Veggietales: All the Shows

All the Review
GREAT!! A MUST!!! This is Volume One (of who knows how many) so don't get tricked and think it's ALL the shows at once. But this is a GREAT collection! It contains the first ten shows (Where's God When I'm S-Scared - LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed [excluding Very Silly Songs]) on ten DVDs in a green fold-out box set. The case opens like a book and rows of DVDs unfold with two per "page"- one and then another slightly under it. However the DVDs (at least in mine) fall out sometimes due to there being no "push" button for some. The case includes beautiful artwork and interesting blurbs about some of the shows. The DVDs are the same DVDs from 2003 & 2004 just with new green artwork on them.

Love my Veggies!!
Clean fun...wish we had more of this!!! 10 dvds : They are just like the videos way back when...Where is God when I'm scared, God wants me to forgive them?, Are you my neighbor?, Rack,Shack, and Benny, Dave and the Giant Pickle, The toy that saved Christmas, Larryboy and the fib from outerspace, Josh and the big wall, Madame Blueberry, Larryboy and the rumor weed! The dvd includes the silly songs that came with the video version...just in dvd form.

Boy, did i SCORE!
Simply put, the more my children watch Veggietales, the more they want to watch. So, what's better than a 10-pack at a great price?! My daughter's going on 3 years old and my son is going on 2 years old. The dance EVERY TIME the Veggietales theme song plays. Sometimes we all hold hands and dance together. Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato are their heros. As we replay the CDs, my daughter talks more and more about what she's viewing and has a dialogue with both the TV screen and her little brother about the lessons being taught.

What a great way to teach children about the Bible, having a relationship with God through Jesus, and how we're expected to treat one another.

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Happy Anniversary, Parts 1 and 2

A treasury, highly recommended especially for public library collections.
The latest in the Emmy award-winning series for Outstanding Children's Animated Program, Arthur Season 10 collects nineteen of Arthur's public television adventures on a thinpack set of five DVDs. Eight-year-old anthropomorphic aardvark Arthur Read and his friends confront the joys and difficulties of everyday life, from issues that arise out of keeping secrets to the experience of going to the hospital. Special features included closed captions for the hearing impaired, described video for the visually impaired, and downloadable teaching materials including the "Let's Read!" activity booklet for families, in English and in Spanish. The cheery, simple animated style combined with a matter-of-fact presentation that never patronizes children makes Arthur Season 10 a treasury, highly recommended especially for public library collections. 4.5 hours, color.

Great Show!
This is a great collection of shows from the 10 year anniversary season. My 4 year old goes absolutely nuts over this show. My 13 year old even watches it with her but won't admit that she still likes it - yet somehow whenever it comes on she seems to end up in the room. Hmmmm, coincidence? I think not. Great job, Arthur!

fan since 5 yrs old
seriously, this is the best show ever. i'm 19 yrs old and i still watch arthur even after more than 10 yrs. I remember when I used to be in Kindergarten and I would watch it everyday. it's my childhood memory :)

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Auntie Mame

".....Boxed, like Proust!"
There are certain roles that are inextricably linked to their portrayors. Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Yul Brynner as The King of Siam, Ethel Merman as Madame Rose, and, of course, Rosalind Russell as Auntie Mame. Rosalind Russell was, in my opinion, a class act. The lady had style, warmth, modesty, and a great acting talent, particularly in comedy, especially the fast-talking kind. Sure, she had some career misfires, such as her unconvincing Jewish mama in "A Majority of One", and her "slumming society dame" Madame Rose in "Gypsy", but Roz reigned supreme in comedies such as "The Women", "His Girl Friday", and, of course, "Auntie Mame" which, having created it on Broadway, it became HER signature role. Her performance is recorded for generations to come in this delighful film. Also on hand from the original Broadway cast are Peggy Cass as the frumpy, would-be butterfly Miss Gooch, and Jan Handzlik as 9-year-old Patrick Dennis,...

