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- First reviewNovember 8, 2014
- Last reviewJanuary 22, 2016
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This DVD player features 1080p upconversion for watching standard-definition DVDs in high-definition and DTS and Dolby Digital decoders for a lush soundscape.
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Terrible Piece of Junk
on January 22, 2016
Posted by: WileyGo
Verified Purchase:Yes
I read reviews of this DVD player before purchasing it. Seeing that a majority of them seemed to praise it, I bought it. After only a couple of days of using it -- or should I say trying to use it -- I returned the player to Best Buy. It's a terrible, flawed piece of junk.
I was putting DVDs in it, but several things would happen. Either the player couldn't (or wouldn't) read the discs, hence they wouldn't load. Or, a disc would start playing, but at random points the player would just freeze and refuse to play any further; pressing stop and eject didn't work at all, so my DVDs were stuck inside the player, with a frozen image stuck on my TV screen. In those cases, I had to unplug the player, wait a few minutes, plug it back in and eject my DVD. After about three times of this happening, I thought, "No more," and returned it.
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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![Robin Hood [Director's Cut] [Blu-ray] [2010]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/1e41b035-5e27-4b0d-9f61-6b592b50b2f5.jpg)
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5
Epic
on September 4, 2015
Posted by: WileyGo
Verified Purchase:Yes
Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" has been criticized for being too long and mind-numbingly tedious. It has even been slammed for not being a swashbuckling, green-tights-and-Hollywoodized escapist lark like the old Errol Flynn movie. I, however, happen to love this "Robin Hood" like I can't tell ya. I'm a sucker for long historical films, and Scott's artistic triumph is a winner in my book. His attention to detail is legendary, and it suits his historical films nicely. I have the attention span to be able to sit through the extended director's cut, and I'm enraptured every time. This is not your grandpa's Robin Hood...thank goodness.
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
I would recommend this to a friend!
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![Casino [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD] [1995]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
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No Snake Eyes
on September 4, 2015
Posted by: WileyGo
Verified Purchase:Yes
What feeble, pithy review can I offer about Scorsese's epic masterpiece that hasn't already been written? Anything that I could write would be mere child's play when conveying how brilliant and masterful "Casino" really is. Although I'll watch anything Scorsese creates, I've personally always preferred his grittier films about corruption and crime -- "Taxi Driver," "Good Fellas," and even "Casino," which is a crime film of a different type. The corruption of power and the seduction of riches here collide that ignite a powder keg of brutality and revenge that are unparalleled.
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5
Kubrick's Wit
on September 4, 2015
Posted by: WileyGo
Verified Purchase:Yes
Kubrick has often been critiqued as a cold, cerebral filmmaker, one who emphasized his artistic and painterly skills rather than any intimate human moments. In some ways, he did. He wasn't a director who one would think of as imbuing his films with any comedic elements. But with "Dr. Strangelove," however, I personally feel that Kubrick let rip with some of the most hysterically funny situations and dialogue ever in an anti-war black comedy. Sure, the sets designed by the maestro Ken Adam are amazing and brilliant. Sure, the gorgeous black-and-white photography is a glory to behold. But it's the humor that could be found in what was a terribly uneasy, scary time -- the Cold War -- that was Kubrick's gift to discriminating cinemaphiles everywhere. It's a classic.
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the most beloved family film of all time! Rodgers & Hammerstein's cinematic treasure stars the incomparable Julie Andrews as Maria, the warmhearted young woman who brings joy and music to Captain von Trapp(Christopher Plummer) and his children. Experience this magnificent movie musical filled with unforgettable songs, including Do-Re-Mi, My Favorite Things and The Sound of Music.
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5
Still Alive and Glorious
on June 8, 2015
Posted by: WileyGo
Verified Purchase:Yes
What words can be said about "The Sound of Music" that would adequately describe it in all its radiant, rich, singing and dancing glory? I could scarcely add anything new or original to the 50 years worth of accolades and reviews that have praised this wonderful film. Just suffice it to say that I've been watching it ever since my grandmother introduced me to it when I was a child, and throughout the repeated viewings in all the ensuing years it has never lost its power and thrall over me. To watch "The Sound of Music" is to surrender yourself and return to a time and place, a bygone era of filmmaking that is long gone. It's like receiving a big, comforting embrace over and over from Maria herself.
