The Princess Bride (Special Edition)

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From celebrated director Rob Reiner (When Harry Met Sally) and Oscar *-winning screenwriter William Goldman (Chaplin) comes an enchanting fantasy (Time) filled with adventure, romance and plenty of good-hearted fun (Roger Ebert)! Featuring a spectacular cast that includes Robin Wright (Forrest Gump), Cary Elwes (Liar, Liar), Mandy Patinkin (Dick Tracy) and Billy Crystal (City Slickers), this wonderful fairy tale about a princess named Buttercup and her beloved is a real dream of a movie (People)!

Special Features:

Bran-New As You Wish Documentary Featuring All-New Interviews With Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin And More!
New Audio Commentary By Director Rob Reiner
New Audio Commentary By Author William Goldman
Exclusive Footage Shot By Cary Elwes During The Making Of The Movie
2 Original Featurettes And More!

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Running Time 98 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Screenwriter William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride earned its own loyal audience on the strength of its narrative voice and its gently satirical, hyperbolic spin on swashbuckled adventure that seemed almost purely literary. For all its derring-do and vivid over-the-top characters, the book's joy was dictated as much by the deadpan tone of its narrator and a winking acknowledgement of the clichés being sent up. Miraculously, director Rob Reiner and Goldman himself managed to visualize this romantic fable while keeping that external voice largely intact: using a storytelling framework, avuncular Grandpa (Peter Falk) gradually seduces his skeptical grandson (Fred Savage) into the absurd, irresistible melodrama of the title story.

And what a story: a lowly stable boy, Westley (Cary Elwes), pledges his love to the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright), only to be abducted and reportedly killed by pirates while Buttercup is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck. Even as Buttercup herself is kidnapped by a giant, a scheming criminal mastermind, and a master Spanish swordsman, a mysterious masked pirate (could it be Westley?) follows in pursuit. As they sail toward the Cliffs of Insanity...

The wild and woolly arcs of the story, the sudden twists of fate, and, above all, the cartoon-scaled characters all work because of Goldman's very funny script, Reiner's confident direction, and a terrific cast. Elwes and Wright, both sporting their best English accents, juggle romantic fervor and physical slapstick effortlessly, while supporting roles boast Mandy Patinkin (the swordsman Inigo Montoya), Wallace Shawn (the incredulous schemer Vizzini), and Christopher Guest (evil Count Rugen) with brief but funny cameos from Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, and Peter Cook. --Sam Sutherland

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One of the best movies ever made, with a decent DVD treatment..........2007-09-05

It is no exaggeration to call "The Princess Bride" one of the best movies ever made. Even though it was made on what would be considered a small budget, and had no big name actors, it became a perennial classic of young and old alike since its initial release in 1987. The first time I saw "Bride" I was four years old(1989), and ever since then it has remained one of my favorite movies of all time. It never gets boring or unfunny as many times as you view it, and I have seen it 300+ times. So, the question remains, "What makes this such a special movie?"

William Goldman wrote the screenplay in 1973, and it took 14 years to get the movie off the ground, and this movie is worth the work that it took to get it made. From beginning to end there is no boring parts. Some of the most quoted lines of all time "My name is Inigo Mantoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!" and "Love, twue love." Remain overused by people who may have never even seen the film.

There is an endearing innocence which this film portrays, that true love can and will conquer all. That real love is pure, honest, and beautiful. It is not a deep movie, but it does portray big feelings and honest emotions in all of its characters, as bizzare as some of them may be. There are no wasted lines, no filler, just pure fun.

These are the things that have made this movie stand the test of time. It can, and always will be a great film because of its carefree and fun attitude, and emotional honesty towards its most unsympathetic characters (Prince Humperdink). It doesn't try to be a great movie, but it is. It is as William Goldman says in his commentary on this disc (not verbatum), that you do not know when a movie will be a hit, there is no formula, you just have to release it and see if people like it or not... And they do! :D

I cannot say that one DVD edition is better than any other for this movie, it is up to you to decide which one you would like to purchase; either way, the movie is the centerpiece, and the rest is really just excess.

God Bless & *ENJOY* ~Amy

All time great.......2007-09-01

I was always thrown off by the title, I assumed it was a chick flick. After seeing it, it's one of my favorites.

This Film Is A Joy.......2007-08-28

When the great William Goldman wrote the screenplay for Rob Reiner's 1987 film version of his own 1973 novel, The Princess Bride, Goldman actually outdid his own original work that was itself virtually flawless!

This is a perfectly cast production filled start to finish with great lines, wonderful scenes, unforgettable characters, and moments that are fun to watch over and over. It's also a romantic tale brimming with castles, dungeons, a cheek pinching grandpa, a beautiful maiden, dashing heroes, swordfights, torture, treachery, piracy on the high seas, magic, miracles, revenge, rodents of unusual size, and True Love. It's been one of my favorite movies since I first saw it on the big screen as a child, and I'll probably still be in love with this story when I'm old and gray.

I have not one bad thing to say about this enchanting movie.

No, not one.

This is not a chick flick.......2007-08-27

It's not a chick flick. It has: a Giant, an albino, swordsmen, sword fights, fist fights, chase scenes, fire, explosions... I don't know. It's a fun, entertaining movie to watch... for men and women.

Not just a "kissing movie"..........2007-08-25

One of the most entertaining movies to come out of Hollywood, "The Princess Bride" has the rare capacity to make you laugh harder with each viewing. And I have viewed it dozens of times. It translates across generations and languages. The DVD ups the entertainment factor with interviews with the ensemble cast, Rob Reiner, and William Goldman (the author of the book upon which the movie is based.) I was especially touched by the moving tributes to the late Andre (the Giant) Roussimoff.

I have owned this movie as a VHS tape since it was introduced. It has finally worn out, so naturally, I had to buy the DVD. What a joy!

