price：$5.99
Universal Studios
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Love this movie) 『I don't care what anyone says, I love this movie. The fight scene in the middle is still one of the all time best. Just as good now as I remember.』
(One Of My Favorite Carpenter Movies) 『This is a Carpenter classic. This and The Thing are my favorite Carpenter movies. He does tons of great movies Prince Of Darkness, Village Of The Damned, The Thing and the overated Halloween movies. The movie is about aliens that try to take over the world. The world is up to a town drifter to save them all. The aliens look like normal people through the naked eye. But if you where these special sunglasses you can see there true form. If you are a fan of science fiction movies and a fan of Carpenter. Look for this great alien movie. Pick it up at amazon』
(Simply Awesome.) 『John Carpenter shows his amazing creativity once again. From the creator of the greatest horror film ever made "Halloween" comes They Live. This movie is awesome, it shows society and culture as what it really is with the help of special glasses, it also shows who is human and who is alien. The way they show the world through the glasses is how I see the world anyhow minus the aliens, so I related to this film very well. The story is awesome, the effects are awesome, the aliens look great and the actors are perfect. Roddy Piper is actually a really good actor and made this movie great.
Simply awesome movie from John Carpenter.』
(John Carpenter saw into the future!) 『This is just like what is happening to us now, only the people controlling us all aren't bug eyed monsters..they are just ugly humans! This movie is awesome, you will enjoy it if you like watching movies about what is really happening in the world today (another good one is "Brazil"). Most people are blind to what is going on in the world today, with new world order politics being snuck into daily living. Just like in the movie, but instead of having to use special glasses to view what is going on, you just need to go online! Especially prophetic is the invisible 'spy' plane type things that are floating around, monitoring people without their knowledge. The military are actually working on cyborg insects that are implanted with tiny cameras. Horray for nano technology! Thankfully there are many heroes out there like Roddy Piper in the movie that are helping to expose these evil bug eyed bilderberg NWO types to the world. Get this movie if you want to be reminded of what is going on right now. And pick up the book 1984 while you are at it! Great flick!!!』
(Discover or revisit a cult classic!) 『The year was 1988. Reagan was still in office. Mass consumerism and greed were now the fashionable way of life for most Americans. Was there a reason behind this? What was making our country become a cesspool of apathetic, materialistic slobs? If you have seen the sci-fi cult-classic They Live you may already have a theory.
John Carpenter, the writer/director of cult hits such as Halloween and Escape from New York decided to give us a possible answer with his visionary tale about a nameless nomadic construction worker, played by former wrestling star Roddy Piper, who stumbles upon a special pair of sunglasses which reveal high-society and dirty politicians as aliens who are controlling the human population through subliminal messages written on nearly every form of media. For example, the sunglasses reveal money to actually say "This is your god", and a billboard advertisement telling people to "get married and procreate".
Now the film itself is quite hokey in a campy sort of way in terms. The fight scenes are cheesy and drawn out far too long. The script has some great one liners, for example the often imitated classic line "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum." And the acting from Piper is downright laughable at times. But these things don't take away from the satirical, yet eerie, conspiracy theory that Carpenter is nearly force-feeding down the viewers throat.
Thus, They Live has a great balance of social satire, chills, and comic relief to keep an audience tuned-in for it's brief 95 minute run.
There have also been rumors flying around about the possibility of a remake in the works under the umbrella of producers Marc Abraham and Eric Newman(2004's Dawn of the Dead, Slither)
Bryan's Grade for They Live: B+』 『No Description Available. Genre:Science Fiction Rating:R Release Date:23-SEP-2003 Media Type:DVD』 『An economic crisis brings unemployed Nada (Roddy Piper) to L.A. in search of work. What he finds instead is that the ruling elite of the world are aliens in disguise, their aim being to keep humans in a state of mindless consumerism. His discovery comes when he dons a pair of special sunglasses made by a resistance group and sees for the first time reality unadorned. Billboards, store signs, magazine covers--all bear subliminal messages to OBEY, to CONSUME, to have NO INDEPENDENT THOUGHT. Money itself says THIS IS YOUR GOD. But worst of all, with these glasses you see which of us are really hideous, bug-eyed aliens. The conceptual breakthrough is hilarious while keeping its roots in darker matters. Although some fault the film for settling into its action plot, the ending has a great payoff. And the direction by John Carpenter is handled with superb workmanlike aplomb. One unforgettable set piece has Piper in a back-alley fistfight with a friend who won't put on the glasses that goes on and on, and just when you think it's over it goes another round. One of the most subversive films ever made in Hollywood,They Livewas released on the eve of the 1988 elections. The first TV ads had two hideous alien politicians debating, then one accusing the other of being "No John Kennedy!"--Jim Gay』
price：$10.99
Universal Studios
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (I Love Abbott and Costello) 『I love Abbott and Costello. Always have and probably always will. I started watching them on 50's television when they had their own show on Ch 11 locally. These shows had a lot of their standard routines and a montage from their early movies. At the time I did not realize where these scenes came from having never seen the movies, however as an adult I came to realize that there were unmined nuggets for me to enjoy. This DVD is an excellent example of the best they have to offer. The only complaint I have is that it doesn't contain one of my favorites, "The Time of Their Lives." Any true A&C fan will enjoy the excellent audio and visual quality of these films. There are also a variety of stars who either became popular or were popular then: Martha Raye, Joan Davis, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard the Andrews Sisters and a host of others. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire set and highly recommend it as good family fare.』
(Abbott&Costello Vol. 1) 『What's to say! As an avid A&C Fan since childhood, I had purchased that DVD some time back in the hopes of purchasing additional volumns. Recently,to my amazement I discovered that my son-in-law was also an avid fan. So as a Christmas gift to him, I purchased the same Volumn.
