A Bug's Life (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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There was such a magic on the screen in 1995 when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story. Their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty, it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible.

Brighter and more colorful than the other animated insect movie of 1998 (Antz), A Bug's Life is the sweetly told story of Flik (voiced by David Foley), an ant searching for better ways to be a bug. His colony unfortunately revolves around feeding and fearing the local grasshoppers (lead by Hopper, voiced with gleeful menace by Kevin Spacey). When Flik accidentally destroys the seasonal food supply for the grasshoppers he decides to look for help ("We need bigger bugs!"). The ants, led by Princess Atta (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), are eager to dispose of the troublesome Flik. Yet he finds help--a hearty bunch of bug warriors--and brings them back to the colony. Unfortunately they are just traveling performers afraid of conflict.

As with Toy Story, the ensemble of creatures and voices is remarkable and often inspired. Highlights include wiseacre comedian Denis Leary as an un-ladylike ladybug, Joe Ranft as the German-accented caterpillar, David Hyde Pierce as a stick bug, and Michael McShane as a pair of unintelligible pillbugs. The scene-stealer is Atta's squeaky-voiced sister, baby Dot (Hayden Panettiere), who has a big sweet spot for Flik.

More gentle and kid-friendly than Antz, A Bug Life's still has some good suspense and a wonderful demise of the villain. However, the film--a giant worldwide hit--will be remembered for its most creative touch: "outtakes" over the end credits à la many live-action comedy films. These dozen or so scenes (both "editions" of outtakes are contained here) are brilliant and deserve a special place in film history right along with 1998's other most talked-about sequence: the opening Normandy invasion in Saving Private Ryan.

The video also contains Pixar's delightful Oscar-winning short, Geri's Game. Box art varies. --Doug Thomas

Description

Journey inside the world of bugs in this epic of miniature proportions. Crawling with imaginative characters, hilarious laughs, and colorful animation, Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of A Pixar Animation Studios Film, A BUG'S LIFE, will "delight everyone -- young, old, or six-legged." (People Magazine) In this 2-disc set you'll step behind the scenes for a look at the innovation and teamwork that resulted in this ingenious film. Loaded with bonus features — including animation not seen in theaters, abandoned sequences, and multiple surprises — A BUG'S LIFE COLLECTOR'S EDITION offers something for everyone from families to film lovers!

Customer Reviews:

Insectoid Three Amigos.......2007-08-27

Well, I suppose we can't expect original plots. Bugs life is not my favorite of the pixar movies. On the other hand, I didn't buy it for me, so my four year old loves it. Of course, she also loves Dinosaur, so you know, dubious taste.

Happiness.......2007-05-14

I am compelety satisfied with dvd when I recicevd it. It was in great condition, and it did not take forever to recieve it either. Thanks a lot hope to do more buisness here.

Delightful family film.......2007-04-25

I think I can just about act out any part in this movie at this point. Since this past Friday, I've watched it about 15 times. The kids love it and want to watch it over and over again. It is a darling movie about that little ant that just wouldn't give up. Great lessons for our children along with dazzling Disney animation. Highly recommended.

The Only Movie You'll Ever Need.......2007-03-30

If I could only keep one movie, this would be it. The kids love it. You learn a little bit about bugs. The kids learn to respect bugs. The outtakes are funny. My five-year old is a little scared of the mean grasshoppers, but my two-year old can't get enough of it. (2nd child syndrome) She calls it the "Princess Dot" movie.

Cute Movie. Great for young children.......2007-03-13

Overall the DVD was good and very much appropriate for young children. However, after a couple of weeks it had fallen to the back of his preference list. We've not watched it in over a year now. I guess this isn't so different from any other DVD we have.

I would recommend this for young children. It does have a few concepts that are not appropriate, but are presented in a way that is way over the heads of children adn does have a few scenes that very concervative parents may term violent. The movie is mostly an original concept but there are striking similarities to Antz.

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Someone give me a match
Bug Is In Your Future
A Visceral Experience where Madness is the True Horror
Its hard to rate this movie
creepy and crawly

Bug (Special Edition)
Starring: Michael Shannon , Ashley Judd , and Jr. Harry Connick
Manufacturer: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
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ASIN: B000T5O48K
Release Date: 2007-09-25

Description

A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes (Judd) rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband (Connick Jr.). But when Agnes begins a tentative romance with Peter (Shannon), an eccentric, nervous drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again - until the first bugs arrive...

Customer Reviews:

Someone give me a match.......2007-09-13

This movie blows in ways I didn't think possible as far as horror movies go it has the essentials it's just a terrible movie. By the time I got to the end of this film I had wished someone had drowned me in gasoline and lit the match.
It started out with alot of promise but strayed and went to some far away land where nothing makes sense.
I just wish I could get the time I wasted watching this turd back.
I'm not sure but it wouldn't surprise me if Linos Gate isn't behind this horrible excuse for entertainment over the last couple of years Lions Gate has been flooding the market with more garbage than a landfill.
I didn't and can't remember seeing a single bug, I get the whole it was all in his mind but how did it get in her mind I just wish I could get the memory of this lame excuse of a film out of my mind.
None of it made sense were they independantly wealthy? how did they pay the rent? where did they get all the tin foil? and what kind of doctor toots away on a crack pipe? DUMB!!! DUMB!!!
I'm Done...

