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Bootmen
Released in VHS Tape by Fox Home Entertainme (27 February, 2001)
Dein Perry's Tap Dogs is a different kind of tap-dance show, emphasizing rugged masculinity, driving rock music, and a set rooted in the Australian steel industry. Now Perry tells his own story in the 2000 autobiographical drama Bootmen. Anyone who saw the summer 2001 blockbuster Pearl Harbor will find a familiar plot: A reckless hotshot tests the patience of his mentor, but his undeniable talent lands him a rare work opportunity. He leaves behind his friends and his girl, and when he returns unexpectedly, he finds that his girl has taken up with his best friend. In this case, the hotshot is hoofer Sean (Adam Garcia, who cofounded the original Tap Dogs troupe and played the lead in the stage version of Saturday Night Fever), and the best friend is his brother, Mitchell (Sam Worthington), who had a one-night stand with his girl (Sophie Lee). Along the way, Sean decides to create his own dance troupe and put on a benefit show, which allows for elements of The Full Monty and Brassed Off (depressed industrial town needs a lift) and October Sky and Billy Elliot (father doesn't approve). OK, so the plot isn't any great shakes, but the dancing is terrific--flashy, hard-edged, and gritty, using steelworks machinery as props. If you're a fan of Tap Dogs, you'll enjoy this backstage look at the troupe, but if you're here just for the dancing, you might prefer to start with the original full-length show. --David Horiuchi
Average review score: 
Dein Perry's Film Version of "Tapdogs" Ignites Sparks"Dein Perry's Aussie stage sensation "Tap Dogs" is the basis for this frenzied, fast-paced dance musical about a young steel worker who creates an industrial stength tap show to raise money for a very worthy cause. Yes, the plot is old hat. So are the characters, the subplots and the ending. But this isn't David Mament. And that's o.k. It's "Full Monty," "Summer Stock," "Andy Hardy" and "Billy Elliott" revisited. You also get handsome faces, pretty girls, orange sunsets, crashing waves, a pumped-up score and a great performance by Adam Garcia. If case you've forgetten, Garcia created the role of Tony Manero in the London stage production of "Saturday Night Fever." Here, he dances on steel beams, pipes and metal floors while Perry turns up the heat using some of his famous "TapDogs" routines. If you want escapism, you'll find it here. You'll also succomb to Garcia's charms in much the same nanner as those lucky enough to catch him live in London's West End.
Dein Perry's Film Version of 'Tap Dogs" Ignites SparksDein Perry's Aussie stage sensation "Tap Dogs" is the basis for this frenzied, feel-good dance musical about a young Aussie steel worker who creates an industrial strength tap show to raise money for a very worthy cause. Yes, the plot is old hat. So are the characters, the subplots, the conflicts and the happy ending. But so what. This isn't David Mamet or Arthur Miller. And that's o.k. It's "The Full Monty," "Summer Stock," "Andy Hardy" and "Billy Elliott" revisited. You also get handsome faces, sweaty bodies, pretty girls, orange sunsets, crashing waves, a pumped-up score and a great performance by screen newcomer Adam Garcia. In case you've forgotten, Garcia created the role of Tony Manero in the London stage version of "Saturday Night Fever." He was sensational. Here, he dances on steel beams, pipes and metal floors while Perry turns up the heat using some of this famous "Tap Dogs" routines. When not dancing, Garcia displays his "let's put on a show" persona matter-of-factly, making you cheer him on his his quest to prove to his fellow Aussies that if you want something hard enough, it will come true. If you want escapism, you'll find it here. You'll also succumb to Garcia's charms in much the same manner as those lucky enough to catch him live in "London's West End. Following the film, watch "Tap Dogs." That's also available on DVD and VHS.
Oi mates, let's put on a show!Truth is more cliché than fiction, if this movie - inspired by the life of Tap Dogs creator Dein Perry - is any indication. Newcastle, Australia: Blue-collar misfit Sean Okden (Stud Puppy Adam Garcia) works in the local steel mill but really wants to be a tap dancer - he and his friends have all taken lessons from neighbor Walter (William Zappa), a professional tapper before an accident cut short his career. Sean's no-nonsense dad (Richard Carter) thinks all this fancy footwork is a load of nonsense and wishes Sean could be like older brother Mitch (Sam Worthington), who's saving up to buy a truck. Through Walter, Sean gets the opportunity to appear with a swanky show in Sydney that he promptly blows by taking a swing at the pompous star.
