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The World of Henry Orient
Starring: Peter Sellers , Paula Prentiss , Angela Lansbury , Tom Bosley , and Phyllis Thaxter
Director: George Roy Hill
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ASIN: B00006FDAY
Release Date: 2002-10-15

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The World of Henry Orient would be a classic, if only more people knew about it. Here are the adventures of two prep-school Manhattan girls, memorably played by Merrie Spaeth and Tippy Walker, who decide to dedicate a brief but crucial moment in their lives to the adoration of one Henry Orient (Peter Sellers). Orient is a concert pianist--with curiously uncertain accent--more renowned for his mistresses than his playing. (Although Sellers is onscreen for less than half the picture, he sketches one of his comic gems.) The movie has a wonderful J.D. Salinger flavor of early-'60s New York privilege, with a keen sense of the secret lives adolescents can construct for themselves. Director George Roy Hill brings an occasional burst of New Wave style but otherwise steers the movie into the tone described by one of the girls: "I feel awfully happy in a sort of sad way." --Robert Horton

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Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, Angela Lansbury and Tom Bosley are hilarious in The World of Henry Orient, a funny, charming (Los Angeles Times), lively and imaginative (Newsweek) place you'll want to visit again and again! Two starry-eyed schoolgirls spy, stalk and scheme their way into the life of a concert pianist (Sellers) in this wacky piece of inspired lunacy (The Hollywood Reporter). With half of New Yorkincluding a bevy of befuddled cops and one man-hungry momin tow, these precocious teens do all they can to keep tabs on their harried hero, inadvertently turning The World of Henry Orient entirely upside down!

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Something Missing.......2007-03-24

This movie just misses being something special... what could it be? Peter Sellers is my favorite actor but the accents he uses in this movie don't work. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to viewing pleasure is Tom Bosley's role as an absentee father - his acting is stiff and pretentious. When he says his lines, it's like he's reading them right off the script. Make-up! Mr. Bosley's smoking jacket! Take ten! The teen-age girls are adorable, Gilbert's mother and mother's friend are right on the mark, as well. But Paula Prentiss! I kept wondering why Henry Orient would keep pursuing her - with her neurotic mannerisms and skinny old self. Altogether this flick is mediocre at best.

movie transaction.......2007-01-10

I recieved this movie immediately after purchase, and the process was ver quick and easy!

An Absolute Gem.......2006-07-11

George Roy Hill gets my vote for most underrated director. I don't know if it was intentional but Hill seems to have specialized in directing extremely difficult films ("Slaughterhouse Five", "The World According to Garp", "The Sting", and "Slap Shot") and did them all quite well. "The World of Henry Orient" (1964) certainly falls into this difficult category as his two inexperienced young stars were featured in almost every scene and alternated between location shooting and studio sound stage work.

This will probably be regarded as Hill's best film, not because it is technically perfect but because few (if any) films have successfully interpreted an ambitious screenplay in such a subtle and lyrical manner.

It is a story seen from the point-of-view of two 14-year old girls who the viewer first meets at the moment they first meet each other. Gil (Merrie Spaeth) and Val (Elizabeth Walker in an extraordinarily good performance) are prep school students in New York City who immediately connect despite coming from very different backgrounds and being in different developmental stages. What distinguishes this from most film friendships is that both are loners who are comfortable enough with each other to maintain their own individuality, even dressing differently.

Hill managed to put the two young actresses at ease in front of the camera and to capture their natural energy, this is what gives their characters an unexpected authenticity. I was struck by the true-to-life qualities of these two girls.

They keep accidentally bumping into the title character, a vain concert pianist (Peter Sellers), and become his youngest fans. Dressed in Chinese hats (insert "Orient" here), the two girls stake out his apartment. He is engaged in a long-term and frustratingly unsuccessful attempt to seduce an ultra-paranoid married woman, nervous Stella Dunnworthy (Paula Prentiss). Henry and Stella fuel each other's paranoia and finally convince themselves that Stella's husband is employing the girls as detectives.

