A Mighty Wind

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There's A Mighty Wind a-blowin', along with the gales of laughter you'll get from Christopher Guest's third exercise in brilliant "mockumentary." After tackling small-town theatricals in Waiting for Guffman and obsessive dog-show contestants in Best in Show, Guest and his reliable stable of repertory players (including Fred Willard, Parker Posey, and Bob Balaban) apply their improvisational genius to a latter-day reunion of fictional '60s-era folk singers, a comedic goldmine that Guest first explored 30 years earlier on The National Lampoon Radio Hour. Collaborating with costar and cowriter Eugene Levy (who gives the film's funniest performance), Guest is so delicate in his satirical approach that the laughs aren't always obvious, and the subtlety can be as wistful (as in Catherine O'Hara's performance as Levy's auto-harpist partner) as it is hilarious. Some may wish for more blatant comedy, but that would compromise the genuine affection that Guest & Co. have for the music they're spoofing. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Documentary-style Comedy. Christopher Guest follows up his acclaimed ensemble comedies Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman with a docu-comedy about three folk groups from the '60s who reunite for a memorial concert in New York City following the death of a legendary folk manager.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
Biographies:Biographies for The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers and Mitch & Mickey. Also includes discographies, album art and lyrics.
Easter Eggs
Other:- 15 Additional Scenes - Live TV broadcast of the concert: The climactic benefit show in its entirety - TV appearances by The Folksmen and Mitch & Mickey

Customer Reviews:

More pseudo-documentary than comedy, or more accurately, a mockumentary sans the mock........2007-06-05

You can count me in with the people who really liked this one, especially because it deviates from Christopher Guest's old formula. The way "Waiting for Guffman" skewered the pretensions of the residents of Blaine, and the way "Best in Show" skewered its dog owning protagonists certainly had a bit of poison in it. In this film, the audience can empathize at some of the characters while laughing at them, Mitch and Mickey being the best examples. I wanted to see more of them in this film. Now, I know that Guest has a burden in trying to squeeze in the Parker Poseys and crew, point taken. However, this film was about 80 minutes long. Mr. Guest, you are going to have to explain to me, why we see so little of our favorites in this film? This film could have easily incorporated another 30 minutes of running time. I feel this film might have taken a hit in the editing room and perhaps the DVD of it will alter my perception of how good it was. I think it's a big risk for Guest to take in a satire, and for the most part, it pays off.

I am not going to say that this film is bad or even disappointing; however, it was a departure. I missed the craziness of the other two films. This film is more of a serious attempt at the "mockumentary." In fact, we might want to remove the "mock" from it all together. The story centers on a folk festival being planned as a memorial for a great folk producer that has passed away. Of course, all but one of the three original bands being asked to perform has been split up for sometime. It is interesting watching them as they attempt to bring back a musical art form that has been dead a great while.

A couple of side notes: One aspect of this film that I loved was its realism, something missing from Hollywood these days. The Folks men dressed like ex-hippie Baby Boomers, right down to the Birkenstocks, and Fred Willard's office had all of the little knick-knacks that one sees in the offices of smarmy people like him. I think these little details make it easier for the audience to get into the film despite its obvious artifice.

This film will draw on the heart strings, where as the other two really were more interested in laughs. That is not to say that the first two Guest films did not have emotion, they did. It just seems this one has a little more. However, in the end, I feel this movie did pale in comparison to the other two. You can tell a good story and still be hysterically funny. Guest seemed to forget that here and decided to concentrate more on just one.

On Target Parody.......2007-02-27

A Mighty Wind is an on taget parody of folk music types. During the 1960's, folk music was a big fad. Now, outside of both NPR & PBS, folk music has pretty much disappeared from the popular music scene. Folk music has become relegated to only a pitiful remnant.

Part of the reason for this decline is the pecular demographics. Folk music is largely sung by Midwesterners, but its most loyal following is among Jews. Many of the best lines and scenes in A Mighty Wind zero in on this strange fact.