Because, the volmumn didn't contain some of my other favorites, I've decided that in the near future, after what's available at Amazom that I'll be purchasing one onf the full sets.』
(OVERALL PRETTY GOOD!!!!!) 『I had no problems playing these discs and am happy with the picture quality. I have grudgingly accepted the use of reissue trailers for Universal's films because this seems to be all they have. The major problems are with Buck Privates and One Night In The Tropics. The cast title card for One Night In The Tropics is a replacement and so is the end title. Universal reached the height of laziness with this. The VHS release is all original. It appears they just use whatever print they find lying around at the time. Buck Privates is all original except for the last scene where superimposed on the picture is "re-released by Realart Pictures". This shows not just laziness, but no quality control, a don't care attitude, and a lack of respect for both the film and the consumer. The VHS has a Realart title card but the ending is clean. So they could of very easily used two prints to make one good whole print. That is what really infuriates me. Now I have to hold on to my old VHS. Is there anyone at Universal that really cares about what they put out? The only reason I knocked off one star is because of this problem. It sounds like Universal's "don't care" attitude continues, as evidenced by the problems with the new "complete" collection.』
(Great Classic Comedies) 『I love these old episodes! This is true comedy, nothing like much of the trash that is being produced today (just my opinion).』
(Abbott&Costello #3) 『More laughter - can't get enough - more in the series. Never duplicated again by anyone - they are the original - funny!!!!』 『Get ready for big laughs with Abbott and Costello, undeniably the most popular comedy team of all time! Now, the classic films of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are available on DVD in this hilarious collection.
The wildly popular comic duo has entertained audiences since 1931, conquering vaudeville, radio and the silver screen in nearly 40 films. Enjoy these side-splitting hits like Buck Privates and Hold That Ghost in this collection of eight full-length features. The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello: Volume 1 will have you laughing out loud again and again!
One Night in the Tropics (1940) Bud and Lou get mixed up in a "Love Insurance" scheme.
Buck Privates (1941) The duo accidentally enlists in the U.S. Army to avoid getting arrested!
In the Navy (1941) Bud and Lou are sailors bound for duty on the high seas in this musical comedy.
Hold that Ghost (1941) The boys inherit a haunted house formerly owned by a mobster.
Keep‘Em Flying (1941) Bud and Lou enlist in the Army Air Corps and get caught up in a love triangle.
Ride‘Em Cowboy (1942) The duo head to the Lazy S ranch to hide after Lou accidentally proposes to an Indian girl.
Pardon My Sarong (1942) Bud and Lou travel to the South Seas where Lou is mistaken for a legendary god!
Who Done It? (1942) The boys are suspected of murder while being targeted by the actual killer. 』
price：$1.50
Universal Studios
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Halloween II) 『Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself. Zombie's interest in character interaction and moral ambiguity gives "Halloween II" a depth that, for those with the stomach to take it, is downright refreshing. 』
(The only good Halloween Sequel) 『This sequel is fantastic as far as most movie sequels come. I really liked how the film started directly after the first which made for good back to back viewing. The acting is still great, Donald Pleasence still is fantastic and also is Jamie Lee Curtis. Michael Myers is also quite good in the film. He is a great stalker and adds alot of suspense when needed. The one thing I didn't like about it was the amount of blood. I don't like excessive blood in movies and thats why I liked the first movie so much. I also didn't like how Michael killed people in a variety of ways instead of just using his knife and his own hands.
I really liked the first Halloween and I also enjoyed Halloween 2. I did have one major problem. This should have been the only sequel to Halloween. You see Micheal burn to death and you are sure Dr. Loomis blew up in the explosion. They just wanted to maake all of the other sequels for money. I just pretend all of the other halloween movies don't exist and thats why I only own Halloween 2.
If you liked the first film, I suggest getting this one, but don't get any of the other sequels.
』
(Mike at his best) 『Hands down both Halloween 1 and 2 where the very best of the series. I have seen both many, many times and still can't get enough.』
(excellent sequel that deserves a blu ray release) 『This was a big hit at the time and the reason for it was that it was a direct sequel of the first with the two main cast members Donald Pleasance and Jamie lee curtis continuing the story. In this one Michael is still killing off everyone around his sister to terrorize her, before he finally finishes her off. But she of course is trying to survive and so it goes. The dvd is well done but a blu ray release is needed with perhaps halloween 3 as a bonus movie on it. This is great horror and well worth seeing ONLY after you see the original Halloween.』
(Halloween II -A great Sequel.) 『Halloween Parts 1 And 2, Are Definitive Horror Movie Classics,It is disturbing yes, Disturbing as you would see On any night of News Coverage on Television,or as Disturbing as People's everyday Declining Morals,But the movie is What Horror Movies Should be, Not meant to Glamorize Crime,but that there is Evil In the World sadly. This movie is not the typical Gore Zombie Movie,But it will creep you out!Not to mention the Eerie track!Donald Pleasence is awesome as is a Beautiful Jamie Lee Curtis Before she ruined her hair!and Unlike Part 3(WHY!??) Part 2 Is a Great Sequel,which is rare,given that Sometimes Sequels are horrible.』 『A KILLER FOLLOWS HIS INJURED TARGET TO THE HOSPITAL ON OCT. 31IN HADDONFIELD, III.』 『"You can't kill the boogeyman," explains John Carpenter inHalloween, and to prove it he brings Michael Myers back in this handsome but grisly sequel. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode but spends most of her time cowering in a hospital gown, and Donald Pleasence runs around like a maniac as the panicky doctor desperate to hunt down Myers before he kills again. Carpenter writes and produces with partner Debra Hill, and together they replace the mystery and uncertainty of the original with an exponentially bigger body count and some strange tales about the Druids and pagan ceremonies, and the now-familiar family ties between Michael and Laurie. First-time director Rick Rosenthal (Bad Boys) paces the film at a brisk jog and directs it with a clean, crisp style, taking the murders out of the dark to display them in all their nasty detail.--Sean Axmaker』
price：$4.96
The Weinstein Company
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Surprisingly okay) 『C'mon ... so much build up about the violence / torture behind this movie is a bit of a let down. If you watched Hostel 1 or 2 or a half-dozen other movies, this is not bad. Actually, the reality is that the violence / gore is minimal ... however, the 'torture' is more of an empathetic sort of pain you feel with the characters. Yes, the antagonists are crazy / messed up people looking for a 'life-after-death' sort of conclusion, but overall, not as extreme as I would have thought.
