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The Muppet Movie – Kermit’s 50th Anniversary Edition (1979)

preme — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:33:19 +0000

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This simply irresistible first feature from the Muppets has Kermit the frog going from the swamps to Hollywood to be a star. As he travels and picks up his usual friends (Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear), Doc Hopper (Charles Durning) is in pursuit, looking for Kermit to be the spokesman for his frog-leg cuisine. A loose rendition of The Wizard of Oz, the film incorporates the same cagey humor as their breakout syndicated TV series The Muppet Show. This is one of the few times that a human cast (notably Steve Martin, Orson Welles, and Carol Kane) are integrated seamlessly with nonhumans. Worth noting is Paul Williams’s score, which includes the Oscar-nominated “The Rainbow Connection.” Williams’s music, much like Howard Ashman’s work on The Little Mermaid and other Disney films, provides more than atmosphere; there’s a degree of magic here. Williams did not work on the future Muppet films until A Muppet Christmas Carol. His contributions made thes (more…)

The Muppet Movie – Kermit’s 50th Anniversary Edition (1979)

preme — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:15:55 +0000

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Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)

preme — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:20:32 +0000

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The Waltons Movie Collection (A Wedding on Walton’s Mountain / Mother’s Day / A Day for Thanks / A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion / Wedding / Easter)

preme — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:20:18 +0000

Honesty. Integrity. Family. Stories of a family’s – and a nation’s – yesteryear continue in six Reunion Movies. Set in the 1940s are A Wedding on Walton’s Mountain (will Erin have a change of heart?), Mothers’ Day on Walton’s Mountain (honoring the person everyone turns to when crises arise) and A Day for Thanks on Walton’s Mountain (with Robert Wightman as John-Boy). Taking place in the 1960s and featuring Richard Thomas as John-Boy are A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (as a nation mourns the death of JFK), A Walton Wedding (no big-city Manhattan nuptials for John-Boy) and A Walton Easter (Happy 40th, John and Olivia!). Six warm Walton memories are yours to share. For fans of the family-friendly classic TV series, this 3-disc set features six made for television holiday-themed movies.

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Disaster Movie (Unrated Widescreen) (2008)

preme — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:13:25 +0000

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Even within the subgenre of grab-bag comedy, Disaster Movie sets a new bar for free-associative lunacy. To what degree there is a plot, it’s vaguely stolen from Cloverfield: A handful of twentysomethings try to rescue someone in a city assaulted by an incomprehensible threat–in this case, falling asteroids. But that’s just a thread on which to string a long and increasingly tedious series of gestures towards recent movies (ranging from High School Musical to Enchanted to Sex and the City to Kung Fu Panda) and pop culture figures (Amy Winehouse to Flavor Flav to Dr. Phil to, of course, perpetual punching-bag Michael Jackson). No one over 30 will recognize more than a fraction of the movie’s references, but the movie’s bigger problem is that there are hardly any actual jokes–the filmmakers seem to think that simply alluding to Hancock or Jumper is funny in and of itself… and it just isn’t. Disaster Movie will probably appeal to its primary audience of high- (more…)

Superhero Movie (Extended Edition) (2008)

preme — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:20:15 +0000

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Adolescent fantasy meets sophomoric humor in the latest cuisinart comedy, Superhero Movie. The story of how frustrated loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell of Drake & Josh) becomes the superpowered Dragonfly is largely poking fun at Spider-Man, but there are a handful of digs at X-Men, Fantastic Four, and other Marvel Comics superhuman flicks. What’s disappointing is how few of the jokes are specific to the genre–the abundance of gags about urine, feces, horniness, and especially flatulence (long, drawn-out gags about flatulence) could have been shoehorned into a parody of pretty much anything. The strong point of Superhero Movie is the above-average cast; while there are the obligatory cameos by the likes of Pamela Anderson, the cast is mostly filled out with actual actors like Marion Ross (Happy Days), Christopher McDonald (Thelma & Louise), Brent Spiner (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), and Leslie Nielsen, who trots out his (more…)

Horror Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection

preme — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:16:20 +0000

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Titles include: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde starring John Barrymore Blue Beard starring John Carradine The Corpse Vanishes starring Bela Lugosi Night of the Living Dead starring Judith O’Dea Doomed to Die starring Boris Karloff The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney, Sr. The Indestructible Man starring Lon Chaney, Jr. The Hunchback of Notre Dame Lon Chaney, Sr. Nosferatu starring Max Schreck Swamp Women starring Mike Connors The World Gone Mad starring Pat O’Brien The Little Shop of Horrors starring Jack Nicholson Tormented starring Richard Carlson The Monster Walks starring Rex Lease Monster from a Prehistoric Planet starring Tamio Kawaji The Gorilla starring The Ritz Brothers A Shriek in the Night starring Ginger Rogers Bloodlust starring Robert Reed The Amazing Mr. X starring Turhan Bay Last Woman on Earth starring Robert Towne The Bat starring Vincent Price The House on Haunted Hill starring Vincent Price The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price (more…)

The Pirate Movie (1982)

preme — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:57:43 +0000

“Buckle your swash and jolly your roger for the ultimate musical comedy pirate adventure! Kristy McNichol (LITTLE DARLINGS) and Christopher Atkins (THE BLUE LAGOON) star as dreamy young lovers in this uproarious update of Gilbert & Sullivan?s THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, filled with virtuous maidens and shirtless cutthroats, savage swordplay and buried treasure, a dashing Pirate King (Ted Hamilton) and a modern Major General (Bill Kerr), plus plenty of pillaging, plundering, plank-walking fun! For years, fans have been clamoring for this infamous ?80s musical from the Oscar®-nominated director of THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (1966). The wait is over: THE PIRATE MOVIE is now presented with a brand-new Widescreen Transfer, featuring a fascinating new Director?s Commentary and mixed in timber-shivering Dolby 5.1 Surround! ”

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Sex and the City – The Movie (Full Screen Edition) (2008)

preme — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:43:37 +0000

Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/23/2008 Rating: R

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The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen) (2009)

preme — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:31:32 +0000

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Rom-com favorite Sandra Bullock and the affably charming Ryan Reynolds’s superb chemistry turn The Proposal from otherwise standard romantic-comedy fare to one that is entertaining and sure to garner laughs. Margaret (Sandra Bullock) is a workaholic, tyrannical book editor (reminiscent of The Devil Wears Prada) who suddenly finds her career in jeopardy as she faces deportation back to Canada. Her solution is to simply fake an engagement to her unsuspecting assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds), who in turn blackmails her for a promotion. However, when Margaret is forced to head to Alaska with Andrew to visit his family in an effort to make their story believable to the deportation officers, they soon realize that their plan may not be so simple after all. The supporting cast of Dad (Craig T. Nelson), Mom (Mary Steenburgen), and kooky Grandma (Betty White, still a scene-stealer at 87) is great casting that makes for many amusing scenes. Bottom line: witty Reynold (more…)