There are other funny matters addressed in A Mighty Wind such as the line, "the costumes are retro now, but they weren't retro then. They were nowtro."

A Mighty Wind is a great parody documentary aka mockumentary.

A Mighty Wind.......2007-02-19

If you lived through the 60's and 70's as an adult, you will find this DVD very funny since it is a parody of the music at that time, and the actors give such convincing performances that there is a laugh a minute.

More Christopher Guest Genius.......2007-01-25

Many of the actors from Christopher Guest's previous movies return for this mockumentary about folk singers/bands. As genius as the movie is, it's also fun to see the actors in new, contrasting roles from "Best in Show" (probably Guest's most mainstream movie).

Parker Posey, who was the freak-out Starbucks-loving He-needs-his-buzy-bee dog owner in "Best in Show" is now the sweet, innocent, way-too-happy Sissy Knox, a member of the New Main Street Singers.

Guest, himself, who was the nut-naming, backwoods, homey Harlan Pepper in "Best in Show" is now the upright bass-playing, super-deep-voice Harry Shearer, a member of The Folksmen.

And the list goes on and on and on.

As all the folk bands come together to perform in a reunion concert after the death of Irving Steinbloom, a folk music producer icon, the characters take shape and create the same brilliant comedy that Guest created with "Best in Show" and "Waiting for Guffman." But even as comedy reigns supreme, the singing scene with Mitch & Mickey, played by Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara, will get even the most hard-hearted person choked up.

A movie worth seeing and a DVD worth adding to any person's collection.

Pitch Perfect.......2006-12-20

The characters in this movie are all the people I grew up with and watched on PBS. Guest and Co. brilliantly but gently parody the sweetness and earnestness of their subjects. The songs - written by Michael McKean and his wife - are silly but sometimes truly wonderful; they're made more impressive by the fact that all of the performers sing and play their instruments live. Everyone is great in this film - Guest sending up Peter Yarrow from Peter Paul & Mary is a hoot - but Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara are a revelation as Mitch and Mickey. The scene where he wanders in with a single red rose for her floors me every time.

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JOOOOOOE
Love is blind
Mighty Joe Young
Not anything to go ape over.
EXCELLENT REMAKE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL

Mighty Joe Young
Starring: Bill Paxton , Charlize Theron , Rade Serbedzija , Regina King , and Peter Firth
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Release Date: 1999-03-23

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Charlize Theron is the latest stunning blonde to be hanging around some big ape in a Hollywood movie, this one a remake of the 1949 semi-classic with echoes of the superior King Kong. Theron plays the daugher of an American researcher killed by poachers in Africa. The baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen named Joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Along comes an eco-minded emissary (Bill Paxton) from a California sanctuary, who talks the jungle girl into providing safe haven for Joe at the L.A. facility. The transition is not without discomfort, but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands. Director Ron Underwood (City Slickers) uses a combination of special-effects techniques to give Joe life and personality, and he succeeds quite effectively. The requisite giant-ape-goes-amok scenes are all in place--a couple of them pretty intense--as is a conclusion that finds the simian hero performing a stunning feat of escalation. Underwood attempts to give a little modern spin to some classic Hollywood conventions regarding wild hearts lost in civilization, and the results are pretty agreeable family fare. --Tom Keogh

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In the classic tradition of heroic Disney adventures comes the extraordinary MIGHTY JOE YOUNG -- a thrilling story full of excitement, friendship, courage, and heart. The legendary Joe, a playful, smart fifteen-foot-tall gorilla, and his lifelong best friend Jill Young (Charlize Theron) have grown up together in the remote mountains of Central Africa. When Joe's peaceful existence is shattered by poachers, Jill and zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) rescue their innocent friend and move him to the safety of an animal conservancy in California. But Joe's safety is short-lived. No longer a myth, his notoriety makes him a target for an enemy from his past -- a ruthless hunter who will do anything to capture the Mighty Joe. From the moment you meet him to his incredible display of courage, Mighty Joe Young will fill your eyes with wonder and your heart with magic.

