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5/5
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82%
|
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) |
"
The funniest movie ever made"
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 15, 2007
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5/5
|
100%
|
Royal Space Force - Wings of Honneamise (1987) |
"
It is these visions, and the narrative, which also has a strong religious subplot, that make the program so compelling, a work of fantasy that is designed to make you think and contemplate. The artwork is outstanding"
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 15, 2007
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5/5
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100%
|
Manon des Sources (Manon of the Spring) (Jean de Florette II ) (1986) |
"
The two films make an elegant, satisfying film that lasts for four hours and possess an ending worthy of every minute leading up to it."
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DVDLaser
Posted Jun 15, 2007
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5/5
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83%
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White Lightning (1973) |
"
The film has plenty of rip-roaring car chases (Hal Needham was the stunt coordinator), but it also has genuine emotion, in the pain and anger the hero feels over the loss of his brother and in the incidental reactions and attitudes of almost every support"
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 15, 2007
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5/5
|
100%
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Detour (1945) |
"
an effective emotional rollercoaster that explores the dark side of human nature, and its concise, pessimistic view of the American Dream is still admired today."
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DVDLaser
Posted Jun 15, 2007
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5/5
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Coupling - The Complete First Season (2003) |
"
it is well made, well timed and funny as all get out. There is some very smart, creative filmmaking involved as well in the way the stories are told."
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DVDLaser
Posted Jun 15, 2007
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5/5
|
100%
|
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) |
"
One of the all-time great romantic films stars Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan as two slightly antagonistic clerks working in the same store who do not realize they have been corresponding with one another and are in love."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 14, 2007
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5/5
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89%
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Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) (1988) |
"
The film's color scheme is like a makeup counter display, and the narrative has the same sort of spirit, with dabs of humor that gloss over or disrupt the heroine's grief."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 14, 2007
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5/5
|
100%
|
Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) (1994) |
"
the narrative seems delicate but precise, and it is difficult to say why the story and the images are so captivating, except that the film’s modulation of revelation, beauty and anticipation is exquisite."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 14, 2007
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5/5
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96%
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963) |
"
The film's engaging use of Greek mythology, entertaining supporting performances (the star, Todd Armstrong, is a bit bland), and outstanding model work (A six-headed Hydra! Seven fencing skeletons!) make it an ideal collector's classic."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 14, 2007
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5/5
|
100%
|
Le Chagrin et la Pitié (The Sorrow and the Pity) (1970) |
"
What is exceptional about the film is its comprehensive structure."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jul 21, 2006
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5/5
|
75%
|
Dersu Uzala (1975) |
"
a gorgeous looking and highly affecting adventure"
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jul 21, 2006
|
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5/5
|
90%
|
L' Amour l'Après-Midi (Chloe in the Afternoon) (Love in the Afternoon) (1972) |
"
The film builds its emotional structure gradually"
—
Movie City News
Posted Jul 21, 2006
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5/5
|
88%
|
The World of Henry Orient (1964) |
"
The beauty of the comedy is in its closeness to the emotions of the youngsters"
—
Movie City News
Posted Jul 21, 2006
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|
A
|
100%
|
The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
"
Warner Home Video's DVD invites you to watch the movie a dozen more times on top of the many dozens of times you've already seen it."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 3, 2005
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5/5
|
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Pitfall (1948) |
"
One of the really great films about infidelity"
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 10, 2005
|
|
A
|
88%
|
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004) |
"
The film whips hold of your senses and never lets go, but the story also has an immediacy in its exposition that makes each sequence plunge headfirst into the next."
—
Movie City News
Posted Jun 10, 2005
|
|
A
|
67%
|
New York, New York (1977) |
"
From a story perspective, nothing happens in the film's 'last act,' but from an emotional perspective, everything happens. Minnelli's performance leaves its peak and soars."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Jun 10, 2005
|
|
A
|
97%
|
The Incredibles (2004) |
"
It retains all the joy of a cartoon movie loaded with funny gags; delivers a solid, emotional moral and still achieves the thrill of a James Bond action film."
—
Movie City News
Posted Jun 10, 2005
|
|
A
|
98%
|
Raging Bull (1980) |
"
The Raging Bull DVD is a work of art."
