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![Moonlight [Blu-ray] [2016]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/b0f92f5f-1b7d-49c1-9478-cb9a3cb034a1.jpg)
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See it twice or more
on March 14, 2017
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I first saw Moonlight in the theater and could understand why it was nominated for Best Picture, though it was not my first choice to take the Best Picture Oscar. I cannot say I particularly "enjoyed" it, but I sure was impressed by the story and acting. Now that I have seen it again, I am even more impressed -- and this time I did "enjoy" it. On second viewing, I recognized things I had missed and came to appreciate the layers of the story and characters. This is truly a film to dive into and savor on multiple occasions.
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![Guess Who's Coming to Dinner [Anniversary Edition] [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray] [1967]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
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Drama and Humor
on February 10, 2017
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In seeing this film again after so many years, I had forgotten how much humor is mixed with the drama. Given changes in this society, some elements of this film are dated -- but the basic conundrum of coping with our prejudices (especially when we think we are not prejudiced) is an ever-present reality. To my mind, the film is weakened by the speed of the engagement of this couple. Quite apart from the racial differences, the suddenness in itself would make parents uncomfortable. So while flawed, this film still offers both entertainment and food for thought.
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![Wait Until Dark [Blu-ray] [1967]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/d3806a7b-a12e-4e0d-a5de-a5f87d195206.jpg)
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A Good Scare
on February 10, 2017
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I was a teenager when this movie was first released and, as the tension ratcheted up, I was on the edge of my seat. It was a great scare. I did not see this movie again until now. It holds up very well. If you want a thriller that truly involves you with the heroine and delivers a good scare, this is a film for you.
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![Wagon Tracks [Blu-ray] [1919]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/0e68a4fd-18b3-46c8-bc4e-049fd163dc21.jpg)
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The Cowboy Ethos
on February 3, 2017
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I have long heard of the silent cowboy star William Hart and even toured the park and museum named after him in Newhall, but had never seen any of his films. Wagon Tracks impressed me because it was much more than a simple shoot em up western. The story gets us inside Hart's character as he wrestled with conflicting emotions of grief, desire for justice and even revenge, respect for women, and commitment to his responsibilities to others. Hart is not simply a "white hat" but a complex man who can be both kind and cruel, a man of rectitude, of passion, of firm convictions, yet uncertainty. While the style of acting in silent films can put off people not familiar with it, I was engrossed as the story unfolded.
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![Sully [Blu-ray] [2016]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/8791d125-ae3e-4b85-acf4-b73e9553e90e.jpg)
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Entertaining and enlightening
on January 23, 2017
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Films that enlighten as well as entertain are all too rare. Sully does both. I had a superficial awareness that there was some sort of investigation and controversy after the amazing landing, but did not know much at all about that. I was delighted that the film brought to the screen both the dramatic landing and the behind the scenes tensions that unfolded later. Sully's heroism seems even greater knowing what he had to face during the investigation. As usual, Tom Hanks inhabits the character. Well worth seeing!
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Samsung UN32J5003EFXZA/AFXZA/BFXZA LED HDTV: TV shows and movies are displayed in a wide spectrum of colors and with clear, sharp 1080p resolution. Plus, the screen can be viewed in bright or dark rooms, letting you place it just about anywhere.
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Great for a Small Space
on October 28, 2016
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I was seeking a TV that had high quality images and that was compact enough to fit on a small table in a guest bedroom. The Samsung 32 filled the bill, with 1080p quality and slim, compact design. The TV has been used multiple times now and I am very satisfied.
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A man impersonating a woman on stage? Piece of cake. But a woman whose livelihood depends on pretending to be a man who pretends to be a woman? Now you've got problems! You've also got laughs when Julie Andrews plays Victor and Victoria in this clever delight, from filmmaker Blake Edwards, boasting a marvelous Academy Award -winning* score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse. Robert Preston plays a cabaret performer who devises the gen
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A different Julie Andrews
on July 15, 2016
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When I first saw Victor/Victoria, my image of Jule Andrews (based on the Sound of Music and Mary Poppins) was shattered. Good! Julie is so talented it was important that she not get locked into stereotyped roles. In this film she shows off her stuff with some marvelous singing and a totally different acting challenge. Today the film does not not seem as risque or have the same shock value, but watching it again was a lot of fun.
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A good but not great sequel
on July 15, 2016
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I still remember that during the summer in which the original Jaws was released, people were more much hesitant to swim in the ocean. Speilberg wanted nothing to do with a sequel, but clearly the studio knew it had a gold mine. Jaws 2 was the result. While not as exciting as the original, this was a worthy sequel. After Jaws 2, however, the franchise went downhill.
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![Faust [Blu-ray] [1926]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/f6745e84-2dc8-43d5-a867-2c2214a392e4.jpg)
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Classic of the German Silent Cinema
on March 29, 2016
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This 1926 silent film unites Goethe's classic tale of Faust and the skills of the classic expressionist director of early German films, F. W. Murnau. Some of the images in this film, such as the devil looming over the village as his shadow seems to consume the town, are powerful -- even accounting for the fact that the special effects are primitive by today's standards. Murnau (best known for Nosferatu [1922] and Sunrise [1927]) was one of the most creative of the early directors and his skills are in full flower in this film. This is a treat!
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![Jesus of Nazareth: The Complete Miniseries [40th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6f834d0b-8a9c-4ebd-b862-1c9bdf5bdddc.jpg)
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Well worth watching again
on March 18, 2016
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It had been ages since I had seen this 1977 Franco Zeffirelli mini-series and wondered how it held up. While there are parts of it that I wish had been handled differently, and while portraying Jesus is a challenge no actor can truly fulfill, this remains one of the best filmed lives of Jesus. Sometimes it is hard to see beyond the big name actors, but overall this is well worth watching again.
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