Bug Is In Your Future.......2007-08-27

This is a classic film. Anyone who says otherwise, just didn't get it. What this film depicts is the decent of two individuals, both with troubled pasts, into madness - and a fairly accurate portryal of madness at that (the two main characters could easily be diagnosed with Shared Psychotic Disorder). Ashly Judd does an amazing job of buying into her mysterious new man's delusional world of bug infestation, and it only gets better as the film progresses. And the ending is classic - right up there with Requium For A Dream, in my opinion. Run, don't walk to rent or buy this film the day it comes out!

A Visceral Experience where Madness is the True Horror.......2007-08-15

**No Spoilers**
I read nothing but negative things before watching the new psychological thriller Bug--as a critic, it's hard to go see a film with neutrality and an open-mind. Bug works because of its exploration of paranoia, brainwashing and psychosis. Yes, it does start slow with long explanations and dialogue. But like small drops of rain before a thunderstorm, it becomes a visceral experience where madness--neither gore, nor CGI--is the true horror. Think of it as a Twilight Zone episode on steroids.

Story:
Agnes White (Ashley Judd) is a divorced woman who lives in a remote motel. She is lonely, depressed and always afraid of her ex Jerry (Harry Connick Jr.) who just got out of jail--he harasses her all the time. She also works as a waitress at a local bar, where she hangs out with her lesbian friend R.C (Lynn Collins). One night, they decide to hang out in her motel room and R.C brings a new friend called Peter (Michael Shannon). Agnes is attracted to him right away--his unusual personality and view of the world is something new to her. They become romantically involved--despite her ex--and share deep and painful secrets about themselves. She doesn't know that Peter is the new man who will change her views of the US government and the world.

Review:
The movie is based on play by Tracy Letts and directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist). Bug is not about little roaches or a giant praying mantis. The movie has a deeper meaning than that. It deals with the human psyche, conspiracy theories and power to persuade people. This is where the horror comes from. The beginning might be slow for some fans of the genre--there are long conversations and some character development--but then the action begins once the paranoia penetrates their minds. The small motel room becomes a self-contain universe where madness reigns.

Other good attributes of the film is the acting. Judd and Shannon did an excellent job, especially towards the end of the film, where they commit strange and terrible things to each other and others. Some scenes are very disturbing.

Despite its excellent highlights, Bug has some silly moments. The love scene is probably one of the worst I have ever seen--it's not sexy at all and has this weird "bug" view. Some of the nudity is unnecessary. Also the logic is not the best thing here. I couldn't understand why Agnes was so easily convinced by Peter. Why did she follow him so blindly? Perhaps his personality and strange philosophy are the ingredients.

The Verdict:
Bug is one of the best horror movies we've reviewed this year. It has great moments of psychosis, paranoia and crude violence. It drags for the first act, but it picks up to an explosive finale that will please most of the fans of the genre.

Its hard to rate this movie.......2007-08-08

My girlfriend said that it was a mess of a movie, not much making sense and basically a car crash with some interesting moments. Myself, i liked the movie more because i enjoy strange, weird , and not your average summer blockbuster(which are for the most part disappointing). Its up to yourself to give this movie a try, for nothing else its a different ride.

creepy and crawly.......2007-08-06

Great eerie terror flick, that will have you glued.Ignore bad reviews,these people trash bodycount movies for unoriginality and then trash a good original movie like this when they finally get it!

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My Children Love the Magic School Bus..So Do I..
Bees, Ants and Butterflies
MSB Always Winners
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs
Quenching that yearning for learning through entertainment

Magic School Bus - Bugs, Bugs, Bugs
Starring: Karen Bernstein , Josh LaBove , Rita Moreno , Don Dickinson , and John White (III)
Director: Charles E. Bastien , and Larry Jacobs
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ASIN: B00027JYCQ
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Description

Buzz, flutter and march into three tiny new worlds with Ms. Frizzle and The Magic School Bus! The Friz and her class explore the sticky home of a bee, the industrious life of an ant and the surprising identity of a caterpillar! Their Magic School Bus can go anywhere and be anything, so each field trip brings a new discovery to those brave enough to step through its doors! Featuring lots of busy bugs, this un-bee-lievable collection of episodes will take your child on a microscopic ride of learning that's an enormous amount of fun! Episodes include: Gets Ants in his Pants In a Beehive Butterfly and the Bog Beast

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My Children Love the Magic School Bus..So Do I.........2007-08-27

The Magaic School Bus series are a great way for children to learn many topics in science. My children enjoyed "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs". I also found myself sitting down and enjoying this series. This DVD would make a great addition to any childs video library..

Bees, Ants and Butterflies.......2007-06-08

I homeschool (unschool) my son, and the Magic School Bus series is GREAT for teaching kids science. We have 4 DVD sets and a few VHS's.

If you're unfamiliar with the premise, the central characters are Ms. Frizzle (a teacher), her class, Liz the lizard and the Bus. Ms. Frizzle takes her class on crazy field trips, where Bus--and sometimes the kids!--experience a transformation so they can get closer to the action. (For example, become a bee or turning into water droplets.)