—
Movie City News
Posted Jun 10, 2005
|
|
A
|
100%
|
The Philadelphia Story (1940) |
"
The glories of the studio system are on display in the 1940 romantic comedy which features not one, not two, but three of the greatest movie stars who ever lived:"
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 21, 2005
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|
A
|
94%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"
A dazzling, gripping and triumphant resolution to the series, and a certification that motion pictures can fully replicate the depth and scope of the human imagination."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
A
|
100%
|
Star Wars Trilogy () |
"
All three movies remain joyfully exuberant masterpieces in the art of motion picture entertainment."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
A
|
97%
|
GoodFellas (1990) |
"
Exquisitely cast and masterfully shot, the film has no great metaphorical spine like The Godfather, but it is otherwise an enduring and captivating tale."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
A
|
76%
|
Predator (1987) |
"
It is so lean, so exciting and so imaginative that you can watch it every month or two, year in and year out, and never get tired of it."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
A
|
70%
|
Elephant (2003) |
"
It is the very fact that Van Sant can extract such beauty from the mundane that, on a conscious or subconscious level, makes the movie itself a metaphor for the human soul."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
80%
|
The Wild One (1954) |
"
Marlon Brando stars as the leader of a motorcycle gang who somewhat inadvertantly cause a great deal of trouble in a small town."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Dec 3, 2004
|
|
A
|
100%
|
That's Entertainment (1974) |
"
The film has in essence fertilized itself. It popularized its subject so well that it has become a legitimate part of the library it was promoting."
—
Movie City News
Posted Dec 3, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
The Haunting (1963) |
"
few filmmakers have drawn fright from nothingness as adeptly as Robert Wise did"
—
DVDLaser
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
GoodFellas (1990) |
"
It was so well made that it still works today."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
96%
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
"
It has more time to digress for a humorous incident or a really cool moment, and very quickly, there is no turning back."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
46%
|
One From The Heart (1982) |
"
Its head-over-heels excitement for the imagination, heritage and emotion that the movies can share with a viewer is the ultimate aphrodisia."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
98%
|
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968) |
"
The moralities and passions of each character are elaborate, and yet these attributes can be expressed with a spareness that evokes and reinforces the Old West setting."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
68%
|
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) |
"
Regardless of the film's shortcomings, the DVD is essential because of what Rodriguez brings to the special features."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
89%
|
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) |
"
There are so many wonderful, memorable moments in the movie that it conveys a lifetime of experience as it unfolds."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
97%
|
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.) (1966) |
"
How one envies viewers in the future, who will be watching this version the first time they see the film!"
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
68%
|
Dirty Dancing (1987) |
"
It leaves you in a dream state, contemplating the beauty not only of the film’s artistry, but of the human talent and desire that enabled it."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
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——
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Alien Quadrilogy (2003) |
"
The quartet of Alien films, each made by a different director and all starring Sigourney Weaver, have been gathered in a groundbreaking nine-platter boxed set"
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
76%
|
Black Hawk Down (2001) |
"
n some ways it is an ultimate expression of where violence in movies has been headed, to a constant, relentless cavalcade of slaughter and destruction."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A
|
100%
|
Indiana Jones - The Adventure Collection () |
"
The movies are far richer in narrative, character psychology and spiritual reflection than the serials they are emulating."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Oct 14, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) |
"
Orson Welles' heavily chopped up drama, it is still a nostalgic, dramatically powerful tale and should ultimately be savored for what it is rather than rejected for what it is not."
—
DVDLaser
Posted Oct 14, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
84%
|
Mildred Pierce (1945) |
"
Most of the story has nothing to do with crime, and is instead about the efforts of Crawford’s character to better herself (she starts a popular restaurant) so she can remain in the good graces of her relentlessly snobbish daughter. It is a clever b"
—
DVDLaser
Posted Oct 14, 2004
|
|
A
|
77%
|
Panic Room (2002) |
"
The film has some nice psychological development and stimulating moral conflicts, but it is basically a bite-your-nails suspense film and makes no bones about it."
—
Movie City News
Posted Oct 14, 2004
|
|
a-
|
62%
|
Incident at Loch Ness (2004) |
"
Since it takes one viewing to find out where the movie is going and what it is up to, multiple viewings are almost a necessity, and the film gets funnier with each pass."
—
Movie City News
Posted Jun 10, 2005
|
|
A-
|
81%
|
Ray (2004) |
"
Foxx makes Charles a bigger, more permanent star, just as Charles has launched Foxx to a higher plateau."
—
Movie City News
Posted Jun 10, 2005
|
|
A-
|
87%
|
Mystic River (2003) |
"
It's a terrific murder mystery, and we can't think of higher praise than that."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
A-
|
98%
|
The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) |
"
It is a well made, captivating film, with a rich historical content to give it narrative drive and McNamara's self-awareness to give it emotional depth and complexity."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
A-
|
70%
|
The Company (2003) |
"
The film also has what no other ballet movie dares to have, and that is Altman's wry sense of humor."
—
Movie City News
Posted Feb 15, 2005
|
|
A-
|
33%
|
Windtalkers (2002) |
"
It is solid, satisfying entertainment, with terrific action scenes and a decent drama that never gets overplayed."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
|
A-
|
100%
|
Voyna i Mir (War and Peace) (1967) |
"
Taken as a whole, the work is as magnificent as it is exhausting, but each movie is also highly compelling on its own."
—
Movie City News
Posted Nov 6, 2004
|
63%
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96%