If you haven't seen the movie, buy it now. You won't regret it. The world is full of Princess bride fans. How else will you know how to respond when they say, "Hallo, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!"

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SAME OLD STORY NEVER TOLD SO WELL!
BEST.LOVESTORY.EVER. Ryan Gosling is AMAZING!
I'm still a sucker
~Have a box of tissue handy~
Beautiful Tale Well Told

The Notebook (New Line Platinum Series)
Starring: Tim Ivey , Gena Rowlands , Starletta DuPois , James Garner , and Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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ASIN: B000683VI4
Release Date: 2005-02-08

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When you consider that old-fashioned tearjerkers are an endangered species in Hollywood, a movie like The Notebook can be embraced without apology. Yes, it's syrupy sweet and clogged with clichés, and one can only marvel at the irony of Nick Cassavetes directing a weeper that his late father John--whose own films were devoid of saccharine sentiment--would have sneered at. Still, this touchingly impassioned and great-looking adaptation of the popular Nicholas Sparks novel has much to recommend, including appealing young costars (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) and appealing old costars (James Garner and Gena Rowlands, the director's mother) playing the same loving couple in (respectively) early 1940s and present-day North Carolina. He was poor, she was rich, and you can guess the rest; decades later, he's unabashedly devoted, and she's drifting into the memory-loss of senile dementia. How their love endured is the story preserved in the titular notebook that he reads to her in their twilight years. The movie's open to ridicule, but as a delicate tearjerker it works just fine. Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember were also based on Sparks novels, suggesting a triple-feature that hopeless romantics will cherish. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Behind every great love is a great story. Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks fall in love during one summer together, but are tragically forced apart. When they reunite 7 years later, their passionate romance is rekindled, forcing one of them to choose between true love and class order.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:2 Commentaries --Director Nick Cassavettes --Novelist Nicholas Sparks
DVD ROM Features
Deleted Scenes:12 Deleted Scenes
Documentaries:Nick Cassavetes Profile Featurette Author Nicholas Sparks Featurette Locating "The Notebook" Featurette Casting Noah and Allie featurette
Other:Widescreen & Fullscreen versions on one disc Rachel McAdams Screen Test
Theatrical Trailer

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SAME OLD STORY NEVER TOLD SO WELL!.......2007-09-12

This sweet little love story rises above all it's cliches because of the likable stars and story that moves along briskly. The love story in sad enough, but the Alzheimer's angle really tears your heart out! I watched this because my wife wanted to watch it on our anniversary. I was surprised how much I liked it.....so guys don't squirm too much if your babe wants to watch this one, it's a good story and I admired Gosling's tenacity and devotion to his true love. One of the better romances I've seen in a while, so I rate it 4 stars, but it's definitely a 5 tissue movie! This was mostly because of the Alzheimer's part of the film, it's a tragic disease and having dealt with it in my family it was a little too close to home. The DVD transfer looks very good and the are some interesting extras.

BEST.LOVESTORY.EVER. Ryan Gosling is AMAZING!.......2007-08-31

I fell in love with not only this beautiful story but Ryan Gosling!!!! This is just a fantastic movie and I really can't find better words to describe it. Watch it. Own it. Love it forever!! It is my all-time favorite!!

I'm still a sucker.......2007-08-27

...for these tear jerkers. This movie will go down as a romance classic- a forbidden love about two people from the wrong side of the tracks-Romeo and Juliet for the 1940's, if you will. This film hits all my cheesy love spots and turn up aces with me. McAdams/Goslin were great as well as Garner and Rowland. This is a must see for all Chick movie lovers. Highly recommended.

~Have a box of tissue handy~.......2007-08-08

Although I'm not going to give away any spoilers ... this is a love story like no others. I think that everyone can relate on some level to this movie. You will fall in love with this couple & become drawn in to their story. I recommended this to my mother who after the movie called up crying her eyes out. Even my husband enjoyed this movie. If your looking for a movie that will make you laugh, cry & touch your heart ... this is a must-see.

Beautiful Tale Well Told.......2007-07-25

If you haven't read the book, the movie will not leave you feeling short changed.

A marvellous story about lovers, life and loss.

Highly recommended.

If you're interested, once you watch the movie, read the book The Wedding - it is the follow up from The Notebook.

Nicholas Sparks ROCKS!!

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Underworld

Underworld (Unrated) [Blu-ray]
Starring: Kate Beckinsale , Erwin Leder , Bill Nighy , Michael Sheen , and Scott Speedman
Director: Len Wiseman
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ASIN: B000TGJ80I
Release Date: 2007-09-25

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In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. Noone knows the origin of their bitter blood feud, but the balance of power between them turns even bloodier when a beautiful young Vampire warrior and a newly-turned Lycan with a mysterious past fall in love. Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman star in this modern-day, action-packed tale of ruthless intrigue and forbidden passion all set against the dazzling backdrop of a timeless, Gothic metropolis.

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Underworld.......2007-08-07

Region 1 only??? BOOO! region free plz... what about us antipodians?
seen the regular dvd, ( 4 stars) liked the theme

Doctor Zhivago (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Why? Why? Wh... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Dr. Zhivago
Watch Out!
Doctor Zhivago
Got exactly what I asked for when I asked for it

Doctor Zhivago (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Jose Maria Caffarel , Geraldine Chaplin , Erik Chitty , Julie Christie , and Adrienne Corri
Director: David Lean
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
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ASIN: B00003CX9M
Release Date: 2001-11-06

