Jay-Mohr Movie Reviews

VHS movie reviews for "Jay-Mohr" sorted by average review score:

Paulie

Released in VHS Tape by Dreamworks Skg (28 August, 2001)

MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: John Roberts

Starring: Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, and Cheech Marin

The human beings are almost as interesting as the title character in this surprisingly subtle and engaging film about the cross-country adventures of a smart-mouthed parrot. As director John Roberts deploys the footage, the bird becomes a vivid personality; every quizzical twist of his head is oddly expressive. The people who interact with Paulie are a quirky and interesting bunch as well, and the casting is topnotch: Tony Shalhoub (The Siege) as a Russian immigrant janitor, Cheech Marin as an open-hearted mariachi musician, and Gena Rowlands as a widowed painter in a footloose Winnebago--all are vividly eccentric individuals, memorable in their own right. There are some tired swipes at the cold-blooded meanies of Big Science (beady-eyed researcher Bruce Davison has Paulie clapped in irons), but for the most part the film respects the complexity of everyone's motivations, and that's virtually unheard of in today's Hollywood, even in films supposedly designed for grownups. --David Chute

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This sassy bird will find a way into your heart!

When I first set down to watch this movie I wasn't sure it would be up my alley, I don't usually like animal stories where you hear the animals talking because, well, it is so [unrealistic]. But you know, parrots really CAN talk, which helped this movie have a great realistic feel to it, even though Paulie turned out to be much more, well, expressive than the average parrot! He is a sassy yet charming bird with an attitude that will have you in side splitting laughter! His story starts out with him living in a dark dreary basement in a cage by himself, and he is discovered by a man who wants to know his story. Paulie won't talk at first, but eventually tells the story of his life, from when he lived happily with his child friend Marie, and how he was taken away from her and then proceeded to try and find her and ended up with different people and adventures. "Paulie" is entertaining throughout with a very nice ending. I bought this movie for my collection since is such a nice family movie.

I love this movie--4 hankies

No kid but I love my parrot so this was a natural choice. So far, I've watched it twice and 4 hankies each time. This movie covers the human heart: love, devotion, separation, sadness, friendship, trust. I caution people: love this movie but do not to run out and buy a bird without doing lot of research--this is a huge commitment, much more than it appears.

lets hear it for the boy

I sat at my computer as my son watched Paulie, which I thought was going to be a silly.; stupid movie(ie amazon has it paired up with mouse hunt as a combo deal) . At first it did seem like a typical goofy talking animal thing...but at some oint I found myself glued to the piece...this is a movie that can be kind of dumb, but also dares to be smart, sensitive entertainment. There are great contributions throughout, funny lines, and a sentimental moment or two. The tone of the movie is much more reverant and lovely than I thought it would be.
Again, if it wasn't for my son, these movies would never exist is my psyche....this is a nice little movie...let's hear it for nice.

Paulie

Released in VHS Tape by Dreamworks Skg (28 August, 2001)

MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: John Roberts

Starring: Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, and Cheech Marin

Average review score:

This sassy bird will find a way into your heart!

I love this movie--4 hankies

lets hear it for the boy

Playing by Heart

Released in VHS Tape by Miramax Home Entertainment (02 April, 2002)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Willard Carroll

Starring: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid, and Gena Rowlands