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JOOOOOOE.......2007-08-31

I loved this move, an still amazed how they made it seem Joe was really there. If only......................

Love is blind.......2007-07-23

I was amazingly touched by this warm and and tender Love story, and how love has no boundaries. This is one of my all time favorite movies. I could watch it over and over again. This remake is extremely beautifully filmed and Charlize Theron is amazing.

Mighty Joe Young.......2007-05-09

this is an absolute good movie, some thrills and chills but nothing beats the heartwarming connection between the girl and the gorilla.

Not anything to go ape over........2007-05-07

Believe it or not the only reason I bought Mighty Joe Young
was to see a cameo scene with Ray Harryhaussen in it and Terry
Moore, who played husband and wife. Who are they? Well Miss Moore
was the original lead in the 1949 Mighty Joe Young B&W version and
Ray Harryhaussen was the assistant to Willis O'Brien in the special
effects department....and went on to do his own astounding FX in 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Earth vs The Flying Saucers and many many more.
Now as far as the new version of MJY...it seemed to stick to the
original quite well...even to the scene where Joe saves the child.
Definitely Disneyfied, but nothing surprising as far as plot. I admit
the special effects did impress me, especially when was in the
streets confronting humanity. This would probably be a great addition
for youngsters who believe in a bond between humans and monkeys.

EXCELLENT REMAKE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL.......2007-03-25

I am a huge Harryhausen fan and an old monster movie lover! So it is hard for me to say that they did a great job on this remake! The effects are incredible and Charlize Theron in perfectly cast(and she's HOT!) The DVD transfer is very good and there are some interesting extras. One of the best remakes ever!

The John Wayne Century Collection (Big Jake, Donovan's Reef, El Dorado, Hatari!, Hondo, In Harm's Way, Island in the Sky, McLintock!, Rio Lobo, The High and the Mighty, etc.)

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Century Collection
John Wayne Century Collection
Fabulous collection
Great Value
This box set does NOT contain THE QUIET MAN

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DONOVAN'S REEF
Acclaimed director John Ford and screen legend John Wayne team up for what would be their final collaboration in this boisterous, rowdy South Seas escapade. The Duke, Lee Marvin and Jack Warden play World War II navy buddies who have made the French Polynesian island of Haleakaloha their post-war paradise. Local headquarters is Donovan's Reef, Wayne's rough-and-tumble watering hole where bragging, brawling, and full-blown misbehavior are the order of the day. But destined to create more turmoil than any barroom fisticuffs is the sudden arrival of Elizabeth Allen, a straight-laced Boston blue blood. She's hoping to locate her long-estranged father (Warden), affirm that he is "not of good moral character," and then assume control of the family's shipping dynasty back home in the States. Suave, debonair Cesar Romero and a sarong-clad Dorothy Lamour add to the laughs - and mayhem - in this tropical comedy treat.