Actually, a surprisingly good movie, with some good twists in the movie. Of course, if your idea of a horror movie is creepshow or all dogs go to heaven, may not be your schtick. But if you like the gory movies, give it a whirl, you may be surprised.』
(Now my favorite horror movie.) 『I just watched the movie today. It's horrifying what they went through and you sympathize with the girls. Theres many reviews giving you the basics and they are spot on. Watch and read the whole thing. Don't just expect for all those horrible things to happen just for the sake of being shocked. Which you will be anyways, but it's relevant and you will understand why towards the end.
While the movie played i didn't know what to expect next. It did make me sick, scared and it even made me cry a bit seeing what those horrible people did. They had no sympathy, they were souless, they wanted truth and would torture people just for it. At the end i got it all now. It hit me at the end, i felt great impact with all sorts of emotions and for some strange reason it made me feel good after taking it all in.
I'm still amazed from it, even after hours of watching it and if a movie makes you feel like that then it cannot be dismissed as anything less. A brilliant film that i am now proud to say it's my favorite of the horror genre!! Many people will never understand why, but those of you out there who do, you know the power of films.
I recommend Martyrs for people that are looking for a meaning, a story, instead of just plain entertainment out of girls being tortured, but if thats your thing then hey who am i to stop you? Also for people that have strong stomachs, and are horrorfanatics such as myself.
5 stars for everything! 』
(chef-d'oeuvre!) 『A quest for retribution spins horribly out of control in this unrelentingly brutal, gut-wrenching and emotionally devastating French stunner. A modern masterpiece, not for the easily disturbed.』
(The Road To Hell Is Paved With ________________) 『"It will polarize audiences!" scream the reviews. "Brilliant!" say some. "Grotesquely bad!" moan others. It's been called shocking, relevatory, revolutionary, unsettling, profound, and even genius.
Let's not get carried away.
First of all, unless you yourself are a mass murderer or life-hardened torturer, this movie WILL probably bother you. That is, without question, one of its goals. The film excutes a little soft-shoe at the end to make you believe that goal is secondary -- to convince you that the movie (and its heroes and villains) had a higher purpose -- but I'm not sold. Not at all. I'll get to that. In the meantime: be prepared for some gut-churning violence. Lots and lots of it. So much so that, yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is gratuitous.
I'm going to harp on this for a bit. I've read many, many reviews that argue that the film is in no way gratuitous, that the overwhelming amount and quality of the violence is in service of a greater point. These people are, at best, unaware of what the word "gratuitous" means. At worst, they are willfully and gleefully unaware of the film's point.
IF the film's goal were simply to horrify and unsettle, then the violence is by no means gratuitous. "Let's make people puke!" the director could've announced. "Let's cause them to choke up bile into their sinuses!" IF he'd said this, then the violence would've fit the film to a T. Children being beaten and flayed. Various implements hard bolted into bones. Knives, shotguns and hammers.
This is not the film's goal, however. The first half of the film shows us a young child escaping from some kind of torture chamber and undergoing extensive recuperation, during which she befriends another girl. Fifteen years later, the two girls set off on a quest of vengeance, which doesn't take that long, really. Up to this point, most viewers will be excited to know what happens next, will be intrigued and (if not slightly sickened) happily disgusted.
Then the film spirals into a philosophical black hole. The story suddenly veers away from the (so far) compelling revenge plot and enters a world of weird and wealthy people who have sinister and stupid goals. I wish I could go into it, but I don't want to give anything away. I'll just say this:
Most people struggle, at their most basic, with one question: what's the point? People find the "point" in lots of ways, but throughout human history, the most popular explanations have had to do with the world outside of the human realm. With that "sleep" that Hamlet was so uncertain about ("perchance to dream?"). People have used lots of things to legitimize or discredit or dis/prove the purposefulness of the human experience: drugs, war, religion, meditation, and logic. This film is, basically, about a, shall we say, unique way of discerning the validity of the human experience.
Does that sound pompous or self-indulgent? That's because it is. Especially the way this film goes about it. Hence the gratuity. Needless to say, this film demonstrates a rather macabre way of sussing out the existence of a Higher Purpose. As soon as it becomes clear where the film is headed, as soon as the film reveals the bunny in its hat, the magic trick is over. And yet this movie goes on for about fifteen more minutes, showing the same violence, the same torture, the same ridiculous excess. It is, in effect, trying to make martyrs out of the audience's sensibilities. Understandable, but not clever. It's like the child who does the old "knock knock" joke that involves the following exchange dozens of times:
This goes on and on, with you checking your watch and indulging the child. Finally, the kid says, "Orange." "Orange who?" you respond. The punchline? "Orange you glad I didn't say banana?"