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David Lean focused all his talent as an epic-maker on Boris Pasternak's sweeping novel about a doctor-poet in revolutionary Russia. The results may sometimes veer toward soap opera, especially with the screen frequently filled with adoring close-ups of Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, but Lean's gift for cramming the screen with spectacle is not to be denied. The streets of Moscow, the snowy steppes of Russia, the house in the country taken over by ice; these are re-created with Lean's unerring sense of grandness. The movie is so lush and so long that it becomes an irresistible wallow, even when logic suffers--like Gone with the Wind before it and Titanic after. Sharif, who achieved stardom in Lean's previous film, Lawrence of Arabia, mostly looks noble, but the supporting cast is spiky: Rod Steiger as a fat-cat monster, Tom Courtenay as a self-righteous revolutionary, and Klaus Kinski and Alec Guinness in smaller roles. Geraldine Chaplin, in her adult debut, plays the doctor's compliant wife. Robert Bolt's screenplay won one of the film's five Oscars, with another going to perhaps the most immediately recognizable element of the movie: Maurice Jarre's romantic music, with its hugely popular "Lara's Theme" weaving in and out of a swooning score. --Robert Horton

Description

Lara inspires lechery in Komarovsky (her mother's lover who is a master at surviving whoever runs Russia) and can't compete with passion for the revolution of the man she marries, Pasha. Her true love is Zhivago who also loves his wife. Lara is the one who inspires poetry. The story is narrated by Zhivago's half brother Yevgraf, who has made his career in the Soviet Army. At the beginning of the film he is about to meet a young woman he believes may be the long lost daughter of Lara and Zhivago.

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Why? Why? Wh... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......2007-09-16

This simplified version of the revolution in Russia just doesn't hold up over time. Where's the revolution? Why do we care that Zhivago and Lara want each other? Isn't Geraldine Chaplin ten times classier than Julie Christie? Worse, the absurdity of seeing English actors with an Egyptian lead playing Russians feels very 1960s. The movie sports a tediously repetitive score and a made-for-TV script, making for a long sit at three-and-a-half hours. In the IMDb trivia notes it says that Lean suffered at the hands of the critics, though the film was popular and won so many Oscars. I can see why the critics howled, and not with glee. Watch this one only if you have a particular interest in any of the actors. SPOILER ALERT. By the end of it I was yelling at the screen "Zhivago, you wimp! Don't just stand there with your suitcases and that long face. Go after her!" He acts like a passive twit who deserves to lose the girl. They say that director Lean wanted 1960s-yummy Peter O'Toole for the role, but I can't quite see him playing such a weak man. Sharif is also sexy, and surely more powerful than this flaccid lead would suggest. He has zero, and I mean no chemistry with the barbie-esque Christie, who only needs a gingham dress to remind me of one of the gals from Petticoat Junction.

Dr. Zhivago.......2007-09-06

This is an Excellant remastered DVD of th original movie.. Great Sound and Picture Quality! The Two Disc special with extra footage/info about the story was great!

Watch Out!.......2007-07-13

The movie is fine, but this is not a "2-disc special edition". It is really a 2-1/2 disc package. Unlike other long movies that continue on disc 2, the movie is all on disc 1, part one on side A and part two on side B. No big deal unless you have a multi-disc player and don't want to flip the disc every time you watch the movie. Disc 2 is only special features. Again, the movie is great, but watching the entire length can be a pain.

Doctor Zhivago.......2007-06-27

Based on Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning novel, David Lean's second masterpiece (after "Lawrence of Arabia") is a sumptuous, absorbing epic in the grand tradition of filmmaking. Sharif and Christie (often glimpsed in adoring close-ups) are ravishing to watch, as Lean turns an earth-shattering moment in world history into high romantic drama. Brimming with unforgettable images of the Russian steppes captured by Oscar-winning lensman Carlo Ponti, Lean's snowy, romantic spectacle is just what the "Doctor" ordered, with marvelous ensemble work by Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Tom Courtenay, and Klaus Kinski.

Got exactly what I asked for when I asked for it.......2007-06-08

I forgot my step-dad's 60th birthday and had to overnight/express ship this DVD set to him and it actually ended up working out better than if I had remembered. He has wanted this movie for years because he went to the premier in the 60's on the east coast. He was home when it arrived on a Saturday and he ended up feeling more special because of all of the fuss and the hand delivery by FedEx. The film is stunning, as ever. I borrowed it as soon as my parents had watched it and it held up beautifully on my HDTV (61" screen) which I did not expect. I was highly satisfied with the whole process and the product. I completely recommend using the ticker on items that tells you how soon you can get them anywhere in the country - fabulous little feature. Excellent service.

Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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LOVE CONQUERS ALL!
The Odyssey of the Civil War?
Beautiful Scenery But Shallow Story
Wow! What a Story!
who hasnt seen it!

Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Starring: Jude Law , Nicole Kidman , Renée Zellweger , Eileen Atkins , and Brendan Gleeson
Director: Anthony Minghella
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ASIN: B0001MDP3G
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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Freely adapted from Charles Frazier's beloved bestseller, Cold Mountain boasts an impeccable pedigree as a respectable Civil War love story, offering everything you'd want from a romantic epic except a resonant emotional core. Everything in this sweeping, Odyssean journey depends on believing in the instant love that ignites during a very brief encounter between genteel, city-bred preacher's daughter Ada (Nicole Kidman) and Confederate soldier Inman (Jude Law), who deserts the battlefield to return, weary and wounded, to Ada's inherited farm in the rural town of Cold Mountain, North Carolina. In an epic (but dramatically tenuous) case of absence making hearts grow fonder, Inman endures a treacherous hike fraught with danger (and populated by supporting players including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, and others) while the struggling, inexperienced Ada is aided by the high-spirited Ruby (Renée Zellweger), forming a powerful farming partnership that transforms Ada into a strong, lovelorn survivor. The film's episodic structure slightly weakens its emotional impact, and it's fairly obvious that director Anthony Minghella is striving to repeat the prestigious romanticism of his Oscar®-winning hit The English Patient. For the most part it works, especially in the dynamic performances of Zellweger and Kidman, and the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is recreated with violent, percussive intensity. Those who admired Frazier's novel may regret some of the changes made in Minghella's adaptation (the ending is particularly altered), but Cold Mountain remains a high-class example of grand, old-fashioned filmmaking, boosted by star power of the highest order. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Nicole Kidman (Academy Award(R) Winner -- Best Actress, THE HOURS, 2002) stars with Academy Award(R) winner Renée Zellweger (Best Supporting Actress, COLD MOUNTAIN, 2003) and Academy Award® nominee Jude Law (Best Actor, COLD MOUNTAIN). At the dawn of the Civil War, the men of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, rush to join the Confederate army. Ada (Kidman) has vowed to wait for Inman (Law), but as the war drags on and letters go unanswered, she must find the will to survive. At war's end, hearts will be dashed, dreams fulfilled, and the strength of the human spirit tested ... but not broken! Directed by Academy Award® winner Anthony Minghella (Best Director, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, 1996).