So Sean comes home with big plans to form his own troupe, and there'll be none of that poncy, white-tie-and-tails nonsense when he's in charge. He rounds up his old pals - Colin (Andrew Kaluski), a plumber; Derrick (Lee McDonald), a strip-joint bouncer; tap teacher Angus (Christopher Horsey); and enthusiastic youngster Jonno (Matt Lee) - gets them into industrial-strength boots with steel taps and starts putting together a show. The only thing missing is Mitch, Sean's childhood tap partner, but he and Sean have fallen out over the affections of local hairdresser Linda (Sophie Lee).
Newcastle is Dein Perry's hometown; he worked as a machinist before putting together Tap Dogs, the real-life Bootmen, and several members of the movie's cast are Tap Dogs alumni. But clichés negate bona fides; hence, the movie feels like a Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland vehicle with cussing.
That said, the tapping is fabulous, offering more energy, imagination and butch than a construction workers' jamboree. Viewers whose impression of tap dancing was formed by glossy MGM musicals will be properly boggled.
Bootmen
Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (04 September, 2001)
Dein Perry's Tap Dogs is a different kind of tap-dance show, emphasizing rugged masculinity, driving rock music, and a set rooted in the Australian steel industry. Now Perry tells his own story in the 2000 autobiographical drama Bootmen. Anyone who saw the summer 2001 blockbuster Pearl Harbor will find a familiar plot: A reckless hotshot tests the patience of his mentor, but his undeniable talent lands him a rare work opportunity. He leaves behind his friends and his girl, and when he returns unexpectedly, he finds that his girl has taken up with his best friend. In this case, the hotshot is hoofer Sean (Adam Garcia, who cofounded the original Tap Dogs troupe and played the lead in the stage version of Saturday Night Fever), and the best friend is his brother, Mitchell (Sam Worthington), who had a one-night stand with his girl (Sophie Lee). Along the way, Sean decides to create his own dance troupe and put on a benefit show, which allows for elements of The Full Monty and Brassed Off (depressed industrial town needs a lift) and October Sky and Billy Elliot (father doesn't approve). OK, so the plot isn't any great shakes, but the dancing is terrific--flashy, hard-edged, and gritty, using steelworks machinery as props. If you're a fan of Tap Dogs, you'll enjoy this backstage look at the troupe, but if you're here just for the dancing, you might prefer to start with the original full-length show. --David Horiuchi
Average review score:
Dein Perry's Film Version of "Tapdogs" Ignites Sparks"Dein Perry's Aussie stage sensation "Tap Dogs" is the basis for this frenzied, fast-paced dance musical about a young steel worker who creates an industrial stength tap show to raise money for a very worthy cause. Yes, the plot is old hat. So are the characters, the subplots and the ending. But this isn't David Mament. And that's o.k. It's "Full Monty," "Summer Stock," "Andy Hardy" and "Billy Elliott" revisited. You also get handsome faces, pretty girls, orange sunsets, crashing waves, a pumped-up score and a great performance by Adam Garcia. If case you've forgetten, Garcia created the role of Tony Manero in the London stage production of "Saturday Night Fever." Here, he dances on steel beams, pipes and metal floors while Perry turns up the heat using some of his famous "TapDogs" routines. If you want escapism, you'll find it here. You'll also succomb to Garcia's charms in much the same nanner as those lucky enough to catch him live in London's West End.
Dein Perry's Film Version of 'Tap Dogs" Ignites SparksDein Perry's Aussie stage sensation "Tap Dogs" is the basis for this frenzied, feel-good dance musical about a young Aussie steel worker who creates an industrial strength tap show to raise money for a very worthy cause. Yes, the plot is old hat. So are the characters, the subplots, the conflicts and the happy ending. But so what. This isn't David Mamet or Arthur Miller. And that's o.k. It's "The Full Monty," "Summer Stock," "Andy Hardy" and "Billy Elliott" revisited. You also get handsome faces, sweaty bodies, pretty girls, orange sunsets, crashing waves, a pumped-up score and a great performance by screen newcomer Adam Garcia. In case you've forgotten, Garcia created the role of Tony Manero in the London stage version of "Saturday Night Fever." He was sensational. Here, he dances on steel beams, pipes and metal floors while Perry turns up the heat using some of this famous "Tap Dogs" routines. When not dancing, Garcia displays his "let's put on a show" persona matter-of-factly, making you cheer him on his his quest to prove to his fellow Aussies that if you want something hard enough, it will come true. If you want escapism, you'll find it here. You'll also succumb to Garcia's charms in much the same manner as those lucky enough to catch him live in "London's West End. Following the film, watch "Tap Dogs." That's also available on DVD and VHS.