The film's funniest scene occurs when Gil and Val convince Al Lewis (Grandpa Munster) that their mother is Jayne Mansfield.

"The World of Henry Orient" is the only film I know of that takes the world of 13 and 14 year-old girls seriously. "Ghost World" (which placed a "Henry Orient" poster on the wall of Enid's bedroom), New Waterford Girl, and "Times Square" could be considered sequels-stories, what Gil and Val would become a couple years into the future when they were a couple years older and a little worn down by the additional experience with the world. It's also the first credible portrayal of the effects of divorce and parental neglect on children.

"The World of Henry Orient" is more a coming of age story than a comedy although it does have some comic moments. Most of these involve the title character played by Peter Sellers. But don't expect the over-the-top performances of the older Sellers, his Henry Orient is more along the eccentrically restrained lines of his Fred Kite-trade union leader character in "I'm All Right Jack". Paula Prentiss is also quite funny in a restrained portrayal.

Ultimately it is Hill's subtlety and nuance that are most memorable. Watch the expressions change on Gil's face as Val takes her on a fantasy trip involving the "wished for" return of her father in time for Christmas. Val quickly moves on to another subject as Gil quietly finishes processing the dream.

Tom Bosley is especially good as Frank Boyd, Val's father. He does not appear until midway into the film. You learn that he has long doubted that he is actually Val's biological father and has kept the father- daughter relationship distanced, with both parents constantly traveling and Val left at school. With minimal dialogue Bosley shows Frank's slow realization that he loves his daughter more than anything in the world, despite his earlier doubts.

This leads to one of cinema's most amazing climatic scenes, coming unexpectedly at least 10 minutes before the actual ending. Val returns home after accidentally discovering that her mother (Angela Lansbury) and Henry are having an affair. Although she does not reveal this to her father, watch how Hill almost wordlessly illustrates the climatic revelations and the process of father and daughter finally finding each other. This visual narrative is why film is so powerful in the hands of a skilled and visionary director like Hill.

This is a nice 16x9 print that could greatly benefit from captioning as the audio track is quite poor.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

One of the Best.......2006-04-20

This movie makes my list of the top-ten best of all time. It's too bad it is so little known.

It is the only movie I've seen that gets youth right. It shows what it is like to have a "crush" - to love someone from afar, innocently, absolutely. This sort of enthusiasm is so central to the heart of being young, especially of being a girl - yet I have never seen it portrayed anywhere else. In the fifties and sixties we had blander teens, preoccupied with little home and school crises - like who was going to take whom to the prom. In recent decades we have been bombarded with sitcom teens, sexually precocious, spouting know-it-all one-liners. In between those two stereotypes of teens, there is the truth - what The World of Henry Orient is about.

Boyd is the "genius" who sparks to Henry Orient (played by Peter Sellers) first. Orient is a second-rate concert pianist performing for a season in New York. Boyd is not blind to his shortcomings. She admits he "needs practice." But she is smitten with him nonetheless. She brings her friend into the adoration. The two girls romp through New York together, following their idol, collecting his discarded cigarette butts ("No filters. He's not scared!"), studying him from a distance - then going back to their rooms to worship him in Oriental rituals they invent and elaborate themselves.

There is no word for what these two girls are up to. We would call it "stalking" now. But it's not that. It's at the other end of the spectrum from that sort of malevolence. It's pure eagerness and joy and it's a joy to watch.

The movie takes a turn past midpoint though. This could have been an uneasy mix of pathos and slaptstick - but the director and actors carry it off and make a plausible, inevitable blend of the two.

