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Doc Martin, Series 3 Description:

He’s surly, tactless, self-centered, and uptight–but he’s the only doctor in town.

“Delightful … You’ll be hooked in no time.” –The Globe and Mail (Canada)

Dr. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes, Men Behaving Badly) is brilliant, dedicated, and highly efficient. He’s also brusque, abrasive, and terrified of blood. Once a successful London surgeon, he’s now a GP in the idyllic Cornish fishing village of Portwenn, where he’s every bit as eccentric as the villagers he serves.

With his terrible bedside manner, he has insulted everyone in town several times over. His relationship with Louisa (Caroline Catz, Murder in Suburbia) seems dead in the water. And he faces fresh challenges: The town’s new constable has narcolepsy. Martin’s beloved aunt Joan is aging. His receptionist, Pauline, is bored. He’s also being pursued by a hypochondriac hotelier, much to Louisa’s dismay. All of which make the good doctor even grumpier–and his antics even funnier. “The unlovable Doc Martin will win your heart” –Brattleboro (VT) Reformer.

DVD FEATURES INCLUDE cast trivia and cast filmographies.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2396 in DVD
• Brand: Acorn
• Released on: 2010-02-02
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 323 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Extremely funny, quirky villagers, but beautiful seaside town stories.
Doc Martin Series 3 is lacking only in quantity of episodes. This is too fun a series to settle for so few. Of course Series 1 & 2 helps. Rude, grumpy Doc (Martin Clunes) vomits at the sight of blood. You’ll laugh at the sight of other townsfolk in this serene, beautiful, fictional Portwenn (filmed in Port Isaac, Cornwall). Aunt Joan (Stephanie Cole) is sane, almost, as is teacher Louisa (Caroline Cutz). Receptionist and phlebotomist Pauline (Katherine Parkinson) is outrageously funny along with Bert Large (Ian McNeice) and…well the list goes on with the regular cast.

If you love English seaside village views and homespun humor, this is a series that will tickle your fancy, every episode, and make you beg for more. Episodes tend to carry over to the next and all have SUBTITLES. This is some of the best British Doctor’s Life Comedy/drama ever produced. The “Doc Martin Series” is to Medical Comedy what “Pie In The Sky” is to Police Comedy. (See my reviews on both.)

Bonus stuff includes cast filmographies and fun trivia along with subtitles.

For the detail minded:
..1 Tick Tock–Includes Pauline and Louisa seems to be trying to help doctor locals including a girl who jumps on car tops, her overweight mom, the fainting teacher Louisa, overlysleepy new cop, and a blind man with an untrained dog.
..2 The Morning After–Bert large changes from plumber to chef. Scenic Portwenn is hit with widespread food poinsoning, including Louisa, unrequited love to the stiff naive Doc. A general misdiagnosis also proves to be a huge error in source.
..3 Love Thy neighbor–Louisa’s new neighbors, a psychologist, has strange parental practices for their brat son. Conditions run rampant with the cop being agoraphobic (going out fear) & narcoleptic (sleep disorder), and others with rashes, and then there was Doc’s blood phobia, & inability to tenderize a relationship with Louisa.
…4 The GP Always Rings Twice–Admirers aplenty in Portwenn. A divorcee pursues Doc. Auntie Joan has ‘relations’ with a painter. The plumber/chef’s son, Al, Pauline’s old flame, returns. Then there’s Princess Tinkle, she dog.
…5 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do–Pauline’s gambling on the internet at the surgery. Doc & Louisa gamble on a real date. And kiss. Nothing’s going very well leading up to an unrelated beach accident and a surprise outcome.
…6 The Two of Us–Portwenn engagement news is rampant. Aunt Joan hears by rumor–oops! Large Restaurant struggles as does many with fungus illness.
…7 In Sickness and in Health–A very pregnant bridesmaid shoots her eye with a party popper. The vicar’s drinking. The reception patio is flooded. Wedding florist is arrested. The bad news continues on this the wedding day.

Delightful, warm, hilarious, witty, and quick dialogue moves this beautifully filmed series along so fast you’ll be disappointed when the complete list of episodes are done. Then, like me, you have to click for a notification of Doc Martin, Series 4. I think I should go back and repeat Series 1-2-3 in the meantime.

Please! Please! Please!
I have quickly become a HUGE fan of Martin Clunes, and after viewing the first two series of this show, I want MORE MARTIN CLUNES!!! Please, please, please release this show on a Region 1 US edition DVD, so I can continue to get my MARTIN CLUNES FIX. The show is phenomenal, I’m glued to my seat for every episode.I just can’t wait to see the next installment of Doc Martin, Complete Series 3.

Frustrated!
I have watched series three on the Internet and have greatly enjoyed series one and two that I was able to purchase through Amazon.com. When are we going to be able to purchase the series three DVDs in the United States? Series four will be starting on PBS soon and it would be nice to watch series three on our regular TV. Is it up to the producers of this show to make series three available or is there another reason why series three isn’t becoming available in the U.S.?

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Stills from Doc Martin: Series 3 (Click for larger image)

The Adventures of Ma And Pa Kettle, Vol. 2 At the Fair / On Vacation / At Home / At Waikiki Description:

America’s favorite country couple are back together again in a brand new collection featuring four of their all-time favorite films. Ma & Pa Kettle (Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride) continue to charm audiences with their down-home humor and hilarious antics, inspiring in The Adventures of Ma & Pa Kettle: Volume 2, featuring Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation, Ma and Pa Kettle at Home, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki. Join the Kettles this time as they travel the globe, getting involved in everything from international spies and pineapple plantations to harness racing and hurricanes in this delightful special collector’s set.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2414 in DVD
• Brand: Universal
• Released on: 2004-05-04
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .30 pounds
• Running time: 326 minutes

Features

• ISBN13: 9780783287010
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Customer Reviews:

The travels of Ma and Pa Kettle.
How wonderful it is to have Ma & Pa Kettle movies on one DVD.
The first Ma & Pa Kettle films were: The Egg and I (1947), Ma and Pa Kettle (1949), Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951).
This volume contains the next four films in the series:

MA AND PA KETTLE AT THE FAIR (1952)
The Kettles try to figure out a way to send Rosie (Lori Nelson) to college. Ma (Marjorie Main) is going to enter the Bread & Jam event again at the County Fair. She also enters a horse race. Pa (Percy Kilbride) gets his chance to speak in church. That’s James best as “Marvin Johnson”.

MA AND PA KETTLE ON VACATION (1953)
Ma and Pa Kettle receive a special letter. Elizabeth (Barbara Brown) and John (Ray Collins) have sent them tickets to New York and Paris, France. The hometown Indians, Geoduck (Oliver Blake) and Crowbar (Teddy Hart) will take care of the 13 children. So off they fly to Paris. Unfortunatly, Ma and Pa get mixed-up in a kettle of trouble. They must deliver a letter to someone. There are two bad people that are after that envelope too before it gets to the police station. Ma and Pa will do the right thing and now they can help catch the spies, with surveilance provided.