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LOVE CONQUERS ALL!.......2007-09-13

man this movie is a breathtaking love story. it's for sure to be a classic. greatly written, and portrayed. the acting was excellent. i'm sure everyone was touched at one point or another with the story behind this film. it has war, hard times, and a love so deep it surpasses everything and anything. this is greatness. jude law, not much of a big fan, but the man did it for me in this one. no complaints. he was very good. believable, a prince charming. he fought with one thing in mind, his beautiful ada. he must do all that he can to get back to her, it's his will to love, that helps him live. and nicole kidman, love her, great actress. she really brought it here. a women in love, writing, hoping, and dreaming for her inman to return to her. hope is never lost, and her love is never gone. she goes from a woman of high society, to a woman who must do all she can to survive the long winter months. extrodinary performance, and the capacity to keep hope alive through all is great. as for renee zellweger, she was so good in this movie. i loved it. she's a loud mouth, off her rocker tomboy. a thumbs up for her collaboration in this film. she brought the sass, and the "i don't take no bull from nobody" attitude. just right for this film. this has it all. action, drama, love, and survival. when finally they do reunite, there is so much love and passion, you can't help but be happy for them both, finally they become one. although it was sad what happened to inman, it was sadder to see all he and she went through to be together, for the outcome to be this way, but i'm sure they would have preferred that one night together, than a lifetime without each other. and with their daughter it's proof that love conquers all.

The Odyssey of the Civil War?.......2007-08-30

"Cold Mountain" (2003) tries to be The Odyssey told during the Civil War -the story of a man on his way home to his eternal love and all the obstacles and tribulations he faces. There a lot to admire in "Cold Mountain" - Anthony Minghella sure knows how to make a good-looking film with great views and impressive cinematography. This and his previous films, "The English Patient" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" are the good examples of his craft. The war scene in the beginning of the film is very impressive - realistic, powerful and violent. I did not read the book, so I can not comment on what parts were left out but the love story between Inman (Law) and Ada (Kidman) did not touch me very much. I am not sure if it has to do with the story itself or with the performances of two main characters but they were overshadowed by the supporting characters played by Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Kathy Baker, and Giovanni Ribisi. Some of them had only few minutes of screen time but their characters are interesting and alive. Renee Zellweger received all possible awards that year for her turn as Ruby, funny looking but strong, energetic and independent woman who had helped the helpless and lonely Ada to manage her farm after her father died. I liked the character but I was not too impressed by Zellweger's performance. I think she had overplayed and made Ruby too grotesque. I've seen four Oscar nominated performances from 2003 and I liked two much better than Renee Zellweger.

There is a very frank love scene between Law and Kidman in the end. It is the well made scene but too beautiful considering that two lovers went through the nightmares of war, starvation, disease, and the lack of any decent conditions. I saw on the screen two very attractive people in great shape with sexy bodies but not two lovers of Cold Mountain during the devastating war.

Beautiful Scenery But Shallow Story.......2007-08-28

I'm not quite ready to join in dismissing this version of the best selling novel Cold Mountain as a "big-budget chick flick" but I will say that I'm one of the few women I know who wasn't captivated by this movie. (Not many men I've talked to about it liked it, and mostly said that was because it needed more Civil War battle scenes, which I agree it did.) What was good about Cold Mountain was its visuals, which were often very nice. What was wrong with Cold Mountain had to do with its slow moving plot, and the intolerable extent of its departure from realism. The morality here was cartoon-ish and straightforward good versus evil, no line of gray between, and its love story was the fluff of razor-thin romance novels. I also thought the characters were broadly-drawn stereotypes who somehow exuded shallowness (that mortal sin of the fiction world) despite the many over the top moments they were all given. Dyed in the wool fans of the actors who make up the cast of Cold Mountain will probably always enjoy this film, and it's great that they do, but for the rest of us, I'd advise that expectations be kept low. Cold Mountain is all right, but not much more.

Wow! What a Story!.......2007-08-17

Loved Jude Law! The story line was awesome and so was the cast. Great film with some sad and good moments. It's a love story that will make you cry and laugh at times. I was touched!

who hasnt seen it!.......2007-07-28

Cold Mountain....aptly named, is along side many great epics. A truly touching and heart wrenching tale,beautifully done in every fashion.

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Casablanca + Hi-Def = Breathtaking!!!
Better than it looked in 1942
Come on HDDVD!
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, CASABLANCA...as NEVER BEFORE in HD DVD!
Truly not overrated

Casablanca [HD DVD]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart , Ingrid Bergman , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains , and Conrad Veidt
Director: Michael Curtiz
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ASIN: B000I0RR7Q
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Description

Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you're wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one, especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more - personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance.

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Casablanca + Hi-Def = Breathtaking!!!.......2007-09-04

One of the top favorite movies of all time is a knockout in Hi-Def. Minute details that you never noticed before now jump off the screen. Along with "Adventures of Robin Hood" Warner Brothers have single-handedly demonstrated the immeasureable improvement "old" movies show in a quality Hi-Def presentation. This is a must have in every collection. Bring on Gone With The Wind and Citizen Kane.