This amiably amorphous comedy-drama about a myriad of articulate and witty people pondering the meaning of love was originally titled Dancing About Architecture. As one of the lovelorn puts it, in trying to explain the elusive nature of desire, "Talking about love is like dancing about architecture." However, with the way the characters in Willard Carroll's film talk, it sounds like they could dance a samba around Frank Lloyd Wright. This undiscovered gem doesn't have a particular destination in mind, as it weaves in and out of the stories of its high-profile ensemble, but it does offer some hilarious, sharp dialogue and quiet surprises. Carroll focuses his film on four couples, all in one way or another battling with the problems of relationships, ranging from long-marrieds (Gena Rowlands and Sean Connery) to Gen-X club-hoppers (Angelina Jolie and Ryan Phillippe). Ostensibly, part of the film is invested in the mystery of how all these characters are interrelated, but keen viewers will be able to discern the connections among everyone. It's the uniformly excellent performances, though, that make Playing by Heart compulsively watchable. Most striking, surprisingly enough, are Jolie and Phillippe, the youngest members of the cast who reveal heretofore hidden depths of talent. Jolie in particular increases her already-soaring stock as an actress. Equally impressive are Gillian Anderson and Jon Stewart, who transcend their yuppie personas in their awkward enactment of the timeless dating rituals. Other cast members, including Dennis Quaid, Anthony Edwards, Ellen Burstyn, Jay Mohr, and the always luminous Madeleine Stowe, are quite good, though saddled with story lines that are occasionally less than compelling. The only complaint you'll have is that once everyone's connections are revealed, you'll wish this cast had more of an opportunity to interact. The journey toward the film's bittersweet end, however, is marvelous in and of itself. --Mark Englehart

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Stellar Cast and Poignant storylines...You'll fall in love

If I could meet a lump collective of famous people, a great place to start would be the cast of Playing By Heart. I don't remember hearing "boo" about this movie. Nada, nuttin, zilch. Every single character is portrayed by a famous actor. And quite well I might add, I really enjoyed the depth brought to each performance.

Playing By Heart is a relationship movie. It's also billed as a romantic comedy on the video jacket. I beg to differ. It's a drama if I've ever seen one. Playing By Heart deals with some very complex relationship issues in a direct, honest manner. The intensity of the relationship formats is engrossing.

The movie is set up in a variety of pairings, not all of which are romantically linked. The relationships that are romantic, represent a wide spectrum of ages, and stages in such a relationship.

We meet Hannah (Gena Rowlands) and Paul (Sean Connery). They've been married forty years. Their relationship is in a state of flux almost from the very start of the movie. Their story is evidence that, even after all those years of marriage, there are things to discover about your spouse. The notion that Paul might still be carrying a torch for an old flame is a bone of contention between he and Hannah. One example of their combativeness is when Paul remarks, "It's been almost twenty-four hours since we traded barbs. We don't want to get rusty do we?"

Then there's Joan (Angelina Jolie) and Keenan (Ryan Phillippe). They are the young, wild twenty-somethings who discover each other in the L.A. club scene. Keenan is withdrawn and anti-social where Joan is boisterous and the poster child for high drama, her every life event intensely scrutinized for anyone who will listen. Joan keeps doing her level best to work her way into Keenan's life while he puts forth the same effort pushing her away. At one point, he finally tells her, "This isn't anything. This will never be anything." Meredith (Gillian Anderson), on the other hand, pushes men away because of a long history of being burned in relationships, or as she puts it, "scalded repeatedly". She is a theatre director who has been keeping herself consumed with work, but when she pulls a bookshelf down on herself at the library, an architect named Trent uses the opportunity to ask her out on a date.

He maintains that, "I'm not just asking you out to dinner as a preemptive strike against litigation." Despite her steadfastness to the contrary, she accepts, saying, "Anyone who can say preemptive strike against litigation with a straight face deserves a dinner companion."

Theirs becomes a rollercoaster relationship of her pushing him away and him not accepting her attempts to shut him out. Meredith makes some interesting observations about the dating process that anyone who is dating or has ever dated may find refreshingly honest. So much of the dating process is calculated artificiality. She even admits to Trent, that before their first date, she had been on the phone with her sister coming up with a psychological profile for him.

Perhaps the most intense relationship in the movie is a mother-son pairing. Mildred (Ellen Burstyn) is the mother to a gay son, Mark (Jay Mohr). He is in the hospital dying of, it is assumed, AIDS. His final wishes are to start their relationship over, being honest with each other and sharing some of their thoughts with each other. She, and the rest of Mark's family, had been in denial about his being gay, and he doesn't want his last days to be full of her denial about his dying. Some powerful and moving scenes between them.

