Clash of the Titans

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You have a classic tale full of drama, passion, and adventure. A tale of universal archetypes that speak to everyone. A tale that has remained unfailingly popular for thousands of years. Why not spice it up with a wacky mechanical owl? Such was the thinking behind Clash of the Titans. Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier, and Harry Hamlin (one of these things is not like the others...) star in a toga-ripper about a valiant hero, capricious immortals, and lots and lots of giant stop-action monsters. Perseus (Hamlin) is the favored son of the god Zeus (Olivier), but he has unwittingly ticked off the sea goddess Thetis (Smith). Just to make things worse, Perseus falls in love with the lovely Princess Andromeda, who used to be engaged to Thetis's son. Soon Perseus is off on one quest after another, with Zeus helping, Thetis hindering, and lots of innocent bystanders getting stabbed, drowned, and squished. Of course, the whole thing is just an excuse to show as much of Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation as possible, and good thing too. It's an old technique, but it still looks pretty darn cool, and it means the cast can just relax and do a bunch of reaction shots. Don't use this one to study for that big classical mythology exam, but if you just turn your brain off and enjoy the Kraken, it's pretty good fun. --Ali Davis

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The classic Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda re-told with an all-star cast. To win the right to marry his love (Andromeda) and fufill his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa, and answering riddles. The result is a timeless adventure that's a treat for kids and adults.

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oldie but goodie!.......2007-08-26

I liked this film very much as a teenager and wanted to purchase it to watch with my kids. It was fun and funny to watch again in terms of the advance in film technology. I'll wait till my kids are 12 or 13 years old though to watch with them. It was a little stronger in parts in terms of scary creatures than I remembered.

CLASSIC.......2007-08-13

I bought this for my 2 Grandsons after reading them the childrens book. They loved it. Some parts may be scary for young children.

O Andromeda.......2007-07-29

There's only one reason I watch this film (or portions of it) again and again.

It's not the special effects of Harryhausen which are pretty variable in quality (my favorite is Medusa, my least favorite is that damn owl).

It's not the story which flows well enuf except for the tendency to draw out the special effects scenes (as with all Harryhausen films).

It's not the major British stars (eg, Olivier typecast as Zeus) languishing on Mt Olympus, drawing paychecks.

It's not the Americans Hamlin or Burgess, altho they do very well.

It's the heartbreakingly beautiful and talented Judi Bowker (as Andromeda) in one of her few film roles. She has a reasonable amount of screen time. And she was gorgeous in that ancient Greek costuming.

I give the movie 3 stars and add a 4th for Judi, but, really, there aren't enuf stars in the heavens...

Salty to the bone!.......2007-07-06

I love this movie. I saw it when it first came out in the theatre and I still have the action figures. One of the greatest things about this movie is that you get to see Judi Bowker's sweet little wet hinder. I pause at that spot every time =)

Clash of the Titans.......2007-06-27

This is a great resource for use in the classroom to demonstrate how the Greek gods interacted. I love it! The students enjoy watching the old animation.

Don Knotts 4 Movie Reluctant Hero Pack (The Ghost And Mr. Chicken / The Reluctant Astronaut / The Shakiest Gun In The West / The Love God?)

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Don Knotts 4 Movie Reluctant Hero Pack (The Ghost And Mr. Chicken / The Reluctant Astronaut / The Shakiest Gun In The West / The
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Don Knotts 4 Movie Reluctant Hero Pack (The Ghost And Mr. Chicken / The Reluctant Astronaut / The Shakiest Gun In The West / The Love God?)
Starring: Don Knotts , Liam Redmond , Dick Sargent , Skip Homeier , and Reta Shaw
Director: Alan Rafkin , and Edward Montagne
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ASIN: B00023P4JM
Release Date: 2004-07-06

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He's one of the most popular and admired funnymen of all time, a master of comic timing and physical humor. Now four of the classic films starring the delightful Don Knotts are available on DVD for the first time in this fun-filled collector's set.

After catapulting to national fame as the often impossible but ever lovable Deputy Barney Fife on TV's The Andy Griffith Show, Knotts set out to conquer the silver screen in a series of unforgettable feature films. Now four of these hilarious farces are brought together in this amazing collection that keeps the laughs coming.

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Don Knotts 4 Movie Reluctant Hero Pack (The Ghost And Mr. Chicken / The Reluctant Astronaut / The Shakiest Gun In The West / The.......2007-09-03

A memorable film for all the ages, has a lasting impact. Don Knotts has a way of making one feel like a kid again. Making laughter a must in life.

"Best gift ever".......2007-08-27

I gave this to a family as a gift to take on vacation. The dad said it was "the best gift ever!" Nice and wholsome, brought together 3 generations of the family.

Fun.......2007-07-29

I used to watch these movies as a kid and after Mr. Knotts passed away decided to look for them on DVD. This is a nice pack and I still found them all very funny and fun to watch with or without the kids. I could have lived without The Love God, but the others are priceless in my opinion.

Rare buys.......2007-07-18

The Don Knotts 4Movie pk is a great buy. I have enjoyed viewing movies that I had not seen since childhood. The movies arrived right on time.

