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#Music of the Heart (Miramax Collector’s Series)# Best Cheap Discount Sales Reviews
Music Of The Heart is an excellent movie regarding a music instruction program. Meryl Street and Aiden Quinn are two of my favorite actors. However, the big surprise for me was the companion documentary Small Wonders. My husband and I both teach music and marvelled at the work done by Roberta in her violin program. We were both in tears at the powerful success of this music program. I wish I could buy several copies of Small Wonders (haven’t been able to locate it) so that I could give a copy to each of my students and their parents. Doing anything well…whether playing music, painting pictures, designing rockets, etc. takes an enormous amount of work and dedication. Inspiration can come from many sources…in this case, what I would call the “tough love” of a woman who obviously loves the music of the violin. I highly recommend these DVDs…two great movies for the price of one!
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Two-time Academy Award(R)-winner Meryl Streep (1983 Best Actress, SOPHIE’S CHOICE; 1980 Best Supporting Actress, KRAMER vs. KRAMER) stars with Angela Bassett (HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK) in a heartwarming, acclaimed true story of how one woman’s musical gift affected those who least expected it. A single mother with little more than talent and the determination to make a difference, Roberta Guaspari (Streep) overcame the skepticism of everyone who didn’t think she should be teaching violin to students in a tough inner-city neighborhood. But even after a decade of ever-growing popularity and countless success stories, Roberta and her kids must rise to meet an even greater challenge: budget cuts aimed at shutting down her valuable program for good! Also starring Aidan Quinn (PRACTICAL MAGIC) and Grammy-winner Gloria Estefan in a stellar cast, this extraordinary story will inspire anyone who’s ever thought their dreams were too far out of reach!
A Must SEE! – C. Pelletier – Avondale, Arizona, US
Music of the Heart sends a message to every single human being in the world… especially if music has been, is, or was a part of your life, or the life of your child. The message is brilliantly presented by the intensity of the actors, and Meryl Streep is at her ultimate best. This movie doesn’t miss a beat! Pun intended… but, seriously presented! If you miss this one, with your family, you all lose. And, if you are motivated to make changes in the realm of education, pertaining to the fine arts, and particularly music, watch this film, and take some serious action! This movie is so good, it should come with a money back guarantee, of course, it would never have to pay out a cent!!! Kudo’s to all who made this movie! It should have been a tremendous hit!
Great Movie! – Guy M. Marzano – Minnetonka, MN USA
This is an absolutely wonderful movie. I’ve seen a lot of Meryl Streep movies, and this is probably her best role. She should have an Academy Award for it. If you aren’t crying and cheering by the end of the movie, you were asleep during most of it. It is a great show!
A Warm Family Oriented Film – Michael Paul – JACKSON, MI, US
For those into music movies. A real good family friendly film. For those who love Meryl Streep, Gloria Estefan, Cloris Leachman, or Aidan Quinn.
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Tags: #National Geographic – Beyond the Movie – Pearl Harbor# Best Cheap Discount Sales Reviews
This National Geographic DVD tells more than just commenting on the recent movie.It sets the record straight.For example,the American volunteers called “The Eagles” that flew against the Luftwaffe in The Battle Of Britain were all civilian volunteers and not military men as portrayed in the Pearl Harbor film.Of these 214 men,109 died going into battle against the Germans.The bombing of Tokyo is also told and film of the planes taking off from the carriers is shown.Interesting to note that the actual two real pilots(not the film’s made-up ones)that flew against the Japanese attackers and shot down six of their planes were also not awarded the America’s highest military award.Some complain about African American steward Dorry Miller not receiving it but he wasn’t the only one.In fact,most of the Medal Of Honor awards at Pearl Harbor were posthumous.The documentary does make use of the film’s eccellent special effects and also uses real film and old war movie film as well.It points out at the end that some generic film was used to re-create the battle stories.There are interviews with survivors,navy men and women that were nurses there at the time.One nurse tells of bodies “stacked up like cordwood” at the back of the hospital.The Japanese pilots flew over the mainland at 7.40am and the first bomb was dropped at 7.50am.So the “Pearl Harbor” film’s portrayal of kids playing baseball and one woman hanging up the washing as they flew over at that early time looks a little shaky at that fact.But make no mistake,this National Geographic documentary isn’t just about that film.It is an eccellent documentary on the attack on Pearl Harbor.This documentary tells a good story and gives the true facts about what happened.The DVD also has some extras such as war documentary films from 1945 and 1963 as well as a National Geographic timeline detailing their history from the early 1900s onwards.
