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Great western!
Another great Western from TNT and Tom Selleck
Crossfire Trail

Crossfire Trail
Starring: Tom Selleck , Virginia Madsen , Wilford Brimley , David O'Hara , and Christian Kane
Director: Simon Wincer
Manufacturer: Warner Brothers
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Last Stand at Saber River
Monte Walsh
Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts
Conagher
Quigley Down Under

ASIN: B00005JXI9
Release Date: 2001-07-10

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There are unmistakable pleasures to an old-fashioned Western, and Crossfire Trail has 'em. Tom Selleck has a lean, weathered face that sits nicely atop a horse and beneath a broad-brimmed hat; he plays a canny cowboy who's come to make good on a promise to a dying man and ends up caught between a beautiful woman (Virginia Madsen) and a wicked man in black--a couple of them, actually. Crossfire Trail has just about every element you could ask for (a Sioux war party, a cruel hired gun, a shootout in the street, even a cattle stampede), but it spins them out with such clean efficiency that you can't help but enjoy it. Directed skillfully and with heart, Crossfire Trail will satisfy any Western fan. Based on the novel by Louis L'Amour; also featuring Wilford Brimley and Mark Harmon. --Bret Fetzer

Description

A restless wanderer makes a promise to a dying friend to help the man's widow and daughter hold onto their ranch in the lush but lawless Wyoming Territory. But when oil is discovered on the land, the unsuspecting hero must contend not only with the two women who are suspicious of his motives, but also with ruthless men plotting to seize the ranch. Based on the novel by Louis L'Amour.

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Format.......2007-03-03

This is a great movie. I try to get most of his movies. However, I will not be buying this one because it is listed only in Widescreen.

EXCELLENT.......2007-02-10

Tom Selleck was born to be a "Western" star. Excellent movie! I highly recommend it to any fan of western genre films.

Great western!.......2007-01-22

Based on a Louis L'Amour novel, Tom Selleck is convincing as a cowboy named Raif who keeps a promise to a fellow sailor, Charles Rodney, by helping his widow hang on to her ranch and keep an eye on the widow as well. But a rich scoundrel has plans to talk the widow into marriage and get the ranch for himself. What he doesn't tell her is that he's responsible for her husband's death. Things get real tense for Raif and his friends as the expose the rich man for the cheating liar he is. A well written screenplay adaptation and lovely scenery. The dialogue is also superb (I especially love the Irishman's jokes).

Chrissy K. McVay - Author

Another great Western from TNT and Tom Selleck.......2006-11-04

This is the second of three outstanding Westerns that Tom Selleck filmed for TNT between 1997 and 2003. Selleck revisited his early Louis L'Amour, TV-Western roots with "Crossfire Trail" and also re-teamed with director Simon Wincer, who directed Selleck's best big-screen effort - "Quigley Down Under" - as well as the all-time classic Western "Lonesome Dove". The result is an excellent film that, while breaking no new ground, contributes to the rich mythology and legacy of the American cowboy.

Selleck plays Rafe Covington who, at the beginning of the film, promises a dying friend that he will take care of the friend's wife and ranch. Selleck and two partners set out to do just that, and they add a new friend from the nearby town, played by Wilford Brimley, shortly after their arrival. The film is predictable: the widow is suspicious of Rafe's motives, the town bad guy has been wooing the widow in order to get at her land, the bad guy hires a hit man to eliminate Rafe, and so on. And yet, even though the viewer can see right through the plot to the end of the film, every element is so well handled that it is a pleasure to watch the movie.

I read several articles just before the film was released about the painstaking efforts made to have authentic costumes, props, sets, etc., and I must say that the filmmakers' efforts certainly paid off. The film is set in Wyoming, but was filmed in Alberta, Canada, which gives the film some of the best mountain vistas in a Western since the real Grand Tetons were featured in "Shane".

There is one small negative element in the film, which is why I couldn't quite bring myself to rate it a 5, and that is occasional strong profanity. I realize that real cowboys weren't always the most genteel people in their society, and I know that our modern society tolerates a lot of profanity; however, in a movie that continually emphasizes honor and integrity, profanity seems unusually out of place. There are DVD players and devices available that filter out profanity; if you are like me, then you can simply get such a player or device and still enjoy this first-rate Western.

Crossfire Trail.......2006-08-28

I bought this dvd because it starred Tom Selleck and was directed by Simon Wincer. It lived up to my expectations. I enjoyed the "all man and a yard wide" portrayal of the men and the countryside in this film. It helps that it ends the way we would expect. When life was simple and uncomplicated and people lived up to their word in deed and action. I would buy anything with Tom Selleck and directed by Simon Wincer as long as it was an old western setting.

