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The plucky, Great Depression-era orphan won the heart of new pop Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks in John Huston's 1982 Annie, and Annie: A Royal Adventure is a spirited, 1995 follow-up that finds father and daughter targeted by British scoundrels. When ultra-wealthy industrialist Warbucks (George Hearn) takes Annie (Ashley Johnson) and a couple of her friends to receive his knighthood in London, a pretender to the throne (Joan Collins) finds an opportunity to seize Buckingham Palace by kidnapping Warbucks's entourage. Clever Annie, however, keeps the villainess and her incompetent goons off their game with her old, street-smart skills. Young Johnson is never quite convincing as the resourceful, red-haired moppet, but Hearn and Collins are reliable and witty old hands who bring most of the fun to this project. The London settings look great, and there's an added bonus for Monty Python fans: Longtime Python foil Carol Cleveland plays mean Mrs. Hannigan, headmistress of Annie's former orphanage. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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A DVD Would be Nice
I remember watching this Annie movie on TV, I think it was on The Family Channel, and though it's not as good as the The Annie movie starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney and Carol Burnette or the Disney remake starring Alicia Morton, Victor Garber and Kathy Bates I pretty much liked it and thought it was enjoyable. In this movie Annie sneaks Molly out of the orphanage travels to London on a cruise ship with Daddy Warbucks while hiding Molly on the ship and while in London Annie and Molly get involved in intrigue and mystery and also try to find a family who will adopt Molly. Ashley Johnson who played Chrissy Seaver on the sitcom Growing Pains was I thought quite good as Annie and the adorable little girl who played Molly was also good and I think it would be nice if this movie was put out on DVD too! BTW: This movie also stars Joan Collins (Dynasty) as the head of a villainous family.

Ashley Johnson made a good Annie!
It wasn't the best Annie movie but it wasn't awful and Ashley Johnson was a pretty good Annie and quite believable, she didn't look like she was too old for the part to me and I thought she looked like she was around 12. Anyway I think it was supposed to take place a year or two after the first movie so of course making the character a bit older. So really I think Ashley Johnson and the other child actors did a fine job and the guy who played Daddy Warbucks was okay but most of the other adult actors hammed it up way too much and kind of ruined what could have been a great movie!

best film ever!
hello i am a great annie fan and i thought annie a royal adventure was better then the first one. i think ashley johnson is a brilliant actress and i would love to meet her

Annie-Good This Movie-Bad
The "Annie" Character was too old for the script. She appeared to be 14 years old while the script was directed to a cute young girl. The entire plot was dumb. Even my daughter, who is a big Annie fan, believes that this video stinks. It was a waste of time and money.

great
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Won't regret getting the starter set! The Pretender is good!
Getting this starter set is a no-brainer. Why? Because it includes a coupon that allows you to save $10 off the first season set which you will inevitably do after watching the first two episodes included in the starter set! Therefore the $10 off will cancel out the cost of the starter set so it's like a freebie.
But it's not all about money. This is quality television at its absolute best. Jarod is a Pretender and he uses his special skills to help people while avoiding the Centre. The story of his past and his ties with the Centre unravel with each new episode.
The Pretender starter set gets you off to a good start with the Pilot episode and the second episode, Every Picture Tells A Story, two very excellent episodes which set the tone for the rest of the season and do an awesome job of introducing the characters and their complexities while being thoroughly entertaining. In the pilot, we are immediately impressed by Jarod's all-encompassing genius in simple ways. Michael T. Weiss does an amazing job of portraying childlike innocence in his eyes, and convincing us of Jarod's abilities, his sense of responsibility for the exploitation of his skills by the Centre and his determination not to let them control his life anymore. Andrea Parker both in the pilot and the second episode successfully paints us a picture of a complicated character who has the ability to arouse our compassion for her tortured past in one scene, but provoke our wrath in another when she goes after Jarod with her single-minded dedication to the pursuit. Patrick Bauchau and the rest of the cast do an excellent job of bringing to life this very original creation of Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle. There is more to say about these two great eps but why waste more time reading about it...get the starter set and see for yourself how awesome this show really is.

--Some memorable lines from the Pilot--
Sydney: The Centre wants him alive.
Miss Parker: Preferably.

