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CustomFlix
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Super Baby Entertainer) 『My baby loves watching this videos. I bought 4 videos of this collection: Super Baby Music, Super Baby Animals, Super Baby Colors, Super Baby Shapes in Spanish and Portuguese. I am from Brazil and I want to make sure my baby will speak both English and Portuguese languages. The videos are cute and entertaining. I sit to watch the videos with her and she just stares at the TV. I repeat the words for her and I am always telling her what is on the screen. The music is so relaxing that she ends up sleeping. It is a great DVD collection. I love it!』
(Sensational!) 『Since the first time I watched the video, I became surprised with its high-quality and contribution for the babies' development. With enthusiasm, I have decided to acquire the entire DVD series for my baby. I am now waiting anxiously for new titles. More than a collector's item, it represents my son's happiness, and consequently mine."』 『A traves de personajes y escenas tipicamente latino americanos, nuestros videos fueran hechos para que el bebe conozca su cultura natal desde los primeros meses de vida. Utilizandose de cuadros de famosos pintores, Super Bebe Colores divierte mientras ensena a los ninos el magico mundo de los colores. Through entertaining images of toys, everyday objects and works of famous painters, this video presents the magic world of colors to children.
This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.』
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Walt Disney Video
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Good video!) 『My son watches this quite often. Can't go wrong with Little Einsteins videos! It doesn't get into the real meaning of Christmas, but has fun animations.』
(Little Einsteins Xmas Wish) 『This is a quality DVD for children. The stories each have featured art and classical music. The Nutcracker takeoff was brillient. My 2 year old grandson sat riveted for the entire DVD.Little Einsteins: The Christmas Wish』
(Great but not what I expected!) 『Our son LOVES the Little Einsteins and we watch it every morning on TV! I was so excited to have a Little Einstein DVD with a Christmas Theme! However, it was a little different than I expected and it left me a little disappointed. First, there isn't a menu for you to select which episode you want to watch you just have to skip through if you want to watch them in a different order. Of the 4 episodes only 2 are really Christmas themed. The first one is about show and tell(no reference to Christmas at all in this one). The second one is titled Christmas wish but I was sad that they didn't choose a Christmas song or music for the "special music". The third one is a nutcracker ballet theme and was glad that it was set to the nutcracker ballet music. The fourth one is a winter episode but I was surprised that they chose to have the music be a repeat song from a different episode...and even Quincy's silly song is a repeat from another episode. I was just hoping for something more Christmasy I guess. The good thing about this DVD is because it isn't that Christmasy you could let your kids watch it all year so you get your money's worth that way. My son loves it and I like it; I would have loved it if they would have made all the episodes about Christmas with Christmas music. Oh well.』
(Tchaikovsky!) 『We bought this DVD for our two year old so she could become familiar with Christmas. We were listening to a song from the Nutcracker, and my daughter said, "Tchaikovsky". She is TWO! Anyway, she also knows Beethoven from this. Anyway, it is great!』 『Get ready to celebrate the season with Rocket, June, Leo, Quincy and Annie in their first-ever holiday adventure! It's Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus has left some amazing surprises under the tree for everybody. But Annie's present is missing, and it's up to the team -- and YOU -- to find it. Travel through a winter wonderland filled with candy canes, and climb to the top of the tallest mountain! Dance with June to the unforgettable music of "The Nutcracker Suite"; meet friendly reindeer; rescue a toy prince and much more! So join the Little Einsteins for fun, friendship and laughter, and discover the true meaning of holiday magic.』
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Paramount