One of our most recent purchases was Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! and it's excellent as always. These three episodes are:

*In a Beehive - Exploring bee behavior and a beehive
*Gets Ants in Its Pants - Learning about the industrial world of ants
*Butterfly and the Bog Beast - Metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly

There is also a few bonus features:

*Bug Challenges
*Find the Camouflage Butterflies
*Ant Olympics

This CD runs about 82 minutes and is supposedly geared towards children 3-8. Personally, I think the age-appropriate range is more like 6-10 because of the complex concepts introduced.

However, if younger kids enjoy it--more power to them! It certainly can't hurt to introduce science to younger kids if the Magic School Bus holds their interest.

My 8-year old son really enjoys the series now (he didn't get into it when he was younger), so I use the Magic School Bus series to supplement our learning/experimenting with science principles.

MSB Always Winners.......2007-01-19

The Magic School Bus books are true treasures. They are fun and packed with great scientific information explained in a way that kids can really understand. The shows are great adaptations of the books and the original story lines very good too. My kids love the Magic School Bus and this video is no exception!

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs.......2007-01-18

Ms. Frizz is just wonderful in anything. A great educational experience for the young audiences and just plain fun for the older students.

Quenching that yearning for learning through entertainment.......2006-08-20

The Magic School Bus created some of the finest products for instruction, while completely disguising this fact to many of its young learners. Children exposed to the vast array of offerings in the field of science at young ages are still in possession of this information today. The original manner in which the students contribute information via their personalities and curiosity mix with our children's own natural instinctive curiosity about the world in which we live. Topics from this series include concepts as specific as mold and the manner in which it can help and hinder us, to as broad as the vast solar system, and systems beyond. Bugs, Bugs, Bugs is a title uniquely dedicated to the many insects and their many purposes common to our world. The only downside is that the series has apparently long been discontinued.

Looney Tunes - The Spotlight Collection Vol. 1 (Premiere Edition)

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Where have the Looney Tunes gone?
Bugs and gang
Looney Tunes
Can't Complain (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4.0 stars)
Okay, it's actually better than 1 star...

Looney Tunes - The Spotlight Collection Vol. 1 (Premiere Edition)
Starring: Mel Blanc , Arthur Q. Bryan , June Foray , and Bea Benaderet
Director: Robert McKimson , Friz Freleng , and Rudy Larriva
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ASIN: B0000AYJXV
Release Date: 2003-10-28

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They're the clown princes of animation. They're the international ambassadors of cartoon comedy. They're the fabulously funny friends you grew up with! And now, 28 of the very best animated shorts starring the very wackiest Warner Bros. cartoon characters have been rounded up on DVD for the first time ever in The Looney Tunes Premiere Collection! Just barely contained in two special edition discs, each specially selected short has been brilliantly restored and re-mastered to its original anvil-dropping, laughter-inducing glory! Featuring some of the very earliest, ground-breaking on-screen appearances of many all-time Looney Tunes favorites, it's an unprecedented animation celebration for cartoon-lovers eager to re-live the heady, hilarious, golden age of Warner Bros. animation! Sparkling with one unforgettable, landmark cartoon classic after another, there's Bugs Bunny's monstrously merry encounter with the tennis-shoe clad creature of Hair-Raising Hare. Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner racing to cartoon immortality in Fast and Furryous. Oscar?-winning animated gems, scenery-chewing Tazmanian Devils and much more! Plus, a dazzling array of totally Looney DVD bonus features!

Customer Reviews:

Where have the Looney Tunes gone?.......2007-09-10

I was very excited to get this DVD because Looney Tunes are no longer shown on TV and my kids have never seen them. We enjoyed watching the videos as a family... Even my 15 year old was laughing!! They now understand some of the quotes my husband and I say...."What's up Doc?"

Bugs and gang.......2007-06-30

Anyone who grew up with Bugs and his pals will love this DVD.
All ages. Grandparents even! Everyone is up to their usual
antics. Great gift for the kids.

Looney Tunes.......2007-05-21

Brings back memories, thought my 2 yr. old would enjoy it and she did!

Can't Complain (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4.0 stars).......2007-04-30

I agree with some of the one star reviewers about this DVD. This DVD has only 28 shorts from the Looney Tunes Golden Collection (look on the back cover).
The reason why I purchased this was because:
1. I haven't seen Looney Tunes for almost a decade (I don't know why cable channels (ie. Nickeloden, Cartoon Network) stop showing them)
2. $14 is a real nice price, especially if it is something to satisfy your craving for some cartoons that you saw as a child.

There are "The Golden Collection" DVD sets out there that are more bang for your buck (I will be getting those as well), but if you're like me (a broke college student) and are just looking to satify your needs and desires, then you might want to consider this here. If you have "The Golden Collection" sets, buying this would be a complete waste of money, because the 28 shorts are just pulled from those sets.

As for the DVD, it's great. I finally get to see the cartoons that I used to watch since I was 4 (around 1990), and most of the story lines I still remember. This is a great price effecient set that many will enjoy. I watch this time and time again, and it never gets old. I plan on purchasing the "Golden Collection" sets, but for right now this is what is going to have to hold over until that time comes. If you're looking for some Looney Tunes to watch, and don't have the money to buy the collection sets, get this here. Peace!