The girls are wonderful at capturing the squealing, longing delight of having a crush. Peter Sellers is perfect as the only somewhat talented bounder. Paula Prentiss turns in one of the best comedic performances ever as the highstrung married woman with whom Sellers continues to try to arrange a liaison - against increasing odds as he and Prentiss become convinvced that the little girls following them, cropping up everywhere in pagoda hats, must in fact be spies sent by Prentiss' suspicious husband. Angela Lansbury is a true villainess, a mother who has been so indifferent to her daughter and who knows her so little that she interprets the girl's antics as sexual escapade, sullying and perverting the fun.

If you never experienced the sort of sheer gleeful delight these girls enjoy - if your teenage years were spent in the infinitely drearier pastime of all-night keggers - then you missed what youth is all about. But this movie can bring you to the place that should be the birthright of all youth - a place before relationships get sexualized, a place before calculation of costs and benefits. It's a golden interlude. This movie is a MUST-SEE classic.

A fun movie about growing up.......2006-03-04

This is just simply a very sweet and fun movie! As others have noted, if you watch it in the belief that it's a Peter Sellers movie then you're going to be disappointed. While Sellers' character is crucial to the film, he's not the star. The stars of the film are two teenage actresses- Tippy Walker as "Valarie 'Val' Boyd and Merrie Spaeth as "Marian 'Gil' Gilbert." It's amazing that this movie was the debut for both- they just seem so natural. (It's also surprising that neither acted much afterwards.)

Gil and Val are two girls who have reached an age in which they're too old for toys, but too young for boys. Further, they're young teens living during what John Waters has described as "that weird time that was after Elvis, but before The Beatles." As Gil and Val struggle to adjust to their growing sense of maturity, they find comfort in a self-created fantasy world with Manhattan as the background to their flights of whimsy. (I've lived in Manhattan for ten years, and I wish it looked as half as good as it is filmed here.) By chance the girls find an object that becomes the intense focus for all their innocent romantic fantasies- Henry Orient (Sellers), an avant garde concert pianist of dubious talent who seems a lot more intersted in attempting to make married women "hum" than improving his non-Van Cliburn skills.

Sellers' Orient is a truly unique character. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he's adapted a pretentious non-descript Continental accent especially when wooing women, but when he gets flustered his native Brooklynese escapes his lips. And Val and Gil certainly fluster Mr. Orient as they follow him around town, completely oblivious to the havoc that they're wreaking on his love life.

The movie also delves into the home life of these two girls. Gil, despite her parents being divorced, lives in a stable upper middle class home with her mom and her mom's friend. On the other hand, Val's very wealthy and very busy parents (played by Tom Bosely and Angela Lansbury) are still married, but far from happily. Eventually, Val's unhappy family life will interfere with her joyous fantasy world and bring it crashing down.

Overall, this is just a very nice film about both the joy of being young and the difficulty of growing up. I enjoyed it because of the acting and its endearing story. I also enjoy it because it makes Manhattan in the early 60's look like such a great place to live- how nicely everyone is dressed and how clean the city looks!

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Jean Arthur at the Lead Makes It Even More Fascinating...
Cross-dresser with attitude
I like this film!

Arizona [Region 99]
Starring: Jean Arthur , William Holden , Warren William , Porter Hall , and Edgar Buchanan
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Release Date: 2005-12-06

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Jean Arthur at the Lead Makes It Even More Fascinating..........2005-11-16

Go west and find your riches, as the west offers new opportunities that await discovery. This was the idea of the 18th and 19th century America, which led many to seek a new and better future in the unknown west. It led to the colonization of the western United States, which continued over centuries, as people began to inhabit different regions of the west. It was not an easy journey, as the Native Americans sought a way to protect their way of life against the new invaders while nature also presented numerous threats. Despite the many hazards, people continued to flow west with the hope for something better. Director Wesley Ruggles portrays the struggle of the western expansion through a woman and the people around her, as they fight for their southwest state - Arizona.