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Moving tribute to the real cowboys.
Can't be a cowboy forever
Know how Monte Felt
Selleck's third TNT Western is a poignant goodbye to the cowboy way of life
End of an era

Monte Walsh
Starring: Tom Selleck , Isabella Rossellini , Keith Carradine , George Eads , and Robert Carradine
Director: Simon Wincer
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
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Last Stand at Saber River
Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts
Conagher
Quigley Down Under

ASIN: B00009N1WI
Release Date: 2003-07-29

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Tom Selleck is at his iconic best in this made-for-cable remake of Monte Walsh, a poignant Western about the passing of an American age and the people attached to it. Selleck plays the title character, a career cowboy whose rhythms are aligned with the seasons and the annual herding of cattle from Wyoming to Texas. Faithful to his ways, loyal to his best friend (Keith Carradine), and satisfied with his part-time romance with an ailing, aging saloon girl (Isabella Rosselini), Walsh is happy until his 1890s world rapidly unravels. Eastern corporations are buying up land and shutting down ranches; trains are shuttling livestock faster than an army of cowhands. Walsh can't accommodate the future, and those closest to him are moving on. Director Simon Wincer (Lonesome Dove) masterfully balances the epic and elegaic, Selleck is perfect as a fading footnote to history, and Monte Walsh becomes a universal tale of loss and integrity. --Tom Keogh

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Times change, Monte Walsh doesn't. For him, being a cowboy isn't a job, it's a life. And that's something the fenced-in, corporate-bean-counting ways of the onrushing 20th century must never alter. Tom Selleck plays Monte, struggling to continue the life he knows while seeing the new era nudge the cowboy way toward history's dustbin. Lonesome Dove Emmy winner Simon Wincer directs this Western featuring a superb supporting cast and based on a novel by the author of Shane.

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Moving tribute to the real cowboys........2007-02-25

This is not a shoot-em-up Western. If that is what you are after, stop reading right here. What this is, is a real heartfelt tribute to the cowboy. The genuine article cowboy. In particular, it charts a group of cowboys through the decline of the golden age of the cowboy, near the end of the 19th Century. Almost the whole of the first half of the movie, there is no plot to speak of, just character exposition building up the picture of the life and character that these men had. Nothing is rushed, and yet it is never dull, thanks to an intelligent script. There are humorous moments and great lines, but plenty of pathos and melancholy too, as the characters all deal with the end of an era in their own ways. We see the cowboy-turned-outlaw, the cowboy-turned-storekeeper, the cowboy-turned-floor sweeper... but most of all we see the cowboy turned into legend. As the plot kicks in, there is nothing contrived about it, but it all feeds into the central idea of examining what men do when their purpose is taken away from them.
The movie benefits from some great performances from some classic character actors such as William Devane and Barry Corbin, as well as a brilliant star turn from Tom Selleck who has never been better. It also benefits from the stunning scenery - ironically not in Wyoming as the movie suggests, but shot in Canada. The sweeping vistas, free of any trace of civilization, set against a backdrop of the Rockies, are stunning and superbly photographed.
What pulls this above it's TV-movie-of-the-week origins is the sincerity poured into it by all concerned, and not least by the prolific director Simon Wincer (Lonesome Dove, Quigley Down Under... and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles! ) and executive producer Tom Selleck. This fills the movie with those little, almost subliminal moments which make it feel real.
The result is no classic big screen film, but a perfectly judged and understated homage to a bygone era. It leaves us with the notion, that though the golden age is over, there will always be real cowboys.

Can't be a cowboy forever.......2007-01-10

In this classic style western, the main character is faced with a changing world that seems to be intruding on the life he has chosen to live. Despite the innevitable - that he will one day succumb to progress - the story follows him on through life but never seems to resolve the assertion by another character that you cannot be a cowboy forever. It seemed to be just a pleasent story of one who fights progress but never resolves an answer for himself. Still, the scenery is beautiful and Mr. Selleck does a fine job as the quintessential cowboy as usual.

Know how Monte Felt.......2006-12-18

As another man said, the plot has been explained by others pretty thoroughly, and as I went through these reviews a gentleman from Nevada put a different spin on his particular review; as a third generation cowboy he used this film to teach a city boy why he his the way he his. I didn't do that. Well, sorta.
I am a fourth generation rancher and cowhunter in Florida (used to be a top five beeve cattle state) and will be the last. Not because I lack children, but rather because in less than two decades my county has turned form ranchland to suburbs and native Crackers and cowhunters such as myself have become a small and declining minority in our own land. I have become Monte Walsh, as has just about everyone I grew up with.