Jarod: How many people died because of what I thought up?

Miss Parker: He defends the weak and abused.

Mrs. Nikkos: Are you a doctor?
Jarod: I am today.

Miss Parker: Hell of an environment to keep him in, Syd.

Miss Parker: I did a lot of frat boys in college. (lol)

Get the whole first seson
I love the Pretender to death, one of the best shows ever on television. With that said, if you're thinking about purchasing this DVD set, you might as well go ahead and splurge for the whole first season (its not even that pricy at $30). It's such a good show, you won't regret it, plus I feel like the first two episodes barely give you a peek into the wonderful world that is The Pretender. I think this set was released to get the public interested by providing a little taste a a low price before the actual first season came out, trust me here, if you watch the first two episodes you'll only be wanting more. ... Read more

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As if You'll Be Able to Stop Here
In a recent effort to get casual fans interested in their TV products on DVD, Fox has released two episode starter sets of several of their shows.Reasonably priced, they tempt the viewer to buy the first season and even provide a coupon for the purchase price of the sampler off the price of the complete first season if offered.The casual fan has little to loose.

Here, Fox is offering the first two episodes of season 1 of 24, the most addicting thrill ride on TV today.Just as the Bauer family is about to call it a night, Jack gets a phone call that sends him into work.CTU has a credible threat on Presidential candidate Senator David Palmer.Meanwhile, daughter Kim sneaks out for a night with friends and Teri goes off after her.And Senator Palmer is facing a potential blackmail crisis of his own.

This show did take a few episodes of fully suck me in, but the trouble with this set is it most likely will.If you are a marginal fan of the show, having two episodes just isn't going to cut it.You'll need to have the complete first season to have all of what happens next.And, of course, you'll enjoy every minute of it.

This is brilliant marketing on Fox's part.You'll be buying the complete set before you can say cliffhanger.That coupon is going to come in very handy. ... Read more

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love the show on the wb
bradin(jesse mccartney)is so hott on the show it is a wonder full show and i cant wate to get the dvds ... Read more

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Quite Possibly the Best Day Yet
24, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting, thrilling, and engaging dramas in television history.It is very tightly scripted, characters are well-developed (for the most part), and the 24-hour clock adds a great feeling of urgency to the mix.Its first 2 years were beyond amazing, and while its third year was still great television (a definite cut above most of the other shows on TV), it just wasn't up to par with the amazing 1st and 2nd seasons.I was a little worried that everything would be going downhill from there and that the show had peaked after only three seasons.I couldn't have been more wrong.
A year and a half after preventing an outbreak of a very deadly virus across the country, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) has left (read: been fired from) CTU by the new Director, Erin Driscoll (Alberta Watson), due to his old heroin addiction.Driscoll replaced Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) after he put national security at risk in order to save his wife Michelle Dessler (Reiko Aylesworth).Since then, there have been a lot of changes at CTU-Los Angeles.Aside from a renovation, the only person who remained there is analyst Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub).New members include Curtis Manning (Roger Cross), Edgar Stiles (Louis Lombardi), Sarah Gavin (Lana Parilla), and Ronnie Lobell (Shawn Doyle) in Jack's old position.Jack moved to Washington, D. C. to be an aide to Secretary of Defense James Heller (William Devane), and is currently dating Heller's daughter, Audrey Heller Raines (Kim Raver).
The season starts out with a bang, literally, as a train is blown up outside of Los Angeles.We see a man in dark clothes and a helmet remove a briefcase from one of the passengers and flee the scene.Meanwhile, a computer programmer named Andrew Paige (Lukas Haas) discovers some strange codes floating around the internet, and calls Chloe (whom he is friends with) and asks her to investigate.This same day, Sec. Heller is in LA with Jack and Audrey, because he plans to give some sort of speech.The secretary makes a quick stop at his liberal son's house in order to persuade him not to protest at the rally, as it would be an embarrassment.As Heller is leaving, he and Audrey are kidnapped by the same terrorists who blew up the train.
This is a very different season from the previous three.In the preceding years, the audience knew before the season began what the year was going to be about; assassinations, nuclear bombs, and a virus.Furthermore, the characters within the show knew the threat by the end of the first episode, and, for the most part, that threat was carried throughout the entire season.This year however, no one knew what was going on.This year was a mystery to both viewers and characters.Furthermore, things kept building.There wasn't just one threat; what happened at the beginning of the day would merely be a diversion for things still to come.
This was also the first year that didn't have ubervillain Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke), the CTU mole that killed Bauer's wife and was involved in the plots invloving the attempted murder of David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), the nuke in LA, and the cordella virus outbreak.Also, this year saw the return of another villain, and their return was a very welcome surprise.
This season was full of amazing twists and turns, but perhaps the most shocking of them all was the major character who died this year.So far each year, one major character has died at some point in the season (SPOILERS: S1 was Terri Bauer [Leslie Hope], S2 was George Mason [Xander Berkeley], and S3 was Ryan Chapelle [Paul Schulze]).
It is very hard to pick a favorite season for this show, as they have all been amazing (even S3).Although, if I had to pick a favorite, this would probably be it.