Okay, it's actually better than 1 star..........2007-04-27

...by itself it's better than one star, it's Looney Tunes after all, but when you compare it to the Golden Collection this one is seriously lacking. If there were no Golden Collection, then this would have to suffice. This collection is a little cheaper, but the Golden Collection is so much better and more complete that it's absolutely worth paying a little more. Please, do yourself a favor, DON'T by this collection, and DO by the Golden Colection.

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Great Fun for Kids of All Ages.
Little Rascals review
Full of fun!
Oh man
Clean Wholesome movie

The Little Rascals
Starring: Travis Tedford , Kevin Jamal Woods , Jordan Warkol , Zachary Mabry , and Ross Bagley
Director: Penelope Spheeris
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ASIN: 0783219806
Release Date: 2004-01-20

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Kids may enjoy the slapstick of this modern reworking of the old Our Gang comedies, but parents who grew up watching them on TV (or grandparents who saw them at theaters) will wonder why anyone would want to be involved in this pathetic remake. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, the film takes look-alike kids and casts them as Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and the rest, minus any sense of what made the old Hal Roach comedies funny. Instead of kids being kids, these are kids doing shtick while recycling such old bits as the He-Man Woman Haters Club, the kids' go-cart race, and Spanky and Alfalfa dressing as girls. Devoid of charm or wit. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

Great Fun for Kids of All Ages........2007-06-12

OK, yes, its a great movie for kids, but I think its even better for adults. Like all the great, classic "kids" humor (vintage Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Sponge Bob, etc.), its really targeted for adults, or at least I believe, you have to be an adult to get all of the fantastic humor.

This movie reminded me of my own kids at their funniest. The attitude seemed perfect. For this, I'm not sure who to credit other than Penelope Spheeris, but all of the kids acting in this movie seemed relaxed, fun-loving, and outrageously humorous. Not to take anything away form the "mature" actors - There were some fantasic cameos including Mel Brooks, Reba McEntire, Whoopi Goldberg, Darryl Hanna, George Wendt, and many others.

"If you were my children, I'd punish you."
"If we were your children, we'd punish ourselves."

"What is your bank account number?"
"Seven."
"Seven?"
"Four?"

"Quick! Call 911."
"But I don't know the number."
"Me neither."

When your kids aren't around, take it out, watch it yourself, and have a good laugh.

Little Rascals review.......2007-06-02

I do Family Day Care and the children love this dvd. It has good comedy, especially when a couple of the boys get caught up in a ballet concert. The kids all have wonderful personalities and the antics they get up to, is entertaining.

Full of fun!.......2007-05-15

"The Little Rascals" has been my unrivalled favourite movie for the last ten years. I literally know it line by line and still have a good laugh everytime I watch it. It is the ONE movie that everyone in my family agrees on, so now that we are growing up and there's a new generation of kids coming along, I bought the DVD again so that they can be a true part of our family. Before agreeing to marry my fiancé, I had him watch the movie and I watched his response. Now I know that there's still a kid inside of him and the wedding is being planned. I couldn't marry someone who didn't admire Spanky's spunk and Alfalfa's audacity in bringing a GURL (yes, gUrl) into the clubhouse. This is a new classic and a must-have in your DVD collection!

Oh man.......2007-05-13

Such a great movie. I love this movie.
This is the best movie in my life.
Classy lines with such cute children.

Clean Wholesome movie.......2007-05-09

This movie is absolutely funny. It is great for all ages. My daughter is 14 and still loves to watch it.

Looney Tunes - Movie Collection (Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie/1001 Rabbit Tales)

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Lots of Cartoons
Fantastic
thanks guys
... iiiii hate that rabbit! - NOT
Good oldies!

Looney Tunes - Movie Collection (Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie/1001 Rabbit Tales)
Starring: Lennie Weinrib , Arthur Q. Bryan , Bill Roberts (VIII) , Mel Blanc , and Shepard Menken
Director: Friz Freleng , Chuck Jones , and Phil Monroe
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ASIN: B000ADS62Q
Release Date: 2005-10-25

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The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Chuck Jones directed some of the funniest shorts in the history of filmmaking, and this 1979 feature-length compilation includes several of his best cartoons. Among the 11 shorts shown in their entirety are the classics "Robin Hood Daffy," "What's Opera, Doc?," "Bully for Bugs," and "Duck Amuck," which remain as hilarious as they were when first released 50 years ago. As with any collection, the viewer wonders why some films were omitted or cut ("Long Haired Hare" combs footage from several Road Runner shorts into a 20-minute montage weakening the pacing). These caveats aside, The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie provides a showcase not only for Jones's razor-sharp timing, but for the work of his exceptional crew, which included designer Maurice Noble, writer Mike Maltese, composers Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn, and voice actor Mel Blanc. --Charles Solomon
1001 Rabbit Tales
If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a batch of classic cartoons featuring the carrot muncher and his bumbling comrades and bundled them, near seamlessly, into a feature-length film. Here's the premise: Bugs and Daffy, both book salesmen, are competing to sell the most copies of a kids' book. Instead of burrowing a beeline to his sales territory (he should have made a left at Albuquerque), Bugs ends up in the castle of Yosemite Sam, here a harem-leading honcho. Sam's pain-in-the-spurs son, Prince Abalaba, needs somebody to read him stories; Bugs, who'd sooner take the job than suffer the alternative, that involving being boiled in oil, signs on. Each rabbit-read narrative replaces a sedate story with a Loony Tunes favorite: In "Jack and the Beanstalk," a canary-keeping giant bellows "Fee, fi, fo, fat, I tawt I taw a puddy tat"; the witch in "Hansel and Gretel" develops a hankering for rabbit stew; "Goldilocks" goes feline as Sylvester swaps his porridge for suffering succotash on behalf of his bratty son. In the end, the varmint finds a way to vamoose, but, being a generous sort of bunny, he doesn't keep the address from his commission-hungry coworker. From there, the feathers fly, as does the rest of this feature, which is undiluted fun for fans of these cartoons from way back as well as those just getting to know the loopy Looney Tunes gang. (Ages 4 and older) --Tammy La Gorce