Better than it looked in 1942.......2007-08-15

I can't imagine Casablanca ever looked this good. The HD version -- especially when shown on a big screen with a projector -- looks stunning. The movie, of course is as good as ever -- amazing forshadowing into the future of the war. But the picture and sound of the HD disc make it worth every penny. I had not seen the movie in well over a decade, and the story seemed fresh and new to me as well. If it's been a while since you've watched it, this is the way to treat yourself.

Come on HDDVD!.......2007-05-21

Great movie hands down. It's the HDDVD I am upset with. The film is forced into a 4x3 aspect ratio. I understand this is to ensure the theatrical presentation of the film, but why not have an option for widescreen. I have never minded the bars associated with letterbox, but I want my widescreen tv to have a full picture! Some hddvds even letterbox films still. Why? I already have widescreen, your making my screen smaller! There needs to be some better viewing options. Oh well, HVD will be out in 20-30 years, we'll all have to buy everything all over again anyway.

Oh, would someone please bring an ultimate edition of Gone with the Wind to HDDVD? This should have been one of the first titles made available. But I'm sure they have I in the works. It will probably be like ten HD discs and cost over a hundred dollars knowing the film industry.

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, CASABLANCA...as NEVER BEFORE in HD DVD!.......2007-04-22

65 years after it first it theaters, CASABLANCA remains a perfect film, a timeless masterpiece, and one of the most beloved American cinematic treasures. There are only a handful of films from the 'golden era' that can still captivate any audience, even those with no interest in classic film, no less black & white films.

Warner Brothers gave this crown jewel the deluxe treatment on regular DVD about 3 years ago, and it was impossible to conceive that even the glories of 1080p HD DVD could really make it look THAT much better...

Well, it DOES. Several people I know use this CASABLANCA HD DVD as their 'demo disc' for their home theater. Despite B&W, monaural sound, and a square aspect ratio, the clarity is unreal, and it only heightens the enjoyment of one of the greatest films ever made.

Kudos to Warner for giving this to fans so early in the HD game. There is a terrible paucity of truly great films available in Hi Def right now, regardless of format. None of the other studios seem to recognize they have libraries, and relegate their releases to the recent flavor of the month (for the most part). Warner has been the top video label for years, and this is just another reason why. They really know what they're doing.

All the exceptional special features created for the regular DVD have been carried over, and although they are standard definition, the upconversion makes them look better than ever.

This is truly an ESSENTIAL part of any HD library.

Truly not overrated.......2007-02-28

I personally haven't seen Casablanca in HD as of yet. However, I am in total agreement with the previous review. If you simply are watching movies for HD rather than the storyline or simply do not care for black and white films, you are missing the picture. This movie was released during the war and overwhelmingly accepted at a time when blockbuster movies were not at the top of the list for our nation. It has been revered as the best movie of all time by many and ranked #2 on AFI's top 100. Simply reviewing this film strictly for the set or grainy picture is not sufficient and is pretty much the same as if someone 50 years from now were to make the same remarks about an epic film of our day. In closing I would like to say that even though I don't agree with the 3 stars, at least you watched the movie before you knocked it. My advice, watch it once more and appreciate it.

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underplotted, underacted, underdone, underworld
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Underworld (Widescreen Special Edition)
Starring: Kate Beckinsale , Scott Speedman , Michael Sheen , Shane Brolly , and Bill Nighy
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ASIN: B0000VAFO0
Release Date: 2004-01-06

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Blade meets The Crow and The Matrix in Underworld, a hybrid thriller that rewrites the rulebook on werewolves and vampires. It's a "cuisinart" movie (blend a lot of familiar ideas and hope something interesting happens) in which immortal vampire "death dealers" wage an ancient war against "Lycans" (werewolves), who've got centuries of revenge--and some rather ambitious genetic experiments--on their lycanthropic agenda. Given his preoccupation with gloomy architecture (mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary), frenetic mayhem and gothic costuming, it's no surprise that first-time director Len Wiseman gained experience in TV commercials and the art departments of Godzilla, Men in Black, and Independence Day. His work is all surface, no substance, filled with derivative, grand-scale action as conflicted vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale, who later became engaged to Wiseman) struggles to rescue an ill-fated human (Scott Speedman) from Lycan transformation. It's great looking all the way, and a guaranteed treat for horror buffs, who will eagerly dissect its many strengths and weaknesses. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Underneath the city streets, amid the labyrinth of subway tunnels and gothic ruins, the two most notorious creatures of the night are embroiled in an all-out war that has been going on for centuries. It is the culmination of a blood-thirsty battle between the vampires and their mortal enemies, the werewolves. Stars: Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor, My Life Without Me), Scott Speedman (My Life Without Me, TV's "Felicity").

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Vampire Flick.......2007-09-13

I love vampire movies and books, so of course I like this movie. However, even if you are not into the vampire genre, I still feel like this movie is worth watching. It definitely puts a new spin on the vampire/werewolf stories. Plus, Kate Beckinsale is in tight leather! Even a straight woman can appreciate that.

loved it.......2007-09-07

I thought this was an outstanding take on the Vampire Werewolf genre together with great action and cinematography and good acting. Kate... well, she's always worth watching, right?

Okay.......2007-08-07

After my second viewing of this film I figured I'd get around to writing a review. In an our-world noir-esque film, vampires and werewolves are in an age old war to defeat one or the another. The werewolves pursue an age old legend of a wolf and a vampire combining into one species. It's definitely an interesting idea combining two of the best horror species and the movie allows for some definite eye candy moments. The film is shot in a very cold, sterile at times, manner that allows for some grand juxtaposition of some of the film's carnage. A fun film.

underplotted, underacted, underdone, underworld.......2007-08-01

Underworld (Len Wiseman, 2003)

Okay, so, well, it's Kate Beckinsale in skintight leather with big guns. And that's a reason to watch just about anything. The question is, is there anything else about this movie worth watching? I'm not entirely sure whether I can give a definitive answer to that question, but I'm leaning towards "no".