The Reluctant Reviewer.......2007-07-17

The product is in excellent shape, great quality! Better than watching them when they first came out. Don Knotts is always a superb choice when looking for family entertainment although "The Love God" not your typical Don Knotts fair, is also very enjoyable. Lots of wonderful lessons in his movies. You can't go wrong with this package and extremely affordable.

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Breaking the Waves
The things we do for love
intense and spiritually very interesting
Most Powerful Film On Von Trier's CV.
extremely mixed emotions

Breaking the Waves
Starring: Emily Watson , Stellan Skarsgård , Katrin Cartlidge , Jean-Marc Barr , and Adrian Rawlins
Director: Lars von Trier
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ASIN: 6305899681
Release Date: 2000-07-25

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Set in an unmercifully rugged, coastal village in Scotland in the 1970s, this extraordinary film by Lars von Trier stars British actress Emily Watson as a barely contained naive named Bess, who holds regular conversations with God and whose pure and intensely personal faith is hardly tolerated by the gruesome Calvinist elders of her church. Bess marries an oil-rig worker (Stellan Skarsgard) and comes to believe that erotic discovery is a part of God's grand plan. But after her spouse is hurt in an accident, she decides that divine instruction is leading her toward the life of a prostitute--with disastrous but somehow beautiful results. Von Trier (The Kingdom) has made a wonderful, entirely unexpected, and rigorous work of discovery in this film, with a formal visual design that recalls classic films by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Robert Bresson. Watson is a phenomenon, her wide-eyed wonder at the world as God's handiwork a breathtaking portrayal of conviction. --Tom Keogh

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When Bess, a naive young woman, marries Jan, a handsome oil-rig worker, she experiences passion and physical pleasure that she never imagined. Their bliss is cut short when an accident on the rig leaves Jan paralyzed. Believing he will never make love to Bess again, he tells her to take other lovers, convincing her that this will help his recovery. Bess is sent spiraling into a world of dark emotions she cannot understand

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Breaking the Waves.......2007-07-11

Von Trier's disturbing, fiercely unconventional "Waves" features the magnificent British actress Emily Watson in a daringly masochistic role no Hollywood starlet would have touched. With her fearless incarnation of the childlike, ever-suffering Bess, who comes to believe that God's plan is for her to be a tramp, Von Trier wrings heartbreak and tragedy from her brutal encounters with Calvinist locals and roughneck seamen. And just when you're not sure how much more Bess (or you) can bear, he introduces a shockingly beautiful epiphany that will steal your breath. The Oscar-nominated "Waves" might be tough-going for some, but its ingenious camerawork and spiritual catharsis is worth diving in for.

The things we do for love.......2007-01-02

-In a Puritan town where religion is the number one priority and women are confined to being just housewives a religious woman that has conversations with God finds the love of her life in a worker at the village called Jan. The two soon marry and fall madly in love with each other but tragedy strikes as Jan gets badly injured in an accident at work that leaves him paralyzed from the neck down. This may spell doom for any other relationship but Bess really loves her man and is determined to stay with him forever but an unusual request from Jan complicates things as he ask her to do something that requires her to give the ultimate sacrifice

-Now unless you have a heart made of ice and bitterness then I think you'll either be in tears or in deep depression after watching this movie. It's just so sad what happens in the movie as we see the character Bess do things she doesn't want to do in order to make the love of her life happy. The movie's slow pace helps greatly with the 180 turn that it pulls on the audience half way through the movie. At first glance the movie seems like a heartbreaking romantic story of a woman that loves her husband even though he's crippled from the neck down but then slowly turns from that to a dark tragic story of a woman going to the extremes to make him happy.

-I guess the super cool thing to do in order to prove how knowledgeable I am in movies will be to say how I've been a fan of director Lars von Trier and he's one of my favorites but the truth is before this movie I never knew the man existed and honestly despite my love for this amazing movie I haven't really seen anything that he's done after or before this film. But I will try to someday so I can join his fan club and seem important and clever like the people who pretend to like filmmakers no one's heard of just to be cool. Emily Watson plays the schizophrenic Bess who gives an Oscar worthy performance here. Her character isn't exactly stupid in the traditional sense but she is more loyal than anything which in the end makes her do things that even she knows to be wrong. I know people will criticize it for not being realistic but there really are women like that in the world that will do anything for love. Stellan Skarsgard whose one of our overlooked actors plays her husband Jan who is pretty hard to figure out at times. We don't know whether she shares Bess' intense passionate love or whether he's just a horny man that's having fun with a local girl.

-This is one of those movies that I love but won't dare recommend to anyone due to how depressing it is but if you're dead on the inside and have no emotion what so ever then it maybe a great idea to check it out.

intense and spiritually very interesting.......2006-12-11

What a powerful cinematic experience! BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by the always-controversial Lars von Trier, explores the concepts of love and faith with more poignancy and more intensity than any other film that I can think of.

The movie opens with Bess (Emily Watson) trying to justify to the elders of her church why she should be allowed to marry Jan, a comparatively worldly outsider. Bess is from a very small and insulated Scottish community, and the church she belongs to is VERY conservative and traditional (not to mention patriarchical). It is with some reluctancy that the old bearded men finally approve her marriage.

