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MY FAVORITE AYKROYD CHARACTER SKECTHES PERFORMED ON SNL!

Only characters that Dan Aykroyd played in which I remembered on Saturday Night Livetelevision history during the seventies and brief eighties. Was his skecthes of "The Coneheads" family with the father Belzar and Elwood one of the Blues Brothers character he did that's all to come through my mind for the moment!

SuperSNLFan's Best Of D. Aykroyd thoughts

The Best Of Dan Aykroyd was a terrific video. I mean, you can't see these classics anymore/ as NBC doesn't show SNL reruns from 1978, you know. Not everyday do you see The French Chef cut her finger and gush all over the place. And another thing-Irwin Mainway. It killed me! Fred Garvin went too far, and Crazy Ernie was dumb. Otherwise, I recommend this video to anyone who grew up on Danny, John, Chevy, Garrett, Gilda, and the rest of the Not Ready For Prime Time Players! If you love classic comedy, this is for you. If you loved this, there are about 100 other SNL videos to choose from. Hope you'll agree that this video earns 5 out of 5 stars. Goodbye, and one more thing-LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!

Great buuuuttt.....

I loved this tape I really did, but I have to give it four stars instead of five b/c I didn't like the clips of people on the street doing sub-par impressions of our Mr. Bill.

Classic S.N.L. gags can be seen along with new footage

This is the best Mr.Bill video ever!Constantly funny and will apeal to anyone!

A good tribute that could have been just a little better.

My thoughts on the 'Best of Tim Meadows' are a bit mixed. First of all, it's great to see that this best of set was made. Meadows was a cast member of SNL at least as long as anyone since the show's inception (perhaps the longest). He is very deserving of this recognition. During that time he played all kinds of characters, from tough to sensitive, from goofy to dead serious. He also had a very wide range. Therein lies a big flaw with this tape. While it contains many skits that are very funny in general, it also leaves out many that showed Meadow's true talent.

The funnier skits are great. One particularly good one is 'Perspectives,' a very early Sunday morning talk show hosted by Lionel Osborne, a clueless, aloof talk show host who thinks everything is fantastic. There are two Perspectives skits that are quite funny. One of them is an out-take with Chris Rock as the guest as a member of the Million Man March. It's quite humorous to see them both start to loose it laughing due to the content of the material. There are also several skits of Meadows doing O.J., where he accentuated O.J.'s guilt in all instances. Some other great clips include him doing Sammy Davis Jr., Ike Turner on Weekend Update, and of course some Ladies Man skits.

The downside of this tape is that it does leave out some great characters that Meadows has played, while including some that could have been left out. For instance, there is Jingleheimer Joe, a skit where he is a census taker, and others that are quite funny, but don't showcase Tim's true talent. The fact that there are no skits of him doing Oprah is a travesty. He did Oprah better than Oprah did Oprah, yet there is only a two second glimpse of this in the closing credits. One would think that perhaps one of these could have made it on to the tape in lieu of three Ladies Man skits. Other great characters he's done that didn't make it on include Bernard Shaw of CNN, Michael Jackson, and Don King, just to name a few. There's also another skit with 'Captain Jim and Pedro,' played by Meadows and Adam Sandler. While this is a very funny skit, it is Adam Sandler who clearly steals it, while Tim's character is sort of just along for the ride. That said, I would recommend this tape to any and all SNL fans, particularly anyone who has had any appreciation for Tim's work over the years.

Tim Meadows Rules

I saw this on TV and I could not stop laughing. One of the funniest things he did was the Ladies Man and the Weather man. This video is a must buy for any SNL Fan.

I second that

As the Amazon blurb states, it's lowbrow humor, but sometimes that's just the ticket.

Why the low low rating? Because I, too, was made absolutely LIVID by the fascist tactic of being forced to watch a bunch of stupid ads. I came close to ripping the DVD out of the player and smashing it. Bloody stupid move; the same mentality as spamming and telemarketing.

