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The X-Files: Ascension/One Breath

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (11 February, 1997)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: William A. Graham, Paul Shapiro, Larry Shaw, Terrence O'Hara, Tucker Gates, James Wong (IV), Rod Hardy, Kim Manners, Robert Lieberman, and Richard Compton

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Mulder all alone.

Season 2 of the X Files had perhaps one of the best cliffhangers in the series. That is Agent Scully's abduction. ASCENTION starts with a fatigued Agent Mulder at his wits end after dealing with Duane Berry (Watch the episode DUANE BERRY for more on this episode, it can help) who as it turns out has taken Agent Scully away with him. Berry believes that if he can offer a different person to his alien abductors, the aliens won't bother him anymore. Mulder tries his hardest but he is unable to rescue his partner in time and she dissapears, thanks largly to an "allie's" meddling.

I have never come away from a TV episode with such a worn out and unhappy feel. Mulder's partner and best friend is missing with no trace, Mulders new partner Krycheck has vanished (guess why), none of his friends are willing or able to help him and the little help that Skinner can offer can't heal the wounds of what has happened.

This episode has a very unpleasant ending, but that is also what helps make this one so good and it is VERY important to see this episode to link it to the show's main plot line.

ONE BREATH is part 2 of ASCENTION where Mulder, after month's of searching finds out that Scully has mysteriously been delivered to a hospital in exetreme condition and with no trace of where she's been. Mulder is furious to find out where she has been but nobody can give him an answer. On top of that Scully's living will states that if she ever ends up in this state she wants her life support cut off. With no hope in sight of his friend recovering, nor finding those responsible for the crime, Mulder is ready to throw in the towel and quit the FBI.

While it is not hard to figure out the outcome of this episode it is a great follow up to ASCENTION and one of the series better episodes.

Must sees!

If you only see a few "X-Files"(although they are all FABULOUS and worth viewing), these episodes should be included. Scully's abduction is an essential part of understanding the overall storyline or "mythology". Also, anyone who is an advocate for a Scully/Mulder romantic relationship(a "shiper" as we like to be called) should see "One Breath". It contains some very touching scenes that express Mulder's caring for his partner. Plus, you get to see Scully family (some of whom are not with us any longer)and watch a tear-jerking dream sequence with her deseaced father.

WHEN SCULLY IS KIDNAPPED,MULDER MUST FIGHT TO SAVE HER LIFE.

OMG!!ASCENSION WAS VERY EXCITING AND I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT THE WHOLE TIME.BUT MY ALL TIME FAVE IS DEFINATELY ONE BREATH.VERY TOUCHING.IT MADE ME CRY.THIS ONE IS DEFINATELY FOR SHIPPERS ALL ALIKE!!!!!

Surviving Gilligan's Island

Released in VHS Tape by Artisan (Fox Video) (24 September, 2002)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Paul A. Kaufman

While this documentary about the behind-the-scenes machinations that occurred during the production of Gilligan's Island will have its strongest appeal for fans of the TV series, even viewers with a passing interest will find some entertainment in this surprisingly deluxe DVD presentation. Based largely on the recollections of executive producer and original cast member Dawn Wells (Mary Ann), with contributions from Bob Denver (Gilligan) and Russell Johnson (the Professor), the documentary explores the many conflicts endured by the show's cast and production staff before and during the show's network run. None of the gossip is particularly damning (no fistfights or secret trysts between cast members), so viewers looking for Behind the Music-type dirt may be somewhat disappointed. But for classic TV fans and Gilligan aficionados, Surviving Gilligan's Island is a pleasant and well-produced diversion. --Paul Gaita

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Just sit right back and you'll here a tale...

Although this comedy was not well received at first, to this day it is still shown all over the world and in many different languages. This DVD tells the story of seven castaways from beginning to end. Reinactments give you a visualization of how the show came about and why it was such a success. Picture quality is superior. A must see for Gilligan's Isle fans!

A TRIP BACK IN TIME.

What a wonderful, wonderful film this is! "Gilligan's Island" was my favorite television show when I was a child, and since then I have read several books on the trials and tribulations of getting it on the air. This film was new to me - it has not been shown on T.V. in England. I am so impressed with the production standards, and the actors and actresses portraying the various people involved with the original series, while not being carbon copies of them, suggest them very well. It's also great to see Dawn Wells, Russell Johnson and Bob Denver helping with the narration. As well as this excellent film, which is very moving in parts, the dvd also comes with some great extras, including home movies and a very challenging trivia quiz! I would recommend this dvd to anybody who loves "Gilligan's Island". It is, quite simply, fabulous!