Description

Lights, camera, Looney-ness! The Spotlight is on 2 Looney Tunes movies - now remastered so that every image shines and every fine Acme product goes swoosh like new. The chase is on in Disc 1's The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie as Elmer pursues the pesky wabbit, Daffy Duck tries to elude the animator's eraser and Wile E. Coyote tears after Road Runner and Bugs. By the way, how do you catch a Road Runner? You don't! Beep-Beep! More cartoon harelarity is what's up, doc, in Disc 2's Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales. Our long-eared hero becomes a spinner of fantastical stories while held captive in a desert sultan's palace. Yosemite Sam is the sawed-off sidewinder wielding the sultan's sword. Mad mallard Daffy joins the fun, coping (or not) with a meanie-genie. The rest, as they say, is...hysterical!

Customer Reviews:

Lots of Cartoons.......2007-06-01

Like on Saturday mornings, I remember, years ago.
Mel Blanc made a lot of toons.

Fantastic.......2007-05-13

This has everything! The best of the best!! Hours of fun with Bugs and the gang!!

thanks guys.......2007-01-19

speediest service ive ever had. great quality, nice packaging. love it love it love it.

... iiiii hate that rabbit! - NOT.......2007-01-13

This is a good collection of takes on the original shorts that were put together in a movie style format.
This isn't what I thought I was ordering, but had seen it before on TV.
What I ordered to replace this DVD was the Looney Tunes Golden Collection #5... which is AWESOME! Now I just have to track down the few but other series to find the rest of my favorite original shorts.

Good oldies!.......2007-01-10

I was looking for the good classic cartoons I grew up with and I found it. This dual DVD is just what I was looking for. My niece and nephews always like to watch it when visiting. It's fun on a weekend morning to make pancakes and watch the looney tunes.

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FUNNY and ORIGINAL
This car has a heart
"Without a real car, I'm only half a man."
53 Is a Lovable Little Car
One of Disney's absolute best non-musical live actions

The Love Bug (Special Edition)
Starring: Dean Jones , Michele Lee , David Tomlinson , Buddy Hackett , and Joe Flynn
Director: Robert Stevenson
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ASIN: B000096IAH
Release Date: 2003-05-20

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This savvy Disney hit from 1969 made a star of a Volkswagen precisely when the car was becoming more popular than ever. Dean Jones and Michele Lee head the cast in a story about a VW bug with a mind of its own. Disney point man Robert Stevenson, director of The Absent-Minded Professor, Mary Poppins, and lots of other Disney live-action hits, makes the slapstick work perfectly and keeps the laughs coming. Buddy Hackett is very funny in a supporting role. --Tom Keogh

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For the first time ever you can enjoy this timeless classic in a Special Edition DVD. Fully restored to look and sound as it was originally intended, it also features hours of exclusive bonus materials your entire family will enjoy again and again. He's the star who provides the most laughs per gallon. He's Herbie, the lovable car with a mind of his own. Dean Jones, Michele Lee, and Buddy Hackett join Herbie in this revved-up comedy classic. Jones plays down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas, who reluctantly teams up with the little machine. Douglas thinks his sudden winning streak is due to his skill, not Herbie's. He finally realizes the car's worth when a sneaky rival plots to steal Herbie for himself. But it's Herbie who'll steal your heart in this wildly fun roller-coaster ride of a movie you'll never forget!

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FUNNY and ORIGINAL .......2007-08-15

This movie was original at the time it was released, 1968. It's about a car that had emotions and acted like a human being! The picture is beautifully re-mastered. The acting kept your attention. The script is hilarious. It will bring joy to your whole family.

I liked it so much that I rented the sequel, Herbie ride again, from the local store which is a disappointment.

This car has a heart.......2007-05-28

This loveable little car doesn't look like the cars today. The movie is
like The Scavenger Hunt non stop laughter!!!!
A must for the whole family!

"Without a real car, I'm only half a man.".......2007-03-19

Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) is an aging race car driver who hasn't had much luck in recent years. He keeps wrecking cars and loosing sponsors. Walking by the show room of a specialized dealership, he notices the beautiful secretary, Carole Bennett (Michele Lee) hanging a sign and decides to go inside and flirt a little. Their conversation is interrupted at first by Ms. Bennett's boss, Mr. Peter Thorndyke (David Tomlinson) and then by a little Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan. Mr. Thorndyke verbally abuses the little car, but Jim sticks up for it. Unbeknownst to everyone, the little car has a head and heart of its own and follows Jim home. His partner and mechanic, Tennessee Steinmetz (Buddy Hackett) immediately falls in love with the car and names him Herbie (in real life the screenwriters took the name Herbie from one of Hackett's comedy routines so it was right that he bestowed the name Herbie upon the car). Jim soon discovers that Herbie isn't like a typically car and eventually enters some races with Herbie and starts winning again. Things start looking up, but Jim's pride and vanity get in the way and threaten to ruin everything, including his racing career and his budding romance with Carole.

