Elizabeth-Daily Movie Reviews


PowerPuff Bluff...great for the audience it was meant for!
It helps if you think of them as Ginger, Sporty, & Baby, Jr.
Hilarious and tastefulOne final note: the box for this DVD claims there is a, Courage the Cowardly Dog, episode on it; but, instead you get to be tortured by the poorly drawn and very lame, Sheep in the Big City, cartoon.


Not as good as I remembered
Funny Fable with a MoralThe main moral of this movie is that you need to take care of your significant other because if you do not, they will. While some people will say that you need to remain faithful under all circumstances, what we see in this movie are a group of women who are neglected by their husbands that then seek paid companionship with Patrick Dempsey. Now I need to explain the movie a bit.
Patrick Dempsey has been goofing off in school bit time, and his father decides it is time to cut him off financially. Patrick needs a substantial amount of money for tuition in the fall. By chance Patrick runs into a woman that gives him money for having sex with him. The next thing Patrick knows, this woman has told all her friends about Patrick, and he becomes a gigolo.
Before you wrinkle your nose in disgust, Patrick does not have sex with all these women. He listens to some, dances with others, and generally becomes their friend.
Patrick's business does exceedingly well, and he quickly sees how he'll have tuition by fall. However, things begin unraveling about Patrick. Patrick has a beautiful girlfriend who finds out about Patrick's business, several husbands find out about Patrick, Patrick's father thinks he is gay, and a guy that Patrick works with develops a major crush on Patrick's mother. Everything comes to a head at the end of the movie in a rather satisfactory way.
While the description of the movie might make some cringe, in fact this is a funny movie. Near the end it becomes hilarious. Patrick gets in deeper and deeper, and eventually he finds that the only way to get out of trouble is to come clean with everybody. Ultimately Patrick realizes that what he did was wrong. Even though Patrick does not blame his behavior on the husbands, their behavior set up the need their wives had. Furthermore, in the conclusion of the movie each husband ended up in a different situation depending on how much their wives wanted to deal with their husband's issues.
This movie is highly entertaining; definitely a light comedy. For me "Can't Buy Me Love" and "Loverboy" are the two best movies Patrick Dempsey made in his early years as an actor. Four stars for being funny, entertaining, and have at least one good moral, as well as an all-star cast that included Kirstie Alley, Carrie Fisher, Robert Picardo, Robert Ginty, Kate Jackson, Vic Tayback and Barbara Carrera.
LOVERBOY ON DVD!!!

CoStarring Miss Bellum ...
Anime for toddlers?Some of the episodes are pretty retarded, but heck, I'm retarded myself sometimes, so I really enjoy a whole lot of them! But some of the episodes, like "Speed Demon" and "Knock It Off" really scared my smelly, unwashed socks off, no kidding! So who knows? Maybe it's not really anime made for toddlers after all, eh?
Mostly super collection of stories"Twisted Sister", which has nothing to do with Dee Snider, has the Powerpuff Girls so drained from fighting crime non-stop they decide to create a fourth member. As Bubbles says, "Three puffs aren't enough." Unfortunately, they end up creating Bunny, the overgrown Igor-like ogre on the front cover. Morals of the story: A) interpretations of what's nice is relative and hence deviates from the original. Kind of like the difference between Marxism and Leninism B) let Bubbles pick the ingredients--she chooses the best one. Unfortunately, the story goes downhill from there, with a predictable denouement. (Rating: 3)
Fortunately, things get better from there. In "Something's A Ms.," the Mayor's reliable and intelligent secretary Ms. Bellum repeatedly asks for time off, seducing the old codger with kisses. Then, robberies begin, with her reporting the crime. Ms. Bellum might as well be the Mayor's brain. When she leaves, he's more or less a statue. The emphasis here is that Ms. Bellum might as well be the glue holding Townsville's administration together. Nothing had better happen to her. (Rating: 4)
"The Mane Event" has Buttercup and Bubbles giving Blossom a hideous haircut without her knowledge, partly to cover up a mistake, partly as a practical joke. How hideous? Even the monster whom they're out to fight laughs. The scene where Buttercup and Blossom's cheeks puff out in an effort to restrain their laughter is classic, followed by their outburst of hilarity. As the Professor tells Blossom, turn that hair-don't into a hair-do, and she does. The scene of a happy Blossom waving her long red hair in its majesty like a fashion model is also cool. (Rating: 5.. snrrk.. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Omigod, Blossom, you look.. OK, I'll be nice)
The music video here is Shonen Knife's "Buttercup (I'm A Super Girl)," also found on the Boogie Frights compilation, but worth watching over and over anyday. (Rating: 5).
"Criss Cross Crisis" is the weirdest and most anarchic episode I've seen. An experiment of the Professor involving apples and oranges results in mass body swaps a la movies like Vice Versa, Big, and Freaky Friday. To make matters worse, someone takes advantage of the chaos to stage robberies. All the time, the Professor in Buttercup's body(!), keeps pulling the lever of his machine to get the right frequency. With the results he gets, he might as well be playing with a one-armed bandit. ("No... no..."). Well worth watching for its sheer anarchy and seeing Blossom as a weiner dog. (Rating: 5)
"Power Lunch" actually makes the Gangreen Gang interesting. After pigging out on junk food at a convenience store, they are zapped by the Powerpuff Girls' laser eyes. A chemical reaction gives them superpowers, mostly based on the kind of food they gobbled up. For once, the Powerpuffs are defeated by them. Ace's recalls Mr. Freeze and Snake's recalls Mr. Fantastic. Grubber's powers had me rolling on the floor--hint he drank soft drinks. (Rating: 5).
"Dexter's Lab" is the best bonus cartoon I've seen. It involves a dog that follows Dexter home. Frustrated at being interrupted at his work, Dexter invents a formula enabling the dog to talk. (Rating: 4).
Overall rating: (3+4+5+5+5+5+4)/7 = 4.4, rounded to 4.