Rest assured that I will no longer just buy these lower-priced releases until I see a few reviews and none of them mention this type of vile abuse of the medium.

THEY COULD HAVE TRIED A LITTLE HARDER ON THIS ONE TOO!

They call this a re-mastered soundtrack ?!?!
It's very hard to find what reason UNIVERSAL found in re-releasing this film on DVD. The video quality is the same as in the last edition and the same pretty much goes also for the audio. All that this proves is how easy it is to make a buck by giving a new edition a colorful name.
UNIVERSAL has let customers down with their "improved" versions of this (classic) movie as well as SCARFACE but they can be sure we will remmember their record when their future releases come out! And regarding their forced commercials, they can rest assured some of us will simply refuse to buy whatever they advertise in this manner just by principle !

A DVD which gives you time to whiz!

First of all, it should be known that I had an ancient VHS taped recording of the complete movie from the days of Delta Tao Chi, and I had watched this classic since I was a wee teenager. That out of the way, any unabashed Nat'l Lampoon-o-phile will certainly tell you that this movie is a classic, of the sort like Blazing Saddles and NL's Vacation series that should be force-fed to students and people alike; and that this DVD should get a boot stuck up its ass, for the sizeable amount of Universal crap that is shoved down your throat barely leaves any room to tolerate the rest of the movie, which luckily enough is of high enough caliber to keep the DVD from being crushed by enraged fists. A medium-to-high quality DVD audience should be able to either stand up and mutter expletives while heading to the head (and come back well with enough time until movie begins), or press that useful FF button and click it enough until Scarface gets the detention of his life in the Breakfast club.
If you like a DVD which gives you time to get some brewskies or drop a load, then you will enjoy a movie which all can enjoy.

I second that

As the Amazon blurb states, it's lowbrow humor, but sometimes that's just the ticket.

Why the low low rating? Because I, too, was made absolutely LIVID by the fascist tactic of being forced to watch a bunch of stupid ads. I came close to ripping the DVD out of the player and smashing it. Bloody stupid move; the same mentality as spamming and telemarketing.

Rest assured that I will no longer just buy these lower-priced releases until I see a few reviews and none of them mention this type of vile abuse of the medium.

THEY COULD HAVE TRIED A LITTLE HARDER ON THIS ONE TOO!

They call this a re-mastered soundtrack ?!?!
It's very hard to find what reason UNIVERSAL found in re-releasing this film on DVD. The video quality is the same as in the last edition and the same pretty much goes also for the audio. All that this proves is how easy it is to make a buck by giving a new edition a colorful name.
UNIVERSAL has let customers down with their "improved" versions of this (classic) movie as well as SCARFACE but they can be sure we will remmember their record when their future releases come out! And regarding their forced commercials, they can rest assured some of us will simply refuse to buy whatever they advertise in this manner just by principle !

A DVD which gives you time to whiz!

First of all, it should be known that I had an ancient VHS taped recording of the complete movie from the days of Delta Tao Chi, and I had watched this classic since I was a wee teenager. That out of the way, any unabashed Nat'l Lampoon-o-phile will certainly tell you that this movie is a classic, of the sort like Blazing Saddles and NL's Vacation series that should be force-fed to students and people alike; and that this DVD should get a boot stuck up its ass, for the sizeable amount of Universal crap that is shoved down your throat barely leaves any room to tolerate the rest of the movie, which luckily enough is of high enough caliber to keep the DVD from being crushed by enraged fists. A medium-to-high quality DVD audience should be able to either stand up and mutter expletives while heading to the head (and come back well with enough time until movie begins), or press that useful FF button and click it enough until Scarface gets the detention of his life in the Breakfast club.
If you like a DVD which gives you time to get some brewskies or drop a load, then you will enjoy a movie which all can enjoy.

I second that

As the Amazon blurb states, it's lowbrow humor, but sometimes that's just the ticket.