I caught this film on TNT and actually welled up a little. When it came out I snatched it up and took it down to the local drinking hole on "John Wayne Night" (we watch a Western and toast the Duke) and convinced the bartender to put it on. She's a sucker for Selleck. I had also invited a batch of my Snowbird (PC for Yankees) pals to sit in. When the movie was over the place was real quiet, then a old timer stood up and said "A toast to all us fence riders!" It was a dang good toast. It was kinda quiet for the rest of the night, but everyone congratulated the choice; it summed us all up. We may be dying out, a bit bitter about it, but by God we'll go out with dignity. As for my Northern pal's reactions, well as the Nevadan's boss said: "Now I get it."

Selleck's third TNT Western is a poignant goodbye to the cowboy way of life.......2006-11-04

This 2003 remake of "Monte Walsh" was Tom Selleck's third (but hopefully not last) Western for TNT, and it is probably the most stirring film tribute to the end of the Old West and the cowboy way of life. This is saying quite a bit as some fine Westerns like "The Wild Bunch", "The Shootist", and (even more recently) "Open Range" as well as other movies have dealt with the changes resulting from progress as the U.S. was about to enter the twentieth century.

Other reviewers have covered the plot line in great detail already, so I won't retread that ground. Suffice it to say that, while Selleck's Monte Walsh is the hero of the picture, he is portrayed with character flaws intact as well. Montelius Walsh loves three things in life: horses, women, and drinking (and the order of these things changes at different times in his life). He is stubborn, afraid to commit to Martine (his favorite prostitute whom he does seem to love), and refuses to change. He is also hard-working and loyal to his friends, especially his best buddy Chet (played by Keith Carradine), and these qualities are what make his character heroic and the storyline affecting.

I'm convinced that if Selleck had starred primarily in Westerns throughout his film career, then his movie success would have dwarfed his "Magnum P.I." role. The TNT Westerns, along with his three previous Westerns dating back to 1979's "The Sacketts", establish him as a premier cowboy actor. "Monte Walsh" is the finest of those efforts to date, and it is to be hoped that Selleck will 'saddle up' again soon; perhaps he'll even reunite with Sam Elliott with whom he starred in his first two made-for-TV Westerns and who has also made some first-rate Westerns for TNT.

Watch this one. It's an elegiac tribute to the passing of the Old West and the American cowboy. May both continue to live on in films!

End of an era.......2006-08-11

Somewhat sad as the lead characters have a difficult time giving up their lives as cowboys on the open range.

Scary Movie 4 (Unrated Widescreen Edition)

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A comedy that pokes fun at scary movies.
Cornball Sophmoric Parody
Hit and Miss Comedy, Just Average
Fun movie with a boatload of Special Features on the DVD
Mostly blah, but has its moments

Scary Movie 4 (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Craig Bierko , Chris Elliott , Kevin Hart , James Earl Jones , and Cloris Leachman
Director: David Zucker
Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
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ASIN: B000FOQ1KY
Release Date: 2006-08-15

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Some comedy is like a scalpel; the Scary Movie series is a hand grenade, spewing bodily fluids and big-breasted women in all directions as they lampoon the latest horror. In Scary Movie 4's case, the main targets are War of the Worlds, The Village, The Grudge, Saw, and Tom Cruise jumping all over Oprah's couch (the scariest of the lot). Along the way, potshots get taken at non-horror fare like Brokeback Mountain and Million Dollar Baby, as well as obvious targets like Michael Jackson and George W. Bush, among others. Anna Faris (Lost in Translation) and Regina Hall (The Honeymooners) return as the central characters wandering through a crazy quilt of horror scenarios, joined by Craig Bierko (Cinderella Man) doing a dead-on parody of Cruise at his most manic. Cameos include everyone from Charlie Sheen to Shaquille O'Neal to Carmen Electra. Some of it's funny, some of it's not, but there's a generally buoyant zaniness that comes from director David Zucker, one of the creators of Airplane!, which started the whole firehose-of-jokes aesthetic. --Bret Fetzer

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The Scary Movie gang is back for their funniest, most fearless installment yet. -Starring Anna Faris & Regina Hall (previous Scary Movie films), Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun, Airplane), Carmen Electra (Cheaper by the Dozen 2)

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A comedy that pokes fun at scary movies........2007-06-13

If you've seen any of the 4 Scary Movies, you know what they're about. They're comedies that poke fun at scary movies. They don't have any real story line. They're just there to make us laugh.

So what's to like about this movie? There are quite a few jokes that had me laughing out loud. Some of the funny parts remind me of my own weird sense of humor and it's good to see a movie that contains not-so-typical/predictable jokes. Also, it's good to see the same old characters again in this movie (if you've seen Scary Movie 2, you'll appreciate the fact that the "Take my little land!" guy is in this one as well).

What's not to like about this movie? There's a couple of things. First, if you're not a horror movie fan (or if you haven't been to the movie theatre in a while), you may not understand some of the jokes and/or part of the plot. The majority of this movie is based on the movie "The Grudge" and "War of the Worlds". If you haven't seen both of these movies (or at least know in general what they are about), it's easy to get confused. Also, as I said above, if you're expecting a really good story line, don't even bother. All of the movies in the Scary Movie line are basically just random scenes thrown together to gain some laughs that will come together to create an ending (and not even a good one at that).