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (A true classic) 『This ia the mother of modern aviation disaster films. Many of the airports, zero hour (the inspiration for "Airplane"), etc. draw from this movie. For those of us who love the golden age of aviation, this is also a great glimpse into the later part. Written by Earnest Gann who was a real airline pilot for American (and later Matson Airways). He actually flew DC-6s from California to Hawaii and so knows his stuff.』
(Airplane classic) 『This is an all time airplane movie classic. It doesn't get any better the the Duke slapping Robert Stack. How I've longed to do that to some of my co-pilots! Great movie.』
(The Dull and The Cliched) 『They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and certainly there's nothing like a film being unavailable for years to help build up its reputation to near-mythical status without having to worry about the film itself shattering the illusion. Case in point The High and The Mighty. The biggest hit of 1954 and one of the first major disaster movies, for a couple of decades or more rights issues and a lengthy restoration process kept the film out of circulation and alive only in the fond memory of those who saw it in their youth. It's not just less impressive than director William Wellman, co-star John Wayne and novelist/screenwriter Ernest K. Gann's previous collaboration Island in the Sky, it's not very good at all. Now that the novelty has gone with six decades of airplane-in-jeopardy movies, much of what's left is clumsily executed hokum with a low-octane cast playing a planeload of annoying and extraordinarily badly written stereotypes facing a swim home when an engine catches fire and their plane loses the extra fuel it needs to make it to dry land. While Leonard Maltin warns in his DVD introduction that it's "a film very much of it's time," even in 1954 this was remarkably unsubtle stuff and it really should be a lot better than it is: money has been spent and there's a lot of talent in the credits, with Wellman and Gann's own aviation experience promising much more than an overlong soap opera in the sky with dialogue and characterisation so risible that even Irwin Allen would have rejected it..
Most of the more prominent names in the cast - Claire Trevor's beaten up broad who "never quite managed to make it legal" and Robert Newton's Broadway producer and nervous flier who finds himself an unlikely voice of calm in particular - have little to do and not much screen time to do it in. Wayne's veteran co-pilot still traumatised by the crash that killed his wife and child ("The only man I know with the courage not to kill himself") doesn't have a great deal to do either for most of the film, and it's all too easy to see why first choice Spencer Tracey (among other big stars sought for the passengers) turned the picture down. The presence of a sweating Robert Stack as the pilot at the controls "whose nerves of steel are starting to rust" brings up unhelpful memories of Airplane! for modern audiences, with only Doe Avedon (rather misleadingly billed in the trailer as "a right gal who had to be nice to a lot of wrong people!") making much of a positive impression as the plane's stewardess. Most of the rest of the cast are so annoying that it's the kind of film where you're rooting for the engine failure. It's hard not to agree with Lenny Bruce, who mercilessly lampooned the film in his 'Non-Skeddo Airlines' routine, that if they really wanted to lighten the plane they should have ditched the irritating 'cute' kid while he was asleep.
Very obviously shot almost entirely on the studio lot, the film only briefly kicks into life when Wellman gets to go on location to shoot the various rescue services preparing for the worst, but even these scenes are let down by the distinctly underwhelming big finale. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the film today is the amount of lightweight smut which, though tame today, does push the envelope of what was acceptable within the confines of the all-too easily offended Breen Office's censorship demands of the day - Phil Harris and his wife find themselves the target of a wife-swapping couple at their Hawaiian hotel while nauseating young newlyweds John Smith and Karen Sharpe decide that if they're going to die they may as well go out with a bang.
