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490,383 | 33,913 | 382,932 | 10 |
Probably the Best Film if Not most Entertaining of 2007 !
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Ratatouile is one of those films than can entertain children as well as adults . It's smart , beautifully crafted in animation . The story of a Rat who aspires to be a great French chef like Gusteau , a fictional male Julia Child . He gets caught up watching Gusteau as he learns of his death from television where the resident of the house , an old French lady with a gun , goes literally ballistic when she sees two mice . She blows the ceiling only to discover a scene like in Williard or Ben about a thousand rats living above her . Horrified , she begins shooting like Dick Cheney on vacation . She doesn't stop once they leave her house which almost destroyed . She goes right on separating the main character rat and his family and friends . He begins talking to Gusteau in his cookbook which he uses as a life raft away from the crazy lady with a rifle actually . Slowly , he finds himself at Gusteau's restaurant and slowly warms up to the aspiring human chef .
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490,418 | 33,913 | 413,845 | 10 |
The Best Film of 2005 !
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I saw a few films this year but this documentary about the rise and fall of Enron is far more important than anything out there today including Brokeback Mountain . This film provides insight into an American tragedy . The thoughts and opinions and observations of reporters , businessmen , businesswomen , and everybody involved had me glued to the screen . Enron had all the power , influence , and energy to make a lot of money but the truth was that they flawed by building their bridges too high . THe money was not there and there was a lot of talk but little financial return . The California Energy Crisis was a big sign of what was the beginning of the end . Ken Lay and his men were arrogant , selfish , and corrupted by the power of money . They did not notice that money was going out but not coming in like they had planned . They sold a lot of Brooklyn Bridges to anybody gullible enough to believe them . Yet , they had powerful friends both President George Bush Senior and Junior and Dick Cheney as well . When the coast came clear , Enron's tragic tale of greed and lies became crystal clear to those who worked so hard in the Enron Dream . Thousands of employees lost their pensions by buying into the Enron Dream only to turn up broke and crying poverty . I cry for those employees who believed in their company and the dream of Enron . Sadly , this movie does not do enough to enlighten its audience about the plight of the average Enron employee . We see the top of the heap and those who aided knowingly and unknowingly in it's downfall . I pray for those Enron employees who are working 2 or 3 jobs to make up their loss . God Bless You .
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490,105 | 33,913 | 640,541 | 10 |
Ask Mama !
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When Aunt Fran gets a temporary job as an advice columnist , her ideas and research go out the window when her sister gives her better advice which the paper uses over the helpful information and analysis . While the real advice columnist is out having an operation , Aunt Fran is becoming a successful substitute and might be given the job permanently . When Thelma realizes that her boss has other interests in Aunt Fran , she gives her some sound advice . Conrad Janis plays the boss who has different ideas on how to ask Aunt Fran . Anyway , this is one of the best episodes because it involves Fran and Thelma debating how much one helps the other . Of course , the family is involved and has two cents to give on everything including sex and kittens .
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489,916 | 33,913 | 640,543 | 10 |
Welcome to Harper House !
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Mama Harper wants a new appliance and she would sleep in a ditch to get it so sleeping with her family can't be too bad . Raytown is having a convention fair and the town is filled to capacity . They suggest that Raytown residents open their homes and rent rooms . Well , Mama Harper decides to rent a room . She expects only to rent one room but Naomi and Bubba have already rented a room . They all rented their rooms . Mama rents her room to the snobby Thornberrys with their precious orchid . Naomi rents her room to Ernie Carruthers and his significant other ( I won't spoil it for you ) and Bubba has rented his room to three cheerleaders . Well , you can imagine what life is like at Harper House .
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490,618 | 33,913 | 640,542 | 10 |
Classic Lost Episode !
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Who says you can't have fun when you're old . In this episode which features guest stars like Imogene Coca as Aunt Gert and Jack Gilford as a resident of a nursing home . Mama Harper visits Aunt Gert at the nursing home and is appalled by the treatment of the nurse played by Barbara Stuart who treats them like little children rather than adults . When Mama takes charge , things start to change and Aunt Gert comes back in form as Mama remembers her with the spunk and vigor in their youth . This episode for some strange reason does not get played often enough . Somehow it is either lost or forgotten but it really should always be on in syndication . Unfortunately , I'm praying and hoping for season two of Mama's Family . We can only hope that they'll restore the episodes so we can always enjoy them .
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490,061 | 33,913 | 120,737 | 10 |
You want more after 3 hours
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The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring would make the late author very proud . It is extremely well done with a great cast of actors . There are not enough female roles in this story and it is a great story . Who would have thought that Sean Astin grew up to be a hobbit from his days as a " goonie " and Tobey Maguire who was best known for his role in the Ice Storm as Mike . Now he is the star of the film . He plays beside the wonderful attractive Orlando Bloom , John Rhys-Davies , the magnificent Christopher Lee as the dastardly wizard gone arye , Sir Ian McKellen as the wonderful charming gandalf ( Sure he could play Macbeth and Shakespearan role but he certainly can play his friend , Dame Maggie Smith , in a Saturday Night Live appearance . He was just perfect and now he plays with his action figures . Then there is wonderful Sir Ian Holm ( Just imagine two Sir Ians on the set , what are the chances ) . The film is about 3 hours and after all that there is still more and you want more . I only wished that they would finally give knighthood to Christopher Lee and John Rhys-Davies .
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489,959 | 33,913 | 98,898 | 10 |
Everything is brilliant and almost perfect !
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Watching Prime Suspect again makes me realize and appreciate every episode . Dame Helen Mirren is always worth watching whether Prime Suspect or anything else . Her role of Jane Tennison will go down in history as one of the best female roles ever written and acted by this wonderful dame . The writing is superior to anything else on television . More than ten years after its first showing in America , Prime Suspect is classic television . The series itself has also some award winning performances by Zoe Wanamaker as the unsuspecting wife of a serial killer . Even though we suspect it , it is fascinating to unravel the mystery . When we see the female corpses , it is a gruesome look into reality . For us , it is entertainment . In the real world , they are somebody's daughter and the killer is inhuman . When we finally solve the mystery in this addition , we will have more questions and answers . The biggest question is why does this happen to begin with .
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490,678 | 33,913 | 101,070 | 10 |
A Shocking Movie of Racism against Natives
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The true story of a Native Canadian girl who was brutally murdered in November 1972 by four white Canadian teenagers . the four hour mini series is long enough to explain the town of The Pas ' racism and reactions to the crime . One murderer even confesses to the crime . The character of Lee Colgan can become sympathetic to the audience . Since that night , he has become the second victim in a psychological sense . He himself has become unemployed , chronic alcoholic whose wife left him with their only son . In the small town , it becomes a well-known fact of Lee's repetitious confessions on his drinking binges . For fear of being killed , some girls remain silent but the town itself is fully haunted by the whole murder . They themselves become an ignorant accomplices to the crime with their silence . By protecting their own , they have cursed themselves into an real ugly image of racism . Still , the racism exists between the white Canadians and their Native Canadians . May Helen Betty Osburne rest in peace now . One painful scene in the movie is the last moment between Betty and her mother before Betty departs on a small plane to The Pas . While justice went undone for many years , it still haunts Manitoba .
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490,434 | 33,913 | 640,535 | 10 |
We Need Season Two on DVD !
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Thelma Harper goes to pay her respect to her dearly departed Carl on his birthday . When she can't get anybody in the family to go with her , she goes alone . She learns that he is buried next to a strange woman . Furious , she goes home and is greeted by Ellen who has her phone off the hook to avoid the telephone call . Ellen is confronted by Vint and Naomi about her behavior . Anyway , Thelma explains that Carl is buried next to a strange woman . Of course , Ellen takes control and gets the truth out of the cemetery director that there has been a mistake . It's not Carl buried there . The headstone was misplaced in error . Of course , it only makes more problems because Thelma has poured out her heart to Clive what is his name . Now , Thelma has to resolve her relationship with Carl . How will he forgive her ?
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490,465 | 33,913 | 250,838 | 10 |
It answered so many questions about 1900
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I really can't recommend this documentary and experiment enough . It is really entertaining and brilliantly done to help us understand life in 1900 . I found the Bowlers as a challenging adventurous family who was willing to undertake this difficult project . Mrs . Bowler is a remarkable woman who was wonderful . Her twin daughters passed time by creating a little theatre in their home . What she missed surprised me the most ? They did not complain about the television , radio , telephone , or computer , almost necessary essentials in our times . Life was tough in Victorian times by their experience . I can't thank them enough for their efforts of three months as a Victorian family .
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489,951 | 33,913 | 151,804 | 10 |
A great film !
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When I first saw , Office Space , I couldn't believe how somebody in Hollywood could create a comic masterpiece . I have worked in offices for years and I totally recommend this film to all office employees . I love Ron Livingston's character as the unhappy coworker ready to explode any minute . When he finally changes after being hypnotized , he becomes a happier person . He gets to tick off his boss most of all . I love the beginning where everybody bothers him about the TPS report covers like they are the most important things in the world . When the company begins to screw around with their employees , watch out for Milton , he's brilliantly played by under-appreciated Stephen Root . The monotony of the offices , cubicles , and the life it creates is not what God put us on earth for is exactly what this movie searches for . These characters are more real to me than anything I have seen in the movies or television . I know what it's like to loathe Mondays and wish to be left alone to stare into space for hours at a time . I know slavery didn't end in 1865 . It just took a different form . I am one of the lucky ones because i work for the state . But I feel for those companies that once created family oriented environments . You can sense the desperation . While I enjoy the movie , there are laughs along the way . MAD TV alums Orlando Jones and David Herman also star . Jennifer Aniston plays a waitress who sets Ron Livingston's character on the right path . I loved Gary Cole as the annoying boss .
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490,260 | 33,913 | 56,592 | 10 |
Please Don't Remake This Film !
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Harper Lee created a classic in her novel . This film adaptation is probably the best novel to film ever . It stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in his Oscar winning role . Mary Badham plays the unforgettable Scout . One of the main reasons that I purchased the film was to see Ruth White in her performance as miserable Mrs . Dubose . Sadly she had a much bigger role in the novel but for everybody involved in this film classic , it was worth any minute of time . Alice Ghostley is also in the film as one of the mother and neighbor . Rosemary Murphy plays Maudie Atkinson . The film is first rate and classic which should never be remade even for today's audiences . It stands on it's own much Godfather and Citizen Kane . Please don't remake this film with today's stars .
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489,820 | 33,913 | 83,866 | 10 |
Almost Perfect !
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Okay , maybe it should have won the Academy Award for Best Picture instead of Ghandhi . It had a great storyline of a young boy Elliot , played by Henry Thomas , who bonds with an alien named E . T . for Extra Terrestial . Of course , people like Peter Coyote is soon out to capture the alien from Elliott's home . His mother , Dee Wallace , is perfectly cast as the divorced mother of three who is unsuspecting of the creature in her home . As a nine year old when this film came out , I was envious the actors who played Elliott and Gertie played none other by Drew Barrymore , a descendant of American acting royalty . The film is a classic family film which should brings families together . I don't think it's my favorite Spielberg film of all time . that would be Jaws . I could watch that film a hundred times and still go in the water but E . T . is a tear-jerker and you might want to keep your Kleenex in reaching distance when you watch this film . I will always treasure the memory of my father who took me and my sister to see this film at the cinema .
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490,065 | 33,913 | 32,904 | 10 |
One of the greats starring the great Kate , Cary , and Jimmie Stewart ! What more can you ask for in a film ?
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To tell you the truth , they don't make films like The Philadelphia Story anymore . Maybe it's because the talent , class and grace of the great Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , and Jimmie Stewart don't exist anymore in the film industry . This film brought back Kate Hepburn , America's most honored actress of all time . I bought the 2000 VHS edition which featured a documentary of her life after the movie from 1992 . Kate was by all accounts very much like the character of Tracey Samantha Lord in the movie . Cary Grant plays her loving ex-husband who comes back into her life for her second marriage . It's a society marriage of course . There are no jokes about the Main Line society and it was not filmed at all in Philadelphia but a Hollywood set . Anyway , the acting was superb with Jimmie Stewart who got his only Oscar for playing the reporter who is smitten with Tracy but his real love is his work and his partner LIz played by the wonderful Ruth HUssey . I didn't forget Ruth because she does her job well playing among 3 huge stars . I also can't forget British actor , John Howard in the role . When Kate got the role , she asked for Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy . She got Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant instead but we wouldn't have it any other way , would we ?
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490,421 | 33,913 | 120,663 | 10 |
More Questions than Answers but we miss Kubrick !