My rating: 3.5/5 stars. If you've seen any of the other Scary Movies, you'll know what to expect. If you haven't seen them or you aren't a horror movie fan, you may be disappointed.

Cornball Sophmoric Parody.......2007-06-05

I actually founds some parts of this film amusing. I'm a big "war of the world's" fan, so when I saw this film was going to spoof it, I checked it out. Yeah, I'm not a fan of the potty humor (the scene with the old woman getting the sponge bath), or homophobic jokes (Brokeback Mountain parody), some of this film had some amusing bits. Tom on the Winfrey show. The Michael Jackson 'cameo' when the Tripods are attacking, the scene where "Tom" is trying to take the minivan.

Other scenes were just lame. (The beginning Saw scene), The scene in the Village.

I really can't see rating this film any more than 2 stars. It was Trash TV. But some of the scenes were well done, and I thought the actors: particularly the Tom character and his daughter (dead ringer for the kid in the actual movie), did an excellent job.

Recommend this film for adults only. Too much sex and potty humor for the kiddies.

Hit and Miss Comedy, Just Average.......2007-05-28

"Scary Movie" franchise still goes on, with lots of parodies about the recent hit movies such as "War of the Worlds" "SAW" "The Village" and "The Grudge." David Zucker who also helmed the second sequel "Scary Movie 3" throws in lots of gags with his trademark zany humor. He just cannot sit still behind the camera. He is always trying to find something to joke about and the results are hit-and-miss.

Each gag or parody should be seen for yourself. Some are very funny, some unfunny and misguided, and all in all, well, just good. One sad thing for me is that the glorious days of comedies in the 1980s like "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun" are gone. Funny as they are, the gags of "Scary Movie 4" still look repetitious and predictable for the fans like me who have seen these classics 20 years ago.

Maybe the filmmakers should have chosen some other materials for parody. The combined story of sci-fi big budget "War of the Worlds" and Japanese horror remake "The Grudge" is not likely to work, so are the occasional flashbacks that are inserted for the sole purpose of introducing another parody of "Million Dollar Baby" and others. Or maybe some jokes are not just funny when a little girl (spoof of Dakota Fanning's screaming girl in "WOTW") is forced to suffer numerous painful experiences repeatedly. Or just maybe, Charlie Sheen (who appears as cameo here) should be in the lead instead of Craig Bierko, who is, I think, miscast as "Tom Ryan."

The film makes fun of at least three internationally famous people - Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise, and President of the United States of America (the last one done by Leslie Nielsen). I don't say it's not funny - yes, I laughed, I admit - but the targets are too familiar and the jokes are too obvious. The many cameos (including James Earl Jones, Doctor Phil McGraw and many others) are surely interesting to see, but some originality in the plot or humor would not hurt.

I really like comedies of David Zucker and Jim Abrahams, and lovely Anna Faris who has returned to the film as "Cindy." She shows her comedic talent again, and the film is benefited from its surprisingly good (and costly) production designs and special effects for this genre. What it needs is the laughs up to the standard of the past masterpieces.

Fun movie with a boatload of Special Features on the DVD.......2007-04-04

I've enjoyed the Scary Movie franchise. I know some are sick of it but fot me it's good fun. This time they focused making fun of "Saw", "War of the Worlds", "BrokeBack Mountain", and "Grudge" to name a few.

The gags work some of the time and others they don't. One of my favorites jokes had to be that killer intro mocking "The War of the Worlds" and the whole bit with Tripod. Other jokes aren't as funny because they're jokes that don't leave much surprise. The Tom Cruise bashing in the Oprah show is a riot.

The DVD for the flick is extensive and if you liked the movie is well worth watching. A lot of deleted scenes, bloopers, commentary, and makings on the film. Many of the deleted scenes are alternate or extended scenes that were left on the cutting room floor. The makings on the movie are done well. The cast clearly loves the franchise and hopes it never ends. All in all a decent dvd if you saw the movie but what more than what the theatrical release gave you.

Mostly blah, but has its moments.......2007-01-16

First warning: if you saw the trailer, some of the best bits are there. The opening, a parody of Saw with Dr. Phil and Shaq, is the funniest bit - and probably one of the funniest things Zucker's done in years. From there, the film is a little light on laughs. Parodies are mostly of Saw, War of the Worlds, the Grudge, and the Village. SM4s greatest asset is the casting. Leslie Nielson has a great moment as the bumbling president and Craig Bierko is almost more convincing as Tom Cruise than the real Tom Cruise is. Kudos are also in order for Chris Elliot as the Village Idiot (Isn't it obvious?). It's stated on the disc that Zucker has rules for spoofing. Unfortunately, the rules are probalby a little dusty, as the formula is getting old, and most of the gags are too dated, obvious, or knee deep in vulgarity. If the franchise is to continue (and as long as Hollywood keeps churning out horror movies of the week, it will), then there needs to be a better formula. SM4 is funny, just a little bit too low on the laughs for repeat viewings. Rent it.