As a mother with sons, the most moving moment was when he asked her to tell him a story. He wants to hear the last part of "Goodnight Moon". My boys have this book. We read it quite often. The thought of speaking those words to one of them as they lay dying in my arms tore through my heart. She also reflects on the time she was pregnant with him. These are instances that all you moms out there will be hard-pressed not to have tears streaming down your cheeks.

Among the other characters are Gracie (Madeleine Stowe) and Roger (Anthony Edwards), who are both married and having an affair. There is also Hugh (Dennis Quaid), who spends his nights going from bar to bar, telling tall tales of woe to any woman who will listen to him. Their relationships are evidence of the understanding one tries to have about what they are doing and why.

Why do some people love each other? How does it happen? Joan considers something a friend had told her once. "Talking about love is like dancing about architecture." She maintains that, however true that statement is, she's still going to try to talk about love anyway. On the flip side, Paul recalls the advice Joan had given their children about falling in love. "The wonderful thing about falling in love is you learn everything about that person and so quickly. And if it's true love, then you start to see yourself through their eyes. And it brings out the best in you. It's almost as if you're falling in love with yourself."

Playing By Heart is honest and genuine. Some of the honesty manifests itself in some big-time swearing and sexual innuendo, hence the "R" rating. It's a drama in the sense that relationships are dramas with light-hearted comedic moments to equal the playing field. It's about falling in love. It's about not wanting to fall in love but falling in love anyway.

Not an alien abduction in sight...

This is a cute little piece of loosely-tied vignettes that give several of today's hot actors the chance to actually ACT (not one car chase, alien abduction or plot to destroy the world in evidence). We receive insight into the lives and phobias of three sisters (Anderson, Jolie, Stowe) for the few days leading up to their parents' (Connery, Rowlands) anniversary marriage vow renewal. Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid and Jon Stewart really steal the show as the love interests. Phillippe and Jolie are believable and sweet as a twenty-something couple with some pretty large issues making the L.A. club scene while Anderson and Stewart are good as thirty-something professionals trying to get through the scar tissue created by past romantic disasters. Quaid, however gives the best performance when he sets out to prove to himself that he's not the boring, unimaginative husband Stowe thinks him to be. Jay Mohr and Ellen Burstyn also shine in a wonderfully poignant subplot involving a mother-son relationship. It was especially nice to see Mohr in a softer role - I recall all of his previous characters as selfish, crude S.O.B.s. This movie reminds me of the days before special effects where the story was the star.

EXQUISITE.

I don't often shower all the 5 stars in my reviews here at Amazon, but this precious film deserves 6!

An amazing star cast, a theme that will have you guessing until the end how all the entertaining but diverse vignettes are connected, some very mature and intelligent humour, and above all some enchantingly memorable and sincere dialog about life, relationships, love.

Mind you, none of the characters is in a simple straightforward predicament. Angelina Jolie especially pitches in an absolutely stunning performance, although everyone is convincing and memorable in their role.

What a cleverly crafted movie. You know the satisfaction you feel when you've just had a complete meal, that's what I'll bet you'll feel.

Highly recommended absorbing film, for *owning*, not just for seeing once. It's one of those.

Jungle Girl [Serial]

Released in VHS Tape by Vci Home Video (26 June, 2001)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: William Witney and John English

Average review score:

I flip whenever Nyoka does a swinging flip on the vine.

I always view earlier films with a different mindset than when I am watching modern films. While watching Jungle Girl, I put myself back in the 1940's when I was a kid watching the Saturday matinees. I also stretched this serial out (as it was originally intended) by watching no more than one or two chapters at each viewing session.

Under those conditons, I thoroughly enjoyed this serial. The resolution of the cliffhanger at the beginning of each chapter is handled in a credible fashion and the fist fights between the heroes and villains are well choreographed. (The gun fights aren't handled as well). Nyoka manages to appear unflappable even after several instances of being dunked in the water or tied to a pole. The key to this type of movie is the performance of the villains and here they are a credit to their class.

