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1.Three Musketeers (1974) starring: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Frank Finlay directed by: Richard Lester April 28, 1998
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This remake of the old black and white film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's « The Three Musketeers » misses the main point of the book, maybe even two main points. It misses the gallant courtly politeness that is nothing but hypocrisy in the mouth of Cardinal Richelieu who appears as a bad loser when he is an elegant plotter who never loses because his short term defeat is a victory in the long run, a victory of the main political objective of his that the film misses completely. In this 17th century, with King Louis XIII, the father of the Sun King Louis XIV, the French state is starting to centralize and to conquer real state power, hence to move out of feudal allegiances that are too vague, loose and easy to betray to build a modern state on. And what is essential in this situation, the ... Read More

2.The Dark Crystal starring: Jean-Pierre Amiel, Robbie Barnett, Peter Burroughs, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds directed by: Jim Henson, Frank Oz September 21, 1999
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I only had the basic DVD of this movie awhile back, but saw this one recently and I just had to get it for my birthday. Which I got the The World of the Dark Crystal book as well. This one had much more documentaries than the other DVD and I especially liked the additional features and Brian's commentary audio track. It was interesting hearing him talk about parts of the movie. I cant compare it to any other of the DVDs so your milage may vary but if you are looking to get this movie and dont have a DVD of it yet... Get this one.

3.Moonraker starring: Irka Bochenko, Emily Bolton, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Lois Chiles, Corinne Clery May 16, 2000
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It's hard for me to argue with people who hate Moonraker. It is the most cartoonish of all the Bond movies reaching its peak of silliness right off the bat with Jaws, returning from The Spy Who Loved Me, surviving a freefall from an airplane. The absurdity is made all the more tragic in that it follows one of, if not the most spectacular Bond opening in the entire series. Moonraker is a movie with sky high highlights and some pretty bad lowlights. The pre-credit sequence with Bond being shoved from an airplane sans parachute is thrilling and leads into the spectacular Moonraker theme sung by Shirley Bassey. This movie may have the best musical score of any of the Bond movie and that is no small feat. Moonraker was created by some of the most talented people ever to work on the Bond films. John ... Read More

4.Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed starring: Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier, Maxime Leroux, Gilles Privat directed by: Coline Serreau June 23, 1998
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When I saw this film for a film class years ago, it was called "Romauld et Juliette" and it had subtitles. It was then released here under this title, which hardly gives the impression of a lovely, moving, surprising film that starts with implications of white-collar crime but ends up with a joyful meshing of relationships. At least the "American remake" never happened--and I hope it never does. This film is perfect as it is.

5.Dangerous starring: Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay, Alison Skipworth, John Eldredge directed by: Alfred E. Green December 21, 1994
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Saccharine melodrama in which an actress in frank process of decadence is aided by a young architect who gets she resurges fro the ashes of the forgetfulness. But is Bette Davis who once more, established the difference to earn herself the Academy Award in 1935 as Best actress.

6.Chef In Love starring: Nino Kirtadze, Pierre Richard, Micheline Presle, Jean-Yves Gautier, Temuri Qamkhadze directed by: Nana Dzhordzhadze November 28, 2000
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It's easy to see why this film didn't get anywhere, as it represents the other side of French film -- wooden, stereotypical characters and actors so cynical that they can't pull it off. The absence of chemistry between the lovers in this film made it interminable to sit through. It was difficult to observe Pierre Richard's loving smiles at her when his eyes and body language were like steel only when with her, but free everywhere else. The interrupting narrative was probably a bad idea, as it interjected just when things seemed to be getting moving. Not to mention that the scenes with the revolutionaries, although the lines seemed believable, were filmed in such a stilted way that no one could come across without being a laughable Russian caricature. In that regard, it was highly disrespectful to the plight of the deeply oppressed, ... Read More

7.The Call of the Wild - Dog of the Yukon (1997) starring: Rutger Hauer, Bronwen Booth, Charles Edwin Powell, Burke Lawrence, Luc Morrissette directed by: Peter Svatek July 14, 1998
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In contrast to many Hollywood movies which rely on special effects, this version of The Call of the Wild, is a low budget movie made by a Canadian television group, but it is the best adaptation, and there is tremendous depth. In this movie, the environment in the North, the psychology, and the literary style of Jack London, are brought to life in a very authentic manner. More than 50 % of the original book is narrated verbatim by Richard Dreyfuss, but this neither slows down the movie nor subtracts from the action: on the contrary, this narration actually adds special texture to the movie and brings to life the laconic depth of Jack London's writing style, adding literary value to the movie. Both the dog and Rutger Hauer in the movie are good representations of the two protagonists in the original book. But as another commentator mentioned, ... Read More

8.Camelot (30th Anniversary Remastered Edition) starring: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries directed by: Joshua Logan September 19, 2000
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Camelot (Special Edition).....Well what can I say, I loved it, The music was beautiful. The only draw back was I wish it was in full screen. But I thought it was done beautifully.

9.Gods Must Be Crazy 2 starring: N!xau, Lena Farugia, Hans Strydom, Eiros, Nadies directed by: Jamie Uys June 22, 1994
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Since we really enjoyed the first movie, we got the sequel. As one might expect, it's not quite as good as the original, but it was still very enjoyable. We're back in the Kalahari, and Xixo, the father from the first movie is looking for his kids, who were exploring an ivory poacher's truck and water wagon. As he follows the tracks, his path crosses that of the other story lines: There's a pair of scientists--Ann and Stephen--who get stranded when their light plane runs out of fuel, and two soldiers from opposing sides who are trying to capture each other. As with the first movie, the laughs come from the clash between the modern world and the primitive. The children discovering what amounts to a swimming pool (they've lived their lives in the desert, remember) is absolutely adorable, and Ann trying ... Read More

10.Dark Crystal starring: Jean-Pierre Amiel, Robbie Barnett, Peter Burroughs, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds directed by: Jim Henson, Frank Oz July 29, 1994
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $0.01
I only had the basic DVD of this movie awhile back, but saw this one recently and I just had to get it for my birthday. Which I got the The World of the Dark Crystal book as well. This one had much more documentaries than the other DVD and I especially liked the additional features and Brian's commentary audio track. It was interesting hearing him talk about parts of the movie. I cant compare it to any other of the DVDs so your milage may vary but if you are looking to get this movie and dont have a DVD of it yet... Get this one.

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