Scary Movie 3.5 - Special Unrated Version (Dimension Collector's Series)

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Signs meets Sixth Sense meets Abrams
Scary Movie or Dumb Comedy?
I love these movie!!!
Alien lifeforms watch Pootie Tang!!!
Best Scary Movie

Scary Movie 3.5 - Special Unrated Version (Dimension Collector's Series)
Starring: Pamela Anderson , Jenny McCarthy , Marny Eng , Charlie Sheen , and Simon Rex
Director: David Zucker
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ASIN: B0009X75UQ
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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This freewheeling parody tosses horror movies, Eminem, The Matrix, and much more into a cinematic blender. Scary Movie 3 centers around Cindy (Anna Faris, Lost in Translation), a bubble-headed young newscaster who believes that a deadly videotape has some mysterious connection to the aliens who've been making crop circles in the cornfield of a local farmer (Charlie Sheen, Young Guns), whose brother (Simon Rex) hopes to win a local rap contest. Along for the ride are Queen Latifah, George Carlin, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Jeremy Piven, Camryn Manheim, Ja Rule, dozens of rap stars, and Leslie Nielsen as the President of the U.S. No need to have seen the first two Scary Movie flicks--though a few of the characters recur, the movie leapfrogs from gag to goofy gag, plundering The Ring, Signs, and The Others as needed. Silly and slapdash, but with a decent dose of laughs. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Now, add to your comedy collection the unrated Collector's Series version of SCARY MOVIE 3, the outrageous motion picture that had both moviegoers and critics crying ... from laughter! Charlie Sheen (TWO AND A HALF MEN), Anna Faris (SCARY MOVIE 1 & 2), Eddie Griffin (MY BABY'S DADDY), Queen Latifah (CHICAGO), Regina Hall (SCARY MOVIE 1 & 2), and Denise Richards (UNDERCOVER BROTHER) take SCARY MOVIE 3.5 to new levels of twisted comedy. With the help of nonstop celebrity cameos -- including Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, George Carlin, Leslie Nielsen, and a who's who of rap artists -- thrillers, blockbusters, and pop culture get their best goosing yet. Rapid-fire jokes and funny bone-chilling suspense are sure signs this outrageous comedy will have you laughing your head off ... once you experience this longer, funnier, and more explicit unrated version!~~~

Customer Reviews:

Signs meets Sixth Sense meets Abrams.......2007-06-11

Scary Movie 3 is the best of the 4 out there! I love Signs and this movie is a great knock-off of it and Sixth Sense. If you love the spoofs, this one is a must-have also! Get the popcorn out!!

Scary Movie or Dumb Comedy? .......2007-03-13

Well there both. This film has some original characters from the first two movies, but new ones that makes this film almost a two star film. After I saw the second "Scary Movie" I thought Whoa, this is a load of crap. When I heard they were going to make another one, I almost didn't go, but I like the "Naked Gun" movies and decided to go. I still like the characters Cindy and Brenda and the movies new humor. What I don't like is its dumb characters (like the president) who's jokes are plain dumb (the pee coming out of the finger).

I love these movie!!!.......2006-11-27

The scary movie franchise keeps getting better, come on pt.4 Charlie sheen/MJ fight scene is worth the price of admission alone!

Alien lifeforms watch Pootie Tang!!!.......2006-09-04

This movie really saw the Signs
It circled round The Ring
Then reloaded the Matrix
And went battle rapping

It seems there was an evil tape
That was in circulation
In seven days you wound up dead
Amid much tribulation

Cindy found out that the tape
Came from the Architect
He mixed it up with Pootie Tang
Another movie wreck

Charlie Sheen mocked Mel Gibson
A fallen village pastor
His better half got cut in two
(a marital disaster)

With square crop circles in his field
And a girl drowned in a well
Charlie's got real problems
And he's seen his share of hell

One thing about this movie
It'll never leave you cold
It even has three stars who made
The Playboy centerfold

Amanda Richards, September 3, 2006

Best Scary Movie.......2006-08-31

Scary Movie 3 is best followed by #4 and then #1 and then #2.

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Avoid This
Consider only if you can get a dollar rental
I dont Hate Paris Hilton, But after this movie I might
a film that hardly stands out but it's a good pass time!
Amazing!