Aside from the grotty looking title sequence, the DVD transfer is quite superb, working wonders on the usually highly variable WarnerColor system and the lack of detail that was such a problem with the early 2.55:1 CinemaScope lenses. There's an excellent extras package too that's worth the price of the disc on its own, including a decent featurette on Dimtri Tiomkin, whose memorable score is one of the best things about the picture and was played at the Duke's funeral. It's just a shame that the film itself is so hokey. 』
(They don't make 'em like this anymore. One of John's best .) 『Wayne, that incredible cast, brilliant color photography, and Tiomkin's haunting theme music (unfortunately the lyrics of the title song aren't sung during the film, that would come later when the great Johnny Desmond recorded it as a hit single) make this one of the greatest films of all. When Tiomkin's theme blasts over the opening credits against a blue sky background, you know it will be a great plane ride. 50s Boomers will remember that in the "I Love Lucy" episode where Lucy meets Wayne, Lucy as well expresses her admiration for this epic. She tells Wayne, "When your engine conked out [in the film], I did, too!" John is great as that old pelican, "Whistlin' Dan" who saves the plane, and the day, when copilot Robert Stack freezes up. Along with "the Alamo," "Big Jim McLain", "Hondo," and "Pittsburgh," one of my favorite Wayne films.』
(Great John Wayne Movie) 『John Wayne without the horse and cowboy boots---but great just the same. Keeps you bolted to your seat. Good watching. Glad I bought it so I can watch it again and again. Another Wayne classic.』 『John Wayne personally produced many of his '50s films, which is why some of them have languished in corporate limbo following his death.The High and the Mightywas one of his most popular vehicles (no pun intended). This long, necessarily sedentary drama aboard an endangered airliner is a CinemaScope bridge between 1932'sGrand Hoteland 1970s disaster movies. Despite Wayne's iconic presence as a pilot--now copilot--who survived the plane crash that wiped out his family, it's an ensemble movie with an impressive cast: Robert Stack sharing the cockpit, Oscar® nominees Claire Trevor and Jan Sterling, Laraine Day, Robert Newton, Paul Kelly, John Qualen, Regis Toomey, the ubiquitous Paul Fix, and director William A. Wellman's good-luck character actor Douglas Fowley. Dimitri Tiomkin's score won the Oscar, though the fondly remembered theme song isn't asprominent as you'd expect.Wingsveteran William H. Clothier shot the aerial footage.--Richard T. Jameson』
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Kino Video
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Murder in a small town . . .) 『I like Chabrol and I liked this film. Were there not a murder of a young girl in the opening scenes, it would be something of a comedy of manners, following the affairs of a married couple whose relationship is a good deal more tenuous than its bravely sunny surface suggests. Meanwhile, a mild-mannered character turns out to be capable of a great deal more inspired skullduggery than we've ever been led to expect. Chabrol seems fascinated by psychological ironies as he explores the lies and half-truths that hold people together, even while they hide from each other what's really on their minds.
The seaside setting (Brittany) is lovely, and the performances are nicely drawn, if at times a little quirky. Bonnaire's brilliant smile brightens many a scene, while it masks her character's motives - even apparently from herself. Meanwhile, the deliberately restrained police inspector, played by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, is a puzzling presence, seeming to guard yet another set of intentions behind a soft-spoken, fierce reserve. Whether it all works is a matter of debate, as evidenced in the differing opinions posted here. But I found it intriguing and enjoyed the light touch, especially the cleverness of the ending.』
("You never really know who you live with.") 『Common wisdom has it that Claude Chabrol's been trading water since the superb La Ceremonie, and decidedly minor efforts like La Fleur du Mal, Rien ne va Plus and Merci Pour le Chocolat certainly do little to change that view, but the surprisingly excellent Au Coeur du Mensonge aka The Heart of the Lie/The Color of Lies is easily one of his very best.
As usual he's not interested in the thriller mechanics of the film's murder mystery, preferring to focus on the effects on the marriage of the small-town art teacher who becomes the favourite suspect for locals and police alike. At once a subtle play on the nature of lies, floating the notion that when everybody's lying there are no more lies, and another of his portraits of small town petit bourgeois suspicion ("You never really know who you live with."), it benefits from superb performances from a surprisingly likeable Sandrine Bonnaire and a convincingly tortured Jacques Gamblin as the couple in the eye of the quiet storm, as well as good supporting turns from Antoine de Caunes as a smug overachieving author and local celebrity and Bernard Verley as an easygoing but quietly perceptive local cop that are more than good enough to make you overlook a horribly flat performance by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as the detective in charge of the case. She's one of the only two real bum notes in the film. The other? Well, just for once couldn't Chabrol hire someone other than his son to write the score? Matthieu Chabrol turns out another of his identikit numbers - start off classical piano, add a bit of dissonance, then a bit of pseudo-comic artful jauntiness before collapsing back into classical piano mode - that adds nothing but tedious familiarity to the proceedings. But this is still more than good enough to overcome those obstacles.