Although Bess is not quite as rigidly backward as the church elders, she is a deeply faithful woman. In fact, as the film progresses, the purity of Bess's religious beliefs transforms her into a saintly, if not Christ-like character.

Next to Bess's devotion to God (perhaps even surpassing it), is her devotion to Jan. Bess loves her husband completely, unquestioningly, almost madly. In fact, Bess is at first hesitant to tell her husband how deeply she cares for him, for fear that he will be angry with her for the intensity of her feelings. Fairly early on in the film (and I don't think I'm revealing too much by saying so), Jan is severely injured in an oil-rigging accident. This is when Bess's love for him is put to the test in surprising and frankly disturbing ways.

As with any Lars von Trier film, BREAKING THE WAVES is not for the faint of heart. The story is difficult, and there is a lot of frank sexuality. I think any thoughtful viewer, though, will recognize that this film is far from an exploitive shock-piece. After viewing it for the first time the other night, I found myself (and I'm not religious, by the way) contemplating some profoundly spiritual questions. What does it mean to love unconditionally? Do any of us really have pure faith, or are we all too jaded? Why was it necessary for Christ to sacrifice himself to save us? Is this morbid, or is it the ultimate demonstration of love?

The film is generally heavy, but there are also several light moments. One of the most delightful aspects of the film is Emily Watson's performance. While the acting was excellent across the board, I couldn't take my eyes off of her face. I was reminded of Giulietta Masina in LA STRADA. Both actresses are extraordinarily expressive and have a sort of wide-eyed naivety that breaks your heart. Actually, I believe the similarities between the two roles extend beyond the actresses' facial expressions, but I'll leave that for you to contemplate. First, you've got to watch this movie. I highly recommend that you do so.

Most Powerful Film On Von Trier's CV........2006-08-08

Breaking The Waves is quite possibly one of the best, and most powerful film of the 90's. It is considered one of the films in the Dogme movement started by Danish filmmakers including this film's director, Lars Von Trier. The Dogme movement was started in 1995, and is a set of rules, that director's can follow which allows the filmmaking to be at it's purest for cheapest, with no special effect and no big budget, this allows the filmmakers to focus more on the story and the actor's involvement with their characters. Although this is not a proper Dogme film, it does follow some of the other rules Lars Von Trier vowed to keep. This is Emily Watson's first feature film and definately is one of her finest roles to date. She achieved an acadamy award nomination for best actress as the leading character Bess, and the film also won the grand jury award at the Cannes Film Festival, along with best film of the year at the european film awards. The film was written by Lars Von Trier, Peter Asmussen, and the uncredited David Pirie.

Breaking The Waves is set in the early 1970's and is about a faithful young woman named bess, who lives in a small town in Scotland. Bess is a very faithful person towards her religon and has a previous mention of being at a psychiatric hospital. At the beginning of the film, Bess is confronting the townsmen who are incharge of the church she attends and is asking their permission to marry an oil rig worker named Jan, who is played by Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård. After Bess and Jan get married, Jan has to go back, and Bess' world ends once he leaves to go back and work at the oil rig. Bess' caretaker and sister in law Dodo, encourages her to live a normal life while he's away, and that she shouldn't just stop living. Jan phones his wife every day and doesn't neglect her. Bess prays for her husband to come home, although he would be returning to her in ten days, she can't wait that long, and prays for him to come home immediatly. Jan has a fatal accident at the rig and forces him to come home to attend the hospital. Bess soon finds out from the doctor who's a good friend of her's that he's parralized for life. She soon starts to feel guilty that her beloved is parralized because of her, that she prayed for her husband to return quickly, and thinks that she caused the accident to happen. Jan realises that he can't ever touch or make love to his wife again, and encourages her to find a lover and tell him every detail so that he can never forget what it feels like. Both of them are deeply in love, and Jan pleads her to help him never forget, so that he, as he claims, may still live. Bess beleives that this whole fiasco is a test of her love for him.

The key highlight of the picture is Emily Watson's truly amazing performance, and is one of the main reasons you should watch this film. But, there is not one poor performance in this film by any actor. Skarsgård is absolutely sensational as the crippled Jan, and gives a very detailed and heart breaking performance alongside Emily Watson. Other brilliant performances come from Katrin Cartlidge as the nurse Dodo and sister in-law to Bess, and as well as Adrian Rawlins as the caring Docter Richardson. Von Trier is known to be hard on his cast, but is rewarded with truly heartfelt performances from the cast and excellent direction. The cinematography is what you expect from any Dogme film(one of the rules is to only use handheld cameras), the handheld camera gives us the personal and intimate moments of the characters, it's not only stylish and unique, but it also gives us a feeling that we are one of the characters in the film, that we are a spectator of the events that are taking place, and that we are in their heads, that we are experiencing what they are feeling at that precise moment. The film features an exilarating 1970's rock soundtrack, that has mostly glam rock, the music is only played at the introduction of each new chapter, and only once, during actual footage, T-Rex's rollicking Hot Love. The script is very well thought out, and very meaningful dialogue with heart pounding story.

