Anita Baker: Rapture Live

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Poor technical work on a great singer.......2007-08-09

This dvd has poor picture quality, fuzzy image and faded color. The sound quality is also very poor. I have to wonder if somehow amature made products are being sold here? The dvd distacts from Baker's talent.
I do not recommend this product.

D. Kerr

Quality.......2007-07-17

Anita Baker: Rapture Live

I wanted to say first of all I'm old school, I can remember Anita 1st song and I followed her erver since, I have all of her cd's and when I saw amazon had her dvd I jumped on it, but what I dont understand, today its 2007 and DVD's has come along way and HD in whats happening. I ordered this dvd and had to wait over 2 1/2 months to recieve it and when I saw it at my home I was very unhappy with the picture quality, it was like watching a concert on tv 20 years ago. Sorry, but I feel it could have been more up to date.

LMoney
Cincinnati, Ohio

GREAT ITEM. BUT DO NOT TRUST THE DELIVERY.......2007-05-27

I wanted this item so bad I have been waiting for delivery since 11/06. Have not received it YET. I cancelled the order 2 days ago on 05/23/07 and ordered it from the used seller option. I am awaiting the arrival which should be no later than 05/31/07. Buy it from a private owner.

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Review for Fundy
Badly acted, shallow and not worth watching, unfortunately
only partly successful
awful
"God is like a drug. But instead of too much heroin, you're taking too much God."

The Rapture
Starring: Mimi Rogers , Darwyn Carson , Patrick Bauchau , Marvin Elkins , and David Duchovny
Director: Michael Tolkin
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
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ASIN: B0002XNT1C
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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Once upon a time, in the 1980s and early 1990s, American independent movies did not seek to merely ape Hollywood formulas. They were more than just feature-length resumes for shrewd, enterprising filmmakers who had nothing to say, but dreamed of saying it with a big-studio budget. Back then, independent films provided a different kind of movie experience; they challenged and provoked audiences--and none more so than 1991's The Rapture, written and directed by Michael Tolkin, the man who wrote the screenplay for The Player, Robert Altman's scathing anti-Hollywood comedy. Mimi Rogers plays Sharon, a lost soul who gives up her hedonistic life of sex and drugs when she finds God and becomes a fundamentalist Christian fanatic. Her pilgrim's progress, presented in a deadpan, nonjudgmental style, culminates quite literally in the title event--the Second Coming, the Apocalypse, the end of the world, or whatever you want to call it. Rogers's fearless performance becomes all the more provocative when you recall that the actress is a lifelong member of the Church of Scientology. The Rapture is a mind-boggling, wildly ambitious movie that's open to myriad interpretations. But no matter what you make of it, it's sure to leave you engaged and shaken. --Jim Emerson

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Review for Fundy.......2007-08-12

This is unquestionabley a good film. It is relatively independent and represents that aesthetic and its time (early 90's). I will not go into depth here, as I think better reviews already exist. I write here just for the fundamentalist Christians looking at this film.

This is a film about contemporary Christianity. There are few films available that even begin to attempt to take on this notion. The subject matter is adult. The characters are complex, fairly real (in an urban sense at least) and represent longing in many forms. The fact that there are crude scenes, parts of the acting/script may be lacking or hard to fathom and the production as a whole has a very "non-mainstream presented in a mainstream medium" feeling, it is essential viewing relative to what is out there. Christians bemoan Hollywood's depiction of faith, but what have those so angry and insulted brought to the screen. You have to take a gamble and a leap of faith to make a film, almost any film. Particularly one such as this. It's quite hypocritical for Christians to complain about art and artistic mediums without actually presenting a serious alternative to what is available.