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I was a bit disappointed because I felt that I still need to know more about the party . I wanted to shake Sydney Pollack's character and asked him more questions . Why was he there ? How do you join ? Is it a secret club ? What was the purpose of the red caped man ? All I could think of was that the red caped man was a leader of a satanic cult . The music and the chanting of the words . Now if this was some kind of party , why did they have such creepy music and chanting . Then some of the masked guests or participants removed their capes , the women were beautiful but practically naked with only their masks and bikini bottoms . Then they all started touching each other as the music and chanting continued . Once they were done , they went off with the other cloaked men . We saw scenes of debauchery ( I hope I use it properly ) at this mysterious mansion . Naked women mostly and few naked men engage in sordid lovemaking . Of course , Pollack's character only hinted that the masks were protect the identities of the rich and powerful at these parties . No matter what , what was a prostitute doing there ? When one woman risks herself to save Tom's character , we are expected to believe it was all an act . Come on , I can't believe that Tom's character was just playing a role in dark play . I'm sorry but I have so many questions about the house , the party , and the participants which left me kind of disappointed . While I love Kubrick , the film is worth watching but not for children or for the squeamish . We miss you Kubrick , wherever you are .
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490,175 | 33,913 | 373,175 | 10 |
A Brilliant Heartwarming and Heartbreaking Documentary !
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I never heard of architect , Louis Kahn , until this documentary . In this almost two hour documentary which goes very quickly , his son , Nathaniel Kahn , explores his father's life from Estonia to the slums of North Philadelphia to the University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia where he studied and taught . He travels to Bangladesh , Israel , Connecticut , Trenton , and La Jolla , California as well as New York City to explore his father's creative genius . Personally , Louis Kahn had three families including his wife , Esther , who refused to give him a divorce and their daughter Sue Ann . Nathaniel includes his family members . Louis also has another half-sister Alexandra Tynge from his father's previous relationship with Anne Tyne , a fellow architect . Louis ' passion was his art .
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490,131 | 33,913 | 375,063 | 10 |
Brilliant American Story of Two Men Making A Journey Together !
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The casting is first rate although at the time , the actors Paul Giamati and Thomas Haden Church and the actresses Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen were barely members of the A-list . This film is quite a feast of fun and at times quite sad . Miles played beautifully by Giamati is a school teacher who aspires to be a published writer . His best friend Jack who is engaged to get married a week from the day that they start a journey is beautifully played by Thomas Haden Church whose best known roles for his sitcom characters on Wings and Ned and Stacey . Virginia Madsen plays the waitress and graduate student , Maya , and divorcée . She makes the role her own . Sandra Oh better known for her role on Grey's Anatomy is too brilliant as Stephanie who falls for Jack . Not everything goes according to their plan , it wouldn't be a great film if it did .
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489,950 | 33,913 | 120,689 | 10 |
Your view of Death Penalty will change from watching this movie !
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Despite the difficult subject of death row , Stephen King's Green Mile is a story about death row inmates and the men who guard and will execute them in the end . The cast is excellent with Tom Hanks always turning in an Academy Award winning performance as the head guard . I never imagined the Bosom buddy could be brutal . He is surrounded by very accomplished actors and actresses-Bonnie Hunt plays his wife and Patricia Clarkson plays the ill-stricken wife of James Cromwell's character . I enjoyed watching professional actors like James Cromwell , Harry Dean Stanton and William Morse turn in excellent performances all around . I have to say that I was saddened by Michael Jeter's finest performance in the movie before his own death by AIDS . Of course , the main reason I watched was for Doug Hutchison who now plays Sebastian Hulce on Guiding Light , my favorite soap . As wonderful as he was in The Green Mile , he is better as Sebastian . I found his performance to be a breakthrough performance for somebody . But it is Michael Clarke Duncan who truly earned his Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor that was really inspiring to watch . If you ever had a definite view of the death penalty , this film will change your mind about the barbarism and cruelty not on the death row inmates but on the guards themselves . I probably won't watch this film again . I get too emotionally involved . I am glad that the electric chair is not used like it used to be . It is rarely used nowadays . It is replaced by lethal injection . But now I wonder about the guards who befriend and form relationships with their prisoners whether they liked it or not . Now I wonder what happens to the guards after they become executioners themselves ? You wonder what makes them different from the criminals !
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490,472 | 33,913 | 98,945 | 10 |
Don't Wait Much Longer !
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One of the funniest shows to come out of England in the nineties , it has a terrific cast of veteran television and stage players . It's funny and timeless comedy with a bit of slapstick humor and a polished verbal English wit . The wonderful relationship between atheist feminist single Diana and the widowed Tom Ballard is fascinating to watch unlike most relationships , they get better when they're together than apart . Tom's boring son , Jeffrey , can bore anyone to death but he is in a marriage to unfaithful , drunk , and pill popper , Marion , who despises and resents Diana as a threat to their inheritance . The cast includes another heterosexual relationship between old maid plain Jane and the Bayview manager , Harvey Nigel Bains . Harvey constantly mistreats the wonderful sweet Jane . He doesn't know what he's got until he almost loses her . Three great love stories and romances in a wonderful sitcom . The wait is over .
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489,990 | 33,913 | 61,180 | 10 |
Are you there ?
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The Whisperers is a quiet British film set in Manchester , England which is northern and quite separate from the southern part of the country . In this film , Dame Edith Evans plays Margaret or Maggie Ross , a lonely elderly woman , who has a son , Charlie , and an estranged husband , Archie . The film opens as she spends her day going to the police complaining about the interracial couple upstairs or anything . She goes to the library to read the newspaper and places her feet by the heater for warmth . She also stops at the office for assistance where one person , Conrad , played wonderfully by under-appreciated Gerald Sim looks upon her very well . Her son visits for only five minutes and leaves a secret stash of money behind which causes more problems than solves for her . Maggie is quite lonely but fiercely independent . She gets the money and believes it's hers from assistance . Not realizing it may have been her son's stolen money , Charlie goes to prison but no mention of him after the money leads to meeting a woman who takes her to the bar and takes advantage of Maggie's vulnerability . Once she is passed out , the wife's husband takes her and dumps her near her home . They have robbed her and left her to die in exposure . She survives and recovers and somehow the audience meets Archie who is bribed into taking Maggie home from the hospital and staying with her . Maggie kept all of his newspapers just as he ordered and read them in her spare room which was like a library . When she comes home to the flat , the room is cleaned up . We learn that the newspapers symbolized her husband's presence in the household . After all , she never bought the paper but read it at the library for free . So all the old papers were his is cleared up . You feel sorry for Maggie but there are so many of Maggies out there who just want a little companionship , friendship , and compassion without something in return . Dame Edith Evans surely proved her acting skills making us feel for Maggie Ross .
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490,826 | 33,913 | 103,360 | 10 |
13 Episodes Weren't Enough !
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The Ben Stiller Show proved that good comedy exists out there . Unfortunately , Fox never gave the show a chance and it was cancelled after only airing twelve episodes . In fact , the show earned an Emmy award in the following year . The show is brilliant satire of television and modern culture of the early 1990s . I love Melrose Heights 902102104 etc . which fuses the shows of Melrose Place , Beverly Hills 90210 , and the Heights ( which was shortly canceled ) all into one . I love Janeane Garofalo who was in her element whether playing wife to a sock puppet named Skank , a prim and proper telephone operator , or spoofing Shannen Doherty . Andy Dick is also memorable as is the show's star Ben Stiller who is on the verge of stardom . I love the pilot episode where they spoof the group of U2 and Bono is singing for a cereal and at a Long Island Bar Mitzvah . The fact that they got the same manager from the Partridge Family is genius as is Paul Dooley who shows . They spoof Monkees with the Grungies in Seattle , Washington . I love the DVD and I wish there was more of Ben Stiller Show to go around .
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490,484 | 33,913 | 108,550 | 10 |
A Heartbreaking film !
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I have to say that this film really broke Leonardo DiCaprio's career . He earned his first Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role as retarded Arnie . Somebody who was never expected to survive . His brother is played by JOhnny Depp and their mother was casted by Darlene Cates who gives a superb role as the obese mother . Her performance is equally heartbreaking . Martha Plimpton plays the girlfriend or love interest to Johnny Depp's character . His character is a loving son , brother , and employee of a small grocery store where a new store in town like Walmart opens up luring their customers . Depp's character is truthful to his word even though he has to attend the supermarket because they need a birthday cake breaking his employer's heart . Their obese mother is so overweight that she spends most of her time downstairs . It's painful to watch Darlene Cates ' go to the police station to pick up Arnie . He is lovable and unforgettable in his role . Depp's Gilbert is equally unforgettable . He is the son that you want . His friend is played by Crispin Glover who is a mortician . The end of the film is also unpredictable . It's worth watching and it will break your heart .
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490,527 | 33,913 | 74,119 | 10 |
Damn the Consequences !
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I can't imagine the thought of remaking this film . To begin with , the cast is amazing . You have Dustin Hoffman , Robert Redford , Martin Balsam , Jason Robards , Jack Warden , Penny Fuller , Jane Alexander , Polly Holliday , Hal Holbrook , Valerie Perrine , Allyn Ann McLerie , Meredith Baxter Birney , Stephen Collins , Sloane Shelton , etc . Can you imagine a finer cast together ? It would win a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble . The writing is also amazing as well . This is real life and based on a true story . Now that we know Deep Throat , we don't need somebody to make a remake of this film . You can't bring together a finer group of people . Alan Pakula is one of the finest directors . Sadly , it did not win Best Film . I don't know who it lost too but this film is still breathtaking , addictive , and always worth watching even with editing and dubbed language over some of the cursed words . Watching Redford and Hoffman play Woodward and Bernstein is like a great roller coaster ride . You don't want to watch but you can't imagine not at times . As journalists , they show the rigid dead ends of life before the computer age . Remember manual typewriters , no answering machines , library card catalogs , and paper records . The scene in which they are digging endlessly for receipts remind us of their hard work , sleepless nights , dead ends , answers from few brave souls who confessed about greed , money , lies , and corruption in our government . Imagine a simple burglary opened a Pandora's Box of American corruption . You still have to wonder about the people involved for real . Imagine yourself in their position or in Woodward and Bernstein who were brave , smart , and had the guts to do their journalistic jobs despite the consequences .
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490,376 | 33,913 | 56,767 | 10 |
Those idiots at the network !
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The reason that Judy Garland Show was canceled was because she attracted the wrong audience , a mostly gay crowd . But who cares , Judy Garland was one of the legends of Hollywood who can sing like nobody else can or did . The show had Judy as the star but it also had guest performers who were the A-list celebrities of their day like Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Liza Minnelli , Barbra Streisand , Lena Horne and others . The network must have been idiots to have allowed this show with one fan , the President , among them . Judy said that she sang for the people . She didn't intend or plan to have such a gay following but she sung to the masses . Judy was a remarkable performer despite her personal or professional difficulties . It's hard to imagine that her show was canceled because she didn't attract the right kind of audience of the time .
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490,605 | 33,913 | 74,152 | 10 |
C'est Magnifique !
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This film is one of the best French films that I have ever seen recently . It is no wonder that French filmmakers like Francois Tuffaut are brilliant and terrific storytellers . Despite being released in 1976 , it still has the ability to remain fresh and wonderful today like a brand new film . The story is wonderfully told with great acting and writing . If you don't know French , you don't have too to see this film . You could learn from watching the wonderful visual scenery and the children's acting ability . They are all natural . This is a great French film and a wonderful film overall . I bought it for $5 . 00 in a local supermarket . It's worth more than that . The children in this story grow up as we do .
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490,437 | 33,913 | 256,153 | 10 |
Just Unbelievable !
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Liza Minnelli has it in her genes from her beloved mother , Judy Garland , and Vincente Minnelli . Although she states that her sister Lorna Luft is the singer in the family , LIza is the entertainer of our generation . She can sing , dance , act , and do it all . Thirty years later , her career is revived after another divorce and health problems . Liza may never be as fit as she was when she performed on stage in a live production in 1972 . Liza has always been an incredible performer . I love her in Cabaret and I refuse to see any production of the musical because I can't imagine anybody but Liza as Sally Bowles , the sad Berlin singer who craves the love of a good man and the love of her own father in the film . This stage version is like an extended performance of her from the film , Cabaret . Unlike the film , this show is not as dark and lonely . Liza worked hard for six weeks before this production . IT's a once in a lifetime event and I wasn't even born yet . I first bought her Liza with a Z CD to listen in the car . You can't imagine not singing along with her as well . Now I look forward to seeing her dance , sing , and entertain us in the DVD . Believe me , nobody today can touch Liza as a performer .
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490,787 | 33,913 | 160,219 | 10 |
It was one of the first and best of E ! True Hollywood Stories !