Overall, Breaking The Waves is a definate knock-out, and rightly deserves the praise it got from critics and cinema goers. But, it isn't for the average movie watcher and would only appeal to avid Von Trier fans and art house viewers. The film should most definately not be missed by anybody who is looking for a tale filled with love and faith. The end result is one of the most powerful films of all time and one of the most depressing films ever. The ending is an absolute tragic event and gets all of the character's emotions thrown at us with devestating results. This and Requiem For A Dream are possibly the most powerful films and saddest films I've ever seen. This is a very tough second viewing, and won't reccomend to the sensetive viewer. The film contains explicit sex, nudity, strong language, and graphic violence. But, for everybody else, a film to see on a cold rainy day, infact, any time of the day will do.

There are absolutely no special features on the region 1 disc, I own the region 2 disc, it hardly has anything extra, but specialy selected chapters with comentary from Lars Von Trier and other crew involved. The film: 4.5/5 The extras: 2.5/5(R2), 0/5(R1)

extremely mixed emotions.......2006-07-27

I have never had such mixed feelings about a film. I think the film in and of itself is one of the worst I've ever seen: Lars "von" Trier is in my opinion a very sick individual, and the whole "Dogma" movement is an extraordinary exercise in silliness. I felt dazed and down for days after seeing this film, due to its twisted psychology, and the ending (with the bells ringing in the sky) is one of the corniest ever - pure kitsch. On the other hand, Emily Watson's performance in the leading role is possibly the best I've ever seen on film (up there with Brando as Vito Corleone and Anthony Quinn as Zorba). For that alone it's worth seeing.

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James and Sarah's Story
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CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
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Children of a Lesser God
Starring: William Hurt , Marlee Matlin , Piper Laurie , Philip Bosco , and Allison Gompf
Director: Randa Haines
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ASIN: B0000507P9
Release Date: 2000-12-12

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Mark Medoff's tough play about deafness is sweetened and softened in this 1986 film adaptation directed by Randa Haines (Wrestling Ernest Hemingway). William Hurt plays a teacher newly hired at a school for deaf children, and Marlee Matlin is the deaf and withdrawn janitor who captures his attention. Romantic and heartfelt, the film makes its audience care very much about its two leading characters, and wince when Hurt's well-meaning instructor allows Matlin's handicap to become a problem. Haines develops some interesting visual ideas to underscore the isolation of Matlin's world, particularly a lovely refrain that finds Matlin swimming alone at night. The drama is cut somewhat by the bouncy energy and good humor of Hurt's students. Piper Laurie is very good in a supporting role as Matlin's mother. --Tom Keogh

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A good plot ruined..........2006-09-26

This is a good movie, but could be better.
1) Having a "R" rating kind of limits the audience base. It could have reached more people if it was PG 13 instead. Maybe even PG. Maybe more people would watch it, like it, and discuss it if it wasn't necessary to rate it so strongly.
2) Is all the sex so necessary to the plot? No. It was embarrasing, to say the least. And their love would still be as strong if they restrained their passions until they were married.
3) The sex weakens the plot in another aspect. If Sarah hated her childhood, hated being known as promiscuious by every single boy in her neighborhood, you'd think she continue to distance herself from her mistakes, and make him wait until they were married. That would show that he loved her and cared for her so much he wouldn't mind waiting.
4)Yes, I can see the humor in having a deaf kid want to learn to speak so he can swear at people, but is it so necessary, I have to ask?

I hope somebody remakes the movie with these points in mind, enabling a greater audience to be exposed (to the ideas, not to the...you know...) to the deaf community.

James and Sarah's Story.......2006-08-15

Hollywood has often visited the story of the teacher who comes to make a difference. There have been some fine films born from that premise but Children of a Lesser God gets my vote as the really interesting one.

William Hurt's James is an offering that has a real feel to it. He has wandered through some of his earlier days, drifting and learning through a variety of different disciplines and jobs (as principal Bosco points out to him while he is interviewing Hurt). He is cocky, passionate and searching but there is also the hint of arrogance in his motivations. William Hurt has never been better and he delivers a subtle, intense and yet a kind performance.

Marlee Matlin's Sarah is equally as compelling and her portrayal- explosive and needing at every turn. No wonder she won the award for this work. She conveys the frustration this character feels with a precise on target delivery.

What makes this story interesting is that it is the story of a teacher who reaches into himself, reaches into a quiet that has robbed a group of students of their ability to actively participate, and reaches into the life of a young woman who has imprisoned herself in her own frustration and anger. All are changed by the results and in a very real, positive and life renewing way.

Randa Haines direction is restrained, inspired and poetic and the film plays like a glimpse into someone's life. It's a beautiful thing to watch and to learn something from. And while I've said it's a story of a teacher who has come to make a difference, it is also a very tender and moving story of love. Love between James and Sarah, between James and his students and between the small community that is depicted here.

Special mention to of Piper Laurie and Philip Bosco's work here as the mother and the principal. They are two extremely fine character actors whose work (as always) is nothing short of a joy to watch. They lend the more sage advice that rounds this story's points out to have some real weight.

