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![Visitor Q [DVD] [2001]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
An audacious and original take on the dysfunctional family of the new millennium, maverick director Takashi Miike's taboo-bursting effort arrives on stateside DVD courtesy of Media Blasters. Presented in it's original aspect ratio of 1.33:1 (shot on video), the transfer is clean and the audio, presented in Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo, is crisp and free of distortion or hiss. Despite the commendable presentation of the film, this release is sorely lacking in the extra features department.
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from Indiana, United States
Takashi Miike's "Visitor Q" is a direct-to-video Japanese film about a dysfunctional family and a man who attempts to bring them back together. It's filled with shocking scenes that get funnier as the movie goes along and the initial shock wears off. The fireworks attack scene and the last 15 minutes are my favorites.
The DVD is presented in its original 4:3 aspect ratio, and the transfer is acceptable. The biggest problem is the lack of special features -- I would like to see how the cast and crew got along during the production and how they felt about certain scenes.
This is a tough film to recommend because many people would potentially turn it off before the first scene ends. This is a bad Miike film to start off with, so I'd recommend it to anyone who has seen and enjoyed "Audition," "Ichi the Killer, "Dead or Alive" and "Gozu."
What's great about it: excellent film
What's not so great: lack of special features
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from Indiana, United States
This movie is very funny and is one of the best documentaries ever made (so is "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse"). The DVD includes extended versions of comedians telling the joke, including Bob Saget. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: great movie, great special features
What's not so great: none
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After a master thief loses his heist in a double-cross, he and his team set out to re-steal the loot-by creating the largest traffic jam in L.A. history! Actors Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Mos Def, Seth Green. Special Features 5 Featurettes; Gag Reel; 6 Deleted Scenes; Theatrical Trailer Year 2002 Runtime 110 minutes Original Language English
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from Indiana, United States
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this film. It's funny, and the characters are believable. The action is pretty cool too. Easily one of the best PG-13-rated movies of the past decade. The DVD special features are pretty good too. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: good movie, good special features, great transfer
What's not so great: none
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from Indiana, United States
The biggest problem I have with this season is that there are very few great episodes. Most are just good. My favorites are "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" and "You, Murderer." The episode "The Pit" is my least favorite episode of the show (excluding season 7, which I haven't seen yet); it's really bad, and you can see the twist coming halfway through the episode (and it's a really lame twist). The rest of the episodes are good, but this season doesn't quite compare to the first five. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: good episodes
What's not so great: the episode "The Pit"
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from Indiana, United States
This was another great season for the "Crypt." "People Who Live in Brass Hearses," "Halfway Horrible" and "Death of Some Salesmen" are my favorite episodes in this season. The remaining episodes are great as well. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: great episodes
What's not so great: lack of special features
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from Indiana, United States
My favorite episode of this season is "Split Personality," starring Joe Pesci. Other great episodes include "What's Cookin'," "Beauty Rest" and "None But the Lonely Heart," directed by Tom Hanks. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: great episodes
What's not so great: not too many special features
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from Indiana, United States
The "Crypt" was great in season three. My favorite episode is probably Tobe Hooper's "Dead Wait," especially because of Whoopi Goldberg's performance. The season is filled with great episodes. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: great episodes
What's not so great: lack of special features
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The screams are twice as big, and so are the laughs in season two of the deliciously twisted horror anthology series Tales from the Crypt. With 18 gruesome episodes and special guest stars including Demi Moore, Harry Anderson, Don Rickles and Bobcat Goldthwaite, you won't want to miss a minute of the mayhem.
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The show really picked up in season two. They had a bigger budget, so they could do a lot more with the Cryptkeeper. There's also a lot more in terms of graphic on-screen violence. My favorite episode of this season is "The Ventriloquist's Dummy." Highly recommended.
What's great about it: excellent episodes
What's not so great: not too many special features
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Let the "ghoul" times roll as one of television's most beloved horror hits arrives on DVD courtesy of Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. Each episode of the macabre anthology series is presented in 1.33:1 as originally aired and features closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Surround audio with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. For those curious to find out a little more about the origins of this long-running fright-fest, Warner Bros. has seen fit to include a "Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television" featurette that traces the evolution of the creepy franchise by offering interviews with comic-book historian Mark Evanier, Tales from the Crypt: The Official Archives author Digby Diehl, horror director John Carpenter, EC Comics writer/artist Al Feldstein, and others in the know, with the Crypt Keeper himself chiming in to offer his own perspective on the six-episode season in "The Crypt Keeper's History of Season One." Finally, for those who thought they had heard the last of the cackling host, the Crypt Keeper returns to haunt your nightmares with an all-new introduction produced especially for this DVD release.
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from Indiana, United States
This is easily one of my favorite television shows. My favorite episodes of the first season are "The Man Who Was Death," "And All Through the House" and "Collection Completed." The DVD's second disc includes a lengthy documentary chronicling "Tales from the Crypt" from its inception as an EC comic to the 1990s when it became a popular show on HBO. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: excellent episodes, great documentary
What's not so great: none
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from Indiana, United States
This album is great. The 17-minute "Tetragrammaton" is a highlight, as is "Meccamputechture," "Viscera Eyes" and "Day of the Baphomets." The other songs are good too, and no track is worth skipping. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: great songs
What's not so great: none
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