Oi mates, let's put on a show!Truth is more cliché than fiction, if this movie - inspired by the life of Tap Dogs creator Dein Perry - is any indication. Newcastle, Australia: Blue-collar misfit Sean Okden (Stud Puppy Adam Garcia) works in the local steel mill but really wants to be a tap dancer - he and his friends have all taken lessons from neighbor Walter (William Zappa), a professional tapper before an accident cut short his career. Sean's no-nonsense dad (Richard Carter) thinks all this fancy footwork is a load of nonsense and wishes Sean could be like older brother Mitch (Sam Worthington), who's saving up to buy a truck. Through Walter, Sean gets the opportunity to appear with a swanky show in Sydney that he promptly blows by taking a swing at the pompous star.
So Sean comes home with big plans to form his own troupe, and there'll be none of that poncy, white-tie-and-tails nonsense when he's in charge. He rounds up his old pals - Colin (Andrew Kaluski), a plumber; Derrick (Lee McDonald), a strip-joint bouncer; tap teacher Angus (Christopher Horsey); and enthusiastic youngster Jonno (Matt Lee) - gets them into industrial-strength boots with steel taps and starts putting together a show. The only thing missing is Mitch, Sean's childhood tap partner, but he and Sean have fallen out over the affections of local hairdresser Linda (Sophie Lee).
Newcastle is Dein Perry's hometown; he worked as a machinist before putting together Tap Dogs, the real-life Bootmen, and several members of the movie's cast are Tap Dogs alumni. But clichés negate bona fides; hence, the movie feels like a Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland vehicle with cussing.
That said, the tapping is fabulous, offering more energy, imagination and butch than a construction workers' jamboree. Viewers whose impression of tap dancing was formed by glossy MGM musicals will be properly boggled.
Eye of the Needle
Released in VHS Tape by Mgm/Ua Studios (01 July, 1997)
Starring: Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan
Eye of the Needle is a superbly effective World War II spy thriller from the Ken Follett bestseller of the same name. Donald Sutherland is "the Needle," a German spy in England bearing critical information on Allied invasion plans that he must deliver personally to the Führer. He's so named because of his preferred method of assassination, the stiletto. As played by Sutherland, he's a coldly calculating psychopath, emotionlessly focused on the task at hand, whether the task is to signal a U-boat or to gut a witness to avoid exposure. On his way back to Germany, a fierce storm strands him on an island, occupied only by a woman (Kate Nelligan), her disabled husband, and the lighthouse keeper. A romance of sorts develops between the woman and the spy, due to an estrangement of affections between the woman and her husband, whose accident has rendered him emotionally crippled as well. Much of the suspense of the latter half of the movie has to do with this romance, and the way it begins to reveal the Needle's motivations and whether there's a sympathetic personality buried somewhere inside him, though he remains by-and-large tantalizingly enigmatic. Early on, we discover that he may not enjoy the hand life has dealt him. When a courier asks him about the way he lives, and "What else can one do?" the Needle answers, "One can just stop." But as the film makes amply clear in its final third, one doesn't stop, does one? The direction by Richard Marquand (known primarily for thrillers such as this one and Jagged Edge, although he also did Return of the Jedi) is crisply done, boasting numerous suspenseful episodes, including a deadly encounter between Sutherland and the disabled husband, which is jaw-droppingly surprising. --Jim Gay
Average review score:
Good 70's thrillerI rented this after having read the book, so my opinion is biased toward the excellent book. But this actually follows the book closely. The VHS quality was typically washed out somewhat, so the DVD would be a better experience. Donald Sutherland does a good job portraying the Nazi spy. The story is fast-paced and suspenseful. Another example of good suspensful, political/war thrillers from the 70s. While not on par with the book, it's a pretty good way to pass a couple hours.