Why the low low rating? Because I, too, was made absolutely LIVID by the fascist tactic of being forced to watch a bunch of stupid ads. I came close to ripping the DVD out of the player and smashing it. Bloody stupid move; the same mentality as spamming and telemarketing.

Rest assured that I will no longer just buy these lower-priced releases until I see a few reviews and none of them mention this type of vile abuse of the medium.

THEY COULD HAVE TRIED A LITTLE HARDER ON THIS ONE TOO!

They call this a re-mastered soundtrack ?!?!
It's very hard to find what reason UNIVERSAL found in re-releasing this film on DVD. The video quality is the same as in the last edition and the same pretty much goes also for the audio. All that this proves is how easy it is to make a buck by giving a new edition a colorful name.
UNIVERSAL has let customers down with their "improved" versions of this (classic) movie as well as SCARFACE but they can be sure we will remmember their record when their future releases come out! And regarding their forced commercials, they can rest assured some of us will simply refuse to buy whatever they advertise in this manner just by principle !

A DVD which gives you time to whiz!

First of all, it should be known that I had an ancient VHS taped recording of the complete movie from the days of Delta Tao Chi, and I had watched this classic since I was a wee teenager. That out of the way, any unabashed Nat'l Lampoon-o-phile will certainly tell you that this movie is a classic, of the sort like Blazing Saddles and NL's Vacation series that should be force-fed to students and people alike; and that this DVD should get a boot stuck up its ass, for the sizeable amount of Universal crap that is shoved down your throat barely leaves any room to tolerate the rest of the movie, which luckily enough is of high enough caliber to keep the DVD from being crushed by enraged fists. A medium-to-high quality DVD audience should be able to either stand up and mutter expletives while heading to the head (and come back well with enough time until movie begins), or press that useful FF button and click it enough until Scarface gets the detention of his life in the Breakfast club.
If you like a DVD which gives you time to get some brewskies or drop a load, then you will enjoy a movie which all can enjoy.

I second that

As the Amazon blurb states, it's lowbrow humor, but sometimes that's just the ticket.

Why the low low rating? Because I, too, was made absolutely LIVID by the fascist tactic of being forced to watch a bunch of stupid ads. I came close to ripping the DVD out of the player and smashing it. Bloody stupid move; the same mentality as spamming and telemarketing.

Rest assured that I will no longer just buy these lower-priced releases until I see a few reviews and none of them mention this type of vile abuse of the medium.

THEY COULD HAVE TRIED A LITTLE HARDER ON THIS ONE TOO!

They call this a re-mastered soundtrack ?!?!
It's very hard to find what reason UNIVERSAL found in re-releasing this film on DVD. The video quality is the same as in the last edition and the same pretty much goes also for the audio. All that this proves is how easy it is to make a buck by giving a new edition a colorful name.
UNIVERSAL has let customers down with their "improved" versions of this (classic) movie as well as SCARFACE but they can be sure we will remmember their record when their future releases come out! And regarding their forced commercials, they can rest assured some of us will simply refuse to buy whatever they advertise in this manner just by principle !

A DVD which gives you time to whiz!

First of all, it should be known that I had an ancient VHS taped recording of the complete movie from the days of Delta Tao Chi, and I had watched this classic since I was a wee teenager. That out of the way, any unabashed Nat'l Lampoon-o-phile will certainly tell you that this movie is a classic, of the sort like Blazing Saddles and NL's Vacation series that should be force-fed to students and people alike; and that this DVD should get a boot stuck up its ass, for the sizeable amount of Universal crap that is shoved down your throat barely leaves any room to tolerate the rest of the movie, which luckily enough is of high enough caliber to keep the DVD from being crushed by enraged fists. A medium-to-high quality DVD audience should be able to either stand up and mutter expletives while heading to the head (and come back well with enough time until movie begins), or press that useful FF button and click it enough until Scarface gets the detention of his life in the Breakfast club.
If you like a DVD which gives you time to get some brewskies or drop a load, then you will enjoy a movie which all can enjoy.