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Dominique Dunne had everything going for her . She was on the brink of acting stardom and came from a prominent Dunne family . Unfortunately , she had an abusive relationship with her boyfriend which resulted in her tragic murder . The story here is well-told in two hours on E ! . This and the Rebecca Shaeffer murder was also well-done with dignity , respect , and informative . I don't like her father , Dominic Dunne , who has been a thorn in the side of many defendants . He harbors a lot of resentment towards the legal system for failing to protect his daughter and keep her murderer behind bars . I can understand that but there is no reason to convict somebody without evidence supporting it . So Dunne's life was forever changed by his daughter's murder not for the better because his anger doesn't do anything except destroy his credibility . I know that parents of murdered children do hold this anger for the right reasons but I don't think Dunne has done anything productive except write books criticizing the legal system . I still feel for Dominique who had such a promising future as an actress and the tragic death of hers is an absolute loss to the acting community . If we can learn from her death , then her death was not entirely in vain .
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490,118 | 33,913 | 80,832 | 10 |
Chilling , Terrifying but True !
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I will never forget this film or the events that lead up to Jonestown in Guyana . It just seems so tragic but needs to be told . Powers Boothe give a commanding performance as the leader Rev . Jim Jones from obscurity until total madness . It would have won him an Academy Award easily if it was released in the movie theaters . It is the kind of mini-series you won't forget . You won't forget the images of the cult's brutality , control , and obsessiveness of it's leader . His rise and fall and the threat from the outside world to destroy what he considered to be paradise . The mass suicide is horrifying , almost unreal to anybody's imagination as to why so many people ( 900 + ) went willingly or resisted JOnes ' orders . They don't make mini series like these anymore where we're left with out mouths open and hungry to know what happened to the others .
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489,767 | 33,913 | 74,330 | 10 |
Jack Cassidy , we still miss you !
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All I knew about Jack Cassidy was his sons who were in the Hardy boys . He died before I got to know him . I think this is my favorite Columbo episode with him as a magician with a secret , he was a Nazi in Germany during World War II . Cynthia Sikes plays his lovely daughter who is clueless about her father's identity and history but she is memorable and she is better known for her role in St . Elsewhere . Sadly , I hated reading about Jack Cassidy's tragic death . Wherever you are Jack , we miss you still after 30 years . Columbo always catches his man or woman even in this episode . As Columbo always says , there is no such thing as a perfect murder . Just when you think he's got away with his crimes , nothing could be further from the truth . If you love Columbo , you will love this episode and how he catches his man is just as much fun to watch and learn .
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490,803 | 33,913 | 74,331 | 10 |
An Excellent Columbo !
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The Lyttons are not a normal Southern California family . They are of the old money and had a place in society . Peter Falk's Columbo could not be more out of place than with eccentric bunch . Joyce Van Patten is a brilliant , under-rated actress who deserves awards and nominations for always leaving her mark in any role . After watching her in this role as Ruth Lytton , you want to see more of her . Celeste Holm does an exceptional job of playing her sister who won her sister's fiancé , married , and produced Janie , the heir to the Lytton fortune . Ruth and her brother Edward are caught in a conflict over the family's legacy which includes a museum that is constantly losing money . Ruth is determined to keep the museum alive because it is her life . Edward wants the best for his family and thinks by selling it that they would all benefit from it . Well , the only weak casting is the role of Janie , the niece . I liked her performance but I can't get that one awful vision of her reaction to finding her uncle's body in the museum . It is the most awkward reaction regarding murder . I won't say anymore but I think the writing was excellent . I think Joyce's Ruth and Peter Falk's Columbo was a good pair . I can sympathize with Ruth's loss of love and her devotion and loyalty to her family .
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489,764 | 33,913 | 74,329 | 10 |
I just loved this episode !
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This is one of my favorite episodes . I love watching Diane Baker and Robert Vaughn . Wilfrid Hyde-White is also in it . Both Vaughn and Hyde-White are Columbo veterans by now , I love the unusual love story in this film an I won't spoil it for the viewers . I love Columbo and have seen almost all of them about a hundred times . The Commodore is murdered . While he was a proud businessman , he is disgusted by the greedy vultures that seem more interested in money than sailing . He had created an empire from building boats , yachts , and ships . Diane Baker plays his alcoholic daughter and I believe she is one of the best actresses around who doesn't get enough credit or work in my opinion . Robert Vaughn plays her husband . There are a lot more twist and turns in this episode than the usual Columbo episode but it's always entertaining and worth watching with great actors .
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489,779 | 33,913 | 69,902 | 10 |
Simply Columbo
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This Columbo episode is one of the best episodes of this popular long running series . It is based on a California Senate campaign . I loved to watch this one to see Katey Sagal as the candidate's secretary , years before her Married with Children fame . I enjoy watching Joanna Linville's performance as the drunken candidate's wife . Columbo is at his greatest in these classic episodes . The plot is well written and sensible to understanding the motives and actions of the murder . One of the best scenes is when Columbo goes to an exclusive tailor in Beverly Hills and ask about buying a suit . They recommend Sears or some mainstream department store . After all , Columbo can't afford a tailor made suit on a detective's salary .
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489,930 | 33,913 | 69,901 | 10 |
One of My Personal Favorite Episodes !
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I love Peter Falk as Columbo . Here he investigates the disappearance of a very active groom to be . Well , Joyce Jillson plays his fiancé . He learns that the groom was considering selling the family business over the objection of his older half brother played beautifully by the wonderful Donald Pleasance ( who should have been knighted ) as Adrian Corsini who ran the winery and is quite a snob with his wine friends . Anyway , his secretary , Karen , is played by the unforgettable Julie Harris who has a crush on her longtime employer . Of course , Columbo has to put the pieces together to solve the crime and I won't say how he does it but it's clever .
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490,042 | 33,913 | 104,597 | 10 |
You get goosebumps !
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I remember my first film with Katharine Hepburn . I saw her in Ernest Thompson's " The Golden Pond " which won her fourth Academy Award with Henry Fonda and his daughter Jane Fonda . I believed for a long time that she was Henry's wife and Jane's mother in real life . That was how good she was . I didn't know much about her personal life or her secret longtime affair with Spencer Tracy . Watching this documentary following the Philadelphia Story is a treat . It recaptures her life and legacy . She will be best remembered as one of America's most treasured actresses on film , television or stage . Yet , she didn't have an ounce of vanity . When she talks about Arzner or those lesbian rumors , she jokes them off when it could have destroyed her career . She talks about her only marriage , her New York City townhouse which I used to visit across from my doctor's office . Sadly in 1997 , I believe she was living full time in her beloved Connecticut home but yet she still managed to live an amazing life . She manages to garden , bike , and be quite active . She is an inspiration for us all .
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490,704 | 33,913 | 78,714 | 10 |
It was the Saturday Night Live for Children
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I am not going to deny This show's place in children's television history . It may have been slapstick , silly humor but it still brings back so many happy memories . I watched this show as a child religiously . Back when Nickelodeon was for children . I just wanted to be part of their cast too . I loved their opposite sketches , Christine and Lisa , little Dougie , Alanis before she became a famous singer . I had a crush on Alistair . Too bad , there is not a show like this now on television for children . When Nickelodeon first came on , this show really became part of our childhood life . I remember always talking about this show and what they got up to . I only wished they did more with the original cast . They always had a theme . This was not best written show nor did it pretend to be . It was made for it's audience and that was the children of the 1980s including myself . I will always have a soft place in my heart for this show which is rarely shown . Outdated maybe for today's kids but not for me .
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490,597 | 33,913 | 215,164 | 10 |
I have rediscovered the brilliance of Chekhov
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After having studied Chekhov in college classes , I never considered his work to be in the same league as Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neill . yes , he was a brilliant Russian playwright who wrote The Seagull . In this filmed play version , the material is fresh with great actors like Blythe Danner who could have been the next Meryl Street in the seventies . It is rather remarkable to see the similar features and compare Blythe Danner and her daughter , Gwyneth Paltrow . As Nina , she is truly the star of this drama . But it has a great cast including the husband-wife team of Louis Zorich and Olympia Dukakis and Frank Langella as a young man . It is wonderful to watch a character actors Kevin McCarthy and Lee Grant too as actors in an ensemble . This filmed version is on par and equal to our British counterparts . There have been many versions but I like this so far . And now , I'll have to reread my Chekhov and discover it's true masterpiece . I also think Marian Spencer gives a great supporting performance as Masha .
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490,490 | 33,913 | 248,152 | 10 |
An excellent performance by Ruth White !
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I bought this tape because Ruth White was a Perth Amboy gal who died before my own birth . Ruth plays the role of Helen exquisitely . Ruth White died before her time in my opinion . Had she had lived longer ? She would have done so much more on stage , film , and television . Ruth is the heart and soul of this theatrical production . Too bad , New York Television Theater does not exist anymore because it records historical performances by award winning actresses like Ruth White . She makes Helen to be likable , alive , and even lovable . She learns to bond with the caged dolphin over the span of a few days . Back in 1969 , the labs killed the animals once they were finished in the laboratory . The dolphin is poorly constructed and outdated to our contemporary times . But you have to take it with understanding , Ruth White reminds me of an Irish American Judi Dench . I am glad that she came from Perth Amboy and she had returned home to die . She gives a remarkable subtle performance with ever ounce of dedication . Oh if Ruth had lived longer , she would have been awarded . But since she died the same year as the tape quite suddenly from cancer , we have these recorded performances to always remember actresses like Ruth White . Rest in peace , Ruth .
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490,396 | 33,913 | 825,900 | 10 |
They should have kept Aunt Effie as a Regular !
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My only complaint is that they should have hired Dorothy Van to be a regular cast member but she was also a writer on the show with her husband , Jim Evering . In this episode , Aunt Effie suffered from a fall in which she's just dazed and out of it . Mama Harper takes matters into her own hands when she finds Aunt Effie mooning the candy at the hospital gift shop . She brings her home to Harper house . While Vint is exciting over putting a puzzle of the Merrimac and Meridien together with his wife , nephew , and neighbor . Effie stills remains unchanged since she was brought home . It's a different Mama Harper in this episode . She does her best and has patience with Effie to the point of madness . It's one of the best shows and Dorothy Van was definitely great as Effie .
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489,873 | 33,913 | 272,397 | 10 |
They left an impression on me that I can't get rid of !
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I love Kath and Kim . I only saw a few episodes of this show on a British Airways flight in 2003 and I hope and pray that it will come out on DVD or be shown in the New York City area . I think Britcom fans would get a kick out of this show . I know I did . I think the writing and acting both out of this world or just down under . I still think about the show and look for it on the internet . So please public stations , use those dollars to purchase the rights to bring this show to American audiences . I think they will get a kick out of it like I did . I think it's one of the best Australian shows around . The actresses who play Kath and Kim really remind me Absolutely Fabulous with a bit more sense to their rhythm . Kath and Kim are a mother and daughter . The daughter prefers to sleep ( not around ) and has no motivation while the mother has enough for her and everybody else around the house .
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490,224 | 33,913 | 64,665 | 10 |
The Movie that Broke All the Rules in the Industry !
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Midnight Cowboy is not for everybody . It's raw , painful , and realistic but very entertaining . The lead actors Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman who would go on to become Oscar winning actors deliver amazing performances . Voight as the Texas hustler , Joe Buck , who migrates from small town Texas to New York City to become a hustler . He does not apologize for his chosen profession but it is not that easy . The New York City women like the rich lady played by Georgeann Johnson and Cass played by Oscar nominated Sylvia Miles are different than Texas women . Sadly , Buck is trying to escape from his past life in Texas . He was raised by his grandmother , Sally Buck , played by the wonderful actress Ruth White who died in 1969 from cancer . The locations in New York City are wonderful to watch as is the relationship between Fatso played by Hoffman and Buck's characters evolve into a moving male to male friendship . The men are struggling to survive the New York City life by not playing by the rules like getting a real job . As the film evolves , Buck's past comes to the surface and it's haunting but not clear . The film is not for children but compared to today's films and television programming , Midnight Cowboy might be more tame . I can't forget a young Brenda Vaccaro and a party that you can't forget . It's also a tearjerker of a film , so get your hankies out too .
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490,265 | 33,913 | 89,560 | 10 |
Cher's best performance to date !
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It's sad , depressing , and inspiring to watch this movie about a disfigured teenager and his wild mother played by Cher . It is the teenager who acts more like a parent to her . He is smart , brilliant , kind , generous , and has no many qualities lost by the tragedy . Cher's is untouchable and deserved to be nominated for an Oscar for this role . Even though there are times of sadness and tears , this movie will lift your spirits . There are also wonderful supporting performances by Estelle Getty who plays Cher's mother , Laura Dern who plays his blind girlfriend in one of the most touching love stories in recent film history , Sam Shepard as Cher's boyfriend in the film , Alexandra Powers , but one of the most moving and touching performances is by Eric Stoltz who is unforgettable in this movie . He should have been nominated for an Academy Award along with Cher . This film is truly a tear jerker . So bring your hankies !