Arizona opens with a rolling text that briefly explains the situation, as a large caravan rolls into the meager town of Tucson in the year 1860. Tucson has become a gathering place for a diverse group of people, as they for some reason have to end their journey west at this arid town. There is no law enforcement present to offer safety, which means that those with the ability to fend for themselves often deliver their own justice. Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur) is such a woman, and she does not fit the traditional norm for a woman of the 19th century. She is a jeans wearing entrepreneur with a charisma resembling Jean d'Arc who has exchange her sword for a six-shooter while willingly dealing with those who try to take advantage of her on her own accord.

Despite her independence and strong will, Phoebe still presents a feminine persona by baking pies while presently being the only known Caucasian woman in the state of Arizona. Thus, many men find her intriguing, and one of these men is Peter Muncie (William Holden). Peter eyes her and it is apparent that she makes quite an impact on him from the first encounter when she is dealing with two thieves. The affection is mutual; however, both have equal difficulty to express their feelings. Nonetheless, Phoebe expresses her emotions by offering him a job, as a caravan pilot for her newly started freight business. However, he kindly declines, as he must see California before it is too late for him, but promises to return.

Phoebe's business venture begins to run smoothly, until the beginning of the Civil War. It becomes a time of hardships, as the military withdraw from Arizona to fight the war in the east. Meanwhile, Phoebe and the people of Tucson must find an alternative way of safeguarding their homes and lives against a rampant war with the Native Americans, which Arizona does by joining the Confederate side. It becomes a time of much difficulty for Phoebe, but she does not surrender to the hardships. Instead, it seems as if she is flourishing in the difficulties while her mind occasionally drifts to Peter. Unaware of his possible return others begin to show interest such as the shady character Jefferson Carteret (Warren William) who befriends Phoebe with ulterior motives.

Arizona presents an interesting film that captures some of the hardships that the pioneers dealt with, and to cast a feminine lead makes it even more fascinating. How the film portrays the Native Americans is unsettling, yet it was a common portrayal in the 1930s and 1940s. Despite this ethnic fallacy, the film still provides an accurate illustration of how the first Arizonans experienced the migration west and some of the difficulties that they faced in the dawning of the new state. Eventually, the audience will recognize the resolute perseverance that the pioneers had to possess in order to manage through the repetitive adversity that nature and other forces caused upon those who sought a better way of life in the arid Arizona.

Cross-dresser with attitude.......2003-02-05

Miss Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur) is a cross-dresser with big ambitions. She wants nothing less than the greatest ranch in Arizona. To raise the money she goes into business, first selling pies to the riff-raff of Old Tucson, then competing for army freight contracts. Of course, her trail is not a smooth one, or there wouldn't be a movie, in this case an extravaganza directed by Wesley Ruggles (of CIMMARRON fame). Shot on location in the Tucson Basin, local color is provided by lots of cacti and a cast of thousands who wander pointlessly, but colorfully across scenes clad as Mexicans, Indians, cow pokes, or ladies of the night.

Although neither the Civil War, nor corrupt Apache chiefs can frustrate our heroine for long, the usual coven of stock Western villians create some tension and move the plot forward. An unconvincing love interest is provided by a man on the move (the young William Holden) who joins the Union Army as an apparent device for varying his wardrobe. He turns up just when most needed to rescue Miss Phoebe from her own stupidity, releasing her from one of the flick's two bondage scenes.

The history lessons inserted into the film fall flat, and the chronology is confused. However, things liven up in the second half with the obligatory Indian raids, a spectacular cattle stampede, and, of course, a wedding (the latter borrowed from THE VIRGINIAN). It may sound like I hate ARIZONA, but, in fact, it's truly a classic Western and, unusual for its time, one with a woman as the action lead.

I like this film!.......2003-01-04

Jean Arthur is terrific in "Arizona" as a strong-willed woman who holds her own out west. She gets her man (Holden) without sacrificing her freedom and dreams. I suppose one should call the whole thing unconventional. After all, it's a western whose lead character and overriding focus is the heroine (who is also unconventional). So few westerns retain my interest because of the lack of interesting roles for women. Thelength of the film, a common complaint, didn't bother me, I felt the film showed the "complete world," of Arthur's character's life in Arizona while never becoming one of those overblown epics in which the characters get lost for all the action. All in all, I think this film deserves more respect and attention than it gets.

