The Good Humor Man

FUN 70'S FILM
FELT LIKE I WAS BACK IN TIME.. FOR MOST PEOPLE I THINK THEY WILL THINK IT HAS SLOW MOMENTS BUT I ENJOYED THE STORY.. MAKES YOU THINK WHEN ITS ALL DONE HOW YOU WOULD HANDLE SITUATIONS THE SAME OR DIFFERENTLY.. FUN MOVIE..

The Bleacher Teens and Smelly Bob
For a While I thought I would never see this movie I only wanted to see it for James Ransone.I rented it from blockbuster and when I saw it I laughed at the funny stuff they were saying and stuff this movie is about
friends who rip on each other and mostly on the enemy clique one of
Jay's friends John gets in serious trouble when a fight with the enemy
clique happens "is John responsible for a death or is he not?"

blast from the past!
Great flick evoking past times. I loved re-living the 70's; trends, styles, autos and lingo from growing up in middle america. Fun mixed with "a crisis of conscience" makes this a very enjoyable movie with good character development and thought provoking plot. I did not want it to end!

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Death of a B-Boy

An Artist's Struggle
A gritty tale of an Artist's struggle against a big Record company's desire to make him fit the mold of every other rap artist out there.
Low budget but high value storytelling by Mr Petrie!





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Nightmare Detective

3

Sonic Underground: Sonic to the Rescue

Sonic Underground, Sonic to the Rescue
We liked this movie, I like the action of it. I used to watch the show and play the Sega Genesis game when I was younger, so that was cool for my kids to see it also. I thought the theme song was a little weird. Here is what my kids, 8 and 10 say about it, it was awesome, and I really liked it. They liked the characters, they were funny.

loved these episodes
my 2 kids just discovered sonic and loved this Dvd they have enjoyed enjoyed this dvd it kept them entertained for a long time in the car when we went on vacation

great game
my grandson loved the game, there was no problem wit purchase & it came before expected. It was easy for a 6 year old to play

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What Were They Thinking?

I think Jimmy Stewart gave a wonderful performance as the Airline pilot remembering the DC-3
This anthology misses the mark in its assumption that all of the performances were "big mistakes". James Stewart was a decorated B-17 Pilot in World War II, in addition to being a famous and well loved actor, and continued to serve his country as a brigadier general in the air force reserve for many years. Maybe now this will inform the makers of this anthology about "what were they thinking?", at least in the case of Jimmy Stewart. I believe a person like Mr. Stewart needs to be judged for his whole life, talents, and public service, before we go too far in trying to ridicule him for doing a short film at the end of his career that glorifies the earlier history of a profession that he loved as much as his acting profession.

Free with Prime, but still not worth it.
I'm not sure what the people who decided to release "What Were They Thinking" were thinking. I'm guessing it was something like "Hey! Here's some stuff in the public domain (or available for next to nothing)that has famous people in it, and that we can try to pass off as funny or entertaining based solely on the name we give the video!" The video is neither amusing nor interesting, and I would like to add in passing that Amazon needs to hire people who know the difference between "would of" and "would have" to write the capsule descriptions on their videos. (Need a hint, Amazon? "Would of" is meaningless!)

Who titled this?
This is not a comedy. It is an assemblage of 3 shorts of different types. The first 2 were possibly used as movie trailers long ago. The first is an excellent short illustrating Jimmy's love of flying throughout life. For me, it was very moving. He (after he became famous) risked his life for our country. The second a simple narration by Jimmy of the USAF Blue Angels. The third uses Reagan in a WWII instruction film on how to differentiate fighter types during a dogfight. I'd like to chew out the guy who named this, but I suppose that he should at least be thanked for bringing to us something which would otherwise remain unseen.

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American Gangster (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

A Superb Film That Exceeds Expectations
This viewer rented the DVD form of AMERICAN GANGSTER, having passed it by in the theatrical run, thinking that it was yet another 'crime and corruption in New York' genre film. It was surprising to discover that this very long film (just under three hours in the Unrated version) is completely riveting and in a way far different than the usual gangster film: this story, based on real people as outlined in an article by Mark Jacobson (transformed for the screen by Steven Zaillian), and while it has its share of grisly killings, it seems more concerned with the issues of integrity in the face of police corruption as embodied in the character of Richie Roberts, the etiology of the heroin use escalation following the Vietnam War, and the presence of a 'Black Mafia' lead by one Frank Lucas. It is delivered with compelling gusto and intelligence by director Ridley Scott and has some of the best acting of the year. In other words, this is not a film to be lightly dismissed as a Hollywood...

American Gangster - Awesome and Tragic (Spoiler Free Review)
American Gangster 2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition

In American Gangster Ridley Scott has created the perfect storm of an American movie masterpiece. An amazing group of actors, headlined by Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe, produces a very convincing period piece of 1970s New Jersey and New York and the crime culture that existed there. It's hard to feel anything but shame watchig this movie. This movie is both believable and tragic, and it startles me that neither Crowe nor Washington received nominations for two incredible performances.

The Story and the Script

The story is supposed to be based on the real life exploits of Frank Lucas. Movies like this usually exaggerate. The fact that this movie is so believable makes it all the more tragic. There are no black and white characters and we are left to choose between murdering drug pushers and crooked cops.

The...

Excellently acted and directed, but . . .
we've been here many times before. This film offers nothing new to the genre, but it is still a terrific film.

Ridley Scott is an already proven director who is well overdue for an Oscar, but just what attracted him to this story is something of a mystery. Perhaps being a diverse director with films like the first Alien and Gladiator he wanted to add another genre to his credits and that is admirable (more admirable than Martin Scorsese who keeps making the same film over and over again and then wonders where the Oscar is). However, Scott could have selected a gangster film that didn't include so many tributes to better films in the genre (The Godfather, The Untouchables and...

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Angels in the Dust

A powerful film
I first saw this film when I tok a high school geography class to see it...I have now purchased it directly from the producer Louise Hogarth. It is a superb film which tells an emotional story about how a wealthy white family gave up all their comforts to provide a home and an education for almost 600 orphaned children who have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. Everyone should see this film!!
You can purchase it from DODreamOutLoud.org (213-405-5824); they sent it to me and it arrived in 2 days!
We need more films like this one!

Wonderful!
I saw this film at the Anchorage Film Festival in December and it was wonderful -- so touching yet real without being too graphic about the horrific details. I fell in love with these amazing children as well as with this family who left their affluent life in Johannasberg to devote their lives to these children. I am recommending that we use this movie for a "movie night" at our church; I look forward to viewing it again.

Excellent film
Wonderful life story of people we are hoping and praying for. This film brings to light a couple that have given their lives to those with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. They do amazing work there. May more be inspired by this film to go into the places everyone else seems to have neglected.

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