MA AND PA KETTLE AT HOME (1954)
Judges are a comin’ to town to award a child a scholarship. Whoever has the nicest looking farm and raises their kids in a good enviroment has the chance of winning. So the Kettles move back to the old farm for some quick fixin’ up. The Kettles also have Christmas on the farm. Mary Wickes plays “Miss Wetter”.

Ma and Pa Kettle At Waikiki (1955)
The temperature outside is arising and the clothes on the line are curling. Ma (Marjorie Main) prefers to use the washboard inside the washing machine to scrub the clothes. Some things in the modern home are just too new to her. The Kettles get an offer from Bob Baxter (Byron Palmer) to help cousin Rodney Kettle (Loring Smith) in Honolulu, Hawaii. And so they do with there adult daughter, Rosie (Lori Nelson), but without the other 13 kids.
Russel Johnson (Gilligan’s Island 1964-67, 78,79,81) plays “Eddie Nelson”. Fay Roope (Bewitched tv seires as “Mrs. Stevens”) plays “Mrs. Andrews”. This was Percy Kilbride’s last film as “Pa Kettle”. He died in a road accident on December 11, 1964.

Ma and Pa Kettle Volume 3 will contain the last two films, The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) and The Kettles on Old MacDonald’s Farm (1957).

Part 2 of a classic comedy series
The Kettle’s adventures continue in another four films. The DVD is double sided with two films on each side.

Side One:
*** Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair: Rosie needs money to go to college. Ma Kettle decides to enter her jam at the fair to win money to send her but Birdie Hicks is determined to win the prize.

*** Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation - Ma and Pa go to Paris with the Parkers. Of course, Pa gets involved with international spies.

Side Two:
**** Ma and Pa Kettle at Home: Son Elwin applies for a scholarship at the agricultural college. But the college wants to see the farm that he described in his application. So the clan work together to do up the farm. Unfortunately, a rainstorm comes through and ruins most of the face lift.

***** Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki: Cousin Rodney calls for help from his big business tycoon cousin Pa Kettle. So Ma, Pa and Rosie set off for Hawaii. While there Pa meets the Hawaiian equivalents of the Kettles. Actually they make the Kettles look like amateurs! This is the best travel Kettle film.

With Volume Two that makes eight of the eleven films on DVD. When will Volume 3 come out? Let’s have the complete set!

There will never be another Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride!

Great fun, Good Memories
This is a collection that took me back to the viewing of the TV edits of these films. Totally great if you love the Kettles. Very nice fare on a new 33 inch TV.
I must admit it is a little annoying that the 1:85:1 ratio is not retained for one film. It would be nice to see the original ratios.
The only problem I had with the double sided DVD is that the discs of this nature are not compatible with all DVD players. Worked best with the Philips DVP642 I bought recently. Great image, excellent transfer.
If you get this volume 2, make sure you get volume 1 ; great fun for fans of this series.

Boondock Saints Unrated Special Edition Description:

Explore the harrowing world of The Boondock Saints as never before in this Unrated Special Edition! Digitally remastered for extraordinary picture quality and exploding in 5.1 EX Dolby Surround Sound, this definitive two-disc edition of the cult phenomenon features deleted scenes, outtakes, two audio commentaries, a printable script and more!

Hot on the trail of the assailants behind the brutal murder of Russian thugs, FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) is surprised to discover the killers are Irish twin brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) who believe they’ve been chosen to rid the world of evil. But as they unleash more brutality on the criminals of Boston’s underworld, Smecker finds himself torn between busting the vigilantes…and joining them!

• Amazon Sales Rank: #412 in DVD
• Brand: DAFOE,WILLEM
• Released on: 2006-05-23
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Collector’s Edition, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: 1.20 pounds
• Running time: 108 minutes

Features

• ISBN13: 0024543404880
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Customer Reviews:

A film which every man of every faith can embrace!
It seems like the only way anyone hears about this movie, its either from fanatic word of mouth or from seeing it sitting in Blockbusters. Thats a shame, because this first outing by director Troy Duffy is an extremely cool film that deserves all the attention it can get.

Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus play two good ole Irish Catholic boys in Boston, who one day get sick of the corruption in the city and begin a bloody crusade to wipe it out. Willem DaFoe plays the FBI agent hot on their trail, who is torn between bringing the mysterious vigilantes to justice, or joining their crusade.

The film is, simply put, cool. Its one of the only movies that actually make going to church look cool. Don’t be fooled by the description, however; this is not an action movie. Do not expect blazing gun battles with crazy angles and MTV like editing. This is a film about morality, doing what one thinks is right, and having codes of honour. It’s about all those things, and how close they may sometimes get to walking the edge between good and evil.

The two actors who play the Irish vigilantes are great in their roles, playing the boys not as superheroes, but as regular joes with a huge chip on their shoulder. A nice twist in the film is DaFoe’s portrayel of the FBI agent, who also happens to be gay. He plays him as a great character without being tempted to dip into stereotypes. Great job by the versatile actor.

This is definately a movie not to be missed. If you are fortunate to see this in your video store, take it out and enjoy.

Awesome film, disappointing dvd.
I love the Boondock Saints. It’s funny and action packed all at once. Naturally, when the special edition came out I jumped right on it. But, upon viewing it I realized the only thing extended in the “unrated” edition were the fight scenes. I figured they’d put in all the “deleted scenes” from the special features. I was very disappointed in that. I can’t see a glaring difference between the rated/unrated editions. I’m just as happy with my first version, the only thing they seem to make better is the box the dvd comes in.

It’s a winner
It only takes a few minutes to draw a comparison between Troy Duffy’s “The Boondock Saints” and almost any Quentin Tarentino film. As I watched this breathtaking movie, I snickered to myself over realizing this little fact. I figured few others would make the connection. Boy, was I wrong! It seems that anyone who has seen “Boondock Saints” immediately thinks of “Pulp Fiction” or “Reservoir Dogs.” Moreover, a lot of people do not like the idea of Duffy ripping off such a noble American icon. Perhaps they have forgotten that Tarentino has based his entire career on borrowing or outright ripping off ideas from 1960s and 1970s cinema. I could care less whether Duffy imitated “Pulp Fiction” or whether he arrived at this idea on his own. Hollywood routinely begs, borrows, and steals in an effort to make a buck. The recent trend of remaking older films is only one aspect of this philosophy, so complaining about some filmmaker copying a specific style is a moot point. “The Boondock Saints” is an enormously entertaining way to spend a couple of hours and, despite a few flaws, may attain a cult status rivaling anything made by Quentin Tarentino. This is how it should be.