The NExt best thing to CSI: 24!
At first, I didn't watch 24 in the beginning. But with time over matter, I started watching this season paired up with Fear Factor, (Hopefully their 5 seasons are on DVD soon) but I am so excited to see 24 season 4 especially with the episodes invovlving Marwan and the Araz family. That was by far the best season besides season 1 and the finale which I haven't seen just yet! But I'll look forward to it!

Most exciting TV show I've seen
I thought I was reviewing the first three seasons DVD's, but I can touch on that and season four.For the advertisers out there you don't want to hear this but viewing a complete season on DVD is heaven.You can see where the commercials once were, but don't have to chew off your finger nails waiting for the unending stream of commercials to end.I bought all three of the first three seasons on DVD. I've watched them all twice already.It's the most exciting, riveting, twisting, edge of your seat stuff ever!!!Whoever likes action TV has got to buy these DVD's.I'm watching season four which currently only has a couple of episodes left.I can't wait for season four to be released.Enjoy!!!

Please do not hand out spoilers!
To the writer of the first review, I must say you are very accurate in your writing. However, I don't think it is fair to include so many spoilers. If I had read this review prior to having seen the show, it would have removed much of the suspense and therefore pretty much ruined the show for me. So please at least put a spoiler warning at the beginning of your review. After all, this IS a site where people go looking for reviews before they buy something, so try not to give away all of the plot twists before they even watch the first episode. hint: characters! I am not trying to be mean-spirited, I just think that you were a little overzealous, considering many things that you mentioned do not occur until late in the series. Now that that is said and done, I must admit that the only season that trumps this one, if any, is season 1. Season 2 was excellent, and the character development that took place blew me away. Season 3 on the other hand, while it was riveting as far as the suspense was concerned, it seemed far too much like a militaristic soap opera, with all of the fighting between people who were supposed to be fighting for a cause. Season 1 was great, and the only gripe I had was the whole thing with Kim getting involved with the terrorists. Season 4 on the other hand, is non-stop action, full of violent plot twists, and literally keeps you on the edge of your seat. So I definitely recommend that you get your grubby little paws on a copy of this once it is released. You won't regret it at all.

A GREAT DVD BUT NOT A GREAT SEASON
THIS IS A GREAT SHOW BECAUSE IT WILL LEAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT ON MOST EPISODES. THE FIRST THREE SEASONS ARE GREAT BUT IT IS PREATY BAD IN SEASON 4. IN THIS SEASON IT JUMPS AROUND ALOT AND IS SOMETIMES CONFUSING. IF YOU ARE A FIRST TIME BUYER I SUGGEST THE FIRST SEASON TO BEGIN WITH. I BOUGHT THE FIRST SEASON AND I HAVE WATCHED ALL THE WAY THROUGH SIX TIMES IN ONE YEAR IT IS SO GOOD. DONT GET ME WRONG THE FOURTH SEASON IS GREAT BUT NOT THE BEST. I AM GOING TO BUY THIS THOUGH TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION. WATCH THIS SHOW IT IS GREAT YOU WILL BE ADDICTED IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES. GIVE IT A TRY. ... Read more