The plot-- what there is of it-- revolves around Selene (Kate Beckinsale), a vampire from a clan who've been at war with a clan of werewolves (known as the Lyken, because in Hollywood, everything is cooler if you shorten it), heade dby the enigmatic Lucian (Michael Sheen) for a long, long time. And, well, I'd have to go well into the second half of the movie to give you more of a plot summary than that, because it takes this movie forever to actually come up with a plot. (When it does arrive, it's a rather loose definition of the term anyway.) The main thing you need to know is that a human medical student, Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), gets in the way.

Perhaps I'm giving the movie short shrift, and when it was originally conceived, there was a much stronger, more coherent storyline. Still, that's not what we ended up getting. Yeah, things finally start coming together about an hour and twenty minutes into the movie, but for the first hour and twenty minutes, there's really not much to do but stare at Kate Beckinsale in skintight leather with big guns. And, you know, even that can get old. (Substitute "Charlize Theron" and AEon Flux, and there you go.) Definitely not one I'll be rewatching. **

For Vampire Lovers.......2007-07-16

I love this movie, vampires and werewolves against each other, it was awesome! I like this movie a lot more than part two (underworld evolution). Part 2 wasnt as great.

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SPEND A ROMANTIC,LIGHT-HEARTED-EVENING
Essential French cinema: Demy's 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg.'
Unforgettable
Even the skies weep
Gloriously romantic yet surprisingly clear-eyed

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Starring: José Bartel , Michel Benoist , Georges Blaness , Dorothée Blank , and Pierre Caden
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Release Date: 2004-04-06

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Thirty years after its release in 1964, this poignant romantic drama, in which virtually all of the dialogue is sung, was badly in need of restoration. The bright colors had faded and washed out in a haze of pink, and the film stock had badly aged. Fortunately, the movie was properly restored to its original splendor and rereleased to worldwide acclaim. Not only was this French romance a daring musical experiment (because the entire screenplay is a kind of epic song, beautifully scored by Michel Legrand), but it also introduced Catherine Deneuve, who was 20 years old when the film was released and became one of France's all-time screen legends. Deneuve plays a young woman in love with a local auto mechanic named Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) who has been drafted into the army. In his absence she learns that she is pregnant and then marries a rich man who agrees to raise the child. The bittersweet story follows what happens when Guy returns from service. To reveal anything more would be a disservice to anyone who hasn't seen this touchingly heartfelt film. --Jeff Shannon

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SPEND A ROMANTIC,LIGHT-HEARTED-EVENING .......2007-08-25

THIS IS SIMILAR TO A LIGHT OPERA BECAUSE MICHELE LEGRAND'S MUSIC IS SUNG THROUGHOUT THE MOVIE RATHER THAN THE SPOKEN WORD. THE ROMANCE BETWEEN 2 YOUNG LOVERS AND THE WAR IN ALGIERS SETS THE TONE. THE MOVIE REMINDS US THAT LOVE IS EVER PRESENT AND NEVER LEAVES OUR THOUGHTS.

Essential French cinema: Demy's 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg.'.......2007-07-28

I love this nearly perfect movie. French director, Jacques Demy's musical film, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) (1964), stars 20-year-old Catherine Deneuve (in her breakthrough role) and Nino Castelnuovo, with a beautiful musical score by the prolific composer, Michel Legrand (Band of Outsiders). All of the dialogue is all sung as recitative, even the most casual conversation.

Set in in the coastal town of Cherbourg, Normandy, the film tells the coming-of-age love story of mesmerizing Geneviève (Deneuve) and Guy (Castelnuovo). Geneviève works in her mother, Madame Emery's umbrella shop, and Guy works as an auto mechanic. He lives with his godmother, Aunt Élise, and her caregiver, Madeleine (Ellen Farner). Guy is drafted to fight in the Algerian War just before Geneviève discovers she is pregnant. At her mother's insistence, she eventually agrees to marry Roland Cassard (Marc Michel), a wealthy Parisian jeweler. When Guy returns to Cherbourg, he learns that Geneviève has married, becomes rebellious, and starts drinking excessively. In his despair, he has sex with a prostitute named Geneviève. Madeleine then tells Guy that his Aunt Élise has died, and he realizes that Madeleine has loved him all along. They marry, have a son, François, and buy an Esso gas station together. On Christmas Eve, Geneviève and her daughter, Françoise, stop for gas at Guy's station. Geneviève (Deneuve's model of French elegance)--driving a Mercedes and wearing a mink, asks Guy if he wants to meet their daughter. He says "no," the two then exchange their goodbyes, and Guy greets Madeleine with a kiss, before playing in the snow with François.

Umbrellas is the second film in a trilogy of Demy films that share some of the same actors and characters; it comes after Lola (1961) and before The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). The completely restored version of Umbrellas features vibrant colors restored by Demy's wife (film director Agnès Varda), and a digitally-remastered track of Legrand's familiar musical score that will stick in your head.

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Unforgettable.......2007-06-17

I watched this beautiful film last night and fell in love again. So gorgeous, so unforgettable. Catherine Deneuve as Genevieve and Nino Castelnuovo as Guy are just the perfect star-crossed young lovers. You totally believe their story, even though it is all intense colors, music and seemingly light conversations. Thank you, Jacues Demy, and Michel Lagrand, and all the actors and everyone who worked on this film. American film makers could learn a lot from you. Also, designers - why can't our world look like this?? Where do they get that wallpaper and paint? Wow!! It makes life so much better even though life is not always so perfect and yes, very sad too often. If it hadn't been for that war, Guy and Geneveieve might have made it. War - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Not for the everyday people, that's for sure.