One of the 3 best Republic Serials

I feel Republic Pictures cornered the market when it came to serials.Jungle Girl ,in my opinion , was one of the 3 best that this studio released.The other 2 were " Perils of Nyoka " and
" The Adventures of Captain Marvel " While all 3 have been released on tape,this DVD version of " Jungle Girl " released by VCI Entertainment is superior in quality to the " Jungle Girl " tape. It was remastered from a 35MM master positive print from the British Film institute.Even if you already own a VHS tape of this serial I would recommend that you add this DVD to your library not only for the picture quality but also for the extras.The scene selection brings you with a click to the start of each individual Chapter so when returning to see the film for the umpteenth time you can pick and choose your chapter rather than view the whole 15 chapters at once.The extras also include biographies of some of the cast members and a gallery of theatre posters and still shots.This DVD also has trailers of other serials released in the heyday of the serials ( mostly from Universal Pictures ) and a beautiful color photo of Frances Gifford riding her elephant on both disks.The menu treats you to a solo of Jungle Drums while you are waiting to click on your selection. My only negative thought is why did they put 10 chapters on the 1st disk and the remaining 5 on the second instead of the whole 15 chapters on the one disk.

Bad Gorilla Great Film

This serial scores in every way imaginable with
creative cliffhangers, quality production values
and fast paced action. The only weak points:
"white" african natives and the goofiest gorilla costume
ever seen in a film. You'll watch this one over and over again.
Freakin' amazing.

Olive the Other Reindeer

Released in VHS Tape by Fox Home Entertainme (20 May, 2003)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Steve Moore

Simpsons creator Matt Groening helped create this delightful animated adaptation of the popular Christmas book. Originally shown on the Fox channel in 1999, Olive deals with a upstanding dreamer of a pooch (voiced expressively by Drew Barrymore) who hears Santa's angst when Blitzen breaks a leg just before the holiday, messing up Santa's delivery schedule. Olive hears Santa's quote about "all of the other reindeer" as "Olive, the other reindeer," and she is convinced she must go to the North Pole to help. Using equal parts traditional Christmas themes (unselfishness, the importance of being good instead of naughty) and Simpsons-esque humor (wordplay, contemporary cultural references), the 45-minute short is a refreshingly fun holiday pleaser. Purists may chafe at the action pieces and a scene in a rough 'n' tumble bar, but the filmmakers keep the spirit--and the unique look--of J. Otto Seibold's and Vivian Walsh's book. With some snappy songs (including one performed by R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe) and great zingers (one reindeer calls Rudolph an urban legend), it's a fine holiday time for ages 5 and older. --Doug Thomas

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A great film for the holidays!

My family loved Olive the Other Reindeer. It's the story of a cute dog whose pet flea convinces her that Christmas will be cancelled unless Olive, the other reindeer, helps Santa out. Of course, Santa really said "ALL OF the other reindeer", but Olive is convinced otherwise, and makes her trek to the North Pole.

The voice for Olive is played by Drew Barrymore, who does a fantastic job. The simple song she sings at the beginning and end of the movie is so cute, and really adds to the special feeling the film has to offer. From the opening shot, the animation is amazing ... it truly has to be seen to be appreciated. The rest of the movie's music is also excellent, and it brings a very festive, joyous tone to the film.

Overall, Olive the Other Reindeer is sure to become a classic holiday hit, that your family will enjoy season after season!

My New Favorite Christmas Tale (Tail)

Somehow I stumbled across "Olive, The Other Reindeer" when it was shown on Fox and got instantly sucked in. The 2D computer animation was amazing. It had such a strange and interesting appearance compared to either traditional 2D or "Toy Story" type 3D and was the perfect medium for bringing an originally illustrated story to life. Unlike the picky people here who resent Drew Barrymore voicing Olive I didn't know who pretty much any of the actors were when I first saw this movie and enjoyed their work an awful lot. Yes it got a little rough at times in that you don't expect to see reindeer roughing anyone up in a standard Christmas story but I felt it was not objectionable. And yes Olive has a really tough time getting past all the difficult and cynical people she comes across, but guess what people? That's just like life! Olive perseveres and with the help of her trusted friend succeeds. A sweet Christmas story and a good lesson all wrapped up into one.