Badly acted, shallow and not worth watching, unfortunately.......2007-07-22

A series of cliches...well reviewed on Netflix, which should have been a sign [no pun intended] that it was a dog; some of their reviews are totally off the wall, and this was one. The main character's life as a libertine was more interesting than her overnight and all-encompassing embrace of religion, and I never had a sense of her faith as anything other than blind obsession.

only partly successful.......2007-07-18

Controversial and somewhat disjointed, this is a look at one woman's journey through emptiness and promiscuity to being born again to becoming religiously delusional and finally to rejecting her faith. It would have worked better had the writer/director pulled it together more cohesively; as it is, there are a lot of blanks that are never filled in.

awful.......2007-05-28

One of the worst movies I've ever seen. First one that's ever gone straight to the trash.

"God is like a drug. But instead of too much heroin, you're taking too much God.".......2007-05-12

"The Rapture" (1991) is directed by Michael Tolkin with Mimi Rogers as a LA telephone operator who spends her after work hours cruising with her boyfriend in the search of the other couples to swing the partners. She realizes that her life has no purpose and leads her nowhere and she turns to a religious sect for spiritual guidance...

It's been several weeks since I saw the film and I am still not sure what it was, a riveting dark drama about searching for faith, accepting spiritual awakening, preparing yourself for the second coming of Christ and for Apocalypses now or the ridiculous piece of trash. I think it could be both and it depends on how you feel toward the Christianity, the possibility of undergoing a religious conversion, and the readiness to sacrifice the most precious that you have to prove your faith and love for God. It also depends on how you feel about the dialogs in the movie - the quote that I've chosen for the title of this review may give you an idea of what to expect.

What I am sure of is that Mimi Rogers gave a fine performance, and she is a reason enough to see "The Rapture". Rogers is a very capable and attractive actress and should be recognized more.

2.5/5

Biblical Collector's Series: Biblical Rapture

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Biblical Collector's Series: Biblical Rapture
Starring: Biblical Collector's Series
Manufacturer: Grizzly Adams Prod
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ASIN: B000E991OI
Release Date: 2006-03-21

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Each volume of this 12 volume series presents thorough and thought provoking investigations into the questions that have been asked by scholars, scientist and theologians for over 2,000 years. We all know that the Bible is the most widely read and revered book in the history of the world. But does anyone know who really wrote it? What are archaeologists, paleontologists, biologists and theologians saying today? Is the story of Adam and Eve fact...or fiction? Is the increased earthquake activity, disastrous flooding, escalating global tension and the ever-present threat of war a fulfillment of prophecy or...an amazing series of coincidences? View the evidence and decide.

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The Road To Rapture

Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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ASIN: B000E373DA
Release Date: 1999-09-09

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Meet the "True Believers" who await the "End Time", the glorious day when they will "Rapture" and be lifted up into heaven. They believe those left behind will face years of war and social chaos, and some are stockpiling weapons for Armageddon. Explore the underlying biblical prophecies of this view. A feature-length special presentation.

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insights into alien motives

Apocolyptic Alien Love Triangle

Manufacturer: CustomFlix
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ASIN: B000O77R14
Release Date: 2007-03-09

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A desperate housewife discovers she is the mother of an Alien/human hybrid species of mankind destined to survive the coming Apocolypse. According to ancient Incan beliefs we are the 5th race of man. The 6th race of man is due to emerge by the year 2012, when the ancient Incan calendar ends. Kendra Connelly, discovers that she is the middle of a bizarre love triangle. By day, she is the wife of a Nasa astronaut, designer of an interplanetary spacecraft. By night, she is abducted by Aliens. She must choose between staying with her husband or leaving him to join her Alien family. Directed by Emmy Award winning effects director Michael O'Connell (ABC's Summer Olympics, Casper, The Beginning) this film features the Roswell, New Mexico Alien spacecraft design revealed by the sole survivor of the U.S. Government's coverup.

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insights into alien motives.......2007-07-22

Love secrets of alien abductions are revealed. This film plays like a docu-drama, but includes alien actions sequences never before seen on film.