A Le Carre' Quality ShowEye of the Needle is an ingenious complex work of a spy story and a romance all woven nicely together with the work of an excellent director and cast. Donald Sutherland is at his finest as he displays the cold-hearted, ruthless, cunning and intelligent German spy who will stop at nothing to deliver critial information to the Fuhrer. Stranded on a remote island off the coast of England while on his way to deliver the message, The Needle, (Sutherlan's code name)is caught in a web of romance between the local dissident Lucy and her ever crazed ex-RAF pilot husband. Eventually The Needle destroys Lucy's husband and tries to continue with his mission. But could a spark of passion for Lucy destroyed this spies killer instincts? Of course not. You must find out for yourself in this excellent portrait of war, romance and danger, In Eye of the Needle.
Magnificent.This saga of a German WWII spy is absolutely fantastic. Donald Sutherland turns in a wonderful performance as Faber ( a great performance is not always given by Sutherland).
The use of the stiletto to enforce Faber's secrets is truly an inspired touch by the director.
This movie is tragic, yet cunningly directed and acted. All of this while starring relative unknowns (excepting Sutherland).
This is definitely the best spy movie of all time.
Eye of the Needle
Released in VHS Tape by Mgm/Ua Studios (01 July, 1997)
Starring: Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan
Eye of the Needle is a superbly effective World War II spy thriller from the Ken Follett bestseller of the same name. Donald Sutherland is "the Needle," a German spy in England bearing critical information on Allied invasion plans that he must deliver personally to the Führer. He's so named because of his preferred method of assassination, the stiletto. As played by Sutherland, he's a coldly calculating psychopath, emotionlessly focused on the task at hand, whether the task is to signal a U-boat or to gut a witness to avoid exposure. On his way back to Germany, a fierce storm strands him on an island, occupied only by a woman (Kate Nelligan), her disabled husband, and the lighthouse keeper. A romance of sorts develops between the woman and the spy, due to an estrangement of affections between the woman and her husband, whose accident has rendered him emotionally crippled as well. Much of the suspense of the latter half of the movie has to do with this romance, and the way it begins to reveal the Needle's motivations and whether there's a sympathetic personality buried somewhere inside him, though he remains by-and-large tantalizingly enigmatic. Early on, we discover that he may not enjoy the hand life has dealt him. When a courier asks him about the way he lives, and "What else can one do?" the Needle answers, "One can just stop." But as the film makes amply clear in its final third, one doesn't stop, does one? The direction by Richard Marquand (known primarily for thrillers such as this one and Jagged Edge, although he also did Return of the Jedi) is crisply done, boasting numerous suspenseful episodes, including a deadly encounter between Sutherland and the disabled husband, which is jaw-droppingly surprising. --Jim Gay
Average review score:
Good 70's thrillerI rented this after having read the book, so my opinion is biased toward the excellent book. But this actually follows the book closely. The VHS quality was typically washed out somewhat, so the DVD would be a better experience. Donald Sutherland does a good job portraying the Nazi spy. The story is fast-paced and suspenseful. Another example of good suspensful, political/war thrillers from the 70s. While not on par with the book, it's a pretty good way to pass a couple hours.
A Le Carre' Quality ShowEye of the Needle is an ingenious complex work of a spy story and a romance all woven nicely together with the work of an excellent director and cast. Donald Sutherland is at his finest as he displays the cold-hearted, ruthless, cunning and intelligent German spy who will stop at nothing to deliver critial information to the Fuhrer. Stranded on a remote island off the coast of England while on his way to deliver the message, The Needle, (Sutherlan's code name)is caught in a web of romance between the local dissident Lucy and her ever crazed ex-RAF pilot husband. Eventually The Needle destroys Lucy's husband and tries to continue with his mission. But could a spark of passion for Lucy destroyed this spies killer instincts? Of course not. You must find out for yourself in this excellent portrait of war, romance and danger, In Eye of the Needle.
Magnificent.This saga of a German WWII spy is absolutely fantastic. Donald Sutherland turns in a wonderful performance as Faber ( a great performance is not always given by Sutherland).
The use of the stiletto to enforce Faber's secrets is truly an inspired touch by the director.
This movie is tragic, yet cunningly directed and acted. All of this while starring relative unknowns (excepting Sutherland).
This is definitely the best spy movie of all time.