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490,186 | 33,913 | 104,454 | 10 |
Excellent Merchant Ivory Production !
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James Ivory and his longtime partner Ismail Merchant produced some of Britain's classic first-rate films . In this adaptation of E . M . Forster's novel of the same name , it has a first rate cast which introduced Emma Thompson in her Academy Award winning performance as well as Oscar winner and nominee Vanessa Redgrave in a masterclass performance as a dying woman who misses her home in Howards ' End . Sir Anthony Hopkins plays the bereaving widow who remarries Thompson in the film . The story is a complex plot but it is well-developed and displayed with first class art direction , costumes , and scenery . The film also has Nicola Duffett in a small but unforgettable role and Helena Bonham Carter as Thompson's sister . The cast is first rate as is the story in itself .
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490,380 | 33,913 | 32,138 | 10 |
Off to see the Wizard and Dorothy and Toto too !
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The Wizard of Oz has survived , thrived , and often influenced great works like Broadway's Wicked musical based on the evil witch who died . The story from L . Frank Baum's novel of the same name is adapted again but starring the wonderful Judy Garland as Dorothy , a role that never really escaped her identity . Margaret Hamilton , a former school teacher would play the evil witch in this version . The supporting cast of characters included munchkins that earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . The munchkins introduced it's audiences to dwarf sized adults many of us for the first time . The Wizard of Oz and it's unforgettable cast of characters included in the Tin Man , the Scarecrow , and the Cowardly Lion . The film version has inspired spoofs and countless attempts to recapture it's brilliance . The cast and crew are unforgettable in developing one of the finest film classics of our time and with Judy's Over the Rainbow performance , you won't forget her ever .
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489,828 | 33,913 | 427,944 | 10 |
Smartest Film of 2006 so Far !
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I wanted to see this film for a long time and on a flight to London , I finally got to see it and it was worth the wait . This movie is funny , smart , and entertaining . Let's face it , we all know smoking is bad for you just as too much alcohol or anything else . I have never smoked but I know a lot of smokers . They started smoking because they choose too and now they are addictive . Of course , smoking was once hip in the 1950s . My father smoked and probably would have lived longer if he didn't at all but what's done is done . You can't blame the cigarette industry for people lighting up and smoking . There are few places left that they can smoke . Aaron Eckhart does an excellent job in making us feel for the tobacco lobbyist Nick Nailer . He plays devil's advocate . I found Katie Holmes believable as the reporter who would do anything to get a story . I love Maria Bello playing the alcohol lobbyist and that guy from Saturday Night Live playing the firearms lobbyist . The three call themselves the Merchants of Death Squad while lobbying for their causes in Washington D . C . Marianne M . who plays Nick's son's school teacher has a small but worthy role . Sam Elliott who I always mistake for Sam Shepard is the retired Marlboro man in this film suffering from lung cancer . William H . Macy has a great role as the Vermont Senator . Wait until you see what his character wants to do with old films portraying smokers . It's unthinkable . Anyway , the film is just too short in my opinion but the director is the son of Hollywood Director , Ivan Reitman , his name is Jason Reitman . His father directed films like Twins and Junior with Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenneger . For his debut as director , Jason Reitman will probably win an Oscar before his own father .
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490,771 | 33,913 | 85,136 | 10 |
When network films were excellent ! SOmetimes better than cinema !
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THe movie of Adam based on the tragic tale of Adam Walsh is heartbreaking . It chronicles the tragedy of a young boy's life who was snuffed out from under us . His death was not in vain because his parents became advocates for missing children in real life . The movie ends with photos of missing children . The tragedy of missing child is often worse than knowing their fate . This film is faithful to the story . Daniel J . Travanti and JoBeth Williams play Adam's parents and they could not have done a better job . THe film may be over 20 years old but it is still very effective in bring human emotion to a story like Adam Walsh . He became the symbol for missing children . When Reve is reading those letters from people who have been through the hell that the Walshes have been through , it is heartbreaking . Rather than wallow in self-pity , they pursue justice for others who have been through the same . THey realize that they are not the only ones . The Walshes lives changed forever when Reve went to inquire about a lamp at the mall . She turns around and their little boy is gone forever . I remember the scene where they go to the car , leave the doors unlocked , and prepare if Adam comes home . That's probably the most memorable moment in the film .
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489,853 | 33,913 | 98,790 | 10 |
A Great Show !
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There are few shows that have such a talented cast . Beginning with Burt Reynolds , Charles Durning , Ossie Davis , Hal Holbrook , Marilu Henner , Michael Jeter , Elizabeth Ashley , etc . The show was aimed for success . It lasted for at least one hundred episodes . Maybe Burt's high profile divorce from Loni Anderson did not help matters much . Anyway , the show was well-written by President Clinton's friends , the Thomasons . That couple proved that southern humor can be mainstream to a wide audience from the city to the smallest of towns . Evening Shade was the kind of place that you yearned to call home . People were friendly and cordial with one another . They may have had their problems but they always managed to get along . Burt played a coach and Marilu was his wife . Holbrook was his father-in-law . Evening Shade was the kind of town that people who were born there lived for their entire lives .
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490,683 | 33,913 | 173,528 | 10 |
Terrific Show for Kids and Adults
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Bill Nye is an established scientist and comedian from Almost Live with fellow announcer Pat Cashman . His show is very enjoyable , informative , and entertaining . I wish it was around when I was a kid . I learn more from him than any science teacher in my life . He has one topic on his show and he sells it easily like the forest . He can produce a music video to help sell the forest and he even used a supermarket type idea for kids . Even adults with college education without children can enjoy it . I love his outdoors in Seattle and guest stars . It's too bad the show is no longer being produced . He has a new show filmed of course in his beloved Seattle , Washington . Bill Nye is truly one of a kind . He is today's answer to Mr . Wizard . His show should still be repeated on public stations for adults and children audiences . He provides entertainment as well as education .
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490,071 | 33,913 | 454,753 | 10 |
It's addictive !
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I have to say that after watching it last night . I became addicted to this groundbreaking show . Andre Braugher best known for his role as Frank Pemberton on the NBC show , Homicide : Life on the Streets , which I still consider one of the best cop shows ever made has breathed life into this character , Nick , who by all appearances works in the auto field but his real career is that of a professional thief . Granted , I would have like to have seen the interracial relationship between Nick and Wanda but that was cut too short . NIck's stepdaughter is kind of a typical teenager girl who just lost her mother and doesn't know what to make of her stepfather . Although her father lives in Hawaii , he never comes to his former wife's funeral is a testament to watching this interesting relationship unfold in the upcoming episodes . There are a lot of crime shows on television but this show is set apart by the fact that even the criminals have a code and they could pay with their lives . THe fact that the show is set in New Orleans is also a strong factor as to what they can come up . I just saw one night but I wanted to see more . I like Linda Hamilton's character . She's a breath of fresh air . You have to see it once just to get the feel of it and want to see it again and again . I love Andre Braugher and I think he should get an Emmy and a Golden Globe for playing this role .
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490,646 | 33,913 | 83,395 | 10 |
Not Nice ! But Excellent !
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Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly redefined female relationships . No , they were never lovers and the thought had never occurred back in the 1980s . They were partners , allies , friends , and comrades in a man's profession . They were unlikely heroines . Mary Beth was married to Harvey with two sons and a daughter . Christine was the troubled single woman . Partnered together , they formed a dynamic duo with the likes of Starsky and Hutch and Miami Vice but with estrogen and a women's touch . As Cagney and Lacey , the audience realized that women can be more serious and intelligent than the other female duo of Laverne and Shirley . No , this show was serious , thought-provoking , and entertaining . We loved Cagney and Lacey and it was a show that it's audience fought to bring back to the airwaves with passion . Unfortunately , shows like Cagney and Lacey probably wouldn't come back . The idea of having mature , plain women like Daly and Gless is gone . Although the show garnered plenty of honors including Emmys for both Daly and Gless , it is hard to imagine that nowadays a show like Cagney and Lacey wouldn't be more Police Woman and less serious . On screen , Daly and Gless proved to be a dynamic duo . You knew you had two strong actresses giving the performance of their lives as female cops . Gone was the glamor and present was the seriousness that women should be taken more seriously . Unfortunately , actresses like Daly and Gless who are terrific American actresses of the highest caliber who can turn any guest appearance into an Emmy nomination should not be forgotten and discarded like yesterday's garbage . Daly and Gless proved that audiences didn't always go for glamorous , attractive , but a realistic portrayal of women in a man's department . It's still a man's world but Cagney and Lacey proved that they had what it took to make it there after all .
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489,772 | 33,913 | 274,468 | 10 |
A movie that inspires you to be the best with what you got !
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William Macy and Helen Mirren deserve Emmys for their performances as mother and son . Helen is almost unrecognizable as his ailing mentally unstable mother . William is perfect as the lovable Bill Porter . If anybody had doubts about the casting choice of Helen Mirren as Mrs . Porter are going to be shocked . William and Helen are both equally fabulous in their roles . William is at his best performance of the cerebral palsy salesman who persists and becomes friends . He befriends the lonely wife played by Kathy Baker . He falls in love with Kyra Sedgwick's role as Shelly , his hired assistant . Kyra is also wonderful in her role as the assistant who loves him . Then they are his customers who he never gives up on like the gay couple or the man who disses him . He treats his customers like members of his own family than customers and that's why he is so wonderful . His mother taught him best . If you can see this movie , it will move you to tears and inspire you .
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489,780 | 33,913 | 83,399 | 10 |
Cheers for Cheers !
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Cheers was a comedy which lasted eleven seasons miraculously . The comedic rivalry and interaction between Sam and Diane has survived and thrived even today . Even after Diane's swan song due to personal problems in her life ( she still is married to the same man for twenty years and they have a daughter together ) , the show continued with Kirstie Alley who did her best but could never fully outperform Shelley Long's legendary perfectionism . Shelley deserved better to be ostracized by her cast members . Had they befriended and settled the uncomfortableness on the set , she would have no reason to leave the show . But for us , we survived and the show continued for six seasons . Shelley did do a favor for us . If she had stayed , the show could have ended after 7 seasons . After all , how much could they do .
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490,801 | 33,913 | 100,486 | 10 |
Still a classic film !
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First , Jeremy Irons ( when will he get Knighted by the Queen for his services ? ) is brilliant as Claus Von Bulow , a chilly , complicated , man to begin with and even likable portrayed by Irons . Von Bulow is suspected of putting his wife , Sunny , into a coma at their Newport cottage which is an enormous estate in Rhode Island . Sunny is portrayed beautifully and wonderfully by Glenn Close , she deserved to have been nominated for Best Actress in this role . Both Close and Irons are truly believable as a couple who fall in love together . Unfortunately , Sunny was born into her wealth and never had much interest in anything other than going to bed all day . Not that she had a sexual problem , her husband sought out sexual contact with call girls before turning his attention to a soap opera actress , Alexandra Iles portrayed by the under-rated Julie Hagerty . They didn't show much of her or their relationship . As far as Sunny regarded , it was nothing more than sexual . Sunny's problems were consumed by her hypoglycemia , smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day , and her pills . If you watch this film , Alan Dershowitz is played well by Ron Silver . His supporting team of young lawyers include actors such as Felicity Huffman , Annabella Sciorra , and Ian Lithgow . As the film proceeds , Fisher Stevens plays a minor but a pivotal role in this film . The flashbacks allow us to see the couple mostly in bed discussing or arguing about CLaus wanting a job to have some purpose in life . Poor Sunny , she never seemed to have a purpose in life but being wealthy . She never had any hobbies , friends , or anything to do but smoke and take her pills . She was slowly killing herself even though Claus says " Nobody shakes Sunny . " I also forgot to mention the role of Maria played perfectly by the legendary actress Uta Hagen . This casting was perfect not to mention Claus ' girlfriend played Christine Baranski . I loved the flashback scene where Claus and Sunny are playing with a tiger . Close is beautiful in that scene . The costumers and make-up artists did a fantastic job in allowing Sunny and Claus to grow old . When you finish watching this film , you could argue all you want but you can make your own conclusions about what happened .
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489,981 | 33,913 | 43,229 | 10 |
Save Our Soaps !
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Back in the 1980s , soaps ruled daytime . It's not replaced with talk and service shows now . There are only 9 shows . Only four are produced in New York City and the 5 are produced in Los Angeles . There was a time when it was 14 and New York City ruled daytime television . Those days are long gone because of production costs and the fact that audiences don't seem to be interested in daytime television as much as prime time . In England , soaps are very popular and acceptable . They have become part of their culture . It's sad that the same country that produced the early daytime serials like Search for Tomorrow which showed Agnes Nixon's creative genius and actors like Mary Stuart and Larry Haines play Jo and Stu for 35 years to lose daytime television . Daytime soaps like Search for Tomorrow are no longer being produced in New York City . I don't believe New York City will ever reclaim or want to reclaim it's title of the daytime television industry . It's a shame . There are plenty of actors who want to stay in New York City and work in stage , film , and television without having to relocate to Los Angeles . Maybe the answer is north in Toronto where actors and actresses can work on stage , film , and television . I remember Mary Stuart and Jane Krakowski from Ally McBeal fame in this show . This was a pleasant half-hour on television . We don't have them anymore .