Even the skies weep.......2007-06-03

I admit to some trepidation when I hit the "Play" button on the remote. I had seen Demy/Legrand's LE DEMOISELLES DE REROCHEFORT a few weeks earlier and found it tedious. Plus, will I like a film that is entirely sung, like an opera? Plus, many (or all) the actors were dubbed by European pop singers who possessed flimsy voices (based on the fragments I've seen over the years).

What can I say? I got caught up and carried along to the end - by the star-crossed-lovers plot - by Michel Legrand's glorious music - by director Jacques Demy's and cinematographer Jean Rabier's vibrant visuals - by the the highly appealing cast. Under those circumstances, the singing voices were easy to get used to and, occasionally, they would show a pleasing brilliance of tone.

I can't help revealing the amusing moment when the mother tells her teenaged daughter, "No, you're not ugly. You're not the fairest of them all...". That daughter was played by the young Catherine Deneuve. However, gorgeous as Deneuve was, I would have gone for the brunette played by actress Ellen Farner. I was bummed to learn that that beauty appeared in only 3 movies (the other 2 may be obscure and unavailable German films).

There's a documentary on Jacques Demy on the DVD which states that Demy was influenced by American musicals. However, with UMBRELLAS, Demy took his own route. This story is far more sophisticated, even daring to end on a beautifully understated scene. The libretto (like that of most operas and operettas) is very sentimental and only the opera format keeps it from being sickly saccharine. It all adds up to something unique and daring -- and worth a try by someone looking for a new film experience.

Gloriously romantic yet surprisingly clear-eyed.......2007-05-20

A semi followup to Jacques Demy's Lola - both Michel Legrand's main theme and Marc Marcel's character return - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is surprisingly upbeat despite its subject matter. A traditional lost love story set against the backdrop of the Algerian War that separates the lovers, it opts for a less than traditional realistic ending that shows how their lives change, not necessarily for the worse, after they are parted. It's last act is darker than people give it credit, dealing with the young hero's disillusion on his return, oddly enough made more affecting by the triteness of what precedes it. While shot in some of the most glorious colour imagery ever seen, the dialogue is little more than sung banalities, whether it's a declaration of undying love or an extra asking where the paint shop is, which somehow grounds it. Even the location of the finale, an Esso filling station, is ultimately mundane, yet somehow becomes a gloriously romantic location for a wistfully bitter parting.

Taken from the restored version of the film, the DVD also includes an extract from Agnes Varda's documentary The World of Jacques Demy dealing with the making of the film.

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"Je ne sais quoi...."
An Unforgettable Movie
Amazingly Rich Story
Outstanding Tale Of Hope And Love Amidst War And Tragedy
A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement
Starring: Audrey Tautou , Gaspard Ulliel , Dominique Pinon , Chantal Neuwirth , and André Dussollier
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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ASIN: B0007Z0NYQ
Release Date: 2005-07-12

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Both epic and intimate, A Very Long Engagement reunites Audrey Tautou and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the star and director of the hugely popular Amelie. A young woman named Mathilde (Tautou, Happenstance)separated from her lover by World War I refuses to believe he's been killed and launches an investigation into his fate--an investigation that spins in all directions, creating dozens of miniature stories (including that of an Italian prostitute avenging the death of her own lover by elaborate means) that shift to and fro in time. The dazzling curlicues of narrative put brutality and tenderness back to back, shifting between crushing inevitabilities and miraculous rescues with deft storytelling skill and the lush visual style of the director of Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children. Through it all, Tautou--fierce and luminous--anchors the movie effortlessly. She's among the most emotionally engaging actresses in cinema, with the kind of expressive beauty that transcends language. A gorgeous, far-reaching film; the huge cast also includes Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs), Gaspard Ulliel (Strayed), and Dominique Pinon (Alien: Resurrection). --Bret Fetzer

Description

The film is set in France near the end of World War I in the deadly trenches of the Somme, in the gilded Parisien halls of power, and in the modest home of an indomitable provincial girl. It tells the story of this young woman's relentless, moving and sometimes comic search for her fiancC)e, who has disappeared. He is one of five French soldiers believed to have been court-martialed under mysterious circumstances and pushed out of an allied trench into an almost-certain death in no-man's land. What follows is an investigation into the arbitrary nature of secrecy, the absurdity of war, and the enduring passion, intuition and tenacity of the human heart.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes:With Director audio commentary
Documentaries:Paris in the 20'sThe Zepplin Explosion
Featurette:The Making of A Very Long Engagement
Theatrical Trailer

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"Je ne sais quoi....".......2007-08-08

I don't exactly know how to describe it, but "A Very Long Engagement" is a magnificent visual essay on love, beauty, tragedy, hopelessness, and hope. Watching this movie is a powerful experience that touches all of the senses. Its worth watching several times so that you can take in all of the stunning visual beauty, the subtleties in the dialogue, the performances, and the gorgeous settings.

Its a the wonderful example of art and expression that touches the heart, representing so much of what is beautiful about french films. Most of the films produced in the country of my birth (USA) are big budget, insensitive, and superficial displays of brute force and celebrity. I'll admit, it took a second viewing for this ugly american to make sense of some of the scenes, limited by the english subtitles and my eight grade french.

There are so many things to say, and most of it has been said by others much better than I can. Here are my highlights:

1.) Love and loyalty. The young woman so touched by the love of the young man (had she thought her polio made her unlovable?), that she refuses, over a period of several years, to give up on a relationship based only on a few wonderful days.

2.) Audrey Tautou: Most beautiful women are usually described as visually stunning. Tautou must be one of the most beautifully feminine females in cinema, not because of how she looks, but what she is. Voice, movement, attitude, expressions, strength, vulnerability, emotions, etc., she is beautiful to watch - even if she didn't have those incredible eyes.