Moses
Released in VHS Tape by Turner Home Video (05 February, 2002)
Average review score:
Inspiring experience.Wonderful! I've seen Abraham, David, Jacob, Joseph and Moses from THE BIBLE COLLECTION. But Moses is the one I like most. Ben Kingsley as Moses is the best I have seen. Very close to what the Bible says. The Bible comes to life in this movie. You will see "real", very human Aaron, Miriam and Joshua in this version. I have lost count of how many times I've seen it, and every time it's been a spiritual experience. God's love for his people is so amazing. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Perfect!Although lacking the granduer and the finese of Cecil B. DeMille's Ten Commandments, this pefect movie of the story of Moses is (in my humble opinion) much better! Ben Kingsley does a fantastic job portraying much more human Moses than seen in other productions. Frank Langella is also great as the intractable Pharaoh. The entire cast also peform perfectly in their roles making this a very down-to-earth or sympathetic version of the story of Exodus. Indeed, the Bible story of Exodus is succint and to the point. Some movie productions have made Moses a super human or near Divine character without fault. In this movie Moses is shown as stammering and expressing doubts. Like the apostle Peter who failed Christ and later redeemed himself, so too earlier does the Moses of the Bible seem to fail God and redeem himself. Ben Kingsley in this movie makes Moses very much like that Bible hero, a man of faults and frailty who rises to the task God has given him, and like Saint Peter succeeds in leading his people. This is an excellent movie!
My favorite MosesI thought this was the best of films I've seen about Moses. I liked the way he was portrayed as an ordinary man who was chosen and called by God. He had to grow into greatness and he had to grow in his faith. I found his transition from ordinariness to greatness over the years and through many difficult circumstances and difficult choices to be inspirational.
Films I've seen in the past about Biblical characters have often tended to come across as a bit formal or contrived feeling. I thought the portrayal of how the people lived had a more natural look and feel to it, instead of looking more like actors simply trying to portray past ways of living.
The film gave me a better sense of what Moses and the people of Israel went through in their journey from slaves to free people reaching the Promised Land. There were many difficult choices to make and some chose unwisely. I was touched by the portrayal of Moses' grieving when the people rebelled and God dealt with them.
It brought tears to my eyes at the end when Moses, before he died, was standing on the top of the mountain looking down at the Promised Land. I thought it was an excellent portrayal of Moses and his fulfillment of God's destiny for him.
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Released in VHS Tape by Vidmark/Trimark (23 January, 2001)
Average review score:
The Very BestI just love this movie. It's clean, the whole family can watch, and that's becoming a rarity these days. You have this 90 year old man(Poitier) who is a carpenter. He enjoys what he does, he gives a helping hand to those who need it, and lives very simple. Then you get these people who want to put up a mall at the very location where Noah lives, and he doesn't want to sell. The uncanny thing about this guy is he is a workaholic, but he lives an unhurried life. He is 90, but he looks younger. He drives an ancient car from the 1930s that looks like it's in mint condition. He has some valuable property that these people want and they try to declare him incompetent and unfit to get it. How sad. Yet, the movie will not disappoint you. Check it out.
The Real ThingWhile the buzzword of the moment is "simplify", few of us walk the walk like Noah in The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn. In addition to portraying a peaceful, examined life, this movie touches upon the challenge of integrating self-reflective living with the concerns of community and inter-personal relationships. Both Poitier and Parker give perfectly balanced performances, emotional but not maudlin.
A real "must" for your soulI have just received this video, My player allowes playback PAL and NTSC system. Looking for so long to find it. Thanks Amazon!!!
This movie gives you the perfect inside on what is really important in life.No, not the money or the rush or the importance of an ambitious carreer. It's the search for the soul and human being behind all that, behind a person. What does really matter in life?. This movie opens up your heart and after watching it, you will keep asking yourself these questions: What is love, what is important in life....or in my life.
Don't think it is all so sweet an brushed up in this movie.
Sidney Poitier will take care of that. Great actor. But also MaryLouise Parker acts so well. Her innocense and belief in the goodness of people will help you to get into the story and to finally see what she feels and experiences.
Please...watch it. It makes up for all those violent "things" we see and watch nowadays...
Greetings from Adri Brieffies
The Netherlands
This movie gives you the perfect inside on what is really important in life.No, not the money or the rush or the importance of an ambitious carreer. It's the search for the soul and human being behind all that, behind a person. What does really matter in life?. This movie opens up your heart and after watching it, you will keep asking yourself these questions: What is love, what is important in life....or in my life.