If you're looking for a film that lends its love on several levels, this is the one for you.

Incredible.......2006-08-06

This is one of the best movies ever made that looks at a culture that still has not been touched upon by the media.

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD.......2006-07-05

NOT SINCE THE STORY OF HELEN KELLER HAS THERE BEEN SUCH A SENSITIVE MOVIE ABOUT A HANDICAPPED PERSON. MARLEE MATLIN AND WILLIAM HURT ARE EXCELLENT, THE SCRIPT IS GREAT AND THE PRODUCTION VALUES LEAVE NOTHING TO DESIRE.

5 questions you might be asking.......2006-07-04

If you are reading this review, chances are you saw this movie many years ago and you might be asking yourself:

1) Does William Hurt talk unusually slow in this film, like he does in all of his films? Yes

2) Was this film like an afterschool special, filled with overwrought acting and obvious advice? No

3) Will the women have 80s big hair and be wearing shoulder pads? Quite possibly

4) Do I remember correctly that William Hurt's character speaks both the female and male dialogue in most of the key scenes? Oddly, yes. But we forgive it, because it is a necessary device.

5) Why is this film popping up in my subconscious, and why am I asking myself if I should watch it again? Because the film is better than you remember, and the ideas it discusses are still applicable to your conflicts today.

If you haven't watched the movie recently, I recommend watching it again. It is as strong as it was 20 years ago.

Please comment, express feedback, or suggest related movies.

...And God Created Woman - Criterion Collection

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Rootless youths
Maybe I wanted a friend
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...And God Created Woman - Criterion Collection
Starring: Brigitte Bardot , Jacques Ciron , Isabelle Corey , Paul Faivre , and Leopoldo Francés
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ASIN: 0780023110
Release Date: 2000-11-21

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Roger Vadim's directorial debut is more titillation than continental cool, but it broke box-office records and censorship taboos in its teasing display of sex and eroticism in the sunny vacation playground of the Saint-Tropez seashore. Vadim ushered in the era of continental attitudes toward sex and christened the voluptuous Brigitte Bardot (his wife) the world's original sex kitten: earthy, innocent, and all fleshy curves. Bardot is Juliette, a pouty child-woman orphan prone to nude sunbathing and playful flirting. Though pursued by a rich widower (Curt Jurgens) and attracted to the brawny fisherman Antoine (Christian Marquand), she marries Antoine's shy younger brother Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant), an earnest, innocent kid hardly older than she but far less worldly. Despite her sincere efforts to "be good," Juliette gives in to Michel's advances, setting off a chain of events that ends in fraternal conflict. Vadim keeps the display of skin this side of an R rating, but only barely, teasing the male audience with skimpy outfits, barely concealing sheets, and often conveniently arranged scenery. Bohemian Bardot frolics through the film with nary a self-conscious moment, culminating in a passionate mambo, her pent-up frustration and sexual confusion exploding in a mad dance as bongos pound away on the soundtrack. Who needed Viagra in the '50s when Bardot was around? --Sean Axmaker

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The astounding success of Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman revolutionized the foreign film market and turned Brigitte Bardot into an international star. Bardot stars as Juliette, an 18-year-old orphan whose unbridled appetite for pleasure shakes up all of St. Tropez; her sweet but naïve husband Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) endures beatings, insults, and mambo in his attempts to tame her wild ways. Criterion presents this milestone of cinematic naughtiness in a stunning new 16x9 Eastmancolor transfer, supervised by the late director.

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Rootless youths.......2007-09-03

Not much more than 20 years old, Brigitte Bardot is young and beautiful in this little gem of a movie. The DVD cover and the title are in my opinion misleading. The story is even more relevant to day than fifty years ago, and takes place in a small seaside village. I find the pace and charm of the village an essencial part of the story. This is naturally first of all a vehicle for miss Bardot, and as such it serves her very well. English subtitles comes handy for those not familiar with the spoken French. By the way, God did the creation well before filming started in this case, so there's nothing relating to the title going on here. But you can judge the final result for your self.

Maybe I wanted a friend.......2007-09-01

Director: Roger Vadim
Duration: 92 minutes

Being that I have been delving into French New Wave films of the 1960s for the past few months, I figured that it was time for me to watch a film staring one of the key actresses of the period: the blonde, statuesque Brigitte Bardot. Before watching "...and God created woman," the only film in which I had seen Bardot was Jean-Luc Godard's Masculin feminin (1966). However, her presence was quite magnetic, so I was quite curious to see why her star rose to the top in the realm of French cinema.

In Vadim's debut film, Bardot stars as Juliette an eighteen year old orphan who has been taken into foster care by an elderly couple. However, she is a bit less than "grateful." Instead of doing her best to please her benefactors, Juliette spends most of her time lazing about, eating, shopping, and sunbathing in the nude. However, her main from of entertainment is men and with two men in particular: the rich and older Eric Carradine and the poorer but handsome Antoine Tardieu. Carradine, because of his great wealth, generally tries to win the affection of Juliette through a number of gifts, but the young girl's heart truly belongs to Antoine. Yet, after she overhears Antoine, who has just asked her to run away with him, that he intends to only have her for one night and then dump her, she runs back to Carradine, but her heart won't let her give herself to him. She then goes back to Antoine, but refuses to stay with him the night. Her late night revelry gets her in trouble with her foster mother who intends to send her back to the orphanage where she would remain until she turned twenty one (yikes!).