Kino's DVD is an acceptable standards conversion from Pal that could be better, but it does at least feature the trailer, a subtitled introduction and 25-minute making of.』
("That's the sort of thing you only see in movies".) 『"The color of lies" (1999), directed by Claude Chabrol, is a good whodunnit, but also a social study regarding the way in which a small community reacts to someone that seems to be a threat.
In this case, that person is René (Jacques Gamblin), an art teacher and the main suspect regarding a hideous crime that involves the rape and murder of one of his young students. But is he really to blame? And does that matter, in the eyes of the community?
It is quite frightening to watch the power of rumors, half-truths and lies, and the way in which all that affects René. His wife Viviane (Sandrine Bonnaire) seems to believe in his innocence, but she is also lying, to herself and to him. Viviane is a nurse that is somewhat bored by her marriage, and considering the possibility of an affair with Desmot (Antoine de Caunes), a well-known writter that fascinates her.
What will happen? And does that truly matter, or the real purpose of "The color of lies" is to make us realize the power of lies and deceit, and their effect on the lives of real people? Whatever you decide, recommended...
Belen Alcat』
(Subdued Seaside "Thriller") 『This is a solid, if not particularly mesmerizing, mystery from France's master of suspense.
THE COLOR OF LIES has elements of several of Chabrol's earlier films: a seaside village (THIS MAN MUST DIE), a murderered child (LE BOUCHER), haunting psychological/sociopathological attachments (CRY OF THE OWL), a morally vacuous and predatory televison personality (MASQUES). Though COLOR OF LIES has an outstanding cast the film is almost too subdued for its own good and so viewers will likely find themselves recalling those other (and, in some ways, much better) Chabrol films.
THE COLOR OF LIES is competent but it has the feel of a mystery produced for public television. Despite the presence of some major stars (Sandrine Bonnaire, Valerie Bruni Tedeschi) it simply lacks the excitement one expects from a feature film. There are, however, some things worth noting and that for some viewers might make it worth your while.
The two leads, the painter/art teacher and his massage therapist wife are, as other reviewers have noted, strangely subdued. The painter is very passionate about his art but he has not achieved much success and so its a frustrated passion and one that is directed inward. This character with his Van Gogh haircut and mannerisms and his limp is almost painful to look at. And his wife (played by the earthy but ethereal Bonnaire) cannot seems to decide whether she still believes in him or whether she is on the verge of giving up on him and looking elsewhere for passion. She is more interesting when alone but these two do not have what you would describe as a charismatic or dynamic relationship and so its not that alluring to watch them together. It seems that they are at the point in their relationship when the love has cooled and they are simply struggling to survive some hard times which are made even more difficult when the painter is accused of raping and murdering one of his young female art students. Their apparent lack of emotionality and responsiveness to each other does not help things.
But then every character in this film could be described as "subdued".
To be fair I think the character's subdued response to each other's nasty habits ( murder, betrayal, and obsessive-compulsive lying) are what make the film interesting. This is one of those mysteries where the actual solution to the crime(s)is not necessarily the climax of the film; rather its the little revelations along the way that make this worth sticking with until the end. It's as if every character in this seaside community has at least one nasty secret or is involved in some illegal or compromising practice and that all of these secrets and practices are in some way linked and so any crime within the community implicates everyone in some way. The sense of crime and collaboration are actually what make up "community" and "relationship" in a Chabrol film.
Also there are no minor characters in this film, or, perhaps I should say that the minor characters are the most interesting. The visiting inspector Frederique Lesage (played by the female lead of Ozon's 5X2, Valerie Bruni Tedeschi) is a coldly professional careerist intent on solving the crime(s). She seems incapable of human attachments (she allows her own daughter to be cared for by a known prostitute and her boyfriend, a suspect in several robberies) and her only connection to others is strictly on an interview basis; thus the detective compares and contrasts well with the other "minor" character, Desmot, who is a television interviewer/print journalist who seems strangley remote and alientated from humanity. It is as if everyone in this comunity is weary of life because everyone knows a little too much about it. At the same time there is at least one surprise (it wouldn't be Chabrol if there weren't) that is arguably worth the wait. Some viewers might think its too little too late to save this sleepy seaside drama but if you are a Chabrol fan or a fan of quirky offbeat mysteries that aren't afraid to unfold at their own elegant pace then you might take the risk.