National Lampoon's Pledge This!
Starring: Paula Garcés , Rick Najera , Heather Chasen , Kerri Kenney , and Diva Zappa
Director: William Heins
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ASIN: B000I8OMEO
Release Date: 2006-12-19

Description

Get ready for the raucous, unrated version of National Lampoon's Pledge This! starring Paris Hilton and Paula Garces (Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle). A group of freshman female misfits will do anything to get into the Gamma, Gamma Sorority but first they'll have to impress Gamma president Victoria (Paris Hilton) . Soon it's all out class warfare between these pledges and the beautiful "it" girls who rule the sorority scene. It's a hilarious comedy in the over-the-top tradition of the Old School and Van Wilder comedies.

Customer Reviews:

Avoid This.......2007-05-29

In "National Lampoon's Pledge This!" Paris Hilton is "Victoria English," president of South Beach University's fiercely exclusive sorority "Gamma Gamma." Everyone adores her, worships her and wants to be accepted by her, and everyone wants to be like her ... are you still listening?

Reese Witherspoon might have this uninspired story watchiable with her comedic talent. Sorry, no such luck here because Ms. Witherspoon was not available. Instead you see Paris Hilton doing nothing particularly great, except gliding around the campus in expensive dress or saying something silly smugly. Actually she does nothing even during the film's pie-throwing scenes (yes, there is!) because no pie hits her.

There are toilet jokes (about school toilet "eating" a poor girl, and ... er ... about one exploding toilet, no, I'm not kidding) and of course, lots of nudities. But there is more to come after these gross-out gags and the film gets worse. A group of freshmen arrive, mostly stereotyped "outcasts" or "misfits" and they have to undergo humiliating "initiation" in order to be member of the sorority. This part is not just unfunny, but repulsive.

Finally I didn't write the names of co-stars and cameos because most probably they want to forget anything about it all and must have already deleted the name of the film from their CV by now. So please, listen, here is my advice; Avoid this.

Consider only if you can get a dollar rental.......2007-05-09

I rented this movie from a video machine at our local grocery for a dollar. Had I rented it from a movie store for $4, I would have felt cheated. This is a dumb movie and not very funny. It is hard to believe so many reviewers are giving it 3 and 4 stars. When I think of National Lampoon, I think of Animal House and Vacation. This movie is not in the same league or even close. It seems this movie was written for Paris Hilton, as the charater she plays is a carbon copy of her in real life. Maybe die hard Paris Hilton fans will find more to appreciate than I did.

I dont Hate Paris Hilton, But after this movie I might.......2007-04-29

PARIS PARIS PARIS, where do I begin

I know you are a lil rich kid, who is trying to make it as a media star, you know TV seroes, record deal, pin ups. and movies...and your choice are farely great to highlight you...However, this movie is a step back for even you.

This National Lampoon film is neither an ANIMAL HOUSE nor a VACATION. It is real weak film versions of the American Pie series combined with Bring it On and Legally Blonde films without the cheerleading. John Waters could have made a better film in his sleep..and I think he has!

The plot is confusing story line. Also with 30 year old adults trying to play college cut ups, it seems like these "KIDS" seem too old to do some of this CRAZY STUFF.

Their sight gags may make anyone gag. The pie scene steals from ANIMAL HOUSE's & Blazing Saddles's food fight and old three stooges movies..and Paris, you get not a drop of pie on you (AMAZING since you are inthe middle of the tossing)

The one star is for the star of the film, Ms Hilton...who is her screen time makes herself seen. It does not always advance the plot much, but she is beautiful to watch.

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a film that hardly stands out but it's a good pass time!.......2007-01-31

I like this film because several reasons, unlike most of the National Lampoon's I've recently seen, this was the least silly & disgusting. there was a better plot to it, Paris Hilton is a fine actor! alot of people would say she's playing herself in this movie but if u think that, then u don't really know her. but I'm not getting into that. now to the plot, Veronica(Hilton) is the hottest girl in the school, popular, dating the "hottest" guy on campus & is totally rich! looking to win a chance to get a photoshoot for FHM, she needs the hottest girls to compete with her. only that doesn't go so well when she starts treating some of the wannabees like crap & they decide to retaliate. there is a journey of self-discovery, lessons to be learned but it's not a big part of the film & kinda comes from nowhere. lots of this doesn't make sense but who cares. it's a very cheesy flick but it has humor, nudity, all the things u'd want from a National Lampoon's flick & I give it points for trying something new & actually having a point to the film! I say it's a good film to see, though maybe not a family film, it's still worth your time!

Amazing!.......2007-01-17

Ok, everybody who left those bad reviews were Hilton haters. This movie is a lot of fun and I would suggest it to anybody who DOES like Paris Hilton. The movie is the best I have seen her in and I really hope she will be in more like this one. I thought it was really funny!