Connor and Murphy MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus respectively) are two Irish brothers who spend their days drinking at the local pub and working in a local meatpacking plant. They don’t do much with their free time outside of lounging around their filthy loft and hanging around with unbalanced people like their friend David Rocco, a minor criminal who longs to join the local branch of the mafia. Trouble rears its ugly head when some Russian gangsters move into the neighborhood and threaten to close down the neighborhood bar. After a fistfight leads to a couple of killings in an alley, the boys realize they may be in a spot of trouble with local law enforcement. Actually, they are in more trouble than they realize at first when an FBI agent by the name of Paul Smecker arrives on the scene. The inept local cops stand around throwing out all sorts of weird, implausible theories about these corpses in the alleyway, but Smecker moves in and figures it all out in an enormously hilarious and ingenious way. By slapping on some headphones pumping out classical music and prancing around the scene checking things out, Smecker tells the cops what happened, when it happened, and who probably did it. Sure enough, the MacManus boys sheepishly arrive at the local cop shop, bloodied and bandaged from their tussle with the Russkies, and confess to the crime.

Fortunately for Connor and Murphy, Agent Smecker takes a real shine to these gregarious youngsters and releases them from jail. After all, the whole incident was merely a case of self-defense gone horribly bloody. But something strange happens to the MacManus brothers after this incident; they suddenly think they receive a calling from God to rid the streets of criminals. Checking in at the local armory of the Irish Republican Army (this is Boston, after all) and arming themselves to the teeth, Connor and Murphy use information gleaned from their encounter with the low-level mafia goons to stage a mission against the bosses of the Russian Mob. Other jobs soon follow, all apparently sanctioned and sanctified by the Almighty. The boys are so successful they soon draw in the assistance of David Rocco, who, with his vast knowledge of Boston’s underworld, provides a list of criminals who deserve to die. As the body count rises, Smecker comes closer to learning the identities of these homegrown vigilantes. The fact that the FBI agent undergoes a crisis of conscience over the crimes–he quickly realizes these murders are the work of citizens fed up with crime–leads him to secretly help the men responsible for the killings. Throw in a bunch of Mafia thugs, adult film star Ron Jeremy as a doomed hoodlum, a vicious, mystical killer named “Il Duce” (played by Billy Connolly, still atoning for “Head of the Class”), stylish gunplay, and an exploding cat and you have all the makings of this marvelous movie.

“The Boondock Saints” is a film about vigilantism and whether that activity is ever justifiable, although that theme seems to disappear for most of the movie. The conclusion, too, ends up being just a little too implausible, but getting there is a boatload of fun. The best things about Duffy’s film are the whipsaw quick dialogue, the hilarious running gags, and Willem Dafoe as Agent Paul Smecker. Dafoe especially deserves accolades for his portrayal of a conflicted FBI agent whose sympathies eventually turn to the MacManus brothers. His way of solving crimes, especially the shootout between Il Duce and the two vigilantes, is not only brilliantly executed but a wonder to watch. Moreover, Smecker’s interactions with the local Irish cops provide endless opportunities for great dialogue and hilarious jokes.

Regrettably, a bit of overacting at certain points of the film quickly annoys, as does the failure to provide anything more than lip service to vigilantism and how it pertains to our ultra violent world, but “The Boondock Saints” is so much fun despite these flaws that you will hardly notice them. The DVD includes many extras, such as important deleted scenes, a commentary by Troy Duffy, and a widescreen presentation. There’s even talk of an impending sequel, although the absence of the Willem Dafoe character, if the reports are true, could cause significant problems. There is not any other way to say it: if you have not seen “The Boondock Saints,” run, do not walk, to the local video store and buy or rent a copy today.

Amazon.com
Charismatic young stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus play two Irish brothers, Connor and Murphy, who believe themselves ordained by God to rid the world of evil men. Their first killing is in self-defense; but after that, they start killing with devotion, gunning down a summit of the Russian mafia. Willem Dafoe plays a gay FBI agent (he listens to opera while examining crime scenes) who knows what the boys are doing but feels that their vigilante tactics are necessary. There’s not much plot to The Boondock Saints–it’s mostly a series of violent scenes in which the boys are partially ingenious and partially lucky. The movie seems to want to provoke debate about vigilantism, but the scenario is too implausible to stir any real controversy. The peculiar mix of earnestness and machismo will not appeal to everyone, but it’s certainly unique and may acquire a cult following. –Bret Fetzer

Hamlet Description:

Treachery. Madness. Murder. The story of Hamlet has been told for 400 years…but it’s never been told like this! Mel Gibson (the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon films) takes on his richest part to date, the title role in a dynamic new version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth), the location-shot production has a sumptuous look that won Academy Award nominations for Art Direction and Costume Design. Gibson plays the prince of medieval-era Denmark, who senses treachery behind his royal father’s death. Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons) plays Hamlet’s mother Gertrude, all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. A brilliant supporting cast, including Alan Bates as Claudius, Paul Scofield as the ghost of Hamlet’s father, Ian Holm as Polonius and Helena Bonham-Carter as Ophelia, adds its powerful presence to this immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds. Big, bold and heroic, this is a vivid and virile Hamlet for the modern age and all time.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1282 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2004-02-24
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 130 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Gibson’s a great Dane !
This is a Hamlet that’s easy on the eyes and the mind…if you don’t have the time and stamina for Branagh’s 4 hour version, and can’t get hold of Olivier’s exquisite 1948 film, this is the one for you ! Mel Gibson is excellent as Hamlet. He gives him humor and a masculine vigor, and the top-notch supporting cast is superb. I especially like Alan Bates..his lusty, murderous king is fabulous…and mention should be made of Nathaniel Parker’s wonderful Laertes. David Watkin’s cinematography is stunning, Ennio Morricone’s score subtle and beautiful, and the production one of Zeffirelli’s best. This is very enjoyable Shakespeare, even for those who normally don’t like him, and I highly recommend this to parents who would like to introduce their teenagers to the Bard. Don’t miss this glorious movie !

Accessible Version of a timeless play - worth 4.5
Once again, I’d like to give a half-star rating, but alas . . .

As my by-line indicates, I am a former high school teacher. Without exception, this is the version of Hamlet that is a class-room favorite. (I show 2 others: Branaugh (2nd place) and the film starring Ethan Hawke (everyone hates it).) It is accessible to younger viewers and is just a beautiful film all around.

The filming, camera work and sets are impeccable. One is instantly transported into the world these characters inhabit. As to the script, it IS heavily edited; however, most of what is omitted (see note below) is “shown” to the audience through visual media. This isn’t a “filmed version of the play”; it is a film based on the play. In that framework, it is quite well done. I particularly like the beginning scenes that make Hamlet’s description of his mother - “Like Niobe, all tears” - come to life.

