sold, broken, junked, replaceable, interchangeable.

What the commodifiers of fantasy count on and exploit is the insuperable imagination of the reader, child or adult, which gives even these dead things life- of a sort, for a while.

Imagination, like all living things lives now, and it lives with, from, on true change. Like all we do and have, it can be co-opted and degraded, but it survives commercial and didactic exploitation. The land outlasts the empires. The conquerors may leave the desert where there was forest and meadow, but the rain will fall, the rivers will run to sea. The unstable, mutable, untruthful realms of Once-upon-a-time are as much a part of human history and thought as the nations in our kaleidoscocpic atlases, and some are more enduring."

Not a bad adaptation ...
It's just a bad film fullstop. I am a long time Le guin fan, but am not in the least bit purist. I wasn't expecting a faithful adaptation and was prepared to judge this film on its own merits. Unfortunately, with or without reference to the book this is a truly awful movie. Acting is so-so, the CGI is amateurish, the dialogue stinks (particularly so in the region of the denouement) and the narrative thread is an absolute tangle.

The way people seem to whizz from one end of Earthsea to the other by boat in a matter of minutes beggars belief and exposes the sheer incompetence of the screenwriters. Roke University is more Rowlings than Le Guin. The dragon Orm Embar lacked all context and would have been better left out altogether. Possibly the worst feature of all was the "nameless ones"; instead of the ancient beings of immense power and evil that the movie had been trying to build up to, we were given overgrown bats!

One of the Worst Adaptations of All Time
Early in 2004, the Sci-Fi Channel began extensive advertising for an epic TV miniseries entitled "Legend of Earthsea" that was allegedly based upon a series of beloved sci-fi/fantasy novels that had been written by Ursula K. Le Guin beginning in 1968.For many months, people's expectations grew as the December, 2004 premiere night drew close; but disappointment, shock and bewilderment were what the vast majority of viewers experienced upon watching the show.In fact, few who watched the first night of the miniseries bothered to watch the second.

What made the "Legend of Earthsea" miniseries so awful?First, the only resemblance between the miniseries and the "Earthsea" novels that Ursula K. Le Guin wrote was in name only.Essentially, what director Robert Lieberman and writer Gavin Scott did was to create a shallow reworking of Le Guin's original stories.Interviews with Ursula K. Le Guin indicate that neither Lieberman, Scott nor the Sci-Fi Channel was interested in consulting with her to ensure that their film adaptation was accurate.To demonstrate just how unconnected the miniseries was from the original books, here are some (but certainly not all) of the differences:

1. Ged (Shawn Ashmore) was the same age throughout the miniseries, but the novels follow him between the ages of 10 to 80.
2. Ged's solitary search for understanding in the books was replaced with a hackneyed "Lord of the Rings"-like epic, with Vetch (Chris Gauthier) taking on the role of a comic "Samwise Gamgee" to Ged's "Frodo Baggins".
3. In the miniseries, Ged, Vetch, Jasper (Mark Hildreth) and the the Archmagus (Alan Scarfe) were each played by white actors; but in the books, they were all black characters.Only Ogion (Danny Glover) was accurately portrayed.

Next, the acting in the miniseries was stilted and Wooden.Shawn Ashmore's acting was disengaging, uninspired and forced. Equally disappointing in their roles were Isabella Rossellini as "High Priestess Thar", Sebastian Roché as "King Tygath", Kristin Kreuk as "Tenar" and Alan Scarfe.Only Danny Glover was believable, though his part in the story was rather short. Of course, being a Sci-Fi Channel production, there was lots of CGI special effects throughout the miniseries; but just like so many failed sci-fi/fantasy films that predate "Legends of Earthsea" demonstrate, great special effects with a terrible story is still a terrible film.

In the end, the attempt by the Sci-Fi Channel, Robert Lieberman and Gavin Scott to capitalize on the success of such big-screen films like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "Harry Potter" series of films by taking Ursula K. Le Guin's superb novels and replace them with a watered-down, uninspired and unrelated piece of CGI rubbish was a complete failure.If you really want to know what the "Earthsea" stories are about, read Ursula K. Le Guin's original novels; but don't waste your time or money on purchasing the miniseries on DVD.My rating for the "Legend of Earthsea" miniseries is an unmitigated 1 out of 5 stars.The Sci-Fi Channel should publicly apologize to Ursula K. Le Guin for how they distorted her stories.