IN HARM'S WAY
In Harm's Way, based on James Bassett's novel Harm's Way, has enough plot in it for four movies or a good miniseries (when it was shown on network television in prime time, it was broken into two very full nights). On the morning of December 7, 1941, a heavy cruiser, commanded by Captain Rockwell Torrey (John Wayne), and the destroyer Cassidy, under acting commander Lieutenant (jg) William McConnell (Thomas Tryon), are two of a handful of ships that escape the destruction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Under Torrey's command, the tiny fleet of a dozen ships carries out its orders to seek out and engage the enemy fleet. But lack of fuel and a daring maneuver (but tragic miscalculation) by Torrey causes his ship to be seriously damaged. He's relieved of command and assigned to a desk job routing convoys in the shakeup following the attack, and his exec and oldest friend, Commander Paul Eddington (Kirk Douglas), is reassigned after a brawl, the result of his anger after identifying the body of his wife (Barbara Bouchet) who was killed during the attack while cavorting with an Marine Corps officer. Torrey's shore assignment leads him to reestablish contact on a very hostile level with his estranged son, Ensign Jere Torrey (Brandon de Wilde), his estranged son from a long-ended marriage, who is also serving at Pearl Harbor; he also establishes a romantic relationship with Lt. Maggie Haines (Patricia Neal), a navy nurse; he also befriends Commander Egan Powell (Burgess Meredith), a special-intelligence officer. Through his son's boasting during their bitter first meeting, Torrey learns of a top-secret offensive called Sky Hook — he figures out enough of it to impress Powell, and when Sky Hook gets bogged down by the indecisiveness of its commander, Vice Admiral Broderick (Dana Andrews), Powell convinces the commander of the Pacific Fleet (Adm. Chester Nimitz, unnamed here but played by Henry Fonda) that Torrey is the man to salvage the operation. Promoted to rear admiral, with Eddington — who'd been rotting away on a shore assignment, drunk most of the time — assigned as his chief of staff, Torrey gets Sky Hook rolling and finally finds his purpose in this war, gaining the belated admiration of his son in the process. Eddington is similarly motivated but is still haunted by the violent, ultimately self-destructive demons that blighted his marriage and his life — he is particularly attracted to a young nurse, Annalee Dohrn (Jill Haworth), not knowing that she is already involved romantically with Jere Torrey. Meanwhile, McConnell survives the sinking of his ship and is ordered to join Torrey's staff. Matters all come to a head when the Japanese begin a counter-offensive to Torrey's planned troop landing. And just at the time Torrey needs his men at their best, Eddington's violence and rage boil to the surface in a way that will destroy him and blight both men's lives. In a final attempt at redemption, Eddington provides Torrey with the information he needs to set up a battle that he has at least a chance of winning, pitting his small task group of destroyers and cruisers against the Japanese task force led by the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built.

HATARI!
Hatari! is Swahili for "danger"—and also the word for action, adventure and broad comedy in this two-fisted Howard Hawks effort. John Wayne stars as the head of a daring Tanganyka-based group which captures wild animals on behalf of the world's zoos. Hardy Kruger, Gérard Blain and Red Buttons are members of Wayne's men-only contingent, all of whom are reduced to jello when the curvaceous Elsa Martinelli enters the scene. In tried and true Howard Hawks fashion, Martinelli quickly becomes "one of the guys," though Wayne apparently can't say two words to her without sparking an argument. The second half of this amazingly long (159 minute) film concerns the care and maintenance of a baby elephant; the barely credible finale is devoted to a comic pachyderm stampede down an urban African street, ending literally at the foot of Martinelli's bed. The other scene worth mentioning involves comedy-relief Red Buttons' efforts to create a fireworks-powered animal trap. Not to be taken seriously for a minute, Hatari is attractively packaged and neatly tied up with a danceable-pranceable theme song by Henry Mancini.

RIO LOBO
After the Civil War, a Union Colonel goes to Rio Lobo to take revenge on two traitors.

BIG JAKE
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson and wound his son. He returns to his estranged family to help them in the search for Little Jake.