Life's A Banquet--and Auntie Mame Invites You To It
The Patrick Dennis novel was a runaway bestseller--and it was soon followed by a stage version starring Rosalind Russell, who was born to play the madcap Mame in this story of an eccentric, fast-living society woman of the 1920s who "inherits" her nephew when her brother died. Determined to "open doors" for her adoring nephew, Mame exposes to him everything from bootleg gin to oddball characters--all the while doing battle with her nephew's ultra-conservative trustee, who is equally determined that the boy's life remain free of "certain influences."

This is a knockout show, and Rosalind Russell delivers a knockout performance in it--easily her finest comedy performance since 1939's THE WOMEN. She is extremely well supported by the sadly under-acknowledged Coral Brown in the role of Vera Charles, an actress who passes out in Mame's apartment with considerable regularity, and Forrest Tucker as the Southern gentleman who becomes her knight in shining honor; the supporting cast, which...

One of the best that isn't on those Top 100 lists
This is the one and only version of Auntie Mame that anyone should ever see. Rosalind Russell is brilliant as the eccentrically loving Mame who takes in nephew Patrick and includes him in her madcap life. Having been charmed by the original release of the film back in the '50s, I had the great pleasure of introducing my (now-adult daughter) to Mame--thereby bringing another generation forward to share the pleasure of the production.

Dealing as it does with the highs and lows of Mame's fortunes, her loves and losses and, always, her devotion to Patrick, there is great comedy, genuine sentiment and some wonderful social comment as well. While Russell always turned in fine performances (The Women, most notably), she put subsequent wannabe efforts to shame. The Lucille Ball version (in which she looks as if she was shot through Vaseline-covered cheesecloth) is lamentably bad, going for cheap laughs. But there is nothing cheap about this, the original. From Mame's efforts to be a...

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Martin: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2

A Great Deal
I have been wanting this DVD for a loooong time but I just hadn't gotten around to it. I'm glad I waited because now I have both seasons 1 and 2 for nearly the price of 1 season alone! I was a bit leery of ordering it since there was no photo available but since it shipped straight from amazon, I figured it was safe. Both DVDs arrived together in the normal packaging. The DVDs are great. I have already seen each episode! This has everything from Sheneneh's date with Kid (from Kid n play) to Martin's crazy trip to LA and his proposal to GIna. This was definitely a good buy for me.

Best sitcom on DVD
Oh my goodness, Martin is so funny. I own both seasons 1 & 2 of this series and I can't wait until the third season comes out on dvd. The characters that Martin brings to life on the show are hysterical and they show what a comedic genius he is. There is no other show like it on television and I don't think there will be for a very long time. It's original and outrageous, with great characters that play perfectly off of one another. No one will be able to watch any episode without laughing, so just sit back and enjoy.

So FunnY
I absolutely love this show and the price for 2 seasons can't be beat. Get it, you won't regret it!

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Sean Connery 007 Collection Volume 1

shaken, not stirred...
First of all, the good; there's no Bond like Sean and these transfers are stunning. The color is a little over saturated, but probably true to the Technicolor palette of the early 1960's. The crispness of the images and lack "fly specking" is remarkable. They advertise these as "state of the art" restorations and if these first three are any indication, they've broken the code on how to transfer older film onto digital media. Now, the bad news; there's only three films on 6 discs; one for each movie and one for the "extras" for each movie. Additionally, they've gooberd up the intros with a whole batch of adverts and way too many alternates before you get to the start. However, once the opening credits end you're transported back to a pre Vietnam 1962 where everybody assumed spies traveled the world knocking off bad guys and no one gave a whit about any perceived moral implications. The first couple Bond films weren't considered campy by the standards of the day and most people...

The First Volume of the Best Bond Actor of All Time!
Undeniably, though some will argue the point, Sean Connery is the best Bond of all time. Countless polls continue to rank him as number one! He was the orginator of the role when the late Albert Brocolli & his then partner, the late Harry Saltzman started producing the Bond films almost 50 years ago! How time flies!
This volume set contains in chronological release order Dr. No, From Russia With Love & Goldfinger. It is a 6 disc set which mirrors the ultimate editions which were released on dvd years ago. Therefore, the Special Features should be identical without the inclusion or deletion of any previously released material.
For those of us on a budget this year & must scale down the amount of purchases, this is of great value. Also it gives the potential buyer the option to buy exactly what he or she wishes, without buying every volume scheduled for release.
Highly recommended for any & all Bond fans!