I never saw THE LOVE BUG when it was first released in theatres. I wasn't even born, yet. I do know that at an early age in an era before cable and VCRs my brother and I happened to see the Herbie movies and fell in love with the cute little car. THE LOVE BUG was made at a very interesting time, both at Walt Disney and the world at large. Originally released in 1969, the film became the highest grossing movie of that year. Walt himself had died just a few years before and there were many at the time who questioned whether the studio would be able to survive intact. THE LOVE BUG was one of those films that seemed to show the world that even though the founder and creator was dead, his dream would go on. The film represents everything good that Walt Disney tried to portray in all of his movies. For example, that the best things in life don't necessarily come in the biggest and brightest packages, that even though life is difficult you shouldn't give up hope, and that love is a very powerful force of good. It's not hard to see why people flocked to the movie. Just a year before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy had been assassinated and Chicago erupted in a riot at the Democratic National Convention. People were tired of seeing dark and dreary things. Went they went to the movies they didn't just want to escape. They wanted to be told stories that filled them light, hope, and love.

In the post-modern era we have inherited and are continuing to build, pictures like THE LOVE BUG can be overlooked and thrown to the side for being too innocent. As a whole, we've become much more jaded and cynical and that's not really a good thing.

I like THE LOVE BUG because of those things and I wish filmmakers would make more pictures like it now and again. The world's a dark enough place already. It'd be nice to watch a light-hearted family comedy now and again that wasn't just escapist fare, but reminded us of the best things in life.

Film-buffs should see THE LOVE BUG for a variety of reasons. Besides being the #1 grossing film of 1969 the film is notable for its contribution to the film industry in special effects. THE LOVE BUG was created in an era were there was no such thing as CGI. All of the special effects in THE LOVE BUG were done the old fashioned way and it is amazing how well done they are. These effects might seem old and outdated by a child raised by computer-graphics, but in the era that the film was released the special effects are extraordinary.

THE LOVE BUG Special Edition is a great DVD to own, especially if you are fans of the film. There are two discs all total. On the first disc, in addition to the usual commentary (in this case with Dean Jones, Michelle Lee, and Buddy Hackett), there is a short Disney cartoon entitled "Susie--the Little Blue Coupe". This cartoon is a delight to watch and was in the inspiration for the characters in the Pixar film CARS.

The second disc is loaded with special features. There are several featurettes including "That Lovable Bug", "The Many Lives of Herbie", "Herbie Mania", and "Lost Treasures: Searching For Herbie". "That Lovable Bug" is my favorite of these featurettes. It's basically a documentary about the making of THE LOVE BUG, including interviews with Dean Jones, Michele Lee, and Buddy Hackett. "The Many Lives of Herbie" is a run-through of how Herbie changed throughout the various films he has been a part (excluded is HERBIE FULLY LOADED which was released after this DVD was made). "Herbie Mania" is basically a long interview with a couple of guys who own their own Herbie recreations, one that is complete with oil spills and doors that open automatically. "Lost Treasures: Searching For Herbie" is more or less a combination of information included in other special features that ends by showing where the first trick Herbie now resides. A couple other extras I enjoyed were a "Behind the Scenes" promo that had been culled together from archived footage and "Love Bug Day at Disneyland" which is archived footage of the Love Bug Day that was held at Disneyland in 1969; it must have been incredibly difficult to choose a winning entry from all the cars that were there that day. I also enjoyed "The Man Who Gave Herbie His Voice" which is a documentary tribute to Jimmy McDonald, the sound effect supervisor on THE LOVE BUG and countless other Disney films and shorts. Other extras include the 1969 Disney Studio Album, production gallery, deleted scenes that were never shot, the theatrical trailer, radio spots, two sound studio exercises, production stills, a comic book, biographies of the film's main actors and director, publicity documents, and an excerpt from the screenplay.

53 Is a Lovable Little Car.......2007-02-13

1968 was a great year for Dean Jones. He starred in "Blackbeard's Ghost," followed that up with "The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit," and finished with a movie where he really shined, "The Love Bug." Perhaps no one told Mr. Jones that the real star of this movie was a Volkswagen Beetle.

Jim Douglas (Jones) is a race car driver. Unfortunately, he is a washed up race car driver who has a hard time recognizing that he is washed up. Jim's life changes when he wanders into a car showroom that caters to foreign luxury cars, just after seeing a pair of beautiful legs belonging to Carole Bennett (Michele Lee, who has been a fixture on television for decades, including a regular role on "Knott's Landing").

Jim wanders around the showroom looking at cars that he is unable to afford when a Beetle nuzzles his leg. Peter Thorndyke (David Tomlinson, perhaps best known as Mr. Banks in "Mary Poppins" and Mr. Emelius Browne in "Bedknobs and Broomsticks") is anxious to get rid of the little car and makes Jim a deal he is unable to refuse.