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
Like Pontius Pilate, director John Ford asks "What is truth?" in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance—but unlike Pilate, Ford waits for an answer. The film opens in 1910, with distinguished and influential U.S. senator Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) returning to the dusty little frontier town where they met and married twenty-five years earlier. They have come back to attend the funeral of impoverished "nobody" Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). When a reporter asks why, Stoddard relates a film-long flashback. He recalls how, as a greenhorn lawyer, he had run afoul of notorious gunman Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin), who worked for a powerful cartel which had the territory in its clutches. Time and again, "pilgrim" Stoddard had his hide saved by the much-feared but essentially decent Doniphon. It wasn't that Doniphon was particularly fond of Stoddard; it was simply that Hallie was in love with Stoddard, and Doniphon was in love with Hallie and would do anything to assure her happiness, even if it meant giving her up to a greenhorn. When Liberty Valance challenged Stoddard to a showdown, everyone in town was certain that the greenhorn didn't stand a chance. Still, when the smoke cleared, Stoddard was still standing, and Liberty Valance lay dead. On the strength of his reputation as the man who shot Valance, Stoddard was railroaded into a political career, in the hope that he'd rid the territory of corruption. Stoddard balked at the notion of winning an election simply because he killed a man-until Doniphon, in strictest confidence, told Stoddard the truth: It was Doniphon, not Stoddard, who shot down Valance. Stoddard was about to reveal this to the world, but Doniphon told him not to. It was far more important in Doniphon's eyes that a decent, honest man like Stoddard become a major political figure; Stoddard represented the "new" civilized west, while Doniphon knew that he and the West he represented were already anachronisms. Thus Stoddard went on to a spectacular political career, bringing extensive reforms to the state, while Doniphon faded into the woodwork. His story finished, the aged Stoddard asks the reporter if he plans to print the truth. The reporter responds by tearing up his notes. "This is the West, sir, " the reporter explains quietly. "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Dismissed as just another cowboy opus at the time of its release, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance has since taken its proper place as one of the great Western classics. It questions the role of myth in forging the legends of the West, while setting this theme in the elegiac atmosphere of the West itself, set off by the aging Stewart and Wayne.

THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
Henry Hathaway directs the 1965 psychological Western The Sons of Katie Elder. Four sons reunite in their Texas hometown to attend their mother's funeral. John (John Wayne) is the gunfighter, Tom (Dean Martin) is the gambler, Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one, and Bud (Michael Anderson Jr.) is the youngest. They soon learn that their father gambled away the family ranch, leading to his own murder. The brothers decide to find their father's killer and get back the ranch, even though they are discouraged to do so by local Sheriff Billy Wilson (Paul Fix). When the sheriff turns up dead, the Elder boys are blamed for the murder. Deputy Sheriff Ben Latta (Jeremy Slate) joins forces with the only witnesses of the murder: Morgan Hastings (James Gregory) and his son Dave (Dennis Hopper). A gunfight breaks out between the Hastings gang and the Elder gang. After his brother Matt is killed, John decides to settle the ranch dispute in a court of law with a judge (Sheldon Allman). However, Tom decides to take matters into his own hands by kidnapping Dave. After the final climactic gunfight, John and the wounded Bud retreat to a rooming house owned by Mary Gordon (Martha Hyer).

TRUE GRIT
In 1970, John Wayne won an Academy Award. for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless one-eyed U.S. Marshall, Rooster Cogburn. The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. When Cogburn's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. And the situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an inexperienced but enthusiastic Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) joins the party. Laughter and tears punctuate the wild action in this extraordinary Western which features performances by Robert Duvall and Strother Martin.

THE SHOOTIST
About ten minutes into The Shootist, Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two months, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Harry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty widow Lauren Bacall and her hero-worshipping son Ron Howard). In the end, is shot to death, but in so doing he is able to dissuade another from following his blood-stained example. Throughout the film, Book's imminent demise is compared with the decline of the west, as represented by the automobiles and streetcars that have begun to blight the main street of Wayne's home town. It is unknown if John Wayne was aware that he was dying of cancer when he agreed to film The Shootist; whatever the case, the film is a powerful valedictory to a remarkable man and a fabulous career.

EL DORADO
Legendary producer-director Howard Hawks teams with two equally legendary stars, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, in this classic Western drama. Mitchum plays to perfection an alcoholic but gutsy sheriff who relentlessly battles the dark side of the wild West, ruthless cattle barons and crooked "businessmen." The Duke gives an equally adept performance as the sheriff's old friend who knows his way around a gunfight. Filled with brawling action and humor, El Dorado delivers the goods. James Caan and Ed Asner co-star.

THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
When a commercial airliner developes engine problems on a trans- Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.

ISLAND IN THE SKY
A transport plane crash-lands in the frozen wastes of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.