Ah, it's punny. There's an element of wit to it. But it's freaking annoying. Gratuitous. This film is that joke, but it's not funny, and although its final line has the same spirit of word play and snarkiness to it as "Orange you glad I didn't say banana?" it is nowhere near as decisive or illuminating. Instead, this film plays off obfuscation as if it were the same thing as brilliance. That's not bad all by its lonesome -- other films have done the same thing with far greater pinache and beauty -- but coming at the tail end of so much nauseating wickedness and hell, it's very much a cop-out. It's as if the filmmaker couldn't conceive of any straight-forward way to justify the movie he just made, and so he aborts the whole thing with an incoherent mumble.
Five stars for the first half. Zero stars for the last half. I recommend you stop the movie at about the forty minute mark. (After the "monster" is dealt with once and for all.) You'll have watched an artfully filmed and coherent vignette of a film. Everything past that is worthless.』
(Wonderfully Disturbing and Intriguing) 『Martyrs was one of my first delves into French horror and it seems to have set the bar remarkably high. What appealed to me most about Martyrs was the cinematography and the overall appearance of the film. While the immediate appearance is clear and clean the atmosphere which is presented is very dark, disturbing and hopeless.
The movie can really be split into two halves with each containing their own great moments. The beginning of the movie will draw attention quickly as it transitions into the core of the storyline. The blunt, brutal and fitting violence is mildly underplayed by a creepy and frightening ghost/demon that accentuates the despair and hopelessness captured by this film.
The second half emphasizes the repetition of the abuse inflicted upon the girls. A day-in-day-out approach begins to wear on you, as the viewer, and I personally began to feel helpless and taken back by the pain and abuse that I had witnessed. And while the ultimate reasoning to the punishment inspires some thought, it leads to an ending that is as dark as the rest of the film as it exemplifies the entire movie in just a few moments.
The violence and gore contained within the movie are not what a modern 'horror' fan may expect. The scenes in Martyrs are not over the top with gore and blood. The movie is well done and the gore is done tastefully and the amount is deserved and fitting to the overall film. This is not a movie that is bloody or gory simply to be so, the violence contained fits what the movie needs which adds much more to the movie than what excessive violence takes away.
Martyrs is an amazing movie that I have undoubtedly given five stars. The acting, atmosphere, cinematography, concept and score are all notable by way of invoking several emotions from the viewer throughout the movie from the hopeless and painful abuse to the unsettling and frightening demon to the dismal, Pyrrhic ending.』 『Lucie, a 10 year old girl, is found wandering in the streets, bruised and bloodied. Unable to say who did this to her, or why, she is placed in a hospital where she meets Anna, another young girl who had been abused. Fifteen years later, with Anna s help, Lucie sets out to get revenge on her attackers. When she believes she has found the couple who abused her, she confronts them ...and that is when the terror truly begins.』 『Avoid, if you can, reading anything aboutMartyrsbefore viewing--this ultra-intense Canadian-French shocker benefits from discovering its horrors cold. In that spirit, we'll be discreet, except to note that only the most hardcore patrons of 21st-century torture cinema need apply for this one. A prologue depicts the escape of a child from an apparent house of enslavement, and one thinks of notorious real-life cases of people keeping children locked away in basements. But writer-director Pascal Laugier has a larger idea in mind, which we begin to discern when the story skips ahead 15 years. The kidnapped girl, now played by Mylene Jampanoi, is bent on a violent rampage of her own; her lifelong friend and minder (Morjana Alaoui) comes upon a bloody scene too late. The film takes too long to get to the next revelation, but when it does, a series of secret chambers begins to unfold in the narrative, and you might just feel your head spinning (if not your gorge rising). It would be inaccurate to call this pleasant, or even entertaining, but Laugier does at least have a serious purpose and some interesting ideas. The horrifying images he creates, however, raise the question of directorial judgment gone haywire. Give him credit, though: the DVD ofMartyrsincludes a brief introduction by Laugier in which he (good-humoredly) apologizes for the movie--fair warning for the faint of heart.--Robert Horton』
price：$14.50
20th Century Fox
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Young Frankenstein) 『
RENTED THIS MOVIE ALMOST EVERY YEAR SINCE IT CAME OUT. DECIDED I WANTED TO FINALLY OWN IT. THIS IS ONE OF MEL BROOKS BEST !』
(I love this movie!!) 『When I saw Young Frankenstein for the first time, I laughed so hard through the movie that I forgot to eat my popcorn. I grew up with the black and white movie starring Boris Karloff - if you can, see the old movie first. My grandson, age 9, just got hooked too.』
(Once in a while you need to just enjoy it for what it is meant to be) 『Without looking for flaws or problems I just choose to enjoy this movie for the masterpiece that it is. Gene Hackman has an amazing role as the blind hermit, making this film as good as any comedy I've ever seen in his segment. It was years later before I realized the guy playing the monster, Peter Boyle is the dad on Everybody Loves Raymond. He's hilarious here in this movie. Marty Feldman could do anything he wanted to in the comedy genre and be entertaining, and this movie bears that out perfectly where Marty plays the part of Igor. Frau Blucher played by Cloris Leachman seems to be a role tailor made for her, and the mention of her name in the movie makes the horses nervous. Teri Garr has some moments in the film to make young boys successfully get through puberty, and Madeline Kahn is excellent for her portrayal of an annoying conceited nincompoop woman engaged to Gene Wilder's character - Dr. Frankenstein. Mel Brooks was the howl of a werewolf and the voice of a cat accidentally hit by a dart, but otherwise doesn't appear in this film - which really surprised me since he has important roles out in front for most of his movies. I thought attention to detail was good for the sets, and was pleasantly surprised by the casting. Very enjoyable, and definitely worth buying this DVD. If you want a high definition version, buy it in Blu-ray. Very entertaining and funny film. I recommend it without a doubt.』
(mel brooks is the man) 『If you like mel brooks movies, you'll definitely enjoy this classic that is filmed in black and white.』
(Mel Brooks Funniest Movie) 『I already own a DVD of Young Frankenstein but bought this for a family member. This is probably Mel Brooks best movie. Full of wonderful actors and acting this is a classic. Any fan of Mel Brooks should add this to their library.』 『Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/07/2008 Run time: 246 minutes Rating: R』
price：$2.49
Universal Pictures