Betrayal of Intent
The TV producers bought the rights to the classic Earthsea books, turned the project over to an egotistical production crew who rewrote the plot, added gratuitous figures, missed the point of the book and the evolving series, and had the nerve to broadcast the resulting blood pudding.
They did not bother to consult the author (see her website if you don't believe me)
Almost as bad as the movie travesty of Fritz Lieber's Conjure Wife, from AAA book to sub B visual.

Read the books after viewing the movie
From the looks of it those rating this TV movie negatively, read the books. I caught this on cable TV a couple times and I found it reasonably enjoyable. Not the effects, acting, or music of the level of "The Lord of the Rings" but certainly far better than I have seen on several Fantasy TV series. Danny Glover and some of the other key actors I think turned in decent performances. The F/X aren't bad either, far from low budget ones like those used in the remakes of "Jason and the Argonauts" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth". I recommend this if you haven't read the books and you enjoy fantasy movies. Now of course I am sure the books are far better and seeing this movie I can now go read them and be really entertained all the more. I guess that is the down side of reading the books and then seeing the movie instead of the other way around. Suffice it to say I wish people would review the merit of the acting, sets, scenery, music, directing, special effects, et cetera, instead of how it didn't follow the book line for line. Keep in mind people are reading your review to find out if the movie is any good, they actually might not have read the book and it may not matter if the movie is like the book to them. I understand you avid readers being upset, but please don't dash a reasonable movie to pieces. If the movie does well it is more likely they will make more and then hopefully they will try harder to follow the books. If this one fails dismally it is not near as likely they will make more movies for several years. So even if it is only like the book in title, do not be hasty to slam the directing, acting, sets, music, F/X, et cetera. After I saw the movie I wanted to read the books and I intend to do just that. Then I'm sure I will see that this was not a good adaptation. That does not make it have no entertainment value or less valuable for getting peoples interest in the books or being better adapted for future movies. ... Read more

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Emilio Estevez and the original Ducks are back in this fast-moving comedy starring the most popular hockey team in movie history! After the Ducks win scholarships to a snooty private school, Coach Bombay (Estevez) announces that he's moving on to greener pastures with the Goodwill Games. Shortly after the team arrives at Eden Hall Academy, they inherit a new coach who turns out to be their worst nightmare when he strips Charlie Conway (Joshua Jackson) of his position as captain! Then, with their scholarships on the line, they face their toughest rival -- the 10-time championship varsity team! The Ducks and their opponents engage in a series of hilarious pranks to warm up for their battle on the ice. And in a thrilling and climactic third-period battle, the Ducks must prove why they are called the Mighty Ducks! "The quack attack is back!" (USA Today) -- and D3 will have you and your family cheering! ... Read more

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Even none-hockey lovers will love "D3: The Mighty Ducks"!
First off, I must say this, I've never seen the first two Mighty Ducks movies and I'm not especially a hockey lover. But I must confess I thought this movie was terrific and fun! Mostly aimed for teenagers, this is a great movie to watch!

The whole team "Mighty Ducks" have won scholarships to prestigious Eden Hall: Charlie (Joshua Jackson), Goldberg (Shaun Weiss), Fulton (Elden Henson), Averman (Matt Doherty), Julie 'the Cat' (Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine), Russ (Kenan Thompson), Dwayne (Ty O'Neal), Luis (Mike Vitar), Ken (Justin Wong), Guy Germaine (Garette Ratliff Henson), Connie (Marguerite Moreau), and Adam (Vincent Larusso). But there are some changes for the team. First of all, one of the 'Basher Brothers' Dean Portman (Aaron Lohr) is not going to join them. But most important, their coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) won't be coaching them anymore. Charlie can't accept that and even more can't accept their seemingly harsh new coach, Ted Orion (Jeffrey Nordling). The 'Mighty Ducks' have a big game ahead of them against the Varsity team 'Warriors' who are going to be hard to beat. Will they be able to beat them and show them who's the best?