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(The color of emotions.) 『After watching this above average crime drama from Chabrol, I was pretty mystified, and not by the film's mystery, but rather where was all the emotion in the characters of this film? We have a heinous crime committed at the beginning of the film, uncovered infidelity, and a second suspicious death, yet all the while, the people in this film are acting like they are strolling through one of Rohmer's non-violent, talky, morality films. From the very low key female police inspector, to her face full of food sidekick, to the man accused of this young girl's death (who also believes his wife is cheating), to the cheating wife whose husband may be a brutal killer, no one is acting like they are really caught up in the tension filled, life scarring, emotional situations that have occurred in this film.
Getting back to the very soft spoken police inspector: she is played by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, who I just watched in Francois Ozon's 5x2, and judging by her dynamic emotional range portrayed in that performance, it further supports my gripe with the character's lack of emotion in this film. She appears like an amateur actress in this one, even though having been acting for several years prior, and an Oscar worthy one in 5x2. Sandrine Bonnaire was also underused, as judging by her extaordinary performance in Chabrol's own La Ceremonie.
Whether the script called for the characters to be this nonchalant, or it was Chabrol's direction, I found it hard to accept any suspense or tension that may have been present. I probably would have had these characters seemed to care more about what is taking place.
Comparing it to Chabrol's other suspense films of this period, L'Enfer, La Ceremonie, and Merci Pour Le Chocolat, I found it more watchable and more enjoyable than L'Enfer, but not up to par with the performances in La Ceremonie and my favorite of all of these, Merci Pour Le Chocolat.
Don't get me wrong, it's an interesting story, with a typical Chabrol ending, I just wish the actors acted like they were REALLY in the middle of all this.』
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Showtime Ent.
Not yet released IPhone 3G used's review (The perfect match between History and entretainment) 『I bought season 1 when it came out although I had read about the inacuracies of the series. I was certainly impressed with the overall product so that I did not hesitate in buying season 2 via pre-order. I must say that this has been certainly the best purchase I have made, DvD wise, this year. I have been completely blown away by the increased quality of this installment. The more I saw the more I have to bow to the great representation of this convulsed time. When one gets used to see and read the protestant account of those times that end up with the glorious rise of Elisabeth one tends to forget and ignore the usual "bad guys" in the ultimate loosers of the Catholic faith. I have never been one to much dwell upon religion and so this fair portrayal of the disgraced Catherine and her daughter Mary has made me a staunch fan of this series, which I hope will end up covering the whole era.
Three cheers for Showtime and their amazing work!』
(A Solid Season) 『I really loved season 1 of The Tudors and so I ordered season 2 from Amazon UK. On Amazon UK, it was released a few months earlier than in the USA. I just finished watching it and I would have to say season 1 was a superior season but season 2 is still a good watch.
Season 2 fell prey to too much melodramatics and overwrought performances. I still did enjoy it but they really did drag the drama out. For example, you can not help but wish Cathrine would just die already instead of so many DRAMATIC(!) scenes of her withering in her bed.