James Bond and Sean Connery as always
How can you go wrong with the original James Bond? This is a collection of the finest beginning movies that Sean Connery did. Dr. No, From Russia,with Love and Goldfinger. I bought this to add to my already existing collection so that I could watch these movies when I'm feeling nostalgic. Most of the time I am feeling this way because now I am retired, living alone and need the diversion of some really great entertainment. You won't go wrong ordering this DVD Movie collection.

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The Ref

My Favorite Christmas Movie
Okay: if the "eff" word offends you, don't buy this video. However, if you grew up in a dysfunctional family in which your parents argued about absolutely anything while you were required to cheer, you'll love this comic holiday tale of a burglar who wanted simply to make his last heist and retire to the islands. Unfortunately, he's attacked by the dog Cannibal; his alcoholic partner deserts him; and he kidnaps a couple who resembles his own parents: two chronic arguers who would pick at each other at the very edge of doom. My mom was obsessed with certain Scandinavian traditions, and when the comedy cuts to a Swedish sit-down feast during which all participants wear garlands of candles and eat traditional Swedish food, I practically go into cardiac arrest. This is not only one of the funniest films ever made, but also it is an accurate portrayal of the nightmare which Christmas becomes for so many middle-class families. Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey, and Judy...

My favorite Christmas movie
It's true. This is my favorite Christmas movie. Now, be warned, you have to be a fan of smart, talky movies (think of comedies from the thirties and forties). The uniting of Judy Davis, Denis Leary, and Kevin Spacey was inspired, and Christine Baranski and Glynis Johns (one of my favorite stars when I was a kid) provide extra pith to an already pith-laden production.

Now you know, of course, that whenever you get Kevin Spacey and Denis Leary in one film there's going to a lot of talking and a lot of ranting, and the rants are truly delicious, topped off with Spacey's line: "The corpse has the floor!"

Judy Davis more than holds her own with Spacey and Leary, and B. D. Wong is delightful as the overwhelmed psychotherapist. As everyone gets a number in a musical, everyone gets a rant in The Ref, reminding us again of why two people argue: because they're both right.

Give yourself a treat and don't wait for Christmas to watch this one.

The Ref: An Underappreciated Sleeper
If you're looking for an intelligent, witty, and biting comedy, you'll find exactly what you want with Ted Demme's THE REF. A first-rate cast (headed by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, multi-nominated Judy Davis, and a surprisingly full-rounded performance by Denis Leary) takes you into the lives of an unhappily married couple and their down-on-his-luck kidnapper on Christmas Eve in a wealthy suburban Connecticut town. Other invaluable cast members include Glynis Johns, Christine Baranski, Raymond J. Barry and a cameo by Broadway's B.D. Wong. In what must be considered a "black comedy", Spacey and Davis throw verbal knives at each other throughout the course of the film, all with an underlying knowledge of their love for each other. Be prepared to laugh out loud at a one-liner one minute, and to be touched and heartwarmed the next. I have watched this film over and over again, without ever failing to enjoy it from start to finish. PERSONAL NOTE: I remember Gene Siskel...

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Sons of Anarchy: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2

More than I expected.....
The product arrived more timely and was of superior quality to that which I had expected. I have enjoyed viewing this series for the two seasons available and am ordering the third season, when available later this year. Excellent buy and service by Amazon. Gord Ferguson

DVD Season Set...
Great Value...much cheaper than going to walmart. awesome story line..action packed Bikers with some morals/Drugs?ATF/Corrupt Cops?fire arms/ and Romance all in one show!

Awesome Price!
Love this series - I couldn't believe the price 38.99 for season 1 & 2. Can't wait for my hubby to get them for Christmas - He is going to be SOOO surprised!

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