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489,868 | 33,913 | 460,091 | 10 |
Gotta love Earl and Jason Lee
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I like Jason Lee as an actor ever since I saw him in Dogma . In this quirky television show , he plays lovable Earl Hickey who wants to redeem himself and bring karma to his life . He creates a list of over 200 people , deeds , and mistakes that he made . Last night on NBC , they aired 4 episodes and I was in love with Jason Lee and Earl . This comedy is well-written and well-meaning . I loved the episode with the multi-talented and recently won an Emmy , Kathryn Joosten , who is quite his match . I could watch Kathryn in anything . I hope she reappears in this show too . I don't care for much of the supporting cast . I feel that Jason Lee is the heart and soul of the show . There is no audience like in normal sitcoms . I miss that today . While I am laughing at the show , I am enjoying what other critics have enjoyed . I know that I have disliked Arrested Development simply because I could not stand the characters . But with Earl , you have to like him . He reminds you of somebody . Maybe it will encourage others to change for the better and improve their karma .
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489,975 | 33,913 | 102,719 | 10 |
Still lots of fun !
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I am giving this film a perfect score because I think it's still worth watching again and again . I love John Ritter and Jack Warden as father and son . You can't forget Junior . Amy Yasbeck who first played his wife in the first film now plays a lovely school nurse who has a problem child of her own . I love Gilbert Gottfried as the annoying principal . This film was never meant to do anything but be fun and it does it just fine . I like seeing MArtha Quinn and Charlene Tilton act as possible second wives to Little Ben Healy . Of course , Loraine Newman is great as the multiple divorced bride who wants little Ben Healy and can't stand children . Her scenes with Junior are fun to watch . Of course , they double the problem child with Ivyann Swann who plays Trixie . She does a devilish time making trouble for Junior as he comes to a new town and school . I love the Problem Child movies and wished that they moved to television rather than stay in film . I never saw the third sequel because they don't have John Ritter or Junior , that lovely red head boy . It's for kids , parents , and anybody who wants to laugh .
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490,613 | 33,913 | 98,352 | 10 |
One of Farrah's best performances
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I watched Small Sacrifices again just recently after many years . Farrah Fawcett should have got an Emmy for that portrayal of Diane Downs . Her performance in this mini-series is incredible and the fact that the mini-series follows the book closely . Ann Rule's book of this horrible crime leaves you wanting more . So much that I reread the book again . Farrah should be honored for such a fabulous performance . Just watch her in the Burning Bed as a battered wife . Farrah Fawcett headlines Small Sacrifices but everybody else in the film including John Shea who plays the District Attorney and her then real-life lover , Ryan O'Neal , plays Diane Down's married lover who does not want children and would help the police convict his former lover . Ryan , John , and even Gordon Clapp are all wonderful and memorable in their roles . They do not make television mini-series like they used to anymore with cable making the movies for television . If this film was released in the cinema , Farrah would have been nominated for an Oscar for this role . She probably would have won the award !
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489,983 | 33,913 | 69,658 | 10 |
The Most Classic of All Soaps !
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As a lifetime soap opera fan , I have watched a lot of soaps and most can't compare to the best soap on television . Screw the Emmys for not naming it the Best Daytime Drama of the year . Since it's debut in 1973 , The Young and the Restless revolutionized daytime by the master , William J . Bell and his wife Lee Phillip Bell . Together they created the Young and the Restless and Bold and the Beautiful , both the most watched soaps on daytime today . What's their secret ? They don't kill characters and return them back from the dead , rather they don't kill many characters . They stick to the old fashioned way of storytelling . They don't do things quickly which is why is may not be for everybody . What is their strength is the excellent cast of actors and crew members who don't just stay 3 years and leave . THey stay a lot longer and there are exceptions . I think they stay because the work is good and in Los ANgeles , you can do other things like film and television and even theater . Yes , the cast includes Jeanne Cooper , Eric Braeden , Peter Bergman , Melody Thomas Scott , Kate Linder , and so many others who have come and gone . It's not for everybody , it might be too slow for some people but the stories are good and somewhat crazy sometimes but worth watching . At least , they make an effort to focus on the older characters like Katherine and Jill , archenemies , friends , and rivals and even related . The show gets stronger in time . With head writer , Kay Alden in charge , things have not changed so much since the Beloved William J . Bell passed away a year ago . he was a legendary creative person entirely . He and Lee treat the cast and crew like their family which is why so many have stayed so long . Bill and Lee were a dynamic team together on screen and off-screen as well . I wished the Kennedy Center Honors would have honored him for his contributions to daytime television which are just incredible . He helped create daytime . He is still very much missed today .
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489,821 | 33,913 | 87,244 | 10 |
A Great Mini-Series !
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Joe McGuinness wrote about the McDonald case . First , I am skeptical about the doctor's role that night . Why did his beautiful pregnant wife and his beautiful two daughters get brutally murdered is still much a mystery to me much the Sam Sheppard case . Anyway the role of the doctor is played well by Gary Cole . The in-laws are played by Oscar winners , Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint . To tell you the truth that I haven't read the book but I think the mini-series shows the tragedy carefully without being too gross . It does make you ask a lot of questions about why the doctor survived his wounds . Since McGuinness obviously is convinced by McDonald's guilt , you wonder too about it . There is still supporters like his second wife who appeared on Larry King Live once in a while trying to prove her husband's innocence . Unless he confesses , we will just never know but the mini-series provides a nice explanation anyway .
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490,609 | 33,913 | 83,455 | 10 |
We need more shows like this now !
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Newhart was indeed a funny and brilliant show without being crude or vulgar . It was fun watching the late wonderful Mary Frann and the amazing genius of Bob Newhart as innkeepers in Vermont . Newhart had a wonderful supporting cast of interesting characters played by Tom Poston , Julia Duffy , and Peter Scolari , and more . It should have won Emmys rather than being nominated but it was a great cast and legacy to sitcom television . Too bad , they don't make them like they used to . Newhart is better known for his dry wit and humor . He is not a slapstick comedian at all . He knows how to tell a story and his facial expressions while similar always is worth watching . Mary Frann was a great actress who was taken from us too young . Julia Duffy and Peter Scolari were great together as a couple and their humor helped enhance this classic show . Tom Poston was always a joy to see and who could forget backwoods Larry and his brothers , Daryl and Darrell who never spoke .
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490,062 | 33,913 | 314,994 | 10 |
It's the best show on television
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Paul Winfield can make any small town or city fascinating . He could sell ice to Eskimos or anything else . The language and description of towns like Skidmore , Missouri , Fairbanks , Alaska , Seattle , Boston , Hunt Country , Virginia , Philadelphia , St . Augustine , Florida , and Salem , Massachusetts can entice people to visit these places and buy the books about the famous crimes that have occurred there . He is a wonderful narrator of this show . He makes everything so trivial and mundane about these towns to be exotic and captivating . Winfield died and they replaced him with a narrator just as wonderful as Paul was in the role . Still it makes you wonder about your own hometown , what makes it special , unique and it's character to the other ones depicted on City Confidential . My favorite episode was Salem known for more than the witches . If you listen to his voice , it's like listening to poetry sometimes . He points out the irony and how a town will recover from it's crimes .
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490,232 | 33,913 | 6,864 | 10 |
Unforgettable !
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D . W . Griffith whether you like him or not is one of the pioneer film directors of all time . Watching Intolerance , you can witness his genius . The filming is extraordinary . The visuals are phenomenal . THe acting is equally impressive since the voice couldn't be heard . It was not until 10 years later that we heard sound in the films . The casting is large . This film would have won Best Picture Academy Award for that year if there was an Academy . No wonder people went to the picture shows repeatedly because it would take more than once to see and grasp the magnitude of that is wonderful brilliant film in it's early stages . Film directors like D . W . Griffiths had his problems and I don't condone the racism in Birth of A Nation but I can forgive him because it was almost 100 years and life was much different then for him and this country . Anyway , Intolerance is a brilliant film overall . When they say a picture says a thousand words , this film says a million words . It can now be viewed as art and should be appreciated .
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489,832 | 33,913 | 120,255 | 10 |
Oh how sweet it isn't ! The Best Film of 1997 !
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The Sweet Hereafter is my choice for the best film of 1997 . I consider it a five star film . Acting , writing , and directing are all Oscar winning caliber . 1997 was a terrific year for film compared to 1998 dismal films . If there is any justice , one day this film will inherit its triumph over the shallow Titanic . I have read the book by Russell Banks . The film is about a school bus disaster which effects a small town . The film director of this film is worth watching again and again . Sir Ian Holm is definitely one of the finest actors that we never heard about who is better known for his small role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy . Canadian actress Sarah Polley is one to watch out for . She has a promising career ahead of her . The film will leave you speechless because this tragedy could happen . I think nothing is more tragic than the scene of the empty bus and the school bus driver who carries a burden . We never really know what caused the tragic accident that took so many lives of young children . This film is truly a disaster for mature adults . The film is close to real life with everyday and ordinary people in it . Please see it if you haven't already !
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490,164 | 33,913 | 402,711 | 10 |
A long overdue review of one of the best new shows of the season
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David Kelley had a brilliant idea in allowing James Spader's Allan Shore in his own show , Boston Legal . With cast mates like the great William Shatner and Candice Bergen , you can't go wrong . It is entertaining , fresh , and fun to watch than The Practice . The spin off is actually better than the original series . I like The Practice but it was too serious . It lacked fun ! I like watching guest stars like the great Shelley Long who should win an Emmy for her guest appearance as a nymphomaniac divorcée . I like watching Betty White return as Shore's nemesis from his Dedham days when he defended Patrick Dempsey's character for murder . Boston Legal is a lot more entertaining and reminds me of the L . A . Law days of television .
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490,755 | 33,913 | 268,978 | 10 |
A Princeton State of Mind !
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The cost of brilliance might be madness . You don't need to look further than the brilliant math genius John Nash played here by Oscar Winner Russell Crowe . He should have won another Academy Award for Best Actor in this role . It's not easy at Princeton University . They probably didn't flinch an eyeball in their ivy digs over the Oscars . It's the kind of university where it takes a whole lot to impress those ivy geniuses . After all , they have Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison , author Joyce Carol Oates , and Nobel prize winners on their faculty as well . Ron Howard said he loved filming in Princeton , New Jersey which doesn't seem to fit in the rest of stereotypical New Jersey . It's like another world of it's own where geniuses discuss politics , history , economics , math , and literature . It's hardly believable that some of them probably don't own television sets because they think it's waste of time and a distraction but they probably have computers instead . Princeton is a state of mind and a place where the mind is valued more than the body . With brilliance comes madness for John Nash . Ron Howard creates a beautiful film based on John Nash's story of suffering and demons that battles his mind for control . I like the casting of Judd Hirsch and Jennifer Connolly as the loving , devoted wife . John Nash will be remembered for this film more than his brilliance but that he was human just like the rest of us .
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490,606 | 33,913 | 319,343 | 10 |
Great Family movie for people of all religions !
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Will Ferrell is a comic genius . Only somebody with his talent could develop naive Buddy the human elf into a great family film . The film is done with a lot of heart and sometimes is even corny but it is a great family film . There is rarely expletives or violence in the film . Will steals this film easily from stars like James Caan , Mary Steenburgen , Ed Asner , and Bob Newhart . If you're looking for a good holiday movie without any preaching , this is it . I wish Artie Lange was doing more acting like this than the Howard Stern show . He is an untapped comic genius in his own right . Artie Lange is the John Belushi of our generation and sadly he has some of the same problems . Will Ferrell is worthy of the success . He is brilliant , likable as Buddy . How can you not love him after seeing him in this film ? If you're a fan of SNL , you will know why there are volumes of his best work . He is simply incredible comedic genius and we love him at our house .
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489,867 | 33,913 | 386,676 | 10 |
The Show you should be watching !
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The Office regardless of the British version is probably one of the best comedies out there . Steve Carrell is a comic genius and I remember him from his days at the Daily Show on Comedy Central . The other cast members are really unknown . They look like office workers that you and I work beside five days a week . His character of Michael Scott is purely genius . This guy is somebody we all know who thinks he's all that and a bag of chips but he's not . The characters in the Office do need to be more clear . They are all rather vague so far to me . Sometimes , I don't know who is which but I can tell you something . This show makes me want to watch it again because I work in an office and I have colleagues like them too . When they were standing outside during a fire , it was interesting to see that a simple fire like a toaster burning because the new temp and business school college student left something there in the wrong spot . They made the experience watchable and interesting to see who would do who on a desert island much like Lost and what movies they would see . I bet there are people who have the same movies on their list too . Long live the Office .