With plenty of suspense and humor, "D3: The Mighty Ducks" is certainly worth the watch. Terrific acting done by the whole cast, including the notable actor Joss Ackland who plays Hans, the good friend and mentor to the 'Ducks'. The suspense during the hockey games were sometimes pretty intense, especially the last game between the 'Ducks' and the 'Warriors'. As for the humor, the movie was hilarious, I was laughing most of the time!

A few of my favorites parts are when the 'Ducks' play pranks on the Varsity team and when Bombay gives his little 'speech' to the board members of Eden Hall. And a few of my favorite lines is:

Cheerleader: Cheerleaders only. Are you a cheerleader?
Linda: Do I look like an idiot?

Connie: This ninja stuff makes you look, I don't know, how would you say...
Guy Germaine: Ruggedly handsome?
Connie: Amazingly stupid.

Dwayne (while swinging a lariat at one of the Varsity members): It would be more fun for me if you ran.

For parents, the movie is rated PG for the reason that there are some bad words sprinkled here and there. Other than that and the game of hockey being pretty rough, it's pretty good! I can't wait to watch the first two movies! I hope they're as good as the third one! If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it!

The Mighty Ducks are back
The Mighty Ducks return for a 3rd movie and now are in high school. But there are a couple of changes for the Mighty Ducks, even for Charlie (Joshua Jackson), who acts like he did in the first movie. The movie begins with short clips from the first two movies, and most of the Mighty Ducks has now entered high school and now are playing hockey for Elden Hall. But the big change is that Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) will not be coaching the Mighty Ducks that are now the school's junior varsity team, because the junior goodwill games has named him director of player personal. And the new coach is Ted Orion (Jeffrey Nordling) who will not let them do anything they done turning childhood. When a girl asks Charlie to sign a pention to changed the Warrior name, Charlie names the following teams, the Indians, the Braves, the Redskins, and the Blackhawks. But more trouble happens, when Orion posts the postions the players will play, moving Banks to varsity team, and making Julie (Colombe Jacobson) the head goalie and making Goldberg back up and Goldebrg complains "What am I, chopped liver?". So he gives her junk food, and she gets sick during pratice, and coach orion says "Julie the cat! What's the Matter, you ate a fur ball?". During the first two peroids of the first game, Charlie and the other Warriors score a lot of goals on the thier foe and makes Julie bored, so she starts complain "Come on guys, give me sommething to do". And even sings "Fulton scored, Fulton scores, I am really bored, Fulton's great, Fulton's great, a year ago he couldn't even skate", after Fulton scores a goal. The Nanny's Benjamin Salisbury plays the announcer of the Warriors, who is also a student at Elden Hall.

Broad implications; more than just a sequel
Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) and his underdog hockey team are back again in this third installment to the Mighty Ducks legacy. In "D3: Ducks Divided," Robert Lieberman takes a crack at reenvisioning the gang on an unforgettable scale never before attempted in a children's sports film. When the Ducks are killed in a bus accident in the Sierra Nevadas, the team finds itself suddenly split into separate factions: those Ducks who have lived a (sometimes surprisingly!) morally redeemable life, and those who have failed the grade due to particular unforgivable behaviors. Gordon and the righteous Ducks suddenly find themselves at the gates of a Paradise ruled by figure-skating angels and referees, but Heidi Kling and the other damned are thrown, after rewitnessing their transgressions, into the ice-melting wastelands of Hockey Hell. Here they meet the sympathetic Lucifer (Dustin Hoffman), who convinces them one by one to realign themselves in his own plan to take back Heaven full-force. Tensions rise as both teams prepare for the thrilling and climactic showdown, facing such difficulties as lacking a substitute goalie or receiving an injury. Excellent repeat performance by Josef Sommer (aka Mr. Gerald Ducksworth)!