Could not have been better - A Must for Gilligan Fans

This show was perfection. Anyone who enjoys the classic show Gilligan's Island MUST see this Documentary. The re-enactments were great. Much better then just showing pictures and old clips. It shows how the show was created having look alike characters play the parts of the original cast. These actors were very entertaining. Especially when I wasn't too excited about seeing new actors filling the roles. But it turned out to be perfect. The DVD menus and extras are themed very closely to the show and make for some fun amusement. This just makes me want all 3 seasons from the original series on DVD even more. I cannot wait for that day to come. All Gilligan Island lovers must own this DVD.

The X-Files - Small Potatoes/Gethsemane

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (09 May, 2000)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: William A. Graham, Paul Shapiro, Larry Shaw, Terrence O'Hara, Tucker Gates, James Wong (IV), Rod Hardy, Kim Manners, Robert Lieberman, and Richard Compton

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X-Files staples

Other reviewers here have paid tribute to Small Potatoes, which is definitely up there in the comedy episodes hall of fame and the David acting episodes hall of fame. I just wanted to put in a word about Gethsemane, which I think belongs in the noir episodes hall of fame. It's got some of the best music and locations of the series, and it delivers high drama while staying clear of sentimentality. This particular cliffhanger ending might strike fans and non-fans alike as somewhat manipulative, but David and Gillian glide through it at their restrained-under-pressure best. Since the X-Files have only released on VHS through season four, there aren't many other examples avaliable of mythology episodes on this level of production and deftness from all departments.

Agent Mulder kissed Agent Scully. Agent Mulder is dead.

Small potatoes is the funniest episode I've never seen in the X-Files. David plays two roles in this episode, one is Agent Mulder and the other is Eddie who can change his face to become other people. When Eddie becomes Agent Mulder (played by David), he tries to lure Agent Scully. When they are going to kiss, real Mulder breaks in and ..... You can see many cute fake-Mulder scenes played by David. Very cute. What a pity I cannot show you a picture here. Gethsemane is the last episode in Season Four which leaves a BIG shock to all fans. AGENT MULDER COMMITTED SUICIDE. This episode is the first part of the three episodes. (Redux I & II in Season Five). This episode is a little gloomy, but it explains why Agent Scully has cancer, why Agent committed suicide (it's not true if you see the first two episodes in Saeson Five), all the conspiracies and lies, etc. Go get the two episodes NOW. I've seen the two episodes for more than ten times. Now you know how they are "ATTRACTIVE".

I wish I could give it more stars!

I have never watched the x-files, until now. These two episodes are just great, the second episode had a ending that really suprised me. but I wont say more, becuase i don't want to spoil it, but trust me, if your a x-files fan, or a new fan like me, you'll love it.

Where the Rivers Flow North

Released in VHS Tape by Unapix (21 November, 1995)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: Jay Craven

Starring: Rip Torn and Tantoo Cardinal

Rip Torn was critically acclaimed for his commanding performance in this 1993 drama set in Virginia in 1927. Where the Rivers Flow North is about an old-time logger who defends his property against a pair of power-company executives (Michael J. Fox and Bill Raymond) seeking to build a dam on Torn's leased land. Native American actress Tantoo Cardinal is equally superb as Torn's longtime partner and ardent supporter, and the strength of their relationship is what gives this modestly budgeted, beautifully photographed independent feature most of its high-spirited appeal. The film, adapted from a novel by Howard Frank Mosher, was written and directed by Jay Craven, and would likely have earned Rip Torn an Oscar nomination had it been more widely seen at the time of its release. --Jeff Shannon

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64 times, and counting

I have seen this movie 64 times, and I plan on seeing it at least 1,000 times more. It has an awesome plot; the chemistry between the actors is absolutely amazing, and it has superb camera work.
I would recommend this movie to anyone seeking a quiet night in front of the television! It is a bit "slow" but the acting and plot make the time well spent.

Extremely good period piece

I caught this on PBS, and it was very good! A great story, and what actors!
It's a period piece, set in the late 1920's. Rip Torn is this lumberjack type guy who has a Native American Indian woman companion he hangs out with all the time. There is a dam being built around his property, and the builders are trying to buy him out. He does everything he can to not give in to their bribery. It's fine drama, and some comedic momments sprinkled in. I thought the acting by both Torn, and the woman was outstanding! I always liked him. She was just amazing. It's movies like this that have the truly talented actors.
PBS doesn't edit either, and there were no commercials. Both my husband and I liked it alot. Highly recommend!