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490,661 | 33,913 | 330,069 | 10 |
Hollywood , Please Pay Attention !
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The Blue Collar Comedy Tour came out of nowhere and has blown the comedy world wide open . Between New York City and Los Angeles , there lies America . Maybe the real America , I was born and raised in New Jersey where I still live . It was there that I grew up watching Hee Haw and Mama's Family with great affection . Most Americans live in a Blue Collar World . I think I got tired of shows like Seinfeld , Mad About You , Will and Grace , etc . who never worried about the basic problems that most of us face . Okay , most of us live cutting coupons and scrape by somehow . Hollywood and New York don't realize how expensive it is . Most of us don't have the money to spend on a Broadway show because we don't make six figures . Hollywood is clueless as to understanding American humor . I say that I have a white collar mind but a blue collar job and it's true . I have advanced college degrees . I don't care what your background is neither because even though the men are white , they appeal to the masses and it shows when you see them entertaining crowds from the urban center to city arenas . Larry the Cable Guy still lives in his hometown in Nebraska . Jeff has been under-appreciated by mainstream audiences . See , who's laughing now ? Ron White is quite hysterical . Then there is one another guy who I can't recall right now . It's still funny to see David Alan Grier and Heidi Klum in guest roles . People see them because they are not going to be preached at but entertained and leave feeling better about themselves . That's what good comedy it about . Comedy Central is wise repeating these movies . 60 Minutes did a special on Larry the Cable Guy and the Blue Collar Tour . The journal , Peter Simon , seemed puzzled by the appeal . Okay , it's not Seinfeld , thank God . I wouldn't mind these guys coming over to my house for dinner . They're welcome anytime . These guys are not politically correct or savvy and that's fine with me . Who wants politically correctness anyway ? It can ruin a perfectly good evening .
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490,645 | 33,913 | 280,375 | 10 |
The Best Morning Show on Television !
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First , I am a fan of Don Imus . Second , I don't care what your opinion of him is nowadays because of all the Rutgers Controversy . I am a Rutgers Alum and not ashamed to say it here . Yes , Don said something stupid and he has apologized . I think when the air settles down around them . His rating will go up on radio and on MSNBC . Let's face it , there is no such thing as a bad publicity . Don and his wife , Deirdre , have made substantial contributions and services to children who suffer from autism , have cancer , and siblings of SIDS babies . Don and Deirdre don't expect to earn any money from their services . They raise the money to help ordinary people . They spend their free time in New Mexico at their cattle ranch getting it ready for kids with cancer for that one week where they can forget their illness and act like kids working on a cattle ranch . For me , I watch Imus in the morning because I can't stand those saccharine , pretentious morning shows that dumb down the brain . Imus ' guest roster is the who's who of political journalism . Don doesn't spend time talking about the Hilton sisters , Britney Spears , or Anna Nicole Smith . He focuses on Iraq , Iran , sports , White House , politics , etc . Yes , he made a mistake but nobody's perfect . After all , he's almost 67 years old . If MSNBC and CBS radio dumps him , he could always go on Sirrius radio and not worry about the censorship . For now , he's getting a lot of negative attention . Calls for his termination are outrageous since I hear a lot worse on FM radio . As a woman , Don Imus does not effect my life . I still make less than most men with the same amount of education and experience . Most of all , I respect Imus because of his honesty overall . Not many people in this business are truly honest with his audience . Fortunately , most people don't know much about his audience . Well , we are educated , intelligent , cerebral , and well-read and we know better . We know not to take Imus seriously all the time because that would drive us crazy .
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490,033 | 33,913 | 1,164,621 | 10 |
Left Wanting More !
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An attractive woman walks down the street alone . She is being followed by an attractive man . Of course as a woman , I sympathize with her about being followed whether innocent or not of anything . There is not much language between the characters but the tension is built and sent on screen . It's quite a chilling experience to walk a two minute movie . I think Daniel McCormack and the film company do an excellent job bringing to this small slice of life to the screen . Nightwalking is a chilling , realistic tale of what could happen to this woman as well as this man . You ask yourself a hundred questions about what happens next in the film . Do they ever get together ? This film despite it's shortness is quite entertaining and chilling at the same time . I wished there was more of it .
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489,833 | 33,913 | 33,467 | 10 |
Spectacular !
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When I first saw Citizen Kane , I did not know what the hype was all about . Since I heard about it on Happy Days , I wanted to see it . After the first few times , it was nothing spectacular . But there is something perfect about this film . I also fell to sympathize Citizen Kane in my last viewing . It is also a purely addictive film . The writing , the casting , the directing , and film-making was absolutely perfect . Nobody in their right mind would change an aspect . Citizen Kane remains today perhaps the most important film of all time to film-makers . They look to see what they can do . Until Citizen Kane , every previous film looked the same . When Citizen Kane came , it changed the film world forever . Not even Titanic would appear as an inferior and insufficient comparison . Titanic is nowhere in the realms of Orson Welles . Kane will forever be challenged . It is truly the best film ever made . One word is simply perfect ! Perfect , Mr . Welles .
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490,513 | 33,913 | 24,310 | 10 |
An early French classic !
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Marie Epstein was an amazing person . Her collaboration on this film with Jean Benoit Levy is important to understand her contributions to French cinema . Their classic film , " La Maternelle , " is one of the earliest French films to use speech . But what makes this film special is that it reminds me of what films can accomplish . They don't have to be complicated . Simplicity can sometimes be best if used properly . The actresses are quite simply unforgettable . The realism is worth watching about a young girl who is abandoned by her prostitute mother and the loving teacher who cares for her like the daughter . I don't like films today because they seem to forget their origins . Sometimes a gaze can say so much more than anything else . The film was shown to our class by Dr . Sandra Flitterman-Lewis who wrote her dissertation on this film and published it in " To Desire Differently . " This film says so much more than most films today . It depicts poverty , depression , suicide , prostitution , and abandoning one child so carefully . You forget that it's black and white and 70 years old . It's worth watching .
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490,090 | 33,913 | 159,847 | 10 |
They don't make enough them to satisfy me !
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Let's face it , we are all trying to make money in these tough times or invest it in antiques . In this series , the appraisers travel around the country to appraise various items . There are always interesting items that pop up at the road shows . There are thousands of willing guests praying that they hold a treasure among their prized possessions . One guy brought Gale Sayers football jersey with marks and all that his wife was going to throw out . The appraiser valued it at 20 , 000-30 , 000 easily . The jersey was priceless anyway because of the history during his season . Of course , some people like myself look around for my most valuable piece whether it's furniture or a book . One lady retrieved a book from the garbage which was an actual screenplay to an early film with autographs from the director , writer , and major cast members . She saved it from near destruction . Now , not everything is going to be valuable unless you pay a lot of money or go treasure hunting . I think this hobby is better suited for adults . Check around to see if you have a valuable painting etc . that could pay the bills or if not . Keep looking , and watch and learn from the show itself .
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490,653 | 33,913 | 395,169 | 10 |
The Timing of the Actual Genocide could not be anymore poignant !
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In 1994 , Steven Spielberg and the film , Schindler's List , won countless awards and honors for it's subject on the Holocaust and how one German businessman , Oskar Schindler , caught in the struggle helped save over a thousand lives . Like Paul in Hotel Rwanda , Oskar was a businessman who was seeking opportunity in Cracow . Just like Paul , Oskar saved a thousand lives from the gas chambers and concentration camps . While Rwanda is nowhere near Eastern Europe and is located in Africa , we know very little about Rwanda . In 1994 , the Rwandan president was murdered leaving two ethnic groups , the Hutus , and the Tutsis as enemies again . The order was removed . The Hutus were incited by hatred , lies , propaganda , and direction from their leader to kill those " cockroaches " known as the Tutsis . By the end of the genocide , almost a million Tutsis were murdered . Paul is a hotel manager for a Belgium company , Sabena , who is put in charge . His wife is a Tutsi and he is a Hutu . The hotel has guests played by Nick Nolte who is a Canadian UN Peacekeeper unable to do anything because of red tape and Joaquin Phoenix is a cameraman for a news organization who risks his life to videotape the slaughter on the streets . For those sheltered at the Hotel , Paul maintains that it will be a safe place whether there is enough food , water , or supplies . Paul must bargain with the general who does not believe that he will be found guilty of war crimes against the Tutsis . The horrors of this genocide is not brutal because we don't see much blood but we see bodies lying on lawns and the brainwashed killers with machetes . Paul played by Don Cheadle definitely earned his Academy Award nomination as did Sophie Okeondo who was nominated . I wished it was nominated for best film of the year . Unfortunately , the western nations took their slow time in stopping the genocide . Rwanda does not have oil but coffee and tea . This story is about 1268 refugees who survived the genocide in 1994 .
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490,342 | 33,913 | 107,207 | 10 |
Great Cast and writing makes for a wonderful true film about injustice !
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It is no surprise that Peter Postlewaite O . B . E . was rated as one of Steven Spielberg's favorite actors . He gives an understated and well deserved academy award nomination for his performance as the father of Daniel Day-Lewis's character . You learn to easily accept them as father and son in this film . They work very well together . Emma Thompson also get a supporting role as the British lawyer who helps Gerry get out of prison and exonerated for the crimes . The film pulls no punches about the violent persuasion into making a false confession . It breaks your heart to see lies , propaganda , and innocent people going to prison for crimes they didn't commit in the first place but it does happen all the time which is why I am against capital punishment in my country for that reason . The film earned several academy award nominations including for best actor in which Daniel Day Lewis also became a naturalized Irish citizen . He would seem an unlikely candidate for British knighthood like his grandfather now . The film is more relevant today than when it was released . Terrorism has returned with a vengeance . People seem willing to put innocent people behind bars because of their ethnicity . We must learn a valuable lesson in not judging a book by its cover . In the meantime , prison life was not enjoyable but neither torturous . Both Gerry and Giuseppe Conlon are in prison together which makes the situation bearable . In fact the other prisoners are more decent and hospitable than the men who put the innocent men there in the first place . Gerry does honor his father's memory by clearing his injustice .
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490,163 | 33,913 | 100,419 | 10 |
I just love this movie !
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Problem Child may get hammered by critics for being too infantile but I can watch it over and over without getting tired . I can't say that about most Oscar winning movies . Problem Child introduced the excellent John Ritter to Amy Yasbeck . This movie brought them together in real life . I love John Ritter and now that he is gone , the movie is more sentimental to remind us what is lost forever . Of course , Problem Child has a great cast besides Ritter and Yasbeck , like Jack Warden as Ritter's father and of course the devilish Michael Oliver as Junior getting into all sorts of trouble . Not to mention Gilbert Gottfried as the adoption agent and Seinfeld's Michael Richards before he became known as Kramer as the serial killer pen pal of Junior's . I mean it is silly but I appreciate it at the end of a long day . Of course , it's funny and it reminds us what John Ritter meant to the world of comedy .
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490,134 | 33,913 | 388,789 | 10 |
A Brilliant , Perfect Documentary of Forgotten Children !
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This documentary is about the children of the Calcutta Red Light district whose mothers and fathers are sex workers . The mothers are prostitutes and the fathers are usually pimps . The women are in a line where they are chosen from their clients to perform sex acts . The director is a New York City based photographer who first came to Calcutta to photograph the women of the red light district . She started to bond with their children and introduced to them the world of photography . Not only did she do that but she tried to assist the kids into getting to schools particularly boarding schools to escape the life of the red light district which is often filthy living conditions . The documentary is worth an Academy Award because it has a purpose well beyond any statue . The kids are worth saving and they need a better life .
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490,343 | 33,913 | 375,679 | 10 |
Breathtaking , horrifying , and yet probably the best film of the year !