Don't think it is all so sweet an brushed up in this movie.
Sidney Poitier will take care of that. Great actor. But also MaryLouise Parker acts so well. Her innocense and belief in the goodness of people will help you to get into the story and to finally see what she feels and experiences.
Please...watch it. It makes up for all those violent "things" we see and watch nowadays...
Greetings from Adri Brieffies
The Netherlands
Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Released in VHS Tape by Vidmark/Trimark (07 December, 1999)
Average review score:
The Very BestI just love this movie. It's clean, the whole family can watch, and that's becoming a rarity these days. You have this 90 year old man(Poitier) who is a carpenter. He enjoys what he does, he gives a helping hand to those who need it, and lives very simple. Then you get these people who want to put up a mall at the very location where Noah lives, and he doesn't want to sell. The uncanny thing about this guy is he is a workaholic, but he lives an unhurried life. He is 90, but he looks younger. He drives an ancient car from the 1930s that looks like it's in mint condition. He has some valuable property that these people want and they try to declare him incompetent and unfit to get it. How sad. Yet, the movie will not disappoint you. Check it out.
The Real ThingWhile the buzzword of the moment is "simplify", few of us walk the walk like Noah in The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn. In addition to portraying a peaceful, examined life, this movie touches upon the challenge of integrating self-reflective living with the concerns of community and inter-personal relationships. Both Poitier and Parker give perfectly balanced performances, emotional but not maudlin.
A real "must" for your soulI have just received this video, My player allowes playback PAL and NTSC system. Looking for so long to find it. Thanks Amazon!!!
This movie gives you the perfect inside on what is really important in life.No, not the money or the rush or the importance of an ambitious carreer. It's the search for the soul and human being behind all that, behind a person. What does really matter in life?. This movie opens up your heart and after watching it, you will keep asking yourself these questions: What is love, what is important in life....or in my life.
Don't think it is all so sweet an brushed up in this movie.
Sidney Poitier will take care of that. Great actor. But also MaryLouise Parker acts so well. Her innocense and belief in the goodness of people will help you to get into the story and to finally see what she feels and experiences.
Please...watch it. It makes up for all those violent "things" we see and watch nowadays...
Greetings from Adri Brieffies
The Netherlands
This movie gives you the perfect inside on what is really important in life.No, not the money or the rush or the importance of an ambitious carreer. It's the search for the soul and human being behind all that, behind a person. What does really matter in life?. This movie opens up your heart and after watching it, you will keep asking yourself these questions: What is love, what is important in life....or in my life.
Don't think it is all so sweet an brushed up in this movie.
Sidney Poitier will take care of that. Great actor. But also MaryLouise Parker acts so well. Her innocense and belief in the goodness of people will help you to get into the story and to finally see what she feels and experiences.
Please...watch it. It makes up for all those violent "things" we see and watch nowadays...
Greetings from Adri Brieffies
The Netherlands
The Visit
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Home Video (02 April, 2002)
Starring: Obba Babatundé and Rae Dawn Chong
Average review score:
BeautifulThis movie is just beautiful. The portrayals were the absolute best and I wasn't disappointed. You have this brother who has AIDS in prison. His father, who didn't give him no support when he needed it, will not visit him in prison until the brother(Obba Babatunde) asks them to. I believe the reason he asks the family to come is because he knew the end was coming, and in his own way he wanted to make peace. In some of the scenes, he baits some of the folks, I felt that was a waste of time, but other than that, it was good. One of the best, and one of the most underrated movies that is out there.
Crying for A CriminalI never believed I could cry for a criminal. I always assumed they were in prison because twelve strangers said, "Guilty." The movie, The Visit, took me not only inside of prison walls, it took me inside of the prisoner's heart...a heart most people on the outside never know, not even a father. It took me inside the prisoner's thoughts as he looked at me through my television screen. I felt guilty for my own freedom. I saw in his eyes what I have felt many times, the sadness of a person who deserved more, a person who was not heard, a person who so much begs for freedom but can only look through cold steel bars. This movie gave me a sense of what my freedom really means. Freedom is a choice every day of your life. You don't have to go to prison to be in prison. I cried the tears this man could not part with. This movie is a lesson in life.
The Prison is in your MindWhen I first saw The "Visit" it was on HBO, but never really seeing
the Movie from the beginning, but found it to be just as powerful.