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Are we at war with England?
Agatha Christies Pale Horse
delightful take on Christie
Bait and switch
Eerie and subtle

The Pale Horse - Agatha Christie
Starring: Colin Buchanan , Jayne Ashbourne , Hermione Norris , Leslie Phillips , and Michael Byrne
Director: Charles Beeson
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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Classic Crimes Collection
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
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Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection

ASIN: B000BRBAAG
Release Date: 2006-01-10

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In Agatha Christie's deepest venture into the occult, writer Mark Easterbrook is accused of murdering a priest. As he sets out to prove his innocence, he discovers that a series of deaths, seemingly from natural causes, may be connected to witchcraft and a strange trio of sisters!

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Are we at war with England?.......2007-02-16

If we can rise above the transatlantic sniping, dispense with ad hominem finger-wagging over whose sense of syntax is lacking (on this site I've read as many contortions of the Queen's English from overseas as I have from the heartland), and put aside whether or not this version of 'The Pale Horse' ought to be called a movie, a television mystery-drama or Prince Albert in a can, I believe a crosscultural consensus can be reached.

Anyone who has read the book will agree that this interpretation takes license with the story. Its producers, while keeping the basic mystery intact, have chosen to alter some plot elements and retain others and, presumably as a way of tying in the setting with the period during which Christie's novel was published, tap the 1960s as a campy backdrop, all in an effort to make the whole affair hipper and more fun. The result is not in the same league with the BBC's top stock (the Roy Marsden P.D. James series, for instance, Alec Guinness's Smiley, or the playful adaptations of Christie's 'Seven Dials' or 'Evans'), but it is, if ultimately forgettable, eminently watchable. Some (myself included, granting it only a 2 1/2-star rating) may find TPH dull going-- the action is stilted, the dialog at times dim and the acting uneven-- but that's nothing to get up in arms about. After all, despite its flaws, it still prevails in quality, as do four out of five British productions, over the average American made-for-TV fare, not to mention the garbage coming out of Hollywood today.

Life is short. We're patriots and allies. Let's have a little more respect for each others' opinions, well-articulated or not.

Agatha Christies Pale Horse.......2007-01-12

One of the rare Christie stories that does not contain any of her 3 famous protagonists (Marple, Poirot, Tommy & Tuppence). However it is one of her most interesting tales. Well acted, it keeps you guessing all the way. An excellent translation of the original. A must for Christie fans.

delightful take on Christie.......2006-12-17

Having read all the other reviews, I have to agree with the British reviewers. The ones who are American, give me strength, seem to be illiterate. Nothing wrong with not liking a program, but basic English might be nice. I'm American, and I cringed while reading their attempt at an opinion.

Preposterous as the storyline is, the narrative still manages to intrigue, the characters are enjoyable if a couple are not always believable, and the keen sense of atmosphere make it a totally delightful take on the Christie mystery. I'm an Agatha Christie fan, and an avid reader of mysteries/detective stories, especially the British ones. I read The Pale Horse years ago, but don't recall the plot. So I came to this version, relatively fresh.

I'm also dedicated fan of Dalziel & Pascoe mystery series, so it was also a treat to see the delectable Detective Pascoe (Colin Buchanan) on the other side of the law, with the suitably fluffy hair of the 1960s to boot. The whole 60s-era -- memorabilia, clothes, music and other set decor-- was subtle and cleverly evoked throughout the story. When Mark Easterbrook (Buchanan) is hit on the head for the second (!) time, he staggers to his feet, and leans against a poster advertising Chuck Berry. Likewise, a Lolita movie poster decorates his studio. Hermia's clothes and fake eyelashes are a hoot, and totally in character of the aristocratic Bohemian wannabe.