Olive The other Reindeer

Wow. This little movie is ssssooo good! I'm 16 and the oldest of 5 and this is a perfect family movie, (i think i watch it more then the little kids though. lol.) it puts you in the perfect mood for the holidays and it is so cute - a little dog who saves christmas - it's great! Plus it is only like 45 minuits and it has the vioce of Drew Barrymore of Olive.
I could go on and on (i have to my friends belive me!)but this little writing box is filling up. i know i'll go watch it again!

Olive, The Other Reindeer

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox Home Video (31 October, 2000)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Steve Moore

Average review score:

A great film for the holidays!

Overall, Olive the Other Reindeer is sure to become a classic holiday hit, that your family will enjoy season after season!

My New Favorite Christmas Tale (Tail)

Olive The other Reindeer

Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (03 April, 2001)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Doug Liman

Starring: Sarah Polley, Scott Wolf, Jay Mohr, and Taye Diggs

Director Doug Liman's follow-up to the winning Swingers is a rollicking adventure that, while lacking in any substantial plot, speeds along with nonstop adrenaline and style to burn. Taking a cue from Pulp Fiction, Liman plays tricks with time and overlapping plots, all of which play out in L.A. and Las Vegas in a 24-hour period sometime between Christmas and New Year's. Slacker grocery-store clerk Ronna (Sarah Polley) is trying to score rent money by selling hits of Ecstasy at a rave party, but winds up inadvertently double-crossing a ruthless dealer (sexy and scary Timothy Olyphant). She's also invading the dealing turf of her coworker Simon (Desmond Askew), a Brit on his first trip to Vegas, which turns nightmarish after a jaunt with pal Marcus (Taye Diggs) to a "gentleman's club" turns violent. And then there's the two soap-opera actors (Jay Mohr and Scott Wolf) who cross paths with Ronna more than once in their attempts to divest themselves of a drug-related charge by participating in a sting.

The way Liman and writer John August layer these stories owes a huge debt to Quentin Tarantino, but the comedy and action sequences rocket like a bat out of hell with energy, humor, and genuine surprise. In addition to some hilarious dialogue exchanges--including a classic scene between Ronna's stoned friend (Nathan Bexton) and a Zen cat--Liman works wonders with one the most winning ensembles in recent memory, a cast that includes both established actors and TV cuties. Mohr, Diggs, and especially Polley (doing a 180 from her turn in The Sweet Hereafter) are as excellent as you'd expect, but it's Wolf (of Party of Five) and Dawson's Creek's Katie Holmes (as Polley's best bud) who turn in revelatory work; Holmes especially seems poised to be a breakout star. An amazing cinematic ride--like a roller coaster, you'll want to go back again and again. --Mark Englehart

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Strange, dizzying, at times extremely funny.

Narratively akin to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction in its freewheeling, character-based structure, Go taps into a much funnier, less savage vein with a group of truly oddball characters and a plot that's less a plot than a paratactical series of events.

Sarah Polley wins this one hands down as the strongest protagonist of the bunch. Edgy, deliciously bitchy at times, and purposeful, her Ronna kicks off the movie with a bang. A breathless trek through her desperate 11th-hour attempt to make rent money gives this movie a relentless rhythm perfectly suited to director Doug Liman's cinematic techniques. This section also introduces the characters at their best: Katie Holmes' wonderfully oddball Claire; Timothy Olyphant as the dangerous and charming Todd Gaines. Easily the best section in this multiple-narrative movie, Ronna's sets the bar very high for the rest of the film.