I'm a movie collector and just knew I wanted it as part of my
collection. To me "The Visit" was just an anology of being
locked behind the "prison walls of your mind" and even though
those who were physically free weren't really free...they were
still imprisoned mentally and spiritually. Sometimes you have to look beyond the title of the movie and see how it's speaking into your life. The acting was good and there was a story line; it all
had to do with how deep inside yourself were you willing to go to
get the meaning of the message of the movie...
the Movie from the beginning, but found it to be just as powerful.
I'm a movie collector and just knew I wanted it as part of my
collection. To me "The Visit" was just an anology of being
locked behind the "prison walls of your mind" and even though
those who were physically free weren't really free...they were
still imprisoned mentally and spiritually. Sometimes you have to look beyond the title of the movie and see how it's speaking into your life. The acting was good and there was a story line; it all
had to do with how deep inside yourself were you willing to go to
get the meaning of the message of the movie...
The Visit
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Home Video (02 April, 2002)
Starring: Obba Babatundé and Rae Dawn Chong
Average review score:
BeautifulThis movie is just beautiful. The portrayals were the absolute best and I wasn't disappointed. You have this brother who has AIDS in prison. His father, who didn't give him no support when he needed it, will not visit him in prison until the brother(Obba Babatunde) asks them to. I believe the reason he asks the family to come is because he knew the end was coming, and in his own way he wanted to make peace. In some of the scenes, he baits some of the folks, I felt that was a waste of time, but other than that, it was good. One of the best, and one of the most underrated movies that is out there.
Crying for A CriminalI never believed I could cry for a criminal. I always assumed they were in prison because twelve strangers said, "Guilty." The movie, The Visit, took me not only inside of prison walls, it took me inside of the prisoner's heart...a heart most people on the outside never know, not even a father. It took me inside the prisoner's thoughts as he looked at me through my television screen. I felt guilty for my own freedom. I saw in his eyes what I have felt many times, the sadness of a person who deserved more, a person who was not heard, a person who so much begs for freedom but can only look through cold steel bars. This movie gave me a sense of what my freedom really means. Freedom is a choice every day of your life. You don't have to go to prison to be in prison. I cried the tears this man could not part with. This movie is a lesson in life.
The Prison is in your MindWhen I first saw The "Visit" it was on HBO, but never really seeing
the Movie from the beginning, but found it to be just as powerful.
I'm a movie collector and just knew I wanted it as part of my
collection. To me "The Visit" was just an anology of being
locked behind the "prison walls of your mind" and even though
those who were physically free weren't really free...they were
still imprisoned mentally and spiritually. Sometimes you have to look beyond the title of the movie and see how it's speaking into your life. The acting was good and there was a story line; it all
had to do with how deep inside yourself were you willing to go to
get the meaning of the message of the movie...
the Movie from the beginning, but found it to be just as powerful.
I'm a movie collector and just knew I wanted it as part of my
collection. To me "The Visit" was just an anology of being
locked behind the "prison walls of your mind" and even though
those who were physically free weren't really free...they were
still imprisoned mentally and spiritually. Sometimes you have to look beyond the title of the movie and see how it's speaking into your life. The acting was good and there was a story line; it all
had to do with how deep inside yourself were you willing to go to
get the meaning of the message of the movie...
Chances Are
Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (01 April, 1997)
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, and Mary Stuart Masterson
Cybill Shepherd plays a pregnant woman whose husband is killed before their baby is born; once he gets to heaven, he begs for a chance to come back to her and his unborn child. The twist is that he returns in the form of Robert Downey Jr., boyfriend to Cybill's daughter (Mary Stuart Masterson). When the daughter brings him home from college, he gets his memory back--and starts coming on to her mom. Sounds like a Jerry Springer show--"Help! My dad has been reincarnated as my boyfriend!"--but this Emile Ardolino film actually has a passable amount of charm and wit, once it gets into gear. It gives you a sense of just how funny and charming Downey can be, given the right material. --Marshall Fine
Average review score:
Most disturbing movie I have ever seenThis is the most disturbing movie I have ever seen.
It is even more disturbing that it is meant/produced as a very light comedy.
It is the story to be disturbing. A man dies. In heaven there is a memory-wash and souls are routinely reincarnated memory-less.