All the actors were excellent, although the Chief Inspector's obtuseness was too like Inspector Japp of Poirot fame for comfort -- the actor playing the role did what he could with it. Andy Serkis of Lord of the Rings fame was a delight, and the two key female roles well played.

Altogether, a two-hour entertainment well worth the watching.

Adrienne Jones

Bait and switch.......2005-03-27

At what point does a screenplay's "artistic license" exceed limits where such can be attributed to an author like Agatha Christie? This 1996 TV movie (screenplay by Alma Cullen) is titled "Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse" and subtitled "Supernatural British Mystery Classic." Contrast these two opening scenes:

FROM CHRISTIE'S 1961 NOVEL: Mark Easterbrook witnesses a hair-pulling cat-fight between one Thomasina Tuckerton and another woman. A week later he comes across a newspaper notice that Tuckerton died of natural causes. Meanwhile Father Gorman visits another dying woman losing her hair. Walking home, he stops at a local café to jot down a list of names before he forgets them. His cassock having pocket holes, he slips the list into his shoe, leaves, and is promptly murdered on the way home. Coroner Jim Corrigan and Detective Inspector Lejeune hypothesize he was killed in attempts to find that overlooked list and/or eliminate confessional and incriminating evidence of some kind. Later Mark encounters old friend Jim Corrigan. Discussing the case and the list, they note the presence of Tuckerton's name. Thus begins Mark's self-involvement and collaboration with Corrigan and other friends in this increasingly baffling series of possibly interconnected deaths.

FROM THIS 1996 TV MOVIE: Mark and girlfriend are attending a showing of Macbeth. Mark leaves early and witnesses someone brutally attacking a priest with his "borrowed" bicycle wrench. He rushes to assist the priest who hands him a bloodied list and dies. Police arrive, later find Mark's bloodied tool nearby, and see Mark holding the list with blood on his hands. A smug, scowling, abrasive Chief Inspector Lejune, with an previously unknown (to Mark) assistant named Corrigan, promptly accuses Mark of the murder, swearing he will convict Mark and plotting his conviction throughout the film. Mark, released on bail, must proceed on an investigative effort to clear himself.

Christie's original novel is tightly-constructed, well-written, fast-paced and interesting, perfect material for a first-class film. What a pity it is still unfilmed! What was done here was to borrow a couple of ideas from one of her novels, change them as desired, change the environment and characters surrounding the ideas (keeping a few names for appearances), changed crime(s) and murderer(s), then marketed the result under Christie's name. Some would call this "bait and switch."

It is certainly the right of TV or movie producers to fabricate material whole-cloth for television productions. The results may even be entertaining and worthwhile. But impostures under the guise of a major author's work should be exposed for what they are. If these producers had wanted to be truthful, they should have given this not altogether bad film another name, say "The 3-Witch Mystery" subtitled "based on an idea from an Agatha Christie novel" and had a 2, maybe 2½-star film.

DVD picture quality and sound are fine.

Eerie and subtle.......2005-02-26

I AM American and a regular viewer of Mystery! and other such programs. Whether I'm a "wanna-be," as the reviewer from Sunnyvale implies or just an intelligent individual who likes subtleness in my programing, I enjoyed this DVD immensely. Colin Buchanan is attractive and sympathetic, and many minor roles are superbly cast. The director evokes a suitably "dark" atmosphere, playing up the occult plot. Yes, the motivation of the murderer is somewhat incredible, but that's the way Christie wrote it.

As a long-time fan of Agatha Christie, I enjoyed this opportunity to see some of her later work, without the "little Belgian" or Miss Marple. The film includes an amusingly "60's" cameo by Andy Serkis of Lord of the Rings fame (loved the Elvis Costello look).