Not as good as D3, but still awesome
With Gunnar Stahl, Olaf Sanderson and the rest of the Iceland team defeated soundly, the Ducks move on to Eden Hall with full athletic scholarship. But many students at the upper-class, mostly-white private school are resentful of what they view as an 'affirmative action' team. The Ducks' new rivals are the state champion Varsity Team, led by Captain Riley and enforcer Cole. The Ducks have a couple of notable MIA's, some explained and others not. Dean Portman decides to stay in Chicago, while Coach Bombay moves on as the Director of Player Personnel in the Junior Goodwill Games. Tensions fly high in this movie:
1) Riley's dad rallies to have the Ducks' scholarships revoked
2) The team's star, Adam Banks, is moved to Varsity and is taken under Riley and Cole's wing. (Watch for some personal tension between Charlie and Banks)
3) A series of pranks (most of which are very funny)
4) Final JV/Varsity showdown.
Overall, good movie-- not as good as the incomparable D2 (never count out the Iceland factor) but nonetheless... Recommend it.

EXCELLENT!
I love this movie! It is very funny. For all of us girls there are hot guys in it. Well anyway, this is an awesome movie! Buy it today and you won't be dissapointed! ... Read more

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In this family-friendly holiday film, all Ethan and Hallie want for Christmas is for their parents to get back together. Catherine (Parenthood's Harley Jane Kozak) and Michael (Chicago Hope's Jamey Sheridan) have been divorced for a year and now Catherine's dating a guy no one can stand, including her mother Lillian (Lauren Bacall). Michael, meanwhile, has opened a successful diner, but he misses Catherine. When Hallie (Thora Birch, years before American Beauty) overhears Catherine tell Lillian she and Tony (Kevin Nealon) are planning to marry, she and Ethan (Sweet Home Alabama's Ethan Embry) come up with a plan to strand their parents alone together on Christmas Eve. Hallie even asks Santa (Leslie Nielsen) to help them out. All I Want for Christmas doesn't pack any surprises, but it's suitable for all ages and features lively cameos from Andrea Martin as Lillian's housekeeper and Renée Taylor as Catherine's rodent-fearing wedding planner. --Kathleen C. Fennessy ... Read more

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It's A great movie !
Hallie and Ethan want for christmas is their divorced parent back together, so they ask the santa at Macy's to get their parents back together. It's a good family entertainment movie!

This is a terrific family film for Christmas
Ever since I first saw this movie, I have made it one of my holiday traditions. It has great humor and some bittersweet moments. The whole family can enjoy this warm-hearted story of two kids scheming to get their parents back together.

a very good christmas movie
hi yes i saw this movie the first when it came out to the theater and it was very good and all and then we get it on tape and every christmas we would see it. but then dvd started coming out and i was like cool and i was looking for it they did not make it i was sad but this is a good movie it is as alot of heart and joy and what i love about it that it christmas time and its funny and sad and happy at the same time i just wish they would put it on dvd and have it widescreen and if you have never seen this movie and you are seeing it for the first time i hope you in joy it beacuse i did when i first saw it. its a very good christmas to see over and over agian.

As fun as being trampled by Santa's reindeer.
"All I Want For Christmas" was uniformly trashed by critics when it came out. It was easily one of the worst reviewed films of 1991. Why oh why didn't I listen to them?

The plot is so generic that you know how it's going to end within the first ten minutes. Two parents are no longer together. The mother has found a new boyfriend. The kids do what they can to ditch the new boyfriend and get the parents back together. With that stale of a plot, the only way it could've worked out would have been if the acting was filled with passion and the direction evoked as much Christmas magic as possible. That didn't happen.

There is not a single heartfelt moment to be found in this film. Not one. I don't even know where to begin. Thora Birch has turned out to be an impressive actress. However, she is only grating and precocious to the extreme in "All I Want For Christmas". Her brother, played by Ethan Embry, had no character definition whatsoever. His substory involving a teenage romance was underdeveloped and seemed better suited for another film.

The adult characters are just as bad. The filmmakers could've saved money by utilizing cardboard cutouts instead of actual actors. The Mom, Dad, and Mom's new "jerk" boyfriend are shallower than a kiddie pool.

I was even put off by the shameless plugging of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. It's a sad fact that product placement has been commonplace for a long time now but...come on! Don't they understand that if the product is shoved in your face that it only serves as an unpleasant distraction? At least their Coca-Cola placement was slightly less obvious.