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (You know what? I liked it (and I didn't think I would).) 『I didn't see all of this movie until recently-- only snatches. When it originally came out in the theaters in 1999, it looked like a "Raiders of the Lost Ark" rip-off and the reviews were bad. Then, as now, I considered "Raiders" to be the closest thing to a perfect movie there would ever be, so I wasn't about to entertain lesser imitators. 11 years later, having let down my guard a bit, I have to say The Mummy was an awesomely good time. Brendan Fraser is a sweet hero. There's an openness about his Rick that you don't usually see in action leads. Rachel Weisz is perfect as the plucky, klutzy smart girl, in classic movie actress fashion. There's a lot of humor, which I believe is the only way to make an action movie click. I'm sorry I was such a snob. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
In the DVD extras, please don't miss the behind the scenes look at the battle between the mummy army and Rick as he saves Evelyn. The chorography involved in the scene is amazing, since there is no one there for Brendan Fraser to play against. It's an unbelievable solo dance that worked perfectly once the CG monsters were added later. You just have to see it to understand how improbably, stunningly good it is.』
(The Mummy) 『If you think this movie is to boring because it's history, your wrong! This movie is great with all of the action in it! The story line is good, the acting is also good.』
(The Mummy: the first in a series of three films, on dvd.) 『Originally, The Mummy genre was typically a horror film, but this revised version, adds, action, adventure, with a blend of light hearted drama. The result, is a satisfying, and entertaining film, in the style of the Indiana Jones films. With good visual effects, and characterizations.』
(The Best Mummy Movie Ever) 『T^his movie is the best Mummy movie ever made. This is an awesome movie. i love this film. I Recommend This Movie For Everyone』
(the mummy widescreen collection) 『Came very fast damage free kind of hate that shipping is 3 times what i paid for dvd』 『Deep in the egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year old legacy of terror. Special features: feature-length audio commentary with director and editor: egyptology 101: deleted scenes: theatrical trailers and more.』 『If you're expecting bandaged-wrapped corpses and a lurching Boris Karloff-type villain, then you've come to the wrong movie. But if outrageous effects, a hunky hero, and some hearty laughs are what you're looking for, the 1999 version ofThe Mummyis spectacularly good fun. Yes, the critics called it "hokey," "cheesy," and "pallid." Well, the critics are unjust. Granted, the plot tends to stray, the acting is a bit of a stretch, and the characters occasionally slip into cliché, but who cares? When that action gets going, hold tight--those two hours just fly by.
The premise of the movie isn't that far off from the original. Egyptologist and general mess Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) discovers a map to the lost city of Hamunaptra, and so she hires rogue Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) to lead her there. Once there, Evelyn accidentally unlocks the tomb of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), a man who had been buried alive a couple of millennia ago with flesh-eating bugs as punishment for sleeping with the pharaoh's girlfriend. The ancient mummy is revived, and he is determined to bring his old love back to life, which of course means much mayhem (including the unleashing of the 10 plagues) and human sacrifice. Despite the rather gory premise, this movie is fairly tame in terms of violence; most of the magic and surprise come from the special effects, which are glorious to watch, although Imhotep, before being fully reconstituted, is, as one explorer puts it, rather "juicy." Keep in mind this film is as much comedy as it is adventure--those looking for a straightforward horror pic will be disappointed. But for those who want good old-fashioned eye-candy kind of fun,The Mummyranks as one of choicest flicks of 1999.--Jenny Brown』
price：$2.99
Turner Home Ent
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (This movies grabs you) 『This is the only King Kong movie worth watching. Please Hollywood keep your hands off classics. All you do is put out trash trying to copy the original and ruin the movie for for coming generations who haven't seen original and can't see what all the hype is about. I think everyone should see the original and enjoy.』
(King Kong (1933)) 『The original King Kong is one of the all-time masterpieces of cinema. It would be on my list of the best 5 movies of all time. It took special effects into a whole new galaxy in 1933 and raised the bar for all subsequent movies. Many of the special effect concepts in the movie have been copied over and over by less original and less creative film makers. The black and white format fits the tone of the movie well. It would not have the same impact in color. The acting is good, and Fay Wray's performance is exceptional. I like to see this movie about every two years. All subsequent versions of King Kong were disastrous insults to the original version. It brings a tear to my eye when I see Gone With the Wind and watch that big timber gate from Kong's Island burned to the ground to mimic Atlanta burning in the Civil War. That gate should have been left standing forever. It was the cinematic counterpart of a national monument.』
(The 8th Wonder of the World) 『It is not a stretch to say that every imaginative film since KING KONG owes everything to this breakthrough film. Not in the least. This is the first film of this type to have a huge impact -- not just with movie goers of the time but future generations -- in inspiring countless generations. An incredible retelling of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with it's poetic last lines, "It was beauty that killed the beast." It -- despite progression by leaps and bounds in special visual effects -- remains a monumental achievement, one that Willis O'Brien would never achieve again. Yet he did inspire so many generations of young people who saw the incredible wonder and dream of doing it themselves: Ray Harryhausen, Jim Danforth, David Allen, Jim Apeaperle (?), Roger Dickens, Ken Ralston, Doug Trumbill and too many others to name. With stop motion O'Brien was able to give Kong life and emotion. If you love fantastic films this has to be a cornerstone of any library. Remastered to probably better than viewers saw it on the silver screen of the time and with insighful commentary by Harryhausen and Ralston, you have to love this movie. It has been loving remastered for future generations. Peter Jackson launched a HUGE remake that has some true moments but nothing can ever exceed the original. Kong battling a T-Rex is still exciting.』
(King Kong (1933)) 『King Kong is probably the greatest movie of all time. It pioneered a ton of new film making tricks&techniques. A boring person would shove Citizen Kane up your ass&say that was the best movie ever! That movie was also innovative for its time&pioneered new techniques, but look at King Kong! Kong came out nearly 10 years before Citizen Kane. They had to invent new filming techniques. Such as having an actor performing in front of a rear projection. They would sometimes the two pieces of film were composited together! This movie is simply, the best ever!』
(The original. The best.) 『The original King Kong (1933) is very impressive considering it came out in 1933. This is a black and white movie with very impressive special effects. It stars Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, and scream queen Fay Wray as Kong's female obsession. This movie has it all - a giant ape, a good looking damsel in distress, a lost isle with dinosaurs and native inhabitants, and New York City.
