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- First reviewFebruary 14, 2014
- Last reviewJune 9, 2017
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![Mars: Season 1 [3 Discs] [DVD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
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A fresh perspective on Mars colonization.
on June 9, 2017
Posted by: constantwatcher
from Forest Park, IL
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This series makes colonizing Mars seem almost impossible ... ALMOST. In the end, we're convinced it won't be easy ... But it's POSSIBLE. There's a dash of soap opera, and (unfortunately) you have to watch the "extras" to understand HOW they make air and water. But this is a fresh approach to an old theme, and well worth a watch!
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Extremely dated. It's time has passed.
on September 2, 2015
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from Forest Park, IL
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Back when women in business was still a "novel" idea, this movie had a (minor) point. But it's now an antique. Here we have the story of a secretary who wants to be a "player", and pretends to be the boss when her own boss is out with a broken leg. She proves she has the "stuff" alright, but to make that happen the producers have to FILL the room with men who don't see the potential of women, and give her a friend (Joan Cusack) who is an absolute bimbo (to make her look smart by comparison), and give her (a mistake) a female boss who has clawed her own way to the top, and yet HATES another woman succeding on HER turf. NOT very convincing by today's standards.
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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![Rio Bravo [Blu-ray] [1959]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/ed19cb7f-7223-40d4-b2dd-89f30b4b966a.jpg)
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Classic Western - and Dean Martin's best role ever
on July 29, 2015
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from Forest Park, IL
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A Howard Hawks classic, with John Wayne in top form as a world weary lawman trying to help his (drunk) friend Dean Martin defend a town. Hawks later remade this filn as "El Dorado" (which I personally prefer because it's more fun to watch), but this is still classic western cinema. WELL worth a look.
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"Dated" and "kitchy", but still fun.
on July 29, 2015
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from Forest Park, IL
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This ISN'T the Flash Gordon of the old Buster Crabbe Serials, but rather a product of it's time (1980 - think TV's "Buck Rogers" and the original "battlestar Gallactica"). Director Dino De Laurentis was making a (then stylish) "homage" to the original. It's now "dated" and "kitchy", but LOTS of fun (and the sountrack by the band "Queen" is STILL a marvel). Well worth a watch.
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A modern sci-fi classic actioner
on June 12, 2015
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from Forest Park, IL
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Interstellar warfare; intelligent "bugs"; people being torn limb from limb; Only soldiers can get to be "citizens"; Michael Ironside (Scanners, Total Recall) chewing up the scenery; and even a little social philosophy thrown in. What more could you want from a Saturday afternoon at the movies? Kitchy and worth a watch.
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John Wayne finally wins an Oscar - 'bout time.
on May 8, 2015
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from Forest Park, IL
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Most people agree this wasn't Wayne's "best" performance (and that the Oscar win was a much overdue acknowledgement for his body of work). THAT SAID, this is STILL a great movie that has held up well. Everyone knows gunslingers and everyone knows the classic image of a cowboy on a cattle drive. But here we've got an ageing, hard drinking, disenchanted lawman who STILL knows when something is plain "wrong". Wayne broke new ground with this role, and Marshall Rooster Cogburn became an icon. Kim Darby's characterization of Mattie Ross ALSO broke new ground, giving us a strong young woman who keeps focused on avenging her father's death. If you've been on another planet and haven't seen this movie, give it a look. It won't disappoint....pilgrim.
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This is where "Outbreak" and "Contagion" began.
on April 4, 2015
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from Forest Park, IL
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Stories about humankind learning they can't control everything never get old. Here we have a 1970's sci-fi classic about a manmade satellite bringing a deadly alien organism back to earth. People are dropping like flies, and a group of elite scientists in a at a top-secret facility work feverishly to neutralize the threat. This is an early effort by writer Michael Crichton (Coma, Westworld, Jurassic Park), and it's still well worth a look.
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STILL a modern "stop motion" classic
on December 12, 2014
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from Forest Park, IL
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Tim Burton took a chance - he tried to make a movie with a modern theme, but using the animation techniques of George Pal and Ray Harryhausen ... and it works! This movie gives "old time" special effects fans a chance to reminisce ... and gives newcomers a chance to see an art form that they missed out on. All in all, wonderfully realized and fascinating to revel in.
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![Maleficent [2 Discs] [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2014]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/a7fbbb71-f54e-4acd-a6e5-254e3885b393.jpg)
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GREAT re-invention of a classic tale
on December 12, 2014
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from Forest Park, IL
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They've remade lots of classic fairy tales lately, but this movie goes one step further - it's told from the point of view of the "villian" - who doesn't seem to be so much of a villian after all. YES, it changes the story we all know, but it's FASCINATING to see it from a different point of view. Visually stunning and DEFINETLY worth a look.
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Lots of fun, but COMPLICATED plot.
on December 12, 2014
Posted by: constantwatcher
from Forest Park, IL
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If you're into the mythos of these characters, you'll love it start to finish. But if you're a newbie, you'll feel one step behind. STILL, this is a WONDERFUL fantasy adventure (with a lot of "in" jokes that gen X'ers will enjoy). All in all, it's a fun ride - I say TAKE IT!
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