Even Santa would only give this movie to the naughty kids.

It's not deep, it's entertaining
I watch this movie every time it's on cable. It's a nice, pleasant Christmas movie, with the highly underrated Jamey Sheridan playing a decent guy. Anyone who wants an uncomplicated, happy ending movie should watch this again and again. ... Read more

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The initial concept of this remarkably poignant film may not be sexy,but it's well-executed and genuinely touching and easily brings its audience into the moving story. J.P. Tannen (Jon Voight), a divorced, absentee father, takes his three children, Tilde (a beautiful, heartbreaking Roxana Zal), Truman-Paul (Robby Kiger), and Trung (Son Hoang Bui), on a European cruise, during which a tragedy occurs at home. The emotionally charged setup of a father trying to reconnect with his children may be familiar to many people. Versatile writer David Seltzer (Lucas) melds realistic dialogue, conversations, situations, and reactions in a subtle, credible manner, giving his characters many levels and sincere depth. It's this realism that makes the story all that more compelling--Tannen is neither ogre nor saint, and his children are like real children: they're embarrassed by their insecurities, they act out, they crave affection. There are no one-dimensional characters either. Tannen and his ex-wife (Millie Perkins) maintain a distant fondness for each other, as she understands and finally accepts his foibles. Her husband, Mitchell (Richard Crenna), genuinely loves Tannen's children as he would his own. Party of Five isblessed with great talent, including the youngest stars. --N.F. Mendoza ... Read more

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Overlooked gem
A very emotional, well-acted piece of work by Jon Voight. Perhaps his best acting ever. Don't miss this one.

A man bridges a gap with his children...
Jon Voight plays a divorced father of three, who rarely sees his kids, remembers their birthdays, and generally isn't much of a parent.The role of parent to the kids belongs to his beautiful ex-wife, played by Millie Perkins, and her current husband, a loving man played by Richard Crenna.Voight arrives to take his children on their yearly vacation together, and it turns out to be a Mediterranean cruise.During the cruise, the love he has for his kids is evident as well as the unfamiliarity he has with playing the father and putting his kids first.But when a tragedy strikes back home, Voight must decide if taking on the role of father permanently is something he can and wants to do...

Jon Voight Rules
I loved this movie because Jon Voight gets closer to his kids then he ever was!

A Real Weeper
This is one of those movies that is perfect for those days when you feel like a good cry. Just imagine a marathon of Penny Serenade, Terms of Endearment (when she sees her kids for the last time!) and add Table forFive to that list.Maybe it was just the mood I was in, or I am notproperly medicated, but this was a terrific tearjerker.Well written,acted, and filmed, it is a great flick! ... Read more

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Second String features cameos by soem of sports' most familiar faces, including Doug Flutie, Mike Ditka and Chris Berman. ... Read more

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this movie was great.
I originally caught this movie on TNT in the middle of the night. What a sleeper. I was so happy when it came out on DVD. If you liked The Replacements or Any Given Sunday, you will love this movie. The ending is very predictable, but it is fun to watch.

Great movie.
Wow - number 45 on the sidelines made this the most spectacular film I have EVER witnessed. A treasure, the hope diamond of films of the last century. If only more people would use that incredible actor, Jake Reardon. Wow is all I have to say to his performance on screen. ... Read more

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Classic retelling of the tragic sinking of the "unsinkable" British luxury liner H.M.S. Titanic. Featuring strong performances by George C. Scott, Peter Gallagher, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tim Curry. ... Read more

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Cameron Couldn't Dream Up A Movie This Good If He Wanted To
The latest Titanic with Winslet and DiCaprio is so over-rated it's sickening. I've just recently seen this version of the Titanic...and let me tell you...it put James Cameron to shame.
The acting in this was amazing, especially Tim Curry, Catherine Zeta Jones, and George C. Scott, and the woman who played Molly Brown.
Despite the fact that many people are disgusted by the rape scene, I don't see what's so graphic about it. It's true that it was unnecessary, but look at whats on TV nowadays! Hello people...they play a lot worse than that on the damn Disney channel.
Tim Curry's character is the kind one loves to hate, and he does an amazing job for the part. It's true it seems he's always typecast as a villian, but this is the most purely evil role he's played yet! As much as I tried to hate his character...I couldn't...knowing that it was really Tim.
You're guarenteed to love this movie, I believe it has set that standard for all Titanic movies, despite what many will say. DiCaprio couldn't act half as good as anyone on this version.

