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Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo
Hbo Home Video, 1995
Fearless Dreamer
Danny kaye was a gifted physical comedian and Walter Mitty is one of his best roles. He dreams because his life is not too exciting. I think lots of people can relate to this. Walter is brave when in his real life he is not. Then he meets Virginia Mayo (a beautiful ...
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Oklahoma!
Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame
20th Century Fox, 1998
Oklahoma DVD
I bought this for Mother's Day because my mom loved this show and knew all the tunes. Even though she has Alzheimers now and can't always remember who I am she can still sing along with the show and remember most of the words. It brings her such joy.
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Watership Down
John Hurt, Richard Briers
Warner Home Video, 1993
A true classic
I won't be the first to say it doesn't have every element the book has and it makes quite a few changes. However it's close enough considering if you weren't with Disney and if you wanted to tell a "real" story the odds were against you.
Just ignore those people who ...
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Master of the World
Vincent Price, Charles Bronson
MGM (Video & DVD), 2000
an overlooked classic
I consider this movie to be an old-fashioned adventure movie of the highest order. I could write a mini-novel about all the high points of this movie...but I think the actors said it best: "I believe he's convinced you his ship is magical........He has! He has!....it ...
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Finding Lucy - The Definitive Look Into the Life of America's First Lady of Television (Lucille Ball)
Robert Osborne (II), Gale Gordon
Paramount, 2003
Lucy - part one
Only 3 stars, because it does not deal in depth with Lucille's later work. A lot has been made available out the I LOVE LUCY era, but little about the 60s-80s. I hope someone brings out the complete LUCY SHOW, HERE'S LUCY, LIFE WITH LUCY on DVD (or VHS) in uncut ...
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Crazy Horse
Michael Greyeyes, Gordon Tootoosis
Turner Home Entertainment, 1996
Crazy Horse, A Warrior I Honor !!
This is a really great movie and by far the truest of all movies that I've seen for the Custer battle. Crazy Horse is my hero and I still study a great deal of him and the Lakota/Sioux tribe. I have watched this movie many times and always enjoy watching it, I have ...
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Aristocrats (3pc)
Serena Gordon, Alun Armstrong
BBC Warner, 2000
If you like historical drama, you should watch
Not 100% perfect, but still awesome. Anne Marie Duff from Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen plays one of the sisters. It's hard to sit down and watch just one episode. I highly recommend.
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The Legend of Billie Jean
Helen Slater, Keith Gordon
Legend of Billy Jean
This is one of my favorite 80's movies. Where is the DVD version? My money is waiting for you......
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The Elephant Man
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt
Paramount, 1999
Pure and honest; a film that will never leave you...
It's hard for me to formulate with mere words the impact this film has had on me. `The Elephant Man' is so much more than a weepy drama about injustice, but in the end it becomes an overwhelming testament to the rarity of genuine kindness, and this is what serves as ...
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Harold & Maude (Aniv)
Harvey Brumfield, Eric Christmas
Paramount, 1997
I haven't lived ... but I've died a few times ...
Hal Ashby's masterpiece Harold and Maude is so many people's favourite movie, that it's mind-boggling. When the film was released in 1971 it was panned by the bulk of the reviewers and was thought of as something that would be quickly forgotten as it was not easy for ...
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Dr Strangelove
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
Sony Pictures, 1994
Daring at the time
I remember watching this movie near the end of the Cold War and wondering just how daring the film was when it came out back in the mid-sixties. Probably made a lot of people nervous because the prospect of something like this occuring was probably very much in the ...
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Carousel (Rmst Thx)
Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones
20th Century Fox, 1999
The music lives on
I sing the songs from this movie for days after playing it and truly enjoy having a great DVD copy instead of the old VHS. The quality is excellent and I received it before the expected date.
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Oklahoma!
Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame
20th Century Fox, 1999
Oklahoma DVD
I bought this for Mother's Day because my mom loved this show and knew all the tunes. Even though she has Alzheimers now and can't always remember who I am she can still sing along with the show and remember most of the words. It brings her such joy.
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Tender Trap
Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds
MGM (Video & DVD), 1993
You see a pair of lovely eyes
Ah love is the tender trap. And Charlie Reader (Frank Sinatra) is about to find out how it works. Charlie has stumbled upon the secret that in NY in the 50's there are more available females than males and is taking advantage of this. He is being visited by an old ...
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Doctor Takes a Wife
Loretta Young, Ray Milland
Columbia/Tri-Star, 1988
hilarious
The Doctor Takes a Wife is fantastic! Right up there with The Farmer's Daughter, also starring Loretta Young. Not quite as sweet, maybe, but definately funnier. The one-liners are hilarious. I watched it with four other people, and we all loved it. A must-see!
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