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Secret Rapture
Starring: Secret Rapture
Manufacturer: Trinity Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000UANYPI
Release Date: 2007-10-16

A Secret UFO File: Apocolyptic Alien Love Triangle

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A Secret UFO File: Apocolyptic Alien Love Triangle
Starring: William L. McDonald, Linda Loftin Victor OConnell
Manufacturer: Customflix
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ASIN: B000REQTCC
Release Date: 2007-05-29

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(2007) A woman discovers that her children are Aliens. Banned in 23 countries, to controversial for the public, this terrifying feature film is based on dramatic revelations told by thousands of abducted women to an unbelieving public. An American housewife discovers that, by day, she is married to a human, but at night, she is abducted and spawns a race of cloned Alien/human hybrid children. She must choose whether to stay home or escape from her husband and Government agents to be the mother of her Alien family. Winner of the International UFO Congress Film Festival. A Secret UFO File compiled by famed LAPD Forensic Artist/Abduction Investigator William L. McDonald (Nightline, Sightings, Encounters) holds incredible testimonials about a cover up that spans decades. Perdicted by Ancient Incan Temple Carvings, Sumerian Hieroglyphics and The Mayan Calendar, a new race of man will rule over The Earth by the year 2012. From the producer of "The Boogeyman" and "The Boogeyman II", "A Secret UFO File: Apocolyptic Alien Love Triangle" is a horrifying, 35mm, sci-fi, thriller based on documented UFO abductee accounts of forbidden love described by over 10% of America's female population. Directed by Emmy Award winning effects director Michael O'Connell (ABC's Summer Olympics, Casper, The Beginning) this horrifying, fact based thriller reveals, for the first time, the Roswell, New Mexico Alien spacecraft design described by the sole survivor of the U.S. Government's coverup.

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alien abduction secrets revealed.......2007-07-22

This film takes the docu-drama format to the next level. Revealing the nature of 9 species of aliens, this film includes special animated effects to show the extent of the technology being reverse engineered by the U.S. Government as a result of the Roswell crash coverup. If you are offended by the idea of alien/human interbreeding, do not watch this film! Alien love secrets are revealed!

terrible movie.......2007-07-16

Absolutely awful production values. Acting was dreadful all around. The writing was confusing. The editing was some of the worst I've ever seen. Save your money. One of the top 10 worst films I've ever seen.

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Is Live and Well in New York City
Starring: The Rapture
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0002IATL0
Release Date: 2004-07-20

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The DVD captures the sheer energy and determination of what must be one of the most explosive live bands around at a pinnacle point in their rulebook redefining career and features loads of tracks from their criminally good debut album Echoes. As well as live favourites House Of Jealous Lovers, Sister Saviour and Love Is All, the DVD also features a more in depth look at the bands history with tracks like Out Of The Races, Onto The Tracks and Rock n Roll Part 2 giving an insight into the bands musical roots. Also featured on the superb DVD are the promo videos for the bands three singles to date plus a bunch of other surprises and bonus material.

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HORSE AND MAN, Episode 1

Manufacturer: CustomFlix
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ASIN: B000OFOLYM
Release Date: 2007-03-15

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ABC News UpClose with Jerry Jenkins

Manufacturer: ABC News
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Jerry Jenkins is a professional writer. Over the course of his career he turned out over 150 books. Many of them were sports biographies of people like Hank Aaron and Nolan Ryan. Jerry Jenkins was the "as told to" guy, a ghost writer. He had never had anything coming close to a best seller, until he was approached by Tim LaHaye. LaHaye's idea was to interpret the Book Of Revelation from the Bible, and turn it into a novel. And so, between them, they have sold more than 50 million books with a story about the end of the world, known as the "Left Behind" series. The Book of Revelation is the part of the Bible that foretells the end of the world, the last days. It begins with the rapture, the moment when the Bible says Christ will bring up to Heaven all of those who have accepted him as their savior and asked for his forgiveness. Everyone else gets left behind for the tribulations, a seven year period of wars and disease and torment that is their last chance to reform and find Christ before the final day of judgment. As LaHaye and Jenkins explain it now when they go on tour together, LaHaye came up with the outline and Jenkins made it into a story, imagining how in our world of cars and airplanes and televisions and computers and cell phones, the end might look if it came today.

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