I think that if you loved season 1 you will like this season. It is a good, solid season.』
(OPEN&DIRECT) 『IHAVE SEE ALL OF SEASON 2 OF THE TUDORS&ALL OF YOU WILL LOVE IT AS I DO. IM LOOKING TO SEE SEASON 3 OF THE TUDORS IN 2009 ON SHOTIME. SO THIS DVD SET WILL BE GREAT!』
(The Story Continues) 『"The Tudors", Season Two
The Story Continues
Amos Lassen
Season 2 of the historical mini-series, "The Tudors" as absolutely amazing. Everything about the program is glorious from the three dimensional larger-than-life characters to the scenery and costumes and the wonderful acting. If you liked season one, you will love season two. Season two focuses on the politics of the reign of Henry VIII and the end of Anne Boleyn. One of the outstanding differences between the two seasons is that season two clears up the historical inaccuracies that were obvious in season one. We begin with Henry telling Anne that he will marry her and she will become the Queen of England. With the downfall of Sir Thomas More, the way is cleared for Henry's plan but Anne begins to realize that she will never sit on the throne as long as Katherine of Aragon remains alive. As Katherine slips into death, Anne discovers that she is pregnant. However when she gives birth to a daughter, her days are numbered and she becomes known as Anne of the Thousand Days. As her death becomes reality, we all realize how much she will be missed and Natalie Dormer gives a realistic and sensitive portrayal of Anne. Johnathan Rhys Meyers as Henry and Jeremy Northam also give admirable performances in this gorgeous series. 』
(NO SUBTITLES !) 『I bought season 1 and pre-ordered season 2 but was very disappointed to realize there were no Spanish subtitles, I like to watch it in English and read my subtitles. Also the Spanish audio track is difficult to understand. My mother tongue is Spanish.』
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Image Entertainment
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Just Rosy) 『Lorrie Morgan is one of my favorite female country singers. Her voice is gorgeous, and she sings with so much vitality. There is strength and vulnerability in her vocals, which I love. This dvd shows you what a talented woman Lorrie is, and that her voices hold up just as great live as it does in the studio. She's also not hard to look at!』
(Great artist, great concert, great interview) 『Having bought a number of cd's and seen a few videos on CMT I thought I'd take a chance on the DVD. What a great decision! Really enjoyed the concert. Lorrie gave it everything with a good mix of songs. What did surprise me was the fact that I enjoyed the interview. Often these sort of things are just filler and not worth watching. Not this one, I felt I'd got to know her a little better and will certainly be watching it again.』
(One of the hottest ladies in Country Music) 『The versatility of Lorrie Morgan on this DVD is something to be seen and heard. A brillant piece of work and something that I have watched several times and it only gets better each time I watch it. A must buy for true country Fans. Since my last review I have watched it again and again. Fantastic. Go Lorrie』
(Thrilled!) 『This DVD is such a GREAT job! I don not think it doubles Lorrie's CD's I already own. I thought I would not fall much for the symphony orchestra accompaniment but, though I still prefer her traditional part, I was thrilled anyway. Lorrie on stage is such a delight, happily not only because she's a beauty. The strengh she makes you feel in every lyrics that she lives, clearly appears on the close up shots. The pictures are beautiful and Lorrie a great professional with a wide range of skill. Then she welcomes you home for a long and interesting interview about her carrier and life. YES, YOU MUST GET IT! Domi』
(GREATEST HITS #10) 『LORRIE CONTINUES TO SING THE SAMESONGS OVER AND OVER. IF SHE HADNEW MATERIAL, MAYBE SHE WOULD SELLMORE CD'S. IF YOU ARE A LORRIE FAN, YOU WILL BUY THIS. IF NOT,JUST DIG OUT YOUR PAST GREATESTHITS - IT'S ALL THE SAME. I WOULDSAY IT IS TIME FOR HER TO RETIRE.』 『Lorrie Morgan has been entertaining audiences for three decades and has become one of the most successful vocalists in country music. This ultimate concert special showcases the award-winning, platinum-selling artist's beauty and talent as she seamlessly glides from heart-breaking ballads and classic country tunes to rock-infused anthems. It's a night to remember with a lady who defines courage, grace and attitude. Songs: Watch Me, Trainwreck of Emotion, Good As I Was to You, Harper Valley PTA, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Go Away, I Didn't Know My Own Strength, Except for Monday, What Part of No, Fly Me to the Moon, Half Enough, 1-800-Used to Be, Secret Love, Good Morning Heartache, Help Me Make It Through the Night, A Picture of Me (Without You), My Favorite Things, The Color of Roses, Something in Red.』 『There's still a lot of twang in Lorrie Morgan, but if this 75-minute concert, recorded in Nashville in 2001, is any indication, the comely singer wouldn't mind being linked stylistically with Diana Krall as well as Shania Twain. Among the 19 selections onThe Color of Roses(released simultaneously on DVD, VHS, and CD) are a variety of songs that few would expect from a country artist, like the Carole King/Gerry Goffin classic "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and such pop-jazz standards as "Fly Me to the Moon," "Good Morning Heartache," and "My Favorite Things." What's more, it's on those tunes that Morgan most distinguishes herself. The rest of her material, including hits like "Watch Me" and "What Part of No," is pretty much your standard modern country with a rock&roll edge, tame but all very professional.Sam Graham』
