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Matt wrote:

Ghee whiz, good for him for having the curds to stand up to the cheeseballs criticizing this set. Instead of Universal buttering you up and trying to milk every last dime out of you with that first overpriced set, yo gurt the cream of Hitchcock's work in an affordable set.

1-star review of an HD-DVD wrote:DVD would not play. Tried on several different Blu-Ray & DVD players, right-side up and upside down. Would like a refund, but threw original case away.

swo17 wrote:

1-star review of an HD-DVD wrote:DVD would not play. Tried on several different Blu-Ray & DVD players, right-side up and upside down. Would like a refund, but threw original case away.

I was very excited to finally have these for my own. I've watched the series several times on tv as well as renting from Netflix. However, I was shocked, surprised, and disappointed that this was NOT the version I had seen previously. All the while I thought the many "bleeps" in the show were just part of the humor, and I enjoyed being able to watch the series and fill in the blanks on my own, and watch a somewhat pure show with family. All the while, I thought it was intentional and added to the overall humor of the show. After watching one episode, I quickly realized this was the original HBO version and nothing is edited. Now I'm left with two unopened DVDs that cannot be returned since they were purchased as a set. Sorry, but I felt the story line was funny without the need for foul language and I don't think it adds to the humor in any way. I always read reviews and I was surprised no one had mentioned this in the hundreds of reviews. Hopefully someone finds it helpful down the line...

this thing had it all.. everything you need to know about how the freemasons view the profane public is right here! it even had good old oldman as the penis deprived osiris... Bob Gale (the writer and director) is a high ranking freemason and this is nothing more than a very very very in your face blatant freemasonic allegory.
get the propaganda while its hot!

I found myself fast-forwarding through this to see if it got better. It shows what goes into the planning of a new show at the Crazy Horse...but the lighting or film type or something makes this film look like 70s porn. The dancing is reminiscent of something in Vegas with showgirls. I rented this thinking it might talk about the differences between this place and the US. Maybe go into the personalities of the dancers. I was curious about the differences. However, this movie was weird and strange...and I can't help but wonder if these girls get paid anything. They don't appear to walk out in the audience for tips, so I can only guess.

Anyways, I do not recommend this movie to anyone. It's artsy and has music that is out of Edward Scissorhands...seriously. Just weird. And the shadow puppets at the beginning and the end...what was that all about? Just weird. Shadow puppets making out to Edward Scissorhands theme. O-----k then.

bamwc2 wrote:I just began putting together a list for the forthcoming documentaries genre project. In searching for what's available for streaming on Amazon, I came across this review of Wiseman's Crazy Horse:

I found myself fast-forwarding through this to see if it got better. It shows what goes into the planning of a new show at the Crazy Horse...but the lighting or film type or something makes this film look like 70s porn. The dancing is reminiscent of something in Vegas with showgirls. I rented this thinking it might talk about the differences between this place and the US. Maybe go into the personalities of the dancers. I was curious about the differences. However, this movie was weird and strange...and I can't help but wonder if these girls get paid anything. They don't appear to walk out in the audience for tips, so I can only guess.

Anyways, I do not recommend this movie to anyone. It's artsy and has music that is out of Edward Scissorhands...seriously. Just weird. And the shadow puppets at the beginning and the end...what was that all about? Just weird. Shadow puppets making out to Edward Scissorhands theme. O-----k then.

jindianajonz wrote:As someone with tickets to the Crazy Horse in about two weeks, I hope I find the show to be better than this guy did.

It would have been great if REDBOX had labeled this movie as a FOREIGN LANGUAGE film. The story may be great, but I really can not get into READING a movie. It distracts from the action on the screen to have to read the dialogue at the bottom of the screen.

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency due to international pressure. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO campaign persuade a brash, young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot's minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.

Rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language.

In Spanish, with English subtitles.

Amazon Editorial Review for the Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema wrote:Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have been the source of some of the world’s greatest films, directors, actors, and actresses. Including works like Ingmar Bergman’s haunting The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Scandinavian cinema dates back to 1897. (Library Journal Best Reference Review )

jwd5275 wrote:

Amazon Editorial Review for the Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema wrote:Including works like Ingmar Bergman’s haunting The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...