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December 7, 1941 — the day that stunned America and shocked it into World War II. The surprise attack is reenacted in the epic film PEARL HARBOR from Touchstone Pictures. Just how true-to-life are its stories and characters? Through riveting archival footage, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S BEYOND THE MOVIE: PEARL HARBOR helps you explore: Why did the Japanese attack? Why was the U.S. caught off guard? How did Americans respond? From the air battles over Europe to the attack on Pearl Harbor and Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo, this exciting program parallels the movie story with the real-life terror, tragedy, and heroism.
A mediocre attempt at giving background information – garbage4sale – HI USA
The main problem of this DVD was the overreliance on the movie for everything. The historical data was good and interesting but frequent use of movie cutscenes ruined any atmosphere. This DVD attempted to be both a behind-the-scenes featurette and a documentary and pretty much failed as both to be interesting and watchable.
The format of the DVD was a “Question and Answer” and short simplified answers were given (though some were good) that was in total 53 minutes long. The special features consisted of old news reel stories and propaganda (which had nothing to do with Pearl Harbor) with a short explanatory info blurb tacked on. $ for this seems totally unrealistic.
I personally recommend Tora! Tora! Tora! as being more consistant and enjoyable.
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#Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)# Best Cheap Discount Sales Reviews
I think Quentin creates films that are masterpieces of creativity, just like Kubrick uses imagery. This film has really great characters who just come across with dialog that doesnt so much ring with wit but with imagination. The film uses actors who just turn their roles into scene stealers again and again. It is about gangsters who work for the big boss Maurice. Maurice doesnt show up too much except for a cat and mouse run that turns into a trial of shame and pain for this heavyweight criminal. Willis doesnt say too much, but he reflects his nonverbal as stoic until he turns into a baby talker with his uniquely attractive french girlfriend with a very round apple face. The two main thugs are Fishburne and Travolta, they both do a good job. I like the way Fishburne uses his speech and articulates so eloquently, he finally feels his bible verse during a murder raid, which will change his life. He decides to become a savior to another mixed up couple during a coffee shop burgler gone wrong. Travolta and Thurman are the most inventive and I loved when they share an intimate outing with drugs overtaking the real connection. They do the twist at a rock a billy diner with the old caddy cars as booths for the lucky few. Keitel plays an organized yuppie sweeper almost seen as godlike by his fame of handling dirty jobs so perfectly. He has a short take but its another creme de le creme character. The things I liked were the cool connection of the Travolta and Thurman, the twist and the fun of showing off their style. I liked Thurmans camera director meeting with him. She displays this air of creativity and in the moment fun even though on a high. Filming is fun, I liked to do little short character takes or shooting your friends like an interview. It was different. I liked the coffee shop. I liked the motel with the anonimity and intimacy they shared, with the overcast skies. I liked the thought of a big breakfast with blueberry pancakes and sausages with lots of maple syrup. I liked that they could go anywhere and experience great adventures like Bora Bora. I liked that Willis went back to help the oppressor out of so much degradation. I liked the way Fishburne wanted to walk the planet, meeting others sharing moments and being open to life. A must see flick.
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Critics and audiences worldwide hailed PULP FICTION as the star-studded picture that redefined cinema in the 20th Century! Writer/director Quentin Tarantino (Academy Award(R) Winner — Best Original Screenplay, 1994) delivers an unforgettable cast of characters — including a pair of low-rent hit men (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson), their boss’s sexy wife (Uma Thurman), and a desperate prizefighter (Bruce Willis) — in a wildly entertaining and exhilarating motion picture adventure that both thrills and amuses!
If you like slime-balls, you’ll love this movie – Mr. Critical – Cleveland, OH
Philosopher Hannah Arendt’s phrase “the banality of evil” comes to mind. I just can’t get interested in shallow, repetitive antics of such characters.
You can throw in clever dialog, cinematic techniques, A-list stars until you are blue in the face; but the utter hallowness of the movie remains.
Love It!!! – Jamisha King – MEMPHIS, TN, US
Bought this movie for my friend and he loves it. It is one of his all time favorite movies!!!
Like it – Chicoodee – Lompoc
Bought this for my husbands birthday and it was good. Initially when we watched it I thought, hmm, I wish this was a directors cut or unedited or something. After then watching the 2nd disc and hearing the method behind the madness of deleting parts the director had, it made the movie more complete and understandably enjoyable.
I was a little bummed by the box it came in. It arrived warped.
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