The acting, to my thinking, is superb. The emphasis here is on Hamlet’s relationship to his mother, Gertrude. That comes through quite clearly. Gibson’s Hamlet comes across as a soldier - a man of action - who agonizes over the eternal consequences of his acts. He is believable in the role, masterful in some ways. Likewise the supporting cast. Helena Bonham-Carter and Glenn Close provide particularly vibrant portrayals of their characters.

So, why not 5 stars? Without the “Fortinbras” subplot, some of the urgency in the play seems missing. While definitely a secondary story-line, it provides a framework that adds tension to the play as a whole as the war is waged both outside the castle walls and within.

Overall, this production gets an A. Very accessible. Very easily understood. And haunting in its own way.

A good abridged Hamlet
I just taught a course on Hamlet for Lifelong Learning and this was one of four film versions of Hamlet I used. This is a very good short version of the play. Mel Gibson does a credible job and the supporting cast is excellent. Glenn Close as Gertrude is outstanding - she shows the giddiness and joy of new love which helps to explain the rashness of her remarriage. Alan Bates as Claudius is likeable and you can see why Gertrude violated canonical law to marry him. This is the incestuous relationship at the heart of the play. Think of your mother marring your uncle.

The reason I did not use Olivier’s Hamlet is that while it’s a good film with great acting - it’s a very bad Hamlet. Freud was very much in vogue at the time and Olivier distorted the movie to put overtones of the Oedipus Complex into it. Also the Claudius in this film is obnoxious and there is no reason for Gertrude to marry him or for Hamlet to delay so long.

One of the important points of this play is the struggle between the two “mighty opposites” of Hamlet and Claudius. They have to be seen as equals. The best Claudius I have seen is Derek Jacobi in Branaugh’s Hamlet (also my favorite version of Hamlet).

For a short version of the play, I would definately recommend this Hamlet over the Olivier version.

Another point for viewers to note, in Shakespeare’s time, a ghost could either be good or evil. Hamlet has doubts about the truth of the ghost’s statement until the mousetrap play proves the allegations. At this time Hamlet assumes the ghost is a good, but sometimes an evil spirit can be telling the truth. It is up to the viewer to decide if the ghost is from heaven or from hell.

Amazon.com essential video
Franco Zeffirelli’s stripped-down, two-hour version of Shakespeare’s play stars Mel Gibson as a rather robust version of the ambivalent Danish prince. Gibson is much better in the part than many critics have admitted, his powers of clarity doing much to make this particular Hamlet more accessible than several other filmed versions. The supporting cast is outstanding, including Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius, Ian Holm as Polonius, and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. Zeffirelli’s vigorous direction employs a lively camera style that nicely alters the viewer’s preconceptions about the way Hamlet should look. –Tom Keogh

From The New Yorker
Franco Zeffirelli gives Shakespeare’s tragedy the ripping-yarns treatment: a dashing star (Mel Gibson); lavish sets and costumes; a generous amount of swordplay and leaping about; and just enough text to enable the audience to follow the story. Zeffirelli and his co-screenwriter, Christopher De Vore, have cut the play to an acceptable prestige-picture running time of two hours and fifteen minutes; you get the feeling that they would have eliminated Hamlet’s tortured, action-retarding soliloquies if they could have done so without losing all those famous lines. The movie isn’t exactly dull, but it doesn’t feel like “Hamlet,” either. The play’s alternating rhythms of action and reflection have been flattened to a single tempo, brisk but monotonous. Gibson’s performance is competent and enjoyable. He isn’t interesting, though, and that’s probably not entiretly his fault-the intellectual vacuity of the production leaves him stranded. Among the all-star supporting cast, Ian Holm (as Polonius) and Paul Scofield (as the ghost of Hamlet’s father) do the best work. Also with Glenn Close (as Gertrude) and Helena Bonham-Carter (as Ophelia). Cinematography by David Watkin. -Terrence Rafferty
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Two and a Half Men: The Complete Sixth Season Description:

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/01/2009 Run time: 528 minutes Rating: Nr

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1127 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2009-09-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish, English
• Dubbed in: Portuguese
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 513 minutes

Features

• In Season 6, a smart, independent brunette named Chelsea may finally have turned party-boy Charlie into a man. The kind of man who brings you tea when you re sick. Sleeps over at your place, even if he can t watch ESPN in bed. Or makes the ultimate sacrifice: nukes the nudie pix off his cell phone. And there s lots more funny that keeps Two and a Half Men the #1 comedy on TV: Jake locks lips with

Customer Reviews:

Two and a half cracks starting to appear
I’m a huge fan of this show, which over the first five seasons has maintained a fantastically high laugh count and developed some terrific characters played by some top quality actors. The writing is consistently brilliant and there’s a great chemistry and balance between the characters and actors that make it a real joy to watch.

So, Season Six overall is still highly watchable and remains streets ahead of other comedy shows on both sides of the Atlantic (I’m from the UK, whose last great comedy series The Office gave the USA the American Office, another great show).

BUT… there are some cracks beginning to show. For example, a couple of the episodes - particularly the one where Charlie’s new fiancee Chelsea is poorly in bed - just grate on the nerves. Watch it once, you won’t want to watch it again. Which was never the case with any episode before.

And it’s the Chelsea character that also annoys. She arrives out of nowhere and suddenly Charlie, whose main humour factor has been his total lack of shame and remorse, suddenly becomes this drooling idiot apologising for his past.

We already have that character, for pity’s sake, in Alan… the show needs Charlie’s ‘anti-Alan factor’ to keep the balance right. When both of them are emasculated berks under the thumb of ALL the female characters, the show loses its impetus, and starts to irritate its many male fans, like me, who only grew so devoted to it after seeing Charlie’s self-centred attitude to women put up there as a refreshing antidote to every comedy series of the past 30 years, where the women are the streetwise, hip, all-seeing power-brokers and the men are just dolts.

So let’s have Charlie back as his own man, and ditch the Chelsea character. I mean, for pity’s sake, would the Charlie of the first three series have allowed his girlfriend to move into his Malibu pad and turn his bedroom into that awful, flowery, chintzy feminine mess? Never!

Also, like many comedy shows before it (Frasier, for example) as the series went on and on, it started to take itself too seriously and began turning into mawkish soap opera. Will Charlie ever find love and settle down with the right woman? Who the hell cares?

Finally, one great thing about this DVD is the seven-minute compilation of out-takes on the extras on Disc 4… worth the price of the set on its own!