Bumpy finds a moral
Greatest holiday video since the Grinch

Great way to teach about "monsters"

Double the fun with TWO great videos!

My jaw hit the floor!
A Cut Above the Norm
A Movie That Affects Just Certain People

What is wrong with you people?!!
Mostly good collection"Birthday Bash": There's nothing ordinary about the Powerpuff Girls, and their birthday party is no exception. Despite their attempts to have a simple birthday celebration, Mojo, Princess, the Amoeba Boys, and Him have sent them presents meant to destroy them. (Rating: 4).
"Beat Your Greens" is the crown jewel here on how to get kids to eat their greens. Broccoloid aliens sent a mind-control spore that infects the Farmsville broccoli supply. Kids don't like broccoli so they don't eat it. The attempts of one parent to coax his baby son is funny, comparing the broccoli to an X-Wing fighter, a pirate ship, etc. The way the kids defeat the Broccoloids is creative. "Release the cheese!" There's also a line taken from Apocalypse Now, which only parents might get. Funny line from Bubbles: "That scared the pants off me!" (Rating: 5).
In "Los Dos Mojos", the Girls are busy fighting Mojo, but Bubbles accidentally gets knocked on the head by an I-beam and wakes up thinking she's someone else. Blossom and Buttercup soon find their sibling dressed in a familiar turban and cloak, speaking in such a way that she constantly reiterates, restate the same thing over and over, repeats everything she says. Bubbles' manner of speaking is simply funny! "I am bad. I am evil. I am... MOJO JOJO!" The way she taunts Buttercup--"Afraid I'll whip the skirt off you?"-- and her imitation of Mojo's laugh is also amusing. (Rating: 5)
Elmer Sglue (Elmer's Glue, get it?) is picked on in "Paste Makes Waste", mostly by Mitch, but the icing on the cake comes when Buttercup, encouraged by Mitch and the others, except for Blossom and Bubbles, cries out, "Eat this, paste-eater!" and hurls a clod of paste at him. An accident makes Elmer a giant behemoth hell-bent on getting even with those who picked on him. Basically a well-taught lesson on why it's bad to pick on others. (Rating: 4)
"School House Rocked" has the Gangreen Gang being caught by truant officer Jack Wednesday (guess how this guy talks?) and being sent to (what was Wednesday thinking?) Pokey Oaks Kindergarden, where they cause all sorts of trouble. (Rating: 4).
Despite the label on the video, the bonus cartoon features Cowardly Dog's fight against some hostile eggplant, not the Sheep In The City cartoon. (Rating: 3).
Overall rating: (4+5+5+4+4+3)/6=4.2, rounded down to 4.
I love da Powerpuffs sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!Birthday Bash: This is the best episode on da video!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, Its the Girls birthdays, & Mojos present is soo funny! The robot says "I am I gift from Mojo Jojo! Enjoy your birthday, or it will be your last!" hahahaha! The rocket from Princess was cool too. And the funniest present of them all was the Ameoba Boys Powerpuff Voodoo Dolls. I cracked up. And Him gives candy. (5 stars) The second one was Beat Your Greens. Another hillarious episode. It's when these evil Brocli Aliens plant brocli spores on the farm & the kids don't like Brocli. O, it's soo funny when this young dad says 2 his baby boy: "Here comes the Brocli express! Woo Woo!" O, & the brocli Aliens sound like robots with their eyes open. But, with their eyes closed, they sound like evil babys. Geesh! And, its hillarious when the kids & Powerpuffs chomp them up. (5 stars) 3d is Paste Makes Waste. Well, this boy in class, Elmer eats paste & these bullys like Mitch, Buttercup, & these 2 weird twins laugh at him 4 being a paste eater. Buttercup throws paste all over the table by saying: "Eat this, paste eata!" And when Elmer eats toxic with a bug, he turns into a man monster. Elmer puts paste all over Townsville, & it's surprising that the Mayor dosen't say anything! Idiot! Blossom & Buttercup get absorbed, & Buttercup says "I'mmmmmmm SOA-AAAARRRRR-REEEEY!!!!!!!!!!!" And Elmer says she's cool now. (5 stars) 4th is School House Rocked. Well, the Gangreene Gang go 2 school, Mr. Wednesday wanted them 2. That man sounds soo boring. But, I T loves this episode. The Gangreene Gang always fool & trick people into letting them eat food & stuff. When Ace drops it & says sorry, he really does it on purpose! Jerk!!! O, the begenning wuz kool when Ace & Snakey was playin a Powerpuff game with Bubbles vs. Fuzzy Lumpkins. Why didn't he give the Powerpuffs mean presents in Birthday Bash? Well, Ms. Keane thinks the girls we're splatting paste in school, but its the Gangreene Gang's fault of course. O, it's so funny when Billy shows he has 1 eye. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Also, when Grubber pretents 2 be a human. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! & when Turo holds up this deadly stapler who pretends its a girl. HA! & the stupid evil gang tricks the kids into playin Dodgeball. They cheat by throwing balls at the kids. Nasty freaks!!! (5 stars) Last, but not least is Los Dos Mojos. It's when Mojo destroys Townsville lighley. when Bubbles is on the ground, she hears Mojos words & teleports & wakes up thinking she's the real Mojo Jojo! AAH! She destroys townsville with dark shadowey eyes! GEE! Its soo funny when she says "I am not Bubbles! Bubbles is not my name! If u adress me by Mojo Jojo, that would be correct! I am bad, I am evil, I am Mojo Jojo!!!" Mojo Bubbles laughs like a snake. hehehe. O, she also even says "Its time to keep your maker!" & Blossom & Buttacup say "U LEAVE THE PROFECCER OUT OF THIS!!!" & Mojo Jojo Bubbles also says "Alone shall I rule this world!" & also even "What's the matta Buttacup? Afraid 2 fight?" She also kicks Mojo out of his house! (5 stars) O, the Courage bonus episode Journey to the Center of Nowere is awsome too! Well, there's these little monstrous eggplants who thinks Muriel is their enemy. O, it's soo hillarious when Courage disguises as the Great Eggplant! He says, "Fellow Eggplants, Muriel is not our real enemy." Also, he even says: "Great Eggplant says, do this funky!" (5 stars) This is da best Powerpuff video in the collection yet!