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In Hollywood , they should just look outside their walls and gates for a good story . They don't have to travel very far . The story of Crash is complicated to describe but it is an ensemble piece with an excellent cast like Matt Dillon who plays the racist cop with sick father at home fighting with an African American HMO representative for coverage . He takes his anger out on a successful African American couple . Thandie Newton is unrecognizable and believable as the light skinned wife of a successful television director who gets felt up by Dillon's character and humiliated but in the end , there is something called redemption that these characters seek and need to prove that they are not the cruel , heartless , caricatures of society . Matt Dillon's character is a veteran Los Angeles Police Detective but a racist filled with anger and hatred . I hope he is not overlooked for his performance in this film . By the end of it , I wanted more and I saw this film on an airplane screen but I was glued to every word and scene . Brendan Fraser is miscast as the Los Angeles District Attorney . He is just too young . I love William Fichtner who has been around for years and finally getting noticed . Sandra Bullock is wonderfully complicated as Brendan's wife . They both survive a carjacking and are distrustful . The Persian man who loses his place of business because of a break-in and vandalism is also heartbreaking but you end up liking him and feeling sorry for him in the end but who suddenly has hope for the future despite losing everything to hatred . This film is a lot about hatred , prejudice , racism , sexism , and it is also about redemption of the characters . Don Cheadle is also wonderful in his role . I hope the Oscars don't forget about them one bit . It's the film that is worth watching again and again . You want more when it's over and you wonder why Hollywood doesn't make films about life in Los Angeles . Finally , the Oscars votes came in and Crash won . The controversy over the other film is ridiculous and the most absurd . This film was not meant to win an Oscar for best film . It was the little film that could . When Haggis directed it , he was not thinking about how many awards this would win for him but the message of optimism in a pessimistic society . I'm glad Crash won over the other film . Roger Ebert named this film of the year in his annual top ten . The other film came in 5 . In my opinion , I think the Academy was right in selecting this film . Yes , this film has just as much controversy as the other film does . I won't name it because it's not worth mentioning . It was the upset of the night and I would have loved to have watched it on television but I fell asleep and woke up to the news .
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490,703 | 33,913 | 120,094 | 10 |
I didn't expect to like it so much !
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Selena was the Spanish answer to Celine Dion . Unlike Celine , she was not a native Spanish speaker . The film is actually touching at times . There is a feeling of great sadness to what might have become of Selena . This film is a great tribute to somebody who died too young . Her father played by Edward James Olmos is superb . Lupe who plays Yolanda is also excellent . Constance Marie who plays Selena's mother is actually wonderful . I thought it was Olmos ' real life wife , Lorraine Bracco . They look so similar . Jackie Guerra is wonderful too as her sister . I wished that Hollywood would look at the fact that this is a Texas ' story . Selena was a Texas girl who also happened to be Spanish American . She loved and treated her fans with respect . My favorite scene is at the Los Angeles mall , the snobby salesperson almost refuses to try a dress " It's $800 . 00 . " Rather than make a fuss , Selena acts very classy about it . Then one Mexican sees her and the word spreads like a California wildfire around the mall , the store is mobbed with shoppers and store workers . The snobby saleswoman can't believe her eyes . " Who's Selena ? " she asked . She's surprised to know that the Spanish customer is a huge star in Mexico but not in Los Angeles . She's overcome with embarrassment . After all Selena is only in Los Angeles for the Grammys .
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490,469 | 33,913 | 115,756 | 10 |
A Brilliant Movie
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Brilliant Lies is truly a brilliant movie . There is terrific acting among the Carides sisters , Zoe & Gia . Anthony LaPaglia is surprisingly like any other Australian actor around . Just imagine that he and Gia are married to each other . But I was very surprised by Zoe's performance as the lesbian feminist sister . It is not patronizing or preachy but rather touching . This story has layers of depth for the above average movie . While it takes something like sexual harassment to a story worth telling , neither Gary nor Susy are truly innocent of each other . Maybe the depth of the story is truly worth brilliant and terrific Australian film . I still can't believe that Anthony is actually Australian than an American Italian New Yorker or from Jersey .
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489,722 | 33,913 | 96,626 | 10 |
Canada's Saturday Night Live !
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I have been a Saturday Night Live fan since I first saw it as a child . So it doesn't surprise me that it's originator Lorne Michaels who is also a proud Canadian has contributed by producing a homespun all male revue featuring the hilarious , obviously homosexual Scott Thompson in the cast . Dave Foley is better here than on Newsradio because he can expand his comedy styles . There are others here are who equally important but there are no women . Instead of kids in the hall , it should be called boys in the hall . They don't mind getting dressed up as women . It's hilarious with Mark McKinney as the chicken lady , Kevin MacDonald , and Bruce McCullogh in the cast . I love Thompson playing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth addressing Canada . I love Canada and I love seeing snow outside . God Bless Canada and this wonderful troupe of entertainers .
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490,786 | 33,913 | 84,516 | 10 |
A Hollywood Classic Thriller Just in Time for Halloween !
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Poltergeist became famous because it had a stellar star cast featuring Craig T . Nelson and Jobeth Williams as parents in a California suburban home in a new development . Their children are played by Dominique Dunne and Heather O'Rourke who both sadly died before their time . Anyway the cast also features Oscar Winner Beatrice Straight as a parapsychologist and Zelda Rubenstein as the psychic . The story begins with little strange occurrences in the house . It isn't until O'Rourke's character , Carol Ann , gets trapped in the bedroom closet that we don't get to understand that she is being held hostage by a poltergeist and how to get her back . As a student of the paranormal , it is highly unlikely that this event would ever occur but you can't be too sure . Anyway , O'Rourke will always be Carol Ann Freeling to us . She died tragically during the making of Poltergeist III from an illness . If she had lived , she would have been a beautiful woman but she is timeless and trapped in our image as the blonde child . Her older sister Dana Freeling played by Dominique Dunne was murdered by her boyfriend . They are both buried in the same cemetery . While the other cast members have moved on , their loss is still felt now watching the film . It's a good entertaining film . When I was a kid , we all pretended that we were Carol Ann in the closet .
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489,765 | 33,913 | 421,470 | 10 |
We just love Tony's spirit !
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Is it true that his show is getting canceled ? I hope not . I think it's kind of sad if you think about it . When is cancellation ever a good idea especially about a guy like Tony who appeals to an audience from all walks of life . Tony comes across as a nice guy and a pleasure to be around . I never heard anything bad about his days on the " Who's the Boss ? set " and I don't think I ever will . I remember Katherine Helmond who became his closest friend who visited him on the set for one of his first episodes . They talked about their days together and how Tony cooked for the cast and crew . How they stopped fowl language around their younger co-stars ( Danny Pintauro and Alyssa Milano ) ? Tony appears to treat everybody the same way . I think he was upset with the changes on his show which is his show . The network and bosses should leave Tony alone and do his job rather than firing others around him . Anyway , I wished Tony well and much success .
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490,286 | 33,913 | 183,659 | 10 |
Only Artists Would Understand Pollock
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Only artists like myself would understand Pollock's inner turmoil and insecurities . He was a brilliant artist but a tortured soul and an alcoholic . His relationship with Lee Krasner was one of the rare relationships in true life . She understood him and his art . Too bad , they did not have any children . I think it would have done them good to be parents . Marcia Gay Harden deserved her Oscar for this role , not question about it . Watching the film and seeing his piece at the Tate Modern in London , England over this past summer , you can't help but notice his unique eye and vision . It's the same with Lee's work which is also at the Tate Modern . They looked for something that many of us don't see on a blank sheet of paper . You have to see Pollock at least once to appreciate Ed Harris and Marcia Gay Harden's performances as Lee and Pollock . It's not to be missed .
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490,201 | 33,913 | 123,338 | 10 |
Still on Top after Almost 40 years !
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60 Minutes does something that the other shows like Primetime Live and Dateline try to capture . 60 Minutes is the top show if you're a serious journalist . If you're not , go elsewhere . On this show , ratings are always high and it was higher during the years before it led to Murder , She Wrote on Sunday nights . 60 Minutes has the best journalists around . They take their jobs seriously and treat every story as if it was the most important around . Some stories like Iraq , Afghanistan , Washington D . C . , etc . deserve the attention and most of them do the best job around with research and they get the job done . They also do lighter stories like real estate , celebrity profiles , and other light-hearted stories like Netflix and Starbucks . Of course , you can't forget Andy Rooney who always gives us what he's thinking as it is . They don't talk down to the audience but they treat us with respect and intellect . They enlighten , inform , and educate us about certain issues . Lesley Stahl , the late Ed Bradley , Morley Safer , Peter Simon , and others are top notch journalists at the top of their peak . Don't forget the occasional story by Anderson Cooper , Katie Couric , and Christiane Amanpour . Once you made 60 Minutes as a journalist , you're on top of the world .
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490,657 | 33,913 | 113,828 | 10 |
A Masterpiece !
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Jean Paul Belmondo plays a dual role that should have garnered him awards for his performance as both Valjean and as Henri Fortin who takes in a Jewish girl during World War II . Her parents have been taken by the German Nazis . The girl reads to Henri from Victor Hugo's classic novel , Les Miserables , since I believe Henri himself can't read . Well , he imagines himself in the role as Valjean . The film is dually impressive relating the past to the present day life of France during the French Revolution and World War II during the German occupation of France . The girl is safe in a French convent . Her parents including her French non-Jewish mother who married a French Jew succumbs to becoming prisoner . Her husband survives a shooting and is taken in by French farmers who have their own agenda . Regardless , the ending is not to be missed . It's both about the joy of living during the worst of times and how fortunate we are .
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490,072 | 33,913 | 51,459 | 10 |
Packs a punch !
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I am big fan of Tennessee Williams ' A Streetcar Named Desire . Finally , I watched a video film of this yesterday and it still packs a punch . Imagine all the events take place in one day . Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Dame Judith Anderson playing southern wives and belles but they're not weak just desperate . Madeleine Sherwood deserved a Best SUpporting Actress nomination for her performance . I think she proved that she can handle the heat in the kitchen with those dames and of course , Paul Newman and Burl Ives . I felt sorry for this family who had lived the American dream . It's quite a tragedy . Brick and Maggie are trapped in a marriage which make neither one of them happy . HIs brother Goober and his wife , Mae , have provided plenty of heirs for the family fortune to a grandfather who does everything to avoid the children or Maggie puts it " little monsters . " I kind of felt sorry for Goober and Mae being treated like second class citizens for the favorite , Brick and Maggie . Of course , Mae isn't attractive but she breeds like a rabbit . Goober went to law school and has done everything to please his father , Big Daddy , but nothing does . Even his wife , Big Mama is trapped in a marriage . Nobody is really happy here . The casting of Larry Gates and Madeleine Sherwood is excellent and all the actors do a fantastic job especially creating SOuthern accents like Dame Judith and Dame Liz . I don't think you can remake this film to create the kind of magic and chemistry that this cast has already established . Burl Ives gives the best performance of the bunch here . It really is his movie . He created the role of Big Daddy on Broadway before bringing it to film . This is his WIlly Loman role that Lee J . Cobb made famous . I wouldn't want to see a live stage production after this of this play . This film is colorful , brilliant , tragic , and yet so human the entire time .
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490,031 | 33,913 | 133,302 | 10 |
Legendary Documentary !
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PBS's Frontline has been a source of both information and enlightenment . It's one of the shows that is sorely not advertised enough because it's on public television . They show an unbiased , objective point of view regarding any issue , situation , or circumstances . One of the episodes is about climbing Mount Everest in May 1996 where several experienced climbers died after reaching the summit , a rare accomplishment for anybody . In fact , watching the documentary makes me want to climb it even though I would never get past first camp where you have to spend 3 weeks to get accumulated to the thin air . Everybody in the documentary regarding the climb on Mount Everest comes across as real and authentic . For those of us who would never make it to Everest , this documentary allows us to experience through the people's voices and memories that come alive in their re-telling almost better than any film version .
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490,656 | 33,913 | 115,638 | 10 |
Must be seen to appreciated !
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I remember when I first heard and saw this film . It was June 1996 and I was flying Air France to spend seven weeks in the Loire Valley of France and a week in Paris which was a lifelong dream . I still yearn to go back there . On the flight back then we did not have personal screens like we do now , we had one screen and one film , not like today where we have many to choose from . Anyway , this film was on route from Newark to Paris . It was glorious memory and uplifting every step of the way . I just loved the music , the sound , the language , the costumes , and you just felt wonderful after watching it . Going to France fulfills the dream . My last day in Paris , I visited Pere Lachase Cemetery not for Jim Morrison but I paid my respects to Beaumarchais ' family plot as well .
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490,323 | 33,913 | 88,847 | 10 |
One of the greatest films of the 1980s
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I work with teenagers . I remember when I saw the Breakfast Club . It was on television , cable or regular , maybe both . I grew up in the 1980s and I can relate to this group of teens . This film was serious and funny , dark and light comedy all at the same time . John Hughes is one of my favorite directors of all time . Maybe it's because to the kids of the 1980s , we grew up knowing his films and the lines and the characters and everything in between . I lived in the suburbs . The characters here in this film are casted excellently . Molly Ringwald owes her career to John Hughes ' films , so does Anthony Michael Hall , Judd Nelson , Ally Sheedy , and Emilio Estevez . We can't forget Paul Gleason and John Kapelos who play the principal and the janitor who worked a Saturday to remember . We all grew up with the lines from the film especially Johnny's . THe film touches a lot of issues like teen suicide , depression , child abuse , emotional and psychological abuse , and running away . We love the music and we remember the ending . We will always wonder what happened on Monday morning after their detention . What a school library , they make some public libraries to shame .