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A comedy that pokes fun at scary movies.
Cornball Sophmoric Parody
Hit and Miss Comedy, Just Average
Fun movie with a boatload of Special Features on the DVD
Mostly blah, but has its moments

Scary Movie 4 [HD DVD]
Starring: Craig Bierko , Chris Elliott , Kevin Hart , James Earl Jones , and Cloris Leachman
Director: David Zucker
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Scary Movie 3.5 - Special Unrated Version (Dimension Collector's Series)
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X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition)
Poseidon [HD DVD]

ASIN: B000FVBMVU
Release Date: 2006-12-19

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The Scary Movie gang is back for their funniest, most fearless installment yet.

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A comedy that pokes fun at scary movies........2007-06-13

Cornball Sophmoric Parody.......2007-06-05

Hit and Miss Comedy, Just Average.......2007-05-28

Fun movie with a boatload of Special Features on the DVD.......2007-04-04

Mostly blah, but has its moments.......2007-01-16

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Signs meets Sixth Sense meets Abrams
Scary Movie or Dumb Comedy?
I love these movie!!!
Alien lifeforms watch Pootie Tang!!!
Best Scary Movie

Scary Movie 3 (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Pamela Anderson , Jenny McCarthy , Marny Eng , Charlie Sheen , and Simon Rex
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Scary Movie 2
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Not Another Teen Movie (Unrated Director's Cut) [Region 99]

ASIN: B0001AW0HU
Release Date: 2004-05-11

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Signs meets Sixth Sense meets Abrams.......2007-06-11

Scary Movie 3 is the best of the 4 out there! I love Signs and this movie is a great knock-off of it and Sixth Sense. If you love the spoofs, this one is a must-have also! Get the popcorn out!!

Scary Movie or Dumb Comedy? .......2007-03-13

I love these movie!!!.......2006-11-27

The scary movie franchise keeps getting better, come on pt.4 Charlie sheen/MJ fight scene is worth the price of admission alone!

Alien lifeforms watch Pootie Tang!!!.......2006-09-04

Best Scary Movie.......2006-08-31

Scary Movie 3 is best followed by #4 and then #1 and then #2.

Scary Movie 4 (Unrated Full Screen Edition)

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A comedy that pokes fun at scary movies.
Cornball Sophmoric Parody
Hit and Miss Comedy, Just Average
Fun movie with a boatload of Special Features on the DVD
Mostly blah, but has its moments

Scary Movie 4 (Unrated Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Craig Bierko , Chris Elliott , Kevin Hart , James Earl Jones , and Cloris Leachman
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Scary Movie 3.5 - Special Unrated Version (Dimension Collector's Series)
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X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition)
Poseidon [HD DVD]

ASIN: B000FOQ1L8
Release Date: 2006-08-15

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A comedy that pokes fun at scary movies........2007-06-13

Cornball Sophmoric Parody.......2007-06-05

Hit and Miss Comedy, Just Average.......2007-05-28

Fun movie with a boatload of Special Features on the DVD.......2007-04-04

Mostly blah, but has its moments.......2007-01-16

Black Adder: The Complete Collector's Set

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Review of Black Adder complete collector's set
Classic comedy
Brilliant and Simple
Brilliant
Brit Com at its best!

Black Adder: The Complete Collector's Set
Starring: Rowan Atkinson , Tony Robinson , Miranda Richardson , Tim McInnerny , and Hugh Laurie
Director: Tim McInnerny , Hugh Laurie , and Paul Weiland
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Release Date: 2001-06-26

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One of the best comedy series ever to emerge from England, Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of World War I. In his pre-Bean triumph, British comic actor Rowan Atkinson played all five versions of Edmund, beginning with the villainous and cowardly Duke of Edinburgh, whose scheming mind and awful haircut seem to stand him in good stead to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury--a deadly occupation if ever there was one. Among tales of royal dethronings, Black Death, witch smellers (who root out spell makers with their noses), and ghosts, Edmund is a perennial survivor who never quite gets ahead in multiple episodes. Jump to the Elizabethan era and Atkinson picks up the saga as Lord Edmund, who is perpetually courting favor from mad Queen Bess (Miranda Richardson) and is always walking a tightrope from which he can either gain the world or lose his head. Subjected to bizarre services for her majesty (at one point, Edmund is asked to do for potatoes what Sir Walter Raleigh did for tobacco), Edmund--as with his ancestor--can never quite fulfill his larger ambitions. The next incarnation we encounter is in late-18th-century Regency England. This time, Blackadder is a mere butler to the idiotic Prince Regent (Hugh Laurie in a brilliantly buffoonish performance) and is caught in various misadventures with Samuel Johnson, Shakespearean actors, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and William Pitt the younger. With a brief stop in Victorian London for a Christmas special, the series concludes with several episodes set during the Great War. The new Edmund is a career Army officer, but a scoundrel all the same. Shirking his duties whenever possible and taking advantage of any opportunity for undeserved reward, this final, deeply sour, and very funny Blackadder negotiates survival among a cadre of fools and dimwits. No small mention can be made of Atkinson's supporting cast, easily among the finest comic performers of their generation: besides Laurie and Richardson, Stephen Fry, Tony Robinson, and Tim McInnerny. --Tom Keogh