However, there is a solution to keep Juliette in town and that is either to adopt her or marry her. Carradine is out of the question because of his shady past and Antoine does not consider the girl to be worth marrying, however, his younger brother Michel is also interested in her and asks Juliette to marry him. Yet, can the little nymph Juliette remain faithful to Michel a man who she does not hold real feelings for?

Without going in to too much detail about more important elements of the film, the film delves into the different standards held in society for men and women. Antoine was determined to sleep with Juliette early in the film and his friends agree with him that she is not worth marrying but is worth the pursuit for sex. However, Juliette, who might be a bit more promiscuous than average women in the town is labeled a whore, etc. and when situations escalate beyond comfort level. While not a spectacular film by any means, "...and God created woman" is well worth a watch.

Bardot's image embodied a unique combination of perversity and innocence..........2006-12-28

The image of a nude Brigitte Bardot stretched out on her stomach, as she appeared at the very beginning of "And God Created Woman," used to create posters that sold by the thousands and helped to popularize her initials, "B.B."

The scandal she provoked launched the film and made it an unprecedented success... Her image embodied a unique combination of perversity and innocence, a mix she displayed in her powerful portrayal of the fascinating character in the film--a young woman, proud of her body, who ultimately rejects morality... However, this opposition to conventional behavior was more a declaration of intent than of reality... The film was actually a morality tale: the liaison of the heroine and her brother-in-law was severely criticized, and conjugal love triumphed over the other more sordid union in the end...

The controversy of "An God Created Woman" lay not so much in the actual events, but in the female character's impudence... And even if Vadim's message has become dated, it nonetheless documents a difficult period of time and the frustration that accompanied a living, breathing, sexual fantasy, an object of desire, a symbol of sexual liberty... Sex was no longer voyeurism, as it was in George Lacombe's "The Light Across the Street," (La Lumière d'en face) but instead became a reality which called for one's attention...

Seen in this way, it is incontestable that "B.B." and Vadim contributed to the liberation of sexual mores, almost presaging the Sexual Revolution...

surprisingly not good.......2006-12-04

was SO excited to finally see the myth known as Bardot and the movie that made her famous for that myth. but it turned out too be a big yawn. the movie is actually boring, and you can understand the plot, but it is still incomprehensible. and not b/c it is in french with subtitle (i actually prefer it that way; i like to hear french). it's like Vadim tried to hard with twists and turns; he tried to make an average story something greater. there is no great, stand out acting. and even though BB is sort of known for being "lazy", the actors in it seemed bored with the movie them self. like they didn't want to act. they and BB were lethargic. it felt like they were improvising or rehearsing, instead of actually acting. there is too much worthless dialogue, no action. i still love bardot probably because of her fashion, beauty, etc, but i don't see why there was a commotion over her from a celluloid point of view (maybe there is another movie that captures her sex-kitten essence; i don't think this is the movie), shes not very great in it. she is just an average girl who pouts. there's not a wonderful, distinct persona, how you have with Marilyn Monroe. it was a long, mundane movie and i found myself falling asleep. i was very disappointed. it did not hold my attention. haven't watched it again. i was also shocked that even though BB looks great in it, she still couldn't keep me awake.

Enjoyable, and worth watching for more than Bardot........2006-04-04

I saw this recently on a lark just to see what all the Brigitte Bardot fuss was about -- and wasn't expecting much since sex comedy farces (particularly French ones) aren't high on my film watch lists -- but was surprised at how good (and good-natured) it was. Besides the vivacious charms of Ms. Bardot, this film had a solid script and good acting and dialogs. (One of my favorite lines had Bardot replying to a query why a family won't sell its puny shipyard to the effect that they want to at least still *own* something to not to feel poor.) The story is not highbrow, but is far from being lowbrow and tawdry and exploitative as some newcomers (like me) might perceive from its notorious reputation. Bardot plays Juliette, the "town tramp" of St. Tropez who is pursued by a rich, elderly playboy while carrying the torch for Antonio, an impecunious shipwright who treats her just as a convenient one-night-stand. In comes Antonio's younger brother, Michele, who truly loves her and offers to marry her to save her from being sent back to the orphanage. Juliette marries Michele and comes to love him despite herself, while fighting against her reckless, impetuous nature as Antonio comes back into the scene and presents a constant temptation. Will love or lust wins out? Call me old-fashioned, but I liked how the movie ends, and I agree with another Amazon reviewer's analysis (Robert Cartland), which hits it square on the head. (BTW, the video transfer for this Criterion DVD edition is excellent, eliminating all the old flaws while preserving the warm, vibrant colors of the St. Tropez location to great effect.)