Too bad the middle two sections meander way too much to the point of almost losing narrative drive altogether. Once Simon and his buddies hit Las Vegas, the pace slows down, dialogue gets multiplied disconcertingly, and events lose the kinetic energy of the drug-deal section. Personally I had a limited tolerance for Simon's silly exploits, best shown in the strip-club sequence. It's not much fun to watch a protagonist (and in his section, Simon is) who's constantly babbling with little motivation other than the most basic impulses.

The "Adam and Zack" section is even worse. Though it's nice to see the Ronna set-up from the other side, this section is the most languishing in the movie. A drop-dead boring dinner scene with flickers of comedy, and then the watery, dewy-eyed but completely uninteresting Scott Wolf comes along as pretty-boy actor Adam, ruining the irresistibly tough attitude of the movie. Jay Mohr fares much better as wishy-washy but proactive sidekick Zack, and he's the one who succeeds in driving the action somewhat in this section. Overall, however, the "Adam and Zack" section is like one long, not-so-exciting sitcom episode.

The final section, thankfully, rediscovers the engine of the movie when Claire re-enters the scene. Katie Holmes' interactions with Olyphant (who does a marvellous 180-degree turn to become a starry-eyed macho specimen in this segment) are priceless, and it's here that the funniest bits of the movie emerge: Claire screaming at the club guys looking to kill Simon (Holmes' final reaction shot in this sequence is hilarious); Ronna re-entering the movie (with a limp, no less) and discovering what she'd forgotten amidst all the mayhem; Manny's re-entrance.

One star off for those shaky middle points aforementioned. But the comic jewels we pick up along the way, in the beginning and at the end are well worth suffering through the weaker moments.

Never judge a DVD by its cover!

I'd seen this movie around for ages but I never gave it a chance coz of one thing... somebody from Dawsons Creek was on the front! Out of pure boredom I decided to read a review anyway, just to find out how bad it was gonna be. First I looked at the rating, 5 out of 5!! Unbelievably it sounded like a really decent film so I rented it and boy was I pleasantly surprised! Go is a fast paced Comedy/Drama based on one story told from three angles. The first is one girls adventure to try and score some rent money by doing a first time drug deal with a menacing drug dealer. Meanwhile two soap opera actors have been busted for drugs and are helping the cops bust their dealer who is actually away in Las Vegas! The film opens with lots of quick shots at a rave, with Katie Holmes rambling on as if shes on all kinds of drugs - this was something I wasn't expecting, that good girl from Dawsons Creek completely out of it! We then move to a super market and meet one of the main characters Ronna (a superb Sarah Polley) Shes desperate for rent money the day before she is set to be evicted, and so hastley agrees to cover Simons (Desmond Askew) shift so that he can party in Vegas. Two guys arrive at her checkout wondering if she could sort them out for a party that they are going to. With money on the brain she accepts and takes Claire (Holmes) and Mani (Nathan Bexton) on a mission around LA to score some E. The nice thing about this film is that the three stories manage to connect really smoothly and not much brain power is needed. The cast are fantastic, all giving something to make this film very special. I now have changed my mind on that girl from Dawsons Creek and will now continue to call her Katie Holmes and will sometimes even tolerate Dawsons Creek. If you're gonna buy this, I recommend the DVD, its packed with loadsa goodies including an interesting Making of feature and 14 deleted scenes.

GO by it

This is a great Gen-X flick. It follows the lives of several people to Vegas and back jumping scenes like a train switching tracks. It's all a matter of chance and the idea of 6 degrees from speperation that bring all of these characters together and make one great movie. Sarah Polley plays a girl that just needs to make some extra dough to pay rent so when another guy she's working for at the supermarket is suppose to sell some X she takes over and gets herself into a bundle of trouble.