I second that

As the Amazon blurb states, it's lowbrow humor, but sometimes that's just the ticket.

Why the low low rating? Because I, too, was made absolutely LIVID by the fascist tactic of being forced to watch a bunch of stupid ads. I came close to ripping the DVD out of the player and smashing it. Bloody stupid move; the same mentality as spamming and telemarketing.

Rest assured that I will no longer just buy these lower-priced releases until I see a few reviews and none of them mention this type of vile abuse of the medium.

THEY COULD HAVE TRIED A LITTLE HARDER ON THIS ONE TOO!

They call this a re-mastered soundtrack ?!?!
It's very hard to find what reason UNIVERSAL found in re-releasing this film on DVD. The video quality is the same as in the last edition and the same pretty much goes also for the audio. All that this proves is how easy it is to make a buck by giving a new edition a colorful name.
UNIVERSAL has let customers down with their "improved" versions of this (classic) movie as well as SCARFACE but they can be sure we will remmember their record when their future releases come out! And regarding their forced commercials, they can rest assured some of us will simply refuse to buy whatever they advertise in this manner just by principle !

A DVD which gives you time to whiz!

First of all, it should be known that I had an ancient VHS taped recording of the complete movie from the days of Delta Tao Chi, and I had watched this classic since I was a wee teenager. That out of the way, any unabashed Nat'l Lampoon-o-phile will certainly tell you that this movie is a classic, of the sort like Blazing Saddles and NL's Vacation series that should be force-fed to students and people alike; and that this DVD should get a boot stuck up its ass, for the sizeable amount of Universal crap that is shoved down your throat barely leaves any room to tolerate the rest of the movie, which luckily enough is of high enough caliber to keep the DVD from being crushed by enraged fists. A medium-to-high quality DVD audience should be able to either stand up and mutter expletives while heading to the head (and come back well with enough time until movie begins), or press that useful FF button and click it enough until Scarface gets the detention of his life in the Breakfast club.
If you like a DVD which gives you time to get some brewskies or drop a load, then you will enjoy a movie which all can enjoy.

"Jingle All The Way" Is An All-Time Classic....

In 1996, "Jingle All The Way" became another Christmas classic. The movie is a perfect choice for the whole family to watch. Arnold Schwarzenegger has done it again. He has done thrillers, action films, comedies and now even family movies. No matter what kind of movie he has done in the past he has always made it a MASTERPIECE!

The movie starts out with Howard (Schwarzenegger) as a distracted businessman who hasn't paid much attention to his son lately. His son Jamie (Lloyd) is really excited about Christmas coming up and desperately along with every kid in the city wants one thing for Christmas: A Turbo Man doll. Every child has been begging their parents to buy it. Even though his wife Liz (Watson) told him to buy it a month ago, he FORGOT!!

Now it's Christmas Eve and he decides then to go buy the most popular toy on the market. Luckily so he don't look stupid, dozens of of other parents are doing the same thing. Now at the first store, they are SOLD OUT! Then one store after the other and the other and NOTHING!! Then he finds out that one store just got a late delivery of Turbo Man dolls and they are having a lottery to see who gets one first. So they whole crowd goes crazy after all the number balls are thrown in the air. He fights a mailmain (Sinbad) for number 2. He loses his ball. Then a mall Santa Claus convinces him that they have Turbo Man dolls to sell him. He follows the guy to his secret facility. He actually pays $300 for a doll and opens the box and it is all broken. They ARE CONARTISTS!! After all the trouble he's been through he starts punching everyone. He fights migit Santa's and even 7' giants.

Finally, after being chased my a cop, he accidenlty hides in the dressing room for the people in the parade. They think he is the replacement for the Turbo Man actor that goes on the parade float. So he finally gets his hand on a turbo man and now see what happens next. Will Jamie get this Turbo Man doll or NOT?

If you are a big Christmas fan, this is the next piece to add to your Christmas collection. Merry Christmas!! Ho, Ho, Ho!! Jingle All The Way!!