This show still is downright hilarious!
If your a long time fan of Two and a Half Men, or even if you aren’t, you will love season 6. This is the season where we find Charlie Harper growing up a little bit, and at the same time staying as immature and conceited as possible. We watch all of our favorite characters develop new story lines of their own with Alan having had a small fling with ex-wife Judith and wondering if her pregnancy is a result of him or her current husband Herb. We also find Alan with another possible romance with his receptionist Melissa. Meanwhile Charlie is remaining as hilarious as ever with his new wife-to-be Chelsea. The only one criticism I have is that of the character Jake who has lost a great deal of his appeal morphing from a cute and hilarious little pre-pubescent to a stereotypical teenager who eats too much. The character, however, still has his moments, just not as much as he used to. All in all it is a hilarious season with a great twist season finale! The season finale ends with just as many questions as laughs with Herb Melnick’s character going into full “Ryan Stiles” mode with the actor playing the character Herb as if he were back on the hit ABC show Whose Line is it Anyway.

Collection Two and a Half Men
We are collecting all of the series of this show, even though we have seen most of the episodes. The extras added on the DVD set are GREAT!

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The Emmy-winning sitcom Two and a Half Men hits a peak in both character development and comedy in its sixth season. Change is the key to the season’s appeal, and specifically in regard to unrepentant bachelor Charlie (Charlie Sheen), who finally begins to see the error of his hedonistic ways–in “A Jock Strap in Hell,” he discovers that his fling with nephew Jake’s former teacher (Alicia Witt) has pushed her into stripping–and even approaches something like a monogamous relationship with the spunky Chelsea (guest star Jennifer Bini Taylor). The maturation of Charlie’s character, albeit brief, is a welcome surprise for the show, which all too often abandoned the ingratiating interplay between its cast in favor of crass bedroom and bathroom jokes. However, for those who appreciate that aspect of Men’s humor, fear not: there’s plenty of it on hand in season 6, though stronger laughs can be found in the conflict between Jon Cryer’s Alan, ex-wife Judith (Marin Hinkle), who’s expecting her first daughter, and amiable new husband Herb, amusingly played by Drew Carey vet Ryan Stiles.

The four-disc set includes all 23 episodes of Men’s sixth season, as well as several light and likable extras. Juvenile lead Angus T. Jones gets the spotlight in “Growing Up Harper,” and his grounded, unaffected demeanor in the face of a hit show offers a refreshing alternative to the public’s general feelings about young actors. Equally entertaining is “Let’s Hear It for the Girls: The Women of Two and a Half Men,” which gives welcome coverage to its female cast, including series utility players Melanie Lynskey and Conchata Ferrell. An amusing gag reel rounds out the supplemental features. –Paul Gaita

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1791 in DVD
• Brand: GELLAR,SARAH MICHEL
• Released on: 2006-05-30
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: .42 pounds
• Running time: 990 minutes

Difference between boxed sets
Hi there, I own this slim boxed set and it has:
6 DVD in 3 boxes (i’ve shared images of this)
subtitles and spoken in spanish, english and french
It also contains closed Caption.
No cuts from the original boxed set. IT’S THE SAME!!! but in other package.

The fifth season is as stunning and original as any
One of the most extraordinary things about BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is that in Season Two they managed to produce one of the greatest seasons in the history of television, and then managed to pretty much equal it for the entire run of the show. Amazingly, each year they did this by taking the show in completely different directions. In the season opener Buffy meets and defeats the most famous of all vampires, Dracula, but the show demonstrated its willingness to take extraordinary risks by ending the episode with the startlingly revelation that Buffy has a sister. Buffy, of course, is an only child, but the brilliant thing was the way the show continued for several episodes as if Dawn, Buffy’s new sister, had always been a part of the family. Moreover, Dawn isn’t just a part of her immediate family: all Buffy’s friends have their own relationship with Dawn, and she is clearly completely integrated with everyone in the community.

There are Buffy fans who like and dislike nearly every aspect of BUFFY. Some did not care for the addition of Dawn to the cast, but I loved it, partly for the virtuosic manner in which they integrated her in the cast, and partly for the astonishing story line that developed out of who she truly was. Dawn, an entity of pure energy that is a key to a demon portal, was created by monks as a real human being, a real sister to The Slayer, in order to guarantee that Buffy would protect her with her life. I love the way that all the Scooby Gang completely accepts her, and the profound questions it raises in Dawn herself, as she desperately attempts to come to terms with the knowledge that she isn’t who she remembers herself to be.

Old subplots are resolved and new ones emerge. Buffy’s romance with Riley, nearly universally loathed by Buffy fans, thankfully ends. Giles takes over the ownership of The Magic Box and Anya becomes his enthusiastic assistant. Spike, still harmless due to his implant, is horrified to realize that he is in love with Buffy. Joyce is stricken with a brain tumor and eventually dies of a brain aneurysm, which leads to what is in many ways the most remarkable episode in the entire history of the show, “The Body.” Most of Buffy is shot employing a quick, fast moving pace. But this episode intentionally slows down time, intensifying and emphasizing every nuance of Buffy’s overwhelming grief and panic at discovering her mother’s body. In my opinion, it is the single best representation in either film or TV of human reaction to the death of a loved one.

Season Five’s primary story arc is, however, that of the hell goddess Glory and her attempt to recover The Key (Dawn) that will allow her to reenter her hell dimension. Glory is, with the possible exception of Angelus, the best villain in the history of BUFFY and ANGEL. She is a goddess portrayed as super consumer (her nice shoes and pedicures causes Dawn to remark, “She has really nice feet”), going on spending sprees to placate her sorrows at being trapped in a dimension not her own. Her whacky wit and (for a goddess) naive stupidity combined with her considerable power creates excitement nearly every second she is onscreen. In a season of many highlights, I especially love the episode where Glory’s minions wrongly assume that Spike is The Key, and bring him to Glory, who tortures him to find out who The Key truly is. Despite beating him badly, he refuses to tell. Buffy’s intense and heartfelt gratitude signals a change in attitude on the part of the Scoobies, and hints that behavior and compassion are as much a mark of someone becoming good (despite being a vampire) as having a soul (in the case of Angel). The final episode, “The Gift,” is one of the truly epic moments in the entire series, and yet another of the classic moments that BUFFY left us. The final shot of the season is simply heartbreaking.

A truly great show at its very best
Although spoiler warnings are not normally required by Internet etiquette for shows that ended several years ago, let me offer one anyway. In other words, Spoilers ahoy!

Although Season Five of BUFFY isn’t considered by most to be the shows best year (Season Two probably would get the nod by more), I personally consider it to be the most impressive of the seven seasons of the show. This was a season with few or no weak episodes, the most unified central story line, a host of superb lesser plot lines, several brilliantly written episodes, and an absolutely stunning season finale. When I saw Season Two I was convinced that it would long stand as the single finest season of any show I knew, but Season Five changed my mind.

By Season Five BUFFY was a mature show. It never achieved a large audience, and much of the early hype had started to fade, though critics and fans continued to celebrate it as one of the most brilliantly written shows in the history of TV. Had it ended at the end of its fourth season, its status as one of the most crucial shows in the history of the medium would have been assured. But no one familiar with the show was surprised when they pulled out all the stops and somehow, improbably managed to top all that had gone before.