HONDO
Based on the Louis L'Amour story "The Gift of Cochise," this sparkling western has Wayne as a half-Indian Cavalry scout who, with his feral dog companion, finds a young woman and her son living on a isolated ranch in unfriendly Apache country. A poetic and exciting script, outstanding performances, and breathtaking scenery make this an indisputable classic. Page's debut.

MCLINTOCK!
Wayne shows off his funny side in this 1963 western, a comedy inspired by The Taming of the Shrew. Starring as wealthy cattle baron G.W. McLintock, Wayne shows a real sense of comic timing in several scenes filled with slapstick humor. After his wife (Maureen O'Hara) and daughter leave him for the East, McLintock attempts to win them back. The dynamics between O'Hara and Wayne are the strong suit of this film, the actors having worked together previously on

THE QUIET MAN
As this is by no means a revisionist western, McLintock's chauvinistic attempts to "tame" his wife fit within the problematic ideology of the larger western genre. The ultimate example of this comes at the end of the film when McLintock settles his marital dispute by publicly "spanking" his wife in what is now a notorious cinematic moment.

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Century Collection.......2007-09-07

I couldn't be happier with a collection such as these that represent my favorite era in westerns and Wayne films.

John Wayne Century Collection.......2007-07-21

Most of the discs played well in both a computer drive or in one of 3 dvd players. However two of the discs would not completely play in any drive. My thanks to Amazon for promptly replacing the defective merchandise.
The movies themselves are of course: John Wayne. Nothing else to be said. The second set seems to be OK

Fabulous collection.......2007-07-13

This is a must-have collection for John Wayne fans. The movies are some of his best and many come with special features and interviews with actors and actresses that co-starred and worked with "The Duke." Great quality and very entertaining!

Great Value.......2007-06-14

This collection is an outstanding deal at $70. THis contains many of Wayne's most sought-after films at a bargain price.

This box set does NOT contain THE QUIET MAN.......2007-05-23

Contrary to Amazon's editorial description above, the John Wayne Century Collection contains 14 movies, but does NOT include THE QUIET MAN. Still, it is a good bargain and contains a new Special Edition release of TRUE GRIT.

The High and the Mighty (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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Great John Wayne Movie
John Wayne's greatest movie!!
One of Duke's classics in a sparkling edition!
A CLASSIC FOR ALL TIME
wellman & wayne fly high

The High and the Mighty (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Starring: John Wayne , Claire Trevor , Laraine Day , Robert Stack , and Jan Sterling
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Release Date: 2005-08-02

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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 Mighty was one of his most popular vehicles (no pun intended). This long, necessarily sedentary drama aboard an endangered airliner is a CinemaScope bridge between 1932's Grand Hotel and 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 as prominent as you'd expect. Wings veteran William H. Clothier shot the aerial footage. --Richard T. Jameson

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Great John Wayne Movie.......2007-08-23

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's greatest movie!!.......2007-08-14

I viewed this movie as a young teenager and I believe it was the greatest movie John Wayne ever acted in. I have been a great fan of Wayne's all my life and have seen every movie he ever acted in!!!

One of Duke's classics in a sparkling edition!.......2007-08-08

This is one of the best films of the Fifties.The trio behind "Island In The Sky" reunites,and the result for all of them is one of their finest pieces of work.It's also one of the great disaster movies,and better than most of them.Archie Stout's gorgeous photography looks great in CinemaScope and Technicolor.Dimtri Tiomkin contributes one of the best scores ever composed for a movie(that theme song is a beaut!).Ernest K.
Gann brilliantly adapts his own novel,and William Wellman's direction is perfect(watch the way he really builds up the suspense).The cast is marvelous.John Wayne and Robert Stack have rarely been better,while Claire Trevor and Robert Newton nearly steal the movie.The movie looks and
sounds absolutely stunning in a spectacular transfer.This is a true classic!