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Love Ain't Suppose to Hurt

Love Ain't Suppose to Hurt
Starring: Love Aint Suppose to Hurt
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Release Date: 2006-11-07

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Love Ain't Suppose to Hurt.......2007-05-19

It was very sad, but educational for people looking for love in all the wrong places. It is giving a message to take time and let it find you. But, it could have been better made. Again, add a couple of professional actors in the mix. It is a good story, but played, I guess to their best ability. Everyone cannot act.

David E. Talbert 3-Pack (The Fabric of a Man/ He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say?/ Love On Layaway)

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David Talbert
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David E. Talbert 3-Pack (The Fabric of a Man/ He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say?/ Love On Layaway)
Starring: Clifton Powell , Maurice Wilkinson , Julie Dickens , Red Grant , and Orlando Wright
Director: David E. Talbert
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Release Date: 2006-05-02

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David Talbert.......2007-06-26

David Talbert is a brilliant writer and director. I think he's a bit overshadowed by the Tyler Perry craze and dont get me wrong Tyler is the man but there are other writers and directors out here. In all David's play are wonderful and I can relate to many of the subject matters. I recommend this to anyone who's looking for Christian based entertainment.

Love It.......2007-05-12

I loved all three plays. I will definitely buy other David E. Talbert plays.

David Talbert Plays.......2007-01-11

If you are a fan of Tyler Perry you should really check out David Talbert. His works are well written and entertaining! This three pack is a great way to start your own collection.

Worth Every Penny!.......2006-11-23

I love David Talbert's work. These plays are worth every penny! I originally rented He Say She Say ...., I loved it so much that I decided to buy the three pack. I have watched these movies soooooooo many times! They are great for family gatherings as well. Instead of watching movies that everyone has seen, I pull this out of the collection and we have a blast! For many of my relatives, this was there first time hearing about these plays.

Clifton Powell is a great actor. I almost fell out of my chair laughing when his character haid the nerve to say, "You see, that's the problem with you 100% black people. I'm 37% Cherokee."

These plays will make you laugh, cry, get angry-they will take you through some emotions and remind you of things that you have heard of or seen in your lifetime.

Kudos to Mr. Talbert on a job well done!

Pretty good.......2006-11-10

I enjoyed the plays each of them had a meaning, on fabric of a man i was expecting a lil bit more but it was still good

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One of Disney's BEST!
Lighten up, live, and enjoy.
Daughter Loves it
A clever, enjoyable and under-rated Disney classic
Disney's Diamond in the Rough

Hercules (Limited Edition)
Starring: Tate Donovan , Josh Keaton , Roger Bart , Danny DeVito , and James Woods
Director: John Musker , and Ron Clements
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Release Date: 1999-11-09

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Not the egregious foul it seemed to be in theaters, Hercules stands up as an entertaining spritzer of an animated feature. The continual peppering of in-jokes and cultural references becomes less irksome on video. That there's no majesty or awe invested in the beloved Greek legends also seems less of an error. Also on the plus side is the bounciest Alan Menken music since Little Shop of Horrors. With Zeus's blood in his veins, young Hercules's amazing strength makes him an outcast (sorry, that still doesn't fly), so he trains with a satyr named Phil to become a hero. Along the way Herc meets Meg, a common mortal who falls hard for him. They're both against the jocular Hades, who has to destroy Hercules to take over Olympus. The hydra is the computer-animated set piece for this little number, a no-chance attempt to beat that wildebeest herd from The Lion King. --Keith Simanton

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One of Disney's BEST!.......2007-09-05

When we switched over to DVD from VHS, I went LOOKING for this movie in the newer format - I LOVE IT! As do my kids...terrific animation, fantastic music (the muses are a RIOT), just creativity in every nook and animated cranny there is. Easily entertains adults as well as children - both boys and girls will love it! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Lighten up, live, and enjoy. .......2007-08-24

Some of my favorite Disney films are a somewhat inaccurate retelling of an old story. And so are yours. Think about it. Have you ever read how the original stories of Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast went? Most of the stories Disney retooled to be family friendly were simply not appropriate for children. Picking apart Hercules for inaccuracy simply because it doesn't have the luxury of being one of the accepted classics is hypocritical, nonsensical, and totally ignorant of its merits.

This particular film is one of my favorites in the series of Disney feature films, and I've been an avid lover of Greek mythology since I was very young. I knew the stories that were full of gore, murder and rape long before any child would be allowed to see those kinds of things in a movie, so I knew when I saw Hercules that, for example, Hercules dies, Nessus attempts to rape Hercules' wife (not Megara) and ultimately poisons Hercules with a mixture of his blood and semen, Hercules performs his famous twelve tasks after killing his wife and children out of insanity, Pegasus is born from the gorgon's severed neck, etc. Sure, it's different. But parents complained about the graphicness of the hydra fight. Expecting Disney to put this into a G-rated kids film would have been the height of stupidity when it came out and I was fourteen, and some grown adults are still making this complaint!