3.) The ending in the garden - saying so much, and saying so little. So graceful, so wonderful, so disappointing. What has happened to these two young people? What will happen to them?

4.) The seemly random hand of fate, chance, and cruelty. The unspeakable horror of WWI. The most beautiful and the most ugly of human behavior, side by side, each making the other look more extreme.

Yeah, its long. You have to pay attention, and at some points it's difficult to tell some of the young male actors apart from each other. In the end, however, I was thankful to be able to absorb at least some of what this film has to offer. With the exception perhaps of only the odd title ("A Very Long Engagement"), it was entirely magnificent. "Enchantee!"

An Unforgettable Movie.......2007-06-18

This is one of my favorite movies. It's the kind of movie that you remember when you wake up in the morning and never forget it.

Amazingly Rich Story.......2007-06-08

It's no secret to those who know me that I'm a fan of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's directorial work. But to be honest I did not think he could outdo himself after Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain.

I was wrong.

This is a story with love, loss, drama, misery, and joy so profound it cannot be expressed in mere words. It's a war move, chick-flick, murder mystery, and comedy all rolled into one. And though this sounds like a real mash-up it works... beautifully.

This is a story with many arcs, multiple perspectives, and varied interesting characters. Even the production notes are surprising. The "wooden hand" for instance (you'll know when you see it) is a real functioning work; not CGI.

Bruno Delbonnel's, who also filmed Amelie, cinematography continues to amaze. He stands head and shoulders above virtually all others. Delbonnel continues to produce the longest most difficult continuous shots I've ever seen; some of which you'd swear are impossible.

What many may not know about this film is that Jeunet accepted funds from both the National French film bureau (Commission Nationale du FILM FRANCE) and Warner Brothers. This angered some French who claimed the acceptance of foreign funds invalided it as a true French film.

I disagree. Despite the heavy financing from Warner Brothers this is Jeunet's vision and it's 100% French.

The appearance of Jodie Foster was a major surprise. In fact, not only did she speak her own lines, Jeunet claims her French was flawless. It was a nice meaty part for a cameo too.

Amazingly Jeunet seems to be able to surpass his best with each new work.

Jeunet has managed to make a film that stands up to repeated viewings. There always seems to be something new to see.

Outstanding Tale Of Hope And Love Amidst War And Tragedy.......2007-05-29

"A Very Long Engagement" is a powerful epic of love and hope set against the backdrop of brutal all-out war and its bitter aftermath. Audrey Tatou (of "Amelie" fame) plays Mathilde, a physically handicapped young woman in France during the World War I era. When the war is over and her lover fails to return home, and is reported dead, Ame... er, Mathilde (I'll always think of Audrey as Amelie) refuses to believe it and sets out on a determined quest to learn of the whereabouts of the man she believes in her heart Must still be alive. In the quest, she uncovers the stories of a number of other soldiers during the war, and comes in contact with another 'searcher', who's tracking down the whereabouts of high-ranking military officers, for a very different reason. With plentiful flashbacks to the bloody trench warfare, and flashbacks further back showing the evolution of the relationship between Mathilde and her beau Manech, beginning with their initial meeting as children. Full of love, tragedy, compassion, brutality, and humor, and enhanced by a great cast and vivid cinematography, "A Very Long Engagement" is a masterpiece synthesis of the war movie and the romance movie.

A Very Long Engagement.......2007-04-12

Excellent. Even though I am a Gaspard Ulliel fan and he does not appear in the movie for more than half an hour of the whole movie, the movie is nevertheless excellent. Audrey Tautou is amazing as usual and the script is interesting and keeps you guessing until the end.

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Better on the small screen
Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)
New, Extended Scenes
great werewolf vs vampire movie
Awesome vampire movie

Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)
Starring: Kate Beckinsale , Scott Speedman , Michael Sheen , Shane Brolly , and Bill Nighy
Director: Len Wiseman , and David Grabias
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Release Date: 2004-05-25

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Better on the small screen.......2007-09-14

Most films lose something when they transfer from the movie screen to the tv screen. This is one of those rare movies that actually gains something by being on the small screen. The idea is fairly straight forward. Kate Beckinsale in skin tight latex is a vampire who hunts down Werewolves. In becoming involved with a human she learns that the werewolves are not as close to extinction as the vampires think and in fact they are pretty darn powerful. What follows is a running duel between vampires werwolves and traitors on both sides.
When I saw this in the movie theatre I actually was disappointed. Beckinsale looks great but the vampires seemed less like the feared lords of the night than a Rumanian gymnastics team on a shooting spree. On the small screen this quality drops away and you get a much better idea of what the director wanted it to look like.
the extend cut draws out some of the relationships and adds to the generalatmosphere. On the large screen this was only for fasns of Kate beckinsale in latex. On the small screen this works much much better.

Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut).......2007-05-13

Ok Vampuric Horror fans our Movie has arrived. This film has it all suspense, grate story line and plot, excellent speciall effects, Drama, Suspence and for those that love gothic love stories this one is right up there for you. WearWolf and Vampire Fans a must see.

New, Extended Scenes.......2007-03-13

This version has new and extended scenes that fill in the gaps that your mind normally does and provide more back story on the war and the characters personal lives. The most notable is Michael's back story (for those of you who wondered who that girl was in the picture in his apt.), and an extended look at the back story of the war and Lucian's "defeat" and also some nudity (because a movie with vampires and no sex makes no sense). Also includes great full length commentary with Len, Kate and Scott.

great werewolf vs vampire movie.......2007-03-09

i really enjoyed this movie but i only gave it 4 stars because of the use of guns in it. werewolves and vampires are formidable enough that they do not need to fight each other with fire arms. that is my only criticism

Awesome vampire movie.......2007-01-11

Without getting into great detail, this was one of the better Vampire / Wearwolf movies out there. Great story, great action, it moves right along with never a dull moments. It's thrilling and will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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