A GREAT ADAPTATION OF A WONDERFUL STORY

Director Jay Craven's adaptation of Howard Frank Mosher's 'Where the rivers flow north' is one of the finest transitions from literature to the screen I've ever witnessed. Craven is obviously an admirer of Mosher's work -- he also directed 'A stranger in the Kingdom', another piece of fine writing from this Vermont writer.

The cast is absolutely superb -- especially Rip Torn and Tantoo Cardinal. Torn throws himself into what could be the finest role of his career with such totality that he BECOMES Noel Lord, the fiercely independent former lumberjack who is the center of this story. Tantoo Cardinal's portrayal of Lord's live-in housekeeper/common-law wife is dead-on as well. I'm both amazed and disappointed that neither of them were nominated for Oscars when this film was released -- I suppose it was overlooked among all of the 'blockbusters' that year, which is a real shame. Performances of this calibre should be acknowledged. The only character that's a little hard to swallow for me is the power company executive played by Michael J. Fox -- Fox is a good actor in his own right, but he just looks too much like a kid in this role. I guess there's a curse attached to youthful looks, no matter how much people want them.

The score by the Horseflies is also first rate -- it fits the mood and scenery perfectly.

Craven has done a nice job here in bringing the character of early 20th century Vermont to the screen -- locations, angles, sets, all combine to transport the viewer to the time and place of the story.

And the story itself...? One of the most compelling portrayals of the fiercely independent American pioneer spirit ever -- a trait that is on the wane in this day and age. When it appears in modern times, the person is often looked upon with suspicion and disdain. In Noel Lord, we have a character whom we can admire for his values, and even for his stubbornness.

This is not a stodgy 'period piece' -- this is a vibrant look at an era that is gone, and a type of character that has all but vanished. These are not gold-plated heroes, but real people, with both strengths and weaknesses at play within them. struggling in a harsh environment to live their lives and at the same time be at peace with the world in which they live. Like today, there are those who weild power that would have it otherwise.

This is one of my favorite films of the modern era -- I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Where the Rivers Flow North

Released in VHS Tape by Unapix (21 November, 1995)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: Jay Craven

Starring: Rip Torn and Tantoo Cardinal

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64 times, and counting

Extremely good period piece

A GREAT ADAPTATION OF A WONDERFUL STORY

The score by the Horseflies is also first rate -- it fits the mood and scenery perfectly.

This is one of my favorite films of the modern era -- I cannot recommend it highly enough.

The X-Files: The Blessing Way/Paper Clip

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (30 September, 1997)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: William A. Graham, Paul Shapiro, Larry Shaw, Terrence O'Hara, Tucker Gates, James Wong (IV), Rod Hardy, Kim Manners, Robert Lieberman, and Richard Compton

"The Blessing Way" and "Paper Clip" (third season, episodes 1 and 2) conclude the ambitious three-part series begun with the second season cliffhanger, "Anasazi," which left Mulder (David Duchovny) facing certain death in a burning inferno. Mulder is saved by a Navajo Elder (Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman), who performs the healing ceremony "The Blessing Way," while Scully (Gillian Anderson) discovers a computer-chip implanted in the back of her neck. In "Paper Clip," Mulder and Scully are reunited and uncover a hidden American government program known as Operation Paper Clip, which is somehow connected to the UFO reportedly recovered in New Mexico in 1947 and a secret underground warehouse that contains the DNA samples of every American who ever had a smallpox vaccination. This trilogy, personally scripted by creator Chris Carter, jacks the stakes up from tiny group of plotters to an national conspiracy of global proportions. Recurring characters Alex Krychek (Nicholas Lea) and the Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis) are joined by another mysterious figure, the Well-Manicured Man (John Neville), a deceptively paternal looking figure who has his own reasons for keeping Mulder and Scully alive. Fan faves Lone Gunmen help out Mulder and Scully with background information while the motivations of Assistant Director Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) are further complicated with teasing suggestions. --Sean Axmaker

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Very helpful

If uve seen Anazi these two episods will show u all the trouble Mulder goes through to find the truth about his gfather being shot. But does agent Dana Katherine Scully turn on mulder, and shoot him or dsoes she?

With "Anasazi", the quintessential mythology series.