I like the 1976 remake, but nothing beats the original. Haven't seen the 2005 Peter Jackson remake. Some of the things I noticed about the 1933 movie is that Tyrannosaurus Rex walks completely upright. This is the old school way of thinking. In recent decades it has been suggested that T Rex probably walked hunched over, with its back pretty much parallel to the ground. This shows how old this movie is, but at the same time it's fascinating to see this. At times Kong appears two dimensional, but this is completely acceptable because this was 1933 technology. Kong fights and kills several dinosaurs, including T Rex, a raptor, and a serpent-like creature. The battle between Kong and T Rex is epic and goes on for quite some time. You'll also see a Stegosaurus, although Kong does not battle it. When Kong is brought to New York City, he escapes captivity and goes on a rampage. The finale to the movie where Kong climbs to the top of the Empire State Building and battles biplanes that are shooting at him is classic.
Compared to Jessica Lange in the 1976 version, Fay Wray is pretty much terrified of Kong for the whole movie, whereas Jessica Lange warmed up to him quite a bit.
Special features of this DVD include audio commentary by Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston (visual effects) and interpolated interview excerpts of producer and director Merian C. Cooper and Fay Wray. This movie has been restored and digitally mastered for a clear picture and sound.
If you want to watch a classic monster/horror movie that is still well respected three quarters of a century after its release, then see the original King Kong. I first saw it on TV when I was probably five years old and I still think its great. So will you.』 『Seeking a backer for his movie, Merian C. Cooper approached a top Hollywood mogul. "You know what a 50-foot gorilla would see in a five-foot girl?" the mogul asked. "His breakfast!" The studio chief wasn't buying but the public was. King Kong saved RKO from bankruptcy and became an all-time classic, ranking 43rd on the American Film Institute's list of Top-100 American Movies. King Kong teems with memorable moments: a moviemaking expedition on a fantastic isle filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures; the giant simian's lovestruck obsession with the film shoot's blonde starlet (scream queen Fay Wray); Kong's capture; his Manhattan rampage; and the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building, where Kong cradles his palm-sized beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes. "It was beauty killed the beast." But in these and other great scenes, Kong lives forever.』 『"Now you see it. You're amazed. You can't believe it. Your eyes open wider. It's horrible, but you can't look away. There's no chance for you. No escape. You're helpless, helpless. There's just one chance, if you can scream. Throw your arms across your eyes and scream, scream for your life!" And scream Fay Wray does most famously in this monster classic, one of the greatest adventure films of all time, which even in an era of computer-generated wizardry remains a marvel of stop-motion animation. Robert Armstrong stars as famed adventurer Carl Denham, who is leading a "crazy voyage" to a mysterious, uncharted island to photograph "something monstrous ... neither beast nor man." Also aboard is waif Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) and Bruce Cabot as big lug John Driscoll, the ship's first mate.King Kong's first half-hour is steady going, with engagingly corny dialogue ("Some big, hard-boiled egg gets a look at a pretty face and bang, he cracks up and goes sappy") and ominous portent that sets the stage for the horror to come. Once our heroes reach Skull Island, the movie comes to roaring, chest-thumping, T. rex-slamming, snake-throttling, pterodactyl-tearing, native-stomping life.King Kongwas ranked by the American Film Institute as among the 50 best films of the 20th century. Kong making his last stand atop the Empire State Building is one of the movies' most indelible and iconic images.--Donald Liebenson』
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20th Century Fox
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (When Green Day meets Judgment Day) 『"The Happening" was an overlooked and underestimated science fiction film that never got its just due. Its plot actually has more scientific credibility than many science fiction movies (plants have millions of pharmacologically active substances, many of which have powerful psychiatric effects). The movie relies on a solid premise: that wildlife doesn't have to chase you down to wreak havoc and terror upon you.
The idea of Mother Nature not taking it anymore was the driving force behind "The Birds". It is not only a similar motive here, but may even be more likely. Plants are everywhere, and unlike the villains in Hitchcock's classic, which could have been disposed of by a few hunters with a couple of good over-and-under shotguns, the villains here are actually much more plausible and not so easily dispensed with.
It's not "Citizen Kane". But it wasn't meant to be. It's entertaining and believable enough to keep it suspenseful. A definite "worth seeing". 』
(ABSOLUTELY THE WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN!) 『Of all the movies I've seen in nearly 40 years of life, this one is THE WORST! Bad acting. Bad story. Bad premise. Bad ending. Just plain BAD! BAD! BAD!』
(When plants attack) 『There are forces at work beyond our understanding, like those behind the casting director's ability to get any semi-competent actor to take part in this garbage. Another unexplained force would be, considering the last good movie he made was Sixth Sense, M Night Shyamalan's popularity. With enough pseudo-science about plant-life having self-preservation mechanism, and the ability to launch airborne neurotoxins from their spores, or something like that, this movie may as well have been the sequel to The Inconvenient Truth.