What is wrong with you people?!!
Mostly good collection"Birthday Bash": There's nothing ordinary about the Powerpuff Girls, and their birthday party is no exception. Despite their attempts to have a simple birthday celebration, Mojo, Princess, the Amoeba Boys, and Him have sent them presents meant to destroy them. (Rating: 4).
"Beat Your Greens" is the crown jewel here on how to get kids to eat their greens. Broccoloid aliens sent a mind-control spore that infects the Farmsville broccoli supply. Kids don't like broccoli so they don't eat it. The attempts of one parent to coax his baby son is funny, comparing the broccoli to an X-Wing fighter, a pirate ship, etc. The way the kids defeat the Broccoloids is creative. "Release the cheese!" There's also a line taken from Apocalypse Now, which only parents might get. Funny line from Bubbles: "That scared the pants off me!" (Rating: 5).
In "Los Dos Mojos", the Girls are busy fighting Mojo, but Bubbles accidentally gets knocked on the head by an I-beam and wakes up thinking she's someone else. Blossom and Buttercup soon find their sibling dressed in a familiar turban and cloak, speaking in such a way that she constantly reiterates, restate the same thing over and over, repeats everything she says. Bubbles' manner of speaking is simply funny! "I am bad. I am evil. I am... MOJO JOJO!" The way she taunts Buttercup--"Afraid I'll whip the skirt off you?"-- and her imitation of Mojo's laugh is also amusing. (Rating: 5)
Elmer Sglue (Elmer's Glue, get it?) is picked on in "Paste Makes Waste", mostly by Mitch, but the icing on the cake comes when Buttercup, encouraged by Mitch and the others, except for Blossom and Bubbles, cries out, "Eat this, paste-eater!" and hurls a clod of paste at him. An accident makes Elmer a giant behemoth hell-bent on getting even with those who picked on him. Basically a well-taught lesson on why it's bad to pick on others. (Rating: 4)
"School House Rocked" has the Gangreen Gang being caught by truant officer Jack Wednesday (guess how this guy talks?) and being sent to (what was Wednesday thinking?) Pokey Oaks Kindergarden, where they cause all sorts of trouble. (Rating: 4).
Despite the label on the video, the bonus cartoon features Cowardly Dog's fight against some hostile eggplant, not the Sheep In The City cartoon. (Rating: 3).
Overall rating: (4+5+5+4+4+3)/6=4.2, rounded down to 4.
I love da Powerpuffs sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!Birthday Bash: This is the best episode on da video!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, Its the Girls birthdays, & Mojos present is soo funny! The robot says "I am I gift from Mojo Jojo! Enjoy your birthday, or it will be your last!" hahahaha! The rocket from Princess was cool too. And the funniest present of them all was the Ameoba Boys Powerpuff Voodoo Dolls. I cracked up. And Him gives candy. (5 stars) The second one was Beat Your Greens. Another hillarious episode. It's when these evil Brocli Aliens plant brocli spores on the farm & the kids don't like Brocli. O, it's soo funny when this young dad says 2 his baby boy: "Here comes the Brocli express! Woo Woo!" O, & the brocli Aliens sound like robots with their eyes open. But, with their eyes closed, they sound like evil babys. Geesh! And, its hillarious when the kids & Powerpuffs chomp them up. (5 stars) 3d is Paste