At first, it seems as though the little car is just one more in a series of disasters in Jim's life. However, Jim's friend Tennessee Steinmetz (Buddy Hackett, "The Music Man," "The Little Mermaid" and "The Little Mermaid II") quickly recognizes there is something special about the little car. Jim begins winning races with the little car, which Tennessee names after a relative. Unfortunately for Jim, some of the races he wins are against Peter Thorndyke, who decides he wants the car back.

The climax of the movie is a race through the mountains and deserts of the West as Herbie the Love Bug races his heart out trying to save Jim and himself.

Disney specializes in movies about lovable characters, and Disney hit gold with "The Love Bug." Disney's special effects team gave Herbie a lot of character. Herbie is like an intelligent and lovable dog with wheels and enough horsepower to pop wheelies. The choices of Buddy Hackett and of Michele Lee were brilliant because they were so natural in their roles. Even Dean Jones was a good pick for this movie.

The comedy in this movie ranges from subtle humor to outrageous slapstick. Most of the comedy works. This family movie is one of those rare movies that every member of the family will find amusing.

This edition of "The Love Bug" is the best edition available. The movie has been restored and is in wide screen. One of the extras is an audio commentary that includes the late Buddy Hackett. This DVD also has a second disk that includes a cornucopia of information about the lovable little car. This DVD is a requirement for fans of this movie.

Enjoy!

One of Disney's absolute best non-musical live actions.......2007-02-10

I am so glad the Disney studios took the time to diversify their resume apart from animation, cute cuddly creatures, and musicals. They were honestly on a roll there almost more so with Haley Mills and Annette Funiciello at the helm. Dean Jones was another Disney favorite, aside from his Ugly Dachsund days, with this comedy classic that struck gold for the Disney Studios. This movie moves like it was made from the concrete that helps move the lively volkswagon. (Thank God, it didn't talk). It didn't have to, the bug had absolute body language like one's most favorite pet. The storyline does not waste a moment, and begins to the very end, or should I say, the finishing line. Everything in this movie works, and the suttle scenes where the confused love bug takes a quick jolt by bouncing off of things, or gets drunk from being fed irish coffee, is not just added comedy, but is an actual part of the story. Good work for the Disney clan of movie inventors, and great to see these products available on DVD. The next generations have plenty to look forward to from Disney!

Herbie the Love Bug Collection (The Love Bug/Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo/Herbie Goes Bananas/Herbie Rides Again)

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Kids AND Husband Love it!!!!
Awesome Collection - must have for any VW freak!
Terrific movie
THE FIRST IS THE BEST ALL IN GOOD FUN
My kids love Herbie!

Herbie the Love Bug Collection (The Love Bug/Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo/Herbie Goes Bananas/Herbie Rides Again)
Starring: Dean Jones , Michele Lee , David Tomlinson , Buddy Hackett , and Joe Flynn
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The first sequel, Herbie Rides Again (1974), is similar enough to the first film's charm and raucous comedy that it works on its own. Neither Dean Jones nor Michelle Lee are back, but a nice cast of familiar pros (including Disney vet Ken Berry) keeps things moving along slickly. The story finds Herbie helping Helen Hayes--yes, the First Lady of the American Theater--keep out of the clutches of Keenan Wynn's villain.

Dean Jones came back to the fold for this third lap around the block, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), which finds him racing in the famed city while thieves plant a stolen diamond in Herbie's gas tank. The plot is forced and conventional, but the cast is the thing: the excitable Don Knotts (The Apple Dumpling Gang) and the tormentable Roy Kinnear (Mr. Salt from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) are good men to have in a potboiler such as this.

The fourth movie, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), is a wooden story about Herbie's funny adventures heading toward a race in Brazil. Charles Martin Smith and Steven W. Burns try hard to bring some life into this project, but it just doesn't happen. There is one good laugh in the whole thing, in a scene where Herbie becomes a matador. Otherwise, even the picturesque, south-of-the-border stuff doesn't help. Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman star. --Tom Keogh

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Herbie Goes Bananas - English/Spanish DVD- Set in exotic locations in Central America, the internationally renowned Herbie, everyone's favorite "love bug," demonstrates his special brand of "car-isma" and high-octane humor in this action-packed, stunt-filled comedy outing. The fun begins when Herbie sets sail for Rio de Janeiro's Grande Premio racing competition with his two new owners. En route, they get sidetracked by a smuggling syndicate, pestered by a pint-sized pickpocket, and bullied by a raging bull. Laughter shifts into high gear in this zany Disney comedy! Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo - DVD- Herbie, the VW with heart, adds some international flair to his lovable personality! Upon entering a Paris-to-Monte Carlo road race, Herbie falls hood over wheels in love when he encounters a sleek, sporty, light blue Lancia. Also vying for Herbie's attention is a gang of jewel thieves, who've ingeniously hidden a stolen gem in Herbie's gas tank! Thus begins a madcap chase across the French countryside that only The Love Bug could create! Herbie Rides Again - DVD- Herbie is back in gear -- revved up and ready for more madcap comedy adventure in this sidesplitting sequel to Disney's popular smash hit, THE LOVE BUG! This time Herbie's leading lady is award-winning actress Helen Hayes, superb in the very first screen comedy of her illustrious career. Aided by co-stars Ken Berry and Stefanie Powers, she's out to save her beloved Victorian firehouse home from the wrecking ball of greedy real estate tycoon Keenan Wynn, Disney's most lovable villain. It's up to Herbie and his bug battalion to "come through in the clutch"! Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a really great time! The Love Bug - DVD Special Edition- For the first time ever you can enjoy this timeless classic in a Special Edition DVD. Fully restored to look and sound as it was originally intended, it also features hours of exclusive bonus materials your entire family will enjoy again and again. He's the star who provides the most laughs per gallon. He's Herbie, the lovable car with a mind of his own. Dean Jones, Michele Lee, and Buddy Hackett join Herbie in this revved-up comedy classic. Jones plays down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas, who reluctantly teams up with the little machine. Douglas thinks his sudden winning streak is due to his skill, not Herbie's. He finally realizes the car's worth when a sneaky rival plots to steal Herbie for himself. But it's Herbie who'll steal your heart in this wildly fun roller-coaster ride of a movie you'll never forget!