Season Five begins with a doubt planted in Buffy by none other than the most famous vampire of them all, Dracula, who had traveled to Sunnydale to meet the Slayer. Although in many ways the weakest episode of the season, the Count’s encounters with Buffy caused her to question who she was and what she was all about. Season Four had ended with the great episode “Restless,” in which Buffy in a dream sequence had encountered the First Slayer, who told her that the kill was all, implying that her rich social circle and group of friends interfered with her being the Slayer. Dracula tells her that she is a hunter and that she thrives on the thrill of the hunt. In a way, the question raised in Buffy’s mind is whether she is good, whether being the Slayer is compatible with being a decent human being. For the whole season Buffy will ponder questions of friends, family, death, and love. And for her everything will be clarified in a single moment of great self-sacrifice.

At the end of the first episode, after having dispensed with Dracula and asking Giles to once again be her watcher (she even agrees to read books in order to become more proficient, though she typically asks if any of them are on tape read by George Clooney), Buffy tells her mother that she is going to meet Riley. Buffy walks into her bedroom, where a girl we have never seen before is standing. Joyce then calls out to Buffy that if she was going to meet Riley, she should take her sister, to which both Buffy and this strange girl turn and irritatingly yell, “Mom!” It was an astonishing plot development, the literary equivalent of a skater announcing that they were about to perform a quadruple axle with back flip. They created a plot twist that seemed almost impossible to resolve in any satisfying kind of way. Any fan of BUFFY knows at least one thing: Buffy is an only child. She has no sister, no brother, no half-brother or half sister, no adopted sibling. There is ONLY Buffy and her mother. To make things even more bizarre, for the first four episodes of the season things proceed as if Dawn, her sister, had always been a part of the show. She was known and loved by the other permanent characters of the show, shared their memories, and apparently had always been there. Only gradually do we come to learn the truth. Dawn is a newly created human being. She is, in fact, a mystical key to a hell dimension who had been magically transformed into the sister of the Slayer by a group of monks in order to try and hide her from a hell god who was intent on using her to open the door between this world and hell. The monks had created Dawn as the Slayer’s sister because they believed that she could best help protect her. They made her a real girl, unaware of her metaphysical reality, and had “built” the memories of all those connected with the Slayer in order to hide the Key as well as possible. It was an outrageous thing to attempt. The miracle is that they were amazingly successful. Many don’t care for Dawn because they see her as whiney, but few dislike her because they find her hard to accept as The Key. Gradually, of course, first Buffy, then Giles, then Joyce, and finally the Scoobies and Dawn herself come to understand who she is.

Meanwhile, the hell god is searching for The Key. Being a subversive show, BUFFY was always intent to take some new slant on the traditional villain, and so here. Glory, or Glorificus to give her full name, may be a hell god, but visually she looks like a very beautiful, vain, pampered (you know she gets regular pedicures and waxings), somewhat ditzy fashion plate. Physically Buffy is no match for her and is only saved in their first encounter when Glory causes a building to collapse on her when she has a temper tantrum after breaking a heel. That sums up about all one needs to know about Glory. From the 5th episode until the finale, the narrative for the season was structured around the attempt to protect Dawn/The Key from Glory.

The existence of Dawn raises a host of questions, none more important to Buffy that who Dawn really is. She has memories of Dawn as her sister, remembers growing up with her, but she knows that Dawn isn’t “really” her sister. So who is she? The first episode following Buffy’s discovery of the truth about Dawn is “Family,” in which Tara’s family comes to Sunnydale to take her home. The Maclay family has come to get her because, they claim, the Maclay women assume their demon form when they turn a certain age. When Tara shows some reluctance to go with them, her father declares that she should be with her family. Although none of the Scoobies have ever been particularly close or even accepting of Tara, upon learning that Tara doesn’t want to go with her father Buffy declares that they can take her, but that they have to go through her to do so. Mr. Maclay then points out, “We’re her blood kin. Who are you?” To which Buffy responds, “We’re family.” This is crucial for understanding not just Buffy’s subsequent decision to accept Dawn fully as her sister, but for understanding the workings of the Scoobies as a whole. Not just Buffy and Joyce, but Dawn, Willow, Tara, Xander, Giles, and Anya form a family. Even Spike eventually assumes the position of the family’s black sheep. So gradually, in answer to the doubts raised by Dracula as to who Buffy truly is, she is first and foremost a part of a community. And to the First Slayer, who insisted there was only the kill, Buffy could assert that there was the family. And to the idea that a Slayer was essentially a killer, she eventually learns that above all else she is a lover.

The rest of the season more or less is a gloss on this idea of family and unity in the face of outside danger. There are a host of subplots, including the building relationship between Xander and Anya, Anya’s growth from former vengeance demon to avid capitalist, Giles purchase of the Magic Box, and Riley’s departure from the show. The most entertaining subplot was unquestionably Spike’s horrified realization that he was in love with the Slayer, which resulted in a Slayer fixation. Eventually, his desire to be respected by Buffy leads to something of a moral transformation, so that even before he acquired a soul at the end of Season Six he had more or less acquired one by his actions.

This season depended less on outstanding individual episodes than previous (or subsequent) ones, mainly because the season as a whole holds together so well. But there were nonetheless some great individual ones. I loved “No Place Like Home” in which we meet Glory for the first time, Anya becomes an avid money maker, and Buffy discovers the truth about Dawn. “Family” I’ve mentioned. “Fool for Love” is a Spike-centered episode in which he explains to Buffy not only how he killed two previous Slayers but what it was that made it possible. “Blood Ties” is a very intense episode in which Dawn discovers who she is and has more than a little trouble coming to terms with it. “I Was Made to Love You” is a wonderful episode about relationships and blaming oneself for the failures of another to be in a relationship, structured about a beautiful young woman who comes to Sunnydale looking for who she takes as her boyfriend, but who is in reality her maker. She is a robot. The builder, Warren, becomes an important character in Season Six. The last several episodes are so good that it is difficult to consider them apart from one another, but I will merely say that the final episode, “The Gift,” rivals Season Two’s “Becoming” and Season Seven’s “Chosen” as the best BUFFY finale.

One episode, however, stands out even among these. “The Body” is arguably the best episode in the history of the show and one of the most brilliant individual episodes in the history of television. Buffy comes home to discover her mother Joyce dead on a couch. What follows is the most realistic, palpable, and believable representation of what it feels to lose a loved one not merely in the history of TV, but in the history of visual media. Certainly no movie feels as convincing as this episode. That “The Body” did not win the Emmy for best writing that year is an indictment of the silliness of the Emmys. It is an almost impossibly well done episode.