Makes Waste. Well, this boy in class, Elmer eats paste & these bullys like Mitch, Buttercup, & these 2 weird twins laugh at him 4 being a paste eater. Buttercup throws paste all over the table by saying: "Eat this, paste eata!" And when Elmer eats toxic with a bug, he turns into a man monster. Elmer puts paste all over Townsville, & it's surprising that the Mayor dosen't say anything! Idiot! Blossom & Buttercup get absorbed, & Buttercup says "I'mmmmmmm SOA-AAAARRRRR-REEEEY!!!!!!!!!!!" And Elmer says she's cool now. (5 stars) 4th is School House Rocked. Well, the Gangreene Gang go 2 school, Mr. Wednesday wanted them 2. That man sounds soo boring. But, I T loves this episode. The Gangreene Gang always fool & trick people into letting them eat food & stuff. When Ace drops it & says sorry, he really does it on purpose! Jerk!!! O, the begenning wuz kool when Ace & Snakey was playin a Powerpuff game with Bubbles vs. Fuzzy Lumpkins. Why didn't he give the Powerpuffs mean presents in Birthday Bash? Well, Ms. Keane thinks the girls we're splatting paste in school, but its the Gangreene Gang's fault of course. O, it's so funny when Billy shows he has 1 eye. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Also, when Grubber pretents 2 be a human. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! & when Turo holds up this deadly stapler who pretends its a girl. HA! & the stupid evil gang tricks the kids into playin Dodgeball. They cheat by throwing balls at the kids. Nasty freaks!!! (5 stars) Last, but not least is Los Dos Mojos. It's when Mojo destroys Townsville lighley. when Bubbles is on the ground, she hears Mojos words & teleports & wakes up thinking she's the real Mojo Jojo! AAH! She destroys townsville with dark shadowey eyes! GEE! Its soo funny when she says "I am not Bubbles! Bubbles is not my name! If u adress me by Mojo Jojo, that would be correct! I am bad, I am evil, I am Mojo Jojo!!!" Mojo Bubbles laughs like a snake. hehehe. O, she also even says "Its time to keep your maker!" & Blossom & Buttacup say "U LEAVE THE PROFECCER OUT OF THIS!!!" & Mojo Jojo Bubbles also says "Alone shall I rule this world!" & also even "What's the matta Buttacup? Afraid 2 fight?" She also kicks Mojo out of his house! (5 stars) O, the Courage bonus episode Journey to the Center of Nowere is awsome too! Well, there's these little monstrous eggplants who thinks Muriel is their enemy. O, it's soo hillarious when Courage disguises as the Great Eggplant! He says, "Fellow Eggplants, Muriel is not our real enemy." Also, he even says: "Great Eggplant says, do this funky!" (5 stars) This is da best Powerpuff video in the collection yet!


A Butchering They Went
great but not the origanal comic turtles
Krang's New Robot Body
There is plenty of action and the Cat-Man-Do episode is adorable. You will read other reviews from people who don't take into account what audience this series generally speaks to. I am an adult and I enjoy watching it, but I don't expect it to challenge my intellect or mesmerize me with super plot-twists. It's supposed to be colorful, endearing, funny and generally just a cartoon.
If you're looking for a DVD with more "guts", stick to those written for your age audience. If you're a PPG fan and looking for a good fix, PowerPuff Bluff is great, as long as you don't expect a ton of extras...it doesn't have them.