Incidentally, you do need to have "Anasazi" if you're going to have these follow-ups. (The accompanying "Humbug" is a great catch too--the first comedy.) Together, they comprise what is probably the most satisfying mythology three-parter of the series. This is in spite of the facts that the dynamic between the heroes is still in its kindling phases, and the production team is working on less than half the budget they would later pour into the slick fourth and fifth seasons. Carter doesn't have to pull too many paranormal rabbits out of his hat this early in the game to pack a punch, though he does shoot three big characters and kill two of them, and sprinkle some Navajo tradition into the mix. When the U.F.O. finally makes its appearence--the most blatant revelation in the show thus far--it is as big as in Close Encounters. The story starts to feel a little overloaded towards the end and then ends abruptly, but it does make you yearn for more, which I guess was the point in television writing. It marks a time when the show's mythology was still uncluttered and we still believed the revelations could only get better.

PERFECT

5 stars isnt enough for this movie, i would give is 10 stars. this the best episode ever. it is perfect. I think david Duchovny is perfect for the part of mulder. he is so HOT!!!!!! The Indians do add a great twist to it. this video is a must.

The X-Files: Darkness Falls/The Erlenmeyer Flask

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (24 September, 1996)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: William A. Graham, Paul Shapiro, Larry Shaw, Terrence O'Hara, Tucker Gates, James Wong (IV), Rod Hardy, Kim Manners, Robert Lieberman, and Richard Compton

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almost perfect, but the erlenmeyer flask braught it down.

well if it wasnt for the erlenmeyer flask this tape would be perfect, but i didnt find the episode that great. But darkness falls is great. Its about some type of bugs that are killing people in the forest. and of course mulder and scully along with a park ranger and some other guy go up to the forest to investigate and....well you probably know what the story developes into.

i loved this tape

i am a late x fiels fan joing the show in seaon three sumer reruns. i wached this episod in the milde of season four. i rented it than brought it. erlihymer flask is one of the most importent myhtos episodes. i loved the mulder deep thoguht relaitonship. i wishj cancer amnw as more used than he was. darkes falls is so lovible epsidoes. i lvoe mulder and sculy in the woods. this is a most have

It's what got me hooked

I love Darkness falls, I have been trying so hard to get it on video. Other than the Bermuda Triangle season 6 episode, Darkness falls is my favorite.

Project X

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (26 January, 1989)

MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: Jonathan Kaplan

Starring: Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt

Matthew Broderick, in one of his first grownup roles after years of playing teen heroes, stars as an air force foul-up, a pilot who, as punishment, is assigned to care for the chimps in military medical experiments. He's indignant at first but gradually warms up to his simian charges (who wouldn't?). The more time he spends with them, the more he realizes just what thinking, feeling creatures they are--which sticks him squarely in the center of a moral dilemma when he realizes that the outcome of the experiments involves putting all the chimps to sleep. Director Jonathan Kaplan, no stranger to ethically complex melodrama, gives what might otherwise be a predictable tale a jolt of both adrenaline and real emotion--and it doesn't hurt that most of his actors are lovable scene-stealers. --Marshall Fine

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This Film is from 1987 not 1968.......

This Film you present here is from 1987. Project X from the 60's is a 1968 film about a spy who brought back from cryogenic suspension after being almost killed in a plane. Please let me know if I am wrong or correct this mistake on your page

This is my favorite movie

Chimps are featured, but only to keep us from defensively noticing that the movie is really talking about our deepest experience as humans-- the transition from mute wonderment, through learning and loss, into competence and self-reliance. The story seems to meander as Matthew Broderick replaces Helen Hunt as the main human character, but by the end you can tell that the script was written with the greatest of care and skill.

One of Broderick`s Best.

Matthew Broderick gives one of his best performances of his career in this funny, touching, sad story about about army recruit been choose to teach and take care of the chimps but the real problem, he find out the army using the chimps for radiactive about if they can survive ,if they are flying the plane without knowning they could die.

Good Cast including Helen Hunt and William Salder. This Is Broderick`s Best With War Games, Ferris Bueller`s Day Off, Glory, The Lion King(Voice Only), Election and his underappreciate films are The Cable Guy and Godzilla. Grade:A.

The X-Files: Beyond the Sea/E.B.E.

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (24 September, 1996)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: William A. Graham, Paul Shapiro, Larry Shaw, Terrence O'Hara, Tucker Gates, James Wong (IV), Rod Hardy, Kim Manners, Robert Lieberman, and Richard Compton

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Best pair of the first season.