The season ends with Buffy with the help of her friends defeating Glory, but not before Dawn’s blood has been used to open the door between dimensions. The door can only be closed by the blood that runs through Dawn, but since she was created from Buffy’s blood, to be the sister of the Slayer, Buffy realizes that her blood also can close the path through the two dimensions. In a vision, the First Slayer has told Buffy that “Death is your gift.” In one of the great visual images in the run of the show, Buffy dashes down the platform on which they are standing and dives into the dimension gate. The season ends with a shot of a gravestone engraved with the name “Buffy Anne Summers” and below that the words, “She saved the world. A lot.”

There are those who wish that the show had ended there. BUFFY is widely regarded as one of the very best shows ever made (TV critics almost routinely in trying to gauge how good a current show is by comparing it to BUFFY-for instance, in the past month I have read a discussion of the best Season Two’s in TV history, with BUFFY and THE SOPRANOS identified as perhaps the two best, while I read a review of the final episode of SIX FEET UNDER, with the reviewer comparing it to other great series finales but mentioning only BUFFY’s by name), but, they argue, the final two seasons represented a decline in quality. While I somewhat agree about the decline in quality, I think the decline can be exaggerated. It also changes what became the final story. In the series as we have it, Buffy was given her life back with the activation of all the Potentials. While self-sacrifice is always great on a screen, ending the series with her death would have left it pure tragedy. Also, there were a host of great seasons in the final two seasons. Would any BUFFY fan really want to have missed “Once More With Feeling” or “Tabula Rasa” or “Conversations with Dead People” or “Lies My Parents Told Me”? Still, I will agree that BUFFY, though still good and frequently brilliant, would never be this perfect again. Season Five of BUFFY truly is television has it can possible get.

Summer Rental Description:

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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 1-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5173 in DVD
• Brand: CANDY,JOHN
• Released on: 2001-04-17
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 87 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Charming & cute
This is one of my boyfriend’s favorite movies and I have grown fond of it as well. It isn’t the kind of movie that has you busting out laughing, but it puts a smile on your face and leaves you happy. The music is uplifting and the whole movie has a mellow tone, but I never considered it “slow” as some have.

I do have one issue with this movie, for which the lack of information is driving me crazy:

Am I the only person in the world to notice that there are scenes deleted from the pay channel, VHS and DVD versions? If you watch it on basic cable there are several scenes NOT found in the “uncut” (no commercials) versions:

1) On the drive down to Florida, they have fast food in the car, and feed the dog Archie the onion rings, who then has terrible gas
2) When they are in the wrong rental house the dog is continually shown chewing on the legs of the couch instead of the bones he is being offered by John Candy
3) Right after they leave the wrong house and the rightful owners sigh with relief, the couch falls over as a result of the dog chewing on the legs (they break)

Does Columbia Pictures have something against this dog? I thought those scenes added to the enjoyment of the film! I have purchased and returned the VHS and DVD versions, each time excited to be able to see the entire movie uncut.

If you’re reading this, powers that can, please release a special edition with ALL the scenes!!!

You’ll want to keep this movie for more than just a rental
Jack Chester (John Candy) takes his family to the beach on a summer vacation resort in Florida. While on this vacation, Mr. Chester and his family will encounter tough times, make new friends, and much more. All of these events have something in common: They’re hilarious!

While I was watching “Summer Rental,” I could tell that it just had an average script and that in all ways it should’ve just been an average movie, but John Candy’s hilarious antics make this one a keeper for comedy fans. There are many different parts of “Summer Rental” that you’ll always remember once you see them such as when an attractive woman asks John Candy for an honest opinion, and when Candy goes on the beach for the first time and tries to avoid many obstacles.

Not only is “Summer Rental” hilarious, it also has other redeeming qualities such as the adventure that Mr. Chester (John Candy) and his family go on close to the end of the film. To make it short, if you like hilarious comedy movies, I definitely recommend getting “Summer Rental.” You’ll want to keep this movie for more than just a rental.

Funny Family Film
When John Candy had his moments, they were usually very good moments. Such is the case with “Summer Rental,” where John Candy plays air traffic controller Jack Chester. As everyone knows, air traffic controllers lead a stressful life, and all Jack is looking forward to is getting away from it all.

We can tell from the outset that getting away is going to be difficult. Children Jennifer (Kerri Green, who starred the same year in “Goonies” and the following year in “Lucas”) and Bobby (Joey or Joseph Lawrence) are fighting in the car during the trip to the beach. Once at the beach things get difficult. Their stuckup landlord does not like either Jack or his family, and tries to boot them out. Jack thinks he is going to get killed when pretty neighbor Vicki Sanders (Lois Hamilton) asks him to feel how real her augmentation is and husband Ed (Carmine Caridi) walks in. Fortunately Vicki has been doing that a lot and Ed takes it in stride. However, clutzy Jack also ends up breaking a leg. With all this action it seems that things are unable to get worse, which means they do.

Al Pellet (Richard Crenna) has agreed to race them, in a regatta. If they win the race they can stay in the rental. If they lose, they must leave. At long last the Chester family pulls together, with help from Scully (Rip Torn) and a bizarre crew. The group turns a restaurant into a real ship, barely making the race in time.

The joy of this movie is the last half hour. There are short moments where the movie slows a bit, but in general the pace in the last half hour is quick. In light comedies of this type, it is the ending where all the issues are resolved and everyone, except for the jerks, come out ahead.

John Candy generally ends up as the straight man in this movie. The funny parts are what happens to John more than what John says. John performs well in this movie, which was his first as the star.

Other than the brief scene with the breast augmentation, where the exposed portions stay out of camera view, this movie is somewhat family friendly. I would feel comfortable with children in elementary school watching this.

This film is a winner and well worth having in a collection of comedy or family films.

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John Candy’s first leading role was in this 1985 film by Carl Reiner, in which the comic actor played a stressed-out air traffic controller who takes his family on a Florida vacation and has to deal with arrogant, rich jerks. Candy is good in what is almost a straight part (albeit with some jokes), and Reiner keeps the tone in check so his star has an opportunity to show more than one dimension. –Tom Keogh

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Imagine a world of incredible color and beauty. Of crabs wearing jellyfish for hats. Of fish disguised as frogs, stones and shag carpets. Of a kaleidoscope of life dancing and weaving, floating and darting in an underwater wonderland. Now, go explore it! Howard Hall and his filmmaking team, who brought you Deep Sea and Into the Deep, take you into tropical waters alive with adventure: the Great Barrier Reef and other South Pacific realms. Narrated by Jim Carrey and featuring astonishing camerawork, this amazing film brings you face to fin with Nature’s marvels, from the terrible grandeur (and terrible teeth) of a Great White to the comic antics of a lovestruck cuttlefish. Excitement and fun run deep Under the Sea!

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8373 in DVD
• Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2010-03-30
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 40 minutes

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• ISBN13: 0883929058990
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

50 /50
Great technically, but too short in length. Even my short attention span kids were wanting more. Somehow, I still see Jim Carrey making silly faces between narration segments.