A husband is reincarnated in a baby. When he grows up to be a boy of about 20, he goes and look for his wife. Finally, after tons of difficulties, he manages to convince his wife-widow that it is truly him, the deceased husband. At that point, in heaven they figure out that they made a mistake and forgot to memory-wash him; so they just give him a last minute memory-wash. Result: he marries his own daughter. The wife says "oh well, I'll just marry someone else" and everybody lives happily ever after.
I find this very, very offensive. Basically, in this movie there is
1. Incest. Even if the guy has been memory-washed by the time he marries his own daughter (so he does not know that he is her father); still he remembered to be her father up to 5 minutes before. It still disturbs me. People trained in Philosophy, will recognize the question "but is he really her father, now that he has lost his memory?". The movie has NONE of this subtlety, it just assumes it is not anymore and does on
2. Life is treated as worthless. In heaven, they do whatever they want. If they have to rectify a mistake 20 years later, they just squash all the emotions and life-story that happened in those 20 years. All emotions, aspirations, joy and sorrow of the husband for his wife are deleted without afterthought - just an annoyance that mistakes happen.
3. The wife-widow is the most appalling character. She is finally convinced that the boy is indeed her deceased husband in reincarnated form. Nonetheless, when his memory is "miraculously" washed (and he forgets to be his husband from the previous life), she gets over it extremely quickly, and does not ask herself too many questions at all. She marries in all speed a friend of her husband she had an eye on for long, and has no qualms about the fact that the boy now marries her daughter.
Now, most of the movie is spent in scenes with the husband trying to convince the wife it is really him. If I were the wife, and I were convinced (after so much effort) he is truly my husband, and then "miraculously" he does not recall that at all anymore, (and even assuming that I could get over it pretty quickly - which I would not) I would still have HUGE qualms with him marrying my daughter.
It is even more disturbing that it is meant/produced as a very light comedy.
It is the story to be disturbing. A man dies. In heaven there is a memory-wash and souls are routinely reincarnated memory-less.
A husband is reincarnated in a baby. When he grows up to be a boy of about 20, he goes and look for his wife. Finally, after tons of difficulties, he manages to convince his wife-widow that it is truly him, the deceased husband. At that point, in heaven they figure out that they made a mistake and forgot to memory-wash him; so they just give him a last minute memory-wash. Result: he marries his own daughter. The wife says "oh well, I'll just marry someone else" and everybody lives happily ever after.
I find this very, very offensive. Basically, in this movie there is
1. Incest. Even if the guy has been memory-washed by the time he marries his own daughter (so he does not know that he is her father); still he remembered to be her father up to 5 minutes before. It still disturbs me. People trained in Philosophy, will recognize the question "but is he really her father, now that he has lost his memory?". The movie has NONE of this subtlety, it just assumes it is not anymore and does on
2. Life is treated as worthless. In heaven, they do whatever they want. If they have to rectify a mistake 20 years later, they just squash all the emotions and life-story that happened in those 20 years. All emotions, aspirations, joy and sorrow of the husband for his wife are deleted without afterthought - just an annoyance that mistakes happen.
3. The wife-widow is the most appalling character. She is finally convinced that the boy is indeed her deceased husband in reincarnated form. Nonetheless, when his memory is "miraculously" washed (and he forgets to be his husband from the previous life), she gets over it extremely quickly, and does not ask herself too many questions at all. She marries in all speed a friend of her husband she had an eye on for long, and has no qualms about the fact that the boy now marries her daughter.
Now, most of the movie is spent in scenes with the husband trying to convince the wife it is really him. If I were the wife, and I were convinced (after so much effort) he is truly my husband, and then "miraculously" he does not recall that at all anymore, (and even assuming that I could get over it pretty quickly - which I would not) I would still have HUGE qualms with him marrying my daughter.
All this is meant and is treated as the lightest of Hollywood comedies.
It definitely qualifies as the most disturbing movie I have ever seen.
Downey a comic delight"Chances Are" is one of the best films to come out of the 80's. Showcasing the talents of Robert Downey Jr., Cybil Shepherd, and Ryan O'Neal, this movie combines light-hearted laughter, with love and loss. Though I don't personally believe in reincarnation, I do think this film is amazing.
A fun and romantic movie!A sleeper. Humor combined with chemistry make this a favorite Robert Downey Jr. movie. A definite must see for all those who love light-hearted comedy.