An unusual Schwarzenegger film

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the part of Howard Langston, a work-alholic father of one that forgets to pick up his son a TurboMan for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he goes on his search for this impossible to find toy, and at the first toystore he goes, he runs into his "archenemy" Sinbad, playing the part of a Postal worker father also in search of a TurboMan. Throughout the film, Howard (Arnold Schwarzenegger) looks all over to find the toy but runs into hilarious stints throughout.

Arnold takes an unusual part in this film, much like Kindergarten Cop, where he is not pumping lead into enimies. This is a well done Christmas movie portraying what many parents must go through trying to find the popular Christmas toy of the year at the last minute. There is some good laughs, but also some times of annoying parts of the film with Howards son, which is amazingly annoying. But all in all, Jingle All the Way is a film that can be enjoyed among all ages.

Great Holiday Family Movie

We didn't have much expectations with Arnold as the lead. We were pleasantly surprised by the fast pace. Funny and spreads holiday cheer. Good movies for kids. I like the ending.

"Jingle All The Way" Is An All-Time Classic....

In 1996, "Jingle All The Way" became another Christmas classic. The movie is a perfect choice for the whole family to watch. Arnold Schwarzenegger has done it again. He has done thrillers, action films, comedies and now even family movies. No matter what kind of movie he has done in the past he has always made it a MASTERPIECE!

The movie starts out with Howard (Schwarzenegger) as a distracted businessman who hasn't paid much attention to his son lately. His son Jamie (Lloyd) is really excited about Christmas coming up and desperately along with every kid in the city wants one thing for Christmas: A Turbo Man doll. Every child has been begging their parents to buy it. Even though his wife Liz (Watson) told him to buy it a month ago, he FORGOT!!

Now it's Christmas Eve and he decides then to go buy the most popular toy on the market. Luckily so he don't look stupid, dozens of of other parents are doing the same thing. Now at the first store, they are SOLD OUT! Then one store after the other and the other and NOTHING!! Then he finds out that one store just got a late delivery of Turbo Man dolls and they are having a lottery to see who gets one first. So they whole crowd goes crazy after all the number balls are thrown in the air. He fights a mailmain (Sinbad) for number 2. He loses his ball. Then a mall Santa Claus convinces him that they have Turbo Man dolls to sell him. He follows the guy to his secret facility. He actually pays $300 for a doll and opens the box and it is all broken. They ARE CONARTISTS!! After all the trouble he's been through he starts punching everyone. He fights migit Santa's and even 7' giants.

Finally, after being chased my a cop, he accidenlty hides in the dressing room for the people in the parade. They think he is the replacement for the Turbo Man actor that goes on the parade float. So he finally gets his hand on a turbo man and now see what happens next. Will Jamie get this Turbo Man doll or NOT?

If you are a big Christmas fan, this is the next piece to add to your Christmas collection. Merry Christmas!! Ho, Ho, Ho!! Jingle All The Way!!

An unusual Schwarzenegger film

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the part of Howard Langston, a work-alholic father of one that forgets to pick up his son a TurboMan for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he goes on his search for this impossible to find toy, and at the first toystore he goes, he runs into his "archenemy" Sinbad, playing the part of a Postal worker father also in search of a TurboMan. Throughout the film, Howard (Arnold Schwarzenegger) looks all over to find the toy but runs into hilarious stints throughout.

Arnold takes an unusual part in this film, much like Kindergarten Cop, where he is not pumping lead into enimies. This is a well done Christmas movie portraying what many parents must go through trying to find the popular Christmas toy of the year at the last minute. There is some good laughs, but also some times of annoying parts of the film with Howards son, which is amazingly annoying. But all in all, Jingle All the Way is a film that can be enjoyed among all ages.

Great Holiday Family Movie

We didn't have much expectations with Arnold as the lead. We were pleasantly surprised by the fast pace. Funny and spreads holiday cheer. Good movies for kids. I like the ending.

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