TITANIC MOVIE YOU WANT TO SEE!
This is the movie that you want to see because they have great actors. my favoraite is tim curry(clue,rocky horror picture show). I love the way the front cover looks it is just that I can't find it anywhere (the picture). You should see this movie I would give it 100,000,000 stars if I had to. take my advise and get it. Or you will miss the action that could be write in front of your very eyes

Better plot than Cameron, but not convincing enough
I picked this DVD up in a videostore the other day and got really curious. Having seen James Cameron's blockbuster movie from 1997 and noticing that stars like Catherine Zeta-Jones were on the role list here, I had pretty high expectations about this one. But alas, I watched it without being too overly impressed. The special effects are laughable, you can easily tell that the ocean and iceberg is computer made and some of the sailing scenes even look painted at one point. Plot-wise, it goes real in depth with many of the characters and we get to really know what they're all about. We just don't stick to one couple that bore our asses off (Kate and Leo, yawn). No depressing James Horner background music a la "The Rose" either. The raping scene was a bit off the edge but it isn't as bad as people claim. I've seen worse things in other movies. The sinking of the ship was a huge disappointment, we only see images of the people in the lifeboats with a terrified look on their faces and just small seconds of the ship sinking and breaking in two. At this point of the movie, James Cameron does a much better job actually focusing on the ship sinking and breaking in two and paid less attention to the people in the lifeboats.

If you're fascinated by Titanic like me, then this movie is worth checking out but if you also want a great movie experience that makes you feel as if you were on the boat the night of the sinking, then James Cameron's version is the one to go for. Seeing that this was a movie produced for TV, it makes sense they didn't spend that much money on it but don't let that put you off from watching it, you will enjoy it.

Wonderful movie and a shame it is out of print!
I saw this on TV just like most people and I liked it better than the Oscar winning movie Titanic. Everything is great about this movie! The costumes, the acting, the actors, the stories, etc. What's not great is that it is out of print and the cheapest I've seen this to buy is $99.00! WTF! The people who release DVD's need a good kick in the a$$ for not making more DVD copies! You'd think they would since Catherine Zeta-Jones is now an Oscar winner and is very famous! RE-RELEASE IT ON DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not the Theatrical Version but Better!
I saw most of this movie on TV one day, I missed the beginning but I saw most of the movie and I really liked what I saw and I'm disappointed that the DVD is no longer selling and I hope to find a used copy but I also hope they rerelease this DVD. I have noticed that several reviews have gotten this George C. Scott, Catherine Zeta-Jones Version mixed up with the Winslet, DiCaprio version and mixing up movie facts, I'm not exactly 100% sure but I think the ship was only shown breaking in half in the theatrical movie but not this made for TV movie. If you are interested in movies based on the story of the Titanic and don't mind if some parts of the story are fictionalized then I recommend this movie, and you know that parts of the Dicaprio, Winslet version were fictionalized too. ... Read more

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Trite, slow, boring, inaccurate - Minus 5 stars
I've read a lot of Tom Clancy bookds and seen his movies...this is really a travesty...a poor premise/plot, a clunky use of technology throughout, just a sad, sad excuse for a movie. By the way, I really have begun to dislike Scott Pakula as an actor, he's not too smart and in my mind has screwed up Enterprise ... he does an equally lame job here

A great movie
I have never read Tom Clancy's books nor had I heard of the Net Force series before, but this movie was so good that I actually went to the net to look for Clancy's books. Even though some characters are not well developed, the movie was a very realistic depiction of how our technology could be in about 20 years. The plot was fast moving and it kept me on the edge of my seat to the very end.