Customer Reviews:

Kids AND Husband Love it!!!!.......2007-07-03

We bought this as a combined birthday present for our kids...they just love Herbie! These movies have already given hours of laughter through our home!!! Great FAMILY movies! Not too many of those out there today!

Awesome Collection - must have for any VW freak!.......2007-05-25

Love the original and Monte Carlo!
Much peace.
BRING OUT TROOPS HOME NOW!!

Terrific movie.......2007-03-26

This movie is much better than the re-makes with that insufferable Lindsey Lohan. The oldies are still the best!

THE FIRST IS THE BEST ALL IN GOOD FUN.......2007-03-25

The Love Bug is a very entertaining Disney Comedy and the 2 disc special edition which is included in this box set is excellent. The other three sequels are not as good, but still good family entertainment. If you find the box set at a fair prce,buy it.The Transfers aren't bad,but they could be better.

My kids love Herbie!.......2007-03-08

Nothing better than watching movies from my childhood with my children. They love Herbie!

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the big green
Good Soccer Movie
Not a good movie for boys
Snore-fest...
Unbelievebly predictable (and bad)

The Big Green
Starring: Steve Guttenberg , Olivia d'Abo , Jay O. Sanders , John Terry , and Chauncey Leopardi
Director: Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Classic DVD
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DVD's main menu allow you to jump directly to the action
Presented in full-screen digital video

ASIN: B0000DZTNB
Release Date: 2004-05-04

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When the cast is removed from his severely broken arm, clumsy 12-year old Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) is shocked to find his arm has become a 100 mile per-hour thunderbolt. His throw from the bleachers directly to home plate alerts the last place Chicago Cubs and before you can shout "play ball!" he is signed as their new ace pitcher. With a few pointers from an aging star pitcher (Gary Busey) young Henry actually manages to pull of the impossible.

Customer Reviews:

the big green.......2007-01-19

This was a christmas gift for a relative. As far as I know, he is enjoying it. Thank you and have a prosperous new year!

Good Soccer Movie.......2006-11-10

This movie is very entertaining. My daughter really enjoyed it since she plays soccer and could relate to the kids learning to play and be a team. Lots of slap-stick comedy that anyone would enjoy.

Not a good movie for boys.......2006-04-12

While looking for a movie that would have good role models for boys, I had high hopes for this one, but it's typically Disney. The stupid, petty, and poor players are boys, and the smart, "good", and athletic players are girls.

This is not a good movie if you looking for role models to be examples for young boys

Snore-fest..........2005-09-06

So boring! Totally predictable--your average "feel good" sports movie. A new teacher arrives in a small town and decides to teach the misfit kids that inhabit it soccer. They're horrible when they first try. She then announces to them that their first game is the next day (I believe... i know the game is soon). They're all worried. They lose to the "Knights" (see? predictable NAME too). Somehow they end up in the finals, against the Knights again. They defeat them and receive a huge trophy that looks more like they won a pro sports championship instead of a kid's soccer league competition.
I never really understood the name of the team... "The Big Green?" Isn't the field in the middle of their town The Big Green? And what does that have to do with the team name whatsoever? Okay, maybe I'm missing something, but...

I watched the game while I was sick. Hoping it'd make me feel better. My parents liked it and insisted I didn't enjoy it because I felt crummy, but it we wasn't just me--it was the movie too. Don't invest in it--find something your kids would REALLY like.

Unbelievebly predictable (and bad).......2005-07-07

This is the most boring, vapid, cliched movie in the world. Here's the plot (if you haven't guessed): Soccer team of lovable misfits sucks at the beginning of the movie, losing to their stuck-up but great-at-soccer rivals (even the name is predictable--the "Knights"), but then, through teamwork and dedication etc. slowly get better (esp. the fat kid). They come from behind at the end of the season to beat the Knights with seconds left (I believe the little kid, who is always dirty, scores the last goal). The Knights are humiliated, the Big Green recieves a cup that makes it look like they won the World Series, they learn eminently predictible life lessons, etc. It's the standard feel-good sports-movie plot, and is not helped by maudlin, cliche-filled acting (not to mention music). Don't believe the five star reviewers, because apparantly they enjoy mindless pap. DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE!!!!!

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Third Time is not as much of a Charm
HARMLESS RETREAD
3rd (and final) in the series

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Starring: Rick Moranis , Eve Gordon , Bug Hall , Robin Bartlett , and Stuart Pankin
Director: Dean Cundey
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