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One of the best comedy series ever to emerge from England, Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of World War I. In his pre-Bean triumph, British comic actor Rowan Atkinson played all five versions of Edmund, beginning with the villainous and cowardly Duke of Edinburgh, whose scheming mind and awful haircut seem to stand him in good stead to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury--a deadly occupation if ever there was one. Among tales of royal dethronings, Black Death, witch smellers (who root out spell makers with their noses), and ghosts, Edmund is a perennial survivor who never quite gets ahead in multiple episodes. DVD Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menus
Interviews
Music Video

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Review of Black Adder complete collector's set.......2007-06-13

great fun! If you like British humor with a historical theme, you will love this.

Classic comedy.......2007-05-04

This should realy get 6 stars. The complete series of Blackadder. The poor Blackadder the 1st which was hardly watched in the UK, to Blackadder the 2nd when Blackadder took the leading role instead of the stooge. This one has to be the classic with Queenie just brilliant! Blackadder the 3rd, not bad but couldnt match the 2nd and Blackadder goes forth a difficult one to make due to it being close to current times but they pulled it off. Probably the best war time comedy since 'alo 'alo.

This is British comedy at its best, buy it or you are missing out.

Brilliant and Simple.......2007-04-11

Some people have complained about the visual quality of this DVD, but my own experience doesn't support this opinion. The DVD is the complete series of Rowans Blackadder shows. I found the whole package to be great since it includes behind the scenes footage and the scarce Christmas episode. All in all this is a great collection of one of Britains comedy staples.

Brilliant.......2007-02-21

4 series of 6 half hour shows take a pre Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson, on a farcial tour 4 periods of British History. The First Series (around the time of the war of the roses) is the weakest, but still is good. The others are Elizabethan, the time of King George III, and World War I. Atkinson is usually a well placed person, who is near power and is very intellegent but must fight against in idiot boss. He has stupid underlings too. The humor is sarcastic with good puns too. It is very intellegent British comedy, one of the best I have seen.
The cast includes Stephen Frye and Hugh Laurie.

Brit Com at its best!.......2007-02-16

Blackadder is a necessary, if not the necessary, British comedy television show to watch. Pure cunning, dry wit, and ruthless sarcasm abound in this set containing all episodes of the series.

Average customer rating:

Signs meets Sixth Sense meets Abrams
Scary Movie or Dumb Comedy?
I love these movie!!!
Alien lifeforms watch Pootie Tang!!!
Best Scary Movie

Scary Movie 3 (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Pamela Anderson , Jenny McCarthy , Marny Eng , Charlie Sheen , and Simon Rex
Director: David Zucker
Manufacturer: Miramax Home Entertainment
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Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie
Scary Movie 4 (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
Date Movie (Unrated Edition)
Not Another Teen Movie (Unrated Director's Cut) [Region 99]

ASIN: B0001AW0IE
Release Date: 2004-05-11

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This freewheeling parody tosses horror movies, Eminem, The Matrix, and much more into a cinematic blender. Scary Movie 3 centers around Cindy (Anna Faris, Lost in Translation), a bubble-headed young newscaster who believes that a deadly videotape has some mysterious connection to the aliens who've been making crop circles in the cornfield of a local farmer (Charlie Sheen, Young Guns), whose brother (Simon Rex) hopes to win a local rap contest. Along for the ride are Queen Latifah, George Carlin, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Jeremy Piven, Camryn Manheim, Ja Rule, dozens of rap stars, and Leslie Nielsen as the President of the U.S. No need to have seen the first two Scary Movie flicks--though a few of the characters recur, the movie leapfrogs from gag to goofy gag, plundering The Ring, Signs, and The Others as needed. Silly and slapdash, but with a decent dose of laughs. --Bret Fetzer

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Signs meets Sixth Sense meets Abrams.......2007-06-11

Scary Movie 3 is the best of the 4 out there! I love Signs and this movie is a great knock-off of it and Sixth Sense. If you love the spoofs, this one is a must-have also! Get the popcorn out!!

Scary Movie or Dumb Comedy? .......2007-03-13

I love these movie!!!.......2006-11-27

The scary movie franchise keeps getting better, come on pt.4 Charlie sheen/MJ fight scene is worth the price of admission alone!

Alien lifeforms watch Pootie Tang!!!.......2006-09-04

Best Scary Movie.......2006-08-31

Scary Movie 3 is best followed by #4 and then #1 and then #2.

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