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Warner Home Video
Not yet released IPhone 3G used's review (BEST MOVIE OF 2008!!!) 『This is a must own Bluray! I saw this movie on my Honeymoon in Hawaii and another two times when I got back home. Easily will be best Batman movie in years to come! OWN IT! Dec 9th!』
(Dark Knight is a must own) 『This movie is amazing! I saw it twice with my fiancee and we placed a pre-order on the blu-ray the day it was available for pre-order. Can't wait to receive the limited edition!』 『The Dark Knightarrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City's new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralyzed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vigilante who seems to trust only Gordon--and whom only Gordon seems to trust. They make progress until a psychotic and deadly new player enters the game: the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers the crime bosses a solution--kill the Batman. Further complicating matters is that Dent is now dating Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, after Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise her role), the longtime love of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne.
In his last completed role before his tragic death, Ledger is fantastic as the Joker, a volcanic, truly frightening force of evil. And he sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. Eckhart and Oldman also shine, but as good as Bale is, his character turns out rather bland in comparison (not uncommon for heroes facing more colorful villains). Director-cowriter Christopher Nolan (Memento) follows his critically acclaimedBatman Beginswith an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies likeSpider-Man 2andIron Manbecause of its sheer emotional impact and striking sense of realism--there are no suspension-of-disbelief superpowers here. At 152 minutes, it's a shade too long, and it's much too intense for kids. But for most movie fans--and not just superhero fans--The Dark Knightis a film for the ages.--David Horiuchi』
IPhone 3G used's review (Great Show but Fox has screwed us! BLEEP!) 『The episodes are edited...and....THEY ARE BLEEPING OUT THE FUNNIEST BITS!!! The idiots at Fox think that we who pay for these dvd's don't have the right to hear the funniest albiet most horrifying to the christian right bits. They have ruined Men on Film, some of the funniest skits ever seen on tv! BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP...forget it if you want to hear the best zingers..you wont! Morons!』
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Laurel Hill Press
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Fall Color Trees and Woodland Harvests of the Eastern Forests provides a definitive overview of trees in fall color and the fruit and seed bounty of our eastern forests with two separate videos: a 30 minute video on Fall Color Trees and a 55 minute video on Woodland Harvests narrated by Charles Kuralt. Fall Color Trees chronicles the dramatic annual color change in the eastern deciduous forests that has often been called the "greatest show on earth." Beginning with a full explanation of "why fall color," this video illustrates 45 tree species that play a major role in the production of the striking fall color from Maine to Georgia. An introductory video (About Fall Color Trees), narrated by Ritchie Bell, orients the viewer.
Woodland Harvests, narrated by Charles Kuralt, introduces the viewer to the bountiful natural harvest of our woodlands, the fruits— grains, nutlets, pods, burrs, nuts, and berries— that are not only important "mast" for wildlife (and sometimes humans), but also are often beautiful in their own right. Interesting facts about plant uses and plant biology enrich the script. A total of 112 species are searchable from the menus. Included in the video are discussions of major seed dispersal mechanisms, also searchable from the menus. An introductory video (About Woodland Harvests), narrated by Ritchie Bell, orients the viewer.
Extras for Fall Color Trees include:
Fall Color Facts (pdf)
The Greatest Show on Earth (pdf)
Leaf Characters at a Glance (drawings of leaf characters important in identifying)
List of Tree Species in order of appearance (with leaf silhouettes)
Extras for Woodland Harvests include:
A Note About Fruits
The Woodland Harvest (pdf)
The Wood Harvest (slide show) (interesting facts about wood)