This film is ridiculously maligned even though I feel it's one of the best of the Disney animated films. It has unique animation, a quirky feel the likes of wouldn't be seen again until The Emperor's New Groove, an exquisite blend of comedy and drama, a lovable protagonist and a hilarious villain that steals the show. Don't believe for a minute the rantings and ravings of accuracy buffs-- this is a fantastic film that people of any age and acquaintance with Greek mythology can love, if they don't let themselves get caught up in elitisms.

Daughter Loves it.......2007-08-24

I agree with everything positive everyone else has said... so why repeat? Great movie. My 4 year old daughter LOVES this movie. She's been watching it since she was a newly turned 3 year old. As for myself, I get locked every time she puts it on.

A clever, enjoyable and under-rated Disney classic.......2007-08-22

It was only a matter of time until Disney Studios put their own dinstinctive spin on that mythical God-like hero, Hercules. When I first saw it on VHS format, I instantly fell for it.
This animated film follows in the same spirit of my own personal favorite, "Aladdin" (no wonder why I like it), which blends dazzling animation, a clever story filled with satirical puns & in-jokes, toe-tapping showtunes, and engaging characters voiced by talented people.
But within all the jokes and gags is the essential message that our hero must learn: That true heroism comes not from wonderous feats, but from within your heart. We watch as Hercules (displaying God-like strength, but turned mortal, thanks to the under-handed doings of the slimy Hades) evolves from gawky, clumsy teenager into a true heroic figure under the tutelage of Philotetes ("call me Phil"). A diminutive Satyr (the most unlikely trainer of heroes!) with a short fuse, Phil is voiced appropriately by Danny DeVito. Tate Donovan voices the uncertain but ambitious Herk perfectly. His Godly father Zeus is given hearty, boisterous authority by veteran actor Rip Torn. Bobcat Goldthwait and Matt Frewer have fun voicing Hades' bumbling demonic minions, Pain & Panic. One of the big surprises among the characters is the leading lady, Meg. Disney, for a change, went against the "pretty-but-useless" damsel-in-distress by choosing a brassy, wisecracking heroine who pokes fun at damsels-in-distress. But the character who really steals the show is the hot-headed but jocular Hades, Lord of the Underworld, voiced with deliciously villainous glee by James Woods.
As with most Disney fare, "Hercules" is for the whole family. But be warned: Some scenes, such as Herk's battle with a head-sprouting Hydra monster and the equally monstrous Titans, may be too intense for little tykes.
However, there's so much to enjoy in this pun-filled take on the legendary hero that you'll most likely stayed glued to the set from start to finish.

Disney's Diamond in the Rough.......2007-07-27

This movie is one of the best Disney movies I've ever seen. It is so funny, charming, and entertaining. This is a movie for the whole family, kids and adults. This movie often gets a bad wrap that it does not deserve. I admit, it is no Beauty and the Beast nor Hunchback of Notre Dame. But it has its own charm. The music is so catchy, and the characters and animation is so unique and different. I think kids don't like it as much because some of the humor is a little over their heads, but teens and adults are sure to enjoy it. And the critics keep knocking it because it didn't follow the Greek myth. But the Hunchback also didn't totally follow the storyline. Victor Hugo's novel is a much darker story. Phoebus and Esmerelda's relationship was not as sweet and romantic as Disney made it out to be. The same goes for The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas. If that's the basis for deciding if Hercules is a good movie or not, then someone might as well not like any of the other aformentioned movies. If the storyline of any of those movies was totally followed, then they definitely wouldn't be for kids to watch. On a final note, all I can say is give it a chance. You won't be disappointed!

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Rebecca DeMornay
A Guilty Pleasure From My Twenties.
Two words. Frank Langella.
A sexy film
Somewhere between a guilty pleasure and an underrated gem

And God Created Woman
Starring: Gail Boggs , Einstein Brown , Judith Chapman , Elle Collier , and Rebecca De Mornay
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ASIN: B000193318
Release Date: 2004-03-16

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She's sexy. She's seductive. She's Robin Shay (De Mornay), a beautiful free spirit whose spontaneous style always get her into trouble and now she's escaping from a New Mexico prison! But freedom is fleeting as Robin escapes right into the lap of politician James Tiernan (Langella), who reluctantly puts her back in jail. She talks carpenter Billy Moran into a hasty marriage, effecting her immediate parole. However, Robin soon learns that freedom has its price - a "husband" and his family and all she wants is to play rock 'n' roll. With a smitten politician in one hand, and a passionate husband in the other Robin creates her own rules - then breaks them!

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Rebecca DeMornay.......2007-04-05

This is one of my favorite movies from the 80s. Rebecca DeMornay is hot in this remake of the Roger Vadim 50s classic.

A Guilty Pleasure From My Twenties........2006-08-04

This movie isn't particularly good--it's a basic marriage of convenience and cheating tupperware party. It's still got great, funny moments even if it doesn't always make sense, but I wouldn't thumb my nose at it. I never saw the original nor, until looking up these reviews, did I even know there was one. Rebecca DeMornay is always beautiful, and her performance is actually quite hilarious in places. The situations are outrageous, and Vincent Spano is nice eye candy if not much else. Donovan Leitch's son also turns in a solid supporting role performance.

Sure, this movie is shallow, silly, raunchy, and totally 80s, but that's what m