A CLASSIC FOR ALL TIME.......2007-05-31

one of the great motion pictures of all time. so long in limbo and now to see it in the stores and on tv is very rewarding. i remember this when it was on tv in the early sixies in texas. wonderful memories, it is so wonderful to see it in its rightful place. dont listen to the idiotic remarks about it being dated....how assinine of course ...its a movie when the world was a better place...and more trust in the world. so ignore the ignorance. a truly wonderful movie in a wonderful time, beautiful to look at and perfectly done for its time....there was and never will be another JOHN WAYNE a true AMERICAN .. we need more of him. an all time marvelous movie. A 1.

wellman & wayne fly high.......2007-05-12

an all around great movie, with john wayne understated as the vet pilot who keeps his head while others are losing theirs. if youre a fan of "airport" movies, (or more likely "airplane") this long unseen film is a must-see for you. all the cliches start here, from the long character list to the white knuckle action to robert stack! director william wellman manned yet another aviation pic, with wonderful performances from claire trevor (waynes "stagecoach" co star!), jan sterling, robert newton, phil harris, &c. and dont forget that great theme music. also, its a birds eye view into what air travel was like in the pre-jet era. tho "dated", this is a wonderful movie, and well worth your time.

The John Wayne Adventure Collection (The High and the Mighty / In Harms Way / Island in the Sky / Hatari! / Donovans Reef)

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The John Wayne Adventure Collection (The High and the Mighty / In Harms Way / Island in the Sky / Hatari! / Donovans Reef)
Starring: John Wayne , Kirk Douglas , Patricia Neal , Claire Trevor , and Robert Stack
Director: Otto Preminger , William A. Wellman , John Ford , and Howard Hawks
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Release Date: 2007-05-22

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A Great Non-Mainstream Anime
Underrated, quirky and fun
One of the most underated anime ever
Alsome Anime Show
Intriguing Anime

Birdy the Mighty - Double Trouble
Starring: Alex McCord , Tetsuya Iwanaga , Akio Ôtsuka , Justin Thompson (III) , and Kotono Mitsuishi
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
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ASIN: B00015HUUM
Release Date: 2004-03-09

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Birdy's a beautiful space cop whose job just went from bad to worse. While hunting an alien felon, Birdy accidentally killed Tsutomu, a mild mannered high school student! To save his life, she is forced to time-share his body. Can these unlikely partners pass the deadly high school exams while being attacked by killer robots?

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A Great Non-Mainstream Anime.......2006-04-04

The only problem I had with Birdy the Mighty was the voice-acting. While it wasn't terrible, it seemed to me that the voice actors were poorly matched to there characters, especially in the case of the main characters: Tsutomu has a rather irritating high-pitch to his voice and Birdy is low-key and somewhat bland at times. I will say that, by the end of this DVD, the voices do grow on you and really seem to come into their own. It's just early on that the voices seem odd.

The story of Birdy the Mighty follows two characters. Tsutomu is a school student dreading his entrance exams, and Birdy is an intergalactic police officer with super strength. One night, these two meet quite by accident and Birdy kills Tsutomu. In order to save his life, though, Birdy is forced to merge herself with him. Thus, they become one, and Tsutomu is forced to help Birdy save Earth from alien drug lords, while Birdy is forced to deal with all those emotions a high school male goes through in his everyday life. Problems arise, however, when Birdy decides to take over and changes into her own body, and people are around to see, including Tsutomu friends and family.

Going along with the comedy-based story are some decent scenes of action and surprisingly good animation despite the times in which this was produced. That's not surprising, though, considering the pedigree of the creators involved with this anime, including the director of Ninja Scroll, my favorite short on the Animatrix "The Program," and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. What's also amazing about this anime is that it has yet to have a real fan-base considering how good it really is. This truly is a great anime worth seeing, and I'd recommend it this volume along with the second one to fans of Ranma or FLCL (as the animation has some shades of what can be found in FLCL).

Underrated, quirky and fun.......2005-12-22

Birdy The Mighty (Tetsuwan Birdy) set is soooo hard to find. Why? Because this gem is soooo underrated. Too bad because there's so much cool stuff in this anime.