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World of Henry Orient
Starring: Peter Sellers , Paula Prentiss , Angela Lansbury , Tom Bosley , and Phyllis Thaxter
Director: George Roy Hill
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After the Fox
What's New Pussycat
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
The Naked Truth
The Party

ASIN: 6302946492
Release Date: 1994-03-02

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Something Missing.......2007-03-24

movie transaction.......2007-01-10

I recieved this movie immediately after purchase, and the process was ver quick and easy!

An Absolute Gem.......2006-07-11

One of the Best.......2006-04-20

A fun movie about growing up.......2006-03-04

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Desperate Indeed!!!!
Stay Away From This!!!!!
do not buy, do not rent, you will thank me
Evil Dud
AHH!!!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE

Desperate Souls
Starring: Thomas Gofton , Ben Mckenzie , Breanne TeBoekhorst , Ryan Barrett , and Matt Kowall
Director: Philip Carrer , Phillip Carrer , and Chad Archibald
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ASIN: B000ARTMTI
Release Date: 2005-10-04

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Desperate Indeed!!!!.......2006-03-06

What a waste of time! I rented this expecting a good horror movie awaited me. Wrong. Although there was some gore in this movie, the plot was stupid, the acting was bad and it was a boring movie. Don't waste your money on even renting this.

Stay Away From This!!!!!.......2006-02-28

This should go straight to the garbage. They should have a rating of "0" for this piece of junk.

do not buy, do not rent, you will thank me.......2006-02-23

oh my god this was a bad movie, my friend and I rented it and watched it all the way through just to laugh at the acting(and camera angles, and special effects and plot) this was not worth my well earned $2.

and for those who saw this movie, i feel your pain.(that dude never put down his shovel! what the hell?)

Evil Dud.......2006-01-14

WARNING: possible spoilers ahead...

In DESPERATE SOULS, a bunch of teenagers who go for a hike in the woods are possessed by demons and they start killing each other. The basic storyline is like EVIL DEAD but this movie has no style whatsoever and doesn't have the benefit of Sam Raimi's direction. This is more like Evil Dud.

I'm surprised that this awful movie wasn't made and distributed by the Asylum. It had all the shoddy production values, cardboard acting and horrible video camera quality of most Asylum movies. The storyline was extremely hard to follow, and after a while I just stopped trying to make sense of it. I'm not even sure exactly how or why these teens were possessed by demons. There's a vague reference to an ancient book of Druidic magic, which I guess serves the same purpose that the Necronomicon did in Evil Dead.

To give you an idea of how flaccid and forgettable this movie is, I can't even tell you how it ended. This should be filed with every movie from the Asylum and CreepFX under Complete Waste of Time and Money.

AHH!!!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE.......2006-01-08

I'm not even going to explain how bad this movie is. I've seen worse but it's bad, really bad.

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Jean Arthur at the Lead Makes It Even More Fascinating...
Cross-dresser with attitude
I like this film!

Arizona
Starring: Jean Arthur , William Holden , Warren William , Porter Hall , and Edgar Buchanan
Director: Wesley Ruggles
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General | Drama | Genres | VHS | Video

Arthur, Jean | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Barnett, Griff | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Buchanan, Edgar | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Chandler, George | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Hall, Porter | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Harvey, Paul | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Holden, William | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Saylor, Syd | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Tapley, Colin | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Toomey, Regis | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

William, Warren | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Ruggles, Wesley | ( R ) | Directors | VHS | Video

Deals Under $8 | Today's Deals in Video | Features | VHS | Video

Seven Men From Now (Special Collector's Edition)
Yellow Sky
Belle of the Yukon
The Last Wagon
Texas [Region 99]

ASIN: 6303066631
Release Date: 1995-05-09

Customer Reviews:

Jean Arthur at the Lead Makes It Even More Fascinating..........2005-11-16

Cross-dresser with attitude.......2003-02-05

I like this film!.......2003-01-04

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Are we at war with England?
Agatha Christies Pale Horse
delightful take on Christie
Bait and switch
Eerie and subtle