If there is a prototypical "mythology" episode outside of the Pilot, it may be "E.B.E.", one of those great X-Files goose chases in which nothing is in the end for certain and you like it that way. Because it is a succinct briefing on the essential elements of the chase--Mulder and Scully's opposing talents and positions and yet unfailing mutual loyalty--and also introduces the Lone Gunmen, I often show it to X-File newbies to catch them up. But the generally-agreed best episode of the first season is "Beyond the Sea," a biting combination of paranormal mystery and personal drama that also reverses the heroes' usual roles. Brad Douriff makes one of the most memorable guest-star appearences as a death-row mass murderer who claims to have psychic knowledge of the wherabouts of some kidnapped kids. Mulder believes him to be in league with the kidnapper, but Scully is forced to consider his claim when he seems to channel her lately deceased father. The conclusion is unconventional and the script is one of the best. If you only need a small sampling of the first season before moving on to the high-production years, this is it.

two of the best episodes ever.

Beyond the sea is a little better out of the two. Beyond the sea is about scullys father dying, and two teens are missing but with the help from a death row inmate, mulder and scully search for them. Also the death row inmate has the ability to channel spirits, and of course the scully/death of her father is played out. E.B.E. is another great one, this one is about a truck hauling an alien to a control center or something like that. mulder and scully track the truck down and .......... well your going to have to buy it and see, but if youve already seen it than you already know. i would definitly buy this one.

great stuff

E.B.E. Is a great mytharc episode--four stars, but "Beyond the Sea" really stands out in this video --six stars. It continues to be one of my favorite episodes, (Along with "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'," "Momento Mori," "Closure," and "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose."

The X-Files: Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose/War of the Coprophages

Released in VHS Tape by Twentieth Century Fox (30 September, 1997)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: William A. Graham, Paul Shapiro, Larry Shaw, Terrence O'Hara, Tucker Gates, James Wong (IV), Rod Hardy, Kim Manners, Robert Lieberman, and Richard Compton

This pair of third season episodes from the irreverently inventive pen of Darin Morgin have become fan favorites. Peter Boyle stars in "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (episode 4) as the reluctant psychic Bruckman, whose flashes of future events inevitably revolve around an individual's demise. Mulder (David Duchovny) enlists Bruckman's help in finding a killer known as the Puppet (Stu Charno), another man with psychic powers. Morgin's mix of mirth and melancholia creates an offbeat but moving episode, highlighted by Boyle's sad performance as a man who can't escape his visions of death. "War of the Copraphages" (episode 12), the story of a cockroach "invasion" of a small Massachusetts town, is (among other things) a witty homage to Orson Welles's 1937 radio play War of the Worlds, right down to the mad panic. As Mulder investigates a series of deaths connected to a sudden infestation of cockroaches, he discovers a dead specimen that appears to be metallic rather than organic. With the help of a beautiful entymologist named Bambi (Bobbie Phillips) and a robotics scientist (Ken Kramer), both of whom just happen to be studying in this same obscure town, Mulder attempts to explain this overpopulation and the mysterious metal bug while Scully rushes in from Washington, D.C., to make sense of the sudden rash of deaths. Morgin's deadpan screenplay piles crazy coincidence with outrageous situations, concluding in an explosive finale involving an enormous stockpile of manure. --Sean Axmaker

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This one delivers a KO!

Veteran character actor Peter Boyle is brilliantly memorable in "Buckman" while the second episode features a cleverly filmed roach that is quite believable and misleading to the viewer.

These are two of the best from one of television's most haunting and original series.

Best example of the X-Files best

"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" is an entertaining jaunt through what many people consider to be the most interesting part of the X-Files world: The relationship between Mulder and Scully. Yes, the episode is strange, but...that's the X-Files. And if it's strange you're looking for, "War of the Coprophages" is a definite must. An episode that caused quite a stir when it first aired, WOTC is meant to be viewed as a parody, much like "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' " (another X-F must). So, if you're only going to buy two episodes of the X-Files EVER, "Repose" and "Coprophages" are the episodes, if only just to see Scully mutter "Bambi" repeatedly and (almost) eat a bug.

In Outstanding Support of CBFR and WOTC

Excellent! These are two of the funniest eps ever, and all philes know that these two must be viewed to understand the complex M and S relationship. Bambi is a funny secondary character, and the actor who plays Clyde Bruckman does an awesome job. I own this video and I can't stop watching it! Help, I'm starving to death and I can't leave the TV!

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