The action scenes are very well animated. Simple but not childish, fluid but not too elaborate. The characters are believable too. Birdy is cute and quirky, strong but not imposing, and hotheaded but not foolish. Plus she's quite sexy because she's one of those rare female anime characters that doesn't try too hard to be sexy e.g. her "body parts" are not exaggerated. Check out her hair too. As for Tsutomu, he is your average anime teenager but he is generally likable e.g. not too geeky or annoying and some times mature. The bad guys, especially George Gomez, are interesting too.

However, the weakness may be the story itself. As it is not unique or ground breaking or whatchamacallit. Plus it is only four episodes long. Too short for anything to be developed maturely. Believe you me though, it is far from boring. I really like Birdy, too bad there's no more to it than these OVAs.

But it's all quirky and fun nonetheless!

One of the most underated anime ever.......2004-01-19

Well there's stuff like Evangelion that gets alot of notice and alot of people see. There's other anime that falls through the cracks. This is one of them. I saw this on VHS a few years ago and am happy that it's now going to be on DVD.

Alsome Anime Show.......2001-06-18

this is a realy Good Anime Show if your a true ranma fan you'll love this action packed show very good transform trick and an alsome story line Birdy The Mighty is well worth takeing i look.

Intriguing Anime.......2001-01-27

Birdy the Mighty is funny and action packed. The visual effects and voice acting for the dubb is fantastic. I love sci fi anime. If you love this I recommend you see Battle Angel and Macross(don't know which movie or volume if any other).

Classic Columbia River Film DVD: 1947 The Mighty Columbia River Dams Agricultural, Boating/Shipping & Salmon Fishing History Pictures Film

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Classic Columbia River Film DVD: 1947 The Mighty Columbia River Dams Agricultural, Boating/Shipping & Salmon Fishing History Pictures Film

Manufacturer: Quality Information Publishers Inc.
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Table Of Contents:
(1) The Mighty Columbia River (1947) - 10 Minutes
(2) Rivers of the Pacific Slope (1947) - 11 Minutes
(3) Hanford Science Forum (1957) - 10 Minutes

ASIN: B000QWIBBM

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The largest North American River flowing into the Pacific Ocean, The Columbia River, source waters are in the Canadian Rockies. Along its path, Columbia will join or pass through the Grand Coulee Dam (the largest concrete structure of its time), The Snake River, The Bonneville Dam, and Portland. The dams along The Columbia River are used to build reservoirs for irrigation, creating hydroelectric power and controlling water flow. The Columbia River is also used as a major transportation route for agricultural goods and was the number one source for American salmon fishing during the 1940s. Table Of Contents: (1) The Mighty Columbia River (1947) - This documentary explores the importance of the Columbia River the economy of the Northwestern United States. The Columbia River is home to several dams, namely the Grand Coulee Dam and Bonneville Dams. The film details the rivers importance to the shipping industry and salmon fishing industry, as the river produced a majority of the salmon caught in America at the time. This film was produced by Coronet and Clifford M Zierer Ph.D. (UCLA Professor of Geography) 10 Minutes (2) Rivers of the Pacific Slope (1947) - This film documents The Columbia, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Colorado river systems of the Western United States. The film discusses the economic importance of rivers to farming and fishing industries as well as major sources of electricity generation 11 Minutes (3) Hanford Science Forum (1957) - A fascinating scientific discussion with Dr. Richard F. Foster, manager of the Aquatic Biology Division at the Hanford plant, about the effects of effluent on aquatic plant and fish life in the Columbia River. This film was produced by General Electric and The United States Energy Commission in Richland, Washington 10 Minutes

{5 Classic Westerns} JOHN WAYNE in Angel And The Badman, Hell Town, The Desert Trail, The Man From Utah / GUNSMOKE: To The Last Man

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{5 Classic Westerns} JOHN WAYNE in Angel And The Badman, Hell Town, The Desert Trail, The Man From Utah / GUNSMOKE: To The Last Man

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