Poor speech and disorientation are the first signs of this floral terrorist attack, meaning Bobcat Goldwaithe and drunks walking out of bars would be in serious danger. A decent cast with Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, as Elliot and Alma Moore, is the only reason to watch this film. Given nearly nothing script-wise by writer/director M. Night, the acting is nonetheless very intense. Seriously, the script is the stuff of bar napkins. Better yet, graffiti scribblings on toilet walls. If not for a series of shocking suicides, which are, admittedly, jaw-dropping, the movie serves as nothing more than environmental mumbo-jumbo. If Shyamalan wanted to make plants and wind scary (which they absolutely weren't in this film), he should have taken a page from The Ruins or The Wizard of Oz, respectively.
Ten reasons this movie sucks (there could easily be more): 1) The man vs. lion scene is atrociously done, so fake I gave myself a migraine when I rolled my eyes. 2) Suspense requires, well, suspense. Telling the surprise ending at the beginning is stupid. Why not just show Bruce Willis as a ghost in the first scene of The Sixth Sense? 3) When there is a lovelorn subplot involving the two main characters of the film, and it's given absolutely no depth, it should be left on the cutting-room floor. 4) When a train stops in the upper NE of the U.S., the reason given is that they've lost contact with, "everyone." Given that the effects of this "outbreak" only attacked the same region, why would they stop when they could easily contact the rest of America, let alone the rest of the world. 5) People can't outrun the wind. 6) When escaping from the wind, it's wise to know that old houses have very poor insulation 7) The over-the-top preaching about humans destroying the planet is insufferable. I'm going to drive my SUV through a wheat field just to spite Shyamalan. 8) The psychotic, reclusive yokel Mrs. Jones is a pointless addition, and if anything, should have been spared by the film's "logic." 9) Pointless plot insertions like a communications pipe between Mrs. Jones main house and a shed outback is sloppily inserted just for future use later. The same goes for everyone in the film with a gun. 10) Aside from constantly being in the running for Razzies, this film has the distinct pleasure of easily having one of the worst ten endings in cinema history.』
(The Happening) 『At least for me, the movie was a disappointment. Just seemed to go nowhere. Just moved along and then it was over.』
(Good Movie) 『This is a really good movie to watch it keeps you guessing the whole time and makes you wonder if this could really happen now. Godd for all to watch I enjoyed it. The way the movie works it makes you stop and think what could it be something in the air,or maybe something that was released into the air by some other government you don't really know it keeps you guessing even after the movie is over. Can it really happen?? know one knows for sure.』 『A paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity.』 『You'd expect the end of the world to be no day in the park, but in M. Night Shyamalan'sThe Happening, a day in the park is where the end begins. One otherwise peaceful summer morning, New Yorkers strolling in Central Park come to a halt in unison, then begin killing themselves by any means at hand. At a high-rise construction site a few blocks over, it's raining bodies as workers step off girders into space. And all the while, the city is so quiet you can hear the gentle breeze in the trees. That breeze carries a neurotoxin, and what or who put it there (terrorists?) is a question raised periodically as the film unfolds. But the question that really matters is how and whether anybody in the Middle Atlantic states is going to stay alive.The Happeningis Shyamalan's best film sinceThe Sixth Sense, partly because he avoids the kind of egregious misjudgment that derailedThe VillageandLady in the Water, but mostly because the whole thing has been structured and imagined to keep faith with the point of view of regular, unheroic folks confronted with a mammoth crisis. Focal characters are a Philadelphia high-school science teacher (Mark Wahlberg, excellent), his wife (Zooey Deschanel) and math-teacher colleague (John Leguizamo), and the latter’s little girl (Ashlyn Sanchez). Instinct says get out of the cities and move west; most of the film takes place in the delicately picturesque Pennsylvania countryside, with menace hovering somewhere in the haze. There are no special effects (apart from a wind machine and some breakaway glass), but the movie manages to be deeply unsettling in the matter-of-factness of its storytelling. Especially effective is its feel for what we might call the surrealism of banality. One warning sign that someone has been infected by the neurotoxin is irrational or erratic speech and behavior, yet Shyamalanhas a genius for dialogue that sounds normal and everyday as it's spoken, yet flies apart grenade-like a second later as its logic (or illogic) sinks in. Then there's Deschanel's eye-rolling dodginess about the messages some guy has been leaving on her cellphone. Or the fellow (Frank Collis) who addresses his greenhouse plants as though they were his children--has a stray toxic zephyr wafted his way, or is this just his idea of normal?--Richard T. Jameson
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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Very Diffrent, But Thats A Good Thing) 『I just bought this movie and watched it and I think more people shouldnt know about this movie. This is another one of those movies that should be so hard to find Made in 88' Its a story about a couple that goes to make out in there car. Then they see something fall from the sky. They are not sure what it is so they go and check it out. What they found shocked them. It was a circus tent. what comes with a circus, clowns. In this case Killer Klowns...From Outer Space. The clowns go and take over the town. They take over the town fast killing the people. Can the two couple save the rest of the towns people from these killer clowns. I think if you like cheesy horror movies you should pick this one up. If you dont, maybe look elsewhere. Pick it up at amazon.』
(Killer Klowns was a KIller gift!!) 『I couldn't believe that this movie was still available for purchase...but as soon as I saw that it was, I knew I had to have it. My boys have declared this silly movie one of their all time favorites...so it was perfect as a stocking stuffer for my difficult to buy for 24 year old son. He not only was surprised, but very happy with this gift.』
(killer klowns from outer space) 『this movie is a typical D movie, very bad, but that is what makes it so good. no high dollar effects, just plain simple camera tricks.』