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
My Best Buy number: 2985857303
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![Space Invader [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/5a2d40bd-0878-480d-b8c9-873a9c676675.jpg)
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4
The Spaceman Deals an Ace
on November 8, 2014
Posted by: WileyGo
Verified Purchase:Yes
Man oh man oh man. What a terrifically fun, listenable, brilliant album this is! The Space Ace returns in top form on what is his best solo release ever. He's raw and honest about his wild, partying, substance-abuse laden past. And yet, he is more than up to the challenge of reclaiming his throne as the king supreme of rock guitarists; actually, it's not so much a challenge as it is his birthright. In this both hard-rocking and, yes, introspective collection of tunes, Frehley seems to be having the time of his life. His relatively new-founded sober lust for life comes through whether he's invading space, wants to hold you, is "Inside the Vortex," or giving every girl what she wants. Ace is simultaneously the Space Man we've always known and loved while being a renaissance man. He's proven he doesn't need the megalomaniacal Gene and Paul to succeed; in fact, he's better off without them.
My Best Buy number: 2001502149
My Best Buy number: 2001502149
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5
Seduction in the Shadows
on November 8, 2014
Posted by: WileyGo
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Like many of the best and most intelligent horror films (which is unfortunately a rarity), "Dracula" -- in particular, this classic film version -- is about more than the things that go bump in the night or jump out from the darkness for the sake of cheap scares. Any horror film -- or thriller -- has to contain a relative human element, some aspects through which you can relate to the characters, regardless of whether you relate to the victims or the monster or predator. With Bela Lugosi's hypnotic, seductive portrayal of the Count, we're given someone (or, dare it be said, something; he is, after all, undead) to whom we can relate. That may sound far fetched, but really, Dracula, like all of us, has a feral need, a compulsion, a literal blood-lust that drives his every "waking" moment. To deny it and not feed the need -- the desire -- is to deny what makes him who he is. Aren't we all like that? Don't we all have something, or some things, that consume us body, heart, and soul? When those things are right for us and we embrace them -- much like the Count embraces his victims in his cloak just before putting the bite on them and giving them the gift (or, the curse) of eternal life -- don't we feel fulfilled and complete? The gothic, dark shadows here are even more beautiful and inviting than ever before thanks to an impeccable restoration process; and Lugosi's hypnotic line readings and creepy, seductive stares are even more irresistible as well. I'd certainly surrender.
My Best Buy number: 2001502149
My Best Buy number: 2001502149
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Beautiful Creature
on November 8, 2014
Posted by: WileyGo
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The story of "Frankenstein" has always been, at least to this reviewer, one that has transcended the often unfortunate fate of being pigeonholed as a mere horror film. Yes, there are horrific elements to the story, not the least of which are the maniacal doctor's grave-robbing and his ghoulish patchwork approach to "fatherhood." Yes, there are the gothic castle, the fantastical lab with all its equally fantastical scientific equipment, and the dark, foreboding shadows paired with ominous camera angles meant to heighten and sustain the eerie mood. However, it's the haunting condition of the man-child Creature who is thrust (or perhaps dragged?) into a world it doesn't understand and that doesn't understand him which is the heart and soul of the original novel and, of course, this film. As well, it's the Creature's utterly heartbreaking yearning to be accepted by its creator, a yearning that is met only with revulsion and rejection, that could not have been better conveyed by any other actor besides Boris Karloff. His wordless performance is an all-time marvel. It's essentially a masterful pantomime of pain, confusion, and loneliness that is almost unbearable to watch. And yet, we do watch, and watch, and watch, time and time again...maybe because we are all the Creature, and it is us.
My Best Buy number: 2001502149
My Best Buy number: 2001502149
I would recommend this to a friend!
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