Jerry Maguire

Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (28 December, 1999)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Cameron Crowe

Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger

One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, this box-office hit cemented writer-director Cameron Crowe's reputation as "the voice of a generation." Crowe could probably do without that label, but he's definitely in sync with the times with this savvy story about a sports agent (Tom Cruise) whose fall from grace motivates his quest for professional recovery, and the slow-dawning realization that he needs the love and respect of the single mom (Renée Zellweger in her breakthrough role) who has supported him through the worst of times. This is one of Cruise's best, most underrated performances, and in an Oscar-winning role, Cuba Gooding Jr. plays the football star who remains Jerry Maguire's only loyal client on a hard road to redemption and personal growth. If that sounds touchy-feely, it is only because Crowe has combined sharp entertainment with a depth of character that is rarely found in mainstream comedy. --Jeff Shannon

Average review score:

SHOWING YOU THE DVD

Arriving on April 28th is Jerry Maguire, 2 disc special edition retailing for about [price].

Jerry Maguire is a great feel-good film full of extraordinary performances. Buying this special edition DVD is a must for fans of the film. Here are the special extras that will be on the DVD:

Disc 1:
Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video
Widescreen Presentation
Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital) and 2-Channel (Dolby Surround), French, Spanish, Portuguese
Audio Commentary with Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai
Animated Menus

You would think that's all it needs, but there's more:

Disc 2:
Video Commentary: Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Rehearsal Footage with Commentary
"Drew Rosenhaus: Sports Agent"
"My First Commercial" by Rod Tidwell
Making-of Featurette
Music Video: "Secret Garden" by Bruce Springsteen
Theatrical Trailers
Photo Gallery
Plus more!

I know many people aren't fans of extras. They should be pleased to know that the picture will be sharper, and the audio better. Obviously anybody who likes the film needs to own the upcoming SE DVD. It's a must for any DVD library, or fans of great movies! SHOW ME THE DVD!

One for the Library...

I first watched "Jerry Maguire" when I was about eight, so you can imagine how confused I was. I had absolutely no idea what was happening. Well, I had never watched it since then until I visited my friend and she owned it. We watched it, and I left her house, wanting to buy the movie right away. Not only is Jerry Maguire an incredibly mature and intelligent romantic comedy but the director/writer isn't afraid to have a nice ending. It seems like more and more, movies have to be sad or depressing to be considered good. Jerry Maguire proves that theory wrong. I love this movie. It's a movie I can watch when I'm sad, stressed, or just want to relax with some friends. I really don't think I could say one thing that I thought was bad about it. Tom Cruise is absolutely amazing and made me a fan of his. Renee Zellwegger, Cuba, the entire cast is great and perfectly cast. Maybe not all will love this movie as much as I did, but reguardless, it's worth a viewing. Great people, great music, great story, great movie. Jerry Maguire will have you laughing, crying, and smiling the whole way through.

Good comic performances!

A favorite movie of mine, because the story is character-driven and the series of events follow a logical path. The humor embedded in this movie requires some thought, which is really going to leave a lot of people cold.

In that respect, most people would rather have the obvious served up to them. Two good examples come to mind: "There's Something about Mary" and "Dumb and Dumber". To it's credit, "Jerry McGuire" doesn't get into that sort of slapstick humor.

Like any good story, there's some meaning behind "Jerry McGuire". It was refreshing to see a romantic comedy like this without having to put up with a lot of cross-generational garbage that inevitably gets injected into most films of this type so that the studios and their stockholders can make a quick buck.

Jerry Maguire

Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (30 April, 2002)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Cameron Crowe

Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger

Average review score:

SHOWING YOU THE DVD

Arriving on April 28th is Jerry Maguire, 2 disc special edition retailing for about [price].

Jerry Maguire is a great feel-good film full of extraordinary performances. Buying this special edition DVD is a must for fans of the film. Here are the special extras that will be on the DVD:

You would think that's all it needs, but there's more:

One for the Library...

Good comic performances!

Jerry Maguire

Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar 2 (21 April, 1998)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Cameron Crowe

Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger

Average review score:

SHOWING YOU THE DVD

Arriving on April 28th is Jerry Maguire, 2 disc special edition retailing for about [price].

Jerry Maguire is a great feel-good film full of extraordinary performances. Buying this special edition DVD is a must for fans of the film. Here are the special extras that will be on the DVD:

You would think that's all it needs, but there's more:

One for the Library...

Good comic performances!

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