(The first B-Horror I fell in love with!) 『'Killer Klowns from Outer Space' is the very first B-Horror I fell in love with before I even knew what B-Horror meant. I remember asking my parents for this for Christmas, forget what age, but I was very surprised they got it for me because I had it in my mind that this was such a rare flick haha. Anyway, it was a good Christmas. What's not to love about clowns from space coming down to earth and eating people!? I'm definitely one of those that wish the Chiodo brothers would make more flicks, preferably this genre, than I'd be in heaven haha. You can always tell if a Chiodo brother is involved with either film or commercial, simply because of their artistic style. The designs and ideas these guys come up with for monsters/creatures always amazes me! The Chiodo brothers are masters when it comes to making anything goofy/silly, such as clowns and 'Crites' from 'Critters' series, and turning it in to something wicked and creepy looking! I here rumors on some movie websites that there is possibly a remake or a sequel to this flick. So if your into Horror flicks like: 'Critters', 'Leprechaun', 'Ghoulies', and others that add silliness into the mix, than there is no reason not to enjoy this. Those Klowns still manage to creep me out to this day haha.』
(killer clowns from outer space) 『this is a cult classic one of the modern B-movies you either love it or you hate it. i love it!』 『Finally the truth about clowns is out! Beneath their smirky sinister grins and wildly patterned clothes are clever killers from out of this world. The "juxtaposition of their toy-store arsenal and malevolent intent proves to be a tasty combination" (Los Angeles Times) in this killer entertainment that will leave you fearing these big-top creatures for good. A spaceshiplooking like a circus tentlands in a field near a small town, signaling the attack of deviant, red-nosed, balloon-twisting psychos from another world who plan to annihilate mankindby turning people into cotton candy! Luckily, the town's teen citizenry decides to fight back and teach the cosmic bozos a lesson. But these klowns are no klutzes, turning popcorn, peanuts and caramel corn into playfulbut deadlyweapons of madcap destruction and mayhem!』 『What's completely and utterly baffling aboutKiller Klownsis not the plot--that's rather tidily summed up by the title--but the fact that it got made at all. According to the filmmakers, (the Chiodo brothers: Charles, Edward, and Stephen) all it took to convince the studio was a one-page treatment and a picture of a clown holding a gun. It boggles the mind. Anyway, some killer Klowns descend from outer space and start wrapping their hapless victims in cotton candy for later consumption. Debbie and Mike suspect something's amiss, but who will believe them? The movie's greatest asset is its willingness to play on the inherent creepiness of clowns. The Klowns are grotesque parodies of their big-top cousins, hiding hideous malformed teeth behind terrifying circus makeup. It's impossible to tell ifKiller Klownsis truly meant to be scary, but it is compelling in its thoroughness: popcorn, balloon animals, and really big shoes are all used to their fullest effect. The only cast member you'll recognize immediately is veteran character actor John Vernon as Officer Mooney, but keep an eye out for Christopher Titus in a small role as Bob McReed. Then just sit back and stare open-mouthed in bewildered joy.--Ali Davis』
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Shout! Factory
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Just watched the movie today...) 『I watched the movie at the local discount cinemas (for only $1.50) and the movie overall was quite thrilling, although I took off one star because I was apalled at how a man could kill his family in cold blood and go after another innocent one. The main character is the true EPITOME of evil and it made me sick to think there might be actual people in the world like that character. People like him a true monsters and deserved to be locked up for life is a cold jail cell with no recreation.
The plot of the movie keeps building until the tension finally blows to it maximum thrilling point near the end (you need to watch the movie to see what happens). I just hope that nobody will end up with a stepfather like the one potrayed in this movie and if they do, they should pack up and run away as far as possible. The main character of the movie is a true vermin and a scumbag. I can't believe at how he would try to kill off a second family!』
("Who Am I Here?") 『I received this as an early Christmas present. After I saw the remake, I wanted to see the original. This movie is very good and really creepy. A psychopath marries women with children and kills them because he wants the 'American Dream' Jerry Blake is newly married again and has a step-daughter named Stephanie who is suspicious of Jerry. After a while, Jerry finally breaks down and tries to kill his family again. I highly recommend THE STEPFATHER!!!』
(Still crazy after all this time) 『Yep, the Stepfather was fun to watch Of course not quite as "scary" this many years later but the movie has held up well』
(All this time later, and still quite good) 『The tepid 2009 remake of The Stepfather did manage to conjure up one good thing: it meant that we would finally have a proper release of Joseph Ruben's original shocker. Before he was best known as John Locke on Lost, Terry O'Quinn played Jerry Blake, a man who seeks familial perfection however he can get it. After wasting away his family, Jerry moves onto a single mom (Shelley Hack) and her teenage daughter (Jill Schoelen), who suspects that there is definitely something wrong with her stepdad. And boy, she couldn't be any more right. Though a bit dated, The Stepfather is still a compelling, frightening trip, with a spectacularly demented performance from O'Quinn that those who only know him for his work on Lost will definitely be in for a surprise once they see this. Needless to say, forget the recent, needless remake, and check out the original, and best, The Stepfather.』
(the stepfather) 『I love the stepfather one of my favorite movie, i was so glad to see it made it on dvd it was so hard to find...』 『Jerry Blake (Terry O Quinn,Lost) is a man obsessed with having the perfectAmerican Dreamlife: including the house with the white picket fence in the suburbs, an adoring wife and loving children. He believes he has found it when he marries Susan Maine and becomes the stepfather to her 16-year-old daughter, Stephanie. But Stephanie gets an uneasy feeling when she is around Jerry with hisFather Knows Bestattitude: she can see that there is a darker side behind his cheerful exterior. Could she just be going through the typical teenager rebellion against her new stepfather, or is he actually the same man who brutally murdered his family just one year earlier?
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