3D SYSTEM information unclear
With the coming of the new and superior 3D Frame Sequential HD Bluray system we need a standarized logo for the system used!
As for now there are already Bluray disks with the anaglyphic or pulfrich system.
Sellers should clearly mention the system used, as we don’t want those inferior systems when having the brandnew setup, don’t we?
How on earth can we know what we buy with these incomplete specifications?
By the way; I rate this product as far as I know the original, as I must rate it to write these lines. If it’s in Field Sequential HD3D then it’ll be a 4 star (or 5) indeed!

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FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND DESTINED TO BECOME A HOLIDAY FAVORITE!

INCLUDES ONE HOUR OF EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE NOT SEEN ON COMEDY CENTRAL BROADCAST!

Jeff Dunham and his cast of characters join to make Christmas very special — and hilarious — like only they know how. All new show also includes bonus material with numerous DVD extras. Share this must-have event with the entire family for Christmas and all year long!

DVD is loaded with additional footage and extras not seen on television including Holiday Tips, Outtakes, Ask Santa-Walter, and Behind The Scenes.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #982 in DVD
• Brand: Image Entertainment
• Released on: 2008-11-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.20 pounds
• Running time: 85 minutes

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• Jeff Dunham and his cast of characters join to make Christmas very special — and hilarious — like only they know how. All new show also includes never-before-seen material with numerous DVD extras, including the music video, “Roadkill Christmas.” Share this must-have event with the entire family for Christmas and all year long! DVD is loaded with additional footage and extras not seen

Jeff never ceases to please…
I’ve seen Jeff-fuf 3 times now (his live show, that is) and I never cease to be AMAZED at his talent!! You REALLY believe there’s MORE THAN HIM onstage!! The last show I saw included previews of this upcoming special and we are all in for a TREAT!!! Achh-med singing “Jingle Bombs” is sure to make the Christmas charts this year!

I LOVE guitar guy! (Brian Haner). Not only is he an extremely talented guitar player - he is also extremely FUNNY. He and Jeff play off one another quite well, and obviously enjoy one another alot. They’d have to with the amount of time they spend together on the road.

Peanut, is my all-time FAVORITE character. As he says - “When you go PURPLE, you NEVER go back!”

Whatever DVD you decide to pick up, you will NOT be disappointed. Jeff Dunham is one of the most talented comedians of our time. You will laugh till you cry!

Best money spent!
I saw this live in Minnesota a couple weeks back and I left with tears I had been laughing so hard! He is truely amazing and I cannot wait for this DVD to come out and for him to come back to Minnesota! We drove 3 hours to watch him preform this christmas show and it was completly worth it! I recomemend seeing him live as well as buying his DVD’s, you won’t be let down! Plus Guitar Guy is such a great addition to this specail, it is worth more then they are charging! It’s a must buy!

Saw the “test material” in Knoxville - This will be a great DVD!
Jeff and the gang were here in Knoxville earlier this year and were testing out material for the new christmas DVD. Achmed has his rendition of several christmas carols as did Walter and Peanut. This wasn’t the “final show” of the recording but we did see a lot of test material to see what fans thought was the best so I am anxious to see what made the cut! I look forward to getting this!

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The world’s nerdiest secret agent is back in the one-hour action-comedy series Chuck. Zachary Levi stars as Chuck Bartowski, the Buy More electronics store computer geek who unwittingly becomes the government’s most vital secret agent. At the end of last season, Chuck was transformed into the Intersect 2.0 after receiving another data download into his brain. This time, however, he not only knows government secrets, he is also equipped with the knowledge and coordination of deadly fight skills. Chuck finally has the potential to become a real agent. There’s just one problem — his emotions. Can Chuck keep his emotions in check as he assumes his new role as the Intersect 2.0? His handlers will still be there to protect him, but they also must help him become the agent he is destined to be.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #621 in DVD

an absolutely awesome show…keep Chuck on air!!!
i found out about Chuck through mindlessly trauling through the tv shows available in itunes australia. i read a couple of the reviews, took a punt with my hard earned 3 bob & bought the 1st 3 episodes including the pilot. i don’t buy dvds of tv shows but i made an exception with Chuck after watching said 3 episodes & have not regretted it in the slightest, especially as you need to have cable to watch Chuck here in sydney.

put simply, it is the best bloody thing on the box & i watch a lot of box. my reasons are threefold: great ensemble cast who play well thought out characters, superb story lines with just enough plot twists to keep viewers on the edge of their seats but not alienate new fans &, above all, the perfect combination of action, drama & comedy. yes, folks, i’ve turned into a Chuckoholic…it’s just that good.

i’ve had to make do with watching season 3 on-line like many fans outside the US & can happily say the show’s producers, josh schwartz & chris fedak, have taken it to a new level. all our favourites are back along with some new ones, both good & evil or possibly both.

i just hope nbc give them the thumbs up for a 4th season. if not, i’ll happily don my ’save chuck’ singlet all over again…

Chuck versus The Catch-22…
In its superb third season, “Chuck” continues its highly entertaining blend of drama, comedy, and romance. At Season Two’s end, nice guy computer nerd and CIA asset Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) uploaded into his own brain a new, improved Intersect which not only restored his ability to “flash” on espionage information, it also provided access to new skills. As he told his CIA handler Sara Walker (Yvonne Stahovski) and her NSA partner John Casey (Adam Baldwin) at the time, “Guys, I know Kung Fu.”

In Season Three, Chuck, no longer an accidental tourist in the espionage world, embarks on a bumpy, uncertain journey to becoming a full-fledged spy. This journey involves a painful Catch-22. Chuck must succeed in becoming a spy to stay close to Sara Walker, his erstwhile bodyguard and romantic interest, but each step towards spyhood seems to take him further away from the decent, honest guy that Sara secretly cherishes.

At the beginning of Season Three, Chuck makes two critical mistakes: He disappoints Sara and he flunks spy school. In search of second chances, Chuck must accept tutoring from the experienced, ruthless CIA agent Shaw (Brandon Routh in an extended guest role), a man with questionable intentions toward both Chuck and Sara. Chuck will also suffer hilarious difficulties in keeping his real and spy lives separate. New brother-in-law “Captain Awesome”, best friend Morgan, and Chuck’s co-workers at the BuyMore become entangled in spy plots, while Team Bartokowski members Sara Walker and John Casey experience some surprising personal and professional challenges.

Season Three was originally programmed for thirteen episodes before being extended to nineteen. Lucky “Chuck” fans will thus be treated to two excellent season finales. In the first, Chuck will resolve his conflicts with Shaw and with Sara. In the second, Chuck’s spy life will collide with his family life in a game-changing way.

“Chuck: The Complete Third Season” is most highly recommended to fans of the series.