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490,379 | 33,913 | 58,331 | 10 |
Why can't all nannies be like Mary Poppins ?
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Dame Julie Andrews won an Academy Award for her performance in this film as Mary Poppins , the nanny ever child and adults loves . In this film , the supporting cast includes the wonderfully talented and big television star , Dick Van Dyke ( he deserves to get America's honors such as the Kennedy Center Honors for example ) , as her friend with a 100 jobs , Bert which includes chimney sweeper and sidewalk artist . The wonderful Glynis Johns ( who should also be honored with Damehood like Julie ) is fantastic as Mrs . Banks . The children , Michael and Jane , are also great performers . I can't forget Elsa Lancaster as the last nanny before Mary Poppins . The film is a timeless classic for children and adults . I remember as a child watching it on television before the popularity of DVDs and VHS cassettes . This was a time when we used our memories to remember the brilliant animation , costumes , art direction , and cinematography of the movies as well as the acting and writing and in this movie as well as the singing .
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489,745 | 33,913 | 81,283 | 10 |
Simply an Extraordinary Film
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First , Ordinary People should have made AFI top 100 hundreds films of the last century . This film has excellent performances by Timothy Hutton , Mary Tyler Moore , Donald Sutherland , Judd Hirsch , Elizabeth McGovern and Dinah Manoff . The story could have been another movie of the week but it stands out from the rest with subtle brilliant heartwarming performances during a family's difficult time . Timothy Hutton plays the role of the son with such depth and brilliance . Besides the tragedy , the film is about a family who are just ordinary people . Ordinary People who are just as complicated and troubled by life's hand . The fact that Robert Redford directed this film makes it even more worth watching . He does a fabulous job with the actors and actresses in this film . You will forget Judd from his Taxi role and Mary Tyler Moore from her television days . This film is worth watching even on WE .
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490,258 | 33,913 | 443,781 | 10 |
An Excellent Summary of the DaVinci Code !
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Host Patrick Macnee ( who should be knighted by now but that's another forum ) provides a clear , concise history of Leonardo Da Vinci , the famous artist created the Last Supper and Mona Lisa . In this documentary which was probably inspired by the craze regarding Dan Brown's book about the Da Vinci Code , the documentary goes into detail about how the ideas formed from the Knights Templars to the Gnostic Gospels which were priceless in itself . For those of us who are interested in biblical scholar , this documentary is quite effective without being so overwrought with details and information . The experts are quite excellent in explaining the information about the theories and the life of the time .
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490,528 | 33,913 | 81,398 | 10 |
A Classic Film by even today's standards !
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Martin Scorsese , Joe Pesci , and Robert DeNiro : When these guys get together , you know something big is going to happen and this film is a perfect example of great quality . Raging Bull is Jake LaMotta's rise and fall as an athlete to a nightclub performer . I think this is the film that Joe Pesci shows that even little guys can cause the most harm . When DeNiro and Pesci play the La Motta brothers , you believe it because they have such great chemistry with each other . I don't think Pesci was ever intimidated by Scorsese or DeNiro . This film earned DeNiro his second Academy Award and you can see why . Not only is the transformation , physical but emotional and psychological as well . These characters are flawed , human , and believable with great cast of actors . Don't forget Cathy Moriarty who was discovered to play Jake's young second wife . Even at 18 , she can play younger and older and believable . His second wife can be beautiful and smart but trapped in a fractured marriage . She deserved her Academy Award Nomination for Best SUpporting Actress because she can handle herself against DeNiro and we see how he fell in love with her . Don't forget Pesci's wife is played Theresa Saldana who does hold her own . This film shows that black and white can still be beautiful film work . Nicholas Colasanto from Cheers is also in the film as well in a small role . Scorsese's best films are with DeNiro and Pesci at least in my opinion . At the end of the film , I wanted to know more about these characters .
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490,073 | 33,913 | 117,631 | 10 |
Shine ! Shine !
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It's hard to be an artist , both talented and in turmoil by inner demons like David Helfgott . Geoffrey Rush deserved his Oscar for this role . He truly brings the character alive and well to the audiences . Lynn Redgrave deserved a supporting actress nomination for her performance as the woman who would turn out to be the love of David's life . Googie Withers , one of Australia's best known actresses , played beloved Catherine , his mentor and financier in David's younger years . John Gielgud has a brief but memorable performance . I like the fact that they filmed this film in both Australia and England . This film really examines mental illness and how David triumphs over the odds . He was down and out and forgotten . Somehow when you hear his music , you remember how much he triumphed over the odds . Despite his mental breakdown at what would have been the beginning of an extraordinary career , he was down but not out . He had to recover and slowly work his way back to the living . When David plays music , he becomes alive and genius to us . Many people have been where David has been and are still going through the pains of life . This movie is an inspiration for all of us , artists-writer , performers , painters to get up and rise again . When he returns to play live in a small Perth bar , you get chills down your spine . It's a great kind of film and you wish to be in Perth , Australia .
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490,542 | 33,913 | 77,000 | 10 |
There will be only one Dallas !
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I can't believe that Dallas is being made into a film starring John Travolta as J . R . Ewing . There will only be one J . R . Ewing and that's Larry Hagman . I don't care if he is too ill to play him but I can't imagine another J . R . Ewing . I remember watching Dallas on Friday nights after another southern show , Dukes of Hazzard . I always thought Dallas was great show always entertaining with a stellar cast besides Larry Hagman , Linda Gray , Victoria Principal , Barbara Bel Geddes , George Kennedy , Ken Kercheval , Patrick Duffy , Priscilla Presley , Charlene Tilton , etc . This was one show that was quite entertaining to watch on Friday nights . Sure , it was silly sometimes but you can't beat Dallas not with the original cast . It was quite a show of the 1980s .
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489,946 | 33,913 | 53,494 | 10 |
I wished I'd live on Coronation Street
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In America , we get the depressing and unattractive grim EastEnders rather than the funny and tragic Coronation Street . I was watching the first five episodes of Coronation Street on DVD yesterday . It was worth it . I love watching the original episodes and I followed it by the documentary of its 40 year celebration . I love watching the great Violet Carson as Ena Sharples and Doris Speed as Annie Walker . I was born in the seventies . Sadly , early Coronation Street is very much like the early days of American soaps like As The World Turns and Guiding Light . Coronation Street should run another 40 years ! It is well written , conceived , and thought about . I was wondering why they only get MBEs like Betty Driver , Doris Speed , Tony Warren , Julie Goodyear , William Roache , Elizabeth Dawn , Jack Howarth , etc . It is because the working class recipients are often awarded the MBEs too . I think people like Tony Warren would have gotten Knighthood for giving Coronation Street to the world . When it comes to the British honors system , they lump the soap stars into MBE's only . While Coronation Street outnumbers EastEnders Wendy Richard and Barbara Windsor with MBE recipients , there are more that should be honored for their contributions . Emmerdale has no recipients that I know of and that is a shame . When the prime ministers award them , they should get the royal treatment like everybody else . So Judi Dench is given damehood for playing Shakespearan roles , what about the marvelous Elizabeth Dawn who has done so much charitable work in Leeds and Manchester ? There is even the class system of actors in America , soap stars are on the bottom of the awards ladder much like Coronation Street and EastEnders . They rarely get the recognition that they richly deserve . It would be nice to see someone to get a higher than an MBE which is a tremendous honor in itself anyway . But come on , William Roache has been on 45 years and he has only an MBE ? Besides I think the British public would support them anyway and love them anyway . I think the entire cast should all get MBEs , anybody who has lived long enough on Coronation Street deserves recognition from their peers and from the community . So I wish Coronation Street and EastEnders and Emmerdale to receive the same honors that their alumni actors and actresses have received . Come on it's time to reward them .
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490,160 | 33,913 | 48,845 | 10 |
Save As The World Turns ! An American Triumph ! Just Watch It !
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As the World Turns is a piece of Americana culture . Cast members like Helen Wagner , Bob Hastings , Eileen Fulton , Kathryn Hays , Colleen Zenk Pinter , Marie Masters , Elizabeth Hubbard , Larry Bryggman etc . have really helped make my days sometimes . The show was created Irna Phillips , the creator of daytime television . From her ideas , she created the world of Oakdale , Illinois . Helen Wagner should be given many honors besides a Lifetime Emmy Award . Next year , she will be celebrating 50 years of playing the same character on daytime television . Where are the accolades that go with such an achievement ? She deserves a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and even to be an honoree at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Center Honors . Don't stop there ! She should be inducted into the television hall of fame for her contributions to television . I think CBS is the best , most supportive network of the three . While Guiding Light needs ever viewer , this year will determine both Guiding Light and As The World Turns future . If you want to know where Desperate Housewives ' ideas came from , this is the place and it has been there for most of our lives . I just wish more people would appreciate the fine quality of work that these cast of brilliant actors do for daytime . I would like to see prime time players do the hectic schedules of any daytime player . It goes unappreciated . The story lines have not been the same since Douglas Marland's death but his legacy is his creative contributions to the show like the Snyder family . I will never forget the Angel incest storyline as the most shocking entertaining informing and brilliant portrayal ever anywhere else . Marland weaved stories like his predecessors Irna Phillips , Agnes Nixon , Bill Bell , etc . He is sorely missed even now . I hope As the World Turns and Guiding Light live on television forever so please give daytime a try . You might like it better than prime time , I usually do and I have watched it for 20 years .
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490,039 | 33,913 | 144,168 | 10 |
Not All the President's Men ! It's funnier !
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I bet Richard Nixon would love this film anyway . It's not so much about Watergate than it is about two girls played perfectly by Kirsten Dunst and unrecognizable Michelle Williams , who stumble upon the Watergate burglary . I love the set up and it's clear that they filmed this movie in Washington D . C . Of course , the cast is just impeccable . Let me just tell you who else is in it . Teri Garr as Arlene's mom , Ted McGinley as Arlene's mother's boyfriend , Dan Hedaya who plays Nixon is superb in the title role , Ana Gasteyer as Dick's secretary , Rosemary , Bruce McCulloch as the Watergate journalist Bernstein and the amazing Will Ferrell as Carl Woodward . This movie would be a good way to introduce high school kids to Watergate . I caught the film on Comedy Central and have watched it a couple of times . Of course , it's edited and there are probably more scenes that I didn't see . Also Dave Foley is in it from Newsradio as Alderman . Of course I think the film plays great seventies music and show the culture of what life was life in the early 1970s and how gullible the American public was in relation to politics . The Watergate scandal opened a lot of eyes and brought down a President . Dan Hedaya made Dick likable and flawed . A better title would have been Deep Throat but the man who really is Deep Throat is out and living in Santa Rosa , California .
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489,979 | 33,913 | 87,010 | 10 |
Farrah should have got an Emmy !
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Farrah Fawcett might be a troubled person personally but don't take that into her acting ability . She is simply one of the most under-rated actresses in America today . She gets older , better , and more beautiful . This film proved that she can act beyond Charlie's Angels . In fact , she plays the lead character , a woman who becomes a victim in an abusive marriage with three children . Her story is tragic but not uncommon . We never really heard of the battered wife syndrome until this film debuted on television . If it was released in the cinemas instead , I bet Farrah would have earned an Academy Award nomination and maybe the Oscar for her performance . It's that good . She breathes life into that role . You feel sorry for a woman like her character . Even prison seems a welcome change from the horrors of an abusive marriage , there are excellent supporting performances by Richard Masur , Grace Zabriskie , and others who participated in this classic television film . Like I said , it could have won awards . Anyway , it aired on television and I think it proved Farrah's talent exists in her . She might be beautiful but she's talented and smart .
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490,036 | 33,913 | 458,254 | 10 |
Not Everybody's Cup of Tea but I love it !
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Now I have something to watch from 8-9 on Comedy Central . This show and it's brother show , the Daily Show , proves to be the funniest hour on television . We love Stephen Colbert as Comedy Central's answer to Bill O'Reilly . He's not to be taken seriously but he is always funny but it's not a slapstick , vulgar kind of funny . He takes potshots at us liberals and I love it . He's the kind of guy that you wouldn't mind listening to or giving a high-five . I am so glad that the Emmys have recognized this show's humor and entertainment much like his lead-in show , The Daily Show . There are definite differences between the two shows . Stephen Colbert is the American loving conservative right handed guy that provides a voice for those people who are . Remember when we watched All In the Family and it was about politics too , there were a discourse in the voices on the show which made it interesting to watch . Colbert has a way with guests and he interviews congressmen and congresswomen who represent districts across the country . He makes them look silly and yet human too . You can't take this show too seriously . Maybe that's the point , yes we are at war and New Jersey is in a budget crisis but we can turn to the Colbert Report and get a laugh about it or two . I love the skit where he pretends to be the Chief Press Secretary and Helen Thomas is chasing him down at every turn . You can't stop laughing at that .
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