Tom Clancy's Netforce
I've read some of Tom Clancy's works before. They are all quite entertaining in their own different way. However, the only one of Clancy's works transferred to the screen I've bothered to watch was Netforce. That was strictly to see Scott Bakula again. Scott's portrayal of Alex was a gem to see. After Netforce, I went out to find other books in this series and only read the Alex parts!

It sounds good
Hi everyone. MOst of you know who Tom Clancy is. He has video games out there. Like Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Those are great games. So most people would think this would be a great movie since it has his name in it. I thought it was a pretty good movie. But most of the other reviews said it sucked. So if you don't believe me just see it yourself. And stop listening to the reviews.

Clancy must not research his movies as much as we thought
Very inaccurate depiction of computers. Tom Clancy, i thought you were highly touted as being a realistic researcher of the details... how did you flub this one so bad? ... Read more

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thirtysomething.....please!!!!
Add me to the list of people waiting not-so-patiently anymore for ALL the seasons of thirtysomething to be made available on DVD! I watched that show religiously, and it felt like seeing parts of my life played out on the screen---I could relate to the characters so well. I tried to tape all the episodes when they were run on Lifetime TV years ago, but I would immediately purchase mint copies of them on DVD if they were available. The producers have already released their more recent series, like "My So-Called Life" and "Once and Again", so what's the hold-up with this one? -- which beats them all by far!

'thirtysomething' DVD's long overdue
What happend to these characters? the last episode left us hanging. Not in a Melrose-style cliffhanger sort of way. But we never really got to say goodbye to these characters. Though it seems a reunion show is a long shot, the series on DVD seems long over due. Till this day, "thirtysomething" remains the best drama series ever aired on prime time television. Though critically acclaimed at the time, the show wasn't a huge ratings success. By the first season the showed had gained an unfair reputation of being whiny and slef-involved. An unfortunate and inaccurate label for a quietly groundbreaking show. Though the first season was a bit uneven, it quickly evolved into a well written, moving, and entertaining show. It lacked the gimmicks and high concepts of today's flashy and grim dramas. These were ordinary people, personalities we could, at times, alternately identify with and hate. We cared about each one even if you didn't like them. Some of the bigger episodes got a lot of attention. Nancy's struggle with cancer earned Patricia Wettig a well-deserved Emmy. Michael's epic battle with Myles Drentel were about as flashy as the show got. But the quieter moments were some of the show's strongest. Gary's untimely death, Ellyn's wedding, Nancy and Elliot's divorce were all amazing storylines. The writing, acting and directing of the show reached amazing highs at different points of the series' relatively short run. I applaud ABC for keeping the show on as long as it did. Certainly by today's disposable programming standards the show probably wouldn't have lasted more than it's first season. But it's high time the series was released on DVD. With "Once and Again" available, why not this groundbreaking show? I'm sure many fans would be dying to get there hands on a complete set and put there home made video collections to rest. Thank goodness for Lifetime's airings of the show. Oh and by the way, if you're gonna release it, give us some extras. Deleted scenes, commentary, documentaries and cast participation would be amazing to see. I believe E did a great 30 min doc on the making of an episode.

Still Waiting...
Still waiting for one of television's finest moments to appear on DVD.

Enough already
Every other televison program that aired more than two episodes has made it on to DVD. They've even got Wonder Woman on DVD if you can beleive it. Thirtysomething was one of the most influential tv programs of my generation. I would give anything for it to released on DVD and based on the thirtysomething web sites out there, many others feel the same way. GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT - PUT THIRTYSOMETHING ON DVD!

Still on TV in Germany!
Well folks. Who would believe it. I am lying awake at 3am in the middle of downtown Hamburg, Germany. You know, one of those "Lost in Translation" scenes when the body thinks it is in another timezone. I switch on the telly, and what should I see, but "thirtysomething". I get excited for a moment, until the words come out, in German, no English subtitles. My heart breaks.

My wife and I "grew up" on a steady diet of thiitysomething, just before we entered our own third decade.

So it lives on. FYI, I watched what was left of the show just to reminisce. Unfortunately my memory couldn't fill in all the words, but once the DVD (ever) appears, we can't wait. I'm going to see if is on sale in Germany, and then I'll just have to perfect my German language skills. ... Read more