Agatha Christie: The Pale Horse
Starring: Colin Buchanan , Jayne Ashbourne , Hermione Norris , Leslie Phillips , and Michael Byrne
Director: Charles Beeson
Manufacturer: Lance Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Mystery | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

Detectives | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( A ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Classic Crimes Collection
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Set 2
Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 2
Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection

ASIN: B00009XN3D
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Description

On his way home from the theater one evening, Mark Easterbrook stumbles upon a murdered priest, accused of the crime, he must set out to clear his name. His only clue is a list of names found on the victim's body, their only connection, a brief stay at a tavern owned by three modern day witches. DVD extras: about the author: Career & bio, cast & credits

Customer Reviews:

Are we at war with England?.......2007-02-16

Agatha Christies Pale Horse.......2007-01-12

delightful take on Christie.......2006-12-17

Bait and switch.......2005-03-27

Eerie and subtle.......2005-02-26

Average customer rating:

Are we at war with England?
Agatha Christies Pale Horse
delightful take on Christie
Bait and switch
Eerie and subtle

Agatha Christie's Pale Horse
Starring: Colin Buchanan , Jayne Ashbourne , Hermione Norris , Leslie Phillips , and Michael Byrne
Director: Charles Beeson
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: Video
Binding: VHS Tape

Ashbourne, Jayne | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Beevers, Geoffrey | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Buchanan, Colin | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Byrne, Michael | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Jameson, Louise | ( J ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Norris, Hermione | ( N ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

O'Callaghan, Richard | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Phillips, Leslie | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Beeson, Charles | ( B ) | Directors | VHS | Video

Mystery | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | VHS | Video

Suspense | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | VHS | Video

Detectives | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | VHS | Video

General | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | VHS | Video

Deals Under $8 | Today's Deals in Video | Features | VHS | Video

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Classic Crimes Collection
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Set 2
Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 2
Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection

ASIN: 0767002806
Release Date: 1998-04-07

Book Description

Jean Marsh (Upstairs Downstairs) stars in this chilling tale of voodoo, extortion, murder and romance from Agatha Christie's bestselling novel. Drama, approx. mins.

Customer Reviews:

Are we at war with England?.......2007-02-16

Agatha Christies Pale Horse.......2007-01-12

delightful take on Christie.......2006-12-17

Bait and switch.......2005-03-27

Eerie and subtle.......2005-02-26

Average customer rating:

Catherine Cookson's The Secret
Starring: Colin Buchanan , Clare Higgins , Hannah Yelland , Stephen Moyer , and June Whitfield
Director: Alan Grint
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video

Period Piece | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video

Suspense | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

Mystery | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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Girl
The Tide of Life
Dinner of Herbs (3pc)
Catherine Cookson Boxed Set
Lady Audley's Secret

ASIN: B00004X023
Release Date: 2000-09-19

Average customer rating:

Have you seen this movie?

Red Hot
Starring: Balthazar Getty , Carla Gugino , Jan Niklas , Hugh O'Conor , and Jason Kristofer
Director: Paul Haggis
Manufacturer: Columbia/Tri-Star
ProductGroup: Video
Binding: VHS Tape

Buchanan, Colin | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Fletcher, Diane | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Getty, Balthazar | ( G ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Gugino, Carla | ( G ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Niklas, Jan | ( N ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

O'Conor, Hugh | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Pena, George De La | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Plana, Tony | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Silberg, Tusse | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Stahl, Armin Mueller | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Sutherland, Donald | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | VHS | Video

Haggis, Paul | ( H ) | Directors | VHS | Video

General | Drama | Genres | VHS | Video

Customer Reviews:

Have you seen this movie?.......2001-03-24

Probably not. Almost no one has. Which is a shame because it is excellent. It gives a very realistic look at what it must have been like to be a teenager in the Soviet Union during the fifties. It has some wonderful music in it and the acting in it is also great. Only fault I have with it is that the ending is a bit of a bummer.

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